66-534: The Grimleys is a comedy-drama television series set on a council estate in Dudley , West Midlands , England in the mid-1970s. It was first broadcast by Granada TV for ITV in 1999, following a pilot in 1997, and concluded in 2001 after three series. The show was written by Jed Mercurio , who had trained as a doctor and whose first series, Cardiac Arrest – written under the pseudonym 'John MacUre' – had attracted critical plaudits for its dark portrayal of life in
132-456: A Clue used a less dynamic custom arrangement more in keeping with the style of light entertainment programming. The last four notes of the original theme song were heard when Brookside , one of Phil Redmond's other TV series, aired its final episode in November 2003. From 1978 to 1993, the end music would change length and notes occasionally depending on how many actors were in the episode and
198-524: A custom-made background that either shows the Grange Hill logo, or it would be related to the intro used during the time. Mr Starling appeared only once during Series One, and his initial, E., was shown underneath the name of the school in the first episode: the authority figure most regularly seen during this time was the Head of First Year, Mrs Monroe (Dorothea Philips). Mr Llewellyn did not appear on screen during
264-609: A disintegrating British National Health Service . The filming of the school took place in Salford , Buile Hill High, Hope High, and Pendleton College, and the characters' homes were filmed in Langley, Greater Manchester . Later series featured location filming in Dudley, including a scene at Dudley Zoo. The Grimleys follows the ups and downs of the dysfunctional Grimley family in their struggles with everyday life. Gordon Grimley ( James Bradshaw )
330-476: A fight when Tucker said her mother Alex was dead. The show spawned a spin-off called Tucker's Luck (1983–1985), which ran for three series starring Todd Carty . The three series saw the two lead characters (Tucker and Alan) finding work. The 1986 cast released Grange Hill: The Album , with two singles: " Just Say No " (tying in with a character's heroin addiction) and "You Know the Teacher (Smash Head)". The album
396-453: A more colourful sequence was introduced, showing pupils interacting with the logo itself. This was due to Grange Hill being broadcast in widescreen for the first time, the opening theme had been cut slightly shorter for the first time since 1990. Only used for Series 26 (2003), the titles once again changed, this was to reflect on the move to Liverpool as the previous titles featured shots of the old school building (based In Elstree), once again
462-496: A musical play titled Tucker's Return based on the series was staged at Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch . Starring Todd Carty who, as Tucker, now returned to Grange Hill as a PE teacher, it also featured several stars of the show both from Tucker's original run, and of the then-current series circa 1989. In 2005, Justin Lee Collins reunited some of the cast members from the 1980s in the documentary Bring Back...Grange Hill . From
528-544: A new school, Grange Hill. In Series 8 the merger had taken place and Grange Hill operated as a split-site school; the former Rodney Bennett building (Neptune House) being the lower school and the original Grange Hill building (still Holborn College) the upper school. In series 9, the Upper School building was condemned after a fire, allowing production of Grange Hill to fully move to Elstree including studio work. Grange Hill was, at this time, made as an outside broadcast in
594-693: A number of cameos including one by the glam rock singer Alvin Stardust as a pub landlord. This leads to a series of in jokes, such as Holder and Stardust bemoaning the lost opportunities of their youth over a pint of beer, and Holder's character being described as "not exactly Mr Rock 'n' Roll". Other guest stars were Bamber Gascoigne as the school's headmaster; Johnny Ball as a maths teacher in another school; Michael Cronin as "Bullet" Baxter (the role that he had played in Grange Hill ); William Woollard as science teacher Mr Woollard; Elizabeth Berrington as
660-459: A question mark over Gordon Grimley's parentage, as does Shane Titley's oafish behaviour and idolisation of Baz Grimley. Many of the scenes are set in the Grimley brothers' school, alongside their sadistic PE teacher Doug "Dynamo" Digby ( Brian Conley ; Jack Dee in the pilot), who lives in a corner of the school gymnasium. Doug always takes both pride and pleasure in bullying his pupils, perhaps due to
726-477: A return of the original theme music. Series 31 returned to BBC1 after the 2007 series was shown exclusively on the CBBC Channel . In 2019, Redmond spoke about possibly reviving the show and dealing with current social issues. In early 2006, it was announced that a film of Grange Hill was to be released in late 2007 focusing on the lives of former pupils. There was silence on the project for 15 years, until it
