When did Brookside lose it's touch?

[Meh]

The beeb did dump Eldorado

[melmarshall858]

that is true but i think that was just a lost cause - not worth spending money on lol;-)

[Treacle]

Brookie was ten times worse than EE when they cancelled it.

[Treacle]

that is true but i think that was just a lost cause - not worth spending money on lol;-)

Actually Eldorado started to get good viewing figures but it did have a big slump so they didn't want to risk it going back down again. Think it pulled in 8 million though when they axed it.

[$sTaCeY$]

what was brookside about anyhow ive never watched it

[Treacle]

what was brookside about anyhow ive never watched it

It was once upon a time a great soap a bit like EastEnders and it sometimes used strong storylines with drugs and gangsters and this actually worked for them unlike other soaps. Anyways it started to go downhill over a 2-3 year period before finally being axed. In it's heyday though it was a great show on 3 nights a week and watched by 8 million people with gritty storylines such as the Jordache body under the patio saga.

[Chris_2k11]

i miss it though cos it was definley the funniest soap ever

Why was it 'the funniest soap ever' ?! I don't think that's what the producers would want you to remember it as. Yes, like all soaps it had its comedy moments, but you're making it sound like some sort of stupid comedy sitcom with no real meaning to it!? I'd prefer to remember it as the most controversial soap on the TV, which did a fantastic job in portraying some of the most serious and taboo issues that take part in real-life I think that's a far better way for us to remember it, than 'funniest soap ever.'