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  BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Byker Grove to end after 17 years
Byker Grove has been running for 17 years, and launched the careers of Ant and Dec, and actress Donna Air.
The duo returned to Byker Grove in October 2000 to attend the funeral of youth club manager, Geoff, who died in an accidental gas explosion.
The final series of Byker Grove will be broadcast in September on BBC One.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/4761345.stm   (264 words)

  
 Byker Grove
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 BBC - Tyne - Hollywood on Tyne - Byker Grove
Byker Grove actor Chris Beattie also stars in the film Purely Belter.
When we have a new character to cast, we go through the details of people who have written in to be considered for auditions.
If you are interested, you can send in your details to the Byker Grove office enclosing a recent photo.
www.bbc.co.uk /tyne/hollywood_on_tyne/byker_grove.shtml   (313 words)

  
  "Byker Grove" (1989)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Byker Grove follows the lives and relationships of a group of young people who are members of a youth club
Though in recent years Byker has gone off the boil a bit, in its first 9/10 years on air it was one of the best "Kids" dramas on the box.
They had pregnancy (twice), drugs, drink and in a ground breaking move, the first homosexual character on a kids show.
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  Introduction: A beginners guide to Byker Grove   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Byker Grove was created by Andrea Wonfor and Adele Rose and Matthew Robinson (a veteran TV director) was commissioned as the producer.
Byker Grove is probably so appealing to it's younger audience because it's about young people passing through a transitional stage in their development - that awkward stage between childhood and the inevitable traumas of the teenage years.
Byker Grove is set in an inner city suburb in Newcastle with easy access to the city centre, the river Tyne, the quayside and the Metro centre.
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  Byker Grove - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Byker Grove was a British children's television series which is shown on BBC One, and was created by Adele Rose.
Byker Grove launched the careers of Ant McPartlin (character name P.J.) and Declan Donnelly (character name Duncan) and who are otherwise known as Ant and Dec, as well as the actress Jill Halfpenny, Donna Air and CBBC presenter Andrew Hayden-Smith.
Byker Metro station and other landmarks in the real Byker (such as the famous architecture that is the Byker Wall and surrounding estate) are used for filming backdrops.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Byker_Grove   (693 words)

  
 Byker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Byker is an inner city electoral ward in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England.
Architect Ralph Erskine was appointed as the architect in 1969 for the new Byker.
Byker is the setting of the TV series Byker Grove.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Byker   (389 words)

  
 Byker Grove
The show has run since 1990, and is set in a youth hostel[?] in the northern English city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Byker Grove has tackled some hard hitting subjects such as drug addiction, truancy[?], homelessness and homosexuality.
Byker Grove launched the presenting careers of Ant McPartlin[?] (character name P.J.) and Declan Donnely[?] (character name Duncan) and who are otherwise known as Ant and Dec[?].
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/by/Byker_Grove.html   (99 words)

  
 Where is Byker Grove? - BlurtIt   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Byker Grove is a popular BBC children’s TV drama that has been running for 17 years.
The creation of Byker Grove was one of her many achievements during a career that lasted for 37 years.
Byker Grove launched the careers of several well known stars most notably Ant and Dec who played the characters PJ and Duncan.
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 bykerbiog
PJ planned a magic showfor charity in which Duncan would be the magician, everything seems to be going well at the grove until later in the series when Duncan becomes 'subdued and freaky' after spending time with the Winter House Community.
Duncan invites PJ to join the groves new band " Groove Matrix " to perform at PJ's 17th birthday party, all goes well until PJ spills ice cream down his front and Fran laughs at him, unawre he is blind.
Grove Annual Special 1989 where the star factfiles are tacken from.
www.geocities.com /weloveantanddec/bykerbiog.html   (565 words)

  
 News - Byker Grove Launch New Walk For Charity In North East
The cast of the BBC’s Byker Grove has already pledged its support and will be there in force on the day.
The under 16 who raises most funds for the charity will win a fantastic prize - a day on the Byker Grove set, meeting the stars and finding out how the show is produced.
The Byker Grove cast says, "Join us on The Children's Society's great new fundraiser - the Newcastle/Gateshead Bridges Walk - and raise money for an excellent cause, helping disadvantaged children in the region and all over the country.
www.parents.org.uk /news_byker-grove.htm   (434 words)

