Grange Hill 20 years - from GH to Albert Square

GH documentary

[@bajanb]

The only time I be home from school on time......GRANGE HILL 👐🏾👐🏾👐🏾👐🏾👐🏾👐🏾

[@andyhello23]

For all of us who were kids in 1980s london especially we will remember it alot Its amazing that if you show grange hill to kids today, that they can still relate to the classroom of 1980s london. First time like many i saw these scenes like i was a kid, and so weird, that they can trigger your memories. Grange hill was a show that had lots of dark stories, and it is behind your mind in dark place, that you just do not think about until you see something like this.

[@alanjones7040]

Grange hill was the nuts.. The characters were so relatable....

[@johnholmesinchesahead342]

Grange Hill started off with London accents and morphed onto Northern accents thirty years later!

[@CricketEngland]

Well it moved I believe from London to Liverpool during it filming so that’s probably why

[@derekhart3308]

​@CricketEngland you bet me too it 😂

[@jeaniebottle6758]

Iconic series & favourite of my childhood. I went to a Comprehensive in 1980 & saw a lot of similar stuff going on in school mirrored by Grange-hill.

[@djfearross4144]

RIP Benny Green

[@ThatBondGuy62]

DJFear Ross he's not dead

[@mirabellamcgarry8269]

RIP WHAT DID HE DIE FROM??

[@benikisoka4659]

Mirabella Mcgarry he was murdered at his house

[@davidirving9242]

@@benikisoka4659 No he wasn't, not true.

[@CricketEngland]

Terry Sue-Patt's death was announced on Twitter and his Facebook profile on 22 May 2015. Scotland Yard confirmed that officers had forced entry into a flat in Walthamstow after concerns were raised about the welfare of the occupant; however, the death was not treated as suspicious. It was reported that Sue-Patt may have died up to a month before his body was discovered.

[@kaydenlewis2185]

Tucker dressed like he was on the set for grease and I love it

[@alfredthegreat9543]

It was such an important show that covered topics that needed to be talked about.

[@fingerscrossed2453]

Yeah shame we don't see this on TV nowadays.

[@anthonytindle5758]

Grange hill the best programme of it's era: I grew up the same as the kids portrayed ageit was like true life on screen BRiLLIANT:

[@busty6984]

RIP Terry sue xx

[@ShahPhilLeotardo]

Pogo Patterson sounded like he had a permanent cold.

[@powerspyin1games]

RIP Terry Sue Patt

[@mirabellamcgarry8269]

RIP BENNY

[@kevinprior3549]

First ever child to turn up at the school gates with a football almost as big as him in his arm

[@CricketEngland]

Sue-Patt's death was announced on Twitter and his Facebook profile on 22 May 2015. Scotland Yard confirmed that officers had forced entry into a flat in Walthamstow after concerns were raised about the welfare of the occupant; however, the death was not treated as suspicious. It was reported that Sue-Patt may have died up to a month before his body was discovered.

[@PhflyDan1]

@@CricketEngland fekkin TERRIBLE news mate!

[@euronick61]

I am just re-watching it on Brit Box ....... I felt it was quite sad that the original characters of Tucker, Trisha, Alan, Justin, Benny and Cathy just seemed to disappear, Justin's last scene was chairing a PTA meeting, Benny's was playing football and the others made their last appearances at a school concert and they were never seen again.. it would have been good to have an end of term episode where it showed you their last day at Grange Hill and how they felt to be leaving

[@CricketEngland]

Tuckers last scene was actually in the last ever episode where he was making sure his nephew was ok at GH and he is the only character to appear in the first and last episode

[@marccarter1350]

loads of us said yes in Raves a few years later, had a great time in the late 80's through to the mid 1990's :-(0

[@robalexander8065]

RIP Michael Percival (Mr Mitchell), great actor.

[@mirabellamcgarry8269]

RIP

[@kevinprior3549]

Grant and Phil's dad?

[@kevinprior3549]

Not much said bout the teachers

[@davidirving9242]

@@kevinprior3549 Mr Mitchell was a great character, the kind of teacher you'd like. He was in the John Cleese film" Clockwise" having a wee by the road. John Cleese ssid he was a good actor, and not as well known as he should be. Shsme he died young RIP.

