Overview
- A red-carpet premiere at St George’s Hall in Liverpool brought Brookside and Hollyoaks cast together ahead of the broadcast.
- Original Brookside actors including Sue Johnston, Ricky Tomlinson, Philip Olivier, Paul Usher, Michael Starke and John McArdle reprise their roles.
- Louis Emerick’s Hollyoaks character drives the story to Brookside Close, setting up the on-screen reunion without revealing key plot turns.
- Newcomer Yasmin Davies appears as Esme Dixon, connecting a new character to Brookside heritage through Jacqui Dixon.
- Filming returned to the real Brookside Close for one day with permission from the Liverpool Film Office, marking the first on-screen visit since 2003.