The Dumping Ground series 8
| The Dumping Ground | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBBC CBBC HD |
| Original release | 10 January 2020 – present |
| Series chronology | |
The eighth series of the British children's television series The Dumping Ground began broadcasting on 10 January 2020 on CBBC.[1] The series follows the lives of the children living in the fictional children's care home of Ashdene Ridge, nicknamed by them "The Dumping Ground". It is set to consist of twenty-four, thirty-minute episodes. It is the 16th series in The Story of Tracy Beaker franchise.
Cast
Main
- Miles Butler-Hughton as Tyler Lewis (until episode 12)
- Kia Pegg as Jody Jackson
- Sarah Rayson as Floss Guppy
- Stacy Liu as May-Li Wang
- Ruben Reuter as Finn McLaine
- Annabelle Davis as Sasha Bellman
- Hannah Moncur as Chloe Reeves
- Carma Hylton as Candi-Rose
- Jasmine Uson as Taz De Souza
- Leo James as Bird Wallis
- Cole Wealleans-Watts as Jay Wallis
- Josh Sangha as Sid Khan
- Ava Potter as Bec Hyde
- Anya Cooke as Katy White
- Louis Payne as Scott Jenson[2]
- Chloe Lea as Viv (from episode 5)
- Tut Nyuot as Nazeer (from episode 11)
Guest
- Gary Webster as Al Winters[3]
- Steven Blakeley as Ed Grayson
- Endy McKay as Jenny Holmes
- Cherry Campbell as Iona
- Scott Karim as K'Alias
- Lucy Thackeray as Stef
- Matilda Shapland as Emma
- Bethany Asher as Ivy
- Geoff Berrisford as Jake
- Omar Malik as Kamal Hameed
- Connor Lawson as Alex Walker
- Carlos Mapano as Jerome De Souza
- Vanessa Hehir as Amanda
- Solomon Israel as Ray
- Jessica Revell as Elektra Perkins
Episodes
The series' second half's directors include Hildegard Ryan (4 episodes),[4] John Howlett, Vicki Kisner,[5] and Gary Williams (4 episodes),[6] and produced by Emma Bodger.[7] Writers include Zoe Lister.[8]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [9] | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
References
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl9r/2020/01/10
- ^ https://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/M143550.html
- ^ https://twitter.com/RealGaryWebster/status/1213249495753998336
- ^ http://www.rochellestevens.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Credits-Ryan.pdf
- ^ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nichol-hoye-6952179a
- ^ http://www.greenbeetle.co.uk/offline-editor.html
- ^ https://www.gemsagency.co.uk/cv_profile/hayley-boyd/1010
- ^ http://nickturnermanagement.com/zoe-lister/
- ^ "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 7 January 2017.