Brookside (Season 4)

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

  • Poster for Episode 228 - Working from Home

    Episode 228 - Working from Home (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1985-01-01

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Heather tries to work from home, but she is continually interrupted. Ralph begins to miss Grace, but also starts to look to the future.

  • Poster for Episode 229 - Still Here

    Episode 229 - Still Here (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1985-01-07

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sheila prepares for a home delivery, and Marie sets off on a long journey to visit George.

  • Poster for Episode 230 - Baby Grant

    Episode 230 - Baby Grant (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1985-01-08

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Annabelle has to act quickly when her dinner guests arrive early. Stuart has a belated Christmas present for Heather. Bobby and Sheila become parents of a new daughter.

  • Poster for Episode 231 - Thanks Bob

    Episode 231 - Thanks Bob (Episode 4)

    Air date: 1985-01-14

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Bobby is determined to sort out the sexual harrassment case. Kate discovers that Pat is selling food to hospital patients.

  • Poster for Episode 232 - Allegations

    Episode 232 - Allegations (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1985-01-15

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Kate is in trouble at the hospital. Paul is accused of taking a bribe. Marie and Betty talk to Rick about George.

  • Poster for Episode 233 - Health Warning

    Episode 233 - Health Warning (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1985-01-21

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sandra finds her first day back on theatre duties depressing. Annabelle's new freezer breaks down.

  • Poster for Episode 234 - Backhanders

    Episode 234 - Backhanders (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1985-01-22

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sandra's husband unexpectedly turns up on the Close. The new union convenor at PetroChem makes further accusations against Paul.

  • Poster for Episode 235 - Daytime Jog

    Episode 235 - Daytime Jog (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1985-01-28

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: The twins have a scheme to help Marie with her money problems. Pat writes a song. Damon is offered a job. Annabelle goes out jogging.

  • Poster for Episode 236 - Nothing to Lose

    Episode 236 - Nothing to Lose (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1985-01-29

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Rick Sexton wants to publicise the sacrifices the Jackson twins have made for their family. Marie lobbies a visiting government official.

  • Poster for Episode 237 - Bad Tactics

    Episode 237 - Bad Tactics (Episode 10)

    Air date: 1985-02-04

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Paul meets up with Colin Peterson in an attempt to arrange a peace settlement. Sinbad tries to sell cheap watches.

  • Poster for Episode 238 - Toryism

    Episode 238 - Toryism (Episode 11)

    Air date: 1985-02-05

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Paul has further problems with the maintenance contract. Damon and Neil start up their bin-liner business. Celia doesn't make Terry and Michelle welcome when they return.

  • Poster for Episode 239 - Minding

    Episode 239 - Minding (Episode 12)

    Air date: 1985-02-11

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Kate looks after Sheila's baby, allowing Damon and Neil to borrow the pram to carry their bin liners. Ralph goes missing.

  • Poster for Episode 240 - Going Under

    Episode 240 - Going Under (Episode 13)

    Air date: 1985-02-12

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Ralph returns to the bungalow, and Marie and Betty travel to Downing Street. Mrs Bancroft has her sights on a certain young man. Sheila is depressed.

  • Poster for Episode 241 - Anything to Sell Papers

    Episode 241 - Anything to Sell Papers (Episode 14)

    Air date: 1985-02-18

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Marie is annoyed when she is accused of neglecting her children. Edna and Ralph become hooked on newspaper bingo.

  • Poster for Episode 242 - Putty in Her Hands

    Episode 242 - Putty in Her Hands (Episode 15)

    Air date: 1985-02-19

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Damon thinks he's in for a good time when he is invited upstairs by Mrs Bancroft. Marie receives more hate-mail. Sheila is annoyed by the amount of influence Janet seems to have on Bobby.

  • Poster for Episode 243 - Absconded

    Episode 243 - Absconded (Episode 16)

    Air date: 1985-02-25

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Heather starts a new assignment which leads to something other than business. Marie goes to visit George in prison, but finds that he has absconded.

  • Poster for Episode 244 - Where Can He Go

    Episode 244 - Where Can He Go (Episode 17)

    Air date: 1985-02-26

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Heather meets an old flame. Marie is visited by the police. Sheila shows signs of post-natal depression.

