Grange Hill

Grange Hill (1978)

14 mistakes in season 5

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Instruments - S5-E5

Visible crew/equipment: In the music lesson when Miss Griffiths restarts the pupils playing the music after Roland has returned to his seat, on the right hand side of the screen a crew member's hand can be seen signalling a cue for the music to start.

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Arrival - S5-E1

Continuity mistake: Roland is hiding in the bike shed eating a packet of crisps. When Mr Baxter finds him the position of Roland's hands changes between shots.

Diary - S5-E14

Revealing mistake: When Mr Scott storms into the woodwork room and starts attacking Mr Hopwood, Duane and Stewpot rush out to fetch Mr Baxter and Stewpot tells Pogo to stay. Pogo then falls backwards against the wall and the whole set moves.

Exams - S5-E18

Visible crew/equipment: There is a boom mike shadow on Mr Hopwood's shirt when he says "come on you lot, inside" to Pogo, Stewpot, Gripper and Denny, after Gripper and Denny threaten Pogo and stewpot in the corridor.

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.

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.

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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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