Grange Hill

*Grange Hill*
Grange Hill
Genre	Teen drama; Children's soap opera;
Created by	Phil Redmond
Opening theme	"Chicken Man" (1978–1987, 2008); "Chicken Man" (re-recording) (1988–1989); "Grange Hill theme" (1990–2007)
Ending theme	As above
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	31
No. of episodes	601 (including 2 specials)
Production
Production locations	BBC Television Centre (1978–1985); BBC Elstree Centre (1985–2002); Childwall, Liverpool (2003–2008);
Camera setup	Multiple camera (1978–1998); Single camera (1999–2008)
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	BBC (1978–2002); Mersey Television (2003–2006); Lime Pictures (2006–2008);
Original release
Network	BBC1; CBBC;
Release	8 February 1978 –; 15 September 2008
Related
	Tucker's Luck (1983–1985)

Grange Hill is a British children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical comprehensive school. The show began its run on 8 February 1978 on BBC1, and was one of the longest-running programmes on British television when it ended on 15 September 2008 after 31 series. It was created by Phil Redmond, who is also responsible for the Channel 4 dramas Brookside and Hollyoaks; other notable production team members down the years have included producer Colin Cant and script editor Anthony Minghella.

The show was cancelled in 2008, having run every year for 30 years. It was felt by the BBC that the series had run its course.^[1]

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