Ashworth family
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The Ashworth family are a fictional family in the long-running Channel 4
soap opera
, Hollyoaks
. Introduced to the show in 2005, The family derives from Manchester
and moved to Hollyoaks village in 2005. The characters have been involved in storylines such as secret siblings, anorexia, drug abuse, incest and paternity issues.
(Anthony Quinlan
). Nev
(Jim Millea
) and Suzanne
(Suzanne Hall
) had fallen in love at a young age and married, however, in 1986, Suzanne fell for Nev's younger brother Noel's (Craig Cheetham
) charms and the pair slept together. After this, she gave birth to her first child, Rhys
(Andrew Moss
). Nev forgave Suzanne and Noel and they decided that Nev would raise the child as his own. In 1988, Noel had an illegitimate daughter, named Beth
(Sinéad Moynihan
), to a woman named Mary. Noel visited rarely but did stay in contact with his daughter. In 1989, Suzanne became pregnant again, this time it was Nev's, they had a girl named Hannah
(Emma Rigby
). In 1991, Nev and Suzanne had Josh
(Sonny Flood
), their final child together. At a young age, Rhys fell into a river and almost drowned, however was saved by Gilly. The pair became best friends and Gilly became one of the family. Also close to the family was Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher (Sam Darbyshire
), cousin of Rhys, Hannah and Josh, whom was also his best friend. Although it was never fully established how Fletch relates to Nev or Suzanne, it is most likely one of his parents is Suzanne's sibling, given her maiden name of Fletcher.
In 2008, Emma Rigby
, who plays Hannah, decided to leave Hollyoaks. Following this news, it was revealed that Rigby had extended her contract. Rigby again extended her contract, and left the series onscreen in January 2010.
Later in 2010, new producer Paul Marquess
axed the family, except Andrew Moss
(Rhys), as part of his overhaul of the series. Neville, Suzanne, and Josh left for Spain in July 2010. Rigby expressed her feelings towards the family's exit, saying: "I'm sad it's coming to an end. I think they were quite emotional when they left. I don't think they were quite ready to go. But I suppose they'll all be doing new things."
formed a band called the 'Baby Diegos' with Michaela
, Sasha
and Fletch. Josh made enemies of Ste Hay
and Wayne Tunnicliffe. Hannah and Nancy Hayton
babysat Grace Hutchinson for Tony
and Mandy Hutchinson, that night, Grace died of SIDS
, leaving Hannah and Nancy feeling shocked and guilt-ridden, believing it was their fault. After this, Hannah began a relationship with uneasy John Paul McQueen
. After a night of joyriding, Suzanne gave Amy a check-up and discovered she was pregnant. She then warned Josh to stay away when the pair began a relationship. After the birth of her child Leah, Amy covered up and told Josh that Leah was her sister, born to Mike
and Kathy Barnes
. Mike became increasingly involved in Josh and Amy's relationship, this ended up with Josh nearly killing him by hitting him over the head with a brick. Josh was arrested, however Mike dropped the charges. After discovering Leah was really her daughter, Josh split up with Amy and told her he could not trust her.
When Sarah became a model and John Paul came out as gay, Hannah turned to Sarah's model friend Melissa Hurst for help and advice. Melissa taught self-conscious Hannah how to be skinny by hiding food and making herself sick. Soon, Hannah began an eating disorder and shut her friends out of her life. Sarah and Nancy assumed Hannah was on drugs. Suzanne then found rotting food in a sideboard in her bedroom and discovered the truth. Hannah was sectioned, both her and Melissa were put in hospital. Melissa escaped and planned to flee Hollyoaks with Hannah, however, tragedy struck when Melissa took a heart attack and died. Hannah was heartbroken by her friend's death but agreed to get help in hospital.
