The Dumping Ground is a British children's drama series that focuses on the lives and experiences of young people and their care workers in care, broadcast on CBBC. The programme began on 4 January 2013, with one series airing each year since.[1][2][3][4][5] As of 23 June 2023,[update] 202 episodes of The Dumping Ground have aired.
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | 4 January 2013 | 15 March 2013 | |
| 2 | 13 | 10 January 2014 | 28 March 2014 | |
| 3 | 20 | 10 | 14 January 2015 | 13 March 2015 |
| 10 | 5 October 2015 | 8 December 2015 | ||
| 4 | 20 | 10 | 28 January 2016 | 25 March 2016 |
| 10 | 29 September 2016 | 2 December 2016 | ||
| 5 | 22 | 12 | 20 January 2017 | 31 March 2017 |
| 10 | 12 October 2017 | 15 December 2017 | ||
| 6 | 24 | 12 | 11 January 2018 | 30 March 2018 |
| 12 | 20 September 2018 | 7 December 2018 | ||
| 7 | 24 | 12 | 4 January 2019 | 15 March 2019 |
| 12 | 27 September 2019 | 6 December 2019 | ||
| 8 | 24 | 12 | 11 January 2020 | 27 March 2020 |
| 12 | 25 September 2020 | 5 February 2021 | ||
| 9 | 20 | 10 | 11 June 2021 | 13 August 2021 |
| 10 | 21 January 2022 | 25 March 2022 | ||
| 10 | 20 | 10 | 30 September 2022 | 2 December 2022 |
| 10 | 21 April 2023 | 23 June 2023 | ||
| 11 | 10 | 26 January 2024 | 22 March 2024 | |
| 12 | TBA | 18 October 2024 | TBA | |
Episodes
Series 1 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Home Alone (Freedom – Part 1)" | Craig Lines | Elly Brewer | 4 January 2013 | 0.63 |
| 2 | 2 | "Liberty in the DG (Freedom – Part 2)" | Craig Lines | Emma Reeves | 5 January 2013 | 0.63 |
| 3 | 3 | "Baby" | Craig Lines | Dawn Harrison | 11 January 2013 | 0.68 |
| 4 | 4 | "S.O.S." | Craig Lines | Dawn Harrison | 18 January 2013 | 0.50 |
| 5 | 5 | "What Would Gus Want?" | Stewart Svaasand | Elly Brewer | 25 January 2013 | 0.63 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Real Faith Davis" | Stewart Svaasand | Heather Imani | 1 February 2013 | 0.55 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Truth Is Out There" | Stewart Svaasand | Emma Reeves | 8 February 2013 | 0.59 |
| 8 | 8 | "Dreamland" | Stewart Svaasand | Mark Burt | 15 February 2013 | 0.49 |
| 9 | 9 | "A Day in the Past" | Diana Patrick | Steve Turner | 22 February 2013 | 0.46 |
| 10 | 10 | "Oh, Mo!" | Diana Patrick | Elly Brewer | 1 March 2013 | 0.43 |
| 11 | 11 | "Seriously Funny" | Diana Patrick | Matt Evans | 8 March 2013 | 0.42 |
| 12 | 12 | "Esme" | Diana Patrick | Nimer Rashed | 15 March 2013 | 0.48 |
| 13 | 13 | "Scary Beasts" | Diana Patrick | Dawn Harrison | 15 March 2013 | 0.65 |
Series 2 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | "Kick Off (Booting Up – Part 1)" | Sallie Aprahamian | Elly Brewer | 10 January 2014 | 0.57 |
| 16 | 2 | "Quitters (Booting Up – Part 2)" | Sallie Aprahamian | Dawn Harrison | 10 January 2014 | 0.57 |
| 17 | 3 | "The Dumping Ground Experience" | Sallie Aprahamian | Sarah-Louise Hawkins | 17 January 2014 | 0.32 |
| 18 | 4 | "The Barbecue" | Sallie Aprahamian | Debbie Oates | 24 January 2014 | 0.45 |
| 19 | 5 | "Finding Frank" | Nigel Douglas | Emma Reeves | 31 January 2014 | 0.30 |
| 20 | 6 | "Holding On" | Nigel Douglas | Matt Evans | 7 February 2014 | 0.30 |
| 21 | 7 | "Endurance" | Nigel Douglas | Sarah-Louise Hawkins | 14 February 2014 | 0.36 |
| 22 | 8 | "I Have a Dream" | Diana Patrick | Julie Dixon | 21 February 2014 | 0.34 |
| 23 | 9 | "Sticks and Stones" | Diana Patrick | Mark Burt | 28 February 2014 | 0.38 |
| 24 | 10 | "G.I. Johnny" | Diana Patrick | Elly Brewer | 7 March 2014 | 0.47 |
| 25 | 11 | "Be My Girl" | Diana Patrick | Dawn Harrison | 14 March 2014 | 0.36 |
| 26 | 12 | "Hope" | Diana Patrick | Emma Reeves | 21 March 2014 | 0.41 |
| 27 | 13 | "Face the Music" | Diana Patrick | Elly Brewer | 28 March 2014 | 0.30 |
Series 3 (2015)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [8] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 1 | "Party Games (Law and Disorder - Part 1)" | Roberto Bangura | Emma Reeves | 16 January 2015 | 0.27 | ||||||
| 29 | 2 | "Grand Theft DG (Law and Disorder - Part 2)" | Roberto Bangura | Emma Reeves | 16 January 2015 | 0.27 | ||||||
| 30 | 3 | "Stuck with You" | Roberto Bangura | Sarah-Louise Hawkins | 23 January 2015 | 0.30 | ||||||
| 31 | 4 | "Mischief" | Roberto Bangura | Dawn Harrison | 30 January 2015 | 0.25 | ||||||
