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Dean Sullivan obituary: Actor who played ‘loveable rogue’ Jimmy Corkhill in the soap Brookside

In this special edition of 'Showbiz 5' Penelope Teeth brings together tributes to actor and director Dean Sullivan who died earlier this week. Dean who became the most famous resident of Brookside Close as Jimmy Corkhill was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018, but took a sudden decline in recent weeks. Dean was devoted to

Actor who played Jimmy Corkhill in the long-running Channel 4 soap Brookside

Actors of the legendary Channel 4 soap Brookside have come a long way since the series ended 20 years ago, from starting families to suffering illnesses and making it in Hollywood

As Jimmy Corkhill in Brookside, Dean Sullivan was responsible for some of the soaps most memorable storylines - including the discovery of the body of villain Trevor Jordache under his patio.

A serial burglar who raided houses in Taunton and Axminster on consecutive days has been jailed after he was caught by nosey neighbours.

Dean Sullivan, who has died aged 68, played the loveable rogue Jimmy Corkhill, one of the longest-serving characters in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside, from 1986 until it ended in 2003; so committed was he to the programme that five years after it finished he tried to buy several of the houses with a view to reviving the show.

A serial burglar who raided houses in Taunton and Axminster on consecutive days has been jailed after he was caught by nosey neighbours.

Theyve been in the dock at Oxford Magistrates Court.