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The Dumping Ground
Season 7
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCBBC
CBBC HD
Original release4 January (2019-01-04) –
6 December 2019 (2019-12-06)
Series chronology
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Series 6
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Series 8
List of episodes

The seventh series of the British children's television series The Dumping Ground began broadcasting on 4 January 2019 on CBBC and ended on 6 December 2019.[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 consisted of twenty-four, thirty-minute episodes; from episode two onwards, episodes premiered a week early on BBC iPlayer.[2][3] It is the 15th series in The Story of Tracy Beaker franchise.

Cast

Further information: List of Tracy Beaker series characters

Main

Guest

  • Jackie Edwards as Freya
  • Matthew Johnson as Luke
  • Endy McKay as Jenny Holmes
  • Isla McMonigle as Alice Peters
  • Dani Arlington as Aileen Peters
  • Mike Yeaman as Richard Windsor
  • PH Patronus as El Nino
  • Lucy Benjamin as Ms Bloomfield[4]
  • Georgia Sandle as Piper[5]
  • Javone Prince as Lethal G[5]
  • Nazerene Williams as Lauren[4]
  • William Talbot as Ross Maydons[4]
  • Lauren Waine as Fee
  • Bailey Hayden as Josh[4]
  • Brogan Gilbert as Molly
  • Suzette Llewellyn as Melanie
  • James MacLaurin as Hayden Mullion
  • Neil Grainger as Thom Penryn
  • India Fisher as Leera
  • Katy Carmichael as Sarah Reeves
  • Angela Wityszyn as Maureen Mahoney
  • Douglas Rankine as Aaron Staffman
  • Christine Walsh as Lara Smith
  • Carlos Mapano as Jerome De Souza[6]
  • Rosa Coduri as Kris
  • Steve Furst as Dr. Jeremy Fielding
  • Amelda Brown as Joan Hyde
  • Kyanne Carthy as Evie
  • Ruby Bruce as Rae
  • Francesca Martinez as Amy Hill
  • Jack Kane as Blake Miller
  • Bethany Asher as Ivy
  • Geoff Berrisford as Jake
  • Paddy Glynn as Sheila
  • Kellie Shirley as Maria White

Episodes

Air dates refer to the episodes' initial airing (i.e. from episodes 2-12, their premiere on BBC iPlayer, which took place a week in advance of their TV broadcast). Ratings are four-screen figures which include pre-transmission viewing.

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [7]
'
1151"Rage"David BeauchampGareth Sergeant4 January 2019 (2019-01-04)0.28
1162"Five Doors"David BeauchampGareth Sergeant4 January 2019 (2019-01-04)0.22
1173"The Lone Ranger"Tracey LarcombeMark Stevenson11 January 2019 (2019-01-11)0.20
1184"Face Your Fear"David BeauchampSuzanne Cowie18 January 2019 (2019-01-18)0.21
1195"Run the Risk"David BeauchampJohn Hickman25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)0.21
1206"Candi-Rose?"Tracey LarcombeColin Steven1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)0.21
1217"The Return of the Freaky Twins"Tracey LarcombeDawn Harrison8 February 2019 (2019-02-08)0.25
1228"Snake"Tracey LarcombeKim Millar15 February 2019 (2019-02-15)0.18
1239"Three's a Crowd"Gary WilliamsChristine Robertson22 February 2019 (2019-02-22)0.20
12410"A Mother's Love"Gary WilliamsKayleigh Llewellyn1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)0.26
12511"2 + 2 = 5"Gary WilliamsKeith Brumpton8 March 2019 (2019-03-08)0.21
12612"There's a Million Ways to Say Goodbye"Gary WilliamsJeff Povey15 March 2019 (2019-03-15)0.22
'
12713"The Boss"Steve BrettJoe Williams27 September 2019 (2019-09-27)0.21
12814"The Movie Business"Steve BrettJohn Hickman4 October 2019 (2019-10-04)0.16
12915"Two Hands, Four Hands"Steve BrettDavid Chikwe11 October 2019 (2019-10-11)0.24
13016"Letting Go"Steve BrettSuzanne Cowie18 October 2019 (2019-10-18)0.18
13117"Tyler Means Business"Nicole VolavkaClaire Miller25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)0.14
13218"Go Fish"Hildegard RyanJulie Dixon1 November 2019 (2019-11-01)0.22
13319"King Of Comedy"Nicole VolavkaKim Millar8 November 2019 (2019-11-08)0.13>
13420"Champions"Nicole VolavkaGareth Sergeant15 November 2019 (2019-11-15)0.18
13521"Another Planet"Nicole VolavkaRachel Smith22 November 2019 (2019-11-22)0.20
13622"Reunion"Amanda MealingOwen Lloyd-Fox29 November 2019 (2019-11-29)0.22
13723"Mighty Mike Milligan"Alex JacobJeff Povey6 December 2019 (2019-12-06)0.19
13824"The Last Dance"Alex JacobJeff Povey6 December 2019 (2019-12-06)0.17

