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  "Brookside"   popular trivia quiz  
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Questions about "Brookside" and its characters.
Average, 10 Qns, BigUncleChester, Oct 09 08
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  "Brookside" II   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Hope you enjoyed our first quiz on 'Brookside'. Here's part two!
Average, 10 Qns, lennoxgirlz, Feb 08 08
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  What do you know about Brookside?    
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We know people miss the Channel Four soap, so here are some questions to see how much you remember from it. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, lennoxgirlz, Feb 08 08
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  Multiple Choice Quiz about Brookside    
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A must for all Brookie fans everywhere!
Tough, 10 Qns, brookieboy, Nov 10 14
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trivia question Quick Question
How many of the ten houses of the Close were actually featured in the show?

From Quiz ""Brookside" II"





Brookside Trivia Questions
1. In which year did the final episode of "Brookside" air on UK television?

From Quiz "Brookside"

Answer: 2003

"Brookside" first aired on UK TV on November 1982 and after running for 21 years, the final episode was shown on November 2003. The character Jimmy Corkhill spoke the last words on Brookside Close.

2. How many of the ten houses of the Close were actually featured in the show?

From Quiz "Brookside" II

Answer: 6

Only six of the ten houses on the Close are featured in the show. The others are used as a canteen, a make-up and wardrobe department and a production room.

3. Who spoke the first ever words on Brookside?

From Quiz Brookside

Answer: the milkman

The first ever episode was shown on Channel Four on Second November 1982. The name Brookside was chosen as a brook ran alongside the Close.

4. In which U.K city is Brookside set?

From Quiz Brookside

Answer: Liverpool

5. Which character was played by Paul Usher?

From Quiz "Brookside"

Answer: Barry Grant

Paul Usher had no acting experience before joining the serial in 1982. He had previously worked in an abattoir and as a Bluecoat at a Pontin's holiday camp entertaining the guests.

6. Who was the executive producer of 'Brookside'?

From Quiz "Brookside" II

Answer: Phil Redmond

Phil Redmond's first taste of showbiz success came when he sold a comedy sketch to Harry Secombe. After 'Brookside,' he moved on to produce 'Hollyoaks'.

7. The Grants, Bobby and Sheila, moved into the Close in 1982. What were their three children called?

From Quiz Brookside

Answer: Barry, Karen and Damon

Sheila had a little girl, called Claire, later on, just before her marriage break up to Bobby.

8. Which Famous celebrity has NOT appeared as themselves in Brookside?

From Quiz Brookside

Answer: Samantha Fox

9. How many children did Ron Dixon have?

From Quiz "Brookside"

Answer: 3

Ron's three children were Mike, Jacqui and Tony. Tony was Ron's youngest son and he was involved in a car crash, which left him in a coma for several weeks, before he eventually died.

10. During the running of 'Brookside', how many different families have occupied number 10 on the Close?

From Quiz "Brookside" II

Answer: 5

Gavin and Petra Taylor was the fist to live there from 1982 till 1983. The Jackson's lived there from 1984 till 1985, Billy Corkhill and his family moved in in 1985 until 1993. Next were the Jordaches and Sinbad in 1993 up until 1995. In 1995, Jimmy Corkhill and his family moved in and were the last to live there - they lived there until the show endded in 2002.

11. The Rodgers moved into the Close in December 1987, as tenants, which number did they rent?

From Quiz Brookside

Answer: 7

Harry Cross was their landlord.

12. What was the name of the Patricia Farnhams shop on Brookside Parade?

From Quiz Brookside

Answer: The Gift Box

13. What was the occupation of Rosie Banks?

From Quiz "Brookside"

Answer: Traffic warden

Rosie Banks met husband Eddie when they were both in the Territorial Army. The couple had two troublesome sons, Carl and Lee, and had split up for a short time before moving to Brookside Close to make a fresh start.

14. Peter Phelan's ex-girlfriend was played by actor Sam Kane's real-life wife and former model. Who was she?

From Quiz "Brookside" II

Answer: Linda Lusardi

Linda Lusardi and Sam Kane are one of the UK's best-known celebrity couples. They must also be amongst the busiest. As is often the case, each of them is probably best known for a particular moment in their working lives. For Linda, that point was a spectacularly successful career as one of the country's top models, while for Sam it was a role in 'Brookside'.

15. Brookside Parade was opened in the 1000th episode Ninth October 1991 - the same day Sue and Danny Sullivan were murdered. Who killed them?

From Quiz Brookside

Answer: Barry Grant

An early morning breakfast show actually started a "who done it" campaign.

16. In which city did Damon Grant meet his death after eloping with his girlfriend Debbie?

From Quiz Brookside

Answer: York

17. Who was Max Farnham's first wife?

From Quiz "Brookside"

Answer: Susannah

Max met Susannah, when they were six-formers studying for their A levels. At college she became pregnant with their first child and had to give up her studies. Susannah was expecting their second child when Max began an affair with Patricia Crosbie.

