List of The Dumping Ground episodes

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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, 202 episodes of The Dumping Ground have aired.

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1134 January 2013 (2013-01-04)15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)
21310 January 2014 (2014-01-10)28 March 2014 (2014-03-28)
3201014 January 2015 (2015-01-14)13 March 2015 (2015-03-13)
105 October 2015 (2015-10-05)8 December 2015 (2015-12-08)
4201028 January 2016 (2016-01-28)25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
1029 September 2016 (2016-09-29)2 December 2016 (2016-12-02)
5221220 January 2017 (2017-01-20)31 March 2017 (2017-03-31)
1012 October 2017 (2017-10-12)15 December 2017 (2017-12-15)
6241211 January 2018 (2018-01-11)30 March 2018 (2018-03-30)
1220 September 2018 (2018-09-20)7 December 2018 (2018-12-07)
724124 January 2019 (2019-01-04)15 March 2019 (2019-03-15)
1227 September 2019 (2019-09-27)6 December 2019 (2019-12-06)
8241211 January 2020 (2020-01-11)27 March 2020 (2020-03-27)
1225 September 2020 (2020-09-25)5 February 2021 (2021-02-05)
9201011 June 2021 (2021-06-11)13 August 2021 (2021-08-13)
1021 January 2022 (2022-01-21)25 March 2022 (2022-03-25)
10201030 September 2022 (2022-09-30)2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)
1021 April 2023 (2023-04-21)23 June 2023 (2023-06-23)
11TBC1026 January 2024 (2024-01-26)TBC (TBC)
TBCTBC (TBC)TBC (TBC)

Episodes

Series 1 (2013)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [6]
11"Home Alone (Freedom – Part 1)"Craig LinesElly Brewer4 January 2013 (2013-01-04)0.63
22"Liberty in the DG (Freedom – Part 2)"Craig LinesEmma Reeves5 January 2013 (2013-01-05)0.63
33"Baby"Craig LinesDawn Harrison11 January 2013 (2013-01-11)0.68
44"S.O.S."Craig LinesDawn Harrison18 January 2013 (2013-01-18)0.50
55"What Would Gus Want?"Stewart SvaasandElly Brewer25 January 2013 (2013-01-25)0.63
66"The Real Faith Davis"Stewart SvaasandHeather Imani1 February 2013 (2013-02-01)0.55
77"The Truth Is Out There"Stewart SvaasandEmma Reeves8 February 2013 (2013-02-08)0.59
88"Dreamland"Stewart SvaasandMark Burt15 February 2013 (2013-02-15)0.49
99"A Day in the Past"Diana PatrickSteve Turner22 February 2013 (2013-02-22)0.46
1010"Oh, Mo!"Diana PatrickElly Brewer1 March 2013 (2013-03-01)0.43
1111"Seriously Funny"Diana PatrickMatt Evans8 March 2013 (2013-03-08)0.42
1212"Esme"Diana PatrickNimer Rashed15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)0.48
1313"Scary Beasts"Diana PatrickDawn Harrison15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)0.65

Series 2 (2014)

No.
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No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [7]
151"Kick Off (Booting Up – Part 1)"Sallie AprahamianElly Brewer10 January 2014 (2014-01-10)0.57
162"Quitters (Booting Up – Part 2)"Sallie AprahamianDawn Harrison10 January 2014 (2014-01-10)0.57
173"The Dumping Ground Experience"Sallie AprahamianSarah-Louise Hawkins17 January 2014 (2014-01-17)0.32
184"The Barbecue"Sallie AprahamianDebbie Oates24 January 2014 (2014-01-24)0.45
195"Finding Frank"Nigel DouglasEmma Reeves31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)0.30
206"Holding On"Nigel DouglasMatt Evans7 February 2014 (2014-02-07)0.30
217"Endurance"Nigel DouglasSarah-Louise Hawkins14 February 2014 (2014-02-14)0.36
228"I Have a Dream"Diana PatrickJulie Dixon21 February 2014 (2014-02-21)0.34
239"Sticks and Stones"Diana PatrickMark Burt28 February 2014 (2014-02-28)0.38
2410"G.I. Johnny"Diana PatrickElly Brewer7 March 2014 (2014-03-07)0.47
2511"Be My Girl"Diana PatrickDawn Harrison14 March 2014 (2014-03-14)0.36
2612"Hope"Diana PatrickEmma Reeves21 March 2014 (2014-03-21)0.41
2713"Face the Music"Diana PatrickElly Brewer28 March 2014 (2014-03-28)0.30