  • Poster for Episode 245 - At the Sharp End

    Episode 245 - At the Sharp End (Episode 18)

    Air date: 1985-03-04

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sheila confesses to Annabelle that she has started to resent having a new baby. Curzon Communications' chief accountant makes life difficult for Heather.

  • Poster for Episode 246 - Searching

    Episode 246 - Searching (Episode 19)

    Air date: 1985-03-05

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Terry tells Sheila about a letter he has received from George. Annabelle gets a shock.

  • Poster for Episode 247 - Trying Times

    Episode 247 - Trying Times (Episode 20)

    Air date: 1985-03-11

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Paul has to attend a difficult business meeting instead of accompanying Annabelle to Gordon's school.

  • Poster for Episode 248 - Black

    Episode 248 - Black (Episode 21)

    Air date: 1985-03-12

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Michelle trips the light fantastic with the new dance instructor. Colin is in favour of calling a strike, and Heather meets Tom Curzon. It emerges that Gordon is in France with Lucy.

  • Poster for Episode 249 - Emotional Involvement

    Episode 249 - Emotional Involvement (Episode 22)

    Air date: 1985-03-18

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Mrs Duncan visits Annabelle. Accusations of an unprofessional relationship cause grief.

  • Poster for Episode 250 - Frogs

    Episode 250 - Frogs (Episode 23)

    Air date: 1985-03-19

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Annabelle leaves to visit Gordon in France. George has some bad news for Marie. At a disco, Karen and Susi pretend to be French girls.

  • Poster for Episode 251 - First Day Out

    Episode 251 - First Day Out (Episode 24)

    Air date: 1985-03-25

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Bobby proposes a "cooling off" period to Paul. The Grants' baby has a minor accident. A stranger arrives at the Jacksons'.

  • Poster for Episode 252 - Meatballs

    Episode 252 - Meatballs (Episode 25)

    Air date: 1985-03-26

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Marie wakens to find that the visitor has left, taking several of her possessions with him.

  • Poster for Episode 253 - Pull-back

    Episode 253 - Pull-back (Episode 26)

    Air date: 1985-04-01

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Despite playing a prank on Neil, it is Damon who finds himself the April Fool. Heather finds herself back on the Curzon review, and Marie prepares to move out.

  • Poster for Episode 254 - Rebirth

    Episode 254 - Rebirth (Episode 27)

    Air date: 1985-04-02

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sheila's sister Margaret and her family arrive for the christening ceremony. Karen tries to conceal a love-bite on her neck. Before leaving the Close, Marie gives Sheila a present for the baby.

  • Poster for Episode 255 - How Much

    Episode 255 - How Much (Episode 28)

    Air date: 1985-04-08

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Heather returns to Curzon's to find the company in a crisis. Edna and Ralph place an accumulator bet on six horses.

  • Poster for Episode 256 - That'll Be All

    Episode 256 - That'll Be All (Episode 29)

    Air date: 1985-04-09

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sackings follow when Howard, Joyce and Heather present their review to Tom Curzon, and Harry takes action against Billy Mac. Things get physical between Karen and Andrew.

  • Poster for Episode 257 - Choice

    Episode 257 - Choice (Episode 30)

    Air date: 1985-04-15

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Damon has to attend a YTS interview. Sandra and Pat consider hiring a kissogram for Kate's birthday. When one man comes to her door, Heather has to hide another one in the kitchen.

  • Poster for Episode 258 - Gorilla

    Episode 258 - Gorilla (Episode 31)

    Air date: 1985-04-16

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Pat sets up a singing telegram service and tries to involve Damon, but Bobby has other plans for him. Tom Curzon invites Heather to spend a weekend with him in Portugal.

  • Poster for Episode 259 - Separate Rooms

    Episode 259 - Separate Rooms (Episode 32)

    Air date: 1985-04-22

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: The singing telegram turns out to be a few notes short. Harry consults a lawyer.

  • Poster for Episode 260 - Oppressed

    Episode 260 - Oppressed (Episode 33)

    Air date: 1985-04-23

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sandra is disgusted that Jackie is delivering kissograms as "Fifi The Naughty Night Nurse", and that Kate made the costume. Heather and Tom travel around Portugal - but what lies ahead for them when they return?

