Lewis Richardson (Hollyoaks)

Infobox soap character
series =Hollyoaks



name= Lewis Richardson
portrayer=Ben Hull
creator =
first=1997
last=2001
born=
death= October 2001
occupation=
parents = Dennis Richardson (father)

Helen Cunningham (mother)
siblings = Mandy Hutchinson (sister)
Tom Cunningham (halfbrother)
nieces/nephews = Grace Hutchinson (niece)
Ella (niece)|

Lewis Richardson was a fictional character on the long-running Channel 4 British television soap opera "Hollyoaks".

He was played by actor Ben Hull between 1997-2001.

Character history

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 begin 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 of 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 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 , 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. Lewis felt guilty for what he had done so he took an overdose of pill and later died in hospital. With early influences of his father violence towards his family, Lewis never wanted to be anything like his father, but towards the end he realised that he just like him and couldn't do anything about it. Lewis left a devastated mother behind and sister who found it hard to understand how the person who had protected her against their father could ever hurt another woman.

ee also

List of past characters from Hollyoaks