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Terry Sullivan (Brookside)
Terry Sullivan is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside'', played by Brian Regan (actor), Brian Regan. One of the show's original characters, Terry debuted on-screen during the episode broadcast on 17 November 1982. Regan appeared in the show between 1982 and 1997. Development Introduction and characterisation Brian Regan, a former footballer turned actor took on the role of Terry in 1982. Terry is one of the show's original characters and he debuted on-screen during the sixth episode broadcast on 17 November 1982. Terry was originally a recurring character but Regan was promoted to the show's regular cast the following year. Regan has stated that joining the cast of ''Brookside'' in his mid-twenties gave him the "cotton-wool feeling of security" like when he was at school. When Terry was introduced, he was not living on Brookside Close and resided on the local housing estate. In early episodes, writers established a clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookside (TV Series)
''Brookside'' is a British television soap opera, set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003. Originally intended to be called ''Meadowcroft'', the series was produced by Mersey Television (now renamed Lime Pictures) and was conceived by ''Grange Hill'' and ''Hollyoaks'' creator Phil Redmond. ''Brookside'' became very successful and was often Channel 4's highest rated programme in the mid-1980s, with audiences regularly in excess of eight million viewers. Initially notable for its realistic and socially challenging storylines, from the mid-1990s the show began raising more controversial subjects under the guidance of new producers such as Mal Young and Paul Marquess. It is especially well known for broadcasting the first pre- watershed lesbian kiss on British television in 1994, as well as a domestic abuse storyline resulting in murder. It also had the first openly gay character on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Pigg
Alexandra Pigg (born Sandra McKibbin; 1962) is a British actor, actress who first came to prominence as Petra Taylor in the TV soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Her best-known film appearances are as Elaine in ''Letter to Brezhnev'' (1985), for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, BAFTA award, and as Bridget Baines in ''A Chorus of Disapproval (film), A Chorus of Disapproval'' (1988). Early life Pigg was born as Sandra McKibbin but later changed her name to Alexandra Pigg for her acting career. She is from the Knotty Ash area of Liverpool. Pigg attended the Holly Lodge Girls' Grammar School in Liverpool, now the Holly Lodge Girls' College. To finance and gain a union card to enable her acting career, Pigg became a nightclub dancer. She would dance alongside her pet snake, named Emma. Career In 1982, she portrayed Petra Taylor, with her husband Gavin played by Danny Webb (actor), Danny Webb, in the series ''Brookside (TV seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Emerick
Louis Emerick Grant (born 10 June 1960) is a British television actor. Biography He was born in the Toxteth area of Liverpool to a Liberian father and British mother. He is the youngest of ten children. He is best known for his portrayal of Mick Johnson in the soap opera '' Brookside''. He also played PC Walsh in 55 episodes of '' Last of the Summer Wine'' (1988, 1989, and 2004–2010). In 2003, Emerick was cast in four episodes of '' Casualty'' as Mike Bateman, the fireman husband of Tess Bateman ( Suzanne Packer). Emerick and Packer had co-starred as a married couple on ''Brookside''. He has also had roles in '' New Tricks'', '' The Bill'', ''Benidorm'', '' Waterloo Road'', ''Cold Feet'' and ''Coronation Street''. He has appeared in films such as '' Layer Cake''. He came third in the 2008 series of ''Celebrity Master Chef''. In 2014, Emerick starred in an episode of the soap opera ''Doctors''. In September 2014, Emerick began playing the role of Horse in the touring prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Johnson
Michael "Mick" Johnson is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Brookside'', played by Louis Emerick. The character made his first appearance during the episode airing on 12 April 1989. He made his final appearance on 22 August 2001. Casting Emerick had been unable to pay off a telephone bill and a woman named Rita offered to pay it. He refused and instead requested that Rita contact his agent should any acting work arise. He credits her for helping him secure the role of Mick. His first day on set was spent with Brian Regan (who played Terry Sullivan). Mick's first scenes involved him picking up a dead body in his taxi with Terry. By 1998, Emerick was on a £70, 000 contract with the show. Development In 1992, producers created a new potential love story for Mick and Marianne Dwyer (Jodie Hanson). They spent months falling in love but being unable to act on their feelings. Writers then made the story more complex by creating a relationship between Marianne and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Gordon-Davies
