2002

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2002 was Hollyoaks's eighth year of production.

Overview

2002 saw an uncertain future for Hollyoaks: despite Channel 4's decision to renew the contract for the programme, executive producer Phil Redmond was left enraged by the cancellation of Brookside and threatened to pull the programme. However, Redmond's outlook for the programme changed completely in 2003, with Redmond claiming to have learned from the mistakes that lead to Brookside's axing.

This year saw the show's first serial killer, whose identity was kept secret in a whodunnit storyline. The Dean family were introduced in November 2002, whilst Jamie Nash and Theo Sankofa were killed in a potholing disaster later in the month.

Other stories included Laura Burns's obsession with Mandy Richardson becoming dangerous, the arrival of the missing Ellie Hunter, Norman Sankofa becoming homeless after the death of his brother, a custody battle between Alex Bell and Anna Green over their son and Adam Morgan becoming wheelchair-bound after a car accident.

Actor James Redmond decided to leave the role of Finn in late 2001 in favour of becoming a presenter, with the character departing in January 2002. Lesley Johnston (Laura Burns) quit the role to become a midwife, and Ross Davidson (Andy Morgan) quit after expressing his disapproval of a lack of stories for his character, resulting in Eve White (Sue Morgan) and Kate Baines (Beth Morgan) also departing.

2002 also saw the show break the Guinness World Record for longest on-screen kiss, with a kiss scene between Ben Davies and Ellie Hunter lasting three minutes and fifteen seconds, a record which wouldn't be beat until eleven years later in 2013.

Events

Hollyoaks events

11th January - Adam Morgan discovers that he is paralysed from the waist down following a car accident with Mandy Richardson.
25th January - Finn leaves the village. (Last appearance of the character until 2013)
28th January - Scott Anderson's trial for the rape of Beth Morgan begins.
1st February - Scott Anderson is acquitted for the rape of Beth Morgan as Beth had discussed sensitive details of the case with journalist Alyson Turner.
16th February - Cher McQueen is born.
21st February - Dan Hunter suffers a seizure.
22nd February - Sally and Les Hunter's daughter Ellie, who went missing in Ibiza in 1999, turns up on their doorstep suddenly. (First appearance of the character)
8th April - Beth Morgan is arrested for assault after spitting at Scott Anderson.
15th April - Becca Hayton is diagnosed with gonorrhoea.
3rd May - Beth Morgan accidentally runs over Scott Anderson with her car. Beth had driven at him to stop him harassing Izzy Cornwell, but was unable to stop in time.
24th June - Lisa Hunter is hospitalised after slitting her wrists, after Steph Dean publicly exposes Brian Drake and Zara Morgan's affair.
2nd July - The body of the first victim of Hollyoaks' mystery killer is found outside The Loft by Ben Davies and Ellie Hunter.
16th July - Ronnie, Les and Dan Hunter are arrested for motor vehicle theft.
27th July - Romeo Nightingale is born.
6th August - Lee Hunter, Norman Sankofa and Bombhead are arrested for underage drinking.
26th August - Beth Morgan is sentenced to two months imprisonment for hitting Scott Anderson with her car.
17th September - Julie Matthews returns to the village to go into business with her ex-fiancé, Tony Hutchinson. (First appearance of Julie since 1997)
27th September - Alex Bell attempts to flee to Hong Kong with his son, Charlie. However, Anna Green discovers his plan and convinces him to give Charlie back to her. Alex leaves for Hong Kong alone. (Final appearance of the character)
3rd October - Eve Crawford leaves the village after Becca Hayton informs Eve's mother about her stealing. (Final appearance of the character)
7th October - Tony Hutchinson and Julie Matthews are accidentally locked in a freezer.
17th October - Luke Morgan returns to the village for his parents' second wedding. (First appearance of the character since 2001)
18th October - Sue and Andy Morgan remarry.
21st October - Luke Morgan leaves the village following his parents' remarriage. (Last appearance of the character until 2017)
22nd October - Izzy Cornwell meets new Hollyoaks Community College student Kristian Hargreaves. (First appearance of Kristian)
25th October - Lisa Hunter begins receiving abusive text messages from an unknown stalker. Beth, Sue and Andy Morgan move to France. (Final appearance of Beth and Andy, last appearance of Sue until 2021) Barry Newton's friend Eli hangs himself. Ten year old Barry discovers his body.
1st November - Debbie Dean arrives in the village. (First appearance of the character)
5th November - The Dean family throw a bonfire night party, which ends with a fight between Jake Dean and Dan, after Dan catches Jake flirting with his sister, Lisa. (First appearance of Frankie, Johnno, Craig and Jake)
14th November - A landslide causes the van that Jamie Nash, Ben Davies, Max Cunningham, O.B. and Theo Sankofa are travelling in, to roll over and slide over the edge of a cliff. Theo dies after falling from the back of the van and down a mountain. The van later falls off the cliff with Jamie inside. (Final appearances of Theo)
21st November - Theo Sankofa's funeral takes place. Jamie Nash awakens from his coma.
22nd November - Jamie Nash dies of his injuries sustained in the landslide. (Final appearance of the character)
28th November - Becca Hayton discovers that she is pregnant.
29th November - Lisa Hunter's stalker is revealed to be her ex-boyfriend, Brian Drake.
10th December - After her split from Max Cunningham, Anna Green leaves the village with her son, Charlie. (Final appearance of the characters)
13th December - Becca Hayton has an abortion.
23rd December - When Mandy Richardson refuses to move to South Africa with her, Laura Burns knocks her unconscious by smashing a bottle over her head and kidnapping her. Laura attempts to kill herself and Mandy by poisoning herself and Mandy, but Mandy manages to throw a paperweight through the window, catching the attention of Tony Hutchinson, Adam Morgan and Max Cunningham. Laura is arrested and Mandy is taken to hospital. The body of the second victim of Hollyoaks's mystery killer is found outside The Loft. (Final appearance of Laura)

