1982: Launches on the first night of Channel 4 as a centrepiece of the schedule. Viewers meet the working class Grant family - militant trade union official Bobby (Ricky Tomlinson) and his wife Sheila ...

It's been more than 40 years since iconic Channel 4 soap Brookside first hit our screens, fans still have their favourite storylines, characters and have followed the careers of many Brookie stars ...

By 2003, the Liverpool-based soap was axed after an impressive 2,915-episode run. In more recent years, we've been able to revisit our favourite moments for the first time ever after STV Player struck ...

After 22 years buried under the patio of TV purgatory, a beloved soap is set to return to our screens this year. Running from 1982 to 2003, Brookside, or Brookie to its fans, was set on the titular ...

Actor Dean Sullivan has died at the age of 68, his family has confirmed. Sullivan was best known for his portrayal of Jimmy Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap Brookside between 1986 and 2003. The actor ...

The Grant family was one of the first fictional clans to step onto Brookside when the soap first aired on Channel 4 in 1982. The much-loved drama quickly became an '80s and '90s classic as it told the ...