Gemma's death in Byker Grove

About this episode

Kate Weston recalls the shocking moment in Byker Grove when Gemma died from an electric shock.

Join author Kate Weston as she remembers watching in horror the episode of Byker Grove (CBBC) where young Gemma touched a dodgy plug and died of electric to the horror of us all. Kate's latest novel - How to Make a Killing - is set in the sordid world of high-powered estate agency and has been described as "Selling Sunset with incident tape". And it's OUT NOW . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Kate Weston

Topics covered

• Byker Grove
• television
• childhood trauma

Keywords

• Gemma
• electric shock
• CBBC
• estate agency
• How to Make a Killing

Mentioned in this episode

Products: How to Make a Killing

Books & works: Byker Grove, How to Make a Killing, Selling Sunset with incident tape

Places: Byker Grove

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