Real life events

18th February - Hollyoaks introduces a revamped theme tune.
9th April - Hollyoaks: Party! Party! Party! is published.
7th June - Hollyoaks: Seeing Red and Hollyoaks: Running Wild are published.
21st June - Hollyoaks: The Official Companion is published.

Cast changes

Debuts

See also: Category:2002 debuts.

Character	Actor	Debut date
Ellie Hunter	Sarah Baxendale	22nd February 2002
Cameron Clark	Ben Gerrard	10th October 2002
Kristian Hargreaves	Max Brown	22nd October 2002
Debbie Dean	Jodi Albert	1st November 2002
Frankie Dean	Helen Pearson	5th November 2002
Jake Dean	Kevin Sacre	5th November 2002
Johnno Dean	Mark Powley	5th November 2002
Craig Dean	Guy Burnet	5th November 2002

Returns

See also: Category:2002 returns.

Character	Actor	Return date
Cindy Cunningham	Stephanie Waring	May 2002
Julie Matthews	Julie Buckfield	17th September 2002
Luke Morgan	Gary Lucy	17th October 2002

Departures

See also: Category:2002 departures.

Character	Actor	Departure date
Julie Matthews	Julie Buckfield	2002
Gary Nesbitt	Guy Leith	2002
Rory Finnigan	James Redmond	25th January 2002
Cindy Cunningham	Stephanie Waring	July 2002
Alex Bell	Martino Lazzeri	27th September 2002
Eve Crawford	Natasha Lund	3rd October 2002
Luke Morgan	Gary Lucy	21st October 2002
Andy Morgan	Ross Davidson	25th October 2002
Beth Morgan	Kate Baines	25th October 2002
Sue Morgan	Eve White	25th October 2002
Theo Sankofa	Andrew Somerville	14th November 2002
Jamie Nash	Stefan Booth	November 2002
Anna Green	Lisa M. Kay	10th December 2002
Charlie Green	Kieran Cannon & Unknown	10th December 2002
Laura Burns	Lesley Johnston	23rd December 2002

Episodes

See also: Category:2002 episodes.

