The tenth series of the British television drama series Grange Hill began broadcasting on 6 January 1987, before ending on 27 March 1987 on BBC One. The series follows the lives of the staff and Students of the eponymous school, an inner-city London comprehensive school. It consists of twenty-four episodes.
Cast and characters
Students
Teachers
Episodes
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |- ! style="background-color: #333333; color:white"| No. ! style="background: #333333; color:white"| Episode ! style="background: #333333; color:white"| Writer ! style="background: #333333; color:white"| Director ! style="background: #333333; color:white"| Original airdate |- | align="center"| 1 | align="center"| Episode One | align="center"| Barry Purchese | align="center"| Edward Pugh | align="center"| 6 January 1987 |- | style="background:white" colspan="5" | Mr Baxter has left Grange Hill to run a sports centre and Mr Bronson is the new deputy whilst Miss Partridge is head of studies. The Students also have new uniforms with the badge designed by Danny Kendall. Roland now has contact lenses and the new Sixth Form building has a few problems, including the size of the toilets. Imelda comes to school with hair dye and a hit list and Hollo is her first victim. Imelda then destroys the new notice board with hair dye. Mr Scott is E3's new form tutor. Fay and Zammo are re-sitting their O-Levels, but Fay is shocked to find out she and Zammo will be with the 5th Years. Ziggy and Helen argue after Ziggy learns Helen is a Liverpool fan and Mr Griffiths catches them. Helen and Ziggy then overhear Mr Griffiths talking to Mrs McClusky and Mr Bronson about Harriet the donkey. Mrs McClusky tells Mr Griffiths about the stables Harriet is staying at is closing down and Ziggy suggests Harriet stays at the school. Imelda and Trevor call a truce and he leaves Vince with Imelda. First Appearance: Mr Scott |- style="background:#333333; height:2px" | colspan="5" | |- | align="center"| 2 | align="center"| Episode Two | align="center"| Barry Purchese | align="center"| Edward Pugh | align="center"| 9 January 1987 |- | style="background:white" colspan="5" | Both Mrs McClusky and Mr Griffiths are anxious about what will happen to Harriet. Mr Griffiths promises he will sort it out. Banksie is being blamed for the mess in the Sixth Form common room and he storms out. Imelda has now teamed up with Trevor, and together the pair of them misbehave in Mr Scott's lesson. Meanwhile, Mr Griffiths is measuring the shed and buying timber. Jane, Calley and Ronnie start speaking in a secret language and Ziggy sticks a "Divy" sticker on Imelda's forehead, resulting in Trevor having his tie ruined. Trevor later tricks Vince into giving him his tie, but he isn't going to return it. Helen is avoiding Imelda and Ziggy borrows a pound from Mr Scott. Miss Booth wants Danny to be involved in a new project – painting the community centre wall. At first, he appears excited to work with her, but then lets her down by refusing to work with her. Danny tells Miss Booth that he had a twin brother, who died. Later, Danny has a blackout when Helen and Ziggy turn up. Mr Griffiths catches Helen and Ziggy truanting and takes them to the donkey sanctuary. Ziggy figures out that Harriet is going to be living on the school grounds. |- style="background:#333333; height:2px" | colspan="5" | |- | align="center"| 3 | align="center"| Episode Three | align="center"| David Angus | align="center"| Edward Pugh | align="center"| 13 January 1987 |- | style="background:white" colspan="5" |Roland expresses concern to Mr McClusky about the state of the common room. Imelda causes trouble by cutting Vince's tie. Danny Kendall proposes a Grange Hill radio station. Ziggy and Rob make arrangements for Harriet's upkeep. Mr Bronson issues a new staff rulebook with requirements that include student's carrying work diaries and teacher's maintaining a report card for every Student. |- style="background:#333333; height:2px" | colspan="5" | |- | align="center"| 4 | align="center"| Episode Four | align="center"| David Angus | align="center"| Edward Pugh | align="center"| 16 January 1987 |- | style="background:white" colspan="5" |Ziggy gets £1 from Vince in return for the promise of getting him a new tie to replace the tie Imelda cut. Vince gets a new tie. Then Imelda's tie goes missing after she took it off in a Woodwork lesson. Mrs McClusky discusses Danny Kendall's idea for a radio station the staff room. Ant Jones can't keep away from Grange Hill. Harriet gets a new home in the Grange Hill shed – without Mrs McClusky's knowledge. |- style="background:#333333; height:2px" | colspan="5" | |- | align="center"| 5 | align="center"| Episode Five | align="center"| David Angus | align="center"| Margie Barbour | align="center"| 20 January 1987 |- | style="background:white" colspan="5" | Imelda brings in a portable radio. Danny Kendall gets into trouble with Mr Bronson for skipping lessons. Danny gets put on a report. There is a meeting about the Sixth Form Barge trip. Danny Kendall plans his radio station with permission. Imelda finds her lost tie in Mr Scott's desk draw. Roly tells Mr Griffiths that some of the Sixth Formers know about Harriet. Roly suggests if he finds the Sixth Formers a new common room they will keep quiet. Zammo and Fay aren't happy that they aren't in the same classes as their former year as they have been put back a