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Theo Sankofa
Theo Sankofa is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Andrew Somerville from 2001 to 2002. Character creation Andrew Somerville was cast in the Hollyoaks: On the Pull campaign to find new young actors to appear in the show. The other three chosen were Marcus Patric ( Ben Davies), Lesley Johnston ( Laura Burns) and Elize du Toit (Izzy Cornwell). Storylines Theo moved to Hollyoaks where he set up the village's first gadget shop Theologic, which supplied some of the strangest devices. Friendly and well-liked, Theo was someone who the residents of Hollyoaks came to for advice and help. He often supported and advised his friends, including Chloe Bruce (Mikyla Dodd) and Matt Musgrove. Theo also played a key part in helping Gordon Cunningham in winning the local elections as Theo was his right-hand man campaigner. In 2002, his younger brother Norman arrived and extra responsibility was put on Theo's shoulders, especially when his busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Hallows
Jo Hallows is a British television producer and director, best known for her work on Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' and BBC drama series Grange Hill. Hallows was also Head of Drama Production at Mersey TV. Career Hallows worked as Head of Drama Production at Mersey TV. Hallows was also producer of Grange Hill in 2003. Hollyoaks Hallows began work on Hollyoaks in 1995 and joined the show from its ninth episode. Hallows served as the show's series producer until 2005, when she served as an executive producer, alongside programme creator Phil Redmond. Hallows was responsible for Hollyoaks: Breaking Boundaries, which saw the rape of long-term character Luke Morgan, which was the first time male rape was tackled in a soap. Hallows worked closely with advisers from rape-related support groups to help her make the storyline realistic. Hallows was responsible for killing off Lewis Richardson in her time on the show, which occurred in Hollyoaks: Movin' On. Hallows also worked on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikyla Dodd
Mikyla Dodd (born 1978, in Blackburn) is an English actress who is most famous for playing the role of Chloe Bruce in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2000 until 2004. In 2006, she appeared in the ITV Reality TV show ''Celebrity Fit Club''. In 2008, Dodd guest starred in an episode of ''Casualty'' for the BBC. Memoir On 28 June 2007, Dodd's memoir ''The Fat Girl from Hollyoaks'', a record of her weight problems as a teenager and life as an actress in a British television soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ..., was published by ''Hodder & Stoughton''. For its paperback release, its title will reportedly be ''Playing the Fat Girl''.Hodder & Stoughton websitaccessed October 23, 2007 Mikyla went to Billinge High School References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollyoaks Characters
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a day prior to their broadcast on Channel 4. At its inception, the soap was targeted towards an adolescent and young adult audience but has since broadened its appeal to all age groups. ''Hollyoaks'' has covered various taboo subjects rarely seen on British television, for which it has received numerous awards. It has won the award for Best British Soap twice, in 2014 and 2019; its first win broke the 15-year tie between rival soap operas '' EastEnders'' and '' Coronation Street''. Beginning with a cast of 15 characters, it now has upwards of 50 regular cast members. The longest-serving actor is Nick Pickard, who has portrayed Tony Hutchinson since the first episode. Premise The programme is set in the fictional village of Hollyoaks, a subur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Jeffries
Darren Jon-Jeffries (born 2 March 1982) is an English actor, writer, and presenter best known for his portrayal of Sam "O.B." O'Brien in Channel 4 soap-opera ''Hollyoaks''. He is also known for presenting Freshly Squeezed and Red Bull Rivals on Channel 4, plus The British Soap Awards and Text Santa for ITV2. Early life Jeffries was born in Wrexham, Wales to Glynis Jeffries (née Jones), a teacher of sign language, and Wayne Jeffries, a professional carpenter. As a senior, he attended Padgate Community High School in Warrington, (now known as Padgate Academy), whose notable former pupils also include Chris Evans and Kerry Katona. Jeffries also joined Padgate High sixth Form College and studied Business, English Literature, English Language and Drama. Career At fourteen whilst attending Padgate High, he joined a Warrington-based acting course, culminating in a small performance at Warrington's Parr Hall where he was spotted by a North-West based acting agency. This led to an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam "O
Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional characters * Sam (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Sam (surname), a list of people with the surname ** Cen (surname) (岑), romanized "Sam" in Cantonese ** Shen (surname) (沈), often romanized "Sam" in Cantonese and other languages Religious or legendary figures * Sam (Book of Mormon), elder brother of Nephi * Sām, a Persian mythical folk hero * Sam Ziwa, an uthra (angel or celestial being) in Mandaeism Animals * Sam (army dog) (died 2000) * Sam (horse) (b 1815), British Thoroughbred * Sam (koala) (died 2009), rescued after 2009 bush fires in Victoria, Australia * Sam (orangutan), in the movie ''Dunston Checks In'' * Sam (ugly dog) (1990–2005), voted the world's ugliest dog in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Nash
Jamie Nash is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Stefan Booth. The character appeared between 2001 and 2002. Storylines Jamie arrived as one of the new students at Hollyoaks Community College. He was a jack-the-lad with a cheeky charm who was determined that his time at college was going to be one long party with many pretty girls on his arm. His good looks worked well and he had many conquests in the village, so when a sexually transmitted disease went around at college, Jamie got the blame due to a witch hunt by his jilted conquest Eve Crawford. Although the claims turned out to be false, Jamie realised the error of his ways and with the help of sister Jodie, vowed to change his ways. This included running for student president against Chloe Bruce, which he won but did the decent thing and gave it up to Chloe, who was more serious about the job. His new attitude extended to relationships as well. He admitted that despite all of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Littler
