The Dumping Ground 2013
- Status
- Returning Series
- First Aired
- January 4, 2013
- Last Aired
- March 14, 2025
- Format
- 13 seasons · 233 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~116.5 hours (30 min/ep)
- Network
- CBBC
- Where to Stream
- BBC iPlayer, Sky Go
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★ TMDB users: 7.5/10 from 12 votes FamilyKids 13 seasons · 233 eps Returning Series
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What is The Dumping Ground?
The Dumping Ground is a British children's television drama series. The series focuses on the lives and experiences of young people who live in a children's home.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2013
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 233
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Jan 4, 2013
- Last aired
- Mar 14, 2025
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- CBBC
- Genres
- Family, Kids
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.5/10 from 12 votes
- Format
- 13 seasons · 233 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~30 minutes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Network
- CBBC
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Overview
The Dumping Ground is a British children's television drama series. The series focuses on the lives and experiences of young people who live in a children's home. Growing up in a care home brings tough challenges, but the kids know that if they stick together, they can get through anything life throws at them. The series explores the exploits and antics of the children living in the care home. The Dumping Ground has broadcast a significant number of episodes, with its 100th episode airing on 16 March 2018. This milestone episode was part of the sixth series, with the tenth episode being the one that reached this mark. The series has continued beyond this point, with an eleventh series airing in 2024. The Dumping Ground is classified as a family and kids television series, indicating its suitability for a younger audience.
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Should you watch it?
“Kids in a care home face challenges and adventures together.”
Reasons to watch
- Strong focus on friendship and resilience
- Authentic portrayal of foster care life
- Award-winning writing and performances
Keep in mind
- Can be emotionally heavy for sensitive viewers
- Some storylines may feel repetitive
you enjoy character-driven dramas about young people overcoming adversity.
Suitable for children and teens, with themes of family, belonging and growing up.
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Cast
Kia Pegg
Jody Jackson
Sarah Rayson
Floss Guppy
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Stacy Liu
May-Li Wang
Connor Byrne
Mike Milligan
Miles Butler-Hughton
Tyler Lewis ☻
Hannah Moncur
Chloe Reeves ☻
Lewis G Hamilton
Ryan Reeves
Mia McKenna-Bruce
Tee Taylor ☻
Philip Graham Scott
Harry ☻
Ruben Reuter
Finn
Akuc Bol
Kazima
Amy-Leigh Hickman
Carmen Howle
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Season 1 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Home Alone Mytharc Jan 4, 2013
- E2 Liberty in the DG Core Jan 4, 2013
- E3 Baby Core Jan 11, 2013
- E4 SOS Core Jan 18, 2013
- E5 What Would Gus Want? Core Jan 25, 2013
- E6 The Real Faith Davis Core Feb 1, 2013
- E7 The Truth Is Out There Core Feb 8, 2013
