The Story of Tracy Beaker is an British children's drama series. The series follows the lives of children living in a children's care home, and revolves around Tracy Beaker's life - a bossy, energetic child on her mission to be fostered.
The series is adapted from the book of the same name, written by Jacqueline Wilson in 1991.
The first episode, "Tracy Returns to the Dumping Ground" aired on 8th January 2002 on CBBC. The series was renewed for a second series, which began airing in January 2003. Nine months later, a third series began airing. With a fourth series airing a year later, the fifth and final series aired a year after the fourth in late 2005.
A spin-off show to The Story of Tracy Beaker called Tracy Beaker Returns was made to show Tracy's adult life after leaving Elm Tree House. The show had three series, which aired on CBBC from 2010 to 2012.
Another spin-off, named The Dumping Ground, was created, showing the care home after Tracy's departure and purely following the children's life at the care home. The show has 10 series so far, which aired on CBBC from 2013 to 2023. It only featured Tracy in 2 episodes of Series 6, in which she was an adult like Tracy Beaker Returns featured her as.
Characters[]
- Series 1
- Tracy Beaker
- Jenny Edwards
- Mike Milligan
- Duke Ellington
- Justine Littlewood
- Louise Goven
- Adele Azupadi
- Peter Ingham
- Zac Patterson
- Ryan Patterson
- Maxy King
- Ben Batambuze
- Elaine Boyak
- Cam Lawson
- Series 3
- Crash Daniels
- Marco Maloney
- Layla Jones
- Hayley Sparks
- Michael Grice
- Shelley Appleton
- Jackie Hopper
- The Movie of Me
- Carly Beaker
- Series 5
- Rebecca Chalmers
- Milly
- Alice
- Gary Eyette
Plot[]
Tracy Beaker grows up in a childrens' home.
Episodes[]
Series | Episodes | Originally Aired | |
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1 | 26 | 8th January 2002 to 4th April 2002 | |
2 | 26 | 7th January 2003 to 3rd April 2003 | |
3 | 26 | 25th September 2003 to 1st April 2004 | |
4 | 22 | 7th October 2004 to 5th April 2005 | |
5 | 20 | 28th November 2005 to 9th December 2005 |
Cast[]
- To view the full list of cast members in The Story of Tracy Beaker see: Category:Cast
- To view the full list of characters in Series 1 of The Story of Tracy Beaker see: Category:TSOTB Series 1 Characters
- To view the full list of characters in Series 2 of The Story of Tracy Beaker see: Category:TSOTB Series 2 Characters
- To view the full list of characters in Series 3 of The Story of Tracy Beaker see: Category:TSOTB Series 3 Characters
- To view the full list of characters in Series 4 of The Story of Tracy Beaker see: Category:TSOTB Series 4 Characters
- To view the full list of characters in Series 5 of The Story of Tracy Beaker see: Category:TSOTB Series 5 Characters
Filming Locations[]
- EP1 - EP26: 47 Amherst Road, Ealing
- EP27 - The Movie of Me: 92 Station Road, Llanishen, Cardiff
- EP79 - Parties with Pudsey: Marine Parade, Penarth, Wales
- EP101 - EP120: 110 Clive Road, Victoria Park, Cardiff
Reception[]
Awards and Nominations[]
Ceremony | Award | Nominee | Result |
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2002 Children's BAFTA Awards | Children's Drama | The Story of Tracy Beaker | Nominated |
2003 Children's BAFTA Awards | |||
Children's Writer | Mary Morris | ||
2004 Children's BAFTA Awards | Children's Drama | Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me | |
Children's Writer | Mary Morris | ||
2004 Royal Television Awards | Children's Award | Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me | Won |
2005 Children's BAFTA Awards | Children's Drama | The Story of Tracy Beaker | Nominated |