Byker Grove

Julie Warner is a reluctant newcomer to Newcastle. Her attitude does not endear her to other kids who she meets at Byker Grove, a centre for young people in Newcastle.

Donna grows furious when her dad accuses the Byker Grove kids of stealing motorbikes. What if he is right? Also, Gill's antics lead to a mishap.

Julie has to decide whether to defy her parents and go back to her new friends at The Grove. Some of the boys at The Grove uncover hidden treasure, in the form of an old motorbike.

As six months pass by, things change quickly at Byker Grove. It's Donna's birthday, but before the party, she must find out why her mum broke her promise.

Byker Grove's honour is at stake in the football match against Denton Burn, but no one is betting on the outcome.

Donna's dad blows his top when she returns home with a hangover.

Gill's death brings Julie back to Newcastle, and at the Grove they are thinking of ways to raise money for Gill's memorial. Nicola is involved in a Green Brigade meeting. Robert concentrates on walking again. Joanne wants her brother to join her from Hong Kong.

Carl confesses to blackmailing Gill, and Julie returns to London. Joanne's 'brother' is an imposter. Winston visits Tabitha at the camp to talk about Gill's death.

Strange sightings at the Grove. Winston talks to the vicar about Gill's death. The Grovers are planning an acid house party.

Joanne has decisions to make about her future in America. Spuggie goes to California and meets Matt Bendigo, and thoughts of Marcus fade. Joanne arrives back at the Grove but finds things have changed.

Duncan is bewitched at a strange house by Leah. Speedy embarrasses Charley who returns to the recording studio. Nicola faces a mystery caller.

The Dobson's are shocked by a disappearance. Fraser's 18th birthday prompts an important decision. Lee leads Jemma towards temptation.

Debbie is unable to face PJ as he returns for the first time since his accident. His friends Amanda and Duncan try to keep his spirits high but they know that the person PJ really needs to be with is Debbie. Byker Grove also gets a debut from the new band in the house Grove Matrix.

Dale arrives at the Grove only to be made to feel less than welcomed. Charlie continues to get on everyone's nerves at the Grove with her film making. Noddy and Angel decide on some time away from the Grove by planning a fishing trip. Grove Matrix make their first performance at PJ's birthday only for Fran to accidently ruin the night.

PJ continues to fundraise causing Duncan and Debbie to see each other in a new light. And PJ has an accident. Charlie's grand masterpiece is nearly completed. Meanwhile, Noddy and Angel go to the riverbank only to receive a nasty shock.

When ""Screen Teen's"", which is being produced by a local TV station accept Jemma she is thrilled to have her chance at stardom. Lessons are being learnt by Angel and we have new Grove members, brother and sister Alfie, Anna and Flora.

Angel's problems escalate to the point of being resuced by Noddy. The Turnbull househouls is still simmering and tempers are ready to boil over between Anna, Flora and Alfie. Gary is set up on a blind date with Jemma by Charlie and Lee. And a spider with a taste for milkshake gives Lee a slight scare that's to Ed.

The ""Screen Teen's"" show isn't everything that Jemma thought it would be and finally agrees to Gary's request to be her cameraman. Ed's pets are still causing problems when Patsy and Arran decide to free them in the Grove. And things start to look good for Charlie when things click for her and Lee.

The Grove reopens after the fire. Noddy and Gary are given awards for rescuing Geoff, who is temporarily in a wheelchair. The lads are training for the Youth Clubs five-a-side tournament but are unhappy that Alfie is spending so much time with Karen.

Gary engineers a meeting with Laura, and Alison warns Laura off Gary. The Grovers rescue the Grove treasures, but Dale is carried off in the skip.

Amanda and Patsy make up, and Amanda asks Patsy to stay. Dale finds out from Marie he has been dropped and is very upset. Alfie and the others see Karen playing in the Salvation Army band. Angel discovers Laura has a boyfriend, Kevin, she tries to tell Gary, but he won't listen and runs after Laura to the station to give her a red rose.

Angel has doubts about marrying Gary. During a camping trip, they argue and Angel is abducted, but Gary rescues her.

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.

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.

Rob takes all the credit when ram-raiders are stopped by him, Terry and Ben. Tensions between Harry and Cher continue to mount and Cher ends up stealing Harry's idea for a syncromised swimming team. Meanwhile at the Pool Tournament at the Grove Terry is raving mad when Karen teams up with Rob against him and Ben. And Flora grows a conscience after she hears about Phillip and his poor life.

Rob's life goes from bad to worse after Brigid comes to him to make things up, all was going well until she finds out that Rob was hiding during the ram-raid. Flora and Anna want Phillip to appear on TV will them, he goes to Terraise and Jack for help. And Sian catches Cher stealing from the Grove to pay for the coach she hired for the synchronised swimming.

Alfie is disappointed with the success of the Pool Tournament when Karen purposely pots the black eight meaning that Terry and Ben win. Harry is still seeking revenge on Cher and does it by terroising her. And Toon Pizza is where Brigid wins a free meal for two, but who will she invite…?

When the kids notice Geoff being stand-offish they decide that he must be going through a mid-life crisis. In order to cheer him up they all get together to throw him a surprise 70's party. It came complete with 'performances' by Charlie's Angels (and 'Charlie' who got a face full of cream) and the band The Who. And on a less than cheery note Harry finally decides she's had enough of Ben and they break up.

