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Grange Hill

1978

Children's drama series following the lives of students and teachers at Grange Hill comprehensive school.

John Alford

Cast · Known for Grange Hill

The Glasgow-born actor was cast in Grange Hill after attending a London stage school from the age of nine where he studied alongside EastEnders' stars Patsy Palmer and Sid Owen. After appearing briefly in an ITV sitcom called Now and Then (1983), Alford landed the role in Grange Hill (1978) at the age of 11. But the young actor found fame too tough to handle and started drinking heavily. By the time he left the show at the age of 17 he had reportedly spent up to £80,000 on alcohol and gambling. John, most famous for his role of young fireman Billy in the hit TV series, London's Burning (1988), became an overnight pop star with reggae version of the song "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" which went into the UK charts at number 13 in 1996. In December of that year, just before he was due to appear in pantomime in Sunderland, Alford collapsed and was taken to hospital in Newcastle suffering from a rare blood disorder. In May 1999, he was jailed for nine months for supplying drugs to an undercover Journalist. After the drug charges and sentence John found TV work extremely difficult to find and became a roofer. The following year he appeared in Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001), playing the part of Deano.

Todd Carty

Todd Carty is a British actor best known for playing Tucker Jenkins in Grange Hill and its spin-off Tucker's Luck, Mark Fowler in EastEnders and Gabriel Kent in The Bill.

Rob Norbury

Rob Norbury is an Actor known for Hollyoaks Later (2008), Hollyoaks (1995) and Grange Hill (1978). Norbury is involved in the restaurant business, opening a restaurant called Muse in Uppermill and taking over a pub called The Farrars Arms in Grasscroft.

Justin Skelton

Justin Skelton is an Actor known for The Outlaws Season 3 (BBC/ Four Eyes/ Amazon) Outlander Season 3 (Amazon /Sony Starz) Grange Hill (BBC) and also for playing a variety of kings; King James VI in King Jamie and The Angel (Channel 4/ Caledonia TV) King Edward VII in The Million Dollar Princess's (Smithsonian Channel)

Nicholas Tizzard

Nicholas Tizzard is known for Casualty (1986), Mike Bassett: Manager (2005) and Grange Hill (1978).

Valerie Lilley

Cast · Known for Shameless

Valerie Lilley is a Northern Irish actress who has played many television roles on dramas such as Doctors and Grange Hill. Lilley most recently appeared on Channel 4's serial drama Shameless portraying Patty Croker

Adrian Mann

Adrian Mann is known for Saturday Night Thriller (1982), Doktor Faustus (1982) and Grange Hill (1978).

Steven Woodcock

Steven Woodcock (born 23 February 1964) is an English actor, most famous for his role as Clyde Tavernier in the BBC soap opera EastEnders; a role that he played from July 1990 to July 1993. Other television credits include Grange Hill (1983–1984); The Lenny Henry Show (1985); Casualty (1987), London's Burning, Rockliffe's Babies and Only Fools and Horses. Woodcock started as a writer and one of his plays, Jah-Jah Reached The Top, was performed at London's Royal Court Theatre. A serious musician, he has composed over 500 songs and plays the guitar and bass professionally. Woodcock was also once a keen boxer; a skill he used when his EastEnder's character took up the sport on-screen in 1991. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Susan Tully

Susan Tully (born 20 October 1967) is an English television producer, director and former actress. Her most prominent television roles are those of rebellious teenager Suzanne Ross in Grange Hill and single mother Michelle Fowler in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Tully played one of EastEnders' original characters, appearing in the first episode on 19 February 1985 and remaining central to the series until 1995. Tully then gave up acting to work behind the camera and has directed and produced British television programmes since then. She appeared as herself in the 2011 documentary Anna, about her drama teacher Anna Scher. Description above from the Wikipedia article Susan Tully, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Lucien Laviscount

Lucien Leon Laviscount (born 9 June 1992) is a British actor and recording artist best known for his portrayal of Jonah Kirby on popular BBC One drama Waterloo Road. He first came to prominence in 2007 after starring in teen dramedy Grange Hill. In 2009, Laviscount had a recurring role on iconic British soap opera Coronation Street as Ben Richardson. In 2011, he competed in the rebooted series of Celebrity Big Brother, where he became involved in a love triangle with Amy Childs and Kerry Katona. In 2012, he made the transition to recording artist with the release of his debut single "Dance With You". He was set to play the lead in the potential series Supernatural: Bloodlines, a spin-off to the CW show Supernatural, which did not get picked up. In 2015, he played a regular character, Earl Grey, in the first season of the horror comedy Scream Queens on FOX.

