List of Hollyoaks characters introduced in 2011

Ruby Button, played by Anna Shaffer, is the younger sister of Duncan Button (Dean Aspen). She made her first on-screen appearance on 3 January 2011. In December 2010, the Liverpool Echo announced that eighteen-year-old Shaffer would be joining the cast as Ruby. They said the character "will cause mayhem at the expense of her brother". ==Esther Bloom==

Esther Bloom, played by Jazmine Franks, made her first on-screen appearance on 18 January 2011. Esther is the granddaughter of Frankie Osborne (Helen Pearson). In January 2011, it was announced that Jazmine Franks would be joining the cast of Hollyoaks in a regular role. In June 2012, it was announced that Hollyoaks had entered a partnership with the fashion magazine Company for a storyline involving Esther and George Smith (Steven Roberts). ==JJ Osborne==

Jack "JJ" Osborne, played by Ryan Mulvey, is the son of Suzanne Ashworth (Suzanne Hall) and Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson). He was born on-screen on 21 January 2011, which coincided with the show's 3,000th episode celebrations. In December 2010, it was announced that Suzanne Hall would be reprising her role of Suzanne. It was announced that Suzanne would return pregnant with Darren's twin babies and give birth in the show's 3,000th episode. Speaking of his reaction to the storyline, Dawson commented: "I was shocked in the same way, but it's just typical Darren! It's great. Suzanne's return has come at a time when things are going alright for Darren for the first time in his life – he's settled down a bit, he's realised that he's going to go for it with Nancy (Jessica Fox) and everything seems to be going well. But in true Darren style, there's been a big spanner in the works. It makes for a very funny time ahead." In March 2011, it was announced that Suzanne would be departing Hollyoaks, along with Jack and Francine. In January 2011, Suzanne returns from Spain heavily pregnant and tells Darren that she is expecting his twin babies. Suzanne goes into labour inside Look Sharpe and gives birth to a boy and a girl. Suzanne and Darren name the twins Jack and Francine, after Darren's father Jack Osborne (Jimmy McKenna) and his wife Frankie Osborne (Helen Pearson). Darren's ex-girlfriend Cindy Longford (Stephanie Waring) learns of Jack and Francine and offers Suzanne £100,000 to leave with them. Suzanne then refuses the money. She later tells Cindy she will leave in return for £200,000, to which Cindy agrees and Suzanne returns to Spain with Jack and Francine. At Suzanne's son Rhys Ashworth's (Andrew Moss) funeral, when Darren asks how the twins are, Suzanne says they have started talking, and he should come over and see them but Nancy said they have Oscar to think about. In February 2014, Darren went to visit Suzanne and the twins. In January 2024, Jack (now known as JJ) and Francine (now known as Frankie) returned to Hollyoaks. In November 2025, while serving his prision sentence, JJ was killed off-screen by an unknown assailant organised by Connor Sullivan and Fraser Black Sr. ==Frankie Osborne==

Francine "Frankie" Osborne, portrayed by Isabelle Smith, is the daughter of Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson) and Suzanne Ashworth (Suzanne Hall). Francine, along with her brother JJ Osborne (Reuben/Ryan Mulvey), are both born in the 3000th episode celebrations, originally broadcast on 21 January 2011. On 10 November 2023, it was announced that Hall had reprised the role of Suzanne and that she would be returning along with the twins in January 2024. Isabelle Smith was cast in the role of Frankie for a "huge storyline". Frankie shows hostility to Darren upon her return as she has felt abandoned by Darren for a majority of her life. In a scene from episode 6358, originally broadcast on 22 April 2024 revealed Frankie and JJ were rapidly aged by two years as Darren told Freddie Roscoe (Charlie Clapham) and Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) that Frankie is 15. In February 2024, during a scene with Frankie and her grandfather Jack Osborne (Jimmy McKenna), Frankie accuses Jack of groping her. It was then announced on 8 March 2024 that in "a first" for Hollyoaks, they would explore sibling sexual abuse between Frankie and JJ. Executive producer Hannah Cheers said: "It's one of the most infrequently disclosed forms of sexual abuse, yet the statistics are startling, Hollyoaks is shining a light on this issue for the first time in a long-term soap storyline because we need to get this conversation started amongst our multi-generational audience. Our research, story, script and writing teams have devoted themselves to telling this story truthfully and passionately. Huge thanks goes to SARSAS for their unwavering support in helping us take this on. The performances delivered by our brilliant newcomers Isabelle Smith and Ryan Mulvey are breath-taking. I believe this story will make an impact for years to come and I am proud that Hollyoaks is still breaking new ground almost four decades on. That's what we're here for." Prior to this, Frankie had been drinking after Darren had let Jack move back in. As Frankie struggles, Suzanne promises to take her to get her nails done, but misses it to drink and flirt with Ethan Williams (Matthew James Bailey). When Frankie watches them leaving together, she tries to cheer Frankie up by asking her to dance like she did during "school discos", leading her to attack Suzanne and being interviewed by local police officer Zoe Anderson (Garcia Brown). Frankie also starts a friendship with Lucas Hay (Oscar Curtis) during this time as they are both self-harming. By this point in the storyline, Frankie is terrified by JJ, she writes so in a diary that JJ discovers and he immediately rips it up in a heated confrontation. JJ threatens to reveal the truth about her self-harm to obtain her silence on his abuse. The story reached a climax in episode 6355, originally broadcast on 17 April 2024, where Frankie is raped by JJ. This was deemed the storylines "most upsetting turn". They initially fail, however Lucas later gives her the contraception after he finds her in the park. The plot then seen Lucas accused of the rape by Darren. Continuing his manipulation, JJ keeps entering her room at night, until he is caught by Nancy. In a desperate attempt to keep Nancy in her bedroom at night, she overdoses Morgan Osborne on Antihistamines to keep her sedated so she would not wake up to interrupt Nancy, however Morgan is discovered by Darren severely ill and choking on her vomit, an incident that was initially reported on 7 May 2024. Later, Nancy asks Frankie if she knows anything about the incident, to which JJ tells her it was Oscar Osborne (Noah Holdsworth). He later manipulates Frankie into thinking this is a way of her owing him, and she later applies to a dancing school in an escape plan to get away from her brother after a warm conversation with Charlie Dean (Charlie Behan). It was further reported on 23 May 2024 that JJ would discover her exit plan in a "new twist". Frankie is sexually assaulted once again by JJ in-school as he felt she should have learned a lesson for trying to leave him for London – she makes a desperate plea for him to stop abusing her. In an interview for Inside Soap, Smith wanted to give "a voice" to those affected by similar abuse. She felt privileged when they pulled [Frankie and JJ] into a meeting, adding it was an honour to be trusted to portray the storyline. ==Noah Baxter==