- E8 Dreamland Core Feb 15, 2013
- E9 A Day In The Past Core Feb 22, 2013
- E10 Oh, Mo! Core Mar 1, 2013
- E11 Seriously Funny Core Mar 8, 2013
- E12 Esme Mytharc Mar 15, 2013
- E13 Scary Beasts Mytharc Mar 15, 2013
Season 2 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Booting Up, Part 1: Kick Off Mytharc Jan 10, 2014
- E2 Booting Up, Part 2: Quitters Mytharc Jan 10, 2014
- E3 The Dumping Ground Experience Core Jan 17, 2014
- E4 The Barbecue Core Jan 24, 2014
- E5 Finding Frank Core Jan 31, 2014
- E6 Holding On Core Feb 7, 2014
- E7 Endurance Core Feb 14, 2014
- E8 I Have a Dream Core Feb 21, 2014
- E9 Sticks and Stones Core Feb 28, 2014
- E10 G.I. Johnny Core Mar 7, 2014
- E11 Be My Girl Core Mar 14, 2014
- E12 Hope Core Mar 21, 2014
- E13 Face the Music Mytharc Mar 23, 2014
- E14 Episode 14 Mytharc Mar 28, 2014
Season 3 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Party Games Mytharc Jan 16, 2015
- E2 Grand Theft DG Core Jan 16, 2015
- E3 Stuck with You Core Jan 23, 2015
- E4 Mischief Core Jan 30, 2015
- E5 Now You See Me Core Feb 6, 2015
- E6 It's Not About the Money Core Feb 13, 2015
- E7 Fake it to Make It Core Feb 20, 2015
- E8 Breaking In Core Feb 27, 2015
- E9 Long Way Home Core Mar 6, 2015
- E10 Dragon Slayer Core Mar 13, 2015
- E11 Three Days Core Oct 6, 2015
- E12 Free to Good Home Core Oct 13, 2015
- E13 Better Than You Core Oct 20, 2015
- E14 Who Are You? Core Oct 27, 2015
- E15 Where is Love? Core Nov 3, 2015
- E16 The Goodbye Girl Core Nov 10, 2015
- E17 Something Borrowed Core Nov 17, 2015
- E18 What Matters? Core Nov 24, 2015
- E19 Coming Round Mytharc Dec 1, 2015
- E20 Refuge Mytharc Dec 8, 2015
Season 4 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Lost and Found Mytharc Jan 30, 2016
- E2 Bear-Faced Liar Core Feb 6, 2016
- E3 Stepping Up Core Feb 5, 2016
- E4 They Walk Among Us Core Feb 12, 2016
- E5 Hold the Front Page Core Feb 19, 2016
- E6 Growing Pains Core Feb 26, 2016
- E7 Submarine Core Mar 4, 2016
- E8 First Past the Post Core Mar 11, 2016
- E9 Survivors Core Mar 18, 2016
- E10 The End of It All Core Mar 25, 2016
- E11 Perfect Match Core Sep 30, 2016
- E12 Doris Core Oct 7, 2016
- E13 Risky Business Core Oct 14, 2016
- E14 Troll Core Oct 21, 2016
- E15 It Takes Two Core Oct 28, 2016
- E16 Getting To Know You Core Nov 4, 2016
- E17 Two Camps Core Nov 11, 2016
- E18 How to Be Perfect Core Nov 18, 2016
- E19 One for Sorrow Mytharc Nov 25, 2016
- E20 Two for Joy Mytharc Dec 2, 2016
Season 5 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Miscreants, Robots and Bullies Mytharc Jan 28, 2017
- E2 Back in the Game Core Jan 20, 2017
- E3 One Giant Leap Core Jan 27, 2017
- E4 The Fairytale Princess Core Feb 3, 2017
- E5 Sittin' in a Tree Core Feb 10, 2017
- E6 Faking it Core Feb 17, 2017
- E7 Sasha Bellman P.I. Core Feb 24, 2017
- E8 Belief Core Mar 3, 2017
- E9 Vox Populi Core Mar 10, 2017
- E10 Free Core Mar 17, 2017
- E11 The Wardrobe Core Mar 24, 2017
- E12 Farvel Core Mar 31, 2017
- E13 Choose Your Own Adventure Core Oct 13, 2017
- E14 Making Waves Core Oct 20, 2017
- E15 The Phantom of Ashdene Ridge Core Oct 27, 2017
- E16 The Switch Core Nov 3, 2017
- E17 Mission Totally Possible Core Nov 10, 2017
- E18 Sick Core Nov 17, 2017
- E19 Rough Justice Core Nov 24, 2017
- E20 Where You Belong Core Dec 1, 2017
- E21 #SaveTheDG Core Dec 8, 2017
- E22 What Lies Beneath Core Dec 15, 2017
