The Grant family was one of the first fictional clans to step onto Brookside when the soap first aired on Channel 4 in 1982. The much-loved drama quickly became an '80s and '90s classic as it told ...

Merseyside is once again gripped by Brookside fever after the first batch ... many of which included the Grant family, consisting of mum and dad Bobby and Sheila, daughter Karen and sons Barry ...

In 2020, Ricky and his Royle Family co-star Ralf Little also ... ever episode at the Florrie in Dingle and returned to Brookside as Bobby Grant ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

Ricky Tomlinson, who played Bobby Grant, was part of the Grant family that featured in the first-ever episode of Brookside. They moved from a council estate to number five, their new home on ...

This storyline included poignant moments from Sheila's family, too ... The rape of Sheila Grant was a landmark moment – not just in Brookside, but in British TV itself.

Ricky Tomlinson is better known for his role in sitcom The Royle Family (Picture: Channel 4) Something of a Brookside stalwart, Ricky Tomlinson played the role of Bobby Grant from the very first ...

He said: "I organised a trip to the panto for one of the girls and her family. The other ... in bringing this prosecution.” Grant played cabbie Mick on Brookside from 1989 to 2001.

Brookside featured class-based tensions that reflected the demographic change and social fluidity that emerged in the 1980s. Some recurring characters such as the Grant family represented the ...

Brookside, the Channel 4 soap opera, is considered a classic British TV show that significantly contributed to Liverpool's prominence. For many years, the soap was a regular feature on our ...