This is a list of characters from the long running BBC

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 children's series Grange Hill

Grange Hill

Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...

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Pupils

Character	Actor/Actress	Air dates
Justin Bennett	Robert Craig-Morgan Robert Craig-Morgan Robert Craig-Morgan is an 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 BAFTA award winning Grange Hill which he played for five years from the start of the...	1978–82
Judy Preston	Abigail Brown McMillan (later credited as Abigail Arundel)	1978–79
Michael Doyle	Vincent Hall	1978–81
Tracy Edwards	Amanda Mealing Amanda Mealing Amanda Jane Mealing is a British actress best known for playing Connie Beauchamp in the BBC One medical drama series Holby City.-Early life:...	1980
Peter "Tucker" Jenkins Tucker Jenkins Peter "Tucker" Jenkins is a fictional character in Grange Hill, who appeared from the first episode in 1978 to 1982, and with cameo appearances in 2003 and the last ever episode in 2008. Tucker was played by British actor Todd Carty.-Series 1:...	Todd Carty Todd Carty Todd Carty is an Irish actor and director, who has grown up on television screens in a variety of roles. His stage work has varied from pantomime to serious drama, as well as radio plays, voiceovers, commercials, narrations, and films...	1978–82, cameo Cameo appearance A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...  2003, 2008
Mary Johnson	Kim Benson	1978–80
Ann Wilson	Lucinda Duckett	1978
David Lewis	Gary Fetterplace	1978
Trisha Yates	Michelle Herbert Michelle Herbert Michelle Herbert is a former teenage actress, best known for playing Trisha Yates in the first five series of the long-running BBC school drama series Grange Hill. A series regular until 1981, Herbert's role in the 1982 series was limited to just one appearance.She reprised the role of Trisha in...	1978–82
Andrew Stanton	Mark Chapman Mark Chapman Mark Chapman may refer to:* Mark David Chapman, murderer of John Lennon* Mark Lindsay Chapman, British-born TV and film actor* Mark Chapman , sports journalist and presenter* Mark Chapman , Hong Kong-born cricketer...  (later credited as Mark Eadie)*	1978–81
Alan Humphries	George Armstrong George Armstrong (actor) George Armstrong is a former actor. His first role was as Hubert Lane in Just William in 1977....	1978–82
Benny Green	Terry Sue Patt Terry Sue Patt Terry Sue-Patt is a British actor best known for the role of Benny Green in Grange Hill ; his character was the first pupil seen on screen.He got the part, after scouted playing football in the local park....	1978–82
Jessica Samuels	Sara Sugarman Sara Sugarman Sara Sugarman is a Welsh actress and film director whose work includes Disney's Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and Very Annie Mary...	1979
Susi McMahon	Linda Slater	1979–81
Antoni Karamanopolis	Vivian "Vinny" Mann	1979–80
Cathy Hargreaves	Lindy Brill Lindy Brill Lyndy Brill is a former actress and singer. She is best known for playing Cathy Hargreaves in the early days of the BBC school drama, Grange Hill....	1979–82
Penny Lewis	Ruth Davies Ruth Davies Ruth Emmanuella Davies , known professionally as Rudi Davies, is an English actress, the daughter of Alan Sharp and the late writer, Dame Beryl Bainbridge ....	1979–82
Sudhamani Patel	Sheila Chandra Sheila Chandra Sheila Chandra is an English pop singer of Indian descent.-Indian-Western pop fusion period:Sheila Chandra first came to public attention as an actress, playing Sudhamani Patel in the BBC school drama Grange Hill from 1979 to 1981.As a teenager she formed the band Monsoon with Steve Coe , and...	1980
Anita Unsworth	Joanne Boakes	1980–84
Douglas "Pogo" Patterson	Peter Moran	1980–84
Matthew Cartwright	Nicholas Pandolfi Nicholas Pandolfi Nicholas Pandolfi, also known as Nick Pandolfi, is an English actor, voice artist & radio presenter, who has worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation and Global Radio . He was named BBC Local Radio "Presenter of the Year" at the 2004 Frank Gillard Awards and won the bronze in the category...	1981-84
Duane Orpington	Mark Baxter	1980–84
Pamela Cartwright	Rene Alperstein Rene Alperstein Rene Alperstein is a British former actress, best known for the part of Pamela Cartwright in Grange Hill She was a full-time pupil at the Italia Conti Stage School and trained in tap, ballet and jazz dance....	1981–82
