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Hollyoaks
Format	Soap opera
Created by	Phil Redmond
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Production
Producer(s)	Bryan Kirkwood
Running time	approx. 25 minutes
Distributor	Lime Pictures
Broadcast
Original channel	Channel 4
Original run	23 October 1995 – present
Chronology
Related shows	Hollyoaks Later
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Hollyoaks is a British television soap opera which was first broadcast on 23 October 1995, on Channel 4. Originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill, the programme is set in and around the fictional Chester suburb of Hollyoaks and is centred around a local higher education college called Hollyoaks Community College with the characters generally being in their late teens or early twenties. Since 1995, the cast has expanded from just seven major characters to approximately 50 cast members. Tony Hutchinson is the only remaining original character.

The programme is responsible for launching the careers of Will Mellor, Natalie Casey, Gemma Atkinson, Gary Lucy, Elize Du Toit, Dannielle Brent, Jeremy Edwards, Terri Dwyer, Ali Bastian, Sarah Jayne Dunn and James Redmond.

The soap is currently produced by Bryan Kirkwood. Lucy Allan is due to succeed him as producer at the end of 2008.^[1]

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