Brookside
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Brookside was a British television soap opera set in Liverpool, known for its gritty, socially conscious storylines and innovative approach to the genre.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television soap opera ⓘ |
| addressedTheme |
AIDS and HIV
ⓘ
drug abuse ⓘ homophobia ⓘ racism ⓘ unemployment in 1980s Britain ⓘ working-class life in Liverpool ⓘ |
| airedDuringDecades |
1980s
ⓘ
1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | Channel 4 in the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdFor | Channel 4 launch schedule ⓘ |
| creator | Phil Redmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | television broadcast ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalAired | 2003-11-04 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1982-11-02 ⓘ |
| format | serial drama with multiple interwoven storylines ⓘ |
| genre |
soap opera
ⓘ
television drama ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | yes ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLocation | Brookside Close, a purpose-built housing estate ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacterGroup |
Corkhill family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dixon family NERFINISHED ⓘ Farnham family NERFINISHED ⓘ Grant family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later British soap operas with more hard-hitting storylines ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gritty storylines
ⓘ
innovative approach to the soap opera genre ⓘ socially conscious storylines ⓘ |
| networkFormatInnovation | launched with Channel 4 in its first week on air ⓘ |
| notableStoryline |
LGBTQ+ relationship storylines
ⓘ
body under the patio storyline ⓘ domestic violence plots ⓘ hostage siege storyline ⓘ incest storyline ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | over 2,900 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 21 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | early evening serial ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British television soap opera tradition ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mersey Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Brookside Close
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | suburban cul-de-sac ⓘ |
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