What is Hollyoaks?
{{No sources}} {{Infobox television | image = | network = [[Channel 4]] | creator = [[Phil Redmond]] | producer = [[Bryan Kirkwood]] | first_aired = {{start date|1995|10|23|df=y}} | last_aired = present | runtime = approx. 25 minutes | country = [[United Kingdom]] | language = English | related = ''[[Late Night Hollyoaks]]'' | num_episodes = 6234 }} '''''Hollyoaks''''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] television teen [[soap opera]]. It was first [[broadcast]] on 23 October 1995, on [[Channel 4]]. There is a new episode every weekday. It is set in [[Chester]] and is mostly filmed in [[Liverpool]] on Abbey Road. Since 1995, the cast has expanded from just seven major characters to approximately 50 cast members. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including ''[[Brookside]]'' and ''[[Grange Hill]]''. It is the only British soap that uses incidental music. Hollyoaks was the first British television programme to tackle the issue of [[gay]] [[domestic violence]]. Its first [[fictional character|character]] with [[gender identity disorder]], a [[trans man]] called Jason Costello, was in the show August 2010 to December 2011. In 2014 Hollyoaks introduced a new [[transgender]] character called Blessing Chambers. == Other websites == *{{imdb title|0112004}} {{tv-stub}} [[Category:1995 British television series debuts]] [[Category:1990s British drama television series]] [[Category:1990s soap operas]] [[Category:1990s teen television series]] [[Category:2000s British drama television series]] [[Category:2000s soap operas]] [[Category:2000s teen television series]] [[Category:2010s British drama television series]] [[Category:2010s soap operas]] [[Category:2010s teen television series]] [[Category:British soap operas]] [[Category:British teen television series]] [[Category:Chester]] [[Category:British teen drama tel