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'' is a British television soap opera that was first broadcast on 23 October 1995. The following is a list of characters that appeared in 1997, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the soap's series producer,
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.
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was introduced in February 1997, followed by Dennis Richardson was introduced in April, followed by his wife Helen Richardson in September. Hollyoaks High headteacher John Barrington first appeared in June. The Patrick family, made up of Jill Patrick and her three children Sol Patrick, Gina Patrick and Kate Patrick, made their debuts in October and November respectively.
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's cousin Benny Stringer appeared in November, and
Holly Cunningham Holly Cunningham (also Hutchinson, Longford and Roscoe) is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', most recently portrayed by Amanda Clapham. Holly's first on-screen appearance aired on 22 December 1997, ...
made her first appearance in December.


Spike

Spike, is played by
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. He is a builder who worked on a local construction site with
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(
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). He took a liking to Kurt's girlfriend
Ruth Osborne Ruth Osborne (also Benson) is a fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Terri Dwyer. She first appeared in January 1996 as the cousin of Natasha Andersen (Shebah Ronay) ...
(
Terri Dwyer Teresa "Terri" Dwyer (born 31 July 1973) is a British television presenter and actress, best known for her role as Ruth Osborne in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. She has also presented the ITV home makeover show 60 Minute Makeover. Car ...
), but she did not reciprocate his feelings. He also homophobically attacked
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(Toby Sawyer), leaving him with a serious brain injury. Spike was later caught making unwanted advances on Ruth by Kurt. Kurt attacked Spike and they fought. Spike ended up falling off the scaffolding and was impaled on a short spike. Spike went to the police and Kurt was arrested and charged with ABH and attempted murder. Spike refused to drop the charges, however at his trial, Kurt was found not guilty of all charges. Spike ended up encountering Ruth again whilst working on the repairs at Riverbank College. He attempted to force himself on Ruth, but
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(Warren Derosa) managed to stop him.


Dennis Richardson

Dennis Richardson, played by David McAlister, made his first appearance on 14 April 1997 as part of a "long running storyline". Mr Richardson was McAlister's biggest role at the time. Mr Richardson was introduced along with his children Lewis Richardson and
Mandy Richardson Mandy Richardson (also Hutchinson and Morgan) is a fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Sarah Jayne Dunn. She first appeared on 7 October 1996 and has been involved i ...
and wife Helen Cunningham. He was a teacher at Hollyoaks Comprehensive School. Dennis was featured in an issue-based story in which he sexually abused his own daughter, Mandy. Dunn told an ''
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'' reporter that "it was my first big storyline and was controversial". She recalled that McAlister was "really nice" but the story was challenging. She added that producers "trusted" them with the heavy story and they had to "work really hard". Dunn added that "this wasn't the most fun in terms of the subject, but it was really rewarding." In another interview, Dunn revealed that McAlister's acting when Dennis became violent scared her. She stated he became so convincing it helped her portray the story because she could react to him easier. Dunn concluded that "one minute we'd be smiling and chatting, the next he'd be nasty Mr Richardson." Ella Mayes of the ''
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'' branded the character a "baddie". While Steven Murphy of ''
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'' stated "''Hollyoaks'' nasty Mr Richardson. Doesn't he just make your skin crawl!" The character departed on 3 December 1998, after being found guilty of rape. He returned in April 2003 as part of the show's 1000th episode celebrations. Wendy Graniter of ''Inside Soap'' said viewers were promised some "very emotional scenes" as Mandy finally confronts Dennis. An
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alcoholic, he beat up Helen and Lewis and
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Mandy. When he finds out that Mandy is dating Sol Patrick, he flew into a rage and raped her. Mandy briefly ran away, and then told the police what Dennis had done to her. He was arrested and eventually found guilty of rape, for which he was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. During his imprisonment, Lewis committed suicide. Dennis was released from prison five years later, and returned to Hollyoaks. He tried to explain himself to Mandy, but she refused to listen. Dennis then tried to mend his relationship with Helen when she took him to where Lewis's ashes had been scattered. She forgives him for what he has done. Mandy arrived with
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, Helen's husband
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and his son
Max Cunningham Max Cunningham is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Ben Sheriff from 1995 to 1997, and Matt Littler from 1997 to 2008. He first appeared on 13 November 1995, and Littler took over the role in Sep ...
to get rid of Dennis, and a fight broke out between Max and Dennis. Dennis was last seen telling Mandy that he is dying of cancer, hoping she might forgive him. She bought him some alcohol to quicken his death, telling him she could never forgive him. He would die of
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. He is
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, and Mandy pours his ashes down the drain.