Production and casting

A seventh series of The Dumping Ground was confirmed in 2016 and production began in April 2017.[2] Like the previous five series, the front exterior is filmed at Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear whilst an old school in Newcastle upon Tyne and buildings of the former Loansdean fire station in Morpeth, Northumberland are also used for interior and exterior sets.[8][2][9][10] Additional filming takes place across the North East, including locations such as Newcastle University.[11] All the main cast from the last episode of the sixth series reprise their roles apart from Yousef Naseer who plays Joseph Stubbs.[12][13][14][15][16][17] Hylton's sister, Tink, will be standing in for Hylton and Connor Byrne will also be playing the role of Peadar for an episode.[18] Ava Potter and Anya Cooke joined as Bec Hyde and Katy respectively.[19][20]

Directors for series 7 include: David Beauchamp (4 episodes[21]), Gary Williams, Tracey Larcombe (4 episodes[22]), Steve Brett, Nicole Volavka, Alex Jacob (2 episodes[22]), Hidegard Ryan (1 episode[23]) and Amanda Mealing;[24] the last of these, who portrays Connie Beauchamp in Casualty, is set to direct the 22nd episode of the series, titled "Reunion".[25]

The series' writers include Keith Brumpton (writing an episode entitled "2+2=5"[26]), new writer David Chikwe ([27]), Suzanne Cowie (writing the fourth episode, which is set at a horse-riding school[28]), Julie Dixon, Dawn Harrison, John Hickman (2 episodes[29]), Kayleigh Llewellyn, Owen Lloyd-Fox (writing the twenty-second episode, "Reunion"), Kim Millar, new writer Claire Miller,[30] Jeff Povey, Christine Roberson, Gareth Sargent, Rachel Smith, Mark Stevenson and Joe Williams.[31]

References

  1. ^ "CBBC Schedule 04/01/2019". BBC. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Whetstone, David (29 July 2016). "Series five of The Dumping Ground is taking shape in Morpeth with some new stars". Chronice Live. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. ^ "BBC - BBC Children's announce raft of new commissions - Media Centre". BBC. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "The Dumping Ground Series 7 Preview". BBC. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Lucy Benjamin Instagram". 29 December 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Carlos on Instagram: "Series 7 : The Dumping Ground, can't wait!#thedumpingground #carlosmapano #tenorture #actorslife #pinoyactor #dabawenyoactor#tcmactors"". Instagram. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  8. ^ The Dumping Ground Set Tour on YouTube
  9. ^ "History in the making for town as TV cameras roll". Morpeth Herald. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  10. ^ "The Dumping Ground exterior". Carers Trust. 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  11. ^ "If you were wondering why there was a film crew on campus this week here's the answer. @cbbc turned the Armstrong Building in to Queen Matilda's Grammar School while filming for the hit show #TheDumpingGround 📽️". Twitter. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Just brilliant drama! #TheDumpingGround @CBBC_TDG #SeasonFinalè - with our glorious @EmilyBurnett97 as Charlie! What has season 7 in store ...?". Twitter. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Miles Butler-Hughton Profile". Revolution Talent. 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Kia Pegg Spotlight CV". Spotlight. 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Casualty's Amanda Mealing is directing episode 22 of #TDG7! The episode is called Reunion and interestingly Connor Byrne is playing a character called Peadar as well as Mike. Possibly mike's relative as the script name suggests a family reunion #TheDumpingGround @meamandamealing". Twitter. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  16. ^ "And that's s a wrap people!! Life on Planet #TDG has been the most incredible time. #series6 #TheDumpingGround". Twitter. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Stacy Liu Spotlight CV". Spotlight. 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Headed up to Newcastle to chaperone these two lovelies to the hit CBBC TV show The Dumping Ground. @bbc @cbbc". Instagram. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Ava Potter CV" (PDF). Shepherd Management. 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Anya Cooke Series Reg Katy in The Dumping Ground (CBBC)". Ardent Talent. 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  21. ^ "dave beauchamp the dumping ground - Google Search". www.google.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  22. ^ a b "Mark McKenny - Offline Editor / Assistant Editor". The Talent Manager. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  23. ^ http://www.rochellestevens.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Credits-Ryan.pdf
  24. ^ http://ampmgt.co.uk/cvs/AlisonBMatthews.pdf
  25. ^ "...and...here...we.......go! @tdg_x". 27 August 2018.
  26. ^ "Keith Brumpton". www.keithbrumpton.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  27. ^ "David Chikwe". Kitson Press Associates. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  28. ^ Gert (14 December 2018). "Jan 25th 2019. 5pm". twitter.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  29. ^ "John Hickman". davidhigham.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  30. ^ "Claire Miller". gemmahirst.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  31. ^ Gert (24 October 2018). "Always a pleasure Jeff. A fantastic team of scribes on TDG7 you + @Dawzella @crummymummywd @scriptworkshop @KIMMCCUSKER @GarethSargent joe Williams, Rachel Smith, John Hickman, Christine Roberson, Owen Lloyd-Fox, Mark Stevenson, Kayleigh Llewellyn, Julie Dixon and David Chikwe.pic.twitter.com/VJ7n6vLcyY". twitter.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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