Former Brookside star charged with murder

Former Brookside star Brian Regan has been charged with murder, after a doorman was shot dead outside a Liverpool nightclub. Regan, who played Terry Sullivan in the Channel 4 soap for 14 years, appeared at Liverpool magistrates court in handcuffs, reports The Mirror. He and Lee Dodson, 42, are charged with shooting Bahman Faraji, 44, who was killed leaving a pub in February. A third man, Edward Heffey, 40, was charged this month. All three are due to appear in Crown Court Monday for a hearing. Investigators say the three appear to have targeted Faraji, an immigrant from Iran. Faraji had been living in Liverpool for 15 years and worked at a number of bars and clubs. Regan grew up in Liverpool, where he started acting at the Liverpool Playhouse. He joined Brookside in 1982, first appearing in the sixth episode as loveable loser Terry. Brookside, centred on the residents of Brookside Close in Liverpool, was axed in 2003 and Regan's TV career stalled. In 2000, he had a small role in a docudrama about soccer star George Best.

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