[1] The show's plot centred on a boys' football team, the Glipton Grasshoppers, and their enthusiastic Geordie manager Joswell 'Jossy' Blair.

The show was written by darts commentator and television personality Sid Waddell, himself a native of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Many of the child actors from the series have since left acting, although Jim Barclay, who played Jossy Blair, has appeared on My Family and Blessed.

Walsh was also the face of the Warburton's Bread TV advertising campaign in 2007.

Julie Foy, who played Tracey Gaunt, went on to appear in Press Gang and Coronation Street and acted on stage and in film.