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Agree to both of your points @Maid22!
Is it just me that cannot get over Billy's hairy neck??
It makes me feel a bit ill
Especially when he has an open necked shirt!
It seems to just be treading water til the new families arrive, which is ok, no need for massive drama every minute, but it does seem a bit flat at the moment
Oh! And how the heck would Jimmy and Kath get a mortgage?
Excellent point!!
I think Kath works though not sure what she does, but Jimmy, has he ever had a job, just seems like a chancer in life!!
It's Tony from dinnerladies!
Those were the days @Maid22!
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
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!!!
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!!!
Sheila & Billy leaving was quite understated, you’d be forgiven for thinking that they were just going on a break not leaving permanently. If this was nowadays they would have made more of a fuss of their departure
It was like Harry just going away for what seemed like only a holiday but Mick has revealed, from a phone call, he’s not coming back (although he does make a brief return in the late 90s) and the Collins’s departure was quite subdued as well
Once the Dixons arrive, this will be like, as you say, a new era for the show. Brookside 2.0 in a way and is when I started watching the show. Once the Parade opens, which won’t be until late 1991 that’s when the storylines properly ramp up
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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!!!
Yes, that's very true, totally understated
From what I remember, most of the exits were, apart from, weirdly the Chois, who hadn't been there long and spoke about leaving from almost the minute they arrived!!
I missed quite a bit of the storyline coming up originally, I had quite the social life back then!
So will enjoy seeing it properly this time
The most powerful storyline I remember, after all the decent Grant and Corkhill dramas, was the Jordaches. So dramatic and shocking at the time, it really was something you’d talk about at work the next day.
They have certainly brought a bit of life in to the close!
I did laugh when dippy Owen saw Sammy, and turned around for home
He's a moaner
I am so enjoying all of the new families turning up, and a nice lot of Barry too, him and Tracey had some nice scenes
Oh I felt sorry for Owen, Sammy was mean to him.
Aww I thought that was sweet of him with the lucozade! I used to love that years ago when I was poorly!
Love Mike Dixons Jagger t shirt!!