Brookside Guide.....Season Twenty Eight.....
by the "Brookside Expert "
BROOKSIDE - SEASON TWENTY-EIGHT (39 episodes)
[Episodes 1125-1163]
The episodes:
Episode 1125 (M 20-07-92 "Bruises") Written by Shaun Duggan - Mick is surprised when Marianne turns up at the pizza parlour, and even more surprised to discover why. Anna forces Max's hand.
Episode 1126 (W 22-07-92 "Light Bulbs") Written by Joe Ainsworth - A social worker visits the Rogers family, and wants to speak to Sammy on her own. Julia invites Tracy to come and stay with her. Peter finds out how many thieves it takes to steal a light bulb.
Episode 1127 (F 24-07-92 "One Fowl Swipe") Written by Joe Ainsworth - Louise comes home, but Sammy is still troubled. Mick does the books to see how the first month of trading has gone at the pizza parlour. John goes with Ron in search of falafel, but what will he come home with this time?
Episode 1128 (M 27-07-92 "Welsh Dresser") Written by Maurice Bessman - Patricia receives a generous gift from her parents, but is beginning to worry that Margaret's continued absence will make it easy for Anna to become established in her place. Mick and Ellis get some bad news from Terry.
Episode 1129 (W 29-07-92 "Cheek") Written by Maurice Bessman - Ron doesn't want to take Max's advice, but when he discovers Jimmy checking his prices, he sets off for the estate agent. Margaret and Derek return, and Mick and Ellis need to find £15,000 quickly.
Episode 1130 (F 31-07-92 "Parental Protection") Written by Maurice Bessman - Owen is determined to protect Louise from Sammy, even if it means divorcing her. Terry wants his keys back. Ron, furious that Max's firm are his landlords, insists that Max confronts Jimmy.
Episode 1131 (M 03-08-92 "Survival") Written by Kathleen Potter - An unexpected guest makes life difficult for Sinbad. Ron is trying to sell tickets. Margaret fears that Anna will be kept on as the Farnhams' nanny. Ellis asks for two more hours, but can he achieve anything in them?
Episode 1132 (W 05-08-92 "Spending") Written by Kathleen Potter - Sinbad realises that there is no point in trying again with Marcia. Frank fails to convince his boss to compensate Nick's family for his death. Mick is not impressed when Terry decides to go on a spending spree.
Episode 1133 (F 07-08-92 "Taken") Written by Kathleen Potter - John is seen thieving from Ron's shop. Rod and Diana don't like what they find when they return from their honeymoon.
Episode 1134 (M 10-08-92 "No Power") Written by Barry Woodward - Jimmy discovers that his electricity and water have been cut off, while most of the residents are preparing for their day trip to Alton Towers.
Episode 1135 (W 12-08-92 "Mistake") Written by Barry Woodward - Thomas is lost and found, Sinbad is reunited with Marcia, and Frank has to convince Sammy not to commit suicide, in a special episode at Alton Towers.
Episode 1136 (F 14-08-92 "Nicked") Written by Barry Woodward - Margaret tells Patricia she has found another job and is leaving. Ron tells Peter of his suspicions about John, but he may have left it too late.
Episode 1137 (M 17-08-92 "Devious Logic") Written by Valerie Windsor - Ron decides to become a squatter. Frank tries to persuade Owen not to divorce Sammy.
Episode 1138 (W 19-08-92 "Dim The Lights") Written by Valerie Windsor - Ron discovers that being a squatter might create more problems than it resolves. Rod and Diana go to Peter's to watch a film, and when Rod falls asleep Diana betrays a confidence.
Episode 1139 (F 21-08-92 "Up Yours") Written by Valerie Windsor - Peter advises John to tell Barbara about his arrest. Patricia makes a decision. At the end of the day, when the shops are all cashing up, a gang of men who have been lying in wait make their move.
