Grange Hill Intros Through The Years

[@Da1Dez]

The original theme is obviously iconic, but the second version is the one I grew up with and feels more symbolic of having to go to school.... a day we all loved! 😂

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

D - Ditto. I think that is true for most millennials who grew up with 1990s TV

[@raneanubis]

Those horns were audacious!

[@cathalseeeney]

First one for me

[@TheGava4]

“A day we all loved”??? Going to school.?!?! Speak for yourself buddy🤦‍♂️

[@reptongeek]

I love the second theme. I like it more than the original actually

[@StunnedByWrestling]

Honestly no TV show gives he nostalgia chills than the theme from 1990s onwards. For some reason as an adolescent aged 12-15 I got weirdly addicted to soaps in general, Neighbours, EastEnders and Grange Hill in particular, and the Grange Hill theme just encapsulates my feelings for the 90s in general, along with the Live and Kicking theme intro

[@johnfowler6004]

I love the 1990s theme,1990 was when I first started high school

[@chrissneakybeaut]

Totally sympathise

[@elimb6071]

The first one from 78-88 is by FAR the best. Best characters too. Classic. When anyone talks about "The cast of Grange Hill" in celeb things now, it's THAT era they're talking about!

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

They should never have got rid of the original tune! The 1990s one was rubbish!

[@clarkeyboy8995]

1990-1993 giving me Casualty vibes.. and such a catchy theme

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

I used to hum it while walking home from primary school

[@ellz01]

They used it on a game called school days

[@corpgov]

Nothing beats the original though

[@Panachestudio]

U totally hit the nail on the head there. Always thought they were both unique tunes man. I didnt even watch Grange hill but the tune always stayed with me.I remember casualty better cos I watched it but never thought anyone apart from myself would compare the two lol

[@L1RSK]

@@ellz01 yes but it changed🥲

[@shelbyvillerules9962]

I never knew they reverted back to the original theme just before the show ended.

[@KayleighNatasha]

1978 - 1988 definitely the best Grange Hill intro

[@ssocketballlsstopmotion]

1990-2000 are the best for me

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

1994-2000 A+

[@slashdisco]

I watched Grange Hill from 1988 (when I was 4) until 1998 (14), and then never watched it again. I had no idea it continued for another decade, and when I saw the 2008 return to the original, iconic theme tune... I honestly shed a tear! When I think about it, I'm shocked Grange Hill hasn't been rebooted. It should never have ended: a secondary school soap is a fundamentally good idea, and Grange Hill constantly updated itself over its 30-year run. It needs to come back.

[@eggheadnurse]

I never realised they went back to the original theme. Gutted that the sausage didn't make a re-appearance though

[@slashdisco]

@@eggheadnurse Hahaha, good point about the sausage... but that was around the time Jamie Oliver got involved in school meals. It'd be a celery stick now!

[@kotuploads]

Waterloo Road vs Grange Hill

[@jordanrochester5426]

From Grange Hill and Byker Grove came Waterloo Road and Ackley Bridge. Some students from the 2008 Grange Hill was in Waterloo Road.

[@Keeby101]

It was great in its time but soaps are a thing of the past.

[@76trombones419]

1994 - 2000 easily the best one...

[@GreenBitterfly]

It's the one I remember the most despite being about 11/12, not sure whether that was considered too old to be watching Grange Hill!

[@Thisistrulyoddtv_Mark]

@@GreenBitterfly no that’s the correct age to watch it as it was set to be in a high school anyway I watched it all through my high school years from aged 12 up to 16 lol 😂

[@jane7953]

The worst

[@jackwatsonepic626]

I watched Grange Hill from 78 when it first started to 88 I didn't know myself it had continued for that long but as you get older you don't seem to watch it anymore until you get older in your 50s and then you want to watch it again to reminisce

[@antonybaines4230]

One of my worst nightmares Grange Hill because it reminds me of going to Primary and High school. Thank god I left school in 2006.

[@penguin1011986]

That 2003 One LMAO That was more 90s than the 90s one. At least the last one brought back the original theme!

[@haunteddeandollsuk]

yeah they bought back the original theme for one year then grange hill got axed lol

[@dee_1989]

I watched from 1999 when I was in year 6, always loved the intro music.

