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''[[Hollyoaks]]'' is a British soap that began in 1995, centered on the residents of Hollyoaks, a fictional area in Chester. The show is primarily aimed at young people, the cast being on average teenaged to mid-20s.

 

 

It's also notable for having the [[Mood Whiplash|greatest dissonance]] between the happiness of the theme song and the utter misery that ensues after it finishes.

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* [[Aesop Amnesia]]: So, so, so many times.

* [[Affably Evil]]: Despite killing his wife and three young women, and tying to kill two more young women, Silas comes across as a very sweet, kindly older man.

* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Several over the years:

** Sinead herself is becoming this towards Bart and his friendship with Jason.

** Lee is perhaps a male version of this towards Amy.

* [[Crapsack World]]: Not as bad as [[Eastenders|other]] [[Coronation Street|soaps.]] But still fairly nasty. The death rate in Hollyoaks village alone would put people off moving there, especially since it seems to be young adults most of the time.

* [[Cruel and Unusual Death]]: Poor Sarah Barnes dies after her parachute failed to open. She's screaming as she plummets to the ground, and the camera only pulls away at the last minute. Makes matters worse by the fact it was her ex-girlfriend [[Psycho Lesbian|Lydia]] who tampered with it, even if it wasn't intended for Sarah. The circle of blood on the cornfield at the end just says it all.

** Esther Bloom is the only blond out of her trio of "friends", and she's a far kinder and sweeter person than the dark haired Ruby Button and Sinead O'Connor.

* [[Hollywood Geek]]: Will is gorgeous despite the nerdy glasses and clothes.

** Amy Barnes also recovered overnight after being in a car accident that left her unconscious. She was also pregnant at the time.

** Nicely averted with Hannah's friend Melissa, who was a long suffering anorexia sufferer. She didn't get better.

* [[Hot for Student]]: Schoolteacher Becca and the then 16-year-old Justin's relationship.

* [[Ill Girl]]: Steph Cunningham practically lives and breathes this trope after being diagnosed with [[Soap Opera Disease|terminal cancer.]]. Despite initially having some pretty convincing fainting spells, Steph looks far too healthy to be dying of cancer, with a full head of very thick hair and glowing skin. She's also promoted to martyr status, despite using her illness to get her own way.

* [[Intercontinuity Crossover]]: The character of Matt Musgrove, played by Kristian Ealey, immediately transferred to ''Hollyoaks'' after leaving ''Brookside'' (which ended shortly afterwards).

* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]: Brandon, Ste, probably more.

* [[It's All About Me]]: Mercedes McQueen in spades. Because we are supposed to feel sorry for her, despite the fact she learned her lesson on how her actions affect others, when despite being unfaithful to him and treating him badly, Malachy still willingly sacrificed himself to save her from an explosion. Mercedes then promptly seemed to forget him, got engaged a month later and then cheated on her fiancee, Riley with his ''dad''. This is never indicated either to be a result of losing Malachy either, she seemingly just forgets him. When she has the baby and the truth of her infidelity to Riley comes out, she promptly complains that Riley is later wrong to show attraction to other women, despite the fact that ''she'' cheated on him and it was clearly ''her'' fault.

** Jacqui McQueen. Do we even need to explain how much of a self-centred, arrogant, hypocritical, [[Karma Houdini|bitch]] she frequently shows herself to be?

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Jacqui McQueen comes across as a [[Alpha Bitch|total bitch]] most of the time, but she does have her moments of kindness. She's the only one to take in Lindsay when the rest of the village had turned against her, she also took in a stray dog, and she attempted to help the homeless Phoebe despite the girl stealing off her. Jacqui also stands up for her family and friends if they need it.

* [[Karma Houdini]]: So many of the characters.

** While it has been rectified since, The Food Commission complained in 2007 that, on average, 18% of the scenes in ''Hollyoaks'' showed a character drinking alcohol. The worry was that it would send the message to the younger viewers that it was normal to drink so much alcohol. In more recent times, it's rare to see someone even finishing a drink.

** There was a lot of fuss kicked up over Newt's attempted suicide storyline because the airing of it happened to coincide with the real life story of two teenage girls killing themselves in a very similar manner. Channel 4 defended themselves by stating that they couldn't pluck an episode directly out of a long running series, especially because the events leading up to and surrounding Newt's suicide attempt had been heavily promoted for weeks. They also mentioned that ''Hollyoaks'' has dealt with sensitive topics for a long time, and included a number at the end of the program for anyone who had been affected by the storyline.

* [[Ms. Fanservice]] and [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]: Most of the cast. They do sexy calendars of ''both'' genders. Many of the ladies will feature in the lower end lads' mags.

** Bronagh Waugh, avoids being in lads mags, perhaps due to lads' magazine editors' opinions on [[Informed Attractiveness|her looks]]. Same for Victoria Atkin, who plays Jason Costello. You won't see any of the onscreen mothers (With the exception of the likes of [[Teen Pregnancy|Cindy Cunningham]] and other younger mothers) doing them either.

** Darren Osbourne.

** Duncan Button.

* [[Product Placement]]: Well, for any Vauxhall vehicles anyway, these seem incredibly common.

** Now that [[Product Placement]] is allowed on British Television, ''Hollyoaks'' has jumped on board. So far we've seen:

* [[Transsexualism]]: Jasmine Costello has a male alter ego in the form of Jason.

** Now he's generally [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|accepted as being Jason]].

* [[Troubled but Cute]]: Ste, to many, many fans.

* [[Tsundere]]: Most of the female cast, to some extent, but specifically Jacqui and Mercedes McQueen. Cheryl, however, is the sole exception to this.