Arthur Davies is the son of Emma Chambers and Ben Davies, conceived during their affair. When Emma discovered she was pregnant, Ben decided to have nothing to do with the baby and married his girlfriend, Izzy Cornwell (Elize du Toit). When Emma gave birth to Arthur in February 2004, Ben changed his mind. Ben and Izzy's marriage broke down and Emma decided that she wanted to raise Arthur alone. When Ben began a relationship with Lisa Hunter (Gemma Atkinson), he filed for custody of Arthur, but was talked into withdrawing when Lisa admitted that she didn't want to have to be a mother figure to Arthur.
Stacey Foxx first appeared when she had a one-night stand of Kristian Hargreaves, who later used her to make his girlfriend Dannii Carbone jealous. Stacey became obsessed with him Kristian, who learned that she was working with Dannii to teach him a lesson for his poor treatment of women. Stacey next appeared some time later when she lost her salon job and started up Foxx & Hunter's Health Haven, a short-lived makeshift salon in the Hunter household with fellow beauty student Lee Hunter. Stacey began to have feelings for him and one day, decided to seduce him using whipped cream, however his mother Sally showed up and assumed she was using their home for escorting. Lee was too confused to defend Stacey and she stormed out of the house. Stacey and Lee left for a few months to work at a health spa but Lee was kicked out after taking the blame for Stacey making a mistake with Liz Burton's treatment. Stacey chose to stay at the spa instead of resuming her partnership with Lee.
Carrie arrived in Hollyoaks with her children Sam, Russ and Nicole and had a whole mystery to her family. Eventually, it was revealed that Carrie and her family had to move homes because of Sam having been in prison for three years due to setting a house on fire, a crime that he never committed. Later on, Carrie’s husband, Rob, arrived in the village and wanted to make up with his family after they had a fall out over Sam’s innocence. Carrie decided to allow Rob to move back in with the family and slowly Carrie and Rob got back together.
Although Carrie may seem over protected over her children, she always had their best interests but sometimes it worked against her. Russ had testicular cancer and wanted to cope with the situation by himself, however after eventually he confessed to his mother, she supported Russ through his ordeal. However, Carrie and family’s world was to turn upside down when Sam confessed that he has been spiking and raping girls. With little choice, Carrie and her family forced Sam to turn himself to the police and as he finally did, it was too devastating for Carrie. Sam was sentenced for 25 years, which left Carrie heartbroken and even further more when Sam told her that he no longer wanted prison visits.
Six months down the line, Sam escaped from prison and this time the effects were to be horrendous. He burnt down the local pub The Dog in The Pond which left several people dead (including Sam himself). Carrie throw herself into the household chores and organised Sam's funeral. Both Nicole and Russ refused to go to the funeral with Russ deciding to intend his girlfriend Sophie Burton and her sister Mel Burton’s funeral who both had also died in The Dog in The Pond fire and Carrie was left shattered by this. With Nicole being bullied and the Owen family receiving abuse from the minority residents of Hollyoaks, Carrie decided it was the best for her and her family to move away from Hollyoaks. Carrie, Rob and Nicole left the village behind except Russ as he wanted to stay with girlfriend Mercedes McQueen. Nicole returned to give evidence at Becca's trial and for Russ's wedding but neither Carrie or Rob have ever returned to Hollyoaks.
In 2018, Mercedes went to stay with Rob and Carrie for a while before going to Spain after giving her son Bobby to Cleo to hide him from Carl. She later mentioned that the couple move on from their past and forgive her for her affair with Warren and accept her to relationship with Russ once again.
Callum was a friend and colleague of Ben Davies. Callum moved in with Ben and his girlfriend Lisa Hunter and tried to help Ben get over his fear of fire and return to his job as a firefighter. After Ben decides to quit his job, Callum threw a party. He made his final appearance in August 2005.
Rachel Osborne is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4soap operaHollyoaks, played by Lucy Evans. She joined the show in 2004 before leaving later that year. Her sister Natalie Osborne was horrified when Rachel arrived and vowed to get rid of her as soon as possible. After weeks of fighting and squabbling, the final straw came when her uncle Jack Osborne found out about her failing her exams due to the lack of work and also her second pregnancy but not knowing who the father was. Despite using her charms, Jack told Rachel and Natalie that they were being sent home. Rachel was delighted, and both left, going back to Scotland.
