“We are very sad to hear of the passing of Adele Rose, the creator of Byker Grove,” a statement posted from Ant and Dec’s Twitter account read.
Her death was announced by her husband, Peter Chadwick, who said she had died from pneumonia on 28 December.
“She had a huge sense of humour which was often quite naughty and quite wicked,” her husband told Chronicle Live.
In 1989, she created Byker Grove, the hugely popular school drama set in a district of Newcastle.
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