Brookside (1982)

Lindsey is amazed when Jimmy gives his blessing for Gary's fishing trip to Holland. Rosie and Eddie try to convince Max that he has made a…

Mike agrees to take Josh out for the afternoon, so he almost certainly has an ulterior motive. The Trading Post requires a new manageress,…

Max's insistence on prosecuting Lee provokes a confession from the real thief. Lindsey makes the most of Gary's continued absence, but then…

Jimmy tries to help Gary get back into Lindsey's good books, but she is making a date with someone else. Max notices that Shane has spent t…

As rumours circulate and develop about her, Rosie realises that she has a problem. Can Julia cheer her up with stories about the past? Jacq…

Jimmy decides that he should take the next trip to Holland. Lindsey tells Mike she has had second thoughts. Mo tries to reconcile Eddie and…

Shane invites Jacqui to come to Australia with him, but there's something she doesn't know. Terry finds something unexpected going on in hi…

Anxious to avoid his parents, Lee installs himself in Katie's kitchen. Terry loans his flat to Mike for the evening, but will he be able to…

Jackie is appalled by someone she finds visiting the Corkhill home. Sinbad is surprised to find a gift waiting for him, and a birthday part…

When they refuse to buy Easter eggs, Max and Patricia are given guidance in relaxation techniques. Jimmy discovers that a few unexpected th…

Lindsey tells Jackie how she feels about Mike, and is amazed by her reaction. Mick and Sinbad's garage gym attracts a few visitors, but Edd…

Although Jimmy's painting survives a hail of bullets through the Corkhills' window, not all of the household do. Lindsey is appalled to dis…

Bev receives a letter from the advertising agency, but Ron thinks it may just be a con. Jimmy tries to make number 10 spotless, and tells G…

Jimmy and Gary call at the Dixons', but they aren't looking for Lindsey. Bev's attempts to run the Trading Post meet with some resistance.…

Lee finds Rosie reading one of his love letters, but refuses to give anything away. Ron checks the books of the Trading Post, and isn't imp…

Eddie is not happy about the new sleeping arrangements at the flat, but Sarah wonders if he should move out entirely. Lee posts a letter to…

Sinbad receives a letter from his mother, but is it good news or bad? Jacqui tries to get Katie a job, but she doesn't want it. Sarah and E…

Gary receives several hoax calls for taxis, which Jimmy realises must be from Jacqui. Then the rat-catcher arrives....... Katie has a job i…

When his business premises are vandalised, Jimmy wants to call it a day, but Gary isn't convinced that they should. Rosie asks Eddie to com…

Mike takes his fifth driving test, already facing the prospect of a first conviction. Sarah suggests a night out for Eddie.......with Mick,…

Patricia reveals more postcards revealing that her parents are even further apart. When Jacqui goes to lay a wreath on Tony's grave, she fi…

Rosie tells Sarah that Eddie has found another woman. Mike reveals his plans to Ron. Max and Patricia'a advert appears in the press, but so…

Gary refuses to let Lindsey see Kylie unless she comes back to him. Sarah throws Eddie out of the flat. Max receives a tip-off about the id…

Mick finds someone with nowhere else to go sleeping on his floor. Ron reads up on eating disorders, determined to help Katie, and appeals f…

Katie is reluctant to go to a clinic, but Ron agrees to take her. Rosie tells Sarah that Eddie is back home, and thanks her for looking aft…

Sarah tells Eddie she is going home. Max reveals his "new image" to Patricia. Terry discovers that Helen wants him to give a talk to the un…

Ron is summoned to the police station, and Bev is furious when she discovers what he is accused of doing. Terry tries to reconcile Sarah wi…

Just as Sinbad and Mick are telling Helen how quiet the Close is, another couple's clothes are being flung out of their windows. Jacqui has…

Max receives a police caution, but isn't satisfied with it. Terry feels a fool when he finds out that Helen has known all the time that he…

While writing his food column for him, Patricia notices that Max seems to have something else on his mind, and Ron gives him even more to w…

Jackie insists that Jimmy faces up to his responsibilities for once. Ron tries to contact the appropriate authorities, using Max's fax. Bev…

As his health deteriorates, Bev confiscates Ron's passport, and goes to the clinic with Katie. Mick offers to baby-sit for Ruth to let Sinb…

