Byker Grove

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Byker Grove is a British teen drama television series set in a Newcastle youth club, best known for launching the careers of Ant & Dec.

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instanceOf British television series
airedOn CBBC NERFINISHED
broadcastFormat live-action television series
broadcastOn British television
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Adele Rose NERFINISHED
Andrea Wonfor NERFINISHED
depicts issues facing young people in the UK
filmingLocation Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED
finalAired 2006-09-09
firstAired 1989-11-08
genre children's drama
coming-of-age television series
teen drama
hasCharacter Duncan NERFINISHED
PJ NERFINISHED
hasFandom British teen drama fans
hasOpeningTheme "Byker Grove" theme music
hasSettingFeature fictional youth club called Byker Grove
hasTheme family relationships
friendship among teenagers
social issues
knownFor controversial and hard-hitting storylines for a children's show
launching the careers of Ant & Dec
launchPadForCareerOf Ant & Dec NERFINISHED
Anthony McPartlin NERFINISHED
Declan Donnelly NERFINISHED
locatedInFiction Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED
notableCastMember Andrew Hayden-Smith NERFINISHED
Anthony McPartlin NERFINISHED
Declan Donnelly NERFINISHED
Donna Air NERFINISHED
Jill Halfpenny NERFINISHED
numberOfEpisodes over 300
numberOfSeries 18
originalLanguage English
originallyBroadcastAs children's programming block show
originalNetwork BBC One
BBC Two NERFINISHED
partOf BBC children's programming
pictureFormat colour
productionCompany BBC
setIn Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED
youth club
targetAudience older children
teenagers

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Justin Chadwick directed Byker Grove