- E23 Dumping Ground Island (1) Mytharc Dec 22, 2017
- E24 Dumping Ground Island (2) Mytharc Dec 29, 2017
Season 6 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Jody on the Ropes Mytharc Jan 12, 2018
- E2 Saved By the Bell Core Jan 19, 2018
- E3 Give & Take Core Jan 26, 2018
- E4 Heroes Core Feb 2, 2018
- E5 SorryNotSorry Core Feb 9, 2018
- E6 Cat's in the Cradle Core Feb 16, 2018
- E7 Challenging Times Core Feb 23, 2018
- E8 Two Sides to Every Story Core Mar 2, 2018
- E9 Utopia Core Mar 9, 2018
- E10 The Lurgy Core Mar 16, 2018
- E11 RyanMan Core Mar 23, 2018
- E12 Holding Out For A Hero Core Mar 30, 2018
- E13 Stuck Core Sep 14, 2018
- E14 The Secret Core Sep 28, 2018
- E15 Bird’s Song Core Sep 28, 2018
- E16 Home Core Oct 5, 2018
- E17 Faker Core Oct 12, 2018
- E18 Me, Myself and I Core Oct 19, 2018
- E19 Jay and Bird's Day Off Core Oct 26, 2018
- E20 Wasters Core Nov 2, 2018
- E21 Joyless Division Core Nov 9, 2018
- E22 No Escaping Core Nov 16, 2018
- E23 To Have and Not to Hold Mytharc Nov 30, 2018
- E24 Missing Presumed Single Mytharc Dec 7, 2018
Season 7 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Rage Mytharc Jan 4, 2019
- E2 Five Doors Core Jan 4, 2019
- E3 The Lone Ranger Core Jan 11, 2019
- E4 Face Your Fear Core Jan 18, 2019
- E5 Run the Risk Core Jan 25, 2019
- E6 Candi-Rose? Core Feb 1, 2019
- E7 The Return of the Freaky Twins Core Feb 8, 2019
- E8 Episode 8 Core Feb 15, 2019
- E9 Three's A Crowd Core Feb 22, 2019
- E10 A Mother's Love Core Mar 1, 2019
- E11 2 + 2 = 5 Core Mar 8, 2019
- E12 A Million Ways to Say Goodbye Core Mar 15, 2019
- E13 The Boss Core Sep 27, 2019
- E14 The Movie Business Core Oct 4, 2019
- E15 Two Hands, Four Hands Core Oct 11, 2019
- E16 Letting Go Core Oct 18, 2019
- E17 Tyler Means Business Core Oct 25, 2019
- E18 Go Fish Core Nov 1, 2019
- E19 King of Comedy Core Nov 8, 2019
- E20 Champions Core Nov 15, 2019
- E21 Another Planet Core Nov 22, 2019
- E22 Reunion Core Nov 29, 2019
- E23 Mighty Mike Milligan Mytharc Dec 6, 2019
- E24 The Last Dance Mytharc Dec 13, 2019
Season 8 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Natural Selection Mytharc Jan 10, 2020
- E2 Follow My Leader Core Jan 17, 2020
- E3 Auld Lang Syne Core Jan 24, 2020
- E4 Somebody Core Jan 31, 2020
- E5 Sugar and Spice Core Feb 7, 2020
- E6 Love Hearts and Roses Core Feb 14, 2020
- E7 A Matter of Life and Debt Core Feb 21, 2020
- E8 Risk Core Feb 28, 2020
- E9 The Replacement Core Mar 6, 2020
- E10 Do the Right Thing Core Mar 13, 2020
- E11 Trouble in Paradise Core Mar 20, 2020
- E12 Go Your Own Way Core Mar 27, 2020
- E13 What's Mine is Mine Core Sep 25, 2020
- E14 Shattered Core Oct 2, 2020
- E15 Keeping Face Core Oct 9, 2020
- E16 Everybody Needs a Friend Core Oct 16, 2020
- E17 Truth or Scare Core Oct 23, 2020
- E18 Sasha Claus Core Dec 11, 2020
- E19 Great Expectations Core Jan 8, 2021
- E20 Snakes and Ladders Core Jan 15, 2021
- E21 Nobody's Perfect Core Jan 22, 2021
- E22 Broken Record Core Jan 29, 2021
- E23 Far From the Tree Mytharc Feb 5, 2021
- E24 Dream Life Mytharc Feb 5, 2021
Season 9 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Moment of Truth Mytharc Jun 11, 2021
- E2 Sweet and Sour Core Jun 18, 2021
- E3 The Remote Core Jun 25, 2021
- E4 The Diwata of Ogleton Wood Core Jul 2, 2021
- E5 Old Friends Core Jul 9, 2021
- E6 Partners in Crime Core Jul 16, 2021
