List of past Grange Hill characters

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List of current Grange Hill characters

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[edit] Pupils

Character Actor/Actress Air dates
Peter "Tucker" Jenkins Todd Carty 1978-1982, 2003, 2008
Trisha Yates Michelle Herbert 1978-1982
Andrew Stanton Mark Chapman (later credited as Mark Eadie)* 1978-1982
Alan Humphries George Armstrong 1978-1982
Mary Johnson Kim Benson 1978-1980
Benny Green Terry Sue Patt 1978-1982
Justin Bennett Robert Craig-Morgan 1978-1982
Antoni Karamanopolis Vivian "Vinny" Mann 1979-1980
Cathy Hargreaves Lindy Brill 1979-1982
Penny Lewis Ruth Davies 1979-1982
Jessica Samuels Sara Sugarman 1979
Anita Unsworth Joanne Boakes 1980-1984
Douglas "Pogo" Patterson Peter Moran 1980-1984
Duane Orpington Mark Baxter 1980-1984
Pamela Cartwright Rene Alperstein 1981-1982
Suzanne Ross Susan Tully 1981-1984
Christopher "Stewpot" Stewart Mark Burdis 1981-1985 Christmas Special
Norman "Gripper" Stebson Mark Savage 1981-1985 Christmas Special
Claire Scott Paula Ann Bland 1981-1985 Christmas Special
Samuel "Zammo" Maguire Lee MacDonald 1982-1987
Gordon "Jonah" Jones Lee Sparke 1982-1983
Annette Firman Nadia Chambers 1982-1985
Roland Browning Erkan Mustafa 1982-1987
Fay Lucas Alison Bettles 1982-1987
Helen Kelly Ruth Carraway 1982 - 1987
Janet St. Clair Simone Nylander 1982-1987
Jackie Wright Melissa Wilks 1984-1987
Luke "Gonch" Gardener John Holmes (later credited as John McMahon) 1985-1989
Paul "Hollo" Holloway Bradley Sheppard 1985-1987
Robert "Robbie" Wright John Alford 1985-1990
Danny Kendall Jonathan Lambeth 1986-1989
Trevor Cleaver John Drummond 1985-1991
Veronica "Ronnie" Birtles Tina Mahon 1985-1991
Caroline "Calley" Donnington Simone Hyams 1985-1991
Eric "Ziggy" Greaves George Christopher 1986-1989
Georgina Hayes Samantha Lewis 1986-1991
Laura Reagan Fiona Lee-Fraser (also credited as Fiona Mogridge) 1986-1988
Terence "Tegs" Ratcliffe Sean Maguire 1988-1991
Matthew Pearson Paul Adams (later credited as Paul Parris) 1988-1992
Justine Dean Rachel Victoria Roberts 1988-1994
Christine "Chrissy" Mainwaring Sonya Kearns 1988-1992
Mike Bentley Rene Zagger 1990-1991
Natalie Stevens Julie Buckfield 1990-1993
Richard Desmond Askew 1991-1994
Nick Gareth Phillips 1991-1993
Fran Williams Rebekah Joy Gilgan 1991-1993
Ray Haynes Kelly George 1991-1993, 1997-2002
Mick Daniels Joseph Kpobie 1992-1993
Natasha Stevens Clare Buckfield 1992-1993
Dennis "Techno" Morris Alan Cave 1992-1998
Sam Spalding Kevin Bishop 1994-1995
Delia "Dill" Lodge Rochelle Gadd 1994-2000
James "Arnie" Arnold Aidan J. David 1994-2001
Jessica Arnold Amy Phillips 1994-1998
Colin Brown Colin Ridgewell 1994-2001
Wayne Sutcliffe Peter Morton 1995-2001
Kelly Bradshaw Kate Bell 1995-2001
Alec Jones Thomas Carey 1996-2000
Chris Longworth Ben Freeman 1996-1998
Joanna Day Fiona Wade 1996-1998
Judi Jeffreys Laura Sadler 1997-1999
Sean Pearce Iain Robertson 1998
Franco Savi Francesco Bruno 1998-2000
Adam Hawkins Sam Bardens 1998-2001
Tom Smith Oliver Elmidoro 1997-2002
(Ian) Hudson John Hudson (later known as John Joseph) 1998-2004
Anika Modi Jalpa Patel 1999-2004
Calvin Braithwaite Arnold Oceng 1999-2004
Spencer Hargreaves Colin White 1999-2005
Darren Clarke Adam Sopp 1999-2003
Becky Radcliffe Emma Pierson 1999
Briony Jones Renee Montemayor 2000-2002
Clare Chaplin Naomi Osei-Mensah 2001-2002
Martin Miller Matthew Buckley 2001-2007
Kathy McIlroy Sammy O'Grady 2001-2008
Maddie Gilks Kacey Barnfield 2001-2006
Leah Stewart Jessica Staveley-Taylor 2001-2003
Carl Fenton Reggie Yates 2002
Annie Wainwright Lauren Bunney 2003-2005
Barry "Baz" Wainwright Thomas Hudson also known as Tom Hudson 2003-2007
Nick Edwards Tom Graham 2003-2004
  • Upon joining the actors' union Equity at the age of 16, it was necessary for some Grange Hill actors to change their professional names to avoid confusion with artists with the same surname.

[edit] Staff

Character Subject Actor/Actress Air dates
Mr Tony Mitchell Form tutor to 1A Michael Percival 1978-1979
Mr Geoff "Bullet" Baxter PE, later Deputy Head Michael Cronin 1979-1986
Mr Llewellyn Headmaster Sean Arnold 1979-1980
Mr Graham "Sooty" Sutcliffe English/Drama James Wynn 1979-1982
Mr Stuart "Hoppy" Hopwood Woodwork Brian Capron 1980-1983
Miss Terri Mooney Science Lucinda Gane 1980-1983
Mrs Bridget McClusky Headmistress Gwyneth Powell 1981-1991
Mr Maurice Bronson French Michael Sheard 1985-1989
Mr Eric Griffiths Caretaker George A. Cooper 1985 (Christmas Special)-1992
Mr Peter Robson Head of PE, then Headmaster Stuart Organ 1988-2003
Mr Geoff (Jeff?) Hankin Science Lee Cornes 1990-2002
Mrs Kate Monroe History Anna Quayle 1990-1994
Mr Tom Brisley Art Adam Ray 1992-1999
Miss Jayne Carver English Sally Geoghegan 1995-2002
Mrs Margaret Holmes History/Deputy Head Rachel Bell 1997-2002
Dai "Hard" Jones PE Clive Hill 1997-2002
Mrs Bassinger Headmistress Jacqueline Boatswain 2003-2006
Mr Chris Malachay PE/IT Edward Baker-Duly 2003-2006
Mr Wally Scott Caretaker) Simon O'Brien 2003-2006
Miss Gayle Headmistress Cathy Tyson 2007-2008
  • Since 2003, there has been a reluctance to give teachers first names or to expand their roles in the show beyond actually teaching or keeping pupils in line.
  • Two former pupils became staff members of Grange Hill in the show's final years. These were Taylor Mitchell, who became assistant caretaker, and Kathy McIlroy, who was appointed as a liaison officer to primary schools.