Jules was the ex-girlfriend of Sam Owen (Louis Tamone). Jules had previously been pregnant with Sam's baby, but had an abortion. Not long afterwards, Jules's house caught fire and her brother died in the blaze. Sam was accused of starting the fire and spent three years in prison.
In September 2004, Sam met with Jules in secret, still wanting a reconciliation. Jules shared a kiss with Sam's brother Russ (Stuart Manning), which she immediately told Sam about, but Sam refused to believe that she instigated the kiss. After Sam told Russ about the abortion, Jules left. Sam met with Jules again in July 2005. He discovered that Jules had started the fire in revenge for her dad forcing her into having an abortion, not realising her brother was inside.
Bella Manning is a fictional character on the long-running Channel 4 British television soap operaHollyoaks. She was played by actress Kim Bourelle and appeared between 2004 and 2005.
James Walker, played by O-T Fagbenle, was Lisa Hunter's (Gemma Atkinson) tutor at Hollyoaks Community College. Lisa originally believed that James was a mature student, and was shocked to discover that he was her lecturer. Regardless, Lisa was still left smitten by him and the pair began an affair. However, Lisa soon discovered that James had a girlfriend and a child, and broke up with him.
Chris Fenwick is a fictional character on the long-running Channel 4 British television soap operaHollyoaks. He was played by Chris Grierson and appeared between 2004 and 2005.
Chris was a newspaper reporter and student at Hollyoaks Community College. He lost his position as the president to Lee Hunter (Alex Carter) and convinced Lee to allow him to be his vice president. Lee's friend, Bombhead (Lee Otway), tried to warn Lee of Chris's motives, but Chris managed to drive a wedge between the pair. When Bombhead discovered that Chris was causing Lee to spend more money than what was in the college's funds, he tried to warn Lee but Lee refused to listen to him. Lee then discovered Chris's plan, and recruited the help of Jeremy Peterson (Simon Cole) to break into the school and steal Chris's files. Chris, with the help of Freddy Watson (Greg Kelly), set fire to the media lab at the school and attempted to frame Lee and Zara Morgan (Kelly Greenwood) for the crime. Lee, Zara, Freddy and Chris were all kicked out of school, but faced no legal action due to the lack of evidence.
Candy Browne is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4soap operaHollyoaks, played by Laura Handley. The character was written out in 2005. Candy was friends with Nicole Owen and Candy encouraged Nicole to send in images of herself to a modelling agency, only to be told that her breasts were too small. Nicole then wanted to get implants and asked Candy to pretend she invited Nicole on holiday with her and her family. Nicole did not go through with the operation and her mum eventually found out what she had planned to do. The following Christmas the two girls went carol singing for money and when they returned to school they made friends with new girl Paula Johnson. Paula tried to break up the two friends. Candy left after a blazing row with Nicole following stirring by Paula. Candy brought up Nicole's brother Sam Owen and his conviction for arson calling him a "kiddy murderer". Nicole never forgave her for this and Candy was never seen again.
Michelle Dean was a seven-months pregnant 19-year-old student first seen in November 2004 as a mysterious character in the background of Johnno Dean. It was revealed that after Johnno became alienated from his wife Frankie Dean while suffering from a midlife crisis caused by the collapse of his workplace several months earlier, he had a drunken fling with Michelle which, while only intended as a one-off, developed into an affair after Michelle discovered that she was pregnant with Johnno's baby. Frankie immediately filed for a divorce, and Johnno and Michelle left Hollyoaks soon after, getting married in July 2005 after Johnno's divorce from Frankie was finalised. They briefly returned to Hollyoaks in July 2005, at which time it was revealed that Michelle had given birth to a son, named Presley. Steph went to see on her wedding day to her father and visiting them and Presley. Steph later told her mother that she and Michelle get along together.
In 2015, Frankie went to visit her and Johnno. In 2017, when Johnno arrives at the village, he mentioned to Frankie that he was no longer with Michelle, and Presley was living with him, although the circumstances behind this were not explained.