Series 3 (2015)

No.
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series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [8]
Part 1
281"Party Games (Law and Disorder - Part 1)"Roberto BanguraEmma Reeves16 January 2015 (2015-01-16)0.27
292"Grand Theft DG (Law and Disorder - Part 2)"Roberto BanguraEmma Reeves16 January 2015 (2015-01-16)0.27
303"Stuck with You"Roberto BanguraSarah-Louise Hawkins23 January 2015 (2015-01-23)0.30
314"Mischief"Roberto BanguraDawn Harrison30 January 2015 (2015-01-30)0.25
325"Now You See Me"Nigel DouglasJane Eden6 February 2015 (2015-02-06)0.25
336"It's Not About the Money"Roberto BanguraJulie Dixon13 February 2015 (2015-02-13)0.25
347"Fake it to Make It"Nigel DouglasDavey Jones20 February 2015 (2015-02-20)0.26
358"Breaking In"Nigel DouglasJeff Povey27 February 2015 (2015-02-27)0.34
369"The Long Way Home"Nigel DouglasMatthew Leys6 March 2015 (2015-03-06)0.27
3710"Dragon Slayer"Nigel DouglasJulie Dixon13 March 2015 (2015-03-13)0.31
Part 2
3811"Three Days"Matthew EvansDawn Harrison6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)0.35
3912"Free to Good Home"Matthew EvansDawn Harrison13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)0.42
4013"Better Than You"Matthew EvansDawn Harrison20 October 2015 (2015-10-20)0.39
4114"Who Are You?"Matthew EvansDavey Jones27 October 2015 (2015-10-27)0.35
4215"Where Is Love?"Matthew EvansRichard Lazarus3 November 2015 (2015-11-03)0.44
4316"The Goodbye Girl"Sallie AprahamianJeff Povey10 November 2015 (2015-11-10)0.26
4417"Something Borrowed"Sallie AprahamianSophie Petzal17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)0.36
4518"What Matters?"Sallie AprahamianJulie Dixon24 November 2015 (2015-11-24)0.36
4619"Coming Round"Sallie AprahamianJane Eden1 December 2015 (2015-12-01)0.31
4720"Refuge"Sallie AprahamianEmma Reeves8 December 2015 (2015-12-08)0.45

Series 4 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [9]
Part 1
481"Lost and Found (Slings and Arrows - Part 1)"Sallie AprahamianDawn Harrison29 January 2016 (2016-01-29)0.38
492"Bear-Faced Liar (Slings and Arrows - Part 2)"Sallie AprahamianDawn Harrison29 January 2016 (2016-01-29)0.38
503"Stepping Up"Sallie AprahamianSarah-Louise Hawkins5 February 2016 (2016-02-05)0.45
514"They Walk Among Us"Sallie AprahamianJeff Povey12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)0.31
525"Hold the Front Page"Sallie AprahamianJulie Dixon19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)0.26
536"Growing Pains"Sarah WalkerMatt Evans26 February 2016 (2016-02-26)0.36
547"Submarine"Sarah WalkerIan Kershaw4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)0.27
558"First Past the Post"Sarah WalkerMatthew Leys11 March 2016 (2016-03-11)0.26
569"Survivors"Sarah WalkerIan Kershaw18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)0.35
5710"The End of It All"Sarah WalkerJulie Dixon25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)0.22
Part 2
5811"Perfect Match"Duncan FosterDawn Harrison30 September 2016 (2016-09-30)0.29
5912"Doris"Duncan FosterDawn Harrison7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)0.27
6013"Risky Business"Duncan FosterJessica Lea14 October 2016 (2016-10-14)0.37
6114"Troll [a]"Duncan FosterOwen Lloyd-Fox21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)0.19
6215"It Takes Two"Duncan FosterSarah-Louise Hawkins28 October 2016 (2016-10-28)0.20
6316"Getting To Know You"Noreen KershawMatt Evans4 November 2016 (2016-11-04)0.20
6417"Two Camps"Noreen KershawJames Gillam-Smith11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)0.21
6518"How to Be Perfect"Noreen KershawNick Leather18 November 2016 (2016-11-18)0.35
6619"One for Sorrow"Noreen KershawIan Kershaw25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)0.25
6720"Two for Joy"Noreen KershawIan Kershaw2 December 2016 (2016-12-02)0.23

