Grange Hill (series 23)
# Grange Hill (series 23)

The twenty-third series of the British television drama series Grange Hill began broadcasting on 25 January 2000, before ending on 30 March 2000 on BBC One. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils of the eponymous school, an inner-city London comprehensive school. It consists of twenty episodes.

## Cast

### Pupils

* Aidan J. David as James "Arnie" Arnold
* Colin Ridgewell as Colin Brown
* Peter Morton as Wayne Sutcliffe
* Kate Bell as Kelly Bradshaw
* Laura Hammett as Sarah-Jane Webster
* Diana Magness as Evelyn Wright
* Oliver Elmidoro as Tom Smith
* Charlotte McDonagh as Lisa West
* Robert Stuart as Matt Singleton
* Jonathon Marchant-Heatley as Sam "Cracker" Bacon
* Sally Morton as Tracy Long
* John Joseph as Ian Hudson
* Michael Obiora as Max Abassi
* Daniel Lee as Ben Miller
* Sam Bardens as Adam Hawkins
* Francesco Bruno as Franco Savi
* Emma Waters as Katy Fraser
* Colin White as Spencer Hargreaves
* Arnold Oceng as Calvin Braithwaite
* Jalpa Patel as Anika Modi
* Lindsey Ray as Amy Davenport
* Adam Sopp as Darren Clarke

### Teachers

* Stuart Organ as Mr Peter Robson
* Lee Cornes as Mr Jeff Hankin
* Sally Geoghegan as Miss Jayne Carver
* Rachel Bell as Mrs Margaret Holmes
* Clive Hill as Mr Dai "Hard" Jones
* Judith Wright as Miss Emily Fraser

### Others

* Dominic Power as Simon Watson
* Renee Montemayor as Briony Jones
* David Schaal (actor) as Tom Hargreaves