[@kevinprior3549]

@@davidirving9242 I agree... I thought ALL teachers in late 70s were strict but I am wrong

[@MsFanmail]

thanks for uploading this

[@davidirving9242]

RIP Anthony Minghella, a great talent taken too soon, funnily enough he died in 2008, the year Grange Hill ended.

[@michaelmartin9090]

I left school in 78,, remember watching this so much and I loved it. I became a sec school tea her for a while and lived Grange Hill myself.

[@electrogeek77]

I found a copy of this version of "Just Say No" on vinyl at a used bookstore in - of all places - Indianapolis a few years ago. I was confused, to say the least.

[@JustPassingThrough27]

Indianapolis as in in America?

[@kevinprior3549]

The punk scene with Susan Ross is bloody brilliant and funny. And I guess Just Say No must have been bigger than u think in USA

[@bunkerboy02]

Fascinating viewing from a viewer who watched this as a kid themselves in the 80s. Thank you for uploading.

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

Suzanne Ross' Boy George outfit is legendary - Claire says - you look great. Will never forget.

[@markgreet3543]

I watched it 12 years old and shocked, some of the best acting ever seen a nice guy who gets into smack that was sad, the song was decent im anti drugs rather have a beer keep legit.😘

[@kevinprior3549]

How quickly did Tucker grow in 3 years? And I'm amazed Zammo and Jackie weren't together in real life... there's a good chemistry

[@mirabellamcgarry8269]

Omg I know

[@Spectrescup]

Omg the Scruffy McGuffy song!

[@sturdeehouse]

Best series ever

[@michaelrobertson2104]

My no 1 in the world angie bless her loves this bingo Northampton

[@kevinprior3549]

Nice to see the actual Michelle Fowler. Redmond is like Geldof... scruffy with bad hair but clever. And where is Todd Carty without a bike leather jacket?

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

Will never forget Ammo and Jackie in the lift at the flats. So romantic.

[@CricketEngland]

Tucker Jenkins aka Todd Carty is the only character to appear in the first and last episode of GH

[@user-mj8dq2eh4q]

Love the sceen of Mr Bronson car was broken down . Ziggy the Scouser tries to repair it .... Point one he is from Liverpool... Point 2 amazing he didn't nick it 😂😂

[@spidyman8853]

The best UK children TV series of the late 70s, 80s and 90s. Before that, there was only Cartoons for kids, play school, Black Beauty, and the Bionic man - Steve Austin. I loved Grange Hill and then, by the late 90s, it kind of lost its purpose or rhythm and went down hill.

[@mirabellamcgarry8269]

Good behind the scenes story sort of thing

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

Gripper was the most wonderful role and incredibly acted. I am sorry he got grief. Really great bloke and very caring.

[@JeffreyPullen-lp4oe]

Gripper was a brilliant bully

[@fozziebear26]

RIP MS MOONEY ❤

[@davidirving9242]

Shame she died so young

[@benclasper4465]

Hugs the boy

[@goodlife6145]

It's interesting that GH received so many complaints. Some of the programmes for children of just a few years prior had content that was far more disturbing and unsettling (but still good); Children Of The Stones & The Changes comes to mind. Not to mention some of the educational programmes as well! Without being 'leftist', was there a class thing going on there, i.e. earlier kids' tv featuring more middle class actors, whereas GH featured more working class kids in prominent roles.

[@londonroulette]

AMAZING!!!!! So good. My childhood in a tv series 🥇

[@jayne2943]

My older brother got me interested as a girl really do miss it😢

[@Arcradia]

I ended up getting called Ziggy in real life with me supporting the same team and having my hair the same 😂😂😂😂 Crazy I still get called Ziggy from time to time

[@djbobhoskins]

That article and picture at 7:30. Anyone know what it's referring to? Doesn't look familiar.

[@davidirving9242]

It sounds like "Points if view"

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

Suzanne and Tucker both seemed the younger versions of Shell and Mark - Shell especially. Still quite mouthy as Michelle and ambitious. Michelle should have loved media studies just like Suzanne and become a journalist.