[@v8king218]

I'd do anything to go back to the 80s

[@CS-mo7xp]

judging by the last few intros the graphic designer guys clearly forgot to "just say no"...

[@bensmithkent22]

Truly shocking

[@flyingscotsmanfan123roblox3]

1990-1993 has the best theme I was born in 2008

[@craigbailey79]

Just listening to this now brings back my school days

[@jeremyspice51]

1994-2000 is the theme tune I remember as a kid although I always used to switch off whenever it came on. I'd just escaped from school so why would I want to go back again? 😂. Always preferred Byker Grove myself.

[@5340robert]

Excellent 94-03 are my memories of the show. Also does anyone remember in the late 1990`s when they re showed all episodes made up to that point anyway on Sunday mornings on BBC2 ?

[@garethdavies2145]

Yes I do! It was so surreal watching those mid 80's episodes as I had no idea of the history of the show. Soon realised that era was better than the current series of the time. It'd become pretty bland by the late 90's.

[@haj9897]

1994-2000 School days

[@ellz01]

Yeah i still play that game

[@amanthy]

1990-1993 and 1994- 2000 are the ones I grew up with.

[@jackswagger1389]

1990 intro FTW! And I was an American watching that show.

[@jackswagger1389]

Yes

[@Thisistrulyoddtv_Mark]

Yeah I love the theme from 1990s onward my favorite is the 2001 version and the 2004 - 2007 version also as i grew up watching it with that theme I was in high school from 2003-2008

[@Lucario0007]

FTW?

[@intello8953]

Wow what channel did you Americans watch this show? Was there a BBC America back in the 90s ?

[@Scallion_D]

@@Lucario0007 For the win.

[@jonathancooper4914]

I loved this when I was a kid.

[@nerdicwarrior]

You know, I never actually watched Grange Hill but that 90s theme is so nostalgic it hurts. Funny thing is, BBC would repeat the older episodes on Sunday mornings in the 90s so I saw both intros.

[@matthewstarkie4254]

That explains a lot 😆 I grew up with it in the 90s, but I remember the comic book style opening. Must have only seen the repeats.

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

​@@matthewstarkie4254i started special needs school during the 1994 to 2000 titles

[@intello8953]

Even though Waterloo Road is my favourite school drama show my era of Grange Hill was from 2003 - 2005 even though I barely even watched it 😂. But still love some of the characters and it’s amazing theme tune

[@theriddlers4630]

Bring back grange hill I watch it in bits on and off and so did my husband

[@jordanrochester5426]

From Grange Hill and Byker Grove came Waterloo Road and Ackley Bridge. Some students from the 2008 Grange Hill was in Waterloo Road.

[@arjunbhaduri1469]

Omfggg... this is literally my childhood coming back to me now 😂😂. Well at least up until the late 90s version. After that i moved to America 🤯

[@AmericanDream1776]

I remember watching this when home from high school in the late 90's!

[@jaycannau]

Although I enjoyed watching the show I always felt odd that we spent all day 5 days a weeks in school to then go home and watch a programme about a school 😄😄😄😄😄

[@ismayb754]

That's exactly why I never liked/watched this and preferred Byker Grove.

[@edwardspencer-small7021]

No one is talking about the re-emergence of the sausage in 2003! Second best titles for that reason alone. The 2004 titles are a nightmare though. A true vision of hell.

[@RS250Squid]

1990-1993 - I KNEW I recognised the tune from somewhere. I never watched the show, I guess it was just one of those shows that was on the same time as I was getting ready for skool or something.

[@stevek6432]

you were getting ready for school in the evening when grange hill was on?

[@RS250Squid]

The specific details might have faded from my memory in the last thirty years,

[@andrewsmart4491]

I remember when they changed it in 1990 and really missing the wah wah wah wah end bit.

[@WHRBERT]

Watched Grange Hill from mid 80's to early 2000's, so had best best theme tunes i.e. Chicken man and Grange Hill Theme!

[@bensims7501]

Love them all

[@adamarrowsmith2889]

Hopefully they'll release the 90s-2000s Grange Hill on dvd🤞🤞

[@gyobfan22]

I think it's already been confirmed that no more will be given a dvd release, series 10 was the last. Series 1-13 are currently on ITVX and I think more are being added as time goes on.