Rhys met Beth Clement
when he accidentally ran her over, the pair soon began a relationship, however, not wanting to jinx it, Rhys did not introduce her to his family straight away. Beth stopped seeing Rhys, who was deeply saddened. Neville told Rhys that Noel had died of liver disease
. At his funeral, Rhys was introduced to his secret half-sister, who turned out to be Beth. Rhys and Beth agreed to keep quiet about their affair, knowing it was incest. Gilly took an instant liking to Beth and they soon started going out. After months of holding back their feelings, Rhys and Beth slept together, realising they were in love. Beth felt guilty for cheating on Gilly so the pair left to go travelling to Thailand
, which angered Rhys. After their return, Gilly proposed to Beth, who shockingly agreed. However, behind Gilly's back, Beth and Rhys began an affair. Meanwhile, recovering Hannah had found love in Danny Valentine
, much to racist Nev's dislike. Michaela McQueen
caught Rhys and Beth kissing and tried to tell Mercedes
, who was Rhys's girlfriend. She refused to believe her, however Michaela got Gilly to return home in the hope he would find them in bed. Gilly did so and caught them in the act. After the secret was out, Rhys and Beth decided to flee together to escape the police. On their departure, Rhys and Beth crashed their camper van into a lorry which immediately killed Beth. Heartbroken Rhys then left for a short time. Hannah and Danny's relationship ended thanks to Darren Osborne
and Mercedes
With he and Amy's relationship over and Fletch's addiction to drugs getting out of hand, Josh enlisted Rhys and Gilly to join the 'Baby Diegos', with a name change to 'Dirty Diegos'. Soon, the band broke up and Josh returned to the original line-up, he then attempted to get a record deal, but chose pregnant Amy, as the pair had reconciled, over his dream. Nev bought a few flats in Hollyoaks and then proceeded to buy The Dog on the Pond from Jack
and Frankie Osborne
. The pub was silent so Nev renamed it The Jolly Roger, this was quickly reverted on realising it had turned into a gay bar. Hannah met Matt Bowman, whom she began to see, however they soon split up. Josh and Amy split up after she gave birth to Lucas Hay and she abandoned him.
Hannah began a relationship with Ash Roy, who became jealous of Hannah's friendship with Justin Burton
. Hannah began to realise her feelings for Justin. Ash and Justin challenged each other to a bike race. Ash fiddled with Justin's bike on order to hurt him, however, Hannah got on the bike and was badly injured. After finding out what he did, Hannah ended her relationship with Ash and, with the help of McFly
, began seeing Justin. The Asworths were convinced Justin was a bad influence on Hannah. Ash seen an opportunity for revenge and planted food in Hannah's bedroom, which Suzanne found. The Ashworths went to extreme lengths to stop Hannah and Justin's relationship as they believed it was the cause of her "relapse". Hannah planned to leave Hollyoaks with Justin, however she was stopped by Rhys. Eager to leave, Hannah told Rhys that she could not choose who she fell in love with, just like him and Beth. Rhys realised this and let her leave. Hannah went to The Loft to find Justin and was knocked unconscious by Clare Cunningham, who had tied up Warren Fox
and planned to kill Justin. Hannah came around as The Loft began to burn, she attacked Clare and the two fell over the banister, where they both lay motionless. Luckily, Justin appeared and saved Hannah, as paramedics struggled with her life, Justin assumed she was dead and left after being accused of starting the fire. With the police after him, Justin convinced Hannah to run away with him, however he realised it would mean she could never see her family again and left her. Hannah was heartbroken and angry over Justin's departure.
Rhys went on a date with Hayley Ramsey
, but was put off by her wheelchair. The pair began a love-hate relationship in which Rhys denied liking her. The pair were thrown together in Josh's new band, 'The Somethings' and finally the pair gave in and shared a kiss and began going out. Trying to cope with Justin's exit, Hannah began to drink and spent many nights in the SUBar. She ended the night drunkenly kissing Gilly, which she regretted as they see each other as siblings. Hannah met a man named Stav, who was playing at the SUBar with his band. After, Hannah joined him in a trip to Denmark
, where she drunkenly married Darren Osborne. On her return, the couple tried to keep it a secret but were found out. Suzanne tried to get Hannah to get the marriage annulled
, however Hannah did not want to be a divorcee at her age and agreed to try and make the marriage work. Over Amy, Josh found a new friend, Dave Colburn
, the pair set off for Manchester
where they partied hard. In 2010, Hannah left the village. Josh was involved in a drunken car accident and was later jailed for drink driving. Suzanne and Neville's marriage began to strain. This subsequently led her to have an affair with Darren. After Rhys found this out, he alerted Neville, who then threw Suzanne out. Suzanne and Nev agreed to move away for a new life together. Rhys admitted he was responsible for Josh crash as the Ashworths left Hollyoaks. Since the exit of his family, Rhys's main storyline has been his relationship with Jacqui McQueen. In January 2011 Suzanne returned to Hollyoaks.
and bulimia. The Sun Newspaper
revealed that the character of Hannah was to be killed off due to her illness, however this proved wrong. The then producer of the show, Bryan Kirkwood
, stated: “If a single viewer gets help as a result of this storyline, then it will have been worthwhile.” With actress Emma Rigby giving a message of advice stating: She also said it was a real honour to take part in such a good storyline. Actress Emma Rigby has won numerous awards for her portrayal of Hannah and the storylines given including 'Best Actress' at The British Soap Awards 2008
.