Reece Noi

Reece Noi (born 13 June 1988) is a British actor, writer born and raised in Manchester. He is best known for playing Taylor Mitchell in the BBC school drama Grange Hill from 2004 to 2007, and during 2009 as Earl Kelly in the fourth series of another BBC school, Waterloo Road. He is known for playing Mossador in HBO series Game of Thrones. Reece also starred in the 2019 Emmy Nominated Netflix crime series When They See Us. He is of mixed English and Ghanaian heritage.

Rachel Bell

Rachel Bell (born 1950) is an English actress. Bell has many television credits to her name and has been associated as a long-running character with three series: Margaret Holmes in Grange Hill (1997–2002); Edith Pilchester in The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993); and Louise, the overbearing chair of the divorcee support group in Dear John (1986–1987). She also appeared in the Doctor Who story The Happiness Patrol (1988) and the Only Fools and Horses episode "To Hull and Back" (1985). Her films include Sweet William (1980), Red Mercury (2005) and the 2008 Keira Knightley film, The Edge Of Love. In 2010 she played Hyacinth Bucket in a theatrical adaptation of the BBC situation comedy Keeping Up Appearances that toured the UK. In 2017 she took on the recurring role of Eve Haskey, mother of doctor Al Haskey, in the BBC daily drama series Doctors. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ayesha Antoine

Ayesha Antoine is an English actress. She is known for portraying Rachel Baptiste in Holby City, and Poppy Silver in Grange Hill Antoine was born in Essex, England. She is of English, Dominican, and Welsh descent. In 1998 Antoine studied Psychology and English at the University of Manchester. After graduating, she returned to London to restart her career. Antoine began her television career in the 1990s playing Poppy Silver in Grange Hill. At this time she also made her first appearance in Holby City. Other television credits include the role of Kelly Grogan in sitcom pilot Placebo and a husband-beating shoplifter in The Bill. In 2008, Antoine guest starred as Dee Dee Blasco in the Doctor Who episode "Midnight", an experience she described as: "so much fun…it’s a brilliant show and I loved every minute." She joined the regular cast of Holby City in 2008, playing staff nurse Rachel Baptiste. In 2009, Antoine appeared in BAFTA winner Paul Whitehouse's new series Down The Line. In 2005, Antoine won the Norman Beaton Fellowship. She was a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company for six months and lent her voice to over twenty five radio dramas including The Lysistrata Project, Hold My Breath, Westway, The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, The Fountain Overflows and Father & Son. In 2013, she was the featured presenter for Dr. Forever!, a five-part documentary series featured in the Classic Doctor Who DVD range.

Stuart Organ

Cast · Known for Grange Hill

Stuart Adrian Organ (8 November 1951 – 15 February 2024) was a British actor, best known for his role as teacher Peter Robson on the television series Grange Hill. He appeared as the character for 15 years, from 1988 to 2003, across 260 episodes. Organ was best known for his portrayal of the character Mr. Robson in the children's television drama Grange Hill. Organ portrayed the series' longest-serving teacher, arriving in 1988 as the new head of PE. In 1998 he finally landed the headmaster's job, but left the series in 2003 soon after production of Grange Hill transferred to Liverpool. Prior to Grange Hill, Organ appeared as Kevin Cross in the Mersey TV soap opera Brookside, and played Bazin in the Doctor Who story Dragonfire in 1987. Thereafter, he appeared in a variety of roles on T.V., including Monk, a flasher who exposed himself to Anna and yet was defended by Miles in This Life; Richard Thornton, who stalked Acting D.I. Sam Nixon across a double episode special in The Bill; and later as D.I. Dixon in 2000, Leighton Peters, a top civil servant who was responsible for the downfall of Anthony Calf's regular in a double episode of Holby City and as solicitor Steve Morris in series 13, episode 14 of London's Burning. Organ died on 15 February 2024, at the age of 72

