Sausage On A Fork

Neil Mattocks

Sausage On A Fork is a podcast dedicated to the U.K.'s longest running children's drama, Grange Hill. Each episode will feature an interview with a former cast member about their life before, during and after Grange Hill.

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117 episodes
Updated June 27

Episodes117

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Jul 5, 2025 · 1 hr 47 min
Sausage On A Fork with Georgia May Foote
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Georgia May Foote aka Alison Simmons. Georgia tells us how she was asked to audition for Alison after several auditions for another character in Grange Hill; how she played two different characters in six months on Coronation Street and how she really felt about being dressed as Ugly Betty during Tigger's dream!
Jun 14, 2025 · 44 min
Sausage On A Fork with Joanne Boakes
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Joanne Boakes aka Anita Unsworth. Joanne tells us how she told a little white lie when she was auditioning for Grange Hill; how being in Grange Hill gave her something to focus on after a tragedy in her personal life and how she wishes there had been more to the story of Anita and an unseen character who has become part of Grange Hill folklore!
May 31, 2025 · 1 hr 39 min
Sausage On A Fork with Jonny Dixon
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Jonny Dixon aka Mooey Humphries. Jonny tells us how he attended a Drama Club with a fellow Grange Hill actor years before they were in Grange Hill; how he has made the transition from on-screen work to off-screen work and how he hopes Mooey has turned his life around since being excluded from Grange Hill!
May 17, 2025 · 1 hr
Sausage On A Fork with Sean Carnegie
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Sean Carnegie aka Lee Johnson. Sean tells us how the parent of one of his future Grange Hill co-stars persuaded his Mum to let him try acting; what it was like getting a bucket of mud poured over his head and how he can't remember anything about the time he went back to Grange Hill to play a different character!
May 3, 2025 · 1 hr 32 min
Sausage On A Fork with Tom Hudson
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Tom Hudson aka Baz Wainwright. Tom tells us what it was like filming the swimming pool rescue scenes in Grange Hill; how his current career enables him to travel the world playing with toys and what it was like joining one of the U.K.'s most legendary Soap Opera families!
Apr 19, 2025 · 54 min
Sausage On A Fork with Kerry Binns
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Kerry Binns aka Lucy Pearson. Kerry tells us how, despite coming from a musical theatre background, she landed a part in Grange Hill; how learning yo-yo tricks as a child became an advantage as an adult and why a growth spurt meant a co-star had to use an unusual prop when filming Grange Hill!
Apr 5, 2025 · 59 min
Sausage On A Fork with Alex Lowe
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Alex Lowe aka Simon. Alex tells us how he almost got the part of a classic Grange Hill character; how, despite working with some of the biggest names in British acting, he still gets star struck and how he is embarrassed about playing the character who says one of the most memorable lines in British comedy!
Mar 22, 2025 · 1 hr 6 min
Sausage On A Fork with Tracey Murphy
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Tracey Murphy aka Claire Sullivan. Tracey tells us how - as a shy eight year old - acting was something she didn't really want to do; what it was like working with some of the biggest names in acting and why she refused to take any of Claire's outfits when she left Grange Hill!
Mar 8, 2025 · 1 hr 6 min
Sausage On A Fork with Sophie Shad
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Sophie Shad aka Shona West. Sophie tells us how her first break into acting was pure luck; why she left after just two episodes of her second series and how the scenes with spiders in her first series weren't exactly her favourite scenes to film!
Feb 22, 2025 · 1 hr 8 min
Sausage On A Fork with Sally Anne Marsh
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Sally Anne Marsh aka Cecile Lefevre. Sally tells us how Cecile was able to fulfil one of Sally's own dreams; what it was like singing on one of 1991's biggest dance records and exactly how old she was when she was playing an 18 year old on Grange Hill!
Feb 8, 2025 · 1 hr 20 min
Sausage On A Fork with Kate Bell
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Kate Bell aka Kelly Bradshaw. Kate tells us how her character went from someone who just had the occasional line to someone who was involved in one of Grange Hill's most controversial storylines; what the sleepover in the Science Museum was really like and how her she might not have been the best choice to be part of the skating and skiing storylines!
Jan 25, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
Sausage On A Fork with Rebekah Joy Gilgan
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Rebekah Joy Gilgan aka Fran Williams. Rebekah tells us how she got the part of Fran despite having no previous acting experience; how she became a successful businesswoman after moving back up north and why she might not appear to be 100% during the baseball episode of Grange Hill!
Jan 11, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Sausage On A Fork with Ian Congdon-Lee
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Ian Congdon-Lee aka Ted Fisk. Ian tells us which part he originally auditioned for; what it was like being part of one of Grange Hill's most controversial storylines and why he thought everyone was at risk of getting sacked during filming on The Isle of Wight!
Dec 21, 2024 · 1 hr 52 min
Sausage On A Fork with John Drummond
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by John Drummond aka Trevor Cleaver. John tells us how he originally auditioned for another iconic character in Grange Hill; how he his still friends with one of his fellow cast members almost 40 years after meeting him and what it was like filming the scenes when Trevor had drifted out to sea!
Dec 15, 2024 · 1 hr 26 min
Sausage On A Fork with Belinda Crane
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Belinda Crane aka Lucy Mitchell. Belinda tells us how she first took direction at the age of just three years old; how, like her brother, she had no idea she was acting on Grange Hill with someone from one of her favourite films and what it was like being given a role in one of Grange Hill's most hard-hitting and controversial storylines!
Nov 30, 2024 · 1 hr 27 min
Sausage On A Fork with Melanie Joseph
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Melanie Joseph aka Lauren Phillips. Melanie tells us how a remark about being a star in the sky led to her becoming a child actor; how difficult it was filming some scenes in Lauren's most controversial storyline and how preparing for another storyline in Grange Hill led to a revelation that helped Melanie in her current career!
Nov 16, 2024 · 1 hr 12 min
Sausage On A Fork with David Crane
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by David Crane aka Barry Timpson. David tells us how a stint of child modelling led to him becoming a child actor; why he had to leave acting and how he had no idea that while he was on Grange Hill, he was acting alongside someone who was in a film he had seen countless times!
Nov 2, 2024 · 41 min
Sausage On A Fork with John Harris
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by John Harris aka Loop Wind. John tells us how he pretended to already have an agent so that he could attend his first open audition; why he was only in one series and how he wished he'd known what Loop's real name was!
Oct 19, 2024 · 1 hr 2 min
Sausage On A Fork with Carl Saxton-Pizzie
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Carl Saxton-Pizzie aka Raju. Carl tells us how watching a classic children's television programme led to him joining a dance and drama school; how he was shocked to find out that he was not asked to stay on at Grange Hill and how his career in later life is very similar to what he would have expected Raju's to be like.
Oct 6, 2024 · 1 hr 24 min
Sausage On A Fork with Sonya Kearns
In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Sonya Kearns aka Chrissy Mainwaring. Sonya tells us how she was very proactive in finding a stage school at a very young age; how her own artistic talents were nothing like Chrissy's and what it was like being at the centre of one of Grange Hill's most controversial storylines!