Max Farnham is a fictional character in the British soap opera
Brookside, who first appeared in 1990 and remained in the show until
just before the show was axed in 2003.Max Farnham arrived on Brookside
Close in 1990 with his second wife, Patricia, and their son, Thomas.
Max had previously been married to Susannah and had two children with
her, Matthew and Emily. His marriage to Susannah had broken up as a
result of his affair with Patricia. In 1993, while Max was out in
Florida to try and stop Susannah from taking their kids to live out
there with her new boyfriend, Andrew, Patricia's dad, David, caught
Max in bed with Susannah, and told his daughter about what he had
seen. Patricia was furious, and started divorce proceedings. Susannah
went back to Florida when Max refused to pick her over Patricia. Max
and Patricia later reconciled, and got remarried just days after their
divorce had been finalised. In 1994, Max and Patricia had a daughter
named Alice, who was born with Down Syndrome.In September 1995,
Susannah returned to Brookside as a regular character after her
relationship with Andrew had ended badly in terms of finance, leaving
her penniless. Susannah became intent on winning Max back from
Patricia and destroying their reconciled marriage, trying to make him
jealous by living with Max's business associate, Dil Palmer. The
marriage finally broke down completely in the spring of 1996 when Max
was falsely arrested for kerb crawling after he got lost driving his
car and stopped to ask a nearby woman for directions, not realizing
she was a prostitute. Although Max was found innocent, Patricia
refused to believe him and left the Close for France with their
children, Thomas and Alice. However, Susannah was more than happy to
support Max throughout the case and with her help, he was acquitted.
Although Patricia eventually returned to try to make amends with Max
after she learned of his acquittal, he walked out on her, remarking
bitterly about her lack of support and that he still had feelings for
Susannah. Weeks later, Patricia left the Close again and returned to
France, this time for good, and soon after, Max and Susannah rekindled
their relationship.
Brookside, who first appeared in 1990 and remained in the show until
just before the show was axed in 2003.Max Farnham arrived on Brookside
Close in 1990 with his second wife, Patricia, and their son, Thomas.
Max had previously been married to Susannah and had two children with
her, Matthew and Emily. His marriage to Susannah had broken up as a
result of his affair with Patricia. In 1993, while Max was out in
Florida to try and stop Susannah from taking their kids to live out
there with her new boyfriend, Andrew, Patricia's dad, David, caught
Max in bed with Susannah, and told his daughter about what he had
seen. Patricia was furious, and started divorce proceedings. Susannah
went back to Florida when Max refused to pick her over Patricia. Max
and Patricia later reconciled, and got remarried just days after their
divorce had been finalised. In 1994, Max and Patricia had a daughter
named Alice, who was born with Down Syndrome.In September 1995,
Susannah returned to Brookside as a regular character after her
relationship with Andrew had ended badly in terms of finance, leaving
her penniless. Susannah became intent on winning Max back from
Patricia and destroying their reconciled marriage, trying to make him
jealous by living with Max's business associate, Dil Palmer. The
marriage finally broke down completely in the spring of 1996 when Max
was falsely arrested for kerb crawling after he got lost driving his
car and stopped to ask a nearby woman for directions, not realizing
she was a prostitute. Although Max was found innocent, Patricia
refused to believe him and left the Close for France with their
children, Thomas and Alice. However, Susannah was more than happy to
support Max throughout the case and with her help, he was acquitted.
Although Patricia eventually returned to try to make amends with Max
after she learned of his acquittal, he walked out on her, remarking
bitterly about her lack of support and that he still had feelings for
Susannah. Weeks later, Patricia left the Close again and returned to
France, this time for good, and soon after, Max and Susannah rekindled
their relationship.
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