year. |- style="background:#333333; height:2px" | colspan="5" | |- | align="center"| 6 | align="center"| Episode Six | align="center"| David Angus | align="center"| Margie Barbour | align="center"| 23 January 1987 |- | style="background:white" colspan="5" |The Sixth Formers get a new common room. The teachers think Danny Kendall is on drugs. Imelda continues to cause trouble by smashing equipment in the science laboratory. Mrs McClusky finds out about Harriet and allows her to stay. |- style="background:#333333; height:2px" | colspan="5" | |- | align="center"| 7 | align="center"| Episode Seven | align="center"| Rosemary Mason | align="center"| Margie Barbour | align="center"| 27 January 1987 |- | style="background:white" colspan="5" |Banksie wants Jackie to dump Zammo to go out with him, but she refuses. Danny throws his School Report in the pond. There is going to be Grange Hill Bottle day to raise money for the School Fund. Paul and Vince have other ideas on what to do with empty bottles. Danny gets in trouble with Mr Bronson for throwing his School Report in the bin. Roly finds out that Danny is severely ill with a tumour and will need to go to hospital in Aberdeen. Vince and Paul take the bottles for their own benefit. Mr Kendall tells Mrs McClusky in a meeting that Danny is indeed on drugs – prescription drugs. It was decided that the radio station would try to be set up before Danny leaves for hospital. The dinner lady refuses to serve Imelda chips. Ziggy and Rob get the wrong cable for the radio station. Harriet dents cars in the car park. |- style="background:#333333; height:2px" | colspan="5" | |- | align="center"| 8 | align="center"| Episode Eight | align="center"| Rosemary Mason | align="center"| Margie Barbour | align="center"| 30 January 1987 |- | style="background:white" colspan="5" |Mr Griffiths finds a lot of bottles outside the school entrance. Vince and Paul decide to change their minds on what to do with their bottles. Ant Jones continues to visit Grange Hill. Imelda continues to disrupt classes. Roly starts up a Danny Kendall Fund to pay for the cost of Danny's operation. The radio station room takes shape. Vince and Paul think the whole school's proceeds of the glass bottles should go to the Danny Kendall Fund. Danny gets rushed to hospital after collapsing. |- style="background:#333333; height:2px" | colspan="5" | |- | align="center"| 9 | align="center"| Episode Nine | align="center"| Margaret Simpson | align="center"| Albert Barber | align="center"| 3 February 1987 |- | style="background:white" colspan="5" |Mr Bronson takes charge of a plan to use the Grange Hill radio station to raise money for Mrs Kendall to accompany Danny to hospital in Aberdeen. He is going to hold a meeting at lunchtime. However, the Sixth Formers plan their own meeting. Imelda causes fighting in Mr Scott's classroom so gets to sit outside Mr Kennedy's office for the day. The turnout for Mr Bronson's meeting is disappointing. At Roly's meeting, Ziggy decides to climb the school building. Jackie wants to go on the Barge trip but Zammo doesn't want to go. But Jackie doesn't want to go if Banksie is going to be there. Paul finds out that Gonch has been going out with Ronny. Helen finds out from George in Harriet's stable that Ant hasn't been going into St Joseph's often as he says the other Students are snobbish. Ziggy no longer wants to look after Harriet. Imelda comes in Harriet's stable looking for Ziggy and takes his biscuit tin full of money for the Danny Kendall Fund for herself. |- style="background:#333333; height:2px" | colspan="5" | |- | align="center"| 10 | align="center"| Episode Ten | align="center"| Margaret Simpson | align="center"| David Bell | align="center"| 6 February 1987 |- | style="background:white" colspan="5" |Gonch and Laura return to Grange Hill. Zammo is not happy that Banksie and Jackie are going on the Barge trip together. Bridget agrees to do an interview for the radio station. Ziggy is not happy that Imelda has taken his tin of money (£12) for Danny. Imelda as usual causes havoc in Mr Scott's classroom. Mrs Davis goes to a meeting with Mrs McClusky and Imelda gets expelled. Gonch gets a place on the canal trip after Jackie pulls out to go to Zammo's Narcotics Anonymous meeting.
Final appearance: Imelda Davis |- style="background:#333333; height:2px" | colspan="5" | |- | align="center"| 11 | align="center"| Episode Eleven | align="center"| Barry Purchese | align="center"| John Smith | align="center"| 10 February 1987 |- | style="background:white" colspan="5" | It is the start of the Canal trip. Freddie gets in trouble with Mr Kennedy for putting his clothes in one of only two toilets on the boys' boat. Ziggy and Rob try cooking on the boat. Freddie and Julie try to go for a walk on their own. Mrs Regan is not happy so Georgina, Banksie and Laura end up going as well. George suggests Julie should contact Freddie after everyone's asleep – but they don't have a Morse Code machine. Ant Jones ends up coming on the trip in secret and is seen to by Vince. Gonch, Ziggy, Rob and Trevor end up having to set up an Army survival tent after crashing their boat on the side of the canal. The boat itself becomes unattached from the side of the canal – with Ant Jones on it. |- style="background:#333333; height:2px" | colspan="5" | |- | align="center"| 12 | align="center"| Episode Twelve | align="center"| Barry Purchese | align="center"| John Smith | align="center"| 13 February 1987 |- | style="background:white" colspan="5" |