[@thevloggingcosplayer1369]

What are the names of that boy in the bath and the girl who was showing him how to wash a shirt?

[@sarahblunden4372]

Tegs Ratcliffe and Justine Dean

[@kevinprior3549]

They got it wrong under Terry Sue Patt name... I thought he, Tucker and Alan left in 82

[@sarahblunden4372]

Roger Sloman who played a teacher in early episodes played Les Coker in EE, Ben Freeman who played Chris went to Emmerdale and more recently played a drug dealer in EE, Luisa Bradshaw-white who played Maria was Tina Carter in EE, Brian Capron went on to play Richard Hillman in Corrie. I saw Clare Buckfield in Panto in Worthing in 2005

[@benclasper4465]

Does anyone know which episode that was taken from the clip?

[@FILNAT2011]

From lots of different episodes

[@Eltonlaleham]

Never knew Sophie Lawrence was in GH

[@barbarapineda5730]

Holton, man, the indivi... the prog... the 80s hits. Eastender, working class, area.but now.is a middle class, publics, means peoples,

[@Sol-Cutta]

You wot, you wot , you wot you wot you wot !!!!!!!!!

[@Dazzle627]

Does anyone remember Bronson and Danny Kendall. Bronson give Danny Kendall a hard time. Danny didn't take any shit from him. He didn't back down.

[@peaceLove1988]

31.00😂😂🤣🤣

[@unclebigkid1020]

The nearest thing to Grange Hill Now is the Modern remake of St Trininians😂 kids just ain’t allowed to act like real kids anymore.

[@gacha_gal0806]

Two words: Akley Bridge

[@kevinprior3549]

Waterloo Road?

[@benclasper4465]

She was so kind.

[@donnataylor1631]

Is daddy kendal still alive

[@CricketEngland]

23:26 you obviously didn’t watch the whole video

[@kevinprior3549]

I'm amazed Ian Beale weren't in Grange Hill. Gonch reminds me of Ian. And I wish more was said about the people playing the teachers. Plus what happen to Mauller or did I miss it?

[@TheConsettcowboy]

19:22 Fleur Taylor is an absolute bloody dream.

[@natashakershaw5581]

Albert Square is Eastenders..

[@ethanduckworth6634]

26:05 he was evil

[@davidirving9242]

Gripper Stebson

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

Yes I always thought Pogo's girlfriend with the cream cakes from St Marys was Leticia Dean but someone told me it wasn't.

[@anthonytindle5758]

Pity zammo took an overdose in a toilet for the story.

[@kevinprior3549]

If that's true that Mark Savage got bullied because he played a racist bully in GH then that's sad. He can't help what his character was.

[@spidyman8853]

Yea he did. People actually believed it LOL

[@davidirving9242]

@@spidyman8853 A lot of idiots can't tell actor from character but it means he must have been a good actor if people thought he really was like that in real life, a shame he didn't go on to bigger things, surprised he was never in Eastenders.

[@historex54tamiya]

When the tv license was worth it, I’m born 72 and now bbc are shit

[@spow1064]

Same x

[@FilipinoMo21nk]

Always felt like a nasty show. Every time I tuned in, it was the same. A kid being bullied or pushing racial issues, or someone stealing, taking drugs. No wonder people are so crazy today. It wasn't a good show for the ages that saw it.

[@barbarapineda5730]

Hes in..a painful mood..a back issues..hes a blokes faking...his health.. Hes, lookin up her, clothes, sicko...but hes did'nt haves a reflection..on him, a mirrors

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

Precious with Punk Mary and of course Suzanne and Tucker. All together.

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

Justine sort of became Mandy on Eastenders. The actual girlfiirend.

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

Gary Hailes was so special as Barry on ee.

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

Who can forget Rolly and Janet?

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

GH trial on the youngins, corrie on the northerners - worked out okay and then you get the home life and ee.

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

Must admit I didn't recognise Glenroy Glenroy without his dreds.

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

The kids at home got to questioning and arguing but that is how propaganda works.

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

I couldn't watch those Danny scenes. Losing Jeremy was bad enough. Jonah and Zammo would have been superb on Eastenders. All that lot would have, Annette, Julie and Faye, Jackie too. Faye was almost a young Kathy.