| 32 | 5 | "Now You See Me" | Nigel Douglas | Jane Eden | 6 February 2015 | 0.25 | ||||||
| 33 | 6 | "It's Not About the Money" | Roberto Bangura | Julie Dixon | 13 February 2015 | 0.25 | ||||||
| 34 | 7 | "Fake it to Make It" | Nigel Douglas | Davey Jones | 20 February 2015 | 0.26 | ||||||
| 35 | 8 | "Breaking In" | Nigel Douglas | Jeff Povey | 27 February 2015 | 0.34 | ||||||
| 36 | 9 | "The Long Way Home" | Nigel Douglas | Matthew Leys | 6 March 2015 | 0.27 | ||||||
| 37 | 10 | "Dragon Slayer" | Nigel Douglas | Julie Dixon | 13 March 2015 | 0.31 | ||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 38 | 11 | "Three Days" | Matthew Evans | Dawn Harrison | 6 October 2015 | 0.35 | ||||||
| 39 | 12 | "Free to Good Home" | Matthew Evans | Dawn Harrison | 13 October 2015 | 0.42 | ||||||
| 40 | 13 | "Better Than You" | Matthew Evans | Dawn Harrison | 20 October 2015 | 0.39 | ||||||
| 41 | 14 | "Who Are You?" | Matthew Evans | Davey Jones | 27 October 2015 | 0.35 | ||||||
| 42 | 15 | "Where Is Love?" | Matthew Evans | Richard Lazarus | 3 November 2015 | 0.44 | ||||||
| 43 | 16 | "The Goodbye Girl" | Sallie Aprahamian | Jeff Povey | 10 November 2015 | 0.26 | ||||||
| 44 | 17 | "Something Borrowed" | Sallie Aprahamian | Sophie Petzal | 17 November 2015 | 0.36 | ||||||
| 45 | 18 | "What Matters?" | Sallie Aprahamian | Julie Dixon | 24 November 2015 | 0.36 | ||||||
| 46 | 19 | "Coming Round" | Sallie Aprahamian | Jane Eden | 1 December 2015 | 0.31 | ||||||
| 47 | 20 | "Refuge" | Sallie Aprahamian | Emma Reeves | 8 December 2015 | 0.45 | ||||||
Series 4 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [9] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | 1 | "Lost and Found (Slings and Arrows - Part 1)" | Sallie Aprahamian | Dawn Harrison | 29 January 2016 | 0.38 | ||||||
| 49 | 2 | "Bear-Faced Liar (Slings and Arrows - Part 2)" | Sallie Aprahamian | Dawn Harrison | 29 January 2016 | 0.38 | ||||||
| 50 | 3 | "Stepping Up" | Sallie Aprahamian | Sarah-Louise Hawkins | 5 February 2016 | 0.45 | ||||||
| 51 | 4 | "They Walk Among Us" | Sallie Aprahamian | Jeff Povey | 12 February 2016 | 0.31 | ||||||
| 52 | 5 | "Hold the Front Page" | Sallie Aprahamian | Julie Dixon | 19 February 2016 | 0.26 | ||||||
| 53 | 6 | "Growing Pains" | Sarah Walker | Matt Evans | 26 February 2016 | 0.36 | ||||||
| 54 | 7 | "Submarine" | Sarah Walker | Ian Kershaw | 4 March 2016 | 0.27 | ||||||
| 55 | 8 | "First Past the Post" | Sarah Walker | Matthew Leys | 11 March 2016 | 0.26 | ||||||
| 56 | 9 | "Survivors" | Sarah Walker | Ian Kershaw | 18 March 2016 | 0.35 | ||||||
| 57 | 10 | "The End of It All" | Sarah Walker | Julie Dixon | 25 March 2016 | 0.22 | ||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 58 | 11 | "Perfect Match" | Duncan Foster | Dawn Harrison | 30 September 2016 | 0.29 | ||||||
| 59 | 12 | "Doris" | Duncan Foster | Dawn Harrison | 7 October 2016 | 0.27 | ||||||
| 60 | 13 | "Risky Business" | Duncan Foster | Jessica Lea | 14 October 2016 | 0.37 | ||||||
| 61 | 14 | "Troll [a]" | Duncan Foster | Owen Lloyd-Fox | 21 October 2016 | 0.19 | ||||||
| 62 | 15 | "It Takes Two" | Duncan Foster | Sarah-Louise Hawkins | 28 October 2016 | 0.20 | ||||||
| 63 | 16 | "Getting To Know You" | Noreen Kershaw | Matt Evans | 4 November 2016 | 0.20 | ||||||
| 64 | 17 | "Two Camps" | Noreen Kershaw | James Gillam-Smith | 11 November 2016 | 0.21 | ||||||
| 65 | 18 | "How to Be Perfect" | Noreen Kershaw | Nick Leather | 18 November 2016 | 0.35 | ||||||
| 66 | 19 | "One for Sorrow" | Noreen Kershaw | Ian Kershaw | 25 November 2016 | 0.25 | ||||||
| 67 | 20 | "Two for Joy" | Noreen Kershaw | Ian Kershaw | 2 December 2016 | 0.23 | ||||||
Series 5 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [10] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 68 | 1 | "Miscreants, Robots and Bullies (Back in the Game - Part 1)" | Duncan Foster | Dawn Harrison | 20 January 2017 | 0.24 | ||||||
| 69 | 2 | "Back in the Game (Back in the Game - Part 2)" | Duncan Foster | Dawn Harrison | 20 January 2017 | 0.24 | ||||||
| 70 | 3 | "One Giant Leap" | Duncan Foster | Owen Lloyd-Fox | 27 January 2017 | 0.23 | ||||||
| 71 | 4 | "The Fairytale Princess" | Duncan Foster | Owen Lloyd-Fox and Jessica Lea | 3 February 2017 | 0.21 | ||||||
