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{{quote|''You have emotional problems and a below-average IQ. I'm prescribing '''Hollyoaks'''.''|'''Frankie Boyle''', "[[Mock the Week|Bad Things to hear at the Psychiatrist's]]" }}
''[[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.
''Hollyoaks'' has always been something of a joke amongst critics and viewers; it was mocked for the practice of casting attractive yet unconvincing actors, as well as some of its more outlandish storylines, or feeble dialogue. However, recently Hollyoaks has shown a notable rise in quality, producing several satisfying story arcs and interesting characters. It has even garnered critical attention in papers such as The Guardian, and at several award shows, and was praised for its portrayal of the gay relationship between John Paul and Craig.
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.
Many viewers love ''Hollyoaks'' not despite its faults, but because of them. See [[So Bad It's Good]].
Another amusing thing is that Channel 4
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* [[Aesop Amnesia]]: So, so, so many times.
** Mercedes treated her husband like scum and repeatedly cheated on him, only to reconcile briefly before he performs a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] to save her from an explosion. She is genuinely distraught over his senseless death, but fast-foward a month later, she is now doing the vertical tango with both a father and son, has gotten engaged again... and doesn't seem to remember he ''even existed''.
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** Played straight with Spencer, Warren's brother. He moved away from the village, and it's unknown whether he even knows that his [[Not Quite Dead|brother is actually still alive.]]
* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: Rhys and his half sister Beth, who admittedly [[Incest Is Relative|met and fell in love before discovering they were related]].
* [[Captain Ersatz]]
** This is ''despite'' the fact the show is portrayed as being in Chester, when [[Reality Is Unrealistic|realistically]], [[Your Mileage May Vary|it looks nothing like it]].
* [[Cassandra Truth]]: No-one will believe Lindsay about Silas being a murderer.
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* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Over the course of a year, Sam Owen went from a withdrawn law student previously falsely imprisoned on charges of arson, to a serial date rapist, before coming full circle & setting [[My Local|The Dog In The Pond]] on fire; killing himself & four others in the process.
* [[Faking the Dead]]: Jack, aided by Darren, as a desperate last measure to get out of the debt he was in.
* [[Funny Schizophrenia]]: Another criticism
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Blonde Carmel is a much nicer person than her siblings, most of whom are dark-haired. On the other hand, Michaela is also blonde, and is possibly the biggest bitch of the lot.
** Things seem to have improved in the last few years, but there was a point about 5 or 6 years ago where literally every single female character was blonde - apart from the [[Hollywood Geek|nerdy, uptight character]] who had dark hair.
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* [[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.
{{quote|Steph: "But I'm dying of CANCER."}}
* [[It's All About Me]]: Mercedes McQueen in spades. Because we are supposed to feel sorry for her, despite the fact she
** 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?
* [[It's a Wonderful Plot]]: The 2011 Christmas episode with [[The Woobie|Doug]] and [[Our Ghosts Are Different|Steph]]
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** 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.
** Loretta was supposed to have a dark secret about her killing a girl when she was younger, along with a friend, who's appearance in the village brings her dark history to light. Despite Lorretta, her friend, and the deceased girl being around twelve at the time, and all the same age, [[wikipedia:Jamie Bulger|Jamie Bulger's]] mother kicked up a fuss about it. While it's understandable that she would be upset, Hollyoaks is known for bringing such topics to light, and wouldn't have
* [[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.
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** The 2012 Valentines trailer also counts; it implies Darren will have to choose between Nancy and Cindy. This never happens.
* [[No Bisexuals]]: Averted: Kris is bisexual, as is Ravi.
** Unfortunately played straight (pun not intended) with Ste - the moment he got with Brendan the show started calling him gay, despite his previous relationship with Amy.
*** It isn't uncommon for gay people to have relationships with the opposite sex before coming out. Not at all. Things aren't that black-and-white.
** Seems to be going this way with Doug Carter, who recently outed himself as gay, despite having ''no'' homosexual experimentation with men or the very person who caused these feelings, not even a kiss, to actually be sure if he was. Fairly certain that until then, that merely makes someone bi-curious.
*** Once again, stuff like this is not that black-and-white. You definitely do not need to kiss or have sex with someone to know you're gay. Most straight people are virgins when they realized they were attracted to the opposite sex. Yes, it is a little strange that Doug is completely gay rather than bisexual, but not for that reason.
** Becomes amusingly hypocritical considering at the end of every episode, the announcer offers the Channel 4 website to help people with their sexuality. One wonders if the Hollyoaks writers should perhaps consider ''reading'' it as well?
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Before she joined the show as [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Mitzeee]], Rachel Shenton was noted in various articles for her resemblance to Cheryl Cole. A recent episode lampshaded this by having Brendan disguising her as Cheryl to make ''Heat'' magazine think that Chez Chez was a hot spot for celebrities.
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: Andy, after falling off a cliff into water. Also Clare, in exactly the same circumstances. And of course, Niall following the church explosion because they [[Never Found the Body]].