Series 5 (2017)

No.
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No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [10]
Part 1
681"Miscreants, Robots and Bullies (Back in the Game - Part 1)"Duncan FosterDawn Harrison20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)0.24
692"Back in the Game (Back in the Game - Part 2)"Duncan FosterDawn Harrison20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)0.24
703"One Giant Leap"Duncan FosterOwen Lloyd-Fox27 January 2017 (2017-01-27)0.23
714"The Fairytale Princess"Duncan FosterOwen Lloyd-Fox and Jessica Lea3 February 2017 (2017-02-03)0.21
725"Sittin' in a Tree"Delyth ThomasSarah-Louise Hawkins10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)0.27
736"Faking It"Delyth ThomasMatt Evans17 February 2017 (2017-02-17)0.17
747"Sasha Bellman P.I."Delyth ThomasJeff Povey24 February 2017 (2017-02-24)0.20
758"Belief"Delyth ThomasIan Kershaw3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)0.20
769"Vox Populi"Jordan HoggGareth Sergeant10 March 2017 (2017-03-10)0.19
7710"Free"Jordan HoggIan Kershaw17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)0.21
7811"The Wardrobe"Jordan HoggJeff Povey24 March 2017 (2017-03-24)0.16
7912"Farvel"Jordan HoggIan Kershaw31 March 2017 (2017-03-31)0.16
Part 2
8013"Choose Your Own Adventure"David Innes EdwardsOwen Lloyd-Fox13 October 2017 (2017-10-13)0.25
8114"Making Waves"David Innes EdwardsElla Greenhill20 October 2017 (2017-10-20)0.19
8215"The Phantom of Ashdene Ridge"David Innes EdwardsVincent Lund & Matthew Cooke27 October 2017 (2017-10-27)0.24
8316"The Switch"David Innes EdwardsSarah-Louise Hawkins3 November 2017 (2017-11-03)0.23
8417"Mission Totally Possible"Simon MasseyKeith Brumpton10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)
8518"Sick"Simon MasseyKim Millar17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)0.24
8619"Rough Justice"Simon MasseyMatt Evans24 November 2017 (2017-11-24)0.18
8720"Where You Belong"Simon MasseyFurquan Akhtar1 December 2017 (2017-12-01)0.23
8821"#SaveTheDG"Steve BrettDawn Harrison8 December 2017 (2017-12-08)0.23
8922"What Lies Beneath"Steve BrettDawn Harrison15 December 2017 (2017-12-15)0.25

Series 6 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [11]
Part 1
911"Jody on the Ropes"David Innes EdwardsDawn Harrison12 January 2018 (2018-01-12)0.29
922"Saved by the Bell"David Innes EdwardsDawn Harrison19 January 2018 (2018-01-19)0.22
933"Give and Take"David Innes EdwardsSarah-Louise Hawkins26 January 2018 (2018-01-26)
944"Heroes"David Innes EdwardsIan Kershaw2 February 2018 (2018-02-02)0.22
955"SorryNotSorry"Fiona WaltonKim Millar9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)
966"Cat's in the Cradle"Fiona WaltonMark Stevenson16 February 2018 (2018-02-16)0.25
977"Challenging Times"Fiona WaltonKeith Brumpton23 February 2018 (2018-02-23)0.25
988"Two Sides to Every Story"Fiona WaltonKeith Brumpton2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)0.19
999"Utopia"Dave BeauchampGareth Sergeant9 March 2018 (2018-03-09)0.22
10010"The Lurgy"Dave BeauchampOwen Lloyd-Fox16 March 2018 (2018-03-16)0.15
10111"RyanMan"Dave BeauchampJeff Povey23 March 2018 (2018-03-23)0.21
10212"Holding Out for a Hero"Dave BeauchampJeff Povey30 March 2018 (2018-03-30)0.21
Part 2
10313"Stuck"Sean GlynnKim Millar14 September 2018 (2018-09-14)0.20
10414"The Secret"Sean GlynnSuzanne Cowie21 September 2018 (2018-09-21)0.20
10515"Bird's Song"David Innes EdwardsMarissa Lestrade28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)0.17
10616"Home"Sean GlynnFurquan Akhtar5 October 2018 (2018-10-05)0.19
10717"Faker"Sean GlynnDawn Harrison12 October 2018 (2018-10-12)0.20
10818"Me, Myself and I"Mark ReynaudMark Stevenson19 October 2018 (2018-10-19)0.25
10919"Jay and Bird's Day Off"Jamie AnnettGareth Sergeant26 October 2018 (2018-10-26)0.16
11020"Wasters"Jamie AnnettRachel Smith2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)0.18
11121"Joyless Division"Alex JacobKeith Brumpton9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)0.22
11222"No Escaping"Alex JacobJohn Hickman16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)0.20
11323"To Have and Not to Hold"Jamie AnnettJeff Povey30 November 2018 (2018-11-30)0.28
11424"Missing Presumed Single"Jamie AnnettJeff Povey7 December 2018 (2018-12-07)0.31

