Barry Grant
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Barry Grant as he appears in the first episode.
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| Brookside character | |||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Paul Usher | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1982–1995, 1997–1998, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 2 November 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 2 November 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Phil Redmond | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances |
Brookside: The Lost Weekend | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Building site labourer, businessman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Home | Blaydon, Tyne and Wear | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Matty Nolan |
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| Mother | Sheila Grant |
| Adoptive father | Bobby Grant |
| Stepfather | Billy Corkhill |
| Stepmother | Theresa Nolan |
| Half-brothers | Damon Grant |
| Half-sisters |
Karen Grant Claire Grant |
| Wife | Lindsey Corkhill (2003–) |
| Nephews | Simon Grant |
Barry Grant is a fictional character in the defunct Channel 4 soap opera Brookside. He was portrayed by Paul Usher and was in the series from episode one in 1982 until 1995 with several sporadic guest appearances in 1997, 1998 and the final episode in 2003.
Barry Grant is arguably the most dislikeable and feared soap villain of all time. Because of the rawness of Brookside, Grant would take things a step further than his counterparts in other UK soaps, once shoving a gun up the behind of Calum Finnegan as he attempted to rape his girlfriend (Lindsay Corkhill). Finnegan was eventually locked in a container and ended up in Kenya and subsequently had to have a kidney transplant.
Barry Grant was the only character to have appeared in the first episode in November 1982 and appeared in the final episode in November 2003.
Bobby and Sheila Grant initially raised their three children Barry, Karen and Damon on a run-down Liverpool council estate. Barry, the eldest, was always the black sheep of the family. Barry was expelled from school at age 15 for attacking a group of bullies who constantly picked on and bullied his best friend Terry Sullivan.
Bobby Grant grafted for years in an effort to move away from the rough council estate flats. In 1982, Bobby and Shelia’s dream came true and they were able to buy their first home and the family moved into Brookside Close. Barry was 23 years old by then.
In 1988 it is revealed that Barry Grant's real father is in fact Matty Nolan, a family friend of the Grants.
Barry Grant was considerably older than his siblings. At the start of the series he was 23, compared to 15-year-old Karen and 14-year-old Damon.
Barry started out as a young 'scally' who, together with an often reluctant best friend Terry, was always looking for easy ways to make money. Such scams consisted of torching his Jaguar in order to claim off the insurance, stealing copper from building sites, and buying and selling stolen items. Barry was always the apple of his mother Sheila's eye but had a less sturdy relationship with his father Bobby who was eventually revealed to be his stepfather.
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