Damon and Debbie

Damon and Debbie
Damon presents Debbie with some roses
Created byPhil Redmond
Written byFrank Cottrell-Boyce
Directed byBob Carlton
StarringSimon O'Brien
Gillian Kearney
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
ProducerColin McKeown
Running time60 mins
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release4 November (1987-11-04) –
18 November 1987 (1987-11-18)
Related
Brookside
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Damon and Debbie is 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'.[1][2]

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 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.

  1. ^ Plunkett, Jon (10 October 2002). "Brookside: the highs and lows". Media Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  2. ^ "CHANNEL 4 AT 25". Off the Telly. November 2002. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2008.