Episode 1140 (M 24-08-92 "Scarred") Written by Barry Woodward - Terry feels guilty for being drunk while the shops were raided. Jackie wants Ron to install a panic button, but he explains that this would cost money.
Episode 1141 (W 26-08-92 "Charges") Written by Barry Woodward - Mike and Keith set off for Edinburgh, unaware that Ron plans to follow them. Lyn makes Frank suffer before she agrees to go camping. Angela reopens the salon, but is far from happy. John learns whether he will be charged with shoplifting.
Episode 1142 (F 28-08-92 "Made Up") Written by Barry Woodward - Diana is offered a job on the make-up counter, but it may mean moving to Manchester. Jacqui gets into some trouble in Scotland. John blows his top at Sinbad.
Episode 1143 (M 31-08-92 "Interruptions") Written by Andy Lynch - The campers return home, and Rod's career hangs in the balance. Tracy and Peter have a date, and end up in the spotlight. Julia interprets Jackie's instructions slightly differently than expected.
Episode 1144 (W 02-09-92 "Defrosted") Written by Andy Lynch - Jacqui tells Ron and DD that she is not going back to school, and already has a job lined up. Ron discovers that his shop is flooded. Patricia has a secret.
Episode 1145 (F 04-09-92 "Sure") Written by Andy Lynch - Ron discovers the source of the flood. Margaret and Derek plan their engagement. Ron resigns from the police force. After seeing her doctor, Patricia reveals to Max that she is pregnant.
Episode 1146 (M 07-09-92 "Bargain") Written by Shaun Duggan - Frank confronts Barbara about Katie's stolen coat. Rod studies his bad eye, and becomes distressed. Mick discovers that Ellis has misled him about the loan.
Episode 1147 (W 09-09-92 "Repelling") Written by Allan Swift - Margaret's mother says she won't come to the engagement party because she thinks Margaret is too young to get married. Tracy gets an offer she can't refuse. Ellis plans a date with Marianne, but has to deliver pizzas instead.
Episode 1148 (F 11-09-92 "They Know") Written by Allan Swift - Everything comes to a head for a distraught John. Marianne has a date, but is it with the right brother? Patricia's parents are coming to visit, and she has sold their Welsh dresser.......
Episode 1149 (M 14-09-92 "Taking Root") Written by Joe Ainsworth - Julia is shocked to see a "For Sale" sign outside the Corkhills', and Rod has some explaining to do. Barbara is getting worried about John's disappearance. Max and Patricia try to convince Patricia's parents that they like the Welsh dresser.
Episode 1150 (W 16-09-92 "Stained") Written by Joe Ainsworth - Strange stickers reading "Strength Through Purity" appear on the window of the pizza parlour. Rod and Terry are rivals for a job. Max entrusts the repair of the dresser to David, who dyes it dark green.
Episode 1151 (F 18-09-92 "Words") Written by Joe Ainsworth - Margaret isn't in the mood for her engagement party, but her mother convinces DD to come along and give Derek her blessing. Mike and Matty receive a sinister threat.
Episode 1152 (M 21-09-92 "Nightclub") Written by Valerie Windsor - George Webb's unpleasantness means more headaches for Mick. Ron opposes the new nightclub development.
Episode 1153 (W 23-09-92 "Spanners") Written by Valerie Windsor - Patricia agrees to be a speaker at Max's Round Table meeting, and makes sure that Ron comes up with a cunning plan. Barbara suggests that Peter gives Diana a lift to work, and Diana discovers that Rod turned down a desk job in the police.
Episode 1154 (F 25-09-92 "Bleeding") Written by Valerie Windsor - Rod returns to try to make things up with Diana, but it doesn't go well. Max serves Terry with a notice to quit. Patricia is determined not to lose the baby.
Episode 1155 (M 28-09-92 "Coping") Written by Peter Cox - The pizza parlour is under threat, while Terry has no intentions of moving out of his flat. Barbara confesses to Peter that she fears she has lost John forever. Marianne takes Ellis and Mick van-hunting.