| 72 | 5 | "Sittin' in a Tree" | Delyth Thomas | Sarah-Louise Hawkins | 10 February 2017 | 0.27 | ||||||
| 73 | 6 | "Faking It" | Delyth Thomas | Matt Evans | 17 February 2017 | 0.17 | ||||||
| 74 | 7 | "Sasha Bellman P.I." | Delyth Thomas | Jeff Povey | 24 February 2017 | 0.20 | ||||||
| 75 | 8 | "Belief" | Delyth Thomas | Ian Kershaw | 3 March 2017 | 0.20 | ||||||
| 76 | 9 | "Vox Populi" | Jordan Hogg | Gareth Sergeant | 10 March 2017 | 0.19 | ||||||
| 77 | 10 | "Free" | Jordan Hogg | Ian Kershaw | 17 March 2017 | 0.21 | ||||||
| 78 | 11 | "The Wardrobe" | Jordan Hogg | Jeff Povey | 24 March 2017 | 0.16 | ||||||
| 79 | 12 | "Farvel" | Jordan Hogg | Ian Kershaw | 31 March 2017 | 0.16 | ||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 80 | 13 | "Choose Your Own Adventure" | David Innes Edwards | Owen Lloyd-Fox | 13 October 2017 | 0.25 | ||||||
| 81 | 14 | "Making Waves" | David Innes Edwards | Ella Greenhill | 20 October 2017 | 0.19 | ||||||
| 82 | 15 | "The Phantom of Ashdene Ridge" | David Innes Edwards | Vincent Lund & Matthew Cooke | 27 October 2017 | 0.24 | ||||||
| 83 | 16 | "The Switch" | David Innes Edwards | Sarah-Louise Hawkins | 3 November 2017 | 0.23 | ||||||
| 84 | 17 | "Mission Totally Possible" | Simon Massey | Keith Brumpton | 10 November 2017 | — | ||||||
| 85 | 18 | "Sick" | Simon Massey | Kim Millar | 17 November 2017 | 0.24 | ||||||
| 86 | 19 | "Rough Justice" | Simon Massey | Matt Evans | 24 November 2017 | 0.18 | ||||||
| 87 | 20 | "Where You Belong" | Simon Massey | Furquan Akhtar | 1 December 2017 | 0.23 | ||||||
| 88 | 21 | "#SaveTheDG" | Steve Brett | Dawn Harrison | 8 December 2017 | 0.23 | ||||||
| 89 | 22 | "What Lies Beneath" | Steve Brett | Dawn Harrison | 15 December 2017 | 0.25 | ||||||
Series 6 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [11] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 91 | 1 | "Jody on the Ropes" | David Innes Edwards | Dawn Harrison | 12 January 2018 | 0.29 | ||||||
| 92 | 2 | "Saved by the Bell" | David Innes Edwards | Dawn Harrison | 19 January 2018 | 0.22 | ||||||
| 93 | 3 | "Give and Take" | David Innes Edwards | Sarah-Louise Hawkins | 26 January 2018 | — | ||||||
| 94 | 4 | "Heroes" | David Innes Edwards | Ian Kershaw | 2 February 2018 | 0.22 | ||||||
| 95 | 5 | "SorryNotSorry" | Fiona Walton | Kim Millar | 9 February 2018 | — | ||||||
| 96 | 6 | "Cat's in the Cradle" | Fiona Walton | Mark Stevenson | 16 February 2018 | 0.25 | ||||||
| 97 | 7 | "Challenging Times" | Fiona Walton | Keith Brumpton | 23 February 2018 | 0.25 | ||||||
| 98 | 8 | "Two Sides to Every Story" | Fiona Walton | Keith Brumpton | 2 March 2018 | 0.19 | ||||||
| 99 | 9 | "Utopia" | Dave Beauchamp | Gareth Sergeant | 9 March 2018 | 0.22 | ||||||
| 100 | 10 | "The Lurgy" | Dave Beauchamp | Owen Lloyd-Fox | 16 March 2018 | 0.15 | ||||||
| 101 | 11 | "RyanMan" | Dave Beauchamp | Jeff Povey | 23 March 2018 | 0.21 | ||||||
| 102 | 12 | "Holding Out for a Hero" | Dave Beauchamp | Jeff Povey | 30 March 2018 | 0.21 | ||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 103 | 13 | "Stuck" | Sean Glynn | Kim Millar | 14 September 2018 | 0.20 | ||||||
| 104 | 14 | "The Secret" | Sean Glynn | Suzanne Cowie | 21 September 2018 | 0.20 | ||||||
| 105 | 15 | "Bird's Song" | David Innes Edwards | Marissa Lestrade | 28 September 2018 | 0.17 | ||||||
| 106 | 16 | "Home" | Sean Glynn | Furquan Akhtar | 5 October 2018 | 0.19 | ||||||
| 107 | 17 | "Faker" | Sean Glynn | Dawn Harrison | 12 October 2018 | 0.20 | ||||||
| 108 | 18 | "Me, Myself and I" | Mark Reynaud | Mark Stevenson | 19 October 2018 | 0.25 | ||||||
| 109 | 19 | "Jay and Bird's Day Off" | Jamie Annett | Gareth Sergeant | 26 October 2018 | 0.16 | ||||||
| 110 | 20 | "Wasters" | Jamie Annett | Rachel Smith | 2 November 2018 | 0.18 | ||||||
| 111 | 21 | "Joyless Division" | Alex Jacob | Keith Brumpton | 9 November 2018 | 0.22 | ||||||
| 112 | 22 | "No Escaping" | Alex Jacob | John Hickman | 16 November 2018 | 0.20 | ||||||
| 113 | 23 | "To Have and Not to Hold" | Jamie Annett | Jeff Povey | 30 November 2018 | 0.28 | ||||||
| 114 | 24 | "Missing Presumed Single" | Jamie Annett | Jeff Povey | 7 December 2018 | 0.31 | ||||||
Series 7 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [12] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 115 | 1 | "Rage" | David Beauchamp | Gareth Sergeant | 4 January 2019 | 0.28 | ||||||
