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Former ‘Eastenders’, ‘Byker Grove’ and ‘Doctor Who’ actors are heading to Sunderland for a special event to chat about their careers and give advice to aspiring actors.

How would you like to ask the stars of such shows as ‘Eastenders’, ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Byker Grove’ questions about their careers and the shows they worked on?  Well you can because actors from all three shows will be appearing at Sunderland University in a special ‘Industry Talks’ event organised by Sunderland film production company S.H.A.M. Films.

Garry Moore EVENT Details

‘Byker Grove’ would have been celebrating its 21^st birthday this year if the BBC hadn’t cruelly pulled the plug on the popular show which launched the careers of some of our much loved tv personalities including Ant and Dec, Jill Halfpenny, Donna Air, Dale Meeks and glamour model Francoise Boufhal. 

To celebrate and for one time only some of the stars are being re-united in front of an audience to chat about their time on the show, how they got started, what it was like on set and what they are up to now.  Providing tips to aspiring actors and answering questions will be Lyndyann Power (nee Barass) who played the ginger haired ‘Spuggy’, one of the most loved and remembered characters in the series, Holly Matthews who played Emma Miller before going on to have a brief pop career with chart busting hit ‘Little Miss Perfect’ under the name of Summer Matthews for Sony Records before then playing teenage bully Leigh-Anne Galloway in BBC1’s ‘Waterloo Road’ as well as Joe McCabe who played the humorous Kevin McLaughlin.

‘Doctor Who’ actor and tv presenter Andrew Hayden Smith who himself started out on ‘Byker Grove’ will be hosting the event and talking to the actors in front of a live audience.  Audience members will get a chance to ask him and the stars questions directly in a Q + A session.

Also appearing will be special guest Pooja Shah, former star of ‘Eastenders’, whose cv also boasts the hit film ‘Bend it like Beckham’ alongside Hollywood starlet Keira Knightly and recently seen with Pauline Quirk in ‘Missing’ to talk about her acting career.  Pooja recently won a ‘Best Actress’ Award at The Rob Knox Film Festival for her role of Rajinder in the film ‘No Honour No Choice’ which was shot in the Northeast and directed by S.H.A.M. Films’ Garry Moore.

If you are an aspiring actor and want to find out how to break into the industry, how to get an agent or how to avoid the many pitfalls this is the event for you. 

The event is suitable for adults and children with an interest in acting or simply fans of the shows and actors and will take place on 27^th July at 10am at Sunderland University’s St. Peter’s campus.  Tickets for the event cost £15.  To book tickets and find out more about the event visit S.H.A.M. Films’ website – www.shamfilms.co.uk

Film director Garry Moore who runs S.H.A.M. Films hopes to organise more events like this one to bring in top actors, producers, directors and other showbiz people, putting them in front of a live audience where they wouldn’t normally be accessible to the public to offer advice and tips on all aspects of film and tv.