Who created Brookside and Hollyoaks?
Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Hollyoaks is a British soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the Channel 4 soap "Brookside". The programme is set in a fictional suburb of Chester called Hollyoaks, and features a large cast of characters, primarily 16-35 year-olds. The soap is targeted towards an adolescent and young adult audience, and is mostly filmed and produced in Childwall, Liverpool, although nearby locations are sometimes used. Beginning with a cast of seven major characters in 1995, the serial has approximately 65 main cast members today. "Hollyoaks"
Brookside to the use of these houses as sets, another house in Brookside Close was also used in "Hollyoaks" as the Cunninghams' home. However, although this would have been number 13 Brookside Close had it appeared on-screen, the house was never featured in any "Brookside" storyline and was never seen or referenced. Following the sale of Mersey Television to All3Media in 2005, all the properties on Brookside Close became surplus to requirements so all the "Hollyoaks" characters based at this set quickly transferred to new homes at Mersey Television's Childwall site. The entire set was sold to a developer who then