116 Facts About Silas Blissett

Silas Blissett is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jeff Rawle.

The actor said that the role of Silas Blissett is "very interesting" for him as he had not played a murderer in his career before.

Silas Blissett made his first on-screen appearance in episode 2979, originally broadcast on 23 December 2010.

Silas Blissett returned again in 2016 as well as making two further returns in 2020 and 2022 with this being his last return as he was killed off in a final showdown with the McQueens.

Silas Blissett was credited as "Mystery Man" in his first episode to keep his identity hidden.

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Silas Blissett is revealed to be Heidi Costello's father and the grandfather of Riley Costello, Seth Costello and Jason Costello.

Silas Blissett is a serial killer who is described as sinister, scary and complex.

Silas Blissett is "old-fashioned" and dislikes women with "loose morals"; believing his murders as a positive, cleansing service to society.

Silas Blissett has twelve confirmed victims on the show, and is believed to have killed up to 100 women.

Silas Blissett left Hollyoaks on 4 November 2011, but returned for a guest stint on 19 July 2012, in an attempt to murder Texas again, but , refrains.

The character and Rawle's portrayal has been well-received by viewers, critics and his co-stars alike, with Silas Blissett being considered as one of the soap's most popular and infamous villains.

Silas Blissett is revealed to be Heidi Costello's father when he visits his family at Christmas.

Silas Blissett meets Nancy Hayton and prepares to strangle her to death, however he is interrupted by her boyfriend.

Silas Blissett intends to strangle an intoxicated Texas to death, but refrains when she explains that she pressured India into internet dating.

Silas Blissett stops Lynsey from gaining a promotion by telling her place of work about the radio show.

Lynsey realises that Silas Blissett was her attacker and confronts him on numerous occasions, but her allegation is ignored.

Lynsey accuses Silas Blissett of murdering India and his grandson, Riley Costello, begins to question Lynsey's allegations.

Silas Blissett sees Lynsey giving Cheryl Brady weight loss drugs and secretly swaps them with his heart medication.

Silas Blissett is found unconscious by Lynsey and begins to recover in hospital.

Silas Blissett makes Cheryl doubt Lynsey's state of mind when he tells her that he thinks Lynsey could be capable of swapping the drugs.

Silas Blissett sees Jenny searching through his bag and threatens her, causing her to run away.

Silas Blissett takes a dislike to Riley's fiancee, Mercedes McQueen, after he learns of her promiscuity.

Lynsey attempts and fails to frame Silas Blissett after planting India's necklace on him and contacting the police.

Silas Blissett brutally beats and strangles Rae to death and takes her necklace.

Silas Blissett is contacted by the police and tells them he is holidaying in France and denies any knowledge of the attack.

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Silas Blissett holds a heavily pregnant Mercedes captive in the basement of The Dog in the Pond after she confesses to having an affair with Riley's father, Carl Costello.

On Halloween, Silas Blissett tells Lynsey he is going to kill her, but she attacks him and escapes.

Silas Blissett later sees a woman in the same Halloween costume as Lynsey and hits her over the head with a brick and strangles her to death.

Riley demands Silas Blissett admit to Jason and Seth that he murdered their mother and he is then arrested he refuses to tell the police where Mercedes is.

Silas Blissett tells Lynsey that she will have to play a game of chess in order to find Mercedes, but she refuses.

Silas Blissett is last seen in his jail cell, staring at a chess piece, accepting that he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Silas Blissett is not put on trial as he is moved to a mental institution when he is deemed insane.

Silas Blissett tells Texas that another young woman will die the following day.

Silas Blissett warns her that another copycat killing will soon occur.

Silas Blissett explains that to prevent this he will tell her the identity of the killer if she gives him India's ring.

Silas Blissett sees an apparition of Lynsey who he compliments, telling her she played a good game.

Silas Blissett recognises him from the hospital, and he reveals his true identity to her.

Silas Blissett tells her that he wants to help her as he, "knew a Lynsey once before", and it is a beautiful name.

Silas Blissett expresses a deep admiration for her work so far and offers her the chance to go into hiding with him as he feels that with the right tuition from him, the pair would make an unstoppable force.

Silas Blissett turns his attention to Kim, using a fake name "Edward" on social media, to lure her in.

Silas Blissett tells her he is a retired policeman and uses her as a decoy so that the two killers can go ahead with their dastardly plans.

