He goes by the name of Billy Fane, but we'll always remember him as good old Geoff with the ridiculously bushy tash from doon the Groove!
As you might know from my blog, I have been eager to find out what happened to the illustrious, 'destined for the bright lights of Hollywood' career of Geoff. Blown up and killed in a gas explosion back in the 90s TV Series Byker Grove, Geoff and his tash were hotly tipped for the big roles, that could launch them into millenium fame...
So what happened after Byker Grove?
With the help of a friend, I have unravelled the 'Geoff Mystery'. I can confirm that since Byker Grove, there has been no 'endless pipeline' of high profile film roles, no flood of job offers for tv, not even an invite to do a club opening up in the North East. Rather, the highlights of Geoff's career have been playing Mr Braithwaite in Billy Elliot (pretty decent!), a Bingo Caller in Purely Belter (embarrassing), followed by several tramp roles in Sweet Sixteen and Heartbeat (absolutely pathetic!). As if that asn't bad enough, the last known role for Geoff was that of a car scrap man in 'Cloud Cuckoo Land'....
Was Geoff in Cloud Cuckoo Land thinking that he could ever move on from the Grove? Was the Tash just 'carrying him', concealing his lack of tashless talent?
You might not be surprised to hear that, shortly after his departure, Geoff shaved off the original tash that feauturd in Byker Grove...and it all seems to have gone downhill from then onwards...
Recent Hollywood celeb reports claim that Geoff's tash is a massive success out in L.A. In fact he's just been offered the lead role in a Spielberg film, about a Scientist who creates an evil, out of control Tash, intent on destroying the human race, starting with some bloke called Geoff.
Unfortunately, the relationship between Geoff and the Tash broke down shortly after Geoff decided to go his own way. The Tash, who goes by the name of 'Terry', or 'Tezza', as his showbiz pals call him, refuses to forgive Geoff after being abandoned and almost washed away in the bathroom sink. Thankfully for Tezza, he survived. Now living in constant fear of another attack on his life, Tezza has taken an injunction out against Geoff.
No comments:
Post a Comment