Brookside FINAL episode 4th November 2003

[@daviebevan]

I never watched Brookside. But I noticed that this particular last episode was broadcast late at night. So I watched it. It was absolutely superb. Brilliant acting from all

[@blackmountains6645]

I'm working my way through classic Brookside at the moment and couldn't help but have a cheeky glance at this again. It's incredible how much it changed over the years.

[@matthewakian2]

That's why I love KZbin, one click away from going down memory lane.

[@stephengold910]

Na don’t wanna see or hear any scouse twats on the tv

[@LuannOsbourne]

the tail end of grange hill theme tho

[@seanart1508]

Me too, i LOVE KZbin!

[@Sorry24538]

@@stephengold910 but you’re hear you absolute idiot 🖕🏼😂

[@thetoad7367]

Init man always come on brookside memories for a decent wank

[@marcuslavaggi-bowen6539]

I still remember Jimmy leaving the water on and leaving the home for the last time like yesterday. The end of a era and the best soap on television.

[@blockerhall6694]

Agreed, unlike todays soaps there to delusional and Ott IMO.

[@stewartroberts2983]

@@blockerhall6694 No other soap is worth watching, the end of Brookie was the end of soaps for me !

[@DaveSCameron]

Boss or what!

[@stewartroberts2983]

@@DaveSCameron David hope your not the David Cameron, the tory chief of misery

[@DaveSCameron]

@@stewartroberts2983 God no!!

[@schielesmrs7648]

I sob every time at the end. Then I hear that last little bit where it's from the Grange Hill theme tune and that always makes me smile. Thank you Phil Redmond. Thank you for all your hard work.

[@juliepownall1063]

Rest in peace dean sullivan 🙏

[@andyclark1426]

20 years on and the words of phill redmond via Jimmy are still so so true!!and who else noticed the Grange Hill theme at the end 😉

[@mogwailarusso1232]

Great speech Jimmy lad. Even more relevant today than ever

[@leemartin9556]

Rip Dean Sullivan aka Jimmy corkhill

[@KarlHamilton]

"What are you looking at?" "History." Barry was a bad bastard. Miss this show.

[@richardcrew417]

After the grand history of Brookside and all the characters and storylines that went on, seeing the close "closed" and the houses empty was very sad Still miss Brookie

[@trenthooper3848]

Why were all the houses empty

[@MrDavidfball]

people you could relate to in real life, hard-hitting scripts but always some light-hearted moments, Brookside was a great show nothing comes close these days

[@diehard21000]

Like Barry grant the child killer?

[@dermotspollen]

Much better than Hollyoaks anyway

[@ballshippin3809]

I still have memories of watching Brookside from when I was a kid. So weird seeing it again after so many years!

[@Sorry24538]

Me 2 it’s very strange 😂

[@racerja3173]

They should of been celebrating their 40th birthday this year if it was still going today xxxxx

[@david1731048]

"Its goodbye to Brookside but hello to Hollyoaks 5 night a week" God have you ever heard anything so depressing!

[@iwillb3inurcmm3nts3ction7]

erm..

[@johnnydelboy329]

Hollyoaks couldn't hold brooksides jockstrap

[@markpieexplores]

When he said that I was thinking "great..."

[@davem4544]

If there was any justice Hollyoaks would be cancelled and Brookie brought back

[@Sawrattan]

@@johnnydelboy329 the closest thing to Brookside after it ended was Shameless, coincidentally just a year later.

[@cronicneurotic4706]

Great job on finding and uploading this. One of my favourite moments in TV history. Don't get much like this anymore in the UK.

[@hardeepdosanjh4749]

I loves Jimmy...such a legend

[@BlytheWorld1972]

loved brookside and all the actors this takes me back to the amazing 90s

[@marieHamnett]

Good old brookie i miss it, wish they would bring it back it was and always will be the best. Thanks for uploading it.

[@blockerhall6694]

And to my if not everyone’s surprise it was get more amazing, big mistake in axing it 😭SMH

[@sue5488]

I love Jimmys' final touch right at the end. What a shame Brookside got axed.

[@TonyFisherPuzzles]

I loved the way the final episodes were switched to late night only so they could have meatier content.

[@roosterjackson7258]

@Ian Phillips - Author: Music, TV, Films 0 have signed. LOL fucking loser

[@curiositypiqued6573]

wtf asshole

[@crustythewanksock2413]

Like ya mum’s Snapchat Premium 🌝

[@utubetv1170]

The best of British sitcoms. I still miss this show very much. Anyone reading this can you please bring this fantastic show back.

[@Giggedy.]