  • Poster for Episode 261 - Dignity

    Episode 261 - Dignity (Episode 34)

    Air date: 1985-04-29

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sandras discovers that radiographer Jimmy Powell has x-ray eyes. Damon receives a job offer. A pillar box is installed on the Close.

  • Poster for Episode 262 - Day One

    Episode 262 - Day One (Episode 35)

    Air date: 1985-04-30

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Annabelle employs a cleaner. Pat has "words" with the radiographer who attacked Sandra. Damon begins his YTS scheme.

  • Poster for Episode 263 - Invitation

    Episode 263 - Invitation (Episode 36)

    Air date: 1985-05-06

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Michelle goes dancing with Richard, but later finds out that he's not who he claims to be. When Victor visits the bungalow on Tommy McArdle's behalf, Ralph ends up flat on his back.

  • Poster for Episode 264 - In the You-Know-What

    Episode 264 - In the You-Know-What (Episode 37)

    Air date: 1985-05-07

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Harry is made an offer, but only if he keeps his mouth shot. Michelle has a surprise for Terry. There's some bad news for Pat.

  • Poster for Episode 265 - A Woman's Work

    Episode 265 - A Woman's Work (Episode 38)

    Air date: 1985-05-13

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Paul finds himself in a somewhat embarrassing position. Heather has something to celebrate. Ralph makes a decision.

  • Poster for Episode 266 - Crumbling

    Episode 266 - Crumbling (Episode 39)

    Air date: 1985-05-14

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Serious pressure is put on Harry to drop the court case. Michelle and Terry continue to fool each other and themselves.

  • Poster for Episode 267 - Not Your Day

    Episode 267 - Not Your Day (Episode 40)

    Air date: 1985-05-20

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Bobby thinks it's time to resume sexual relations with Sheila, but he is called away on business. Edna is in for a shock.

  • Poster for Episode 268 - Nobody's Fool

    Episode 268 - Nobody's Fool (Episode 41)

    Air date: 1985-05-21

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Tommy McArdle makes Harry an even more tempting offer. The Grants have a visitor. There is bad news for Terry and Michelle.

  • Poster for Episode 269 - Changes

    Episode 269 - Changes (Episode 42)

    Air date: 1985-05-27

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Edna refuses to venture out after being mugged. Annabelle makes a worrying discovery. An old friend of Damon's makes a surprise return to the Close.

  • Poster for Episode 270 - Revising

    Episode 270 - Revising (Episode 43)

    Air date: 1985-05-28

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: When Annabelle confronts Carol about the food that is going missing from the freezer, the search for the thief widens. There's a surprise for Edna.

  • Poster for Episode 271 - Asking Questions

    Episode 271 - Asking Questions (Episode 44)

    Air date: 1985-06-03

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Annabelle discovers that Harry has been giving Edna the same food that has been going missing from her freezer. When Terry arrives late for work, he discovers that the club has been raided. He then returns home early, and finds out that Michelle is cheating on him with Richard.

  • Poster for Episode 272 - Recompensed

    Episode 272 - Recompensed (Episode 45)

    Air date: 1985-06-04

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Terry disturbs Karen's reunion. Paul is asked to be more specific about how he will reward the strike-breakers. The food thief is finally caught in the act.

  • Poster for Episode 273 - Rights and Wrongs

    Episode 273 - Rights and Wrongs (Episode 46)

    Air date: 1985-06-10

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Terry learns that McArdle has been released. Bobby speaks to his doctor about the possibility of having a vasectomy. Paul believes he may have found a way of ending the strike.

  • Poster for Episode 274 - Personal Reasons

    Episode 274 - Personal Reasons (Episode 47)

    Air date: 1985-06-11

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Heather amuses Greg with her attempts to park Tom's car. Bobby tries to arrange to have a vasectomy without Sheila finding out. Karen and David decide to go to see a film that doesn't have scenes of gratuitous singing and dancing.

  • Poster for Episode 275 - Indubitably

    Episode 275 - Indubitably (Episode 48)

    Air date: 1985-06-17

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Karen sits her last exam, Tom invites Heather to dinner, and Terry makes a statement.