Matt Littler (born 19 March 1982) is a British actor and director born in Bury, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. He is most famous for playing the role Max Cunningham from 1997 to 2008 in the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. Career Littler is most notable for his role on the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' in which he played Max Cunningham, a role he held for 11 years before his character's death in June 2008. He decided to leave the show with his on/off-screen best friend Sam "O.B." O'Brien, played by Darren Jeffries, who left the show a few months earlier, and later returned for Max's departure. Max was one of the longest running characters on the show. On ITV's '' This Morning'' show, Matt revealed that he will be returning to ''Hollyoaks'' to direct a few episodes. Since leaving Littler spent some years co-presenting many popular TV shows with Darren Jeffries these include 4Music programme ''Orange RockCorps, The Versus Chart, Freshly Squeezed, T4 Stars, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Cunningham
Max Cunningham is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Ben Sherrif from 1995 to 1997, and Matt Littler from 1997 to 2008. He first appeared on 6 November 1995, and Littler took over the role in September 1997. In 2008, Max was the second longest running character in ''Hollyoaks'', after Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard). In May 2008, it was announced that Littler had decided to leave the show and would depart in July 2008. Character creation The character of Max first appeared in 1995 as one of the original ''Hollyoaks'' characters. At this time, he was played by actor Ben Sheriff. ''Hollyoaks'' producer Phil Redmond decided to recast the character in 1997 when he found Matt Littler. Littler spoke of playing an already established character stating: "I didn't really watch it much, so it didn't really affect me" and also revealed he had met with Sheriff and his career was fine post filming. Littler followed the role for almost eleven year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Hargreaves
Kristian Hargreaves is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Max Brown between 2002 and 2004. Character development Max Brown was cast into the role of Kristian in 2004. Brown came to producers attentions when he originally auditioned for the role of Jake Dean, which Kevin Sacre secured. Kristian was introduced as one of four new male characters introduced in late 2002. In 2003 Brown said he was content in staying with ''Hollyoaks'' for the foreseeable future. It 2004, it was reported that producers were considering axing the character along with several others. Kristian is characterised as an "intelligent and charming student" who arrives in Hollyoaks to study molecular biology. Brown said that Kristian was enjoyable to play because he is "so big-headed and arrogant". He also said that Kristian has a "dark side" because there have been situations he has found himself in which left viewers feeling unsure. Also admitting he had wanted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Cunningham
Gordon Cunningham (commonly referred to as Mr. C) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Bernard Latham. He first appeared in March 1996, and departed on 16 February 2004 when he died of a heart attack following a car accident. He last appeared for a brief return on 11 July 2008 during a dream sequence broadcast on T4. Storylines Gordon begins to comfort his daughter Dawn when she struggles to fend off the advances of her mother's new boyfriend, Terry Williams . Gordon tries to help his ex-wife, Angela overcome her crippling debts and tries to inject some discipline into the lives of their wayward children. Gordon soon builds up a witty repartee with Tony Hutchinson, when he becomes landlord of Got it Taped, and finds himself in various scrapes in his desperate attempts to keep Max and Cindy on the straight and narrow. However, things get bad for Gordon as he discover that Cindy was pregnant, and loses Dawn to leukaemia, and al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Musgrove
The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' in 2000, by first appearance. Matt Musgrove Matthew "Matt" Musgrove is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'', and later ''Hollyoaks'', played by Kristian Ealey. After his initial appearance in ''Brookside'', the character transferred as a regular on its sister show ''Hollyoaks''. Kristian Ealey died on 3 May 2016, aged 38. ''Brookside'' Matt first appears on Brookside Close when he and his family move into Number 8 in October 1998. During his time on the close, Matt befriends Tim O'Leary, Leo Johnson and his cousin Jerome. Matt becomes involved in marijuana, and various fights. Matt's older brother, Luke is accused of raping neighbour Nikki Shadwick, which leads to a feud between the Musgrove and Shadwick families. In early 2000, The Musgroves leave Brookside Close due to Luke's confession to raping Nikki. ''Hollyoaks'' In February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloe Bruce
Chloe Bruce is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Mikyla Dodd. The character first appeared onscreen in 2000. The character is noted for her storylines involving self-image issues and acting as the "agony aunt" within the serial. Character creation Auditions were held for the part. Actress Mikyla Dodd was member of Oldham Theatre Workshop under the tuition of David Johnson and through that she got an agent, who managed to get her the audition. Chloe was described as a seventeen-year-old at the audition and Dodd felt she was too old and would lose out to a younger actress, however she impressed Jo Hallow, when she returned home from the audition she found out she had secured the role. In 2004 it was announced that Dodd had decided to leave ''Hollyoaks''. Speaking of Dodd's departure, a Channel 4 spokesperson stated: "The cast were really sad to see her go, she became very much like her character and was always there for people. Mikyla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
