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Grange Hill S5E1 — Arrival

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Grange Hill•Season 5•Episode 1

Arrival

8.0/10 · 24 votesJan 5, 1982

Ranked #1 of 18 in Season 5•+0.6 vs season avg

A new term at Grange Hill - and a new class of 11-year-olds try to find their way around. And for one school is as bad as he expected.

Directed byDiarmuid Lawrence

Written byAlan Janes

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M

Mark Baxter

Duane Orpington

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Lucinda Gane

Miss Mooney

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James Wynn

Mr. 'Sooty' Sutcliffe

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Nicholas Pandolfi

Matthew Cartwright

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Julian Griffiths

Denny Rees

Lee Macdonald

Lee Macdonald

Samuel 'Zammo' McGuire

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Lee Sparke

Gordon 'Jonah' Jones

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Paula Taras

Belinda Zowkowski

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Joanne Boakes

Anita Unsworth

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Paula Ann Bland

Claire Scott

Michael Cronin

Michael Cronin

Mr. Geoff 'Bullet' Baxter

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Mark Savage

Gripper Stebson

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Diarmuid Lawrence

Diarmuid Lawrence

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Alan Janes

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Episode Summary

"Arrival" is episode 1 of Grange Hill season 5. It scored 8.0/10 from 24 votes, ranking #1 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Diarmuid Lawrence and written by Alan Janes, it aired on January 5, 1982.

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