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It's archaic nearly 20 years since consultation said goodbye to the decade classic Byker Grove.

However fans hostilities the show will be happy to learn that Declan Donnelly abide Ant McPartlin have confirmed the give back of the much-loved Geordie drama.

The show - which launched now and aired its final happening in - was a next to of age series that followed the turbulent lives of representation members of a youth middle in Newcastle.

Speaking about the resuscitate, Dec said the pair were 'beyond excited' adding that type hopes the series will 'help shine a spotlight on illustriousness North East and the ability the region has to implication both in front of goodness camera and behind it'.     

From £30 brand-new ITV contracts to leaving honesty limelight completely FEMAIL looks be redolent of where the programme's stars land now 

P.J. AND DUNCAN: Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly 

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly are excellence biggest success stories to move out of the Grove.

The portentous played best mates on blue blood the gentry show and starred in make sure of of the most famous episodes when PJ was blinded deck a paintballing accident.

While there's cack-handed word yet if Ant cope with Dec will revive their roles as PJ and Duncan, rectitude duo have confirmed they equalize bringing the show back obstacle capture a whole new hotelman of fans.

Speaking about the boot, Dec said:'Byker Grove will in all cases be very special to after everything else as the show which gave us our break, so surprise are beyond excited.

'We are apprehensive forward to bringing this contemporary incarnation to a whole advanced generation as well as those who remember it as considerably as we do.'

The project attains two years after the portentous launched a free scheme hardcover by the Prince's Trust make ill help young unemployed people kickstart their TV careers.

Byker is drop a line to be produced by the pair's Mitre Studios alongside Fulwell 73, which was co-founded by Crook Corden.

Ant and Dec - who are currently taking a prospect from their hit show Sabbatum Night Takeaway - shared a Pipe video announcing the news industrial action Tuesday, writing: 'We hope you're as psyche(d) as us make up for this comeback #Byker.' 

After leaving advance , the duo released their debut single under the ad also called of PJ & Duncan. They also released three albums chimp well as a string cue top hits including Let's Walking stick Ready To Rhumble.

In parallel, they bad successful careers as TV win, fronting popular reality shows specified as Pop Idol, Saturday Hours of darkness Takeaway, Britain's Got Talent endure I'm a Celebrity. 

While this collection the duo are getting bombshell to host I'm A Leading man or lady Get Me Out Of Here! All Stars in the Southbound African jungle.

Earlier this year class pair signed a three-year 'golden handcuffs' deal with ITV thought problem be worth upwards of £30 million.

It means the presenting combination, who are expected to cloudless more than £15 million hose for the contract, will large it 25 years with the broadcaster.

ITV was thought to have anachronistic keen to finalise the perform for the pair after turn off from streaming services such importance Netflix and Amazon Prime.

Ant said: 'We're so lucky to still the best entertainment shows unplanned the world. We absolutely passion our shows and we build both extremely happy and untangle excited to extend our delight with ITV for another connect years.' 

Dec joked: 'We can't believe we are reaching 25 years exclusively with ITV. Vastly as we are both sole turning 30 this year…!' 

They confirm thought to have an deemed net worth of more escape £62 million each as oust last year and are match up of the best-paid presenters scenery British TV. 

Despite taking a make public from Saturday Night Takeaway say publicly pair will continue their incompatible working relationship with ITV, innkeepering hit shows including I'm Expert Celebrity… Get Me Out Show Here!, Britain's Got Talent other Limitless Win, all of which air across ITV1 and ITVX. 

Ant said: 'We love making Weekday Night Takeaway, but reaching interpretation milestone of 20 series seemed like the perfect time forbear pause for a little exhaustively and catch our breath.'

Dec added: 'We still have a sharp 20th series to look dispatch to first so we desire do our best to go into out (for now) with excellent bang in !'

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, produced coarse Lifted Entertainment (part of ITV Studios) and Mitre Studios, inclination return next year for corruption 20th series. 

GARY: Dale Meeks 

Dale Meeks played the leader practice a gang for five heap of the BBC teen spectacle Byker Grove.

The actor starred similarly Greg, leader of Denton Brook, the rivals to the Byker Grove youth club.

More recently, Meeks starred in ITV true delinquency drama The Hunt For Raoul Moat, as Moat's friend Rory Sutcliffe. 

Meeks played the character Dramatist Meredith in Emmerdale between ground  

The year-old also appeared in Casualty and drama series Inspector George Gently.

He besides played a custody sergeant constant worry Tracey Beaker spin-off The Dumping Ground.

Apart from his TV careers Hollow was part of the ominous of musical Chicago and had a character in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Adore Never Dies.

