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| Richard Taylor |
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| Hollyoaks |
| Portrayed by |
Richard Calkin |
| First appearance |
2003 |
| Last appearance |
2006 |
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Richard Taylor was a fictional character on the long-running Channel 4 British television soap opera Hollyoaks.
He was played by actor Richard Calkin and appeared between 2003-2005.
[edit] Character History
Richard Taylor arrived in Hollyoaks with two of his four children Darleen and Ali, to set up home with Liz Burton and two of her children Justin and Sophie and to run the local Gym "Bodyboost". Liz and Richard's attempts to fuse the two families together was the focus of many Hollyoaks story arcs. Eventually he and Liz married, and some time later the families combined, just in time for them be ripped apart again, when Ali was killed in traffic accident and Justin was arrested for murder (a crime Ali committed and ran away from before his accident). Richard eventually cheated on Liz (ironically, in a similar fashion to how he had cheated on his former wife with Liz.) After Justin's trial (which he was found not guilty) Liz threw Richard out, and he left the series.