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
, Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
. Introduced to the show in 2005, The family derives from Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
and moved to Hollyoaks village in 2005. The characters have been involved in storylines such as secret siblings, anorexia, drug abuse, incest and paternity issues.
History
The Ashworth family first arrived in 2005, introduced by producer David Hanson. They moved to Hollyoaks village from Manchester with family friend, Gilly RoachGilly Roach
Gilbert "Gilly" Roach is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Anthony Quinlan. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 4 October 2005. Gilly was created in 2005 by executive producer David Hanson. Gilly has often been portrayed as a...
(Anthony Quinlan
Anthony Quinlan
Anthony Quinlan is an English actor, known for his role as Gilly Roach in the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.-References:Quinlan was nominated for sexiest male at the 2010 Inside Soap Awards.[29] He was also nominated in the category of "Best Serial Drama Performance" at the 2011 National...
). Nev
Neville Ashworth
Neville "Nev" Ashworth is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jim Millea. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 3 October 2005 and was created by David Hanson...
(Jim Millea
Jim Millea
Jim Millea is an English actor who plays small businessman and publican Neville Ashworth in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks....
) and Suzanne
Suzanne Ashworth
Suzanne Ashworth is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Suzanne Hall. She made her first on-screen appearance on 3 October 2005. Suzanne was introduced by series producer David Hanson as part of the Ashworth family. In February 2010, Suzanne was axed...
(Suzanne Hall
Suzanne Hall
Suzanne Hall .Before attending her first high school, Worden Sports College in Leyland, she went to Hayward School in Bolton and, at that time lived in Great Lever, but currently lives in Smithills...
) had fallen in love at a young age and married, however, in 1986, Suzanne fell for Nev's younger brother Noel's (Craig Cheetham
Craig Cheetham
Craig Cheetham is an English actor. One of his main roles was in Peter Kay's Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere in which he played the character Billy Shannon...
) charms and the pair slept together. After this, she gave birth to her first child, Rhys
Rhys Ashworth
Rhys Lesley Ashworth is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Andrew Moss. He made his first on-screen appearance on 4 October 2005.-Character creation and casting:...
(Andrew Moss
Andrew Moss
Andrew "Andy" Moss is an English television actor. He is currently best known for playing Rhys Ashworth in the Channel 4 teenage soap opera Hollyoaks since 2005.-TV credits:...
). Nev forgave Suzanne and Noel and they decided that Nev would raise the child as his own. In 1988, Noel had an illegitimate daughter, named Beth
Beth Clement
Beth Clement is a fictional character from long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Sinéad Moynihan. Beth first appeared as a student at Hollyoaks Community College, studying for a nursing degree and was later involved in an incest storyline with half-brother, Rhys Ashworth...
(Sinéad Moynihan
Sinead Moynihan
Sinéad Bernadette Moynihan is an English model and actress, best known for her roles as Ashley Webb in Drop Dead Gorgeous, Hollyoaks Beth Clement, and Abby Jones in How Not To Live Your Life....
), to a woman named Mary. Noel visited rarely but did stay in contact with his daughter. In 1989, Suzanne became pregnant again, this time it was Nev's, they had a girl named Hannah
Hannah Ashworth
Hannah Rose Ashworth is a fictional character from long-running Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Emma Rigby. Hannah first appeared on-screen from October 3, 2005 until her exit on February 12, 2010....
(Emma Rigby
Emma Rigby
Emma Catherine Rigby , is an English actress, best known for her role in Hollyoaks as Hannah Ashworth.-Career:In February 2010 Emma Completed, with International Fashion Photographer Rory Lewis.-Television:...
). In 1991, Nev and Suzanne had Josh
Josh Ashworth
Joshua Josh Ashworth is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Sonny Flood. He dedbuted on-screen during the episode airing on 3 October 2005 and left on 14 July 2010, after his character was axed by executive producer Paul Marquess...
