BROOKSIDE star Dean Sullivan appeared in a pre-recorded episode of Celebrity Antiques Roadshow on Tuesday (December 5) following his death one week ago.
Best known for playing Jimmy Corkhill in the TV soap, the New Brighton actor and director, died at the age of 68 on Wednesday, November 29 following a “short illness”, his family said.
Sullivan appeared in the episode on BBC Two alongside Heartbeat star Tricia Penrose at 7pm on Tuesday.
Tricia took to Twitter 'X' to express the "fun" the duo had making the episode earlier this year.
She wrote: "This will be a hard watch tonight for myself and Dean's family and friends. We had so much fun making this back in July this year."
This will be a hard watch tonight for myself and Deans family and friends. We had so much fun making this back in July this year 💔 @actorsagent @ismaelkhan @RooIrvine. BBC 2 tonight at 7.00 pic.twitter.com/sZTKk3ri17
— Tricia Penrose (@triciapenrose) December 5, 2023
Antiques Road Trip also posted their condolences saying "our thoughts are with Dean’s family and friends at this time".
We were incredibly sad to hear last week of the death of Dean Sullivan, known for his iconic performance as Jimmy Corkhill in Brookside.
— Antiques Road Trip (@AntiqueRoadTrip) December 5, 2023
With the blessing of his family, the episode we recorded with Dean and his long-time friend @triciapenrose will air this evening as planned. pic.twitter.com/s5FNDAAgOd
In the episode, Dean and Tricia have £400 each to spend with their paired experts and visit Warrington and Crosby to take part in some antique shopping.
You can watch the full episode here.
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