Episode 1156 (W 30-09-92 "Wheels") Written by Peter Cox - Max is surprised when he meets the new nightclub owner, Joe Halsall. Diana confesses a lie to Peter. Derek needs to find somewhere to live.
Episode 1157 (F 02-10-92 "Going, Going.......") Written by Peter Cox - In the middle of making a speech to Max's Round Table, Patricia collapses in agony. Terry discovers he is going on a journey, but with whom?
Episode 1158 (M 05-10-92 "Nothing There") Written by Joe Ainsworth - Mick has an interview at the building society regarding his failure to pay the mortgage. Ellis finds something unpleasant in a milk bottle. Terry and Sinbad begin their holiday in Spain, but there may be a surprise in store for them.
Episode 1159 (W 07-10-92 "Cuisine") Written by Joe Ainsworth - Brian and Tracy have a romantic evening with a twist. Max plans to take Patricia on a holiday to Spain. Anna is asking questions about Peter.
Episode 1160 (F 09-10-92 "Time To Go") Written by Joe Ainsworth - Julia wonders why Tracy's bed hasn't been slept in. Patricia asks about the missing teddy, Frank meets Lyn's children, and another member of her family.......
Episode 1161 (M 12-10-92 "Nothing To Discuss") Written by Barry Woodward - Terry returns home and tells Derek he can stay on in the flat. Tommo reappears, with a message for Diana from Rod. Mick is concerned about his children, and needs to decide whether to report the attempted arson attack to the police.
Episode 1162 (W 14-10-92 "Fall-out") Written by Barry Woodward - Mike makes a film in which everyone is taking part. Peter gives Anna a lift to Manchester. Ellis and Marianne have some news for Mick. Sammy tries to convince Katie to have tea with Lyn's children.
Episode 1163 (F 16-10-92 "Fatal Mistake") Written by Barry Woodward - Mrs Shackleton returns to discuss a few things with Diana. Tracy makes Julia tell Brian what she has been saying about him. Barry takes steps to wreck Jimmy's business.
The cast:
RESIDENTS:
Diana Corkhill (nee Spence) - PAULA FRANCES (1133, 1135, 1136, 1138-1140,
1142, 1143, 1145, 1146, 1148, 1151-1154, 1156, 1159, 1161, 1162)
Rod Corkhill - JASON HOPE (1133, 1136, 1138-1140, 1142, 1143, 1145, 1146,
1148-1150, 1153, 1154)
Jackie Corkhill (nee Walker) - SUE JENKINS (1130-1132, 1134, 1138-1140, 1143,
1145, 1146, 1150, 1162)
Tracy Corkhill - JUSTINE KERRIGAN (1126, 1142-1144, 1146-1150, 1157-1161,
1163)
Jimmy Corkhill - DEAN SULLIVAN (1126, 1129, 1130, 1133, 1134, 1136, 1140,
1141, 1144, 1147, 1150, 1152, 1157, 1158, 1160, 1161, 1163)
DD (Deborah) Dixon (nee O'Farrell) - IRENE MAROT (1128, 1129, 1133-1135, 1142-1145,
1150, 1151, 1153)
Ron Dixon - VINCE EARL (1126-1146, 1149-1153)
Jacqui Dixon - ALEXANDRA FLETCHER (1132-1135, 1138, 1142-1144, 1146, 1151,
1163)
Mike Dixon - PAUL BYATT (1130, 1132, 1139-1142, 1151, 1152, 1154, 1158, 1162)
Tony Dixon - MARK LENNOCK (1134, 1135, 1142, 1143, 1162)
