About this season
Byker Grove was a British television series which aired between 1989 and 2006 and was created by Adele Rose. The show was broadcast at 5.10pm after Newsround on CBBC on BBC One. It was aimed at an older teenager and young adult audience, tackling serious and sometimes controversial storylines.
Episodes (20)
1. Episode 125
Aired 3 September 1996
Angel has doubts about marrying Gary. During a camping trip, they argue and Angel is abducted, but Gary rescues her.
2. Episode 126
Aired 5 September 1996
Anna and Flora visit Barney, who gives Anna Frew's letters, saying not to write again. Flora tries to return them, but Frew is still eager to see Barney.
3. Episode 127
Aired 10 September 1996
The Grovers rehearse for Ritual Humiliation, but Marie quits, calling them obsessed. Angel attends a holiday rep workshop but walks out mid-role play, thinking she’s failed.
4. Episode 128
Aired 12 September 1996
Ed scolds the Grovers for spying on his mum, leading Geoff to suggest Gloria stop visiting the Grove. Ed comforts her.
5. Episode 129
Aired 17 September 1996
New girl Harry arrives at the Gallagher’s with her friend Cher, impressing the lads. Gary and Angel decide to use their wedding money for a flat deposit.
6. Episode 130
Aired 19 September 1996
After their wedding, Gary surprises Angel by arriving on a white horse, sparking a medieval fantasy sequence. The dream fades when Gary admits he can’t afford the flat, leaving Angel upset.
7. Episode 131
Aired 24 September 1996
Terry pulls Karen aside and admits he likes her. Anna and Flora visit Cher's Nan with Harry, but Mrs. Coates gets confused by Flora's questions.
8. Episode 132
Aired 26 September 1996
Karen jumps from the train and visits Terry in hospital. She's upset when Geoff and Lou question her, and Lou reveals the police are involved.
9. Episode 133
Aired 1 October 1996
Flora and Anna follow Jack and photograph the mugger threatening him at the Grove, but his face is obscured. Frew identifies the mugger’s jacket as from a local gym.
10. Episode 134
Aired 3 October 1996
Frew is released from the court on the sole condition that he leaves Newcastle, Lou arranges for him to stay with her sister in Northampton.
11. Episode 135
Aired 8 October 1996
Teraise is angered when she discovers that a free poster of a pop band had been defaced by her newspaper deliver. She confronts him and he apologises as he was only doing it in protest for girls to start liking boy bands for their singing talent instead of how good looking they are.
12. Episode 136
Aired 10 October 1996
Phillip is taken by Teraise to meet Geoff at the Grove. However on the way there Gruff, a wayward goat, follows them. Angered that Teraise didn't pay him any attention, Jack arranges to have Gruff taken to the slaughterhouse (which is where he was from to begin with). Teraise and Phillip save Gruff from his fate.
13. Episode 137
Aired 15 October 1996
A sad day at the Grove for Terraise and Phillip when Gruff is killed in a racist attack on the Grove.
14. Episode 138
Aired 17 October 1996
15. Episode 139
Aired 22 October 1996
16. Episode 140
Aired 24 October 1996
Terry introduces his younger brother Ben to the other Grovers. Problems follow though as their father has just been released from prison and he has no intention of going straight.
17. Episode 141
Aired 29 October 1996
Jack and Phillip are planning to be the Gallagher brothers for the ""Stars In Your Eyes"" competition. Their first rehersal however goes a bit off as they get drunk on the alcohol that Alfie and Ed had hidden.
18. Episode 142
Aired 31 October 1996
19. Episode 143
Aired 5 November 1996
20. Episode 144
Aired 7 November 1996
It's ""Stars In Our Eyes"" night at the Grove and Anne joins Sita on stage as the Eternal Sisters. Cher and Harry argue as Cher decides to perform solo as Madonna instead of performing as ABBA with Harry. Harry decides to get revenge on Cher by pulling the plug on the cassette player proving to everyone that she was miming.