Silas Blissett later meets Lindsey at a car park and tells her that he has Kim on side and that the plan is proceeding perfectly: that sooner or later, Lindsey will be reunited with her son and he will finally get another chance to claim the life of Mercedes.

Silas Blissett plays a game of chess with Mercedes, while blaming her for Riley's death.

Mercedes angrily demands where Silas Blissett was when Riley died and throws him into a rage when she reminds him of his part in Heidi's death.

Silas Blissett tells her that she is to be his final victim and he will not be cheated this time as he was with Lynsey and Texas.

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Silas Blissett allows Mercedes to take JJ to bed, but she secretly hides a nail file in her pocket.

Lindsey then gives the order for Silas Blissett to kill Mercedes, which Mercedes criticises, as Silas Blissett is taking orders from a woman.

When Silas Blissett sees a locket containing a picture of Mercedes' stillborn son, Gabriel, he criticises him and brands him as another one of her illegitimate children.

Silas Blissett is touched by this and noting that Mercedes has made significant effort to mend her ways over the years, he decides to spare her life.

Silas Blissett then gives Mercedes the baby and asks her to ensure that the child grows up as pure and innocent as she is.

Silas Blissett then turns on Lindsey for cheating on the Roscoe brothers.

Silas Blissett is last seen looking on as a hysterical Myra McQueen is led out of The Loft by Tegan and Celine.

Silas Blissett calls Mercedes and taunts her, causing her to fall and miscarry.

Silas Blissett explains that he wants to meet his great-grandson, Bobby Costello, who he believes is trapped by the McQueens.

Silas Blissett gets Seth to collect fake passports while he picks Bobby up from the airport, he sends Bobby off on a scavenger hunt before calling Mercedes to taunt her and inform her he has got Bobby.

Mercedes chooses to let Silas Blissett kill her, after making him promise that he will let Bobby go, but before he can do so, Theresa knocks Silas Blissett out, allowing Mercedes to escape.

Silas Blissett then flees the scene before the police arrive, having decided not to pursue Mercedes, but he secretly stays in contact with Bobby, playing chess with him under the username 'G'.

Silas Blissett regains consciousness and attempts to convince Bobby to leave with him, but Bobby, upon noticing that the electricity to the chessboard has been reactivated, pushes Silas Blissett onto the chessboard, electrocuting him to death.

Silas Blissett was credited as "Mystery Man" in his first episode to keep his identity hidden.

Silas Blissett was talking about her own life being a soap, but she's right.

Rawle explained that Silas Blissett is "old-fashioned" and dislikes women who have loose morals.

Silas Blissett actually appeared to enjoy killing people and although he mockingly apologised to some of his victims, he clearly didn't mean those apologies.

Silas Blissett thinks he hasn't got a lot of time left to live and feels he has nothing to lose.

Silas Blissett then sends a photo of Cameron and India thinks he is gorgeous.

Silas Blissett feels a pang of guilt and tries to redeem himself by taking Texas to hospital.

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Jenny thinks Silas Blissett is a millionaire who she can get the better of, and Silas Blissett thinks she will be a "soft" target for him.

Silas Blissett could be grooming up to 200 girls, waiting for just one to let down their guard - and that's where Jenny comes in.

Jenny is chased through the woods and realises that Silas Blissett has given her the drugged drink that was meant for him.

However, Silas Blissett is scared off as Lynsey's screams are heard by Silas Blissett's grandson, Riley Costello, who arrives to rescue her.

Lynsey realises that it was Silas Blissett who attacked her and tells people, but they do not believe her.

In March 2011, Hassan revealed that Silas Blissett sees an opportunity to get even with Lynsey when he sees her handing over diet pills to Cheryl.

Silas Blissett sees Lynsey giving the pills to Cheryl and sees an opportunity to get his own back.

Hassan continued that it does not cross Lynsey's mind that Silas Blissett would want to hurt Cheryl, but opined that "the penny will eventually drop for her".

Silas Blissett then tries to scare Lynsey off with a menacing warning.

Rawle explained that Silas Blissett is intent on discrediting Lynsey as she knows he is a killer.

Lynsey frames Silas Blissett by planting India's necklace on him before ringing the police anonymously.

Silas Blissett puts a webcam in Lynsey's flat in order to watch her.

