The Dumping Ground: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Dumping Ground Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Lost and Found
Jan 30, 2016 · 28 min
Bailey's world is rocked when his mum turns up at Ashdene Ridge. Can he forgive her for abandoning her as a toddler?
Bear-Faced Liar
Feb 6, 2016 · 28 min
Bailey has to break some bad news to his mum - but what is she hiding from him? And what has it got to do with the play the young people are staging?
Stepping Up
Feb 5, 2016 · 28 min
Sparks fly when Tee recruits Jody to help her and Carmen win a street dance competition. But who's more out of their depth - Carmen, or Jody?
They Walk Among Us
Feb 12, 2016 · 28 min
Mo's convinced that there are aliens in the neighbourhood - and when he finds a prime suspect, he's determined to prove his sceptical friends wrong.
Hold the Front Page
Feb 19, 2016 · 28 min
There is a shock in store for Ryan when his sister Chloe comes to the Dumping Ground. They share a traumatic secret in their past.
Growing Pains
Feb 26, 2016 · 28 min
Tee gets a taste of what life outside care might be like when she goes for her first college interview, but her day does not go according to plan.
Submarine
Mar 4, 2016 · 28 min
Unsure of where she fits in, Sasha is glad when an old friend seems to show an interest in her. But does he really have her best interests at heart?
First Past the Post
Mar 11, 2016 · 28 min
Election fever strikes the Dumping Ground as Tyler and Floss battle it out over a place on a forum for children in care.
Survivors
Mar 18, 2016 · 28 min
Everyone's missing Mike, so Kazima suggests a trip out to raise the young people's spirits - but can she save the day when they get lost in the countryside?
The End of It All
Mar 25, 2016 · 28 min
With the clock ticking, Ryan pursues a high-risk strategy to get Mike reinstated at Ashdene Ridge. But can he pull off his master plan?
Perfect Match
Sep 30, 2016 · 28 min
Upset by a surprise her mum springs on her, Sasha asks to be put up for fostering - but she's shocked when she learns a couple want to adopt her. Are they the fit she's hoping for?
Doris
Oct 7, 2016 · 28 min
When Carmen opens a makeshift salon in the Dumping Ground garage, she gets Doris, a sharp-tongued pensioner, as her first customer. Carmen warms to Doris as she learns more about h
Risky Business
Oct 14, 2016 · 28 min
Bailey's dreaming big with his pet care business, and when he joins forces with a friendly rival in a Young Entrepreneur competition, he thinks his chances of success will increase
Troll
Oct 21, 2016 · 28 min
Fearing she is being overlooked, Floss comes up with an idea that will put her centre stage. But is she so desperate for the limelight that she will forget who her friends are?
It Takes Two
Oct 28, 2016 · 28 min
New boy Sammy starts to get on people's nerves, and Tyler steps in to defend him. Grateful Sammy is determined to impress his new friend.
Getting To Know You
Nov 4, 2016 · 28 min
Tyler is delighted at the prospect of a new future with his mum - but, after years apart, they soon find out they have a lot to learn about one another.
Two Camps
Nov 11, 2016 · 28 min
The DG residents are excited about the prospect of going camping, so why is Ryan so anxious to sabotage it? Chloe stands by her brother, but soon discovers that she and Ryan have q
How to Be Perfect
Nov 18, 2016 · 28 min
When Kazima starts behaving strangely, her friends don't understand what's got into her. Then the truth emerges, the Dumping Ground descends into chaos and Kazima's left with a tou
One for Sorrow
Nov 25, 2016 · 28 min
Things start disappearing on Carmen and Tee's last day at the Dumping Ground. Some of the residents decide to track down the thief - but they're not the ones who catch them.
Two for Joy
Dec 2, 2016 · 28 min
Jody finds out that following your heart can lead to danger - will her friends be able to save her? Meanwhile, Ryan confesses his darkest secret.