Hollyoaks is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on
23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously
conceived the soap opera Brookside. The programme is set in the
fictional village of Hollyoaks, a suburb of Chester, and is filmed at
Lime Pictures in Liverpool's Childwall suburb. Since 2001, episodes
have been aired on E4 a day before its broadcast on Channel 4.At its
inception, the soap was targeted towards an adolescent and young adult
audience, but now has broadened its appeal to all age groups. It has
famously covered many taboo subjects rarely seen on British
television. Beginning with a cast of 14 characters, it now has upwards
of 50 regular cast members. The longest-serving actor is Nick Pickard,
who has played Tony Hutchinson since the first episode. The programme
has won 39 British Soap Awards, 18 Inside Soap Awards, one TRIC Award,
and one National Television Award. It won the award for Best British
Soap twice, in 2014 and 2019; its first win broke the 15-year tie
between rival soap operas EastEnders and Coronation Street.Hollyoaks
is produced by Lime Pictures (formerly known as Mersey Television
prior to its takeover by All3Media) and is primarily filmed at its
studios in Childwall, a suburb of south Liverpool.
23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously
conceived the soap opera Brookside. The programme is set in the
fictional village of Hollyoaks, a suburb of Chester, and is filmed at
Lime Pictures in Liverpool's Childwall suburb. Since 2001, episodes
have been aired on E4 a day before its broadcast on Channel 4.At its
inception, the soap was targeted towards an adolescent and young adult
audience, but now has broadened its appeal to all age groups. It has
famously covered many taboo subjects rarely seen on British
television. Beginning with a cast of 14 characters, it now has upwards
of 50 regular cast members. The longest-serving actor is Nick Pickard,
who has played Tony Hutchinson since the first episode. The programme
has won 39 British Soap Awards, 18 Inside Soap Awards, one TRIC Award,
and one National Television Award. It won the award for Best British
Soap twice, in 2014 and 2019; its first win broke the 15-year tie
between rival soap operas EastEnders and Coronation Street.Hollyoaks
is produced by Lime Pictures (formerly known as Mersey Television
prior to its takeover by All3Media) and is primarily filmed at its
studios in Childwall, a suburb of south Liverpool.
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