Grange Hill (series 13)

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Grange Hill
Season 13
No. of episodes20
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release2 January (1990-01-02) 
9 March 1990 (1990-03-09)
Series chronology
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List of episodes

The thirteenth series of the British television drama series Grange Hill began broadcasting on 2 January 1990, before ending on 9 March 1990 on BBC One. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils of the eponymous school, an inner-city London comprehensive school. It consists of twenty episodes.

Contents

It marked a change from earlier series with the introduction of a new theme tune and incidental music.

Cast and characters

Pupils

  • Simone Hyams as Calley Donnington
  • John Drummond as Trevor Cleaver
  • Tina Mahon as Ronnie Birtles
  • John Alford as Robbie Wright
  • Samantha Lewis as Georgina Hayes
  • Ian Congdon-Lee as Ted Fisk
  • Joshua Fenton as Mauler McCaul
  • René Zagger as Mike Bentley
  • Veena Tulsiani as Aichaa Rashim
  • Rachel Victoria Roberts as Justine Dean
  • Sonya Kearns as Chrissy Mainwaring
  • Paul Adams as Matthew Pearson
  • Sean Maguire as Tegs Ratcliffe
  • Julie Buckfield as Natalie Stevens
  • David Shane as Barry Timpson
  • Natalie Poyser as Becky Stevens
  • Margo Selby as Julie Corrigan
  • Jamie Lehane as Jacko Morgan
  • Ian Steele as Brian Shaw
  • Alice Dawnay as Alice Rowe
  • John Pickard as Neil Timpson
  • Otis Munyangiri as Locko Lockery
  • Sundeep Suri as Akik Rashim

Teachers

Episodes

No.EpisodeWriterDirectorOriginal airdate
1Episode OneBarry PurcheseJohn Smith2 January 1990
Jacko's dog causes problems on the first day of term. The new Deputy Head at the school imposes his discipline on Mauler and Ted.
2Episode TwoJohn SmithJohn Smith5 January 1990
Neil Timpson tricks Locko. Tegs is still acting strangely around Justine.
3Episode ThreeChris EllisJohn Smith9 January 1990
Mr. Hargreaves continues to get on the nerves of his fellow staff members. Georgina is finding it hard to get things moving with Mike Bentley.
4Episode FourMargaret SimpsonJohn Smith12 January 1990
Georgina and her friends get some glamour photos taken hoping that they will appear in a magazine. Robbie and Mike find themselves involved in a pub fight.
5Episode FiveMargaret SimpsonAndrew Whitman16 January 1990
Tegs and Matthew end up doing a spot of breaking and entering. Mrs. Monroe ends up getting locked in a cupboard at the school.
6Episode SixKay TrainorAndrew Whitman19 January 1990
Mike finally asks Georgina out on a date. Ronnie becomes involved in an animal rights protest outside a local chemist. Mike and Georgina see Calley with her new older boyfriend.
7Episode SevenKay TrainerAndrew Whitman23 January 1990
Aichaa learns that one of her pictures is going to be used in the magazine.
8Episode EightDavid AngusAndrew Whitman26 January 1990
Ronnie tries to stop rat dissection at St. Mary's school from taking place. Mauler sells Mr. Hargreaves's photo frame to a local antiques shop.
9Episode NineBarry PurcheseRichard Kelly30 January 1990
Neil's revenge on the T-shirt girls could end up being more deadly than he intended. Mike reads a newspaper report about the fight at the pub.
10Episode TenBarry PurcheseRichard Kelly2 February 1990
Aichaa and Georgina go to a modelling agency to see if they can be signed up. The photo frame ends up back at the school. Tegs pays his mother a visit.
11Episode ElevenMargaret SimpsonRichard Kelly6 February 1990
Matthew's home life continues to get worse.
12Episode TwelveMargaret SimpsonRichard Kelly9 February 1990
Mike decides it would be best to drop out of the athletic trials so that he can avoid having his picture taken. The first year pupils make chilli con carne to sell as an alternative to the hunger lunches at the school. Julie keeps following Georgina.
13Episode ThirteenSarah DanielsRiitta-Leena Lynn13 February 1990
Mike ends up taking part in the race and tells Georgina about the fight. Aichaa goes out on a date with Robbie. Matthew ends up taking some drastic action.
14Episode FourteenSarah DanielsRiitta-Leena Lynn16 February 1990
Matthew's arson attempt sees his problems not improving. The T-shirt business comes to an end. Jacko's dog is found.
15Episode FifteenKevin HoodRiitta-Leena Lynn20 February 1990
Justine finds her reputation is in tatters. Ronnie discovers where Calley's boyfriend works. Robbie and Aichaa go to see a football match but trouble breaks out.
16Episode SixteenKevin HoodRiitta-Leena Lynn23 February 1990
Mr. Hankin's Aunt Camelia helps him to demonstrate acoustics. Calley steals her boyfriend's electronic card to get Ronnie, Georgina and herself into the laboratory.
17Episode SeventeenChris EllisRichard Kelly27 February 1990
Calley, Ronnie and Georgina are allowed to leave. Georgina's first modelling assignments aren't what she was expecting.
18Episode EighteenBarry PurcheseRichard Kelly2 March 1990
Alice and Becky end up spending a morning at a health club. Matthew has his day in court. Robbie and Mike decide to tell the police what they know about the fight.
19Episode NineteenDavid AngusRichard Kelly6 March 1990
Neil ends up being taught a lesson. Rod's time as a caretaker at the school comes to an end. Mr. Robson arranges a surprise for Mike.
20Episode TwentyDavid AngusRichard Kelly9 March 1990
Mike and Robbie go to court and Mike still manages to run the most important race of his life.

Release History

The thirteenth series of Grange Hill has never been released on DVD as of 2022

In December 2022 ‘’ITV’’ announced that the thirteenth series of ‘’Grange Hill’’ will be available on its streaming platform ITVx as part of its ‘’BritBox’’ content in January 2023

Notes

Jacko's dog 'Gruff' was played by Rosie the Jack Russell from Surrey. She loved working on set particularly when she found peoples bags to rummage through that were left on the floor off set.

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