History Series / Hollyoaks

* DisabledLoveInterest: Hayley Ramsey and Pete Hamill are both in wheelchairs, and no less stunning than the rest of the cast.
** Especially in universe; Josh and Rhys Ashworth are both attracted to Hayley, and Ruby has a crush on her Headmaster Pete.

* TheArtifact: The ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' and ''Series/DoctorWho'' posters in the dorm room have outlasted several occupants. {{Justified|Trope}}, since they're ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' and ''Series/DoctorWho''.

* ButNotTooBlack: Tina [=McQueen=], Ruby Button, Amber and Bella Sharpe, and siblings Lauren, Sasha, Sonny, and Danny Valentine.

** Breda [=McQueen=], the nanny nicknamed "[[MaryPoppins Scary Poppins]]", who murdered men she judged to be bad dads. Her total victims are unknown as she hasn't been keeping count, she just says "there's been so many!" But we know there's at least 9: her own father, her adoptive son Sylver's father Wes, her daughter Goldie's father Vinnie, Carl Costello, Russ Owen, Glenn Donovan, Louis Loveday, Mac Nightingale and Harry Thompson.

* GenreSavvy: Subverted when heartbroken Liberty sadly realises that if her relationship with Sami is a RomanticComedy, then she is the RomanticRunnerUp, the RomanticFalseLead, the UnrequitedTragicMaiden - take your pick, but she knows she [[DidNotGetTheGirl isn't going to get the boy]]. She decides the best thing she can do is [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy encourage Sami to be with Sinead, the girl he loves]]. However, it turns out that while Liberty might have been right about her role, she was [[WrongGenreSavvy wrong about the genre]]! Sami does go to Sinead for a big moment of them getting together, but Sinead angrily tells him this isn't some "soppy romcom", she's just had her abusive husband Laurie come back and try to attack her and then she saw him die, so romance is the last thing on her mind at the moment!

** Sharon Bailey is referred to as "a superstar". Sharon was played by pop/R&B singer Jamelia whose biggest hit was 'Superstar'.

* MeetTheNewBoss: It's pretty common for a new gangster to arrive in the village soon after a previous one has left or just before one is on their way out. For example, Victor arrives not long after Glenn and Liam Donovan have both died, and just before Victor is arrested for his many crimes, Fergus Collins is introduced.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Charlotte Lau, ostensibly supposed to be British-born Chinese, but writers seemed to find it difficult to decide exactly where in East or South-East Asia her family was from.

* BackFromTheDead: Warren was supposedly killed in [[RunningGag yet another fire]] at The Loft, but after he returned, an episode showed just how he managed to escape. [[IdiotPlot Despite the body found was clearly identified as being Warren]]

** CourtroomAntic: Mercedes is completely acquitted for perjury and for trying to get Mitzeee imprisoned for attempted murder after claiming that it was ''Riley'' who stabbed her, (and since he's dead, [[DeceasedFallGuyGambit he can't defend himself]]) and testimony to prove this is given by Paul Browning, who was acquitted for murder charges himself by claiming the exact ''same'' thing! At no point is this "[[ContrivedCoincidence evidence]]" questioned, examined or confirmed in any way, nor any retrial called when it was revealed that Paul Browning was a SerialKiller, which ''should'' have thrown his earlier testimony into doubt.

* IllGirl: Steph Cunningham practically lives and breathes this trope after being diagnosed with [[SoapOperaDisease terminal cancer.]]. Despite initially having some pretty convincing fainting spells, Steph looks far too healthy to be dying of cancer, with a full head of very thick hair and glowing skin. She's also promoted to martyr status, despite using her illness to get her own way.
-->Steph: "But I'm dying of CANCER."
** Myra also acts this way when she's diagnosed with terminal cancer, although since Paul Browning faked the results, she's ''completely'' fine. Although in Myra's case, it was clearly PlayedForLaughs.

** Ash Roy spent a considerable amount of time shirtless for no apparent reason while Dodger Savage takes this {{Up To Eleven}}

** Peri Lomax starts to feel ill one day, falls heavily down a long flight of metal stairs, and when taken to hospital is diagnosed with a brain tumour. She has emergency surgery and is almost instantly back on her feet, without losing a single lock of her RapunzelHair or suffering any visible injuries.

* RapunzelHair: Amy Barnes (until Ste [[TraumaticHaircut chopped it off]]), Peri Lomax

* BreakTheCutie: Sid Sumner is one of the nicest, sweetest characters on the show, and he has had to face tragedy after tragedy after tragedy.

* HollywoodGeek: Will is gorgeous despite the nerdy glasses and clothes.

* CassandraTruth: Rule of thumb seems to be, if you have a Hollyoaks character who is hysterical, crying and loudly proclaiming something ridiculous in the streets, they will ''always'' be telling the truth. So far we have;

* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Silas hated the fact that his nemesis Lynsey Nolan was murdered by Dr. Browning. Summer Ranger after Brody was killed in a hit and run. '''She''' wanted to destroy him, and if anything wants the person who killed Brody to be terminated for taking that from her. Ironically, the person who killed Brody was Warren. The reason Summer hated Brody was due to his involvement in her father's death. Brody laid the first punch that led to Summer's dad Cormac's death, but it was Warren who dealt the final blow. For reasons best known to herself, Summer didn't consider Warren even worthy of her fury at the time.

* AffectionateNickname: Sid likes using these. He often refers to his best friend Juliet as "Jules" and his cousin Jordan as "Jord". Plenty of characters over the years have been OnlyKnownByTheirNickname, see the entry further down for a list.

*** Because locking people into an asylum is a ''[[SarcasmMode new]]'' concept for how to deal with ''[[CompletelyMissingThePoint insane people?]]''

** Which lead to John Paul & Mercedes ''immediately'' [[HeroicSacrifice volunteering to die to save their siblings]]. However Jacqui (The eldest daughter) doesn't, which leads to her holding a grudge over her mother choosing Michaela (The youngest) & Tina (Who had a son of her own) to live, CompletelyMissingThePoint that Myra had to choose, or they all would die, crying "[[ItsAllAboutMe How could you pick me, I'm your baby!]]"

* AntagonistInMourning: Silas after hearing about Lynsey's death, partly because he thought they were NotSoDifferent and partly TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou.