{"id":69063,"date":"2023-11-30T11:43:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/?p=69063"},"modified":"2023-11-30T11:43:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:43:17","slug":"dean-sullivan-had-wanted-brookside-return-before-his-death-and-had-plans-for-jimmy-corkhill-character-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/tv-movies\/dean-sullivan-had-wanted-brookside-return-before-his-death-and-had-plans-for-jimmy-corkhill-character-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean Sullivan had wanted Brookside return before his death and had plans for Jimmy Corkhill character | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DEAN Sullivan had spoken about Brookside returning to TV in the months leading up to his death.<\/p>\n<p>The star was best known for\u00a0his portrayal of Jimmy Corkhill\u00a0in the\u00a0Channel 4\u00a0soap and believed his character is just as relevant today as he was in the eighties.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/779b277c-54a2-4b7d-b647-75301fe39427.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lime-pictures-pa-wire-note-790853009-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Dean&#x27;s agent <span>this morning<\/span> revealed he had died peacefully following a short illness at the age of 68.<\/p>\n<p>A statement read: &quot;To millions he was and very much still is remembered as &#x27;Jimmy&#x27;, to family and friends he was &#x27;Dino&#x27;.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Dean&#x27;s family wants to thank Arrowe Park <span>Hospital<\/span> for their unwavering and consistent support.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We ask that you respect their privacy in their time of grief.&quot;<\/p>\n<h2>Read More on Dean Sullivan<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NINTCHDBPICT000863036940.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NINTCHDBPICT000863036940.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NINTCHDBPICT000863036940.jpg\"><\/picture><span>SOAP TRAGEDY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Brookside legend Dean Sullivan pulled out of pantomime days before death<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-design-76.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-design-76.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-design-76.jpg\"><\/picture><span>STAR GONE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Fans share heartbreak as Jimmy Corkhill actor Dean Sullivan dies aged 68<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking at the start of this year about Brookside returning, the actor told the Metro: \u201cI think it could work even more so these days because one of the big initial storylines, the Grants were a true working-class family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there would be a massive appetite for it. If it does come back, who knows?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u2018But the thing is what\u2019s great about it, because it\u2019s going to be repeated now on STV Player, there\u2019ll be a whole new generation of fans who will get an appetite for it and maybe start demanding that it does come back. Never say never.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In August of this year he admitted that if he was to return, he would try to have a better work\/life balance.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Soaps<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-kdk623rah-1701248182112.jpg\"><\/picture><span>off air <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>EastEnders pulled from BBC One in fresh soap schedule shake-up next week<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/luc-comp.jpg\"><\/picture><span>health scare <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Hollyoaks star Lucy Jo Hudson&#8217;s son, 3, rushed to hospital<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/eastenders-spoilers-legend-returns-another-woman.jpg\"><\/picture><span>SQUARING UP <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>EastEnders legend returns to find another woman living in her house<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-4odj3lwgj-1701116511247.jpg\"><\/picture><span>revealed <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Corrie reveals fate of \u2018missing\u2019 character after they disappeared six months ago<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He told the Liverpool Echo: &quot;No early morning calls, no getting up at 5am to be in the makeup chair for 7am. None of that. No late night calls either. I could only work Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Sometimes if you had a main storyline and you were busy, you had time for nothing else. You&#x27;d be in all day long and then you&#x27;d go home with an armful of scripts. I used to just sit at the kitchen table and just learn scripts.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Dean was the longest-serving cast member on\u00a0Brookside\u00a0&#8211; but he was originally only supposed to be in six episodes as\u00a0recurring character Corkhill.<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy famously found Trevor Jordache&#x27;s body under the patio with Eddie Banks, and he also battled drug addiction during\u00a0the show&#x27;s run.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Dean revealed he had battled\u00a0prostate cancer\u00a0but was later given the all-clear.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dean-sullivan-jackie-corkhill-sue-863037062-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2016-carla-lane-funeral-liverpools-243155562-2.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/24902880\/dean-sullivan-brookside-death-jimmy-corkhill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEAN Sullivan had spoken about Brookside returning to TV in the months leading up to his death. 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