Phil Redmond's "Brookside" - The First Ten Years

by Geoff Tibballs (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1993

  $6.67

  This official companion to the pioneering Channel 4 television drama series Brookside chronicles its background, the original aims of the series, and its evolution since being launched in 1983. It was the first soap to tackle such issues as rape, abortion, drug addiction and teenage alcoholism, and the book profiles characters past and present, and presents a month-by-month plot summary and a detailed look at how the show is made, together with a study of press and public reaction.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1992

  $4.16

  Brookside was launched with Channel 4, and has pioneered new television practices and tackled a range of controversial social issues. This book marks the programme's first ten years, chronicling its background, the original aims of the series and its evolution. There is a month-by-month plot summary from the first episode, a detailed look at how the show is made, profiles of cast and characters, and a study of reaction from the Press, industry and public - including celebrity viewers.