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Nov 30, 2023 · But what happened to the cast after the two-decade-long show ended? Here, we take a look at the stars of Brookside now, from Hollywood stardom to miracle babies, a near-fatal illness, and a sad...
- Claire Sweeney
- Dean Sullivan
- Anna Friel
- What Has He Been Up to since?
- Ricky Tomlinson
- Sue Johnston
- What’s She Been Up to since?
- Phillip Oliver
- Bryan Murray
- Suzanne Collins
Claire Sweeney started out in Brookside as fiery Lindsey Corkhill in 1991, playing the role for ten years until 2001 before returning briefly again for the final episode in 2003.
Dean played Jimmy Corkhill – arguably the staple of Brookside – from 1986 to 2003, right until the very last episode.
Despite appearing in Brookside for just two years from 1993 to 1995, Anna Frielis perhaps the biggest success story of the Channel 4 soap. She famously played the part of Beth Jordache, achieving notoriety forever for staging the first pre-watershed lesbian kiss on British TV screens when her character kissed Margaret (played by Nicola Stephenson)
Ray is another ex-Brooksider to have enjoyed a stint on Dancing On Ice. In fact, not only did he win the 2009 series, he was invited back for the Dancing On Ice All Stars series in 2014 which he also won. But before DOI, Ray tried his hand at singing and ended up finishing in second place just behind Leona Lewis in the third series of X-Factorin 20...
Something of a Brookside stalwart, Ricky Tomlinsonplayed the role of Bobby Grant from the very first episode in 1982 to 1988.
That brings us nicely on to Sue Johnston, who played Sheila Grant in Brookside from 1982 to 1989, making brief reappearances until 1995.
Sue’s had a long acting career since her days in Brookside. As well as playing Ricky’s on-screen wife in Brookside, she also played his on-screen wife in The Royle Family, taking on the role of Barbara Royle. Other roles include starring in Jennifer Saunders’s Jam & Jerusalem, Waking The Dead and appearing as Gloria Price in Coronation Street. From...
Phillip starred as Timothy ‘Tinhead’ O’Leary in Brookside from 1996 right the way through to the soap’s cancellation in 2003.
Bryan Murray was only in Brookside briefly in 1993 as the evil Trevor Jordache, but he is perhaps one of the soaps most iconic characters as he was an integral part of the soap’s most famous storyline – the body under the patio. His wife Mandy and daughter Beth had murdered him in 1993 before the discovery of his body in 1995.
Suzanne played Nikki Shadwick from 1998 to 2003 and was involved in the infamous date-rape plot where she was drugged and then raped at a party by Luke Musgrove. She later turned to alcoholism, also being the only remaining Shadwick after her brother, sister and dad all died.
- Olivia Stringer
Oct 19, 2024 · The once-famous Brookside Close was auctioned off four years after the soap opera drew it's final curtain - but what happened to the stars of the much-loved show?
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?
Aug 1, 2020 · By the time it was axed in November, 2003, just two million people were tuning in to watch the action on Brookside Close. But what happened to the stars of the show whose on-screen antics kept...
Feb 6, 2023 · BROOKSIDE fans were thrilled last month when news broke that the show is returning to our TV screens for the first time in 20 years. Episodes of the iconic soap are now available to watch on...
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Dec 9, 2023 · Here, we take a look back at a number of Brookside stars through the years from how they appeared in the early days of the soap to now. From veterans Sue Johnston and Ricky Tomlinson to child ...
