In 1996, the series caused an uproar when it featured a storyline of a consensual incestuous sexual relationship between two sibling characters. Brookside was also the first British soap to feature an openly gay character when Gordon Collins came out in 1985, and it was also the first to depict serious drug addiction with a number of different characters. After 5 years of campaigning by fans led by Lee Brady from 2007 to early 2012, a special DVD was released at the end of November 2012, just over 30 years after the series originally began, titled Brookside Most Memorable Moments.