Brookside: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Brookside Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Episode 19 - The Real World
Jan 4, 1983 · 25 min
Paul has a job interview and is confident that he has done well. Annabelle starts making clothes for Lucy as part of her economy drive. Bobby goes back to work after the strike, an
Episode 20 - Too Good To Be True
Jan 5, 1983 · 25 min
Paul jumps to some wrong conclusions. Petra becomes more obsessed with having a baby. Sheila makes a decision, and Damon invites his mates over.
Episode 21 - Individualism
Jan 11, 1983 · 30 min
Karen and Sheila go shopping, while the rest of the family go to watch a football match. Roger joins a badminton club, and Paul suggests a trip to the Lakes to visit Annabelle's mo
Episode 22 - Money
Jan 12, 1983 · 30 min
Annie's financial worries begin to trouble Sheila, and Barry discovers that he may also have some money problems. Lucy is amused that, without Paul knowing, Annabelle is looking fo
Episode 23 - Nothing's Easy
Jan 18, 1983 · 30 min
Damon almost reveals that Karen is on the Pill. Paul wants Annabelle to stay at home, but she would prefer to do some supply teaching. There is more bad news at work for Sheila.
Episode 24 - The Poverty Trap
Jan 19, 1983 · 30 min
Roger's attempt to take up jogging are not successful. The boys' school reports are not good, so Damon has some serious grovelling to do. Sheila confronts Annie, although Barry has
Episode 25 - Measuring
Jan 25, 1983 · 30 min
Barry has to back down in a heated argument with Victor, but then finds himself being propositioned by Eric's wife. Meanwhile, Sheila finds contraceptives in his bedroom, and is de
Episode 26 - Copped
Jan 26, 1983 · 30 min
Barry's denials when Eric confronts him after hearing rumours of his liaisons with Irene seem convincing enough, but he is not as good at explaining to Sheila why he has contracept
Episode 27 - Prospects
Feb 1, 1983 · 30 min
Sheila is told that Damon has been playing truant. Gavin and Petra have a blazing row, and he storms out, telling her that she will see him in the morning - if she's lucky. Petra's
Episode 28 - He Was Younger Than Me
Feb 2, 1983 · 30 min
Petra awakens in the morning to discover that Gavin has died in his bed during the night, and has to be comforted by her brother-in-law George, her neighbours Roger and Heather, an
Episode 29 - Inertia
Feb 8, 1983 · 30 min
Annabelle becomes exasperated when her car is caught behind Gavin's funeral cortege and she runs out of petrol. Paul resolves to be more decisive and find himself a job.
Episode 30 - Campaign Plan
Feb 9, 1983 · 30 min
Lucy attends a meeting at school, expresses her grievances and tries to stir up some action. Sheila is not convinced that Karen should be on the Pill, and goes to speak to her doct
Episode 31 - Intent
Feb 15, 1983 · 30 min
tries to set his relationship with Carol on a firmer footing. Redundancies look certain to occur, as one plant at Bobby's work is to be closed down. Sheila seeks advice from her pr
Episode 32 - Sides
Feb 16, 1983 · 30 min
Gordon is invited to an all-night party, but Paul wants him to be home by 10.30pm. Matty receives a redundancy notice, and is disappointed when Bobby seems unwilling to use his inf
Episode 33 - Verbal Volleyball
Feb 22, 1983 · 30 min
Annabelle has an unexpected visitor, while Roger and Heather battle over Derek's dinner party. Damon steals Karen's Valentine card, and takes it to show to everyone at school.
Episode 34 - Social Studies
Feb 23, 1983 · 30 min
Matty and Teresa have dinner with Bobby and Sheila, and end up arguing over redundancies. Meanwhile, Heather and Roger dine with Derek and Angela and their other guests - and Derek
Episode 35 - Rates
Mar 1, 1983 · 30 min
Damon steams open the wrong letter. Barry and Frank are horrified by Petra's attitude and her detemination to get Gavin completely out of her life.
Episode 36 - Altruism
Mar 2, 1983 · 30 min
Annabelle tries to convince Paul that he cannot claim free meals for Gordon at his private school. Barry and Frank plan a surprise for Petra, but she has a bigger surprise for Barr
Episode 37 - About Damon
Mar 8, 1983 · 30 min
The Huntingtons are burgled again, and Roger sets off around the Close to interrogate his neighbours. The Educational Welfare Officer visits the Grants to find out why Damon has be
Episode 38 - Closed Shop
Mar 9, 1983 · 30 min
Redundancy in the Grant household forces Damon and Karen to think of ways of earning cash. But Barry brightens the day by bringing home paint for the planned redecoration.
