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20 Episodes 2004 - 2004
Episode 1
Just what is Togger's "weapon of mass destruction" he has in a brown paper bag? Maddie and Karen investigate the impressive new technology lab. Annie's back alone - Baz is in hospital for a check up - she explains to Tanya that she spent the Summer holiday at her aunt's house. Anika catches up with Calvin and Spencer - she explains that Amy won't be coming back. Josh asks Martin "how far he got" with Kathy - Martin, as usual, takes the question literally, and says they went on a day trip. Maddie, with perhaps a hint of jealousy, tries to wind up Kathy about her relationship with Martin. As Year 8 gets ready for registration, Togger reveals his secret item - a collection of chicken legs to annoy the girls with. Emma finds herself alone, with Tanya next to Annie this term. Annie seems to be paranoid that everyone is laughing behind her back because of the mental state of her father. There's a late arrival: Taylor Mitchell, a sulky boy who was (apparently) excluded in a previous year and now joins the other Year 10's. There's an announcement in assembly - the site of the school is 125 years old in 18 days time - a countdown starts on an electronic board, with the intention of celebrating the anniversary in some - yet to be determined - way. One of Togger's chicken legs in Emma's hair is only a momentary distraction as Mrs. Bassinger tells the gathering that this is a new year, a new beginning and brings the assembly to an end. Nick wastes no time in resuming his feud with Hudson, reminding him that Shannon was all over him in the previous term. Hudson retaliates by reminding Nick that he remembers events at the Sports Day, and knows there is a secret Nick is holding back and one he is determined to solve. In the history lesson, it's clear Taylor is going to be trouble - this annoys Karen, as she says it used to when he was at Grange Hill before, but Maddie finds him interesting. In the corridor, Taylor wolf-whistles after Mel as she passes. Nearby, Mrs. Knucke assumes the whistle was for herself, turning round to find Mr. Malachay in her line of sight! In class, with Emma at the front and Tanya and Annie at the back, Emma spreads gossip about Annie's dad. Tanya overhears, and cautions her former friend to shut up. Hudson calls Shannon on her mobile, worried about her continued absence from school. Calvin and Spencer are determined to earn some money... perhaps if they shot a funny video on Calvin's mobile phone, they could get it shown on TV? Their bright idea of pulling Anika's chair away as she sits down doesn't turn out to be so good, especially as Mrs. Knuckle confiscates the phone as a result. In the afternoon, Togger continues to antagonize Tanya with the chicken foot. She seems to take it stoically, but as Togger leaves she's left a sign on his back - an unflattering caricature of him, with "Rooster Boy" inked in. As everyone leaves, Baz speaks his mind to Maddie: she's been acting like a bodyguard, telling people off for talking about his bipolar father, while he would prefer to handle things himself. Maddie kisses Baz: from a distance, Karen, Kathy and Martin watch. "Nauseating," comments Karen. Martin reaches over to kiss Kathy - she pulls away out of reach. Taylor is shocked to see that Mel is with Nick - it seems they've met before elsewhere - "was wondering where you'd got to," says Taylor, walking away...
Episode 2
Tanya and Annie wear chicken claw jewellery, Mr. Green makes an entrance and finds discipline a problem, Hudson finally locates Shannon, and Taylor seems to be stalking Mel.
