Brookside

Brookside

Channel 4 Ended Drama

22 Seasons · 2915 Episodes · Premiered November 2, 1982 · Ended November 4, 2003

Phil Redmond's classic, ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool. Brookside first aired on Channel 4 in 1982 and ran for 21 years.

Where to Watch: Channel 4

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1982

18 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Tue, Nov 2 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Although he has nothing to go on, Paul Collins accuses one of his new neighbours of stealing his toilet. But Barry believes that Damon's poor spelling clears him of responsibility for the graffiti on the wall...
E02
Episode 2
Wed, Nov 3 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
When Bobby's car breaks down, the Collins family give the Grants a lift to church. Roger wants to keep an eye on what else is happening outside in the Close, but Heather would prefer him to come back to bed.
E03
Episode 3
Tue, Nov 9 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Paul registers for benefit, Lucy struggles at the local comprehensive school, realising that her posh voice and background will be a disadvantage. Barry has a dodgy suggestion for Annabelle.
E04
Episode 4
Wed, Nov 10 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Roger does his best to assemble a shelving unit, despite not having enough screws or any instructions. Bobby plans a strike at his work and there are cookers on the move on the Close.
E05
Episode 5
Tue, Nov 16 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Paul's digging amuses Damon and some of his friends, Barry tells a rather horrific tale regarding an accident on the building site, and Karen brings home her new boyfriend, Demon Duane.
E06
Episode 6
Wed, Nov 17 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Heather starts to wonder why Paul is always at home, Roger is becoming more agitated about the cookers in the next garden, Karen's period starts, and a strike starts to look imminent.
E07
Episode 7
Tue, Nov 23 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
New neighbours arrive in what appears to be a large frozen meat truck, Karen wants to persuade Bobby and Sheila to allow her to go on holiday, and Heather gets her revenge on Roger
E08
Episode 8
Wed, Nov 24 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Barry tries to make Duane understand that boasting about his `conquest' of Karen was really not a particularly good idea. Meanwhile, Lucy is being physically intimidated at school
E09
Episode 9
Tue, Nov 30 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
The whole close is burgled, but Petra has more reasons to be upset than most. Not only are her house contents not insured, even though she works for an insurance company, but she is still not pregnant
E10
Episode 10
Wed, Dec 1 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
A buyer for Gavin's cookers turns up at the Huntington's. Barry tries to persuade Sheila to bump up their insurance claim
E11
Episode 11
Tue, Dec 7 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Sheila is hassled, Bobby is pressurised, Gavin is visited by the council and given a week to dispose of his cookers, and Arthur dies.
E12
Episode 12
Wed, Dec 8 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Gavin plans his revenge, Barry delivers his new doors, and Petra fills in her chart. Damon advises Karen that it will be best to keep quiet about her decision, at least for the moment.
E13
Episode 13
Tue, Dec 14 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Roger has an alarm installed, Gordon is resentful, Lucy is being followed, Petra is ovulating and Barry is stabbed.
E14
Episode 14
Wed, Dec 15 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Roger does his Christmas shopping, all of which is then stolen. Bobby is under increased pressure to end the strike as Christmas approaches.
E15
Episode 15
Tue, Dec 21 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Lucy is rescued from a kiss under the mistletoe by one of her class-mates, Karen wants to make her way to a party instead of attending midnight Mass, and Derek makes a pass at Heather.
E16
Episode 16
Wed, Dec 22 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
It is an upsetting Christmas for the Collins family, while Karen has a hangover, Bobby has an emergency meeting, Roger's burglar alarm goes off again, and Damon doesn't have any presents.
E17
Episode 17
Tue, Dec 28 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Barry finds himself with a certain determination when it comes to getting revenge on his attacker, Paul receives some encouraging news, but Petra is still feeling fed-up and a little depressed.
E18
Episode 18
Wed, Dec 29 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
The Grants invite all their neighbours to their New Year's Eve party. Roger and Heather return home, and discover that their alarm has been tampered with, and Gavin has erected a multicoloured shed to house his cookers.

Season 1983

104 episodes

Season 1984

105 episodes

Season 1985

105 episodes

Season 1986

104 episodes

Season 1987

104 episodes

Season 1988

107 episodes

Season 1989

104 episodes

Season 1990

131 episodes

Season 1991

156 episodes

Season 1992

157 episodes

Season 1993

157 episodes

Season 1994

156 episodes

Season 1995

160 episodes

Season 1996

162 episodes

Season 1997

163 episodes

Season 1998

163 episodes

Season 1999

157 episodes

Season 2000

157 episodes

Season 2001

156 episodes

Season 2002

157 episodes

Season 2003

132 episodes
Paula Tilbrook
Paula Tilbrook as Betty Hughes
Mark Burgess
Mark Burgess as Gordon Collins
Nigel Crowley as Gordon Collins
Katrin Cartlidge
Katrin Cartlidge as Lucy Collins
Maggie Saunders as Lucy Collins
Jessica Allen as Kylie Corkhill
Hannah Dowd as Kylie Corkhill
Reanne Henesy as Louise Daniels
Kimberley Beer as Louise Daniels
Mark Lennock as Tony Dixon
Gerard Bostock as Tony Dixon
Anna Keaveney as Marie Jackson

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