Brookside

Excellent , long-running Channel 4 soap opera, until its latter years descended into farcical storylines, 'Brookside' centred around the Corkhill and Grant families, and was set in a (on the surface) cosy cul-de-sac.

Beginning in 1982, and running until 2003, 'Brookside' had grittier stories, in its early days, than soaps such as 'Coronation Street' and 'EastEnders', and also launched the careers of the likes of Sue Johnston and Ricky Tomlinson.ilmstv.com

- Paul Rance/booksmusicfilmstv.com.