Suzanne Ross	Susan Tully Susan Tully Susan Tully is an English television producer, director and former actress.Her most prominent television roles to date have been those of single mother Michelle Fowler in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and her pivotal part in early Grange Hill...	1981–84
Precious Matthews	Dulice Liecier	1981–85
Christopher "Stewpot" Stewart	Mark Burdis Mark Burdis Mark Burdis is a prolific English actor who started his career at the age of six in 1974 in the Plague Of London .-Early career:...	1981–85 (Christmas Special)
Norman "Gripper" Stebson	Mark Savage	1981–85 (including cameo in the '85 Christmas Special)
Claire Scott	Paula Ann Bland Paula Ann Bland Paula Ann Triplett is a former British actress. She is best known for her role as the teenager Claire Scott in the award winning BBC school drama Grange Hill between 1981 and 1985, her final appearance being in the 1985 Christmas Special.She was featured on the cover of the magazine Mayfair in...	1981–85 (Christmas Special)
Belinda Zakowski	Paula Taras	1982
Gordon "Jonah" Jones	Lee Sparke	1982–83
Lee Harman	Phil O'Donnelly	1982–84
Annette Firman	Nadia Chambers Nadia Chambers Nadia Chambers is a Welsh actress, born January 13, 1968. She is the youngest of four children, with an older brother, Karl, and two older sisters, Kim and Tania...	1982–85
Samuel "Zammo" Maguire	Lee MacDonald Lee MacDonald Lee MacDonald is a British actor best known for playing the part of Zammo Maguire in the children's TV series Grange Hill from 1982-1987. Since then he has made cameo appearances on Birds of a Feather, The Bill and a TV version of A Midsummer Night's Dream. He trained as a boxer, but a car crash...	1982–87
Roland "Roly" Browning	Erkan Mustafa Erkan Mustafa Erkan Mustafa is a British actor and television presenter of Turkish descent, most noted for the part of Roland Browning in Grange Hill...	1982–87
Fay Lucas	Alison Bettles Alison Bettles Alison Bettles is an English television actress. She is best known for playing Fay Lucas in BBC's Grange Hill for six series .- Career :...	1982–87
Janet St. Clair	Simone Nylander	1982–87
Diane Cooney	Julie-Ann Steel	1983-1985
Julie Marchant	Lisa York	1983-87
Randir Singh	Kaka Singh	1983-84
Kevin Baylon	Mmoloki Chrystie Mmoloki Chrystie Mmoloki Chrystie is an English actor, probably best recognised for playing the soccer-crazed, not-too-bright Frazer "Frazz" Davis in the BAFTA award winning Central Television / Children's ITV comedy-drama Press Gang. Prior to that, Chrystie had played Kevin Baylon in another children's favourite,...	1984-87
Jackie Wright	Melissa Wilks	1984–87
Steven "Banksie" Banks	Tim Polley	1985–87
Paul "Hollo" Holloway	Bradley Sheppard	1985–87
Luke "Gonch" Gardener	John Homes (later credited as John McMahon John McMahon Colonel Sir John McMahon, 1st Baronet was a Irish-born politician and Private Secretary to the Sovereign 1811–1817.- Biography :... )*	1985–89
Robert "Robbie" Wright	John Alford John Alford (actor) John Alford is a Scottish-born English actor.-Career:Alford attend Anna Scher's stage school from age 11 in London, alongside future EastEnders stars Sid Owen and Patsy Palmer....	1985–90
Trevor Cleaver	John Drummond John Drummond John Drummond may refer to:* John Drummond of Milnab 16th-century Scottish engineer* John Fraser Drummond , WW2 fighter pilot* John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort , Earl of Melfort...	1985–91
Vincent (Vince) Savage	Steven West (as Steve West)	1985-89
Veronica "Ronnie" Birtles	Tina Mahon Tina Mahon Tina Mahon is a former teenage actress, best known for her long-term role as Veronica "Ronnie" Birtles in the long-running BBC school drama, Grange Hill...	1985–90, cameo 1991
Caroline "Calley" Donnington	Simone Hyams Simone Hyams Simone Hyams is a former actress, best known for her role as Caroline "Calley" Donnington in the BBC school drama, Grange Hill, from 1985-1991.Other roles include Baywatch and the film Dirty Weekend...	1985–91
Imelda Davis	Fleur Taylor	1985 (Christmas special)–87
Helen Kelly	Ruth Carraway	1985–89
Ant Jones	Ricky Simmonds	1986–87
Laura Reagan	Fiona Mogridge (later credited as Fiona Lee-Fraser Fiona McLean Fiona McLean, also known as Fiona Mogridge or Fiona Lee-Fraser, is a former actress and TV presenter turned photographer.She was known to millions of viewers as schoolgirl Laura Reagan in the BBC school drama Grange Hill, a role she played from 1986-1988... )*	1986–88
