Brookside
6.6
1982
Drama
, Soap
The ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool.
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- Cast:
- Gene Foad , Helen Grace , Ian Hendry , Jennifer Ellison , Kenneth Cope , Letitia Dean
Episode 289 : You Two Must Go Now
August. 05,1985
The Close is evacuated, and the residents monitor the situation as it is reported on television. Harry becomes concerned when Edna goes to the toilet and doesn't come back.
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Episode 84 : Episode 84
August. 17,1983
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Episode 46 : Party
April. 06,1983
Damon and his friends become uneasy about Alan, but their fears prove unfounded. The Huntingtons' party doesn't go as planned.
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Episode 45 : Which Way Is South?
April. 05,1983
Alan measures the bungalow, but can he find anybody who knows enough geography to help him out? Roger invites everyone for a drink to celebrate his and Sydney's birthdays. Lucy practises for her stint on "What The Papers Say".
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Episode 44 : Gentle Persuasion
March. 30,1983
After Michelle expresses doubts that they should be spending so much time together, Petra and Barry talk things over. Meanwhile Sydney makes Damon pay when he catches him doing something naughty in church.
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Episode 43 : Paving Stones
March. 29,1983
It's time for church, but Karen and Damon have gone missing. Sydney sees Barry laying paving stones for Petra, and asks whether he could get some for Roger. Lucy drops Gordon right in it.
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Episode 42 : Camp Beds
March. 23,1983
Roger's parents visit for Easter, and his father's offers to help around the house don't go down too well. Gordon suggests that Lucy should give Jonathan a taste of his own medicine.
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Episode 41 : Hard to Get
March. 22,1983
The Huntingtons suspect that they have another intruder, and they're right. Damon is stranded in the bungalow after arguing with his mates. Lucy tells Gordon of her doubts about her relationship with Jonathan.
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Episode 40 : A Stay-Behind
March. 16,1983
Sheila waits at home while Bobby and his mates endlessly drink and drivel after-hours about nothing of any significance or interest.
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Episode 39 : Donkey Work
March. 15,1983
When Petra's boss makes a pass at her, Michelle suggests that Petra tells him that she is pregnant. There are differing views over how a ratepayers' association should be run.
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Episode 38 : Closed Shop
March. 09,1983
Redundancy in the Grant household forces Damon and Karen to think of ways of earning cash. But Barry brightens the day by bringing home paint for the planned redecoration.
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Episode 37 : About Damon
March. 08,1983
The Huntingtons are burgled again, and Roger sets off around the Close to interrogate his neighbours. The Educational Welfare Officer visits the Grants to find out why Damon has been missing school.
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Episode 36 : Altruism
March. 02,1983
Annabelle tries to convince Paul that he cannot claim free meals for Gordon at his private school. Barry and Frank plan a surprise for Petra, but she has a bigger surprise for Barry.
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Episode 35 : Rates
March. 01,1983
Damon steams open the wrong letter. Barry and Frank are horrified by Petra's attitude and her detemination to get Gavin completely out of her life.
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Episode 34 : Social Studies
February. 23,1983
Matty and Teresa have dinner with Bobby and Sheila, and end up arguing over redundancies. Meanwhile, Heather and Roger dine with Derek and Angela and their other guests - and Derek hints to Heather that Roger's career could depend on how co-operative she is.......
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Episode 33 : Verbal Volleyball
February. 22,1983
Annabelle has an unexpected visitor, while Roger and Heather battle over Derek's dinner party. Damon steals Karen's Valentine card, and takes it to show to everyone at school.
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Episode 32 : Sides
February. 16,1983
Gordon is invited to an all-night party, but Paul wants him to be home by 10.30pm. Matty receives a redundancy notice, and is disappointed when Bobby seems unwilling to use his influence to help him. Carol is not impressed when she meets Barry's bit on the touchline.
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Episode 31 : Intent
February. 15,1983
tries to set his relationship with Carol on a firmer footing. Redundancies look certain to occur, as one plant at Bobby's work is to be closed down. Sheila seeks advice from her priest.
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Episode 30 : Campaign Plan
February. 09,1983
Lucy attends a meeting at school, expresses her grievances and tries to stir up some action. Sheila is not convinced that Karen should be on the Pill, and goes to speak to her doctor. Jeff reveals that Duane has been badly beaten up.