Series 7 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [12]
Part 1
1151"Rage"David BeauchampGareth Sergeant4 January 2019 (2019-01-04)0.28
1162"Five Doors"David BeauchampGareth Sergeant4 January 2019 (2019-01-04)0.22
1173"The Lone Ranger"Tracey LarcombeMark Stevenson11 January 2019 (2019-01-11)0.20
1184"Face Your Fear"David BeauchampSuzanne Cowie18 January 2019 (2019-01-18)0.21
1195"Run the Risk"David BeauchampJohn Hickman25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)0.21
1206"Candi-Rose?"Tracey LarcombeColin Steven1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)0.21
1217"The Return of the Freaky Twins"Tracey LarcombeDawn Harrison8 February 2019 (2019-02-08)0.25
1228"Snake"Tracey LarcombeKim Millar15 February 2019 (2019-02-15)0.18
1239"Three's a Crowd"Gary WilliamsChristine Robertson22 February 2019 (2019-02-22)0.20
12410"A Mother's Love"Gary WilliamsKayleigh Llewellyn1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)0.26
12511"2 + 2 = 5"Gary WilliamsKeith Brumpton8 March 2019 (2019-03-08)0.21
12612"There's a Million Ways to Say Goodbye"Gary WilliamsJeff Povey15 March 2019 (2019-03-15)0.22
Part 2
12713"The Boss"Steve BrettJoe Williams27 September 2019 (2019-09-27)0.21
12814"The Movie Business"Steve BrettJohn Hickman4 October 2019 (2019-10-04)0.16
12915"Two Hands, Four Hands"Steve BrettDavid Chikwe11 October 2019 (2019-10-11)0.24
13016"Letting Go"Steve BrettSuzanne Cowie18 October 2019 (2019-10-18)0.18
13117"Tyler Means Business"Nicole VolavkaClaire Miller25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)0.14
13218"Go Fish"Hildegard RyanJulie Dixon1 November 2019 (2019-11-01)0.22
13319"King Of Comedy"Nicole VolavkaKim Millar8 November 2019 (2019-11-08)0.13>
13420"Champions"Nicole VolavkaGareth Sergeant15 November 2019 (2019-11-15)0.18
13521"Another Planet"Nicole VolavkaRachel Smith22 November 2019 (2019-11-22)0.20
13622"Reunion"Amanda MealingOwen Lloyd-Fox29 November 2019 (2019-11-29)0.22
13723"Mighty Mike Milligan"Alex JacobJeff Povey6 December 2019 (2019-12-06)0.19
13824"The Last Dance"Alex JacobJeff Povey6 December 2019 (2019-12-06)0.17

