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Brookside Season 1

November. 02,1982
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Brookside

The ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool.

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Brookside

1982

The ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool.

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Gene Foad, Helen Grace
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Mersey Television
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Brookside Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 289 - You Two Must Go Now
Episode 45 - Which Way Is South?
First Aired: April. 05,1983

Alan measures the bungalow, but can he find anybody who knows enough geography to help him out? Roger invites everyone for a drink to celebrate his and Sydney's birthdays. Lucy practises for her stint on "What The Papers Say".

Episode 44 - Gentle Persuasion
First Aired: March. 30,1983

After Michelle expresses doubts that they should be spending so much time together, Petra and Barry talk things over. Meanwhile Sydney makes Damon pay when he catches him doing something naughty in church.

Episode 43 - Paving Stones
First Aired: March. 29,1983

It's time for church, but Karen and Damon have gone missing. Sydney sees Barry laying paving stones for Petra, and asks whether he could get some for Roger. Lucy drops Gordon right in it.

Episode 42 - Camp Beds
First Aired: March. 23,1983

Roger's parents visit for Easter, and his father's offers to help around the house don't go down too well. Gordon suggests that Lucy should give Jonathan a taste of his own medicine.

Episode 41 - Hard to Get
First Aired: March. 22,1983

The Huntingtons suspect that they have another intruder, and they're right. Damon is stranded in the bungalow after arguing with his mates. Lucy tells Gordon of her doubts about her relationship with Jonathan.

Episode 39 - Donkey Work
First Aired: March. 15,1983

When Petra's boss makes a pass at her, Michelle suggests that Petra tells him that she is pregnant. There are differing views over how a ratepayers' association should be run.

Episode 38 - Closed Shop
Episode 37 - About Damon
First Aired: March. 08,1983

The Huntingtons are burgled again, and Roger sets off around the Close to interrogate his neighbours. The Educational Welfare Officer visits the Grants to find out why Damon has been missing school.

Episode 36 - Altruism
First Aired: March. 02,1983

Annabelle tries to convince Paul that he cannot claim free meals for Gordon at his private school. Barry and Frank plan a surprise for Petra, but she has a bigger surprise for Barry.

Episode 34 - Social Studies
First Aired: February. 23,1983

Matty and Teresa have dinner with Bobby and Sheila, and end up arguing over redundancies. Meanwhile, Heather and Roger dine with Derek and Angela and their other guests - and Derek hints to Heather that Roger's career could depend on how co-operative she is.......

Episode 33 - Verbal Volleyball
First Aired: February. 22,1983

Annabelle has an unexpected visitor, while Roger and Heather battle over Derek's dinner party. Damon steals Karen's Valentine card, and takes it to show to everyone at school.

Episode 32 - Sides
First Aired: February. 16,1983

Gordon is invited to an all-night party, but Paul wants him to be home by 10.30pm. Matty receives a redundancy notice, and is disappointed when Bobby seems unwilling to use his influence to help him. Carol is not impressed when she meets Barry's bit on the touchline.

Episode 31 - Intent
First Aired: February. 15,1983

tries to set his relationship with Carol on a firmer footing. Redundancies look certain to occur, as one plant at Bobby's work is to be closed down. Sheila seeks advice from her priest.

Episode 30 - Campaign Plan
First Aired: February. 09,1983

Lucy attends a meeting at school, expresses her grievances and tries to stir up some action. Sheila is not convinced that Karen should be on the Pill, and goes to speak to her doctor. Jeff reveals that Duane has been badly beaten up.

Episode 29 - Inertia
Episode 28 - He Was Younger Than Me
First Aired: February. 02,1983

Petra awakens in the morning to discover that Gavin has died in his bed during the night, and has to be comforted by her brother-in-law George, her neighbours Roger and Heather, and - especially - Barry.

Episode 27 - Prospects
First Aired: February. 01,1983

Sheila is told that Damon has been playing truant. Gavin and Petra have a blazing row, and he storms out, telling her that she will see him in the morning - if she's lucky. Petra's response is to throw a tray through the glass door after him.

Episode 26 - Copped
First Aired: January. 26,1983

Barry's denials when Eric confronts him after hearing rumours of his liaisons with Irene seem convincing enough, but he is not as good at explaining to Sheila why he has contraceptive pills in his bedroom. A TV Enquiry Officer visits the Close, and someone hasn't got a licence.......

Episode 25 - Measuring
First Aired: January. 25,1983

Barry has to back down in a heated argument with Victor, but then finds himself being propositioned by Eric's wife. Meanwhile, Sheila finds contraceptives in his bedroom, and is determined to find out whose they are.

Episode 24 - The Poverty Trap
First Aired: January. 19,1983

Roger's attempt to take up jogging are not successful. The boys' school reports are not good, so Damon has some serious grovelling to do. Sheila confronts Annie, although Barry has no sympathy.

Episode 23 - Nothing's Easy
First Aired: January. 18,1983

Damon almost reveals that Karen is on the Pill. Paul wants Annabelle to stay at home, but she would prefer to do some supply teaching. There is more bad news at work for Sheila.

Episode 22 - Money
First Aired: January. 12,1983

Annie's financial worries begin to trouble Sheila, and Barry discovers that he may also have some money problems. Lucy is amused that, without Paul knowing, Annabelle is looking for work.

Episode 21 - Individualism
First Aired: January. 11,1983

Karen and Sheila go shopping, while the rest of the family go to watch a football match. Roger joins a badminton club, and Paul suggests a trip to the Lakes to visit Annabelle's mother - but Lucy refuses to go.

Episode 20 - Too Good To Be True
Episode 19 - The Real World
First Aired: January. 04,1983

Paul has a job interview, and is confident that he has done well. Annabelle starts making clothes for Lucy as part of her economy drive. Bobby goes back to work after the strike, and finds that some of his co-workers are angry.

Episode 18 - Open House
First Aired: December. 29,1982

The Grants invite all their neighbours to their New Year's Eve party. Roger and Heather return home, and discover that their alarm has been tampered with, and Gavin has erected a multicoloured shed to house his cookers.

Episode 16 - Christmas Spirit
First Aired: December. 22,1982

It is an upsetting Christmas for the Collins family, while Karen has a hangover, Bobby has an emergency meeting, Roger's burglar alarm goes off again, and Damon has no presents.

Episode 15 - Ill-mannered
First Aired: December. 21,1982

Lucy is rescued from a kiss under the mistletoe by one of her class-mates. Karen wants to go to a party instead of attending the midnight Mass. Derek makes a pass at Heather.

Episode 12 - Home Improvements
Episode 9 - Burgled
First Aired: November. 30,1982

The whole close is burgled, but Petra has more reasons to be upset than most. Not only are her house contents not insured even though she works for an insurance company, but she is still not pregnant.

Episode 8 - Humping
Episode 7 - Gav and Pet
Episode 6 - Diminishing Returns
Episode 5 - Cost
Episode 4 - Productivity
First Aired: November. 10,1982

Roger tries to assemble a shelving unit, despite having not enough screws and no instructions. Bobby plans a strike at work, and there are cookers on the move on the Close.......

Episode 3 - Shortage
First Aired: November. 09,1982

Paul registers for benefit, Lucy struggles at the local comprehensive.school, realising that her posh voice and background will be a disadvantage. Barry has a dodgy suggestion for Annabelle.

Episode 2 - Mass
Episode 1 - Bollocks
First Aired: November. 02,1982

Although he has nothing to go on, Paul Collins accuses one of his new neighbours of stealing his toilet. But Barry believes that Damon's poor spelling clears him of responsibilty for the graffiti found in Gordon's bedroom.

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