List of Hollyoaks characters introduced in 2020

January saw the introduction of Tony Hutchinson's (Nick Pickard) sister Verity (Eva O'Hara) and PC George Kiss (Callum Kerr).

Kyle Kelly's (Adam Rickitt) parents, Mark (Christopher Quinten) and Carole (Diana Weston) first appeared in May, while Sylver McQueen's (David Tag) secret daughter, Cher Winters (Bethannie Hare) and Jordan Price's (Connor Calland) drugs boss, Victor Brothers (Benjamin O'Mahoney) made their debuts in June.

Describing the character, Eva said that she "can hold her own in any situation and really doesn't take no for an answer", adding: "She has a fascinating balance of ruthlessness and compassion, making her one to watch...

George is involved in a county lines drug trafficking storyline, and made his first appearance after Nancy Osborne (Jessica Fox) is stabbed at Hollyoaks High.

I'll be part of the team investigating the County Lines storyline, which will hopefully help raise awareness of a relevant topic and shed light on a serious issue.

Digital Spy had to confirm that George had really died, as earlier that week, the character faked his own death as part of his abusive relationship with John Paul.

[5] Both Kerr and the producers opined that George returning in the future "to cause more havoc" would not be a good arc for the soap, since they felt his abuse was "disgusting".

The suspects for George's murder include John Paul, Nancy, Dean, Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe), Theresa McQueen (Jorgie Porter), Cher Winters (Bethannie Hare), Sally St. Claire (Annie Wallace), James Nightingale (Gregory Finnegan), and Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson).

"[8] Ollie made a memory book for their baby boy but he was too upset to reveal either to Phoenix or Mal and Zoe that his son had a 50 percent chance of inheriting the genetic condition Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) from his dad, Luke Morgan (Gary Lucy).

"[9] Mal is the adoptive father of Phoenix Hathaway (Tylan Grant) and Ollie Morgan's (Aedan Duckworth) son, Thierry (Orlando Bannister).

"[11] on 25 May 2024, Mal and Zoe return with Thierry after Ollie reaches out to the them after his father Luke Morgan (Gary Lucy), who has dementia, accuses him of abandoning him.

"[9] Zoe is the adoptive mother of Phoenix Hathaway (Tylan Grant) and Ollie Morgan's (Aedan Duckworth) son, Thierry.

"[11] On 25 May 2024, Mal and Zoe return with Thierry after Ollie reaches out to the them after his father Luke Morgan (Gary Lucy), who has dementia, accuses him of abandoning him.

[14] In January 2020, Liberty Savage (Jessamy Stoddart) was raving about the book as she had been reading it as she was pregnant with Brody Hudson's (Adam Woodward) baby, which they were posing as her half-sister, Sienna Blake's (Anna Passey) surrogate.

Which probably explains all of the bad dads in the village that serial killer Breda McQueen went after…"[14] She returns in January 2021 after Celeste calls her and begs her to fix Toby.

Blackwood's casting was also praised by Adams, who said: "He's such a charming, personable, hardworking guy and I feel like, because of those attributes, he will be a perfect fit in the Deveraux clan who are loved by so many Hollyoaks fans.

Working with Adam after first playing 'his' dad more than thirty years ago is a dream come true, it's a brilliant piece of soap nostalgia, which I hope everyone enjoys.

[20] In a statement about the characters, Rickitt said: "It's an honour to have such well-established actors like Chris and Diana come in to play my parents and I've really enjoyed the scenes we've filmed so far.

[21] Cher arrives to the village, searching for her father, Sylver, and watches him, Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe) and Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) from afar.

When Goldie McQueen (Chelsee Healey) offers her a place to stay, she privately approaches Sylver, asking for £3,000 and then she will leave.

Victor is the boss of drugdealer Jordan Price (Connor Calland), and is said to be the man behind the County Line drug operation.

"[23] Cormac Ranger, played by James Gaddas,[24] was the former carer of Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) and Felix Westwood (Richard Blackwood) who worked in a children's home, who first appeared in Episode 5427, which originally aired on 13 July 2020 and appeared on a recurring basis until he was killed off in Episode 5532, which originally aired on 23 February 2021.

[25] On the day of Gaddas' debut, Jonathon Hughes from Radio Times reported: "seeing Cormac again opens old wounds for Hollyoaks hard men Warren and Felix and is set to have a huge impact on both their futures, explaining how they became the tough guys they are today.

[28] Alongside Tom and Yasmine, it was confirmed that Ripley would strike up friendships with Peri Lomax (Ruby O'Donnell) and Romeo Quinn (Owen Warner).

[32] After her kidnap, Faith lived with Summer's boyfriend, Damon Kinsella (Jacob Roberts) and Brody on The Love Boat.

Faith didn't appear on-screen throughout 2021, however Brody was killed in a hit-and-run at the hands of Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas).

Faith appeared on-screen again in 2022, but departed on 15 December 2022, when Liberty accepted a job in New Zealand, to tie in with Stoddart going on maternity leave.

[33] Summer is the daughter of Cormac Ranger (James Gaddas), and arrives in the village after he falls into a coma on account of being assaulted by Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas).

They added that Summer was also "a bright, effortlessly cool tomboy, but when she wants something, she's capable of going to extreme lengths to get it," and teased that she would be a "frenemy" to Sienna in both her life and love.

[33] On her casting and character, Clements said: "I was absolutely buzzing and really grateful in our current climate to get the opportunity to join the Hollyoaks family.