Natasha Andersen dies of an ecstasy overdose in March 1996, the first death in the programme.
A list of deaths in Hollyoaks, on-screen and off-screen. Hollyoaks is specially known for its very frequent deaths, particularly since 2006.
There have been a total of 276 deaths on Hollyoaks: 194 on-screen deaths and 68 off-screen deaths. There have also been 34 fake deaths, 11 historical deaths and 8 deaths that have been mentioned to have taken place (off-screen) prior to the show's first episode on 23rd October 1995. The grand total does not count 'undated deaths' as their applicable sections are unknown.
The totals also count deaths aired in late night specials and spin-offs. This list only contains deaths for which at least a year of death is known. For a list of all deceased characters seen or mentioned in Hollyoaks, see Category:Deceased characters.
Deaths[]
On-screen Deaths[]
A list of character deaths depicted on-screen or implied to be occurring during a scene. For example: Niall Rafferty's fall from a cliff was seen on-screen in entirety, whilst Silas Blissett's murder of Lindsey Roscoe was implied with a pan to photographs of her family.
This list is sorted by episode transmission date, with a notation if this was set on another date. For example: the deaths of Mel and Sophie Burton took place in Episode 1861 (8th September 2006), and their headstones in 2573 list their death dates as "8th September 2006". Meanwhile, Rob Hawthorn's death in Episode 395 (28th December 1999) was mentioned in Episode 400 as taking place on "31st December 1999". This list also contains deaths in flashback scenes, with the actual in-universe date being denoted.
Off-screen Deaths[]
A list of character deaths that have been mentioned as dead, taking place outside of a scene. This could be due to a character receiving news through a phone call (such as Cormac Ranger), being informed in-person by a family member (such as Mr. Harrison), or a mention in passing by another character (such as Andy Morgan).
Family members of existing characters who have died off-screen are added to this list, even if they have never been mentioned before as alive. For example, Diane Hutchinson first appeared in 2010 and her sister Babs Drinkwell was mentioned to have died in 2017.
Historical Deaths[]
A historical death is when a character is mentioned to be dead prior to the first appearance of any connected characters. For example, the death of Steven Banks took place before the first appearances of Nikki Sullivan and Dan Sanders. This list also contains characters who have appeared in flashbacks in which the character was not killed, such as Kashif Maalik who died five years before the Maalik family first appeared.
| # | Character | Cause of Death | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Banks | Hit by a car driven by Dan Sanders | 1999 | |
| Father of Ryan Knight | Shot | 1st January 2000 | |
| Michael Burton | Suicide | 2001 | |
| Brother of Jules | Fire started by Jules | 2001 | |
| Eli | Suicide by hanging | 25th October 2002 | |
| Joan Baxter | Drowned | July 2010 | |
| Rachel | Cancer | 2010 | |
| Robert Harcourt | Unknown | 2010 | |
| Ally Gorman | IED explosion in Afghanistan | 17th January 2011 | |
| Kashif Maalik | Suicide | 8th January 2013 | |
| Liza Winters | Drowned after being pushed into a swimming pool by Cher Winters | 2020 |
Pre-Hollyoaks Deaths[]
A list of deaths which took place prior to the first episode on 23rd October 1995. This list excludes character deaths seen in flashback scenes. For example: Callum Alexander died in 1968, but his death was seen in Episode 4549 (30th December 2016).
| # | Character | Cause of Death | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breda McQueen's Father | Shot in the head with a bolt gun by Breda McQueen | 1970s | |
| Martin Brownlow | Stabbed by a prison inmate | August 1980 | |
| Harold Webster | Unknown | 1983 | |
| Damon Grant | Stabbed by an unknown assailant | 23rd November 1987 (Brookside) | |
| Unknown gangster | Murdered by Fraser Black | 1989 | |
| Laura Burns | Drowned | 1992 | |
| Susan Clarke | Car accident | 21st August 1992 | |
| Sydney Royle | Murdered by Fraser Black | 27th November 1992 |
Undated Deaths[]
A list of characters mentioned to have died in the show, but a rough timeframe (at least a specific year) is unknown. This may be because the character died before the first appearance of any connected characters (such as Mr. Patrick), their death took place after the departure and before the return of any connected characters (such as Andy Morgan), or a character's death went unrevealed until long after it happened (such as Gloria Deveraux).
