The introduction of Brookside Parade saw Ron Dixon open a convenience store called Dixon's Trading Post, Barry Grant opened a bar/nightclub initially called La Luz, and Terry Sullivan opened Pizza Parade, where Matty Nolan (Tony Scoggo) and Owen Daniels worked for a while. Other businesses opened soon afterwards, including a salon run by Angela Lambert (Hilary Welles), a florist run by DD Dixon, a petrol station, and eventually a health club complete with swimming pool. These businesses meant that the main focus of Brookside shifted away from the houses and families of Brookside Close to this new, modern set – and many storylines went with it. To launch Brookside Parade in 1991, and coinciding with the soap's 1000th episode, the writers (now led by senior producer Mal Young)20 Years of Brookside by Graham Kibble-White. Page 75 developed the controversial storyline of the double-murder of pregnant Sue Sullivan and baby Danny. The two were pushed off scaffolding, crashing through a glass canopy to their deaths, supposedly by lawyer Graeme Curtis (David Banks) in a grim 'whodunnit' plotline which saw ratings soar.Brookside: The First Ten Years. The Authorised History. Boxtree. Pages 20 and 21
