Les Hunter is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, played by John Graham Davies.

In his early stories, Les' addiction leaves his eldest son, Dan Hunter (Andrew McNair) to run the business.

He also neglects his daughter, Lisa Hunter (Gemma Atkinson) leaving Dan to fulfil the father figure role.

Their problems effect his son Lee Hunter (Alex Carter), who is often portrayed playing the role of peacemaker with his sparring parents.

Producer Jo Hallows said Lillian represents every in-law people dread coming to stay, and called her "a witch".

[3] Initially writers focused on the introduction of Les and his children Dan and Lisa Hunter (Gemma Atkinson).

The move becomes a "complete disaster", and McNair assessed that the Hunter family "have a lot of bad luck, which they bring on themselves.

"[3] Les has "weathered a rocky marriage" to Sally Hunter (Katherine Dow-Blyton) but the pair manage to reconcile.

[1] Les' eldest daughter, Ellie Mills (Sarah Baxendale) went missing in Ibiza for two years but later returns home.

When Les' son, Dan gets involved in an illegal MOT racket, he loses the license for the family garage business.

Ellie is arrested and put on trial for concealing her husband, Toby Mills' (Henry Luxemburg) murder spree.

[8] He explained that "seeing his parents split is the last straw" and he convinces Les to make an emotional speech to Sally to prevent a divorce.

Carter explained that Les realises he needs to act to save his marriage and dresses in his old leather biking outfit to woo Sally.

Carter explained that Lee does not want Les to leave, but accepts that if he reunites with Sally it will "soften the blow" for the Hunter family.

With all these family problems going on, Les was even more shocked when his business was not doing too well, and son Dan ended up getting himself involved with Dodgy motors.

Les began to give up his drink, and soon got a new job as a lorry driver, a business venture he started with newcomer Johnno Dean (Mark Powley), who he soon became close friends with.

Slowly, the Hunter family began to rebuild their lives, but youngest daughter Lisa had an affair with an older man, none other than Jake Dean (Kevin Sacre), the son of Les' former business partner Johnno, who by that time had left Hollyoaks; but after a rash reaction, eventually Les realised that he had to try a new approach in order to get the best from his children.

With many bad memories in Hollyoaks, Les decided a move away would be good along with wife Sally as a fresh start is what the pair need.

[14] An Inside Soap reporter branded Les an "angry man" who is "seeking solace at the bottom of a bottle.

"[5] All About Soap's Rachel Corcoran branded Les as a character who "likes a pint or two" and "can't handle fatherhood".