Julia Glover	Sara McGlasson	1986-87, cameo 1988
Danny Kendall	Jonathan Lambeth Jonathan Lambeth Jonathan Lambeth is a former actor who founded a Public Relations company called Fides Media. In the 1980s he was famous in the United Kingdom for his acting role as Danny Kendall in the BBC children's drama series Grange Hill...	1986–89
Eric "Ziggy" Greaves	George Wilson (later credited as George Christopher)	1986–89
Georgina Hayes	Samantha Lewis Samantha Lewis Samantha Lewis is a former teenage actress. She is best known for her role as Georgina Hayes in the long-running BBC school drama, Grange Hill, from 1986-1991. She is also a farmer...	1986–91
Fred "Freddie" Mainwaring	Simon Vaughan	1987–88
Terence "Tegs" Ratcliffe	Sean Maguire Sean Maguire Sean Maguire is an English actor and singer, who rose to fame in 1988 when at the age of eleven he took on the role of "Tegs" Ratcliffe on the BBC children's drama Grange Hill, in which he remained until 1992...	1988–91
Matthew Pearson	Paul Adams Paul Parris Paul Parris is a British actor, best known for his role as Matthew Pearson in the long-running BBC school drama, Grange Hill, from 1988-1992....  (later credited as Paul Parris Paul Parris Paul Parris is a British actor, best known for his role as Matthew Pearson in the long-running BBC school drama, Grange Hill, from 1988-1992.... )*	1988–92
Christine "Chrissy" Mainwaring	Sonya Kearns	1988–92
Susi Young	Joanne Bell	1988–89
Clarke Trent	Darren Cudjoe	1988–89
Francis "Mauler" MaCaul	Joshua Fenton	1988–90
Ted Fisk	Ian Congdon (later credited as Ian Congdon-Lee)	1988–92
Justine Dean	Rachel Victoria Roberts Rachel Victoria Roberts Rachel Victoria Roberts is a British actress, best known for her role as Justine Dean in the Children's BBC school drama, Grange Hill. She appeared in the programme from 1988 to 1994....	1988–94
Mandy Freemont	Melaine Hiscock	1989
Dean Routledge	Scott Tonson	1989
Akik Rashim	Sundeep Suri	1990–91
Neil Timpson	John Pickard John Pickard (British actor) John Pickard is a British actor who is currently best known for appearing in Channel 4's Hollyoaks playing Dominic Reilly from 2005-2010. He is the brother of fellow Hollyoaks star Nick Pickard, who plays Tony Hutchinson, Dom's half-brother, in the soap...	1990–91
Mike Bentley	Rene Zagger René Zagger René Zagger is an English actor, probably best known for playing PC Nick Klein in The Bill from 1999 to 2004. He has also made several guest appearances in Casualty, and Wycliffe.- Background :...	1990–91
Kevin "Locko" Lockery	Otis Munyangiri	1990–91
Alice Rowe	Alice Dawnay	1990–92
Barry Timpson	David Shane	1990–93
Natalie Stevens	Julie Buckfield Julie Buckfield Julie Buckfield is an English actress.A graduate of the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London, Buckfield started her career aged 11 in the Cameron Mackintosh production of Les Misérables. She then auditioned for the part of Chrissy Mainwaring in BBC 1 teenage soap Grange Hill, but eventually won...	1990–93
Russel "Jacko" Morgan	Jamie Lehane	1990–96
Brian Shaw	Ian Steele	1990–96
Rebecca "Becky" Stevens	Natalie Poyser	1990–96
Julie Corrigan	Margo Selby	1990–96
Nick	Gareth Phillips	1991–93
Ginger	John Perkins John Perkins John Perkins is an economist and author. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador from 1968–1970 and this experience launched him in the world of economics and writing...	1991–93, 1997–2002
Richard	Desmond Askew Desmond Askew Desmond Askew is an English actor of film and television. In 1983 he had the lead role of 'naughty schoolboy' in the promo video of the Wham single Bad Boys. He has appeared in films such as Go , Repli-Kate , The Hills Have Eyes and Turistas...	1991–94
Maria Watts	Luisa Bradshaw-White Luisa Bradshaw-White Luisa Bradshaw-White is an English actress, best known for her roles on Holby City and This Life.-Career:...	1991–94
Raymond (Ray) Haynes	Kelly George Kelly George (actor) Kelly George is a British actor, best known for his long association with the BBC school drama series, Grange Hill.George first became associated with Grange Hill in 1986, when he appeared on the BBC programme Drugwatch Special: It's Not Just Zammo...	1991-93 (1997-2002 as ex-pupil)
Mick Daniels	Joseph Kpobie Joseph Kpobie Joseph Kpobie is a British actor, who plays Juley Smith in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. He joined the show in 2002 and was axed in early 2005 after his character was criticised for being too stereotypical...	1992–93