Episode 3
Togger holds in his hand what he calls "the path to the secret treasure". The paper with "short cut" on the top, falls onto Emma's pile of work as the boys collide with her, but she collects it up as part of her work. Andy says sorry as he rushes by, leading Tanya to speculate that she has a thing going with him. Togger explains (rather incoherently) how his Uncle Peter knows that there was a valuable time capsule buried at a certain location near the school a long time ago. His uncle realizes that he chose the wrong tree, but he's given Togger an indication of where the capsule is likely to really be, a telephone kiosk featuring in the location. He tells Andy and Abel that they'll do the search during cross country - and that he has a map of a secret short cut to save time on the run, not knowing that the map has fallen into the hands of an unsuspecting Emma. Taylor seems to attract female admirers easily, to both Taylor and Josh's annoyance. Mr. Green's sarcasm on Shannon's non-arrival rebounds when Hudson explains that she's grieving for her grandfather. Mr. Green introduces the idea of citizenship to Year 8, but they are more interested in the idea of a time capsule, while Togger tries to recreate the secret route from memory. Mr. Green notices his non-attentive state, and Togger doesn't help matters by calling the teacher "Mr. Bean". The debate on citizenship degrades into a complaint against the Big Brother aspect of the school's monitoring the location of students with the swipe cards. Togger notes that everyone knows Tanya's location anyway, because of her voice. Because of their evident interest in time capsules, Mr. Green puts Togger and Tanya in charge of a local history project. Karen shares a lunchtime detention with Taylor. She works while he puts his feet up. Taylor expresses the viewpoint that they don't teach anything worth learning. There's not a great deal of enthusiasm for the cross country run. Annie's worried because her father has apparently gone missing. Mooey is still annoyed with Jeremy for hitting back at him during the Sports Day so trips him up as everyone sets out. He's also out to bait Annie, asking if her father comes after her in the night with a big axe. Togger and the lads break off in the middle of the run, determined to find the mystery phone box as the first signpost on the route to the buried treasure. They can't find it, but just out of sight there is a telephone kiosk, and Annie is using it to call Baz, distressed at the talk about their father. The treasure finding being a no-hoper, the lads try to find the short-cut back to school, hindered by having lost the map. The boys use a shortcut through private gardens, though Andy has difficulty navigating the tall fences. Togger is still trying to find the secret tunnel, but they are chased off by an angry house owner. Togger's solution of saying they are doing a bob-a-job week results in the worse scenario of them doing some digging for the householder. Hudson goes back to Shannon's shop, still unhappy about her refusal of his moral support. His timing is bad, very bad - the cortège of funeral vehicles appearing on the road as he berates Shannon and she stands mute. Andy is getting upset with the unexpected gardening he is having to do, but then there is a breakthrough when a piece of fence falls away, and on the other side of the fence the lads discover an old metal tunnel. Ignoring the "danger, do not enter" signs, Togger and his mates hopefully follow the old pipe, while on the outside Jeremy's methodical pace overtakes a failing Mooey Humphries. Underground, after trotting around for some time, they emerge onto a familiar vantage point - exactly where they started! Jeremy gets back to school thinking he's won - but somehow Mooey has gotten ahead of him, and has already changed. In biology, Mr. Green takes the lesson in absence of the proper teacher. Taylor tells Mr. Green they are studying sex. Martin's cold clinical knowledge of the subject makes the others laugh, and embarrasses Josh. Afterwards, Martin can't get the point that sex isn't just about the facts of life. It's clear that Kathy wants more from their relationship than Martin can give. Hudson is once again back at the shop when Shannon returns from the funeral. He doesn't seem to get the point she is making - she doesn't need him. After school, Taylor talks to Mel. Mel says that Nick has told her everything - there was a fight at Nick's last school, and someone was hurt. Taylor tells her that's not the whole story - it was Taylor's friend who was hurt - attacked because of the colour of his skin. In the corridor, Emma is told off for using a mobile phone by Mr. Malachay - distracted she once again drops her school work - Mr. Malachay notices the short cut map, and picks it up. In the changing rooms, Mr. Malachay isn't pleased with the slowness of the Year Eight boys - especially since they had the cheek to use a short-cut! He tells them they will have to do the run again tomorrow...
Episode 4
Mr. Wainwright goes missing, Andy and Emma have a thing going, Calvin becomes a Roman statue, and Togger uses Mr. Green's knowledge to determine the location of the time capsule.
Episode 5
Togger, Andy and Abel dig up the school garden, but it's not long before the caretaker works out they are responsible for the holes. He gives them a bunch of menial jobs to do, in return for not reporting their misdemeanor. He also tells them the capsule is safely buried under land which is now covered by concrete. When Annie forgets her work again, she goes back home, but her father keeps her there, his bipolar illness making him unstable. Kathy confides in Maddie about Martin, regretting it when she publicly humiliates him. Nick admits there was a racist attack at his last school: Anika immediately goes on the warpath against him, but Spencer advises caution until they know the whole story. Shannon tries to muscle in on the disgraced Nick, but he's not remotely interested. As the school day ends, Martin walks home alone, not even Josh wanting to be with him, while Baz heads home as fast as he can, realizing too late that Annie hasn't returned since the morning. She is okay - her father explains he doesn't want her to be picked on at school. Baz points out how scared his sister is, and lays it on the line - he must sort himself out, or he'll lose them both.
