Adele Rose, who created Byker Grove and propelled Ant and Dec to national fame, has died at the age of 87.
There, she helped discover Ant and Dec, who rose to fame playing best friends PJ and Duncan on the series.
Rose retired from scriptwriting in 2000, and is survived by her husband as well as her son Steve and grandson Daniel.
The television writer’s death was announced by her husband, Peter Chadwick, who said that she died from pneumonia on 28 December.
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