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The Dumping Ground (series 3)
The third series of the British children's television series ''The Dumping Ground'' began broadcasting on 16 January 2015 on CBBC and ended on 8 December 2015. 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 consists of twenty, thirty-minute episodes, airing in two halves in January and October 2015. It is the eleventh series in The Story of Tracy Beaker franchise. Cast All of the cast from the show's second series returned, with the exceptions of Daniel Pearson, who played Rick Barber, left in the series 2 finale. Leanne Dunstan, who played Faith Davis, also left the series, but returned for respite care. Chris Slater reprised his role as Frank Matthews in episode 20 "Refuge" for a guest appearance. Main Guest Casting Casting calls confirmed that there would feature 7 new characters, including; twins Toni and Billie, played by Nelly and Gwen Currant; dog Mischief, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connor Byrne
Connor Byrne (born 18 March 1964) is an Irish actor and former dancer, known for his role as Mike Milligan in ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'', ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' and ''The Dumping Ground''. Having played the role from 2002 to 2019, he is the longest serving cast member in the franchise. Career Before Byrne entered into the acting world, he danced with companies around the world. He first performed in the West End Theater. Byrne's first acting role was as Dan in a 1991 television production of ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat''. His first main role was as Rob “Hyper” Sharpe in '' London's Burning'', a role he played for two years. Byrne is known for portraying the role of Mike Milligan in the ''Tracy Beaker Tracy, Tracey, or Tracie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tracy (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname, also encompassing spelling variations Places United States * Tracy, C .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Rogers
Sally Rogers (born 1964) is an English actress, best known for her role as Detective Constable/Sgt. Jo Masters in ITV's ''The Bill''. Rogers trained as a children's nanny, before taking up acting at the age of 20. She studied at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London before working at the Royal National Theatre. Acting career From 1989 to 1990, Rogers starred in several plays at London's Royal Court Theatre. Her television work includes the BBC's ''Out of Hours'' in the late 1990s and '' Murphy's Law'' with James Nesbitt. She has also appeared in ''Casualty'' and ''EastEnders'' (1992), where she played an escort named Debbie, who was hired by Ian Beale. Additionally, Rogers appeared as Paul Calf's former girlfriend Julie in Steve Coogan's ''Paul and Pauline Calf's Video Diary'' and as Juliet Bray in '' The Lakes''. Also, in 1996, she appeared in A Touch of Frost in an episode entitled The Things We Do for Love playing a character called Vicky Philips. In 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finn McLaine
This is a list of characters that were introduced in CBBC's ''The Dumping Ground''. The series is based on ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' by Jacqueline Wilson. It has aired since 2013 and has aired eight series so far. The series follows ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' which ran for five series from 2002 to 2005, and ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' which ran for three series from 2010 to 2012. Connor Byrne has played the role of Mike Milligan for all three programmes, although he left in Series 7 Episode 24 to live with his family in Ireland. Cast Main characters Faith Davis Faith Davis is a resident of Elm Tree House and Ashdene Ridge during the first two series of ''The Dumping Ground''. She is portrayed by Leanne Dunstan. Faith, who shares a room with Elektra while at Elmtree House, is one of the elder children who tries to be responsible, and proves her capabilities and maturity when she acts as a surrogate careworker in the opening episode of ''The Dumping Ground''. She is 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Povey
Jeff Povey is a Scottish screenwriter and author, best known for his extensive work in British television. Career After his two-man play ''Tidy'', Povey started writing television since the early 1990s, with ''Stay Lucky''. He has written multiple episodes of long running continuing dramas, such as ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', its spinoff ''Holby City'', and ''EastEnders'',. Other television series, covering a wide array of genres, he wrote for include children's drama ''The Dumping Ground'', action-adventures ''Hooten and the Lady'' and ''The Musketeers'', and crime series such as ''Silent Witness'', ''Kingdom (2007 TV series), Kingdom'' and ''Midsomer Murders''. In 2002, he directed the short film ''Blowing It''. In 2006 his debut novel, first novel, ''The Serial Killers Club'', was published. In 2014 his second novel (part of a trilogy) "SHIFT", was published. The second book in the trilogy was published on 23 April 2015, titled "DELETE". On 23 March 2017 the final bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo Michaels