Max Farnham - STEVEN PINDER (1125, 1127-1131, 1133-1140, 1144-1146, 1148-1153,
1155-1160)
Patricia Farnham (nee Crosbie) - GABRIELLE GLAISTER (1125-1129, 1131, 1133-1141,
1144-1146, 1148, 1149, 1151-1160)
Thomas Farnham (1127, 1129, 1134, 1135, 1140, 1146, 1149, 1155, 1159, 1160)
Margaret Clemence - NICOLA STEPHENSON (1129-1132, 1134-1136, 1141, 1144, 1145,
1147, 1148, 1151, 1154, 1156, 1157, 1159, 1160)
Barry Grant - PAUL USHER (1158, 1160-1163)
Barbara Harrison - ANGELA MORANT (1125-1127, 1129, 1130, 1139, 1140, 1146-1148,
1151, 1153, 1155)
John Harrison - GEOFFREY LEESLEY (1125-1130, 1132-1142, 1144, 1147, 1148)
Peter Harrison - ROBERT BECK (1125, 1126, 1128, 1133, 1135-1139, 1141-1145,
1147, 1149, 1151, 1153-1156, 1159, 1161-1163)
Mick Johnson - LOUIS EMERICK (1125, 1127-1132, 1134, 1138, 1146-1148, 1152-1158,
1161, 1162)
Ellis Johnson - FRANCIS JOHNSON (1125, 1127-1129, 1131, 1146-1148, 1154-1158,
1160-1162)
Father Derek O'Farrell - CLIVE MOORE (1129, 1130, 1135, 1141, 1144, 1145,
1147, 1149, 1151, 1156-1161)
Frank Rogers - PETER CHRISTIAN (1125-1129, 1131, 1132, 1134-1137, 1139, 1141-1148,
1152-1154, 1157, 1158, 1160, 1162)
Katie Rogers - DIANE BURKE (1144-1147, 1162, 1163)
Sammy Daniels (nee Rogers) - RACHAEL LINDSAY (1125-1128, 1130, 1131, 1134,
1135, 1137, 1139, 1154, 1157, 1162)
Owen Daniels - DANNY McCALL (1125-1128, 1130, 1137, 1154)
Louise Daniels (1127, 1130, 1137, 1154, 1157, 1162)
Terry Sullivan - BRIAN REGAN (1128, 1130-1134, 1136, 1140, 1141, 1145, 1146,
1148-1150, 1153-1155, 1157-1161)
Sinbad (Thomas Sweeney) - MICHAEL STARKE (1131, 1132, 1134, 1135, 1138, 1141-1144,
1150, 1156-1160, 1162, 1163)
RECURRING CHARACTERS:
Marcia Barrett - CHERYL MAIKER (1131, 1132, 1134, 1135)
Julia Brogan (nee Roberts) - GLADYS AMBROSE (1126, 1135, 1143, 1145, 1149,
1150, 1155, 1160, 1162, 1163)
Karyn Clark - JOANNA PHILLIPS-LANE (1126)
Mrs Anne Clemence - CHRISTINE MOORE (1147, 1149, 1151)
Joan Daniels - PAULA JACOBS (1137)
Denise - GILLY COMAN (1125, 1127)
Marianne Dwyer - JODIE HANSON (1125, 1147, 1148, 1155, 1157, 1160-1162)
Angela Lambert - HILARY WELLES (1139, 1141, 1146)
Jenny Lambert - STEPHANIE KEELY (1139)
Lyn Matthews (nee McLoughlin) - SHARON POWER (1125, 1127, 1129, 1131, 1132,
1134-1137, 1141-1144, 1152, 1157, 1160, 1162, 1163)
Matty Nolan - TONY SCOGGO (1127, 1148, 1151-1154, 1156)
Leanne Powell - VICKIE GATES (1144, 1146, 1147)
Keith Rooney - KIRK SMITH (1141, 1142, 1152, 1156-1158)
Michael "Tommo" Tomlinson - JOHN O'GORMAN (1126, 1161)
Anna Wolska - KAZIA PELKA (1125, 1127, 1129-1131, 1135, 1140, 1146, 1149,
1150, 1155, 1158-1160, 1162, 1163)
NEW CHARACTERS PLAYED BY RETURNING PERFORMERS:
David "Bing" Crosbie - JOHN BURGESS (1149-1151) [ Mr Hume, Headmaster
(176, 178) ]
Mr Shackleton - RICHARD HAMPTON (1161) [ Mr Tate (669) ]
NEW CHARACTERS WITH FULL NAMES:
Jean Crosbie - MARCIA ASHTON (1149, 1151)
Wendy Farmer - JULIE WESTWOOD (1126, 1129)
