Young Dracula
| Young Dracula | |
|---|---|
 Young Dracula title card | |
| Genre | Teen drama Supernatural drama |
| Created by | Danny Robins Dan Tetsell |
| Starring | Keith-Lee Castle Gerran Howell Clare Thomas Simon Ludders Andy Bradshaw Sydney Rae White Cesare Taurasi Craig Roberts |
| Composers | John Rea (series 1) Nick Lloyd (series 2–3) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 53 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Josephine Ward |
| Producers | Mia Jupp (series 1–2) Lis Steele (series 3) |
| Production locations | Glamorgan (series 1–2) Liverpool (series 3) |
| Editors | Pedr James Bleddyn Rhys William Oswald |
| Camera setup | Videotape (filmized) Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Cymru Wales |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBBC Channel Repeats BBC One BBC One HD (series 3) BBC HD (series 3) |
| Release | 21 September 2006 - 8 February 2008
31 October 2011 – present |
Young Dracula is a British Teenage horror drama television series airing on CBBC, loosely based on Young Dracula AND Young Monsters, a children's book by Michael Lawrence. Directed by Joss Agnew, the first series was broadcast in 2006, and the second series, which started in late 2007, concluded in early 2008. A third series was commissioned three years later and began airing on 31 October 2011. A fourth series is currently airing on CBBC, which started on 29 October 2012.
The first two series follow the Dracula family, a family of vampires: Vladimir (Vlad), his father Count Dracula, and older sister Ingrid. Having lived in Transylvania, they move to Stokely, a small town in Wales after various incidents involving angry peasant mobs. It was filmed in various locations around Wales, including Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, Caerphilly Castle, Tretower Court and parts of Llantrisant. The third series, commissioned three years after the second, sees Vlad and the Count on the run from slayers and vampires alike, while the Count is determined that Vlad should fulfil his destiny to become "the Chosen One". This series was filmed in Liverpool during 2011, in various locations including the disused Margaret Bevan School, and Croxteth Hall. [1][2]
Young Dracula was nominated for Best Children's Drama in the 2008 BAFTA Awards. A fourth series was filmed between April 2012 and July 2012 for the premiere in October 2012.[3][4] A dvd of Young Dracula Series 1 was released on 15 October 2012.
On the 24th of October a extra series called the 'Young Dracula Files' started where the characters tell their stories of the past. Hosted by Bertrand De Fortunessa played by Cesare Taurasi.
Young Dracula has been renewed for a fifth series in 2013, filming begins in April.[5]
Characters
Main
| Name | Actor | Duration (series) |
|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Dracula | Gerran Howell | 1- |
| Count Dracula | Keith Lee Castle | 1- |
| Ingrid Dracula | Clare Thomas | 1- |
| Renfield | Simon Ludders | 1- |
| Jonathan Van Helsing | Terry Haywood | 1- |
| Mina Van Helsing | Jo-Anne Knowles | 2- |
| Wolfie Westenra | Lorenzo Rodriguez | 3- |
| Miss Alex McCauley | Letty Butler | 3- |
| Malik Dracula | Richard Southgate | 4-[6] |
| Robin Branagh | Craig Roberts | 1-2 |
| Chloe Branagh | Lucy Borja-Edwards | 1-2 |
| Eric Van Helsing | Terence Maynard | 1-2 |
| Zoltan | Andy Bradshaw | 1-3 |
| Bertrand du Fortunessa | Cesare Taurasi | 3-4 |
| Erin Noble | Sydney Rae White | 3-4[7] |
| Ryan Noble | Tom Gibbons | 3-4 |
| Ramanga | Robbie Gee | 3-4 |
| Adze Ramanga | Natasha Stokes | 4 |
Episodes
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series premiere | Series finale | |||
