List of The Dumping Ground series characters

Profile

Occupation

Student

Home

Elm Tree House
Ashdene Ridge

Family
Mother	Lucy
Adoptive father	Mr Watson (foster)
Adoptive mother	Mrs Watson (foster)
Stepfather	Keith
Brothers	Johnny Taylor
Sisters	Hannah Watson (foster)
Half sisters	Hope

Tee Taylor, portrayed by Mia McKenna-Bruce, made her first appearance on 8 January 2010 in series 1 of Tracy Beaker Returns during the episode Full Circle.

Tee is small and diminutive, yet understanding, kind and caring, although her brother’s controlling and overprotective influence over her in the first series of "Tracy Beaker Returns" made her a quieter character – eventually she grows to become bolder, and protective of her brother. She has dark blonde, almost brown, hair and brown eyes. She also shows a caring personality towards younger children, like Mo, Floss, and her younger sister Hope.

In By The Book, when Tracy is told to enforce the cleaning rota, Johnny believes it will get him and his sister, Tee fostered and starts volunteering himself and Tee for everyone's chores in return for gold stars in his file. He begins to force her to do chores when she doesn't want to. But Tracy's attempt to deal with the situation results in Tee almost getting injured, resulting in Johnny lashing out at her for not looking after Tee properly, and she begins to reconsider her future at the Dumping Ground, until Tee and Johnny apologise to her the next day.

In What You Don't Know, Tee and Johnny return to the 'Dumping Ground' from their trial foster placement with Mr and Mrs Watson. Everyone who is involved in the placement faces an awkward situation: the Watsons are happy to foster Tee, but not Johnny. Eventually, Tee decides not to be fostered as she doesn’t want to leave her brother behind.

In "Shadows", Tee finds a trail of riddles, each leading to a different clue, which eventually leads her to the time capsule which was buried at The Dumping Ground in The Story of Tracy Beaker.

In "Summer Holiday", she ruins a holiday by accidentally forgetting to close a gate and letting sheep get into the farm house where they are staying. She eventually manages to find a better holiday for the group.

In Oh, Mo, Tee was made to look after new, eccentric resident, Mo. She soon regretted her decision when Mo started clamouring for her company and saying they were best friends. This led to an accident in which Mo was injured. Mike decided that Mo shouldn't live in Ashdene Ridge after the incident, but the young people said they wanted him to stay, so he did.

In "Hope" Tee gets a letter from her mum, who wants to meet up with her and Johnny. Johnny tells her not to, as he thinks it might be a trap, but Tee goes to see her mum at the women's refuge and meets her baby sister, Hope. It is revealed that Tee's mum has left her abusive boyfriend Keith. Tee later gets worried that her mum is not looking after Hope properly, and steals her, but she bumps into Faith, who notifies Johnny. He pretends to go along with Tee's plan to get the baby fostered but secretly texts their mum. She got Hope back, and Tee and Johnny see her regularly.

In "Now you see me", Tee makes friends with a street artist, and starts doing graffiti, which nearly results in her getting arrested.

In "Breaking In", Tee and Kazima are at the dumping ground on their own, and end up battling against two burglars who break into the house.

In "Dragon Slayer", Tee's older brother, Johnny, leaves to join the army. After, Keith, Johnny and Tee's step-father, returns to see Hope but turns into trouble. Johnny has to face down Keith to get him to go away for good.

Carmen Howle

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Amy-Leigh Hickman

Duration

2010–16

First appearance

8 January 2010

Last appearance

November 2016

Classification

Present; departing

Profile

Occupation

Student

Home

Elm Tree House
Ashdene Ridge
South England

Family
Mother	Helen Howle

Carmen Howle, portrayed by Amy-Leigh Hickman, made her first appearance on 8 January 2010 in series 1 of Tracy Beaker Returns during the episode Full Circle.

Carmen is an exceptionally outgoing girl who shares much of her life with Lily, becoming saddened when she leaves the Dumping Ground. Carmen is medium-height with long brown hair and brown eyes and often wears a lot of make-up. She seems eager, kind and caring, but impatient, although she has a tendency to appear light-headed, to be judgemental, and to spill secrets. Her favourite colour is pink, and she has turbulent relationships with many of the other residents of the Dumping Ground, such as Bailey and Elektra. She also has a terrible relationship with her mother, who abandoned her when she was little, so that she could have a holiday.

In 'Family Values' Carmen is lonely when Lily gets fostered. No-one wants to hear her problems so she takes a precious item from each resident.In 'Viva Carmen' Carmen's Mum, Helen, returns, saying she wants Carmen to live with her in Spain. However Helen dumps Carmen for her ex Lee.

In 'The Werewolf' Carmen thinks she saw a werewolf. The werewolf is actually Sapphire's brother Riff wearing a mask.

Carmen does not perform well at school, we know this because in the episode" A day in the past" Johnny insults her by saying "I've seen your school grades, you'll be lucky to be a cleaner when you're older"

Carmen's best friend is Lily but is also shown to be good friends with Tee. She also has on and off friendships with Jodie and Elektra. Floss seems to look up to Carmen. Carmen also went out with Rick in the episode 'Be My Girl' but the two broke up after finding their relationship too challenging.

Her turbulent relationship with Bailey starts as the both battle for famous foster parents in "party games" (series 3). Her relationship with Elektra starts in Tracy Beaker Returns in series 3 as Carmen tells on Elektra for everything "they" did and Elektra claimed she "snitched" on her.

Now Carmen lives a happy life at the dumping ground and her feuds have ended.

Harry Jones

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Philip Graham Scott

Duration

2010—

First appearance

8 January 2010

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student

Home

Elm Tree House
Ashdene Ridge

Family
Adoptive father	Adam Aycliffe (foster)
Brothers	Finn McLaine (foster)
Sisters	Claire Aycliffe (foster)

Harry Jones, portrayed by Philip Graham Scott, made his first appearance on 8 January 2010 in series 1 of Tracy Beaker Returns during the episode Full Circle.

During "Tracy Beaker Returns", Harry looks up to Sapphire Fox, as he is one of the younger residents, and she is a maternal figure – he finds it difficult to adjust when she leaves Elm Tree House to get her own flat, and later identifies Faith Davis as a maternal figure to him. He is initially a diminutive but cheeky character; he enjoyed carrying round his treasured toy giraffe named Jeff, until Floss took him for herself when she arrived at the Dumping Ground. Harry is small, with a thicket of curly blond hair and blue eyes. He appears to be wearing wellies most of the time during the earlier series.

During "The Dumping Ground", Harry finds new friends in Mo Michaels and Floss Guppy, later revealing his secret passion for wrestling. He does leave in Series 3 episode 6 but then soon returns, when something goes wrong with his foster family and with his fellow foster brother Finn McLainne.

Tyler Lewis

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Miles Butler-Hughton

Duration

2012–

First appearance

6 January 2012

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student

Home

Elm Tree House
Ashdene Ridge

Family
Mother	Sally Lewis

Tyler Lewis, portrayed by Miles Butler-Hughton, made his first appearance on 6 January 2012 in series 3 of Tracy Beaker Returns during the episode Slow Burn: Part 1.

In Slow Burn, Carmen recognises him as the young joker whom she blames for nicking her stuff while she was at Burnywood, after he and three other children from Burnywood arrive at Elm Tree House following a fire. They reignite their turbulent relationship, Tyler proves himself to be a prankster, however he reveals his softer side when he breaks down in tears as he sees the burnt remains of the only birthday card his mother ever gave to him.

In series two of "The Dumping Ground", Tyler's mum decides to visit but Tyler then discovers she is not taking her medication for her bipolar disorder, so he gets angry, but eventually they reconcile.

Jody Jackson

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Kia Pegg

Duration

2012–

First appearance

9 March 2012

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student

Home

Elm Tree House
Ashdene Ridge

Family
Mother	Denise Jackson
Brothers	Kingsley Jackson Luke Jackson

Jody Jackson, portrayed by Kia Pegg, made her first appearance on 9 March 2012 in series 3 of Tracy Beaker Returns during the episode Jody Jackson.

During her first appearance, she is portrayed as being like a tramp, having lived in squalor; she is dressed in simple clothes and smells terrible – this means Carmen develops a low opinion of her, before she discovers she is sharing with her. Carmen immediately resents and is unsympathetic to Jody and feels that her presence is intrusive.

When she reveals she is afraid to take a bath, Tracy entices her with bath jelly, which Jody seems to like. Jody tells Tracy that her mother used to scrub her with a scrubbing brush, only when the Social Worker attended. She also reveals that when she was naughty, people used to hold her under the water. Jody borrows a cardigan from Carmen. Elektra responds by locking Jody in the toy cupboard. Jody manages to escape by knocking out one of the wood panels from the door. Jody then disappears and Tracy thinks that Jody might have gone to her old home, where Jody used to live with her mother and Jody's brothers. Mike and Tracy arrive to find the place vacant, with the exception of Jody. Carmen shows compassion towards Jody later on in the episode. Later in the night, Carmen, Gus and Gina discover Jody sleeping under the kitchen table. Jody says that she was scared to sleep in a room with another person. A very sympathetic Gina offers to make up a bed for Jody in the quiet room. The episode concludes with Elektra and Sapphire sharing a room so that Jody is able to have a room of her own.

