He invites Gripper there and says to him I forgive you for what you did. 9.2K views 5 years ago #GrangeHill Lee MacDonald (born 21 June 1968) is a British actor who played Zammo McGuire in the children's TV series Grange Hill from 1982-1987. Erkan Mustafa found fame in the Eighties as Roland 'Roly' Browning who was bullied for being obese. Did you realise the impact that this story would have? Erkan, who starred in the show from 1982 until 1987, said: "I was just a normal child attending school. Ricky and I lost touch for about a year, but then something sparked it off again and there was no change in our friendship. The gritty Grange Hill with its often hard-hitting storylines was always one of the more true-to-life shows for kids of the 70s, 80s, 90s and the noughties. Yann Wehrling, vice-prsident de la rgion le-de-France, charg de la Transition cologique, et Patrice Leclerc, maire de Gennevilliers et Prsident du groupe Front De Gauche la . Erkan, who is now also a writer and director, also appeared in several episodes of Blackadder, where he played one of the "enormous orphans" in the Christmas Carol episode. There was no storyline I didnt enjoy doing, but theres one thing I hate, and I cringe about it now. Hes living in France and he owns a restaurant. His character became inspirational to young viewers as the character always defended himself when getting bullied. He said Sit down and watch this. I wrote a 6 part comedy, aiming for Channel 4. Watch the video for Just Say No, the Grange Hill single, and there are many things a child would do well to denounce: a mullet, a saxophone solo and wearing a cardigan to a disco. He was a very sad character. Annette Firman had been taunting Roland about his weight, but he had also been unkind to Diane Cooney about her spots. replace sling stud with rail. I didnt do that to many other members of the cast, but me and Simone always did. Theres a girl called Tracey who used to be in Grange Hill, who I tracked down and we met up in a pub in Islington, only to bump into Mark Burdiss (Stewpot)! In reality, myself and Roland are two completely different people. Lee MacDonald played. "The national press were advertising the fact that they couldnt find a fat child at stage school to appear in Grange Hill. It was exciting; going into a recording studio, never done that before. However after just one series, Ann left Grange Hill when her father's job meant her family had to move abroad. RD's first wife, Anna [Teasdale]; sharing Notting Hill Gate flat . She went on to appear in The Bill, Baywatch and had a role in 1993 film Dirty Weekend. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Jonah is the cousin of Jeremy Irvine. Lee MacDonald - Zammo Maguire MacDonald, who joined the show age 13, went on to have one of the biggest storylines in the school's history when he became addicted to heroin. The two sit at the foot of the cliff as night falls, with Roland admitting he feels everything that goes wrong in his life is his fault. How did you get on with the adults on set? Click here to sign up to our daily newsletter for the latest news and top stories from MyLondon sent straight to your inbox. 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Watch out for a Grange Hill feature in this on BBC 1, Weds at 2100. He struggled to return to his previous success after being released but has had small parts since. Holiday in Ibiza aged 16 and first real girlfriend, Wendy. It was about him and his sense of humour, which is fair enough. Sign up for the Daily Star TV newsletter for the biggest TV news. Gordon 'Jonah' Jones, was a student at Grange Hill, from 1982 to 1983, played by Lee Sparke. Lee MacDonald played Zammo the character whose heroin addiction provided the hard-hitting storyline and sat on the sofa next to Mrs Reagan. Meanwhile two of her sons have followed in her acting footsteps, clinching roles in Doctor Who and EastEnders. Because of her success on the small screen record company bosses eyed Paula-Ann as a potential British Kylie and she even released a cover version of The Locomotion.