Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks

Created by Phil Redmond

On Channel 4, E4

1995–32 seasons6780 episodes30 min5.2 / 10

A long-running British soap centred on interconnected relationships and domestic drama in a village setting, balancing melodrama with the reassuring weekly rhythm of episodic resolution.

The daily soap that follows the loves, lives and misdemeanours of a group of people living in the Chester village of Hollyoaks where anything could, and frequently does, happen...

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Questions people ask

  • Is Hollyoaks easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 66% of series.

  • Is Hollyoaks scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.

  • Does Hollyoaks leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Hollyoaks sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Hollyoaks violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity60

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise40

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Hollyoaks

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Hollyoaks

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Hollyoaks, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Hollyoaks, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Hollyoaks, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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