
Brookside
Gritty, kitchen-sink neighbourhood drama that grinds through ordinary lives and hard secrets with a plain, lived-in honesty.
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- The ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool.

Gritty, kitchen-sink neighbourhood drama that grinds through ordinary lives and hard secrets with a plain, lived-in honesty.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 2 | |
| Horror | 1 | |
| Humour | 3 | |
| Realism | 8 | |
| Romance | 4 | |
| Tension | 5 | |
| Darkness | 6 | |
| Complexity | 4 | |
| Emotional weight | 6 |
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