Grange Hill

Grange Hill
2008 titles
Genre
Created byPhil Redmond
StarringList of Grange Hill characters
Opening theme"Chicken Man" (1978–1987, 2008)
"Chicken Man" (re-recording) (1988–1989)
"Grange Hill theme" (1990–2007)
Ending themeAs above
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series31
No. of episodes601 (including 2 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Production locations
Camera setupMultiple camera (1978–1998)
Single camera (1999–2008)
Running time25 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release8 February 1978 (1978-02-08) –
15 September 2008 (2008-09-15)
Related
Tucker's Luck (1983–1985)
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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.

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]

  1. ^ "BBC to shut gates on Grange Hill" Archived 19 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News, 6 February 2008