Noah Baxter, played by Law Thompson, made his first on-screen appearance on 25 January 2011. Noah is a personal trainer and begins working at Look Sharpe spa. Riley Costello (Rob Norbury) introduces Noah to Doug Carter (PJ Brennan) and Lee Hunter (Alex Carter). Noah advertises for a flatmate which Doug and Lee both decide to apply for. Noah challenges them to run around naked in order to decide who should move into the flat. Lee completes the challenge, but Doug refuses and Noah invites Doug to move in with him because Noah felt that not completing the challenge was the more dignified thing to do. Noah finds employment at Tony Hutchinson's (Nick Pickard) spa Look Sharpe as a personal trainer. Whilst giving Doug a massage, Noah reveals he is homosexual. He meets Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) and assumes that he is homosexual, but Ste lies and disagrees with him. Noah finds drugs in Doug's possession and tells him to get rid of them. Noah becomes good friends with Cindy Longford (Stephanie Waring), she set him up with Ste. They begin a relationship, but he soon realises Ste has feelings for his ex-boyfriend, Brendan Brady (Emmett J. Scanlan). Noah forgives Ste for sleeping with Brendan. Noah is forced to train Brendan at Cinergy, Brendan manipulates Noah and fakes an attraction. Noah kisses Brendan and Ste walks in on them. They realise Brendan set them up and agree to continue with their relationship. Noah has a job offer in Newcastle upon Tyne. Ste agrees to move away with him and they agree to have farewell drinks with Brendan. Brendan pays Sean (Matt Kennedy) to come onto Noah, they kiss and Ste catches them. Ste ends their relationship and refuses to move away with him. Noah decides to leave alone. Anthony D. Langford writing for popular LGBT culture website AfterElton, branded Noah as "funny, likable and appealing." ==Billy Alexander==

William "Billy" Alexander, played by Richard Graham, made his first on-screen appearance on 9 February 2011. Billy's arrival was announced by Inside Soap in January 2011. Billy was described as a potential love interest for Carmel Valentine (Gemma Merna), who is "mysterious" and has a secret that affects the McQueen family. In Billy's storyline, he is revealed to be the father of Carmel's older half-sisters, Mercedes Fisher (Jennifer Metcalfe) and Jacqui McQueen (Claire Cooper). Cooper said that she "loved" working with Graham on the storyline. A father for Jacqui and Mercedes had been talked about by previous producers. In May 2010, Paul Marquess said that while he had not been discussed, he would not rule it out. He said the storyline could be "too obvious" and said it needed a "really big twist" to make it viable. Billy is first seen at Kathleen McQueen's (Alison Burrows) fund-raising event, where Mercedes accuses him of touching her. Carmel apologises for Mercedes' behaviour and agrees to have lunch with Billy. When he visits Carmel, her mother Myra McQueen (Nicole Barber-Lane) slaps him and reveals that he is the father of her daughters Mercedes and Jacqui. He tells Mercedes and Jacqui that he needs a kidney transplant and that they are the only likely donors. When Mercedes and Jacqui refuse to be donors, Kathleen tells Billy that he is the father of her daughter Theresa McQueen (Jorgie Porter). Theresa offers to be a donor and Billy thanks her by giving her his mother's charm bracelet. Ethan Scott (Craig Vye) becomes suspicious of Billy when he sees him drinking alcohol with Kathleen. When Billy goes to the hospital for kidney dialysis, Ethan and Theresa follow him. They discover that he is lying and that it is his daughter Emily Alexander (Elizabeth Henstridge), who needs a kidney transplant. Theresa then discovers a text message on Kathleen's mobile phone, asking for £5,000 from Billy, and realises that she was involved. Billy later arrives to support Jacqui through the trial of her rape by Gilly Roach (Anthony Quinlan). Jacqui takes up Billy's offer of time away at his home in Spain. Upon their return Billy, Emily and Jacqui have formed a family unit. Jacqui agrees to take a test to see if she is a kidney match for Emily. When the test comes back negative, Billy and Emily decide to leave for Spain as Jacqui is of no use to them. ==Pete Hamill==

