2003

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2003 was Brookside's twenty-second and final year of production.

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Events[]

Brookside events[]

8th February - After spending months in a coma, Emily O'Leary dies. (Final appearance of the character)
22nd February - Alan Gordon is confirmed dead after being found in a concealed quarry after months of being missing.
26th April - Marty Murray and Jan Murray remarry.
25th May - Final appearance of Max Farnham.
31st May - Katie Rogers gives birth to a daughter, Sophie. The father is Nic Howard.
3rd July - Debbie Gordon is killed in a car accident.
23rd September - Greg Sinnott is fatally shot by a drug trafficker.
28th October - Ron Dixon and Bev McLoughlin marry. Rachel Dixon gives birth to her and Mike Dixon's son, Michael.
4th November - Tony Murray and Suzie Michaelson are hospitalised after overdosing on crack cocaine. Jack Michaelson is lynched from the window of his own house by three unknown assailants.

Real life events[]

10th May - At the annual British Soap Awards, Jack McMullen wins the prize for Best Newcomer for his role as Josh McLoughlin, also picking up Best On-Screen Partnership alongside Sarah White who plays his mother Bev McLoughlin.
11th June - Channel 4 and The Mersey Television Company jointly announce that Brookside has been axed; the cast and crew having been told the news earlier in the day.
4th November - Brookside airs its final episode, twenty-one years and two days after its first in 1982.
10th November - Brookside: Unfinished Business is released on VHS and DVD.

Cast[]

Debuts[]

See also: Category:2003 debuts.

Number	Character	Actor	Debut

Returns[]

See also: Category:2003 returns.

Number	Character	Actor	Return

Departures[]

See also: Category:2003 departures.

Number	Character	Actor	Departure

Crew[]

Writers[]

Directors[]

Vernon Antcliff
Jill Robertson
Daikin Marsh
Adrian Vitoria
Matthew Napier
Alan Grint
Joss Agnew
Chris Corcoran
Murilo Pasta
Graham Moore
Di Keggin
David Richardson
Jayne Chard
Emma Bridgeman-Williams
Maurice Hutchinson
Shani Grewal
Chris Johnston

Producers[]

Phil Redmond (Executive Producer)
David Hanson (Senior Producer)
Nicky Higgens (Producer)
Garth Tucker (Producer)

Episodes[]

See also: Category:2003 episodes.

