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 ...

It’s an exciting time to be a Brookside fan – the show is returning, sort of, in a unique crossover with Hollyoaks next week. The special edition is to mark 30 years of Hollyoaks, which was created by ...

The cast and crew of Brookside got together for a special reunion party onboard a refurbished ferry boat - and paid tribute to fellow stars who have been lost. The Liverpool-based soap, conceived by ...

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 ...