In Goodbye Tracy Beaker, new careworker Melanie saves Jody's life when Jody goes into anaphylactic shock.

In "Jody in Wonderland", Jody’s dilemma over having to give a witness statement against her brother Kingsley propels her into a Wonderland-esque world full of bubbly characters – her experiences in Wonderland eventually make her realise that she needs to testify against her brother.

Floss Guppy

Floss Guppy
The Dumping Ground character
Portrayed by	Sarah Rayson
Duration	2013–
First appearance	1 February 2013
Classification	Present; regular
Profile
Occupation	Student
Home	Elm Tree House Ashdene Ridge

Floss Guppy, portrayed by Sarah Rayson, made her first appearance on 1 February 2013 in series 1 of The Dumping Ground during the episode The Real Faith Davis.

Floss is in care because she was abandoned by her mother in a nail salon, when she was 18 months old. Floss Guppy is good friends with Harry Jones, Mo Michaels and Toni and Billie Trent although initially she was wary of Harry, even stealing his toy giraffe Jeff, after he scared her with stories of the bad things that happened at Elm Tree House. Floss is seven years old in the third series of The Dumping Ground.

In Be My Girl, Floss meets some prospective parents. She starts to think about her mother and when a little boy in the park questions her 'Where is your mum, haven't you got one?' in an evil way, Floss goes over the tipping point and pushes him and his ice cream to the ground. Floss' potential foster parents shout at Floss causing her to get upset. May-Li reveals that Floss is in care because she was abandoned by her mother in a nail salon, when she was 18 months old; this is why she is so attached to nail varnish. At the foster parents’ house they ask her to remove her nail varnish causing Floss to throw food around. Floss tells all the people at the Dumping Ground that whilst there is a chance her mum might come back she will wait.

Floss is an incredibly bubbly young girl, with short curly Ginger hair and brown eyes.

Mo Michaels

The Dumping Ground character

Portrayed by

Reece Buttery

Duration

2013–

First appearance

1 March 2013

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student

Home

Elm Tree House
Ashdene Ridge

Family
Father	Peter
Mother	Caroline
Adoptive father	David
Grandfathers	David

Anthony "Mo" Michaels, portrayed by Reece Buttery, made his first appearance on 1 March 2013 in series 1 of The Dumping Ground during the episode Oh, Mo!.

Mo is a kind, eccentric kid in the Dumping Ground. He first appeared in "Oh, Mo!" and gets injured by Tee, but forgives her and decides to stay. His best friend is Tee and is bullied by Carmen. He later befriends Harry Jones, Floss Guppy and Toni and Billie Trent. His age is 10, as of series 3 of The Dumping Ground.

May-Li Wang

The Dumping Ground character

Portrayed by

Stacy Liu

Duration

2013–

First appearance

16 December 2013

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Care Worker

Family
Grandmothers	PoPo

May-Li Wang, portrayed by Stacy Liu, made her first appearance on 16 December 2013 in the Christmas special episode Jody in Wonderland, between series 1 and series 2 of The Dumping Ground.

Jody's mum and brother, Denise (Victoria Alcock) and Luke (David Avery) visit Jody to talk her out of giving a statement against her other brother, Kingsley (James Bartlett). Jody decides to testify against Kingsley with May-Li and Mike's support.

New boy Bailey (Kasey MacKellar) arrives at The Dumping Ground. After Faith (Leanne Dunstan) tries to catch up with Bailey, she is knocked over by a car and Bailey visits her with a letter about the running team. Meanwhile, Serjay (Danny Ashok) tries to pass the responsibility of telling Bailey he will be at The Dumping Ground for longer to May-Li and Mike. May-Li firmly insists that he is to tell Bailey and sends him to the hospital to collect Bailey. Bailey's father, Jimmy (Mark Theodore) turns up at The Dumping Ground and May-Li and Mike prevent him taking Bailey as they are legally in charge of Bailey.

After putting themselves in danger finding Frank (Christopher Slater), May-Li lectures Faith, Rick (Daniel Pearson), Frank and Frank's friend, Kazima (Akuc Bol). Tyler (Miles Butler-Hughton) has a day out with his mum, Sally (Diveen Henry) with May-Li shadowing him, however, Sally runs off with Tyler. Sally gets an ice cream, but she runs off and runs into a Community Police Officer (Shareesa Valentine). May-Li finds Tyler and Sally and pays for the ice creams and after discovering his mum hasn't been taking her bipolar medication, he asks May-Li to go home. Frank ruins Faith and Rick's clothes by adding a red top, turning the other clothes pink. May-Li suggests they have a cake baking competition and the losing team have to wear a pink dress. Faith wins the competition and Rick is forced to wear it.

May-Li asks Mike to get Viv Anderson's autograph when he takes Bailey to his training. When Floss (Sarah Rayson) takes Carmen's nail stuff and glues Carmen to her bedsheet with nail glue, May-Li talks with Floss about how her mum left her as a baby at a nail bar and Carmen's things may bring back memories. Floss gives May-Li a kiss on the forehead, accepting May-Li as a mother figure. Viv later visits Bailey to encourage him not to give up on football and he gives May-Li a football shirt. When Johnny (Joe Maw) considers joining the army, May-Li finds the brochures and she talks with Johnny about it. Mike disagrees with May-Li encouraging Johnny, but May-Li believes a career in the army would be good for Johnny.

May-Li tells Floss that she can be adopted and some adoptive parents have been matched. Doug (Michael Hodgson) and Nerys (Lucy Speed) meet Floss at The Dumping Ground with May-Li supervising. Later, Mo (Reece Buttery) talks to May-Li about adoption and May-Li reassures Mo he won't be adopted as he is only at The Dumping Ground whilst his parents get better. The next day, May-Li accompanies Floss, Doug and Nerys to the park and observes them. Floss runs off when she pushes a boy, Jesse (Alex Humprey) and May-Li finds her. When Floss is supposed to be visiting Doug and Nerys at their house, Floss pretends to be ill and May-Li agrees for Tee (Mia McKenna-Bruce) to go with Floss. The visit doesn't go well and Floss shows Tee and May-Li her scrapbook full of celebrity images as Floss tries to imagine her mum. May-Li tells Floss she can live at The Dumping Ground.

When an old, homeless man, Mal (Dai Bradley), Bailey feels responsible, so Bailey decides to take Mischief (Sage). Bailey wins Mike and May-Li round when he trains Mischief. May-Li organises a party for Harry (Philip Graham Scott) when he is leaving to get fostered. Floss is taking his departure badly and cuts off Jeff's head. Later, May-Li gives Harry Jeff and Floss gives him another giraffe called Jeff. Later, Harry leaves with his foster father, Adam (Ray Emmet Brown). When a trip to a theme park is arranged, Kazima and Tee decide not to go and are forced to attend a holiday club. However, they go home early and unknown to Kazima, a large amount of cash is in her bag and Maz (Natifa Mai) and Max (Frankie Wilson). Maz and Max are later arrested after Kazima and Tee set them up and everyone arrives home after Mike is told about Kazima and Tee's absence at the club. May-Li and Mike lecture them about what they should have done.

Ryan (Lewis Hamilton) accesses everyones records and he receives a text from Harry, saying "Help!". When May-Li and Mike notice the records open, they believe it is Ryan as his record is closed. Ryan tells Mike and May-Li that things aren't right with his foster family, but with no proof, Mike can't do anything. Ryan takes Harry and Finn (Ruben Reuter) from their foster home and when they arrive at The Dumping Ground, Harry doesn't want to go back. Harry and Finn tell May-Li what their foster home was like. A rabbit is found in the garden and Toni (Nelly Currant) calls it Mr Nibbles. Billie (Gwen Currant) and Finn show May-Li a picture of Toni with her dad and a rabbit, Mr Nibbles, resembling the one they found. Toni and Billie tell May-Li that their dad let Mr Nibbles out of the hutch and they had foxes. May-Li receives a call from the rabbit owner and she breaks the news to Toni. Everyone is shocked when they find the rabbit has had baby rabbits. When May-Li tells Toni she could probably have one of the rabbits, Toni decides she doesn't want another rabbit.

New girl Sasha (Annabelle Davis) arrives at The Dumping Ground. After smashing the minibus lights to prevent the kids seeing Lily (Jessie Williams), Sasha tells May-Li and Mike she is going to apologise. Sasha realises she doesn't want to go to the secure home, so she asks May-Li and Mike and they agree. Sasha goes shopping with May-Li and Kazima and when Sasha sees her brother, Dexter (Alexander Aze), shoplifting, she deliberately knocks a display down and Kazima tells May-Li. May-Li and Mike later find Sasha missing as well as Jody. Jody takes the blame for shoplifting nappies and May-Li collects Jody from the store. Bailey is promised football tickets by his reviewing officer, Abi (Kemi-Bo Jacobs). Believing he won't get the tickets, he gets Faith to look out whilst he changed his records. May-Li finds Bailey tampering with his files and isn't impressed with him or Faith. In his meeting, Abi tells Bailey she is impressed with Bailey's commitment to Mischief. May-Li stops Ani giving Bailey the tickets, informing her of what Bailey did. May-Li receives some expensive cheese from her mother, but she later finds it stolen. Carmen and Kazima question everyone and the culprit is revealed to be Mischief.

