History Series / GrangeHill

There was a game adaptation of it for the ZXSpectrum and {{Commodore 64}}, which sold poorly because RealLife offered the same gameplay options with vastly better graphics, but is notable for the following HaveANiceDeath:

*** Mr Bronson's actor, MichaelSheard, also played AdolfHitler in four films (including ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'') and a TV series, Himmler in two films and a mini-series, Goering's double in ''Series/AlloAllo'', an Imperial Admiral in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' and a villainous headmaster in the classic ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "Remembrance of the Daleks''. He clearly just had one of those faces.

* HeyItsThatGuy
** A young Creator/AlexKingston, better known today as River Song on ''Series/DoctorWho'', plays AlphaBitch Jill Harcourt.
** [[MichaelSheard Mr Bronson]] may also be known as [[StarWars Admiral Ozzel]] or AdolfHitler.

** A young AlexKingston, better known today as River Song on ''Series/DoctorWho'', plays AlphaBitch Jill Harcourt.

This children's SoapOpera ran on TheBBC from 1978 to 2008. The series was set in the fictional school of the title somewhere in East London (where there is a real place called Grange Hill that has a [[UsefulNotes/TheLondonUnderground London Underground]] station) until 2003, when the entire school magically moved to Merseyside. It was eventually discontinued in 2008 after running 30 years.

* GoshdangItToHeck: "[[TheYoungOnes We're the only kids in the country who never say fu...]]"

* LongRunners: And how. Lasted for 31 years, from 1978-2008. The only longer running show on CBBC is BluePeter.

* SpinOff: ''Tucker's Luck'' followed Tucker Jenkins after he left school. Lasted for 3 seasons.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: the change of signature tune halfway through the run. A generation of Brits who had grown up with the original tinkly ''{{Roobarb}}'' style theme tune were alienated overnight.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: the change of signature tune halfway through the run. A generation of Brits who had grown up with the original tinkly ''[[Roobarb Roobarb And Custard]]'' style theme tune were alienated overnight.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: the change of signature tune halfway through the run. A generation of Brits who had grown up with the original tinkly ''Roobarb And Custard'' style theme tune were alienated overnight.

* LongRunners

** An early 2000s storyline had "Mr. Devrille" (SP?), who [[spoiler:was actually an impostor who had already been banned from teaching for his behaviour]].
* SpinOff: ''Tucker's Luck'' followed Tucker Jenkins after he left school.

*** In a poll run as part of UsefulNotes/ComicRelief one year, viewers were asked to nominate someone, out of all the people appearing on BBC Children's TV, to be dropped into a "gunk tank" on Red Nose Day. Mr Bronson swiftly became the top choice. But then he appeared with the link presenter during one of the links between the shows, and sternly warned the nation's children to stop voting for him. And it ''worked''. [[labelnote:Or...]] more likely, he just made it known to the Powers That Be that he would not actually sit down and allow himself to be gunked, and since there was no clause in his contract that could force him to do this, they had to fudge things so that someone else ended up in the hot seat.[[/labelnote]]

*** In a poll run as part of UsefulNotes/ComicRelief one year, he appeared as top candidate, out of all the people appearing on BBC Children's TV, to be dropped into a "gunk tank" on Red Nose Day. So he appeared with the presenter during one of the links between the shows, and sternly warned the nation's children to stop voting for him. And it worked. [[labelnote:*]]...Or more likely, he just made it known to the Powers That Be that he would not actually sit down and allow himself to be gunked, and since there was no clause in his contract that could force him to do this, they had to fudge things so that someone else ended up in the hot seat.[[/labelnote]]

* SadistTeacher: Mr Bronson, who had ''very'' rare PetTheDog moments.
** An early 2000s storyline had "Mr. Devrille" (SP?), who [[spoiler:was actually an impostor who had already been banned from teaching for his behaviour]].

There was a {{Commodore 64}} game adaptation of it, which sold poorly because RealLife offered the same gameplay options with vastly better graphics, but is notable for the following HaveANiceDeath:

This children's SoapOpera ran on TheBBC from 1978 to 2008. The series was set in the fictional school of the title somewhere in East London (where there is a real place called Grange Hill that has a LondonUnderground station) until 2003, when the entire school magically moved to Merseyside. It was eventually discontinued in 2008 after running 30 years.

* ModelUN

*** Mr Bronson's actor, MichaelSheard, also played AdolfHitler in four films (including ''IndianaJones'') and a TV series, Himmler in two films and a mini-series, Goering's double in ''Series/AlloAllo'', an Imperial Admiral in ''TheEmpireStrikesBack'' and a villainous headmaster in the classic ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "Remembrance of the Daleks''. He clearly just had one of those faces.

This children's SoapOpera ran on TheBBC from 1978 to 2008. The series was set in the fictional school of the title somewhere in East London (where there is a real place called Grange Hill that has a LondonUnderground station) until 2004, when the entire school magically moved to Merseyside. It was eventually discontinued in 2008 after running 30 years.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Highly prevelant in the first few series, there were at least a dozen schoolkids that disappeared without trace and were ''never'' mentioned again by any of the schoolkids, which included previously major characters such as Tracy Edwards and Penny Lewis, and several teachers came and went without trace too, often replaced with identical personality replacements (is there a trope for that?)

* RememberTheNewGuy: Happened a few times, the most obvious example being in Series 3/4. Duane Orpington's best friend in Series 3 was a girl called Tracy Edwards and was seen with her in every episode he was featured in. In Series 4, Tracy had vanished and his 'new' best friend was Claire Scott, who was virtually the same character as Tracy personality wise and was treated by everyone as having always been there.

* RememberTheNewGuy: Happened a few times, the most obvious example being in Series 3/4. Duane Orpington's best friend in Series 3 was a girl called Tracy Edwards and was seen with her in every episode he was featured in. In Series 4, Tracy had vanished and his 'new' best friend was Claire Scott, who was virtually the same character as Tracy personality wise and was teated by everyone as having always been there.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Highly prevelant in the first few series, there were at least a dozen schoolkids that disappeared without trace and were ''never'' mentioned again by any of the schoolkids, which included previously major characters such as Tracy Edwards and Penny Lewis, and several teachers came and went without trace too, often replaced with identical personality replacements (is there a trope fot that?)

* AspergersSyndrome: Martin

*** Mr Bronson's actor, MichaelSheard, also played AdolfHitler in four films (including ''IndianaJones'') and a TV series, Himmler in two films and a mini-series, Goering's double in ''AlloAllo'', an Imperial Admiral in ''TheEmpireStrikesBack'' and a villainous headmaster in the classic ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "Remembrance of the Daleks''. He clearly just had one of those faces.

** A young AlexKingston, better known today as River Song on ''Series/DoctorWho'', plays TheLibby Jill Harcourt.