Grange hill series 1

Grange hill series 1 episode 1the lovely terry suepatt aka benny green who was the first ever school lad to walk though the iron gates of grange hill. Grange hill has been running for over 20 years and many of the actors have gone on to star in other well known programmes such as brookside, er and eastenders. Tucker and benny green are very confident in the water, while the likes of justin and hughsey are more cautious. So, theyve not been languishing in the vaults since original transmission and the repeat of later series in the authumn prior to the new spring series. Grange hill 1986 series 9 episode 3 part 1 of 3 by hollohollowayredux.

Summary mrs preston is trying to get judy out of the house to get on school on time. It was first shown in 1978 and after 31 series and 601. Directed by 69 writing credits 55 cast 1,808 produced by 27 music by 2 cinematography by 1. Grange hill is overrun by animals after lucy takes a stand over her dads new job.

The series was to have originally been called grange park. There r some people who know a lot about grange hill. This dvd box set contains the trailblazing series 1 and 2 of this everpopular bbc teen drama set in the fictional comprehensive of grange hill. Heck tucker set in a comprehensive school, grange hill. With stuart organ, gwyneth powell, lee cornes, sally geoghegan. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils of the eponymous school, an innercity london comprehensive school. Building bridges mr mcdonnells building bridges project seems to take over the school for the day. When a new team of first years joined grange hill in series 5, one of the most popular pupils was cheeky gordon jonah jones played by lee sparke. It was first shown in 1978 and its still going today. Episode 1 is the 1st episode in series 1 and the first episode in grange hill. Grange hill is a british drama television series that focuses on the lives of the pupils at the. Grange hill was the first mastermind of television producer phil redmond, who later went on to create channel 4 soaps, brookside and hollyoaks.

It was created by phil redmond, who is also responsible for the channel 4 dramas brookside and. Michelle played trisha yates for 5 years from series 1. Grange hill ran for 30 years and many of the actors have gone on to star in other well known programmes such as brookside, er and eastenders. May contain spoilers though ive tried not to add any in. This site is dedicated to the bbc tv series grange hill which ran from 19782008, concentrating particularly on the early years 19781990. Judy tells her mum she doesnt like grange hill as its too big and she doesnt know anyone, but mrs preston tells judy she has to make an effort to make friends. Directed by 69 writing credits 55 cast 1,808 produced by 27 music by 2 cinematography by 1 film editing by 18 production design by 36 art direction by 3 costume design by 18 makeup department 26. With its wonderful mix of actors and actresses and entertaining coverage of teen issues, grange hill has become an institution. School drama grange hill, set at a northlondon comprehensive, first aired 40 years ago this month. The long running television series of the grange hill comprehensive school, and the childrens everyday lives.

Childrens drama series following the lives of students and teachers at grange hill comprehensive school. Benny aspires to join the school football team but has trouble when the new pe teacher, mr foster, tells him that a full. Grange hill ran for 30 years which started in 1978 and ended in 2008. Mrs preston says they will discuss the situation later, but to. This childrens soap opera ran on the bbc from 1978 to 2008. Grange hill series 5 its a new term at grange hill and new pupils including zammo mcguire, roland browning, annette firman and fay lucas start at the school. Mrs preston is trying to get judy out of the house to get on school on time. The first series of the british television drama series grange hill began broadcasting on 8 february 1978, before ending on 5 april 1978 on bbc one. So much so that todd, now 51, starred in spinoff tuckers luck from 19831985. The childrens drama was originally filmed at real schools in london, including kingsbury high school in north london and willesden high school in willesden green. After leaving grange hill michelle gave up acting and worked for a major sweet manufacturer. Set in a fictional london comprehensive school, grange hill was, from the off, a gritty and downtoearth programme, far out of keeping with the childrens shows of the time.

Trisha yates makes it clear that shes not putting up with any nonsense from. Watch grange hill series 1 episode 4 riley moore on dailymotion. Whether its tucker, mrs mccluskey, zammo, bronson, fay lucas, ziggy greaves or roland browning, youll find them here. Most of us tend to associate ourselves with one or the other. Grange hill the complete series on dvd at rare classics. Judy preston, who pretends to be ill in order to miss school, trisha yates, who wants to wear high heels for school and peter tucker jenkins, whose friends david and alan arrive to walk him to school. Series 1 originally aired from 8th february 1978 to 5th april 1978. Phil redmond executive producer colin cant director alan hawkshaw music todd carty acto grange hill. The childrens drama was created by phil redmond and set.

She did however make a brief return as trisha, in the final episode of tuckers luck. Eric ziggy greaves was played by george christopher between 1986 and 1989. Gripper stebson quickly finds himself a new victim. Lets start off with far and away the most controversial. Jonah jones and zammo create havoc with stink bombs, much to the amusement of the boys. Grange hill series 9 episode 18 part 1 of 3 by hollohollowayredux. Oct 24, 2018 the twentysecond series of the british television drama series grange hill began broadcasting on 26 january 1999, before ending on 1 april 1999 on bbc one.

It is the first day of a new school year and we are introduced to the new first years of grange hill, in the form one alpha. Grange hill series 1 4 were released at the same time around 10 years ago, due to issues most of the scenes featuring chart songs of the time which played in the background had to be edited out, also the episodes were criticised for having a filmised effect to them. Wellmeaning pupil janet makes it her mission to help roland, but he finds her constant nagging irritating. Summary form one alphas boys have a swimming lesson tucker jenkins is impatient to get into the pool while a list of rules and regulations is read out. The show is one of the longest running on british television. September 16, 2018 i like to announce that grange hill series 5 and 6 will be released on dvd later this year. Jul 14, 2008 grange hill series 14 the characters to start of my blog on these dvds, i will introduce and summarise the characters from all four series. Apr 03, 2019 grange hill was originally filmed at real schools in london.

The truth behind the departure of jonah jones and the drowning of jeremy irvine. Series 1 is the 1st series of bbcs grange hill which consisted of 9 episodes. The first of these was kingsbury high school in north london, which was used as the grange hill setting for the first two series. Grange hill is one of the most successful television childrens dramas of all time. Tx 8th february 1978 benny green terry sue patt has the honour of being the first pupil we see entering the. The sixth series of the british television drama series grange hill began broadcasting on 4 january 1983, before ending on 4 march 1983 on bbc one. Togger and tanya have to step in when their younger sisters dont see eye to eye. Grange hill is a british television childrens drama series originally made by the bbc and portraying life in a typical secondary school the show began its run on 8 february 1978 on bbc1, and was one of the longestrunning programmes on british television when it ended its run on 15 september 2008. The childrens drama was created by phil redmond and set in a mixed comprehensive school in london. If ur younger than about 30, i doubt u can remember back to b4 u were born, becuz, that was when grange hill was aired. Stuart organ, gwyneth powell, lee cornes, sally geoghegan. Now femail reveals the surprisingly downtoearth path many of its stars have taken since. Nov, 2007 this week, the first four series of grange hill have made it onto dvd, and were celebrating in the way we best know how by having a big quiz.