Grange Hill

Grange Hill (1978)

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Christmas Special - S4-E19

Other mistake: Tucker, Alan and Tommy miss the bus because the driver won't wait, a few minutes later the next bus arrives and it is the same vehicle as the previous one (registration number AML3H).

eric 64

Episode #8.18 - S8-E18

Factual error: One of the rockers taking part in the musical is wearing an Iron Maiden T-shirt, this musical is set in 1962 and Iron Maiden weren't formed until 1975.

eric 64

Episode #8.17 - S8-E17

Visible crew/equipment: At the meeting about the school play in the hall, Fay runs out after arguing with Miss Washington and you can see the shadow of the boom mic on Julie's skirt. (00:14:55 - 00:24:48)

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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.

eric 64

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.

eric 64

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)

eric 64

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)

eric 64

Episode #7.1 - S7-E1

Character mistake: After Zammo has walked Jackie to Brookdale he is chased off by Gluxo. During the chase Gluxo falls over he calls out "you wait, I'll have you Mcguire." No way for him to know Zammo's name when this is the first time they've seen each other and they go to different schools. (00:08:27)

eric 64

Episode #13.9 - S13-E9

Other mistake: When Mike is showing Robbie the newspaper in the school common room it is dated August. The school year runs from September to July, schools are closed during August for the summer holidays.

eric 64

New Faces - S6-E2

Other mistake: Jeremy tells Zammo and Jonah that his school, Rodney Bennett, has a headmaster called Mr Rathbone, but according to the sign outside Rodney Bennett the school has a head mistress, called Miss Carol.

eric 64

Thuggies - S6-E4

Continuity mistake: In the final scene during the confrontation at the school gates between Gripper's and Woody's gangs, when Mr Hopwood intervenes, the parked cars on the road opposite the school change between shots.

eric 64

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.

eric 64

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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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