Brookside (1982)

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

• Released: 1982-11-02
• Genres: Soap, Drama
• Seasons: 22, 2915 episodes
• Episode length: 1h 30m
• Network: Channel 4
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 21 votes

Created by Phil Redmond, Colin McKeown.

Top cast

• Dean Sullivan as Jimmy Corkhill
• Claire Sweeney as Lindsey Corkhill
• Jennifer Ellison as Emily O'Leary
• Philip Olivier as Tim 'Tinhead' O'Leary
• Jack McMullen as Josh Dixon
• Ray Quinn as Anthony Murray
• Sarah White as Bev Dixon
• Neil Caple as Marty Murray
• Alex Fletcher as Jacqui Dixon/Jacqui Farnham
• Anna Friel as Beth Jordache

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Brookside

• United Kingdom: watch free on Channel 4, STV Player

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