It was a soap not a sitcom lol

[@lorrainehaywood8408]

bring back brookside

[@MohammedAli-zh8kf]

Ian Phillips done 👍🏼

[@LuannOsbourne]

@Ian Phillips - Author: Music, TV, Films Hi just doing it now.

[@barrykearns727]

I'd love to have brookside back but isn't it gone way too long and what characters could they possibly bring back now

[@1993MN]

@@barrykearns727 plus everyone left the close lol

[@blockerhall6694]

The younger ones eg Philip Oliver ray Quinn. Lindsey mcaffery Jessica noon. Katie demont David Lyon.

[@HotpointForever]

Possibly the best way to end a TV series, if it had to end that is. Very humorous moment's there from Jimmy, painting the houses and flooding all the rooms :)

[@shill_8573]

So sad Dean Sullivan passed. I always hoped for a Brookside re-launch, with Jimmy at the Forefront 😢

[@chazmccord2523]

Thank you for the upload and the memories of this much missed soap.

[@LizaSixx]

I miss Brookside - It was brilliant! - I wish it could come back ❤

[@brucelee2011]

it was brilliant but best it ended when it did. It just wouldn't be the same now if they brought it back

[@David-vg8lx]

It was utter horse piss

[@David-vg8lx]

Utter horse pish

[@dannypowell8080]

I wish brookside was still on tv

[@johnnydelboy329]

I'm a red manc 42 I grew up watching brookie I loved it barry grant absolute legend

[@vah1761]

STV player showing first 26 episodes from 1982 ☺️

[@ameerhamzah7772]

Yes bring back Brookside cause I missed watching these episodes.

[@TracyEdwards-f5h]

I wish they could bring back brookside miss it so much

[@patrickstocks3576]

RIP 🪦 Dean Sullivan 1955-2023 🥲😇🕊✝️👼🏽🙏

[@ralphgunnion8200]

Just watched it in 2024 i always remember the very first episode on channel 4 ron and jimmy rip mate your a legend barry grant sheila etc thankyou for 🎉 giving us a brilliant show xx

[@rayoflight6505]

Claire Sweeney looked absolutely gorgeous in this episode. 😍

[@thedecmyster1]

Yeah she was I always liked Jackie Dickson in brookside

[@cupcakefairy87]

She played Lindsay Corkhill, not Jacqui Dixon.

[@brucelee2011]

She looked a lot better with longer hair

[@97channel]

It's horrible that Channel 4 buried the last episode in a graveyard slot, with no real fanfare. In fact, it's horrible that they axed it. It did need attention, it had been sliding for about five years. But given how Hollyoaks has been in a much worse state all its life, it's a massive injustice.

[@alexrobinson4802]

+97channel it was a joke

[@hjyigo4759]

I agree. Even today Brookside has to be considered one of the two or three most important programmes in Channel 4's history. They really seemed not to care at the end. It also really annoyed me how the announcer had to speak all over the end credits at the end as though he couldn't give a monkeys either.

[@Onmysheet]

They should've used the 90's theme while the credits overlooking the close instead of using it's contemporary style, like they couldn't be arsed.

[@thegreenbastard5171]

@Yul Hubbart Whatcha mean Redmonds psychological issues?

[@mcfcguvnors]

has to be after 9 pm to use the word fuck ...n i just said it n its only 10 am :P !!

[@colinb1747]

Thanks for posting John, damn i miss that show

[@ToddyBoddy1981]

Me too

[@gbmruk123]

the body under the patio and the seidge brings back memorys for me

[@Sawrattan]

This episode feels like a warm-up to _Shameless_ just a year later.

[@carolinehale200]

Barry may have been bad and a gangster but he did have a heart for those that mattered to him

[@darthvadar441]

RIP Jimmy

[@dranyamjust6303]

Thanks for uploading this!! Good memories of watching the omnibus every saturday whilst getting ready to hit the town (I'm a proud scouser)

[@ngiallag2792]

why of all the soaps on British TV this one was pulled, this was by far the best one for action and real gritty subject matter and some humour involved.

[@BuzzingRocks]

Brilliant. Just heard the last 4 notes of Grange Hill at the end of the closing credits. :)

[@selenaj713]

Oooo weee ... I love brookside reminiscing, love hollyoaks too & my kids watch it, brookside tops it off

[@washy1965]

WELL THAT BROUGHT BACK SOME MEMORYS THANKS FOR THE UPLOAD

[@CplDwayneHicks11]

The very last ten minutes was an epic piece of truth of telly that was shown on midnight!

[@101777truth]

nice show the usof a would love it

[@thegreenbastard5171]

@@101777truth I seriously doubt that!