Series 8 (2020-21)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [13]
Part 1
1391"Natural Selection"Nicole VolavkaJulie Dixon10 January 2020 (2020-01-10)0.15
1402"Follow My Leader"Nicole VolavkaDawn Harrison17 January 2020 (2020-01-17)0.15
1413"Auld Lang Syne"Nicole VolavkaClaire Miller24 January 2020 (2020-01-24)0.17
1424"Somebody"Nicole VolavkaRachel Smith31 January 2020 (2020-01-31)0.15
1435"Sugar and Spice"Sean GlynnChristine Robertson7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)0.14
1446"Love Hearts And Roses"Sean GlynnJohn Hickman14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)0.17
1457"A Matter of Life and Debt"Sean GlynnAnthony MacMurray21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)0.16
1468"Risk"Sean GlynnGareth Sergeant28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)0.19
1479"The Replacement"Alex JacobHannah George6 March 2020 (2020-03-06)0.13
14810"Do the Right Thing"Alex JacobSuzanne Cowie13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)0.11
14911"Trouble in Paradise"Alex JacobClaire Miller20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)0.16
15012"Go Your Own Way"Alex JacobMark Stevenson27 March 2020 (2020-03-27)0.13
Part 2
15113"What's Mine Is Mine"John HowlettZoe Lister25 September 2020 (2020-09-25)0.08
15214"Shattered"John HowlettMatt Sinclair2 October 2020 (2020-10-02)0.09
15315"Keeping Face"Hildegard RyanDawn Harrison9 October 2020 (2020-10-09)0.08
15416"Everybody Needs a Friend"Hildegard RyanDare Aiyegbayo16 October 2020 (2020-10-16)0.10>
15517"Truth or Scare"John HowlettJeff Povey and Anthony MacMurray23 October 2020 (2020-10-23)0.10>
15618"Sasha Claus"Gary WilliamsGareth Sergeant11 December 2020 (2020-12-11)0.08>
15719"Great Expectations"Hildegard RyanHannah George8 January 2021 (2021-01-08)0.09
15820"Snakes and Ladders"Vicki KisnerDavid Chikwe15 January 2021 (2021-01-15)0.13>
15921"Nobody's Perfect"Hildegard RyanKim Millar22 January 2021 (2021-01-22)0.10>
16022"Broken Record"Gary WilliamsAsher Pirie29 January 2021 (2021-01-29)0.10>
16123"Far From The Tree"Gary WilliamsChristine Robertson5 February 2021 (2021-02-05)0.10
16224"Dream Life"Gary WilliamsJohn Hickman5 February 2021 (2021-02-05)0.11

Series 9 (2021-22)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [14]
Part 1
1631"Moment of Truth"Diana PatrickJulia Kent11 June 2021 (2021-06-11)0.06>
1642"Sweet and Sour"Diana PatrickKim Millar18 June 2021 (2021-06-18)0.11
1653"The Remote"Diana PatrickJeff Povey25 June 2021 (2021-06-25)0.10
1664"The Diwata of Ogleton Wood"Diana PatrickPaul Campbell2 July 2021 (2021-07-02)0.11>
1675"Old Friends"Diana PatrickHannah George9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)0.10>
1686"Partners in Crime"Sean GlynnScott Payne16 July 2021 (2021-07-16)0.10
1697"Festival Fibber"Sean GlynnNiki Rooney23 July 2021 (2021-07-23)0.07>
1708"Losing Your Cool"Sunny BahiaJohn Hickman30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)0.08
1719"Memory Lane"Sean GlynnZoë Lister6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)0.07>
17210"Run, Rescue, Repeat"Sean GlynnDawn Harrison13 August 2021 (2021-08-13)0.06>
Part 2
17311"Saviour"Vicki KisnerRachel Smith21 January 2022 (2022-01-21)0.12>
17412"Friend Zone"Vicki KisnerJoseph Lidster28 January 2022 (2022-01-28)0.10>
17513"Face to Face"Paul RiordanChristine Robertson4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)0.10>
17614"Finders Keepers"Paul RiordanRobert Butler11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)0.07>
17715"The Beat Goes On"Vicki KisnerDare Aiyegbayo18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)0.08>
17816"The Brothers Murray"Paul RiordanMatt Sinclair25 February 2022 (2022-02-25)0.07>
17917"Rocket Man"Vicki KisnerClaire Miller4 March 2022 (2022-03-04)0.08>
18018"Stand Up"Alex BrowningMark Boutros11 March 2022 (2022-03-11)0.09>
18119"The Master Plan"Paul RiordanOwen Lloyd-Fox18 March 2022 (2022-03-18)N/A
18220"Breaking Chains"Paul RiordanCiara Conway25 March 2022 (2022-03-25)N/A

