Brookside
About
The ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool.
Cast
Details
- TMDB Status
- Ended
- Producers
- Mal Young, Paul Marquess, Phil Redmond
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Series Type
- Scripted
- In Production
- No
Episodes
Latest episode: S22E132 Episode 2915 - Close (2003-11-04)
- Season 1: 18 episodes (1982-11-02)
- Season 2: 104 episodes (1983-01-04)
- Season 3: 105 episodes (1984-01-03)
- Season 4: 105 episodes (1985-01-01)
- Season 5: 104 episodes (1986-01-06)
- Season 6: 104 episodes (1987-01-05)
- Season 7: 107 episodes (1988-01-04)
- Season 8: 104 episodes (1989-01-02)
- Season 9: 131 episodes (1990-01-01)
- Season 10: 156 episodes (1991-01-02)
- Season 11: 157 episodes (1992-01-01)
- Season 12: 157 episodes (1993-01-01)
- Season 13: 156 episodes (1994-01-03)
- Season 14: 160 episodes (1995-01-03)
- Season 15: 162 episodes (1996-01-02)
- Season 16: 163 episodes (1997-01-01)
- Season 17: 163 episodes (1998-01-02)
- Season 18: 157 episodes (1999-01-01)
- Season 19: 157 episodes (2000-01-04)
- Season 20: 156 episodes (2001-01-02)
- Season 21: 157 episodes (2002-01-02)
- Season 22: 132 episodes (2003-01-04)
About This Release
The acclaimed Brookside is a TV series that first premiered on Tuesday, November 2, 1982. Belonging to the soap and drama genres, the program is officially classified as a scripted television show. The premise centers on a ground-breaking narrative set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool, England, capturing the gritty realities of everyday life.
Created by Phil Redmond and Colin McKeown, the production was guided by producers including Mal Young, Paul Marquess, and Phil Redmond. The Brookside creative team helped shape a long-running cultural staple that spanned 22 seasons and a massive total of 2915 episodes. The broadcast run concluded with its latest episode, titled Episode 2915 - Close, which aired on November 4, 2003, confirming that the show is no longer in production and its TMDB status is ended.
The classic British drama featured a large ensemble cast across its extensive run. Among the main cast members are Dean Sullivan as Jimmy Corkhill, Claire Sweeney as Lindsey Corkhill, Jennifer Ellison as Emily O'Leary, Philip Olivier as Tim 'Tinhead' O'Leary, Jack McMullen as Josh Dixon, Ray Quinn as Anthony Murray, Sarah White as Bev Dixon, Neil Caple as Marty Murray, Alex Fletcher as Jacqui Dixon/Jacqui Farnham, Anna Friel as Beth Jordache, and Shelagh O'Hara as Karen Grant.
In terms of production background, the Brookside project was a collaborative effort involving networks and production companies Channel 4 and Mersey Television. The original language code is listed as en, with English being the spoken language throughout the entirety of the broadcast. Individual episodes typically feature a runtime of 1h 30m, which equates to 90 minutes.
Audience reception for the soap and drama series has been documented through a user rating of 6.4/10 derived from 21 votes on TMDB, alongside a current popularity score of 72.372. Viewers looking to stream or access the content can find the program listed on the platform Channel 4. The show is heavily tied to its regional setting through keywords like liverpool and england.
Fans revisiting or discovering the scripted TV series can expect a comprehensive, long-form viewing experience that deeply explores its housing estate setting over more than two decades. With its vast episodic library starting from the premiere on Tuesday, November 2, 1982, the historic run stands as a notable milestone in television history.
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