[@anicetune]

1978-1988 - B 1988-1989 - A 1990-1993 - A* 1994-2000 - A* 2001-2002 - C 2003 - D 2004-2007 - F 2008 - U

[@lesgeorge9166]

90s theme utter shit sorry

[@Dim4323]

I agree on the 2007 like Video game cgi think, it has no purpose becuase if the ps2 era.

[@Dim4323]

@@lesgeorge9166 you have made a swarm enemy on the grange hill 90s fans good day sir

[@geegod9122]

@@lesgeorge9166 sounds like blockbusters game show

[@penguin1011986]

Agreed, but glad the original theme returned for 2008 one.

[@ashleybryant305]

This made me smile

[@ryanchaz360]

2002 i was 14 when I started to watch this then stop watching in 2005 (17)

[@kierangilly1]

Great tv series. Should rerun them on tv

[@Firthy2002]

Always thought the original intro looked well dated by the time '88 rolled around. The 90s theme is one of the most 90s things ever, even though I never really watched it.

[@jamesdelboy]

I never knew this had been on BBC Choice it was probably when it started as a weekend service

[@brendonhope]

I left school the year they stopped using Chicken Man as the theme, I liked that theme and the flying sausage but I think 1990-1993 theme was a better fit for the show.

[@samanthaisaacson4590]

2004-2007 was my childhood

[@pizzalover3]

Original version is Chicken Man by Alan Hawkshaw who also wrote the Countdown theme and Channel 4 news. Very talented guy.

[@difcymru]

1990 - 2007 themes are the one that I'm familiar with

[@matthewdonovan1240]

I recognise all of these up to the 2001 version. The original one is the one I grew up with though, it's just one of those iconic things you remember. I remember the 88-89 credits as well but the original will never be bettered. Now I won't get the tune out of my head lol!!

[@stevenmitchell2996]

My favourite intro out the lot is the one where the boy crushes the coke can. I love everything about it right down to the music they should of kept that and done that from the beginning of the series.

[@denisesiddon7241]

1st one I remember watched 1985-93

[@haunteddeandollsuk]

the 1994-2000 is my era i remember lol

[@gftyhify]

The played the last four notes from the original theme at the end of the last ever episode of Brookside on 4th November 2003

[@Loverboy19691]

The best one, 1978 to 1988, from 1990, nah !!

[@CarlViola]

Oh I loved that one growing up, still do 😊

[@matopski9578]

I like how the 88-89 didn't even warrant an opinion from you. It's a strange theme, but everything after that sounds more like a kids news theme song.

[@Scallion_D]

@@matopski9578 The 88-89 one is so shit lol. Bizarre.

[@hollaifyahearme5771]

Like if you smiled 😊when your time's intro played and then felt like crying cos you miss those days so much 😪

[@gdparry2727]

1st one is the one i remember... especially the teacher zooming in on the student right at the end i remember the 3rd one but I was going off GH by then.

[@ahuman9864]

90-93 sounded like a Sonic the Hedgehog stage

[@davidinmossy]

6am on a Thursday morning what am I doing here !!! Lol

[@Scallion_D]

1. 1990-1993 2. 1994-2000 3. 2001-2002 4. 1978-1988 5. 2003 6. 2008 7. 2004-2007 8. 1988-1989

[@ruantengyi]

I agree! I like the 90s version!

[@marthasheilds2446]

London kids Grange Hill love it .

[@kevinbush4300]

Wow! I’d totally forgotten the 1988/89 version of the original

[@matthewpayton]

The original theme is iconic.

[@gswcooper7162]

I started watching Grange Hill in probably about 88-89, but because of this the 90s theme music has always stuck with me more - the 88/89 title sequence was like the original title sequence was trying to say "We're still relevant dammit!" xD The 90s was more modern, more realistic/gritty visuals...the 2001/02 sequence was alright as well, but then came the retooling...overall, I'd grade the title sequences as follows: 1978-1988 - A- (good solid effort) 1988-1989 - C+ (could try harder) 1990-1993 - A (near-perfect, though I admit I'm very probably biased by my age) 1994-2000 - B+ (although this is the sequence I visualise whenever I think of the Grange Hill titles, I actually never liked it quite as much as its predecessor) 2001-2002 - B+ (another solid title sequence, bit heavy on all the blue and purple though...) 2003 - D (Um, not sure what to say here, this just looks lazy...) 2004-2007 - B (Okay so it's old-school video-game style, but it's cheesy and kind-of fun imho) 2008 - G (A graphic design student's fangasm, sorry) I should add that although I started watching in about 1988, I kept watching right to the end (I was sad to see it get cancelled in 2008), and have watched and loved all the early years just as much. And I am LOVING that Eureka Entertainment seem to be releasing the entire run on DVD - can't wait for them to get to my childhood era in a couple more releases' time! :D

