Brookside is back!

[theshoefairy]

Urgh, I've exhausted STV player now and waiting for more to be added. Has anyone managed to find it anywhere else to watch?

 

[Quarrantinemadness]

Is it up to the tin head and Emily days yet?

 

[Bobby Chariot]

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.

Have to admit I do like Lucy's rebelling against her snob father though, some stinging barbs aimed at him.
Quite witty

 

[Beverley macca]

Are you gonna stick it until the end? I’ve watched clips of 2003 out of curiosity and it was awful .

Well it's still OK (apart from Nathan the posh solicitor and his boring mates)
I'll see how I go

 

[Maid22]

Very unfortunate name for that dog!
That was funny when the women were calling Billy, I'd have lost my shit to!
Did I miss something, the glass door got broken, then next Doreen was home, door mended, nothing said??

 

[pixxyy]

I'm looking forward to seeing Nicki and Tinhead. I really liked the Shadwick family.

naughty Greg dying while naked in shower with Susanna And poor Jason dying trying to save him

 

[Boxred]

Can someone please tell me how to watch this in Ireland. Can't find it anywhere

 

[minnieminx88]

Wow Gizmo. Always felt sorry for him.

 

[Maid22]

I didn't realize you were all at Shelia leaving already!?

She left to go and live in my hometown .

Whereabouts are you in the watching? We all know she comes back though!!

 

[Sliceofpizza]

fandom have it 12th Feb and ep 1211.

Thank you! So annoying how STV have it listed, youd think that mean series 12, ep 11 but I dont think it does.... breaking it down by series makes it so hard to decipher?!

 

[minnieminx88]

Im still stuck at ep25 so more are on now then?

 

[AdsB]

I love Julia, she reminds me of my Nan .

 

[AdsB]

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.

The incest in 1996

 

[Invisiblewriter]

Lacey Turner is doing a podcast ‘We started here’ and she interviews- well I use the term interview loosely Jimmy McGovern about his Brookside days

 

[theshoefairy]

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]Sinbad has been in it a few times already. His character changes with time though. He starts off as a theiving scammer type - later turns into a salt of the earth type chap.

I'm still catching up. On episode 187 so a bit behind.

I have to admit though, brookie makes me want to buy a tabard for cleaning!

 

[LennyBriscoe]

Is it in the sky channels?

If you’re not in Scotland you’ll have to download the STV app I think? I’m in Scotland so get STV catch up via Sky

 

[theshoefairy]

Pat really grates on me … ”Saaahndra”!!

I also don’t get the Heather/Nick relationship, he looks like a kids’ TV presenter. Tom had a funny mouth and Jonathan was totally charmless.

The only attractive man, in my opinion, is Billy Corkhill … there’s something about him.

Barry Grant beats Billy surely?
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I've been enjoying the few episodes we get weekly!
Sheila, I'd forgotten about the pregnancy, and we know she would have kept it.
Pat is a twat, do they leave soon?
Heathers new husband, that was soo rushed! His daughter giving Rob a lovebite, marking her territory, I used to hate lovebites, thought they were gross!!
Annabelle and Paul, waiting on (new head) Gordon and his friend, they really did struggle with his sexuality, how times have changed! And he called him a poofter!

What husband is this? That one with the glasses? I can't believe she didn't marry Tom. She must be bloody mad.

 

[AdsB]

I'm on episodes 1945 to 1949 September 97. Its just brilliant. So addictive.

I can’t wait for it to get to the 1990s on STV.
I’ll start watching then

 

[theshoefairy]

I found Karen Grant quite boring from day one! And not a very good actress either!
Loved the xmas episode, Damon opening that present!
Harry and Ralph and friends getting pissed!
If I remember, the next year there's some big stories coming, especially Sheila?

I bloody hope so! I'm just passed the bit where Gav has snuffed it.

 

[theshoefairy]

Oh blimey, you mean Petras husband?

That's the one. I just realised it's a spoiler and not sure how to edit it to make it say that