Entries are sorted by the date of their first appearance in the series with cast at the beginning and cast at the end of the article. A keen footballer both on and off-screen, Terry Sue Patt had trials for many London clubs and played alongside John Barnes.
Terry continued to act but was also a very keen stencil artist, producing a wide body of work. Terry was a highly thought of and well-liked member of the cast.
Terry died unexpectedly in , but remained very proud of his work on Grange Hill. You can read our exclusive interview with Terry here. Paul was a member of the original Grange Hill cast, playing Anthony Underwood.
Since leaving Paul has racked up numerous film and TV credits. Paul is part of the group Smashing Time who are currently recording their first album. He now lives in Spain. Michelle played Trisha Yates for 5 years from Series 1. After leaving Grange Hill Michelle gave up acting and worked for a major sweet manufacturer.
Michelle moved to Dundee in the early s to bring up her family, where she works alongside her husband running their family glazing business; All Glass and Glazing. In , Michelle had to have a mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer. She later spoke to a national newspaper to raise awareness of a lesser-known symptom of cancer. The interview can be read here. In reality, the actress Lucinda Duckett who played Ann was unavailable to appear in the second series for a similar reason.
After leaving school, Lucinda trained as a journalist and worked in Fleet Street. In she moved to Sydney, Australia, to continue her work as a journalist. Lucinda now trains journalists for a major newspaper company in Australia. She is married to Tim and has two young daughters. Lucinda gave birth to her third child in July Donald left Grange Hill after 4 series, to concentrate on his theatre career. After a successful career as an actor, Donald went on to work in a range of creative industries before struggling with alcoholism.
This lead to Donald losing his home and becoming homeless, living on the streets for several years. Now back on his feet, Donald works with charities supporting other people who have been in the same situation. He attended the Grange Hill Memories Reunion. Sly Michael Doyle and his gang clashed with everyone from Tucker Jenkins to Trisha Yates, yet in real life Vincent Hall was really good friends with his co-stars. Appearing from the first episode, Vincent was already an experienced child-actor appearing in films with Roger Moore and Susannah York.
After leaving the series in , Vincent continued to act but eventually lost interest, becoming a delivery driver and going on to work in a supermarket.
Not only was she lead astray by Madelin Tanner, she also got the cane for missing school to perform with her group. Lyndy was very disappointed to be written out of Grange Hill in , as she really enjoyed her time there.
She continued to act, but eventually gave up acting to work for an educational publishing company. Lyndy got married in and also gave birth to her first child.
Joining the cast in Series 2, as a replacement for Ann Wilson, Penny Lewis was the bossy but efficient school council rep. Rudi Davis continued to act, but eventually gave this up to raise a family.
The daughter of writer Beryl Bainbridge, Rudi recently spoke at several literary events, celebrating the launch of an official biography about her late mother. After leaving the character of Susi behind, Linda continued to act, but eventually gave it up to run her own wedding planning business. Linda and Graham were together for eight years, but in Graham died from a rare form of cancer.
Q uietly put upon Sudhamani was a diligent student who was befriended by Trisha Yates and Cathy Hargreaves. Played by Sheila Chandra, Sudhamani appeared in series SAG activist Jessica Samuels was behind the campaign to ban school uniform, and also launched a lunchtime protest in the school canteen during Series 2. She was married to the actor David Thewlis. Michael joined Grange Hill in and saw his character promoted to Deputy Head, before eventually leaving to run a leisure centre.
He has also written two film scripts, No Final Truth and Stealing the Fire , both broadcast in the s. Michael lives in London. Despite pupil Cathy Hargreaves having a crush on him, Mr Sutcliffe remained professional to the end. He left Grange Hill after breaking off his engagement. In he set up CVP Communications to make films and videos for the charity sector and has since directed and produced work for a range of major charities and international relief organisations, shooting in Mexico, India and Ethiopia.
In he and his wife Anna left London with their two daughters. Through the lives of its characters Grange Hill was able to raise issues such as bullying, shoplifting, pregnancy and drug addiction, while avoiding accusations from its teenage audience that it was trying to educate them.
The long unfolding story of Zammo's battle with heroin addiction is the best remembered in the series. At the same time the language of Grange Hill was restrained by its teatime time slot, with swearing limited to phrases like "flippin' 'eck". The final episode of Grange Hill aired in September , with the original theme tune - "Chicken Man" by Alan Hawkshaw - playing for one last time. Todd Carty returned in the role of Tucker Jenkins. Phil Redmond went on to create Brookside and Hollyoaks.
On the BBC today the school drama Waterloo Road had a substantial following among teenagers. Grange Hill 8 February February anniversaries. In , Alford took part in a Panorama expose focusing on Mahmood's methods. In October , Mahmood was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment after being found guilty of conspiring to pervert the course of justice. Hyams is still probably best known for her portrayal of Caroline "Calley" Donnington on Grange Hill from to Hyams embarked on a brief relationship with Winner, selling her story to the tabloids shortly after they broke up.
She went on to work as a corporate events manager for Richard Branson's Virgin Group before vanishing from the spotlight. Burdis currently works as a ring announcer in the boxing industry, but you might also remember him from the AA's "Kev and Bev" adverts with Olivia Colman. Ant Jones lasted just one term at Grange Hill , but made a big impression on fans.
Partly because of his rebellious nature, possibly because of his preposterous haircut, Ant became a bit of a heartthrob. Interestingly, Simmonds didn't carry on his acting career after Grange Hill , pursuing his true passion, music, instead.
He's had a successful career in that arena, founding acclaimed online label AudioJelly. Luke 'Gonch' Gardener was known for his money-making schemes, so it's perhaps appropriate that the actor playing him decided against a career in the arts, with John Holmes instead deciding to pursue a life of… money-making schemes. Set at a comprehensive school in a fictional north London suburb, Grange Hill was one of the longest running shows in British television history.
But after 30 years on air, the Beebs decided to pull the plug on Grange Hill saying the show 'had run its course'. The hit drama covered major issues from drug use, teen pregnancy, HIV, knife crime, mental health and sexual assault. The show's characters have become some of the most recognisable faces on TV, but 40 years on from its premiere we lift the lid on where the cast now. From acting success, to jail time and untimely death, here's what has happened to the Grange Hill stars.
The class clown was at the centre of one of the most talked about storylines on Grange Hill when he picked up a dangerous heroin addiction in the mids.
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