The twenty-third series of the British television drama series Grange Hill began broadcasting on 25 January 2000, before ending on 30 March 2000 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 Tim O'Mara Geoff Feld 25 January 2000The school are due a visit from Ofsted. Dill has a chance to go to New York. Spencer sees to his father's racist brutality first hand. 2 Episode Two Tim O'Mara Geoff Feld 27 January 2000Matt discovers that his four friends are now in couples. Arnie holds back from Dill back about her trip abroad. 3 Episode ThreeJeff PoveyGeoff Feld 1 February 2000Adam is photographed at the school gates. Mr. Robson is determined to be ready for the Ofsted visit. Anika bangs her head after being pushed over by Spencer. 4 Episode Four Jeff Povey Geoff Feld 3 February 2000Matt's blind date with Lisa's cousin doesn't go quite the way he had hoped. Spencer ends up being left home alone. Arnie collapses at the airport after Dill leaves for New York. 5 Episode Five Tanika Gupta Matthew Napier 8 February 2000Colin and Kelly discover that Mr. Hankin has been moonlighting as a stand-up comedian. Spencer remains on his own at home. 6 Episode Six Tanika Gupta Matthew Napier10 February 2000Wayne and Sarah-Jane try to find Alec. Colin nearly reveals the truth about Evelyn's age. Matt has an awful meeting with a potential new girlfriend. 7 Episode Seven Philip Gerard Matthew Napier 15 February 2000Evelyn and Simon's relationship continues to grow. Arnie collapses whilst out at a night club. 8 Episode Eight Philip Gerard Matthew Napier 17 February 2000Colin manages to get the job presenting on television. Wayne manages to find a clue about Alec's location. Spencer attempts to make amends. 9 Episode Nine Sarah Daniels Jeremy Webb 22 February 2000Wayne continues to try to find Alec. Adam's meeting with his father doesn't go that well. 10 Episode Ten Sarah Daniels Jeremy Webb 24 February 2000Miss Carver ends up being seen in a bad light during the Ofsted visit. Anika and Amy attempt to help Spencer clean up the house. Evelyn is concerned that she could be pregnant. Arnie learns that he has epilepsy. 11 Episode Eleven Philip Gladwin Jeremy Webb 29 February 2000Adam feelings about Miss Carver are shown in front of an Ofsted inspector. Spencer's house is cleaned up. 12 Episode Twelve Michael Butt Jeremy Webb 2 March 2000Wayne finally catches up with Alec. The school inspection is finally over. Spencer's mother ends up returning. 13 Episode Thirteen Eanna O'Lochlainn Matthew Napier 7 March 2000Franco's leg is broken when Adam tackles him on the football pitch. Adam's father intervenes when he is attacked by Ian. Evelyn is shocked when Simon begins teaching at the school. 14 Episode Fourteen Judy Forshaw Sue Butterworth 9 March 2000Amy and Anika are given a tour by Colin of the television studios. The Double Dare Gang finally give up their enforced dating. Katy and the boys end up making a shocking discovery while camping. 15 Episode Fifteen Judy Forshaw Susan Butterworth 14 March 2000Wayne begins a cardboard collection scheme to try to help the homeless. Mr. Robson is surprised to discover that Adam's father is his alcohol counsellor. 16 Episode Sixteen Lin Coghlan Sue Butterworth 16 March 2000Arnie ends up getting a new lease on life after giving a lift to a hitchhiker. Spencer's party comes to an end after his father makes a sudden reappearance. 17 Episode Seventeen Suzie Smith Penelope Shales 21 March 2000Fund raising events take place. Mr. Hankin camps with Wayne and Alec. 18 Episode Eighteen Paul Smith Penelope Shales 23 March 2000Dirty tactics ends up being used to gain more cardboard boxes. Wayne ends up finding out that the scheme is basically unprofitable. Arnie has an epileptic seizure in public. 19 Episode NineteenPaul SmithPenelope Shales 28 March 2000 The staff come to school wearing period costumes. Evelyn manages to repair her friendship with Kelly. The police pay another visit to the Hargreaves house. 20 Episode Twenty Philip Gerard Penelope Shales 30 March 2000The end of term arrives. Linford Christie lights the fund-raising bonfire. Mr. Hargreaves ends up turning himself into the police.

Production and casting The series was filmed at BBC Elstree Centre as well as various locations in Hertfordshire.

Returning cast members included: Stuart Organ (Peter Robson, Lee Cornes (Jeff Hankin), Sally Geoghegan (Jayne Carver), Rachel Bell as (Margaret Holmes), Clive Hill (Dai "Hard" Jones), Aidan J. David (James "Arnie" Arnold), Colin Ridgewell (Colin Brown), Peter Morton (Wayne Sutcliffe, Kate Bell (Kelly Bradshaw) Laura Hammett (Sarah-Jane Webster), Diana Magness (Evelyn Wright), Oliver Elmidoro (Tom Smith), Charlotte McDonagh (Lisa West), Robert Stuart (Matt Singleton), Jonathon Marchant-Heatley (Sam "Cracker" Bacon), Sally Morton (Tracy Long), John Joseph (Ian Hudson), Michael Obiora (Max Abassi), Daniel Lee (Ben Miller), Sam Bardens (Adam Hawkins), Francesco Bruno (Franco Savi), Colin White (Spencer Hargreaves), Arnold Oceng (Calvin Braithwaite), Jalpa Patel (Anika Modi), Lindsey Ray (Amy Davenport), and Adam Sopp (Darren Clarke). Judith Wright and Emma Waters joined as sisters, Emily and Katy Fraser; Emily is a Maths teacher and Katy is a Student, and are from Australia.

DVD release The twenty-third series of Grange Hill has never been released on DVD as of 2014.

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