Grange Hill

Field Trip - S6-E6

Continuity mistake: When Roland plays his tape recorder on the coach, the woman on the tape says "lightest lemon sponge I've ever tasted - she used to bake, yes I remember, mind you she worked hard that woman..." But in the cafe Roland didn't start recording until she said "mind you she worked hard..."

Episode #15.12 - S15-E12

Continuity mistake: In the opening scene, when the three girls are surrounded by the boys on bikes in the park, they are on a tree-lined path. The angle changes, and there are no trees beside the path. Additionally, the houses in the background are different from the previous angle.

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Episode #8.18 - S8-E18

Continuity mistake: When Banksie and Loop are crossing the road outside the cafe the traffic has come to a standstill, but as soon as they are inside the cafe the traffic is flowing freely.

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Episode #9.10 - S9-E10

Continuity mistake: As the second years are leaving Mr King's class Vince is first out, followed by Trev, Robbie, three more boys, then Robbie exits the room a second time. (00:21:30)

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Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: Early in this episode Mr Foster tells Tucker off after jumping on Alan and David while coming into the school, the people walking along the road outside the school disappear between shots.

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Episode #10.4 - S10-E4

Continuity mistake: When Mr Griffiths is driving Harriet back to grange hill in his van he pulls up outside some shops for a few seconds in between parking and leaving there are different vehicles parked behind the van.

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Episode #26.7 - S26-E7

Continuity mistake: Leah and Shannon are in the computer room - Mr Malachy comes in and talks to Leah, Leah's hair is loose. The angle changes when Malachy leaves the room and Leah's hair is now neatly tucked behind her ear.

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Episode #14.4 - S14-E4

Continuity mistake: When Brian, Locko and Jacko sneak aboard the coach the destination board states Edinburgh in the shot from outside the coach, but when the driver boards the coach to change the destination board it reads Newquay from the shot inside the coach.

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Episode #8.17 - S8-E17

Continuity mistake: The first years walk off to their next lesson after Mr Bronson has come out of the exam room to tell them off for being noisy, the pupils walking behind Gonch, Hollo, Ronnie and Calley change position when the angle changes.

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Episode #8.12 - S8-E12

Continuity mistake: As the six pupils who visit the closed down Brookdale school find an unlocked door to enter Fay, Jackie and Banksie are the last three of the group in that order, but when the angle changes Banksie is ahead of Jackie and Fay, who have swapped places.

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Arrival - S5-E1

Continuity mistake: Roland is hiding in the bike shed eating a packet of crisps. When Mr Baxter finds him the position of Roland's hands changes between shots.

Episode #8.13 - S8-E13

Continuity mistake: When the first years are walking down the road there is a blue Ford Transit van parked behind a Land Rover. When the pupils are crossing the road the Transit has disappeared.

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Episode #8.3 - S8-E3

Continuity mistake: First year Calley Donnington says she was born in 1974 but to be in this series' first year intake she would have to been born between September 1972 and August 1973.

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Episode #8.8 - S8-E8

Continuity mistake: Miss Washington leaves her class and asks them to mark themselves in the register, the red haired girl sitting in the front row stands up, the angle changes and she is still sitting down and then she stands up again. (00:04:44)

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Episode #7.3 - S7-E3

Continuity mistake: When Zammo and Jeremy are first chased by Gluxo and friends they run past three parked cars - a blue Maestro, a gold Toyota and a green Datsun. The camera angle changes to the other side of the road and the Maestro has gone. (00:03:10)

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Episode #9.11 - S9-E11

Imelda: I'm gonna get my dad down here to sort you out.
Mr Baxter: You do that, get your whole family down here, I expect they'll be glad to hear you've been nicking money off first year students. You get them all down here, tell them to wear a funny hat and we'll have a party.

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Trivia: The main entrance and car park of Grange Hill school used from series eight until series eleven are the same ones that are currently used for the BBC1 series Holby City, they are on site at the BBC Elstree Centre.

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