- List of Grange Hill characters
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This is a list of characters from the long running BBC children's series Grange Hill.
See also: Grange HillPupils
Character Actor/Actress Air dates Justin Bennett Robert Craig-Morgan 1978–82 Judy Preston Abigail Brown McMillan (later credited as Abigail Arundel) 1978–79 Michael Doyle Vincent Hall 1978–81 Tracy Edwards Amanda Mealing 1980 Peter "Tucker" Jenkins Todd Carty 1978–82, cameo 2003, 2008 Mary Johnson Kim Benson 1978–80 Ann Wilson Lucinda Duckett 1978 David Lewis Gary Fetterplace 1978 Trisha Yates Michelle Herbert 1978–82 Andrew Stanton Mark Chapman (later credited as Mark Eadie)* 1978–81 Alan Humphries George Armstrong 1978–82 Benny Green Terry Sue Patt 1978–82 Jessica Samuels Sara Sugarman 1979 Susi McMahon Linda Slater 1979–81 Antoni Karamanopolis Vivian "Vinny" Mann 1979–80 Cathy Hargreaves Lindy Brill 1979–82 Penny Lewis Ruth Davies 1979–82 Sudhamani Patel Sheila Chandra 1980 Anita Unsworth Joanne Boakes 1980–84 Douglas "Pogo" Patterson Peter Moran 1980–84 Matthew Cartwright Nicholas Pandolfi 1981-84 Duane Orpington Mark Baxter 1980–84 Pamela Cartwright Rene Alperstein 1981–82 Suzanne Ross Susan Tully 1981–84 Precious Matthews Dulice Liecier 1981–85 Christopher "Stewpot" Stewart Mark Burdis 1981–85 (Christmas Special) Norman "Gripper" Stebson Mark Savage 1981–85 (including cameo in the '85 Christmas Special) Claire Scott Paula Ann Bland 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 1982–85 Samuel "Zammo" Maguire Lee MacDonald 1982–87 Roland "Roly" Browning Erkan Mustafa 1982–87 Fay Lucas Alison Bettles 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 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)* 1985–89 Robert "Robbie" Wright John Alford 1985–90 Trevor Cleaver John Drummond 1985–91 Vincent (Vince) Savage Steven West (as Steve West) 1985-89 Veronica "Ronnie" Birtles Tina Mahon 1985–90, cameo 1991 Caroline "Calley" Donnington Simone Hyams 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)* 1986–88 Julia Glover Sara McGlasson 1986-87, cameo 1988 Danny Kendall Jonathan Lambeth 1986–89 Eric "Ziggy" Greaves George Wilson (later credited as George Christopher) 1986–89 Georgina Hayes Samantha Lewis 1986–91 Fred "Freddie" Mainwaring Simon Vaughan 1987–88 Terence "Tegs" Ratcliffe Sean Maguire 1988–91 Matthew Pearson Paul Adams (later credited as Paul Parris)* 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 1988–94 Mandy Freemont Melaine Hiscock 1989 Dean Routledge Scott Tonson 1989 Akik Rashim Sundeep Suri 1990–91 Neil Timpson John Pickard 1990–91 Mike Bentley Rene Zagger 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 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 1991–93, 1997–2002 Richard Desmond Askew 1991–94 Maria Watts Luisa Bradshaw-White 1991–94 Raymond (Ray) Haynes Kelly George 1991-93 (1997-2002 as ex-pupil) Mick Daniels Joseph Kpobie 1992–93 Natasha Stevens Clare Buckfield 1992–93 Robyn Hayes Nina Fry 1992–96 Dennis "Techno" Morris Alan Cave 1992–98 Lucy Mitchell Belinda Crane 1993–98 Sam Spalding Kevin Bishop 1994–95 Rachel Burns Francesca Martinez 1994–98 Jessica Arnold Amy Phillips 1994–98 Paula Webster Abbey Abbott 1994–96 Delia "Dill" Lodge Rochelle Gadd 1994–2000 Alan David Sweeney 1992 James "Arnie" Arnold Aidan J. David 1994–2001 Colin Brown Colin Ridgewell 1994–2001 Wayne Sutcliffe Peter Morton 1995–2001 Kelly Bradshaw Kate Bell 1995–2001 Chris Longworth Ben Freeman 1996–98 Joanna Day Fiona Wade 1996–98 Alec Jones Thomas Carey 1996–2000 Judi Jeffreys Laura Sadler 1997–99 Tom Smith Oliver Elmidoro 1997–2002 Lisa West Charlotte McDonagh 1997–2002 Sean Pearce Iain Robertson 1998 Franco Savi Francesco Bruno 1998–2000 Adam Hawkins Sam Bardens 1998–2001 Max Abassi Michael Obiora 1998–2002 Ian