Grange Hill (series 13)

Grange Hill series 13
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 20
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release 2 January (1990-01-02) – 9 March 1990 (1990-03-09)

The thirteenth series of the British television drama series Grange Hill began broadcasting on 2 January 1990, before ending on 9 March 1990 on BBC One. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils of the eponymous school, an inner-city London comprehensive school. It consists of twenty episodes.

It marked a change from earlier series with the introduction of a new theme tune and incidental music.

Cast and characters

Pupils

Character Actor/Actress Duration
Robert "Robbie" Wright John Alford 1985–90
Trevor Cleaver John Drummond 1985–91
Veronica "Ronnie" Birtles Tina Mahon 1985–90, cameo 1991
Caroline "Calley" Donnington Simone Hyams 1985–91
Georgina Hayes Samantha Lewis 1986–91
Francis "Mauler" McCaul Joshua Fenton 1988–90
Ted Fisk Ian Congdon-Lee 1988–92
Terence "Tegs" Ratcliffe Sean Maguire 1988–91
Matthew Pearson Paul Adams
(later credited as Paul Parris) 		1988–92
Christine "Chrissy" Mainwaring Sonya Kearns 1988–92
Justine Dean Rachel Victoria Roberts 1988–94
Brian Shaw Ian Steele 1989–95
Aichaa Rashim Veena Tulsiana 1990
Mike Bentley René Zagger 1990–91
Natalie Stevens Julie Buckfield 1990–93
Akik Rashim Sundeep Suri 1990–91
Neil Timpson John Pickard 1990–91
Kevin "Locko" Lockery Otis Munyangiri 1990–91
Alice Rowe Alice Dawnay 1990–92
Barry Timpson David Shane 1990–93
Russel "Jacko" Morgan Jamie Lehane 1990–96
Rebecca "Becky" Stevens Natalie Poyser 1990–96

Teachers

Character Actor Position in School Duration
Mrs Bridget "The Midget" McCluskey Gwyneth Powell Headmistress (1981–84, 1986–91)
Deputy Head (1985)		1981–91
Miss Ginny Booth Karen Ford Art Teacher
Form tutor to N1 (1988)
Form tutor to N2 (1989)
Form tutor to N3 (1990)
Form tutor to N4 (1991) 		1985–91
Mr Craig McKenzie Nicholas Donnelly C.D.T Teacher
Form tutor to G1 (1988)
Form tutor to G2
Form tutor to G3 (1990)
Head of First Year (1992) 		1985–93
Mr Eric Griffiths George A. Cooper Caretaker 1985 (Christmas Special)–1992
Mr Peter Robson Stuart Organ PE Teacher
Geography Teacher
Deputy Head (1993–97)
Headmaster (1998–2003 		1988–2003
Mr "Mad" Max Hargreaves Kevin O'Shea Deputy Head 1990–92
Mr Jeff Hankin Lee Cornes Science Teacher 1990–2002
Mrs Kate "Marilyn" Monroe Anna Quayle English Teacher
History Teacher
Form Tutor to R1 (1990) 		1990–94

Episodes

No. Episode Writer Director Original airdate
1 Episode One Barry Purchese John Smith 2 January 1990
Jacko's dog causes problems on the first day of term. The new Deputy Head at the school imposes his discipline on Mauler and Ted.
2 Episode Two John Smith John Smith 5 January 1990
Neil Timpson tricks Locko. Tegs is still acting strangely around Justine.
3 Episode Three Chris Ellis John Smith 9 January 1990
Mr. Hargreaves continues to get on the nerves of his fellow staff members. Georgina is finding it hard to get things moving with Mike Bentley.
4 Episode Four Margaret Simpson John Smith 12 January 1990
Georgina and her friends get some glamour photos taken hoping that they will appear in a magazine. Robbie and Mike find themselves involved in a pub fight.
5 Episode Five Margaret Simpson Andrew Whitman 16 January 1990
Tegs and Matthew end up doing a spot of breaking and entering. Mrs. Monroe ends up getting locked in a cupboard at the school.
6 Episode Six Kay Trainor Andrew Whitman 19 January 1990
Mike finally asks Georgina out on a date. Ronnie becomes involved in an animal rights protest outside a local chemist. Mike and Georgina see Calley with her new older boyfriend.
7 Episode Seven Kay Trainer Andrew Whitman 23 January 1990
Aishaa learns that one of her pictures is going to be used in the magazine.
8 Episode Eight David Angus Andrew Whitman 26 January 1990
Ronnie tries to stop rat dissection at St. Mary's school from taking place. Mauler sells Mr. Hargreaves's photo frame to a local antiques shop.
9 Episode Nine Barry Purchese Richard Kelly 30 January 1990
Neil's revenge on the T-shirt girls could end up being more deadly than he intended. Mike reads a newspaper report about the fight at the pub.
10 Episode Ten Barry Purchese Richard Kelly 2 February 1990
Aishaa and Georgina go to a modelling agency to see if they can be signed up. The photo frame ends up back at the school. Tegs pays his mother a visit.
11 Episode Eleven Margaret Simpson Richard Kelly 6 February 1990
Matthew's home life continues to get worse.
12 Episode Twelve Margaret Simpson Richard Kelly 9 February 1990
Mike decides it would be best to drop out of the athletic trials so that he can avoid having his picture taken. The first year pupils make chilli con carne to sell as an alternative to the hunger lunches at the school.
13 Episode Thirteen Sarah Daniels Riitta-Leena Lynn 13 February 1990
Mike ends up taking part in the race and tells Georgina about the fight. Aishaa goes out on a date with Robbie. Matthew ends up taking some drastic action.
14 Episode Fourteen Sarah Daniels Riitta-Leena Lynn 16 February 1990
Matthew's arson attempt sees his problems not improving. The T-shirt business comes to an end. Jacko's dog is found.
15 Episode Fifteen Kevin Hood Riitta-Leena Lynn 20 February 1990
Justine finds her reputation is in tatters. Ronnie discovers where Calley's boyfriend works. Robbie and Aichaa go to see a football match but trouble breaks out.
16 Episode Sixteen Kevin Hood Riitta-Leena Lynn 23 February 1990
Mr. Hankin's Aunt Camelia helps him to demonstrate acoustics. Calley steals her boyfriend's electronic card to get Ronnie, Georgina and herself into the laboratory.
17 Episode Seventeen Chris Ellis Richard Kelly 27 February 1990
Calley, Ronnie and Georgina are allowed to leave. Georgina's first modelling assignments aren't what she was expecting.
18 Episode Eighteen Barry Purchese Richard Kelly 2 March 1990
Alice and Becky end up spending a morning at a health club. Matthew has his day in court. Robbie and Mike decide to tell the police what they know about the fight.
19 Episode Nineteen David Angus Richard Kelly 6 March 1990
Neil ends up being taught a lesson. Rod's time as a caretaker at the school comes to an end. Mr. Robson arranges a surprise for Mike.
20 Episode Twenty David Angus Richard Kelly 9 March 1990
Mike and Robbie go to court and Mike still manages to run the most important race of his life.

DVD release

The thirteenth series of Grange Hill has never been released on DVD as of 2014.

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