Three members of the cast of Brookside
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Brookside’s biggest stars: From Amanda Burton to Sue Johnston

Channel 4 soap launched the careers of several high-profile actors

The cast of Brookside made the show the soap to watch back in the 1980s and 1990s, with storylines that never failed to push boundaries – but who were its biggest stars?

The Channel 4 soap launched in 1982 and catapulted some seriously good actors into the limelight.

Can you believe that TV legend Amanda Burton, who recently returned to Silent Witness, made her acting debut on Brookside?

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YOUNG PICTURE OF AMANDA BURTON

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Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston in Brookside

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Anna Friel pictured smiling in 1995
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Simon O'Brien smiling in the 1980s

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Paul Usher as he appeared as Barry Grant on Brookside in 1997

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Bryan Murray starred as Trevor Jordache in Brookside, seen here in 1991

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Michael Starke played Sinbad in Brookside

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Dean Sullivan was Jimmy Corkhill in Brookside - seen with his on-screen wife and daughter

Alexandra Fletcher played Jacqui Dixon in Brookside, seen here in 1991 with Mark Lennock, Vince Earl and Irene Marot

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Louis Emerick played Mick Johnson in Brookside

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Gillian Kearney starred as Debbie McGrath in Brookside

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Jennifer Ellison portrayed Emily Shadwick in Brookside, seen here with Suzanne Collins as Nikki Shadwick

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Nicola Stephenson starred as Margaret Clemence in Brookside

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Claire Sweeney played Lindsey Corkhill in Brookside, seen here in 1998

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Sunetra Sarker wearing a revealing blue satin dress

John McArdle starred as Billy Corkhill in Brookside

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Barry Sloane smiling wearing a scarf

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Ray Quinn winning an award as a little boy
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Helen Fear
TV Editor