Young Dracula
| Young Dracula | |
|---|---|
 Young Dracula Series 1–2 Title Card | |
| Genre | Teen drama Supernatural drama Horror Sitcom (series 1–2) |
| Created by | Danny Robins Dan Tetsell |
| Starring | Keith-Lee Castle Gerran Howell Clare Thomas Simon Ludders Andy Bradshaw |
| Composers | John Rea (series 1) Nick Lloyd (series 2–3) Simon Rogers (Series 4) Michael J McEvoy (series 5) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 66 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Josephine Ward |
| Producers | Mia Jupp (series 1–2) Lis Steele (series 3–4) Melanie Halsall (Series 3) Candida Julian–Jones (series 5) |
| Production locations | Glamorgan (series 1–2) Liverpool (series 3–5) |
| Editors | Christian Blood Emyr Jenkins Robert Douglas-Reeves Nick Holes Jane Murrell Pedr James Angharad Owen Bleddyn Rhys |
| Camera setup | Videotape (filmized) (series 1–2) RED (series 3–5) Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Cymru Wales |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBBC Channel |
| Release | Original Series: 21 September 2006 – 31 March 2014 |
Young Dracula is a British children's horror drama comedy television series which aired on CBBC, loosely based on Young Dracula, a 2002 children's book by Michael Lawrence.[1] The final episode aired on 31 March 2014.
The first two series follow the Dracula family, a family of vampires: Vladimir (Vlad), his father Count Dracula, and 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. Directed by Joss Agnew, the first series was broadcast in 2006 and the second series, which started in late 2007, concluded in early 2008.
The third series, commissioned three years after the second, sees Vlad and the Count flee both vampires and slayers, 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, Croxteth Hall and Stanley Docks.[2][3][4] It began airing on 31 October 2011. The fourth series follows on from season three's predicament and had a new director, airing on 29 October 2012. Young Dracula was renewed for a fifth and final series in 2013, with filming beginning in April.[5] The hour long finale, "The Darkest Hour", aired 31 March 2014.
Young Dracula was nominated for Best Children's Drama in the 2008 BAFTA Awards and has been nominated for several other awards. An additional series, the Young Dracula Files, began broadcasting on 24 October 2012, in which the main characters tell their stories of the past. It was primarily hosted by the character Bertrand Du Fortunesa, played by Cesare Taurasi.
Characters
| Character | Portrayed by | Series | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Vladimir Dracula | Gerran Howell | Main | ||||
| Count Dracula | Keith Lee Castle | Main | ||||
| Ingrid Dracula | Clare Thomas | Main | ||||
| Renfield | Simon Ludders | Main | ||||
| Zoltan | Andy Bradshaw | Main | ||||
| Robin Branagh | Craig Roberts | Main | ||||
| Chloe Branagh | Lucy Borja-Edwards | Main | ||||
| Eric Van Helsing | Terence Maynard | Main | ||||
| Jonathan Van Helsing | Terry Haywood | Main | ||||
| Mina Van Helsing | Jo-Anne Knowles | Main | ||||
| Wolfie Westernra | Lorenzo Rodriguez | Main | ||||
| Alex McCauley | Letty Butler | Main | ||||
| Bertrand du Fortunesa | Cesare Taurasi | Main | ||||
| Erin Noble | Sydney Rae White | Main | ||||
| Malik Vaccaria | Richard Southgate | Main | ||||
| Sally Giles | Laura Howard | Main | ||||
| George Giles | Bella Band | Main | ||||
| Asan Ramanga | Quinton Nyirenda | Main | ||||
| Talitha | Eleanor Gecks | Main | ||||
| Piers | Mark Rowley | Main | ||||
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 | |
| 5 | 13 | 13 January 2014 | 31 March 2014 | |
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 | 326,000 | 6 | |
| 12 | 18 December 2012 | 314,000 | 8 | |
| 13 | 18 December 2012 | 328,000 | 5 |
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[6]
Release
A DVD of the first series of Young Dracula was released on 15 October 2012.
A DVD of the second and third series of Young Dracula was released in 2013.
A DVD of the Series Four released 9 October 2014
A DVD of the Series Five released 5th Nov 2014
See also
References
- ^ Young Dracula at Fantastic Fiction: The cover has a still from the show and the legend "The inspiration for the CBBC TV series"
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Behind the scenes at Young Dracula". BBC. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Clare Thomas Prosser [@clarelucythomas] (20 December 2012). "So we've had some good news. Young Dracula WILL be filming again next summer for a 5th Series. Happy Christmas YD fans!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "2008 Children's Awards - Children's - Awards - The BAFTA site". Bafta.org. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
External links
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