Wayne Sutcliffe

Wayne Sutcliffe was a student at Grange Hill from 1995 to 2001, played by Peter Morton. He made his first appearance in episode 1 of series 18 and made his last appearance in episode 20 of series 24.

Wayne is the son of Mrs Sutcliffe and the younger brother of Andy and Monica Sutcliffe. Wayne's best friends are Alec Jones, Judi Jeffreys, Arnie Arnold, Colin Brown and Nathan Charles and his friends are Kelly Bradshaw, Sarah-Jane Webster, Kevin Jenkins, Poppy Silver, Alec Jones, Evelyn Wright, Briony Jones, Vikki Meedes and Claire Chaplin.

Series 18 (1995)
Year 7: Wayne went to the same primary school as Kevin and the two of them get into a fight on the first day of school. Wayne has a particularly scathing view of Kevin's dad being a policeman. However, he later teams up with Kevin to play a prank. Wayne plays tricks on various pupils throughout the series

Series 19 (1996)
Year 8: Wayne brings in an air-gun, given to him by his brother. He tries it out with Alec and Robert and dares Kevin to shoot a duckling. When Kevin is caught with the gun and accidentally shoots Sarah-Jane in the arm, Wayne never owns up to his involvement. Wayne bullies Poppy cruelly; he taunts her, plays tricks on her and cuts her hair. We learn about Wayne's difficult family background, including that his brother Andy bullies him. Lauren persuades Wayne to take part in her anti-bullying scheme and he and Poppy reach a truce.

Series 20 (1997)
Year 9: Wayne signs up as one of the bullying Councillor's. He loses his temper when Gemma does not understand the nature of the service and comes to him to complain about the school vegetarian dinners. Wayne, Robert and Kevin spend their lunch-time in the gym building up their muscles. They write down their measurements in a notebook. Some of the girls get hold of the notebook and succeed in humiliating the boys by drawing sketches of them on the blackboard, complete with measurements.

Series 21 (1998)
Year 10: Wayne gets together with Judi. When Judi is slashed by Sean, Wayne is filled with a desire for revenge and a personal guilt. He takes Judi's advice to keep his temper under control and try to clear his name of the drugs charge that Sean is trying to pin to him. Most of the school regard Wayne as a hero as a result of his actions.

Series 22 (1999)
Year 11: Wayne locks Judi in the store room, not realising she is inside with Alec. Judi dies and Wayne holds Alec responsible. Wayne is outraged when the Coroner records a verdict of accidental death. On the outward-bound trip, Wayne is shocked to discover that Sarah-Jane is taking Temazepan. He warns her of its dangers and eventually agrees to help her.

Series 23 (2000)
Year 12: Persuaded by Sarah Jane that he must forgive Alec to lay the ghost of Judi to rest, Wayne embarks on a search through the capital's homeless. After being sent on a wild goose chase by Alec’s friend, Eric, Wayne eventually catches up with him and the two are reconciled. Alec comes into the school to give a talk which proves to be the catalyst for the Cardboard Box Wars.