Series
31 - Mondays on BBC1
The final series of Grange Hill continues its run every
Monday at 4:35pm on BBC1.
Chloe and Andrea learned the hard way there's no escape
from cross country when, hiding in the old shed, they
soon found themselves on the back of a lorry and, miles
from school, they ended up running back there smelling
foul and covered in feathers (urgh!)
Next week, Monday 19 May, the pupils plan to give
a hard time to an ex-pupil turned football ace who returns
to Grange Hill to promote his cookery book.
Don't miss the last ever series of Grange Hill Mondays
at 4:35pm on BBC1! And for more details
about the series, and episode guides, keep checking
our THE KNOW pages.
Todd
plays another baddie - in panto
Grange Hill's original icon Todd Carty is so good
at playing bad guys these days, he's playing another one
in panto this year!
Todd will take on the role of resident villain Fleshcreep
in Jack And The Beanstalk at the Queen's Theatre,
Barnstaple, Devon, between December 12-January 04 2009.
The rest of the cast is yet to be announced. More information
and booking details available from the Box Office on
(01271) 342342.
After making his name playing good guys in Grange Hill,
and then EastEnders as Mark Fowler, viewers saw
a new side to Todd in 2003 when he joined ITV's The
Bill as evil PC Gabriel Kent. Todd proved he good
do bad guys very chillingly, so if you're in North Devon
and want to see Todd on stage now's your chance!
Close
Up Special: The end of Grange Hill It's two months since CBBC announced that Grange
Hill was being axed and while the ending was played down,
for those of us that care it's still the end of an era.
But why did Grange Hill have to end? Our new Close
Up Specialexamines the changing politics of the BBC children's
department which led to CBBC deciding the show was no
longer relevant to children's lives. Was that the real
reason, or was there a hidden agenda?
Our four-page special feature not only examines the
changing role of CBBC, but also the reaction of Grange
Hill creator Phil Redmond, your reaction when the news
was first announced and there's also a timeline of off-screen
events in what turned out to be Grange Hill's final
year.
Grange
Hill scriptwriter Anthony Minghella has died Oscar-winning British film director Anthony
Minghella, whose career began as Grange Hill's script
editor from 1983 to 1986, has died age 54, his agent has
confirmed. He suffered a fatal haemorrhage following surgery
on his neck.
After overseeing some of Grange Hill's most controversial
storylines which included Gripper's racism campaign
and Zammo Maguire's descent into heroin addiction, Minghella
became best known as a film-maker. He co-wrote British
blockbuster Four Weddings And A Funeral with
Richard Curtis, and had recently completed work on a
comedy, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, which is
being shown on BBC1 over Easter.
Anthony won an Oscar for Best Director for The English
Patient in 1997, and was nominated again in 2000 for
The Talented Mr Ripley. He had recently relinquished his
job as chairman of the British Film Institute and had
several other projects in the pipeline.
After leaving Grange Hill in 1986 he handed over the
reins to Leigh Jackson, who remained the show's script
editor until forced to leave by illness in 1998. Leigh
has also since died. GH Online sends its condolences
to the Minghella family at this sad time.
Series
31 - Mondays on BBC1
Todd
plays another baddie - in panto
Close
Up Special: The end of Grange Hill
Grange
Hill scriptwriter Anthony Minghella has died
