Grange Hill

Episode #8.14 - S8-E14

Continuity mistake: Just before Jean-Paul crashes the car the shots inside and outside of the car do not match, inside the car it is nearer the crash scene than it is outside.

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 #8.17 - S8-E17

Continuity mistake: Annette is wearing a black and white patterned top in registration, when she's sitting an exam and when she goes home, but when she's at the meeting about the school play she is wearing a plain black top.

Episode #8.17 - S8-E17

Continuity mistake: When Jackie and Banksie are sitting on the roundabout in the park, in the the row of parked cars behind them there's a brown Vauxhall Viva which appears and disappears when the angle changes.

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 #8.18 - S8-E18

Continuity mistake: When Mrs McClusky is in the playground with Mr Bronson, Miss Booth, Banksie and Kevin discussing the alternative end to the school play with the bikers there is a white Lada estate car parked on the road outside the school that appears and disappears between shots.

Episode #8.18 - S8-E18

Continuity mistake: Stewpot arrives on stage for the play's finale on a motorbike, but when Banksie and Kevin open the hall doors only the rider is on the bike. As soon as the angle changes when the bike is through the hall doors Stewpot has appeared on the pillion.

Episode #9.6 - S9-E6

Continuity mistake: In the scene where the second years are cleaning the tables in the canteen that ends with Ronnie throwing a cloth at Mr Griffiths, Ronnie's hair keeps changing position between shots, from being over the front of her shoulders to over her back.

Episode #9.23 - S9-E23

Continuity mistake: In the final scene when Ziggy and Robbie confront Ant, Ant is holding his jacket at his waistline. When the angle changes Ant is holding his jacket over his shoulder, and the position of Ziggy and Robbie's hand change as they try to restrain him.

Episode #9.24 - S9-E24

Continuity mistake: Ziggy and Robbie throw bags of flower over Imelda, Helen and Sharon, making a mess of their shirts when they take a break from the race. When Banksie and Mr Kennedy come over the finishing line together, Imelda and Helen can be seen behind them, back in the race with clean shirts.

Episode #9.24 - S9-E24

Continuity mistake: When the fun run starts, Mr. McKenzie and Mrs. McCluskey do the introduction. Some of the kids in the grandstand when Mr. McKenzie is talking can also be seen standing on the track when Mrs. McClusky is on the mike. When they all stand up when the race starts, the kids have changed position in the stands, most noticeable are the boy in the blue and red jacket and the girl with short brown curly hair in the grey jumper.

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 #10.24 - S10-E24

Continuity mistake: In the final scene at the party when the conga starts, Julie is at the front followed by Freddie, Jackie, Zammo, Mrs McClusky, Ronnie, Gonch, Louise, an extra, Calley, Robbie wearing an orange and green party hat and Trev. Then when the conga goes through the door and out into the playground the first 5 are the same, followed by Ronnie (who is now wearing a party hat), Gonch, Mrs Reagan, Jane, Hollo, Calley, Robbie (now wearing a yellow party hat), Cheryl and Trev (who is now wearing the hat Robbie was wearing). As the conga goes round the playground Hollo disappears from the line up and Louise moves further back.

Episode #11.4 - S11-E4

Continuity mistake: When Justine intervenes when the grid iron crew are ganging up on Tegs, one crew member wearing a yellow T shirt with the number 55 under an unbuttoned white shirt drops his black helmet, which Ted picks up. When the crew run after Justine and Tegs as they run off, next shot on the stairs "number 55" is wearing the helmet, then as the crew chase after Justine and Tegs, as they leave through a fire door "number 55" is holding his helmet in his right hand.

Episode #12.7 - S12-E7

Continuity mistake: When Fiona and Calley are watching Ronnie on her new moped she does a right turn, passing a grey BMW waiting to turn right in the opposite direction. The angle changes and the BMW has disappeared as Ronnie rides over the same part of the road again. Also more parked cars have appeared on the road behind her.

Episode #12.9 - S12-E9

Continuity mistake: Ronnie arrives at school on her moped and parks next to a blue car that Vince is hiding behind - she removes her helmet, the camera cuts to Ziggy shouting at Vince, and when the camera cuts back to Vince, Ronnie takes her helmet off a second time.

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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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