Byker Grove

Byker Grove is a British teen drama and coming-of-age television series which aired between 1989 and 2006 on BBC One and later CBBC.

The show was set in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, and was filmed in nearby Benwell. It was created by writer Adele Rose and executive producer Andrea Wonfor. The show was broadcast at 5:10 p.m. after Newsround (later moved to 5 p.m.). It was aimed at an older teenager and young adult audience, tackling serious and sometimes controversial storylines. The show is notable for depicting the first gay kiss on children's television, as well as its breach of the fourth wall in the final series.