18. The most-watched episode went out on 31 January 1995. What did it feature?

From Quiz "Brookside" II

Answer: The discovery of Trevor Jordache's body

Some 8.96 million watched this episode. It was Eddie Banks who found the body.

19. When Mick Johnson joined the cast in 1989, as a friend of Terry Sullivan, what job did Terry offer him?

From Quiz Brookside

Answer: taxi driver

They were delivering a coffin! Terry then offered Mick the chance of becoming a partner in his taxi job.

20. Who fell to their death from the scaffolding during the building of the Parade?

From Quiz Brookside

Answer: Sue and Danny Sullivan

The Producer and Director wanted a spectacular start to the opening of the new Parade.

21. Whose interfering mother was Julia Brogan?

From Quiz "Brookside"

Answer: Doreen Corkhill

Julia Brogan resented the fact that her daughter Doreen had married Billy Corkhill. She continued to interfere in the family's lives even after Doreen had left Billy.

22. In August 1995, Jacqui Dixon took on a business partner, hair stylist Peter Phelam, who she met on holiday. What was the salon called?

From Quiz "Brookside" II

Answer: Jacqui D's Style House

When a unit became available on Brookside Parade, Jacqui saw it as an opportunity to open a hair salon. Her only problem was finding the money to pay for the lease. The only way was to take on a business partner Peter Phelam.

23. The Farnhams, Max and Patricia, moved into the Close in September 1990 with their son Thomas and a live in nanny. What was her name?

From Quiz Brookside

Answer: Margaret Clemence

Max had previously been married to Susannah with whom he had two children Mathew and Emily. This was a constant worry to Patricia as she feared that one day he might go back to Susannah as she knew Max still had strong feelings for his former wife.

24. What was the original name that Brookside was going to be called?

From Quiz Brookside

Answer: Meadowcroft

In some episodes the characters can be seen actually watching a soap called Meadowcroft!

25. What was Sheila Grant's youngest child called?

From Quiz "Brookside"

Answer: Claire

Sheila already had three children, Barry, Karen and Damon when she discovered she was pregnant again in her forties. She suffered from postnatal depression after giving birth to her second daughter, Claire.

26. Rachel Jordache's wedding didn't quite go to plan, especially as the best man forgot the wedding ring. Who was Rachel marrying?

From Quiz "Brookside" II

Answer: Christian

Rachel worked at Bar Brookie where she met Christian. At first, Rachel was unsure about dating Christian as he had previously been going out with her friend Katie Rogers, but Katie said it was not a problem, so soon Rachel and Christian were going out on regular dates and getting along really well. Their relationship progressed very quickly and Rachel soon found herself in love with Christian, so when he asked her to move in with him she readily agreed. Soon after this Christian started becoming very jealous and moody when he saw Rachel talking to other men at work, particularly Mike Dixon, resulting in many arguments. Christian continued to sulk about this for some time before suddenly snapping out of his bad mood when he asked Rachel to marry him. Despite his possessive behaviour, Rachel was still besotted with Christian so willingly accepted his proposal.

27. The famous "body under the patio" story line brought great controversy to the series. What item did Sinbad have to recover from Trevor's body after his sister Brenna requested it as a keep sake?

From Quiz Brookside

Answer: signet ring

After the funeral Brenna had one last request she wanted Trevor's signet ring, apparently it was a family heirloom. After attempting to get an identical ring this didn't work so Sinbad offered to retrieve the ring from the body himself while Beth celebrated her 18th birthday. However Beth arrived back at the house while he was digging and found Sinbad crying, he couldn't go through with it as he didn't believe Trevor deserved to be killed, so Beth explained exactly what he was like and what he did to her and Rachel and they continued the task between them.

28. Where was Trevor Jordache buried after being murdered by Mandy?

From Quiz Brookside

Answer: Under the patio

29. What was the name of the character Sarah White played?

From Quiz "Brookside"

Answer: Bev McLoughlin

Bev worked as an assistant in Ron Dixon's shop and she tore the Dixon family apart by having an affair with Ron. She also had a fling with Ron's son Mike, who was later revealed as the father of her son Josh.

30. A religious cult in Brookside Close was organised by cult leader Simon. Katie Rogers was one of the first people to be influenced by Simon, and was initiated into the group. Which other cast regular was their next prey?

From Quiz "Brookside" II

Answer: Terry Sullivan

All the people in the cult have had tragedies in their lives at some time or other, which is why they joined the group in the hope that Simon could help. Simon wanted Terry to buy the house so that they could have a permanent place of worship, Barry Grant buys the house before terry can. Eventually Simon decides that since they can't have the house then no one can, planning to make a bomb to destroy the house. There are seconds to spare when Terry and Barry get out just in time.

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