List of Hollyoaks characters introduced in 1997

Hollyoaks is a British television soap opera that was first broadcast on 23 October 1995. The following is a list of characters that appeared in 1997, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the soap's series producer, Jo Hallows. Spike was introduced in February 1997, followed by Dennis Richardson was introduced in April, followed by his wife Helen Richardson in September. Hollyoaks High headteacher John Barrington first appeared in June. The Patrick family, made up of Jill Patrick and her three children Sol Patrick, Gina Patrick and Kate Patrick, made their debuts in October and November respectively. Gordon Cunningham's cousin Benny Stringer appeared in November, and Holly Cunningham made her first appearance in December.