The Dumping Ground series 3

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Season of television series

The Dumping Ground series 3
Series 3
Series three title card
No. of episodes	20
Release
Original network	CBBC CBBC HD
Original release	16 January (2015-01-16) – 8 December 2015 (2015-12-08)
Series chronology
← Previous Series 2 Next → Series 4
List of episodes

The third series of the British children's television series The Dumping Ground is currently broadcasting until late 2015 on CBBC and CBBC HD. 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 is set to consist of twenty thirty-minute episodes, airing in two halves, and is the eleventh series in the Tracy Beaker franchise. It was confirmed that head writer, Elly Brewer, who has been the head writer for Tracy Beaker Returns and the previous The Dumping Ground series, will not be a part of the writing team for this series. The series aired from 16 January 2015 to 13 March 2015, and from 6 October 2015 to 8 December 2015.

Cast

All of the series 2 cast returned, with the exceptions of Daniel Pearson (who played Rick Barber) and Chris Slater (who played Frank Matthews), the latter of which had left in the series 2 finale. Rick was not mentioned in the show, but CBBC confirmed had departed to live with his father in New Zealand. Frank had been mentioned three times by Kazima Tako, Mo Michaels and Tee Taylor during the series. Leanne Dunstan, who played Faith Davis, also left the series, but appeared in episode 13 for a guest appearance.

Casting calls confirmed that there would feature at least five new characters, including; twins Toni and Billie, played by Nelly and Gwen Currant; dog Mischief, which CBBC ran a competition for viewers to name it and is played by Sage; a disabled character called Finn, as well as Sasha and Ryan, played by Ruben Reuter, Annabelle Davis and Lewis Hamilton respectively.

It has been confirmed that there will be several guest stars in this series. Former EastEnders actress, Charlie Brooks, played Stephanie Branston who appeared in episode one with her footballer husband, Matt (played by Stuart Manning). At a foster event, they meet Maude Gordon, who is played by Brooks’ daughter Kiki. Maude is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gordon (played by Grant Burgin and Tanya French) attending the fostering day. Former Casualty actress, Martina Laird starred as Mrs Underwood, a potential foster mother for Tyler Lewis in episode 1. Diveen Henry starred as Tyler's mother, Sally, whom he reunites with. Former Waterloo Road star, Neil Morrissey will appear as Johnny and Tee Taylor’s abusive step-father, Keith. Having previously abandoned his family, Keith threatens the domestic stability that the Taylors' mother, who appeared in the previous series, has created for Johnny, Tee and baby Hope, who also appeared with her mother in the previous series. Other actors that appeared throughout the course of the series include; Ray Emmet Brown; Dai Bradley; and Dallas Campbell.

Guest characters

Dexter Bellman, the brother of Sasha, (Episode 11 & 12) - Alexander Aze
Kelly Bellman, the mother of Sasha, (Episode 12) - Sandy Foster
Murphy Bellman, the brother of Sasha, (Episode 12) - Thomas & Oliver Waldram
Faith Davis, Former resident, (Episode 13) - Leanne Dunstan
Chanelle, Shop Keeper, (Episode 16) - Imogen Fairs
David Michaels, Mo's Granddad, (Episode 15) - Simon Reuse
Caroline Michaels, Mo's Mum, (Episode 15) - Donna Layin
Peter Michaels, Mo's Dad, (Episode 15) - Colin Younge

Episodes

Episode in total	Episode in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
Part 1
28	1	"Party Games (Law and Disorder - Part 1)"	Roberto Bangura	Emma Reeves	16 January 2015 (2015-01-16)
29	2	"Grand Theft DG (Law and Disorder - Part 2)"	Roberto Bangura	Emma Reeves	16 January 2015 (2015-01-16)
30	3	"Stuck with You"	Roberto Bangura	Sarah Hawkins	23 January 2015 (2015-01-23)
31	4	"Mischief"	Roberto Bangura	Dawn Harrison	30 January 2015 (2015-01-30)
32	5	"Now You See Me"	Nigel Douglas	Jane Eden	6 February 2015 (2015-02-06)
33	6	"It's Not About the Money"	Roberto Bangura	Julie Dixon	13 February 2015 (2015-02-13)
34	7	"Fake It to Make It"	Nigel Douglas	Davey Jones	20 February 2015 (2015-02-20)
35	8	"Breaking In"	Nigel Douglas	Jeff Povey	27 February 2015 (2015-02-27)
36	9	"The Long Way Home"	Nigel Douglas	Matthew Leys	6 March 2015 (2015-03-06)
37	10	"Dragon Slayer"	Nigel Douglas	Julie Dixon	13 March 2015 (2015-03-13)
Part 2
38	11	"Three Days"	Matthew Evans	Dawn Harrison	6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
39	12	"Free to Good Home"	Matthew Evans	Dawn Harrison	13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)
40	13	"Better Than You"	Matthew Evans	Dawn Harrison	20 October 2015 (2015-10-20)
41	14	"Who Are You?"	Matthew Evans	Davey Jones	27 October 2015 (2015-10-27)
42	15	"Where Is Love?"	Matthew Evans	Richard Lazarus	3 November 2015 (2015-11-03)
43	16	"The Goodbye Girl"	Sallie Aprahamian	Jeff Povey	10 November 2015 (2015-11-10)
44	17	"Something Borrowed"	Sallie Aprahamian	Sophie Petzal	17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)
45	18	"What Matters?"	Sallie Aprahamian	Julie Dixon	24 November 2015 (2015-11-24)
46	19	"Coming Round"	Unknown	Unknown	1 December 2015 (2015-12-01)
47	20	"Refuge"	Unknown	Unknown	8 December 2015 (2015-12-08)

Production

This series will feature scripts from Reeves, Richard Lazarus and Sophie Petzal, among others. Philip Gladwin has been confirmed as the show’s new script editor.

Philip Leach took over from Simon Nelson as producer and Lis Steele continued her position as executive producer. Roberto Bangura, who was worked on shows such as Waterloo Road has joined the directing team. Other directors that directed the series include; Nigel Douglas, who previously worked on The Dumping Ground; and former Wolfblood director, Matthew Evans.

Production began on 16 June 2014, and was completed on 10 November 2014.

References

The Story of Tracy Beaker

Books

TV series

The Story of Tracy Beaker	Characters Episodes Series 1 2 3 4 5
Tracy Beaker Returns	Characters Episodes Series 1
The Dumping Ground	Characters Episodes Series 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Spin-offs	Children's Party at the Palace The Dumping Ground Survival Files Liam's Story The Dumping Ground Dish Up The Dumping Ground: I'm... My Mum Tracy Beaker The Beaker Girls
See also	Franchise characters

Category:

2015 in British television