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Samantha LewisIn a Hayes over Georgina

Guy Kendall: "Hi I recall a pupil from GH by the name of Georgina, I think they called her "Georgie or George"? She was a dancer, ballet I think and Im pretty sure she appeared in the video for the song GH cast members recorded? She was definitely a regular cast member rather than a mere extra or occasional character Any idea?" Plenty of ideas thanks Guy! The character you're looking for is Georgina Hayes, played by Samantha Lewis from 1986-1991. Georgina started out as the third and most reluctant member of Imelda Davis' gang, The Terrorhawks, before breaking free and becoming the girl-next-door who eventually hooked up with Ziggy Greaves, then Mike Bentley. Samantha does appear in the Just Say No! video where she has a solo dance slot. In recent years, Samantha has been chaperoning child actors on TV shows but seems reluctant to get back into the limelight herself - attempts we've made to contact her over the years have come to nothing. Hope this answers your question!

 

We played at Grange Hill prom

Rae Daniel was part of a band which had a cameo in the 1989 series: "Hi There. Just spotted myself on a Grange Hill clip on YouTube. I was in the band "Hold The Frame" that played at the American prom themed end-of-term dance. We also played over the closing credits ending one of our own songs with the famous " dah-dah da dah" Grange Hill theme tune ending. I didn't realise we had the honour of playing it for the very last time in the series!

"We got were asked to appear on the show when the producer, Ron Smedley, visited an American school in Aberdeen , Scotland (our base) to research the American prom theme for the last episode. The line-up was myself on guitar/keyboards & BVs (I stand on the left of screen in the clip) Colin Davidson on bass and lead vocals - he also wrote the songs, Mike Allen on Guitar and Graeme (Mop) Youngson on drums. We happened to be playing at the school's senior prom that night, we got talking to Ron, our management followed up with a couple of calls and lo and behold we were on our way to London. We had just released our first single "Against The Wind" so it was a great chance to get national exposure on prime time TV. We managed to get snippets of three or four songs featured during the episode, but I remember we had to film our stuff at about 9am and singing and playing live at that time of the morning isn't normal for a rock band! It was a fantastic experience and a great honour to meet some of the iconic cast members of the whole series. I remember Michelle Gayle mentioning that she might be interested in getting into music after seeing us, Did we inspire her ??!!

"I remember chatting to George who said he was more of a Pink Floyd man,, cool.. ! I also remember seeing Dani Behr on The Word and saying to my mates, "hey, I've met her you know !" I live in Spain now, still doing a bit of music. One project is an an ABBA tribute called Abba Elite. www.abbaelite.com but my main occupation is reflexology www.relaxcostablanca.com Thanks for your interest in Hold The Frame." Great to hear from you Rae, and yes, please tell us more about Hold The Frame! Thanks for spilling the beans on how you came to be involved with Grange Hill - you really didn't know yours was the final rendition of the cult theme in the series? Good luck with the Abba tributes and the reflexology!

 

Grange Hill uniform wanted

Mark Willoughby seeks a piece of Grange Hill (don't we all!): "I would like to ask where you can obtain pieces of memorabilia from Grange Hill? One that I would like is one of those school uniforms." Hi Mark. GH Online is just a fan site I'm afraid, so we don't sell items of Grange Hill memorabilia. Your best bet would be Ebay, but given the demand for Grange Hill items be prepared to pay through the nose!

 

Zammo's mum

Meg asks: "Hi , I was wondering if you could help me by telling me the name of the actress who played Zammo's Mum Thanking you in anticipation ..." No problem Meg! The actress who played Mrs Maguire was Jenny Twigge, who made frequent appearances in Grange Hill between 1982 and 1987. Two years later Jenny appeared in Grange Hill's rival, Byker Grove, as the mother of Julie Warner.

 
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