A RHYL director has "just said yes" to helming the reboot of 1980s school drama Grange Hill.

The Grange Hill movie will be written by the series creator Phil Redmond, who also devised Brookside, and directed by Sara Sugarman.

Rhyl-born Sara appeared as Jessica Samuels in the original series before embarking on a successful career behind the camera.

She directed Disney's Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Very Annie Mary, Save the Cinema, and Vinyl - a 2012 film inspired by Dyserth rocker Mike Peters and his band The Alarm.

Now, 45 years after it first aired on BBC One, the classic children's drama is to get the movie treatment.

Deadline has reported the film will feature a story based in part on Sugarman's character Jessica Samuels who was head of the Grange Hill student action group.

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As yet it is not known whether Sugarman will reprise her roles as Jessica.

But Sugarman confirmed to Deadline that the film will "definitely" feature appearances from some of the original cast, adding: "It wouldn’t be Grange Hill without the Grange Hillers, and there will be some surprises."

That could mean cameos from fan favourites like Tucker, Zammo, Roland, Calley, Tegs, Gonch, and Ziggy.

It could also see a return for Susan Tully who played Suzanne Ross before going on to play Michelle in Eastenders for ten years then, like Sugarman, finding a career behind the camera.

Redmond says Jessica's character growth will be at the heart of the plots, and that the film will continue Grange Hill's sometimes controversial tradition of tackling social issues

During its run over 31 series from 1978 until 2008, Grange Hill featured hard-hitting social issues including drug addiction, teenage pregnancy, racism, bullying, and alcoholism.

Famously, the cast recorded the anti-drugs anthem "Just Say No" that they performed worldwide, including the White House.