Grange Hill: Series 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Grange Hill Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Dec 30, 1980
A wave of vandalism brings about a hard-line response from the new headmistress.
Episode 2
Jan 2, 1981
The introduction of a prefect system to combat vandalism only increases the friction that already exists between the younger and older pupils.
Episode 3
Jan 6, 1981
The approach of a compulsory medical check gives rise to some anxious moments for both older and younger pupils.
Episode 5
Jan 13, 1981
Trisha continues to organise resistance against the Colditz conditions imposed on the school to combat vandalism.
Episode 6
Jan 16, 1981
Mrs McClusky threatens to cancel the school dance unless the vandals are caught.
Episode 8
Jan 23, 1981
Duane is infatuated with Miss Lexington, and Danny's ill-conceived lottery falls foul of Gripper's dirty tricks.
Episode 9
Jan 27, 1981
Trisha gets involved with the school council when a rumour starts that school uniform might be brought back.
Episode 10
Jan 30, 1981
A new questionnaire about school dinners ruffles feathers, and Cathy restarts the School Action Group.
Episode 11
Feb 3, 1981
Doyle finds a market for the school's light bulbs, and it's increasingly difficult for Alan to find a place to smoke.
Episode 12
Feb 6, 1981
Tommy Watson has left it too late for the trip to France. Or has he?
Episode 13
Feb 10, 1981
Justin is worried by a sudden change for the worse in Andrew's behaviour.
Episode 16
Feb 20, 1981
Cathy and her group have to face the consequences of taking an afternoon off to play at the dance.
Episode 17
Feb 24, 1981
Gripper forces Pogo to do his homework, but he deliberately does it badly. One smashed-up Common Room later, and Mrs. McClusky is on the warpath!
Episode 18
Feb 27, 1981
A battle of the sexes is thinly disguised as an end of term sportsday.
Christmas Special
Dec 28, 1981
At the Christmas disco, Brookdale kids try to steal the takings and the equipment.