“ | This is a brand new start. For everyone. | ” |
—Faith talking about the DG
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Series 1 of The Dumping Ground began broadcasting on 4 January 2013 on CBBC and ended on 15 March 2013. The series follows the lives of the children living in the fictional children's care home of ElmTree House, nicknamed by them "The Dumping Ground". It consists of thirteen, thirty-minute episodes. It is the ninth series in The Story of Tracy Beaker franchise.
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 latter 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.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
Connor Byrne as Mike Milligan
Kay Purcell as Gina Conway
Amy-Leigh Hickman as Carmen Howle
Phillip Graham Scott as Harry Jones
Noah Marullo as Gus Carmichael (Until Episode 5)
Mia McKenna-Bruce as Tee Taylor
Joe Maw as Johnny Taylor
Jessie Williams as Lily Kettle
Chris Slater as Frank Matthews
Jessica Revell as Elektra Perkins
Daniel Pearson as Rick Barber
Miles Butler-Hughton as Tyler Lewis
Kia Pegg as Jody Jackson
Leanne Dunstan as Faith Davis
Sarah Rayson as Floss Guppy (From Episode 6)
Reece Buttery as Mo Michaels (From Episode 10)
Episodes[]
No. overall |
No. in series |
Title | Synopsis |
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1 | 1 | Home Alone | Seizing their chance to be free of grown-up supervision, the young people take charge of the Dumping Ground...driving Gus to breaking point. |
2 | 2 | Liberty in the DG | Still home alone, the young people go hungry, having spent all the money. For her own secret purpose, Elektra takes advantage of the ensuing fallout. |
3 | 3 | Baby | When her dad's pregnant girlfriend moves into their flat, Lily rebels, telling Mike she wants to come back to the Dumping Ground. |
4 | 4 | S.O.S | Jody seems happy to be back with her family, but Carmen soon discovers she lives in fear of her brother and plots a rescue mission. |
5 | 5 | What Would Gus Want? | When a couple want to foster Gus, the Dumping Ground is divided. Gus is in turmoil about leaving. |
6 | 6 | The Real Faith Davis | Wicked whispers fly when the police come to see Faith, who will not say why. And new girl Floss wonders where on earth she has been dumped. |
7 | 7 | The Truth Is Out There | After bad exam results, Frank denounces school and gets a job in a cafe, where he falls for the waitress. She introduces him to a psychic. |
8 | 8 | Dreamland | Rick's dad turns up full of promises about a happy family future. But is he still a con man at heart? |
9 | 9 | A Day in the Past | Class war ensues in a country estate when the young people become Edwardian masters and servants for a day. |
10 | 10 | Oh, Mo! | Tee takes strange, eccentric new boy Mo under her wing - with unexpectedly dangerous consequences. |
11 | 11 | Seriously Funny | When a big practical joke backfires, Tyler decides it is time he grew up. Meanwhile, Lily, Carmen and Tee fall out at an unsupervised sleepover at Lily's flat. |
12 | 12 | Esme | Drama set in a children's group home. Carmen alienates the young people when she finds a new best friend in exotic rich girl Esme. |
13 | 13 | Scary Beasts | A face from the past comes back to haunt Faith and brings danger to the Dumping Ground. Mo buys a 'magic' egg which unexpectedly hatches. |