Brookside

Overview

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

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Episodes

Bollocks

S01E01 Bollocks

November 2, 1982
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 responsibilty for the graffiti found in...

S01E02 Mass

November 3, 1982
The Grants are taken to church by the Collins when there car breaks down and Heather wants Roger to come back to bed instead of watching what is going on in the Close.

S01E03 Shortage

November 9, 1982
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.

S01E04 Productivity

November 10, 1982
Roger tries to assemble a shelving unit, despite having not enough screws and no instructions. Bobby plans a strike at work, and there are cookers on the move on the Close.......

S01E05 Cost

November 16, 1982
Paul's digging amuses Damon and his friends. Barry tells a horrific tale of an accident on the building site. Karen brings home her new boyfriend, Demon Duane.......

S01E06 Diminishing Returns

November 17, 1982
Heather wonders why Paul is always at home, Roger is becoming agitated about the cookers in the next garden, Karen's period starts, and a strike looks imminent.

S01E07 Gav and Pet

November 23, 1982
New neighbours arrive.......in 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.

S01E08 Humping

November 24, 1982
Barry makes Duane understand that boasting about his "conquest" of Karen was really not a very good idea. Meanwhile, Lucy is being physically intimidated at school.

S01E09 Burgled

November 30, 1982
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...

S01E10 Property Values

December 1, 1982
A buyer for Gavin's cookers turns up at the Huntingtons'. Barry tries to persuade Sheila to bump up their insurance claim.

S01E11 Intervention

December 7, 1982
Sheila is hassled, Bobby is pressurised, Gavin is visited by the council and given a week to dispose of his cookers, and Arthur dies.

S01E12 Home Improvements

December 8, 1982
Gavin plans revenge, Barry delivers his new doors, and Petra fills in her chart. Damon advises Karen to keep quiet about her decision for the moment.

S01E13 Burglar Alarm

December 14, 1982
Roger has an alarm installed, Gordon is resentful, Lucy is being followed, Petra is ovulating and Barry is stabbed.

S01E14 Insecurities

December 15, 1982
Roger does his Christmas shopping, all of which is then stolen. Bobby is under increased pressure to end the strike as Christmas approaches.

S01E15 Ill-mannered

December 21, 1982
Lucy is rescued from a kiss under the mistletoe by one of her class-mates. Karen wants to go to a party instead of attending the midnight Mass. Derek makes a pass at Heather.

S01E16 Christmas Spirit

December 22, 1982
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 has no presents.

S01E17 Bit of Business

December 28, 1982
Barry is determine to get revenge on his attacker, Paul receives some encouraging news, but Petra is still feeling fed up and depressed.

S01E18 Open House

December 29, 1982
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...

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
Letitia Dean
Mary Tamm
Mary Tamm
Philip Olivier
Philip Olivier
Tim O'Leary

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