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[80sChav]

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Though it is only just out of DYM's remitt - i have been re-annayising Series 25 and can honestly say it even eclipses my (long long standing favourite Series 10 from 1987) and that is no mean feat - though Series 10 has 6 Episodes more and was 15 years before - it was still amazing too

I don't know if though I'll ever get over what happened at the end of Series 25 and never knowing who really died/perished in that Fire as so many long standing 90s cast that was likie a Family either left or never got a true mention of if they died - like take Mr Hankin, who gave 12 years loyal Service/Ray was an on-off regular from 1991 to 1993 too and then from 97 to 2002) after that short 4 year break.

I think it was said in Series 25 60 perished/died in the Fire and Ozzie/Vikki and Lisa and Tom was almost certainly too close to comfort to the Fire upon re-watching the final episode/final few minute. Deverill did survive - as it was mentioned in '03 he should be rotting (or similar) in his own PRF eating porridge (idealy in Jail and for mass Manslaughter I'd hope if there was 60 who passed away) , though of course Mrs Carver-Robso and Mr Robson survived as Jayne gave berth the following Series to the now 16 year old Clara-Robson-Carver. Who else died though - is too too hard to call I feel, but I also feel if Grange Hill never returns as it was (at least from Todd Carty's stance about the issues being brodcast at Tea-time being too strong to broadcast) that the last thing Phil can give us as a final final send off - is a spin-off so we really knew what happened between 25 and 26 wityh the remaining cast of S25 ..... and as it has happened many a time with Hollyoaks though I know it's swearing in GH lingo 0, it is going on for 20 years in 3 years - so please Phil, just give us fans one one last answer, to resolve so many broken hearts if any chance of a GH revival is off - as I now fear it will be!

[George 1978]

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I saw recently on the IMDB that Anna Quayle (Mrs Monroe in the early 1990s series) had made a guest appearance on Una Stubbs' team on Give us a Clue back in 1982, and that actually made me think that Quayle was the only person to appear on both GH and GUAC - two programmes that had Chicken Man as their original theme tune! (Although the episodes that she appeared in had long abandoned that tune by then). There may have been one or two others, but I can't think of anyone else at the moment.

[80sChav]

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I'm sure he's versatile enough to play a 20-something!

(I don't know much about him either, except he's the son of Wanda Ventham.)

I'll take your word for it Clare!!

I wish I was as good looking though at 41 to play a 20-something year old!

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[Clare]

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I don't knoew much about him to be honest Clare, but he is 41 - might he be a bit old?

I'm sure he's versatile enough to play a 20-something!

(I don't know much about him either, except he's the son of Wanda Ventham.)

[agfagaevart]

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Hand on heart I really hope Lee as well as I think it'd be with Erkan Mustafa's (Roland) help, as I can honestly say being in Lee's Company for 3 to 5 minutes at the 2009 re-union in London, that Lee is one of the most geniune celebs off TV and one of the most infectious you could wish to meet, who has never forgot or wanted to forget what Grange Hill did for him - un-like some of the ex-cast (thouygh thanbkfuly that only hits 5 I'd say, if even that), but Lee really is the guy who can achieve this and i truly believe he will


80sChav

This will never happen in today's TV climate. And I personally do not want to see a reunion either - I have a real school reunion coming up and think that I will not be going!
Tucker's Luck was quite watchable because of Todd Carty and his few pals that were in it, but by the second series it was fizzled out. just as well it ended there really. I'm sure Lee Macdonald would love to do a follow-up but I don't think enough people want to see that on television. it would have to be some crowd-funded venture shown on the internet that he produced himself - I cannot see the BBC doing this. The TV landscape these days is all about reality programming / cop dramas / and gameshows. Channel 5 would probably be interested in a "where are they now" sleazy type show about all the bad stuff that happened to cast members. Because that's the type of show most channels are into right now...sad to say. Let's not forget copyright also...

[80sChav]

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Benedict Cumberbatch.

I don't knoew much about him to be honest Clare, but he is 41 - might he be a bit old?

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[Clare]

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I would hope given the "Royalty" the Mainwairing's are to GH any casting of Jay was given extreme careful consideration!

Benedict Cumberbatch.

[80sChav]

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Yes, that'd be nice. And Jay is in his 20s now, and married with a child too

I think Clare, that if a "Jay" was to be cast as a guy in his 20s I'd like to see it be Greame from Coronatioon Street (David Platt's friend who was in young offender's and married Tina's best friend in Corrie) so she could stay as an illegal immigrant - that the guy who played Greame could play a cheeky Mainwairing who'd be just like his Uncle Freddie was in his Teens and no doubt in his early 20s.

I would hope given the "Royalty" the Mainwairing's are to GH any casting of Jay was given extreme careful consideration!