Pete Hamill, played by Irish actor Peter Mitchell, is an old friend of Brendan Brady (Emmett J. Scanlan). Of his casting, Mitchell commented: "I thought getting a part in ‘Cast Offs’ was fantastic and then came a part in Doctors but this is really big. This is a long term acting job – they don't come much bigger than this and I'm really excited about it." Mitchell has moved from Derry to Liverpool, where Hollyoaks is filmed, for the role. He began filming his scenes in November 2010. Pete was described as having "a complicated history with the nightclub manager and turns up with a score to settle". In October 2011, it was announced that Mitchell had finished filming with the serial. However, his final scenes had already aired the previous month. Pete is first seen in Northern Ireland when Cheryl Brady (Bronagh Waugh), Lynsey Nolan (Karen Hassan) and Mercedes Fisher (Jennifer Metcalfe) see him on their visit, he reveals he is moving to Hollyoaks. On Pete's arrival in the village he starts working as the headmaster at Hollyoaks High. He hires Amy Barnes (Ashley Slanina-Davies) as a classroom assistant, he reveals to her that he used to be as bad as Brendan before he was paralysed. He warns Brendan that he is going to get revenge on him. He agrees to keep an eye on Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) for Amy. He tells Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) about Brendan's past. He makes all students aware he is not to be messed with through his no-nonsense schooling. Pete helps tutor pupil Ruby Button (Anna Shaffer) through her reading difficulties. Ruby becomes infatuated with Pete and eventually kisses him during one of her tutorials. Pete develops feelings for Amy, but she doesn't notice his attentions. ==Alex==

Alex, played by Annie Cooper, is the love rival of Mercedes Fisher (Jennifer Metcalfe) who threatens her engagement to Riley Costello (Rob Norbury). She appeared between 5–8 April. In March 2011, it was announced that Annie Cooper would be joining the cast as Alex. Of her casting, Cooper commented: "I am delighted to be joining the glamorous cast of Hollyoaks as naughty minx Alex. She's really going to test Riley and Mercedes's relationship and it's exciting to see how it all turns out." Alex is described as a "wannabe WAG" and a "little bit of a naughty minx". She has also been described as "clever" and having "a good head on her shoulders". Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) hires Alex to set a "honey trap" on Riley. She follows him to a night club on a night out and introduces herself. She pursues him and gets him drunk, they kiss. Warren is later annoyed Alex did not take things further and forces her to try again. Whilst at a party, Alex takes advantage of Riley and flirts with him. Warren lures Mercedes to Chez Chez where she finds Alex and Riley kissing in a toilet. Delighted Warren pays Alex off, whilst Mitzeee (Rachel Shenton) tries to expose their scam. ==Dodger Savage==

Mark "Dodger" Savage, is played by Danny Mac, first appeared on 7 April 2011, before making his final appearance on 20 January 2015. ==Will Savage==

