Grange Hill Reunion

[karen3110]

Did anyone see the documentary on C4 last night about the reunion of the Grange Hill gang who sang Just Say No!! Was such a fan of Grange Hill... Slightly disappointed on many levels, but mainly, at the end to tell you the truth as it was obviously all fixed, when all the guests arrived just by chance in the same car when the man was stood outside saying he wasnt sure who was turning up. And then all of a sudden loads of the other kids from that era - who weren't tracked down but that mad man - appeared.

By the way who is that man who did the docu, he's on absolutely everything at the moment.

[ck1]

saw a bit of it, have absolutely no idea what the point of it was though....?

[mydogsandme]

I thought the same thing Karen. One minute he thought no-one might come and suddenly there were all these others. I don't think I'd want him descending on me like he did that woman in the Essex shopping centre (forget her name) he gave the impression he was looking for an angle all the time.

[Lorcan]

Didn't see the show but I believe the presenter was Justin Lee Collins.

[cruthinboy]

Yes, he seems to be the new Jimmy Carr - and even less funny IMHO.

[gerry]

Thought the programme overall was a disapointment.I had been looking forward to the programme.As for them singing the song at the end of the show that was just a complete joke.

[londondave]

I quite enjoyed it. wouldn't say it was fixed, they just spent too much time on interviewing those shown on the programme. Others were probably filmed.  I would have liked to know what Gripper had been doing since Grange Hill. It obviously was not rehearsed at all, you could see that they did not know what to do on stage.

[ermintrude35]

Justin Lee Collins

class- C4

A very poor effort all round by Justin, could do a lot beter if he applies himself , a dissapointing start to the school term, report to Mr.Baxter for detention.

Mrs.McCluskey (headmistress)

[Suckyourgill]

Gripper wasnt even in the original Just Say No video anyway.

Channel 4 must have dropped em a few quid off screen cause theres no way they would have all turned up and in some cases interviewed for nothing.

[tubeway]

There have been several of these reunion programmes. I have seen The Beat, Haircut 100, ABC, and Flock of Seagulls.

The Grange Hill cast that they should do is the original 1978 one.

[Ducati]

Yes watched it, and yes was dissapointed that they didn't interview the others.

 

But was most gutted that Zammo's girlfriend at the time wasn't there - in 1986 I was the same age as these kids, and had such a huge crush on her - anybody know what her real name is???

 

Also, the black guy who did the rap in the Just Say No video...................what a self-important pretentious T055ER.

[KebabMeister]

He, or rather his team, did track down the other cast members but that obviously wasn't shown.

I enjoyed the show although I wish they showed interviews with the other cast members too (I used to fancy Fleur Taylor and they only showed her getting out the car! :(  )

Anyway, have a look at http://www.grangehillfans.co.uk/closeup/reunion86_index. html

[Insane Wally]

When they saw JLC coming towards them, they should have 'Just Said No'!

[karen3110]

Would have also loved to seen the likes of Gonch and the girl who used to say Ro-land, And Danny, the boy who died in Mr Bronson's car.. Wot about Ronnie and Callie as well. The programme has stirred so many memories of watching it as a kid.

And yeh why was Gripper Stepson in the Just Say No documentary? He was in the Tucker Jenkins era..

[mats01_99]

Ducati, like yourself I had quite a crush on Zammos Mrs during my childhood, her name on the show was Jackie, real name Melissa Wilks, if you check the link posted by kebabmeister go to the gallery and onto page 3, you'll find a pic of the two of them. She was quite hot!

[KebabMeister]

Gripper left in 1985, but he did bully Ro-land so he was in their era too.

I used to like Callie... whoa... I saw someother pictures of her at another reunion last year and she looks even hotter now! :)

[mats01_99]

Callie wasn't bad, but not as nice as Georgina Hayes!, I also remeber a blonde who used to hang around with Tegs, now she was tasty but her name escapes me.

[sglazier]

I used to love Callie too. What a shame about that Michael Winner incident. It is a pity she wasn't on that reunion show.....

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