Jack Osborne is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap
opera Hollyoaks, played by Jimmy McKenna. He first appeared on 18
November 1996 and is the second longest serving character in the
serial. He was introduced as part of the Osborne family along with son
Darren (Adam Booth/Ashley Taylor Dawson) and wife Celia (Carol Noakes)
who joined daughter Ruth (Terri Dwyer) to live in Hollyoaks village.
His storylines have included an affair with Dawn Cunningham (Lisa
Williamson), four marriages and an insurance scam which saw him fake
his own death. In his later years, Jack was more commonly known as the
landlord of the show's pub, The Dog in the Pond.Jack's mother, Aggie,
walked out on him and his brothers, Kenneth and Billy Brodie (Clive
Russell), when they were young; his father died on Christmas Eve. Jack
became a police officer in the 1980s and arrested Martin Brownlow, who
later died in prison. Martin was the former love interest of Myra
McQueen (Nicole Barber-Lane) and father to Niall Rafferty (Barry
Sloane). Before Hollyoaks began in 1995, Jack had an affair with Sandy
Roscoe (Gillian Taylforth), which resulted in the birth of his son
Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson), and also cheated with
16-year-old Dawn Cunningham (Lisa Williamson), who then gave birth to
his daughter, Bethany (Danielle Calvert).Jack arrives in Hollyoaks
with his wife Celia and son Darren (Adam Booth), where they join
Jack's daughter Ruth (Terri Dwyer). Jack becomes the landlord of The
Dog in the Pond, after Celia's brother Greg (Alvin Stardust), decides
to sell up following the death of his daughter Natasha (Shebah Ronay).
Jack immediately causes a stir when it is revealed that he is the
father of teenager Dawn's child Bethany, who needs a kidney
transplant. Jack donates one of his kidneys to the daughter he has
never known. Dawn's sister Jude (Davinia Taylor) tries to blackmail
Jack about Bethany. However, she ends up telling everyone in The Dog.
Jack tries to explain to Celia, but she ends their marriage and leaves
for America with Darren.
opera Hollyoaks, played by Jimmy McKenna. He first appeared on 18
November 1996 and is the second longest serving character in the
serial. He was introduced as part of the Osborne family along with son
Darren (Adam Booth/Ashley Taylor Dawson) and wife Celia (Carol Noakes)
who joined daughter Ruth (Terri Dwyer) to live in Hollyoaks village.
His storylines have included an affair with Dawn Cunningham (Lisa
Williamson), four marriages and an insurance scam which saw him fake
his own death. In his later years, Jack was more commonly known as the
landlord of the show's pub, The Dog in the Pond.Jack's mother, Aggie,
walked out on him and his brothers, Kenneth and Billy Brodie (Clive
Russell), when they were young; his father died on Christmas Eve. Jack
became a police officer in the 1980s and arrested Martin Brownlow, who
later died in prison. Martin was the former love interest of Myra
McQueen (Nicole Barber-Lane) and father to Niall Rafferty (Barry
Sloane). Before Hollyoaks began in 1995, Jack had an affair with Sandy
Roscoe (Gillian Taylforth), which resulted in the birth of his son
Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson), and also cheated with
16-year-old Dawn Cunningham (Lisa Williamson), who then gave birth to
his daughter, Bethany (Danielle Calvert).Jack arrives in Hollyoaks
with his wife Celia and son Darren (Adam Booth), where they join
Jack's daughter Ruth (Terri Dwyer). Jack becomes the landlord of The
Dog in the Pond, after Celia's brother Greg (Alvin Stardust), decides
to sell up following the death of his daughter Natasha (Shebah Ronay).
Jack immediately causes a stir when it is revealed that he is the
father of teenager Dawn's child Bethany, who needs a kidney
transplant. Jack donates one of his kidneys to the daughter he has
never known. Dawn's sister Jude (Davinia Taylor) tries to blackmail
Jack about Bethany. However, she ends up telling everyone in The Dog.
Jack tries to explain to Celia, but she ends their marriage and leaves
for America with Darren.
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