O.B. (Hollyoaks)
| Sam "O.B." O'Brien | |
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| Hollyoaks character | |
| Portrayed by | Darren Jeffries |
| Duration | 1997–2008, 2016–17 |
| First appearance | 16 June 1997 |
| Last appearance | 2 January 2017 |
| Introduced by |
Phil Redmond (1997) Bryan Kirkwood (2016) |
| Classification | Former; regular |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Home | London |
Sam "O.B." O'Brien is a fictional character in the long-running Channel 4 British television soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Darren Jeffries. He debuted on-screen on 16 June 1997 before leaving on 26 February 2008. He later made a brief return in July 2008 before leaving on 11 July 2008. He will return on screen in November 2016. While on the show O.B.'s storylines revolved around his friendship with Max Cunningham and several relationships. The character has been described as iconic and is most notable for his "Classic comedy duo" status with Max. Jefferies was nominated for several awards for his time on the show. During a Hollyoaks live video in late October 2016 it was revealed Darren Jeffries will be returning after 8 years away. O.B returned on 17 November 2016 and made his last appearance on 2 January 2017.
O.B. first appears in Hollyoaks when he and Max Cunningham (Matt Littler) are briefly school rivals, but soon became best friends. O.B. and Max hold Jambo Bolton (Will Mellor's car Beryl for ransom. O.B. loses his virginity with Chloe Bruce. After a brief attempt at a music career with Max he decides to sit his A levels at College. He becomes best friends with Jamie Nash at college. O.B. becomes an alcoholic, drinking regularly at The Dog in the Pond, which causes him to become behind on his college work. O.B., Max, Ben Davies (Marcus Patric), Theo Sankofa (Andrew Somerville), Kristian Hargreaves (Max Brown), and Jamie Nash (Stefan Booth) decide to go on a potholing trip. The trip ends in disaster when an accident occurs killing Theo and O.B.’s best friend Jamie. O.B. feels responsible for Theo’s death, after failing to hold on to him in the van. O.B. then starts to appreciate what he has in life, and starts a fitness diet without drinking any alcohol. O.B. has a brief relationship with a girl called Roxy who he meets online. She is later murdered by Toby Mills (Henry Luxemburg). O.B. discovers that Tony Hutchinson is having an affair with Max's stepmother Helen. Tony tries to persuade O.B. not to tell anyone, but O.B. tells Max who is assured the affair has ended by Tony. The affair is finally revealed to Gordon who reconiles with Helen before dying together in a car crash. O.B. moves in with Max and begins helping look after Tom, Max's half brother.
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