What happened to the cast of Brookside - from national treasures to time behind bars

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox From Coronation Street to EastEnders, soap fans are not short of options when it comes to getting their fix of drama.

But nearly 40 years ago - yes, that long - there was another option for telly fans to get stuck into. Of course we can only be talking about Brookside which occupied our screens for 21 years from 1982 and was of course set in the North.

But dwindling audience figures led to the show, which was from the same creator of Grange Hill and Hollyoaks, getting the chop in 2003 The likes of Ricky Tomlinson, Sue Johnston, Claire Sweeney and Anna Friel all made a name for themselves on the Liverpool-set Channel 4 soap.