| 116 | 2 | "Five Doors" | David Beauchamp | Gareth Sergeant | 4 January 2019 | 0.22 | ||||||
| 117 | 3 | "The Lone Ranger" | Tracey Larcombe | Mark Stevenson | 11 January 2019 | 0.20 | ||||||
| 118 | 4 | "Face Your Fear" | David Beauchamp | Suzanne Cowie | 18 January 2019 | 0.21 | ||||||
| 119 | 5 | "Run the Risk" | David Beauchamp | John Hickman | 25 January 2019 | 0.21 | ||||||
| 120 | 6 | "Candi-Rose?" | Tracey Larcombe | Colin Steven | 1 February 2019 | 0.21 | ||||||
| 121 | 7 | "The Return of the Freaky Twins" | Tracey Larcombe | Dawn Harrison | 8 February 2019 | 0.25 | ||||||
| 122 | 8 | "Snake" | Tracey Larcombe | Kim Millar | 15 February 2019 | 0.18 | ||||||
| 123 | 9 | "Three's a Crowd" | Gary Williams | Christine Robertson | 22 February 2019 | 0.20 | ||||||
| 124 | 10 | "A Mother's Love" | Gary Williams | Kayleigh Llewellyn | 1 March 2019 | 0.26 | ||||||
| 125 | 11 | "2 + 2 = 5" | Gary Williams | Keith Brumpton | 8 March 2019 | 0.21 | ||||||
| 126 | 12 | "There's a Million Ways to Say Goodbye" | Gary Williams | Jeff Povey | 15 March 2019 | 0.22 | ||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 127 | 13 | "The Boss" | Steve Brett | Joe Williams | 27 September 2019 | 0.21 | ||||||
| 128 | 14 | "The Movie Business" | Steve Brett | John Hickman | 4 October 2019 | 0.16 | ||||||
| 129 | 15 | "Two Hands, Four Hands" | Steve Brett | David Chikwe | 11 October 2019 | 0.24 | ||||||
| 130 | 16 | "Letting Go" | Steve Brett | Suzanne Cowie | 18 October 2019 | 0.18 | ||||||
| 131 | 17 | "Tyler Means Business" | Nicole Volavka | Claire Miller | 25 October 2019 | 0.14 | ||||||
| 132 | 18 | "Go Fish" | Hildegard Ryan | Julie Dixon | 1 November 2019 | 0.22 | ||||||
| 133 | 19 | "King Of Comedy" | Nicole Volavka | Kim Millar | 8 November 2019 | 0.13> | ||||||
| 134 | 20 | "Champions" | Nicole Volavka | Gareth Sergeant | 15 November 2019 | 0.18 | ||||||
| 135 | 21 | "Another Planet" | Nicole Volavka | Rachel Smith | 22 November 2019 | 0.20 | ||||||
| 136 | 22 | "Reunion" | Amanda Mealing | Owen Lloyd-Fox | 29 November 2019 | 0.22 | ||||||
| 137 | 23 | "Mighty Mike Milligan" | Alex Jacob | Jeff Povey | 6 December 2019 | 0.19 | ||||||
| 138 | 24 | "The Last Dance" | Alex Jacob | Jeff Povey | 6 December 2019 | 0.17 | ||||||
Series 8 (2020-21)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [13] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 139 | 1 | "Natural Selection" | Nicole Volavka | Julie Dixon | 10 January 2020 | 0.15 | ||||||
| 140 | 2 | "Follow My Leader" | Nicole Volavka | Dawn Harrison | 17 January 2020 | 0.15 | ||||||
| 141 | 3 | "Auld Lang Syne" | Nicole Volavka | Claire Miller | 24 January 2020 | 0.17 | ||||||
| 142 | 4 | "Somebody" | Nicole Volavka | Rachel Smith | 31 January 2020 | 0.15 | ||||||
| 143 | 5 | "Sugar and Spice" | Sean Glynn | Christine Robertson | 7 February 2020 | 0.14 | ||||||
| 144 | 6 | "Love Hearts And Roses" | Sean Glynn | John Hickman | 14 February 2020 | 0.17 | ||||||
| 145 | 7 | "A Matter of Life and Debt" | Sean Glynn | Anthony MacMurray | 21 February 2020 | 0.16 | ||||||
| 146 | 8 | "Risk" | Sean Glynn | Gareth Sergeant | 28 February 2020 | 0.19 | ||||||
| 147 | 9 | "The Replacement" | Alex Jacob | Hannah George | 6 March 2020 | 0.13 | ||||||
| 148 | 10 | "Do the Right Thing" | Alex Jacob | Suzanne Cowie | 13 March 2020 | 0.11 | ||||||
| 149 | 11 | "Trouble in Paradise" | Alex Jacob | Claire Miller | 20 March 2020 | 0.16 | ||||||
| 150 | 12 | "Go Your Own Way" | Alex Jacob | Mark Stevenson | 27 March 2020 | 0.13 | ||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 151 | 13 | "What's Mine Is Mine" | John Howlett | Zoe Lister | 25 September 2020 | 0.08 | ||||||
| 152 | 14 | "Shattered" | John Howlett | Matt Sinclair | 2 October 2020 | 0.09 | ||||||
| 153 | 15 | "Keeping Face" | Hildegard Ryan | Dawn Harrison | 9 October 2020 | 0.08 | ||||||
| 154 | 16 | "Everybody Needs a Friend" | Hildegard Ryan | Dare Aiyegbayo | 16 October 2020 | 0.10> | ||||||
| 155 | 17 | "Truth or Scare" | John Howlett | Jeff Povey and Anthony MacMurray | 23 October 2020 | 0.10> | ||||||
| 156 | 18 | "Sasha Claus" | Gary Williams | Gareth Sergeant | 11 December 2020 | 0.08> | ||||||
| 157 | 19 | "Great Expectations" | Hildegard Ryan | Hannah George | 8 January 2021 | 0.09 | ||||||