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#1732886336961792-504: A school inspector; Ron Atkinson as the manager of an opposing football team; Stephen Lewis playing a coach driver very similar to his character Inspector Blake in On the Buses ; Jim Bowen as a militant trade unionist; and Pam Ayres as herself. Series one and two features the same regular cast and runs in a continuous time frame, while series three is set later in the 1970s. Doug Digby's character
858-417: Is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and drama . In films, serious dramatic themes (such as death, illness, etc.) are dealt with realism and subtlety, while preserving a humorous tenor. In television, modern scripted comedy dramas tend to have more humour integrated into the story than the comic relief common in drama series but usually contain a lower joke rate than sitcoms . In
924-570: Is a British children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical comprehensive school . The show began its run on 8 February 1978 on BBC1 , and was one of the longest-running programmes on British television when it ended on 15 September 2008 after 31 series. It was created by Phil Redmond , who is also responsible for the Channel 4 dramas Brookside and Hollyoaks ; other notable production team members down
990-626: Is a bone-idle British Leyland car worker, who injured his back on his first day at the Longbridge plant and went on strike on the second. He has not moved from his armchair since then and spends his days watching television. He is particularly infuriated by Gordon's artistic leanings and is determined that he should do "a man's job" rather than go to university , unlike their hard-working mother Janet ( Jan Ravens ). Other domestic characters are their older sister Lisa Grimley (Corrieann Fletcher) and their Nan ( Barbara Keogh ), who seems to be obsessed with
1056-493: Is a moron" for a punk disco scene in which the members of the Blackpool punk band UFX appear opposite Amanda Holden. The pilot originally aired as the fourth installment of Comedy Premieres on 5 July 1997. Very few episodes of The Grimleys have been released for public purchase. Series 1 was released on VHS in 2000, both as a boxed set of the complete series and as two separate releases containing three episodes each. It
1122-670: Is a movie or program that balances the elements of a drama and a comedy. Also known as a comedy drama, this hybrid genre often deals with real life situations, grounded characters, and believable situations. The ratio between the drama and comedy can vary, but most of the time there is an equal measure of both, with neither side dominating. Abreu also adds that dramedies often deal with relatable and serious topics such as divorce, illness, hardship, and heartache. Examples of comedy dramas in American film include: Examples of American television comedy dramas include: Grange Hill Grange Hill
1188-444: Is an area of St. Helens, Merseyside , where Redmond once lived. Grange Hill was originally conceived by ATV writer Phil Redmond , who first approached various television companies with the idea in 1975, unsuccessfully. In 1976, he managed to sell the idea to the BBC , and the children's drama executive Anna Home commissioned an initial series of nine episodes in a trial run, the first being broadcast on 8 February 1978. From
1254-442: Is an intellectual but feeble schoolboy who has a crush on his teacher, Miss Geraldine Titley ( Amanda Holden ; Samantha Janus in the pilot). His younger brother Darren ( Ryan Cartwright ), who also narrates the storyline and sets the scene, is fond of Gordon and sympathetic to his unrequited love for Miss Titley, but is frustrated by his brother's fey personality and his nickname, "The School Spanner". Their father Baz ( Nigel Planer )
1320-465: Is killed off in a gym accident in the first episode of the third series, and he is replaced in Geraldine Titley's affections by the scheming, manipulative woodwork teacher Dave Trebilcock (pronounced "Trebilco"), played by Craig Kelly . Geraldine has spent the time between the second and third series in a coma , which allows the series to shift its focus from the glam rock era to the punk era. Gordon
1386-411: Is now working as a trainee teacher at the school, where he is bullied and insulted by the pupils, many of whom, including his brother, Darren, are dressed as punks. Their mother, meanwhile, has walked out on her husband and taken up with Neville Holder, who has now become the school's headmaster, leaving Gordon as the family's sole breadwinner. The pilot episode, shown in 1997, features a Grimleys logo on
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#17328863369611452-693: The Primetime Emmy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards segregate several award categories into these two classifications. The 20th century saw a rise in film and television works that could be described as comedy-dramas. The term is a translation from the French "comédie dramatique". The portmanteau "dramedy" came to be in the 1980s. In January 2022, Rafael Abreu, writing for the StudioBinder filmmaking blog, defined this genre as follows: A dramedy