Ben tells Jack that he broke up with Harry and she isn't happy when she finds out. Harry submits a tape to a company offering a competition. And Ben tries to make it up with her only to kiss Cher as part of a bet he had with Ollie. Jack's birthday is coming up and they arrange to take him ten pin bowling. Teraisa gives Jack a red jacket to him for his birthday then gets upset when he agrees to go ten pin bowling instead of spending the evening quietly with Teraisa. Stumpy is caught in the building when he isn't a member because he isn't twelve yet, he's actually nine so instead he takes his dog ""Wombat"" for a walk. Regina likes spending time with Stumpy. Ollie gets two tickets to a football match and the rejected Ben is his second choice to go with as Greg can't go because of Jack's birthday. Nikki gets to thinking about her mother Carol but her father doesn't want her to see her. The manager then asks them to leave the complex, ruining Jack's birthday.

Jack receives a cheque for 2,500 pounds from his Aunt Mary who has passed away. He then spends the money on a motorbike. He also makes amends with Teraise about the evening before and his birthday. Nikki's father drives her to see her mother only for her to be disappointed in her mother's denial of what happened with Mike, but she is determined to return the following day to finish sorting it out. Harry is having trouble getting to the mixing table as Ollie, Ben and are constantly using it, this stops after Sian loses her cool and tells them to stop using the 3-1 tactic and start sharing an hour a time. Sian also tells Jake that she wants to talk more. Cher tries to talk to Ben about the kiss, only to have Harry walk past at that moment. Meanwhile raising money for a dog kennel for Wombat is top priority.

The break-in trial of when the Denwell Burn, a rival youth club, broke in is taking its toll as the future of Byker Grove is unsteady. Grove Youth Leader Paul is set up along with Matt to take the fall for the break in and although Matt can clear their name he is too frightened to speak up. Paul's father is afraid that if the truth doesn't come out that he will get a criminal record. In order to have some cash Regina decides to earn money by delivering papers. Ben's 18th birthday is fast approaching and there are mixed feeling to go with it as he is now an adult and must leave his home with Lou as a foster child. Trying to cheer Ben up Adam and Luke plan a party for him but Claire is planning to move back with her parents in Tenerife and still hasn't told Ben.

Akili is relieved as Matt tells the truth in court and Paul is set free with no criminal charges. Steve is less than impressed with Matt and says he will get his revenge. The following are the rulings: Matt - Reparation Order Steve - 4 months detention and training Byker Grove is reopened and both it and Denwell Burn are under Special Review. Now on his own Ben plans to have Claire move in with him however things don't go to plan when he asks her and she ends up in tears. The truth about Tenerife is revealed.

Byker Grove gets a paint job and Matt is one on the Reparations team to do the job. The peace talks don't last very long after Matt sees Craig and heads straight for him, this after Paul has got the other members of the Grove to leave him alone. Luckily for Matt, Ben gets them apart just before they are seen. Hamsters are the new racing method and Stumpy challenges Robert from Denwell Burn to a race. Meanwhile confusion continues to rain with Ben as Nikki and Stella secretly organises to get both Ben and Claire to the Grove to say goodbye. Finally they confess their love for each other, but just as Claire makes the decision not to go to her parents in Tenerife she finds Ben and Nikki in a compromising position.

The series returns with Ben now concerned with his future due to his criminal record. His father tries to give him a helping hand but Ben wants more out of life. Development workers are in the forest, the boundaries of the Grove are set to be changed to make room for a housing block. Regina is determined to stop them when she hears about it from Stumpy, Jamie and Robert. And Bradley shocks the Grove when they all get to meet his girlfriend Sadie.

Regina begins her protest of the re-development. Sadie and Bradley's dating service is going good - but only from their point of view. Ben is still trying to figure out his own future and tries for the position of Assistant Youth Leader, only to lose the position to Cher - newly returned. Ben then goes to Denwell Burn at the insistance of Lesley only not to be warmly welcomed.

Cher comes to head with Dom over his 'new ideas' for the Grove which he has picked up in America. Bradley is cracking on with his ‘love buffet' to please his unhappy date agency Grovers. Stumpy is looking forward to it – it could be his real chance to get the girl of his dreams! Adam and Luke get into trouble by heading off to the pub instead of going to the 'love bash'. Howevwer Adam gets carried away and picks a fight with Spencer which gets him kicked out. Luke goes after his brother leaving their girlfriends - Leanne and Anjali - stranded in town. Bradley is caught out with the love matching - causing the Grovers to want their money back.

5 months have passed. Changes are in the air as Norm doesn't like the Grove's policy and he wants stricter rules Leanne is taken to hospital by her parents, but it's just another 'test run'. Leanne's baby is almost due and she agrees to go and talk to the Grover's about being pregnant after Dom asks her, but Norm stops the conversation and bans Leanne. After other Grovers protest to Norm about it being unfair, they too are banned.

The Grovers continue to protest about being banned. Spud gets told some big stories by the twins. Luke gets a job with the local paper, but is hesitant when he is told by Sam to go to the Grove and get the dirt about the Leanne's pregnancy, drinking and sex. Laura is left alone after Spencer realises he is close to being caught. Akili takes action sending Norm on his way and the Grover's ban is lifted.