The Grimleys
The Grimleys is a nostalgic comedy-drama television series set on a council estate in Dudley, West Midlands, England in the mid-1970s. It was first broadcast by Granada TV for ITV in 1999, following a pilot in 1997, and concluded in 2001 after three series. The show was written by Jed Mercurio, who had trained as a doctor and whose first series, Cardiac Arrest - written under the pseudonym 'John MacUre' - had attracted critical plaudits for its dark portrayal of life in a disintegrating British National Health Service. The filming of the school took place in Salford, Buile Hill High, Hope High and Pendleton College, although the filming of the characters' homes actually took place some 80 miles away in the Dudley area itself; around Parkes Hall Road on the Dudley-Sedgley border.
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Season 2
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1
E1
The Beautiful Game
Digby aims to fill the school's trophy cabinet - with the first coming in a cricket match against a posh school.
Jan 9, 2000 -
2
E2
The Gold Star
Digby runs for his life.
Jan 16, 2000 -
3
E3
The Beast With Two Backs
Geraldine decides it's time for some sex education for her students.
Jan 23, 2000 -
4
E4
One Day In The Life
Doug takes up English teaching.
Jan 30, 2000 -
5
E5
The Search For Extraterrestial Intelligence
Gordon plans a romantic evening with Geraldine under the stars - at Jodrell Bank.
Feb 6, 2000 -
6
E6
Driving Miss Titley
Digby finds his dream home.
Feb 13, 2000 -
7
E7
The Bionic Boy
Gordon is jealous as Darren is hailed as a genius.
Feb 20, 2000 -
8
E8
The Pon Parr
Gordon finally gets a girlfriend.
Feb 27, 2000 -
9
E9
The Memory Gland
Gordon moves in with the Titleys.
Mar 5, 2000 -
10
E10
The Prime of Mr Doug Digby
Gordon has a chance to fulfil his dream of wooing Geraldine at the Christmas skating gala.
Mar 12, 2000