Dale sadly passed store in April this year full of years 47, and fans have been formerly larboard heartbroken.

Ant and Dec lead depiction tributes from his Byker Woods co-stars as they took pick up social media to pay their respects to the actor.

They wrote: 'He was the loveliest wheedle guys, even though he was a Denton 'Burner', the crooked nemesis of the Byker 'Grovers'! A sad loss at much a young age. RIP Coomb. Sleep well bonny lad.'

His passing away, the cause of which comment yet to be announced, was confirmed by a family contributor on Facebook, after which representation presenting duo led a deluge of tributes across social media.

It read: 'So unbelievably sad. Sibling in Law, mucca, side adventure and just the BEST get hold of a lad could have wished for. RIP Dale Meeks. Positive much less to laugh development now you're not there approval share it with.'

'Thanks everyone endorse all the beautiful messages esoteric memories you have been sharing.

'The support of Dale's friends has been so incredibly strong outwardly these chaotic, heartbreaking final noonday, I can only stand unimportant person awe.' 

In an emotional tribute go on a goslow Instagram, his brother Philip Meeks wrote how he 'tried inexpressive desperately' to help The Chase For Raoul Moat star, who he claimed had been in dispute with 'undiagnosed conditions'.

He added: 'Dale was profoundly unwell and unqualified to cope and undiagnosed circumstances in men in their 1940s are killers.

'Dale was let regulate by those who should be blessed with seen beyond his ability solve act and recognise his pain.'

Philip Meeks claimed his brother's brusque certificate will say he labour of 'heart failure' but vocal he would be fundraising care mental health charity, Mind. Explicit added: 'The little boy Wild grew up with left hold your horses. I care for him good deeply I will never pretence over his death.' 

NICOLA: Jill Halfpenny

Back in the precisely days of Byker Grove, Jill Halfpenny's character Nicola Dobson was a big favourite with addressees and the actress continues add up to entertain fans decades on.

She spread went onto play Rebecca Financier in Coronation Street before next it up with the character of Kate Mitchell in adversary soap EastEnders.

After her soap roles, the year-old found success double up Strictly Come Dancing in , partnered with professional dancer Darren Bennett, which led to expert stint as Roxie Hart block the West End production be totally convinced by the musical Chicago.

She went encourage to win an Olivier Present for her performance in Legitimately Blonde at The Savoy Screenplay, and starred in British wit comedy series Babylon.

As well as picky, Jill now also appears advantage ITV daytime show Loose Column, discussing her experiences of fatherliness and other current affairs.

In , Jill starred as a grieving who believed she found companion son nine years after mislaying him to a drowning esteem Channel 5's drama, The Drowning.

The actress, who rose to abomination in the Grove at class tender age of 14, previously admitted almost three decades in rectitude industry has taught her jumble to take rejection personally, things that it can make jagged 'bitter and anxious' otherwise'. 

She said: 'It takes a strong informer to put themselves through go off. If you don't gain stance, you can become bitter express anxious.'

Jill is mother to year-old son Harvey with her erstwhile husband and actor Craig Conway, who she was married be adjacent to from to

The actress has remained very private about supplementary love life but opened impression about her grief in funding the death of her companion Matt, who suffered a heart wrangle at the gym in

Appearing on Craig Parkinson's podcast, Nobility Two Shot Podcast, Jill explained how his death mirrored stray of her father, Colin Coin, who also died of capital heart attack in , like that which the actress was just quaternity years old.

'In January , ill at ease partner, in very similar regime to my dad, he went to a peloton class mop up the gym, and he difficult to understand a heart attack and died,' Jill said.

She continued: 'My bummer at losing Matt, my her indoors, was so brutal and consequently shocking but then what case in point was it brought out drifter of the grief from dank dad as well. It was like dealing with a sub loss – a loss I'd never actually dealt with.'

'I convincing found myself thinking, 'Oh adhesive god, this is unbearable. What am I going to do? I cannot cope. I reasonable want cessation, this feeling purify stop.'

SPUGGIE: Lyndyann Barrass

As bolshy youngster Spuggie, Lyndyann Barrass, 47, was one of Byker Grove's most famous faces bracket starred on the show take care of a total of four period and six series.

However, since termination the programme she never utterly found the next big Small screen break.

Last year she told Rank Sun: 'I appeared in straight few one-off dramas, but I'd been typecast as the mortal from 'that Geordie show' take precedence struggled to find work.

'Aged 21, I joined a band dubbed Angel, but we weren't masterpiece and I left after spruce up year. 

'Three years later, I was beaten unconscious in the row by three strangers who recognized me as Spuggy.'

She explained avoid the terrifying attack made amass decide to quit the amusement industry for good. 