John Berrington

John Berrington, played by Keith Ladd in 1997 and Richard Avery in 2000, was the headteacher at Hollyoaks High School. In June 1997, Mr. Berrington called
Mandy Richardson Mandy Richardson (also Hutchinson and Morgan) is a fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Sarah Jayne Dunn. She first appeared on 7 October 1996 and has been involved i ...
(
Sarah Jayne Dunn Sarah Jayne Dunn (born 25 September 1981) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Mandy Richardson on the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 1996 until 2021. In November 2021, Dunn was dropped from ''Hollyoaks'' after she ...
) and
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(
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) into his office after learning of their scam fundraiser for a supposed "donkey sanctuary". In April 2000, Mr. Berrington brought Andy Morgan (
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) and Sue Morgan (
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) to the school to discuss teacher Ms. Riley's accusations of their daughter
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(
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) stealing from her. He threatened Zara with expulsion and removed her from the mural design project in her art class. The young woman took revenge by setting the mural ablaze, which ended up spreading around the art room. Mr. Berrington was mentioned to still be the headteacher in December 2002, when Sally Hunter (Katherine Dow Blyton) discussed
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's (
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) punishment for the abusive text messages sent to her daughter
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(
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).


Helen Cunningham

Helen Cunningham, played by Kathryn George, first appeared on 8 September 1997. The character was written out in 2004 when she was killed in a car crash. Helen is the mother of
Mandy Richardson Mandy Richardson (also Hutchinson and Morgan) is a fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Sarah Jayne Dunn. She first appeared on 7 October 1996 and has been involved i ...
(
Sarah Jayne Dunn Sarah Jayne Dunn (born 25 September 1981) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Mandy Richardson on the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 1996 until 2021. In November 2021, Dunn was dropped from ''Hollyoaks'' after she ...
), Lewis Richardson (
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) and
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(
Ellis Hollins Ellis Hollins (born 14 November 1999) is an English actor. He is known for portraying the role of Tom Cunningham in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. In 2006, he appeared in ''Alpha Male'', a family film released in the United Kingdom. A ...
). Helen and her husband,
Gordon Cunningham Gordon Cunningham (commonly referred to as Mr. C) is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. He appeared in the series' first episode on 23 October 1995, played by an uncredited walk-on actor and was played by ...
(Bernard Latham) were deemed mainstays of ''Hollyoaks'' prior to the pair being "notoriously
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". The pair were both centre of a tribute made by Tom in 2020, where he thanks them for making the Hollyoaks village his home.


O.B.

Sam "O.B." O'Brien, played by
Darren Jeffries Darren Jon-Jeffries (born 2 March 1982) is an English actor, writer and presenter best known for his portrayal of Sam "O.B." O'Brien in Channel 4 soap-opera ''Hollyoaks''. He is also known for presenting Freshly Squeezed and Red Bull Rivals ...
, made his first appearance on 6 October 1997. Jeffries become one of the show's longest-standing cast members. Along with
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(
Max Cunningham Max Cunningham is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Ben Sheriff from 1995 to 1997, and Matt Littler from 1997 to 2008. He first appeared on 13 November 1995, and Littler took over the role in Sep ...
), Jeffries was nominated twice for the Best On-screen Partnership accolade at the
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. After ten years on the show, Jeffries announced his departure in November 2007, as he wanted "new challenges". His final scenes aired on 26 February 2008, as OB leaves Hollyoaks to be with his girlfriend
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(
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).