Episode 39 - Donkey Work
Mar 15, 1983 · 30 min
When Petra's boss makes a pass at her, Michelle suggests that Petra tells him that she is pregnant. There are differing views over how a ratepayers' association should be run.
Episode 40 - A Stay-Behind
Mar 16, 1983 · 30 min
Sheila waits at home while Bobby and his mates endlessly drink and drivel after-hours about nothing of any significance or interest.
Episode 41 - Hard to Get
Mar 22, 1983 · 30 min
The Huntingtons suspect that they have another intruder, and they're right. Damon is stranded in the bungalow after arguing with his mates. Lucy tells Gordon of her doubts about he
Episode 42 - Camp Beds
Mar 23, 1983 · 30 min
Roger's parents visit for Easter, and his father's offers to help around the house don't go down too well. Gordon suggests that Lucy should give Jonathan a taste of his own medicin
Episode 43 - Paving Stones
Mar 29, 1983 · 30 min
It's time for church, but Karen and Damon have gone missing. Sydney sees Barry laying paving stones for Petra, and asks whether he could get some for Roger. Lucy drops Gordon right
Episode 44 - Gentle Persuasion
Mar 30, 1983 · 30 min
After Michelle expresses doubts that they should be spending so much time together, Petra and Barry talk things over. Meanwhile Sydney makes Damon pay when he catches him doing som
Episode 45 - Which Way Is South?
Apr 5, 1983 · 30 min
Alan measures the bungalow, but can he find anybody who knows enough geography to help him out? Roger invites everyone for a drink to celebrate his and Sydney's birthdays. Lucy pra
Episode 46 - Party
Apr 6, 1983 · 30 min
Damon and his friends become uneasy about Alan, but their fears prove unfounded. The Huntingtons' party doesn't go as planned.
Episode 47 - Oscillations
Apr 12, 1983 · 30 min
Paul suspects Barry of stealing his paving stones. Samantha resists Alan's invitation to more into the bungalow with him. Karen is threatened with suspension from school for sweari
Episode 48 - Hypocrites
Apr 13, 1983 · 30 min
Bobby and Sheila have a fun evening out, followed by a full-scale row with Karen when she reveals that she no longer intends to go to church.
Episode 49 - Perks
Apr 19, 1983 · 30 min
Barry resorts to drastic action when his boss, Ted, confronts him about removing materials from the building site. Alan chats to Michelle, and invites her to come and look at his c
Episode 50 - Learners
Apr 20, 1983 · 30 min
Heather is studying for her exams and feeling tetchy. Lucy decides to go to a CND rally. When she hears that Barry and Terry are planning to go into business together, Michelle sug
Episode 51 - Stepladders
Apr 26, 1983 · 30 min
Bobby has some advice for Jonah, whose one-night-stand with Jean leaves him feeling lonely. Gordon tells Annabelle she is turning into Brookside's "iron lady" - but can she persuad
Episode 52 - Access
Apr 27, 1983 · 30 min
When Jonah's aggression in court leads to his rights of access to his son becoming restricted, Bobby persuades him to appeal. Paul plans to sell his car, and Alan asks Samantha to
Episode 53 - Gossip
May 3, 1983 · 30 min
Against Michelle's advice, Marie visits Sheila to explain why Barry is becoming too involved with Petra. Lucy and Gordon hatch a plot to enable her to go to the CND rally with Jani
Episode 54 - Rumblings
May 4, 1983 · 30 min
Heather and Polly play scrabble, and compare their prospects. Lucy is disappointed with the small turnout at the demonstration. Petra and Barry are both annoyed when they discover
Episode 55 - Looking Forward
May 10, 1983 · 30 min
Although Annabelle visits Sheila to remind her about the ratepayers' meeting, Roger is the only one who turns up. Samantha increases Sheila's fears about Bobby's job by telling her
Episode 56 - Special Occaision
May 11, 1983 · 30 min
The Collins family celebrate Annabelle's birthday, while Bobby plans to take Sheila to London for the final of the F.A. Cup. Damon is sent home from school, suffering from lovesick
Episode 57 - Mild Beer
May 17, 1983 · 30 min
Gordon attempts to convincingly order a drink in a pub. Barry's confrontation with Dave results in Petra quitting her job.
Episode 58 - Thought and Effort
May 18, 1983 · 30 min
Barry pays Karen to cook lunch for him and Petra - but she goes out and it is burned. Tempers flare, and Petra storms out, doubting that Barry really wants to be with her.