Carmen is acting as a bridesmaid at a wedding, so May-Li lends her antique necklace. When Carmen accidentally drops it down the toilet, Carmen thinks about what she should do, which is leaving it or attempting to get it out. When Carmen imagines leaving it, she lies to May-Li, saying the necklace was stolen. However, Ryan finds a text from Carmen's phone to her friend and when Floss gets the blame, Ryan tells May-Li. When Carmen thinks about getting it back, May-Li fibds out when Carmen arranges for a plumber (Sam Cassidy) to get the necklace. Carmen decides to tell May-Li the truth. May-Li refuses to let Sasha go to skate night, but she soon agrees to let her as long as Sasha makes dinner. When Sasha leaves Billie and Toni to put the lasagne in the oven, but they end up putting the oven on too high when Ryan messes with the time. May-Li tells Sasha she can't go to skate night. Tee and Sasha plan to go to skate night when they realise May-Li will have finished work and Billie and Toni cover them. May-Li has to work at the last minute, so Billie and Toni lock her in the bathroom. The toaster catches fire when everyone makes toast and May-Li grounds Billie and Toni for what they did. The following day, Tee owns up to going to skate night and May-Li knows Sasha went too, but she refuses to unground Billie and Toni. When Tee goes missing, Mike goes looking for her and Tee buys presents for Kazima, Billie and Toni and she convinces May-Li and Mike to let Sasha stay.

May-Li has a visit from her grandmother, PoPo (Pik-Sen Lim), who she hasn't seen for years. The kids want PoPo to teach them kung fu after impressing them with some and May-Li agrees to let her. When Jody reckons PoPo is the best grandmother and hints that she and PoPo should make up, May-Li talks to Jody about how PoPo doesn't accept her family as her partner is a woman. May-Li and PoPo discuss what would happen if she took over the business and PoPo makes it clear that May-Li's children aren't her family as she didn't give birth to them. After a kung fu contest, May-Li gives PoPo the chance to meet her children. Later, May-Li receives a family heirloom from PoPo, her great-great-grandfather's diary. Kazima has to undergo an age assessment test to prove she is a minor to remain in the UK. Jasna (Dolya Gavanski) gives Kazina the results and they have determined her birth year as 1997, meaning she is 18 and will have to be deported. May-Li comforts Kazima, assuring her they are going to appeal the decision and Carmen arranges for Kazima's appeal to be filmed.

Bailey Wharton

The Dumping Ground character

Portrayed by

Kasey MacKellar

Duration

2014–

First appearance

10 January 2014

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student

Home

Ashdene Ridge

Family
Father	Jimmy Wharton
Mother	Alison Wharton

Bailey Wharton, portrayed by Kasey MacKellar, made his first appearance on 10 January 2014 in series 2 of The Dumping Ground during the episode Booting Up: Part 1.

He is shown to be quite aggressive and cocky, with a very short temper, and likes to wind people up, especially Johnny and Mike. He is a skilled footballer and is often criticised by the others for thinking he is better than he is and making unnecessary comments. It is later revealed he is dyslexic. In terms of his personality, he is quite introverted and tends to shut people out of his life, thus making him quite withdrawn. Bailey later befriends Mo Michaels and Jody Jackson, but doesn't always see eye to eye with Jody.

Kazima Tako

The Dumping Ground character

Portrayed by

Akuc Bol

Duration

2014–

First appearance

31 January 2014

Classification

Profile

Home

Ashdene Ridge

Family
Father	Hakim Tako

Kazima Tako, portrayed by Akuc Bol, made her first appearance on 31 January 2014 in series 2 of The Dumping Ground during the episode Finding Frank.

Frank hasn't been seen or heard of for a while, so Carmen (Amy-Leigh Hickman), Rick (Daniel Pearson), Bailey (Kasey MacKellar) and Tee (Mia McKenna-Bruce) try to track him down. They notice Kazima buying Frank's pocket watch, claiming it was her mother's and they find Frank and Kazima at a burger van. It emerges that Kazima and Frank are sleeping rough. Frank and Mike (Connor Byrne) later talk and Frank decides to move back in. Frank later informs Kazima that Mike is sorting things for her through children's services. Carmen reluctantly agrees to share her room with Kazima, however, Carmen is annoyed by Kazima's behaviour and orders Kazima to leave. Kazima sleeps on Frank's bedroom floor and when Mike and May-Li (Stacy Liu) discover this, they tell Kazima boys and girls cannot share rooms for their own protection. Kazima plans to sleep in the garage, but Carmen finds out and makes up with her.

Tee works on an Art project, but Kazima criticizes it and she introduces Tee to her friend, street artist Roscoe (Simeon Zack). When there is a trip to a theme park and not enough tickets, Kazima doesn't mind staying behind. Tee decides to remain behind to allow Toni (Nelly Currant) and Billie (Gwen Currant) to go together. Kazima and Tee are forced to attend a fun day, but they leave early and go home. Unknown to them, money was planted in Kazima's bag by Maz (Natifa Mai) and Max (Frankie Wilson). Maz and Max break into The Dumping Ground and when Kazima checks her bag, she and Tee decide to refuse to hand it back due to the large amount. Kazima and Tee attempt to scare Maz and Max out of The Dumping Ground. They end up locking Max in the attic and trick Maz into the kitchen before tying her up. Maz and Max are arrested and the other residents arrive home the same time after Mike is informed of Kazima and Tee disappearing from the fun day. Mike and May-Li lecture Kazima and Tee on the situation and all the kids are sent to the fun day. When Tyler (Miles Butler-Hughton) learns to play a trombone, Kazima helps him and she reveals her dad and brother were kidnapped for making music.

New girl, Sasha (Annabelle Davis), arrives at The Dumping Ground. After going home to collect her bedroom key, Sasha goes shopping with May-Li and Kazima. Kazima witnesses Sasha knocking down a display so she can speak to her brother, Dexter (Alexander Aze). When May-Li receives some expensive cheese from her mother, she later finds it stolen. Kazima and Carmen question everyone and they later reveal Miscief (Sage) as the culprit. Carmen drops May-Li's antique necklace down the toilet and Carmen thinks about what would happen if she left the necklace or if she tried to get it back. When Carmen thinks about getting it back, she enlists Kazima's help to get it back and they arrange for a plumber to fix the toilet.

As part of her application to stay in the UK, Kazima must prove she is a minor and undergo an age assessment. After finding out about Kazima's situation, Carmen tries to get Kazima to open up about what happened. Kazima explains how her father was captured by the army and her mother died at a Kenyan refugee camp before she fled to England. Kazima gets the results for her age assessment and is informed by Jasna (Dolye Gavanski) that they believe she was born in 1997 and is 18 years old. Kazima decides to runaway and she goes to Frank's, but she runs away when Mike and Carmen go visit. Later, Kazima reunited with her father, Hakim (Richard Pepple) and Kazima's age can be proved by documents. Kazima and Hakim learn that Kazima's brother maybe alive in Somalia and Hakim decides to go to Somali, leaving Kazima at The Dumping Ground.

Ryan Reeves

The Dumping Ground character

Portrayed by

Lewis Hamilton

Duration

2015–

First appearance

16 January 2015

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student

Home

Ashdene Ridge

Family
Sisters	Chloe Reeves

Ryan Reeves, portrayed by Lewis Hamilton, made his first appearance on 16 January 2015 in series 3 of The Dumping Ground during the episode Law & Disorder: Part 2.

He joins Ashdene Ridge in the wake of a disastrous foster party where wallets and purses were reported stolen, and became embroiled in the events, eventually working out the identity of the thief and blackmailing them to keep it a secret. He is aged thirteen with a Liverpudlian accent and short brown hair, and quickly proves himself to be mischievous, deceitful and cunning. He also becomes friends with Johnny Taylor when Ryan managed to keep Johnny's army dream alive. In "Mischief" it is revealed that he has cynophobia (fear of dogs). In "Who Are You?" it is found out that he has a sister that got separated from him. During his first episode, Ryan deleted an email sent to Mike concerning both mental health and himself before destroying the computer keyboard.

Toni Trent

The Dumping Ground character

Portrayed by

Nelly Currant

Duration

2015-

First appearance

23 January 2015

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student

Home

Ashdene Ridge

Family
Sisters	Billie Trent

Toni Trent, portrayed by Nelly Currant, made her first appearance on 23 January 2015 in series 3 of The Dumping Ground during the episode Stuck With You.

In "Fake it to Make It", Toni and Billie tried to convince everyone that they were telepathic. However, the plan backfired when Bailey, Mo and Tyler started avoiding the twins because of it.

In "Breaking in" Toni was upset as since there weren't enough tickets she wouldn't be allowed to go to a theme park with Billie and the other dumping ground kids. However, she was allowed to go after all as Tee gave Toni her ticket.