Natasha Stevens	Clare Buckfield Clare Buckfield Clare Buckfield is an English actress, best known for playing the role of Jenny Porter in the BBC sitcom 2point4 children for most of the nineties and Natasha Stevens in the CBBC series Grange Hill.-Biography:...	1992–93
Robyn Hayes	Nina Fry Nina Fry Nina Fry is a British actress who played Robyn Stone in Grange Hill from 1991 to 1996.She has also appeared in Casualty and Spooks, where she was Nurse Jenny in episode 7, as well as playing Roxanne Duley in a 1997 TV show called So-Called Friends.More recently she played a dance hall girl in Vera...	1992–96
Dennis "Techno" Morris	Alan Cave	1992–98
Lucy Mitchell	Belinda Crane	1993–98
Sam Spalding	Kevin Bishop Kevin Bishop Kevin Bishop is an English actor and comedian, best known for his own programme, The Kevin Bishop Show, which he co-writes with Lee Hupfield, and the role of Jim Hawkins in Muppet Treasure Island.-Life and career:...	1994–95
Rachel Burns	Francesca Martinez Francesca Martinez Francesca Martinez is an English stand-up comedienne and actress. She has toured internationally, including sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival, the Melbourne Comedy Festival and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal...	1994–98
Jessica Arnold	Amy Phillips Amy Phillips Amy Phillips is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Jessica Arnold in the BBC school drama, Grange Hill, in which she acted between 1994 and 1998....	1994–98
Paula Webster	Abbey Abbott	1994–96
Delia "Dill" Lodge	Rochelle Gadd Rochelle Gadd Rochelle Gadd is a British actress. She played Olivia Johnson in Hollyoaks until the character of Olivia was killed off, and played Delia "Dill" Lodge in Grange Hill between 1994 and 2000...	1994–2000
Alan	David Sweeney	1992
James "Arnie" Arnold	Aidan J. David Aidan J. David Aidan J. David is a British actor, best known for playing James Arnold in the BBC school drama Grange Hill. He appeared in the show from 1994 to 2001....	1994–2001
Colin Brown	Colin Ridgewell	1994–2001
Wayne Sutcliffe	Peter Morton Peter Morton Peter Morton was the co-founder with Isaac Tigrett of the Hard Rock Café, a chain of casual dining restaurants. His father is Arnie Morton, founder of Morton's, and his son is Harry Morton, founder of Pink Taco restaurants...	1995–2001
Kelly Bradshaw	Kate Bell Kate Bell (UK actress) Kate Bell is a British actress, best known for her role as Kelly Bradshaw in the long-running BBC school drama Grange Hill. She appeared in the show from 1995 to 2001....	1995–2001
Chris Longworth	Ben Freeman Ben Freeman Benedict "Ben" Freeman is an English television actor, best known for his part in ITV's Emmerdale as Scott Windsor.-Personal life:...	1996–98
Joanna Day	Fiona Wade Fiona Wade Fiona Wade is a British actress.She has had an extensive career in British theatre and television, and is best known in the United States for her role as Anya Vicenze on the TV show 24Seven ....	1996–98
Alec Jones	Thomas Carey Thomas Carey Thomas Campbell Carey was the surveyor to whom John and Alexander Forrest were apprenticed, and was later a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council.Thomas Carey was born in Ireland in 1832–33...	1996–2000
Judi Jeffreys	Laura Sadler Laura Sadler Laura Ruth Sadler was an English actress best known for her role as nurse Sandy Harper in the BBC One hospital drama series Holby City.-TV career:...	1997–99
Tom Smith	Oliver Elmidoro	1997–2002
Lisa West	Charlotte McDonagh Charlotte McDonagh ‎Charlotte McDonagh is a British actress, model, dancer, singer and TV presenter best known for her role as Lisa West in Grange Hill.- Career :...	1997–2002
Sean Pearce	Iain Robertson Iain Robertson Iain Robertson is a BAFTA winning Scottish actor. He was once described by Barry Norman as "the best thing to come out of Scotland since whisky"....	1998
Franco Savi	Francesco Bruno Francesco Bruno Francesco Bruno is an Italian sport shooter. He won a gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2004....	1998–2000
Adam Hawkins	Sam Bardens	1998–2001
Max Abassi	Michael Obiora	1998–2002
Ian Hudson	John Joseph John Joseph (actor) John Joseph is a British actor. As a child actor, he was known as John Hudson. John's first acting role and best known role was in the children's series Grange Hill playing a school bully called Ian Hudson....	1998–2004
Becky Radcliffe	Emma Pierson Emma Pierson Emma Jane Pierson, better known as Emma Pierson, is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Anna Thornton-Wilton in the BBC television drama Hotel Babylon....	1999
