The Dumping Ground

*The Dumping Ground*
The Dumping Ground
Genre	Children's drama
Based on	The Story of Tracy Beaker; by Jacqueline Wilson
Directed by	Various
Starring	Current cast;
Theme music composer	Jeremy Holland-Smith
Composers	Jeremy Holland-Smith (series 1-6); Simon Rogers (series 1–6);
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	9
No. of episodes	202 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Foz Allan (series 1-6); Lis Steele (series 1–6); Lucy Martin (series 6); Kim Crowther (series 6); Jonathan Phillips (series 5–);
Producers	Louise Sutton (series 1-6); Simon Nelson (series 1-6); Philip Leach (series 1–6); Gert Thomas (series 5-7); Emma Bodger (series 8-9);
Animator	David Gregory (series 1-6)
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	28 minutes (regular episodes)
Production company	BBC Children's Productions
Original release
Network	CBBC
Release	4 January 2013
Related
	The Story Of Tracy Beaker; Liam's Story; The Dumping Ground Dish Up; The Dumping Ground Survival Files; The Dumping Ground: I'm...; My Mum Tracy Beaker; The Beaker Girls;

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 care home with their care workers in care, broadcast on CBBC since 4 January 2013. The series is a continuation of Tracy Beaker Returns and the first series, consisting of thirteen, thirty-minute episodes, was commissioned in early 2012.

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