The Dumping Ground
| The Dumping Ground | |
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| Genre | Children's drama |
| Based on | The Story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson |
| Directed by | Various |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Jeremy Holland-Smith |
| Composer | Simon Rogers |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 13 |
| No. of episodes | 230 (list of episodes) |
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| Production locations | Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (series 1) High Spen, Gateshead (series 2–4, 9–10) Rowlands Gill, Gateshead (series 2–8) Morpeth, Northumberland (series 5–8) Hexham, Northumberland (series 11–) |
| Animator | David Gregory (series 1–6) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 28 minutes (regular episodes) |
| Production companies | BBC Children's Productions (2018–2022) BBC Studios Kids & Family (2022–) |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBBC |
| Release | 4 January 2013 – present |
The Dumping Ground (also informally referred to as The DG) is a British children's television drama series that focuses on the lives and experiences of young people who live in a children's home with their care workers. The show has continuously aired on CBBC since its inception in 2013, being one of the channel's longest-running and most successful shows. The show is a continuation of Tracy Beaker Returns, which aired from 2010 to 2012. It is the third television series in the Tracy Beaker franchise.
The Dumping Ground broadcast its 100th episode on 16 March 2018, which was the tenth episode of series six.
In 2024, the eleventh series of The Dumping Ground marked a complete revamp of the show, including a new house, new title sequence and logo, and the animated sequences are no longer a part of the show, much like My Mum Tracy Beaker and The Beaker Girls.
The show recently finished airing its thirteenth series, which began airing on the CBBC Channel on 18 January 2025.