Peter "Tucker" Jenkins is a fictional character in Grange Hill

Grange Hill

Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...

, who appeared from the first episode in 1978 to 1982, and with cameo appearances in 2003 and the last ever episode in 2008. Tucker was played by British actor Todd Carty

Todd Carty

Todd Carty is an Irish actor and director, who has grown up on television screens in a variety of roles. His stage work has varied from pantomime to serious drama, as well as radio plays, voiceovers, commercials, narrations, and films...

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Series 1

Tucker appeared as the original Grange Hill rebel. He was best mates with Benny Green, Alan Humphreys and Tommy. During this year, both he and Benny get the cane after Justin Bennett falls off a ladder and breaks his leg when they visit a run down 'amunition dump'at Tucker's suggestion. He also became enemies with a pupil called Doyle, who stole a pistol which meant that the school fete was cancelled, however Tucker and his mates forced him to return it after giving him a beating.

Series 2

This year, Tucker and his mates accidentally set the school hall on fire, Tucker helps paint the sets for the school play Justin and he offers his mum's coat as a replacement for one of the costumes vandalised.

Series 3

Tucker wins the magazine cover competition. The toilets are vandalised and the school dance cancelled as a result. Tucker knows Booga Benson is responsible and bravely tells all. Tucker is savagely beaten up by Benson. Tucker and Alan smuggle Tommy on the trip to France; they are caught out and the trip cancelled.

Series 4

Tucker only makes a few appearances this year, and makes his last appearance at the school fete.

Brief guest returns

Todd Carty returned to the show in 2003 for one episode when Tucker was dropping his nephew Togger off at school.

He returned one final time for the show's last episode in 2008, when telling his nephew not to make the same mistake as he did and leave school early, which led Togger to staying on. His last scene was riding off on his motorbike.

On 20 April 2009, Tucker was an unseen character

Unseen character

In fiction, an unseen character is a character that is never directly observed by the audience but is only described by other characters. They are a common device in drama and have been called "triumphs of theatrical invention". They are continuing characters — characters who are currently in...

 in episode 2.1 of Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes (TV series)

Ashes to Ashes is a British science fiction and police procedural drama television series, serving as the sequel to Life on Mars.The series began airing on BBC One in February 2008. A second series began broadcasting in April 2009...

. In that episode, the protagonist, DI Alex Drake

Alex Drake

DI Alexandra "Alex" Drake is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama, Ashes to Ashes. The character is portrayed by Keeley Hawes and as a child by Lucy Cole.-Character history:...

, sees her daughter Molly incorporated into an episode of Grange Hill on the evening of 3 or 5 April 1982 [calendar indicates 3 April; the news report was from 5 April]. Molly (in new footage) tells headmistress Bridget McClusky (appearing as archival footage and Gwyneth Powell

Gwyneth Powell

Gwyneth Powell is an English actress who is most known for her portrayal of headmistress Bridget McCluskey in the BBC television series Grange Hill for eleven series between 1981 and 1991.-Career:...

's newly recorded audio) that she and Tucker got into a fight when Tucker said her mother Alex was dead.

Tucker's Luck

Tucker appeared in three seasons for Tucker's Luck, which showed Tucker's and his friends Alan and Tommy after they left Grange Hill and their struggles with growing up and trying to find work.

For more details see: http://www.tuckersluck.com/