In "Dragon Slayer", Toni found a rabbit in the garden and believed it was a re-incarnation of a rabbit she had owned which had been killed by foxes after her dad left open its hutch to punish her. She was upset when she found out that it had an owner. Eventually May-Li managed to convince Toni that the rabbit wasn't hers as it was female.

In "Better Than You", Toni falls out with Billie, who doesn't like her bossing her about, leading to Floss and Toni stealing Billie's idea of giving tours around Ashdene Ridge.

Billie Trent

The Dumping Ground character

Portrayed by

Gwen Currant

Duration

2015-

First appearance

23 January 2015

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student

Home

Ashdene Ridge

Family
Sisters	Toni Trent

Billie Trent, portrayed by Gwen Currant, made her first appearance on 23 January 2015 in series 3 of The Dumping Ground during the episode Stuck With You.

In "Fake it to Make It", Billie and Toni tried to convince everyone that they were telepathic. However, the plan backfired when Bailey, Mo and Tyler started avoiding the twins because of it.

In "Dragon Slayer", Billie was worried about her sister, Toni, who got upset about a rabbit she found in the garden. Eventually Billie told May-Li that Toni had owned a rabbit when they lived with their parents.

In "Free to Good Home", Floss and Toni try to get Billie to pretend to be a gymnast in order to win a trampoline. However, Billie is unwilling and runs away.

In "Better Than You", Billie starts giving other children tours round the Dumping Ground, getting them to pay. However, when she falls out with Toni, Floss steals her idea, and she and Toni decide to give tours of their own. Billie teams up with Tyler and they plan their own rival tour; however, Faith tells them they shouldn't treat the Dumping Ground like a freak show, and persuades Billie and Tyler to stop giving tours. Billie eventually makes up with Toni.

Finn McLaine

The Dumping Ground character

Portrayed by

Ruben Reuter

Duration

2015–

First appearance

6 March 2015

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student

Home

Ashdene Ridge

Family
Adoptive father	Adam Aycliffe (foster)
Brothers	Harry Jones (foster)
Sisters	Claire Aycliffe (foster)

Finn McLaine, portrayed by Ruben Reuter, made his first appearance on 6 March 2015 in series 3 of The Dumping Ground during the episode Long Way Home.

Finn is first fostered by the same family that Harry was fostered by but when things start to go wrong and Harry sends for help, Finn finally escape the foster home and joins the Dumping Ground and makes a quick friendship with Harry and Ryan. .^[3] He has Down syndrome.

Mischief

The Dumping Ground character

Portrayed by

Sage

Duration

2015—

First appearance

30 January 2015

Classification

Present; recurring

Profile

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Ashdene Ridge

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Owner(s)	Mike Milligan Bailey Wharton Carmen Howle Tee Taylor May-Li Wang

Mischief, portrayed by ten-year-old Border collie Sage,^[4]^[5] made his first appearance on 30 January 2015 in series 3 of The Dumping Ground during the episode Mischief.

Mischief is owned originally by a homeless man who Bailey bumps into; when the man later dies in hospital because of Bailey, his conscience means he becomes Mischief’s new owner. However, when Mischief comes back to Ashdene Ridge, it soon becomes clear that he is very unruly – but Bailey must train him, or he will be put down. Eventually, all becomes well, and Mischief becomes the new Ashdene Ridge pet.^[6]

Sasha Bellman

The Dumping Ground character

Portrayed by

Annabelle Davis

Duration

2015–

First appearance

6 October 2015

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student

Home

Ashdene Ridge

Family
Mother	Kelly Bellman
Brothers	Dexter Bellman Murphy Bellman

Sasha Bellman, portrayed by Annabelle Davis, made her first appearance on 6 October 2015 in series 3 of The Dumping Ground during the episode Three Days.

Chloe Reeves

The Dumping Ground character

Portrayed by

Hannah Moncur

Duration

2016–

First appearance

19 February 2016

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student

Home

Ashdene Ridge

Family
Brothers	Ryan Reeves

Chloe Reeves, will make her first appearance in The Dumping Ground, in series 4 episode 5 "Hold The Front Page".

Present characters

Main characters

Character	Actor	Role	Duration	Year(s)
Mike Milligan	Connor Byrne	Head Care Worker	1x01–	2002, 2005-
Carmen Howle	Amy-Leigh Hickman	Resident	1x01–	2010–
Harry Jones	Philip Graham Scott	Resident	1x01–	2010–
Tee Taylor	Mia McKenna-Bruce	Resident	1x01–	2010–
Tyler Lewis	Miles Butler-Hughton	Resident	1x01–	2012–
Jody Jackson	Kia Pegg	Resident	1x01–	2012–
Floss Guppy	Sarah Rayson	Resident	1x06–	2013–
Mo Michaels	Reece Buttery	Resident	1x10–	2013–
May-Li Wang	Stacy Liu	Care Worker	2x01–	2013–
Bailey Wharton	Kasey McKellar	Resident	2x01–	2014–
Kazima Tako	Akuc Bol	Resident	2x05, 2x12-	2014-
Ryan Reeves	Lewis Hamilton	Resident	3x02–	2015–
Billie Trent	Gwen Currant	Resident	3x03–	2015–
Toni Trent	Nelly Currant	Resident	3x03–	2015–
Finn McLaine	Ruben Reuter	Resident	3x09–	2015–
Sasha Bellman	Annabelle Davis	Resident	3x11–	2015–
Chloe Reeves	Hannah Moncur	Resident	4x05–	2016–

Recurring characters

Character	Actor	Role	Duration	Year(s)
Mischief	Sage	Pet	3x04–	2015–

Past characters

Tracy Beaker

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Dani Harmer

Duration

2002-05 2010–12

First appearance

8 January 2002 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
8 January 2010 (Tracy Beaker Returns)

Last appearance

9 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
23 March 2012 (Tracy Beaker Returns)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student
Care worker (2010-12)

Family
Mother	Carly Beaker
Adoptive father	Gary
Adoptive mother	Cam Lawson
Sisters	Lily Kettle (foster)
Grandmothers	Penelope Lawson (adoptive)

Tracy Beaker, played by actress Dani Harmer, is the main (and title) character throughout The Story of Tracy Beaker and Tracy Beaker Returns. She made her first appearance during the first episode of The Story of Tracy Beaker, which aired on 8 July 2002, in which she returns to care after an unsuccessful fostering.

After appearing in all five series of "The Story of Tracy Beaker" and continuing to appear in all three series of "Tracy Beaker Returns", Harmer announced that she would not be returning to the series in order to pursue other acting work.^[7] Therefore, the character departed the series in the final episode of "Tracy Beaker Returns", aired 23 March 2012.

Tracy Beaker is the main character of the original series, despite taking less prominent roles in the later series of the show. She resided in a care home (first Stowey House and then Elm Tree House), affectionately nicknamed "The Dumping Ground", and was a resident there for some time. Tracy is a tomboy with behavioural problems, probably a consequence of her mother’s abandonment of her and failure to show an interest in her. Known for her lies which exaggerate her mother’s fame and fortune, she tried to convince herself continually her mother would one day appear. She was often reluctant to show her emotions, attributing tears to hayfever. In later series, writer Cam Lawson (portrayed by Lisa Coleman) and her new husband Gary adopted Tracy. Tracy disliked Gary at first, as she considered him an intruder on her life with Cam, although the series ended with them on good terms.

At the beginning of "Tracy Beaker Returns", Tracy had written and was promoting her new autobiography, "Who Cares", when she was arrested and brought into police custody after it came to light that the book was published by using Cam’s credit card without permission. At the police station, she met resident, Liam O’Donovan (Richard Wisker) and head careworker, Mike Milligan (Connor Byrne). Cam withdrew her accusation of fraud and Tracy was cleared of all charges, but was ordered to undergo community service by writing a column for the local newspaper. Finding herself threatened by her adopted mother’s angry answerphone messages, she returned to Elm Tree House seeking solace in Mike, who offered her a job as a careworker.

Although her new career did not begin well, she soon began to improve as a careworker, although her actions put her boss Mike’s career in jeopardy after a protest she led resulted in Lily Kettle (Jess Williams) falling off the roof. Also, Tracy finds it hard to cope when Cam goes to New York, and ends up suffering a panic attack. Following this, Tracy continued working at Elm Tree House, using amateur detective skills to unmask new careworker Denis Stockle as a smoker, sustaining minor injuries falling down stairs in panics, and meeting her childhood rival Justine Littlewood (Montana Thompson) again.

The final episode saw Tracy preparing to leave Elm Tree House to leave for work in another care home with better pay, soon after gaining a qualification as a care worker. After causing an accident which resulted in a roof collapsing on Mike, and making sure everybody was alright, she left Elm Tree House for the last time.

Cam Lawson

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Lisa Coleman

Duration

2002-05, 2010-12

First appearance

17 January 2002 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
8 January 2010 (Tracy Beaker Returns)

Last appearance

9 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
23 March 2012 (Tracy Beaker Returns)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Author

Family
Mother	Penelope Lawson
Husband	Gary
Adoptive daughters	Tracy Beaker Lily Kettle (foster)

Camilla "Cam" Lawson is a struggling turned successful author, and Tracy's eventual adoptive mother.