Joe Halsall - SUSIE ANN WATKINS (1156)
Paul Howard - WILL MELLOR (1142, 1143)
Brian Kennedy - JONATHAN CAPLAN (1144, 1147-1150, 1152, 1155, 1159, 1161,
1163)
Alison Matthews - JENNY BEAVER (1160, 1162)
Gavin Matthews - CARL RICE (1160, 1162)
Betty McLoughlin - BARBARA ASHCROFT (1160)
George Webb - KENNETH MacDONALD (1145, 1148, 1149, 1151, 1153, 1155, 1156,
1160, 1161)
NEW CHARACTERS WITHOUT FULL NAMES:
Bernadette - JACQUELINE DAVIS (1133)
Mrs Howat - JANYS CHAMBERS (1158)
Maurice - GEORGE MAUDSLEY (1132)
Police Constable - BENJAMIN GREEN (1136)
Mrs Shackleton - MARIAN DIAMOND (1161, 1163)
Shop Raider - PETER WASHINGTON (1139)
UNCREDITED CHARACTERS WITH NAMES:
Mark Adams, naughty pupil (1147)
Carol, girl with coat (1147)
Eddie, salon customer (1159)
Mrs Ellis, patient (1138)
Mr Law, potential buyer (1130)
Mrs Law, potential buyer (1130)
Len, customer (1129)
Michelle, at Max's office (1129)
Mrs Molineux, salon customer (1163)
Mrs Purce, salon customer (1139)
Mr Rawlins, potential buyer (1128)
Sharon, stylist (1139)
Evelyn Sinclair, twin (1130, 1154)
Giles Sinclair, twin (1130, 1154)
Tracey, at Patricia's office (1139)
A new opening sequence, similar to the previous one, but including the petrol station, is used from episode 1155 onwards.
The storylines:
Margaret and Derek get engaged, and so do Ellis and Marianne. Sammy and Owen are reconciled, and so are Sinbad and Marcia. But Rod walks out on Diana, and Frank ditches Denise in favour of Lyn. Katie loses a coat and Patricia loses a baby, while Mike makes a film, Jacqui leaves school and gets a job, Tracy gains a new boss, and John discovers a surprising new talent. The opening of a petrol station coincides with the distribution of racial propoganda and threats against the pizza parlour, while Ron and Max are unable to dislodge Jimmy from his rent-free trading on the parade. But when Terry gives Barry the all-clear to return from Spain to Liverpool, he is determined to succeed where others have failed.......
The dates:
Based on dialogue in episodes 1125 and 1126, it is Monday, then Tuesday in the former and Wednesday in the latter; and, based on dialogue in episode 1128, it is Wednesday in episode 1129. It is Friday in episode 1133; and, based on a poster seen in episode 1132, it is Wednesday 12th August in episodes 1134 and 1135. It is Monday in episode 1137, bank holiday next weekend in episodes 1138 and 1139, and, based on dialogue in episode 1139, in which it is Friday August 21st, it was Friday in episode 1136. It is 1992 in episode 1140 and in episode 1143, when it is also a bank holiday, the middle of summer, and, based on dialogue in episode 1142, Monday. It is August 28th in episode 1142; based on dialogue in episode 1144, it is Monday in episode 1146; and it is Monday in episode 1149. It is only just Autumn in episode 1155; and it is Friday in episode 1163.
