"Little" James 'Jimmy' Corkhill Jr. (26 March 1974 - 29 November 1996) was a fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 in the defunct 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...

. He was portrayed by George Christopher

George Christopher (actor)

George Christopher is a British actor.He is best known for his teenage role as Liverpudlian scamp Ziggy Greaves in Grange Hill, a role he played from 1986 to 1989...

 and first appeared between 1991 and 1992. Little Jimmy resented his father, 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...

for a number of years having caught him having sex with his aunt, Val Walker.

In 1996, Little Jimmy returned to Brookside close after spending time in a french prison for drug-related offences. On his release, he returned home and his parents were determined to wean him off his addiction. Unfortunately, their attempts were in vain when on 29 November 1996 Little Jimmy was found badly wounded in his bedroom after being shot by dealers over a debt. He died in the ambulance before he could reach hospital.