Episode 6
Togger and his mates are determined to have fun with the caretakers unfixed door, seeing humorous potential in the units. New swipe cards are issued to students: Miss Dyson explains that they are used to show usage of rooms like libraries and gain reward points which can be exchanged for gifts and trips. Togger's gang paint the spare door to match the real doors, and catch younger pupils out with their fake rooms. Taylor taunts Nick that he is a racist until he raises a fist towards the younger boy - he is prevented by the appearance of Mrs. Bassinger. In the middle of the day, Baz and Annie go back to check on their father, and find him in a despondent, perhaps even suicidal mood. While he storms upstairs, Baz finds an empty bottle of his pills - he has no choice, he must call for help. Shannon learns more about Nick than she is comfortable with - that Nick provided the alibi for the friend of his who attacked a black youth. Her pursuance of Nick, irregardless of his dodgy past, is only too obvious to both Hudson and Mel. Josh advises Martin to apologise to Kathy and to buy her a gift. Martin's apology to Kathy doesn't sound genuine, and Kathy says she doesn't want to go out with him any more. At the Wainwrights house, help arrives, breaking down the door of the bathroom. Mr. Wainwright is led into the ambulance, sobbing. Annie's worst fears seem likely to come true when the social worker tells her that she and her brother can't stay alone in the house.
Episode 7
Swipe cards become necessary to gain admittance to the school gates after 8:45. Baz and Annie arrive at school - they are staying at Maddie's house while their father is kept sectioned at hospital. Tanya and Emma become irritated at Annie's continued secrecy. Calvin and Spencer boast of their success in making money with the door to Togger and his friends. Instead, Togger tries to have some fun with a bag of old-fashioned joke items, but it's not long before Mr. Malachay confiscates everything. Taylor's absence is assumed to be permanent - kicked out after Nick's confrontation with him. Anika has another go at Nick, but he refuses to answer any of her questions. Mr. Malachay can't resist trying out some of Togger's joke-shop items - the spring loaded eyes give Emma a scare. Togger is determined to get back Spencer and Calvin, so while they are performing a mime routine, he grabs their swipe cards - and the door. They take it to float in the swimming pool - using the swipe cards to make it look like the Sixth Formers were responsible. Togger can't resist putting a plastic dog poo into the pool as well. Anika asks Josh, who is Jewish, if he has encountered racism - he interprets her request as the awakening of an interest in him personally. Annie falls out with Tanya loudly accusing her of just worrying about make-up and fashion. Initially, Togger & his mob and Spencer & Calvin all get detentions from Mr. Malachay for the door incident, but Togger has an ace up his sleeve. He saw the teacher make Emma cry with his impromptu use of the joke eyes, but he'll keep quiet about it if the detentions are lifted. As the school day ends, Annie is ready to make friends again with Tanya, but Tanya hasn't forgotten Annie's earlier words, and accuses Annie of always wanting to be the centre of attention. By her side, Emma looks pleased as Annie storms off.
Episode 8
Andy has a new gelled-up hair style to impress Emma. He and his friends are delayed at the gate by finding that they've all lost their swipe cards. Mr. Green has asked the Year 8 class to bring in something from the past - Togger has brought in a cow's tongue, but it is really to gross out Tanya. Baz and Annie are fetching clothes from home when they find their mother in the house. Baz is hostile to her, but she is determined to look after them with their father away. The Sixth Formers learn from Mrs. Bassinger that Taylor has not been excluded - he just chooses not to be at school. Determined to get revenge for the cow's tongue, Tanya uses the boys' swipe cards to make it seem that they gained admittance to the girls' changing room: they get a week's detention each. Emma tells Tanya that she is going to Spain with her dad - Tanya can come too. Tanya is overjoyed, but there's a look of anxiety in Emma's eye, suggesting it was just a ruse to stay Tanya's best friend. Josh learns about Anika's entry in the citizenship essay competition, and sees the trip to France for winning entries as a way of getting to know Anika better - assuming they both win. Unfortunately he does not have any experience of the difficulty of fitting in - Martin sees his distress, and when his friend has left, changes his own promising piece of work to appear under Josh's name.