| # | Character | Cause of Death | Date (Rough) | Mentioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanny Harcourt | Unknown | 1700s or early 1800s | Episode 6235 | |
| Louise (Mother of Sol and Gina) | Suicide | 1970s or 1980s | Episode 295 | |
| Mother of Kerry Shepherd | Unknown | Between 1981 and 1992 | Late-2002 | |
| Reggie | Unknown | Prior to 1992 | ??? | |
| Warren Fox's Father | Beaten to death by Norma Crow | 1992 or 1993 | Episode 2037 + 6091 | |
| Parents of Des Townsend | Car accident | 1992 or 1993 | Episode 2879 | |
| Joan Blissett | Murdered by Silas Blissett | Between 1992 and 1999 | Episode 2982 | |
| Arthur (Aunt Rose's husband) | Unknown | prior to 1996 | Episode 65 | |
| Mr. Patrick | Freak accident | Prior to 1997 | Episode 170 | |
| Niamh Brady | Stillborn | Prior to 1998 | February 2011 | |
| Mother of Finn | Unknown | Prior to 1999 | Episode 344 | |
| Friend of Sam Smallwood | Meningitis | Prior to 1999 | Episode 358 | |
| Cyril Cunningham | Unknown | Prior to 2001 | Episode 702 | |
| Grandmother of Abby Davies | Breast cancer | Prior to 2002 | Episode 928 | |
| Mother of Sid Sumner | Unknown | Between 2003 and 2019 | Late-2019 | |
| Margaret Williams | Unknown | Between 2002 and 2023 | Episode 6317 | |
| Adoptive father of Dominic Reilly | Unknown | Prior to 2005 | Episode 1599 | |
| Unknown | Murdered by Dean | Prior to September 2005 | September 2005 | |
| Hilary Ashworth | Unknown | Prior to 2006 | Episode 1786 | |
| Des (retirement home resident) | Unknown | Prior to June 2006 | Episode 1785 | |
| Mel (retirement home resident) | Unknown | Prior to June 2006 | Episode 1785 | |
| Mother of Spike | Unknown | Prior to 2007 | Episode 2011 | |
| Connor Crosby | Drowned | Prior to 2007 | Episode 2192 | |
| Step-father of Theresa McQueen | Unknown | Prior to 2009 | Episode 2507 | |
| Grandfather of Cheryl Brady | Unknown | Prior to 2009 | Episode 2599 | |
| Michael Raven | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | Prior to 2009 | Episode 2562 | |
| Unknown teenager | Shot by Dale Greer | Prior to 2009 | Episode 2963 | |
| Sister of Rae Wilson | Unknown | Prior to 2010 | Episode 2678 | |
| Sister of Rae Wilson | Unknown | Prior to 2010 | Episode 2678 | |
| Mother of Jem Costello | Unknown | Prior to 2010 | Episode 2839 | |
| Mother of Kyle Ryder | Unknown | Prior to 2011 | Episode 2810 | |
| Brian Bloom | Illness | 2010 or 2011 | January 2011 | |
| Grandmother of Cheryl Brady | Unknown | Prior to 2011 | Episode 3007 | |
| Wife of Billy Alexander | Unknown | Prior to 2011 | Episode 3017 | |
| Mother of Billy Alexander | Unknown | Prior to 2011 | Episode 3033 | |
| Vinny | Car accident | Prior to 2011 | Episode 2979 | |
| Nancy Blissett | Unknown | Prior to 2011 | Episode 2982 | |
| Alex O'Connell | Murdered by Silas Blissett | Prior to 2011 | Episode 5995 | |
| Emily Smith | Murdered by Silas Blissett | Prior to 2011 | Episode 5995 | |
| Hannah Edwards | Murdered by Silas Blissett | Prior to 2011 | Episode 5995 | |
| Alan Roscoe | Unknown | 11th September, between 1990 and 2012 | Episode 3688 | |
| Julie Savage | Cancer | Between 2012 and 2014 | Episode 4121 | |
