Brookside Distracted (Season 1, Episode 621)
TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

Brookside

Distracted (Season 1, Episode 621)

TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

Sheila insists on paying for her keep, but for Billy there's no smoke without fire. Frank tries to find somewhere to hide a bicycle, while Rod's forgetfulness could have serious repercussions.

Director

Romey Allison

Writers

Kathleen Potter (written by) | Phil Redmond (devised by)

Composer

Steve Wright

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 10, 1988

Release date

Oct 10, 1988 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

8 wins & 12 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
10 cast members

Name	Known for
John McArdle Billy Corkhill Billy Corkhill See fewer	Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement (1996)
Jason Hope Rod Corkhill Rod Corkhill See fewer	Brookside (1982)
Justine Kerrigan Tracy Corkhill Tracy Corkhill See fewer	South (1988)
Sue Johnston Sheila Grant Sheila Grant See fewer	The Royle Family (1998)
Eithne Browne Chrissy Rogers Chrissy Rogers See fewer	Odd Squad (2014)
Peter Christian Frank Rogers Frank Rogers See fewer	Scully (1984)
Peter Barton Sergeant Appleby Sergeant Appleby See fewer	Truckers (1987)
Nellie Hanham Mrs Mellor Mrs Mellor See fewer	Freelance (1970)
Robert Hitchmough Robert Robert See fewer	MI-5 (2002)
Tom Sharkey Gerrard Holt Gerrard Holt See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)