Name-checks:
Oscar Wilde (1125); Doris Day (1126); King Solomon (1129); "Miami Vice" (1129); Lech Waleza (1129); Billy J. Kramer (1131); Bruce Forsyth (1132); Warner Brothers (1132); Marx Brothers (1132); Thomas Hardy (1135); Tess (1135, 1136), Alec D'urbeville (1135, 1136, 1138); Angel Claire (1136); Polanski (1138); the Beatles (1138, 1143); Madonna (1139); Warren Beatty (1139); Spielberg (1139); "Psycho" (1139); Arnold Schwarzenegger (1140); the Queen (1141); Terry Christian (1142); Long John Silver (1143); the Clampetts (1146, 1165); the Beautiful South (1146, 1147, 1162, 1163); King Alfred (1147); Billy Bunter (1149); Vidal Sassoon (1149); Stevie Wonder (1150); Jerry Hall (1152); John Lennon (1156); Giant Haystacks (1156); Nigel Mansell (1156); "Wacky Races" (1156); Lord Lucan (1158); Shergar (1158); "Corrie" ["Coronation Street"] (1159); Mickey Mouse (1159); Jake the Snake, wrestler (1160); Mick McManus (1160); Don Quixote (1160); Super Mario (1162); and the Harlem Globetrotters (1163).
Locations:
While most of the action is set in or near Liverpool, more of it takes place elsewhere than in any previous season. For the first time, a whole episode is set away from the Close - episode 1135 takes place entirely at Alton Towers, Stoke-on-Trent. Then there are scenes in Edinburgh in episodes 1142 and 1143, although those in the latter are only on a camp site that is not recognisably Scottish; and in episodes 1147 and 1149 there are scenes in the house and in the street in which Mrs Clemence lives in Oldham, which do not really appear noticeably different from houses and streets that might be found in or near Liverpool. Diana and Peter are seen on their way back from Manchester to Liverpool in episode 1156, although it is not clear how far away they are; then there is a scene involving Terry and Sinbad in Manchester Airport towards the end of episode 1157, followed by images of their Spain-bound plane in flight. There are then several scenes in Madrid, Spain throughout episodes 1158, 1159 and 1160; and finally, Peter, Diana and Anna are seen somewhere en route from Liverpool to Manchester in episode 1162.
Births:
One - Kylie Stanlow is born in episode 1150. It would have been Danny's birthday today in episode 1145; it is Leo's birthday in episode 1152; but Sinbad's birthday is not until January (1157). Patricia reveals that she is pregnant (1145), and the baby is due in April (1146), but she later miscarries (1158); and Terry implies that Fran may have given birth by now (1160). We are also told that Jacqui is 16 (1138, 1139, 1142); Margaret is 18 (1145, 1147); Peter is 23 (1155); Alison is 11 (1131), then 12 (1158); Gavin is 12 (1158); and Brian is 35 (1160). According to their gravestones, Susan Sullivan was born in 1962 and Daniel John Sullivan was born in 1989 (1157).
Marriages:
None. Rod and Diana have been married for three weeks (1133), and Lyn has been divorced from Steve for nine years (1131). It would have been Sue and Terry's third wedding anniversary on Friday (1131) / today (1133); and it is DD and Ron's 20th wedding anniversary in episode 1134 / on Wednesday 12th August (1132). Bernie was once married (1133); and Brian was married for two years, although it seemed longer (1148). He is now divorced (1160).
Deaths:
None. According to their gravestones, both Susan Sullivan and Daniel John Sullivan died in 1991 (1157); and the following unseen characters who are no longer alive are also mentioned: Billy Rigby's wife, who died six months ago (1135); Margaret's grandmother (1151, 1154); Frank's mother (1152); and Lyn's father, who died when she was young (1163).
Toilet visits:
Only three - Denise (1127), Jean (1151), and Patricia (1154). In episode 1126, Julia asks Tommo to get her some toilet paper.
