BBC's Grange Hill was essential viewing for children growing up in the 1980s, but in the years since the cast have been hit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Alford became one of Britain’s best-known child actors in the 1980s, before a long and troubled decline - Tim Roney/Getty ...

Former London's Burning and Grange Hill star John Alford has experienced a dramatic fall from fame. Once a familiar face on British television, Alford's career has been overshadowed by criminal ...