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I was going to mention “cousin Jill” from Brookside, but my memory of that episode is that the character didn’t appear, she was merely referred to by other guests. I don’t recall Jane Rossington being cast in Brookside, so the mention was even more random - and not all viewers would have got the reference to the motel and a fire that took place there.
Sad news about Kristian Eley. The character of Matt wasn’t particularly memorable, but sad to learn of the actor’s passing at such a young age.
I believe other characters started off in Hollyoaks and migrated to Brookside - a doctor and his girlfriend/fiancée.
You’ve had me doubting myself now and wondering if I dreamt about Jane Rossington (I do have strange dreams). I’ve checked IMDB though, and she definitely has a credit.
I think you might be right about there being more crossovers between Brookside and Hollyoaks. It did feel like the two soaps existed in the same Mersey Television dimension.
I remember Jane Rossington (Jill from Crossroads) made a brief appearance as a wedding guest in Brookside, introduced as ‘cousin Jill who runs a hotel in the Midlands.’
There was also at least one Brookside/Hollyoaks crossover, with the character of Matt Musgrove leaving Brookside Close and then turning up on Hollyoaks. I think he was in both soaps for a couple of years each. Sadly the actor, Kristian Ealey, died a few years ago in his thirties.
There was also at least one Brookside/Hollyoaks crossover, with the character of Matt Musgrove leaving Brookside Close and then turning up on Hollyoaks. I think he was in both soaps for a couple of years each. Sadly the actor, Kristian Ealey, died a few years ago in his thirties.
I was going to mention “cousin Jill” from Brookside, but my memory of that episode is that the character didn’t appear, she was merely referred to by other guests. I don’t recall Jane Rossington being cast in Brookside, so the mention was even more random - and not all viewers would have got the reference to the motel and a fire that took place there.
Sad news about Kristian Eley. The character of Matt wasn’t particularly memorable, but sad to learn of the actor’s passing at such a young age.
I believe other characters started off in Hollyoaks and migrated to Brookside - a doctor and his girlfriend/fiancée.
You’ve had me doubting myself now and wondering if I dreamt about Jane Rossington (I do have strange dreams). I’ve checked IMDB though, and she definitely has a credit.
I think you might be right about there being more crossovers between Brookside and Hollyoaks. It did feel like the two soaps existed in the same Mersey Television dimension.
Seriously though crossovers are commonplace in the US.