Lindsey Corkhill is a character in Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

 soap opera

Soap opera

A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...

 Brookside

Brookside

Brookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...

. She was played by Claire Sweeney

Claire Sweeney

Claire Jane Sweeney is an English actress, singer and television personality best known for playing the role of Lindsey Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside and her appearance on the first series of the Reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother.-Early Life:Sweeney was born in Walton, Liverpool...

 from 1991 to 2001 and then again in 2003..

Character

Lindsey Corkhill, like her brother Little Jimmy

Little Jimmy Corkhill

"Little" James 'Jimmy' Corkhill Jr. was a fictional character in the defunct Channel 4 soap opera Brookside. He was portrayed by George Christopher and first appeared between 1991 and 1992...

 brought a lot of trouble and anguish to her dysfunctional parents Jimmy

Jimmy Corkhill

James 'Jimmy' Corkhill is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Brookside, played by Dean Sullivan. He joined the series in 1986, originally arriving in a recurring basis appearing along side his on-screen brother, Billy Corkhill, he then became a regular, remaining in the...

 and Jackie

Jackie Corkhill

Jackie Corkhill is a character in Channel 4 soap Brookside played by Sue Jenkins from 1991 to 2001.-Introduction:Jackie was introduced as the long-suffering estranged wife of Jimmy Corkhill in 1991...

. As the character develops she becomes involved in a circle of organised crime.

Drug smuggling

In 1996 Lindsey had an affair with Mike Dixon

Mike Dixon (Brookside character)

Michael "Mike" Dixon is a fictional character played by Paul Byatt from 1990 until the end of the series in 2003. He was the eldest son of Ron and "DD" Dixon, and the brother of Tony and Jacqui...

. In revenge for this her husband Gary Stanlow plants drugs in daughter Kylie's teddy bear before the two head for Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. The two are arrested en-route in Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

. At the time Lindsey's father Jimmy and Mike's father Ron

Ron Dixon (Brookside)

Ronald William "Ron" Dixon is a fictional character in the British soap opera, Brookside, played by Vince Earl from 1990 until the final episode in 2003, during which time he was involved in several major storylines....

 had been enemies after Jimmy had accidentally killed Ron's son Tony. The two however fought a campaign to free their respective children, first releasing Lindsey and later Mike.

Split with Mike

Later in 1997, Mike Dixon decides to publish a book about his experience in Bangkok. In failing to credit Lindsey she decides to break with him.

Engagement to Peter and affair with Barry

After her break with Mike, Lindsey becomes engaged to Peter Phelan. Soon after however she has an affair with Barry Grant

Barry Grant

Barry Grant is a fictional character in the defunct Channel 4 soap opera Brookside. He was portrayed by Paul Usher and was in the series from episode one in 1982 until 1995 with several sporadic guest appearances in 1997, 1998 and the final episode in 2003....

. The two do however marry in spin-off Brookside: Friday the 13th but only after her and father Jimmy are pursued by two armed gangsters intent on killing Jimmy.

Harassment from Gary

In 1998 Gary turns up again and demands a divorce settlement and access to daughter Kylie. Intent on getting these he harasses Lindsey until she threatens him with a gun. Gary backs down and the two divorce on Lindsey's terms, leaving her free to marry Peter.

Return and engagement to Barry Grant

Lindsey Corkhill returned along with Barry Grant in 2003 for the final episode. Lindsey persuades her father to come and live with her in a house in the grounds of Barry's mansion in Blaydon

Blaydon

Blaydon-on-Tyne is a town in the North East of England in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. The former urban district, however, extends much further, its fourteen and a half square miles constituting the largest administrative district, after Newcastle, on Tyneside...

, Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...

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