The twenty-second series of the British television drama series Grange Hill began broadcasting on 26 January 1999, before ending on 1 April 1999 on BBC One. The series follows the lives of the staff and Students of the eponymous school, an inner-city London comprehensive school. It consists of twenty episodes.

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Episodes # Episode Writer Director Original airdate 1 Episode One Paul Annett 26 January 1999Amy suffers problems because she does not have a school uniform. Spencer soon finds himself in trouble. Alec wants to return to school as he carries out his community service. After being involved in a fight, Alec's father throws him out. 2 Episode Two Paul Annett 28 January 1999When Nathan throws his inhaler away, Calvin suffers an Asthma attack. Alec finally returns to school but things don't look good for his future there. 3 Episode ThreeDiane WhitleyPaul Annett 2 February 1999Max decides to learn to play the tuba. Alec and Judi end up being locked in a storeroom and a match list by Alec ends up causing a fire. Judi falls to her death after attempting to escape out of a window. 4 Episode Four Diane Whitley Paul Annett 4 February 1999Judi's funeral is held as Alec continues to feel bad about what happened. Wayne, who is still convinced that Alec was responsible for her death, decides to picket outside the entrance to the café after Alec is offered a job there. Meanwhile, Max ends up losing his tuba in the canal and attempts to get it back before the concert. 5 Episode Five Tim O'Mara Kate Cheeseman 9 February 1999Wayne ends up taking action against Ray's café. After Gemma discovers that her parents are planning on getting a divorce, and she won't be able to stay with her dad, she runs away. 6 Episode Six Tim O’Mara Kate Cheeseman11 February 1999Gemma's friends end up staging a protest against her having to go to boarding school. Becky ends up making Kamal look stupid for claiming he kissed her after their date. 7 Episode Seven Sarah Daniels Kate Cheeseman 16 February 1999After Franco is replaced in the school football team by new Student Ben, he can't bring himself to tell his dad. Gemma's dad makes the final plans for her to go to boarding school and she has her last day as a Student at the school. 8 Episode Eight Sarah Daniels Kate Cheeseman 18 February 1999At the Inter-School Final, which is about to get underway, Franco asks Max to lock Ben in the changing rooms. At the last moment, Franco changes his mind. The Double Dare Gang attempt to rescue Gemma from her new boarding school. 9 Episode Nine Tanika Gupta Stephen Moore 23 February 1999Amy's lack of reading skills concern Miss Carver. Kamal and his friends attempt to repair his brother's car. 10 Episode Ten Tanika Gupta Stephen Moore 25 February 1999Kamal and his friends attempt to raise the £1000 needed to renovate the car. Amy begins special classes to help improve her reading. Ben and Franco are determined to get the football trophy back. 11 Episode Eleven Jeff Povey Stephen Moore 2 March 1999After Amy runs away from school, she ends up making a new friend. Zoe is determined to stop the confrontation with St. Joseph's school. 12 Episode Twelve Jeff Povey Stephen Moore 4 March 1999Zoe attempts to help bring back the missing football trophy/ Amy's new friend ends up scaring Spencer. Colin's date with Becky ends up being ruined. 13 Episode Thirteen Jeff Povey Matthew Napier 9 March 1999Plans are made by Lisa for a special birthday treat for Tracy. Darren finds a rabbit. Becky goes to Colin's house for dinner. Arnie ends up disobeying his father's wishes. 14 Episode Fourteen Jeff Povey Matthew Napier 11 March 1999 Lisa's special treat for Tracy doesn't go quite to plan after Tracey is left alone at the hotel. Becky's dad shows up with news that he wants to sell the family home. 15 Episode Fifteen Annie Wood Dominic MacDonald 16 March 1999Lisa and Matt manage to repair their friendship. Nathan fails his driving test. Sarah-Jane is dependent on the pills she is taking and is walking around in a complete daze. 16 Episode Sixteen Annie Wood Dominic MacDonald 18 March 1999Mrs. Holmes ends up volunteering for the Outward Bound course, much to Mr. Jones's dismay. Kamal and Colin's visit to Brighton ends up turning into a complete nightmare. 17 Episode Seventeen Sarah Daniels Geoff Feld 23 March 1999Colin attempts to make Kamal talk to the police and he stays away from Becky who assumes he no longer wants to see her. Cracker manages to get a part-time job at the café. 18 Episode Eighteen Sarah Daniels Geoff Feld 25 March 1999Wayne finds out that Sarah-Jane has become addicted to anti-depressants whilst they are on the Outward Bound trip. Becky learns the truth from Colin about the accident. 19 Episode NineteenTim O’MaraGeoff Feld 30 March 1999 Colin tells the police about the accident and they later question Kamal. The rest of the sixth formers learn about what happened. 20 Episode Twenty Tim O’Mara Geoff Feld 1 April 1999Kamal ends up being given a heavy fine for his driving offences and manages to sort things out with Colin. Sarah-Jane finally requests help from Wayne. Cracker's sandwich scheme is discovered.

DVD release The twenty-second series of Grange Hill has never been released on DVD .

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