Will Savage, played by James Atherton, is the brother of Liberty Savage (Abi Phillips). He made his first on-screen appearance on 7 April 2011. Along with Dodger Savage. In March 2011, it was announced that the Savage family would be introduced to Hollyoaks. Newcomer James Atherton was cast in the role of Will Savage, the brother of Liberty and half-brother of Dodger Savage (Danny Mac) and the son of Dirk Savage (David Kennedy), having previously studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Will is described as "geeky, shy and a hopeless romantic". He has also been described as the "polar opposite" of "ladies' man" Dodger. In April 2013, Kate White of Inside Soap questioned why Dodger and Will pursued Texas, because White felt Texas lacked personality, "Why on earth are Will and Dodger both so obsessed with Texas? The village fountain has more personality than her - and is only slightly less wet." Lynsey Nolan (Karen Hassan) is killed in a "whodunit" storyline after Will is angered when she ruins a picture he is taking by stepping into the frame. A promotional image featuring Will confirmed him as a suspect in the mystery. He is later cleared of Lynsey's murder when it is revealed that Dr. Paul Browning (Joseph Thompson) strangled her while Walker (Neil Newbon) watched on. In 2012, Will develops and finally admits his feelings for Ash Kane (Holly Weston) to his sister Liberty but finds her kissing Ally Gorman (Dan O'Connor), who has just cheated on his girlfriend Amy Barnes (Ashley Slanina-Davies). Will consoles Texas Longford (Bianca Hendrickse-Spendlove) over her relationship issues with his brother, Dodger, and they have sex, but later it was discover by his half-sister Sienna Blake (Anna Passey). Texas realises that Will knew about Sienna and has used her. Dodger asks Texas to marry him but she writes him a good-bye letter and leaves. She later returns for Dodger, but Will reveals their affair. She confronts Will who throws himself down some stairs and she believes she pushed him. Will is left paralysed and a guilty Texas becomes his carer. Will guilt trips Texas into starting a relationship with him. He begins to spy on her and make Dodger jealous. He convinces Texas to marry him. Texas discovers Will and Leanne Holiday (Jessica Forrest) kissing and she sleeps with Dodger. Knowing that she plans to leave him, Will pretends to have an aneurysm to make her stay. Dodger tries to convince Texas to leave with him, but she decides to marry Will. Texas discovers the truth about Will's deception and begs Dodger to run away with her. She is later pushed out of a window to her death. Dodger is charged with her murder after video footage emerges showing him looking shocked and distraught after leaving Texas'. It is later revealed via a flashback that Will can, in fact, walk and that he pushed Texas out the window after she told him that she was leaving him and that she always loved Dodger. Will admits to his mother Anna Blake (Saskia Wickham) that he killed Texas and she takes the blame because she does not want Will to go to prison. Will and Ash start a relationship but when Will discovers Ash is visiting Anna for a work experience placement and hasn't told him, he contemplates killing her. Will visits his mother and tells her that his new girlfriend has been lying to him. Anna is unaware that it is Ash but is concerned that Will's new girlfriend might meet the same fate as Texas. Will lures Ash to a cliff edge and tries to pluck up the courage to push her off but changes his mind when Ash tells him the truth about visiting Anna. Will asks her to change her placement, which she does but not before coming clean to Anna about dating her son. She continues to keep contact with Anna in secret as a friend, behind Will's back. Anna makes Will dump Ash but when Ash threatens to go on the rebound a jealous Will decides he wants her back. Fearing Will will kill Ash, Anna tries to contact him and leaves a message on Ash's phone saying "he killed Texas and I think he's going to kill again". Will drugs Ash and steals her visitor's pass to gain entry to the hospital. There he drowns Anna in a bath of water, after discover that his mother loves her ex-husband and Dodger and Sienna more than Dirk and their kids, but is seen escaping from the murder scene by Patrick Blake (Jeremy Sheffield). Will makes sure he is home before Ash awakens so that he can use her as an alibi. Patrick recognises Will's trainers and confronts him but nobody believes Patrick's claims that Will can walk and that he killed Anna. Ash thinks that Patrick killed Anna and Texas and Will breaks into Patrick's flat to try and frame him but Patrick catches him red handed. Will then blackmails Patrick into keeping quiet and the police give out a verdict of accidental death because there is no evidence of murder or suicide. Will becomes very controlling of Ash after there is mild flirting between her and Dodger, prompting Will to become very jealous. After some arguments, the two agree to get married. Leah Barnes (Ela-May Demircan) sees Will hiding Anna's locket in a vent in Ash's house and later tells Ash what she saw, confirming Ash's suspicion that Will can indeed walk. She confronts him about it and he reveals that it was he who killed Texas and Anna. She attempts to escape but Will pins her down and tries to strangle her; however, he stops after she says she loves him. Dodger walks in and sees the situation, and Ash runs to him revealing everything Will has done. Just then, an explosion in the flat below rips through the house, killing Ash. Dodger has a standoff with Will and disowns him, before being crushed by a pile of rubble. He asks Will to help him, as there is more rubble waiting to fall, but Will has no mercy on Dodger and the roof collapses on Dodger, apparently killing him. Will carries Ash from the building, and is seen walking by his dad, though he returns to his wheelchair, lying that it was "survival instinct" that let him walk. Dodger is pulled from the rubble and is still alive. At the hospital he is still in a coma but the doctors confirm that he will make a full recovery. Will tries to suffocate Dodger with a pillow but is interrupted by Dirk walking into the room. Dodger wakes up but cannot remember what happened during the explosion, after which doctors tell them he suffered a bit of memory loss due to concussion, allowing him to live as Will no longer has to kill him. When Danny Lomax (Stephen Billington) gives his son Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) a box of things his wife Sam Lomax (Lizzie Roper) recovered from the flats, Anna's locket is one of the items. After Doug Carter (PJ Brennan) and Leanne's funerals, Ste gives Martha Kane (Carli Norris) the locket and after talking with Ste's daughter Leah, she realizes the locket is Anna's. She voices her concerns to Dodger and Dennis Savage (Joe Tracini) and the three of them conclude Will must have killed Texas, Anna and maybe Ash, but Will overhears the entire conversation and comes up with a plan. He sends all of Dodger's loved ones a text from Dirk's phone. Soon Will holds Patrick, Maxine Minniver (Nikki Sanderson), Dirk, Dennis and Martha hostage at the house he inherited from Anna. He can not get hold of Sienna, not realising she is already there with Tom Cunningham (Ellis Hollins), who she is kidnapping to keep her fake pregnancy story a secret. When Sienna hears a thud upstairs, she goes to investigate - only to find the hostages. She goes to find a weapon, but the noise she is making alerts Will, who goes to see what is going on. Sienna attempts to free the hostages, but Will returns and overpowers her, taking the gun she had found off her. Martha manages to untie her bonds and stands up, confronting Will. Will decides to let her go after realizing she means nothing to Dodger, however after she disappears from sight, a shot is heard, and Will reveals he shot her after she tried to run away. Unbeknownst to Will, she survived and manages to call the police. When Patrick manages to untie his bonds, he stands up and pretends he is going to kill Dodger so Will's plan will be useless, but after Will hears sirens, he flees through the house with Dodger in pursuit. They have a big confrontation on the roof about how Will killed Texas and Anna. Will falls off, clinging to the edge of the roof. Dodger tries to save him, but Will intentionally drags him off of the roof, and they both plummet to the ground. They both survive, but after Will unintentionally broke Dodger's fall by hitting the ground first, he is terrified to realise that he has lost feeling in both his legs again, for real this time. He is then loaded into an ambulance, before presumably being imprisoned for murder. A month after his arrest & the discover of the truth of Sienna's fake pregnancy, Dodger chosen to support her than their own half-brother. Will is seen again, a year later, writing a letter to Dirk, from prison, asking Dirk to visit him. Dirk does visit Will in prison, but he says he wants nothing more to do with him. Will then goes to court for his trial of his crimes, but he fakes an illness and runs to the toilets where he causes a fire and escapes by knocking out a police guard and dressing up as a fireman. Will then kidnaps Maxine and Theresa and ties them up on the boat where Dodger lives. Will then calls Dodger and tells him that he can only save Maxine or Theresa but not both. Dodger gets distracted when he sees Sienna tied up by Will and Sienna tells Dodger that Will has the girls on the boat about to kill them both. Will sets the boat on fire, but Dodger saves Theresa and Maxine from the fire. Will also survives, but confronts Dodger at the hospital roof, only to be pushed off by Nico. Dodger takes the blame for Nico and goes on the run. Will is in a coma but is revealed to be awake after Dirk says that he wishes Will was dead. For revenge, Will injects Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring) with morphine, causing her to be hospitalised. Will then angrily says that Dirk was never the father he wished for, but Dirk fails to admit he was a good father. Later that night, an unidentified person enters Will's room and injects him with potassium chloride through his IV drip. Dirk enters Will's room, to see him go into cardiac arrest, but does not alert the nurses, to which Will dies. Dirk later feels guilty about his death, thinking he caused it. Later in the year, Will's uncle Dr. Charles S'avage (Andrew Greenough) dies by the same killer soon after. In October 2015, Lindsey Roscoe (Sophie Austin) is revealed as Will and Dr. S'avage's killer. ==Dirk Savage==

