Jacqueline "Jackie" Corkhill is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''

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'', played by

Sue Jenkins Susan Elizabeth Jenkins (born 31 July 1955) is an English actress. She is most widely known for her roles as Gloria Todd in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (1985–1988) and as Jackie Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside' ...

from 1991 to 2001.

Storylines

Jackie was introduced as the long-suffering estranged wife of

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(

Dean Sullivan Dean Sullivan (born 7 June 1955) is an English actor and director, best known for playing Jimmy Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'' (19862003). Early life Sullivan was born in Liverpool on 7 June 1955. He graduated from Lancaster ...

) in 1991, even though the character was first mentioned as early as 1986 when Jimmy first appeared; she continued to be mentioned regularly for the next five years. The two became one of the soaps most popular couples. Although they were estranged when Jimmy moved onto Brookside Close in 1986, they got back together in 1991 when she joined Jimmy at his house there. In 1995, Jimmy bought No 10 (his brother Billy's (

John McArdle John McArdle (born 16 August 1949) is an English actor. He is most notable for playing Billy Corkhill in the soap opera ''Brookside'', with many other smaller appearances in other soaps and dramas. Playing a regular character in ''Brookside'' ...

) old house) and Jimmy, Jackie and daughter

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(

Claire Sweeney Claire Jane Sweeney (born 17 April 1971) is an English actress, singer and television personality, best known for playing the role of Lindsey Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'' and playing the role of Roxie Hart in the musical ...

) moved in. When Jackie discovered that Jimmy had bought the house using drug money, she began to mistrust him. Jackie was tempted into starting an affair with neighbour Ron Dixon (

Vince Earl Vincent Earl (born 11 June 1944) is an English singer, comedian and actor most famous for his portrayal of the character Ron Dixon in the soap opera ''Brookside'', a role which he played from 1990 until the show's demise in 2003. He was invol ...

), but turned him down. Jackie was distraught when her son "Little Jimmy" (

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) was murdered by drug dealers in 1996 after he fled France to escape his debts with them. Jackie, now in her forties, later has a baby son called William. Following Jimmy's subsequent depression, the two eventually split up and Jackie left Brookside Close in 2001. The couple later divorced and Jimmy bought her half of the house and stayed on there until the Close was demolished two years later.

Reception

In 2000, Jenkins and Sullivan won the Best On-screen Partnership accolade at the

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for their performances as Jackie and Jimmy.

References

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