A film adaption of Grange Hill has been confirmed, and a Welsh actress who starred in the classic children's drama has been signed up to direct it. Sara Sugarman played original cast member Jesssica Samuels, the rebellious head of the student action group who was expelled from the fictional high school.
The show's creator, Phil Redmond, has said the plot will be partly based on her character and features a protest against plans to close the school.
Grange Hill ran for 30 years between 1978 and 2008, but had its heyday in the 1980s when it broke new ground with storylines that covered racism, drug addiction and mental health. See where cast members are now here.
