List of Brookside residences

Television soap opera Brookside started in 1982 set on a new-build residential cul-de-sac, Brookside Close. In 1991, Brookside Parade was added, bringing businesses to the soap. The programme was discontinued in November 2003.

(from left to right) No 10, 9, 8 and 7.

Brookside Close

Number 5

Family	Characters	Years present
Grant	Bobby Grant, Sheila Grant, Barry Grant, Karen Grant, Damon Grant (died 1987), Clare Grant (born 1986)	1982-89
Rogers	Frank Rogers (died 1993), Chrissy Rogers (left 1991), Sammy Rogers, Katie Rogers, Geoff Rogers, Lyn McLoughlin (from 1992)	1989-93
Simon Howe Cult	Simon Howe (died 1994), Katie Rogers, Terry Sullivan	1993-94
Grant	Barry Grant, Emma Piper (1995)	1994-95
Johnson	Mick Johnson, Sinbad (to 1997), Elaine Davies (1997), Gladys Charlton (1997), Leo Johnson, Gemma Johnson (left 2000), Jerome Johnson (from 1999), Tim O'Leary (from 1999)	1995-2001
Gordon	Alan Gordon, Debbie Gordon, Kirsty Gordon, Alin Gordon, Stuart Gordon, Ruth Smith, Sean Smith, Luke Smith	2002–03

Number 6

Family	Characters	Years present
Partridge	Alan Partridge, Samantha Partridge	1982-84
Cross	Harry Cross, Edna Cross, Ralph Hardwick	1984-89
Johnson	Mick Johnson, Josie Johnson (1990-91), Leo Johnson, Gemma Johnson	1989-93
Crosbie	David Crosbie, Jean Crosbie, Penny Crosbie (1994-95)	1993-95
	Jacqui Dixon, Katie Rogers, Rachel Jordache, Sammy Daniels (1996), Louise Daniels (1996)	1995-97
	Ron Dixon, David Crosbie	1997-98
Shadwick	Greg Shadwick (died 1999), Margi Shadwick, Jason Shadwick (died 1999), Nikki Shadwick, Emily Shadwick	1998–1999
Hilton	Ray Hilton, Jessie Hilton, Kitty Hilton (2000), Nikki Shadwick, Emily Shadwick	1999-2002

Number 7

Family	Characters	Years present
Cross	Harry Cross, Edna Cross	1983-84
	Sandra Maghie, Kate Moses (died 1985), Pat Hancock	1984-85
	Sandra Maghie, Pat Hancock, Terry Sullivan	1985-87
Rogers	Frank Rogers, Chrissy Rogers, Sammy Rogers, Katie Rogers, Geoff Rogers	1987-89
Choi	Michael Choi, Caroline Choi, Jessica Choi	1989-90
Farnham	Max Farnham, Patricia Farnham, Thomas Farnham, Alice Farnham (born 1994), Margaret Clemence (left 1994)	1990-96
	Max Farnham, Susannah Farnham (died 2000), Matthew Farnham (died 1997), Emily Farnham (died 1997), Harry Farnham (born 1998), Emma Farnham (born 1999), David Crosbie (1996)	1996–2001
Farnham	Max Farnham, Jacqui Farnham (née Dixon), Harry Farnham, Emma Farnham	2001-02
Dixon	Ron Dixon, Bev Dixon (2003), Josh Dixon (2003)	2002-03

Number 8

Family	Characters	Years present
Collins	Paul Collins, Annabelle Collins, Lucy Collins, Gordon Collins	1982-90
Dixon	Ron Dixon, DD Dixon, Mike Dixon, Jacqui Dixon,Tony Dixon (died 1994)	1990-93
	Ron Dixon, Bev McLoughlin (left 1996)	1993-97
O'Leary	Sinbad, Carmel O'Leary, Ben O'Leary, Tim O'Leary, Melanie O'Leary	1997-98
Musgrove	Joey Musgrove, Niamh Musgrove, Luke Musgrove, Matt Musgrove, Ryan Musgrove, Kelly Musgrove, Alec O'Brien	1998–2000
Dixon	Ron Dixon, Mike Dixon, Rachel Dixon (née Jordache), Katie Rogers (2000), Anthea Dixon (2001)	2000-02
Farnham	Max Farnham, Jacqui Farnham (née Dixon)	2002-03
Michaelson	Jack Michaelson (died 2003), Suzi Michaelson	2003

Number 9

Family	Characters	Years present
Huntington	Heather Haversham, Roger Huntington (left 1983), Nicholas Black (from 1986)	1982-86
	Jonathan Gordon-Davies, Laura Wright (1987-88), Terry Sullivan	1987-90
Sullivan	Terry Sullivan, Sue Sullivan (died 1991), Danny Sullivan (died 1991)	1990-91
Harrison	John Harrison (left 1993), Barbara Harrison (left 1993), Peter Harrison (from 1992), Mike Dixon (from 1993), Keith Rooney (from 1993), Anna Wolska (1993)	1991-94
Banks	Eddie Banks, Rosie Banks, Carl Banks (left 1995), Lee Banks, Rachel Jordache (1995)	1994–1996
Simpson	Ollie Simpson, Bel Simpson (left 1997), Georgia Simpson (left 1997), Nat Simpson (left 1997), Danny Simpson, Eleanor Kitson (from 1997), Louise Hope (from 1997)	1996-98
	Lindsay Corkhill	1998
	Jacqui Dixon, Nathan Cuddington, Darren Roebuck, Victoria Wilcox, Deborah Lawson (2000)	1999-2000
Murray	Marty Murray, Diane Murray (died 2002), Steve Murray, Adele Murray, Anthony Murray, Jan Murray (from 2002)	2000–2003

Number 10

A documentary featuring Lloyd Grossman and Carol Smillie and book were produced by Mersey Television entitled No. 10, The Unluckiest House in the world? in 1998. This featured the mishaps of the residents of No.10 detailing Gavin Taylor's death, Petra's suicide, George Jackson's wrongful conviction, Billy and Doreen Corkhill's debts, Trevor Jordache's rape of his daughters and murder by his wife and eldest daughter and Jimmy Corkhill's drug addiction and responsibility in the deaths of Frank Rogers and Tony Dixon as well as Little Jimmy's murder by drug dealers.

