Grange Hill

Grange Hill (1978)

372 mistakes - chronological order

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Episode #8.17 - S8-E17

Continuity mistake: Annette is wearing a black and white patterned top in registration, when she's sitting an exam and when she goes home, but when she's at the meeting about the school play she is wearing a plain black top.

Episode #8.17 - S8-E17

Continuity mistake: When Jackie and Banksie are sitting on the roundabout in the park, in the the row of parked cars behind them there's a brown Vauxhall Viva which appears and disappears when the angle changes.

Episode #8.18 - S8-E18

Continuity mistake: When Banksie and Loop are crossing the road outside the cafe the traffic has come to a standstill, but as soon as they are inside the cafe the traffic is flowing freely.

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Episode #8.18 - S8-E18

Factual error: One of the rockers taking part in the musical is wearing an Iron Maiden T-shirt, this musical is set in 1962 and Iron Maiden weren't formed until 1975.

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Episode #8.18 - S8-E18

Continuity mistake: When Mrs McClusky is in the playground with Mr Bronson, Miss Booth, Banksie and Kevin discussing the alternative end to the school play with the bikers there is a white Lada estate car parked on the road outside the school that appears and disappears between shots.

Episode #8.18 - S8-E18

Continuity mistake: Stewpot arrives on stage for the play's finale on a motorbike, but when Banksie and Kevin open the hall doors only the rider is on the bike. As soon as the angle changes when the bike is through the hall doors Stewpot has appeared on the pillion.

Episode #9.6 - S9-E6

Continuity mistake: In the scene where the second years are cleaning the tables in the canteen that ends with Ronnie throwing a cloth at Mr Griffiths, Ronnie's hair keeps changing position between shots, from being over the front of her shoulders to over her back.

Episode #9.8 - S9-E8

Visible crew/equipment: Ziggy and Robbie are running through the playground after their failed raid on the girls' changing room. As they run round a corner, you can see the camera reflected in a ground floor window on the school's main building.

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Episode #9.8 - S9-E8

Visible crew/equipment: When Ziggy knocks the ladder causing the bucket to fall and tip the liquid over Mr Griffith's head, you can see someone's hands holding the bucket.

Episode #9.23 - S9-E23

Continuity mistake: In the final scene when Ziggy and Robbie confront Ant, Ant is holding his jacket at his waistline. When the angle changes Ant is holding his jacket over his shoulder, and the position of Ziggy and Robbie's hand change as they try to restrain him.

Episode #9.24 - S9-E24

Continuity mistake: Ziggy and Robbie throw bags of flower over Imelda, Helen and Sharon, making a mess of their shirts when they take a break from the race. When Banksie and Mr Kennedy come over the finishing line together, Imelda and Helen can be seen behind them, back in the race with clean shirts.

Episode #9.24 - S9-E24

Continuity mistake: When the fun run starts, Mr. McKenzie and Mrs. McCluskey do the introduction. Some of the kids in the grandstand when Mr. McKenzie is talking can also be seen standing on the track when Mrs. McClusky is on the mike. When they all stand up when the race starts, the kids have changed position in the stands, most noticeable are the boy in the blue and red jacket and the girl with short brown curly hair in the grey jumper.

Episode #9.11 - S9-E11

Imelda: I'm gonna get my dad down here to sort you out.
Mr Baxter: You do that, get your whole family down here, I expect they'll be glad to hear you've been nicking money off first year students. You get them all down here, tell them to wear a funny hat and we'll have a party.

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Episode #8.14 - S8-E14

Trivia: When Banksie, Jackie, Jean-Paul and Sarah first arrive at the disused factory to drive Phil's car, the scaffolding in the background is on the Eastenders set which was under construction when this series was being filmed. From 1984 until 2001 Grange Hill was made at the BBC Elstree studio's, where Eastenders has been filmed since 1985.

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