Episode Number	Original Air Date	Writer(s)	Director(s)
#0728	3rd January 2002
#0729	3rd January 2002	Marc Starbuck	David Richardson
#0730	4th January 2002	Chris Gill	Joss Agnew
#0731	7th January 2002	Matt Evans	David Holroyd
#0732	8th January 2002	Mark P. Holloway	David Holroyd
#0733	10th January 2002	Marc Starbuck	David Holroyd
#0734	11th January 2002	Lucy Gough	David Holroyd
#0735	14th January 2002	Andy Lynch	Cameron McAllister
#0736	15th January 2002	Neil Jones	Cameron McAllister
#0737	17th January 2002	Niall Perrett	Cameron McAllister
#0738	18th January 2002	Chris Parker	Cameron McAllister
#0739	21st January 2002	Julie Blackie	Devika Ponnambalam
#0740	22nd January 2002	Tess Morris	Devika Ponnambalam
#0741	24th January 2002	Louise Osborn	Devika Ponnambalam
#0742	25th January 2002	Sara Forrest	Devika Ponnambalam
#0743	28th January 2002	Matt Evans	Tris Burns
#0744	29th January 2002	Nick King	Tris Burns
#0745	31st January 2002	Gillian Cresswell	Tris Burns
#0746	1st February 2002	Lucy Payne	Tris Burns
#0747	4th February 2002
#0748	5th February 2002
#0749	7th February 2002
#0750	8th February 2002
#0751	11th February 2002
#0752	12th February 2002
#0753	14th February 2002
#0754	15th February 2002
#0755	18th February 2002
#0756	19th February 2002
#0757	21st February 2002
#0758	22nd February 2002
#0759	25th February 2002
#0760	26th February 2002
#0761	28th February 2002
#0762	1st March 2002
#0763	4th March 2002
#0764	5th March 2002
#0765	7th March 2002
#0766	8th March 2002
#0767	11th March 2002
#0768	12th March 2002
#0769	14th March 2002
#0770	15th March 2002
#0771	18th March 2002
#0772	19th March 2002
#0773	21st March 2002
#0774	22nd March 2002
#0775	25th March 2002
#0776	26th March 2002
#0777	28th March 2002
#0778	29th March 2002
#0779	1st April 2002
#0780	2nd April 2002
#0781	4th April 2002
#0782	5th April 2002
#0783	8th April 2002
#0784	9th April 2002	Kaddy Benyon	David Andrews
#0785	11th April 2002
#0786	12th April 2002
#0787	15th April 2002
#0788	16th April 2002
#0789	18th April 2002
#0790	19th April 2002
#0791	22nd April 2002
#0792	23rd April 2002
#0793	25th April 2002
#0794	26th April 2002
#0795	29th April 2002
#0796	30th April 2002
#0797	2nd May 2002
#0798	3rd May 2002
#0799	7th May 2002
#0800	7th May 2002
#0801	9th May 2002
#0802	10th May 2002
#0803	13th May 2002
#0804	13th May 2002
#0805	14th May 2002
#0806	14th May 2002
#0807	20th May 2002
#0808	20th May 2002
#0809	23rd May 2002
#0810	23rd May 2002
#0811	27th May 2002
#0812	27th May 2002
#0813	28th May 2002
#0814	28th May 2002
#0815/#0816/#0817/#0818^[1]	3rd June 2002	Phil Redmond Chris Gill	David Andrews Chris Johnston Phil Redmond
#0819	10th June 2002	Niall Perrett	Murlio Pasta
#0820	10th June 2002
#0821	11th June 2002	Tess Morris	Shani Grewal
#0822	11th June 2002	Chris Gill	Shani Grewal
#0823	17th June 2002
#0824	17th June 2002
#0825	20th June 2002
#0826	20th June 2002
#0827	24th June 2002	Marc Starbuck	Christiana Ebohon Michael Rolfe
#0828	24th June 2002	Samantha Doland De Vaux	Christiana Ebohon Michael Rolfe
#0829	25th June 2002	Kaddy Benyon	Graham Moore
#0830	25th June 2002	Allan Swift	Graham Moore
#0831	1st July 2002	Lucy Gough	Ian D Fleming
#0832	1st July 2002
#0833	2nd July 2002
#0834	2nd July 2002
#0835	8th July 2002
#0836	8th July 2002
#0837	9th July 2002
#0838	9th July 2002
#0839	15th July 2002
#0840	15th July 2002
#0841	16th July 2002
#0842	16th July 2002
#0843	22nd July 2002
#0844	22nd July 2002
#0845	23rd July 2002
#0846	23rd July 2002
#0847	29th July 2002
#0848	29th July 2002
#0849	30th July 2002
#0850	30th July 2002
#0851	5th August 2002
#0852	5th August 2002
#0853	6th August 2002
#0854	6th August 2002
#0855	13th August 2002
#0856	13th August 2002
#0857	15th August 2002
#0858	15th August 2002
#0859	19th August 2002
#0860	19th August 2002
#0861	20th August 2002
#0862	20th August 2002
#0863	26th August 2002
#0864	26th August 2002
#0865	27th August 2002
#0866	27th August 2002
#0867	2nd September 2002
#0868	2nd September 2002
#0869	3rd September 2002
#0870	3rd September 2002
#0871	9th September 2002
#0872	9th September 2002
#0873	10th September 2002	Julie Blackie	Chris Johnston
#0874	10th September 2002	Chris Gill	Chris Johnston
#0875	16th September 2002
#0876	17th September 2002
#0877	19th September 2002
#0878	20th September 2002
#0879	23rd September 2002
#0880	24th September 2002
#0881	26th September 2002
#0882	27th September 2002
#0883	30th September 2002
#0884	1st October 2002
#0885	3rd October 2002
#0886	4th October 2002
#0887	7th October 2002
#0888	8th October 2002
#0889	10th October 2002
#0890	11th October 2002
#0891	14th October 2002
#0892	15th October 2002
#0893	17th October 2002
#0894	18th October 2002
#0895	21st October 2002
#0896	22nd October 2002
#0897	24th October 2002
#0898	25th October 2002
#0899	28th October 2002
#0900	29th October 2002
#0901	31st October 2002
#0902	1st November 2002
#0903	4th November 2002
#0904	5th November 2002
#0905	7th November 2002
#0906	8th November 2002
#0907	11th November 2002
#0908/#0909^[1]	12th November 2002
#0910	14th November 2002
#0911	15th November 2002
#0912	18th November 2002
#0913	19th November 2002
#0914	21st November 2002	Ian Pike	Alister Hallum
#0915	22nd November 2002
#0916	25th November 2002
#0917	26th November 2002
#0918	28th November 2002
#0919	29th November 2002
#0920	2nd December 2002
#0921	3rd December 2002
#0922	5th December 2002
#0923	6th December 2002
#0924	9th December 2002
#0925	10th December 2002
#0926	12th December 2002
#0927	13th December 2002
#0928	16th December 2002
#0929	17th December 2002
#0930	19th December 2002
#0931	20th December 2002
#0932/#0933/#0934/#0935^[1]	23rd December 2002

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