(Sonny Flood
Sonny Flood
-Background:Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Flood was educated at Rossall School, near Fleetwood. In 2006 Flood passed ten GCSE exams all at either A or A*. In 2007, he achieved 4 'A's at AS level, in English Literature, History, Media Studies and Philosophy, and in 2008 he achieved a grade 'A' in...
), their final child together. At a young age, Rhys fell into a river and almost drowned, however was saved by Gilly. The pair became best friends and Gilly became one of the family. Also close to the family was Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher (Sam Darbyshire
Sam Darbyshire
Sam Darbyshire is a television actor best known for his role as Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. He has, however, also appeared in several advertisements and had a small role in Coronation Street. He belongs to a local youth theatre group in Wigan, Willpower Youth...
), cousin of Rhys, Hannah and Josh, whom was also his best friend. Although it was never fully established how Fletch relates to Nev or Suzanne, it is most likely one of his parents is Suzanne's sibling, given her maiden name of Fletcher.
In 2008, Emma Rigby
Emma Rigby
Emma Catherine Rigby , is an English actress, best known for her role in Hollyoaks as Hannah Ashworth.-Career:In February 2010 Emma Completed, with International Fashion Photographer Rory Lewis.-Television:...
, who plays Hannah, decided to leave Hollyoaks. Following this news, it was revealed that Rigby had extended her contract. Rigby again extended her contract, and left the series onscreen in January 2010.
Later in 2010, new producer Paul Marquess
Paul Marquess
Paul Marquess is a Northern Irish-born British television producer.-Television career:His credits include Brookside, The Bill and Family Affairs. He also originated the idea for the series Footballers' Wives...
axed the family, except Andrew Moss
Andrew Moss
Andrew "Andy" Moss is an English television actor. He is currently best known for playing Rhys Ashworth in the Channel 4 teenage soap opera Hollyoaks since 2005.-TV credits:...
(Rhys), as part of his overhaul of the series. Neville, Suzanne, and Josh left for Spain in July 2010. Rigby expressed her feelings towards the family's exit, saying: "I'm sad it's coming to an end. I think they were quite emotional when they left. I don't think they were quite ready to go. But I suppose they'll all be doing new things."
In Hollyoaks
A frequent visitor, Bill Ashworth is the father of Nev who adored Hannah, yet was not liked by Josh. However, Josh and Fletch began to see Bill was lonely, and ended up sneaking him out of his care home. Josh and Amy BarnesAmy Barnes
Amy Barnes is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Ashley Slanina-Davies. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 14 November 2005. Amy was created by executive producer David Hanson and Slanina-Davies was offered the role whilst looking for...
formed a band called the 'Baby Diegos' with Michaela
Michaela McQueen
Michaela McQueen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Hollie-Jay Bowes. Michaela was the first of the McQueen family to be seen on-screen in 2006, when she was credited as Michaela Jones. On 8 June 2010, Hollie-Jay Bowes announced that she had quit...
, Sasha
Sasha Valentine
Sasha Valentine is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Nathalie Emmanuel. The character first appeared on-screen on 17 July 2006 as part of the newly introduced Valentine family...
and Fletch. Josh made enemies of Ste Hay
Ste Hay
Stephen "Ste" Hay is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Kieron Richardson. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 17 February 2006. Ste was created by David Hanson and was originally intended to be a short-term character for seven episodes...
and Wayne Tunnicliffe. Hannah and Nancy Hayton
Nancy Hayton
Nancy Anne Hayton is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jessica Fox. The character first appeared on 6 July 2005. Since the character's inception she has been involved in many notable storylines such as a three-way open relationship, drug taking,...
babysat Grace Hutchinson for Tony
Tony Hutchinson
Anthony "Tony" Hutchinson is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Nick Pickard. Tony first appeared on-screen on 23 October 1995, the first episode of the series, and is the only original character still on the show to the present day...
and Mandy Hutchinson, that night, Grace died of SIDS
Sudden infant death syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome is marked by the sudden death of an infant that is unexpected by medical history, and remains unexplained after a thorough forensic autopsy and a detailed death scene investigation. An infant is at the highest risk for SIDS during sleep, which is why it is sometimes...
, leaving Hannah and Nancy feeling shocked and guilt-ridden, believing it was their fault. After this, Hannah began a relationship with uneasy John Paul McQueen
John Paul McQueen
John Paul McQueen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by James Sutton. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 6 September 2006; his storylines have significantly revolved around his sexuality, evolving from the initial denial of his...
