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Two iconic soap characters to return in spin-off after decades off air
A spin-off featuring two characters from Liverpudlian soap Brookside is set to be broadcast this winter, 37 years after it first aired to huge ratings
It was an absolutely groundbreaking format, being the original ‘soap bubble’, and I fondly remember wandering around the north of England with the lovely Gillian Kearney and the rest of the talented team. Simon O'Brien starred as Damon from 1982 to 1987 (Image: TV Times/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Co-star Gillian, who is also known for her role as Emma Barton in Emmerdale, added: “Being asked at the age of 14 to join a soap as groundbreaking as Brookside was a dream come true for me, and I was delighted when we were told that the wonderful Frank Cottrell-Boyce was writing a ‘soap bubble’ involving Damon and Debbie eloping from Brookside Close on a romantic adventure.” “We shot for six weeks in Leeds, Bradford and York, and I will always remember our producer, Colin McKeown, taking the time to visit my school and reassure my teachers that I would continue my studies regardless of the shoot!
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