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Hollyoaks is turning 30 years old and what better way to celebrate than to watch the first ever episode.

I've been watching soap operas since I can remember, but have never taken the chance to watch Hollyoaks' inaugural episode , and it was like being teleported back to the 1990s.

Before I tuned into the teenage hysteria, I was aware not to be too judgmental, given soap fans have been treated to incredible storylines and stunts over the past three decades, as modern technology has progressed. Although I'm still not over Martin Fowler dying in EastEnders.

The Channel 4 soap first aired on October 23, 1995, and is set in a fictional suburb of Chester populated with a group of attractive people who all happen to be friends. The episode is centred around a car crash, a 17

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