. After a night of joyriding, Suzanne gave Amy a check-up and discovered she was pregnant. She then warned Josh to stay away when the pair began a relationship. After the birth of her child Leah, Amy covered up and told Josh that Leah was her sister, born to Mike
Mike Barnes (Hollyoaks)
Michael "Mike" Barnes is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Tony Hirst. He first appeared in 2006. In 2010, soap opera magazine Inside Soap reported that the character would leave in late January with love interest Zoe Carpenter...
and Kathy Barnes
Kathy Barnes
Katherine "Kathy" Barnes is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Sarah Jane Buckley. Kathy arrived in 2005 and in October 2007, it was announced that the character had been written out of the show...
. Mike became increasingly involved in Josh and Amy's relationship, this ended up with Josh nearly killing him by hitting him over the head with a brick. Josh was arrested, however Mike dropped the charges. After discovering Leah was really her daughter, Josh split up with Amy and told her he could not trust her.
When Sarah became a model and John Paul came out as gay, Hannah turned to Sarah's model friend Melissa Hurst for help and advice. Melissa taught self-conscious Hannah how to be skinny by hiding food and making herself sick. Soon, Hannah began an eating disorder and shut her friends out of her life. Sarah and Nancy assumed Hannah was on drugs. Suzanne then found rotting food in a sideboard in her bedroom and discovered the truth. Hannah was sectioned, both her and Melissa were put in hospital. Melissa escaped and planned to flee Hollyoaks with Hannah, however, tragedy struck when Melissa took a heart attack and died. Hannah was heartbroken by her friend's death but agreed to get help in hospital.
Rhys met Beth Clement
Beth Clement
Beth Clement is a fictional character from long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Sinéad Moynihan. Beth first appeared as a student at Hollyoaks Community College, studying for a nursing degree and was later involved in an incest storyline with half-brother, Rhys Ashworth...
when he accidentally ran her over, the pair soon began a relationship, however, not wanting to jinx it, Rhys did not introduce her to his family straight away. Beth stopped seeing Rhys, who was deeply saddened. Neville told Rhys that Noel had died of liver disease
Liver disease
Liver disease is a broad term describing any single number of diseases affecting the liver.-Diseases:* Hepatitis, inflammation of the liver, caused mainly by various viruses but also by some poisons , autoimmunity or hereditary conditions...
. At his funeral, Rhys was introduced to his secret half-sister, who turned out to be Beth. Rhys and Beth agreed to keep quiet about their affair, knowing it was incest. Gilly took an instant liking to Beth and they soon started going out. After months of holding back their feelings, Rhys and Beth slept together, realising they were in love. Beth felt guilty for cheating on Gilly so the pair left to go travelling to Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, which angered Rhys. After their return, Gilly proposed to Beth, who shockingly agreed. However, behind Gilly's back, Beth and Rhys began an affair. Meanwhile, recovering Hannah had found love in Danny Valentine
Danny Valentine
Daniel "Danny" Valentine is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by David Judge. He first appeared in 2007 and made his final appearance in 2008.-Background:...
, much to racist Nev's dislike. Michaela McQueen
Michaela McQueen
Michaela McQueen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Hollie-Jay Bowes. Michaela was the first of the McQueen family to be seen on-screen in 2006, when she was credited as Michaela Jones. On 8 June 2010, Hollie-Jay Bowes announced that she had quit...
caught Rhys and Beth kissing and tried to tell Mercedes
Mercedes McQueen
Mercedes Fisher is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jennifer Metcalfe. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 19 June 2006 as the first character to be introduced to the serial by series producer, Bryan Kirkwood...
