Grange Hill: Series 9
Season 9 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 8.
- 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 9 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Jan 7, 1986
On his first day at Grange Hill, Ziggy asserts his authority over Imelda Davis. Ant Jones gets into an accelerated spiral of trouble with Mr. Bronson while Danny Kendall just goes
Episode 2
Jan 10, 1986
Danny Kendall breaks a pipe exposing fibreglass, and Imelda takes some. Zammo tries to cheat in the moustache weighing competition - why does he need the money so badly?
Episode 3
Jan 14, 1986
Imelda gets revenge against Ziggy by putting fibreglass down his back and a small fire causes the entire lower school to be closed.
Episode 4
Jan 17, 1986
The mystery of Mr. Bronson's plaster is solved. Both Georgina and Ronnie have Ant Jones in their sights, but so does Mr. Bronson for quite a different reason!
Episode 5
Jan 21, 1986
Laura and Julia attend Cheryl Webb's party, and Julia has too much to drink. Jackie gives Zammo her £25 savings when she finds he's sold his moped.
Episode 6
Jan 24, 1986
Gonch starts up a sandwich selling scheme, Georgina is in trouble with Imelda for seeing Ant Jones and Calley is going to start a fanzine.
Episode 7
Jan 28, 1986
Tempers fray as the portacabins fail to arrive. Spending just a few minutes with Georgina causes Ant Jones to get into trouble with both Mr. Bronson and Mr. Baxter.
Episode 8
Jan 31, 1986
Imelda is determined to have a slice of the profits from Gonch's toast making business, and Ziggy makes an ill-advised foray into the girls changing room.
Episode 9
Feb 4, 1986
Mrs. Reagan asks her daughter and Julia to investigate Louise Webb. Zammo's becoming increasingly desperate for money, and Ziggy's aerial bombardment misses its target.
Episode 10
Feb 7, 1986
The temporary classrooms finally arrive. Ziggy's letter from the Duke of Edinburgh Award is spiced up by Gonch.
Episode 11
Feb 11, 1986
Robbie and Ziggy are busy collecting chalk ends for the Duke of Edinburgh, while Imelda finds a way to raise money. Ant is in trouble again with Mr Bronson and Georgina tries to ch
Episode 12
Feb 14, 1986
Candidates to edit the fanzine are voted in, and Danny Kendall tries to persuade Ant Jones that an apology to Mr. Bronson would be a good idea.
Episode 13
Feb 18, 1986
Robbie takes Ziggy on a quick trip to London, while Laura and Julia plan an all night party.
Episode 14
Feb 21, 1986
Julia and Laura's all night party is a disaster, and Roland finds out the truth about Zammo.
Episode 15
Feb 25, 1986
Ideas for the school magazine are put forward. Can the school become a smoke-free zone?
Episode 16
Feb 28, 1986
Ant falls foul of Mr Bronson yet again and Mr Baxter isn't pleased with either of them. Eamon McClusky's design wins the competition, but nobody's ever heard of him...
Episode 17
Mar 4, 1986
Fay arranges a date with Mr. King. Ziggy plays a trick on Imelda at the swimming baths, but it doesn't have the result he expected.
Episode 18
Mar 7, 1986
Louise and Cheryl Webb seem destined to go into care. Jane plans a revenge on Ziggy for throwing her clothes in the swimming pool.
Episode 19
Mar 11, 1986
Zammo's mother learns of her son's heroin addiction when a number of items are stolen. Roland does well in his French Oral exam, and the truth emerges about Miss Partridge.
Episode 20
Mar 14, 1986
The speaking wall seems doomed when spiteful messages about Zammo appear on it. Ziggy and Robbie try to ambush Imelda by using Georgina as bait.
Episode 21
Mar 18, 1986
It's examination time at Grange Hill and that brings special problems for Zammo and Fay. Ant has chosen his options, but Mr Bronson has other ideas.
Episode 22
Mar 21, 1986
Zammo convinces Jackie he is free of drugs, but then later his mother's cash card goes missing...
Episode 23
Mar 25, 1986
Ant Jones is still missing. Danny Kendall's logo design looks set to be immortalised in the new school badge, and Banksie becomes very competitive with Mr. Kennedy.
Episode 24
Apr 1, 1986
All problems are put aside for the Fun Run. Steven Banks seems to be the only one taking it seriously, and there's a last chance for Ziggy to get revenge on his nemesis, Imelda.