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The following is a list of minor characters that first appeared in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks in 1997, by order of first appearance.

Lewis Richardson

Hollyoaks character
Lewis Richardson
Portrayed by	Ben Hull
Created by	Phil Redmond
Duration	1997–2001
First appearance	1997
Last appearance	2001
Profile
Date of death	October 2001
Status	Deceased
Family Father Dennis Richardson Mother Helen Cunningham Stepfathers Gordon Cunningham Sisters Mandy Hutchinson Half brothers Tom Cunningham Stepbrothers Max Cunningham Stepsisters Dawn Cunningham Jude Cunningham Cindy Cunningham Nieces Grace Hutchinson Ella Richardson Step nieces Bethany Cunningham Holly Cunningham

Lewis Richardson is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Ben Hull. He first appeared in 1997 and made his last appearance in 2001.

Lewis first arrived in Hollyoaks as part of the Richardson family, and was protective over his sister Mandy after the pair used to receive abuse from their father Dennis. Lewis moved in to a flat above the Video Shop with friends Jude and Dawn Cunningham. Lewis than briefly started to date Jude but it ended it with her after discovering from Benny about Jude’s criminal activities. Shocking news came for Lewis when he discovered that his sister Mandy has gone missing and Lewis and his father began to search for her. Lewis began to panic with the possibility that Mandy had committed suicide, but fortunately, Lewis found Mandy alive in a hospital, and rushed to her bedside. Lewis was devastated when Mandy confessed that their father Dennis had raped her. Lewis supported Mandy, as the pair reported the incident to the police and their father Dennis was arrested. Lewis took care of Mandy and helped her through her trial, as their father was found guilty and was sentence for seven years.

Lewis than began to have an affair with Ruth Osborne, but they kept it a secret, but it lasted a while when Ruth confessed that she slept with Luke Morgan and Lewis dumped her. Beth Morgan arrived in Hollyoaks, and Lewis immediately got together with her, but realised Beth was too young for him and he split up with her. Lewis was shocked to discover a pregnancy test kit and assumed it was Mandy's, but it turned out to be his mother Helen's, as she revealed she was pregnant with Gordon Cunninghams child. With Lewis's mother getting married to Gordon, soon Lewis realised that he still had feelings for Ruth and the pair got back together. Lewis was than hailed a hero after rescuing Lucy Benson, with Tony Hutchinson and Ruth from Rob Hawthorne. Lewis than went into business with best friend Rory "Finn" Finnigan, as the pair opened up night-club The Loft. He then started to get friendly with a local club owner Lorraine Wilson, and Lewis started to gamble in her casino. Lewis's life was turned upside down, when he heard that Ruth had an abortion of his baby, and he ended up hitting her. Lewis started to borrow money off Lorraine, soon he ended up in debt and Lorraine offered Lewis the chance of wiping out his debt, if he sleeps with her. Ruth than discovered Lewis's debts and his stealing, and ended up hitting him and in a rage he hit her back. Lewis and Ruth broke up, and Helen began to get suspicious of Lewis's gambling problems which continued to spiral and, in a moment of madness, he almost hit his own mother. Lewis decided to clear his head out and went to Ireland and returned as a new man with flash clothes. However, a loan shark came after Lewis, because he took a loan out in Ireland using the name of Ruth's dead husband Kurt Benson. Lewis was told that the loan must be repaid within thirty days. In order to pay off his debt, Lewis slept with Geri Hudson, and stole the money that she made from a charity event. Soon, Ruth discovered Lewis's debts and persuaded Tony to buy Lewis out of The Loft, thus severing all links with him.

In the late night series Hollyoaks: Movin' On, Lewis tried to persuade Ruth to get back with him, but Ruth got angry when she discovered that Lewis used Kurt’s name for his debts. Lewis than went to Ruth’s flat and tried to force himself on her, and Ruth told him that he was just like his father, which encouraged Lewis to beat her up bad and left Ruth for dead. Lewis felt guilty for what he had done so he took an overdose of pills and later died in hospital. With early influences of his fathers violence towards his family, Lewis never wanted to be anything like his father, but towards the end he realised that he's just like him and couldn't do anything about it. Lewis left a devastated mother behind and a sister who found it hard to understand how the person who had protected her against their father could ever hurt another woman.

Jude Cunningham

Jude Cunningham is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Davinia Taylor. She first appeared in 1996 as a part of the Cunningham family and last appeared in 1998.

Jude was the self-centred, vibrant, and daring child of the Cunningham family. Jude tried to blackmail Jack about Dawn’s child, but instead she ended up getting drunk and telling everyone at The Dog She led a colourful life, battling with drink and crippling debts. Jude seemed to be never short of luck, and yet something invariably seemed to go wrong with her fortune and life happily ever after. Jude began life in Hollyoaks studying fashion at Riverbank College but her academic life was short-lived, as she was thrown off her course for cheating. After this, she struggled to meet ends and, due to her irresponsible attitude towards money, was declared bankrupt and left with massive debts to clear. As Jude became increasingly desperate for money, she began working as an escort, but finally gave up after a few bad experiences with clients. Just as Jude began to get her life back together, tragedy struck when her sister Dawn lost her battle with leukaemia. Jude took the news badly, turning to drink to get her through the difficult times. The love of Jude's life was Lewis Richardson, but she lost him when he grew tired of her lies.

When Gordon's criminal cousin Benny arrived on the scene, Jude soon hooked up with him and started stealing cars to order. As she finally managed to pay off her debts, she bought Parker's and it seemed as if life was starting to get better for her. As always, this was short lived for Jude as she struggled to repay Benny what she owned him. Things turned nasty when Benny trashed Parker's and, to cover her losses, Jude began making illegal booze trips to France. However, this still did not bring enough money for the final instalment to buy her beloved Parker's. Desperate to make a success of her business, Jude agreed to do one last job for Benny. She had to pretend to get married so that Benny could snatch an expensive piece of jewellery stored at a stately home. Unsurprisingly, the plan went wrong and Jude was left as the number one suspect. She was days away from being arrested by the police and had to come up with a quick plan. A desperate Jude had no choice but to leave Hollyoaks. She brought a dark wig, took Dawn’s passport, and bid farewell to her sister, Cindy. It was because of Jude's selfishness and shady dealings that her relentless obsession with money was the ultimate cause of her downfall.