Darren Clarke	Adam Sopp Adam Sopp Adam Michael Richard Sopp is a British actor, best known for his role as teenager Darren Clarke in the long-running BBC school drama, Grange Hill, from 1999 to 2002. He has also appeared in daytime soap Doctors...	1999–2003
Anika Modi	Jalpa Patel	1999–2004
Calvin Braithwaite	Arnold Oceng	1999–2004
Spencer Hargreaves	Colin White Colin White Colin White may refer to:*Colin White , ice hockey player*Colin White , British naval historian, particularly of Horatio Nelson...	1999–2005
Briony Jones	Renee Montemayor	2000–02
Danny Hartston	Max Brown Max Brown Max Brown is an English actor. Max was born in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England, but spent most of his childhood in the town of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, which he refers to as his home....	2001–02
Keiran "Ozzie" Osborne	Jon Newman	2001–02
Clare Chaplin	Naomi Osei-Mensah	2001–02
Shannon Parks	Amanda Fahy	2001–04
Leah Stewart	Jessica Staveley-Taylor	2001–03
Maddie Gilks	Kacey Barnfield Kacey Barnfield Kacey Louisa Barnfield is an English actress who began her acting career aged nine.-Acting career:Kacey's acting career began in 1997 when she was just 9, appearing in advertisements and stage plays...	2001–06
Martin Miller	Matthew Buckley Matthew Buckley Matthew Buckley is a British actor, best known for playing Martin Miller in the BBC school drama Grange Hill from 2001 to 2007.The Martin character has Asperger syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder. Buckley has worked with the National Autistic Society, to promote awareness of Asperger...	2001–07
Kathy McIlroy	Sammy O'Grady Sammy O'Grady Samantha O'Grady is a British actress, based in Watford. She is best known for playing Kathy McIlroy in the BBC TV school drama Grange Hill from 2001 until it ended in 2008...	2001–07
Vikki Meedes	Emma Willis	2001-02
Carl Fenton	Reggie Yates Reggie Yates Reginald "Reggie" Yates is a British actor, television presenter and radio DJ of Ghanaian descent. He went to Central Foundation Boys' School.-Early career:...	2002
Nick Edwards	Tom Graham	2003–04
Annie Wainwright	Lauren Bunney	2003–05
Barry "Baz" Wainwright	Thomas Hudson also credited as Tom Hudson Tom Hudson Tom Hudson is an English Actor who can also be credited as Thomas Hudson.Hudson is best known for his roles as Baz Wainwright in Grange Hill between 2003 and 2007 and as Paul Clayton in Coronation Street between 2007 and 2008.In February 2008, ten months after landing the role of Terry Duckworth's... *	2003–07
Matthew "Mooey" Humphries	Jonathan Dixon Jonathan Dixon (actor) Jonathan Dixon is a British television actor, best known for playing playground bully Matthew "Mooey" Humphries in long-running CBBC show Grange Hill....	2003–07
Max Humphries	James Wignall	2003–07
Emma Bolton	Daniella Fray Daniella Fray Daniella Fray is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Emma Bolton in the BBC school drama series, Grange Hill, from 2003 to 2007....	2003–07
Andy Turner	Chris Crookall	2003–07
Karen Young	Holly Quin-Ankrah	2003–07
Jeremy Bishop	Max Friswell	2003–08
Abel Benson	Lucas Lindo	2003–08
Patrick "Togger" Johnson	Chris Perry-Metcalf Chris Perry-Metcalf Chris Perry-Metcalf is a former child actor who is best known for playing a Year 11 pupil at Grange Hill, called Patrick 'Togger' Johnson. His character receives the nickname 'Togger' by the other classmates. His hobbies include football, and enjoys boxing, for which he trains several times a week...	2003–08
Tanya Young	Kirsten Cassidy Kirsten Cassidy Kirsten Cassidy is a British actress best known for her role as Tanya Young in the popular BBC children's drama Grange Hill. She trained at the Laine Johnson theatre school in Salford and attended Cheadle Hulme School in Stockport. Cassidy played a variety of roles prior to Grange Hill, mostly in...	2003–08
Taylor Mitchell	Reece Noi Reece Noi Reece Noi is a British actor born and raised in Manchester. He is best known for playing Taylor Mitchell in the BBC school drama Grange Hill from 2004 to 2007...	2004–07
Timothy "Tigger" Johnson	Jack McMullen Jack McMullen Jack Michael McMullen is an actor from Liverpool. He is best known for his role as Finn Sharkey in Waterloo Road, as well as smaller appearances in Brookside and Grange Hill.- Career :...	2005–08
