{"id":30149,"date":"2023-02-15T13:39:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T12:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1786256"},"modified":"2023-02-15T13:43:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T12:43:54","slug":"jo-martin-eastenders-and-casualty-stars-cast-in-grime-kids-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/jo-martin-eastenders-and-casualty-stars-cast-in-grime-kids-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"Jo Martin, EastEnders and Casualty stars cast in Grime Kids adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new series is coming soon to BBC iPlayer. <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 15 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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A cast of rising talent and established favourites has been announced for upcoming BBC Three and iPlayer series Grime Kids.<\/p>\n

Created by BAFTA-nominated and BIFA award-winning writer Theresa Ikoko (Rocks) and made for the BBC by Mammoth Screen (The Serpent, Noughts & Crosses<\/a>), it\u2019s safe to say that the show is going to be an insightful and joyous exploration of the music genre that has taken over the world.<\/p>\n

The brand new series is a fictional story created by Ikoko, but is one that is inspired by DJ Target\u2019s non-fiction book of the same name.<\/p>

Announced today, the cast is full of young, rising talent as well as familiar faces from EastEnders<\/a>, Casualty<\/a> and Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Grime Kids stars Shanu Hazzan (EastEnders, The Gentlemen), Juwon Adedokun (We Love Moses, Damilola, Our Loved Boy<\/a>), Gabriel Robinson (Casualty, Silent Witness<\/a>), Tienne Simon (Silent Witness<\/a>) and Yus Jamal Crookes, who is making his debut TV appearance.<\/p>\n

Additional cast members also include Delove Akra (Drillin), who will play Genevieve, with further key roles played by Jo Martin (Doctor Who, Back to Life), Marsha Miller (Top Boy<\/a>, 23 Walks), Don Gilet (Sherwood<\/a>, The Sandman), Simon Wolfe (Carnival Row, We Hunt Together) and Marcus Onilude (Big Boys, The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe).<\/p>\n

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Jo Martin as the Fugitive Doctor in Doctor Who.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Further casting includes Ryan McParland (Halo, Derry Girls), Jola Olajide (Doctors, Creeped Out, The Power), Jack Bannon (Endeavour, Pennyworth, The Imitation Game), and screen newcomer Cale Cole.<\/p>\n

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