Grange Hill

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 #4.9 - S4-E9

Continuity mistake: In the final scene when Miss Peterson is having a private word with Cathy about her attitude, the classroom door closes by itself.

Episode #4.6 - S4-E6

Continuity mistake: Just before Gerry, Ruth and Cathy go into the toilets Cathy is standing on the left - the angle changes and Cathy is now standing between Ruth and Gerry. Later on when they ask to go outside to get away from the puddles the three girls are standing close together, the angle changes and they are standing further apart.

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 #3.14 - S3-E14

Continuity mistake: Andrew, Justin and Tucker are putting the tents up, Justin and Andrew are unrolling the canvas while Tucker attends to the poles, Tucker is standing right next to Justin. When the angle changes Tucker is now sitting quite a way from Justin, who has to walk over to Tucker to ask him to borrow his magazine, also the three bags that were next to the canvas have disappeared and the green bag that was next to Tucker is now behind him.

Show generally

Continuity mistake: Miss Peterson's first name changes three times, in 3-5 she is called Suzy, in 3-11 Mr. Hopwood calls her Wendy, and in 4-10 Mr. Sutcliffe calls her Val.

Season 5 generally

Continuity mistake: In series five all the characters that were in the third year in series three and four, are now in the fifth year, missing their fourth year, and all the characters that were first years in series three and four are now in their third year, missing their second year.

Episode #12.13 - S12-E13

Continuity mistake: After Mr. McKenzie and the coach driver have loaded the coach boot Mac calls the driver Neil, but when they reach the ferry terminal the same coach driver's name is Tom.

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 #4.6 - S4-E6

Continuity mistake: When Booga Benson attacks Tucker on the stairs, Booga grabs Tucker's hair with his left hand, but the next shot shows him with his hand on Tucker's jacket.

Episode #4.6 - S4-E6

Continuity mistake: When Mr Thomson comes into the hall to tell Mr Sutcliffe that the dance is cancelled, Mr Thomson puts his hands behind his back twice between shots.

Episode #2.8 - S2-E8

Continuity mistake: When Mr. Mitchell is comforting Cathy after the police have arrested the man who was following her, a row of parked cars that were parked behind them have disappeared.

Episode #1.3 - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: When Judy is walking past the shops, parked behind her is a pick up truck full of junk. In front of it is a grey Triumph 2000 estate and a white Citroen, but seconds later when Judy is ambushed by Jackie Heron's gang, the triumph and Citroen have gone, and there are milk floats parked in front of and behind the pick up truck.

Arrival - S5-E1

Continuity mistake: When Mr Baxter catches Roland eating his crisps in the bike shed, Roland initially has his left hand on his leg, but the next shot shows him with his hand in the bag of crisps.

Episode #4.12 - S4-E12

Continuity mistake: When the pupils are boarding the coach the weather is dry and sunny, but as soon as the coach drives off the ground is wet and the weather dull.

Episode #3.5 - S3-E5

Continuity mistake: During the assault course when Anita is going under the bar, Anita gets under before the girl next to her in the yellow top but when the angle changes to the climbing frame the girl in the yellow top is way ahead of Anita.

Episode #2.14 - S2-E14

Continuity mistake: When Tucker, Alan and Benny ambush the Brookdale boy, Alan is sitting on top of the Brookie pining him down. When the angle changes Alan is sitting beside the Brookie - he has not had time to move.

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..."

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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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Episode #8.14 - S8-E14

Trivia: When Banksie, Jackie, Jean-Paul and Sarah first arrive at the disused factory to drive Phil's car, the scaffolding in the background is on the Eastenders set which was under construction when this series was being filmed. From 1984 until 2001 Grange Hill was made at the BBC Elstree studio's, where Eastenders has been filmed since 1985.

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