Dawn O'Malley	Hollie-Jay Bowes Hollie-Jay Bowes Hollie-Jay Bowes is an English actress best known for her role as Michaela McQueen in Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Her parents changed her name from Billie Jean to Hollie Jean as her father thought she would get bullied at school and be called 'Billie Bowes', and at 13, she changed her name to...	2005
Ed Booth	Alex Sheldon	2005–08
Sammy Lee	Holly Mai Holly Mai Holly Mai is a British teenage actress based in Buckinghamshire. She is best known for her portrayal of Sammy Lee in Grange Hill since 2005....	2005–08
Chloe Moore	Mia Smith Mia Smith Mia Smith is a British teenage actress. From 2005 to 2008, she played the role of Chloe Moore in the BBC school drama Grange Hill.Mia attended Buile Hill Visual Arts College and then later on went to Pendleton College...	2005–08
Andrea O'Malley	Darcey Isa Darcey Isa Darcy Isa is a British actress.She supports Leeds United. Isa has two brothers- Perri and Erin Isa.-Television appearances:...	2005–08
Alex Pickering	Josh Brown Josh Brown (actor) Joshua Brown is a British actor. He is best known for playing Alex Pickering in the long-running BBC school drama, Grange Hill. He has also appeared in another long-running series, Casualty. He guest starred in an episode of Holby City that aired on Tuesday 10 February 2009 as a character called...	2005–08
Alison Simmons	Georgia May Foote Georgia May Foote Georgia May Foote is a British actress. She is best known for playing Alison Simmons in the school drama series Grange Hill. She is currently starring in Coronation Street as Katy Armstrong, sister to Izzy Armstrong and daughter to Owen Armstrong.Foote has played many minor roles during her career...	2005–08
Donnie Briscoe	Rob Norbury	2006–07
Holly Parsons	Rebecca-Anne Withey	2006–07
Eleanor Smith	Amber Hodgkiss	2006–07
Kyle Brown	Danny Miller Danny Miller (actor) Daniel Benedict "Danny" Miller is an English actor from Bredbury, Stockport, Greater Manchester, best-known for his role as Aaron Livesy in ITV soap opera Emmerdale.-Career:...	2007
Ali Duncan	William Rush	2007
Anna Duncan	Sacha Parkinson Sacha Parkinson Sacha Louise Parkinson is a British actress best known for playing Sian Powers in the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street from January 2009 onwards. Her character will leave the show in January 2012.-Career:...	2007
Ross Duncan	Lewis Rainer	2007
Jake Briggs	Lucien Laviscount	2007–08
Lucy Johnson	Daisy McCormick	2007–08
Rachel Towers	Grace Cassidy Grace Cassidy -Career:Cassidy's most notable role so far is that of Rachel Towers in BBC children's drama Grange Hill, but she has had a number of smaller roles in some of the biggest television series of the past few years, including The Street, The Chase and Marian, Again...	2007–08
Bryn Williams	Joseph Slack	2007–08
Jenny Young	Naomi Richie	2007–08
Poppy Young	Beth McEarney	2008
Kevin "Laxo" Archer	Tom Stott	2008
Theo Benson	Dequaine Brown	2008
Ducket	Michael Coventry	2008
Clooney	Sam Lewis	2008
Gyngell	Jonathan Beilby	2008
XS	Nathan Tunnah	2008
Serena Sulli	Sofia Filipe	2008
Megan Williams	Wenona Armstrong-Lowe	2008

* On 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 existing artists with the same name.

Many of the original cast members from the first 2 series are credited as characters in 1982 yet appearerd in many cases in only one scene with the majority appearing only in one episode and were not seen formally leaving the school.

Staff

Character	Position in School/Subject Taught	Actor/Actress	Air dates
Mr Tony Mitchell	Form tutor to 1A	Michael Percival	1978–1979
Mr Rankin	Biology	Blake Butler Blake Butler Blake Butler was a British actor best known for his regular role as Mr. Wainright during the first three series of Last of the Summer Wine between 1973 and 1976...	1978
Mrs Munroe	Head of First Year	Dorothea Phillips	1978
Mr Garfield	Caretaker	Graham Ashley	1978 - 1980
Mr Dan Foster	PE	Roger Sloman Roger Sloman Roger Sloman is an English actor. Born in the Harlesden district of London, he has performed in dozens of television and film appearances since the late 1970s...	1978
Mr Malcom	Swimming	Christopher Coll	1978
Miss Pauline Clarke	Science	Jill Dixon	1978 - 1979
Miss Mather	Art	Carole Nimmons	1978
Mr Geoff "Bullet" Baxter	PE, later Deputy Head	Michael Cronin	1979–1986
Mr Llewellyn	Headmaster	Sean Arnold Sean Arnold Sean Arnold is an English actor.He is best-known for his roles as Mr Llewelyn inGrange Hill in the 1970s and 1980s, and as Barney Crozier in the 1980s BBC television series Bergerac....	1979–1980
