The Dumping Ground series 5
| The Dumping Ground | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 Series Five Title Card | |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBBC CBBC HD |
| Original release | 20 January – 15 December 2017 |
| Series chronology | |
The fifth series of the British children's television series The Dumping Ground began broadcasting on 20 January 2017 on CBBC and ended on 15 December 2017.[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-two, thirty-minute episodes, airing in two halves in January–March and October–December 2017.[2] It is the thirteenth series in The Story of Tracy Beaker franchise.
Cast
Main
- Connor Byrne as Mike Milligan
- Miles Butler-Hughton as Tyler Lewis
- Kia Pegg as Jody Jackson
- Sarah Rayson as Floss Guppy
- Stacy Liu as May-Li Wang
- Kasey McKellar as Bailey Wharton (episodes 1-2 only)
- Akuc Bol as Kazima Tako (episodes 1-12 only)
- Lewis Hamilton as Ryan Reeves
- Gwen Currant as Billie Trent (episodes 1-16 only)
- Nelly Currant as Toni Trent (episodes 1-16 only)
- Sage as Mischief (from episodes 1-2 only)
- Ruben Reuter as Finn McLaine
- Annabelle Davis as Sasha Bellman
- Alexander Aze as Dexter Bellman
- Hannah Moncur as Chloe Reeves
- Yousef Naseer as Joseph Stubbs
- Jethro Baliba as Archie Able
- Carma Hylton as Candi-Rose (from episode 4)
- Connor Lawson as Alex Walker (from episode 8)
- Jasmine Uson as Taz De Souza (from episode 14)
- Emily Burnett as Charlie Morris (from episode 17)
Guest
- Simon Ludders as Peter Umbleby
- Alison Pargeter as Janet Umbleby
- Jaimie Boubezari as Edward Umbleby
- Mark Homer as Kev
- Sandy Foster as Kelly Bellman
- Alfie Browne-Sykes as Roddy
- Nigel Planer as Professor Edwin von Trockelbomf III.
- Caitlan Barrett Ward as Sophie
- Andrew Hanratty as Adam
- Julia Haworth as Katherine
- Lawrence Neale as Steve
- Oliver Wellington as Sam
- Paul Barber as George
- Lucy Benjamin as Ms Bloomfield
- Mike Grady as Ralph
- Manpreet Bambra as Anjli
- The Absolute Steffen Peddie as Manny
- Richard Pepple as Hakim Tako
- Stirling Gallacher as Mimi Blunt
- Samantha Morris as Sally Harper
- Phil Yarrow as Dom Harper
- Poppy Jhakra as Diane
- Dylan Barnes as Police Officer Sykes
- Bailey Hayden as Josh
- Joe Maw as Johnny Taylor[3]
- Mia McKenna-Bruce as Tee Taylor[3]
- Rayna Campbell as TV Journalist
- Jessica Revell as Elektra Perkins[3]
- Christopher Slater as Frank Matthews[3]
Casting
18-year-old Connor Lawson, 19-year-old Emily Burnett, 9-year-old Jasmine Uson and 12-year-old Carma Hylton were cast as Alex, Charlie, Taz and Candi-Rose respectively.[4][5]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [6] | ||||||
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| 68 | 1 | "Miscreants, Robots and Bullies (Back in the Game - Part 1)" | Duncan Foster | Dawn Harrison | 20 January 2017 | 0.24 | ||||||
| 69 | 2 | "Back in the Game (Back in the Game - Part 2)" | Duncan Foster | Dawn Harrison | 20 January 2017 | 0.24 | ||||||
| 70 | 3 | "One Giant Leap" | Duncan Foster | Owen Lloyd-Fox | 27 January 2017 | 0.23 | ||||||
| 71 | 4 | "The Fairytale Princess" | Duncan Foster | Owen Lloyd-Fox and Jessica Lea | 3 February 2017 | 0.21 | ||||||
| 72 | 5 | "Sittin' in a Tree" | Delyth Thomas | Sarah-Louise Hawkins | 10 February 2017 | 0.27 | ||||||
| 73 | 6 | "Faking It" | Delyth Thomas | Matt Evans | 17 February 2017 | 0.17 | ||||||
| 74 | 7 | "Sasha Bellman P.I." | Delyth Thomas | Jeff Povey | 24 February 2017 | 0.20 | ||||||
| 75 | 8 | "Belief" | Delyth Thomas | Ian Kershaw | 3 March 2017 | 0.20 | ||||||
| 76 | 9 | "Vox Populi" | Jordan Hogg | Gareth Sergeant | 10 March 2017 | 0.19 | ||||||
| 77 | 10 | "Free" | Jordan Hogg | Ian Kershaw | 17 March 2017 | 0.21 | ||||||
| 78 | 11 | "The Wardrobe" | Jordan Hogg | Jeff Povey | 24 March 2017 | 0.16 | ||||||
| 79 | 12 | "Farvel" | Jordan Hogg | Ian Kershaw | 31 March 2017 | 0.16 | ||||||
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| 80 | 13 | "Choose Your Own Adventure" | David Innes Edwards | Owen Lloyd-Fox | 13 October 2017 | 0.25 | ||||||
| 81 | 14 | "Making Waves" | David Innes Edwards | Ella Greenhill | 20 October 2017 | 0.19 | ||||||
| 82 | 15 | "The Phantom of Ashdene Ridge" | David Innes Edwards | Vincent Lund & Matthew Cooke | 27 October 2017 | 0.24 | ||||||
| 83 | 16 | "The Switch" | David Innes Edwards | Sarah-Louise Hawkins | 3 November 2017 | 0.23 | ||||||
| 84 | 17 | "Mission Totally Possible" | Simon Massey | Keith Brumpton | 10 November 2017 | — | ||||||
| 85 | 18 | "Sick" | Simon Massey | Kim Millar | 17 November 2017 | 0.24 | ||||||
| 86 | 19 | "Rough Justice" | Simon Massey | Matt Evans | 24 November 2017 | 0.18 | ||||||
| 87 | 20 | "Where You Belong" | Simon Massey | Furquan Akhtar | 1 December 2017 | 0.23 | ||||||
| 88 | 21 | "#SaveTheDG" | Steve Brett | Dawn Harrison | 8 December 2017 | 0.23 | ||||||
| 89 | 22 | "What Lies Beneath" | Steve Brett | Dawn Harrison | 15 December 2017 | 0.25 | ||||||
References
- ^ "20 January 2017 CBBC schedule". BBC. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "CBBC Productions announce new commissions and recommissions". BBC Media Centre. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d "The Dumping Ground Heroes And Villains". BBC. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Whetstone, David (29 July 2016). "Series five of The Dumping Ground is taking shape in Morpeth with some new stars". Chronice Live. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ May, Luke (24 March 2016). "Orpington starlet lands role in Bafta-winning comedy drama". Bromley Times. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 7 January 2017.