| 158 | 20 | "Snakes and Ladders" | Vicki Kisner | David Chikwe | 15 January 2021 | 0.13> | ||||||
| 159 | 21 | "Nobody's Perfect" | Hildegard Ryan | Kim Millar | 22 January 2021 | 0.10> | ||||||
| 160 | 22 | "Broken Record" | Gary Williams | Asher Pirie | 29 January 2021 | 0.10> | ||||||
| 161 | 23 | "Far From The Tree" | Gary Williams | Christine Robertson | 5 February 2021 | 0.10 | ||||||
| 162 | 24 | "Dream Life" | Gary Williams | John Hickman | 5 February 2021 | 0.11 | ||||||
Series 9 (2021-22)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [14] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 163 | 1 | "Moment of Truth" | Diana Patrick | Julia Kent | 11 June 2021 | 0.06> | ||||||
| 164 | 2 | "Sweet and Sour" | Diana Patrick | Kim Millar | 18 June 2021 | 0.11 | ||||||
| 165 | 3 | "The Remote" | Diana Patrick | Jeff Povey | 25 June 2021 | 0.10 | ||||||
| 166 | 4 | "The Diwata of Ogleton Wood" | Diana Patrick | Paul Campbell | 2 July 2021 | 0.11> | ||||||
| 167 | 5 | "Old Friends" | Diana Patrick | Hannah George | 9 July 2021 | 0.10> | ||||||
| 168 | 6 | "Partners in Crime" | Sean Glynn | Scott Payne | 16 July 2021 | 0.10 | ||||||
| 169 | 7 | "Festival Fibber" | Sean Glynn | Niki Rooney | 23 July 2021 | 0.07> | ||||||
| 170 | 8 | "Losing Your Cool" | Sunny Bahia | John Hickman | 30 July 2021 | 0.08 | ||||||
| 171 | 9 | "Memory Lane" | Sean Glynn | Zoë Lister | 6 August 2021 | 0.07> | ||||||
| 172 | 10 | "Run, Rescue, Repeat" | Sean Glynn | Dawn Harrison | 13 August 2021 | 0.06> | ||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 173 | 11 | "Saviour" | Vicki Kisner | Rachel Smith | 21 January 2022 | 0.12> | ||||||
| 174 | 12 | "Friend Zone" | Vicki Kisner | Joseph Lidster | 28 January 2022 | 0.10> | ||||||
| 175 | 13 | "Face to Face" | Paul Riordan | Christine Robertson | 4 February 2022 | 0.10> | ||||||
| 176 | 14 | "Finders Keepers" | Paul Riordan | Robert Butler | 11 February 2022 | 0.07> | ||||||
| 177 | 15 | "The Beat Goes On" | Vicki Kisner | Dare Aiyegbayo | 18 February 2022 | 0.08> | ||||||
| 178 | 16 | "The Brothers Murray" | Paul Riordan | Matt Sinclair | 25 February 2022 | 0.07> | ||||||
| 179 | 17 | "Rocket Man" | Vicki Kisner | Claire Miller | 4 March 2022 | 0.08> | ||||||
| 180 | 18 | "Stand Up" | Alex Browning | Mark Boutros | 11 March 2022 | 0.09> | ||||||
| 181 | 19 | "The Master Plan" | Paul Riordan | Owen Lloyd-Fox | 18 March 2022 | N/A | ||||||
| 182 | 20 | "Breaking Chains" | Paul Riordan | Ciara Conway | 25 March 2022 | N/A | ||||||
Series 10 (2022-23)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [15] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 183 | 1 | "A Hole New Start" | Lee Skelly | Dawn Harrison | 30 September 2022 | N/A | ||||||
| 184 | 2 | "Over and Out" | Lee Skelly | Dawn Harrison | 7 October 2022 | N/A | ||||||
| 185 | 3 | "We Aren't Family" | Lee Skelly | Hannah George | 14 October 2022 | N/A | ||||||
| 186 | 4 | "My Greatest Composition" | Lee Skelly | Thabo Mhlatshwa | 21 October 2022 | N/A | ||||||
| 187 | 5 | "Frogs On A Train" | Daymon Britton | Kat Rose-Martin | 28 October 2022 | N/A | ||||||
| 188 | 6 | "Take Flight" | Daymon Britton | Sameera Steward | 4 November 2022 | N/A | ||||||
| 189 | 7 | "The Real Candi-Rose" | Daymon Britton | Julia Kent | 11 November 2022 | N/A | ||||||
| 190 | 8 | "The Dodo" | Daymon Britton | Wally Jiagoo | 18 November 2022 | N/A | ||||||
| 191 | 9 | "Trapped" | David Innes Edwards | Paul Gerstenberger | 25 November 2022 | N/A | ||||||
| 192 | 10 | "The Hardest Word" | David Innes Edwards | Rachel Smith | 2 December 2022 | N/A | ||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 193 | 11 | "Under New Management" | Stephanie Zari | Scott Payne | 21 April 2023 | N/A | ||||||
| 194 | 12 | "The Mole Hunt" | Stephanie Zari | Scott Payne | 28 April 2023 | N/A | ||||||
| 195 | 13 | "Natural Habitat" | David Innes Edwards | Rob Kinsman | 5 May 2023 | N/A | ||||||
| 196 | 14 | "Karma Drama Queen" | Richard Johnstone | Jeff Povey | 12 May 2023 | N/A | ||||||
| 197 | 15 | "Intergalactic" | Stephanie Zari | Jane Wainwright | 19 May 2023 | N/A | ||||||
| 198 | 16 | "Sister to Sister" | Stephanie Zari | Gemma Mushington | 26 May 2023 | N/A | ||||||
| 199 | 17 | "Mother's Day" | Duncan Foster | Matthew Leys | 2 June 2023 | N/A | ||||||
