The final instalment saw drug dealer Jack Michaelson (Paul Duckworth) die in an attack of mob justice. He was hanged from his bedroom window by a lynch mob that included Jimmy Corkhill, Steve and Marty Murray and Tim O'Leary.

Why was Brookside Cancelled?

Although the series had a long and successful run, its viewing figures were in terminal decline by 2000, and low ratings eventually led to its cancellation in June 2003. The final episode was broadcast on 4 November 2003 and was watched by around two million viewers.

What happened to the Brookside houses?

After the end of Brookside the entire close was sold to a developer who then stripped, gutted and attempted to rebuild the interior of the houses before putting them up for sale in 2007. But the semi-finished properties didn't sell and the developer went into receivership with the houses falling into neglect and decay.