Episode 9
Emma's lie of a Spanish holiday for herself and Tanya becomes harder to retract. Togger's project to find and interview an old ex-Grange Hill pupil seems to have become hard work, and Mr. Green doesn't accept that Togger's 40 year-old Uncle Peter fits the bill. Taylor comes back to school and soon has the girls thronging around, to Josh's disgust. Josh is amazed when Mrs. Bassinger breaks the news that his essay won him a place on the trip to France. He soon realizes it was Martin who made the entry under his name, and Kathy tries to intervene too, but Martin tells her that he really does not want to go abroad. Anika is horrified to find that her companion is going to be Josh. Emma has made lunch for Tanya, but Togger's cow's tongue has been added as an unexpected ingredient. Miss Dyson helps Togger find a man in sheltered accommodation to interview for the 125 Year celebration project. Shannon has developed a couldn't-care-less attitude as regards her work for Mr. Green. Emma goes home with her busy mother: she is cheered up by a gift her mother has bought - a new watch to replace the one that just needed a new battery...
Episode 10
It is the last day of term. Anika is caught putting up posters proclaiming Nick to be a racist thug - Mrs. Bassinger comes close to cancelling her French trip, but Anika talks her way out of trouble. When Anika reads Martin's essay - as submitted by Josh as his own work - it changes her mind about Josh. Nick finally concedes to Taylor that he will go to the police to give evidence against his former racist friend. Togger and Abel visit Bill at some sheltered accommodation for their history project. They find him to be a practical joker and full of interesting stories - but they forget to ask the school-related questions which were the whole point of their trip. On their return Togger has a final trick for Tanya - a box of sweets is handed round, but when it gets to Tanya, she gets a foil-covered sheep's eye.
Episode 11
With Josh away, Max Humphries steps in to become Martin's new friend, having learned that Martin used to do Josh's Maths homework. Kathy watches events, but doesn't intervene. Togger and Abel still have no history presentation, but Togger decides they can go to the sheltered housing to pick Bill's brains again about how school life used to be. Unfortunately, they find he has died. After Jeremy gives an impressive presentation on wartime life at school, it is Togger and Abel's turn. They improvise a history telling of a time when children left school at 12 to work down the pits, didn't have shoes and caught the pox. When the teachers express their displeasure at their obvious lack of work, Togger complains it was not his fault his homework died. After Nick goes to the police station, he finds Taylor is no happier with the action he has taken, while Shannon realizes he has no romantic interest in her whatsoever. Annie's war with her newly returned mother comes to a climax when Mrs. Wainwright announces that they will all stay at her house instead, and play by her rules.
Episode 12
Emma has been leaving secret presents for Miss Dyson, although Mooey Humphries is convinced it is Jeremy - then Jeremy spots her leaving a gift. Martin's homework for Max is too good: Martin can't seem to win with his new "friend" - next time he'll have to make the homework worse to match Max's perceived abilities. It's the anniversary of Shannon's parents' death and she spends the morning putting flowers on their grave. Hudson tells Nick of Shannon's true feelings towards him, but Shannon is furious when she finds out that Nick now knows. Her words that she hates him ring in Hudson's ears. Annie and Baz can't bear the thought of living with their mother so call their social worker as a last resort. To Mrs. Wainwright's astonishment, Social Services support Baz and Annie's claim that since their father had custody it is not legal for her to simply take over as guardian, and they are put into care.
