Advantages: Nostalgia, the start of a phenomenon, great series Disadvantages: Some wooden acting at times
...year saw the birth of Grange Hill, a BBC TV series set in a school which is still running today, with a new series due in 2008. I loved it at the time and watched it for several years, so when I heard the first four series were being released on DVD, I had to get them. I love nostalgia and classic TV from my childhood, so I knew it would be worth buying this on DVD - so I did.
Over several evenings, hubby and I sat down to watch the DVDs, beginning ... ...are 10 ½ hours of Grange Hill on here (and a quiz) and although some commentaries or interviews would have been wonderful, I am still very happy to pay £18 for it.
The first two series feature characters like Tucker Jenkins, Trisha Yates, Cathy Hargreaves, Benny Green, Andrew Stanton, Justin Bennett and Mickey Doyle. Of these, it was Todd Carty as Tucker who was to come across as the best actor and of course, he went on to have an impressive career, ...
KarenUK 29.12.2007
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