  
 "Byker Grove" (1989)
Byker Grove follows the lives and relationships of a group of young people who are members of a youth club
Though in recent years Byker has gone off the boil a bit, in its first 9/10 years on air it was one of the best "Kids" dramas on the box.
They had pregnancy (twice), drugs, drink and in a ground breaking move, the first homosexual character on a kids show.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0163437   (309 words)

  
 Byker Grove TV Show - Byker Grove Television Show - TV.com
Byker Grove is set in Newcastle, England in a youth group centre called The Grove.
The show airing as part of CBBC, began airing on 8th November 1989 and after 363 programmes, endless cast and crew changes and facelifts, ended on 10th December 2006.
One of the shows at the forefront of teenage issues on television, Byker Grove's ONLY downside is that is overshadowed by it's older BBC counterpart, Grange Hill.
www.tv.com /byker-grove/show/4182/summary.html   (274 words)

  
 Byker grove - Byker Grove TV Show
TVYP Newcastle at Byker Grove is an annual one-day event for 16-18 year olds.
Byker Grove is some sort of soap opera that had been run on BBC for a number of years.
I then record two pieces in Byker Grove as an extra playing a security guard and a I then appear as an extra in Byker Grove as a boom mic operator.
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 Charlie Hunnam
A good-looking, young, blond British actor, Charlie Hunnam was best known for his portrayal of Nathan, a gay teen, on the controversial British series "Queer as Folk" but reached an American audience with work on more accessible television fare.
Discovered while goofing off in a shoe store in his native Newcastle, Hunnam was quickly cast on the BBC series "Byker Grove", playing a long-locked model with a recurring role.
From here he was cast on the BBC teen series "Microsoap" and then landed the co-starring role on Channel 4's "Queer as Folk" (1999).
www.charlie-hunnam.net   (189 words)

  
 Byker Grove - Moviefone   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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 Signatures Bring Back Byker Petition Petition : [ powered by iPetitions.com ]
I think that Byker Grove should be kept on CBBC as it looks at the wider issue's of daily life.
I think that they should keep Byker Grove but because they want CBBC shows to be more suitable for younger people they should also have a BBC Teens with programmes like Byker Grove on.
I think that is wrong for CBBC to axe programmes like Byker Grove because they want to have more programmes for younger children.
www.ipetitions.com /petition/bringbackbyker/signatures-5.html   (740 words)

  
 DACU - Articles - Byker Grove
Byker Grove, the seminal BBC children's drama about a Newcastle youth club, began in November 1989, although it would be series 4 before Donna made her debut.
While they both left the show in 1993, they continue to be associated with their Grove characters, returning in 1999 for a guest appearance at Geoff's funeral.
Their single Jellyhead reached 50 in the UK singles chart on February 24th, 1996 and was followed by Luv'd Up, which reached 45 on August 3rd, the day after Donna's 17th birthday.
www.donnaair.co.uk /articles/byker.html   (705 words)

  
 eBay - grove books, Nonfiction Books, Antiquarian Collectible items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Groves of Academe by Mary McCarthy (1963)
Wizard of the Grove by Tanya Huff (1999)
The Kingdom of Childhood by Edith Lelean Groves
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 Byker Grove Newcastle
Byker Grove is one of Britain's favourite and longest running children's TV series.
While some child stars earn a meagre crust appearing on daytime TV lamenting about what might have been, Ant and Dec are among the highest paid entertainers in the UK, a duo who can certainly pick and choose who and what they work for.
Apparently, playing the Byker Grove cutie gave her the confidence to be herself from a young age: she is now a full-time mum, content with her life away from the cameras.
www.mynewcastle.net /newcastle/kids-bykergrove.htm   (505 words)

