The Dumping Ground (series 10)

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The Dumping Ground
Series 10
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCBBC
BBC HD and CBBC iPlayer
Original release30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) –
present
Series chronology
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List of episodes

The tenth series of the British children's television series The Dumping Ground began broadcasting on 30 September 2022 on CBBC.[1] 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 is set to consist of twenty-four, thirty-minute episodes. It is the 20th series in The Story of Tracy Beaker franchise (The Beaker Girls having aired between this and the ninth series).

Cast

Main

Guest

  • Andrea Hall as Doreen
  • Yinka Awomi as Nana
  • Kazeem Tosin Amore as Femi

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [2]
Part 1
1831"A Hole New Start"Lee SkellyDawn Harrison30 September 2022 (2022-09-30)N/A

During a visit to another care home the entire house suddenly collapses. Five of the home's residents are brought to the DG and they all struggle to adjust to their new surroundings, not helped by the reception the rest of the house gives them. Upon learning the news, Jody, who has recently left the DG, comes to sort out the situation. Jody is struggling to adjust to her own new life and seeks the comfort of her old home, but things take a turn when she learns she can't return.

First Appearance: William Wyn Davies as Ben, Lara Mehmet as Bonnie, Massimo Cull as Fraser, Florrie May Wilkinson as Sabrina, Owen Phillips as Wes and Hugo Nash as Hugo
1842"Over and Out"Lee SkellyDawn Harrison7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)N/A

Four of the new arrivals run away in the night, believing they are not wanted. The kids, led by a guilt-ridden Jody, set out to find them before the care workers wake up. The runaways, meanwhile, find themselves lost in the woods and Bonnie ends up in danger.

Last Appearance: Kia Pegg as Jody Jackson
1853"We Aren't Family"Lee SkellyHannah George14 October 2022 (2022-10-14)N/A

Feeling fed up with sharing a room with Sabrina, Taz is tasked with helping her feel more welcome at the DG but her attempts end up in disaster. Meanwhile, Clem accidentally breaks the kitchen table and tries to blame it on Bonnie and Wes's plant stand goes missing but nobody will help him find it.

Absent: Freddy Smith as Kyle, William Wyn Davies as Ben and Hugo Nash as Hugo
1864"My Greatest Composition"Lee SkellyThabo Mhlatshwa21 October 2022 (2022-10-21)N/A

Bird learns that his real dad is a famous musician who is doing a gig in the area. He heads out to find him, but discovers that the situation is not entirely as he had first thought. Meanwhile, Jay tries to keep his brother's whereabouts a secret from the care workers, but more and more kids start finding out and demanding things from him in exchange for their silence.

Absent: Jasmine Uson as Taz De Souza, Josh Sangha as Sid Khan, Halle Cassell as Clem Stephens, Lara Mehmet as Bonnie, Florrie May Wilkinson as Sabrina and Owen Phillips as Wes
1875"Frogs On A Train"Daymon BrittonKat Rose-Martin28 October 2022 (2022-10-28)N/A

As Bird leaves to go on tour with his dad, Jay struggles to deal with life at the DG without him. Elsewhere, Clem's obsession over her missing notebook leads to the care workers wondering if she may have ADHD, which sends her into a bigger panic over the possibility of being different.

Last Appearance: Leo James as Bird Wallis
1886"Take Flight"UnknownUnknown4 November 2022 (2022-11-04)N/A
1897"The Real Candi-Rose"UnknownUnknown11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)N/A
1908"The Dodo"UnknownUnknown18 November 2022 (2022-11-18)N/A

References

  1. ^ "CBBC Schedules, Friday 30 September 2022". CBBC. BBC. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 7 January 2017.