The writers of Brookside absolutely hated the middle-aged female characters! They were always miserable and moaning all the time (Petra was one, and Chrissie, here, in these eps is another.) They were often saddled with an IVF storyline (Petra, Diane Murray), a mid-life baby (Sheila, Jackie Corkhill), or a problematic pregnancy (Patricia, Rosie Banks). They were raped (Sheila, Nikki), mentally abused (Rachel, Katie, Lindsey, Mandy), beaten (Sandra, Mandy), bankrupted (Bev), and they're always the general doormat of their family unit (Nieve Musgrove, Jackie, Doreen, Sheila, DD Dixon, Mandy... all of them, basically). They arrive with loads of baggage and leave the Close divorced. It was rare in Brookside for any female character to be allowed to be happy for long, even if they did manage to live through the seiges, the faulty wiring, the fires, explosions, the bombs, car accidents, and the odd helicopter falling out of the sky 😂
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