, who was Rhys's girlfriend. She refused to believe her, however Michaela got Gilly to return home in the hope he would find them in bed. Gilly did so and caught them in the act. After the secret was out, Rhys and Beth decided to flee together to escape the police. On their departure, Rhys and Beth crashed their camper van into a lorry which immediately killed Beth. Heartbroken Rhys then left for a short time. Hannah and Danny's relationship ended thanks to Darren Osborne
Darren Osborne
Darren Osborne is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Darren was introduced by executive producer Phil Redmond as part of the Osborne family. Darren made his first on-screen appearance on 18 November 1996 and was initially played by Adam Booth, before the Booth...
and Mercedes
With he and Amy's relationship over and Fletch's addiction to drugs getting out of hand, Josh enlisted Rhys and Gilly to join the 'Baby Diegos', with a name change to 'Dirty Diegos'. Soon, the band broke up and Josh returned to the original line-up, he then attempted to get a record deal, but chose pregnant Amy, as the pair had reconciled, over his dream. Nev bought a few flats in Hollyoaks and then proceeded to buy The Dog on the Pond from Jack
Jack Osborne
Jack William Osborne is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jimmy McKenna. He first appeared on 18 November 1996 and is the second longest serving character although Cindy Longford and Mandy Richardson both appeared before him both have taken...
and Frankie Osborne
Frankie Osborne
Francine "Frankie" Osborne is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Helen Pearson. She made her first on-screen appearance on 9 October 2002...
. The pub was silent so Nev renamed it The Jolly Roger, this was quickly reverted on realising it had turned into a gay bar. Hannah met Matt Bowman, whom she began to see, however they soon split up. Josh and Amy split up after she gave birth to Lucas Hay and she abandoned him.
Hannah began a relationship with Ash Roy, who became jealous of Hannah's friendship with Justin Burton
Justin Burton
Justin Burton is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Chris Fountain. The character arrived in 2003 and departed on 3 June 2009. Justin arrived in a family of six, however by September 2006, his entire family had left the show...
. Hannah began to realise her feelings for Justin. Ash and Justin challenged each other to a bike race. Ash fiddled with Justin's bike on order to hurt him, however, Hannah got on the bike and was badly injured. After finding out what he did, Hannah ended her relationship with Ash and, with the help of McFly
McFly
McFly are an English pop rock band who first found fame in 2004. The band consists of Tom Fletcher , Danny Jones , Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd . They were signed to the Island Records label from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records...
, began seeing Justin. The Asworths were convinced Justin was a bad influence on Hannah. Ash seen an opportunity for revenge and planted food in Hannah's bedroom, which Suzanne found. The Ashworths went to extreme lengths to stop Hannah and Justin's relationship as they believed it was the cause of her "relapse". Hannah planned to leave Hollyoaks with Justin, however she was stopped by Rhys. Eager to leave, Hannah told Rhys that she could not choose who she fell in love with, just like him and Beth. Rhys realised this and let her leave. Hannah went to The Loft to find Justin and was knocked unconscious by Clare Cunningham, who had tied up Warren Fox
Warren Fox
Warren Fox is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jamie Lomas. He first arrived in 2006 as an old acquaintance of Sean Kennedy and quickly became known as the show's main villain...
and planned to kill Justin. Hannah came around as The Loft began to burn, she attacked Clare and the two fell over the banister, where they both lay motionless. Luckily, Justin appeared and saved Hannah, as paramedics struggled with her life, Justin assumed she was dead and left after being accused of starting the fire. With the police after him, Justin convinced Hannah to run away with him, however he realised it would mean she could never see her family again and left her. Hannah was heartbroken and angry over Justin's departure.
Rhys went on a date with Hayley Ramsey
Hayley Ramsey
Hayley Ramsey is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Kelly-Marie Stewart. She made her first on-screen appearance on 28 January 2009 as the sister of already established character Zak Ramsey . Hayley is notably the first prominent disabled character in...
, but was put off by her wheelchair. The pair began a love-hate relationship in which Rhys denied liking her. The pair were thrown together in Josh's new band, 'The Somethings' and finally the pair gave in and shared a kiss and began going out. Trying to cope with Justin's exit, Hannah began to drink and spent many nights in the SUBar. She ended the night drunkenly kissing Gilly, which she regretted as they see each other as siblings. Hannah met a man named Stav, who was playing at the SUBar with his band. After, Hannah joined him in a trip to Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, where she drunkenly married Darren Osborne. On her return, the couple tried to keep it a secret but were found out. Suzanne tried to get Hannah to get the marriage annulled
Annulment
Annulment is a legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void. Unlike divorce, it is usually retroactive, meaning that an annulled marriage is considered to be invalid from the beginning almost as if it had never taken place...
, however Hannah did not want to be a divorcee at her age and agreed to try and make the marriage work. Over Amy, Josh found a new friend, Dave Colburn
Dave Colburn
David "Dave" Colburn is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Elliot James Langridge. He first appeared in Hollyoaks online spin-off, Hollyoaks: The Morning After the Night Before, which explored the dangers of binge drinking...