[@mcfcguvnors]

one of the best parting monologues in tv history

[@markdavidson9100]

The end theme was amazing 😉

[@blockerhall6694]

So true at the end you could see that tin head wanted to cry, in truth he wasn’t the only one.

[@P1mpMyBr1de]

RIP Jimmy 🙏

[@chrisrowe7503]

I must admit I was shocked when they axed this.

[@Onmysheet]

I wasn't. The last 3 years or so was so bad it deserved to get axed. When every storyline involved guns, explosions or gangsters it becomes lazy writing and loses all sense of reality.

[@tanyarees844]

@@Onmysheet also that awful lesbian triangle storyline with jacqui, lynsey and shelley only decent storyline was the bullying storyline with imelda bullying Anthony

[@TokyoJoe703]

They should’ve brought Barry grant back

[@chrisrowe7503]

@@TokyoJoe703 They did but it was too late. Have a feeling he will be best remembered as Des Taverner or Danny Hardcastle now. To be fair he does play the Danny Hardcastle role pretty good in EastEnders. Can see him being a recurring character for a long while.

[@scottyunitedboy2925]

@@tanyarees844 agreed, I've just written a similar comment on another video. I think the Anthony/Imelda video was the last memorable storyline. That whole storyline with the close under siege, the helicopter crash etc. just awful and a long, long way from the show's grittier and more realistic roots in the early 80s.

[@RNC200711]

The end of an era, truer words couldn't have been spoken, Brookie was a big part of my teenage and college years and how Channel 4 axed it and put the last episode on in a graveyard slot is deplorable, I'm glad the producers (and Jimmy) got to stick it to C4 bring in Jack Michaelson (a play on Michael Jackson, who pulled the plug on Brookside) and then lynched the character, and giving them the finger with the game over message, Jimmy winking at the viewers thus breaking the 4th wall and Redmond putting the end of the Grange Hill theme on the end of Brookie's credits then the sound of a prison wall being slammed, it was like "Fuck you channel 4, I'm going out in style" In the last scene where Jimmy walks away you can tell Dean is both gutted and pissed off at Brookside ending

[@Onmysheet]

The show just lost its way, with ridiculous storylines after another. I stopped watching it around 2001.

[@Scallion_D]

It got axed for a reason, the show was awful for it's last few years and the ratings were shambolic.

[@thomaspynchon2871]

@@Onmysheet Pretty much everything it got shit for is de rigueur in uk soaps now - watch old episodes of coronation street on here and the most salacious thing that happens is someone is investigated under Sunday trading laws, now all soaps seem to be endless building collapses, sinking boats, affairs, paedophilia and murders. And the bullying storyline at the end was really good, that kid put in one hell of a performance.

[@danielr02]

@Netto shopper Not back in 2003 it wasn't, however.

[@Super_Mario128]

@@thomaspynchon2871 and in Home and Away these days too, it went from being clean-cut in the 80/90's to having serial killers, strippers, drug plot lines and violence in the 2000's/2010's.

[@rickhardman7376]

The nod to Grange Hill was the best thing about this

[@anthonymcneil1542]

Scouse Godfather, the legend Barry Grant, they had to bring him back for the final episode, and Jmmy Corkhill, the ultimate Brookside character, the Grants and Corkhills have always been connected, going back years, for example, Barry's mum Sue and Jimmy's brother Billy, Barry and Billy's daughter Tracey

[@juliepownall1063]

End of an Era

[@anthonymooney8636]

Love Barry Grant what a character

[@anthonylabrum4095]

Used to be my fave soap. Was gutted when it finished

[@oliprj8676]

Lindsey looks stunning in this episode

[@jasonclosejohn5412]

Bookie what a classic bring it back

[@Onmysheet]

Despite it's downfall in the last few years, it sure ended in style.

[@leejaymarsh9021]

Donf be dull mate.it did not go down hill last few years at all.they should bring it back

[@Sawrattan]

@@leejaymarsh9021 I think they tried to bring it back with _Shameless_ but obviously more over the top. Brookside didn't go downhill but the other soaps started to compete with grittier characters and plots in the 2000s.

[@procta2343]

@@Sawrattan Shameless went down hill, When Franks daughter debbie left,

[@cameronstracey1304]

Please Phil Redmond but the complete brook side on netflix you would get so many people watching it

[@clive7903]

Cameron Stracey go on Facebook there’s a groupie called ultimate brookside all episodes are available there for download to watch in full from episode 1 to the final episode

[@cameronstracey1304]

CLIVEO thanks buddy but I can’t remember my log in or I would be all over that I use to live round the corner from where they use to film it seems weird they are now real houses cheers for the heads up tho nice to see decent people on here @cliveo

[@mrwhite1765]

Got shivers listening to this theme tune at the beginning

[@johnantoine5492]

I really miss brookside and the dixons ron and bev and the family i miss them so much.

