Gavin
February 6th, 2008, 02:02 PM
OMG I'm gonna miss this show sooooo much
The BBC is axing children's TV school drama Grange Hill after 30 years.
The series began on 8 February 1978 and featured some tough storylines about social issues including drugs and teenage pregnancy over the years.
The show's most controversial story was in 1986 when Zammo Maguire began taking drugs. It led to the Just Say No campaign and a top 10 single.
But it was not all gloom and doom.
Gwyneth Powell, who played headmistress Mrs McClusky from 1981 until 1991, said: "I don't think Grange Hill was just about issues; it was about characters, there was lots of humour in there and I think it was a very entertaining show.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7230566.stm
The BBC is axing children's TV school drama Grange Hill after 30 years.
The series began on 8 February 1978 and featured some tough storylines about social issues including drugs and teenage pregnancy over the years.
The show's most controversial story was in 1986 when Zammo Maguire began taking drugs. It led to the Just Say No campaign and a top 10 single.
But it was not all gloom and doom.
Gwyneth Powell, who played headmistress Mrs McClusky from 1981 until 1991, said: "I don't think Grange Hill was just about issues; it was about characters, there was lots of humour in there and I think it was a very entertaining show.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7230566.stm