Brookside is back!

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Anyone still watching??

I’m only on episode 2 . Maybe I’ll come back to watching in a few years when it gets to the mid 90s. My era of watching.

 

[Cupid_Stunt]

Is it just me or is anyone finding it abit flat at the mo?
I didn't go much on Xmas episode and felt like an episode was missing after they found Barry in the freezer!!
I was never a fan of gangster Barry.
Am only really liking Max and snobby Pat!
And the new theme music

The new theme music is reminding me of when the Eastenders theme had that jazzy update in 1993 that not many people liked so it went back to the old version after less than a year

 

[RocksOff]

Yes, Poor Katie!
It definitely seems to be going through a rough patch at the moment, as said, Annabelle's story line has had to be written with poor Doreen Sloane's illness to be taken into account.
Paul and Gordon storyline is ok
Billy and Sheila keeping things ticking over, Chrissie still moaning, apart from one kind moment with Katie, she just shouts all the time. Jon and Cheryl going around in circles, for a new relationship, they don't seem at all happy, Sue and Terry just warming up for a great storyline, I seem to remember
But the Choi family is so boring, I just zap through it, I've no interest at all.
Don't half miss Barry, he livens things up!!

 

[Cupid_Stunt]

Far to much of Pat in this weeks, dreadful actor! Just looked, he leaves soon!

The woman who plays Pat’s girlfriend Fran, from the band, turns up again 11 years later as Margi Shadwick, the mum of the Shadwicks

 

[Maid22]

Annabelle is lovely. By comparison I want to hit Paul over the head with every sentence that comes out of his condescending mouth. He reminds me of my awful ex father in law!

He really is a very condescending prick!!! Also can't stand the way he says old girl, old man, I know it's the way he was probably brought up, but grrr!!!

 

[minnieminx88]

Barry is in Doctors today!

 

[kendallroysdownfall]

I don't remember Annabelle's affair at all but by God I'm cheering by her on!

 

[RocksOff]

Ahh, she made me really laugh clopping along! And I totally agree, The Corkhills just fit right in and bring a bit of life back to the close as I thought with all the "job" talk, important as it is, got a bit boring.
New Lucy is here for a little while, but unfortunately so is screechy Sandra, she does my nut in!
I look forward to a Wednesday (bit sad,I know)

 

[Maid22]

Poor Claire falling over on the way into house, Sheila was good to keep that scene going!

 

[minnieminx88]

Have finished the next 5.
Terry has arrived!
Nice soapy scene with Barry

 

[Maid22]

I’m still behind so it’s maybe been addressed but I’m wondering if Annabelle is maybe menopausal? I guess back then it might have been a taboo that wasn’t to be discussed, and Brookie was setting its stall out as willing to go where other programmes wouldn’t?

I was speaking to a couple of women a few months ago about free period products being available and how good it is that speaking about it nowadays isn’t a big deal. But one of the women is in her 70s and she said she was horrified they were talking about it on Corrie, and she doesn’t think it’s right

Annabelle gets her prognosis in this weeks! I think it's good women can talk freely about periods etc, my experience was fucking awful, got given a book and a sanitary towel, never to be spoken about again.

 

[Homebird44]

I have a nice collection of episodes in my sky planner to watch. If you like soaps Drama channel are showing Howard's Way form the 80s. The clothes, bad acting and minging men make it shite but good.

 

[Maid22]

I’m amazed how much I remember, but not the outcome - unfortunately read that on a FB group. Anyhow it was very well done, amazed how little victim support there was then.

Kate was the only one I liked in that household. No obvious counselling for the victims back then, and Terry was back in the house just after picking up some clothes!

 

[Maid22]

This just came up on my yt, a few familiar faces!

 

[Lilykins]

I wasn’t allowed to watch brookside when I was a kid, my parents thought it was too racy I think! I used to try and sneak it on. Is STV available through sky q? Never heard of it!

 

[RocksOff]

Imagine when that 4th episode was left as a cliffhanger and you had to wait days for the outcome, then they make it look like it was Billy who died, no spoilers either!!

Those were the days @Maid22!

 

[cryptix]

July 1990

Thankyou!! I'm going to start watching when the Farnham move in

 

[RocksOff]

End of an era with Sheila and Billy leaving, I'll miss them, loved Sheila throwing Doreen out!
Am fed up with this Godden storyline.
Max is annoying just like his alarm!
Loved Sammy's hair!

Absolutely, she was a massive character, and though I didn't agree with everything she did or said, you totally believed in her, a masterclass by Sue Johnston.
I started counting every time Jimmy said the words Godden or Frankie and lost count!
Very very boring but now Barry is on the case it should become a little more interesting.
On the alarm, when we had one fitted it needed to be wired in, not just a box fixed to the wall, so that confused me a little.
Great to see Margaret, she is a good addition and also I loved Patricia back in the day, She was so fashionable and modern in her attitude to females in the work place

It's setting the groundwork for the new era of Brookside now, especially with Sheila and Claire leaving, I'll miss Claire, she was such a poppet

 

[Maid22]

The Sue and Daniel story should be soon? That was such a watch.

Lol I got that abit wrong!! 75 episodes or 15 weeks I really thought it was sooner!!

 

[Maid22]

It was spot on wasn’t it?

That was really 'ace' in the voice of Alan!!