The Grimleys 1999/2000

[Cartman]

Does anyone remember this? It wasn’t bad at first and was set in Dudley, West Midlands in 1975. It was basically about this lad who was at secondary school and had a crush on his English teacher (Amanda Holden) Noddy Holder was also in it as the music teacher and, the best bit was Brian Conley, in the only really good thing I ever saw him do, as the sadistic PE teacher, called Doug Digby. He was brilliant, reminded me of my crazy PE teacher from then, Paddy McCafferty, the nearest possible real life equivalent to Jim McDonald from Coronation Street!

It ran for three series, the first two were set in 75, but then a third series followed, without Conley, and was moved on to 1978. This was nowhere near as good and it was dropped after this.

The soundtrack was excellent as can be imagined, and I vaguely remember Lewis Collins turning up in at least one episode 

[Sam Tyler]

I remember this being on but never got the chance to watch it as I was working away from home. Evenings were spent in a B&B in Coventry where the TV was a 14" portable that relied on a loop aerial. Needless to say every channel was unwatchable and there wasn't even any dial-up internet. As a result I very quickly became on first name terms with the local pub landlord.

I'd have liked to have seen The Grimleys but to this day have still not managed to view any of them.

Sam.

[Peter Picard]

Lewis Collins was in one episode, he played Digby's father. Other people i recall were Alvin Stardust playing the local pub landlord, Jeremy Guscott playing another school's PE teacher called Rick Speed and Ron Atkinson playing the coach of another school football team.

Amanda Holden's character Miss Tittley's father, a plumber,  was played by Paul Angelis.

A really funny series, although as Cartman says, the final series wasn't as good. Shame it isn't repeated as it would be nice to see it again.