Cam makes her début appearance when she visits Stowey house in series 1. Also an aspiring author, Tracy tries to get her attention by unsuccessfully using Adele's makeup. When Cam reads her stories, she is impressed makes a number of return visits. Having formed a bond with Cam Tracy asked her to use her investigative skills to find her birth mother. Cam initially agrees. However, she abandons her mission having learned from Jenny that her mother has deliberately severed ties with her daughter. Initially upset with Cam, Tracy forgives her. Having been by Tracy on numerous occasions to be her foster mother, Cam eventually agrees at the end of series 1.

Unfortunately, the foster placement is short lived when Tracy accidentally sets fire to Cam's kitchen (series 2). With the damages being so severe that Cam can no longer look after her properly, Tracy returns to the dumping ground. Whilst Tracy initially blocks Cam from her life they eventually make up and rekindle their relationship as friends. Whilst they see each other regularly, Cam is hesitant to foster her again. When she learns that Tracy is being fostered by Ben's aunt and uncle, she is deeply upset. However, Tracy eventually decides not to be fostered and remains at the Dumping Ground.

In the third season, Cam leaves for New York for a writing course, but returns after she hears that Tracy is hospitalised for appendicitis. Cam writes a novel about a girl in care whose character is based upon Tracy. Cam falls out with Tracy again after the latter reads the ending and discovers that her inspiring character does not get fostered. They eventually reconcile.

In 'The Movie of Me' (between series 3 and 4), Cam decides to foster Tracy again. However, Tracy's birth mother turns up and initially seems willing to take Tracy back into her care. Tracy goes to find her mum after she leaves, having fallen out with careworkers. Cam is distraught and as soon as she finds out where she is, she pursues her with Justine in tow. When they find her, Cam realises that Tracy's mum does not care for her and eventually fosters Tracy.

In series 4, Cam and Tracy are happily living together again. Tracy often returns to the Dumping Ground to visit her friends.

In series 5, Cam and Tracy are on holiday in Egypt, where Cam develops a relationship with Gary. When they return to England, Tracy angrily returns to the Dumping Ground when Gary moves in. Having shunned Cam once again, they reconcile in and Tracy starts to bond with Gary. This is short lived Cam reveals that she and Gary are getting married. On the day of their wedding, Tracy, having eventually been convinced that Cam and Gary will not neglect her as a married couple, turns up at the wedding to hear them say "I do". Afterwards, Cam and Gary tell Tracy that they are adopting her, before they leave on their honeymoon.

Sometime between the end of the original series and the start of Tracy Beaker Returns, Cam and Gary divorce under unknown circumstances.

At the beginning of the first series ('Tracy Beaker Returns'), Tracy uses Cam's credit card to publish her autobiography, and is arrested. When Cam agrees that she will drop the charges on the condition that Tracy pays her back. To save money, Tracy finds employment as a trainee careworker at the Dumping Ground. In her first week, Tracy discovers that Cam and Mike had kept a letter from her birth mother a secret for years. At this point, there is a continuity error when Tracy exclaims that she has "never seen" her birth mother, in contradiction to flashbacks in series 1 of the original series, and the feature-length movie.

Tracy and Cam fall out, but as usual, they reconcile. In the season 1 finale, when Tracy announces that she has been offered a job in London and will be leaving, Mike asks Cam to foster another child. Cam disagrees, but Johnny overhears a later phone call saying that there is no point fostering again if Tracy is not going to move out, prompting him to decide to be interviewed by Tracy in another scheme to get himself and Tee fostered. When Cam learns of this, she goes to the Dumping Ground to see Johnny and Tee to tell them that it is not definitive that she will foster again.

In the second season, Cam fosters Lily Kettle after she falls off the roof of the Dumping Ground during a protest. In the final episode, Cam travels to New York. Whilst she was initially supposed to go for a few weeks, she announces that she has been given an opportunity to stay for six months, and that she has accepted it.

In the third season, Cam is still in New York and communicates with Tracy via the internet, eventually returning to England.

Cam is also seen in 'The Tracy Beaker Survival Files' where she is interviewed a by Tracy.

Justine Littlewood

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Montanna Thompson

Duration

2002—05, 2012

First appearance

8 January 2002 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
10 February 2012 (Tracy Beaker Returns)

Last appearance

9 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
10 February 2012 (Tracy Beaker Returns)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student
Estate Agent

Family
Father	Steve Littlewood
Stepmother	Carrie
Half brothers	Billy
First cousins	John

Elaine Boyack

Elaine Boyack
Tracy Beaker series character
Portrayed by	Nisha Nayer
Duration	2002-05
First appearance	8 January 2002 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Last appearance	9 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Social Worker

Duke

Norman 'Duke' Wellington
Tracy Beaker series character
Portrayed by	Clive Rowe
Duration	2005
First appearance	8 January 2002 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Last appearance	5 April 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Chef

Norman "Duke" Wellington is a care-worker and also the Dumping Ground's chef and gardener from seasons 1 to 4. In season 5 he took a vacation to the Caribbean to see his family, from which he never returned. He is loved by all the dumping ground residents and careworkers.

Duke has faced some hostility towards his size. However, he is eventually accepted for who he is, and loved by those around.

He shared several emotional moments with Tracy and her friends. Like the rest of the staff, he maintains a disliking aura toward Elaine the Pain, having once locked her in the pantry to hide her from an inspector.

Jenny Edwards

Jenny Edwards
Tracy Beaker series character
Portrayed by	Sharlene Whyte
Duration	2002-03
First appearance	8 January 2002 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Last appearance	3 April 2003 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Head Careworker

Louise Govern

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Chelsie Padley

Duration

2002-2004

First appearance

8 January 2002 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

1 April 2004 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Family
Adoptive father	Mrs Morris (foster)
Adoptive mother	Mrs Morris (foster)
Grandfathers	Granddad Morris (foster)

Adele Azupadi

Adele Azupadi
Tracy Beaker series character
Portrayed by	Rochelle Gadd
Duration	2002-2003
First appearance	8 January 2002 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Last appearance	3 April 2003 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Student Shop assistant

Peter Ingham

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Joe Starrs

Duration

2002

First appearance

8 January 2002 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

4 April 2002 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Family
Adoptive father	Terry Brown (foster)
Adoptive mother	Jill Brown (foster)

Ryan

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Sonny Muslim

Duration

2002

First appearance

8 January 2002 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

4 April 2002 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Family
Brothers	Zac

Zac

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Jay Haner

Duration

2002

First appearance

8 January 2002 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

4 April 2002 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Family
Brothers	Ryan

Maxy

Maxy
Tracy Beaker series character
Portrayed by	Jerome Holder
Duration	2002
First appearance	8 January 2002 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Last appearance	4 April 2002 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Student

Nathan Jones

Nathan Jones
Tracy Beaker series character
Portrayed by	James Cartwright
Duration	2003-04
First appearance	7 January 2003 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Last appearance	1 April 2004 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Careworker

Bouncer Plakova

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Ben Hanson

Duration

2003-05

First appearance

7 January 2003 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

9 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student
Chef

Family
Brothers	Lol Plakova

Lol Plakova

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Ciaran Joyce

Duration

2003-05

First appearance

7 January 2003 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

9 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student
Chef

Family
Brothers	Bouncer Plakova

Dolly

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Chloe Hibbert-Waters

Duration

2003

First appearance

7 January 2003 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

4 December 2003 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Family
Adoptive father	Philip (foster)
Adoptive mother	Cathy (foster)
Sisters	Sophie (foster)

Amber Hurst

Amber Hurst
Tracy Beaker series character
Portrayed by	Alicia Hooper
Duration	2003
First appearance	21 January 2003 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Last appearance	3 April 2003 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Student

Shelley Appleton

Shelley Appleton
Tracy Beaker series character
Portrayed by	Nicola Reynolds
Duration	2003, 2005
First appearance	25 September 2003 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Last appearance	6 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Head Careworker

Crash

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Darragh Mortell

Duration

2003-05

First appearance

25 September 2003 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

9 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student
Chef

Family
Father	Theo

Michael Grys

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

William Tomlin

Duration

2003-04

First appearance

25 September 2003 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

1 April 2004 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Family
Brothers	James Grys

Jackie Hopper

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Abby Rakic-Platt

Duration

2003-05

First appearance

9 October 2003 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

9 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Family
Grandfathers	Jack Hopper

Marco Maloney

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Jack Edwards

Duration

2003-05

First appearance

25 September 2003 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

8 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Family
Adoptive father	Mr Boxer (foster)
Adoptive mother	Mrs Boxer (foster)
Sisters	Milly (foster)

Hayley

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Kristal Lau

Duration

2003-05

First appearance

25 September 2003 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

4 January 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Family
Adoptive father	Mark (foster)
Adoptive mother	Helen (foster)

Layla

Layla
Tracy Beaker series character
Portrayed by	Cara Readle
Duration	2003-05
First appearance	25 September 2003 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Last appearance	9 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Student

Sid Rooney

Sid Rooney
Tracy Beaker series character
Portrayed by	Vincenzo Pellegrino
Duration	2004-05
First appearance	7 October 2004 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Last appearance	5 April 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Head Careworker

Chantal Wellard

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Deepal Parmer

Duration

2004-05

First appearance

7 October 2004 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

29 November 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Family
Half brothers	Rio Wellard
Half sisters	Roxy Wellard

Rio Wellard

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Craig Roberts

Duration

2004–05

First appearance

7 October 2004 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

9 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Family
Half sisters	Chantal Wellard Roxy Wellard

He is a young boy called Rio with two half sisters Roxy and Chantal .He often wets the bed but has not really showing it yet. his dad murderd the half sisters father then mother then his wife he went to prison but then he escaped but no where to be seen. So he and his half sisters went to care homes played pranks a lot with the wellards. But he rally wants a proper family.

