"Brookside" (1982) TV series 1982-2003

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Creators:

Colin McKeown
Phil Redmond

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

2 November 1982 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The everyday life and times of the residents, friends and enemies who live in a suburban street in the city of Liverpool in the north of England.

Plot Keywords:

Liverpool | Friend | Family Relationships | Male Female Relationship | Soap

Awards:

7 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Marcus Hutton	...	Nathan Cuddington (24 episodes, 1998-2000)
Colin Meredith	...	Bernard Fairchild / ... (17 episodes, 1989-1996)
Suzanne Packer	...	Brooks / ... (15 episodes, 1990-2000)
Lynda Thornhill	...	Janice Evans (12 episodes, 1995)
Gabrielle Glaister	...	Patricia Farnham (10 episodes, 1990-1996)

Also Known As:

"Meadowcroft" (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min | UK:90 min (2002)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Benidorm, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company:

Mersey Television

Trivia:

The last resident to leave Brookside Close, Jimmy Corkhill, added the letter 'd' to the word 'Close', symbolically signalling the end of the soap.

Quotes:

Beverly 'Bev' McLoughlin Gonzales Dixon: [making fun of Lindsey] She's gone from stealing pesetas to peeling potatoes.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Gadget Show: (#5.9)" (2006)

It had its good sides

When I think of Brookside, I think of when I was little and exciting Friday nights back in the mid 1990's. That's exactly what Brookside provided me and my family with – exciting Friday nights filled with the most unexpected/unrealistic story lines ever! Set in a working-class area of Liverpool, soap set in the fictional area of Brookside Close.

It just lacked reality and was obviously just to claim a large amount of viewers. Quite a shame really as it had great potential. The story lines just got too unrealistic to enjoy anymore. I stopped watching it in about 2000, but got back into it just before it finished. I do miss Brookside but it had its good sides – very good fun ways of spending your Friday night and made stars of some of TV's treasures including Amanda Burton and Claire Sweeney. I can't honestly say I can picture Amanda Burton (who I know from Silent Witness and the Commander amongst several other well-made TV programs) in soap in Liverpool. Anyone who has any information about Heather Haversham – PM me please! It'd be nice for Living TV or something to start repeating the episodes or something but it just wouldn't last on TV again.