Jo Hallows

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Jo Hallows
Born	Jo Hallows
Nationality	British
Occupation	TV Producer
Years active	since 1995
Television	Hollyoaks

Jo Hallows is a British television producer, best known for her work on Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks and BBC drama series Grange Hill. Hallows was also Head of Drama Production at Mersey TV.

Career

Hallows worked as Head of Drama Production at Mersey TV.^[1] Hallows was also producer of Grange Hill in 2003.

Hollyoaks

Hallows began work on Hollyoaks in 1995 and joined the show from its ninth episode.^[2] Hallows was initially executive producer until Phil Redmond stepped down as role of producer and she took on the role. Hallows was responsible for Hollyoaks: Breaking Boundaries, which saw the rape of long-term character Luke Morgan, which was the first time male rape was tackled in a soap. Hallows worked closely with advisers from rape-related support groups to help her make the storyline realistic.^[3] Hallows was responsible for killing off Lewis Richardson in her time on the show, which occurred in Hollyoaks: Movin' On.^[2] Hallows also worked on Hollyoaks: After Hours.^[4] Hallows was responsible for the increase in late-night specials, which proved popular with viewers, so she decided to responded to requests for more.^[4] Hallows also worked on Hollyoaks: On the Pull and Hollyoaks: Let Loose. Hallows left the show in 2005 when David Hanson took over as producer. While on the show, Hollyoaks received a nomination for Royal Television Society Award, which Hallows felt was rewarding.^[5]

References

↑ 'm+the+king+of+the+Hill+.+.+.%3b+TV+chief+Phil+Redmond+tells+Peter...-a083275018 "Now I'm the king of the Hill . . .; TV chief Phil Redmond tells Peter Grant why he wants to bring the children's hit programme Grange Hill to Merseyside.". Liverpool Echo. 25 February 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Collinson, Dawn (12 October 2001). "Will this scene help to fight male suicide?; DAWN COLLINSON talks to the Hollyoaks producer who is shocking viewers for a good cause.". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
↑ Miles, Lucy (12 March 2000). "Can TV scene break taboo of male rape?". Sunday Mercury. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "THE INSIDER: MODEL CAPRICE JOINS THE CHESTER SET; Star in late night Hollyoaks.". Liverpool Echo. 25 May 2004. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
↑ "Mal V Phil for TV Award; Merseysiders Battle for Soap Opera Glory.". Liverpool Echo. 28 February 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

External links

Jo Hallows at the Internet Movie Database.

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Preceded by Phil Redmond	Series producer of Hollyoaks 2000–2005	Succeeded by David Hanson

v t e Hollyoaks

Characters	Present characters Past characters Lists of characters

Crew	Phil Redmond Jo Hallows David Hanson Bryan Kirkwood Lucy Allan Paul Marquess Gareth Philips Emma Smithwick

Locations	The Dog in the Pond List of Hollyoaks locations

Families	Osborne Cunningham Dean Ashworth McQueen

Storylines	History of Hollyoaks Births, marriages and deaths John Paul McQueen and Craig Dean Enjoy the Ride

Spin-offs	Hollyoaks: In the City (Episodes) Hollyoaks Backstage Hollyoaks Later Hollyoaks: The Morning After the Night Before List of Hollyoaks spin-offs

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