A Step Back in Time...
Rounding up a week of Hollyoaks Favourites (Originally aired Christmas 1997)
Hollyoaks favourites this week had a real treat in store for us, as we flashed back to Christmas 1997. Prepare for dodgy fashion, dodgy hairstyles, and some seriously dodgy acting!
Wednesday (Originally aired 18th December 1997)
It was almost Christmas in the village, but things were far from merry. The Bensons were facing their first Christmas without Ollie, who was recently killed in a car crash, whilst Kurt and Ruth couldn’t stop arguing. Ruth was hurt by Kurt’s reaction to her Christmas present, a car (complete with cassette player!) and stormed off to her work’s Christmas party. When she returned home later that evening to find Kurt still in a mood, she demanded that he sleep on the sofa.
Meanwhile, 16 year old Cindy Cunningham was feeling unwell, and had taken to her bed. Mum, Angela, believed that she was suffering from the flu, and ordered her to quarantine in her room (sound familiar?) as Cindy’s older sister, Dawn, was going through chemotherapy. However, Dawn was perfectly safe, as you cannot catch what’s wrong with Cindy! Mandy called round to see Cindy, and tried to convince her to come out with her, but Cindy refused. After Mandy stormed out, Cindy doubled over in pain...
Finally, Jack was struggling with his new houseguests, the Patrick family, particularly Sol, who had not taken to the new set up and was determined to make everyone as miserable as he was.
Thursday (Originally aired 22nd December 1997)
It was Christmas Day, and over at the Cunningham’s, Cindy was still feeling unwell, and hiding the fact that she was pregnant. She sloped off after dinner, snuck into Tony’s video shop, gave birth alone and went on to abandon the baby.
Dawn and Jambo also made themselves scarce from the Cunningham’s celebrations and went for a romantic trip on a stolen rowing boat. Dawn was delighted when Jambo proposed to her, however, in emotional scenes, Dawn, who was suffering from leukaemia, later passed away in Jambo’s arms.
Elsewhere, it was a busy day for Tony as he faced the prospect of three Christmas dinners, thanks to his three girlfriends! Rob and Lucy spent some time alone together whilst Kurt and Sol’s behaviour spoiled the festivities over at The Dog.
Friday (Originally aired 29th December 1997)
It was Dawn’s funeral, and the family were struggling to come to terms with her death. Jambo in particular was finding things tough, and he broke down after the funeral.
Meanwhile, Cindy was struggling following her dramatic birth, and collapsed at the funeral. Emmerdale’s Ashley Thomas, posing as a Doctor, called round to see her, and horrified the Cunningham’s when he revealed that Cindy had recently given birth!
Elsewhere, Kurt and Ruth patched things up, whilst Carol was keen to do likewise with best mate, Lucy. Finally, Sol continued to be a little shit.
Cast:
Juliette Benson, Lucy Benson, Kirk Benson, Kurt Benson, Ruth Benson, Angela Cunningham, Cindy Cunningham, Dawn Cunningham, Gordon Cunningham, Holly Cunningham, Jude Cunningham, Max Cunningham, Carol Groves, Rob Hawthorn, Tony Hutchinson, Jambo, Jack Osborne, Gina Patrick, Jill Patrick, Kate Patrick, Sol Patrick, Lewis Richardson, Mandy Richardson.