Josh Ashworth | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hollyoaks character | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Sonny Flood | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 2005–2010, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | 3 October 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | 31 August 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by |
David Hanson (2005) Emma Smithwick (2012) |
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Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Profile | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Home | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Father | Neville Ashworth |
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Mother | Suzanne Ashworth |
Sisters | Hannah Ashworth |
Half-brothers |
Rhys Ashworth Jack Osborne |
Half-sisters | Francine Osborne |
Grandfathers | Bill Ashworth |
Grandmothers | Rose Dick |
Uncles | Noel Ashworth |
Aunts | Nikki Fletcher |
Nieces | Katy O'Connor |
First cousins |
Jamie Fletcher Beth Clement |
Joshua "Josh" Ashworth is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Sonny Flood. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 3 October 2005 and left on 14 July 2010, after his character was axed by executive producer Paul Marquess. Josh's storylines have included attempted murder, underage sex, drugs, drinking and joyriding. Flood returned to filming as Josh for 3 episodes airing in May and August 2012.
Josh was created in 2005 by David Hanson and Sonny Flood secured the role. In early 2010, it was announced that Allan had stepped down from the position of executive producer and that Paul Marquess had taken over the role. It was soon revealed that Marquess planned to give Hollyoaks a "shake up", changing the productions team and beginning a cast cull by axing the entire remaining Ashworth family apart from Rhys Ashworth (Andrew Moss). The move was part of his reinvention of the serial and clearing out the "deadwood". Marquess later revealed he axed the Ashworths because he believed The Dog should have a lively family at the heart of it, that the Ashworths had become grim because of their hard hitting storylines.
In May 2012 it was announced that Flood returned to filming for two episodes. Josh will be involved in a storyline alongside the characters of Michaela McQueen (Hollie-Jay Bowes) and Amy Barnes (Ashley Slanina-Davies).
After arriving in the village, Josh and his sister, Hannah (Emma Rigby) fight over who gets the biggest bedroom. Their parents, Neville (Jim Millea) and Suzanne (Suzanne Hall), decide to let them sort it out for themselves and they race to reach the biggest room. However, older brother Rhys (Andrew Moss) already moved his stuff in and tells Josh and Hannah that he will need the room for when his best friend, Gilly Roach (Anthony Quinlan), comes to stay. Josh and his cousin Fletch then begin a tour in the woods to see the "Hollyoaks Beast". When Hannah discovers what they are doing, she and her two best friends, Sarah Barnes (Loui Batley) and Nancy Hayton (Jessica Fox), play a trick on Josh and Fletch by pretending to be the "real" beast. Josh and Fletch become frightened and Josh starts to give a speech about how he would miss his sister and that he should be nicer to her. He is surprised to discover that Hannah was playing the joke. Josh and Fletch tried to get on the Year 12 "Fit List". However, Josh was tricked by Sarah, her sister Amy Barnes (Ashley Slanina-Davies) and Michaela McQueen (Hollie-Jay Bowes) into stripping off in front of a class that was full of students. Josh and Fletch got their revenge on Hannah, Sarah and Nancy by doing an interview with the girls and editing the material to make it look as if their answers were embarrassing. Josh and Fletch made the interview available for the whole school tohear; the three females got their revenge by stealing Josh's childhood toys and putting them on display. Josh decided to end the war; he and Hannah formed a truce. Around Christmas 2005, Bill Ashworth (John Jardine) came to temporarily stay with the family. Josh manages to persuade Neville and Suzanne to let Fletch spend Christmas with them. The two friends do not get on well with Bill, although Bill adores Hannah, and the pair find out that Bill has won some money on the horses. They manage to persuade Bill to buy some new clothes, but only on the condition that they have the clothes from the charity shops. Bill is unimpressed with choice of the clothes and Josh tells Fletch that Bill there is no point him spending his money as he would not be alivd to enjoy it. Upon hearing this, Bill makes a bet with his two grandchildren on the day they thought he would die.