| 200 | 18 | "Life Is What You Bake It" | Duncan Foster | Jordan Barrett | 9 June 2023 | N/A | ||||||
| 201 | 19 | "The Monster Within" | Duncan Foster | Niki Rooney | 16 June 2023 | N/A | ||||||
| 202 | 20 | "Bright Sparks" | Duncan Foster | Keith Brumpton | 23 June 2023 | N/A | ||||||
Series 11 (2024)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [16] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203 | 1 | "Welcome Home[17]" | Daymon Britton | Paul Rose | 26 January 2024 | N/A |
| 204 | 2 | "I Can Explain[18]" | Lee Skelly | Rob Evans | 2 February 2024 | N/A |
| 205 | 3 | "Imagine[19]" | Lee Skelly | Jane Wainwright | 9 February 2024 | N/A |
| 206 | 4 | "Seeing Red[20]" | Lee Skelly | Rob Evans | 16 February 2024 | N/A |
| 207 | 5 | "Likes[21]" | Lee Skelly | Omar Khan | 23 February 2024 | N/A |
| 208 | 6 | "Mum's the Word[22]" | Daymon Britton | Jordan Barrett | 1 March 2024 | N/A |
| 209 | 7 | "Coming Clean[23]" | Daymon Britton | Ciaran Cruickshank | 8 March 2024 | N/A |
| 210 | 8 | "Big Little Fibs[24]" | Daymon Britton | Tony Cooke | 15 March 2024 | N/A |
| 211 | 9 | "Fly Away Home[25]" | Duncan Foster | Martin Jameson & Ali Taylor | 22 March 2024 | N/A |
| 212 | 10 | "Bring the House Down[26]" | Duncan Foster | Ali Taylor | 22 March 2024 | N/A |
Series 12 (2024)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [27] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213 | 1 | "The Tooth Fairy" | Duncan Foster | Paul Gerstenberger | 18 October 2024 | N/A |
| 214 | 2 | "Picnic 'n' Mix" | David Innes Edwards | Ali Taylor | 25 October 2024 | TBD |
| 215 | 3 | "Trouble Doubled" | Meg Campbell | Martin Jameson & Sergio Casci | 1 November 2024 | TBD |
| 216 | 4 | "Same but Different" | Meg Campbell | Omar Khan & Martin Jameson | 8 November 2024 | TBD |
| 217 | 5 | "Best Day Ever" | Meg Campbell | Ali Taylor | 15 November 2024 | TBD |
Specials
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jody In Wonderland | 16 December 2013 | |||
| Floss The Foundling | 25 March 2016 | |||
| Dumping Ground Island | 22 December 2017 | |||
| Sasha's Contact Meeting | 6 April 2018 | |||
| After The DG | 16 July – 4 August 2018 | |||
| The Joseph & Taz Files | 27 August 2018 | |||
Jody In Wonderland (2013)
| No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [28] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | "Jody in Wonderland" | Nigel Douglas | Elly Brewer | 16 December 2013 | 0.50 | |
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Jody is faced with a terrible dilemma when she's asked to make a witness statement against her brother Kingsley. Jody leaves Mike's office seeing a rabbit. Following the rabbit, she enters a rather unfamiliar world with strangely familiar – yet utterly different – characters. First Appearance: Stacy Liu as May Li Wang | ||||||
Floss The Foundling (2016)
After the end of the episode, The End Of It All in series 4, a five-minute crossover between The Dumping Ground and Hetty Feather aired on CBBC, titled A Special Dumping Ground Adventure. Its official title (according to CBBC Online) is Floss The Foundling and has instead used this title online and in subsequent TV airings.
| No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | "Floss The Foundling[29]" | Makalla McPherson[29] | Matt Evans[29] | 25 March 2016 | |
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When Floss has to do the vacuuming. she ruins a picture that Tyler, Billie and Toni work on when they don't want her help. Floss falls asleep on the sofa and ends up in the Foundling Hospital. She encounters Hetty Feather, who introduces Floss to the Foundling Hospital ways. Sheila and Elizabeth are mean towards Floss and Hetty gets Floss out of trouble with Matron Bottomley. Floss and Hetty make friends. When Floss wakes up, she draws a replacement picture. Guest Starring: Isabel Clifton as Hetty Feather, Polly Allen as Sheila Ormsby, Isabelle Allen as Elizabeth and Eva Pope as Matron Bottomley | |||||
Dumping Ground Island (2017)
After the end of series 5, an hour special aired, titled Dumping Ground Island. It is filmed in the North East of England as well as Crete, Greece. It is the first episode across the Tracy Beaker franchise that has been filmed abroad.[30]