| Unknown gangster | Pushed out of a helicopter by Fraser Black | Prior to 2013 | January 2018 | |
| Lizzie's Daughter | Car accident caused by Dave Williams | Between 2013 and 2015 | Episode 6430 | |
| Philip | Car accident caused by Dave Williams | Between 2013 and 2015 | Episode 6430 | |
| Josephine | Unknown | 2014 or 2015 | Episode 5363 | |
| Charles Blake | Motor Neurone Disease | Prior to 2015 | Episode 4097 | |
| Queenie McQueen | Unknown | Prior to 2016 | Episode 4507 | |
| Father of Sally St. Claire | Unknown | Prior to 2017 | Episode 4312 | |
| Jonathan Maxwell-Brown | Unknown | Prior to 2017 | Episode 4592 | |
| Pat Donovan | Unknown | Prior to 2018 | Episode 4844 | |
| Unknown | Shot by Rex Gallagher | 2017 | August 2024 | |
| Andy Morgan | Illness | Between 2006 and 2017 | Episode 4767 | |
| Gloria Deveraux | Cancer | Between 2017 and 2019 | Episode 5219 | |
| Charlotte Hutchinson | Explosion caused by plane crash | Between 2011 and 2019 | Episode 5315 | |
| Mother of Jordan Price | Cancer | Prior to 2020 | Episode 5353 | |
| Wilfred Deveraux | Suicide | Prior to 2020 | Episode 5359 | |
| Graham (Becky's husband) | Illness | 2020 or 2021 | Episode 5787 | |
| Father of Felix Westwood | Unknown | Prior to 2021 | Episode 5729 | |
| Mother of Misbah Maalik | Unknown | Prior to 2021 | Episode 5732 | |
| Mick Minniver | Unknown | Prior to 2022 | Episode 5755 | |
| Lydia (Mother of Pearl) | Unknown | Prior to 2022 | Episode 5822 | |
| Jamila | Suicide | Prior to 2022 | Episode 5834 | |
| Flora Williams | Unknown | Between 2006 and 2022 | Episode 5939 | |
| Abi Robinson | Murdered by Silas Blissett | Between 2016 and 2022 | Episode 5950 | |
| Becky Horner | Murdered by Silas Blissett | Between 2016 and 2022 | Episode 5950 | |
| Jane Marston | Murdered by Silas Blissett | Between 2016 and 2022 | Episode 5950 | |
| Kat Sewell | Murdered by Silas Blissett | Between 2016 and 2022 | Episode 5950 | |
| Kath O'Reilly | Murdered by Silas Blissett | Between 2016 and 2022 | Episode 5950 | |
| Sophie Proctor | Murdered by Silas Blissett | Between 2016 and 2022 | Episode 5950 | |
| Sarah Ramsey | Unknown | Between 1997 and 2022 | Episode 5979 | |
| Mother of Nadira Valli | Cancer | Prior to 2022 | Episode 6009 | |
| Lord Harcourt Sr. | Unknown | 2022 or 2023 | Episode 6121 | |
| Father of Sharon Bailey | Unknown | Prior to 2023 | Episode 6259 | |
| Unknown nightclub owner | Murdered | Prior to 2024 | Episode 6262 | |
| Basil Martin | Murdered by Jeremy Blake | Prior to 2025 | Episode 6514 | |
| Paul Johnson | Murdered by Jeremy Blake | Prior to 2025 | Episode 6514 | |
| Jenny | Murdered by Jeremy Blake | Prior to 2025 | Episode 6514 | |
| Gary | Suicide | Prior to 2025 | Episode 6564 | |
| Fiona Decard | Murdered by Jeremy Blake | Prior to 2026 | Episode 6608 |
Fake Deaths[]
A list of character deaths revealed to have been faked, either by the "victim" or an accomplice. These range from a plot carried out to deceive people (such as Scott Anderson), being worded dead and later returning to the Hollyoaks Village (such as Kurt Benson), or even a character receiving an on-screen death and making a shock return (such as Warren Fox).