Characters mentioned, so far unseen, but who will be appearing later:
Steve, Lyn's ex-husband (1131, 1152, 1160, 1162); Leanne's brother (1146); Leanne's mother (1146); Lindsey's daughter Kylie (1150); Marianne's father (1162); and.......Lyn's sister, Bev! (1163).
Gone but not forgotten - seen previously and still mentioned occasionally, but not reappearing in this season:
Leo (1125, 1130, 1132, 1134, 1152); Gemma (1125, 1130, 1132, 1134); Lyn's brother, Nick (1127, 1131, 1132, 1144, 1160); Teresa, Matty's dead wife (1127, 1128); Geoffrey (1130, 1146, 1148, 1152); Aunty Lou (1130, 1134); Sue (1130, 1131, 1155); Charlie (1131); Mr Knight (1131, 1132); Josie (1131); Ron's dad (1135); Chrissy (1136, 1162); Owen's father, Trevor (1136, 1137); Diana's father (1142, 1161); Lindsey (1143, 1144, 1146, 1150, 1162); Danny (1145, 1155); Hugh, John's brother (1149, 1155); Geoff (1160); and [DS] Kent (1160).
And those that are also mentioned, but are destined to remain unseen forever:
Kevin, a relative of Denise (1125); Gemma Keefe, designer at Patricia's firm (1125); Owen's auntie Elsie (1128); Max's father (1128); Tony, who Josie is still with (1131); Nick's wife, and daughters Nicola and Janine (1132); Lee, Trevor, Dippo and Boz, on Mike's media studies course (1132); Harry and Joe, lorry drivers (1132); Billy Rigby from the Legion (1135); Mr Whittle at the pharmacy (1136); Chas Burrows and Gareth Williams, Round Tablers, and Gareth's violin-playing daughter (1137); Colin Bennett, to whom Patricia begins to dictate a letter (1139); Rupert and Dorkas Sinclair, barristers (1141); Giles and Evelyn's grandfathers, both judges (1141); Carol, a relative of Lyn (1141), who Frank assumes is her sister (1142); Dr Mansfield, with whom Patricia makes an appointment (1144); Margaret's father (1144); Leanne's nan (1144); Leanne's brother's girlfriend (1146); Mr Henthorne, teacher (1147); Keith's father (1152, 1156); John Fielding, who is unable to speak to the Round Table (1152); Bob and Romy, and their daughter (1156); Rex Norton, an ex-priest in Lancaster (1156); Kath and Joe Morris, passengers (1157); Brian's mother (1159); and Ronnie Yates, salon owner (1163).
Meadowcroft Park is mentioned again, and some of its characters' voices can be heard in the background, in episode 1125, and possibly also in episode 1128.
Goofs:
Terry adds an extra word in episode 1128: "Anybody's probably better OFF at making pizzas than me.".
The tour bus in which the residents set off at the end of episode 1134 bears the name "Maghull Coaches" and the telephone number 051 933 2324, but when they are getting back on to go home near the end of episode 1135 it bears the name "Maghull Tours" and the telephone number 944 1574 !
Lyn misses out the word "it" in episode 1136: "....just finding a bit hard to adjust....".
Mick's third last word in "Where would you dump my stock then?" should probably be "your" in episode 1138.
Max seems torn between "the opportunity didn't arise" and "the time didn't seem right", when he says "the opportunity didn't seem right" in episode 1146.
Diana erroneously refers to Tommo as "Neil" one more time in episode 1161. He still doesn't correct her.
Trivia:
Terry has known Barry, who was recently in Barcelona for the last week of the Olympics (1160), since he was five years old (1149). Jimmy is left-handed (1129). Jackie, who never learned to drive (1143), went to Magaluf once (1138). The "For Sale" sign at number 10 bears the name "Binenan Estates" and the [changed!] telephone number 359 3600 (1148).
