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to the relationship because of the class divide. It ended with the death of Damon, who had been a regular character in "Brookside" since its launch in 1982.
Production.
Production Development.
"Damon and Debbie" was developed in response to several factors, according to "Brookside" creator Phil Redmond. Firstly, the producers were keen to develop further "high-octane storylines" having seen the audience and media response to 1985's siege storyline, in which nurses Pat, Sandra and Kate were held
Damon and Debbie
Damon and Debbie was a three-part spin-off from the Channel 4 soap opera "Brookside" first broadcast in November 1987. A Mersey Television production, it was written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, directed by Bob Carlton, and produced by Colin McKeown. The series is credited as the first 'soap bubble'.
The series followed teen sweethearts Damon Grant (Simon O'Brien) and Debbie McGrath (Gillian Kearney) as they absconded to York to escape their disapproving parents in Liverpool who objected