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In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're live at the Grange Hill 45th Anniversary Cast Reunion at the Tabernacle in Notting Hill. This episode features interviews with many of the cast members who tell us why they've come along to this event and who they've enjoyed meeting up with. We also hear from Mark Baxter aka Duane Orpington who, along with a team of volunteers, organised the both the Grange Hill reunion and the evening entertainment. Mark tells us which charities are the beneficiaries of the event and why these charities were chosen.
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In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Fleur Taylor aka Imelda Davis. Fleur tells what it was like to play a baddie, the real reason why Imelda was written out, what it was like recording a solo song for the Grange Hill album and what it was like working with a genuine British legend of stage and screen in Sir Richard Attenborough.
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In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Jonathan Lambeth aka Danny Kendall. Jonathan tells us how he was sent to audition for Grange Hill just as company for someone else, whose decision it was for Danny to be written out of Grange Hill and what he thinks REALLY happened to Danny!
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In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Clare Buckfield aka Natasha Stevens. Clare tells us how her character was introduced with an 'Eastenders duff duff' style cliffhanger; what it was like working with her sister, Julie, as 'professional twins' and how, despite having no previous training, she recorded the biggest first round score in one of British television's celebrity talent shows!
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In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Tim Polley aka Steven 'Banksie' Banks. Tim tells us how a last minute change in the audition process saw him get the role of Banksie, how he felt missing out on the trip to the White House and how Banksie's moustache was even more ridiculous in real life than it was on the programme!
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In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Robert Craig-Morgan aka Justin Bennett. Robert tells us what it was like working with some of the biggest British names in acting in his first major TV role, what was supposed to happen to Justin after the first series of Grange Hill and how he eventually moved away from acting to the production side of the industry.
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In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Erkan Mustafa aka Roland Browning. Erkan tells us how - despite having no previous acting experience - he got the part of Roland, how a white lie about the trip to the White House came back to bite him and how if it hadn't been for THAT catchphrase, nobody would have known who 'Ro-Land' was!
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In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Karen Ford aka Miss Ginny Booth. Karen tells us how she was given the part of Miss Booth without having to audition, whose decision it was for Miss Booth to keep changing her appearance and what it was like to appear in the music video of one of Britpop's biggest bands!
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In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Simone Nylander aka Janet St. Clair. Simone tells us what it was like to join the show at such a young age, what she really thought of her character and just exactly why she pronounced Ro-Land like that!
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In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Lisa East aka Christine Everson. Lisa tells us how she became a regular cast member (despite not living in London), why we didn't see much of her after leaving Grange Hill and just exactly what it was like filming that haircut scene!
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In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we pay tribute to Gwyneth Powell, the Queen of Grange Hill who sadly passed away on the 8th September 2022. I'm joined by several of Gwyneth's fellow cast members who talk about working with her and what she was like away from the cameras. We hope you enjoy this small tribute to the Nation's Headmistress, Mrs Bridget McClusky.
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In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Alison Bettles aka Fay Lucas. Alison tells us how accompanying her actor brother to shows led to her becoming a child actor, what it was like being part of one of Grange Hill's most shocking storylines and how the chance meeting with Justin Lee Collins on Bring Back Grange Hill wasn't quite what it seemed!
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In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Sara McGlasson who played Julia Glover. Sara tells us why she chose drama classes over dance classes, why she left Grange Hill earlier than expected and what happened when one member of the cast was locked out of their digs when filming the barge trip episodes!
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In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Gwyneth Powell aka Mrs Bridget McClusky. Throughout her career, Gwyneth has worked with the cream of British acting. Gwyneth tells us how she took the part in Grange Hill as a favour to some family members, how a lot of British comedians seem to love Grange Hill and what happened when a real school inspector arrived on the set of Grange Hill!
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In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Ruth Carraway aka Helen Kelly. Ruth tells us how Helen progressed from being a member of The Terrahawks to an advocate for equal rights, what it was like looking after Harriet the donkey and how after filming Bring Back... Grange Hill she hardly slept for three months! This episode is brought to you by Fireplace Factory. You can find them on Instagram @fireplacefactory and Twitter @FireplaceFact22
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In our very first episode, we welcome Ricky Simmonds AKA Ant Jones to the podcast. Ricky tells us about his first acting job working with Roger Daltrey and how he almost got the part of Ziggy Greaves. He speaks about singing on the 'Just Say No' record and meeting Nancy Reagan at the White House. After appearing on Grange Hill, Ricky moved onto his true passion of music and tells us about how it felt to have a record go to number one on the UK Dance Charts.
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In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork we're joined by George Wilson (George Christopher) aka Eric 'Ziggy' Greaves. George tells us about how he nearly left Grange Hill before he'd even started, how his lifelong friendship with John Alford didn't get off to the best of starts and how he ended up spending a week with The Happy Mondays, culminating with an appearance in the Black Grape music video, 'England's Irie.'
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In our next episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Lee Sparke aka Jonah Jones. Lee talks about filming THAT scene at Chessington Zoo, why he disappeared from Grange Hill and how he became the oldest apprentice chippy in Australia!
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In our next episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Fiona Lee-Fraser aka Laura Reagan. Fiona talks about how quickly she landed her first acting job on Grange Hill, why she was missing from the 'Just Say No' video and how a certain London nightclub owner didn't really care for the Grange Hill cast turning up at his club!
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In the next episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Aran Bell who played Mr Phil Scott. Aran talks about filming THAT iconic scene with Trevor Cleaver, why he was only in one series of Grange Hill and how the producer, Ron Smedley, became his chauffeur!
