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Ex-Brookside actor arrested in Spain after jumping bail ahead of fraud trial

Philip Foster, 51, is wanted to serve an eight-and-a-half-year jail sentence.

Evening Standard · Sep 18

Fugitive Brookside actor arrested in Spain over £13.6 million fraud

Philip Foster will be extradited to the UK to serve his eight-and-a-half-year sentence

The Independent UK · Sep 18

Fans call for Brookside comeback after nostalgic crossover with Hollyoaks’ explosive 30th anniversary

The special crossover brought Brookside Close back to life after more than 20 years, leaving fans emotional and eager for the soap’s long-awaited comeback

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025

Dean Sullivan obituary

Actor who played Jimmy Corkhill in the long-running Channel 4 soap Brookside

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023

Brookside star Dean Sullivan dies aged 68

A statement from the actor and director’s family and agent said he died on November 29 ‘peacefully after a short illness’.

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

I've rewatched 150 episodes of Brookside – here's how the soap captured the nuances of Margaret Thatcher's Britain

If you want to understand how Margaret Thatcher shaped Britain, revisiting one particular 1980s soap opera is a great place to start. Brookside, a show set in a Liverpool cul-de-sac, ran for 21 years, airing just under 3,000 episodes between 1982 and 2003.

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2023

Inside Claire Sweeney's life – financial worries, open to love and being a single mum

West End actress and former Brookside star Clare Sweeney is set to rejoin soapland as she joins ITV's Coronation Street to play Tyrone Dobbs' long-lost mother Cassandra Plummer

Daily Mirror · Jun 28, 2023

Claire Sweeney admits nerves ahead of Corrie debut and warns character will 'cause trouble'

Claire Sweeney is set to make her debut on Coronation Street's iconic cobbles as Tyrone Dobbs' long-lost mother Cassandra Plummer and says the character is a 'wildcard'

Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2023

Coronation Street 'imposter' Claire Sweeney shares how being in bed helped her get Cassie role and reveals link to iconic Brookside job

The former soap star and West End actress has joined the cast as Cassie Plummer - Tyrone Dobbs’ mum

Manchester Evening News · Jun 19, 2023

Corrie star Claire Sweeney is 'traumatised' after unrecognisable transformation

It’s been 20 years since soap fans last saw Claire Sweeney as gobby Lindsey Corkhill in Brookside, appearing in 1,623 episodes between 1991 and 2003 - and now she plays a completely different character

Daily Mirror · Jun 18, 2023