The Dumping Ground

For other books, series and films in the Tracy Beaker franchise, see The Story of Tracy Beaker (franchise).

The Dumping Ground
GenreChildren's drama
Based onThe Story of Tracy Beaker
by Jacqueline Wilson
Directed byVarious
Starring
Theme music composerJeremy Holland-Smith
ComposerSimon Rogers[1]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series12
No. of episodes(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Foz Allan (series 1–6)
  • Lis Steele (series 1–6)
  • Lucy Martin (series 6)
  • Kim Crowther (series 6)
  • Jonathan Phillips (series 5–9)
  • Jane Dauncey (series 10)
Producers
  • Louise Sutton (series 1–6)
  • Simon Nelson (series 1–6)
  • Philip Leach (series 1–6)
  • Gert Thomas (series 5–7)
  • Emma Bodger (series 8–9)
  • Jonathan Wolfman (series 10)
Production locationsJesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Series 1)
High Spen, Gateshead (Series 2–4, 9–10)
Rowlands Gill, Gateshead (Series 2–8)
Morpeth, Northumberland (Series 5–8)
Hexham, Northumberland (Series 11-)
AnimatorDavid Gregory (series 1–6)
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time28 minutes (regular episodes)
Production companiesBBC Children's Productions (2018–2022)
BBC Studios Kids & Family (2022–)[2]
Original release
NetworkCBBC
Release4 January 2013 (2013-01-04) –
present
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The Dumping Ground (also informally referred to as The DG) is a British children's television drama series that focuses on the lives and experiences of young people who live in a children's home with their care workers in care. The series has broadcast ten series, the show has continuously aired on CBBC since its inception in 2013. The series is a continuation of Tracy Beaker Returns, which aired from 2010 to 2012, and is the third television series in the Tracy Beaker franchise.

The Dumping Ground broadcast its 100th episode on 16 March 2018, which was the tenth episode of series six.[3][4]

In 2024, the eleventh series of The Dumping Ground marked a complete revamp of the show, including a new house, new title sequence and logo, and the animated sequences are no longer a part of the show, much like My Mum Tracy Beaker and The Beaker Girls.[5]

Series 12 began currently airing on 18 October 2024.

  1. ^ "The Dumping Ground (TV Series 2013-) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Kids & Family | BBC Studios Productions".
  3. ^ "Mia Mckenna-Bruce on Instagram..." Instagram.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. ^ "CBBC HQ - Calling All Dumping Ground Fans!". BBC. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. ^ The Dumping Ground - Series 11: 1. Welcome Home, retrieved 29 January 2024