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Channel 4 was committed to Brookside contractually until November 2003 and this move was widely seen as damage limitation – the removal of the problem series from primetime would cease the channel's dwindling audience share and Brookside would quietly die playing out on Saturday afternoons.
Phil Redmond's classic, ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool. Brookside first aired on Channel 4 in 1982 and ran for 21 years.
Aug 9, 2022 · It’s been 4o years since Channel 4 launched the soap Brookside on its launch night on November 02 1982, before ending 21 years later. Brookside became one of the most groundbreaking soaps on TV, which tackled (almost) every taboo there was at the time.
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Oct 19, 2024 · This is how Brookside ended in 2003. Brookside, the Channel 4 soap opera, is arguably a classic British TV show that played a significant role in putting Liverpool on the map.
Nov 27, 2022 · For over 20 years Liverpool soap Brookside won millions of fans with its hard-hitting storylines, but what happened to the show's iconic exterior set after it was axed in 2003? Lifestyle. By....
Jan 25, 2023 · The soap ran on Channel 4 from November 1982 to November 2003. It was made by Lime Pictures (then Mersey Television), who still make Hollyoaks today.
Jan 25, 2023 · Iconic Channel 4 soap Brookside is going to be back on TV 40 years after the programme aired when it broke boundaries tackling issues including rape, bullying and incest.