| 1 | 14 | 21 September 2006 | 21 December 2006 | |
| 2 | 13 | 2 November 2007 | 8 February 2008 | |
| 3 | 13 | 31 October 2011 | 12 December 2011 | |
| 4 | 13 | 29 October 2012 | 18 December 2012 | |
Ratings
| Series | Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | CBBC Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| 1 | 21 September 2006 | — | — | |
| 2 | 28 September 2006 | — | — | |
| 3 | 5 October 2006 | — | — | |
| 4 | 12 October 2006 | — | — | |
| 5 | 19 October 2006 | — | — | |
| 6 | 26 October 2006 | — | — | |
| 7 | 2 November 2006 | — | — | |
| 8 | 9 November 2006 | — | — | |
| 9 | 16 November 2006 | — | — | |
| 10 | 23 November 2006 | — | — | |
| 11 | 30 November 2006 | — | — | |
| 12 | 7 December 2006 | — | — | |
| 13 | 14 December 2006 | 195,000 | 2 | |
| 14 | 21 December 2006 | 194,000 | 6 | |
| 2 | ||||
| 1 | 2 November 2007 | 313,000 | 2 | |
| 2 | 9 November 2007 | 210,000 | — | |
| 3 | 16 November 2007 | 269,000 | 6 | |
| 4 | 23 November 2007 | 312,000 | 5 | |
| 5 | 30 November 2007 | 270,000 | 6 | |
| 6 | 7 December 2007 | 274,000 | 3 | |
| 7 | 14 December 2007 | 335,000 | 2 | |
| 8 | 21 December 2007 | 242,000 | 9 | |
| 9 | 11 January 2008 | 307,000 | 4 | |
| 10 | 18 January 2008 | 270,000 | 4 | |
| 11 | 25 January 2008 | 201,000 | — | |
| 12 | 1 February 2008 | 137,000 | — | |
| 13 | 8 February 2008 | 291,000 | 8 | |
| 3 | ||||
| 1 | 31 October 2011 | 454,000 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 November 2011 | 539,000 | 1 | |
| 3 | 7 November 2011 | 524,000 | 1 | |
| 4 | 8 November 2011 | 437,000 | 3 | |
| 5 | 14 November 2011 | 562,000 | 1 | |
| 6 | 15 November 2011 | 508,000 | 2 | |
| 7 | 21 November 2011 | 557,000 | 2 | |
| 8 | 22 November 2011 | 573,000 | 1 | |
| 9 | 28 November 2011 | 587,000 | 1 | |
| 10 | 29 November 2011 | 520,000 | 4 | |
| 11 | 5 December 2011 | 497,000 | 1 | |
| 12 | 6 December 2011 | 389,000 | 5 | |
| 13 | 12 December 2011 | 457,000 | 4 | |
| 4 | ||||
| 1 | 29 October 2012 | 407,000 | 8 | |
| 2 | 5 November 2012 | 306,000 | 10 | |
| 3 | 12 November 2012 | 332,000 | 9 | |
| 4 | 19 November 2012 | 334,000 | — | |
| 5 | 26 November 2012 | 272,000 | — | |
| 6 | 27 November 2012 | 253,000 | — | |
| 7 | 3 December 2012 | 326,000 | — | |
| 8 | 4 December 2012 | 341,000 | — | |
| 9 | 10 December 2012 | 269,000 | — | |
| 10 | 11 December 2012 | 312,000 | — | |
| 11 | 17 December 2012 | - | ||
| 12 | 18 December 2012 | - | ||
| 13 | 18 December 2012 | - |
Awards
- In 2007 Young Dracula won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Children's Drama, and the Welsh BAFTA for Best Children's Drama.
- In 2008 Young Dracula was nominated for the BAFTA Children's Drama Award.
- In 2012 "Young Dracula" was nominated for three awards at the Royal Television Society North West awards including Best Programme and for a Kids Vote BAFTA[8]
References
- ^ "Waterloo Road heads to Scotland". How-Do. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "CBBC Programmes - Young Dracula, Series 3, Hide and Seek". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "Tweet by Joss Agnew, Director". Twitter. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ http://twitter.com/GezFez/status/135549027134607360
- ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/clarelucythomas/status/281743927630000129?p=v
- ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/RichSouthgate/status/281941832877887488?p=v
- ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/shidknee/status/282199025246146563?p=v
- ^ "2008 Children's Awards - Children's - Awards - The BAFTA site". Bafta.org. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
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