Silas Blissett sneaks into the house and plays tricks on Lynsey by turning the gas on and writing a "sinister" message on her mirror with lipstick.

Lynsey's friend, Brendan Brady, sees Silas watching Lynsey as she is leaving and Hassan said that "[Brendan] starts to think there's something odd about him".

Lynsey is convinced that Silas Blissett is posing as the girl and goes through Texas's phone to make contact with the girl.

However, Lynsey is left alone after Silas Blissett sends Nancy on a job at the last minute and the girl does not arrive.

Porter stated that Silas Blissett is being "clever" as he befriends Will while plotting against Theresa.

Silas Blissett encourages Will to set up a fake profile on the website to check on Theresa.

Silas Blissett brutally beats Rae and strangles her to death in an alleyway.

Silas Blissett did this because she wanted viewers to be "surprised and shocked" by her exit.

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In May 2011, Silas Blissett takes a dislike to Riley's fiance, Mercedes McQueen, after he learns of her promiscuity.

Silas Blissett decides to teach heavily pregnant Mercedes a lesson after she confesses to an affair with Riley's father, Carl Costello.

Silas Blissett's plan is to keep Mercedes alive until she has given birth and then murder her.

In October 2011, Silas Blissett tells Lynsey that he is planning to murder again and that she has until midnight on Halloween to identify his next victim.

Silas Blissett reminds Lynsey of his plan by sending her clues and presents, such as a chess queen and a pumpkin containing the message "Tick tock, time is running out".

Silas Blissett sends Lynsey a Catwoman outfit with an instruction to wear it at the fancy dress Halloween party at Chez Chez nightclub.

Lynsey confides in Doug and tells him what Silas Blissett is planning and Brennan said he was "very, very happy" to be involved in the storyline again.

Silas Blissett reveals to Lynsey that she was his intended victim and vows to kill her.

When Lynsey manages to escape from Silas Blissett, he follows her and confuses Heidi with Lynsey as they are wearing identical Catwoman costumes.

Silas Blissett is devastated when he realises that he has killed Heidi.

The Daily Star had previously reported that Silas Blissett would kill Heidi, but this was not confirmed by Hollyoaks producers.

Rawle explained that Silas Blissett has accepted he is to be in the secure psychiatric unit until he dies so he plans to manipulate the outside world from inside as a means of living out his murderous fantasies.

Rawle revealed that Silas Blissett has a "nagging feeling" that he made a mistake in killing India and that he wishes he could put it right.

Silas Blissett said that his character meant to murder Texas so he now wants to kill her as she is the "one that got away".

Hendrickse-Spendlove commented that Silas Blissett initially intended to kill Texas so she is "the final piece of the puzzle for him, and then his 'work' will be complete".

Silas Blissett tells Texas another murder will soon occur which is an opportunity to "play games".

Silas Blissett is "delighted" to have an audience during the visits and begins to "make lots of threats".

Rawle explained that Silas Blissett sees that Texas has India's ring which is "symbolic" for Silas Blissett as he had previously taken it as a trophy.

Rawle explained that Silas Blissett tells Texas that Will Savage is responsible for Lynsey's murder which is because "Silas Blissett knows that Texas and Will are close, so he points the finger of suspicion his way".

Silas Blissett said that Silas would "put quite a few people in the frame" for the murder.

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Silas Blissett tells Texas that he now intends to complete what he began.

Silas Blissett poses under the alias "Mister E Mann", a writer interested in the case.

Silas Blissett appears at Dee Valley Hospital to seek more information about the murders, where he speaks to nurse Tegan Lomax.

The actress revealed that Silas Blissett would continue to appear as he becomes "desperate for answers".

Silas Blissett tells Lindsey that he is admires her career, suggesting that he knows she is the killer.

Silas Blissett confirmed that Silas and Mercedes would feature in her exit, calling it "tense" and "exciting".

Rawle explained that Silas Blissett blames Mercedes for the breakdown of his own family and believes that he should have killed her when he was able to.

At the All About Soap Bubble Awards Silas Blissett won "Best Villain" and the scenes in which he murdered Heidi won the "Best Episode" award.

Silas Blissett later labelled Silas "one of [Hollyoaks] best ever villains".

The following week readers voted Silas Blissett's escape as the storyline they were most looking forward to watching with 64.

Silas Blissett called Silas "without a doubt the most cold-blooded psychopath in Soapland".