It’s been over 40 years since Brookside first aired and many will still remember a key scene that changed the TV industry.
The ground-breaking soap opera was filled with over-the-top drama, gun-touting gangsters and death. The Liverpool series never shied away from shocking moments - with Mandy hiding her husband’s body under the patio and the killer plague that brought the neighbourhood close to anarchy both being fondly reminisced over.
However, it was one particular storyline between Beth Jordache and Margaret Clemence that moved mountains for LGBTQ+ representation on TV as the plot involved a first of its kind - and what better time to look back on it than Pride in Liverpool month.
