Brookside is back!

[kendallroysdownfall]

Yes playing Mrs Patel in the 5th episode who Laura was talking to

I recognised her voice before I recognised her face

Me too!

 

[RocksOff]

I could manage 10 comfortably I think @Maid22
How about you?

 

[LennyBriscoe]

Ah you're a Scotty! Love hearing where folks are from!

I am! Up in the frozen north. I used to watch River City religiously but I haven’t seen it in years (if it’s even still on). That was a cracking soap!

 

[RocksOff]

Thank you @Cupid_Stunt
I will download them now

 

[Maid22]

Bit of a boring week!
Noticed the spin off South, where Tracy and Jamie go to London is on STV, don't think I've ever seen it.

 

[Maid22]

I'm also not keen on the Rogers, especially Chrissie!
Oh and I felt sorry for grumpy Harold! Loved that scene when he was looking out the window next to the frog ornament!

 

[minnieminx88]

Brookside was shown on Monday & Wednesdays in 1984. What feels like a jump in storyline where you think you’ve missed an episode is because of the big gap between the Wednesday and the following Monday’s episode. Events have probably happened off screen so life on the Close has carried on in those intermittent days so you have to fill in some of the gaps yourself.

Presumably Marie (and Michelle) had a catch up with their dad in those missing days

Ah yeah true.
The dad was annoying tbh. Glad he had a short stint.
I went down a rabbit hole of wiki ing Marie and then George to find out their future storyline too…..

 

[kendallroysdownfall]

Ha just watched that, I thought I can't see any difference!!
Yay we got abit of a look inside Dixon's front room!
That Josie is a right horror, why the hell does Mick keep taking her back.
Why is Rod putting frozen chickens on a shelf instead of the freezer!!

I was young when Brookside first came out and I remember my Mum and Dad absolutely loathing Josie!

 

[RocksOff]

Agree, Claire was a poppet! I wonder if the actress who played her did watch any of it, it was lovely of her to pop in here.
I like Margaret, she seems a proper down to earth lass, liked it when she was telling Max how to do diy! But bad they're treating her like a skivvy, Max and Patricia always came across as wannabe snobs to me!!!

Oh yes, I remember now @Maid22, she did pop in here, what a honour and it was lovely to hear her memories
Gosh, yes, The Farnhams were soo snobby, taking Thomas to birthday party!!!

 

[Karliz]

I've missed a few weeks and from reading here I haven't bothered to watch
Why is Mick speaking with his teeth clenched all of the time?
And yes! Chrissies hair looked absolutely no different than before
And those glasses!
I shall try and watch next week hoping that things pick up a bit

The glasses make her eyes look like
“piss holes in the snow” as my granny used to say

 

[Rosco]

@Rosco agree, it's the same tunes all the time! Does my head in!
Also, the only tv program they ever seem to watch is the magic rabbits with another annoying tune!!

Yeah, clocked that one as well.

 

[theshoefairy]

I've started watching it over the last week. Have to agree that the early episodes are quite boring. I'm on episode 22. Really looking forward to when it heats up a bit and has some of the storyline I remember from a kid.

I don't remember the incest story. Don't think I am looking forward to that

Definitely looking forward to the arrival of the Geordaches (sp?) though!

Tempted to skip the earlier episodes but kinda wanna see it all the way through.

 

[pixxyy]

Does anyone know the series number and episode according to STV when Mandy Jordache and co make their first appearance? Thanks! Cant find it!

fandom have it 12th Feb and ep 1211.

 

[AdsB]

I didn't realize the big storyline was this week

 

[LennyBriscoe]

I’m wayyyyy behind (Harry’s gnomes have just been up Alan’s Christmas tree - not a euphemism) but is it Gillian Kearney? I know she’s in it at some point

 

[kendallroysdownfall]

Oooh Zack Dingle. What a sex pest!

 

[Maid22]

I couldn’t get the latest 5 on sky either, I’ve found it rubbish. Some weeks they are there sometimes they take days. I got them today through the STV app on the tv but you can’t FF the ads

I watch via the app and have noticed there's soo many ads!

 

[AdsB]

The opening credits I grew up watching

 

[AdsB]

I think I have joined you guys, I watched 5 episodes this morning and I'm up to the most current one.

I enjoyed it, we're still quite far off from my era, as I was only a kid and can only remember 1995 onwards. But with the Farnhams and Johnsons we've got characters I remember.

The second theme tune must be soon, that's the one I remember.

 

[Miss Havisham]

I am watching every episode - and am still finding the Alan Partridge character quite ridiculous.
I felt exactly the same when I watched it first time, around 40 years ago!

Damon’s girlfriend being called Pat. This didn’t seem that odd back then (though Patricia’s that I went to school with - were usually shortened to Trish).
Pat seems such an old name for a teenager