Classic kids show to be turned into a movie – and it’s set to include string of original stars

THE new movie version of children’s TV classic Grange Hill is set to include many of the show’s original cast.

Fans are now hoping too see some of their favourites, such as Todd Carty as Tucker, Melissa Wilks as Jackie Wright and Lee MacDonald as Zammo McGuire.

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Erkan Mustafa as Roland Browning, Lee Sparke as Jonah Jones and Lee MacDonald as ‘Zammo’ Maguire[/caption]

The reboot is even to be directed by former cast member Sara Sugarman who played Sarah Samuels, the head of the Grange Hill student action group.

She said: “It wouldn’t be Grange Hill without the Grange Hillers.”

The script has been written by the creator of the original series, Sir Phil Redmond.

He told website Deadline: “We don’t want it to be like a lot of these things where they just throw something together.

“I wanted to think about how best we could revisit the show.”

He said Sara might star too and added: “Why don’t I look beyond the main characters — and we’ll have them all there for nostalgia — but where did Jessica go?’”

Set in a North London comprehensive, Grange Hill ran on BBC1 from 1978 to 2008 and became essential viewing for generations of schoolchildren.