[@zanducktv2398]

As is often documented, Brookie got there with the big stories first ahead of its rivals, so it's a shame it only attracted a fraction of their viewing figures. Even with big characters like the Grants and Corkhills gone, it still managed equally engaging storylines such as the Jordaches and comedy with the likes of Bev and Ron, until it kind of lost its way a bit towards the end, with the new cinematic filming technique, sensationalism and messed around in the schedules so nobody really knew when it was on. The anniversary dvd is good, but some better eps could have been chosen for inclusion. Never tire of hearing the theme tune either.

[@rumelahmed4539]

I always needed subtitles when I used to watch this.

[@spartybrearly7221]

Brookside was edgy, controversial, funny in its heyday. From about 1998 onwards it became smug and rapidly lost what made it special.

[@chrisrowe7503]

Fair play to Barry though. Although he pulled a sick joke he still wanted Jimmy's blessing to marry Lindsay. It was him who gathered up the gang to kill Michaelson. Was a smart move as nobody could name who it was as they all did it.

[@paulhough5143]

Hello there I have done a thumbs up four this video of Brookside.

[@TheJessienotes]

I miss brookside

[@mariewilliams802]

love jimmys political point of view at the end . That was directed at the big wigs at channel 4

[@97channel]

The character Jack Michaelson, his name is an anagram of Michael Jackson. Not the pop singer, but the one-time boss of Channel 4 by that name who was responsible for leading the show towards cancellation. When they string the character from the window, there's a double meaning in what that represents. There's also a dig at Big Brother, which had overtaken Brookside to become the flagship Channel 4 show by that time, and is cited as prompting Channel 4 to feel comfortable to risk axing Brookie, safe in the knowledge that their income would not collapse because of the new prime time hit. It's all there, in the bit about soundbiting to a bunch of kids and the influence of reality TV.

[@Onmysheet]

I can understand Phil Redmond's message but this just comes as bitterness. It's as if he's got a chip on his shoulder. According to Wikipedia, Michael Jackson became chei executive of channel 4 in 1998, which was around the time Brookside's heart and soul began to fade in the very end of that year. They bring in a new producer who changed the whole style of the show with dire storylines.

[@leehowson440]

How as Claire Sweeney not aged in 20 years

[@caerleon87]

The best telly programme EVER..

[@TheRaveMusicArchive]

I miss this soap. Best one on telly.

[@cameronstracey1304]

Coming from Liverpool I really get the characters in this programme and what Phil was trying to portray. He got it spot on with how realistic it is but I feel it didn’t move with time and I think mr Redmond knew this, too many pivotal characters left and it got lost, the glory days for brook side were the mid 1990s and it was pure brilliant

[@patrickstocks3986]

They should bring back Sinbad, Terry Sullivan, Bobby Grant, Mick Johnson & Billy Corkhill at this final episode!

[@mattpoulter1832]

+Patrick Stocks I Agree one big party type of thing to say goodbye to the close

[@adrianadamowicz8395]

Bit difficult for Terry. The guy that played him is in prison for murder!

[@mattpoulter1832]

he is now wasnt then

[@jdooris83]

I like Eastenders when it was at its best, Den Watts, Mitchell brothers, Johnny Allen, I loved Brookside too great characters like Jimmy, Barry, Tim and a few others but overall both shows had great gangster scenes. Brookside was more funny too. Shame it had to go.

[@procta2343]

one clip that i remember in brookside, which had me ill with laughter, was when Jackie fed, their dog cracker the hot curry. Jimmies response had me in stitches when he saw cracker. " omg she isnt dead is she!"

[@chrishumphries1325]

I can remember the time they buried the guy under the patio. Some great memories of brookside, great soap.

[@nikreece6295]

All soaps have now had their day... Its now time to axe all soaps altogether

[@TheDennyDeefella]

Even though most of the actors were absolutely woful! We all loved brookie it lost its way when they filled it with wools!! Brookside was always suppose to be about Liverpool people!! On a happier note it's still open and all the houses are still there long live brookie laaaar!

[@evonneokafor]

Static underpants Great to hear as heard that they were going to be knocked down.

[@Onmysheet]

Most of the actors in this episode were great to OK, but there have been some stinkers throughout the show.

