Hollyoaks (1995)

Hollyoaks is a long-running British teen television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill. The programme is set in a fictional suburb of Chester called 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. As of 5 July 2010, episodes of the soap currently airing are produced by Paul Marquess, who replaced Lucy Allan in January. It was announced on 15 January 2010 that Allan had stepped down from her position as producer and would be replaced by former The Bill executive producer Paul Marquess.