Jonathan Gordon-Davies is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera '' Brookside'', played by Steven Pinner. The character debuted on-screen during the episode broadcast on 6 April 1987. Pinner was cast in the series after a period of unemployment and he credited the role as being his saviour from depression. Jonathan is characterised as an upper class solicitor from a wealthy family in London. Writers created Jonathan alongside his fiancée Laura Wright (Jane Cunliffe). Together they represented the young urban professionals ( yuppies) of 1980/1990s British society. The two characters move into number nine Brookside Close, the house previously occupied by similar upper class character Heather Haversham ( Amanda Burton). Writers created a wedding story for them, which was broadcast on 11 August 1987 and commemorated the 500th episode of ''Brookside''. Jonathan was portrayed at odds with his interfering father-in-law Geoff Wright (Arthur Kelly). He would invite him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown. Inhabited by Island Caribs, Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Amerindians, Spanish navigators took possession of Barbados in the late 15th century, claiming it for the Crown of Castile. It first appeared on a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese Empire claimed the island between 1532 and 1536, but abandoned it in 1620 with their only remnants being an introduction of wild boars for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An Kingdom of England, English ship, the ''Olive Blossom'', arrived in Barbados on 14 May 1625; its men took possession of the island in the name of James VI and I, King James I. In 1627, the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Con O'Neill (actor)
Robert "Con" O'Neill (born 15 August 1966) is an English actor. He started his acting career at the Everyman Theatre and became primarily known for his performances in musicals. He received critical acclaim and won a Laurence Olivier Award for playing Michael "Mickey" Johnstone in the musical '' Blood Brothers''. Subsequently, he was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for the same role. He has also appeared in many films and television series. Early life O'Neill was born on 15 August 1966 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Career O'Neill trained at the Elliott-Clarke College in Liverpool and began his acting career at Liverpool's Everyman Youth Theatre. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 1988 for his performance in Willy Russell's '' Blood Brothers'', and was nominated for Broadway's 1993 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for ''Blood Brothers''. In the 1980s, he had a walk-on role in ''One Summer'' as Jackson. He star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Moses
This is a comprehensive list of characters from the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside'' in alphabetical order by the character's surnames. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Y {{Brookside Brookside characters, * Brookside Lists of soap opera characters by series, Brookside Lists of British television series characters, Brookside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Easter
David Easter (born 11 November 1959) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Pete Callan in ''Family Affairs'', Gil Keane in ''Emmerdale'', Mac Nightingale in ''Hollyoaks'' and Frank Fisher in ''The Bill''. Early life Easter was born on 11 November 1959 in Eastleigh, Hampshire. Career Easter made his acting debut in the 1979 disco film ''The Music Machine''. From 1984 to 1987 he played Pat Hancock on the soap opera ''Brookside''. He has also acted in many theatre productions. In the 1991 London Palladium revival production of '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' he played the role of Pharaoh & Levi, alongside Jason Donovan and Linzi Hateley. He played Pete Callan in the television soap opera ''Family Affairs'' from 1997 to 2005. He has also appeared on ''Lily Savage's Blankety Blank'' and guest starred in episodes of '' Birds of a Feather'', ''The Bill'', '' Holby City'' and ''Doctors''. In 2011, he appeared in the films ''How to Stop Being a Lose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Dean
Bill Dean (born Patrick Anthony Connolly, 3 September 1921 – 20 April 2000) was a British actor who was born in Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire. He took his stage name in honour of Everton football legend William 'Dixie' Dean. Biography Dean served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, seeing action in North Africa and Italy. He worked variously as a tram driver, pipe fitter, insurance agent, ship's steward, docker and local government officer, while also appearing as a stand-up comedian in Lancashire clubs and pubs, before making his breakthrough in Ken Loach's '' The Golden Vision''. Other work with Loach followed, including a leading role in the film ''Family Life'' (1971). Dean was most notable in his later years for playing miserly Harry Cross in the soap opera ''Brookside''. He joined the soap in 1983, a year after its inception, and remained there for seven years before departing in 1990. He briefly returned to the series in 1999 for three episodes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Cross (Brookside) ...
This is a comprehensive list of characters from the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'' in alphabetical order by the character's surnames. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Y {{Brookside * Brookside Brookside Brookside Brookside may refer to: Geography Canada * Brookside, Edmonton * Brookside, Newfoundland and Labrador * Brookside, Nova Scotia United Kingdom * Brookside, Berkshire, England *Brookside, Telford, an area of Telford, England United States * Brook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
