Jimmy Corkhill

57Deluxe

Brookside favourite has pulled his last stroke...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/nov/30/actor-dean-sullivan-jimmy-corkhill-brookside-dies

lustycourtier

Dean was a lovely guy. RIP

stufisher

I was a massive Brookie fan ... I recall Jimmy with fondness ... great character. Saddened by the news  

Offset

Bloody cancer.  Bastard disease.  I loved Brookie back in the day.  RIP.

Philly_Q

I  know a couple of guys at work, of around my age, who have either had prostate cancer or are being constantly monitored for it, so I avoided discussing the details of this story yesterday when the news broke.

Brookside was good back in the early days, although I remember thinking it was long overdue for the axe by the time they finally did put it out of its misery.  Poor old Dean Sullivan seemed to struggle a bit post-Brookside, I remember reading an interview where he was saying perhaps the Jimmy Corkhill character could be resurrected and turn up in another soap, which seemed rather sad.

Only 68, sad news.  RIP.

JAYJO

Was looking forward to seeing him this New Year with the Kids at Southport Pantomine. Recently received a message saying he had to cancel.

DefaultM

Noooo

DefaultM

There goes my pitch for a tv show. Jimmy Corkhill and Les Battersby going round the canals on a boat can only ever be a dream now.

beed84

Was only talking about him yesterday when reminiscing about Brookie with my mum. Great character and nice bloke. RIP.

Philly_Q

DefaultM said:

There goes my pitch for a tv show. Jimmy Corkhill and Les Battersby going round the canals on a boat can only ever be a dream now.

Add Jim McDonald and it could've been Three Men in a Boat.  I suppose really it should be someone from Eastenders, but Jim going "So it is" every few minutes would really add something.

DefaultM

Philly_Q said:

DefaultM said:

There goes my pitch for a tv show. Jimmy Corkhill and Les Battersby going round the canals on a boat can only ever be a dream now.

Add Jim McDonald and it could've been Three Men in a Boat.  I suppose really it should be someone from Eastenders, but Jim going "So it is" every few minutes would really add something.

That is indeed a much better show. I thought that Jim was still doing a stretch for robbing that bank, but it seems not!

hollywoodrox

Philly_Q said:

I  know a couple of guys at work, of around my age, who have either had prostate cancer or are being constantly monitored for it, so I avoided discussing the details of this story yesterday when the news broke.

Brookside was good back in the early days, although I remember thinking it was long overdue for the axe by the time they finally did put it out of its misery.  Poor old Dean Sullivan seemed to struggle a bit post-Brookside, I remember reading an interview where he was saying perhaps the Jimmy Corkhill character could be resurrected and turn up in another soap, which seemed rather sad.

Only 68, sad news.  RIP.

He used to be on City Talk radio in Liverpool at one time. 

hollywoodrox

RIP can’t believe it at all, such a great character