Episode 59 - Knocked for Six
May 24, 1983 · 30 min
Paul is recalled for a job interview, but decides not to take the position because he feels it is beneath his capabilities. Heather argues with Roger, who is then run over by a bus
Episode 60 - Comfortable
May 25, 1983 · 30 min
Now that his ribs are broken, Roger is reconciled with Heather. Annabelle goes to a district ratepayers' meeting, and Paul has another interview.
Episode 61 - Forewarned
May 31, 1983 · 30 min
George Williams gives Bobby confidential and disturbing news about the factory's future, and Sheila dreads the conflicts that may follow. Michelle attempts to heal the rift between
Episode 62 - Getting Old
Jun 1, 1983 · 30 min
A chance meeting with Barry affects Alan's holiday plans. Sheila fears that she and Bobby will have less time together, even though the factory closure seems even more likely.
Episode 63 - Foursome
Jun 7, 1983 · 30 min
Michelle and the Grants awaken to discover that Petra and Barry have sneaked off to the Isle of Man for a holiday.......but so have Alan and Samantha!
Episode 64 - Mysterious Ways
Jun 8, 1983 · 30 min
Barry and Petra sneak out of the hotel early in the hope of escaping from Alan and Samantha. When Petra begins to feel unwell, she thinks it's the baby.
Episode 65 - Recuperating
Jun 14, 1983 · 30 min
Marie and Michelle visit Petra, who is in hospital after having a miscarriage. Barry offers to give them a lift home. Heather and Roger talk about their marriage, but Roger is summ
Episode 66 - Inadequacies
Jun 15, 1983 · 30 min
Paul has another interview.......at the Dole office. Roger and Heather argue about work and starting a family.
Episode 67 - Better Things to Do
Jun 21, 1983 · 30 min
Damon goes skating with Elsa, who then goes off with her mates. Lucy goes on a demonstration instead of sitting an exam.
Episode 68 - In Clink
Jun 22, 1983 · 30 min
Paul goes to the police station, and Lucy is released with a caution. Damon and Elsa decide just to be good friends.
Episode 69 - Dinner
Jun 28, 1983 · 30 min
As her final exams approach, the pressure is getting to Heather - and when she walks out after an argument with Roger, he rings another woman.... Alan and Samantha encourage Bobby
Episode 70 - Stupid Rows
Jun 29, 1983 · 30 min
Petra tries to start facing the future. Heather and Roger are meant to be celebrating, but he doesn't come home. Karen gets her CSE results.
Episode 71 - Thinking Badly
Jul 5, 1983 · 30 min
Gordon goes to look at Alan's computer. Jonah tries to placate Annabelle and Paul after Lucy's arrest. Roger reacts angrily to Heather's impulsive spending.
Episode 72 - Summer Madness
Jul 6, 1983 · 30 min
Gordon and Lucy are uncomfortable about how close Annabelle seems to be with Robin Tate. Karen, Pauline and Susi go into town to investigate starting up a new venture.
Episode 73 - Just Like Gavin
Jul 12, 1983 · 30 min
When Barry refuses to do Petra's decorating, Terry volunteers. Bobby is concerned when Alan Torenson questions him, fearing that the secret report has been leaked.
Episode 74 - Stretch Covers
Jul 13, 1983 · 30 min
Practising her driving alone, Sheila crashes into Alan's car. Petra believes Gavin has returned from the dead, but it's someone else.
Episode 75 - New Image
Jul 19, 1983 · 30 min
Gordon chooses a jacket that will "express his personality". Lucy loses her knickers. Roger misses out on a partnership, but Paul is offered a job, and decides to accept it.
Episode 76 - Human Nature
Jul 20, 1983 · 30 min
Roger tells Heather a convincing lie about where he was last night. Lucy and Gordon discover that the family holiday will have to be postponed.
Episode 77 - Straight Choice
Jul 26, 1983 · 30 min
The closure of the factory is announced, and redundancy is now only 90 days away for Bobby and Jonah. Meanwhile, someone is lurking in the undergrowth and observing the residents o
Episode 78 - Working Away
Jul 27, 1983 · 30 min
Sheila is upset at the possibility that Bobby may have to seek work abroad, and even more upset when Barry leaves for London with her kidney fund money. Roger is worried when he is
Episode 79 - Pane
Aug 2, 1983 · 30 min
Roger helps to mend Michelle's cassette recorder - but Damon is equally keen to repair Samantha's broken window.
