She is best known for her role as Fran Pearson in the television soap Brookside ( 1991 -- 93 ) .
She was a pupil at Grimsby 's Wintringham School .
pupil is best known for pupil 's role as Fran Pearson in the television soap Brookside ( 1991 -- 93 ) .
She was a pupil at Grimsby 's Wintringham School .