Mr Graham "Sooty" Sutcliffe	English/Drama	James Wynn (Grange Hill) James Wynn (Grange Hill) James Wynn is a British actor, author and film maker who currently works for HTB Church in London. He is best known for his role as Mr. 'Sooty' Sutcliffe on the British TV drama Grange Hill. After leaving the programme in 1983, he went on to work on Comic Relief, Jim'll Fix It and Songs of Praise...	1979–1982
Mr Keating	Maths/Deputy Head	Robert Hartley	1979–1984
Miss June Summers	Art/Form Tutor to G1	Philomena McDonagh	1979
Mr Stuart "Hoppy" Hopwood	Woodwork	Brian Capron Brian Capron Brian Capron, born 11 February 1947 at Eye in Suffolk, is a British actor, who trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . His father was an Algerian pilot, of French descent, who died in a plane crash before Brian was born....	1980–1983
Miss Terri Mooney	Science	Lucinda Gane Lucinda Gane Lucinda Gane was a British actress, perhaps best-known for her role as science teacher Miss Terri Mooney in the children's television serial Grange Hill; a role she played from 1980-1983....	1980–1983
Miss Peterson	P.E/G3 Form Mistress	Chryl Branker	1980 - 1981
Mrs Thomas	Biology	Susan Porrett	1980 - 1982
Miss Miles	Art	Penny Brownjohn	1980
Mrs Kennedy	Head of Third Year	Nickola Sterne	1980
Mr John Curtis	Head of First Year	Neville Barber	1980 - 1981
Miss Parsons	Food Technology	Susan Field	1980
Mrs Conrad	Language Coordinator	Margaret Stallard	1980
Mrs Bridget McClusky	Headmistress	Gwyneth Powell Gwyneth Powell Gwyneth Powell is an English actress who is most known for her portrayal of headmistress Bridget McCluskey in the BBC television series Grange Hill for eleven series between 1981 and 1991.-Career:...	1981–1991
Mr Thomson	Caretaker	Timothy Bateson Timothy Bateson Timothy Dingwall Bateson was a British actor. The son of Dingwall Bateson, a solicitor later knighted, he was educated at Uppingham School and Wadham College, Oxford....	1981–1982
Miss Lexington	I.T	Allyson Rees	1981 - 1984
Mr Bill "Scruffy" McGuffy	Drama/English	Fraser Cains	1982–1984
Mr Knowles	History	Chris Jury Chris Jury Chris Jury is an English actor/writer/director with a range of television credits. He is best known for his role as Eric Catchpole in the antique trade drama Lovejoy starring Ian McShane, which he played between 1986 and 1993...	1983–1984
Miss Saunders	Sports	Jennie Stoller	1983
Mr Nick Smart	English	Simon Haywood	1983–1985
Mr Butterworth	History	Michael Graham Cox Michael Graham Cox Michael Graham Cox was an English actor who voiced Boromir in the 1978 movie The Lord of the Rings, as well as voicing Boromir in the 1981 BBC radio series The Lord of the Rings. He also voiced Bigwig in the feature film Watership Down.Michael had a minor role in Richard Attenborough's A Bridge...	1983
Miss Jeffries	French	Janette Legge	1983
Mr Humphries	Headmaster	Dennis Edwards	1985
Mr Maurice Bronson	French	Michael Sheard Michael Sheard Michael Sheard was a Scottish actor who featured in a large number of films and television programmes.-Early life:...	1985–1989
Miss Ginny Booth	Art	Karen Ford	1985–1991
Mr Craig McKenzie	Craft	Nicholas Donnelly	1985–1993
Miss Gillie Washington	English/Drama	Caroline Gruber	1985
Mr Eric Griffiths	Caretaker	George A. Cooper George A. Cooper George A. Cooper is an English actor.One of his best-known roles was as the caretaker Mr. Griffiths in the long-running children's TV series Grange Hill...	1985 (Christmas Special) - 1992
Mr Peter King	Maths	David Straun	1986, cameo 1987
Mr Chris Kennedy	English	Jeffery Kissoon	1986–1987
Mrs Liz Reagan	P.E.	Lucinda Curtis	1986–1988
Miss Roz Partridge	History	Karen Lewis Karen Lewis Karen Lewis is an American television soap opera writer.-Positions held:All My Children*Screenwriter: 1985 - 1997, October 2001 - October 17, 2007*Script Editor: 1997 - 1999As the World Turns* Script Editor: 1999 - 2000...	1986–1987
Mr Phil Scott	Science	Aran Bell	1987
Mr Peter Robson	Head of PE, then Headmaster	Stuart Organ Stuart Organ Stuart Organ is a British actor.He is best known for his portrayal of the character Mr. Robson in the children's television drama Grange Hill. Stuart portrayed the series' longest-serving teacher, arriving in 1988 as the new head of PE...	1988–2003
Mrs Margaret Stone	History	Madelaine Church	1988–1989
Mr Max Hargreaves	Deputy Head	Kevin O' Shea	1990–1992
