As part of the celebrations for Hollyoaks' 25th anniversary, Edwards reprised the role, with the onscreen explanation being that Kurt had faked his death and had been on the run for the past 20 years.
On being asked to return again, Edwards declined, stating that negative comments made about him on social media influenced his decision.
[3] The character's death occurred as part of a new "radical" direction for the serial, as it sought to tackle "tougher issues" on-screen.
Ollie works as a journalist for the Riverbank Review, where he instigates seminal reports including Babe of the Month and Cleavage of the Year.
Ollie has sex with Mandy Richardson (Sarah Jayne Dunn), not discovering until later that she is fifteen and facing a statutory rape charge.
When Tony turns thirty, Tina Reilly (Leah Hackett) throws a surprise party and invites everyone in his address book.
Her death was prompted after producers made the decision to have a hard-hitting storyline due to critics feeling that the show lacked edge.
Anthony "Tony" Hutchinson is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Nick Pickard.
[13] Lucy Benson is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Kerrie Taylor between 1995–2000 and appeared in the shows first ever episode airing on 23 October 1995.
After Natasha died he sold the pub to Celia and her husband Jack Osborne and went back to the United States with Jane and Sarah.
[21] In the book, Phil Redmond's Hollyoaks: The Official Companion, Matthew Evans described Louise as an "Earth mother" and a "hopeless romantic, causing her friends no end of trouble in her pursuit of the 'perfect' man.
[19] O'Brien plays Louise using her own Dublin accent and she told Murphy that "I think producers were keen to have an Irish person in the cast.
[18] Writers also developed a female friendship group consisting of Louise, Maddie Parker (Yasmin Bannerman), Natasha Andersen (Shebah Ronay), Dawn Cunningham (Lisa Williamson).
[23] In another storyline, writers introduced a "handsome guy", Dermot Ashton (Lauren Beales), who offers to help Louise organise the college revue and she develops an interest in him.
[29] On his character's decision to commit suicide Ben Hull said "Lewis's greatest fear was that one day he would become like his father, alcoholic and abusive - and he has.
Lee "Stan" Stanley was a cafeteria worker at Hollyoaks Community College, who befriended teenager Ollie Benson.
Stan's life took a dramatic change when he found out that he was the father of Cindy Cunningham's child, Holly, after the pair had a one-night stand on her sixteenth birthday.
Ollie's warnings fell on deaf ears as the drunken Stan had careered into a reversing lorry, crashing and seriously injuring the pair.
Both lay in a critical condition for a week in hospital, where they later died, leaving his girlfriend Cindy devastated, and becoming the single mother to Holly.
[36] Jude tried to blackmail Jack Osborne (Jimmy McKenna) about being the father of her sister Dawn's child, but instead she ended up getting drunk and telling everyone at The Dog public house.
After this, she struggled to meet ends and, due to her irresponsible attitude towards money, was declared bankrupt and left with massive debts to clear.
When her father Gordon's criminal cousin Benny arrived on the scene, Jude soon hooked up with him and started stealing cars to order.
Things turned nasty when Benny trashed Parker's and, to cover her losses, Jude began making illegal booze trips to France.
She brought a dark wig, took Dawn's passport, and bid farewell to her surviving sister, Cindy (Stephanie Waring) before leaving forever.
In August 2013, Cindy mentions that her daughter Holly (Amanda Clapham) has gone to stay with Jude for a few days, but her current location is not revealed.
In November 2013, Cindy mentions to Dirk Savage (David Kennedy) that how Jude was hidden in her location, since she was wanted in Hollyoaks to avoid going to prison.
In October 2016, Jude returns under the name of "Mrs. Windsor Davenport", after having a meeting with Marnie Nightingale (Lysette Anthony) over the houses that she is building, called Royal Oakes.
Mandy Richardson (previously Hutchinson) played by Sarah Jayne Dunn debuted on-screen during October 1996 and has been involved in such storylines including dealing with sexual abuse while she was a child by her father Dennis (David McAllister), numerous failed relationships, and the death of daughter Grace to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Jack is the second-longest serving character; although Cindy Cunningham and Mandy Richardson both appeared before him, both have taken considerable breaks before they returned full-time.
His more notable storylines include a gambling addiction that led him to lose his share in The Dog in the Pond, being disowned by his father and having his family reject him.