Jack Osborne is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jimmy McKenna. He first appeared on 18 November 1996 and is the second longest serving character in the serial. He was introduced as part of the Osborne family along with son Darren (Adam Booth/Ashley Taylor Dawson) and wife Celia (Carol Noakes) who joined daughter Ruth (Terri Dwyer) to live in Hollyoaks village. His storylines have included an affair with Dawn Cunningham (Lisa Williamson), four marriages and an insurance scam which saw him fake his own death. In his later years, Jack was more commonly known as the landlord of the show's pub, The Dog in the Pond. Storylines Backstory Jack's mother, Aggie, walked out on him and his brothers, Kenneth and Billy Brodie (Clive Russell), when they were young; his father died on Christmas Eve. Jack became a police officer in the 1980s and arrested Martin Brownlow, who later died in prison. Martin was the former love interest of Myra McQueen (Nicole Barber-Lane) and father to Niall Rafferty (Barry Sloane). Jack had an affair with Sandy Roscoe (Gillian Taylforth), which resulted in the birth of his son Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson), and also cheated with 16-year-old Dawn Cunningham (Lisa Williamson), who then gave birth to his daughter, Bethany (Danielle Calvert). 1996–present Jack arrives in Hollyoaks with Celia and Darren (Adam Booth), where they join Jack's daughter Ruth (Terri Dwyer). Jack becomes the landlord of The Dog in the Pond, after Celia's brother Greg (Alvin Stardust), decides to sell up following the death of his daughter Natasha (Shebah Ronay). Jack immediately causes a stir when it is revealed that he is the father of teenager Dawn's child Bethany, who needs a kidney transplant. Jack donates one of his kidneys to the daughter he has never known. Dawn's sister Jude (Davinia Taylor) tries to blackmail Jack about Bethany. However, she ends up telling everyone in The Dog. Jack tries to explain to Celia, but she ends their marriage and leaves for America with Darren. Jack's love life takes another twist when new barmaid Jill Patrick (Lynda Rooke) arrives with her children Kate (Natasha Symms), Gina (Dannielle Brent) and Sol (Paul Danan). Jack and Jill embark on a relationship, eventually getting married. The marriage goes well, despite a feud between the Patrick children and the Osborne children. Jack is then devastated when Jill reveals she has