Country of origin United Kingdom | No. of episodes 13 | |
Original network CBBC
CBBC HD
BBC HD (2013) Original release 4 January (2013-01-04) – 15 March 2013 (2013-03-15) | ||
The first series of the British children's television series The Dumping Ground began broadcasting on 4 January 2013, before ending on 15 March 2013 on CBBC and BBC HD. The series follows the lives of the children in care at the fictional children's care home of Elmtree House. It consists of thirteen episodes. The first series was commissioned by CBBC in 2012.
Contents
Series synopsis
The first series of The Dumping Ground sees new characters Faith, Floss and Mo arriving at the Dumping Ground, with Gus (Noah Marullo) leaving the series midway through having been fostered by a lesbian couple. "The Dumping Ground" follows "Tracy Beaker Returns", with many of the later series' characters returning for the series, which sees the regulars struggling to cope with living at the Dumping Ground without a responsible adult around in the series opener, as well as Jody living at home for a short time, before Carmen & Tyler realise that she is bullied at home by her brother Kingsley and that her mother doesn't care about her and thus plot a rescue mission which results in Jody returning to the Dumping Ground. One of the younger residents, Harry, begins to get used to life without Sapphire and his pet giraffe Jeff who new resident Floss blackmailed Harry into letting her keep. Tee has a passive attitude towards things - for instance when Jody brought in presents for the children (later revealed to be Kingsley's gear, which he himself had stolen), she refused the present, stating she doesn't want it if stolen. She keeps the tablet behind, however, and keeps it to herself until she blurts it out later and apologises. She returns it however with help from Carmen where she finds that Kingsley had locked Jody in her room.
Casting
Screenterrier announced the casting of characters Mo, Floss and Faith in September 2012.