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Byker Grove: The biggest stars who appeared in the CBBC show
A Hollywood action star, a Loose Woman, a Strictly champion and a chart-topping pop duo - who appeared in the original series of Byker Grove?
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Declan Donnelly considered quitting showbiz to become a priest
As a child actor, Donnelly considered following his brother into the priesthood.
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What Happened To The Stars Of Byker Grove?
It was the youth club drama with the breathlessly funky theme tune, run by a man with bristling handlebar moustache that wouldn’t have looked out of place on Doctor Watson. There were blindings, teenage pregnancies, a brain tumour, drug addiction, homelessness, and a bitter rivalry with the youth clubs of Denton Burn and Jesmond Grange, all set in the frame of a suburb of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (though it was actually filmed in Benwell, not Byker). Axed in 2006, a wealth of talent was spawned from
