High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Lewis Richardson is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Ben Hull. Lewis was introduced by Phil Redmond as part of the Richardson family. Lewis made his first on-screen appearance on 6 November 1995 before departing on 15 October 2001. Lewis was initially a "good bloke" but changed, becoming like his abusive father. Lewis`s exit from the serial was devised by series producer Jo Hallows who decided to kill the character on screen as part of a suicide storyline. The storyline was devised to show the "full horror" of suicide.