Sausage On A Fork

In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Amy Phillips aka Jessica Arnold. Amy tells us how she got herself an agent without her parents' knowledge; how - despite having any previous experience - she got the part of Jessica and the real reason why Jessica was given the M.E. storyline!

In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Chris Jury aka Mr Lawrence Knowles. Chris tells us why attending an all boys Grammar School inadvertently became the reason he started acting; how he spent all of his expenses in one night whilst filming Grange Hill on location and where the famous Mr Knowles walk came from!

In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Ian Rushmere aka Brian Shaw. Ian tells us how an open audition for a very famous TV advert led to him becoming a child actor; what it was like being given a really serious and sensitive storyline and how years later, he ended up working with one of his best friends and co-stars from Grange Hill!

In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Vincent Matthews aka Jeremy Irvine. Vincent tells us what it was like being asked to return to Grange Hill when he didn't really want to; the pain he suffered filming his most famous scene and how it felt hearing the name of his character mentioned in an episode of Spaced!

In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Desmond Askew aka Richard Hare. Desmond tells us how acting from a very early age led to him working with some legends of rock and pop music; how being in Grange Hill had been an ambition of his from when he'd first started acting and how life after Grange Hill saw him move to Los Angeles where he now works in television, movies and some...

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 t...

In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Karen Lewis aka Miss Roz Partridge. Karen tells us how she was offered the part by a future oscar winner; how she was given a storyline which was a huge scandal at the time and why in her second and final series, she wanted comments to be made about how much weight she had put on!

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 ta...

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!

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!

In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Alan Cave aka Dennis 'Techno' Morris. Alan tells us how he got his first acting job despite having no previous acting experience, why Techno's sidekick - Spanner - disappeared after two series and how much research and training was involved for Dennis's biggest storyline.

In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Adam Sopp aka Darren Clarke. Adam tells us why he made the jump from theatre to television at an early age, how he was once the reason behind one of the biggest surges in traffic on a Grange Hill forum and how you may have unknowingly heard him in some of the biggest movie and video game franchises ever!

In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by previous guests Paul McCarthy and Mark Baxter aka Tommy Watson and Duane Orpington. Along with their friend and colleague, film director Craig Griffith, they tell us about the project they're working on together. #Life is a series of short films focusing on issues facing today's society. Paul, Mark and Craig tell us about how this project...

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!

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!

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.

In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Sean Maguire aka Tegs Ratcliffe. Sean tells us how he went from Irish dancing to acting with one of the most distinguished and celebrated British actors of all time, how he thinks playing Tegs was a perfect apprenticeship for one of his later roles and what he thinks happened when Tegs and Justine walked off into the night after his final...

In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Vinny Mann aka Antoni Karamanopolis. Vinny tells us how easy his first scenes were to film due to the fact that he was sleeping in them, what it was like having to pretend to not being used to smoking and how it felt being the first character to have an on-screen death in Grange Hill!

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!

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!

In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Nicholas Pandolfi aka Matthew Cartwright. Nicholas tells us how he moved from Suffolk to London at a young age to attend Stage School, what it was like playing one of Gripper Stebson's first victims and how a costume he wore in a major feature film is now in a museum in the USA!

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.

In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by David Lynch aka Booga Benson. David tells us what it was like leaving his home in Gateshead at a very young age to pursue an acting career in London, what it was like playing one of Grange Hill's most feared and remembered characters (despite only appearing in four episodes) and what it was like playing a character who turned into a donke...

In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Darren Cudjoe-Cole aka Clarke Trent. Darren tells us how he was always performing from a very early age, what it was like working with a dog in his most famous storyline and why Clarke Trent disappeared after only two years at Grange Hill!

In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Renee Montemayor aka Briony Jones. Renee tells us how her acting career started with her acting alongside two of Hollywood's biggest stars, how her introduction on screen on Grange Hill was quite an unorthodox one and how one day bunking off school became the start of her realising one of her biggest life ambitions!