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There was a [[Commodore 64]] game adaptation of it, which sold poorly because [[Real Life]] offered the same gameplay options with vastly better graphics, but is notable for the following [[Have a Nice Death]]:
 
{{quote| "You see a shifty man in a leather jacket. "Hey, Son. Want to buy some of this?" The man offers you a packet of white powder. He is a pusher."<br />
[Player selects "Yes"]<br />
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[Player selects "Yes"]<br />
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"There is an empty look in his eye as he snatches the money from your hand. His face is pale and drawn; His body thin and unfed. He steals to keep his habit; And makes addicts of children. He is dead, and soon you will be too." }}
 
There is a fan site at: [http://www.grangehillfans.co.uk/ here].
 
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=== This show contains examples of: ===
* [[Bully Hunter]]: Tucker had this reputation in the early seasons.
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Highly prevalent in the first few series, there were at least a dozen schoolkids that disappeared without trace and were ''never'' mentioned again by any of the schoolkids, which included previously major characters such as Tracy Edwards and Penny Lewis, and several teachers came and went without trace too, often replaced with [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute|identical personality replacements.]]
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* [[Sadist Teacher]]: Mr Bronson, who had ''very'' rare [[Pet the Dog]] moments.
** An early 2000s storyline had "Mr. Devrille" (SP?), who {{spoiler|was actually an impostor who had already been banned from teaching for his behaviour}}.
*** Mr Bronson's actor, [[Michael Sheard]], also played [[Adolf Hitler]] in four films (including ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'') and a TV series, Himmler in two films and a mini-series, Goering's double in ''[['Allo 'Allo!|Allo Allo]]'', an Imperial Admiral in ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' and a villainous headmaster in the classic ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial "Remembrance of the Daleks''". He clearly just had one of those faces.
* [[Spin-Off]]: ''Tucker's Luck'' followed Tucker Jenkins after he left school.
** Given the amount of former ''Grange Hill'' cast members who end up on ''[[Eastenders]]''...