Ron tries to contact a solicitor in Bangkok, while Max may need one much closer to home, as he tells Patricia a story very different from t…

Patricia is still annoyed with Max, and refuses to write his column for him. Jimmy tries to sell the taxi business, but finds it difficult…

Everyone waits at "Grants" for the Crosbies to return, but will they? Mick tells Terry that Sinbad has long-term plans for Ruth, and overhe…

New sleeping arrangements need to be established at the bungalow. Jimmy forces Gary to sign a confession at the police station, but P.C. Co…

Jacqui, Rachel and Katie feel that they are now living in a police state, but Jacqui has plans to ensure Rachel's birthday party still goes…

Max wants Patricia to accompany him to court, but she is not interested. Rosie receives a letter regarding her lawsuit against the hospital…

Despite Bev's misgivings, Ron insists on taking up Jimmy's offer of a flight to Thailand. Katie invites Mark to Rachel's party, but he turn…

Eddie and Rosie have to decide whether to settle out of court, Bev comes up with a plan to improve sales of Easter eggs, Jimmy and Ron are…

Max plans his defence, but without Patricia. Jackie insists that Bev is misleading her customers by not including a prize in any of her egg…

Bev leaves DD to mind the shop in her absence, then is horrified to discover that she has sold the egg containing the &pound

Max cannot bring himself to go to work, or deliver faxes from Thailand to Bev. While cleaning up at Rosie's, Mo finds a stack of unopened m…

Rosie has to confess that she has been spending the mortgage money, and now they face eviction. But can Eddie do anything? Katie agrees to…

Jimmy insists that Gary comes to see the local MP, while Ron tries to get people to sign his petition. But since it includes Lindsey as wel…

Susannah suggests that Max finds a place for them both. Katie is surprised by who she meets in the park. Eddie and Rosie have to decide whe…

The tension between Jackie and Bev escalated into a cat-fight at the Trading Post. Patricia finds Susannah at "Grants" - but nothing Max do…

David and Katie wonder whether they should call the police when belongings start flying through the windows of another house on the Close.…

Lee wants nothing more to do with Eddie and Rosie. When Sammy has another hangover, David finds Louise trying to make her own breakfast. Ro…

After seven years of marriage, the Farnhams cannot decide who the Dire Straits CD belongs to. David and Sinbad attempt to install a lawn sp…

Susannah visits Patricia. Eddie and Rosie go their separate ways.......or do they? Katie has had enough of looking after Louise, and so has…

Jacqui tells Sammy about the problems Katie has been having. Max makes a final effort to persuade Patricia to stay. Jimmy vows to continue…

David is keen for Jacqui to buy the Banks' house so that he can use his own bathroom more often. But Sinbad is interested in both the house…

Lindsey can't bring herself to leave the house, but Jimmy has a plan to coax her out. Jacqui and Sinbad both try to find out how much the o…

David moves in with Max, but leaves his statue of the Balinese God with the girls, despite their protestations that he might more greatly a…

After hearing the rumours Bev is spreading, Jimmy decides not to campaign for Mike's release any more, and Jackie slaps her across the face…

Jimmy offers Ron everything he has left in the Thailand fund - &pound

Terry is looking for bar staff, and there is no shortage of applicants, but are they suitable? Ron wants to follow Lindsey to catch Gary, b…

Terry interviews for the new bar job. Gary tries to explain his actions to Lindsey, and offers her a deal. Bel gets off on the wrong foot w…

Ollie tells Danny that he has to get up early to do a paper round. Mick helps Sinbad on a buying trip which takes longer than expected. Jac…

Jimmy and Ron take Gary to the police station, but what action will the police take this time? The arrival of the Bradleys means good news…

Jimmy doesn't think he has a chance of getting a job at the petrol station, so Jackie applies instead. Danny has problems at his new school…

Mick interrupts a fight between Danny and Tinhead, but who will Leo blame it on? Max's reluctance to co-operate with Susannah forces her in…

DD suggests that the family go to pray together for Mike, but Bev declines. Bel and Ollie tell David they have been treated frostily by one…

Sinbad finds a part-time book-keeper, at a price. Jackie is still searching for a job for Jimmy, and may at last have made progress. Lindse…

