Grange Hill

Season 16 generally

Continuity mistake: Robyn celebrates her birthday in episode 12, and as she's in year 10, that would make her 15. However, when she runs away in episode 14, her age is said to be 14.

Episode #16.14 - S16-E14

Continuity mistake: After Fran has read the diary page about herself she rushes off to the common room and is right behind Richard, Ray and Nick, but when she enters the common room, Richard, Ray and Nick are already inside sitting down.

Season 17 generally

Continuity mistake: The final two episodes of this series are filmed in east Germany and are set in July. The snow on the ground comes and goes between scenes, plus why is it snowing in July?

Episode #17.7 - S17-E7

Continuity mistake: When Arnie and Sam are following "animal man"'s blue van on their bikes down the busy road the vehicles on the road around the van change between shots.

Episode #17.7 - S17-E7

Continuity mistake: When Arnie is outside "Animal man's" flat on his bike there is another boy on a bike riding to his right. The angle changes to the entrance to the flats then back to Arnie, and the boy on the bike has disappeared.

Episode #18.9 - S18-E9

Continuity mistake: When the helicopter descends there is a passenger in the front seat, but as it lands only the pilot is on board. And when Mr. Parrott approaches two men jump out of the back seat of the helicopter to "kidnap" him.

Episode #20.5 - S20-E5

Continuity mistake: In the cafe when Gerald says his line "must dash got a deadline to meet on the school magazine" the same girl (with long brown hair) walks behind him twice within a few seconds.

Episode #21.15 - S21-E15

Continuity mistake: In the first post titles scene Dill is running for the bus. There is a red car in front of the bus waiting to turn left, the camera cuts to Chris and when it cuts back to Dill the red car has gone and two more cars are in its place.

Episode #22.1 - S22-E1

Continuity mistake: Mr Robson parks his red Vauxhall Cavalier outside the school gates with a blue VW Golf next to it backed up to the fence. When Amy walks in there is a different red Cavalier parked where Robson's car was parked, and the blue Golf has turned round and is now facing the fence.

Episode #22.3 - S22-E3

Continuity mistake: During the fire alarm when the staff and pupils are assembling in the playground, a boy points out judi trapped at a upstairs window to Mr Brisley by saying "sir look." There is no one behind them, the angle changes and there are now a crowd of pupils behind them.

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Episode #22.3 - S22-E3

Continuity mistake: At the start of this episode it is raining heavily, but when Cathy drops Alec off there is bright sunshine and the ground is dry even though Alec is still wet. But when the school is out in the playground after the fire alarm has sounded, the ground is wet again.

Episode #22.6 - S22-E6

Continuity mistake: Kamal and Becky kiss in the last of the four photos that the booth takes but when Kamal, Colin, Arnie and Nathan are looking at the strip of photos, Kamal and Becky are kissing in the third photo.

Season 26 generally

Continuity mistake: Tanya and Karen Young are step sisters. In this series Tanya says her family came about by her father marrying Karen's mother, but in later series it had changed round, with Karen's dad marrying Tanya's mum.

Episode #26.7 - S26-E7

Continuity mistake: Leah and Shannon are in the computer room - Mr Malachy comes in and talks to Leah, Leah's hair is loose. The angle changes when Malachy leaves the room and Leah's hair is now neatly tucked behind her ear.

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Field Trip - S6-E6

Continuity mistake: When Roland plays his tape recorder on the coach, the woman on the tape says "lightest lemon sponge I've ever tasted - she used to bake, yes I remember, mind you she worked hard that woman..." But in the cafe Roland didn't start recording until she said "mind you she worked hard..."

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Trivia: The main entrance and car park of Grange Hill school used from series eight until series eleven are the same ones that are currently used for the BBC1 series Holby City, they are on site at the BBC Elstree Centre.

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