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      Brookside original episodes to stream on STV Player

      The hit soap has been off air for 20 years.

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      Jennifer Ellison suffered severe injuries jumping from helicopter for 'Celebrity SAS'

      The soap star jumped out of a helicopter and ended up with two broken ribs and bleeding on her lungs.

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      Claire Sweeney defends sticking up for Piers Morgan following his 'Good Morning Britain' exit

      The Liverpudlian 'Brookside' actor said she is a 'big fan' of the presenter.

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      Quiz! Can you name these UK soaps from only three characters?

      Do you know your Dingles from your Dixons? Identify these British soaps from just three characters.

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      'Coronation Street' and 'Brookside' actor Alan Igbon dies aged 68

      The soap actor's niece said he passed away peacefully in December.

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      Tributes as 'Brookside' actress dies at the age of 26

      The actress played Alice Farnham in the Channel 4 soap.

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      'EastEnders' reveals first look at Paul Usher – Brookside's Barry Grant – in Albert Square

      The BBC has revealed the first look at Paul Usher, formerly better known as Brookside bad boy Barry Grant, ahead of his first appearance on EastEnders.

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      Sean Bean on why he was terrified of playing a priest in BBC drama Broken

      In case you missed it, Sean Bean has taken on the role of Father Michael Kerrigan in ‘Broken’ in the brilliant new BBC One drama from ‘Cracker’ creator Jimmy McGovern. Sean’s Catholic priest works in a Northern urban parish, and he must be confidant, counsellor and confessor, to a community, struggling to cope with its beliefs, faced by the realities of modern day living.

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      Could Brookside Return As An Online Soap?

      Thirteen years after it was cancelled, Brookside creator Phil Redmond has renewed hope that the soap could return at some point in the future. The Channel 4 drama debuted in 1982, but was sadly axed in 2003 despite undergoing a revamp for its 20th anniversary. Speaking to Digital Spy, Phil, who also created Hollyoaks and saved Emmerdale from the chop, admitted that the show could return in a slightly different form.

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      Former Brookside Actress Nicola Stephenson Joins Emmerdale

      The 44-year-old actress is most well-known for her part in British TV’s first pre-watershed lesbian kiss with Anna Friel back in 1994. Since then she’s appeared in many popular television series, including The Bill, Casualty and The Chase. Nicola said: “I’m thrilled to be joining the cast of Emmerdale.

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