Sinbad tries a spot of match-making with Mick and Val. Mike is determined to see Lindsey again, but there are still some obstacles to overc…

Bel discovers Danny is still at home, and insists that he goes back to school. Bev is frustrated by DD's continued presence and influence.…

Danny is still not going to school, and encourages Leo to join him. Jimmy is not made welcome when he takes over Sinbad's window round - Ja…

Jackie sends Jimmy away to work for Billy in Basingstoke. Danny attempts to educate Leo. Nat wants to look at a flat, but Georgia comes too…

Max and David decide to regain entry to number 7, but they discover that the locks have been changed. Sinbad now knows Val's motives, and m…

Max is forced to summon help when the VATman swoops, and it could cost him dearly. Called to the headmaster, Mick confronts the Simpsons, b…

Lindsey tells Gary she will stay with him as promised, but romance is out of the question. Bel feels that she should explain to Danny why h…

Nat wants to bring the wedding forward, but Jules win't let him. Jackie is horrified by the state that Lindsey turns up in, and vows to tak…

Max finds it difficult to explain to David how he ended up in bed with Susannah again. Bev agrees to keep quiet about something she finds o…

Val gives Mick something to think about. Nat is amazed to hear what Jules has told Georgia. Mike asks Lindsey to promise not to go back to…

Both Val and Fee are chasing Sinbad, and Mick isn't amused. Danny has another idea about how to reduce Leo's workload. Nat objects when Geo…

Bel gets a job offer. Max suggests that Susannah lets Sammy go - but she knows why! Martin arrives to see Georgia, but will she be willing…

Jackie tries to convince Lindsey to go to the party-for-two that she and Ron have arranged. When Bel's job offer is withdrawn, she tells Ro…

Susannah discovers that Max has sacked Sammy, and reinstates her. Tinhead gets an "A" for his homework, but still isn't satisfied. Sinbad's…

Mick tells Val he is now taking steroid tablets, but she isn't convinced that it is a good idea. Mike receives a tempting offer, Jacqui ret…

Georgia can't believe that Nat doesn't need her any more. Danny plans to turn the tables on Tinhead, but Leo thinks he may be making a big…

Bel and Ollie are concerned when Georgia doesn't come home. Then Ollie discovers that Bev has clamped his car. Thanks to Susannah, the resi…

Max returns home, and discovers that a lot of his neighbours are wearing his clothes. Katie tries to convince Sammy that history is repeati…

Jacqui wants to telephone Social Services about Sammy, but Katie believes it is too much of a risk. Susannah suggests to Max that she shoul…

Jimmy starts work at the pizza parlour. When Georgia returns, Nat has to admit that she was right about Jules. Although Danny escapes from…

When Ollie asks Mick for an explanation of the incident involving Danny, and receives some of the same treatment, Val confides in Sinbad th…

Both Bev and Jackie have ideas for the engagement buffet, but can they reach a compromise? Susannah demands proof of Sammy's latest asserti…

JC wants to sort out some wedding details, but Nat is more intent on stalling. Half of Mike and Lindsey's families are refusing to attend t…

After the engagement party fiasco, the Dixons' and Corkhills' next disagreement is over where the nearly-weds will live. Mick takes part in…

Susannah discovers Matthew and Emily's hidden school reports and worries that they need extra tuition, but agrees with Max that their holid…

Mick arranges to have a body-wax at Jacqui's, but has second thoughts when he discovers who will be doing it. The Farnhams' journey to the…

Val has plans for a holiday that include Sinbad, and she won't take no for an answer. Mike wants to interview people for a film about his e…

Mike and Lindsey are about to set off on holiday to America, but he wants to record an interview with her first. Jackie insists that Jimmy…

Jimmy is still worrying about Macca, but Nat is much more worried that Max will tell his parents what he has seen. Can he produce a convinc…

Sammy tells a lie in order to entice Noel back. And, on Nat and Jules' wedding day, someone makes a dramatic entrance when the vicar asks w…

Max discovers that Susannah has arranged for decorators to move in. Tinhead sees an opportunity to make a profit, but Leo doesn't want to g…

Susannah calls a residents meeting, and Max makes an undignified entrance. Leo and Tinhead discover something interesting about Bel. Jimmy…

