Brookside was brill (Brookside)

Member Name: TraceyJayne

Product:	Brookside
Date:	07/05/09 (50 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: strong characters and storylines, that people could identify with.

Disadvantages: not on air now

Do you know, I still miss Brookside. It hasn't been on now for several years but I think if they brought it back tomorrow every one of their viewers would tune in again. It was one of the first programmes to be shown on Channel 4, back in 1982. Over the years it got stronger and had many contraversal storylines. I guess that had alot to do with the fact the Phil Redmond was the genius behind it. I think it was typical of Liverpool (and many other areas) at that time and that is why is was so popular. The viewers could identify with the characters and their lives. The storylines I remember most were, Sheila Grant's rape, Barry and Terry getting up to all sorts, Sinbad finding his long lost Mum, the garage explosion, Laura getting electricuted, Jimmy Corkhill being bi polar. My favourite characters were Barry and Damon Grant, Jimmy Corkhill, Sinbad and Mick. Least favourite were grumpy Harry Cross, Ron Dixon,DeeDee Dixon, and Bobby Grant. Maybe we should start a campaign to get it repeated.

Summary: popular and much missed soap / drama