Episode 13
Calvin and Spencer's distasteful costumes of "victims of war" fall foul of Miss Dyson. She makes them parade wartime costumes for her Year 8 class - Spencer dressed as a nurse. Max increases Martin's workload of homework done on his behalf. Kathy intervenes but is told Martin will suffer if she tells a teacher. Tanya learns from Emma that the Spanish holiday has been cancelled. Maddie yet again finds Baz non-communicative about his home life troubles - they split up yet again. Togger brings a pig's head to school to shock Tanya - the unexpected inclusion of maggots in his homework causes Miss Dyson to angrily search the Year 8 lockers. Shannon gets a warning from the Head that she might be pulled from doing 'A' levels because of her lack of commitment. The finger of suspicion is pointing at Jeremy as the one leaving presents for Miss Dyson. Jeremy knows it is Emma, but she doesn't take kindly to his suggestion that she has no friends - she tells him it is he who has no friends. Jeremy persuades Togger and Abel to lie in wait - they watch Emma leave Miss Dyson a present.
Episode 14
Martin doesn't show up - Kathy anxiously talks to Maddie who in turn opens up a little about her problems with Baz. When Spencer and Calvin realize there is going to be a number of contenders for the post of Headmaster, Spencer starts offering odds on each likely member of staff. Mr. Malachay brings it to an early end, annoyed to find his own odds are lower than the caretaker. Taylor is increasingly stroppy to Mr. Green. When the teacher has a private word with Taylor, it's the boy who seems to come out on top, as he warns that he will tell Mrs. Bassinger that Mr. Green has been issuing threats. When Kathy asks Mr. Green, guardedly, about Martin's bullying problem with Max, the teacher's replies are cryptic, referring to his own difficulties with Taylor. Emma's secret present for Miss Dyson ends up in Andy's hands after Togger takes it and drops it. He innocently gives it to Emma, who flares up angrily. Then the path of the perfume gift is traced to her, everyone realizes it is she who is leaving presents for Miss Dyson - she runs off in distress, followed by Annie and Tanya.
Episode 15
Hudson has confidence about his exams, with a university place lined up. Nick, though, is worried about how he might fare. Emma returns to school to taunts of being a lesbian, most notably from Annie. After Emma and Annie fight in the playground, Miss Dyson brings Emma, Annie and Tanya together to apologise to each other. Martin is late doing his own work after spending time doing Max's homework. Max ignores Kathy's pleas about Martin's Asbergers condition. She tries to get Mr. Green to witness Max and Martin together, but he's too late. Togger - "TogMeister", as he calls himself, is given a challenge by Tanya to eat a chocolate covered beetle. He is sick, she laughs at his feebleness, and reveals it was just chicken all along. Taylor winds up Mr. Green further with insolent behaviour. In the Head's office, Mr. Green, goaded by Taylor's taunts, punches the boy who responds by grabbing the teacher roughly. The events are watched secretly by Nick, who had come into the room to try to steal the 'A' level exam papers, but found them securely locked. Before anything else can happen, Mrs Bassinger enters, while Taylor runs off...
Episode 16
Mr. Green's one sided view of events in the secretary's office causes Taylor to be expelled. Nick confesses to Shannon that he witnessed the attack, but he is unwilling to come forward because he was only in the room to try to read the exam papers. Kathy can't persuade Spencer and Calvin to make video links for her project, so Mrs. Bassinger steps in to bend their ears. Jeremy makes friends with Emma who feels that her mother never has enough time to spend with her. They seem to have much in common. He suggests she writes an email to her, explaining the business of the gifts for Miss Dyson. Annie thinks her father is coming home after Baz makes a phone call, but as she packs her clothes in the foster home he tells her to stop... The distraction of Annie has caused him to yet one more time forget his date with Maddie - he is dumped by her yet one more time!
Episode 17
Annie makes a welcome home banner for her father's imminent return. Karen tries to talk sense into Taylor in the park. Emma wins the DVD artwork project, but Miss Dyson is puzzled by her lack of enthusiasm. Emma explains she thought Miss Dyson let her win to make her happy, and reveals that her mother is taking her to a child psychiatrist. Max hits Martin to persuade him to keep quiet to Mrs. Bassinger, but he stands up to the bully, helped by Baz and Kathy. Nick tries to win over Shannon, but she's highly disappointed in him, since he decided to keep quiet about his witnessing of Mr. Green hitting Taylor. Annie finally learns that her father is coming home, but that she and Baz can't stay with him yet. Angrily she pours paint over her welcome-home banner - but carelessly also destroys Emma's DVD art project.