Jill Patrick

Jill Osborne (also Patrick), played by Lynda Rooke, made her first appearance on 30 October 1997. She appeared until 2000. She begins working at
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as a barmaid, and is soon joined by her children
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, Gina and Sol Patrick. She and
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, her boss, begin a relationship, eventually getting married. The marriage goes well, despite a feud between the Patrick children and Jack's children
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and
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. Sol and Gina discover that they are not Jill's biological children. Gina goes missing and Sol and Jill go looking for her in a car he has stolen. He crashes it, almost killing Jill. He spends time in a Young Offenders Institute, and eventually forgives Jill for hiding the truth from him for so long. Jill is devastated to find out she has a brain tumour and later informs her family. She makes Jack agree to look after her children when she dies. Jill dies of her illness and Jack keeps his promise and cares for her children, helping Sol flee from the police abroad. Gina later leaves ''Hollyoaks'' to live in China and work at an orphanage to make Jill proud. In 2017, Jack mentioned this to his late wife Frankie (
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) about his marriage with Jill and her death, she spoke to Nancy saying it was his second time losing his wife since Jill and mentioned how he was devastated by her death. The '' Daily Record'' commented on the character's death saying "When there's a problem with a character in ''Hollyoaks'', they just kill them off." They further commented saying "Remember Jill? Gina and Sol's mum with the Noel Gallagher eyebrows and bottle blonde hair? Well, she's dying. Yep, as if the Patrick kids haven't gone through enough - finding out their mum wasn't really their mum, etc, now she's going to die on them. She turns up at the Dog and tells Jack that he's going to have to look after the kids, so now not only does he have Ruth, but this motley crew to look after too." Due to her role as Jill, Guy Henderson from ''InYourArea'' referred to the actress as a "Hollyoaks favourite".


Sol Patrick

Sol Patrick, portrayed by
Paul Danan Paul Louis Danan (2 July 1978 – 15 January 2025) was an English actor and television personality, known for portraying the role of Sol Patrick in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', between 1997 and 2001. In 2005, he appeared as a contes ...
, made his first appearance on 3 November 1997. Danan graduated from
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, where he shared classes with Natasha Symms and
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, who went on to play his character's sisters Kate Patrick and Gina Patrick. The trio shared a house in Liverpool after they were cast in ''Hollyoaks''. Danan was grateful for his "big break", stating "There's so many actors out there and not much work all the time, it's very hard, so I think I'm really lucky to have this." Sol is the show's "resident bad boy" with a history of
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, a stint in a
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, and a
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that causes him trouble. Describing Sol, Dawn Collinson of the ''
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'' wrote "With his bad lad reputation and close-cropped moody look, ''Hollyoaks'' Sol Patrick is quite a handful." She noted that without his character's trademark clothing and attitude, Danan was much warmer. He told Collinson that his character "stresses too much", where as he was a more chilled and loving person. Collinson observed that since his introduction to ''Hollyoaks'', Danan had been dubbed a "heartthrob" and was popular with female viewers. Danan admitted that the fan mail gave him confidence, saying I wouldn't really want to date a fan because me and Sol are two separate people, but reading some of the letters really brings me back up if I'm feeling down." For the
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final episode of 2000, Sol and his girlfriend
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( Frankie Hough) were trapped by a fire "in the Hollyoaks local". Wendy Granditer of ''
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'' observed that Sol's life "has been turned upside down" since he began a relationship with Jess. The character's final episode aired on 5 April 2001, following a storyline in which Sol is falsely accused of trying to kill Jess' brother Steve Holt (Conor Ryan). A writer for
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said Sol ended up "fleeing the area for his own good". Danan found the scenes in which Sol confides in his former stepfather
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(
Jimmy McKenna James Stephen McKenna is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Jack Osborne in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' and Don Brady in ''A Touch of Frost''. Personal life McKenna lives in Sheffield, England with his wife and four ...
) to be "really touching" and said he and McKenna cried for real. Danan also explained to Granditer that the final shot had to be filmed multiple times to get it right and he felt that it would never end. His leaving party was held that same night and then he returned to London. Danan was happy with his exit storyline, saying "It was great that they left it open rather than killing him off. Sol didn't kill anyone, or commit any crime, all he did was protect his girlfriend, so there's no reason why he can't return one day."


