| Heather Black ) | |||||
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| Brookside character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Amanda Burton | ||||
| Created by | Phil Redmond | ||||
| Duration | 1982–86 | ||||
| First appearance | 2 November 1982 | ||||
| Last appearance | 9 December 1986 | ||||
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| Home | Ireland | ||||
| Occupation | Accountant | ||||
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Heather Black (née Huntingdon, previously Haversham) was a regular character in UK Channel 4 soap opera, Brookside, played by Amanda Burton from 1982 until 1986.[1]
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Heather was a driven career woman who had a habit of henpecking her first husband Roger. Heather and Roger represented the young urban professionals on Brookside Close.
Heather's marriage to Roger Huntington was often difficult. Roger's boss implied to Heather that if she put out to him Roger would get the promotion he was due. In 1983 Heather found Roger to be having an affair with a client, Diane McAllister and she throws him out.[2]
In November 1985, she was involved in a car collision with Nicholas Black.[3]A relationship swiftly formed and they were married on 30 June 1986.[4]
However she later finds out about his heroin addiction. Nicholas later overdoses on heroin and his ex-wife advises that Heather leave him. Nicholas takes to stealing from Heather in an attempt to feed his heroin addiction. In November 1986 Heather tells him to leave and four days later he is found dead on a park bench in Sefton Park.[5]
Following the death of her husband, Heather left the Close for Ireland.[6]