The Dumping Ground series 4
The Dumping Ground | |
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Season 4 | |
No. of episodes | 20 |
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Original network | CBBC CBBC HD |
Original release | 29 January 2 December 2016 | –
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The fourth series of the British children's television series The Dumping Ground began broadcasting on 29 January 2016 on CBBC and ended on 2 December 2016.[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 consists of twenty, thirty-minute episodes, airing in two halves in January and October 2016.[2] It is the twelfth series in The Story of Tracy Beaker franchise.
Cast
Main
- Connor Byrne as Mike Milligan
- Phillip Graham Scott as Harry Jones (episodes 1-12 and 19)
- Amy-Leigh Hickman as Carmen Howle (episodes 1-19)
- Mia McKenna-Bruce as Tee Taylor (episodes 1-19)
- Miles Butler-Hughton as Tyler Lewis
- Kia Pegg as Jody Jackson
- Sarah Rayson as Floss Guppy
- Reece Buttery as Mo Michaels
- Stacy Liu as May-Li Wang
- Kasey McKellar as Bailey Wharton
- Akuc Bol as Kazima Tako
- Lewis Hamilton as Ryan Reeves
- Nelly Currant as Toni Trent
- Gwen Currant as Billie Trent
- Sage as Mischief
- Ruben Reuter as Finn McLaine
- Annabelle Davis as Sasha Bellman
- Hannah Moncur as Chloe Reeves (episodes 5, 15-20)
- Yousef Naseer as Joseph Stubbs (episodes 15-20)
- Jethro Baliba as Archie Able (episodes 18-20)
Guest
- Tiana Benjamin as Briony[3]
- Alison Hammond as Rowena Spike[3]
- Kate Copeland as Lizzie Drewit[3]
- Abas Eljanabi as Mr Twigg[3]
- Mark Theodore as Jimmy Wharton[3]
- Jordan Bolger as Zach Montgomery[4]
- Ryan Wilkinson as Allen
- Phil Rowson as Alex White[5]
- Hetty Baynes Russell as Drama Tutor[6]
- Alexander Aze as Dexter Bellman
- Malique Thompson-Dwyer as Tommo
- Sandy Foster as Kelly Bellman
- Fred Montgomery Scott as Murphy Bellman
- Ian Kershaw as Peter
- Tanya Vital as Phoebe
- Liz Crowther as Mary
- Matt Kennard as Kerr
- Judith Alexander as Chair Person
- Warwick Davis as Lou[7]
- Francesca Papagno as Ange[7]
- Sheila Hancock as Doris
- Don Gallagher as Felix
- Duncan Bannatyne as Himself
- Leah Walker as Hollie
- Roderick Gilkison as Sammy Doyle[8]
- Chris Jack as Simon
- Guinness as Princess
- Calita Rainford as Iona
- Jane Holman as Aunt Peg
- Diveen Henry as Sally Lewis
- Isobel Steele as Kara[9]
- Samuel Holland as Jim
- David Avery as Kingsley Jackson
- Lee Warburton as Gary
- Zoe Iqbal as Rosie
Casting
In March 2015, an open casting call was announced for the character of Chloe. The requirements were for the actress to be a genuine wheelchair user aged between 10 and 14 years old, who could pass for 11 to 13 years old.[10] Hannah Moncur was cast in the role.
Episodes
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [11] | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 |
Production
Production began on 24 May 2015,[12] and was completed on 12 November 2015.[13]
Notes
- ^ On screen, the episode was titled "I Troll" for an unknown reason.
References
- ^ "Radio Times Listings - 29 January 2016". Radio Times. 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "CBBC Productions announce new commissions and recommissions". BBC Media Centre. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "The Dumping Ground Series 4 - 2". Radio Times. 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ The Dumping Ground Series 4 - 4 Trailer. CBBC. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ https://www.spotlight.com/8458-9050-2154
- ^ "The Dumping Groynd S4 - 6". Radio Times. 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ a b "The Dumping Ground". BBC Media Centre. 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Roderici Gilkison - PBJ Management". PBJ Management. 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Take 2 Management on Twitter: Isobel Steele confirmed as 'Kara' in The Dumping Ground' CBBC filming in November
- ^ "Casting call for new regular for very popular CBBC drama series". ScreenTerrier. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ @chic_hair (24 May 2015). "So today I hand my boy over again to the BBC to film series 4 of THE DUMPING GROUND for 20 weeks!!! I… https://instagram.com/p/3DsqMIlQ6s/" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @muttamorphosis (12 November 2015). "Last day on set. Thanks cast & crew. @connorjbyrne @stacyliu83 @ReeceButtery @AnnabelleLDavis @kiapegg @KaysMckellar" (Tweet) – via Twitter.