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Mmoloki Chrystie is an English actor, probably best recognised for playing the football-crazed, not-too-bright Frazer "Frazz" Davis in the BAFTA award-winning Central Television /
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comedy-drama ''
Press Gang ''Press Gang'' is a British children's television comedy drama consisting of 43 episodes across five series that were broadcast from 1989 to 1993. It was produced by Richmond Film & Television for Central, and screened on the ITV network in it ...
''. Prior to that, Chrystie had played Kevin Baylon in another children's favourite, ''
Grange Hill ''Grange Hill'' is a British Children's television series, children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical Comprehensive school (England and Wales), comprehensive school. The show began its ru ...
'', from 1984 to 1987. Kevin was best friend of 'Zammo' McGuire (
Lee MacDonald Lee MacDonald (born 21 June 1968) is an English actor, who is known for his role as Zammo McGuire in the BBC drama ''Grange Hill''. Since then, he has made cameo appearances on '' Birds of a Feather'' and ''The Bill''. In 2019, he began appear ...
), and so featured heavily in the infamous Zammo "Just Say No" drugs storyline and campaign. After ''Press Gang'' ended in 1993, Chrystie left acting, but was still involved in the business, working as an assistant director on a small budget film called ''Rage'', and later setting up his own production company. He wrote and directed the 2000 short film ''Underbelly''. In 2003, Chrystie was one of a number of former ''Grange Hill'' cast members approached by presenter
Justin Lee Collins Justin Lee Collins (born 28 July 1974) is an actor and former radio and television presenter from Bristol, England. Collins began his career as a stand up comedian in the 1990s when he was in his late teens. He then presented a number of TV sh ...
to appear in '' Bring Back...'', a
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programme designed to re-unite cast members to perform the ''Just Say No'' single. Chrystie was one of the few people who declined to take part, but, as part of his production company, submitted his own produced short film to the programme about the campaign's trip to America to meet
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Press Gang ''Press Gang'' is a British children's television comedy drama consisting of 43 episodes across five series that were broadcast from 1989 to 1993. It was produced by Richmond Film & Television for Central, and screened on the ITV network in it ...
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