Episode 18
Annie goes to school in a bad mood, forbidden to see her father. Nick goes to Taylor's house to tell him what he witnessed, but Taylor simply doesn't care about his situation - he's just given up. Miss Dyson knows from the swipe card records who ruined Emma's art project - Annie. Annie goes home after lunch, and although her father is pleased to see her, she is told she can't stay, because Social Services will blame him for her absence from school. Baz sees some camcorder footage that Martin has taken and spots Annie walking out the gates. He heads home too, and the old argument ensues - that of Mr. Wainwright not taking his pills. Shannon and Hudson seem to be getting close again, but he is shocked that she is considering to simply work in her grandmother's shop after school ends. Nick tells Mrs Bassinger about Mr. Green's attack, admits to trying to take an exam paper from the office, and is told that he might be barred from taking any further exams. Annie returns, and Miss Dyson lies in wait, but is sympathetic to Annie's woes: Annie must fix up Emma's damaged art project. After school, Baz and Annie's dad is waiting. In the car, Baz tries to persuade his father that he must take his pills.
Episode 19
Taylor is asked by Mrs. Bassinger for his side of events, but he is uncooperative, given up on the idea of staying at school. Karen tells him something that hits home though - she wants him to stay. She also tells him it's unfair that Mr. Green should lose his job - and career, over one mistake, especially as Taylor provoked the teacher into violence. He reconsiders and tells Mrs. Bassinger ungrammatically "no-one hit no-one". Annie's dad visits school, having received a message from her. He tries to tell her that the pills he has to take take away his personality - she finally convinces him that he must take them daily, and that she wants to come back to live with him. Emma, Annie, and Tanya get together and make a pact to be friends again. Mr. Malachay offers Hudson a football training job for the summer holidays - Shannon is shocked to learn that there will be no more opportunities for them to see each other. Mr Green leaves Mrs. Bassinger's office, and on the way sees Taylor. Realizing what Taylor must have done, he thanks him as he passes by.
Episode 20
On Open Day everyone is dressed up. An mystery urchin boy steals Jeremy's toffee apples. Togger, dressed up to look like his "ancient" Uncle Peter, with Abel and Andy, dish out "Knuckle Sandwiches", but there is no sign of Mrs. Knuckle who is due to conduct the orchestra. They have to look after a goat called Charlie Parker on behalf of the caretaker. Tanya and Annie arrive dressed as suffragettes, protesting about the swipe cards, and raid the drama department to dress up Emma too. Mrs. Bassinger amazes Togger by announcing that they will be digging up a time capsule - the very thing he has been looking for all year. Spencer and Calvin fail to impress the good looking girls who are going into the Sixth Form next year. The Year 8 girls make their protest about swipe cards, handcuffing themselves to the goalposts. They realize they are too late - the game is over - and worse, Tanya forgot to bring the keys. Jeremy prepares to play his trumpet solo but can't find the music - it is currently being fed to the goat by the mysterious little urchin boy. While the Mrs-Knuckle-less orchestra strikes up the William Tell Overture, Nick advises Shannon to go after Hudson while there is time. Looking like Little Bo Peep in pursuit of some particularly fast sheep Shannon runs towards the coach station. She is too late - Hudson regards her with surprise as the coach pulls away. In the hall, the DVD is played - Spencer and Calvin find that most of their material has been edited out. Shannon arrives back at her shop, and Hudson enters. She runs into his arms and he swings her round. The 125 Year countdown ends.. the curtains are pulled back - and there's the goat, having eaten the contents of the time capsule! Mr. Scott apologizes profusely, pulling "Charlie Parker" off the stage, smashing the LED countdown display in the process. The ruffian boy is near Togger and his mates - just who is he? Tigger - Togger's younger brother! Andy wonders what was in the time capsule. Tigger knows - he produces a pair of underpants, and a photo of Tucker Jenkins! The school year ends, but poor Emma, Tanya, and Annie are still hand cuffed to the goalposts in the gym - then the lights go off!