Any self-respecting nineties kid grew up on an after-school diet of Findus Crispy Pancakes (minced beef, not curry) and Byker Grove.
For 17 years from 1989, the antics of the kids down at the Newcastle youth club was essential viewing. But it was pretty dark.
Outside of the usual snogs and scuffles, the BBC One show covered drug addiction, child abuse, cancer, death and teenage pregnancy.
The show's most groundbreaking storyline came in 1994 when teenager Noddy Fishwick, played by Brett Adams, kissed his friend Gary Hendrix in the cinema.
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