Damon and Debbie (1987)

Directed by

Bob Carlton

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 3 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two teenagers from different social classes run away from Liverpool to York to be together. Their relationship faces obstacles from their disapproving families, and the story ends with tragedy.

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What happens

Damon and Debbie is a three-part spin-off from the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside first broadcast in November 1987. A Mersey Television production, it was written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, directed by Bob Carlton, and produced by Colin McKeown. The series is credited as the first 'soap bubble'. The series followed teen sweethearts Damon Grant (Simon O'Brien) and Debbie McGrath (Gillian Kearney) as they absconded to York to escape their disapproving parents in Liverpool who objected to the relationship because of the class divide. It ended with the death of Damon, who had been a regular character in Brookside since its launch in 1982. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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