  • Poster for Episode 276 - Magic Rabbits

    Episode 276 - Magic Rabbits (Episode 49)

    Air date: 1985-06-18

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Michelle leaves the Close to live with Marie in Leeds. Sandra plans a holiday in Rimini. Tom discovers that something valuable he has left in Heather's car has gone missing.

  • Poster for Episode 277 - Stuff to Burn

    Episode 277 - Stuff to Burn (Episode 50)

    Air date: 1985-06-24

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sheila becomes suspicious about Bobby's visit to the doctor, and Karen gets a shock when she goes to visit Bobby at work.

  • Poster for Episode 278 - X Marks the Spot

    Episode 278 - X Marks the Spot (Episode 51)

    Air date: 1985-06-25

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Bobby is forced to come clean about his vasectomy when Sheila's stepladders accidentally poke him in the front room. Sinbad buries a television.

  • Poster for Episode 279 - You Don't Understand

    Episode 279 - You Don't Understand (Episode 52)

    Air date: 1985-07-01

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sheila overhears Damon and Karen discussing the stand-off between her and Bobby. Jack wants to impress a new woman, and asks Terry a favour. Tom tells Heather there is someone he wants her to meet.

  • Poster for Episode 280 - Lulling

    Episode 280 - Lulling (Episode 53)

    Air date: 1985-07-02

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Eileen becomes suspicious of Jack's living arrangements. Bobby and Sheila consider separating. Tom introduces Heather to his father, Jim.

  • Poster for Episode 281 - Preparation

    Episode 281 - Preparation (Episode 54)

    Air date: 1985-07-08

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Terry suggests that Sheila should consult a priest. Harry and Ralph decide to go to a car auction.

  • Poster for Episode 282 - Flawed

    Episode 282 - Flawed (Episode 55)

    Air date: 1985-07-09

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Tom and Heather discuss their future. Sheila turns to the church for help with her problems.

  • Poster for Episode 283 - Gullibility

    Episode 283 - Gullibility (Episode 56)

    Air date: 1985-07-15

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Heather plans a celebration with Tom but gets a shock when she calls unexpectedly at his office. Sandra returns from her holidy in Rimini, and Neil persuades Damon to go busking.

  • Poster for Episode 284 - Lost

    Episode 284 - Lost (Episode 57)

    Air date: 1985-07-16

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Neil and Damon plan the seduction of their girlfriends. Heather forces Tom to admit the truth about the girl she saw him with. At the hospital fete, some of the residents get Russell Grant's autograph, while others encounter a stranger...

  • Poster for Episode 285 - Hallo Again

    Episode 285 - Hallo Again (Episode 58)

    Air date: 1985-07-22

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Harry discovers that running a car will be expensive. Tom suggests to Heather that they cancel a date. Neil asks Damon for a divorce. The stranger returns.

  • Poster for Episode 286 - He Won't Go

    Episode 286 - He Won't Go (Episode 59)

    Air date: 1985-07-23

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Pat, Sandra, and Kate find themselves at the mercy of an unbalanced man with a gun.

  • Poster for Episode 287 - There's Something Wrong

    Episode 287 - There's Something Wrong (Episode 60)

    Air date: 1985-07-29

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Annabelle becomes suspicious after speaking to Kate and hearing about her encounters with Harry and the milkman, but Paul doesn't believe her. Damon and Neil prepare for a seance. The captor becomes increasingly unhinged.

  • Poster for Episode 288 - Is There Anybody There

    Episode 288 - Is There Anybody There (Episode 61)

    Air date: 1985-07-30

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: The siege continues, and Pat undermines Kate's attempts to end it peacefully.

  • Poster for Episode 289 - You Two Must Go Now

    Episode 289 - You Two Must Go Now (Episode 62)

    Air date: 1985-08-05

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: The Close is evacuated, and the residents monitor the situation as it is reported on television. Harry becomes concerned when Edna goes to the toilet and doesn't come back.

  • Poster for Episode 290 - Tragic

    Episode 290 - Tragic (Episode 63)

    Air date: 1985-08-06

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: After gunshots ring out, the police move in, but there are only dead bodies to be recovered.

  • Poster for Episode 291 - Give Us a Story

    Episode 291 - Give Us a Story (Episode 64)

    Air date: 1985-08-12

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Reporters are swarming around the Close, and Terry accuses Harry of profiteering from the death of one of his tenants.