Lisa Hunter is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Gemma Atkinson. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 23 April 2001. The character is noted for her storylines including bullying and self-harming. After her exit from Hollyoaks, Atkinson reprised the role twice in two spin-off series. In November 2021, it was announced that Atkinson would be returning to Hollyoaks for a guest appearance, with her return airing in March 2022.
Francine "Frankie" Osborne is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Helen Pearson, making her first on-screen appearance on 20 August 2002. Frankie was once the longest-serving female character in the show. On 9 October 2017, Pearson announced that she would depart the show, and Frankie was killed off on 1 November 2017, after suffering a stroke, making her the second member of the Dean family to be killed off after her daughter Steph Cunningham in 2010. She made her final appearance on 27 November 2017, as a ghost to Jack Osborne.
Jake Dean is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Kevin Sacre. Sacre portrayed the character between 2002 and 2008, before making a return on 5 October 2009. In March 2010, Sacre was axed from the series by Paul Marquess during his major revamp and cast cull. Jake made his last appearance on 6 August 2010.
Samuel Liam "Sam" Owen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Louis Tamone. He first appeared on 2 August 2004 and was introduced by producer Jo Hallows as a member of the Owen family comprising five new cast members. Tamone was axed in 2006 by the new producer Bryan Kirkwood and Sam was killed-off on 8 September during a fire ignited by him at The Dog in the Pond public house, which resulted in the deaths of five regular characters.
Nicole Owen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Ciara Janson. First appearing in 2004, Janson left the soap on 25 September 2006, making a brief return on 10 July 2007 until she left again on 13 July 2007. In 2019, it was confirmed that Nicole would be returning for her nephew, Max McQueen.
Dannii Carbone is a fictional character from the British television soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Christina Baily. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 12 January 2004.
Louise Summers is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by actress Roxanne McKee. The character first appeared in February 2005 as the feisty, glamorous girlfriend of Darren Osborne. McKee has been nominated for several awards for her portrayal of the character. In 2008, it was revealed McKee had quit her role as Louise and planned to depart later in the year. She made her final appearance on 26 December 2008 when fiancé Warren Fox murdered her on their wedding day.
Mel Burton is a fictional character from the British television soap opera Hollyoaks, played by actress Cassie Powney. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 23 September 2003. Powney joined the cast along with her twin Connie Powney, who plays Mel's twin sister Sophie Burton. They auditioned for the roles six months after deciding they should stop putting themselves forward for twin roles. Mel was introduced along with Joe Spencer and Robbie Flynn, as new students attending Hollyoaks College. The character's family were introduced a month later. Mel is characterised as being clever, introverted and more controlled than her sister.
Hollyoaks: In the City is a British television drama series set in Liverpool, first broadcast in 2006. Hollyoaks: In the City is a spin-off of Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, originally devised by Phil Redmond. It also served as a continuation to 2005's Hollyoaks: Let Loose, which also starred Gemma Atkinson and Marcus Patric.
Russ Owen is a fictional character in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Stuart Manning. He first appeared in the episode first broadcast on 6 August 2004 with the Owen family and has been involved in storylines including being diagnosed with testicular cancer and kidnapping his son Max McQueen. It was announced in April 2009 that Manning had quit the role and Russ departed in the episode first broadcast on 3 June 2009. Nine years later, it was confirmed that Manning would reprise the role. Russ returned on 13 August 2018 and was killed-off on 16 November 2018 after being murdered by Breda McQueen.
Andrew "Andy" Holt is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Warren Brown.
Debra "Debbie" Dean is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jodi Albert. She first appeared in 2002, before Albert quit the role in 2004. She made her final appearance during 2005, before making a brief return in 2006.
Johnno Dean is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, played originally by Mark Powley. He first appeared in November 2002, and from April 2003 was replaced by Colin Wells until his exit on 22 July 2005. The character returned on 26 to 31 October 2017 for a guest stint to coincide with the exit of his former wife, Frankie Osborne.
Les Hunter is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by John Graham Davies.
Ben Davies is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Marcus Patric. He first appeared in August 2000, and after departing from the main show in 2005, made further appearances in spin-offs, Hollyoaks: Let Loose and Hollyoaks: In the City, which followed his relationship with Lisa Hunter
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