Tracy Beaker Returns
When Tracy is arrested for using Cam's credit card to publish her autobiography, Tracy seeks refuge at the Dumping Ground, a care home where she used to live as a child. She meets the children who are intrigued by her and her story. Wanting to pay Cam back, Tracy asks Mike for a job. As Mike is short-staffed, he agrees to hire her an assistant care worker since she knows so much about life in care. It is the spin-off series to The Story of Tracy Beaker and the series continued in the show The Dumping Ground.
Seasons
1. Full Circle
Air Date: 2010-01-08
Tracy's new life is going brilliantly, she has achieved her dream of becoming a writer and even appeared on TV. That is until she gets arrested.
2. New Life's Eve
Air Date: 2010-01-08
Working at the Dumping Ground, Tracy finds she is not as indispensable as she thought. Will she get the sack?
3. Bad Luck Boy
Air Date: 2010-01-15
Toby believes his life is jinxed and Tracy makes it worse by writing about him in her article.
4. By the Book
Air Date: 2010-01-22
Tempers reach boiling point when Tracy comes between brother and sister.
5. Family Values
Air Date: 2010-01-29
Lily and her sisters get fostered, leaving Carmen alone. Her loneliness leads to conflict with the other kids.
6. Anarchy in the DG
Air Date: 2010-02-05
With Gina at a party and Mike unwell, Tracy is left in charge of the night shift, with disastrous consequences.
7. Secrets
Air Date: 2010-02-12
Tracy finds stolen goods in Sapphire's room, and Liam and Frank discover Gus' notebooks are full of people's secrets.
8. Sisters
Air Date: 2010-02-19
Lily returns to the Dumping Ground without her sisters. Tracy resolves to reunite them, which leads to disaster. Tee hides a sheep in her room.
9. Good Luck Boy
Air Date: 2010-02-26
Toby and the lads have to fake being a family when they win a free holiday to Florida.
10. Viva Carmen
Air Date: 2010-03-05
Carmen's mother turns up wanting her daughter to live with her again. Is she all she seems to be?
11. The Werewolf
Air Date: 2010-03-12
Who or what is the werewolf Carmen sees lurking in the grounds?
12. Day at the Beach
Air Date: 2010-03-19
A day trip to the beach becomes a journey beset with disasters - is someone sabotaging the trip?
13. Moving On
Air Date: 2010-03-26
Tracy wants to leave to become a full-time reporter, but she'll only be successful if the kids cooperate on an article she has to write - but they won't.
1. The Burnywood Menace
Air Date: 2010-12-31
When the Dumping Ground is threatened with closure, Tracy's drastic action leads to disaster.
2. Drained
Air Date: 2011-01-07
The Dumping Ground reopens and Tracy must face the consequences of her actions, when it looks like Mike get the sack and leave the Dumping Ground for good.
3. Crushed
Air Date: 2011-01-14
Tracy finds it hard to deal with Lily when she moves into Cam's, while Toby gets a crush on a girl who is not what she seems.
4. Refugees
Air Date: 2011-01-21
When two non-english speaking refugees are left at the Dumping Ground, Gus tries to find out what their backstory is.
5. Money
Air Date: 2011-01-28
When a big bag of money is dumped in the garden, how long can the kids keep the truth from Tracy? And is one of the gang looking for the loot?
6. Elektra
Air Date: 2011-02-04
New girl Elektra starts a frightening club, which starts to turn life in the dumping ground upside down as it turns more into a gang. Meanwhile Tracy and Sapphire end up embarrassing themselves after using Gina's special pasta sauce.
7. What You Don't Know
Air Date: 2011-02-11
No-one is happy when Johnny persuades Tee to get fostered without him, so Tracy decides to sort out the mess.
8. A Day In The Country
Air Date: 2011-02-18
A fun weekend in the country turns into disaster when Tracy is made team leader.
9. The Scare Game
Air Date: 2011-02-25
Just when Tracy thinks she has a complete family with Lily and Cam, Lily's dad arrives unexpectedly. Meanwhile; Toby, Frank, Carmen, Tee and Liam all get stuck in a scare game between the five of them.
10. Out of Control
Air Date: 2011-03-04
Tracy unexpectedly becomes involved with a group of old people when Liam has to do community service in an old people's home.
11. Snake Bite
Air Date: 2011-03-11
Elektra's past comes back to haunt her when an old friend comes looking for her after being released from prison. She gains both Elektra and Tracy's trust, but has she really changed her ways?
12. Grandad
Air Date: 2011-03-18
Tracy sacrifices her new car as she and the others come together to help Frank after he learns his grandad has died.
13. Chain Reaction
Air Date: 2011-03-25
Tracy finds it hard to deal with life when she is left to live on her own, and Lily's return destroys Carmen and Elektra's newfound friendship.
1. The Visitors
Air Date: 2012-01-06
A struggle ensues when four young people and their care worker from Burneywood arrive at the dumping ground.
2. Firestarter
Air Date: 2012-01-06
When a fire breaks out at the Dumping Ground, Tracy and Gus set about discovering who the fire starter is.
3. Shadows
Air Date: 2012-01-13
There is an escaped prisoner on the loose and strange things start happening when Tracy is alone with the YP on a dark, stormy night.
4. Big Brother
Air Date: 2012-01-20
A pirate DVD stall leads Liam to a man who claims to be his brother, but his electronic tag keeps Liam from finding out what’s going on.
5. Belonging
Air Date: 2012-01-27
Tracy gets tangled up in Lily’s plan to reunite Poppy and Rosie with their dad. Meanwhile a stray dog becomes attached to Frank.
6. Eggs
Air Date: 2012-02-03
Tracy sets an egg-sitting challenge: the YP team up in pairs to look after an egg, but eventually every egg gets smashed.
7. Justine Littlewood Returns
Air Date: 2012-02-10
Justine Littlewood arrives at the Dumping Ground, wanting Mike to give her away at her wedding.
8. Reward
Air Date: 2012-02-17
When Tracy agrees to write the annual awards certificates, a chain of unintentional consequences leads to Johnny carrying out a robbery.
9. Summer Holiday
Air Date: 2012-02-24
Tee accidentally lets sheep into the farmhouse, and the Dumping Ground summer holiday is over.
10. Going Home
Air Date: 2012-03-02
When Elektra’s sister arrives at the Dumping Ground, her family secrets are uncovered.
11. Jody Jackson
Air Date: 2012-03-09
A new arrival at the Dumping Ground creates chaos for Tracy and upset for Carmen
12. The Invitation
Air Date: 2012-03-16
Mike gets an MBE, but Tracy's plan to let the young people decide who should go with him to the palace doesn't go smoothly.
13. Goodbye Tracy Beaker
Air Date: 2012-03-23
Tracy is leaving for a new job but can’t help feeling that Mike is glad to see her go.
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Rating
7.5/10
Release Date
2010-01-08
Episodes
39 (3 seasons)
Status
Ended
