Background
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.
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