Overview

• Filming has resumed on the real Brookside Close in West Derby for the first time since 2003 under exceptional permission from the owner and the Liverpool Film Office.
• Sue Johnston reprises Sheila Grant alongside returning cast including Philip Olivier, Suzanne Collins, John McArdle, Paul Usher, Michael Starke and Louis Emerick.
• Channel 4 will broadcast the special in October as part of Hollyoaks’ 30th‑anniversary programming.
• Lime Pictures describes the episode as a love letter to both soaps, with executive producer Hannah Cheers overseeing the production.
• All original Brookside episodes have been digitally restored and are available to stream from the start on STV Player.