, the pair set off for Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
where they partied hard. In 2010, Hannah left the village. Josh was involved in a drunken car accident and was later jailed for drink driving. Suzanne and Neville's marriage began to strain. This subsequently led her to have an affair with Darren. After Rhys found this out, he alerted Neville, who then threw Suzanne out. Suzanne and Nev agreed to move away for a new life together. Rhys admitted he was responsible for Josh crash as the Ashworths left Hollyoaks. Since the exit of his family, Rhys's main storyline has been his relationship with Jacqui McQueen. In January 2011 Suzanne returned to Hollyoaks.
Generations
- Bill Ashworth
- Neville AshworthNeville AshworthNeville "Nev" Ashworth is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jim Millea. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 3 October 2005 and was created by David Hanson...
; son of Bill, married Suzanne AshworthSuzanne AshworthSuzanne Ashworth is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Suzanne Hall. She made her first on-screen appearance on 3 October 2005. Suzanne was introduced by series producer David Hanson as part of the Ashworth family. In February 2010, Suzanne was axed...
- Hannah AshworthHannah AshworthHannah Rose Ashworth is a fictional character from long-running Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Emma Rigby. Hannah first appeared on-screen from October 3, 2005 until her exit on February 12, 2010....
; daughter of Nev and Suzanne, married Darren OsborneDarren OsborneDarren Osborne is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Darren was introduced by executive producer Phil Redmond as part of the Osborne family. Darren made his first on-screen appearance on 18 November 1996 and was initially played by Adam Booth, before the Booth...
(2009—) - Josh AshworthJosh AshworthJoshua Josh Ashworth is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Sonny Flood. He dedbuted on-screen during the episode airing on 3 October 2005 and left on 14 July 2010, after his character was axed by executive producer Paul Marquess...
; son of Nev and Suzanne - Jack and Francine Osborne; twin son and daughter of Suzanne and Darren OsborneDarren OsborneDarren Osborne is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Darren was introduced by executive producer Phil Redmond as part of the Osborne family. Darren made his first on-screen appearance on 18 November 1996 and was initially played by Adam Booth, before the Booth...
- Hannah Ashworth
- Noel Ashworth; son of Bill
- Rhys AshworthRhys AshworthRhys Lesley Ashworth is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Andrew Moss. He made his first on-screen appearance on 4 October 2005.-Character creation and casting:...
; son of Noel and Suzanne Ashworth - Beth ClementBeth ClementBeth Clement is a fictional character from long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Sinéad Moynihan. Beth first appeared as a student at Hollyoaks Community College, studying for a nursing degree and was later involved in an incest storyline with half-brother, Rhys Ashworth...
; daughter of Noel and Mary Clement
- Rhys Ashworth
- Neville Ashworth
Reception
Hannah's anorexia storyline gained large attention from the press, Hollyoaks being the first major British soap to go into a deep eating disorder storyline in which a character died, this being Melissa Hurst. The storyline was garnered with praise for showing the harsh realities of anorexiaAnorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate...
and bulimia. The Sun Newspaper
The Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
revealed that the character of Hannah was to be killed off due to her illness, however this proved wrong. The then producer of the show, Bryan Kirkwood
Bryan Kirkwood (producer)
Bryan Kirkwood is a Scottish-born British television producer. He was the producer of teen Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2006 until 2009 and has been the executive producer of the BBC soap EastEnders since 2010.- Personal life :...
, stated: “If a single viewer gets help as a result of this storyline, then it will have been worthwhile.” With actress Emma Rigby giving a message of advice stating: She also said it was a real honour to take part in such a good storyline. Actress Emma Rigby has won numerous awards for her portrayal of Hannah and the storylines given including 'Best Actress' at The British Soap Awards 2008
British Soap Awards
The British Soap Awards is an annual awards ceremony to honour the best of British soap operas.The first event took place in 1999 and takes place in May each year. Although it is an ITV production, the events were held at the BBC Television Centre, in London until 2010. The 2011 awards relocated to...
.
External links
- Neville Ashworth on the E4 website
- Suzanne Ashworth on the E4 website
- Rhys Ashworth on the E4 website
- Hannah Ashworth on the E4 website
- Josh Ashworth on the E4 website
- Beth Clement on the E4 website