Mick discovers what is hidden in Leo's bedroom. Susannah and Max have different ideas about stripping. Nat refuses to confirm or deny anyth…

Leo takes desperate measures to defend himself against Tinhead, Jules forces Nat to make a difficult admission, Noel makes Sammy an offer w…

Nat tells Jules he has never slept with another man, but is still sure that he is gay. Despite what happened to Leo, Mick refuses to listen…

Max and Susannah are looking forward to a night out, but need to find a babysitter. Nat receives his exam results. Social Services are on t…

When David returns from France, he thinks he must be in the wrong house. Susannah calls a residents meeting to demonstrate her camera, then…

Mick agrees to take Leo and Gemma out for the day, but then decides to compete in another body-building competition. Sammy is interviewed b…

Almost everyone is deserting Sammy at a time of need. Fee and Sinbad return from holiday, and Fee receives some good news, but Sinbad fears…

Mike and Lindsey arrive home and need to decide where they will live. When Bev refuses to serve Sammy at the Trading Post, Sammy blames Bel…

At the start of the new term, Leo is frightened of another confrontation with Tinhead, and Danny is assigned the task of escorting Matthew…

JC summons Nat to sort out the wedding presents, so Georgia and Bel accompany him as bodyguards. Jimmy encourages Lindsey to move back into…

Georgia thinks she has found somewhere safe to live. Susannah tries to persuade David not to remove his investment from "Grants". MIke is f…

Mick wants to welcome Leo and Gemma home with a cake, and luckily Lindsey is around to help with the spelling. Susannah has a proposition f…

Max gives David a copy of a contract to consider, and is told that it will be studied by a legal expert. Sammy's solicitor advises her to c…

Sammy's social worker doubts the wisdom of her actions, believing she will appear irresponsible. Mike tries to continue filming a documenta…

Sammy continues to prepare for her court appearance. Danny, Leo and Matthew try to escape from Tinhead. Max finds that "Grants" is offering…

Max offers Sammy help when David appeals to him, but she tells him to shove it. One of Sinbad's women books a table for two at "Grants", bu…

Sinbad enlists Mick's help to avoid both of his fiancees until he can decide which one of them he wants to keep. Katie tells Sammy whether…

The parents of the bullied children have different opinions on the best solution. Sinbad finally makes a choice. Julia has to look for a ne…

Max discovers at a very inconvenient moment that Susannah has employed a new cleaner. Val and Fee discover that they are both engaged to th…

David returns from France in time to hear the verdict in Sammy's case, and ends up taking Julia and Katie with him. Sinbad tries to apologi…

Val tells Jimmy that his long-lost son badly needs help. Georgia is determined to keep Nat and Jules apart. Patricia and Jean return to Liv…

Georgia accuses Nat of rape. Max forms his own theories about why Patricia has returned, while David and Jean encourage her to go through w…

Jimmy tries to convince David to give him a lift to France, and to convince Sinbad to unwittingly finance the trip. Max needs to decide whe…

Max confronts Patricia in France, and finally discovers the tragic truth about recent events. But she insists that she wants Eric to have c…

Lindsey discovers what Little Jimmy has brought home with him. Patricia receives the results of her tests. Danny, distraught at seeing Nat…

Mike advises Lindsey to tell Jimmy what she has discovered. Jackie agrees to talk to Val on Sinbad's behalf. Bev decides that the Close nee…

When Jackie can't find her purse and Little Jimmy disappears, she searches his room. Nat plans to disappear too, with or without Georgia. O…

Jimmy refuses to throw Little Jimmy out, and tries to find him a job. Julia encourages David to return to the over-55s. At the airport, Geo…

Bev decides that she wants another child, but Ron doesn't want to know. Little Jimmy asks Jackie for another chance. Ollie loses to Mick in…

The Simpsons try to come to terms with the past, but do they have any future? Ollie and Bel blame each other for the mess they are in, but…

Max and Susannah discover that David's radio gear has gone missing from the shed. Ron discovers that Bev has stopped taking the Pill. Bel's…

Bel wants to try to understand what Nat and Georgia have done, while Ollie is keen for one of them to move out. Jimmy finds out that Little…

Bev refuses to allow Josh to be inoculated. Val convinces Sinbad to give Little Jimmy a job. Danny makes a surprising admission, Max tells…

