Grange Hill (series 11)

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Grange Hill
Season 11
No. of episodes20
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release5 January (1988-01-05) 
11 March 1988 (1988-03-11)
Series chronology
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List of episodes

The eleventh series of the British television drama series Grange Hill began broadcasting on 5 January 1988, before ending on 11 March 1988 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

Cast and characters

Pupils

  • Jonathan Lambeth as Danny Kendall
  • Fiona Lee-Fraser as Laura Reagan
  • Alison McLaughlin as Louise Webb
  • Sara Peters as Julia Glover
  • Simon Vaughan as Freddie Mainwaring
  • Simone Hyams as Calley Donnington
  • John Drummond as Trevor Cleaver
  • Tina Mahon as Ronnie Birtles
  • John Alford as Robbie Wright
  • John McMahon as Gonch Gardner
  • Steve West as Vince Savage
  • Ruth Carraway as Helen Kelly
  • Joann Kenny as Jane Bishop
  • Samantha Lewis as Georgina Hayes
  • George Christopher as Ziggy Greaves
  • Ian Congdon-Lee as Ted Fisk
  • Joshua Fenton as Mauler McCaul
  • Michelle Gayle as Fiona Wilson
  • Rachel Victoria Roberts as Justine Dean
  • Sonya Kearns as Chrissy Mainwaring
  • Paul Adams as Matthew Pearson
  • Sean Maguire as Tegs Ratcliffe
  • Lynne Radford as Susi Young
  • Darren Cudjoe as Clarke Trent

Staff

  • Gwyneth Powell as Mrs Bridget McClusky
  • Nicholas Donnelly as Mr Craig McKenzie
  • George A. Cooper as Mr Eric Griffiths
  • Karen Ford as Miss Ginny Booth
  • Michael Sheard as Mr Maurice Bronson
  • Lucinda Curtis as Mrs Liz Reagan
  • Stuart Organ as Mr Peter Robson
  • Madelaine Church as Mrs Margaret Stone

Episodes

No.EpisodeWriterDirectorOriginal airdate
1Episode OneChris EllisAlbert Barber5 January 1988
As the school gates open for a new school year, Ziggy and Robbie wish it was still the summer holidays
2Episode TwoChris EllisAlbert Barber8 January 1988
Chrissy wants to be famous. Matthew decides to skip class.
3Episode ThreeDavid AngusAlbert Barber12 January 1988
Ziggy and Robbie find themselves becoming involved in Gonch's latest money making scheme. Mr Bronson is shocked by Helen's excuse for not having done her homework.
4Episode FourDavid AngusAlbert Barber15 January 1988
Ronnie is taken to see some hip hop being performed by her new friend Fiona. Georgina is upset when Mauler tries to kiss her.
5Episode FiveDavid AngusJohn Smith19 January 1988
Matthew lies about what happened over the weekend. Tegs attempts to get even with Mauler.
6Episode SixDavid AngusJohn Smith22 January 1988
Gonch's money making scheme causes problems for himself.
7Episode Seven Sarah Daniels John Smith26 January 1988
Things go wrong when Mauler attempts to gain revenge on Tegs. Helen has a secret which she isn't telling anybody.
8Episode EightSarah DanielsJohn Smith29 January 1988
Laura isn't happy when she learns her mother has a new boyfriend. Mr Bronson gets even with Mauler.
9Episode NineMargaret SimpsonRobert Gabriel2 February 1988
Ronnie and Fiona practice their hip hop routine they have been working on. Danny offers to provide the sounds for them.
10Episode TenMargaret SimpsonRobert Gabriel5 February 1988
Freddie isn't happy when he learns he will have to learn dance instead of playing football. The boys decide to do something about Mauler.
11Episode ElevenMargaret SimpsonRobert Gabriel9 February 1988
Gonch finds himself in trouble. Chrissy and Susi's badge idea becomes a craze around the school.
12Episode TwelveDavid AngusAlbert Barber12 February 1988
Ronnie and Fiona enter the hip hop competition. Mrs Reagan throws a dinner party. Ronnie borrows some money from her mother without telling her.
13Episode ThirteenKay TrainerAlbert Barber16 February 1988
Mr McKenzie is worried about Matthew. Laura isn't happy with Simon's actions after she learns from Julia what he tried to do.
14Episode FourteenBarry PurcheseAlbert Barber19 February 1988
Tegs takes Justine to tea at his aunt’s house but it turns out not to be his aunt’s house after all. Freddie is upset that Mr Robson isn't picking the best players for the school's football team.
15Episode FifteenBarry PurcheseAlbert Barber23 February 1988
Ziggy gets a group together to help deal with Mauler, but Mr. Griffiths ends up getting in the way. Ronnie is tempted into shoplifting but ends up getting caught.
16Episode SixteenBarry PurcheseJohn Smith26 February 1988
Matthew tells Mr. Mackenzie about his drunken father. Calley and the girls decide to own up about their shoplifting in an effort to help Ronnie.
17Episode SeventeenBarry PurcheseJohn Smith1 March 1988
Gonch starts a new baby sitting business with Ziggy, but first he needs to get them some temporary girlfriends. The girls own up to Mrs McCluskey about their shoplifting.
18Episode EighteenBarry PurcheseJohn Smith4 March 1988
The girls learn a tough lesson from Mrs McCluskey about shop lifting. Both Calley and Robbie get ready to go on their first date together but when Calley is late Robbie thinks he has been stood up.
19Episode NineteenMargaret SimpsonJohn Smith8 March 1988
The police issue Ronnie with a caution. Efforts to finally get Calley and Robbie together don't go to plan.
20Episode TwentyMargaret SimpsonRobert Gabriel11 March 1988
It's "Wear What You Like" day on the final day of term. Mauler's gang have one last chance to get even with Ziggy before he may leave the school for good.

Release History

As of 2022, The eleventh series of Grange Hill has not been released on DVD

In July 2022, the eleventh series was added to the streaming platform BritBox

Notes

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