Georgina is upset with Ant when he becomes involved in a fight started between the two St. Josephs boys and Danny. It was my idea strangely. Mrs Davis goes to a meeting with Mrs McClusky and Imelda gets expelled. However, the sound system isn't connected up to the Sixth Form common room. Banksie takes Lucy to the fair where they run into Laura who had refused to come with them earlier. Despite three name changes, alongside Benny and Tucker, Alan Humphries became one of Grange Hills key original characters. Who did you get on well with from the cast? After Grange Hill, Ruth continued to act, but eventually gave up acting to take on a range of roles in the social work sector. After three series as troubled teen Ant, Ricky was written out of Grange Hill when his character realised he was no longer a part of the school. 22/9/2016 09:05:32 am . Danny Kendall in Grange Hill The artistic rebel died of a vague neurological disorder in the back of arch enemy Mr "You, boy!" Bronson's car. He attended the 2014 Grange Hill Memories Reunion. As extremely fortunate. Ziggy gets 1 from Vince in return for the promise of getting him a new tie to replace the tie Imelda cut. Do you have any bad memories of your time there? Vince gets a new tie. Im going to have to watch some of the older series, since I watched most of the later ones with the Double-Dare gang and the Wannabes. ALL the girls look even better now than they did back then. Series 9 originally aired from 7th January 1986 to 1st April 1986. Meanwhile, Mr Griffiths is measuring the shed and buying timber. This sporty and popular girl caused a scandal when she began a relationship with teacher Mr King. So many great characters and stories and so sad to see some have passed away and some have had less then perfect lives after the show. Two years later the character was written out after plummeting to his death from the top of a multi-storey car park. During this time, the character of Trevor developed a gambling and an alcohol problem, but also proved himself to have a softer side. Simone went on to have a successful career working for Simon Fullers 19 Management organisation, before becoming a key member of a voice over business. Unlike any possible career in acting I might have had, Ive been lucky enough not to be out of work! With John Alford, Alison Bettles, George Christopher, Michael Cronin. You can read our exclusive interview with Terry here. From the toupee, the scream of "You boy!" and Danny Kendall dying in his car, his decision to leave the show left it with a crater that it simply couldn't fill. Ziggy figures out that Harriet is going to be living on the school grounds. Of course there were some established social groups already, the younger and older year groups. UPDATED | Grange Hill Gold, Kids Fighting Men, Drugs, Wars, Tv Commercials, Wife Almost Loses Life Giving Birth, Living In The Middle East & I Love The Grove - I Love The Grove, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1eeItzUt1U. A keen footballer both on and off-screen, Terry Sue Patt had trials for many London clubs and played alongside John Barnes. However, I think we were similar personalities in many ways something I think the excellent Ron Smedley (Producer) and brilliant Ed Pugh (Lead Director) picked out at my auditions to a degree I did not realise at the time. Was: Troubled loner Danny Kendall, who became a graffiti artist and had endless run-ins with tyrannical teacher Mr Bronson. Mark continues to act on stage and in films. Unfortunately a car accident in the early 1990s left Lee unable to box again. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Zammo is not happy that Banksie and Jackie are going on the Barge trip together. All in all the years 86 92 of me leaving school were the best Grange Hill years ever! Roland now has contact lenses and the new Sixth Form building has a few problems, including the size of the toilets. .. she was gorgeous! Three episodes later Gonch, Robbieand Ziggy found the car with Danny in the back, he was dead. He also enjoyed several top 40 hit singles, produced by Stock/Waterman, following his Londons Burning success. Fay Lucas Annette Firman Jonah Jones Belinda Zowkowski Julie Marchant Diane Cooney Jackie Wright Cheryl Webb Zammo McGuire Roland Browning Jimmy Flynn Kevin Baylon Banksy Banks, Zammo McGuire (Boyfriend) Banksy Banks (Ex-Boyfriend), Third Year (Series 7) Fourth Year (Series 8) Fifth Year (Series 9) Lower 6th (Series 10). At Roly's meeting, Ziggy decides to climb the school building. I became a journalist primarily, among other things. The Sixth Formers get their exam results. Imelda as usual causes havoc in Mr Scott's classroom. Zammo isn't happy that Jackie wants to wear her engagement ring to school. Gonch and Laura return to Grange Hill. She did however make a brief return as Trisha, in the final episode of Tuckers Luck. We had some great scenes and Im very grateful to her. cant remember the actresses name but remember seeing her on the Bill, Karl, the tie victim was pupil Vince Savage (played by Steven West), The