| # | Character | Cause of "Death" | Date of "Death" | Date of Revelation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandy Richardson | Supposedly committed suicide by jumping off a bridge, fleeing from her father, Dennis Richardson, after he raped her. A few months later, Sol Patrick tracked her down to a hospital in London. | 27th August 1998 | 13th October 1998 | |
| Rob Hawthorn | Fell off a boat off the coast of France during a fight with Kurt Benson and was presumed dead. However, a year later, Rob returned alive. | 16th October 1998 | 13th September 1999 | |
| Kurt Benson | Supposedly killed after being struck by a jet ski. Upon his return, Kurt revealed that he had swapped his ID and misidentified his hostel roommate, who had been killed. | 9th September 1999 | 22nd October 2020 | |
| Dan Sanders | Fell down a ski slope during an argument with Sam Smallwood. He was presumed dead but his body was not found and Dan confronted soon-to-be-ex-wife Nikki Sullivan a week later. | 12th April 2000 | 17th April 2000 | |
| Mother of 'Laura Burns' | 'Laura' (real name Kerry Shepherd) claimed that her mother was terminally ill in March 2002, going to Ireland to see her. She returned and later revealed that her mother had died. However, Max Cunningham realised that Laura was lying and it later transpired that her mother had died a long time ago. | 29th March 2002 | 2002 | |
| Scott Anderson | Pushed over The Loft's interior balcony by Darren Osborne after taking him hostage and setting the building alight. Darren left him to die but Scott's body was never found. Scott returned eight months later for revenge. | 10th June 2004 | 10th February 2005 | |
| Mick Johnson (historical) | Supposedly died in a fire but returned to Brookside Close roughly twenty years later under the identity "Donny Clark". | c.2006 | 22nd October 2025 (set on 20th October 2026) | |
| Andy Holt | Fell off a cliff during a fight with Sam Owen. Sam and Russ Owen presumed that he had drowned in the water below. Andy later suddenly returned to the village in February 2006 for revenge. | 8th December 2005 | 10th February 2006 | |
| Joe Spencer | After getting into debt with loan shark Vince Armstrong, Joe enlisted the help of his friend Jeremy Peterson. Jeremy panicked and told Vince that Joe had died, leading to an elaborate plot to fake Joe's death to get rid of Vince. | 25th May 2006 | 2nd June 2006 (Joe's fake death was never revealed - this was the date he was able to come out of hiding.) | |
| Clare Devine | Drove into a lake and supposedly drowned during a failed rescue attempt by Max Cunningham. Two days later, Clare boarded a plane and left the country. | 19th September 2007 | 21st September 2007 | |
| Jack Osborne | Faked his death so his family could claim his life insurance, using Eamon Fisher's identity. | 18th July 2008 | 8th August 2008 | |
| Nige Foster | Struck with a serving tray by Calvin Valentine in retaliation for Nige stabbing him. It was revealed a few months later that Warren Fox was paying Nige to pretend to be dead. | 14th August 2008 | 21st November 2008 | |
| Warren Fox | Supposedly died in The Loft fire when the mirror fell on him. However, it was revealed in October 2010 that Warren was still alive. Episode 2963 (1st December 2010) revealed how Warren survived the fire. | 29th May 2009 | 29th October 2010 | |
| George Smith (historical) | Pretended to have jumped from a cliff to escape his family. | 8th July 2011 | 15th March 2012 | |
| Honey | Beaten to death with an axe by Seth Costello, but this was revealed to have been a set-up by Warren Fox. | 5th September 2011 | 7th September 2011 | |
| Darcy Wilde (historical) | Pushed off a boat during a fight with Tracey Donovan, and was presumed dead until Maxine Minniver discovered that she was alive. | 8th December 2011 | 13th March 2017 | |
| Myra McQueen | Shot by Paul Browning but unknown to Paul, Myra was wearing a bullet proof vest and was working with Jim McGinn. | 3rd September 2013 | 5th September 2013 | |
