From Grange Hill to Bipolar and Back

by George Christopher Wilson

This is the true story of George wilson aka George Christopher. A normal, working class boy who found fame in the children's hit tv show Grange Hill, playing the lovable scouse rogue Ziggy, when he was just 15. He lived in London for four years, there were a few bad times but soon he relished in this new way of life. Met some amazing people, loved working on the show, the laughter with the cast, the nightlife are just a few of the things he loved. Sadly when he finished things began to spiral out of control for him. He got in trouble with the police, witnessed the horrendous scenes at the hillsborough disaster in 89, first hand, unemployed, became reclusive etc. These are just a few of the things that gradually put him in his first Psychiatric hospital for six months in 1991. Not only affecting him but his family and friends too. Eventually he'd get out and for seven years live a normal and exciting life living and working abroad, landed a major part in Brookside playing doomed drug addict little Jimmy Corkhill, writing and producing plays etc. Then in the summer of 1999 he found himself back in a Psychiatric hospital in South Wales, after all hell broke loose on a mountain top. Again he would beat it. Three more times he'd find himself in these places and find out he had Bipolar. The whole point of this book is to show people, yes, bipolar is scary and at times soul destroying but learning to deal with it too. There are ways a person can control the illness to a degree, and not let it control the person. Took a long time, many lessons learned, many things given up. He had to go through hell before he got to heaven. This book is both funny and sad, Most importantly remember, It's one of the most frightening things in the world, but it's not the end of the world.

358 pages, Paperback

Published December 2, 2019

Reviews

[Baz]

Brutaly Honest.

Wow, this guy has been to hell and back. A successful actor who began to suffer with a mental health problem.

George doesn't hold back in his telling of his story. He lays himself bare, revealing all that he has been through with a real candor. By reading this book we can all learn more about his condition that many people live with, without any of us knowing a thing about it.

Any one of us can go through exactly the same trauma and remember, it was all going so well for him before his illness began to manifest.

His sense of humour shines through, he can be a very humourous character that's for sure. He has his own family now, good friends and is getting his life back on track. I'd say he is very much winner, showing a great strength in the face of adversity.

Well done George.

[Gill Lindsay]

An amazing read George, a real insight to Bipolar and what you have gone through. Fantastic that you’re recognising the signs and the changes you’ve made to help yourself. A real credit to you. Showing others how we can be in control of ourselves and take that control to make things as best we can for ourselves. Inspirational well done mate. X

[paula]

Amazing

Ziggy u are is brave man all the best to you and your family i suffer from anxtity and will try the colour game thanks x,,xxxx,,,

[Clifford Bottomley]

If you want to learn about Bipolar then look no further....

[Katy]

This book will help so many people in a story that’s told honestly. You get a real sense of George’s likeable personality reading this book.

[Victoria Wilson]

Absolutely brilliant.
George Wilson is such a brave person to write this book. It's made me feel much better about myself knowing that depression can effect anyone.
Thank you ziggy. X