clip, to which you refer can be found (move forward to 45 seconds) hereon youtube > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1eeItzUt1U. However after just one series, Ann left Grange Hill when her fathers job meant her family had to move abroad. Danny tells Miss Booth that he had a twin brother, who died. In Harriet's stable, Rob says to Ziggy how unhappy he is that her sister is marrying Zammo the "pig". Grange Hill Series 12 (1989) Digital Spy Paula is kept busy by running her own highly successful PR company and bringing up her family. [3] Mandy continued to act (sometimes under the name Amanda Mealing) and notched up numerous television and film credits including The House Of Elliott and Four Weddings And A Funeral. The dinner lady refuses to serve Imelda chips. Julieanne now runs Unclutter Your Life,a successful declutteringbusiness, appearing at shows such as Grand Designs Live and The Ideal Home Show. I had a chance to get into the TV production side of things, which I inexplicably turned down. There is going to be Grange Hill Bottle day to raise money for the School Fund. Played by Paul Adams, Matthew became one of Grange Hills most popular characters, before leaving in 1992. Yes of course, the Tucker era. 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). Harriet dents cars in the car park. St. Josephs boys arrive for the fight, but Danny tells Mr Bronson that they are supporters who have come to smash the teacher's cars. Two former pupils became staff members of Grange Hill in the show's final years. Where does the time go? Several other Grange Hill boys join in and the St. Josephs boys run off, they promise to come back the next day with their friends to have another fight. He continues to act occasionally, present TV shows and along with Lee MacDonald (Zammo), makes a range of public appearances at charity events, as well as producing and directing. The ringleaders involved in the sit-in are punished by Mrs McCluskey who insists that the changes which the protest aimed to achieve were already under review for implementation next term, making the whole sit-in a pointless fiasco. It was a great role to have, at least when the storylines were strong (no, I do not include lost donkeys in that). But karma strikes of course I think after that episode Danny disappears for most of the rest of the series. Mr Bronson felt so much guilt over it though that it totally changed his character. Misunderstood and difficult for sure. I started going to a drama and speech class one evening a week with a friend as a fun activity and confidence booster. Jackie wants to go on the Barge trip but Zammo doesn't want to go. Just watched the 1986 series when a mysterious year 3 suddenly appeared with Danny Kendall, Ant Jones and the afore-mentioned Laura Reagan. Erkan was instrumental in bringing the cast together for several charity reunions. Imelda then destroys the new notice board with hair dye. Episode 10 - Rumours spread about the death of Danny . In 1991 he set up CVP Communications to make films and videos for the charity sector and has since directed and produced work for a range of major charities and international relief organisations, shooting in Mexico, India and Ethiopia. Erkan Mustafa (Roland) Erkan appeared as Roland Branning for six years, and turned the once bullied youth into one of the shows most famous and inspirational characters. One of the grange hill team said "he might be a poof, but hes our poof". Ant Jones gets turned away from playing in the match as he is no longer a pupil of Grange Hill but is placed as Ziggy's runner since he was the one who injured his leg. Freddie and Julie visit Danny's house to see how he is. Todd Carty (Tucker) 2. Cleaver locks the canteen door behind Hollo in retaliation for a ghost joke, trapping a group of people inside. Mr King comes to the fair and when Fay finds out he has a new girlfriend she runs away upset. Amanda Mealing (Tracey) 5. With John Alford, Anthony Bailey, Sarah Butler, Ruth Carraway. Well known as a character actor, with roles in series such as Fawlty Towers, it was his role as no nonsense PE Teacher, Mr Baxter, that Michael is best known for. She is married to Tim and has two young daughters. Lyndy got married in 2003 and also gave birth to her first child. I was told that later in the 80s there was a BBC management decision to lower the target age range, which we really noticed in the later storylines. He also completed work on the film Through The Looking Glass in which he played the lead. Ziggy insists on climbing up the school to Rob to raise money for the Danny Kendall Fund. John went on to appear in numerous roles in The Bill and Casualty as well as the film An Awfully Big Adventure. These were Taylor Mitchell, who became assistant caretaker, and Kathy McIlroy, who was appointed as a liaison officer to . Michael joined Grange Hill in 1979 and saw his character promoted to Deputy Head, before eventually leaving to run a leisure centre. Banksie ends up doing work in a Special Needs school. However, Rickys big love is music and he decided to pursue a career in music, having 12 top 40 hits under a range of different group names including Space Brothers. Initially Karen Ford (Miss Booth) in particular, who was so welcoming, knowledgeable, and kind with a first time actor and no doubt deeply annoying teenager! Sooty Sutcliffe was the dynamic and popular English and Drama teacher, who was romantically attached to fellow teacher Miss Mooney. Julia is made to spy on what goes on at the school by her father. Her success in Grange Hill lead to Paula being offered a record deal with Kay-Drum Records, with whom she released a cover version of The Locomotion. 