Roxy Wellard

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Sophie Borja

Duration

2004-05

First appearance

7 October 2004 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

9 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Family
Half brothers	Rio Wellard
Half sisters	Chantal Wellard

Wolfie

Wolfie
Tracy Beaker series character
Portrayed by	Felix Drake
Duration	2005
First appearance	15 March 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Last appearance	9 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Student

Rebecca Chalmers

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Georgina Hagen

Duration

2005

First appearance

28 November 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

9 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Family
Half brothers	Jake

Milly

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Holly Gibbs

Duration

2005

First appearance

30 November 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Last appearance

8 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Family
Adoptive father	Mr Boxer (foster)
Adoptive mother	Mrs Boxer (foster)
Brothers	Marco Maloney (foster)

Alice

Alice
Tracy Beaker series character
Portrayed by	Olivia Grant
Duration	2005
First appearance	1 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Last appearance	9 December 2005 (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Student

Gina Conway

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Kay Purcell

Duration

2009–13

First appearance

8 January 2010(Tracy Beaker Returns)
4 January 2013 (The Dumping Ground)

Classification

Former, regular

Profile

Occupation

Senior Care Worker

Family
Mother	Hattie Conway
Husband	Greg Conway
Sons	Tim Conway Tom Conway

Gina Conway, played by Kay Purcell, is a careworker at Elm Tree House in Tracy Beaker Returns and the first series of The Dumping Ground. She first appeared on 8 January 2010, the start of Tracy Beaker Returns, and continued appearing until 15 March 2013, the final episode in series 1 of The Dumping Ground. It was announced in December 2015 that Gina would return to the series; the following month, it was confirmed her return would be brief.

Gina is of Jamaican descent with black and highlighted hair. She is kind and a great house mother to the children, but can't spare much time for Tracy. Gina is very clever towards the children and the residents seem to respect her. She is able to control the children without them resenting her interventions, however the children sometimes see her as loud and brash when she is angry.

Gina first encounters Tracy Beaker (Dani Harmer) when she opens the door to her after Tracy arrives at the Dumping Ground. Not really understanding who Tracy is, Gina tells Tracy that Mike Milligan (Connor Bryne) has gone out somewhere. Gina is sympathetic and lets Tracy in as it is pouring with rain outside. The kids at the Dumping Ground recognize Tracy from a television broadcast and Tracy gives a copy of her signed autobiography to Gina for 99p less. Gina allows Tracy to tuck all the kids into their beds. When Tracy finally talks to Mike, he accidentally lets slip to Gina that Tracy was arrested for using Cam Lawson (Lisa Coleman)'s credit card. Gina is angry because she let Tracy put the kids to bed. Gina does not warm to Tracy at first, but grows to adore her and usually stand up for her. Gina then encounters trouble with one of the older children, Sapphire Fox (Saffron Coomber) when she doesn't allow her to go with her dad on his tour.

Gina appears throughout "The Dumping Ground"’s first series, continuing her role as a care worker, however, at the beginning of series 2, new care worker, May-Li Wang reveals that Gina no longer works at the care home. In series 4, Sunhill, the care home that Gina works at, is closed down due to a flood and Gina brings two of the children to Ashdene Ridge. She expresses her concerns to Mike that it

Sapphire Fox

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Saffron Coomber

Duration

2010–12

First appearance

1x01, "Tracy Beaker Superstar", 8 January 2010 (Tracy Beaker Returns)

Last appearance

3x13, "Goodbye Tracy Beaker", 23 March 2012 (Tracy Beaker Returns)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Family
Half brothers	Riff

Sapphire 'Saph' Fox, (played by Saffron Coomber), was a resident of "Elm Tree House" during all three series of "Tracy Beaker Returns", although due to a busy schedule, the character only appeared on a recurring basis during the third series. Coomber did not return for the Tracy Beaker Returns spin-off, The Dumping Ground. Sapphire is tall and of mixed race. She has long (it is shorter in series 2) dark-brown curly hair and often wears large earrings, and her character is a guide and an older sister to most of the children, notably Harry Jones (Phillip Graham Scott). She attends college as of the third series. She can be motherly and overprotective to Harry, but also hides many secrets. During the third series she gets her own flat, but due to a flood she finds herself moving back to Elm Tree House and sharing with Elektra. She is sixteen on her last appearance.

Sapphire, Elektra, Frank, Johnny and Lily were all seen to appear in the mini-series titled, "The Dumping Ground Dish Up", as they all helped Lily on her new project concluding healthy living for her catering course.

Frank Matthews

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Chris Slater

Duration

2010–14, 2015

First appearance

1x01, "Tracy Beaker Superstar", 8 January 2010 (Tracy Beaker Returns)

Last appearance

8 December 2015 (The Dumping Ground)

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student (until 2012)
Waiter (2013)

Family
Grandfathers	Eric Matthews

Frank Matthews (also Gallagher), played by Chris Slater, was a resident of Elm Tree House throughout "Tracy Beaker Returns" and the first two series of "The Dumping Ground". He suffers from cerebral palsy, and is 19 years old as of 2014 – he is tall and has blonde hair and brown eyes. He is a kind, caring and often gullible character who supports Manchester United, and enjoys pranking people along with his best friend Liam O'Donovan. During the course of "The Dumping Ground", he becomes a waiter, begins a relationship with another waitress, Jade, and is reunited with his best friend Liam, eventually leaving Ashdene Ridge so they can live together.

Frank was seen to appear in a brand new mini-series titled, "The Dumping Ground Dish Up", with the five appearances of Sapphire, Elektra, Johnny and Lily.

Liam O'Donovan

Tracy Beaker Returns character

Portrayed by

Richard Wisker

Duration

2010–12, 2014

First appearance

8 January 2010

Last appearance

28 March 2014

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Student

Family
Brothers	Jack O'Donovan

Liam O'Donovan is a former resident of Elm Tree House played by actor Richard Wisker. He was a resident of Elm Tree House throughout "Tracy Beaker Returns". Liam is of medium-height and has brown hair and eyes. His best friend is Frank. Liam is sarcastic, cunning and sly, but he is kind and loyal to those he considers friends; he enjoys pranking and scamming people.

Liam is living with a foster family at the start of the first series but is sent back to the care home due to his bad behaviour. In the third series of the show, Liam buys pirate DVDs at the local market with Elektra's money. When the owners of the stall refuse to give him the money back, he trashes the stall from where he purchased them. The owners of the stall chase Liam. During the pursuit, Liam crashes into a woman, who drops her purse as a result of the collision. When Liam tries to assist her, she comes to the conclusion that he was trying to steal her bag. Meanwhile, Tracy then receives a letter from a person named Jack. It turns out that Jack is actually Liam's brother. Jack is a police officer who has been involved in an undercover operation. Although Jack offers Liam the opportunity to live together, Liam is hesitant to accept. He tells Tracy that he likes it at the care home because he is comfortable and has friends there. The episode concludes with Liam and Frank saying good-bye to one another. Liam then leaves the 'Dumping Ground' on the back of his brother's motorbike, waving good-bye to his best friend.

Liam returned to The Dumping Ground in the second series as part of an online mini-series titled 'Liam's Story'; his story was resolved as he returned to "The Dumping Ground" in the final episode of the second series, departing from the show.

It was also revealed that Liam had another brother who was only 13 at the time, named Elliot-Isaac. This scene was never aired as they didnt want to make another spin of series.

Lily Kettle

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Jessie Williams

Duration

2010-14

First appearance

8 January 2010

Last appearance

24 January 2014

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Catering Student

Family
Father	Steve Kettle
Adoptive father	Matt Perry (foster)
Adoptive mother	Christie Perry (foster) Cam Lawson (foster)
Stepmother	Shannay
Sisters	Rosie Kettle Poppy Kettle Tracy Beaker (foster)
Half brothers	Jonah Kettle

Lily Kettle is the daughter of Steve Kettle (Ben Cartwright) and a resident of Elm Tree House throughout "Tracy Beaker Returns". She appears as a resident on-and-off throughout the show, and throughout the first two series of "The Dumping Ground", before eventually departing for good.

She proves herself quite quickly to be a competent and protective mother figure to her younger sisters, Poppy (Katie Anderson) and Rosie Kettle (Claudia Colling / Millie Redfearn), following their mother’s death and father’s inability to care for them, eventually challenging their foster parents as she finds it difficult to not be in control.