- E7 Festival Fibber Core Jul 23, 2021
- E8 Losing Your Cool Core Jul 30, 2021
- E9 Memory Lane Core Aug 6, 2021
- E10 Run, Rescue, Repeat Core Aug 13, 2021
- E11 Saviour Core Jan 21, 2022
- E12 Friend Zone Core Jan 28, 2022
- E13 Face to Face Core Feb 4, 2022
- E14 Finders Keepers Core Feb 11, 2022
- E15 The Beat Goes On Core Feb 18, 2022
- E16 The Brothers Murray Core Feb 25, 2022
- E17 Rocket Man Core Mar 4, 2022
- E18 Stand Up Core Mar 11, 2022
- E19 The Master Plan Mytharc Mar 18, 2022
- E20 Breaking Chains Mytharc Mar 25, 2022
Season 10 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 A Hole New Start Mytharc Sep 30, 2022
- E2 Over and Out Core Oct 7, 2022
- E3 We Aren't Family Core Oct 14, 2022
- E4 My Greatest Composition Core Oct 21, 2022
- E5 Frogs on a Train Core Oct 28, 2022
- E6 Take Flight Core Nov 4, 2022
- E7 The Real Candi-Rose Core Nov 11, 2022
- E8 The Dodo Core Nov 18, 2022
- E9 Trapped Core Nov 25, 2022
- E10 The Hardest Word Core Dec 2, 2022
- E11 Under New Management Core Apr 21, 2023
- E12 The Mole Hunt Mytharc Apr 28, 2023
- E13 Natural Habitat Core May 5, 2023
- E14 Karma Drama Queen Core May 12, 2023
- E15 Intergalactic Core May 19, 2023
- E16 Sister to Sister Core May 26, 2023
- E17 Mother's Day Core Jun 2, 2023
- E18 Life Is What You Bake It Core Jun 9, 2023
- E19 The Monster Within Mytharc Jun 16, 2023
- E20 Bright Sparks Mytharc Jun 23, 2023
Season 11 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Welcome Home Mytharc Jan 26, 2024
- E2 I Can Explain Core Feb 2, 2024
- E3 Imagine Core Feb 9, 2024
- E4 Seeing Red Core Feb 16, 2024
- E5 Likes Core Feb 23, 2024
- E6 Mum’s the World Core Mar 1, 2024
- E7 Coming Clean Core Mar 8, 2024
- E8 Big Little Fibs Core Mar 15, 2024
- E9 Fly Alway Home Mytharc Mar 22, 2024
- E10 Bring the House Down Mytharc Mar 29, 2024
Season 12 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Tooth Fairy Mytharc Oct 18, 2024
- E2 Picnic ’n’ Mix Core Oct 25, 2024
- E3 Trouble Doubled Core Nov 1, 2024
- E4 Same But Different Core Nov 8, 2024
- E5 Best Day Ever Core Nov 15, 2024
- E6 Swapsies Core Nov 22, 2024
- E7 The Howling Core Nov 29, 2024
- E8 Day Trip Core Dec 6, 2024
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Dec 13, 2024
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Dec 20, 2024
Season 13 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Wild Child Mytharc Jan 17, 2025
- E2 Bonnie Rides Again Core Jan 17, 2025
- E3 WrestlePalooza Core Jan 24, 2025
- E4 Game Over Core Jan 31, 2025
- E5 The Right Place Core Feb 7, 2025
- E6 The Magician's Oath Core Feb 14, 2025
- E7 Chaos and Confessions Core Feb 21, 2025
- E8 Tangled Core Feb 28, 2025
- E9 Camp Mayhem Mytharc Mar 7, 2025
- E10 Sister Trap Mytharc Mar 14, 2025
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Dumping Ground based on a book?
No, it is an original television series.
Where can I watch The Dumping Ground?
It airs on CBBC in the UK and is available on streaming platforms such as Plex.
What age group is this show for?
It is primarily aimed at children and teenagers.
Has the show won any awards?
Yes, it won a BAFTA in 2013 for Best Drama and a Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award.
Are the characters based on real people?
No, the characters are fictional, though they reflect real-life experiences of children in care.
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