Jack McMullen

Cast · Known for This City Is Ours, Ford v Ferrari, Waterloo Road

Jack Michael McMullen (born 22 February 1991) is an English actor and writer. He is best known for his role as Finn Sharkey in Waterloo Road, as well as other appearances in Brookside and Grange Hill.

Kevin Bishop

Kevin Brian Bishop is an English actor and comedian, best known for The Kevin Bishop Show, which he co-wrote with Lee Hupfield. Bishop's first role was in Grange Hill. His second role, at age 16, was as Ben Quayle in Silent Witness. He played Stupid Brian in three episodes of My Family. He starred in Muppet Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins. In 2005, he portrayed the late comedian Dudley Moore onstage in Pete and Dud: Come Again, a drama charting Moore's turbulent relationship with Peter Cook, which debuted at the Assembly Rooms as part of the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to The Venue in London's West End in March 2006. In August 2007 he appeared as the title character in Channel 4's satirical spoof documentary "Being Tom Cruise", a spin-off of Star Stories. In September 2014, Bishop appeared in the one-man show Fully Committed at the Menier Chocolate Factory, in which he played forty characters. In 2013, Bishop appeared in the American comedy series Super Fun Night, written by and starring Australian comedic actress Rebel Wilson. The show ran for one season. In August 2016, Bishop starred in the revival of classic 1970s BBC sitcom Porridge. He played the role of Fletch, grandson of Ronnie Barker's original main character, locked up for cyber-crime. Originally a one-off, the show was commissioned to full series in October 2016. The first series was broadcast in October 2017 on a 6-week run on BBC One as well as the full series being released at the same time on BBC iPlayer. In 2016, Bishop played Nigel Farage in a one-off BBC Two comedy series entitled Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back. In 2017, Bishop became the speaking voice for 2-D, fictional lead singer of British virtual band Gorillaz

Gwyneth Powell

Cast · Known for Grange Hill

Gwyneth Powell (5 July 1946 - 8 September 2022) was an English actress perhaps best known for her portrayal of headmistress Bridget McCluskey in the BBC television series Grange Hill for eleven series between 1981 and 1991. She also appeared in Channel 4 comedy show Man Down.

Amber Hodgkiss

Amber Hodgkiss was born in Wigan. She attended Bridgewater School, actively showing her passion for drama and acting. It was 2005 that she landed her first big television role, playing the role of Eleanor Smith in the popular children's drama Grange Hill, which ran for 30 years and has seen the rise of many successful actors. Many roles for UK television followed, Amber went on to play Kyla in BBC Drama Doctors and then Caroline in the UK evening show Hollyoaks, gaining critical acclaim. She is also extremely passionate about theatre and has worked at award winning theatres such as 'The Lowry' and 'The Octagon' Amber continue to works on Screen most recently on ITV drama 'Leaving' opposite Helen McCrory and 'Sky Atlantics' Bedlam. She currently resides in LA. - IMDb Mini Biography By: lizzie mcgullion

Erkan Mustafa

Cast · Known for Grange Hill

Erkan Mustafa (born 14 May 1970) is a British actor and television presenter of Turkish Cypriot descent, most noted for the part of Roland Browning in Grange Hill (BBC 1982–1987). Other parts include "Enormous Orphan" in Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988) and "Otto" in Chef! (1991). In 1993 Channel 4's The Word tracked him down to a friend's record shop where he was helping out. He appeared on This Morning's Grange Hill reunion in 1998. In 2005 he appeared in the reunion programme Bring Back Grange Hill. Mustafa occasionally works in television with fellow Grange Hill star Lee MacDonald including as a presenter for E4 Music. In October 2009, Mustafa hosted a Grange Hill cast reunion at Sound nightclub in London's Leicester Square. He acted in The All-Nighter, a 10-minute short film released in 2018, along with Ronald Forfar and Martin Hancock.

