25 Facts About Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995.

Hollyoaks has covered various taboo subjects rarely seen on British television, for which it has received numerous awards.

Hollyoaks cited American performer Bo Diddley as an inspiration whilst making the theme song.

Hollyoaks is the one of only two British soaps to make regular use of incidental music .

In July 2013, Hollyoaks featured 'Off The Wall Oompah' Band Hosen Brass, playing a selection of their own cover versions for Darren's Bavarian Night at the Dog In The Pond.

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Hollyoaks was initially sponsored by Nescafe, which held a one-year £9.

Caspar Nelson, the head of brand communications at Phones4u, said their research had shown that Hollyoaks was the most-watched TV show for their target audience.

All of the week's episodes of Hollyoaks are compiled into an omnibus on Channel 4, and as of 2020, a signed and audio described version is transmitted at 02:25, and a regular version at 06:00.

Episodes of Hollyoaks, including the weekly omnibus, are available for catch-up viewing online through the All 4 streaming platform.

In 2019, Hollyoaks became the first soap opera to release a boxset of episodes onto a streaming service.

In June 2020, episodes of Hollyoaks were made available on social media platform Snapchat.

Hollyoaks has become notable for being the first soap to address various social issues.

Hollyoaks was the first British soap opera to have a "non-linear" week.

In November 2012, Hollyoaks aired "Enjoy the Ride", in which four regular characters were killed: Rhys Ashworth, and three sixth form students, Maddie Morrison, Neil Cooper and Jono .

In 2019, Hollyoaks became the first British television programme to tackle the issue of far-right extremism and radicalisation with Ste Hay central to the storyline.

On 21 December 2019, Hollyoaks aired a one year flash forward episode to 31 December 2020, which showed sneak peaks of the upcoming county lines drug trafficking storyline fallout.

Hollyoaks producers felt that it was best to continue with the transmission of the episodes.

Hollyoaks's expressed her disgust as she had not been consulted, and felt that the producers were making a "horrific murder" into a topic for entertainment to gain viewers.

Hollyoaks has been praised by viewers, critics and award ceremonies for the way they handle issue-led storylines.

In 2018, Duncan Lindsay of the Metro wrote a piece on Hollyoaks being "top of its game for tackling important issues".

Hollyoaks felt that the soap had "well and truly shed any reputation for being a bonkers, teen soap" and that it had become known for "careful, considered and dignified tackling of sensitive and important social issues".

Hollyoaks felt that despite their early evening timeslot, Hollyoaks "bravely goes where many later night programmes dare not".

Hollyoaks explained that their issue-led storylines result in "huge numbers of people coming forward" to the charities.

Hollyoaks Later returned for a one-off special in 2020, which featured the demise of serial killer Breda McQueen, as well as the introduction of Verity Hutchinson .

In October 2009, The Hollyoaks Music Show began with celebrity artists performing on the set of Hollyoaks.

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