Brookside
Brookside
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Brookside

6.1 / 10
1982
22 seasons
2850 episodes
SoapDrama

The ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool.

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Seasons

  • Bollocks

    1.Bollocks

    02-11-1982

    Although he has nothing to go on, Paul Collins accuses one of his new neighbours of stealing his toilet. But Barry believes that Damon's poor spelling clears him of responsibilty f...

  • Ep 2

    2.Mass

    03-11-1982

    The Grants are taken to church by the Collins when there car breaks down and Heather wants Roger to come back to bed instead of watching what is going on in the Close.

  • Ep 3

    3.Shortage

    09-11-1982

    Paul registers for benefit, Lucy struggles at the local comprehensive.school, realising that her posh voice and background will be a disadvantage. Barry has a dodgy suggestion for...

  • Ep 4

    4.Productivity

    10-11-1982

    Roger tries to assemble a shelving unit, despite having not enough screws and no instructions. Bobby plans a strike at work, and there are cookers on the move on the Close.......

  • Ep 5

    5.Cost

    16-11-1982

    Paul's digging amuses Damon and his friends. Barry tells a horrific tale of an accident on the building site. Karen brings home her new boyfriend, Demon Duane.......

  • Ep 6

    6.Diminishing Returns

    17-11-1982

    Heather wonders why Paul is always at home, Roger is becoming agitated about the cookers in the next garden, Karen's period starts, and a strike looks imminent.

  • Ep 7

    7.Gav and Pet

    23-11-1982

    New neighbours arrive.......in a large frozen meat truck. Karen wants to persuade Bobby and Sheila to allow her to go on holiday, and Heather gets her revenge on Roger.

  • Ep 8

    8.Humping

    24-11-1982

    Barry makes Duane understand that boasting about his "conquest" of Karen was really not a very good idea. Meanwhile, Lucy is being physically intimidated at school.

  • Ep 9

    9.Burgled

    30-11-1982

    The whole close is burgled, but Petra has more reasons to be upset than most. Not only are her house contents not insured even though she works for an insurance company, but she is...

  • Ep 10

    10.Property Values

    01-12-1982

    A buyer for Gavin's cookers turns up at the Huntingtons'. Barry tries to persuade Sheila to bump up their insurance claim.

  • Ep 11

    11.Intervention

    07-12-1982

    Sheila is hassled, Bobby is pressurised, Gavin is visited by the council and given a week to dispose of his cookers, and Arthur dies.

  • Ep 12

    12.Home Improvements

    08-12-1982

    Gavin plans revenge, Barry delivers his new doors, and Petra fills in her chart. Damon advises Karen to keep quiet about her decision for the moment.

  • Ep 13

    13.Burglar Alarm

    14-12-1982

    Roger has an alarm installed, Gordon is resentful, Lucy is being followed, Petra is ovulating and Barry is stabbed.

  • Ep 14

    14.Insecurities

    15-12-1982

    Roger does his Christmas shopping, all of which is then stolen. Bobby is under increased pressure to end the strike as Christmas approaches.

  • Ep 15

    15.Ill-mannered

    21-12-1982

    Lucy is rescued from a kiss under the mistletoe by one of her class-mates. Karen wants to go to a party instead of attending the midnight Mass. Derek makes a pass at Heather.

  • Ep 16

    16.Christmas Spirit

    22-12-1982

    It is an upsetting Christmas for the Collins family, while Karen has a hangover, Bobby has an emergency meeting, Roger's burglar alarm goes off again, and Damon has no presents.

  • Ep 17

    17.Bit of Business

    28-12-1982

    Barry is determine to get revenge on his attacker, Paul receives some encouraging news, but Petra is still feeling fed up and depressed.

  • Ep 18

    18.Open House

    29-12-1982

    The Grants invite all their neighbours to their New Year's Eve party. Roger and Heather return home, and discover that their alarm has been tampered with, and Gavin has erected a m...

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