| No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | "Dumping Ground Island" | David Innes Edwards | Owen Lloyd-Fox | 22 December 2017 | N/A | |
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The young people talk to Tyler about their problems for the Kids in Care forum and he is pressured into solving them. May-Li is concerned about Tyler's lack of sleep over his work for his podcast and suggests he interviews the young people. Floss wants Ryan to teach her to be evil. Tyler daydreams when Jody asks for his help with her mum and Tyler tells Jody about an island he dreams he could run away to. For his podcast, Tyler insults the young people using false names and after Ryan finds Tyler's notes for the forum in the bin, Ryan distracts him away. Ryan shares the podcast recording with the young people and Tyler escapes to his room to dream about the island. Tyler finds himself on his dream island and explores, swims and climbs, but he isn't happy when Jody, Ryan, Sasha and Dexter turn up and Ryan and Jody insist Tyler is in charge to find food. Floss later arrives on the island. Ryan finds a fridge with fruit and fills up his bag, but when he returns to the young people, he refuses to share. In the cave, Tyler's laptop plays a message to him and Ryan agrees to share the food if they build the shelter. Sasha and Dexter fall out when Sasha calls Dexter names and Sasha works out Jody likes Tyler. Back at the cave, Tyler thinks he has bipolar and Ryan winds Jody up about Tyler not liking her. Jody goes to the cave and tells Tyler it's her birthday and her mum forgot. Tyler rubbishes what Ryan said and kisses Jody, which shocks her, but Jody kisses Tyler back. When Tyler snaps out of his dream, he tells Dexter that Sasha cares about him, he gets Ryan to teach Floss how to be evil and leaves Jody a birthday card. | ||||||
Sasha's Contact Meeting (2018)
After the end of the first half of series 6, a five-part mini webisode series was shown on BBC iPlayer, titled Sasha's Contact Meeting. It featured Annabelle Davis as Sasha Bellman and Endy McKay as Jenny Holmes, Sasha's new social worker.[31]
| No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sasha's Contact Meeting: Episode 1" | Michael J Ferns | Lauren Sequeira | 6 April 2018 | N/A | |
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Sasha tells her vlog viewers that she has had to miss a trip to the theme park to see her social worker, Maureen. Sasha goes to see Maureen but finds another woman there, who introduces herself as Jenny Holmes and her new social worker. Sasha insists she does not need a pathway plan as she knows what she wants to do, but tells her vlog viewers the meeting will not last long. | ||||||
| 2 | "Sasha's Contact Meeting: Episode 2" | Michael J Ferns | Lauren Sequeira | 6 April 2018 | N/A | |
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Sasha tells Jenny that she feels meeting will not be worth it for her. When Jenny asks Sasha about her education, Sasha plans to study Art, but Jenny wants proper answers from Sasha. Sasha attempts to question Jenny about her being a social worker, but Jenny wants to focus on the plan. Jenny then asks Sasha about what she will do for money, but Sasha refuses to answer. When Jenny is out of the room, Sasha pours water over her documents and then wants to film her reaction, but Jenny notices the phone. Jenny insists they are going to complete the plan. | ||||||
| 3 | "Sasha's Contact Meeting: Episode 3" | Michael J Ferns | Lauren Sequeira | 6 April 2018 | N/A | |
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Jenny tells Sasha she has to respect people's privacy and Sasha chooses to ignore Jenny's request by using her phone. Sasha rubbishes Jenny's belief that she is scared and tells Jenny her interests. Jenny then asks Sasha about where she will live when she has left care as she knows Sasha chose not to live with her mum, asking if she wants to live independently. Jenny brings up Sasha's anger, which is the same way she acted when she was going to live in secure accommodation, and Sasha denies she is angry. | ||||||
| 4 | "Sasha's Contact Meeting: Episode 4" | Michael J Ferns | Lauren Sequeira | 6 April 2018 | N/A | |