[@Viczarratt]

Seriously, the only one i personally remember is the 2004-2007 edition. Nothing before and nothing after.

[@davidmckirdy4063]

I liked the 90s theme coz I was still at school after leaving in 4th year .

[@abdulwahab3604]

2004 - 2007 my favorite Era

[@eilidhcampbell7894]

That's so strange. I havent heard that 2nd tune in so many years!

[@stevemartell8834]

Completely forgot about the ‘88-‘89 theme.

[@JLRules]

The characters who were in their first year at the school in the first year of show would now be about 56. Wrap your head around that.

[@primateboogaloo]

Sorry but both versions of the theme tune were straight fire. We all win.

[@97channel]

The 90's intros developed a 'Brookside at school" kind of vibe, I think. No coincidence, of course. Then it briefly became a bit Hollyoaks in the early 2000's. Again, the connection is obvious. And coincided with the fall of Brookside and the rise of Hollyoaks. Then it went back to its roots, firstly with the return to a more comic book style, albeit updated, and the welcome return of Sausage On A Fork. Before reverting to the old theme tune, when they knew it was to be the final series.

[@denise-comicnerd-bray]

I was never really a big fan of Grange Hill. But I did grew up with that 3rd intro, because of my big brother. But I did like Baker Grove. It's kind of funny, he likes Grange Hill, I like Byker Grove

[@brettpritchard265]

Blimey what's up with the 2003 one? It looks more like 1985.

[@alexishamer6427]

I honestly felt sad 😞 that Robbie Wright left Grange Hill in 1990 played by actress John Alford. He did 113 episodes in total 🟰 that happened between 1985 and 1990 is series 8 to 13. 😉

[@molinalong3468]

Usa version guest stars & actors of grange hill Michael Landon = season 6 &7 Dick Clark = season 1 & 2 Lisa bonet = season 35 Rachel leigh cook = Final season Katie Holmes = season 37 Dick Clark again = season 3 & season 4 Robert Conrad = season 1 Ross Martin = season 1 David Janssen = season 2 Hugh Laurie = final season

[@boyracer3000]

I remember when they switched to the new one in 1990 and hated it. Still find it depressing to watch now!

[@vizpop18]

1994-2000

[@alexishamer6427]

It’s so sad 😭 that Mrs Bridget McCluskey left Grange Hill in series 14 in 1991 after she had done ✅ 169 episodes from 1980 is series 4 to 1991 is series 14. Actress Gwyneth Powell died in September 2022 aged 76 years old. Mrs McCluskey is the second highest in episodes of Grange Hill. Mr Jeff Hankin played by actress Lee Cornes on Grange Hill is series 13 to 25 in the years 1990 to 2002. I honestly felt sad 😢😭😓 that Mr Hankin left Grange Hill in 2002. Perhaps 🤔 Grange Hill could be a thing of the past and might not come back again anymore. 🙂

[@redeye_]

i have been watching series/season 1 of the series on youtube recently and its decent for a first season.

[@commandingjudgedredd1841]

Sorry, but the 1994-2000 bit. It looks too much like an intro to an educational program for a 'schools and colleges' slot.

[@greengrass9572]

Never forgotten the Zamo 'just say no' campaign of 1987. Scared the 11 year old me so much I always steered clear of drugs. Should thank Grange Hill for that?

[@Parasite1101]

You can really feel the changes in the feel and tone. The original two sort of remind me of a classic old school where you have visions of naughty school boys being caned by the headteacher in his hat... For me I grew up with the 90s version and it gave me a wierd feeling that high school was some sort of strange high glassed prison that we were all trapped in for 5 years, really made me not want to go to high school 😂

[@TheGava4]

It’s weird how dark and dull the 90s titles were and how cringe and tacky (2007-8) was. The last was obviously back to more fun..