Series 10 (2022-23)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [15]
Part 1
1831"A Hole New Start"Lee SkellyDawn Harrison30 September 2022 (2022-09-30)N/A
1842"Over and Out"Lee SkellyDawn Harrison7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)N/A
1853"We Aren't Family"Lee SkellyHannah George14 October 2022 (2022-10-14)N/A
1864"My Greatest Composition"Lee SkellyThabo Mhlatshwa21 October 2022 (2022-10-21)N/A
1875"Frogs On A Train"Daymon BrittonKat Rose-Martin28 October 2022 (2022-10-28)N/A
1886"Take Flight"Daymon BrittonSameera Steward4 November 2022 (2022-11-04)N/A
1897"The Real Candi-Rose"Daymon BrittonJulia Kent11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)N/A
1908"The Dodo"Daymon BrittonWally Jiagoo18 November 2022 (2022-11-18)N/A
1919"Trapped"David Innes EdwardsPaul Gerstenberger25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)N/A
19210"The Hardest Word"David Innes EdwardsRachel Smith2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)N/A
Part 2
19311"Under New Management"Stephanie ZariScott Payne21 April 2023 (2023-04-21)N/A
19412"The Mole Hunt"Stephanie ZariScott Payne28 April 2023 (2023-04-28)N/A
19513"Natural Habitat"David Innes EdwardsRob Kinsman5 May 2023 (2023-05-05)N/A
19614"Karma Drama Queen"Richard JohnstoneJeff Povey12 May 2023 (2023-05-12)N/A
19715"Intergalactic"Stephanie ZariJane Wainwright19 May 2023 (2023-05-19)N/A
19816"Sister to Sister"Stephanie ZariGemma Mushington26 May 2023 (2023-05-26)N/A
19917"Mother's Day"Duncan FosterMatthew Leys2 June 2023 (2023-06-02)N/A
20018"Life Is What You Bake It"Duncan FosterJordan Barrett9 June 2023 (2023-06-09)N/A
20119"The Monster Within"Duncan FosterNiki Rooney16 June 2023 (2023-06-16)N/A
20220"Bright Sparks"Duncan FosterKeith Brumpton23 June 2023 (2023-06-23)N/A

Specials

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
Jody In Wonderland16 December 2013 (2013-12-16)
Floss The Foundling25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
Dumping Ground Island22 December 2017 (2017-12-22)
Sasha's Contact Meeting6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)
After The DG16 July – 4 August 2018 (2018-07-16 – 2018-08-04)
The Joseph & Taz Files27 August 2018 (2018-08-27)

Jody In Wonderland (2013)

No.
overall
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [16]
14"Jody in Wonderland"Nigel DouglasElly Brewer16 December 2013 (2013-12-16)0.50

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.
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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
"Floss The Foundling[17]"Makalla McPherson[17]Matt Evans[17]25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)

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.[18]

No.
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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
90"Dumping Ground Island"David Innes EdwardsOwen Lloyd-Fox22 December 2017 (2017-12-22)N/A
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.[19]

No.
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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"Sasha's Contact Meeting: Episode 1"Michael J FernsLauren Sequeira6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)N/A
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 FernsLauren Sequeira6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)N/A
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 FernsLauren Sequeira6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)N/A
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 FernsLauren Sequeira6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)N/A
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 FernsLauren Sequeira6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)N/A
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.[20] 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.[21]

No.
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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"Elektra After The DG[22]"Trim LambaSabrina Mahfouz16 July 2018 (2018-07-16) – 4 August 2018 (2018-08-04)N/A
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[23]"Will HerbertEmma Hill16 July 2018 (2018-07-16) – 4 August 2018 (2018-08-04)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.
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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"The Joseph & Taz Files: Episode 1"Will HerbertKarrissa Hamilton-Bannis25 August 2018 (2018-08-25)N/A
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 HerbertKarrissa Hamilton-Bannis25 August 2018 (2018-08-25)N/A
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 HerbertKarrissa Hamilton-Bannis25 August 2018 (2018-08-25)N/A
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 HerbertKarrissa Hamilton-Bannis25 August 2018 (2018-08-25)N/A
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 HerbertKarrissa Hamilton-Bannis25 August 2018 (2018-08-25)N/A
The real ‘ghost’ is finally revealed and Joseph and Taz decide to forge a new partnership for the future

Notes

  1. ^ On screen, the episode was titled "I Troll" for an unknown reason.

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