Mid-Term Report : From Grange Hill to Hollyoaks, Via Brookside

" GRANGE HILL Swimming pool disasters. Drugs, and just say no . Flying sausages. School like you d never seen it before. BROOKSIDE b>esbian kisses. Bodies under patios. Exploding shops. Suburban life like you d never seen it before. HOLLYOAKS b>ad boys on bikes. Loveable geeks. Leggy blondes. Students like you d never seen them before. PHIL REDMOND b>i>Three classic TV programmes. One TV genius. This is the behind-the-scenes story of how a working-class lad from the Liverpool suburbs went from living on a housing estate to buying one, and from comprehensive school dinners to lunch with the Queen. Along the way he learned a lot of lessons, broke all the rules, and changed television for ever."