The Dumping Ground

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 care home with their care workers in care, broadcast on CBBC since 4 January 2013. The series is a continuation of Tracy Beaker Returns and the first series, consisting of thirteen, thirty-minute episodes, was commissioned in early 2012.

The Dumping Ground
GenreChildren's drama
Based onThe Story of Tracy Beaker
by Jacqueline Wilson
Directed byVarious
Starring
  • Current cast
Theme music composerJeremy Holland-Smith
Composer(s)
  • Jeremy Holland-Smith (series 1-6)
  • Simon Rogers (series 1–6)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series9
No. of episodes182 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Foz Allan (series 1-6)
  • Lis Steele (series 1–6)
  • Lucy Martin (series 6)
  • Kim Crowther (series 6)
  • Jonathan Phillips (series 5–)
Producer(s)
  • 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)
Animator(s)David Gregory (series 1-6)
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time28 minutes (regular episodes)
Production company(s)BBC Children's Productions
DistributorBBC Studios
Release
Original networkCBBC
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Original release4 January 2013 (2013-01-04)
Chronology
Preceded byTracy Beaker Returns
Followed byMy Mum Tracy Beaker
Related shows
  • The Story Of Tracy Beaker
  • Liam's Story
  • The Dumping Ground Dish Up
  • The Dumping Ground Survival Files
  • The Dumping Ground: I'm...
  • My Mum Tracy Beaker
  • The Beaker Girls
Other websites
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