Brookside - Most Memorable Moments (30th Anniversary Edition) [DVD]

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He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. Driven into hiding after the death of Tim O’Leary’s wife Emily, drug dealer Terry Gibson hatches a plan to deliver both Tim and his friend Steve into his clutches. ready to meet GibsonThis special is presented in 16:9 anamorphic widescreen, as the programmewas, and looks perfectly fine bitrate-wise although it still suffers from thecomparitively recent decision to “treat something shot on video to look likefilm” when they should’ve left it as it was.

Meanwhile, Paul and Annabelle Collins realise all is not well at number 7 and the police swing into action and evacuate the Close. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003.Brookside was also the first British soap to feature an openly gay character when Gordon Collins came out in 1985, and it was also the first to depict serious drug addiction with a number of different characters. Some fans obviously want more of the 80s episodes, and while I agree Brookside was groundbreaking back then, I think for most people the 90s were actually the soap's heyday. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

A high-octane feature-length special that reveals what happens when deadly enemies finally get to settle the score. Personalized advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. It's been really hard to get noticed, but we kept going and we did it for the fans and the cast, but also for myself. Following the residents of a cul-de-sac in the north west of Liverpool, the show reached its peak in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was notable for its realistic and socially challenging storylines. Tension mounts as Clarke becomes more desperate and Pat is the first to crack under the growing pressure which only makes matters worse.

We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. The DVD set includes 16 classic episodes including the murder of Trevor Jordache, the terrifying 1985 siege, Sheila Grant’s rape, the infamous lesbian kiss and the helicopter crash that destroyed Brookside Parade.