Grange Hill

Grange Hill (1978)

31 mistakes in season 1

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Episode #1.3 - S1-E3

Factual error: As Trisha and Judy leave the class, Mr Mitchell says "see you tomorrow." After which, Trisha asks Judy, "Did you see Top of the Pops last night?" Top of the Pops was shown on a Thursday night when this episode was shown in 1978, making this day Friday - there is no school on Saturdays.

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Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: Early in this episode Mr Foster tells Tucker off after jumping on Alan and David while coming into the school, the people walking along the road outside the school disappear between shots.

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Episode #1.4 - S1-E4

Visible crew/equipment: There is a boom mike shadow on the wall in the entrance passage when Tucker, Alan, Benny and Tommy return to the swimming pool to look for Benny's medal.

Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: As Mr Mitchell is driving through the school gates he has to brake sharply to avoid Benny Green who is playing football in the car park. Mitchell gets out to tell Benny off, the angle changes and the car has moved forward.

Episode #1.8 - S1-E8

Continuity mistake: Doyle and Robo are in a locker while they are waiting for Miss Mather to leave the art room. After she has gone they go into the art room to steal the pistols, leaving the locker door open. After Doyle has stolen the pistols, he and Robo run past Tucker in the corridor and the locker door is shut.

Episode #1.8 - S1-E8

Visible crew/equipment: When Ann Wilson tells Trisha and Mary that they must find Tucker to ask him if he saw Micky Doyle steal the pistol, as they go through the door a reflection of a crew member holding a boom mike can be seen in the door window. (00:10:30)

Episode #1.1 - S1-E1

Visible crew/equipment: After Mrs Munroe has finished calling out the names, Tucker is left standing alone in the hall. Mrs Munroe says "didn't I call your name out" while she leaves the stage and you can see a crew member in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

Episode #1.8 - S1-E8

Continuity mistake: At the start Benny chases Tucker out of the basement. When they reach the top of the stairs look at the four extras that walk past them: a blonde girl with a red duffel bag, a brown haired girl with a basket, a boy with a black sports bag and a boy with a black Adidas bag. When Benny and Tucker's chase reaches the corridor, the same four extras come out of the classroom on the left.

Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Visible crew/equipment: Boom mike shadows are on the wall behind Tucker in the changing room when Tucker mocks Justin's posh accent and again behind Tucker when he and Benny are talking about that night's football trials.

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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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