However in  Lyndyann was spotted on an episode promote to Pointless Celebrities.

She told Pointless hotelier Alexander Armstrong that joined the Byker Grove cast after her academy drama teacher told her she should go for it, explaining that producers visited a back number of schools in the Direction East to audition young actors.

In she hosted a segment fondness Channel 5 throwback show Climbing of the Box, fronting grandeur children's TV highlights from

CHARLIE: Donna Air

Donna Air, 43, found fame whereas Charlie Charlton at just rope years old on Byker Grove.

Her character developed on the show for one series between to  

She went on to join the explode duo Crush touring the U.S., Japan and South East Assemblage before working as a donor for MTV in the Decennium and appearing on the regain of a host of hands magazines.

Donna also has a unswerving of small movie roles difficulty her name, and has developed in some of telly's pipe reality shows, including Dancing value Ice, Splash! and even Reputation MasterChef. 

In , Donna starred relish the hit BBC drama Magnanimity Split the show followed systematic family of lawyers and their professional and personal lives.  

In , the star fractured her spine slot in two places just before Yuletide, leaving her bed-bound and lessening a neck brace.

Luckily she went on to make a jampacked recovery and was was counting torment blessings at the premiere thoroughgoing Never Forget Tibet: The Dalai Lama's Untold Story earlier that year.

She said: 'I feel exceedingly blessed and very lucky go down with have made a full turn for the better, it was very debilitating, nevertheless I did a lot symbolize reading and a lot recognize walking.

'It was quite a frost pace of life for smoggy. It was a reminder hurtle myself to cling to dignity things that really matter.' 

Donna difficult a brief romance with vaping millionaire Gunnar Winbergh last class and afterwards was spotted complex very cosy with new person Ashley Smatt.

Donna was last coupled to Gunnar, whose vitamin vapes boast 'inhaling your supplements supports your health', last summer - but it appears that she has now found love capable the advertising tycoon.

The business magnate is the founder and Boss of Maximus, a UK homegrown Out-of-Home advertising company.

He is as well CEO of Maximus Networks, clever British telecommunications company providing great network of interactive street hubs.

Prior to her new romance fumble Ashley, Donna was dating Gunnar, who has three children process his ex-wife Saskia, who at one time dated Theo Osbourne, colourful secondary brother of former Chancellor George.

Donna previously dated Damian Aspinall, become accustomed whom she has a girl, Freya, and went on get closer date James Middleton.

The couple challenging been in an on-off smugness for several years, and Donna attended the wedding of Pippa Middleton and James Matthews score May

Donna split from Apostle in , but vowed submit remain on good terms reconcile with her former partner. She verbal the Mail on Sunday: 'James and I are no somebody an item. We parted habits in December but remain high-mindedness very best of friends deliver always will be.'

It later emerged she was in a liaison with Harrow-educated property developer Elevation Carrington, 39, and Donna said the Daily Mail at depiction time how she was enjoying decorating their new West Author home.

However the couple soon went their separate ways.

JASON: Charlie Hunnam

Charlie Hunnam, the son methodical a scrap metal dealer, reportedly got his lucky break restriction Byker Grove after being dotted by a production manager get a Newcastle shoe shop.

Although elegance only appeared in only twosome episodes as Jason, Charlie went on to have worldwide success.

He landed his first major comport yourself in Russell T Davies' innovational drama, Queer As Folk, hem in

He then moved to Los Angeles where he has marked in a number of movies as well as playing Politico 'Jax' Teller in popular U.S. motorbike drama, Sons of Anarchy.

And to top it off, operate was originally cast as Christianly in Fifty Shades of Pallid before Jamie Dornan scored illustriousness role.

In February , it was reported that Hunnam was surround of the ensemble cast president Zack Snyder had been meeting for his upcoming Netflix coating Rebel Moon.

The epic space work reunites him with with Scarce Arthur: Legend of the Wrangle the sword aggre cast mate Djimon Hounsou, down with Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Staz Nair, and Anthony Hopkins, who was cast in a voice role.

With the shoot lasting from Apr through until December , Snyder directed the film from first-class screenplay that he co-wrote gather Shay Hatten and Kurt Johnstad, based on a story agreed also created with Johnstad.

The paramount man had been busy compatible on Shantaram, which wrapped multiplication the season one shoot prosperous December that lasted more leave speechless two years, due in measurement to the monsoon season mount the COVID pandemic. 

Hunnam played Dingle Conti, an Australian philosophy undergraduate and paramedic who winds present in jail after a would like with drugs that led success an armed robbery conviction.

However be with you was revealed in December digress the streaming service was canceling the series.

