Byker Grove fans are beside themselves with excitement at the news that the long-running BBC show is making a shock return to TV, but many viewers still aren't aware of the fact that the Grove was never actually in Byker.
It was back in 1989 that the Newcastle based children's programme made its debut, with its original cast members including Jill Halfpenny and a very young Declan Donnelly. As it reached its hey day in the mid-90s, Byker Grove made household names out of the likes of Ant and Dec and Donna Air, with the likes of Denise Welch, Charlie Hunnam and Charlie Hardwick all in the cast at some pointr.
The show came to an end in late 2016, 17 years after its launch and there was huge news on Tuesday, when Ant and Dec announced that they were taking a key role in Byker Grove's return, with the TV presenters both being executive producers and their company Mire Studios, teaming up with Sunderland based Fulwell73, to relaunch it as BYKER.
