Parents and Grange Hill

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For those who were growing up when Grange Hill started in 1978.
Did you parents try to stop you watching it?

No, but I wouldn’t let my DC watch Tracey Beaker.

I was allowed to watch, yes, but quite a few friends weren't. I didn't really get to like it until about 1980, though. I was born in 72 and I think I was too young to understand it before then. I remember Tucker, Benny, Trisha Yates etc but I didn't really start following the storyline until Zammo, Jackie, Fay and Annette, Roland etc. Quite a few were decent actors - and a couple were pretty ropey!

No. Dbro watched it so I did , even though still at primary. Remember the drowning in the swimming lesson as scary.

I think that's why I was allowed to watch it. It was on the BBC, so my parents just trusted it. No ITV for us either

My mum was a secondary teacher and felt that it was tame by comparison. Was definitely allowed to watch it.

Ro-Land ( if you know you know)

Yep I watched it…. I don’t remember any friends saying they weren’t allowed to watch it either.

Yes we were. My mother used to do massive eye rolls when she would hear certain people weren't allowed to watch certain stuff. She used to say the parents had notions about themselves

If Grange Hill had been on ITV, I know for certain I wouldn’t have been allowed to watch it!

Parents didn't like the programme but allowed me to watch it.

My parents didn't stop me watching this , it was just general background tv show to my childhood/teens years,

am not sure. Whether my parents knew about the more controversial episodes themes or not,

Obviously just say No to drugs was definitely one of the most well known one and assume it would have got a large census of parents Approval.

I'd always assumed it was just my mother who had this thing about ITV. Unless the two of you are my sisters that makes at least 3 mad mothers. What was that about?

I was allowed to watch everything I wanted. Grange Hill was ok, Tizwas was EPIC and The Young Ones was the best thing that ever happened.

We watched everything we wanted!

I was allowed, dh is 2 years older and was banned!

I think you might have missed the point of the name Tiswas.

Yep! My mum was a first generation immigrant from West Africa. She was SHOCKED at the disrespect the kids showed the teachers, and the scrapes they found themselves in, and totally thought we’d be influenced by it. She was also a nurse working the night shift, who would regularly fall asleep where she sat, so we’d inevitably end up watching it anyway 🤣

Yes. Dad didn't let us but mum did. We had to change channels if he came home.

No, but my dad worked on it so that may have influenced it!

Yes banned in our house. Apparently it initiated the decline in standards of the British education system.

Born 1984 and always had to turn tv off when it came in

Dm didn't approve but let me watch.

Yes but only because it was on at tea time 😆

Same here

No but DH wasn't allowed to watch it. He wasn't allowed to watch ITV either

Our school told us not to watch it but we all did.