1518-489: The "Grimley curse". The Grimleys' next-door neighbours are the Titleys, consisting of Geraldine, plumber uncle Reg ( Paul Angelis ) and his son Shane ( Simon Lowe ), a Bay City Roller lookalike and self-styled ladies' man with a clapped-out Vauxhall Viva car. To complicate matters further, Shane is dating Lisa, and Janet and Reg carry obvious torches for each other. Reg's sensitivity and surprisingly poetic tongue give rise to
1584-453: The 1980 series: the day-to-day running of the school was left to the highly competent but much put-upon deputy head Mr Keating ( Robert Hartley ), who was also deputy head under Mrs McClusky up to and including Series 7 in 1984. Similarly, Mr McNab was never seen at all during the mid-1990s; the most senior authority figure being Mr Robson who at this point was deputy head. Mr Robson himself did not appear on screen during Series 27, even though he
1650-559: The 1990s Grange Hill was repeated in full on digital satellite and cable channel UK Gold , which broadcast the late 1970s and early 80s episodes of the show. In 1998, it reappeared on sister channel UK Gold Classics , which was a digital-only channel showing programmes previously aired on UK Gold, and Grange Hill was part of its schedule. The channel lasted only six months, however, before becoming UK Gold 2 in April 1999. Interest in Grange Hill
1716-410: The behaviour of his thuggish father ( Lewis Collins ). Doug is dating Geraldine Titley, much to Gordon Grimley's chagrin, leading to increasing tensions between them. Also present is Amazonian gym mistress Miss Thing (Ruby Snape), whom Digby seems to fancy. The show also stars Noddy Holder , the former lead singer of Slade , in the role of music teacher Neville Holder (his own real name), and there are
1782-479: The end of Series 25; during Series 26 tarpaulins covered most of the new "school" to mask the "fire damage". Phil Redmond originally wanted children from all over the country to participate in the relaunched Grange Hill , having a variety of regional accents in the series as opposed to just the London area voices which had become associated with the programme; however, almost all new characters were exclusively cast from
1848-583: The episode "???", mimes "How Does It Feel?" on a piano in the episode "The Bionic Boy" and performs an acoustic version of " 'Coz I Luv You " over the end credits of the Series 2 finale, "The Prime of Mr Doug Digby". " Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) " by the Buzzcocks is the theme music of the third series, which also features the song "Jilted John" by Jilted John ( Graham Fellows ) with its refrain "Gordon
1914-478: The final series, an abbreviated edit of the original version of "Chicken Man" was reinstated as the main theme, and, for the final time, the titles had changed once again for cartoon pupils and staff experiencing topics discussed in older series' of Grange Hill. Grange Hill was the first programme to use it as a theme followed by the popular quiz show Give Us a Clue , whose makers used it from 1979 to 1982, despite it already being played on Grange Hill . Give Us
1980-535: The gang" and hated being accorded any special treatment because of their circumstances. This prompted the BFI's 2002 publication The Hill And Beyond to comment that Grange Hill had perhaps become politically correct. Beginning on 4 April 1993, in celebration of the programme's 15th anniversary, the first fifteen series of Grange Hill were repeated during Children's BBC's Sunday (and later, Saturday) morning slots on BBC1 and BBC2. The repeats ended with Series 16 in 1999. In
2046-410: The mood/theme of the episode. For example, a longer version of the end music would be used if more actors played a role or if the episode focused on a serious tone. From 1978 to 1984, the ending credits would be on a plain background in either black or blue. From 1985 to 1989, the ending credits would play over various shots of the episode it showed. From 1990 to 2008, the ending credits would be on
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2112-463: The north-west of England due to the logistics of the child employment laws. Real schools in the locality were also used including Croxteth Comprehensive, Holly Lodge Girls' School and St Hilda 's C of E High School in Liverpool. In 2005, the former Brookside Parade set at Mersey TV was redeveloped to benefit Grange Hill and the new "Creative Learning Centre" subsequently became an integral part of
2178-501: The opening titles that is never seen otherwise. Series one and two (as well as on the respective VHS releases and first soundtrack album) feature a green Grimleys logo showing the letters of "Grimleys" in platform shoes, with a lava lamp taking the place of the "I". A yellow silhouette of this logo made its way onto the cover of the VHS release of the pilot episode. As Nigel Planer left the cast between series two and series three, series three