2022 Grange Hill Gold not to be reproduced without permission. Dont know any details sorry. The pupils end up going to a disco on the final night. im now on series 12 , what a brilliant series often wanted to be an extra in the programme in order to pass Susan Tulley in the corridor if released on dvd would sell it in the shop i am running now. Danny Kendall in Grange Hill The artistic rebel died of a vague neurological disorder in the back of arch enemy Mr "You, boy!" Bronson's car. Four of Grange Hill's most iconic cast members held a mini reunion in the summer almost 15 years after the hit BBC show was last on our screens . Following Roland (who she referred to as Ro-Land) around with her catchphrase I just want to help you Roland!, Janet St-Clair became a television legend! Original Grange Hill cast now - tragic death, arrest and very different Tim eventually moved to Tenerife where he runs his own pool cleaning business. Danny refuses to participate in a planned sit-in with pupils to protest the staff handbook. Very different, quite intense, but as I was found dead, it was also quite passive. UPDATED | Grange Hill Gold. Incredibly distressing even though no one. Unhappy Dianne moved to Grange Hill and became the unfortunate new girl who was on the receiving end of bullying from everyone from Sarah Wilkes to Roland Browning. It had recently come out about Mr bristley being gay so all the st Joseph's teamed chanted "poof" at him. In 2014 the film Belle, which Amma directed,was released to much critical acclaim. Schools Out Exhibition Reunion Oct2013, highlighted just what an iconic figure Benny Green had been on Childrens television, READ OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH RUTH HERE, Where Are They Now? After leaving Grange Hill, Terry continued to act, but eventually pursued a successful careeras a canoe instructor. Paul continued to work in theatre and television with lead roles in television series such as Renford Rejects and The Hello Girls. It was the most amazing experience, and I got to meet so many interesting, lovely people among the cast, crew and viewers. Georgina decides to end things with Ant. GB News, the West End and a billion-dollar fashion label: what the Harriet is still unwell. However during her four years at Grange Hill, Helen managed to prove herself as a strong minded individual, eventually leaving to try and begin a career as a female engineer. Ziggy is not happy that Imelda has taken his tin of money (12) for Danny. After leaving Grange Hill, Lucinda returned to her first love, the theatre, playing a wide range of roles. You had to take the work very seriously, as he strived for perfection, but I think that really paid off in the results. However, he never appears as he went up on the far side of the school. Sadly, definitely not! Rickys horse impressions were legendary. The audience wanted a refund, as they did not believe he had accomplished his task. (Its been referenced in several TV shows like Spaced etc). Freddie tries to interview Mrs McClusky for the launch of the Grange Hill radio station. Danny Kendall proposes a Grange Hill radio station. An original member of Tucker and Trishas class, scaredy-cat Hughesy was played by Donald Waugh. 34) Teachers' unions objected to a storyline in which. Mr Cowell if you read this I will actually watch the X-Factor if you can get the gang of Grange Hill back for a sing-a-long! Ricky (Ant) and Alison (Louise) also got parts via the same drama teacher, though we hadnt met prior to GH. In 1988, Paula caused a stir by appearing topless for a special photo shoot in Mayfair magazine. Jeremy Irvine made a big impression on his fellow pupils, who eventually took a dislike to him after uncovering the series of lies hed told them. Was just chatting to Mr King in the library! Her loss has been very keenly felt, obviously by family and friends, but by so many people who worked with her over the years, me included. One or two more auditions later and I was offered the role of Danny Kendall. He left in series 27. His death was an elaborate plotwho do you think the graffiti artist Banksy is. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils of the eponymous school, an inner-city London comprehensive school. Helen and Ziggy then overhear Mr Griffiths talking to Mrs McClusky and Mr Bronson about Harriet the donkey. "Grange Hill" Episode #12.1 (TV Episode 1989) - IMDb Danny Kendall gets into trouble with Mr Bronson for skipping lessons. Incredibly distressing even though no one had fancied him. Lee has made several TV appearances since leaving Grange Hill, including an episode of The Bill in which his girlfriend was played by Melissa Wilkes, who also played his girlfriend Jackie Wright in Grange Hill! A meeting between students and teachers to discuss reports cards only leads to deeper resentment. John Holmes (Gonch) 9. Imelda comes to school with hair dye and a hit list and Hollo is her first victim. Health conscious Cheryl Webb first appeared in 1986, alongside her sister Louise. A Grange Hill history lesson: the school drama's most important moments. Schools Out Exhibition Reunion Oct 2013. She continued to act, but eventually gave up acting to work for an educational publishing company. The series was broadcast on Channel 4 . !.When you look good you dont stop looking good.Thanks Bruce. Although he was offered a role in spin off Tuckers Luck, he turned down the opportunity. Vince and Paul decide to change their minds on what to do with their bottles. Freddie gets hurt by a gas tap and is saved by Ant. My mate was a bit narked mind. 12-7 is great toohuge rows with Bronson and McCluskystealing Bronsons carknowing what comes next. He was personally asked by Morrissey to appear in the video for his singleDagenham Dave and is even mentioned in Morrisseys 2014 autobiography. Mark also had a semi regular role in The Bill as the brother of one of the officers. A big fan at the time. A few parents were a bit disapproving but generally he was regarded positively as the anti-hero hero. It would be fabulous to see photos and character names of all the main cast members through the years on here. filmboards.com - How did Danny Kendall die? Fraser is a fluent Welsh speaker and until 2004 played the part of Mr Nott is S4Cs Treflan, as well as taking numerous theatre roles. The daughter of writer Beryl Bainbridge, Rudi recently spoke at several literary events, celebrating the launch of an official biography about her late mother. After leaving school, Lucinda trained as a journalist and worked in Fleet Street. The tenth series of Grange Hill was released by Eureka Entertainment on DVD on the 19th October 2020 in an eight DVD set alongside series nine and the 1985 Christmas special. Keen to impress, and with a bad-boy reputation, Banksy was involved in a love-triangle story with Zammo and Jackie, a joyriding car crash, a romance with Laura Regan and a moustache growing competition! hi you can buy series 1 2 3 4 on dvd its a good show for todays kids to watch. I would love to know what Vincent Hall is doing now. 08/12/18 - 00:00 #14. Mrs McCluskey decides that Harriet can no longer remain on the school premises and must go to a sanctuary. Never liked the last episode, since Andrea said she should have left Chloe ages ago like Sammy did, I always wondered if in Year 11 Andrea would have gone her own way or stayed with Chloe. Read our exclusive interview with Fleur here. What roles had you played before joining Grange Hill? His death highlighted just what an iconic figure Benny Green had been on Childrens television. George reunited with some of his Grange Hill class mates for Channel 4s Bring Back Grange Hill and remains good friends with fellow cast member John Alford. Precious Matthews was not afraid to stand up for herself and Dulices most high profile role since leaving Grange Hill saw her playing an even more feisty character ; an FBI agent in the 1987 James Bond film The Living Daylights. He is going to hold a meeting at lunchtime. Played by Sheila Chandra, Sudhamani appeared in series 2-4.After leaving Grange Hill, Sheila went into music, having a top ten hit with Ever So Lonely as the lead singer of Monsoon. Suffering from horrific bullying at the hands of Gripper Stebson, by the time he left Grange Hill six year later Roland was able to stand up for himself and had discovered a talent for foreign languages. Paul is part of the group Smashing Time who are currently recording their first album. LEE SPARKE. You were involved with the Just Say No campaign; what are your memories of this? Danny Kendall (1986-1989) Jonathan Lambeth. Joining the cast in Series 2, as a replacement for Ann Wilson, Penny Lewis was the bossy but efficient school council rep. Since leaving Paul has racked up numerous film and TV credits. Harriet is taken to a donkey sanctuary in Essex by Mr Griffiths. Freddie gets in trouble with Mr Kennedy for putting his clothes in one of only two toilets on the boys' boat. Antoni Karramanopolis first appeared in Series 2, constantly falling asleep after spending his evenings working for his father. Very occasionally. See production, box office & company info. Imelda causes fighting in Mr Scott's classroom so gets to sit outside Mr Kennedy's office for the day. After leaving Grange Hill, Vivian, working under the name Vinny Mann,carried on acting in a variety of different productions. Lyndy was very disappointed to be written out of Grange Hill in 1982, as she really enjoyed her time there.