  • Poster for Episode 292 - Snaps

    Episode 292 - Snaps (Episode 65)

    Air date: 1985-08-13

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: As a result of the newspaper coverage of the siege, Annabelle and Harry both receive letters from the tax man. Terry and Sandra have to go to London for a funeral.

  • Poster for Episode 293 - Nosing

    Episode 293 - Nosing (Episode 66)

    Air date: 1985-08-19

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Ghoulish appetites for a glimpse of the scene of the crime make matters worse. While Harry is arguing with other residents outside, Edna suffers a stroke in the kitchen.

  • Poster for Episode 294 - A Few More Years

    Episode 294 - A Few More Years (Episode 67)

    Air date: 1985-08-20

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Paul and Annabelle prepare to go on holiday, but first he wants to know why an extra television set has appeared in the house. There is no hospital bed available for Edna. Karen's exam results arrive.

  • Poster for Episode 295 - Nothing to Do

    Episode 295 - Nothing to Do (Episode 68)

    Air date: 1985-08-26

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Edna has a relapse and is in a critical condition. Paul and Annabelle prepare to camp out in their back garden, but is their tent waterproof?

  • Poster for Episode 296 - Kidding Ourselves

    Episode 296 - Kidding Ourselves (Episode 69)

    Air date: 1985-08-27

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Damon and Neil find out that the photo of Karen they entered for a competition has won. Harry's spirits are low, as Edna's condition remains unchanged.

  • Poster for Episode 297 - No Change

    Episode 297 - No Change (Episode 70)

    Air date: 1985-09-02

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Harry is hopeful that Edna will be able to come home. Sandra is surprised when someone from the Close turns up while she visits her mother in Glasgow.

  • Poster for Episode 298 - Depressed

    Episode 298 - Depressed (Episode 71)

    Air date: 1985-09-03

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Harry and his family maintain a vigil at Edna's bedside, but she is not going to wake up. Matty is disappointed when he is unsuccessful at his job interview.

  • Poster for Episode 299 - Mushroom Whatsits

    Episode 299 - Mushroom Whatsits (Episode 72)

    Air date: 1985-09-09

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Pat and Sandra return from Glasgow and find Harry in their house, distraught because Edna has died.

  • Poster for Episode 300 - You Have to Go

    Episode 300 - You Have to Go (Episode 73)

    Air date: 1985-09-10

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: There's an unfortunate case of mistaken identity, as the vicar puts his foot in it at Edna's funeral. When Terry returns from the funeral, he discovers that new arrivals the Corkhills have dumped his belongings outside number 10.

  • Poster for Episode 301 - Expense No Object

    Episode 301 - Expense No Object (Episode 74)

    Air date: 1985-09-16

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Terry and Pat discover that televisions dug up from the garden don't necessarily work. Billy has a surprise for Doreen: a ready-to-assemble fireplace kit. Jim hears something he shouldn't hear on Heather's answerphone.

  • Poster for Episode 302 - A New Way

    Episode 302 - A New Way (Episode 75)

    Air date: 1985-09-17

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sandra is feeling the strain of being the only breadwinner in the house. Heather regrets lying to Jim. Doreen needs help with the building of her fireplace.

  • Poster for Episode 303 - Handouts

    Episode 303 - Handouts (Episode 76)

    Air date: 1985-09-23

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Terry and Pat go to the bank. Karen and David play monopoly. Paul sets off for a military reunion dinner but has no intention of arriving there.

  • Poster for Episode 304 - Moment of Weakness

    Episode 304 - Moment of Weakness (Episode 77)

    Air date: 1985-09-24

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Doreen's mother, Julia, reveals a few home truths about Billy's criminal past. Annabelle is startled when she questions Paul over his reunion dinner. Harry sells, then buys again.

  • Poster for Episode 305 - Tobacco Casserole

    Episode 305 - Tobacco Casserole (Episode 78)

    Air date: 1985-09-30

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Heather is worried when she receives some mysterious phone calls. By chance, a cigarette end found down the toilet ends up in Sandra's meal.

  • Poster for Episode 306 - Initiative

    Episode 306 - Initiative (Episode 79)

    Air date: 1985-10-01

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Tom asks Heather to be "Mrs Curzon". Sandra gives Pat three months to make the van-hire business a success. Damon needs plenty of initiative when Karen asks him to change a book he has given her, and he almost succeeds.

