Series 5 of The Dumping Ground had the same format as the two previous series, this series was split into two halves but this time - 12 episodes in the first halve and 10 episodes in the second half. The first half (4A) commenced airing on 20 January 2017 and ended in March 2017. The second half (4B) premiered in September 2017 and concluded on 15 December 2017.
This series marked the departure of Bailey Wharton and Mischief within the two-part opening, Kazima Tako in the last episode of 5A and Billie Trent and Toni Trent during the sixteenth episode. Despite that, four new characters were introduced - namely Candi-Rose, Alex Walker, Taz De Souza and Charlie Morris. During the final two episodes of the series, Tee Taylor, Johnny Taylor, Frank Matthews and Elektra Perkins all reprised their roles.
Cast[]
Connor Byrne as Mike Milligan
Miles Bulter-Hughton as Tyler Lewis
Kia Pegg as Jody Jackson
Sarah Rayson as Floss Guppy
Reece Buttery as Mo Michaels
Stacy Liu as May-Li Wang
Kasey McKellar as Bailey Wharton (Until Episode 2)
Akuc Bol as Kazima Tako (Until Episode 12)
Lewis Hamilton as Ryan Reeves
Gwen Currant as Billie Trent (Until Episode 16)
Nelly Currant as Toni Trent (Until Episode 16)
Ruben Reuter as Finn MacLaine
Annabelle Davis as Sasha Bellman
Hannah Moncur as Chloe Reeves
Yousef Naseer as Joseph Stubbs
Jethro Baliba as Archie Able
Alexander Aze as Dexter Bellman
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 Characters[]
Sage as Mischief (Episodes 1 & 2)
Mia McKenna-Bruce as Tee Taylor (Episodes 21 & 22)
Joe Maw as Johnny Taylor (Episodes 21 & 22)
Jessica Revell as Elektra Perkins (Episodes 21 & 22)
Chris Slater as Frank Matthews (Episode 22)
Episodes[]
Trivia[]
- Dumping Ground Island was a Christmas Special that aired following the conclusion of this series.