Lily has a strong friendship with Carmen Howle (Amy-Leigh Hickman) during the first series onwards. Lily and Carmen fall out when Lily accuses Carmen of wanting to take over the motherly role of Lily's younger sisters, Poppy and Rosie. However, the two friends reconcile. Lily and her sisters are fostered in Family Values - Carmen is deeply saddened. Lily returns to the 'Dumping Ground' in Sisters. Despite the protests of her foster parents Matt and Christie, Lily still wanted to have primary control over the care of her sisters. This is because she has been the 'mother figure' to her sisters for a very long time. Tracy’s attempts to resolve the matter end in failure.

However, in Fallen, Matt and Christie decide to take her back, against Lily's wishes. A dramatic episode ends in Lily falling from a two storey roof; however, besides minor injuries and a broken leg and arm she makes a full recovery. Cam eventually decides to foster Lily, after expressing her doubts about fostering another child. Lily and Carmen's friendship is tested to the core when Carmen and Sapphire Fox (Saffron Coomber) purposely blame Lily for them and the rest of the children being sent to Burneywood because of the budget cuts. However, Carmen makes up with Lily upon defending her from the other kids who are mean to Lily because of recent events. In Crushed, Tracy soon resents Cam and Lily's relationship and takes a night job at a cafe. She begins to be slightly mean and spiteful to Lily. At the end of the episode, Tracy decides that she would like to act as a proper and caring older sister for Lily.

In The Scare Game, Lily encounters her father Steve during a shopping trip with Tracy. The problem is that Steve has a restraining order against him which precludes him from having contact with his three daughters; however, the issue is resolved as Steve manages to get the restraining order removed so he can be a proper dad to Lily. In Belongings, Lily shows animosity towards the couple who fostered her sisters, Poppy and Rosie. She feels that they should all be together. Lily does not feel as if the foster family can take care of her sisters properly.

In Baby, Steve's girlfriend Shannay, who is moving in, becomes heavily pregnant. At first, Lily is unhappy with the situation, but when Shannay goes into early labour Lily blames herself what has happens and locks herself in the bathroom. When Lily is sleeping, she gets a text from her dad with a picture of her new half-brother, Jonah. She then becomes very fond of him.

In episode 4 of the second series, Lily breaks the news to Carmen that she is leaving to live in Brighton with her dad and Shannay, who have been asked by Shannay's sister to run a local café nearby the sea. Carmen accuses Steve of wanting to make Lily move away with him, but Lily admits to Carmen that she wants to go with her family, to see her brother, Jonah grow up. Lily promises to visit, as her sisters still live in the town, and leaves Ashdene Ridge and goes to Brighton with her family. She sends Carmen a picture of them together via message.

Following a brand new mini-series titled, "The Dumping Ground Dish Up", Lily was seen to be studying a catering course at college, as she is now 16 and hoping to become a professional cook. Four other former characters concluded Sapphire, Frank, Elektra and Johnny as they accompanied Lily's journey in help for her cookery project.

Toby Coleman

Toby Coleman
Tracy Beaker Returns character
Portrayed by	John Bell
Duration	2010–11
First appearance	8 January 2010
Last appearance	25 March 2011
Classification	Former, Regular

Toby Coleman is a resident of Elm Tree House throughout the first two series of "Tracy Beaker Returns", who made his first appearance in the first series of Tracy Beaker Returns. He is played by actor John Bell. He moved into care after his parents died in a car crash. Throughout his stay at the Dumping Ground, he proves to be a loyal friend and is usually a source of calm at the residence. He is best friends with Johnny and gets along with the older residents like Liam, Frank and Elektra.

In Bad Luck Boy, Toby is convinced that his life is jinxed, inspiring Tracy to write a funny column called "Bad Luck Boy" commenting on his bad luck. He becomes the butt of everyone's jokes. When Tracy finds out from Sapphire that Toby's parents died in a car crash, as well as his foster parents, Tracy sets about making amends before he meets another set of prospective foster parents. When Toby sees the new foster parents' car arrive, Toby decides to run away because he is afraid of his bad luck. Tracy eventually finds him in the garden. Toby is upset because he doesn't want foster parents but wants his own parents instead. Toby is worried that his bad luck will strike again. Tracy convinces Toby to go back to the Dumping Ground to meet the foster parents but decides that he does not wish to get fostered.

In Crushed, Toby befriends a girl named Sara at a comic book store. He likes her because he realizes that the two have very much in common but when Toby tells her that his parents are still alive, Sara tells Toby that her mother had died. Toby returns to the Dumping Ground realizing everything he owned had been stolen by the others because they believed he wasn't returning but Liam and Frank decide to help him get his comics back. Toby asks Liam for help about Sara in telling the truth about his parents. Toby gives Sara his old, rare comic book and tells her the truth about his parents, she is hurt by this and runs off home, but when Toby follows her, he discovers that she has been lying all along and that her mother is still alive after which he is frustrated with her but she gives him a kiss on the cheek.

It is mentioned at the beginning of the third series that Toby has been fostered.

Gus Carmichael

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Noah Marullo

Duration

2010–13

First appearance

8 January 2010

Last appearance

25 January 2013

Classification

Family
Adoptive mother	Dawn (foster) Ronnie (foster)

Gus Carmichael is played by Noah Marullo, and was a resident of Elm Tree House during "Tracy Beaker Returns" and the first series of "The Dumping Ground". Gus has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism, which makes him eager to keep tidy, and so he is a stickler for detail. Gus is tall for his age with black curly hair. He is always seen wearing a black shirt and beige trousers, and enjoys playing the piano, but is socially awkward due to the Asperger’s; he despises too much noise, and hates disorder, feeling that everything must be timetabled. During "The Dumping Ground"’s first series, he was fostered by a lesbian couple.

Rosie Kettle

Tracy Beaker Returns character

Portrayed by

Claudia Colling (2010)
Millie Redfearn (2011–12)

Duration

2010–12

First appearance

8 January 2010

Last appearance

27 January 2012

Classification

Former; recurring

Family
Father	Steve Kettle
Adoptive father	Matt Perry (foster)
Adoptive mother	Christie Perry (foster)
Stepmother	Shannay
Sisters	Lily Kettle Poppy Kettle
Half brothers	Jonah Kettle

Rosie Kettle, portrayed by Claudia Colling in series 1 and Millie Redfearn in series 2 and 3, made her first appearance on 8 January 2010 in series 1 of Tracy Beaker Returns during the episode Full Circle. She departed in series 3 during the episode Belonging.

When Carmen (Amy-Leigh Hickman) moves into Lily's (Jessie Williams) bedroom, Lily is hurt when Carmen takes over with Rosie and Poppy (Katie Anderson). Lily falls out with Carmen she unintentionally upsets Rosie by putting sparkles in her hair, however, they later make up.

Rosie is fostered with Lily and Poppy by Matt (Chris Robson) and Christie (Vicky Hall). When Lily is returned to The Dumping Ground after arguing with Matt and Christie about who is in charge of Rosie and Poppy, Tracy (Dani Harmer) takes Lily back to the Perry's to apologise. However, Rosie and Poppy get upset when Lily argues with Matt and Christie. On a visit to the Perry's, Christie announces to Lily that she can move back in, which pleases Rosie and Poppy, however, Lily doesn't seem enthusiastic.

With Lily living with him, Rosie and Poppy meet their father, Steve (Ben Cartwright), as he is hoping to get them back. However, the meeting doesn't go well and Rosie and Poppy run out crying. Lily decides to organise a meeting between her dad and sisters in the park and she lies to Tracy about the park when she asks her to ask Christie to bring her sisters over. Tracy isn't thrilled when she discovers Lily set up things with her dad and sisters, but Tracy reluctantly agrees for it to go ahead. Poppy is sick after eating too much and Rosie hits Steve with the swing accidentally. Christie is furious with Tracy when she learns Rosie and Poppy met Steve. After realising her sisters are settled with the Perry's, Lily tells her dad he doesn't have to get Rosie and Poppy back.

Poppy Kettle

Tracy Beaker Returns character

Portrayed by

Katie Anderson

Duration

2010–12

First appearance

8 January 2010

Last appearance

27 January 2012

Classification

Former; recurring

Family
Father	Steve Kettle
Adoptive father	Matt Perry (foster)
Adoptive mother	Christie Perry (foster)
Stepmother	Shannay
Sisters	Lily Kettle Rosie Kettle
Half brothers	Jonah Kettle

Poppy Kettle, portrayed by Katie Anderson, made her first appearance on 8 January 2010 in series 1 of Tracy Beaker Returns during the episode Full Circle. She departed in series 3 during the episode Belonging.

When Carmen (Amy-Leigh Hickman) moves into Lily's (Jessie Williams) bedroom, Lily is hurt when Carmen takes over with Poppy and Rosie Kettle (Claudia Colling). Lily falls out with Carmen she unintentionally upsets Rosie by putting sparkles in her hair, however, they later make up.

Poppy is fostered with Lily and Rosie by Matt (Chris Robson) and Christie (Vicky Hall). When Lily is returned to The Dumping Ground after arguing with Matt and Christie about who is in charge of Poppy and Rosie, Tracy (Dani Harmer) takes Lily back to the Perry's to apologise. However, Poppy and Rosie get upset when Lily argues with Matt and Christie. On a visit to the Perry's, Christie announces to Lily that she can move back in, which pleases Poppy and Rosie, however, Lily doesn't seem enthusiastic.

