Damon and Debbie

Name: Damon and Debbie
Genre: Drama
Released: 1987-11-04
Rating: 6
Cast: Simon O'Brien, Gillian Kearney

6.0 IMDb 7.7 (62) Nov 1987 1 Season 3 Episodes 60m/ep

Ended

Drama

Overview

Damon and Debbie is a three-part 'soap bubble' from Brookside, broadcast across three November 1987 Wednesday evenings on Channel 4. Produced by Mersey Television, the three-part series is written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and directed by Bob Carlton. Teen sweethearts Damon Grant and Debbie McGrath flee their disapproving parents in Liverpool, only to end up on the lam and culminating in tragedy.

Created by Phil Redmond

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · English

Cast

Simon O'Brien

Damon Grant

Gillian Kearney

Debbie McGrath

Key Crew

Bob Carlton

Director

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Writer

Dorothy Andrew

Casting

Phil Redmond

Executive Producer

Colin McKeown

Producer

David Hutchman

Editor

Ian Weston

Editor

Mark Doran

Editor

Martin Beresford

Boom Operator

Part 1

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.

Nov 4, 1987 43m

Part 2

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.

Nov 11, 1987 42m

Part 3

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.

Nov 18, 1987 50m

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