2244-400: The previous year. The studios, now known as BBC Elstree Centre , were the location for some exterior filming from Series 8 on the closed Elstree set. A 1960s office block, Neptune House in the facility now doubled as Hill ' s "lower school". The change was explained on screen with an elaborate storyline whereby Grange Hill merged with rival schools Brookdale and Rodney Bennett to form
2310-469: The programme had been "robbed of its original purpose". Redmond had been planning a hard-hitting storyline to return Grange Hill to its gritty origins in series 31, and although he signed off the changes he believed it wasn't his show any more. On 6 February 2008, the BBC announced Grange Hill was to be axed after exactly 30 years. The announcement was made by CBBC controller Anne Gilchrist just two days before
2376-414: The same media attention that it had had just a few years before. The teachers were now equals in the narrative, with their personal lives taking up almost as much time as those of the pupils. In 1994, two characters were introduced with disabilities : Denny Roberts ( Lisa Hammond ), who had dwarfism , and Rachel Burns ( Francesca Martinez ), who had cerebral palsy . Both characters were presented as "one of
2442-610: The same way as its stablemate, EastEnders . New producer Diana Kyle switched filming to a single camera format from 1999 onwards. In 1990, Neptune House was replaced with a different building on the same site. This building remained in use until 2002, with cosmetic modifications along the way. However, as the 1990s progressed more use was made of real schools including the Nicholas Hawksmoor School and Bushey Meads School , and St Audrey's School in Hatfield. Early in 2002, it
2508-422: The school (1985–89) Gonch took part in many moneymaking schemes, most of which were unsuccessful. There was a comedic element to the duo's relationship that worked well with viewers. Script editor Anthony Minghella , who worked on the series for several years during the 1980s, later won an Academy Award for Best Director for the film The English Patient in 1996. During the 1990s, Grange Hill did not receive
2574-440: The school's ban on skateboarding. In another, "Veggin' out", a girl and her classmates smuggled animals from a local petting farm into school, believing they were destined for slaughter. The Observer reported on 13 January 2008 that the BBC's intention was to shift the action away from Grange Hill School and into The Grange completely. Phil Redmond responded in the same article by calling for Grange Hill to be scrapped, saying
2640-440: The school's multimedia learning centre, which was given a radical makeover and became as much a "hang out" as a learning resource. The emphasis was now on younger characters with a group of Year 6 pupils regularly coming to use The Grange from primary school; storylines were much lighter and fantasy sequences were introduced. One episode, "Boarderman", saw a Year 7 pupil become a masked skateboarding superhero campaigning for an end to
2706-544: The show's official 30th birthday. Grange Hill ended on Monday 15 September 2008. In 2006, the BBC had announced big plans for the show's 30th birthday including special programming on BBC2, possible repeats and a lavish reunion of former stars during 2008. But in the event, none of these celebrations happened aside from a special BBC Radio 4 programme Grange Hill: Soap Pioneer , hosted by fan and comedian Robin Ince , broadcast on 4 September 2008. The last episode of Grange Hill
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2772-534: The show. After Grange Hill ended in 2008, the CLC exterior set has now been turned into a skateboard park set for Hollyoaks while the former Grange Hill school frontage has become a permanent exterior for Hollyoaks High. In 2007, BBC Children's ordered major changes to Grange Hill so that it fitted in with the new requirement that all programmes under the CBBC banner must appeal to an audience age 12 and under – younger than
2838-412: The start of the series in Series 1 (1978) to Series 10 (1987), the title sequence was in a comic book style and used " Chicken Man " by Alan Hawkshaw as the theme tune. From Series 11 (1988) to Series 12 (1989), a new title sequence was introduced, now using still images of certain topics, along with an updated recording of Chicken Man. From Series 13 (1990) to Series 16 (1993), a new title sequence
2904-460: The start, the series sparked controversy over its realistic, gritty portrayal of school life , which differed from the idealised portrayals of earlier school dramas . Redmond has said that he was not fully able to start pushing the boundaries until later series. This led to Redmond being summoned to lunch by BBC bosses and forced to agree that there would be no further series unless he toned certain elements down. Grange Hill' s highest-profile period
