Byker Grove is the fictional Tyneside Youth Centre where teenage lives come sharply, dramatically into focus. Never shy of serious storylines, this new series
(the fifth) concentrates on disability, drugs religion and relationships, while light relief is provided by Grove Matrix, the band formed by three of the boys in an attempt to crash the pop charts.
Byker Grove was selected by the Radio Times Parents' Guide panel as the outstanding children's television drama.
This week's episodes written by Matthew Graham
A Zenith North production for BBCtv
(Part 2 and cast list on Friday 5.10pm)
FANS can find out more about the new characters and the actors who play them by sending an sae to: Grove Gossip 12, Byker Grove. Newcastle NE 5 6LX.
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