  • Poster for Episode 307 - Not Like School

    Episode 307 - Not Like School (Episode 80)

    Air date: 1985-10-07

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Billy Corkhill has forgotten about a little electricity job, but it's someone else who is caught red-handed. On Karen's first day at university, her worries turn into outright fear when she meets other students.

  • Poster for Episode 308 - Cultural Life

    Episode 308 - Cultural Life (Episode 81)

    Air date: 1985-10-08

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Billy's new shutters are causing a bit of a stir. Damon and Rod are determined to outdo each other in their displays of support for different football teams.

  • Poster for Episode 309 - Gunga Grant

    Episode 309 - Gunga Grant (Episode 82)

    Air date: 1985-10-14

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Rod plans to impress Heather by washing her car, but then the water supply is cut off. Lucy Collins returns to the Close.

  • Poster for Episode 310 - Good Parts and Bad

    Episode 310 - Good Parts and Bad (Episode 83)

    Air date: 1985-10-15

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: The cleaner meets the daughter, but who has more reason to be suspicious? Heather reflects on becoming a free woman again as her divorce from Roger becomes absolute.

  • Poster for Episode 311 - Programmes

    Episode 311 - Programmes (Episode 84)

    Air date: 1985-10-21

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: It's Lucy's birthday, but she has disappeared again. Damon and Rod make a bet, and Harry agrees to adjudicate.

  • Poster for Episode 312 - Student Prank

    Episode 312 - Student Prank (Episode 85)

    Air date: 1985-10-22

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Karen goes to a party without telling Bobby and Sheila and does something she later regrets on the way home. Heather is not sure how to answer Tom's proposal.

  • Poster for Episode 313 - Best Kept Secrets

    Episode 313 - Best Kept Secrets (Episode 86)

    Air date: 1985-10-28

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Doreen discovers that Julia has nearly burned her house down. Lucy tells Annabelle her plans. Damon sets about returning the Corkhills' alarm without them knowing.

  • Poster for Episode 314 - Knock It Off

    Episode 314 - Knock It Off (Episode 87)

    Air date: 1985-10-29

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Heather is confused when Tom refuses to invite his daughter to the wedding. The Corkhills are more confused about what has happened during the night.

  • Poster for Episode 315 - Why Her

    Episode 315 - Why Her (Episode 88)

    Air date: 1985-11-04

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Lucy is confident about her job interview but finds that it isn't the walkover that she expected. Julia appears in court.

  • Poster for Episode 316 - Playing Trains

    Episode 316 - Playing Trains (Episode 89)

    Air date: 1985-11-05

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Jim has a proposal for Tom. Ralph and Harry go on a trip to Blaenau Festiniog. Julia discovers a love letter written by Tracy to a lad at school. Or is it?

  • Poster for Episode 317 - Homewatch Meeting

    Episode 317 - Homewatch Meeting (Episode 90)

    Air date: 1985-11-11

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Annabelle's homewatch meeting doesn't quite go to plan. Terry and Pat take on an awkward customer.

  • Poster for Episode 318 - Going Up in the World

    Episode 318 - Going Up in the World (Episode 91)

    Air date: 1985-11-12

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Heather discovers that Tom has bought her a new house and handed in her resignation. The appearance of Gummy George on the Close results in Paul getting a black eye.

  • Poster for Episode 319 - Not Getting Any Easier

    Episode 319 - Not Getting Any Easier (Episode 92)

    Air date: 1985-11-18

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Heather struggles with her preparations for the wedding. Harry and Ralph go to the cemetery to see Edna's grave.

  • Poster for Episode 320 - Nowhere to Climb

    Episode 320 - Nowhere to Climb (Episode 93)

    Air date: 1985-11-19

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Heather has serious doubts about marrying Tom. Lucy tells Paul and Annabelle that she has a boyfriend. Harry inadvertently causes a fight between Billy and Doreen.

  • Poster for Episode 321 - Defending

    Episode 321 - Defending (Episode 94)

    Air date: 1985-11-25

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Rod arrives home with a black eye, but finds that it wasn't worth getting. Doreen's turkey fund becomes a little under-done.