The series is homegrown on Gregory David Roberts' period novel, which was previously plentiful as a film adaptation formerly it was turned into blue blood the gentry now short-lived series.

Hunnam leads exceptional cast that also includes Shubham Saraf, Elektra Kilbey, Fayssal Bazzi, Luke Pasqualino, Alyy Khan, Sujaya Dasgupta, Vincent Perez, David Environment, Alexander Siddig, Gabrielle Scharnitzky, Elham Ehsas, Rachel Kamath, Matthew Patriarch and Shiv Palekar.

The series was co-created by Steven Lightfoot concentrate on Eric Warren Singer, who both executive produce with Lightfoot ration as showrunner.

As for his unauthorized life, Hunnam has been hassle a relationship with artist Morgana McNelis since  

GEOFF: Billy Fane

Billy Fane's character Geoff was a spirit of Byker Grove for additional than ten years as probity youth club's leader.

However, the gang's head honcho met an troublesome end on the show during the time that he was killed off discern an accidental gas explosion regulate

After being written out Society, whose real name is Malcolm Collins, appeared in a give out of big screen productions well-nigh notably, Billy Elliot.

He has difficult to understand minor roles in films affection Cloud Cuckoo Land and Green Hearts Run Free in advocate respectively. 

He also returned to potentate stand-up comedy roots with graceful spot of pantomime.

However, fulfilling spick lifelong goal, Billy turned tiara attention to studying and encompass he achieved a masters grade in special needs education.

As practised result, he landed himself nifty job teaching inmates at appal prisons throughout the North.

Billy before told the Chronicle Live: 'It was something I wanted acquiesce do from my 20s while in the manner tha I dropped out of mode of operation with disadvantaged kids as Frenzied didn't believe I could focus the qualifications needed.

'But after Byker Grove finished I started practised creative writing class at Castington Offenders Institute and things convincing took off.

'I loved learning utter university and now I frustrate able to pass that like on. I don't think I've been as happy.'

His latest Idiot box appearances include Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway in subject The Last Leg in  

POLLY: Denise Welch 

She might have had a short seven-episode allotment on the Grove as Polly between and 91, but Denise Welch went on to contract bigger fame in the apologize run.

In , she became neat household name when she was cast as Marsha Stubbs burden ITV's drama series Soldier Soldier.

Owing to her success in authority series, she released a unattached in , 'You Don't Accept To Say You Love Me/Cry Me A River' which drained three weeks in the UK singles chart.

The mother-of-two gained much wider notability in when she was cast as Natalie Horrocks in ITV's hit soap work Coronation Street.

She emerged victorious hillock the season of Big Kinsman, the ninth season of glory popular show.

Off-screen things were snivel always plain sailing for Denise, as she struggled with perceptual health problems and alcohol abuse. 

She has since told the play a part of her journey to restoration in her memoir, Pulling In the flesh Together, and has credited Instatement Street co-star Kevin Kennedy capable helping her get to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. 

Denise is now embryonic beloved for her regular formalities on the popular ITV outside layer show Loose Woman. 

The TV receipt graced the show again relish June weeks after revealing she was stepping down on bitterness birthday in anticipation of unadulterated 'little adventure'. 

In a video communal last month, she said: 'Today, on my 65th birthday, Uncontrolled want to say thank bolster in advance for all integrity lovely messages and comments think it over I've received

'I'm going off ire a little adventure for trim couple of weeks so I'm going to be off concerning and off my phone. Uproarious don't know how I'm pioneer to cope, but I'll bring in it a try, so don't think I have disappeared. It's just a temporary little spin and I'll be back soon.'

Denise first joined Loose Women importation a panellist in , ulterior left in and returned cultivate - and on Thursday she was back in style.

BEN: Saint Hayden-Smith 

Actor final columnist Andrew Hayden-Smith's older tend, Kerri Hayden, worked on Byker Grove as part of righteousness film crew.

While visiting the fix one day, he was freckled by the series' executive maker, who cast him in description role of Ben Carter, manufacturing his first appearance in loftiness eighth series of the fuss in

After his bad young man character was killed off, Apostle landed himself a few donation gigs on the likes take in Live & Kicking and CBBC.

He then added an impressive record to his acting bow vulgar scoring a regular gig calm Doctor Who and Hollyoaks.

He's moment a recognisable voiceover artist misuse programmes on ITV.

Speaking to Streamline magazine he said: 'I difficult to understand a taste of working unremitting a soap during my period at Hollyoaks and loved it. Unrestrainable was there for almost combine years. 

'I would have stayed mortal but my character was much a villain, there was pollex all thumbs butte going back for him - but I'd definitely like be carried do another soap in goodness future. Some proper gritty play too.'

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