Episode 80 - Ghosts
Aug 3, 1983 · 30 min
Damon and Gizzmo play a trick on Karen and Susi while they are sunbathing. Bobby persuades Sheila to take a holiday in Anglesey. Petra returns home from the shops, packs a suitcase
Episode 81 - Over-reacting
Aug 9, 1983 · 30 min
Petra's car is found, and Alan mistakes the detective who arrives to speak to Michelle for the flasher. Lucy storms out after Annabelle slaps her during an argument.
Episode 82 - She's All Right
Aug 10, 1983 · 30 min
Gordon reveals that Lucy is staying at Janice's. Mr Johnston thinks Heather is a secretary, then discovers that she is his accountant. Marie is convinced that Petra will come home.
Episode 83 - She Wouldn't
Aug 16, 1983 · 30 min
A policewoman tells Michelle that Petra may have committed suicide. Paul convinces Lucy to come home. A chance remark cause Heather to become suspicious of Roger.
Episode 84 - Long Holiday
Aug 17, 1983 · 30 min
Annabelle and Paul suggest that Lucy goes to France for six months, and she agrees. Heather discovers that Roger isn't where he should be - but she doesn't know where he is. Sheila
Episode 85 - Temperamental
Aug 23, 1983 · 30 min
Maureen Lomax arrives to collect the kidney machine money from Sheila, who can only give her a cheque. Heather accuses Roger of being unfaithful.
Episode 86 - Inscrutable
Aug 24, 1983 · 30 min
A parcel arrives for Heather, but it might not distract her from questioning Roger about his movements. Barry returns home, but he is not alone. Lucy and Karen receive their O-leve
Episode 87 - Six in a Bed
Aug 30, 1983 · 30 min
Sheila is convinced that Val is not really unable to speak English, and proves it by having Alan pretend to by a fluent Chinese speaker. Diane gives Roger an expensive tie-pin for
Episode 88 - Bon Voyage
Aug 31, 1983 · 30 min
Diane wants Roger to go away on holiday with him, so he tells Heather more lies. Damon gets into more trouble, and Lucy leaves to spend six months in France.
Episode 89 - Seperation Orders
Sep 6, 1983 · 30 min
On Paul's first day in his new job, he is called up for jury service. Roger is reluctant to commit himself to going on a holiday to Corfu with Heather. In return for a favour, Alan
Episode 90 - Approaching the Crunch
Sep 7, 1983 · 30 min
Paul has to deal with a problematic trainee. Diane and Heather finally come face-to-face.
Episode 91 - Bird Droppings
Sep 13, 1983 · 30 min
Damon and his mates find a new way of making mischief. Alan has a setback in his bid to earn more than Samantha.
Episode 92 - Cliches
Sep 14, 1983 · 30 min
Heather receives her exam results, but Roger is too busy with Diane to ask her if she has passed.
Episode 93 - Collapsing
Sep 20, 1983 · 30 min
Barry goes shopping for Bobby and Sheila's anniversary. Bobby discusses the factory closure with George Williams, and Heather and Roger fight. Annabelle has an unexpected guest.
Episode 94 - You Sod!!
Sep 21, 1983 · 30 min
Marie finds a letter from Petra, and calls the police. Heather hears conclusive proof that Roger is having an affair with Diane, and throws him out.
Episode 95 - Soaking
Sep 27, 1983 · 30 min
Roger gets a shock when he goes to see Diane again. Bobby and Sheila plan their 25th wedding anniversary party.
Episode 96 - Memory Lane
Sep 28, 1983 · 30 min
Both Samantha and Val think a message Alan has left is for them. Sydney prepares to escort Heather, and Gizzmo is beaten up.
Episode 97 - Worker's Wives
Oct 4, 1983 · 30 min
Sheila tries to set up an action committee. Barry tries to tempt Terry. Alan's bottom is bitten during a rugby match.
Episode 98 - Neighbourliness
Oct 5, 1983 · 30 min
Barry and Terry's attempts to store their knock-off jeans are continually thwarted. Alan discovers who bit his bottom. The residents meet their new neighbours - Edna and Harry Cros
Episode 99 - Jack and Gill
Oct 11, 1983 · 30 min
While Heather visits her parents in Belfast, Roger returns to the Close and almost burns her house down.
Episode 100 - Dulce
Oct 12, 1983 · 30 min
Heather talks to Will about her marriage, and prepares for life on her own. Annabelle takes Sheila for a driving lesson.
Episode 101 - Fund Raising
Oct 18, 1983 · 30 min
Annabelle gets carried away, Sheila joins the picket line, and Barry and Terry discover that some of their jeans have gone missing.