[@MondySpartan]

The houses in the former Brookside Close are real houses now

[@curiositypiqued6573]

Actually the acting wasn't that bad for a soap

[@williamf4544]

The early actors were amazing - The Grants The Collins"s ,The Jacsons especially Marie - i agree it was woful at the end with the horrible over acting Jimmy Corkhill the vile Ron Dixon and the over powering and quite unlikable Claire Sweeney

[@jennyliggins9418]

Omg the tune!

[@juliepownall1063]

Loved brookside .......mint sad it ended

[@robhines4537]

Thanks for upload, who got goosebumps at the end?

[@danielr02]

Sad how the show was cancelled. Maybe if it had a little time off the air, replaying older episodes instead, people might have realised what they were missing and when Channel 4 felt the time was right, brought it back.

[@Onmysheet]

I think it was down to so many cliffhanger storylines on top of each other, viewers got wise it was getting unrealistic. Once the Shadwick family moved in, it was all downhill from there.

[@danielr02]

I guess. I'm hoping someone like ITV will take it from Channel 4 and bring it back...

[@Onmysheet]

Channel 4 bosses was making way for Big Brother, which was bringing in the money. Moving it to Saturday afternoons was an example of this. Whoever was in charge at the time just wanted rid.

[@thegreenbastard5171]

@@Onmysheet They showed it on Saturday afternoons??? I don't remember that?!?! Not sayin' your wrong though!

[@Onmysheet]

I remember watching the siege episode on a Saturday, at the time I thought it was the omnibus, but no I found out later it was it's new time slot. It was understandable though considering it's decline in quality.

[@neondemon7617]

Brookside was superb up until the 2000's then it went rapidly downhill.such a shame.it lead where all other soaps followed , but ott scripts ruined it.

[@arigold8782]

Jimmy corkhill. Legend

[@johnnywalker7961]

R.I.P Brookside.

[@eoldfield5265]

I miss brookie Dixon’s, farnhams, cork hills, Johnson’s, Rogers, jordaches, Grant’s

[@jameswatsonatheistgamer]

One of them likes patios.

[@Khryptic]

still the best UK soap theme by a mile

[@hoddsy1]

thanks for sharing

[@80creambabe]

i love brookside

[@julieadam3180]

Remember Brookside it was my fave soap

[@grantyism]

Get this on netflix

[@robdavies8702]

A nod to the original Grange Hill theme right at the end.

[@essen00cat]

They ended the show off beautifully and with class.

[@rick182z]

disagree

[@lol-zh9uk]

15 years today!

[@THayond_x93]

When Soaps were good!

[@rick182z]

Best thing was that Grange Hill nod at the end .... That is all

[@davidmcmahon5234]

Agree 💯 best soap that was ever on television 📺 taught channel four might have brought it back when covid was here pity absolutely class it was 😊

[@hurrabbas6324]

Barry grant legend

[@rorymckernan8594]

I remember this final episode. My parents taped it for me because it was on so late. Watching it has brought back memories. I wish Barry Grant had slaughtered Michaelson. Techinally he was responsible because he planted the idea in their heads by telling them a story about a stranger coming in and annoying people and the whole neighbourhood would kill him. The best dialogue was between Michaelson and Barry Grant. " what are you looking at" "History".

[@elliotbutler9691]

Out of all soaps why was Barry Grant just the ultimate bad man, Cain Dingle, Phil Mitchell, Barry just comes out on top

[@MoskHotel]

I didn’t know Brookside had swearing included. How come Hollyoaks doesn’t have that? It would’ve made the show more realistic instead of more fake.

[@RedCyanPhotos]

When they decided to axe the show, they shoved it on late at night. I already thought it should’ve had swearing with the likes of Barry Grant Jimmy Corkhill, Tinnhead etc! I suppose they treat us to a little bit of swearing before they decided to pull the plug on the lot lol! I feel if they had of allowed swearing earlier, it would’ve made some of the characters for more believable, but then they might not have gone over the top with some of the storylines too. I was sad when it was shoved on late night weekends, when people are in bed tired from working all week or out having a good time with their friends, it’s a really bad time for TV ratings, but of course it was to be axed by the time they moved the slot & only showed once a week. I just think it should’ve been on TV just slightly later & through the week- when it used to be on, just so they could include the odd swearword and make the more gangster characters believable.

[@Gamesandbargains]

I’ve just watched the full episode in the bath. What is my life

[@PeaveyPV20]

Remember this had only seen show down years now n again and tuned in for final episode. No suprise it was axed, over the top storylines that happened too often. The show had its day and doubt it will ever return

[@vickysmith3425]

sad day for brookside close final series r.i.p grew up watching brookside close sad to see off air good cast of brookside close .