School Gates shut for Grange Hill

After 30 years on our screens, the BBC has decided to axe the well loved kids’ show Grange Hill.

The broadcasters now want to focus on new dramas aimed at today’s modern audience.

First screened on 8 February 1978, the show has touched on many serious social issues such as drugs and teenage pregnancies.

The most controversial storyline was when Zammo Maguire started to take drugs in
1986, which lead to the famous “Just Say No” campaign and and a top 10 single, of the same name, for the cast.

Many famous faces have made their name through grange Hill. The most famous is Ex-Eastenders star Todd Carty who played Tucker Jenkins from 1978 to 1982.

There will be one more series of the tea-time children’s drama focusing on year six kids, which is to aired later this year.

The BBC has announced a series of new shows which will fill the gap on CBBC, which includes Half Moon Investigations, Paradise Café and Roy.