2970-512: The time of its original broadcast the practice was still legal both directly and indirectly the use of corporal punishment as a form of maintaining discipline (corpal punishment was banned in all state schools in the United Kingdom in 1987). The series was originally to have been called Grange Park , which would go on to be used as the name of the school in another Redmond creation, the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1982–2003). Grange Park
3036-516: The title credits and either " Mama Weer All Crazee Now " or " Cum On Feel the Noize ", both by Slade, over the end credits. Noddy Holder performs an acoustic version of "Cum On Feel the Noize" over the end credits of the episode "The Road Not Taken". In the second series the end title credits vary between "Cum On Feel the Noize", "How Does It Feel?" and "Everyday", also by Slade. Holder performs an alternative Easter version of " Merry Xmas Everybody " during
3102-449: The titles & the theme tune had been shortened down. From Series 27 (2004) to Series 30 (2007), the titles changed once again. These were in the style of a video game, and the Moss theme tune had been edited down to around 12 seconds by this point. This was the first time since 1989 that live action footage was not used. For the 30th anniversary in Series 31 (2008), and what turned out to be
3168-439: The traditional age group for Grange Hill , which was the same as or slightly younger than the secondary school characters. Under a deal signed in 2005, Lime Pictures was contracted to produce Grange Hill until 2008, so changes began to be made. For series 31, Lime Pictures creative director Tony Wood set about the task of meeting CBBC's new requirements. He shifted much of the action away from general school life to "The Grange",
3234-521: The two that had been used previously, and it was also in a built-up area of London. Holborn College was the longest serving of the "real schools", remaining on screen until 1985. Up to and including 1985, interior scenes were shot at the BBC Television Centre in London. In 1985, production shifted to the former ATV studios in Borehamwood , Hertfordshire . The BBC had purchased the studio complex
3300-493: The very influential Greek theatre , plays were considered comedies or tragedies. This concept even influenced Roman theatre and theatre of the Hellenistic period . Theatre of that era is thought to have long-lasting influence, even in modern narrative works. Even today, works are often classified into two broad buckets, dramas and comedies. For instance, many awards that recognize achievements in film and television today, such as
3366-446: The window of a burning storeroom in the school. By 2001, the series was almost entirely issue-led and the decision to tackle the subject of rape upset some parents. But when Phil Redmond took over production of Grange Hill in 2003, his plan was to get the show back to its roots and the issues were toned down as Redmond skewed the show towards a younger audience. Grange Hill returned on 14 April 2008 with its final series, including
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#17328863369613432-579: The years have included producer Colin Cant and script editor Anthony Minghella . The show was cancelled in 2008, having run every year for 30 years. It was felt by the BBC that the series had run its course. The drama was centred on the fictional comprehensive school of Grange Hill in the equally fictitious North London borough of Northam. As well as dealing with school-related issues such as bullying , learning difficulties , teacher-pupil relationships and conflicts, Grange Hill "broke new ground over
3498-443: The years, with the kind of hard-hitting storylines not usually seen in children's dramas", such as racism , drugs (e.g. Zammo McGuire's heroin addiction , LSD ), teenage pregnancy , HIV/AIDS , homosexuality , knife crime , homelessness , rape/sexual assault , mental illness (e.g. bipolar disorder ), divorce , cancer (e.g. leukaemia ), gun crime , child abuse , alcoholism and death . The early years also saw as at
3564-669: Was Kingsbury High School in North West London , which was used as the Grange Hill setting for the first two series. For series 3 (1980) exterior filming moved to Willesden High School (now Capital City Academy ) in Willesden Green , which was similar in looks to Kingsbury, and was also situated in a residential area of the capital. In 1981, Grange Hill moved to Holborn College (now Fulham Preparatory School ) in Greyhound Road, Hammersmith. This school looked very different from
3630-495: Was also released on a very rare DVD in 2007 (it is unknown if this DVD was official or a pirate release). Series 2, Series 3 and the finale have not been released. The pilot episode from 1997 was released on VHS in 2001, featuring a five-minute introduction to the series by Noddy Holder. In 2000 a two-disc soundtrack album was released and peaked at number 17 in the UK Compilation Chart . Another two-disc soundtrack album
