Skip to content
Streambay
Byker Grove Season 8 poster
Complete Byker Grove

Byker Grove Season 8 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Tuesday, September 3, 1996

Ended: Thursday, November 7, 1996

When does Byker Grove Season 8 come out?

Byker Grove Season 8 premiered Tuesday, September 3, 1996 on BBC One and ended Thursday, November 7, 1996. The season has 20 episodes.

Last updated

Byker Grove Season 8 release schedule

Byker Grove Season 8 episode release dates
Episode Release date

1. Episode 1

Angel has doubts about marrying Gary. During a camping trip, they argue and Angel is abducted, but Gary rescues her.

Tuesday · 30 years ago

2. Episode 2

Anna and Flora visit Barney, who gives Anna Frew's letters, saying not to write again. Flora tries to return them, but Frew is still eager to see Barney.

Thursday · 30 years ago

3. Episode 3

The Grovers rehearse for Ritual Humiliation, but Marie quits, calling them obsessed. Angel attends a holiday rep workshop but walks out mid-role play, thinking she’s failed.

Tuesday · 30 years ago

4. Episode 4

Ed scolds the Grovers for spying on his mum, leading Geoff to suggest Gloria stop visiting the Grove. Ed comforts her.

Thursday · 30 years ago

5. Episode 5

New girl Harry arrives at the Gallagher’s with her friend Cher, impressing the lads. Gary and Angel decide to use their wedding money for a flat deposit.

Tuesday · 30 years ago

6. Episode 6

After their wedding, Gary surprises Angel by arriving on a white horse, sparking a medieval fantasy sequence. The dream fades when Gary admits he can’t afford the flat, leaving Angel upset.

Thursday · 30 years ago

7. Episode 7

Terry pulls Karen aside and admits he likes her. Anna and Flora visit Cher's Nan with Harry, but Mrs. Coates gets confused by Flora's questions.

Tuesday · 30 years ago

8. Episode 8

Karen jumps from the train and visits Terry in hospital. She's upset when Geoff and Lou question her, and Lou reveals the police are involved.

Thursday · 30 years ago

9. Episode 9

Flora and Anna follow Jack and photograph the mugger threatening him at the Grove, but his face is obscured. Frew identifies the mugger’s jacket as from a local gym.

Tuesday · 30 years ago

10. Episode 10

Frew is released from the court on the sole condition that he leaves Newcastle, Lou arranges for him to stay with her sister in Northampton.

Thursday · 30 years ago

11. Episode 11

Teraise is angered when she discovers that a free poster of a pop band had been defaced by her newspaper deliver. She confronts him and he apologises as he was only doing it in protest for girls to start liking boy bands for their singing talent instead of how good looking they are.

Tuesday · 30 years ago

12. Episode 12

Phillip is taken by Teraise to meet Geoff at the Grove. However on the way there Gruff, a wayward goat, follows them. Angered that Teraise didn't pay him any attention, Jack arranges to have Gruff taken to the slaughterhouse (which is where he was from to begin with). Teraise and Phillip save Gruff from his fate.

Thursday · 30 years ago

13. Episode 13

A sad day at the Grove for Terraise and Phillip when Gruff is killed in a racist attack on the Grove.

Tuesday · 30 years ago

14. Episode 14

Thursday · 30 years ago

15. Episode 15

Tuesday · 30 years ago

16. Episode 16

Terry introduces his younger brother Ben to the other Grovers. Problems follow though as their father has just been released from prison and he has no intention of going straight.

Thursday · 30 years ago

17. Episode 17

Jack and Phillip are planning to be the Gallagher brothers for the ""Stars In Your Eyes"" competition. Their first rehersal however goes a bit off as they get drunk on the alcohol that Alfie and Ed had hidden.

Tuesday · 30 years ago

18. Episode 18

Thursday · 30 years ago

19. Episode 19

Tuesday · 30 years ago

20. Episode 20 Finale

It's ""Stars In Our Eyes"" night at the Grove and Anne joins Sita on stage as the Eternal Sisters. Cher and Harry argue as Cher decides to perform solo as Madonna instead of performing as ABBA with Harry. Harry decides to get revenge on Cher by pulling the plug on the cassette player proving to everyone that she was miming.

Thursday · 30 years ago

Byker Grove Season 8 FAQ

When does Byker Grove Season 8 come out?

Byker Grove Season 8 premiered Tuesday, September 3, 1996 on BBC One.

How many episodes are in Byker Grove Season 8?

Byker Grove Season 8 has 20 episodes.

Are new episodes of Byker Grove Season 8 released weekly?

Episodes are released on a mixed schedule; check the dates below.

When is the Byker Grove Season 8 finale?

The Byker Grove Season 8 finale (Episode 20) aired Thursday, November 7, 1996.

How do I get notified when new Byker Grove Season 8 episodes are released?

Download the Streambay app and follow Byker Grove. You'll get a push notification the moment each new episode is out.

Never miss Byker Grove Season 8.

Download Streambay and follow Byker Grove. We’ll notify you the moment Season 8 is released, and as each new episode comes out. It’s free, with no sign-up and no personal information required.

Coming soon to App Store Get it on Google Play