Bel roots through the past, and wonders what she and Ollie might have done differently. When Bev wants to take Josh to a measles party, Ron…

Ollie's insistence that life must go on infuriates Bel, who then discovers that Susannah has known Nat and Georgia's secret for a long time…

After a conversation with Julia, Bel fears that other neighbours may have found out about Nat and Georgia. Ron goes to Blackpool, but not w…

Susannah suggests a possible solution for one of Bel's problems. Danny takes devious steps to ensure that Jules appears at Georgia's birthd…

Mick attends his first school governors' meeting, and doesn't take long to put his foot in it. Jimmy returns from Basingstoke to find that…

Nat fears that Jules will tell the police what she knows, but Georgia doubts that she would. A customer telephones Sinbad to tell him that…

David finds something interesting in the accounts of "Grants". Jackie overhears Little Jimmy admitting that he is back on the smack. Ollie…

Ollie takes steps to prevent Little Jimmy cutting across his lawn. Max and David realise that Matthew and Emily are wearing the uniforms of…

Max and David's attempts to find out how Susannah is financing the school fees are thwarted by Julia. Jimmy discovers that while he has bee…

It is Jimmy's birthday, but Ron is trying to convince Jackie to go away with him. When Terry's workmen walk off the job, he has to take dra…

Bel and Ollie are called by the police. Jackie threatens to leave Jimmy if he doesn't get Max's car back. Susannah makes another extravagan…

Mick prepares suggestions to combat school bullying, but Ollie doesn't agree with him. Lindsey discovers that Jackie and Ron are together i…

Sinbad is having doubts about his wedding, and Mick gives him something else to think about. David decides to follow Susannah, hoping to fi…

Jackie plans to cure Little Jimmy's addiction once and for all. Max tells Nat and Georgia that he will have to tell the truth if he is call…

Little Jimmy's condition deteriorates, and he pleads with Jimmy to give him more drugs. It is Jackie's birthday, but who will she receive c…

Jimmy tries to find his son, while Jackie tells Lindsey that she is thinking of going away with Ron. Julia tells Jack that David is trying…

There is anger and bitterness at the hospital when the circumstances leading up to the accident on the staircase of the Dixon home are reve…

Terry encourages Jack to be more friendly with Julia. Nat and Georgia learn whether they are going to be charged. Jimmy goes out, telling h…

Sinbad wonders whether he and Val should postpone the wedding. David meets a woman who believes her late brother may be the body under the…

Susannah has a new revelation for Max. Jackie tells Ron she can't make any decisions yet. Ollie tells Georgia and Nat that he is doing noth…

Nat and Georgia move in together, although Max warns Terry about what they may be up to. Jackie and Jimmy have a difficult visit to make. R…

Bel can't face work, but Ollie insists that she goes in. Georgia is determined to face the world, and get her toaster fixed. Jimmy thinks h…

Ollie tries to be as positive as he can in giving Mike some long-awaited feedback on his book. Nat and Georgia receive a letter from the au…

Jules returns to the Close, and discovers that everyone knows about Nat and Georgia. DD introduces Ron, Jacqui and Mike to Tom, who reveals…

Terry can't believe it when Jack agrees to go to Henry Fraser's funeral with David. Ron tries to think of a suitable Christmas present for…

Ollie finally finds a way of convincing JC to call off his photographers. Some of the raffle prizes cause embarrassment at the Wild West fa…

Nat is not convinced that Georgia is pregnant. Terry volunteers Jack to help Julia out with her carol singing. David is convinced that the…

In an extended 78-minute special episode, "Casa Bevron" is burned down. Ron, Mike and Jacqui are quick to blame Jimmy, and the evidence app…

It is Christmas Eve on the Close, but Jimmy plans to get away from it all, Georgia has an urgent appointment to arrange, and Julia is unwil…

Jackie receives Christmas presents that she could never have anticipated from Ron.......and from Jimmy. The Simpsons reflect on a year of g…

Just as Elaine and her family are about to arrive for Boxing Day lunch, Mick accidentally spills something on the carpet. Jimmy and Jackie…

It is party time at the Dixons', but will Ron's scouse be better received that David's haggis? The Simpsons are expecting visitors, but Geo…