This is a list of characters that were introduced in CBBC's ''The Dumping Ground''. The series is based on ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' by Jacqueline Wilson. It has aired since 2013 and has aired eight series so far. The series follows ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' which ran for five series from 2002 to 2005, and ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' which ran for three series from 2010 to 2012. Connor Byrne has played the role of Mike Milligan for all three programmes, although he left in Series 7 Episode 24 to live with his family in Ireland. Cast Main characters Faith Davis Faith Davis is a resident of Elm Tree House and Ashdene Ridge during the first two series of ''The Dumping Ground''. She is portrayed by Leanne Dunstan. Faith, who shares a room with Elektra while at Elmtree House, is one of the elder children who tries to be responsible, and proves her capabilities and maturity when she acts as a surrogate careworker in the opening episode of ''The Dumping Ground''. She is 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tracy Beaker Series Characters
This is a list of the characters who have appeared in the BAFTA-award-winning franchise of CBBC children's drama series ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'', ''Tracy Beaker Returns'', ''The Dumping Ground'', ''My Mum Tracy Beaker'' and ''The Beaker Girls'', which have spanned fourteen years between them. Connor Byrne, who plays Mike Milligan, is the franchise's longest serving cast member, having appeared in twelve series across three of four shows. Dani Harmer has played the lead character Tracy Beaker in ''The Story Of Tracy Beaker'', ''Tracy Beaker Returns'', ''My Mum Tracy Beaker'' and ''The Beaker Girls'' and featured as a guest in the sixth series of ''The Dumping Ground''. ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' ''The Dumping Ground'' ''My Mum Tracy Beaker'' ''The Beaker Girls'' See also *List of The Story of Tracy Beaker characters *List of Tracy Beaker Returns characters *List of The Dumping Ground characters References {{Tracy Beaker series Story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Trent
This is a list of characters that were introduced in CBBC's ''The Dumping Ground''. The series is based on ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' by Jacqueline Wilson. It has aired since 2013 and has aired eight series so far. The series follows ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' which ran for five series from 2002 to 2005, and ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' which ran for three series from 2010 to 2012. Connor Byrne has played the role of Mike Milligan for all three programmes, although he left in Series 7 Episode 24 to live with his family in Ireland. Cast Main characters Faith Davis Faith Davis is a resident of Elm Tree House and Ashdene Ridge during the first two series of ''The Dumping Ground''. She is portrayed by Leanne Dunstan. Faith, who shares a room with Elektra while at Elmtree House, is one of the elder children who tries to be responsible, and proves her capabilities and maturity when she acts as a surrogate careworker in the opening episode of ''The Dumping Ground''. She is 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billie Trent
This is a list of characters that were introduced in CBBC (TV channel), CBBC's ''The Dumping Ground''. The series is based on ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' by Jacqueline Wilson. It has aired since 2013 and has aired eight series so far. The series follows ''The Story of Tracy Beaker (TV series), The Story of Tracy Beaker'' which ran for five series from 2002 to 2005, and ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' which ran for three series from 2010 to 2012. Connor Byrne has played the role of #Mike Milligan, Mike Milligan for all three programmes, although he left in Series 7 Episode 24 to live with his family in Ireland. Cast Main characters Faith Davis Faith Davis is a resident of Elm Tree House and Ashdene Ridge during the first two series of ''The Dumping Ground''. She is portrayed by Leanne Dunstan. Faith, who shares a room with Elektra while at Elmtree House, is one of the elder children who tries to be responsible, and proves her capabilities and maturity when she acts as a surrogat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |