| Osborne family | |||||
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| Hollyoaks family | |||||
| First appearance | January 1996 | ||||
| Created by | Phil Redmond | ||||
| Introduced by | Phil Redmond | ||||
| Duration | 1996–present | ||||
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The Osborne family are a fictional family in the long-running Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks. Introduced to the show in 1996, The family moved to Hollyoaks village in 1996, although Ruth Osborne had previously lived in the Village. The characters have been involved in storylines such as dealing with a Gambling addiction, Ruth relationship with Kurt Benson, Jack's affair with Dawn Cunningham, a fake death scam for insurance money, financial troubles, Jack three marriages and fostering a child. Throughout their tenure on the serial, the Osbornes have owned the Dog in the Pond. Hollyoaks″ official website has described the Osborne family as belonging in the Dog in the Pond and as being the " rightfully at the helm" of the public house.[1][2]
The current Osborne family consists of patriarch Jack Osborne (Jimmy McKenna), his son Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson), Darren and Suzanne’s (Suzanne Hall) children JJ Osborne (Ryan Mulvey) and Frankie Osborne (Isabelle Smith) and Darren and Nancy's children Oscar and Morgan. Additionally, several others may be considered Osbornes through marriage; Nancy (Jessica Fox) and Charlie Dean (Charlie Behan). Tom Cunningham (Ellis Hollins) and Brooke Hathaway (Tylan Grant) have been adopted by the family.