Brookside legend reveals she turned down role in rival soap – and still regrets it 50 years on

JULIE Peasgood has starred in some of the nation's most beloved soaps but there's one she turned down that she still regrets. The actress rose to fame playing Fran Pearson on Brookside and went on to star on Hollyoaks and Emmerdale. But there was one role she never accepted when she was just 19 years...