BROOKSIDE star Dean Sullivan left a huge sum in his will after he died from cancer. The Channel 4 legend – who starred as Jimmy Corkhill in the Liverpudlian soap – died in November 2023 aged 68. Probate documents seen by The Sun show he bequeathed £660,000, including properties, bank accounts and royalties from re-runs of the show, to his sister Joy.
The will, signed off only a day before he died, also told of his wish to be an organ donor – helping others in need of life-saving transplants. His total worth was £757,000, but nearly £100k was spent on settling mortgages, paying lawyers and his funeral - attended by a dozen co-stars. Sullivan was the longest-serving cast member on Brookside despite only signing up for a six-episode run as recurring character Corkhill.
read more on TV The show ran from 1982 as one of Channel 4’s first original productions to 2003, when it was axed after a decade of falling ratings. His character Jimmy battled a brutal drug and booze addiction during the show’s run, developing an obsession with cleaning, and selling his daughter’s toys for 10p each. Sullivan attempted to purchase the show's custom-built set to revive it in 2008, but it was ultimately sold to developers who transformed the street's homes into luxury detached properties.
He paired his run on the show with a string of reality TV ventures, including last year’s series of BBC hit Celebrity Antiques Road Trip. Most read in TV Several of the episodes aired after his dea.