Hudson John Joseph 1998–2004 Becky Radcliffe Emma Pierson 1999 Darren Clarke Adam Sopp 1999–2003 Anika Modi Jalpa Patel 1999–2004 Calvin Braithwaite Arnold Oceng 1999–2004 Spencer Hargreaves Colin White 1999–2005 Briony Jones Renee Montemayor 2000–02 Danny Hartston Max Brown 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 2001–06 Martin Miller Matthew Buckley 2001–07 Kathy McIlroy Sammy O'Grady 2001–07 Vikki Meedes Emma Willis 2001-02 Carl Fenton Reggie Yates 2002 Nick Edwards Tom Graham 2003–04 Annie Wainwright Lauren Bunney 2003–05 Barry "Baz" Wainwright Thomas Hudson also credited as Tom Hudson* 2003–07 Matthew "Mooey" Humphries Jonathan Dixon 2003–07 Max Humphries James Wignall 2003–07 Emma Bolton Daniella Fray 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 2003–08 Tanya Young Kirsten Cassidy 2003–08 Taylor Mitchell Reece Noi 2004–07 Timothy "Tigger" Johnson Jack McMullen 2005–08 Dawn O'Malley Hollie-Jay Bowes 2005 Ed Booth Alex Sheldon 2005–08 Sammy Lee Holly Mai 2005–08 Chloe Moore Mia Smith 2005–08 Andrea O'Malley Darcey Isa 2005–08 Alex Pickering Josh Brown 2005–08 Alison Simmons Georgia May Foote 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 2007 Ali Duncan William Rush 2007 Anna Duncan Sacha Parkinson 2007 Ross Duncan Lewis Rainer 2007 Jake Briggs Lucien Laviscount 2007–08 Lucy Johnson Daisy McCormick 2007–08 Rachel Towers Grace Cassidy 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 1978 Mrs Munroe Head of First Year Dorothea Phillips 1978 Mr Garfield Caretaker Graham Ashley 1978 - 1980 Mr Dan Foster PE Roger Sloman 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 1979–1980 Mr Graham "Sooty" Sutcliffe English/Drama James Wynn (Grange Hill) 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 1980–1983 Miss Terri Mooney Science Lucinda Gane 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 1981–1991 Mr Thomson Caretaker Timothy Bateson 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 1983–1984 Miss Saunders Sports Jennie Stoller 1983 Mr Nick Smart English Simon Haywood 1983–1985 Mr Butterworth History Michael Graham Cox 1983 Miss Jeffries French Janette Legge 1983 Mr Humphries Headmaster Dennis Edwards 1985 Mr Maurice Bronson French Michael Sheard 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 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 1986–1987 Mr Phil Scott Science Aran Bell 1987 Mr Peter Robson Head of PE, then Headmaster Stuart Organ 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 1990–2002 Mrs Kate Monroe History & English Anna Quayle 1990–1994 Mr Jan Van Der Groot Maths William Brand 1991 Mrs Angela Keele Headmistress Jenny Howe 1992–1994 Mr Tom Brisley Art Adam Ray 1992–1999 Ms Patti Janowitz English Marita Black 1992 Mr Malcolm Parrott Maths/German Peter Leeper 1993–1996 Mr Dave Greeman Caretaker Paul Bigley 1993–1995 Mrs Siobhan Maguire School Secretary Karen O'Brien 1994–1998 Miss Jayne Carver English Sally Geoghegan 1995–2002 Mrs Margaret Holmes History/Deputy Head Rachel Bell 1997–2002 Dai "Hard" Jones PE Clive Hill 1997–2002 Miss Emily Fraser Maths Judith Wright 2000–2002 Mr Stephen Deverill Deputy Head Nicolas Tizzard 2002 Mrs S. Bassinger Headmistress Jacqueline Boatswain 2003–2006 Mr Chris Malachay PE/IT Edward Baker-Duly 2003–2006 Mr Wally Scott Caretaker Simon O'Brien 2003–2006 Miss Dyson Art Nikki Grosse 2003–2004 Miss Gayle Headmistress Cathy Tyson 2007–2008 Miss Bettany Teaching Assistant Kate Deakin 2008 Miss Adams Geography Teacher Terri Dwyer 2005 Mr McDonnell (Maccy-D) Deputy Head/Swimming/PE Paul Gilmore 2005–2008 Ms Hilda Rawlinson Science Kim Hartman 2006–2008 Kathy McIlroy Deputy Manager, Creative Learning Centre Sammy O'Grady 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.
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