Damon and Debbie was a three-part 'soap bubble' from Brookside, broadcast late on Wednesday evenings on Channel 4 in November 1987, with an omnibus edition over the Christmas period of that year. 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 and Debbie McGrath absconding to York from their disapproving parents in Liverpool 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.
Teen sweethearts Damon Grant and Debbie McGrath flee their disapproving parents in Liverpool, only to end up on the lam and culminating in tragedy.
Episode 1. Part 1
1987-11-04 · 43 min
Damon and Debbie squat on a boat moored on the River Ouse in York, where Debbie hopes to go to university and Damon plans to start his own business, but the boat's owner sails away with all of their belongings, including Debbie's insulin.
Episode 2. Part 2
1987-11-11 · 42 min
The couple visit Morecambe, then move to Bradford to stay with friends. Debbie, who has kept her diabetes secret from Damon, tries to locate a pharmacy to obtain insulin.
Episode 3. Part 3
1987-11-18 · 50 min
When Damon catches Debbie injecting herself, he wrongly assumes she is a heroin addict. Back in York, after the couple enjoy a mock wedding, tragedy strikes.