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[80sChav]

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Yes, that'd be nice. And Jay is in his 20s now, and married with a child too. Zammo and Jackie's children are grown up too... I feel quite old just thinking about it!

That would be great to see with Jay as young guy in his 20s now Clare - I bet he'd have loads of story's to tell about the "Royalty of Grange hill - Aka the Mainwairing/Fisk Family's"


I am unsure myself if Zammo and Jackie ever did "last the course" I feel in a way - but imagine Freddie and Julie was married and Juli(a0 kept throwing a spanner in the works but somehow - Julie Corrigan got somehow linked to the Mainwairing/Fisk Clans - that'd be well confusing , with 2 Julie's and a Julia!!!

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[Clare]

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Also talking about Ted - what about Chrissy - I think somewhere, somehow - Ted, Chrissy and Jay did become a proper family and he made a honourable woman of her...

Yes, that'd be nice. And Jay is in his 20s now, and married with a child too. Zammo and Jackie's children are grown up too... I feel quite old just thinking about it!

[80sChav]

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I am sorry - time had run out to add more people (and what they are upto now) but Martin Miller possinly has a job with Green-Peace or even the Green Party itself!!?

What too about Imelda - did she ever get a Job at Rent-O-Kill or did she just go off the rail totaly .... butr what too about Grange Hill's two most love/hate friendships ever - re;, Ziggy and Imelda (bordering on his short spell dating Georgina - or did Imelda put a new spoke in that idea - as though he'd moved back to Liverpool it was only 2 years - just over since Imelda left GH, enough time to put her spoke in with Georhina - Ziggy being in Liverpool or not , though yeah Georgina got over Ziggy leaving pretty quick through dating Mike and Don).

Then as I was about to add above - before Ziggy and Imelda side-tracked me .... there was the modern vgersion of them - Maddie and Martin .... what did happen to Maddie after she walkled out on 6th Form after a few days and is Martin's firsat love - not Kathyor Maddie ... still incinterators!?

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[80sChav]

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Did anybody read the Lee McDonald Article in the Sunday Mirror about 2 or 3 weeks back and how Lee would love to have re-union GH Episode, where we got to know what they had all been upto in a programe that basicaly conytinued on from GH?

Hand on heart I really hope Lee as well as I think it'd be with Erkan Mustafa's (Roland) help, as I can honestly say being in Lee's Company for 3 to 5 minutes at the 2009 re-union in London, that Lee is one of the most geniune celebs off TV and one of the most infectious you could wish to meet, who has never forgot or wanted to forget what Grange Hill did for him - un-like some of the ex-cast (thouygh thanbkfuly that only hits 5 I'd say, if even that), but Lee really is the guy who can achieve this and i truly believe he will

I dunno how on earth iot'd be scrited - but to anyone who loves Grange Hill (though Lee probably does not visit here) people in Lee's situation know how to search and Cas-h things to find out their needed info - so please, please post any good storylines (sensible) that you think may fit in - in-case he did doa search - aka like "Mad Max" Hargreaves made his fortune after leaving his Halifax Headship job in the terms of running and founding a Computer Firm like Armstrad or something and say Freddie got a Job as an Ameatur DJ in his spare-time as well being an advisor to DJ's 9or an Agent) and like Justine Dean became a Social worker and somehow her work brought her into buisness matters with Tegs after he learned several differing Launguages in his last 2 or so years at School in Germany from 1991 or say Chrissy has a master-piece hanging in London Art Gallery and his renowned in all the major Art Citys and say Gonch and Hollo got re-untied and they own an Arkwrighht's Junk Emporium selking slick rubbish found on dump-it-sites and sold for a fortune though it is penny-less in value!!

What about Mauler too and did Ted become a big influence in the catering buisness and may-be just may-be they both own a top eatery ln London Jamie Oliver style but are still making a mess of it like in a Chuckle Brother style, just like they did with their hairbrained schemes at school may-be Ziggy is a top Football Scout as could Matthew Pearson too, possibly!!

Also talking about Ted - what about Chrissy - I think somewhere, somehow - Ted, Chrissy and Jay did become a proper family and he made a honourable woman of her dispite intterrference frm Justine and and Freddie and Paula and their Parents on Chrissy's part

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[Clare]

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... Clare/Claire Scott ...

I noticed that in her first series, she was Clare, but then became Claire!

[Clare]

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The Just Say No campaign was good. Was there a story of a female student fancying her teacher and she wrote in her diary some fantasies about the teacher which almost got him into trouble?

Yes, Clare/Claire Scott fancied Mr Hopwood, and her mum found her diary, and her dad went ballistic!

[Danniella]

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The Just Say No campaign was good. Was there a story of a female student fancying her teacher and she wrote in her diary some fantasies about the teacher which almost got him into trouble?