** It's basically always safe to assume in Hollyoaks that [[Never Found the Body|if there's no body]], they're not dead.
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* [[Perky Goth]]: Newt.
** Newt's version of Rae.
* [[Pimped-Out Dress]]
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Several
** Max and OB
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'''Darren''': They're mine. *[[Record Needle Scratch]]* }}
* [[Recurring Riff]]: Hollyoaks has a short guitar riff at the start and the end of an episode.
* [[Recycled Plot]]: The Loft has been set on fire so many times, it's approaching [[Running Gag]] status; The Dog In The Pond, Il Gnosh and Hollyoaks Community College have all been set on fire
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: Niall, realizing all he's done to hurt Steph, the woman he supposedly loves, steps off a cliff. (Unlike previous cliff drops on ''Hollyoaks'', this did actually kill him)
* [[Revenge by Proxy]]: To get back at Myra for abandoning him as a child, Niall takes his rage out on various members of the McQueen family; including injecting Michaela with heroin, pushing a pregnant Tina down the stairs, attacking Nana, trying to break Carmel and Calvin up, and attempting to drug and kill John Paul. Eventually, he kidnaps the entire McQueen family and forces Myra to choose which two of her six children will be allowed to live.
** Which lead to John Paul & Mercedes ''immediately'' [[Heroic Sacrifice|volunteering to die to save their siblings]]. However Jacqui (The eldest daughter) doesn't, which leads to her holding a grudge over her mother choosing Michaela (The youngest) & Tina (Who had a son of her own) to live, [[Completely Missing the Point]] that Myra had to choose, or they all would die, crying "[[It's All About Me|How could you pick me, I'm your baby!]]"
* [[Riding Into the Sunset]]: John Paul and Craig get a "Sunset Ending."
* [[Rule of Three]]: Most ''Hollyoaks'' episodes start with three short scenarios, set to music, of three characters following a similar scenario. For example it might show three of them waking up in different ways.
* [[Sadist Show]]: In more recent times, going this way. ''Particularly'' over the controversial Jasmine/Jason storyline (which in itself, has been accused of being [[Reality Is Unrealistic|out of sync with real life]], especially by fans.
* [[Serial Killer]]: Silas, who comes across as a [[Affably Evil|lovely old man]] has killed his own wife, India and Jenny to date. His motive was revealed to be because his wife was cheating on him with a man across the street. He pushed her down the stairs, and then choked her to death. He now targets young girls who he sees as sexually promiscuous, by befriending them online and then asking to meet up. There he lures them away, and chokes them to death.
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* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Poor Rae was [[Tear Jerker|a very tragic example of this]]. She had a [[Matchmaker Crush]] on Will, but wanted to be a good friend to Theresa. [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|Knowing they both had feelings for one another but weren't getting anywhere]], she kept telling Theresa to give Will another chance, and gave Will a makeover to try and impress Theresa. She eventually succeeded in getting them together, but as noted above, it indirectly led to her murder, and Will and Theresa kissing is the last thing she sees before she dies.
* [[Silent Credits]]: Every time the show ends on a death of a major character. Even if the character turns out to be [[Not Quite Dead]].
* [[Soapland Christmas]]: Well, it ''is'' ''Hollyoaks'', after all.
* [[Space Whale Aesop]]: The ''entire point'' of the Bart/Sinead runaway storyline!
* [[Spin-Off]]: There's been a series of late night
** ''Hollyoaks: Movin' On''
** ''Hollyoaks: Let Loose''
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* [[Spoiled Sweet]]: Mitzeee is actually a really sweet and kind person behind the shallow and ditzy front she puts up. She's among the first people to accept Jasmine becoming Jason, and comforts the Costellos when Heidi is killed.
* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: The McQueen family. One of their members is usually mixed up in one of the main storylines, and that tends to drag in the entire family.
* Standardized Sitcom Housing: While most characters' homes/
** YMMV on this one. It's shown that several of the McQueens' girls are shown to share a room when they're back at home, up to three at a time.
* [[The Stinger]]: Every single episode.
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*** However Amber has now [[Put on a Bus|left the show]] and there's been no word from her since.
** While not shown on screen, Myra McQueen was only fourteen when she gave birth to Niall. A year later she gave birth to Jacqui, and a only a year after that she gave birth to Mercedes.
* [[The Cast Showoff]]: Abi Phillips was asked to join the cast after penning a song called 'Missing You' for her favourite character, Steph. It was used during her final scene. As an amazing singer, her character Liberty gets the opportunity to sing in show. Unfortunately it's clear that [[Bad Bad Acting|the ''Hollyoaks'' bosses only hired her for her singing.]]
* [[Transsexual]]: Jasmine Costello has a male alter ego in the form of Jason.
** Now he's generally [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|accepted as being Jason]]
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* [[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.
* [[Victim of the Week]]: So far, every series of the
** Series one had Niall Rafferty dying after falling off a cliff.
** Series two had Sarah Barnes dying after her on and off [[Psycho Lesbian|girlfriend Lydia]] tampered with her parachute.
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