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Brookside, 1986

“The soap that goes where no other soaps do.”

Penny Kiley
Feb 17, 2023
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Black and white photo of a young woman, looking shy, standing between two men, looking cheerful. The photo is autographed with the words "To Penny, Lots of love, Bill Dean xxx".
Me with Brookie actors Jim Wiggins (Paul Collins) and Bill Dean (Harry Cross). Thanks to Gary Lornie for the pic.

Brookside is back on the telly again. I feel surprisingly nostalgic watching it (the first episode even mentioned Michael Heseltine). And I’m enjoying the chance to actually read the end credits.

Back in 1982 it was very exciting to see Liver…

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