With Lily living with him, Poppy and Rosie meet their father, Steve (Ben Cartwright), as he is hoping to get them back. However, the meeting doesn't go well and Poppy and Rosie run out crying. Lily decides to organise a meeting between her dad and sisters in the park and she lies to Tracy about the park when she asks her to ask Christie to bring her sisters over. Tracy isn't thrilled when she discovers Lily set up things with her dad and sisters, but Tracy reluctantly agrees for it to go ahead. Poppy is sick after eating too much and Rosie hits Steve with the swing accidentally. Christie is furious with Tracy when she learns Poppy and Rosie met Steve. After realising her sisters are settled with the Perry's, Lily tells her dad he doesn't have to get Poppy and Rosie back.

Johnny Taylor

Tracy Beaker Returns, The Dumping Ground character

Portrayed by

Joe Maw

Duration

2010–15

First appearance

8 January 2010

Last appearance

13 March 2015

Classification

Profile

Occupation

Soldier

Family
Mother	Lucy
Stepfather	Keith
Sisters	Tee Taylor
Half sisters	Hope

Jonathan "Johnny" Taylor, played by Joe Maw throughout all series of "Tracy Beaker Returns" and "The Dumping Ground", is Tee Taylor’s older brother. He is a very tidy person, who is initially overprotective of his sister Tee following a difficult relationship with their stepdad. Johnny is medium-height, with brown hair and dark grey eyes, and gets on well with many residents of the Dumping Ground, forming frienemyships with characters such as Elektra and later Bailey. He is eleven years old when he is introduced in the series.

In the first series of "Tracy Beaker Returns", he is introduced as an overprotective brother desperate to get both himself and his sister Tee fostered, although he later softens his approach. As the series progresses, he learns not to let his anger get the better of him, although in "The Dumping Ground"’s first series, he is verbally attacked by the other children for displaying homophobic attitudes. At the end of the third series, he leaves to join the army.

Johnny was seen to appear in a mini-series titled, "The Dumping Ground Dish Up", alongside Sapphire, Elektra, Frank and Lily.

Seth

Seth Forman
Tracy Beaker Returns character
Portrayed by	Ashley Taylor-Rhys
Duration	2011–12
First appearance	28 January 2012
Last appearance	23 March 2012
Classification	Former; recurring
Profile
Occupation	Social worker Band member

Seth Forman is played by Ashley Taylor-Rhys and was Toby's social worker, and later Tracy’s boyfriend, during "Tracy Beaker Returns"’s second and third series. Seth is tall and mixed race and has brown eyes. He is kind and humorous, and likes Tracy a lot: they eventually begin a turbulent relationship.

When a bag of money is found mysteriously in the garden, Toby immediately points the finger at Seth who is a new social worker. Seth then begins to act strangely towards Toby. Liam and Frank decide to spend their share of the money on a new television but end up running from security. Two police officers arrive at the Dumping Ground to search for the money but after searching the garden, the police officers find no trace of the money. Toby tells Johnny that he thinks that Seth is looking for the money and he wants it back, so Toby decides to follow Seth around and spy on him to get some evidence that he has stolen the money, when Seth leaves the room, Toby steals Seth's phone and Gus tells Tracy to meet Toby in the toy cupboard without telling Seth. Toby tells Tracy that Seth has text messages on his phone regarding to the money and Toby then shows Tracy the money but Tracy then witnesses Seth telling Toby to give his "stolen property" back and she pushes him onto the floor and they lock him in the basement. Carmen and Lily tease Tracy about crushing on Seth. At the end he decides to quit and asks Tracy to tour with him. After Tracy declines this offer, she kisses Seth.

In Justine Littlewood Returns, Tracy tells everyone that Seth is now her boyfriend. When Seth discovers that this was just a ruse to make Justine jealous, he becomes cross with Tracy and tells her that she needs to figure out what she wants. She later finds out that she wants to be with Seth. Seth returns in Goodbye Tracy Beaker to say how proud he is of Tracy.

Elektra Perkins

Tracy Beaker Returns character

Portrayed by

Jessica Revell

Duration

2011–13

First appearance

4 February 2011

Last appearance

15 March 2013

Classification

Family
Father	Bernard
Mother	Marilyn
Sisters	Melissa

Mandy "Elektra" Perkins was a difficult and rebellious resident of Elm Tree House during the second and third series of "Tracy Beaker Returns" and the first series of "The Dumping Ground", and was portrayed by Jessica Revell. Elektra presents herself as a tough young lady who is happy to bully and intimidate people. She is quite mean, sarcastic, and cunning, and whilst she does have caring moments, and begins friendships with Liam and Carmen, she mainly displays her tough, uncaring and mean side.

Elektra arrives in Elektra, during the second series, instantly beginning her stay by fighting Liam, later explaining this as a reflex reaction following several tough experiences in other care homes. She begins to form a gang with the other residents, forcing them to commit thefts for her personal gain to test their loyalty to her.

In "A Day in the Country", Elektra is left jilted after Carmen almost dies falling off a bridge due to her actions; she also saves Harry from an adder.

During "Snake Bite", Elektra is reunited with her old gang, the Cobras, although after they try to rob Toby she realises that what they’re doing is wrong, and she moves on, leaving the gang behind.

Going Home reveals more about Elektra's character and family background. Elektra's sister, Melissa Perkins, arrives at Elm Tree House in order to ask Elektra to be her bridesmaid. The residents find it amusing that Elektra's real name is Mandy. Melissa breaks the news that she is going to get married to a man named Harvey. The two sisters shop for dresses and Elektra observes through Melissa's behaviour that her mother has a strong influence upon every aspect of the wedding. Elektra is emphatic that she not be forced to change her hair, no matter what her controlling mother dictates. Elektra's mother put Elektra in care despite the fact that Elektra did not want to go into care. Melissa convinces Elektra that both of her parents love her and that they would welcome her if she came to lunch. Tracy accompanies Elektra to lunch with her parents. Although they kicked Elektra out of the house, they have made an effort to see her since. Elektra appears to be pleased that her mother took the time to buy a vegetarian lasagne for her. Her mother seems to think that Elektra has severe behavioural problems and wants to focus upon the wedding whereas Elektra's father at first seems to be more concerned about his daughter's welfare and putting the past behind them. History seems to repeat itself when Elektra's mother assumes control by saying that bridesmaids cannot have blue hair. Elektra becomes infuriated when her mother tells her that she must keep the fact that she resides at a care home a secret from Harvey. Mrs Perkins told Harvey that her daughter was away at a boarding school. Elektra rings the wedding planner in order to cancel the wedding by pretending to be her mother. Melissa comes to the Dumping Ground and gives Elektra a gift, a new pair of white boots for the wedding. Melissa is furious when she discovers that Elektra cancelled the wedding. She states that Elektra does not deserve a family. She also showcases her feelings of resentment when she states that she always had to be the good daughter and that she was not able to attend her own prom because her parents were too busy dealing with Elektra's problems with the police.

Elektra left Elm Tree House following the conclusion to the first series of "The Dumping Ground".

Elektra was seen to appear alongside Sapphire, Frank, Johnny and Lily in a mini-series titled, "The Dumping Ground Dish Up".

Rick Barber

Tracy Beaker Returns character

Portrayed by

Daniel Pearson

Duration

2012–14

First appearance

6 January 2012

Last appearance

28 March 2014

Classification

Family
Father	Gerry^[8]

Rick Barber (played by Daniel Pearson) is a resident of Elm Tree House, and later Ashdene Ridge, during the third series of "Tracy Beaker Returns" and the first two series of "The Dumping Ground"; he went into care when his parents went to prison for fraud. Rick is tall with brown hair and blue eyes. He is nice but can also be moody at times. He is a very fair character, and has good morals. He finds a friend in Carmen, is naturally protective of Tyler, he plays the guitar and enjoys listening to his parents' old vinyl records, feeling that they are all that is left of the memories he had with them.

Rick expresses a wish for a sibling, but says his parents never had more children as it was impractical in case they needed to pack up and leave suddenly, due to being scammers. When Rick and Carmen become closer, Carmen learns more about Rick's character. He tells Carmen that both of his parents used to con people out of money. Things were good for a while until his parents got sent to prison and Rick ended up in the care home. Rick feels guilty because his parents used to involve him in their scams and this meant that his parents were able to purchase nice things for him. He regrets benefitting from exploiting people.

In Dreamland ("The Dumping Ground" series 1, episode 8), Rick gets a huge shock when he finds his dad, disguised as a boiler man, inside the Dumping Ground. Gerry is on leave from prison for a short amount of time and insists that he’s above board now and promises Rick a happy family future, but it quickly becomes clear that Gerry still loves the buzz of a hustle, and Rick is distraught.

Rick leaves Ashdine Ridge/The Dumping Ground in between the second and third series of "The Dumping Ground".

Faith Davis

Tracy Beaker series character

Portrayed by

Leanne Dunstan

Duration

2013–15

First appearance

4 January 2013

Last appearance

20 October 2015

Classification