Dirk Savage, played by David Kennedy, is the father of Liberty (Abi Phillips/Jessamy Stoddart) and Will Savage (James Atherton) and adoptive father of Dodger Savage (Danny Mac). He made his first on-screen appearance on 15 April 2011. Dirk made a previously unannounced departure from the show on 25 July 2018 when the character was killed off after being electrocuted in a swimming pool by Milo Entwistle (Nathan Morris). In March 2011, it was announced that Liberty's family would be introduced to Hollyoaks. Actor David Kennedy was cast in the role of Dirk Savage, the father of Liberty, Will and Dodger. Of the family, a Hollyoaks spokesperson added: "The new family will take the village by storm and are set to rub all the McQueens up the wrong way. The Savage family get evicted from their home when Dirk cannot keep up with the payments. Liberty is furious to come home and find her house all boarded up, but big brother Dodger has a new house for them to live in! While the McQueens are away on holiday, Dodger moves his family into the empty house and declares squatters' rights! How will the McQueens react to their new housemates?" Dirk is described as sharing "many traits with Dodger". He also "tries to charm show regular Myra McQueen (Nicole Barber-Lane)". Dirk arrives with his family and squats in the McQueen household. He charms Myra into letting him move his campervan into their front garden. The pair have a casual fling, much to the annoyance of the rest of the McQueen household. He also asked her to marry him, but she says no she is not ready. Dirk later supports Liberty through her exam results, while more bad news for Dirk, as his son Will was in an accident. After the accident he thinks that Texas Longford (Bianca Hendrickse-Spendlove) was the one who caused the accident and left him paralysed, and found out that Anna Blake (Saskia Wickham) is still alive. Will began to hate him, after he thinks that he betrayed him for Dodger, but told him that he loved him and cared for him, despite him killing Anna and Texas. In 2015, Will dies, and he attends the funeral alongside his brother Dr. Charles S'avage (Andrew Greenough) and girlfriend Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring). Liberty and his nephew Dennis Savage (Joe Tracini) cannot attend the funeral, along with his adoptive son Dodger and his twin sister Sienna Blake (Anna Passey) who had refused to attend. Dirk also has more tragedy when Dr. S'avage dies seven months after the death of his son Will, killed by the Gloved Hand Killer. He was devastated, as he never the chance to forgive him after their argument. His storylines included getting mugged by Robbie Roscoe (Charlie Wernham), having a serious relationship with Cindy and being an adoptive Father to Hilton, whose real father is Dr. Paul Browning (Joseph Thompson). Dirk later discovers that Cindy was married to Mac Nightingale (David Easter) in secret, causing him to divorce her, and discovers she had a son with Mac. However, he forgives her after he discovers that it was her father Gordon Cunningham (Bernard Latham) who arranged the marriage with Mac. Dirk later supports Cindy when his stepson Alfie Nightingale (Richard Linnell) has cancer. Dirk later accepts Cindy's proposal and decides to get remarried again following her divorce with her husband Mac. When his nephew Nick Savage (Ben-Ryan Davies) raped Ellie Nightingale (Sophie Porley), he did not believe it as he supports Nick the way he supported his nephew Dennis when he had lost his wife Leanne four years ago. Dirk and Milo Entwistle (Nathan Morris) began fighting on the night of Cindy's daughter, Holly Cunningham's (Amanda Clapham) disastrous wedding to Damon Kinsella (Jacob Roberts), when it was revealed Cindy and Damon had sex and that Milo had been blackmailing Cindy about it. Dirk died when Milo pushed him into a swimming pool and electrocuted him. ==Rebecca Massey==