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When Jenny tries to talk about Sasha's emotions, Sasha insists she is in control and independent and walks out of her meeting. She locks herself in her bedroom and turns up her music to get Jenny to leave her alone. Jenny leaves Sasha a note, telling her she is in the garden and an emotional Sasha destroys her canvas. | ||||||
| 5 | "Sasha's Contact Meeting: Episode 5" | Michael J Ferns | Lauren Sequeira | 6 April 2018 | N/A | |
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Sasha joins Jenny in the garden and Jenny attempts to guess how Sasha feels so she talks. Sasha admits to Jenny she does and does not regret moving back in with her family, but knows it was right not to and has to be independent as well as admitting she is scared. Jenny reassures Sasha that it is normal to feel guilty about putting herself first instead of her family. Sasha also admits she misses Josh and feels like she is the same person she was when she arrived and her anger messes things up. Jenny praises Sasha for talking and encourages her to talk to people. | ||||||
After The DG (2018)
After The DG, a mini webisode series, is being shown on Instagram.[32] It featured Jessica Revell and Kasey McKellar, reprising their roles as Elektra Perkins and Bailey Wharton respectively. The series was announced in 2018 and is aimed at older fans.[33]
| No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Elektra After The DG[34]" | Trim Lamba | Sabrina Mahfouz | 16 July 2018 – 4 August 2018 | N/A | |
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Elektra is selected as a Young Changemaker. On the scheme, Elektra struggles to fit in and is harassed by her violent ex-boyfriend, Matt. Elektra is tasked to make a short video for social media to encourage change and empower young people as part of the scheme. Elektra fails to make a blog for the scheme and she eventually decides to quit the scheme. Elektra also begins to develop feelings previously unexperienced for her former classmate Sula. Elektra has no money, but decides to take a road trip and Sula joins her. Elektra runs out of money and has no food, but cannot return to work until the cover leaves. | ||||||
| 2 | "Bailey After The DG[35]" | Will Herbert | Emma Hill | 16 July 2018 – 4 August 2018 | N/A | |
The Joseph & Taz Files (2018)
In August 2018, a five-part mini webisode series was shown on BBC iPlayer, titled The Joseph & Taz Files. It featured Yousef Naseer as Joseph Stubbs and Jasmine Uson as Taz De Souza.
| No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Joseph & Taz Files: Episode 1" | Will Herbert | Karrissa Hamilton-Bannis | 25 August 2018 | N/A | |
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Joseph tries to video a comet, but captures strange midnight activity instead. He’s convinced it can all be explained by science, but Taz believes it’s a ghost. How will they solve the mystery? | ||||||
| 2 | "The Joseph & Taz Files: Episode 2" | Will Herbert | Karrissa Hamilton-Bannis | 25 August 2018 | N/A | |
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Joseph and Taz aren’t getting along, when they find a mysterious footprint in the attic. It has them thinking there is even more to this mystery – if only they could work together to solve it | ||||||
| 3 | "The Joseph & Taz Files: Episode 3" | Will Herbert | Karrissa Hamilton-Bannis | 25 August 2018 | N/A | |
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Joseph and Taz try to capture more evidence of the ‘ghost’ by setting up another camera and staging a sleepover in the attic. They almost bond before clashing again and Joseph wishes Taz would just disappear… | ||||||
| 4 | "The Joseph & Taz Files: Episode 4" | Will Herbert | Karrissa Hamilton-Bannis | 25 August 2018 | N/A | |
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Joseph frantically searches for Taz, using his app and some cameras. He thinks he’s getting close when he gets a huge surprise… | ||||||
| 5 | "The Joseph & Taz Files: Episode 5" | Will Herbert | Karrissa Hamilton-Bannis | 25 August 2018 | N/A | |
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The real ‘ghost’ is finally revealed and Joseph and Taz decide to forge a new partnership for the future | ||||||
Notes
- ^ On screen, the episode was titled "I Troll" for an unknown reason.
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