  
 BBC axes Byker Grove | Media | MediaGuardian.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Zenith Media, the company which makes the children's drama series Byker Grove, has expressed its "disappointment" with the BBC's decision to axe the show after 17 years.
Set in the Byker district of Newcastle upon Tyne, the show was first broadcast as a pilot back in the autumn of 1989 and commissioned as a series the following year.
Byker Grove has always prided itself on its ability to tackle thought-provoking and controversial storylines including drug addiction, child abuse, teenage pregnancy and abortion.
media.guardian.co.uk /site/story/0,,1772557,00.html?gusrc=ticker-103704   (477 words)

  
 love help: i have a question i just read that byker grove is on on cbbc channel. - Help.com
love help: i have a question i just read that byker grove is on on cbbc channel.
Byker Grove was a British children's television series shown originally on BBC One and now on the CBBC Channel, and was created by Adele Rose.
The show ran between 1989 and 2006, and was set in a youth club in the Byker district of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
help.com /post/14547-i-have-a-question-i-just-read-that   (1664 words)

  
 Byker Grove TV Show
Show Summary: Byker Grove debuted in 1989, and was set in Newcastle.
The stories revolved around the lives of a group of teenagers who assembled at a youth club called Byker Grove.
This show marked the television debut of Ant and Dec, better known in the early 90's as PJ and Duncan which were the names of their characters in the show.
www.retrojunk.com /details_tvshows/1294-byker-grove   (122 words)

  
 Digital Spy Forums - Byker Grove is axed
BYKER Grove is being axed after 17 years, TV Biz can reveal.
Byker Grove was excellent when I was growing up.
I used to love Byker Grove although the quality of it declined slightly recently.
forum.digitalspy.co.uk /board/showthread.php?t=375207   (899 words)

  
 ROTTEN TOMATOES: The Vine: Alien Autopsy   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Byker Grove (The TV Programme that lauched the careers of Ant and Dec) has been axed by BBC.
The BBC has axed Byker Grove after 17 years and 18 series, in a move to concentrate on a younger core audience.
"The time has come for us to say a fond farewell to Byker Grove and I would like to thank all the people who have been involved in the show over the years for their valued contribution," said CBBC's controller Richard Deverell.
www.rottentomatoes.com /vine/journal_comments.php?entryid=323581&journalid=100003554   (192 words)

  
 TVYP goes to Byker Grove :: MGEITF   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Television and Young People - TVYP - has joined forces with the BBC's Byker Grove to provide a day of workshops for young hopefuls aspiring to work in the television industry.
The day will take place at Byker Grove in Newcastle - the home of one of the BBC's longest running and most popular teen dramas - on Saturday 7 December 2002.
Working alongside the staff from Byker Grove, the delegates will write, direct and film their own version of Byker Grove.
www.mgeitf.co.uk /news/detail.asp?id=4043   (139 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/save_byker_grove
byker grove is a cult childrens t.v show tht shud not leave our t.v screens, its th only reason i watch cbbc.
my m8 was bullied last year and thru watching byker nd th bullying story with bill, kylie and spencer in series 16, he got help and owes byker for tht, for chnging his life!
many kids aged from 10-16 r now out of a job, and ther dream is distroyed and many crew members who worked on byker for 6months of the year nw hav to find anothr job!
www.myspace.com /save_byker_grove   (751 words)

  
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I had to do karaoke on Byker Grove and I was rubbish.
Andrew: When I used to watch Byker Grove, I used to think PJ was really cool.
I used to play a lot more before I started Byker because like I was on the school football team and things like that.
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 Scotsman.com News - The BBC - BBC to axe groundbreaking children's show Byker Grove
BBC children's show Byker Grove is to be axed after 17 years, it was announced today.
BBC Children's Controller Richard Deverell said: "The time has come for us to say a fond farewell to Byker Grove and I would like to thank all the people who have been involved in the show over the years for their valued contribution.
Set in the Byker district of Newcastle, the show tackled serious issues including drug addiction, child abuse, teenage pregnancy and abortion.
news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=474&id=707372006   (466 words)

  
 News Archive: Do you want to work in television?   (Site not responding. Last check: )
TVYP Newcastle at Byker Grove is an annual one day event for 16-18 year olds.
TVYP (Television and Young People) is the educational arm of the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival and is the UK's leading forum for young people aspiring to work in television.
TVYP has teamed up with Zenith North, makers of ‘Byker Grove’ to offer a unique insight into what goes into making the popular teen drama.
www.connexions-tw.co.uk /info/archivenews/byker_grove.asp   (166 words)

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