Rebecca Massey (also Jenny Houston) played by Daisy Turner makes her first on-screen appearance on 10 March 2011. Turner attended a casting audition and eventually secured the role. Turner's casting was publicised on 22 February 2011. Rebecca arrives in Hollyoaks under the guise of Jenny Houston, supposed sister of deceased club owner Danny Houston. It was later reported that serial killer Silas Blissett (Jeff Rawle) lines Jenny up as his next victim. Jenny is short of cash and starts talking to a "rich old man" online, wanting to arrange a meeting, drug him and steal his wallet and cards. Jenny thinks Silas is a millionaire who she can trick, and Silas thinks she will be a "soft" target for him. He stated that "it's an ongoing message we're trying to put out that the internet can be a dangerous place. Silas could be grooming up to 200 girls, waiting for just one to let down their guard." During Jenny's short story-arc her real name is revealed to be "Rebecca Massey". She is given links to an established character, Doug Carter (PJ Brennan), who is revealed to be her ex-boyfriend. Digital Spy have described Jenny as "mysterious", while he Daily Star described her as a "troublesome blonde" and "nothing more than a scheming money grabber". Digital Spy included Doug finding Jenny again and her subsequent ordeal with Silas in their "Picture of the Day" feature. A writer from the Liverpool Echo said that "Jenny has made quite an impression since landing in Hollyoaks - she's certainly not one to be messed with." Jenny arrives and kidnaps Rhys Ashworth (Andrew Moss). She demands money from Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) pretending to be Danny Houston's (Darren Day) sister, under the orders of Brendan Brady (Emmett J. Scanlan). Doug recognises her and it is revealed they used to be in a relationship, they reconcile. Jenny then tries to scam money from Silas in order for her and Doug to run away together. Although, she is strangled to death by Silas after she tried to drug him during a picnic in the woods, Doug tries to call her but her body lies buried. She is found the following day by Texas Longford (Bianca Hendrickse-Spendlove) who goes to see Lynsey Nolan (Karen Hassan) claiming she thinks that the person who killed her sister is responsible. A number of months after her death, Doug tries to kill himself. He has heavenly visions of her, and has to choose whether to go back to life in the village, or go to heaven and stay with Jenny. The two confess their love for one another, but Doug ultimately chose to live because of the positive effect his presence in the village generated on its residents. ==Maddie Morrison==

Maddie Morrison played by Scarlett Bowman, is an old school friend of Bart McQueen (Jonny Clarke). She made her first on-screen appearance on 21 June 2011, and departed on 15 November 2012 when she was killed off in the Enjoy the Ride storyline. Casting for Bowman was announced on 13 June. Maddie was initially billed as a "beautiful blonde". ==Tilly Evans==

Tilly Evans played by former Waterloo Road actress Lucy Dixon, is an old school friend of Bart McQueen (Jonny Clarke). She made her first screen appearance on 21 June 2011. On 3 June it was confirmed Dixon would play Tilly. A writer for E4 described Tilly as being "fiercely independent, only getting involved in the dramas of Hollyoaks 6th Form when it's something she believes in. Though she had holiday romance with Esther in Abersoch, Tilly likes to keep her options open and is unlikely to settle down any time soon - though she does like to dabble once in a while! Quite the clever clogs, always with something witty to say, she is one cool lady. Tilly, will you be our friend?" For her portrayal of Tilly, Dixon received a "Best Actress" nomination at the 2012 TV Choice Awards. At the 2013 National Television Awards Dixon was nominated in the category of "Serial Drama Performance". ==Martin "Jono" Johnson==

Martin "Jono" Johnson played by Dylan Llewellyn, is an old school friend of Bart McQueen (Jonny Clarke). He made his first on-screen appearance on 21 June 2011. E4 described him as "hapless" and added that "There is one main interest in Jono's life - girls! After failing to pull in Abersoch, he is now determined to change his luck at Hollyoaks 6th Form, but as he is quite a naive, sensitive little soul his romantic plans always seem to go awry! Bless". Sarah Ellis of Inside Soap said that Jono behaved like a bad boyfriend and that Ruby should have just ditched him. Laura Morgan of All About Soap said that Jono needed to tell his mates "where to stick it", "man up a little bit" and be with Ruby. Jono meets up with Bart in Abersoch with his friends Maddie and Tilly. Jono reveals that he and Maddie will be joining the Hollyoaks Sixth Form College in September. Jono arrives in Hollyoaks alongside Maddie to attend Ruby Button's (Anna Shaffer) party. He then starts college and makes friends with Neil Cooper (Tosin Cole). Jono and Neil claim to know all about dating females to impress the rest of the students. Jono turns up at Ruby's birthday party because he feels guilty that non-of friends attended. He shares a kiss with Ruby, and they decide to go on a date. Maddie attempts to put Jono off Ruby, by teasing him about her age. She starts belittling her and embarrassing the pair. Jono becomes ashamed of Ruby and tries to keep their relationship a secret. The first time they have sex is cut short as Jono does not last long. This causes awkwardness between the two and they decide to sleep together again to correct it. Ruby begins to want their relationship to become official, but when Maddie orders Jono to reveal who he is dating, he lies about her identity to impress her. When Ruby claims that she is with Jono, he humiliates her in front of his friends who laugh at her. Ruby dumps Jono. They reconcile their relationship when Jono gains the courage to tell her how he feels in front of his friends. Jono later decides to join the army. Ruby tells Jono she wants him to stay and that she feels like they could still have reunited. Jono realises he will have to leave her behind so proposes to her so she can come to the army with him to live in the married couple's quarters. They tell Jack (Jimmy McKenna) and Frankie Osborne (Helen Pearson) who tell them Ruby cannot marry as they will not allow it. They plan to elope to Gretna Green and get married. On the couple's joint stag and hen night, Maddie Morrison (Scarlett Bowman) is upset after arguing with her ex-boyfriend Callum Kane (Laurie Duncan). Jono tells Maddie that she is beautiful and that she can do better than Callum. Maddie attempts to kiss Jono who rejects her out of loyalty to Ruby. However, Maddie's bully victim Esther Bloom (Jazmine Franks) witnesses the kiss. Esther tells Frankie and Jack of Jono and Ruby's plans to elope. Bart becomes intoxicated and cannot drive so Jono ask Neil to be his best man instead. Maddie steals a van to drive them to Gretna Green. Bart and Esther try to stop the couple marrying so follow them, distracting Maddie while she drives so she does not see Leah Barnes (Ela-May Demircan) on the road. Maddie swerves to avoid Leah and drives in to the wedding venue of Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) and Doug Carter (PJ Brennan), and Cindy Longford (Stephanie Waring) and Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard). Jono helps to free some of the minibus passengers but is unable to save Neil. Maddie is also killed in the accident, leaving Jono feeling guilty, although his heroics earn him the approval of Jack and Frankie. Later, he sits under the stars with Ruby and she is devastated when he does not respond to her. She screams for Jack and Frankie, but Jono has already died in her arms. It is revealed that he sustained a blood clot from the crash and that nothing could have been done to help him. ==Father Francis==

