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The soap that made other soaps look like they were playing it safe.
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IMDb
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Google
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Brookside (1982)

grittyunapologeticworking-class realness

Latest Episode

Season 22 • Episode 104

Latest

Last Ever Episode

Nov 3, 2003

Overview

DramaSoap

The ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool.

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Content warning
liverpool, england
social inequalitycommunity survivalgenerational traumamoral compromise

Standout Aspects

Writing

Phil Redmond's social issues before anyone dared.

Acting

Jimmy Corkhill: a national treasure of destruction.

Direction

Shot on real location, felt dangerously authentic.

Best for:Binge: Commit to 22 years of Liverpool misery. Good luck.·Solo: Nobody else will understand your Brookside addiction.·Rewatch: Spot the plots that broke UK television.
Heads up:Violence: That body under the patio? Just the beginning.·Triggers: Groundbreaking but brutal: domestic abuse, drugs, sexuality battles.
Phil Redmond
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Creators

Phil Redmond, Colin McKeown

First AiredNov 2, 1982
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Seasons22·Episodes2850
Channel 4

Top Cast

Amanda Burton

Amanda Burton

Dean Sullivan

Dean Sullivan

Jimmy Corkhill

Claire Sweeney

Claire Sweeney

Gene Foad

Gene Foad

Gillian Kearney

Gillian Kearney

Helen Grace

Helen Grace

Ian Hendry

Ian Hendry

Jennifer Ellison

Jennifer Ellison

Emily O'Leary

Kenneth Cope

Kenneth Cope

Mary Tamm

Mary Tamm

Philip Olivier

Philip Olivier

Tim O'Leary

Jack McMullen

Jack McMullen

Ask about Brookside

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

First pre-watershed lesbian kiss on UK TV (1994), debated in Parliament. The show lived for causing trouble.

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