Actor Dean Sullivan, who played Jimmy Corkhill in Brookside, dies aged 68

Sullivan described as a ‘British soap icon’ after role as popular character on Channel 4 show set in Liverpool

The actor and director Dean Sullivan, who starred in Brookside, has died aged 68.

Sullivan, who was born and educated in Liverpool, played Jimmy Corkhill in the Mersey TV soap, which at its peak regularly drew in audiences of 8 million.

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