Article: BBC drops Grange Hill after 30 dramatic years; The end of an era for teenagers brought up on gritty soap opera.(News)

Byline: BY LAURA SHARPE Daily Post Staff

GRANGE Hill, the school drama created by Liverpool's Phil Redmond, was axed by the BBC yesterday after 30 years.

It spells the end of an era for generations of teenagers who have grown up on the mould-breaking series of life in a gritty inner city comprehensive.

Series 31, to be aired later this year, will end three decades of the hard-hitting drama which found a home in Liverpool.

The announcement means a contract with Childwall-based Lime Pictures, who have produced the show for the past six years, will not be renewed.

Sean Marley, managing director of Lime Pictures, said the news was ...

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