Grange Hill (series 12)

Grange Hill series 12
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 20
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release 3 January (1989-01-03) – 10 March 1989 (1989-03-10)

The twelfth series of the British television drama series Grange Hill began broadcasting on 3 January 1989, before ending on 10 March 1989 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.

Cast and characters

Pupils

Character Actor/Actress Duration
Danny Kendall Jonathan Lambeth 1986–89
Luke "Gonch" Gardner John Holmes
(later credited as John McMahon) 		1985–89
Robert "Robbie" Wright John Alford 1985–90
Trevor Cleaver John Drummond 1985–91
Vincent (Vince) Savage Steve West 1985–89
Veronica "Ronnie" Birtles Tina Mahon 1985–90, cameo 1991
Caroline "Calley" Donnington Simone Hyams 1985–91
Helen Kelly Ruth Carraway 1985–89
Eric "Ziggy" Greaves George Wilson
(later credited as George Christopher) 		1986–89
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
Susi Young Lynne Radford 1988–89
Clarke Trent Darren Cudjoe 1988–89
Justine Dean Rachel Victoria Roberts 1988–94
Mandy Freemont Melanie Hiscock 1989
Carole Denise Bone 1989

Teachers

Character Actor Position in School Duration
Mrs Bridget "The Midget" McCluskey Gwyneth Powell Headmistress (1981–84, 1986–91)
Deputy Head (1985)		1981–91
Mr Maurice "Bronco" Bronson Michael Sheard French Teacher
Form tutor to N4 (1985)
Form tutor to G3 (1986)
Deputy Head (1987–89) 		1985–89
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
Mrs Margaret Stone Madelaine Church History Teacher 1988–89

Episodes

No. Episode Writer Director Original airdate
1 Episode One Barry Purchese Laurence Williams 3 January 1989
Tegs brother returns home from prison. Mr. Bronson's car breaks down. Danny Kendall gets off to a bad start after he returns to school.
2 Episode Two Barry Purchese Albert Barber 6 January 1989
Justine meets Tegs's brother who is still on the run. Vince saves Georgina with his "psychic powers". Gonch has yet another money making scheme.
3 Episode Three Barry Purchese Albert Barber 10 January 1989
Trevor continues to be amazed by Vince's psychic powers. Teg's house is raided by the police.
4 Episode Four Margaret Simpson Albert Barber 13 January 1989
Trevor Cleaver and Mauler McCaul gatecrash Ronnie's party.
5 Episode Five Kay Trainor John Smith 17 January 1989
Miss Booth suggests the school introduces self-defence classes after Chrissy is mugged on her way to school. Danny starts work on the new swimming pool mosaic.
6 Episode Six Kay Trainor John Smith 20 January 1989
Gonch attempts to get Mandy Freemont to help with the homework service and attempts to impress her.
7 Episode Seven Chris Ellis John Smith 24 January 1989
Danny's work experience is spoilt by Mr Bronson. Justine helps Tegs.
8 Episode Eight Chris Ellis John Smith 27 January 1989
Mr Bronson and Ronnie are involved in a collision. Clarke and Matthew attempt to find the missing bike.
9 Episode Nine Margaret Simpson Robert Gabriel 31 January 1989
Following Vince's failed prediction, Gonch is after him. Mauler wants a piece of Gonch's Sweepstake. Mauler and Ted chase Gonch and Ziggy through the estate and they end up making a shocking discovery.
10 Episode Ten Margaret Simpson Robert Gabriel 3 February 1989
The pupils try to come to terms with Danny Kendall's death and they plant a tree when they hold a memorial service.
11 Episode Eleven David Angus John Smith 7 February 1989
Ziggy and Robbie try to hide a drunken Trevor. Mr Bronson pulls out of the Isle of Wight trip.
12 Episode Twelve David Angus John Smith 10 February 1989
Mr. Bronson has a change of mind about the Isle of Wight trip. Justine finds out where Tegs has been hiding. Helen begins work experience as an engineer.
13 Episode Thirteen Margaret Simpson Robert Gabriel 14 February 1989
Gonch ends up seeing Mandy in a completely different light on the Isle of Wight trip. Georgina's been getting notes from a secret admirer.
14 Episode Fourteen Margaret Simpson Robert Gabriel 17 February 1989
Trevor's drinking comes to a dramatic head. Calley goes cold on Robbie. Mandy finds out the reason that Gonch originally asked her out.
15 Episode Fifteen Barry Purchese John Smith 21 February 1989
Helen runs into Mauler whilst on her work experience. Mr. Bronson decides to give up teaching.
16 Episode Sixteen Barry Purchese John Smith 24 February 1989
Mr. Griffiths, Mauler and Ziggy attempt to find the mystery intruder when it gets dark.
17 Episode Seventeen Sarah Daniels Ronald Smedley 28 February 1989
Mauler is looking for a date. The owner of the ferocious dog is discovered by Clarke and Matthew.
18 Episode Eighteen Sarah Daniels Ronald Smedley 3 March 1989
Mauler is determined to get even with Gonch. Tegs returns to his old house.
19 Episode Nineteen David Angus Ronald Smedley 7 March 1989
The school gets ready for an end of year prom. A present is bought for Mr. Bronson.
20 Episode Twenty David Angus Ronald Smedley 10 March 1989
The school prom gets underway. Georgina’s and Ziggy’s friends work together to finally unite them.

DVD release

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

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