Tony Hutchinson is a fictional character from the British Channel 4
soap opera Hollyoaks. Portrayed by Nick Pickard, his first appearance
on-screen occurred on 23 October 1995, the inaugural episode of the
programme, and is the longest-serving character in the soap. The
character was created by Phil Redmond, as one of several main
characters for the show.Tony has been part of various storylines,
including marriages to Mandy Richardson (Sarah Jayne Dunn), her
stepsister Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring) and Diane O'Connor
(Alex Fletcher), an affair with married woman Helen Cunningham
(Kathryn George), the death of his daughter Grace to sudden infant
death syndrome, the discovery of his long-lost son Harry Thompson
(Parry Glasspool), sleeping with underage Theresa McQueen (Jorgie
Porter), his battle with testicular cancer, impregnating Diane, the
birth of his children Anthony and Dee Dee, an affair with his
stepdaughter Sinead O'Connor (Stephanie Davis), discovering that his
biological daughter is Rose Lomax after she and Dee Dee were switched
at birth, coping with Harry's homosexuality and relationship with his
best friend Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson), being stabbed and taken
hostage by serial killer Breda McQueen (Moya Brady) after he
discovered her crimes, struggling to return to his life after Breda's
reign of terror comes to an end, the return of his father Edward
Hutchinson (Joe McGann) into his life, coming over his trauma from
Breda's actions, discovering that Diane had a brief affair when he was
taken hostage and discovering it was with Edward.Tony begins a
relationship with Julie. Julie and Tony become engaged but she leaves
him at the altar. Tony and Tessie Thompson (Sian Foulkes) begin a
relationship. Tessie pretends she is pregnant in an attempt to scam
Tony of his money. Tony discovers Tessie's lies forcing her to leave.
Tony's friend, Rory "Finn" Finnigan (James Redmond), begins a
relationship with a woman named Victoria (Fiona Mollison) who he later
discovers is Tony's mother. The pair soon after marry despite Tony's
protests. Tony buys Lewis Richardson's (Ben Hull) share of The Loft.
Tony moves away from Hollyoaks Village with Ruth and Finn, where he
focuses on his new business venture Gnosh, in Hollyoaks: Movin' On. He
receives news that Ruth has been beaten up by Lewis, who then commits
suicide due to guilt over his actions. Tony has a brief relationship
with Ruth before she leaves the village. Off-screen, Ruth discovers
she is pregnant with Tony's child but suffers a miscarriage.
soap opera Hollyoaks. Portrayed by Nick Pickard, his first appearance
on-screen occurred on 23 October 1995, the inaugural episode of the
programme, and is the longest-serving character in the soap. The
character was created by Phil Redmond, as one of several main
characters for the show.Tony has been part of various storylines,
including marriages to Mandy Richardson (Sarah Jayne Dunn), her
stepsister Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring) and Diane O'Connor
(Alex Fletcher), an affair with married woman Helen Cunningham
(Kathryn George), the death of his daughter Grace to sudden infant
death syndrome, the discovery of his long-lost son Harry Thompson
(Parry Glasspool), sleeping with underage Theresa McQueen (Jorgie
Porter), his battle with testicular cancer, impregnating Diane, the
birth of his children Anthony and Dee Dee, an affair with his
stepdaughter Sinead O'Connor (Stephanie Davis), discovering that his
biological daughter is Rose Lomax after she and Dee Dee were switched
at birth, coping with Harry's homosexuality and relationship with his
best friend Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson), being stabbed and taken
hostage by serial killer Breda McQueen (Moya Brady) after he
discovered her crimes, struggling to return to his life after Breda's
reign of terror comes to an end, the return of his father Edward
Hutchinson (Joe McGann) into his life, coming over his trauma from
Breda's actions, discovering that Diane had a brief affair when he was
taken hostage and discovering it was with Edward.Tony begins a
relationship with Julie. Julie and Tony become engaged but she leaves
him at the altar. Tony and Tessie Thompson (Sian Foulkes) begin a
relationship. Tessie pretends she is pregnant in an attempt to scam
Tony of his money. Tony discovers Tessie's lies forcing her to leave.
Tony's friend, Rory "Finn" Finnigan (James Redmond), begins a
relationship with a woman named Victoria (Fiona Mollison) who he later
discovers is Tony's mother. The pair soon after marry despite Tony's
protests. Tony buys Lewis Richardson's (Ben Hull) share of The Loft.
Tony moves away from Hollyoaks Village with Ruth and Finn, where he
focuses on his new business venture Gnosh, in Hollyoaks: Movin' On. He
receives news that Ruth has been beaten up by Lewis, who then commits
suicide due to guilt over his actions. Tony has a brief relationship
with Ruth before she leaves the village. Off-screen, Ruth discovers
she is pregnant with Tony's child but suffers a miscarriage.
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