Ollie: Louis Watson

 

Ollie was first seen in episode 9 of the 1997 series of Byker Grove. He was first seen at Lou Gallagher's foster home as a friend of Ben who he met at school. However, Ollie wasn't actually a good influence on Ben and at Ollie's first visit to the Grove they broke into the attic where Ben's arm went through the rotten floorboards.

Ben, under pressure from Ollie, claimed to Lou that the Attic hadn't been locked and that Geoff had been negligent as he and Ollie believed they would be awarded compensation. Lou later found out their claim was false after Ollie required first aid of Sian after an accident when he was climbing over the fence

Ollie's relationship with his sister Nat wasn't good and after an argument over frozen peas, Nat and Harry tied Ollie up with toilet paper, shoved the frozen peas down his front and left him all wrapped up in the boys toilets where he was later rescued by Jack.

After this incident Ollie started a website, Network O: secret society for boys after all out was declared between the younger boys and girls. Ben was later expelled by Ollie after he sided with Jack who believed that Trooper John (Ollie's internet contact)was in fact concocted by the girls.

It was eventually discovered that Trooper John was in fact young Emma, and Ollie set about getting his revenge by downloading a computer virus to the Grove's computer for which Emma got the blame. However, Ollie's behaviour when running Network O left him with no friends at the Grove, Ollie decided to turn over a new leaf, admitted he was responsible for the virus and supplied Karen's mother with some inside information regarding the council's position on the proposed closing down of the homeless shelter.

Louis Watson will be returning in the 1998 series.