[@15hl]

1990-2007 was ridiculous....should have always been Chicken Man!

[@brutusholland6416]

I just got one thing....As good as this show is....How come this didn't air on PBS here in the States?

[@pspctv.1921]

If I had to guess I would say a show like Grange Hill is just too British therefore it wouldn’t appeal to American kids too much.

[@shawncromwell2230]

We had the first few seasons in Canada on CBC in the 1980s, the episodes with Tucker Jenkins et. al. I enjoyed it, I had no idea it had ran that long. Degrassi was more popular here, I guess that's why they stopped running Grange Hill.

[@codedlAnguage]

Yes indeed. 💝💝💝💝💝💝. 😐

[@Brasslantern007]

😍😍😍

[@SandiiCom]

As an Aussie Kid, Mum didn't like me watching Grange Hill, as it gave me a cockney accent. lol

[@stevek6432]

remember there was a big mystery in the 94-2000 titles as to what was written on the hand @2:10

[@robertdecker4780]

Seems very upbeat. Was this similar to "Saved by the Bell".. ?

[@sickpup820]

A lot more grittier, it dealt with sexual abuse, drugs, homosexuality, death.

[@Megared82]

@@sickpup820 So, British Degrassi

[@MythicSuns]

The 90s intros were basically just filters and dutch angles, and the 2000s intros were just pure insanity and one attempt to pander towards gamers with a pretend Grange Hill video game that ironically looks pretty rubbish.

[@haunteddeandollsuk]

the first one was iconic as it had susan tully michelle fowler from eastenders and wasn’t , that mark fowler in grange hill too ?

[@Lucario0007]

I swear Grange Hill was the PEGI 7 version of Waterloo road

[@hypnotics7886]

Correction. Waterloo Road is the adult version of Grange Hill. Remember which came first 😊

[@Lucario0007]

@@hypnotics7886 Waterloo road: 2006 Grange Hill: 1978

[@campediem]

Where do I watch this for free? It looks good

[@tracey846]

I remember the 1990-1993

[@MrBam79]

Quite an interesting reflection of the changes in societal attitudes that were starting to happen during the show's run. The early versions I think reflected the everyday reality of school life, with playground scraps and disciplinarian teachers, that most kids could probably relate to. Into the '90s there was a shift to a more progressive, idealistic tone with the kids actually - gasp - learning stuff! By the early 2000s they seem to have given up on all of that and spend the entire intro raving in some sort of drug addled haze... 🤷‍♂

[@YepItsCliffHanger]

The 2003 sounds glitchy at the beginning

[@Suzy987]

Wait hang in! Grange Hill was still going uo to 2008???? I had no idea, I had 2 kids by then and grew up watching it

[@alexishamer6427]

There are 8 different types of Grange Hill pictures. See below ⬇️ 👇 1. 1978-1987 2. 1988-1989 3. 1990-1993 4. 1994-2000 5. 2001-2002 6. 2003 7. 2004-2007 8. 2008 There are three separate themes on Grange Hill. Theme 1 is series 1 to 10 and 31 from 1978 to 1987 and finally again is 2008. Theme 2 is series 11 and 12 in 1988 and 1989. Theme 3 is series 13 to 30 from 1990 to 2007. Grange Hill was screened on BBC1 from Wednesday 8th February 1978 is series 1 and terminated on Monday 25th September 2008 is series 31 had done ✅ total 🟰 of 601 episodes including Christmas 🎄 🤶 🧑‍🎄 🎅 1981 is series 4 and again in 1985 is series 8 on BBC1. Rest in peace ☮️ ✌️ Grange Hill. 👍👍👍

[@digipeeper]

And sadly it ended. Guess this can be very repetitive with the same ol teenage angst. And in Canada, there’s Degrassi.

[@Scallion_D]

1990-1993 > The rest

[@richardcrew417]

The 3rd and 4th ones are most memorable as they were my school years although 78-88 is the most iconic, 88-89 was the worst until the early 2000s crap

[@StunnedByWrestling]

1990s theme are my era, much better and grittier than the earlier 70s/80s theme