tiago_lima011
Hollyoaks is very very awesome.
It's nice for all ages mainly for youngs.
I am a big fan, but for good reasons! Hollyoaks has an amazing ability to not take itself too seriously and then at other times it can deal extremely well with story lines or issues over soaps dare not touch. Teacher student relationship, cot death, racism and it does so brilliantly.
The acting can be a bit off at times but ultimately this is a great soap to watch if you want to relax and suspend reality after a long day at work or school.
Highly recommend this show.
Barely L
MAY CONTAIN SPOILERSKerrie Taylor plays the role of Lucy Benson very well being rather sassy but also gets into a lot of trouble from getting addicted to drugs to being bound and gagged in a water tank!Kerrie's most famous scene in Hollyoaks is in the episode called 'The Water Tank'. Over 2 episodes Kerrie gets kidnapped and later on almost drowned in a water tank and during this all tied up. She spends the majority of these episodes tied up, gagged and blindfolded with black cloth. And although at the start the gag is needed as the character, Lucy is trying to attract attention by screaming, later on she gives up but remains gagged. This could be to enforce her role of being 'damsel in distress' who are commonly gagged with something. An example of Lucy being gagged for no reason other that to not annoy Rob Hawthorne and to look the part of being a damsel is when she is in the abandoned water tank factory with Rob where she sits there, tied to a chair and gagged. This could also be to enforce some humour and to make Rob look like a the type of person to not like his ex-girlfriends voice.Lucy Benson does try to escape from being kidnapped though, thus making the blindfolds and the gags seem more necessary to use.
Guv Chopra
They say it is a teen soap, but people from all different ages watches this marvellous exciting show, that has established itself to be one of the popular shows in Britain today. Based in fictional town Chester it revolves around the lives of young people and how they cope with daily troubles. The show has been running well over 10 years and has made household names such as Will Mellor, Jodi Albert Gary Lucy and Laila Rouass. Throughout it's history it has produced memorable characters like Kurt, Jambo, Luke, Geri, Lewis, Jude and more recently Ben, Izzy, Mandy, Bombhead, Lee and many others. Viewers often find that most of these characters, they either fall in love with them or they want to be mates with hem. Till this day, the show continues to provide memorable characters who touch our hearts and we can relate our lives to such as Justin, Sam and Gilly. Unlike other soaps like Eastenders, Corrie and Emmerdale, Hollyoaks has a strange way of mixing dramatic story lines always with a bit of comedy. There also a sense of belonging in Hollyoaks which makes viewers much more happier rather than miserable whilst watching something like Eastenders. During the 90s both Eastenders and Corrie were at their best, but while Eastenders lost its touch of that warmth and excitement of having to sit down and look forward to watching the show, Hollyoaks still provides this. Often known as watching as a hangover cure as Sunday Omnibus editions prove, the time slot is at 6;30 where it is one of the top performers on this slot and often you find each Hollyoaks episode gives out a 'feel good factor'. But despite this, Hollyoaks has proved to tackle some great story lines like drug rape, suicidal, homelessness, racial bullying and of course the rather memorable male rape. Although many believe that the show should be awarded a lot more, Hollyoaks had has its fair share of success. Four BAFTA and three National Television Award nominations has been awarded to the show. Story lines such as male rape became a huge hit with the critics and actor Gary Lucy who played the rape victim, received many accolades including 'Best Newcomer' gong at the British Soap Awards. Overall, Hollyoaks has proved many critics wrong when it first began as the show has captured its audience's hearts and also often provides much needed excitement for its viewers- unlike other soaps. Proving it is not just a show for teenagers, Hollyoaks has also had a string of late night series involving more adult story lines. Hollyoaks comes highly recommended as it has proved t be Channel 4's number 1 drama series.
Syl
I felt after watching this show that it was like a bad episode of Models Inc. The cast of characters was just too pretty for me and inexperienced as well in their roles. I felt the show would have more promise if they were more like the Degrassi series. Unfortunately, this show is quite popular more for it's sex appeal of the leading characters. I couldn't believe it was set in an academic atmosphere. It was far too silly for me. MAybe I'm just old fashioned, but I like my soaps to have some mature characters. Coronation Street became famous for featuring actresses and actors like Violet Carson, DOris Speed, Jean Alexander, Arthur Leslie, Jack Howarth, etc. Hollyoaks works because it appeals to a younger audience who may not care about adult matters. Nevertheless, I didn't care for this show and found it to become a sign of the British soaps. Far too attention is paid to attractive, inexperienced actors and actresses. I wanted to like this show but it just got silly. It was like watching the British Real World.
