SERIES 31
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BEGINNINGSWritten by Phil Redmond Togger and Tigger are pleased that for once, they don't have to make sure Lucy is ready to leave. She's already given them the head start - with something moving in her school bag. Once in school, the contents of the bag cause much excitement - Alison has spotted it's a dog while Bryn and Ducket (hanging upside down like a bat) wonder what the girls are so fascinated by. McDonnell demands to know what the attraction is too, but Lucy manages to hide Lenny out of his view. Alex looks forward to a fresh start - finally free of the Humphries brothers. Tigger, meanwhile, has romantic concerns on his mind - he tells Ed he's resolved to ask her out this term and that he only hesitated to spare Alex's feelings. Ed tries to get Tigger to hang back and he misses his chance just as everyone goes into assembly, and once assembly is over Tigger bottles out when he comes face to face with Alison.An apprehensive Kathy arrives for her first day on the staff of Grange Hill. McDonnell warns her that pupils may play on her ex-pupil status and he's proved right when Kathy almost rumbles Lenny in the girls' toilets. Lucy again manages to shield Lenny and then hides him in the cleaner's cupboard before heading off to assembly. Kathy delivers a nervous speech outlining the new plans for the CLC, which she is deputy manager of, and as the pupils leave the hall they share memories of some of Kathy's most embarrassing moments when she was "one of them". New Year 7s Theo and Laxo are shepherded in by Abel and Laxo instantly takes a fancy to Tanya. Togger is most put out to discover Mr McDonnell not only has a top the same as his, but his new role as Deputy Head also won't keep him off the football pitch. Tanya's smooching with Togger causes much embarrassment to Jenny, but she has the last laugh when Ms Rawlinson sends Tanya home to change her very skimpy clothes. Bryn and Ducket spot Lucy and Rachel tending to Lenny in the cupboard. It must be the girls' lucky day, as they avoid getting busted for a third time as Miss Bettany pulls them up. Luckily, the teacher is deflected as Bryn and Ducket side-track her. Next stop for Lenny is the toilets - but he manages to run off with half a toilet roll wrapped round him! Theo and Laxo spot Lenny making off down the corridor and Laxo spots the opportunity for fun. On hearing Miss Bettany say she's new, Laxo scares her witless by claiming there's a mouse on the loose! Later, Theo and Laxo discuss girls and Laxo resolves not to make a move until Year 9, saying that by waiting they'll all flock to him years down the line. In the made-over CLC - now known as "The Grange", Alison is cagey when Sammy tells her she thinks Tigger was about to ask her out. Ed tries to assure Tigger he's only looking out for him. Alex announces he wants to join the school "buddy" system, keen to make sure the newbies don't have the same horrific experience of Grange Hill that he had to put up with. Rachel and Lucy frantically chase after Lenny, and the dog is almost spotted by McDonnell who stops the girls once more. They then head to the CLC but are disturbed by Kathy. Tigger spots his sister acting suspiciously and she's forced to confess Lenny is on the loose. Ed and Alex join the search party and as the Year 10 lads almost mow down Ms Rawlinson, Togger is by now on the case. They follow Lenny into the changing room, where lo and behold Mr McDonnell catches them red-handed. A stern McDonnell - who still hasn't caught sight of the missing mutt - warns all three Johnsons to keep on the straight and narrow. By now the exhausted Lenny is taking forty winks in the cleaners' cupboard, Bryn and Ducket find him. Bryn points the search party in the right direction - but by the time they arrive Lenny has vanished despite Ducket keeping watch. Lenny has now made his way to the CLC with the three Johnsons in hot pursuit. Tigger fails to rugby-tackle the dog and finally the game is up when Kathy busts them. But she agrees to let them off on this occasion. As Togger and Tanya head off on a hot date, he orders Tigger and Lucy to explain themselves to their parents. |