Classic Brookside - Why Not?

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I was just thinking, with all these repeat showings of 'classic' soaps like Corrie, Emmerdale and Holby City, I would love to see Brookside again.

Starting from the very first episode, please! It was November 1982.

37 years ago!!

Where has all that time gone....

Loved it. I wasn't born until 84 but still remember watching once I was old enough. I'd love to watch reruns. Had a mega crush on tinhead. His mate Steve the fireman was alright too although I appreciate these were in it when it started to go downhill with the incest storyline and helicopter crash.

There are a couple of classic episodes available on All 4.

Thanks for the heads up Chip. That's my Sunday viewing sorted.

There are a couple of classic episodes available on All 4.

OMG so excited!!

I remember watching it on the little portable TV in my nan's kitchen. The theme tune makes me feel a bit tearful now.

Loved it, Beth Jordache was something of a hero to teenage me.

My husband was in it in the early days!

No way, jimmy!

Was he a bit part or a bigger role?

Returning role for about 6 months. Friend of the Collins kids. He was a wrong un.

I loved it! They had every story line going before all the other soaps. There was a bomb scare. Dead abusive husband under the patio. Lesbian story line (Beth jordache). Surrogate mother (Jacqui for Max and susannah) using a turkey baster. Nat and Georgia incest. Jimmy corkhill biggest crook going becoming a teacher. Also jimmy corkhill using the vinegar from the fish and chip shop to soak his feet in and then putting it back in the bottles for customers. Infectious disease where the close had to be cordoned off... everyone had to give in a pee sample to see if they had it but jimmy corkhill used his dog's ore instead. 😂

Lindsey corkhill getting kidnapped and Barry grant rescuing her in a spin off video.

Wee not ore!

Barry....😍

I agree about Barry.😍

He was so not my type but I just would! 🙈😍😂

They're all on YouTube. My dp loves watching them.

Sinbad
Terry McCardle
Ron "Dicko" Dixon
Tinhead

"Max Farnham" used to come through my till when I worked at Sainsburys as a teenager. Usually quite late on a Friday night, when it was quiet.

I occasionally use the line Sinbad uttered when rescued from The Parade after the bomb. "It's wet I'm cold. Am I in Rhyl?".

I might have had a Barry Grant poster on my wall for a little while, from Jackie magazine.

Brookside was ace!

I’m in, I watched from the beginning.

I bloody loved Brookie ,i.used I watch with my Dad on the Saturday omnibus ,but it did get ridiculous in the end .

I started watching episodes on YouTube today and got really over excited. So much I thought I had forgotten, but as soon as I watch it, it all comes flooding back.

I lived in Liverpool in the early 90s, saw loads of the actors in the city centre.

Remember Damon's friends Ducksy & Gizmo?

The Corkhills, Billy, JImmy, can’t remember wife or daughters names, son Rod the Plod. Big Mo played by Tina Malone. Single dad Mick (think he was in Corrie recently). Would love to see it all again.

I had a huge crush on Peter Harrison(who is now married to Leanne from Corrie IRL).
I did my PGCE in Liverpool in the 80s and remember saying hello to someone who looked familiar in the pub one night. Then my friend told me it was the bloke who played Frank Rogers.

OMG. I clicked on this hoping there would be a link to where it was being shown so I could record it!!!

Get it on!

Remember Sinbad and the graffiti '(d)rug dealer?

You can actually visit the close! It's just a normal street now not far from Knowsley Safari Park

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