Special
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| Original release | April 12, 2019 –; present |
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| Executive producer(s) | Anna Dokoza |
| Eric Norsoph | |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
| Based on | I'm Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves; by Ryan O'Connell |
| Apr 12, 2019 | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1110474 |
About Special
Actor-writer Ryan O'Connell stars in this semi-autobiographical series based on his memoir. He plays Ryan, a gay man with cerebral palsy who decides to do away with his identity as an accident victim and go after the life that he wants. After years of dead-end internships, blogging in his pajamas and mainly communicating through text, Ryan figures out how to take his life from bleak to chic as he gets ready to start limping toward adulthood. O'Connell serves as an executive producer on the comedy series, along with "The Big Bang Theory" star Jim Parsons. …
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Ant and Dec to produce Byker Grove reboot
TV Series Byker Grove is to make a Comeback - produced by former stars Ant and Dec.
The Children 's Series - Set in Newcastle - aired on The Bbc from 1989 to 2006 and focused on The lives of youngsters who attended The Youth club of The Same Name .
It saw Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly find fame as PJ and Duncan.
The pair, who will be executive producers on The reboot,
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The Bbc is not responsible for The content of external sites.The programme - to be given The shorter title of Byker - will be aimed " at a primetime audience" and " engage with a New Generation of teenagers navigating The different challenges faced by young adults today" production company Fulwell 73 said.
It has not been announced if The Show - which also launched The careers of Donna Air , Jill Halfpenny and Andrew Hayden-Smith - will be broadcast on The Bbc or when filming will begin.
Donnelly said it would " help shine a spotlight on The North East and The Talent The region has to offer both in front of The camera and behind it".
" Byker Grove will always be very Special to us as The Show which gave us our break, so We Are beyond excited, " He Said .
" We Are Looking Forward to bringing this fresh incarnation to a whole New Generation as well as those who remember it as fondly as we do. "
The original filming location of " The Grove " was Benwell Towers in Newcastle .
Byker Grove - The factsMcPartlin - whose character PJ famously was accidentally blinded during a paintball fight in one episode - added The pair " owe such a lot to Byker Grove and The North East so we can't wait to start working to bring this iconic Series back to life".
" Already talking characters and storylines has us all buzzing at The possibilities ahead, " he added.
The Series will be made by North East-based Fulwell 73 - which was behind Friends: The Reunion , The Kardashians and Gavin and Stacey: Christmas Special - along with Ant and Dec's Mitre Studios, which produces Saturday Night Takeaway.
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