Father Francis, played by Richard Winsor, made his first appearance in July and is seen in the village Spa where trainee nun Carmel Valentine (Gemma Merna) works. Digital Spy said Carmel will be "attracted towards her new acquaintance's rugged looks and religious nature", but she realises that Father Francis has been sent to test her faith and decides to stay on the right path. However, as Father Francis settles in, viewers "will be left to wonder whether she will stay strong or succumb to her true feelings." Speaking of his new role, Winsor, who previously appeared in StreetDance 3D, said "I didn't know what to expect but I turned up on my first day to a very warm welcome. The entire cast and crew are so friendly and supportive. Father Francis is in safe hands!" He introduces himself as a new priest looking for help raising funds for Orphans in Africa. Carmel and Francis become close and nearly kiss on a number of occasions. They do never follow through with it because of their faith. Carmel helps Francis raise money for the African orphanage by a charity dance class and a nude calendar which, Francis, agrees to become a part of. Carmel and Francis talk about leaving their chosen paths in order to be together, but Carmel comes to the conclusion that Francis was sent to test her faith and decides not to go with him. Following Carmel's decision, Francis kisses her boss Cindy Longford (Stephanie Waring) then tells Carmel he is leaving for Uganda. Carmel gives him the money they earned through fundraising with some extra from Cindy. Francis is later seen in an expensive suit boarding a flight to Las Vegas revealing he's not a priest but a conman. Francis returns sometime later, intent on stealing more money from Cindy but still harboring feelings for Carmel. It is eventually discovered that Francis has a partner in crime who he contacts over the phone, but he later tells the partner that the deals off. Their identity has yet to be revealed. Francis and Carmel soon declare their love for each other, but after she witnesses a kiss between him and Cindy, she tells him she never wants to speak to him again. The following day, after going to Carmel to beg for forgiveness, Francis reveals to her that he is a conman and that his real name is Nathan Harker. Carmel goes to Cindy and Tony with this information, and Cindy devises a plan to have him arrested as he picks up the money from her. Carmel and Francis decide to run away together. However, Cindy calls the police, and he arrested and taken away. ==Declan Brady==

Declan Brady, played by Jay Duffy, first appeared on 2 August 2011. Declan is the son of Brendan (Emmett J. Scanlan) and Eileen Brady (Rachel Doherty). Of his son's casting, Keith Duffy said "They were looking for an Irish guy in Hollyoaks. They rang Duffy up, he went to London, did an audition, did a screen test, they called him back and they gave him the job." Duffy said that he did not expect to secure the role because it was a real audition and he had not had much acting experience. He was initially signed to appear in a small number of episodes. Duffy also revealed that he was happy to be working with Scanlan and loved "every minute" of his time filming. It was later announced that Duffy would be returning to filming for another stint. Keith Duffy said that Hollyoaks were happy with his son's performance. They tried to convince Keith to let his son leave school and they would fund a private tutor in turn for making him a permanent cast member. However, Keith felt that Duffy was not ready to leave school and work full-time with adults. Keith did grant him permission to film during school holidays and revealed that Duffy was filming in Liverpool for ten days. Declan arrives with his mother Eileen to stay with his father Brendan. They go on holiday to Blackpool together shortly after arriving. Declan walks in on Brendan beating up Ste. Ste reveals to Declan that he is gay. Brendan tells Declan that he is not a man unless he has a woman and kids. Declan returns to the flat unaware Silas Blissett (Jeff Rawle) is upstairs. He hears a noise so goes to investigate but before Silas can attack him, he is frightened so runs from the flat. Rae Wilson (Alice Barlow) tells Ste not to let Brendan control him; reminding him the abuse relationship that he had with Brendan, not realising that Declan was standing in the kitchen, listening to them arguing. Brendan admits his sexuality to Declan, and they leave on good terms as he returns to Ireland. On 9 January 2012, Declan returned to the village without his mother's permission. During his five-day stay, he showed signs of anger and was very irritated. He later told his father that he wanted the respect he gets from making people fear him. After a dramatic telling off from his father, he finally reveals the reason why he came back: someone made a homophobic comment about his father and reacted violently. In the middle of the night, he runs away. The next day, Brendan and Cheryl search everywhere but cannot find him. But, he later is returned by Ste. Brendan tells Declan that he needs to pack his things, because he is sending him back home. Declan later leaves the village that night without saying goodbye to his father. On 8 August 2012, Declan breaks into Chez Chez for reasons unknown. Brendan later catches him, and brings him back home, where Declan reveals that he owes people money back in Ireland for drugs. Brendan offers to help him, but only if he stops getting involved with the people he owes money to. Declan returns when he is kidnapped by Walker (Neil Newbon) as part of his revenge scheme against Brendan. As Walker's brother overdosed from drugs given to him by Brendan, Walker plans to do the same to Declan. Brendan manages to locate them and rushes to save his son, but he is already unconscious when he arrives, leaving Brendan to wait for news as he is rushed to hospital. ==Neil Cooper==

