| They Say: | Recorded specially for video in the Farnhams house are Sue Johnston (SHEILA GRANT), Gabrielle Glaister (PATRICIA FARNHAM), Sarah White (BEV McLOUGHLIN), Annie Miles (SUE SULLIVAN), Sandra Maitland (MANDY JORDACHE) and Irene Marot (DD DIXON) all chatting with Brookside's creator Phil Redmond about the fortunes of the show's women over the last 12 years. From the trauma of divorce, rape and murder to the lighter days of romance and weddings. | ||
| Price: | £12:99 on release though reduced in some retail outlets | ||
| Length: | 94 minutes (approx) | ||
| We say: | A great trip down memory lane as we see the exciting, traumatic, hilarious moments of the soap's female history. Includes some side splitting out-takes (watch out for Sandra Maitland's struggle with an industrial cleaner!) and behind the scenes facts. Well worth the money! | ||
| Soap-O-Metre: | 78% - Girl Power Giggles a go-go! | ||
| They Say: | Known to millions only as their on-screen characters, this video gives a unique insight into the real actors and what it's really like to be in Brookie. We meet Anna Friel (BETH JORDACHE), Nicola Stephenson (MARGARET CLEMENCE), Simon O'Brien (DAMON GRANT), Paul Byatt (MIKE DIXON), Alexandra Fletcher (JACQUI DIXON), Rachel Lindsay (SAMMY ROGERS/DANIELS), Danny McCall (OWEN DANIELS) and Diane Burke (KATIE ROGERS), all gathered in No. 5 Brookside Close. They chat about their times on the show and discuss their favourite memories, their worst moments and what its like being a teen TV star. | ||
| Price: | £12:99 | ||
| Length: | 90 minutes (approx) | ||
| We Say: | Although perhaps lacking the out takes and laughter of the first video this video is jam packed with clips from the shows past and is still an informative piece of retro-soap viewing! | ||
| Soap-O-Metre: | 57%, Teens on top(ish) form! | ||
| They Say: | Join Diane Burke (KATIE ROGERS), Alex Fletcher (JACQUI DIXON), John Burgess (DAVID CROSBIE) and Sarah White (BEV McLOUGHLIN) on a specially recorded in-depth guided tour behind the scenes of the nation's favourite close, as this will be your only chance to see the alternative ending to the Jordache trial. | ||
| Price: | £12:99 | ||
| Length: | 74 minutes (approx) | ||
| We Say: | This video is worth buying if only for the last ten minutes showing the alternative happy ending to the Jordache trial. But as well as that you get a really amazing tour of the close, shops and studios that will suprise you and keep you intrested right the way through the well presented tour from the soap's favourite characters. | ||
| Soap-O-Metre: | 89% Let the tour commence!!! | ||
| They Say: | This is a unique chance to join Vince Earl (RON DIXON), Steven Pinder (MAX FARNHAM), Dean Sullivan (JIMMY CORKHILL), John McArdle (BILLY CORKHILL), Michael Stark (SINBAD) and Brian Regan (TERRY SULLIVAN) as they chat to Brookside producer Phil Redmond about life on the close. | ||
| Price: | £13:99 | ||
| Length: | 89 minutes (approx) | ||
| We Say: | A great piece to put in your collection as you get a geniune conversational documentry with the many talented male actors of Brookside's history. | ||
| Soap-O-Metre: | 75%, Grab a beer and enjoy the male bonding on video! | ||
| They Say: |
This 10th anniversay video spotlights both the memorable
characters and events from the enduring Ramsay Street series. Original and current stars including Kimberly Davies, Melissa Bell and Scott Michaelson tell their part of the ten year story. | ||
| Price: | £11:99 | ||
| Length: | 90 minutes (approx) | ||
| We Say: | Reliving the ten year history is one long rollercoaster from the minute you press play. Although the video may suffer from some boring segments every now and again the video is on a whole a fun collective film. | ||
| Soap-O-Metre: | Birth, Death, Love, Hate - become good friends! | ||
| They Say: |
Five complete and unforgettable episodes from the soap
set in summer Bay are contained in this Home and Away video:
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| Price: | £11:99 | ||
| Length: | 110 minutes (approx) | ||
| We Say: |
If you want to relive the moments of Home and Away history that made us laugh and cry the vids for you! BUT why have two episodes of the Mega nd Blake saga? Surely Tom's death or David Croft's car crash should be on here? | ||
| Soap-O-Metre: | 55% Worth a Summer Bay snoop - but where are the best eps? | ||
| They Say: | It was 2000 episodes ago that Summer Bay first surfaced and here you can see the very first episiode and the moments from the next 2000 episodes. Presented by Emma Lee | ||
| Price: | £13:99 | ||
| Length: | 95 minutes (approx) | ||
| We Say: | The clips of the show's 9 year history are a great trip down Summer Bay memory lane - but surely they could've hired a better presenter? Prepare to fast-forward through the segments that Emma Lee whines her way through... | ||
| Soap-O-Metre: | 78% - Fun, but a seriously frustrating presenter! | ||