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 – 9 March 1990

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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