Lee Macdonald

Cast · Known for Grange Hill

Lee MacDonald will forever be remembered for the role of troubled, drug addicted student Zammo McGuire in the children's TV series Grange Hill from 1982 to 1987. The hit single Just Say No, an anti-drugs song, was based on his character's storyline. Since leaving Grange Hill, MacDonald has semi-retired from acting, running a key-cutting and locksmith company in South London however he still appears on various celebrity reality TV shows and, as of April 2019, it was announced he will be guest starring in EastEnders.

Robert Craig-Morgan

Robert Craig-Morgan (born 1964 in Bromley, Kent) is an English actor who first appeared on television in the 1976 BBC production of I Claudius playing the Young Caligula, although he was best known for his character Justin Bennett in the children's drama series Grange Hill which he played for five years from the beginning of the series. Craig-Morgan left acting in the early 1990s to go into stage management and worked in television production up until 2000. Today he and his partner Donncha Mac Donncha run a small organic holding in the Republic of Ireland. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bella Emberg

Bella Emberg (born Sybil Dyke 16 September 1937 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK) is a British actress who appeared on The Benny Hill Show and The Russ Abbot Show, where she played Blunderwoman. She has also featured in Softly, Softly and Z Cars, as well as having small roles in Grange Hill as a cleaner. Her professional debut was in weekly repertory in Ryde, Isle of Wight — the summer season 1962. She made a guest appearance in The Basil Brush Show, and also featured in Doctor Who, a total of three times. In the 1970s, she had uncredited roles in the Third Doctor serials Doctor Who and the Silurians and The Time Warrior. In 2006, she was seen in the Tenth Doctor episode "Love & Monsters", where she played Mrs Croot. A second appearance as Mrs Croot was recorded for "The Runaway Bride" but cut before transmission. She played the part of Aunt Barbara in the Second series of the CBBC programme "Bear Behaving Badly" in 2008, the third series in 2009, and the fourth in 2010.

Mark Hampton

Cast · Known for The Runner, Ghost Soldier

Mark Hampton is an actor and filmmaker known for his award-winning performances in Town vs. Gown (2015) and Acceptance (2020). Born in New Zealand, Mark moved to the UK and made his big-screen debut opposite Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham in Una vacanza all'inferno (1997) an Italian co-production also starring Marco Leonardi. He then played American heart-throb Brad in the TV series Comin' Atcha! (1999). He went on to appear in a number of classic British television series, including detective drama Jonathan Creek (1997), long-running children's show Grange Hill (1978) and medical drama Casualty (1986). He also had guest roles in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) and World War Z (2013). After a career break Mark returned as an actor and filmmaker. His first short film A Walk in the Woods (2013) starred veteran British actor Richard Heffer taking a haunting journey to the past. In 2015 Mark wrote, directed and starred in short film Town vs. Gown (2015). The film premiered in the US at Academy Award qualifying the Rhode Island International Film Festival and in the UK at the BAFTA qualifying British Urban Film Festival. Mark won several awards and Town vs. Gown (2015) was nominated for Best Short Film at the Empire Awards 2017. He followed this with political drama Acceptance (2020) in 2020. His central performance as a US Congressman earned him several Best Actor awards. Mark's television appearances include pandemic drama This England (2022), vampire comedy Count Abdulla (2023), Liaison (2023) for AppleTV and British soap opera Emmerdale Farm (1972). Big screen appearances include horror anthology Midnight Peepshow (2022), Kevin Hart action comedy Lift (2024), One More Shot (2024) with Scott Adkins, playing the British Prime Minister in thriller Control (2023) and opposite John Cena in Heads of State (2025). Unlicensed, Mark's debut feature film as writer/director was completed in 2025. Mark Hampton is represented by Nina Malone at Identity Agency Group.