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Episode Number		Original Air Date	Writer(s)	Director(s)
	#2801/#2802/#2803	4th January 2003	Neil Jones Andy Lynch Steve Lawson	Vernon Antcliff
	#2804/#2805/#2806	11th January 2003	Barry Woodward Heather Robson Judith Clucas	Jill Robertson
	#2807/#2808/#2809	18th January 2003	Peter Cox Neil Jones Andy Lynch	Daikin Marsh
	#2810/#2811/#2812	25th January 2003	Heather Robson Roy Boulter Peter Cox	Adrian Vitoria
	#2813/#2814/#2815	1st February 2003	Barry Woodward Maurice Bessman	Matthew Napier
	#2816/#2817/#2818	8th February 2003	Heather Robson Carol Cullington Maurice Bessman	Alan Grint
	#2819/#2820/#2821	15th February 2003	Roy Boulter Arthur Ellison Neil Jones	Vernon Antcliff
	#2822/#2823/#2824	22nd February 2003	Maurice Bessman Andy Lynch Sue Mooney	Jill Robertson
	#2825/#2826/#2827	1st March 2003	Carol Cullington Neil Jones	Joss Agnew
	#2828/#2829/#2830	8th March 2003	Arthur Ellison Judith Clucas Peter Cox	Adrian Vitoria
	#2831/#2832/#2833	15th March 2003	Heather Robson Roy Boulter Barry Woodward	Chris Corcoran
	#2834/#2835/#2836	22nd March 2003	Carol Cullington Neil Jones Roy Boulter	Alan Grint
	#2837/#2838/#2839	29th March 2003	Heather Robson Sue Mooney	Vernon Antcliff
	#2840/#2841/#2842	5th April 2003	Judith Clucas Andy Lynch Peter Cox	Jill Robertson
	#2843/#2844/#2845	10th April 2003	Barry Woodward Arthur Ellison	Adrian Vitoria
	#2846/#2847/#2848	19th April 2003	Roy Boulter Andy Lynch	Murilo Pasta
	#2849/#2850/#2851	26th April 2003	Peter Cox Arthur Ellison	Chris Corcoran
	#2852/#2853/#2854	3rd May 2003	Barry Woodward Steve Lawson	Alan Grint
	#2855/#2856/#2857	10th May 2003	Neil Jones Judith Clucas	Graham Moore
	#2858/#2859/#2860	17th May 2003	Heather Robson Sue Mooney	Jill Robertson
	#2861/#2862/#2863	24th May 2003	Heather Robson Neil Jones	Murilo Pasta
	#2864/#2865/#2866	31st May 2003	Barry Woodward Steve Lawson	Di Keggin David Richardson
	#2867/#2868/#2869	7th June 2003	David Hanson Andy Lynch Arthur Ellison	Adrian Vitoria
	#2870/#2871/#2872	14th June 2003	Judith Clucas Carol Cullington Peter Cox	Vernon Antcliff
	#2873/#2874/#2875	21st June 2003	Roy Boulter Maurice Bessman	Alan Grint
	#2876/#2877/#2878	28th June 2003	Steve Lawson Arthur Ellison	Chris Corcoran
	#2879/#2880/#2881	5th July 2003	Roy Boulter Maurice Bessman	Murilo Pasta
	#2882/#2883/#2884	12th July 2003	Peter Cox Barry Woodward Judith Clucas	Jill Robertson
	#2885/#2886/#2887	19th July 2003	Neil Jones	Adrian Vitoria
	#2888/#2889/#2890	29th July 2003	Peter Cox	Vernon Antcliff
	#2891/#2892/#2893	5th August 2003	Roy Boulter	Alan Grint
	#2894/#2895/#2896	12th August 2003	Carol Cullington	Chris Corcoran
	#2897/#2898/#2899	19th August 2003	Maurice Bessman	Murilo Pasta
	#2900/#2901/#2902	26th August 2003	Barry Woodward	Graham Moore
	#2903/#2904/#2905	2nd September 2003	Judith Clucas	Alan Grint
	#2906/#2907/#2908	9th September 2003	Heather Robson	Alan Grint
	#2909/#2910/#2911	16th September 2003	Maurice Bessman	Jayne Chard
	#2912/#2913/#2914	23rd September 2003	Peter Cox Judith Clucas	Emma Bridgeman-Williams
	#2915/#2916/#2917	30th September 2003	Heather Robson	Graham Moore
	#2918/#2919/#2920	7th October 2003	David Hanson Carol Cullington Andy Lynch Barry Woodward	Maurice Hutchinson
	#2921/#2922/#2923	14th October 2003	Roy Boulter Arthur Ellison	Shani Grewal
	#2924/#2925/#2926	21st October 2003	Peter Cox Maurice Bessman	Murilo Pasta
	#2927/#2928/#2929	28th October 2003	Maurice Bessman Andy Lynch	Chris Johnston
Unfinished Business		10th November 2003	Neil Jones	Adrian Vitoria
	#2930/#2931/#2932^[1]	4th November 2003	Barry Woodward Phil Redmond	Alan Grint
10 of the Best		10th November 2003	None	None

↑ #2932 is an extended episode.

2003

Contents

Overview[]

House by House[]

5 Brookside Close[]

6 Brookside Close[]

7 Brookside Close[]

8 Brookside Close[]

9 Brookside Close[]

10 Brookside Close[]

Brookside Parade[]

Events[]

Brookside events[]

Real life events[]

Cast[]

Debuts[]

Returns[]

Departures[]

Crew[]

Writers[]

Directors[]

Producers[]

Episodes[]

See Also[]

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