DD has been to the Isle of Man (1129). She and Ron, who is right-handed (1150), have always had their anniversary dinner at the "Riverview" (1132, 1134, 1135), but Jacqui discovers that this is only because they each believe the other likes it (1132). Jacqui passes six GCSEs (1142, 1144), and has lined up an interview at Boundary Road Leisure Centre, for a placement on which she will earn £29.50 a week (1144). Mike's film is called "Heart", and is premiered at White Hart Inn, Edinburgh on 28th August at 8.00, along with a few others, the first of which is called "Overload" (1142).
Patricia is right-handed (1152) and shops at John Lewis (1137). She read "Tess of the D'urbevilles" at school, and works on the PSS (Personal Service Society) account (1126, 1140, 1152), which Karyn regards as much less important than the Marsden account (1126). David was a pharmacist in the same hospital where Jean worked as a staff nurse (1150). Anna has been in England for four years, dropped out of studying English at college after six months, and spent a year waitressing before becoming a nanny (1125). Margaret helps Derek to fill in a "PS461" form, suggesting that his "former employer" should be "God" (1157).
None of the Harrisons like sardines (1136) [except to shoplift! (1133)]. John, who is right-handed (1129), uses the firm "Jupiter" to install his satellite dish in episode 1126. He went to Edinburgh in 1983 or 1984 (1132), and watches a horse race on television in which the front-runner is "Hedgeclipper" (1136). The videotape he shoplifts from "InterSport" is "Thighs-a-Size" (1138).
Ellis, who is left-handed (1155) visits "Ed Murray Financial Services" to take out a loan (1131). He and Mick buy a van from Ditchburn Truck Services (1155). The pizza parlour on the Parade is listed to be boycotted in "The New Britain", along with Libertus Health Club, Leaf Street, Liverpool; Poccis Restaurant, Waymor St, Netherton; Razello's Night Club, Gaptree Way, Bootle, and Z.C. Tools, Prior Street, Liverpool (1153).
Geoff is now in the first team at Torquay (1160). Owen has put down a deposit on a flat in Oakwood Road (1139). Lyn used to be a dancer (1131, 1163) on the same cruise ship on which her ex-husband Steve was a drummer in the band (1131), but she now works as a doctor's receptionist (1131, 1137) in Welbeck Avenue (1137). She has a cat and some rabbits (1152), and arrives in a taxi bearing the telephone number 480 7777 (1142), as do the Crosbies (1149).
Brian is left-handed (1148). Sharon, one of the stylists at the salon, earns wages of £75 (1139). George Webb is the manager of the new garage (1145) which is being built by Rhino Construction, telephone 051 877 4222 (1148). He served in the forces (1151), in Aden and Northern Ireland (1153). The company behind the nightclub is Halsall Leisure (1153).
"Blink-and-you-miss it" moments:
The first instance of John shoplifting, in episode 1126, can probably be included under this heading, as he effortlessly shoves a light bulb into his coat pocket. But after that, of course, viewers are aware of the need to watch him closely every time he is in a shop or supermarket.......
In what might be a minor homage to American crime dramas such as "Miami Vice", which has just been mentioned, Ellis and Mick remove their sunglasses simultaneously in episode 1129.
When Frank gives him a £10 note to pay for his tickets to Alton Towers in episode 1134, Ron holds it up and checks that it is genuine.
The end-of-season cliffhanger:
After Jimmy and Sinbad leave Jimmy's shop, Barry emerges from hiding, pours petrol over the merchandise and sets it alight. He leaves the shop and goes to the payphone on the parade, where a young woman is making a call. She eventually hangs up when he tells her he needs the phone urgently, and when she has gone he dials 999 and asks for the fire brigade. Meanwhile, the fire has reached Jimmy's gas canisters, which explode and fly out through the window into the parade. An alarm starts to sound, as the whole shop is ablaze.......