NickALive! would like to wish Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids' television network in the UK and the best Nickelodeon channel in the universe, a very Happy 24th Birthday, and a very Happy 20th anniversary to the cast and crew of Nickelodeon UK's hit football comedy show Renford Rejects, who wrapped filming the first series of their show on this day in 1997!
Nickelodeon launched in the UK at 7:00am on Wednesday 1st September 1993 as part of the then new Sky Multi-Channels package, and are this year celebrating the networks 24th Birthday!
The Renford Rejects followed the trials and tribulations of a 5-a-side football team who have overlooked one tiny detail - they can't actually play! The first season featured Team Coach Stewart Jackson (Matthew Leitch), Captain Jason Summerbee (Martin Delaney), Team member Bruno Di Gradi (Paul Parris), First Girl Robin Walker (Holly Davidson), Goalkeeper Ben Philipps (Charlie Rolland), Team member Ronnie Supra (Adam Dean), VTV Commentator Vinnie Rodriguez (Roger Davies), as well as Eddie McAvoy (Alex Norton), the owner of the local cafe "Graceland", Eddie's wife, Priscilla McAvoy (Sally Kinghorn), and father and son Terry (Tom Weller) and Basil Stoker (Bill Homewood), the captain and coach of the Rejects arch rivals, the Razors, respectively. Renford Rejects premiered during Spring 1998 on Nickelodeon and ran for 52 episodes over four series. The show is Nickelodeon UK's first locally produced sitcom.
What are your favourite Nickelodeon UK and Renford Rejects memories? Let NickALive! know on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, on Instagram, and/or Facebook! Use hashtag #HappyBirthdayNickUK!
NickALive! is also very proud to present a selection of great videos from the launch of Nickelodeon UK in 1993! Plus, don't forget to check out Nickelodeon Magazine's Nick UK special from 1995 and visit Postcards From Planet Nickelodeon for more Nickelodeon UK nostalgia! Hope you enjoy!
Happy Birthday, Nickelodeon UK!!
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