Grange Hill

Grange Hill (1978)

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Episode #13.20 - S13-E20

Revealing mistake: After Mike has finished giving evidence at the court, as he comes down the stairs you can see Mauler and Trev waiting behind the door for their cue.

Episode #13.9 - S13-E9

Continuity mistake: When Natalie and Raju are talking in the playground just before they rush off to the room where Justine and Chrissie are printing the T shirts, Natalie's hair changes position between shots from being over her back to over the front of her shoulders.

Episode #3.6 - S3-E6

Continuity mistake: Karen and Tracey are climbing the tree Adrian is behind Tracey, Karen tells Adrian not to come up as there's no room, but when the angle changes to looking down the tree trunk Adrian has disappeared, and less than a minute later Karen and Tracey are back on the ground.

Episode #2.18 - S2-E18

Visible crew/equipment: Boom mike shadows are on the door behind Mr. Mitchell when he tells the boys to give Hughes some encouragement in the quiz, and on the wall after everyone applauds Mr. Llewellyn's speech after the quiz.

Episode #13.17 - S13-E17

Continuity mistake: In episode 16 Calley takes her boyfriend's works pass out of his wallet - the name on the pass is John Cooke. In this episode when the security staff look at the computer screen to find out whose pass let Calley, Ronnie and Georgina into the animal house, John's surname has changed to Hunter.

Episode #13.1 - S13-E1

Continuity mistake: When Ayeesha and Akik walk into school Mr. Hankin's blue Morris Minor is parked next to a white Ford Escort mark 3 which the Timpson brothers are leaning on. The camera then goes back to Hankin getting out of his car - there is now a white Ford Escort mark 2 next to Hankin's Minor.

Episode #2.8 - S2-E8

Continuity mistake: Mr Mitchell and Carol are in the back seat of the police car looking for Trisha, and when they see her walking home alone they stop to pick her up. In the following scenes of the police car speeding through the streets you can see that Trisha is not in the car, only Carol and Mitchell are in the back seat, but when the police car stops to arrest the man who is following Cathy, Trisha is there again.

Episode #2.8 - S2-E8

Continuity mistake: When Cathy calls out to Gary walking down the road outside the school there is a parked car next to him, but when the angle changes it has gone and a motorbike has appeared there.

Episode #2.8 - S2-E8

Continuity mistake: When Carol meets Trisha at home time at the school's main entrance, behind them you can see two cars parked in front of the school - a black Humber facing the school and a red Vauxhall Victor. When the shot changes to Cathy standing outside the school's front gate you can see the red Victor has gone, the Humber is now parked in the same place but facing away from the school, and a white VW camper has appeared next to it.

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 #8.14 - S8-E14

Visible crew/equipment: When Phil tells Banksie to stop his car which is being driven by Jean-Paul, Banksie jumps in front of the car but jumps out of the way when Jean-Paul refuses to stop - you can see the crew reflected in the car's side windows.

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 #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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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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