## Episodes

| # | Episode | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Episode One | Tim O'Mara | Geoff Feld | 25 January 2000 |
| The school are due a visit from Ofsted. Dill has a chance to go to New York. Spencer sees to his father's racist brutality first hand. |||||
| 2 | Episode Two | Tim O'Mara | Geoff Feld | 27 January 2000 |
| Matt discovers that his four friends are now in couples. Arnie holds back from Dill back about her trip abroad. |||||
| 3 | Episode Three | Jeff Povey | Geoff Feld | 1 February 2000 |
| Adam is photographed at the school gates. Mr. Robson is determined to be ready for the Ofsted visit. Anika bangs her head after being pushed over by Spencer. |||||
| 4 | Episode Four | Jeff Povey | Geoff Feld | 3 February 2000 |
| Matt's blind date with Lisa's cousin doesn't go quite the way he had hoped. Spencer ends up being left home alone. Arnie collapses at the airport after Dill leaves for New York. |||||
| 5 | Episode Five | Tanika Gupta | Matthew Napier | 8 February 2000 |
| Colin and Kelly discover that Mr. Hankin has been moonlighting as a stand-up comedian. Spencer remains on his own at home. |||||
| 6 | Episode Six | Tanika Gupta | Matthew Napier | 10 February 2000 |
| Wayne and Sarah-Jane try to find Alec. Colin nearly reveals the truth about Evelyn's age. Matt has an awful meeting with a potential new girlfriend. |||||
| 7 | Episode Seven | Philip Gerard | Matthew Napier | 15 February 2000 |
| Evelyn and Simon's relationship continues to grow. Arnie collapses whilst out at a night club. |||||
| 8 | Episode Eight | Philip Gerard | Matthew Napier | 17 February 2000 |
| Colin manages to get the job presenting on television. Wayne manages to find a clue about Alec's location. Spencer attempts to make amends. |||||
| 9 | Episode Nine | Sarah Daniels | Jeremy Webb | 22 February 2000 |
| Wayne continues to try to find Alec. Adam's meeting with his father doesn't go that well. |||||
| 10 | Episode Ten | Sarah Daniels | Jeremy Webb | 24 February 2000 |
| Miss Carver ends up being seen in a bad light during the Ofsted visit. Anika and Amy attempt to help Spencer clean up the house. Evelyn is concerned that she could be pregnant. Arnie learns that he has epilepsy. |||||
| 11 | Episode Eleven | Philip Gladwin | Jeremy Webb | 29 February 2000 |
| Adam feelings about Miss Carver are shown in front of an Ofsted inspector. Spencer's house is cleaned up. |||||
| 12 | Episode Twelve | Michael Butt | Jeremy Webb | 2 March 2000 |
| Wayne finally catches up with Alec. The school inspection is finally over. Spencer's mother ends up returning. |||||
| 13 | Episode Thirteen | Eanna O'Lochlainn | Matthew Napier | 7 March 2000 |
| Franco's leg is broken when Adam tackles him on the football pitch. Adam's father intervenes when he is attacked by Ian. Evelyn is shocked when Simon begins teaching at the school. |||||
| 14 | Episode Fourteen | Judy Forshaw | Sue Butterworth | 9 March 2000 |
| Amy and Anika are given a tour by Colin of the television studios. The Double Dare Gang finally give up their enforced dating. Katy and the boys end up making a shocking discovery while camping. |||||
| 15 | Episode Fifteen | Judy Forshaw | Susan Butterworth | 14 March 2000 |
| Wayne begins a cardboard collection scheme to try to help the homeless. Mr. Robson is surprised to discover that Adam's father is his alcohol counsellor. |||||
| 16 | Episode Sixteen | Lin Coghlan | Sue Butterworth | 16 March 2000 |
| Arnie ends up getting a new lease on life after giving a lift to a hitchhiker. Spencer's party comes to an end after his father makes a sudden reappearance. |||||
| 17 | Episode Seventeen | Suzie Smith | Penelope Shales | 21 March 2000 |
| Fund raising events take place. Mr. Hankin camps with Wayne and Alec. |||||
| 18 | Episode Eighteen | Paul Smith | Penelope Shales | 23 March 2000 |
| Dirty tactics ends up being used to gain more cardboard boxes. Wayne ends up finding out that the scheme is basically unprofitable. Arnie has an epileptic seizure in public. |||||
| 19 | Episode Nineteen | Paul Smith | Penelope Shales | 28 March 2000 |
| The staff come to school wearing period costumes. Evelyn manages to repair her friendship with Kelly. The police pay another visit to the Hargreaves house. |||||
| 20 | Episode Twenty | Philip Gerard | Penelope Shales | 30 March 2000 |
| The end of term arrives. Linford Christie lights the fund-raising bonfire. Mr. Hargreaves ends up turning himself into the police. |||||

## Production and casting

The series was filmed at BBC Elstree Centre as well as various locations in Hertfordshire.

Returning cast members included: Stuart Organ (Peter Robson, Lee Cornes (Jeff Hankin), Sally Geoghegan (Jayne Carver), Rachel Bell as (Margaret Holmes), Clive Hill (Dai "Hard" Jones), Aidan J. David (James "Arnie" Arnold), Colin Ridgewell (Colin Brown), Peter Morton (Wayne Sutcliffe, Kate Bell (Kelly Bradshaw) Laura Hammett (Sarah-Jane Webster), Diana Magness (Evelyn Wright), Oliver Elmidoro (Tom Smith), Charlotte McDonagh (Lisa West), Robert Stuart (Matt Singleton), Jonathon Marchant-Heatley (Sam "Cracker" Bacon), Sally Morton (Tracy Long), John Joseph (Ian Hudson), Michael Obiora (Max Abassi), Daniel Lee (Ben Miller), Sam Bardens (Adam Hawkins), Francesco Bruno (Franco Savi), Colin White (Spencer Hargreaves), Arnold Oceng (Calvin Braithwaite), Jalpa Patel (Anika Modi), Lindsey Ray (Amy Davenport), and Adam Sopp (Darren Clarke). Judith Wright and Emma Waters joined as sisters, Emily and Katy Fraser; Emily is a Maths teacher and Katy is a pupil, and are from Australia.

## DVD release

The twenty-third series of Grange Hill has never been released on DVD as of 2014.