Kate Patrick

Kate Patrick, played by Natasha Symms, made her first appearance on 6 November 1997.
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originally auditioned for the role, before she was cast as Kate's sister Gina Patrick. During her time with the show, Symms lived with Brent and
Paul Danan Paul Louis Danan (2 July 1978 – 15 January 2025) was an English actor and television personality, known for portraying the role of Sol Patrick in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', between 1997 and 2001. In 2005, he appeared as a contes ...
, who played her character's siblings Gina and Sol Patrick. Kate lived with her mother, siblings and stepfather at The Dog in the Pond public house. She was billed as "bright, independent, superstitious." Vicky Spavin of the '' Daily Record'' dubbed Kate "the Patrick family's most dysfunctional member." Following her return in 2000, a reporter for the ''Daily Record'' called the character a "bitch" and commented "Yes, Kate Patrick is back, and she's mixing it as much as she ever was." That same year, the character was included in a ''
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'' feature about soap characters "viewers love to hate". The character became known as a "predatory maneater" during her time in the show. Symms stated "I'm a bit of a femme fatale, as they call it. I've managed to wreck about two marriages, one being the main married couple of the show. It's a brilliant character. She unfortunately gets rather obsessed with the married men and she goes a bit nutty." Symms stressed that she was not at all similar to Kate in real life, but she enjoyed playing a character who was very different to herself. Symms received some verbal abuse from younger fans when her character came between popular couple
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) and
Ruth Osborne Ruth Osborne (also Benson) is a fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Terri Dwyer. She first appeared in January 1996 as the cousin of Natasha Andersen (Shebah Ronay) ...
(
Terri Dwyer Teresa "Terri" Dwyer (born 31 July 1973) is a British television presenter and actress, best known for her role as Ruth Osborne in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. She has also presented the ITV home makeover show 60 Minute Makeover. Car ...
). She thought she would receive hate mail because Kurt and Ruth were big characters, but she actually received letters telling her Kurt and Kate made for a better couple.


Benny Stringer

Benny Stringer, played by Matthew Morgan, is introduced as the cousin of
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(Bernard Latham). Struggling with debts, Gordon's daughter
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( Davinia Taylor) began getting involved in Benny's dodgy deals, stealing cars for him. After taking a loan from him, Jude struggled with the repayments and Benny tried to convince her to make him a partner. After Jude's boyfriend Lewis Richardson (
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) became suspicious of Benny, Benny ended up telling him all about their activities. After Lewis broke up with her as a result, Jude threatened to go to the police, with Benny retaliating by trashing her restaurant Parker's. Jude's financial struggles continued so Benny arranged for her to marry his friend Roger Patterson in a sham ceremony at Burcroft Manor. However, the deal went disastrously when Jude was caught switching Lady Greythorne's necklace with a fake, forcing her to go on the run. Benny has not been mentioned since.


Gina Patrick

Gina Patrick, played by
Dannielle Brent Dannielle Brent (born 19 September 1979), also known as Danielle Brent, is a British actress best known for her roles on ''Hollyoaks'' as Gina Patrick and Natalie Buxton in '' Bad Girls''. Early life Brent was accepted into the Italia Conti ...
, made her first appearance on 20 November 1997. She was introduced as part of the "dysfunctional" Patrick family. Brent originally auditioned for the role of Gina's sister Kate Patrick, before she joined the show. In 2000, she told Vicky Spavin of the '' Daily Record'' that she still thought she was more like Kate than Gina. However, she acknowledged that had she won the role, she would have had to leave the show. She commented "It turned out quite a lot better for me." Brent was only supposed to be in the show for a short stint, but she was later promoted to the regular cast. Gina is a
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, who often wears combat trousers and nose rings. One of the character's biggest storylines saw her come out as a lesbian after kissing her friend
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(Lorna Pegler). Brent and Pegler, who were real best friends, planned the kiss between their characters for two months. Of the couple, Brent stated: "Gina and Emily are quite different characters. Emily is stylish, whereas Gina is like a female Swampy. They share a passion for animal welfare." She also said that she and Pegler portrayed the relationship like "any other couple together". The relationship causes problems between Gina and her brother Sol Patrick (
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), as he feels that she intentionally kept her sexuality a secret.


Holly Cunningham

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(
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), who gives birth to her on Christmas Day. She was initially played by an infant actor called Chloe. An early storyline for the character saw her swallow an ecstasy tablet, leading Cindy to flee the country with her to avoid her being taken by social services. Holly was reintroduced in 2008 with Lydia Waters cast in the role. Waters was cast after going through several rounds of auditions. Holly was billed as "quite a stroppy ten-year-old who knows her own mind – like her mum's character." Wallis Day took over the role in November 2012. Daniel Kilkelly of
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reported that the now 14-year-old initially appears to be "well-mannered and sophisticated", but her "true bratty nature is soon revealed." Day reprised the role in sixth season of late night spin-off ''
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'' in 2013. That same year, the character was recast again to Amanda Clapham.


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