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    Going Out

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    Written by Phil Redmond (the creator of Grange Hill), made by Southern Television and filmed in and around Portsmouth, Going Out followed a group of 16-year-olds who had just left Meadowcroft Comprehensive School and were now out in the world looking for work.

    Roger Unsworth (Andrew Paul), Sean Tinnersley (Marcus Francis) and Sammy Lee (Perry Benson) hung around with Dikey (Peter-Hugo Daly) who had left school the previous year, courted Gerry Henshaw (Linda Robson) and Cathy Wickes (Michele Winstanley), and clashed frequently with wrong ‘un Arty Jackson (Gerard Kelly) and his gang.

    Themes included sex (talk rather than action), the dole queue, authority, and relationships with parents.

    Aimed at older teenagers, the short-lived series was shunted around in the programming schedule and aired in most regions late at night.

    Andrew Paul went on to play PC Dave Quinnan in The Bill for 13 years. Linda Robson starred in 12 seasons of Birds of a Feather from 1989.

    Gerard Kelly died on 28 October 2010 after collapsing with a brain aneurysm. He was just 51.

    Roger Unsworth
    Andrew Paul
    Sean Tinnersley
    Marcus Francis
    Sammy Lee
    Perry Benson
    Gerry Henshaw
    Linda Robson
    Dikey
    Peter-Hugo Daly
    Arty Jackson
    Gerard Kelly
    Cathy Wickes
    Michele Winstanley
    Mr Tinnersley
    Peter Childs
    Rick Tinnersley
    Ray Burdis
    Mrs Tinnersley
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