Emily O'Leary was later pushed to her death from an upstairs window during an armed siege in No.10 in 2002 but this was after the publication so was not featured.

Family	Characters	Years present
Taylor	Gavin Taylor (died 1982), Petra Taylor (died 1983)	1982-83
Jackson	George Jackson, Marie Jackson, Gary Jackson, little George Jackson	1983-1985
Corkhill	Billy Corkhill (left 1990), Doreen Corkhill (left 1987), Sheila Grant (1988-90), Rod Corkhill, Tracy Corkhill	1985-93
Jordache	Trevor Jordache (died 1993), Mandy Jordache, Beth Jordache (died 1995), Rachel Jordache, Sinbad (1995)	1993-95
Corkhill	Jimmy Corkhill, Jackie Corkhill, Lindsey Corkhill, Little Jimmy Corkhill (1996), Kylie Corkhill, William Corkhill (born 1997)	1995–2001
	Jimmy Corkhill, Tim O'Leary, Emily O'Leary (died 2002)	2001–2003

Brookside Parade

Hairdressing salon

Occupant	Years present	Fate	Employees
Angela Lambert	1991-92	Sold to Tracy Corkhill
Tracy Corkhill	1992-93
Jacqui Dixon	1995-99		Julia Brogan (1995-96), Peter Phelan, Fee Phelan (1996)
Diane Murray	2000-02

General store

Business	Occupant	Years present	Fate	Employees
Dixon's Trading Post	Ron Dixon	1991–1998	Closed due to competition from petrol station	Julia Brogan (1991-93), Jackie Corkhill (1992-96), Bev McLoughlin (1993-96), Bel Simpson (1996-97)
NHS Walk-in centre	Darren Roebuck (1999-2000), Gary Parr (2002-03)	1999-2003		Nisha Batra (2000-03)

Food outlet

Business	Occupant	Years present	Fate	Employees
Pizza Parade	Terry Sullivan	1991–92	Sold to Mick Johnson
Pizza Parade	Mick Johnson	1992–97	Flooded by Tim O'Leary	Carol Salter (1994), Sarah Banks (1995-96), Lindsey Corkhill (1996), Jimmy Corkhill (1996), Elaine Davies (1997)
Chips with Everything	Mick Johnson	1997-99	Owner sold up due to racist attack	Sinbad (1998-99)
Trina's Tots	Katrina Evans	2000-01

Kowboy Kutz

Business	Occupent	Years present	Fate
Kowboy Kutz	Jimmy Corkhill	1992	Subject to Arson attack by landlord Barry Grant
THE Sweeney	Sinbad	1996-98	Gutted during parade fire

Gift shop

Business	Occupant	Years present	Fate	Employees
Florist	DD Dixon	1992-93	Vacated when DD left	Jean Crosbie (1993)
The Gift Box	Patricia Farnham	1995-96	Vacated when Patricia left	Jean Crosbie (1995)
E. Kitson solicitors	Eleanor Kitson	1997-98	Sold to Nathan Cuddington	Katie Rogers
N. Cuddington solicitors	Nathan Cuddington	1998-2000		Katie Rogers

Petrol station

Business	Occupant	Years present	Fate	Employees
Filling station		1994-97	Rebuilt and franchised to David Crosbie	Terry Sullivan, Simon Howe (1993-94), Jacqui Dixon (1993-95)
Filling station	David Crosbie	1997-98	Sold to Max Farnham	Jackie Corkhill (1997-2001), Tim O'Leary (1997-98), Joey Musgrove (1998)
Filling station	Max Farnham	1998–2002	Sold to Alan Gordon	Lindsey Corkhill (2000-01)
Filling station	Alan Gordon	2002	Destroyed after it was hit by a police helicopter

Bar

Prior to the opening of a bar on Brookside Parade residents would often drink at 'The Swan'. This was off-set and residents were usually seen to drive there.

Name	Proprietor	Years	Fate	Employees
La Luz	Barry Grant, and Jo Halsall and Oscar Dean (1993), managed by Terry Sullivan (1995-97)	1992-96	Sold to Jacqui Dixon & JC Bradley	Jimmy Corkhill (1993-94), Mo McGee (1993-97), Sammy Daniels (1996)
Bar Brookie	Jacqui Dixon & JC Bradley, then Ron Dixon	1997–2000	Sold to Bev McLoughlin	Christian Wright (1997), Mike Dixon, Rachel Jordache, Quiet Paul
Bev's Bar	Bev McLoughlin	2000–02	Sold to Jacqui Farnham	Leanne Powell, Lance Powell, Tim O'Leary, Jerome Johnson
Bar Brookie	Jacqui Farnham	2002-03	Destroyed by fire after an arson attack by Lindsey Corkhill

Brookside

List of	Characters Cast members Residences

Crew members	Phil Redmond Colin Mckeown Paul Marquess Will Scarnell Lizzie Taylor Stuart Doughty Mal Young Christopher McCaw David Andrews David Hanson Jon East

Spin-offs	Damon and Debbie

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