Grange Hill (series 29)

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Grange Hill
Season 29
No. of episodes20
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release7 November (2005-11-07) 
2 December 2005 (2005-12-02)
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The twenty-ninth series of the British television drama series Grange Hill began broadcasting on 7 November 2005, before ending on 2 December 2005 on BBC One. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils of the eponymous school, an inner-city London comprehensive school. [1] It consists of twenty episodes.

Contents

Cast

Pupils

Teachers

Others

  • Mark Entwhistle as Mr Owen Wainwright
  • Gillian Perry as Mrs Bolton
  • Philip Hazelby as Mr Bolton
  • Danny Lawrence as Mr Benson

Episodes

#EpisodeWriterDirectorOriginal airdate
1Episode OnePhil RedmondPaul Murphy7 November 2005
The school gates open for the first day of a new school year. Togger and his friends suddenly find themselves interested in the opposite sex.
2Episode TwoHeather RobsonPaul Murphy8 November 2005
Tanya isn't impressed by the PE kit. Martin falls out with Maddie.
3Episode ThreeNeil JonesChris Johnston9 November 2005
Alex and Alison's friendship hits problems. Holly is saved from having an accident by Baz.
4Episode FourPhil Redmond10 November 2005
Togger finds himself in trouble. Tanya continues her campaign for an improved PE kit.
5Episode FivePhil Redmond11 November 2005
Togger and his friends find their lives in danger on the day of the wedding.
6Episode SixAndy LynchPaul Murphy14 November 2005
Tanya decides to stand for the school council.
7Episode SevenSarah DanielsDaikin Marsh15 November 2005
Preparations get under way for the school's first ever GP. When Togger tries to help Tanya get elected to the school council his plan goes wrong. After saying goodbye to Martin, Maddie leaves the school.
8Episode EightKaddy BenyonDaikin Marsh16 November 2005
The school's GP gets underway, Holly and Martin persuade a local company to part with an incinerator, and Tanya is disillusioned at her first school council meeting.
9Episode NineNeil JonesJayne Chard17 November 2005
Togger comes to school with a black eye.
10Episode TenRichard BurkeJayne Chard18 November 2005
Togger continues to find himself in trouble.
11Episode ElevenKaddy BenyonChris Johnston21 November 2005
Tanya is concerned how Emma will react when she finds out that she is now seeing Baz.
12Episode TwelveSarah DanielsChris Johnston22 November 2005
Tanya and Togger continue in their quest to get the school's PE kit improved. Karen isn't impressed when she learns that Baz is seeing Tanya.
13Episode ThirteenHeather RobsonPaul Murphy23 November 2005
Tanya thinks about how her relationship with Baz is going.
14Episode FourteenRichard BurkePaul Murphy24 November 2005
Taylor clashes with Max. Ed and Alex find themselves falling out with Tigger.
15Episode FifteenAndy LynchDaikin Marsh25 November 2005
The first showing of Togger's film is broadcast. Tanya decides to cancel her date with Baz.
16Episode SixteenKaddy BenyonDaikin Marsh28 November 2005
Chloe and Andrea find themselves in trouble.
17Episode SeventeenHeather RobsonDusan Lazarevic29 November 2005
Togger finds himself in trouble when he states a protest over the state of the toilets.
18Episode EighteenSarah DanielsDusan Lazarevic30 November 2005
Emma ends up returning. Alex makes some smoothies for the restaurant. Tanya is asked out by Jeremy. The P.E referendum takes place at the school. Baz ends up fighting with Donnie.
19Episode NineteenNeil JonesChris Johnston1 December 2005
Mooey has no intention of going home without the prize money where he wins the remote control car race or not.
20Episode TwentyKaddy BenyonChris Johnston2 December 2005
The school term comes to a close and Martin proves the wind turbine project to be a cheat. Mrs. Bassinger offers Taylor a job. Togger and Tanya grow closer.

DVD release

The twenty-ninth series of Grange Hill has never been released on DVD as of 2014.

Notes

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