Forever the face of Grange Hill, Todd Carty can't believe the series is still going!

Real Name: Todd Jennings

Age: 38

DOB: 31 August 1963

FILMS: PLEASE SIR! (1971); THE ATTENDANT

TV: Z CARS (BBC), OUR MUTUAL FRIEND; DRUMMER, HEADMASTER; THE IDLE BUNCH; WE'RE HAPPY (RTE Ireland); FOCUS ON BRITAIN; Tucker Jenkins in GRANGE HILL (BBC 1978-1982); Tucker Jenkins in TUCKER'S LUCK (BBC 1983-1985); Narrator in SCENE IN NEW YORK; Narrator in THE JUNGLE CREATURES; Mark Fowler in EASTENDERS (BBC 1990-); THE BLACK VELVET BAND (1996); THE FAME GAME (BBC 1998); Narrator PADDINGTON GREEN (BBC 2000)

 
 

COMMERCIALS: Todd's done loads of them since he was 5!

FAMILY: Todd lives in London with his partner Dina and their son James. He's fiercely protective of his private life. Born in Ireland, Todd's mum was a nurse and his dad an engineer. He has two sisters, Billie Jo and Bobby Sue.

LOOKING BACK... Todd says that while most children today recognise him as Mark Fowler, to their parents he'll always be Tucker. He says he's been lucky to be involved in long-running series like Grange Hill.

TODD ON GH TODAY... "The damn thing's still going!" he exclaimed on his "This Is Your Life" appearance.

 
 

Information from Grange Hill annuals/magazine articles,
plus TV Times "Who's Who On Television"