Grange Hill

Grange Hill (1978)

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Episode #11.9 - S11-E9

Visible crew/equipment: Towards the end of this episode when Calley, Ronnie and Fiona are walking through the car park you can see the boom mike reflected in the window of the black car.

Episode #9.8 - S9-E8

Visible crew/equipment: When Ziggy knocks the ladder causing the bucket to fall and tip the liquid over Mr Griffith's head, you can see someone's hands holding the bucket.

Episode #28.19 - S28-E19

Continuity mistake: When Alex and Alison get out of the limousine at the premiere, Alison drops her purse and Alex bends down to pick it up, splitting his trousers. The purse is in his right hand, the angle changes and the purse is now in his left hand, then another angle change and it's back in his right.

Episode #22.6 - S22-E6

Continuity mistake: Kamal and Becky kiss in the last of the four photos that the booth takes but when Kamal, Colin, Arnie and Nathan are looking at the strip of photos, Kamal and Becky are kissing in the third photo.

Episode #22.6 - S22-E6

Visible crew/equipment: In Becky's garden, when she has tricked Kamal into wearing the dress, you can see a crew member reflected in the windows of her conservatory when Dill brings Nathan, Colin and Arnie into the garden.

Episode #15.12 - S15-E12

Continuity mistake: In the final scene when Justine and Chrissie arrive to break up the fight, Chrissie walks in front of the boys while holding her baby. A boy in a blue shirt is standing between Justine and Nick, but when the angle changes the boy in the blue shirt is now standing behind Justine and Nick, and the two boys that were standing between Ray and Richard have disappeared.

Episode #13.6 - S13-E6

Continuity mistake: During the demonstration outside the chemist's shop, when Frances is explaining to Calley the reasons for the protest Frances is facing Calley, but when the angle changes when Mrs McCluskey arrives, Frances is facing away from Calley.

Episode #13.6 - S13-E6

Continuity mistake: When Mr Griffiths is pushing the trolley across the playground with the boxes on it, it is hit by a football. The position of the football changes between shots.

Episode #12.20 - S12-E20

Visible crew/equipment: In the scene where the students are setting up the American prom, a boom mike shadow can be seen on Calley's head when she, Ronnie and Fiona go over to talk to Helen and Georgina.

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 #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 #9.23 - 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 #9.6 - 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 #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 #8.14 - 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 #17.18 - S17-E18

Maria: Do you know what you are, Parrott?
Mr Parrott: Mr Parrott to you.
Maria: A complete prat. The kids know it, the teachers know it, and now it looks like your ex-fiancée has got the message as well.

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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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