  • Poster for Episode 322 - Missing Money

    Episode 322 - Missing Money (Episode 95)

    Air date: 1985-11-26

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Pat and Terry are summoned by their bank manager. Doreen confronts Julia. Heather has a visitor, but does she still have a job?

  • Poster for Episode 323 - Work

    Episode 323 - Work (Episode 96)

    Air date: 1985-12-02

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Lucy invites James home. Pat and Terry meet a potential new customer. Damon starts work in a stately home. Ralph and Harry are bored.

  • Poster for Episode 324 - Conscientiousness

    Episode 324 - Conscientiousness (Episode 97)

    Air date: 1985-12-03

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Damon is in a spot of bother at work but won't blow the whistle on the guilty party. Harry and Ralph man the phones.

  • Poster for Episode 325 - Moral Scruples

    Episode 325 - Moral Scruples (Episode 98)

    Air date: 1985-12-09

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Damon confesses that he has been suspended. Pamela encourages Karen to crib an essay. Pat and Terry blame Harry for sending them on a wild goose chase.

  • Poster for Episode 326 - A Quiet Word

    Episode 326 - A Quiet Word (Episode 99)

    Air date: 1985-12-10

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sheila takes steps to clear Damon's name. Sandra is not pleased when Harry wakes her up. Karen obtains a second-hand essay to save her some time.

  • Poster for Episode 327 - What's the Catch

    Episode 327 - What's the Catch (Episode 100)

    Air date: 1985-12-16

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sinbad tries to interest the residents of the Close in fresh turkey for Christmas. Karen discovers that her tutor originally wrote the essay she handed in to him.

  • Poster for Episode 328 - Fresh Turkey

    Episode 328 - Fresh Turkey (Episode 101)

    Air date: 1985-12-17

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sinbad introduces Trevor the Turkey to the residents, most of whom decide that it's slightly too fresh for them. Karen is flattered by the weirdest Guy she knows.

  • Poster for Episode 329 - Surprise Visit

    Episode 329 - Surprise Visit (Episode 102)

    Air date: 1985-12-23

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Lucy feels trapped as Annabelle sets a date for James's visit. Billy is asked to work over Christmas. Sheila is surprised that Father Christmas knows so much about Claire. Pat, Sandra, and Terry celebrate early.

  • Poster for Episode 330 - A Bed for the Night

    Episode 330 - A Bed for the Night (Episode 103)

    Air date: 1985-12-24

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: At Billy's factory, many of the men are made redundant just before Christmas, and it's time for Bobby to take action. An ex-girlfriend of Barry's turns up and has a few surprises for everyone.

  • Poster for Episode 331 - Installing

    Episode 331 - Installing (Episode 104)

    Air date: 1985-12-30

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Barry discovers that Jane hasn't kicked her habit and confiscates what he finds. There's trouble between Billy and Bobby at the picket line. Joyce turns up at Heather's in need of somewhere to stay.

  • Poster for Episode 332 - Fraternising

    Episode 332 - Fraternising (Episode 105)

    Air date: 1985-12-31

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Bobby and Sheila learn from Barry that the heroin belongs to Jane. Joyce tells Heather she is setting up in business, and invites Heather to join her.

Brookside

Seasons

Season 1
Season 1
Episodes 18
Season 2
Season 2
Episodes 104
Season 3
Season 3
Episodes 105
Season 4
Season 4
Episodes 105
Season 5
Season 5
Episodes 104
Season 6
Season 6
Episodes 104
Season 7
Season 7
Episodes 107
Season 8
Season 8
Episodes 104
Season 9
Season 9
Episodes 131
Season 10
Season 10
Episodes 156
Season 11
Season 11
Episodes 157
Season 12
Season 12
Episodes 156
Season 13
Season 13
Episodes 156
Season 14
Season 14
Episodes 160
Season 15
Season 15
Episodes 162
Season 16
Season 16
Episodes 163
Season 17
Season 17
Episodes 163
Season 18
Season 18
Episodes 156
Season 19
Season 19
Episodes 157
Season 20
Season 20
Episodes 155
Season 21
Season 21
Episodes 157
Season 22
Season 22
Episodes 70
Specials
Specials
Episodes 19