The Conversation

I’ve rewatched 150 episodes of Brookside – here’s how the soap captured the nuances of Margaret Thatcher’s Britain

If you want to understand how Margaret Thatcher shaped Britain, revisiting one particular 1980s soap opera is a great place to start. Brookside, a show set in a Liverpool cul-de-sac, ran for 21 years, ...
Liverpool Echo

I watched one of the most famous Brookside episodes and regret it for one reason

Growing up in Liverpool, I have always been aware of Brookside and its popularity. Even if I were not from the region, the likelihood is I would still have decent knowledge of the soap - its legacy ...
Digital Spy

Classic soap Brookside to be rerun from the start on streaming service

Fans of Brookside are in for a treat as all the show's episodes are heading to STV Player. The classic soap, created by Hollyoaks' Phil Redmond, famously ran for over two decades between 1982 and 2003 ...

Claire Sweeney told off for what she did on Brookside Close

Claire Sweeney may be a Brookside legend, but a return to the famous Brookside Close earlier this year did not go down well with a resident. The actress was told not to take pictures of the houses ...