What happened to Annabelle in Brookside?

She died of cancer at the age of 56. The final scenes she recorded for Brookside went to air after her death.
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What happened to Lucy from Brookside?

Katrin Cartlidge (15th May 1961 - 7th September 2002) was an English actress who played Lucy Collins from the first episode in 1982, to the family's exit in 1990. Lucy Collins was Katrin's first acting job, going on to appear in many other films, shows and TV films/shorts until her death in 2002.
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What happened to Gordon Collins in Brookside?

In 1986, Gordon leaves to live in France with Lucy who had been living there with the troublesome, Barry Grant for some time.
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Does Lucy come back from France in Brookside?

Lucy returns from France, but doesn't get on with Louise. Paul and Annabelle decide against adopting Louise, and move to the Lake District.
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Who moved into the Collins house in Brookside?

During the first episode, the Collins family move into 8 Brookside Close. The family consisted of Paul, Annabelle, Lucy and Gordon Collins. When the family move in, they find that the house has been vandalised by Damon Grant and his friends, causing conflict between the Collins and the Grant family.
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What happened to the cast of Brookside?

Why did Paul Collins leave Brookside?

Producers decided to write out the entire Collins family following the death of Sloane in 1990. Paul's final storyline featured him and Annabelle moving to Lake District and opening a guest house. Paul last appeared during the episode broadcast on 25 June 1990.
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What happened to the houses in Brookside close?

After major redevelopment work, the 13 derelict homes were given a new lease of life as proper homes for the very first time in 2011. A lot has changed at the close, but thankfully the famous sign is still there, althought the cul-de-sac is now simply named Brookside.
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Why did Marie leave Brookside?

Marie decides to leave Brookside Close to be closer to George, and allow Gary and Little George to visit their father.
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What happened to Karen off Brookside?

In later episodes Karen no longer was portrayed as an awkward adolescent, instead becoming the most eloquent member of the Grant family and moving to London at the end of 1986, though she returned briefly in 1988 when she was seen by her mother at Damon's grave, and again in 1990 for her mother's wedding to Billy ...
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How does Roger leave Brookside?

Roger's departure storyline featured Heather discovering his affair with Diane. She throws him out of their home and end their relationship. Roger made his final appearance on 25 October 1983.
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Why did Amanda Burton leave Brookside?

In 1986, Burton decided to leave Brookside after four years to pursue other acting projects. Heather decides she can no longer live on Brookside Close where she has experienced so much trauma. She gives Barry her house keys, gets into her car and leaves without any of her belongings.
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What happened to Heather's husband in Brookside?

In November 1985, she was involved in a car collision with Nicholas Black and a relationship swiftly formed and they were married in June 1986, however she later finds out about his heroin addiction. Nicholas later overdoses on heroin and his ex-wife advises that Heather leave him.
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What happened to Annabel in Brookside?

Actress Doreen Sloane passed away from cancer in April 1990. The producers decided to axe the entire family and have them leave the Close for the Lake District.
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What happened to Petra from Brookside?

Marie becomes optimistic Petra will soon return home but writers had already created a tragic ending for Petra via a suicide story. Pigg had remained contracted to Brookside for just one year. The episode dealing with Petra's suicide was broadcast on 25 January 1984, when police inform Marie and Michelle.
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What happened to Terry off Brookside?

By 1996, Regan had become Brookside's longest-serving cast member. Terry was written out of Brookside in a story featuring him moving to Spain to recover from brain damage. Regan was rehired by Brookside in late 1996. After Terry was written out of Brookside, Regan experienced financial difficulties and lost his home.
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Why did Bobby leave Brookside?

Tomlinson left Brookside abruptly in 1988 following disillusionment regarding Bobby's changing characterisation. A series of disagreements regarding contracts and writers' changing attitude towards Bobby culminated in Tomlinson walking off set. The dispute was widely publicised.
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What happened to Barry off Brookside?

A Brookside publicist told Francke that Usher was taking a break from the series and Barry's departure was pre-planned. Barry's departure was left open ended so a return would be easy. He had fled to Florida, but the story remained unexplained for two years. It was later confirmed that Usher had in fact quit the role.
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What happened to Samantha in Brookside?

Ashworth left the series in 1984 and producers reintroduced Samantha for his departure storyline. Alan and Samantha marry and they move to Kuwait, where Alan takes a lucrative job role.
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What happened to Laura in Brookside?

On her 24th birthday, Laura was shocked by dodgy electrics 'repaired' by her father and was left comatose after falling down stairs. Laura never woke and her life support was removed in January 1988.
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What happened to Sheila in Brookside?

5 Brookside Close

Sheila is raped by a taxi driver and Matty is arrested, but released, only to find that his wife has committed suicide. Damon's YTS finishes, but he is devastated to learn that he will not be kept on in employment.
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Why did George leave Brookside?

George "Little George" Jackson Jr.

arrived in Brookside Close in the summer of 1983 but would depart by 1985 following his fathers wrongful conviction of a ware house robbery in October 1984.
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What happened to Michelle in Brookside?

Michelle started life in Brookside as the fun-loving younger sister. She soon starts a relationship with Terry Sullivan and frequently comes into contact with his best friend Barry Grant. After a slow decay in their relationship, Michelle left Terry and Brookside to live with Marie and the twins in Leeds.
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Do people live in the Brookside House now?

As of 2023, the close still exists and now just consists of normal houses, but many fans still make the pilgrimage to West Derby in Liverpool to reminisce over famous moments that took place over it's 21 year history.
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Was Brookside filmed in Real House?

Brookside Close, where the show was filmed, was not a TV set but part of a real private housing estate – at the time, Europe's largest. To make Brookside, Mersey Television purchased a small corner of a flourishing development that saw around 1,000 new properties constructed over a seven year period in the 1980s.
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Why did they stop Brookside?

The viewing figures for Brookside had been steadily declining since its peak in 1995 and although the series was certainly still popular, Phil Redmond dated the beginning of the decline of Brookside to 1998 and changes in the programming policy of Channel 4, which he claims began that year.
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