Iconic BBC children's drama Grange Hill was watched by millions in its prime, but the real-life struggles of some cast ...

John Alford once had a bright future ahead of him. As a teenager, he became a star on the BBC’s groundbreaking children’s drama Grange Hill as the cheeky Robbie Wright, then found a new fanbase as ...

Alford, who also appeared in Grange Hill, was jailed for eight and a half years in January for sexually assaulting two girls ...

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 ...