3696-547: Was announced in January 2022 that Redmond had written the script and was looking to start casting. For its first 25 years Grange Hill was produced in-house by the BBC , then the show was made independently for the corporation by Mersey TV , the production house founded by Redmond (and later renamed as Lime Pictures), hence the reason for the production move. Location external and some interior scenes in Grange Hill were originally filmed at real schools in London. The first of these
3762-460: Was announced that Grange Hill creator Phil Redmond had signed a deal for his production company Mersey TV to produce the next three series of the programme. Production moved to Mersey TV's studios in Childwall , Liverpool from Series 26 onwards and for the first time in some years the appearance of Grange Hill School itself would change radically. On screen an explosion ripped through the school at
3828-535: Was given a new logo to go with its late 1970s punk concept. The new logo of The Grimleys featured the letters of the words in red on individual pieces of white paper, highly remisicent of (and most likely inspired by) how the words "Swindle" appear on the cover of The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (an album of the Sex Pistols ). The theme music of the first series is " Bye Bye Baby " by the Bay City Rollers over
3894-422: Was introduced which showed pupils and staff travelling into school in a slightly grainy CCTV style. This was accompanied by a new, more contemporary-sounding theme written for the series by Peter Moss. From Series 17 (1994) to Series 23 (2000), new titles were introduced showing pupils taking part various school subjects such as music, chemistry, PE and Food Technology. From Series 24 (2001) to Series 25 (2002),
3960-414: Was later confirmed. The final headmistress of Grange Hill was Miss Gayle, introduced as deputy head in the 2007 series although she did not appear in Series 31. During the 1980s, when Grange Hill merchandising was at its height and the series arguably at its most popular, a number of annuals and novels were published. Eight annuals were published from 1981 to 1988. Comic strip adventures appeared in
4026-455: Was re-released on CD on 12 November 2007, as part of the BBC's 30th Anniversary celebrations. On New Year's Day 1988, a documentary titled Behind The Scenes...At Grange Hill aired, presented by Lee MacDonald . The documentary featured: auditions, rehearsals and filming for series 11 , the child actors' opinions on being tutored and chaperoned and what impact being in Grange Hill had on their schooling, as well as dealing with fame. In 1989,
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#17328863369614092-514: Was released in 2001. The first album focused on glam metal and pop songs from the 1970s, and was titled Get Down and Get With it, Here Come the Grimleys . The second album featured punk, post-punk and new wave songs from the late 1970s, and was titled The Official Soundtrack to the Hit TV Show The Grimleys . Comedy-drama Comedy drama , also known by the portmanteau dramedy ,
4158-547: Was renewed in the late 1990s and the series celebrated its 20th anniversary with the introduction of sinister Scottish bully Sean Pearce ( Iain Robertson ), who carried a knife and slashed the face of a classmate. Cast member Laura Sadler , who was heavily involved in this storyline, died after falling out of a building in June 2003; four years earlier her Grange Hill character Judi Jeffreys had been killed after slipping and falling out of
4224-430: Was still headmaster for the early part of the series. Mrs McClusky, perhaps Grange Hill's best known head teacher, was demoted to deputy head temporarily in 1985 having had to reapply, unsuccessfully, for her post following the merger of Grange Hill with Brookdale and Rodney Bennett. When the new head, Mr Humphries, was killed in a road accident the following year, Mrs McClusky was again acting head and her permanent headship
4290-522: Was undoubtedly the mid- to late 1980s. One of the most famous storylines during this time was that of Zammo McGuire (played by Lee MacDonald ) and his addiction to heroin . This storyline ran over two series (1986–87) and focused on Zammo's descent into drugs and how it strained his relationship with girlfriend Jackie and friend Kevin. Among the show's other favourite characters during this period were Gonch and Hollo, played by John Holmes (also credited as John McMahon) and Bradley Sheppard. During his time at
4356-544: Was watched by 500,000 viewers. Seven months later, Ashes to Ashes paid homage to the series in its episode 2.1 (airing 20 April 2009). In that episode, the time-travelling protagonist, DI Alex Drake , sees her daughter Molly incorporated into an episode of Grange Hill on the evening of 3 or 5 April 1982 [calendar indicates 3 April; the news report was from 5 April]. Molly (in new footage) tells headmistress Bridget McClusky (appearing as archival footage and Gwyneth Powell 's newly recorded audio) that she and Tucker got into
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