Hollyoaks is a British television soap opera that was first broadcast on 23 October 1995. The following is a list of characters that appeared or will appear in the serial in 2014, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the show's executive producer Bryan Kirkwood. Hilton Cunningham, the son of Cindy Cunningham and Doctor Browning, was born prematurely on 11 February. Doctor Browning's secret son Alex and Blessing Chambers both made their first appearances in February, while Robbie and Jason Roscoe's estranged father, Rick Spencer, arrived in May. June saw the arrivals of Sienna Blake's long lost daughter Nico Blake and Cameron Campbell, Peri Lomax's estranged father and a new love interest for Peri's mother, Leela Lomax. Big Bob made his first appearance in August, while Dennis Savage's father, Charles S'avage, Lindsey Butterfield's sister, Kim, and Cameron's brother Lockie Campbell all arrived in October. Myra McQueen's nieces Celine and Porsche McQueen arrived in November. Cameron's enemy, Shane, also made a number of appearances in November.