Same just mentioned it above.i trier so hard to get into it from the beginning but it's just so dull.i left it where pet had got pregnant and barry was sniffing around her lol.I can’t wait for it to get to the 1990s on STV.
I’ll start watching then
Unpopular opinion but I love that era of Brookside. Always ahead of its time as all the soaps are crazy nowYep. Some say it was the start of the end
. Yes she was a feisty one! Oh that's sad.
Whats he look like now hahaI'd still do him
Thought I recognised her, normally ask the husband when there's an old face turn up but he then goes on one for ten minutes telling me how old they are now, or if they're dead, other TV programmes they've appeared in etc, he's like a walking Wikipedia for the 80 and 90s TV and music
I did mean to check her name in the credits but forgot.There's no brookie in the 10pm one!
I think I know what it is as I'm sure I've read about it before, what day do the episodes drop?
I just love it all. Yes I have. That was a few months ago. My favourites are Jimmy and Julia. Sadly Gladys Ambrose dies soon irl I think.Unpopular opinion but I love that era of Brookside. Always ahead of its time as all the soaps are crazy now
Have you got to the Suzannah car crash yet?
I don't like the way Bobby has changed, but I've never noticed his hair before!I am actually loving the Heather and Nick storyline - even though they seem mismatched and he looks like the most unlikely heroin addict.
I think Heather leaves the close when this storyline comes to an end.
An unpopular opinion, but I never liked Ricky Tomlinson playing Bobby Grant. I think it’s the way he flies off the handle with no warning, with his long side parted hair flying about. I never found him convincing - and don’t get me started on Matty
Sheila and Barry were the best actors in the Grant household IMO
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Just to add.
I grew up in Liverpool in the 80s (quite near Brookside Close). Bobby Grant’s hair was a topic of conversation at the time.
I was probably the same age as Damon when it was filmed, with my dad (and dad’s of my friends) being near the same age as Bobby.
NO middle aged man had hair like Bobby Grant!!!
Have to admit I do like Lucy's rebelling against her snob father though, some stinging barbs aimed at him.I loved the first ten years of brookside, so will be watching this on STV Player. I’m surprised that we didn’t see much of Paul Usher outside of Brookie, he was fantastic as Barry Grant
Some of the characters are beyond irritating - I had forgotten how much so. Lucy Collins is no.1 irritant for me
Closely followed by Gavin Taylor..
I am surprised at how badly Alexandra Pigg plays Petra Taylor. Is it just me who finds that she seems to struggle with the role? Some of her facial expressions look really forced.
Well it's still OK (apart from Nathan the posh solicitor and his boring mates)Are you gonna stick it until the end? I’ve watched clips of 2003 out of curiosity and it was awful