| Jade Hedy | Fell off a cliff during a fight with Wes Anderson, but was revealed to have faked her death when she kidnapped Esther Bloom. | 9th October 2013 | 10th October 2013 | |
| Clare Devine | Hit by a car driven by Paul Browning. She turned up alive twelve years later. | 15th October 2013 | 28th May 2025 (set on 28th May 2026) | |
| Joe Roscoe | Shot in the leg by Grace Black and left to die in 28b Fern Street during the flat's demolishing. However, it was later revealed that Joe was in a coma in hospital. | 16th January 2014 | 19th February 2014 | |
| Mercedes McQueen | Stabbed by Grace Black who framed Freddie Roscoe. Joe Roscoe later found her alive in France. | 20th November 2014 | 18th February 2015 | |
| Freddie Roscoe | Injected with potassium chloride by Lindsey Butterfield. He flatlined in hospital and his body was put into Trevor Royle's car, but he was found alive by D.S. Thorpe. | 22nd October 2015 | 23rd October 2015 | |
| Nico Blake | Supposedly burned to death in a fire intentionally caused by Cameron Campbell in an attempt to murder Nico. However, two years later, Nico made a shock return. | 1st November 2016 | 15th May 2018 | |
| Shane Sweeney | Pushed down a sand dune by Joel Dexter, causing him to hit his head on a rock. He was presumed dead by the police, as they believed his body was washed away by the sea. He was later revealed to be alive when he confronted Darren Osborne in the village. | 23rd August 2017 | 29th December 2017 | |
| Sienna Blake | Stabbed by Nico Blake and flatlined in hospital, but she was later revealed to be alive and in witness protection. | 16th May 2018 | 21st May 2018 | |
| Kyle Kelly | Framed James Nightingale for supposedly beating him to death with his cane. Sami Maalik had paid Kyle to fake his death and frame James to get revenge on him for the death of Kashif Maalik. | 11th June 2018 | 3rd July 2018 | |
| Brent Taylor (historical) | Attempted suicide after splitting from influencer girlfriend Rayne Royce, who had been coercively controlling him, but noticed the immense support and popularity Rayne received afterwards and suggested that he faked his death as he was no longer needed for her "brand". Brent was revealed to be alive after Rayne's rival Peri Lomax tracked down his mum Cheryl Taylor in Plymouth. | 26th July 2018 | 11th September 2023 | |
| Tony Hutchinson | Stabbed with a screwdriver by Breda McQueen after Tony discovered she was a serial killer, but he was later revealed to be alive and kept hostage by Breda at Stone Mount Farm. | 29th August 2019 | 3rd September 2019 | |
| Sid Sumner | Stabbed by Victor Brothers, but disappeared and returned to the village for Victor's arrest | 3rd March 2021 | 18th March 2021 | |
| George Kiss | P.C. Smith informed George's partner John Paul McQueen that George had died, but it was later revealed to have been a 'test' by George. | 21st April 2021 | 22nd April 2021 | |
| James Nightingale | Supposedly killed in a car explosion caused by Dave Williams. Two years later, Darren Osborne encountered him in a bar. | 11th September 2024 (set on 9th September 2024) |
15th October 2025 (set on 15th October 2026) | |
| Maxine Minniver | Shot by Dodger Savage on the orders of Grace Black and Rex Gallagher. However, Dodger gave Maxine a bulletproof vest and fake blood pack, and helped her flee to France under the name "Fiona Byrne". | 15th April 2025 (set on 15th April 2026) |
16th April 2025 (set on 16th April 2026) | |
| Billy Odenkirk | Several witnesses to Billy flatlining in hospital and 'confirmation' from his brother Tommy led everyone to believe that Billy was dead. Nurse Peri Lomax uncovered the truth a month later. | 23rd April 2025 (set on 23rd April 2026) |
20th May 2025 (set on 20th May 2026) | |
| Sienna Blake | Supposedly killed by Jeremy Blake to stop her revealing that he's a serial killer, but it was later revealed that Sienna was alive and being held hostage by Jeremy on The Love Boat. | 27th August 2025 (set on 27th August 2026) |
2nd September 2025 (set on 2nd September 2026) |