Neil Cooper, played by Tosin Cole arrives as a new student at the sixth form college. Neil made his first appearance on 5 September 2011. He made his last appearance on 15 November 2012 when he was killed off in the Enjoy The Ride storyline. The character was announced on 25 August 2011 with actor Tosin Cole taking the role. Neil was introduced alongside two other new characters George Smith (Steven Roberts) and Callum Kane (Laurie Duncan). They joined the established characters Maddie Morrison (Scarlett Bowman), Tilly Evans (Lucy Dixon) and Jono (Dylan Llewellyn). Cole said Neil "pretends to be someone that he really isn't, he has no game". Neil is best friends with Jono and he "wrongly believes" he is popular with females. Hollyoaks writer Niki Rooney described Neil as "hapless Neil" who is "determined to make it as the stud of the college, but can hardly utter a word in any girl's presence... Is it already time to put him out to pasture?" On 26 July 2012 it was announced Neil would appear in Hollyoaks Laters fifth series in scenes with British rapper Lethal Bizzle. The scenes featuring Neil, Bart and Jono were shot on location in Amsterdam, with series producer Emma Smithwick commenting that these scenes tackle "light and shade in the same strand". Neil arrives in Hollyoaks village and joins the sixth form college. He begins working for Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard), who offers him driving lessons. Neil prepares to take his driving test and the group rely on him to drive them to a gig once he has passed. Neil fails his driving test but lies that he has passed. While driving the group to the gig Neil crashes Bart McQueen's (Jonny Clarke) car, angering him. Neil begins sending Mitzeee (Rachel Shenton) gifts, leading her to believe she has a stalker. Neil eventually tells her he is her admirer but did not send her the majority of gifts. Neil accompanies Jono and Bart on holiday to Amsterdam and gets to meet Lethal Bizzle. Lacey Kane (Georgia Bourke) invites Neil to watch a film and she tells Ally Gorman (Daniel O'Connor) that Neil is coming on to her and he threatens Neil. Neil joins his friends on a journey in a stolen minibus for Jono and Ruby Button's (Anna Shaffer) wedding. The bus crashes and everyone presumes Neil is dead. Maddie is the last to escape from the wreckage and Neil awakes and begs her for help. Maddie leaves Neil to die as the bus explodes. The bus explodes and Maddie blames Esther for the crash but before she can continue the flaming minibus door slams into her killing her. Of the character's exit, Anthony D. Langford from AfterElton commented "I wasn't surprised to see Neil get killed. The character was ill-defined, little used and had never really amounted to much on the show." ==George Smith==

George Smith played by Steven Roberts, debuted on-screen on 5 September 2011. The character was introduced as one of six new sixth-form students who arrive to study in Hollyoaks. The character was announced on 25 August 2011 with actor Steven Roberts taking the role. George was introduced alongside two other new characters Neil Cooper (Tosin Cole) and Callum Kane (Laurie Duncan). Completing the set of new students were the three previously seen characters of Maddie Morrison (Scarlett Bowman), Tilly Evans (Lucy Dixon) and Jono (Dylan Llewellyn). ==Kelly Saunders==

Kelly Saunders, played by Danielle Malone, is first seen taking part in a fit camp. She made her on-screen debut during Hollyoaks Later during September 2011 and will first appear in the main series on 10 October 2011. She left the show on 10 November 2011. It was confirmed that Malone would first appear in the fourth series of spin-off show Hollyoaks Later. E4.com describe Kelly as "just the girl you want to meet Fit Camp - fun, feisty, and not above sneaking off for a cheeky bar of chocolate." They also said that they liked the character. After Malone's final scenes aired, Hollyoaks producer Emma Smithwick said there were no plans for her to return. However, Smithwick said that Malone worked well on-screen bringing a "really sparkly" and "great" energy, and would bring Kelly back if "story is right". Kelly first appears when she meets Duncan Button (Dean Aspen) and Ricky Campbell (Ashley Margolis) at a fit camp. She makes friends with them, but Ricky takes a dislike to Kelly. While they are meant to be losing weight, Kelly and Ricky hide away and eat unhealthy food where they bond. Kelly later arrives in the village with Laurence Saywood and Louis Souyaye to spend time with Duncan. Kelly carries on visiting Duncan; however, he feels that she fancies Laurence and not him. Kelly and Duncan tell each other how they feel and start a relationship. They later sleep together for the first time and grow closer. Kelly gives Duncan a naked picture of herself which Ricky keeps asking to see and after refusing for several time Duncan shows him the picture just as Kelly walks in. After Ricky persuades Kelly to meet Duncan, they meet up the next day where Kelly says Duncan needs to get more life experience and needs to grow up but also said he has a good friend in Ricky they then split up for good and Kelly leaves. ==Callum Kane==