Dean Sullivan stars as Jimmy Corkhill in Brookside Brookside and Grange Hill are anticipated to make a comeback, according to betting experts. The Liverpool-based soap Brookside, which aired on Channel 4 , was cancelled in 2003 and Grange Hill was axed in 2008. Oddmakers at Sportscasting are predicting Brookside could make a return to our screens after recent re-runs of the show broke viewing records.
They've suggested that a rumoured Grange Hill film is also in the making - so could this popular school-based soap, that ran for 30 years, also be set for a comeback? Betting experts claim that Brookside the most likely British soap to make comeback at 2/1, whilst Grange Hill also one of the fancies to return at 3/1. Sportscasting.com spokesman Andy Newton, reacted to our ‘TV Soap Comeback’ odds saying: “Soap writing royalty Sir Philip Redmond was responsible for both Brookside & Grange Hill and after many years on the sidelines the oddsmakers are making them the big favourites to be remade.
READ MORE: Sue Barker calls out ex-boyfriend Cliff Richard over 'not fair' comments [LATEST] Sue Jenkins, Claire Sweeney And Dean Sullivan were all cast members at Brookside (Image: Getty) "This is based on recent re-runs of Brookside, that were added to STV Player in 2023 smashing streaming records, plus there are also strong rumours of a Grange Hill movie - which could then easily lead to a new series being penned. "Crossroads, which originally aired between 1964 and 1988, is third i.
