Mid-Term Report: From Grange Hill to Hollyoaks, Via Brookside

By Phil Redmond

Grange Hills : swimming pool disasters. Drugs, and just say "no." Flying sausages. School like you'd never seen it before. Brookside : lesbian kisses. Bodies under patios. Exploding shops. Suburban life like you'd never seen it before. Hollyoaks : bad boys on bikes. Loveable geeks. Leggy blondes. Students like you'd never seen them before. Phil Redmont: three classic TV programs. One TV genius. This is the behind-the-scenes story of how a working-class lad from the Liverpool suburbs went from living on a housing estate to buying one, and from comprehensive school dinners to lunch with the Queen. Along the way he learned a lot of lessons, broke all the rules, and changed television forever.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846059844
• ISBN13: 9781846059841
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Century
• Length: 336 Pages