Luke Morgan
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Gary Lucy | ||||||||
| Duration | 1999–2002 | ||||||||
| First appearance | June 1999 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 26 August 2002 | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Footballer | ||||||||
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| Father | Andy Morgan |
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| Mother | Sue Morgan |
| Brothers | Adam Morgan |
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Beth Morgan Zara Morgan |
Lucas "Luke" Morgan is a fictional character from long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Gary Lucy. He played the part between 1999 and 2001 before a brief return in 2002. He was introduced as part of the Morgan family alongside sisters Beth and Zara, brother Adam and parents Andy and Sue. While at Hollyoaks, Lucy was part of a controversial male rape storyline which was the first time it had been tackled in a British soap.
The Mirror described him as "sullen face but loveable". Luke has been described as a "heart-throb" and a "hunk" by the Daily Record.
Luke was bullied by Mark Gibbs and his friends for a while due to a football team rivalry. When Luke finally stood up to him Mark was incensed and he and his friends beat Luke up badly. When Luke tried to fight back Mark lost control and raped Luke to belittle and devastate him. Hollyoaks creator Phil Redmond defended criticism and said the storyline "aimed to tackle one of the last great social taboos responsibly". In the lead up to the attack producers worked closely with rape-related support groups to help make the storyline as realistic as possible. On the storyline Lucy said "When they first told me about the storyline I was dubious as to whether or not I should take it. Firstly because I was so young and secondly it hadn't been touched before so no-one knew how the public and press would take it. After thinking about it and doing research behind it I thought it was definitely a subject worth approaching. So we did it and reaped the rewards. I feel very lucky." On why she wanted to tackle the subject series producer Jo Hallows said "The message is about banishing taboos - telling people it's OK to talk and there are people who can help. If this episode helps one person it will have been a worthwhile exercise." Keith Greenaway, coordinator of Central Birmingham Victim Support welcomed the decision saying "we can show victims it is not something to be ashamed of and it wasn't their fault".
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