Grange Hill
British children's television series (1978–2008) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Grange Hill is a British children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical comprehensive school. The show began its run on 8 February 1978 on BBC1, and was one of the longest-running programmes on British television when it ended on 15 September 2008 after 31 series. It was created by Phil Redmond, who is also responsible for the Channel 4 dramas Brookside and Hollyoaks; other notable production team members down the years have included producer Colin Cant and script editor Anthony Minghella.
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Created by | Phil Redmond |
Starring | List of Grange Hill characters |
Opening theme | "Chicken Man" (1978–1987, 2008) "Chicken Man" (re-recording) (1988–1989) "Grange Hill theme" (1990–2007) |
Ending theme | As above |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 31 |
No. of episodes | 601 (including 2 specials) (list of episodes) |
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Camera setup | Multiple camera (1978–1998) Single camera (1999–2008) |
Running time | 25 minutes |
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Release | 8 February 1978 (1978-02-08) – 15 September 2008 (2008-09-15) |
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Tucker's Luck (1983–1985) |
The show was cancelled in 2008, having run every year for 30 years. It was felt by the BBC that the series had run its course.[1]