Overview
- The Brookside–Hollyoaks crossover airs Wednesday, October 22 at 7pm on E4, followed the same night by a revived Hollyoaks Later after a five-year break.
- Original Brookside stars return, including Ricky Tomlinson, Sue Johnston, Paul Usher, Philip Olivier, Suzanne Collins, Michael Starke and John McArdle.
- Yasmin Davies, real-life daughter of Alex Fletcher, joins as Esme Dixon, the on-screen daughter of Jacqui Dixon, appearing in both the crossover and Later.
- Current Hollyoaks storyline threads into the Close as detective Donny Clark travels to Brookside and encounters familiar faces, with teasers avoiding key plot reveals.
- Production secured exceptional permission to film on the actual Brookside Close with support from the Liverpool Film Office, marking Hollyoaks’ 30th year and honoring creator Sir Phil Redmond.