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Episode 29 : Inertia
February. 08,1983
Annabelle becomes exasperated when her car is caught behind Gavin's funeral cortege and she runs out of petrol. Paul resolves to be more decisive and find himself a job.
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Episode 28 : He Was Younger Than Me
February. 02,1983
Petra awakens in the morning to discover that Gavin has died in his bed during the night, and has to be comforted by her brother-in-law George, her neighbours Roger and Heather, and - especially - Barry.
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Episode 27 : Prospects
February. 01,1983
Sheila is told that Damon has been playing truant. Gavin and Petra have a blazing row, and he storms out, telling her that she will see him in the morning - if she's lucky. Petra's response is to throw a tray through the glass door after him.
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Episode 26 : Copped
January. 26,1983
Barry's denials when Eric confronts him after hearing rumours of his liaisons with Irene seem convincing enough, but he is not as good at explaining to Sheila why he has contraceptive pills in his bedroom. A TV Enquiry Officer visits the Close, and someone hasn't got a licence.......
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Episode 25 : Measuring
January. 25,1983
Barry has to back down in a heated argument with Victor, but then finds himself being propositioned by Eric's wife. Meanwhile, Sheila finds contraceptives in his bedroom, and is determined to find out whose they are.
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Episode 24 : The Poverty Trap
January. 19,1983
Roger's attempt to take up jogging are not successful. The boys' school reports are not good, so Damon has some serious grovelling to do. Sheila confronts Annie, although Barry has no sympathy.
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Episode 23 : Nothing's Easy
January. 18,1983
Damon almost reveals that Karen is on the Pill. Paul wants Annabelle to stay at home, but she would prefer to do some supply teaching. There is more bad news at work for Sheila.
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Episode 22 : Money
January. 12,1983
Annie's financial worries begin to trouble Sheila, and Barry discovers that he may also have some money problems. Lucy is amused that, without Paul knowing, Annabelle is looking for work.
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Episode 21 : Individualism
January. 11,1983
Karen and Sheila go shopping, while the rest of the family go to watch a football match. Roger joins a badminton club, and Paul suggests a trip to the Lakes to visit Annabelle's mother - but Lucy refuses to go.
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Episode 20 : Too Good To Be True
January. 05,1983
Paul jumps to some wrong conclusions. Petra becomes more obsessed about having a baby. Sheila makes a decision, and Damon invites his mates over.
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Episode 19 : The Real World
January. 04,1983
Paul has a job interview, and is confident that he has done well. Annabelle starts making clothes for Lucy as part of her economy drive. Bobby goes back to work after the strike, and finds that some of his co-workers are angry.
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Episode 18 : Open House
December. 29,1982
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 multicoloured shed to house his cookers.
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Episode 17 : Bit of Business
December. 28,1982
Barry is determine to get revenge on his attacker, Paul receives some encouraging news, but Petra is still feeling fed up and depressed.
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Episode 16 : Christmas Spirit
December. 22,1982
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.
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Episode 15 : Ill-mannered
December. 21,1982
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.
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Episode 14 : Insecurities
December. 15,1982
Roger does his Christmas shopping, all of which is then stolen. Bobby is under increased pressure to end the strike as Christmas approaches.
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Episode 13 : Burglar Alarm
December. 14,1982
Roger has an alarm installed, Gordon is resentful, Lucy is being followed, Petra is ovulating and Barry is stabbed.
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Episode 12 : Home Improvements
December. 08,1982
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.
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Episode 11 : Intervention
December. 07,1982
Sheila is hassled, Bobby is pressurised, Gavin is visited by the council and given a week to dispose of his cookers, and Arthur dies.
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Episode 10 : Property Values
December. 01,1982
A buyer for Gavin's cookers turns up at the Huntingtons'. Barry tries to persuade Sheila to bump up their insurance claim.
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Episode 9 : Burgled
November. 30,1982
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 still not pregnant.
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Episode 8 : Humping
November. 24,1982
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.
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Episode 7 : Gav and Pet
November. 23,1982
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.
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Episode 6 : Diminishing Returns
November. 17,1982
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.
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Episode 5 : Cost
November. 16,1982
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.......
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Episode 4 : Productivity
November. 10,1982
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.......
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Episode 3 : Shortage
November. 09,1982
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 Annabelle.
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