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Brookside is a British television soap opera. It was first broadcast on 2 November 1982 and aired on Channel 4. The following is a list of characters that appeared in the show in 1982, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the show's creator and executive producer Phil Redmond.

Annabelle Collins
Annabelle Collins, played by Doreen Sloane, made her first appearance on 2 November 1982.

Bobby Grant
Bobby Grant, played by Ricky Tomlinson, made his first appearance on 2 November 1982.

Sheila Grant
Sheila Grant, played by Sue Johnston, made her first appearance on 2 November 1982.

Heather Haversham
Heather Haversham (also Huntington and Black), played by Amanda Burton, made her first appearance on 2 November 1982.

Roger Huntington
Roger Huntington, played by Rob Spendlove, made his first appearance on 2 November 1982.

Paul Collins
Paul Collins, played by Jim Wiggins, made his first appearance on 2 November 1982.

Gordon Collins
Gordon Collins, played by Nigel Crowley, made his first appearance on 2 November 1982. Mark Burgess took over the role in 1986.

Lucy Collins
Lucy Collins, played by Katrin Cartlidge, made her first appearance on 2 November 1982. Maggie Saunders took over the role in 1985. Cartlidge appeared as Lucy once again in 1990.

Barry Grant
Barry Grant, played by Paul Usher, made his first appearance on 2 November 1982.

Damon Grant
Damon Grant, played by Simon O'Brien, made his first appearance on 2 November 1982.

Ducksie Brown
Ducksie Brown, played by Mark Birch, made his first appearance on 2 November 1982.

Gizzmo Hawkins
Gizzmo Hawkins, played by Robert Cullen, made his first appearance on 2 November 1982.

Karen Grant
Karen Grant, played by Shelagh O'Hara, made her first appearance on 3 November 1982.

Matty Nolan
Matty Nolan, played by Tony Scoggo, made his first appearance on 3 November 1982.

Terry Sullivan
Terry Sullivan, played by Brian Regan, made his first appearance on 17 November 1982.

Gavin Taylor
Gavin Taylor, played by Daniel Webb, made his first appearance on 23 November 1982.

Petra Taylor
Petra Taylor, played by Alexandra Pigg, made her first appearance on 23 November 1982.