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I'm pretty sure that there was another theme tune (maybe even two) between "Chicken Man" and the current one. Bonalaw 09:04, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 Gonch Gardener 2 Wot no Tucker? 3 Title card 4 Mr Hopwood 5 DVD release 6 NPOV 7 Cutting back on hard-hitting issues... 8 Grange Hill Movie

[edit] Gonch Gardener

I am pretty sure that Gounch gardener was played by John Holmes - well, actually I know it was.

Imdb agrees with you [1] but it also says that he was sometimes credited as John McMahon which is probably where the confusion has arisen. Tim (meep) 20:24, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

He was only credited as John McMahon temporarily. This link proves his name is John Holmes, so I've corrected it in the article. 172.159.126.224 18:41, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

"There have been many headmasters of Grange Hill over the years: Mr Sparrow (1974–1978)" can someone fix this up, didn't the show begin in 1978? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.68.40.116 (talk • contribs)

I added the headmaster list from a GH fan site. The headmasters are correct, but I think you're right about the date - he was only in the first series (and never seen, I think). I'll change the article to just list the first year Stephenb (Talk) 08:59, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

hmm, i see. i think 1974-1978 could be kept too as long as a footnote is used to explain it, but IMO either way is fine. also, in that fansite link you posted, it shows 'Mr Starling', but the article says 'Mr Sparrow'. is one of them wrong? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.68.40.116 (talk • contribs)

I'll correct - must have been bird flu :-) Stephenb (Talk) 08:42, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Couldn't Information be added about the 'video game' titles on air at the moment? Does anyone know a link to a video etc?82.47.147.142 11:04, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wot no Tucker?

I have to disagree that the strongest characters were Zammo and Gonch. The first thing that everyone (old enough) remembers about Grange Hill was Tucker. The article barely mentions him at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.12.219.149 (talk) 02:30, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Title card

Wouldn't it be better if the "title card" used was the current one, and not the old one? --GracieLizzie 15:31, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Depends how old you are, I guess :o) --bodnotbod 15:45, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Well the one I'm most familiar with is the one from the mid/late nineties. So I am not really going for the one I'm familiar with, it just seems to what happens in most cases on wikipedia e.g. Doctor Who. --GracieLizzie 15:49, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mr Hopwood

I've edited that section to give Hopwood's first name as Dan, because that's the name Robert Leeson gives him in the books. I don't recall him being called anything else on screen? AndyB 23:53, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Mr Hopwood's name in the TV series was Stuart, and I have edited the character list accordingly. bidefax 13:39, 27 March 2008 (GMT)

[edit] DVD release

At last, the DVD release of this great show. I just hop it's the full episode, not edited. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 78.147.107.142 (talk) 22:25, August 20, 2007 (UTC)

I'm absolutely convinced that the first series of Grange Hill, when originally broadcast, had a different theme tune -- not dissimilar to the South Bank Show music -- but I can't find any reference to it anywhere. The BBC has retro-fitted program intros before (e.g. DVD of Only Fools & Horses series 1 now has the same intro as later series) so I suspect that they "normalised" the intro to GH series 1 at some point. Am I going mad? Is it my imagination playing tricks? Mrstonky (talk) 02:54, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV

The first three paragraphs of section 3 on the show's history are written from a fan perspective rather than as an objective history of the show. The creation and early years are ignored and the history is discussed subjectively. Pete Fenelon (talk) 14:15, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm afraid I do not agree. While of course I have little control over what others add to the section (now retitled "Series History"), I feel this is an accurate potted history. Yes, there is some opinion therein, ie. the view that Grange Hill was becoming PC in the 1990s, however I have ensured that these comments are attached to "some commentators believe" etc. User:bidefax 17:16, 11 April 2008 (BST)

to be fair, the entire section is a load of old balls. I mean it doesn't even mention Roland Browning lol --feline1 (talk) 22:18, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Comment withdrawn - wrong place. Apologies.]] comment added by 81.157.188.188 (talk) 22:53, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cutting back on hard-hitting issues...

...is mentioned here, but not that Phil Redmond is very unhappy with that change. He said in this Guardian interview that the BBC had "abandoned what Grange Hill was about in order to attract viewers aged six to 12 rather than its traditional 13-plus constituency, so there's nothing to celebrate". 86.143.48.55 (talk) 14:12, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Grange Hill Movie

Someone must put information on the upcoming Grange Hill Movie. Simply type into google Grange Hill Movie to find info on the upcoming title.