Everyone’s psyched that the 90s revival has finally reached children’s television. The northeast youth club drama Byker Grove (or “Oo Byker” as true fans call it, in reference to the OG theme tune) which launched the careers of Ant and Dec as loveable Geordie besties PJ and Duncan is coming back thanks to, er, Ant and Dec. The pair are executive producers on the primetime reboot, called simply Byker, which is in the early production stages. Great news for the northeast’s creative economy and young acting talent, not so much for the popularity of paintballing. IYKYK.
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