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The Best Episodes of Brookside

Every episode of Brookside ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Brookside!

The ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool.
Genres:SoapDrama
Network:Channel 4

Best Episodes Summary

"Burglar Alarm" is the best rated episode of "Brookside". It scored 8.3/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/14/1982. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Humping".

  • Burglar Alarm
    8.3/109 votes
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    #1 - Burglar Alarm

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/1982

    Roger has an alarm installed, Gordon is resentful, Lucy is being followed, Petra is ovulating and Barry is stabbed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Humping
    8.0/1010 votes
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    #2 - Humping

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/1982

    Barry makes Duane understand that boasting about his "conquest" of Karen was really not a very good idea. Meanwhile, Lucy is being physically intimidated at school.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Phil Redmond

  • Burgled
    8.0/109 votes
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    #3 - Burgled

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/1982

    The whole close is burgled, but Petra has more reasons to be upset than most. Not only are her house contents not insured even though she works for an insurance company, but she is still not pregnant.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Phil Redmond

  • Home Improvements
    8.0/108 votes
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    #4 - Home Improvements

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/8/1982

    Gavin plans revenge, Barry delivers his new doors, and Petra fills in her chart. Damon advises Karen to keep quiet about her decision for the moment.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ill-mannered
    8.0/108 votes
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    #5 - Ill-mannered

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/21/1982

    Lucy is rescued from a kiss under the mistletoe by one of her class-mates. Karen wants to go to a party instead of attending the midnight Mass. Derek makes a pass at Heather.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bit of Business
    8.0/108 votes
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    #6 - Bit of Business

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 12/28/1982

    Barry is determine to get revenge on his attacker, Paul receives some encouraging news, but Petra is still feeling fed up and depressed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Christmas Spirit
    7.9/109 votes
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    #7 - Christmas Spirit

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 12/22/1982

    It is an upsetting Christmas for the Collins family, while Karen has a hangover, Bobby has an emergency meeting, Roger's burglar alarm goes off again, and Damon has no presents.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Insecurities
    7.8/108 votes
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    #8 - Insecurities

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/1982

    Roger does his Christmas shopping, all of which is then stolen. Bobby is under increased pressure to end the strike as Christmas approaches.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jimmy McGovern

  • Intervention
    7.7/109 votes
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    #9 - Intervention

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1982

    Sheila is hassled, Bobby is pressurised, Gavin is visited by the council and given a week to dispose of his cookers, and Arthur dies.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gav and Pet
    7.6/1010 votes
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    #10 - Gav and Pet

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/23/1982

    New neighbours arrive.......in a large frozen meat truck. Karen wants to persuade Bobby and Sheila to allow her to go on holiday, and Heather gets her revenge on Roger.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Phil Redmond

  • Property Values
    7.6/109 votes
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    #11 - Property Values

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/1982

    A buyer for Gavin's cookers turns up at the Huntingtons'. Barry tries to persuade Sheila to bump up their insurance claim.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Phil Redmond

  • Shortage
    7.4/1012 votes
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    #12 - Shortage

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/9/1982

    Paul registers for benefit, Lucy struggles at the local comprehensive.school, realising that her posh voice and background will be a disadvantage. Barry has a dodgy suggestion for Annabelle.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Phil Redmond

  • Open House
    7.4/1011 votes
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    #13 - Open House

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 12/29/1982

    The Grants invite all their neighbours to their New Year's Eve party. Roger and Heather return home, and discover that their alarm has been tampered with, and Gavin has erected a multicoloured shed to house his cookers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jimmy McGovern

  • Productivity
    7.3/1012 votes
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    #14 - Productivity

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/1982

    Roger tries to assemble a shelving unit, despite having not enough screws and no instructions. Bobby plans a strike at work, and there are cookers on the move on the Close.......

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Phil Redmond

  • Mass
    7.2/1015 votes
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    #15 - Mass

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/3/1982

    The Grants are taken to church by the Collins when there car breaks down and Heather wants Roger to come back to bed instead of watching what is going on in the Close.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Phil Redmond

  • Bollocks
    7.0/1029 votes
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    #16 - Bollocks

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/1982

    Although he has nothing to go on, Paul Collins accuses one of his new neighbours of stealing his toilet. But Barry believes that Damon's poor spelling clears him of responsibilty for the graffiti found in Gordon's bedroom.

    Director: Chris Clough

    Writer: Phil Redmond

  • Diminishing Returns
    7.0/1012 votes
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    #17 - Diminishing Returns

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/1982

    Heather wonders why Paul is always at home, Roger is becoming agitated about the cookers in the next garden, Karen's period starts, and a strike looks imminent.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Phil Redmond

  • Cost
    6.6/1013 votes
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    #18 - Cost

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/16/1982

    Paul's digging amuses Damon and his friends. Barry tells a horrific tale of an accident on the building site. Karen brings home her new boyfriend, Demon Duane.......

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Phil Redmond

  • The Real World
    NaN/100 votes
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    #19 - The Real World

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/1983

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Too Good To Be True
    NaN/100 votes
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    #20 - Too Good To Be True

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/5/1983

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Individualism
    NaN/100 votes
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    #21 - Individualism

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/11/1983

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Money
    NaN/100 votes
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    #22 - Money

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/12/1983

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nothing's Easy
    NaN/100 votes
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    #23 - Nothing's Easy

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1/18/1983

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Poverty Trap
    NaN/100 votes
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    #24 - The Poverty Trap

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1/19/1983

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Measuring
    NaN/100 votes
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    #25 - Measuring

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1/25/1983

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A