Episode 102 - Jeans
Oct 19, 1983 · 30 min
Sheila is disappointed when the newspaper coverage of the pocket line is dominated by Samantha. Terry and Barry are not the only ones selling jeans....
Episode 103 - White Elephants
Oct 25, 1983 · 30 min
Sheila is invited to appear on television, and George buys Paul's cardigan at the bring and buy sale.
Episode 104 - Good Cause
Oct 26, 1983 · 30 min
Sydney takes Heather and Roger out for the day in an attempt to reconcile them. Sheila puts forward strong arguments in her interview, but returns home to bad news.
Episode 105 - Mischief Night
Nov 2, 1983 · 30 min
Bobby tries to negotiate a fair settlement, Barry and Terry need some cable, and Marie's washine machine needs to be repaired.
Episode 106 - On the Fire
Nov 3, 1983 · 30 min
The Jacksons' bonfire has some surprising contents. Marie finds that her kitchen is full of water. Mike tells Karen he is joining the Army.
Episode 107 - Daylight Robbery
Nov 8, 1983 · 30 min
Harry and Edna move in. While Harry tells Paul about his boxing medals, Mark steals them - but Damon and Gizzmo are blamed.
Episode 108 - What You've Lost
Nov 9, 1983 · 30 min
Paul and Heather see Gizzmo being beaten up by his brother. Damon fights with Mark, and wins - but Bobby tells him off.
Episode 109 - Gnomes
Nov 15, 1983 · 30 min
When Harry's attention is diverted, Damon and Gizzmo start moving his gnomes around. Barry helps Samantha retrieve a valuable disk Alan has accidentally dropped behind a cabinet, b
Episode 110 - Age of Opportunity
Nov 16, 1983 · 30 min
Barry works on Bobby's car. Gordon and Mark go to a recording studio to hand in their demo tape. Gordon asks the receptionist for a date, but she turns him down.
Episode 111 - Small Mercies
Nov 22, 1983 · 30 min
Sheila and Karen go to bingo, and Karen wins £75. Alan continues his search for the missing disk, and blames Gordon when it turns up damaged.
Episode 112 - Foibles
Nov 23, 1983 · 30 min
Karen arrives home late with Mike, and Bobby throws him out. Karen and Bobby then argue over her giving away her bingo winnings.
Episode 113 - Shopping Lists
Nov 29, 1983 · 30 min
Paul tries to pacify Jack when he discovers Gordon has the stolen drum-box. Everyone on the Close is having car trouble.
Episode 114 - Outdoor Mechanics
Nov 30, 1983 · 30 min
Barry and Terry go to the beach to burn the Jaguar, but discover they haven't enough petrol. When they return with some, they find the car is sinking into the sand.
Episode 115 - The Pit
Dec 6, 1983 · 30 min
Marie decides to try to contact Petra by putting an ad in the paper. Heather is invited to the firm's annual dinner with Roger and feels that she can't tell her boss that her marri
Episode 116 - New Order
Dec 7, 1983 · 30 min
When Alan refuses to tell Harry why he has dug a pit, he starts to fill it in. Heather spends a day at Mr Johnston's printing firm in Billinge, and agrees to let Polly come and sta
Episode 117 - Sardines
Dec 13, 1983 · 30 min
Harry discovers that some of his gnomes are up Alan's Christmas tree, and that his is the only garden without a sapling. Marie and Michelle face a gruesome task. Heather and Polly
Episode 118 - So Thoughtless
Dec 14, 1983 · 30 min
Polly and Sydney disturb Heather when she has work to do at home. Harry is asked to dress up as Father Christmas. Samantha returns home earlier than expected.
Episode 119 - Nothing Serious
Dec 20, 1983 · 30 min
As Christmas approaches, Heather battles to save her client's business. Marie receives news that George has been injured and taken to hospital. Bobby and Matty deliver Christmas ha
Episode 120 - Not Beaten Yet
Dec 21, 1983 · 30 min
Heather dashes back to Ireland, Marie and Michelle discover that Petra has sent them a Christmas card, and Barry and Terry discover a more profitable use for their perfume.
Episode 121 - Nothing's Changed
Dec 27, 1983 · 30 min
Having Lucy home for Christmas doesn't improve Annabelle's mood, but can she be persuaded to see a doctor? Mike hears a few tales when he returns home on leave from the Army.
Episode 122 - Survivors
Dec 28, 1983 · 30 min
The Collins family have a party on New Year's Eve, but Gordon is out getting drunk elsewhere. Mike comes to visit Karen, but ends up playing cards with Barry and Terry.