Mr Jeff Hankin	Science	Lee Cornes Lee Cornes Lee Cornes is a British actor.He appeared in three series of Blackadder, as a talking extra, in two episodes of The Young Ones and in the TV show Bottom, as barman, 'Dick Head'. He made an appearance in the first episode of Filthy, Rich & Catflap as a binman. He also starred in children's drama...	1990–2002
Mrs Kate Monroe	History & English	Anna Quayle Anna Quayle Anna Quayle is an English actress. Her father was the stage actor Douglas Quayle.She has appeared on film, on stage, and on television...	1990–1994
Mr Jan Van Der Groot	Maths	William Brand William Brand Sir William Alfred Brand, CBE was an Australian politician. Born in Childers, Queensland, he was educated at state schools before becoming a sugarcane grower. He was president of the Australian Sugar Growers Association...	1991
Mrs Angela Keele	Headmistress	Jenny Howe	1992–1994
Mr Tom Brisley	Art	Adam Ray	1992–1999
Ms Patti Janowitz	English	Marita Black Marita Black Marita Black is a British-born actor, singer and screenwriter. She is known for her work on the British TV series Grange Hill, in which she played the English teacher Ms Patti Janowitz in 1992...	1992
Mr Malcolm Parrott	Maths/German	Peter Leeper	1993–1996
Mr Dave Greeman	Caretaker	Paul Bigley Paul Bigley Paul Bigley is an English actor.His works include appearances in Just a Gigolo, alongside Tony Slattery and Rowena King, and Grange Hill.- External links :...	1993–1995
Mrs Siobhan Maguire	School Secretary	Karen O'Brien	1994–1998
Miss Jayne Carver	English	Sally Geoghegan Sally Geoghegan Sally Geoghegan is an English actress. She is best known for playing teacher Jayne Carver in the long-running CBBC school drama Grange Hill, between 1995-2002...	1995–2002
Mrs Margaret Holmes	History/Deputy Head	Rachel Bell Rachel Bell Rachel B. Bell is a British 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 ; Edith Pilchester in The Darling Buds of May ; and Louise, the overbearing chair of the divorcee support group in...	1997–2002
Dai "Hard" Jones	PE	Clive Hill Clive Hill Clive Hill is a British actor. He started acting whilst at school, but did his formal training in dance at the Laban Centre in London....	1997–2002
Miss Emily Fraser	Maths	Judith Wright Judith Wright Judith Arundell Wright was an Australian poet, environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal land rights.-Biography:...	2000–2002
Mr Stephen Deverill	Deputy Head	Nicolas Tizzard	2002
Mrs S. Bassinger	Headmistress	Jacqueline Boatswain Jacqueline Boatswain Jacqueline Boatswain is a British actress, based in London.She is best known for playing headmistress Mrs Bassinger in the long-running BBC school drama, Grange Hill, from 2003-2006. The character's first name has never been revealed, but according to the sign outside her head teacher's office it...	2003–2006
Mr Chris Malachay	PE/IT	Edward Baker-Duly Edward Baker-Duly -Biography:He was born in Sweden but moved to South Africa where he acted in television and theatre, later moving to the United Kingdom to work.His television work includes playing no-nonsense sports master Chris Malachay in the long-running BBC school drama, Grange Hill, from 2003-2006...	2003–2006
Mr Wally Scott	Caretaker	Simon O'Brien	2003–2006
Miss Dyson	Art	Nikki Grosse	2003–2004
Miss Gayle	Headmistress	Cathy Tyson Cathy Tyson Catherine "Cathy" Tyson is an English stage, film and television actress.-Early life:The daughter of a Trinidadian barrister father and an English social worker mother, Tyson and her family moved to Liverpool when she was approximately two years old.-Career:Tyson attended the Everyman Youth...	2007–2008
Miss Bettany	Teaching Assistant	Kate Deakin	2008
Miss Adams	Geography Teacher	Terri Dwyer Terri Dwyer Teresa "Terri" Dwyer is an English actress. She is best known for her role in the in the British soap opera, Hollyoaks as Ruth Osborne.-Career:...	2005
Mr McDonnell (Maccy-D)	Deputy Head/Swimming/PE	Paul Gilmore	2005–2008
Ms Hilda Rawlinson	Science	Kim Hartman Kim Hartman Kim Lesley Hartman is an English actress, best known for her role as Private Helga Geerhart in the British television series Allo 'Allo!.Born in London, she was educated at the King's High School For Girls....	2006–2008
Kathy McIlroy	Deputy Manager, Creative Learning Centre	Sammy O'Grady Sammy O'Grady Samantha O'Grady is a British actress, based in Watford. She is best known for playing Kathy McIlroy in the BBC TV school drama Grange Hill from 2001 until it ended in 2008...	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.