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The Story of Tracy Beaker
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Title Board Series 1-4
Created byJacqueline Wilson (Books)
StarringDani Harmer
Montanna Thompson
Lisa Coleman
Nisha Nayar
Sharlene Whyte (2002-03)
Connor Bryne (2002, 2006)
Clive Rowe (2002-05)
Nicola Reynolds (2004, 2006)
Chelsie Padley (2002-04)
Rochelle Gadd (2002-03)
Luke Youngblood (2002-03)
Ben Hanson (2003-06)
Ciaran Joyce (2003-06)
Kristal Lau (2004-05)
Jack Edwards (2004-06)
Darragh Mortell (2004-06)
Abby Rakic-Platt (2004-06)
Cara Readle (2004-06)
Sophie Borja (2005-06)
Craig Roberts (2005-06)
Opening theme"Watcha Gonna Do/Someday" sung by Keisha White.
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes120 + 5 specials (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerAlex Hammett
Running timeSeries 1-5 (15/30 Minutes)
Film (70 Minutes)
Tracy Beaker Parties With Pudsey (30 Minutes, 5 episode)
Original release
NetworkBBC TWO, CBBC
Release8 July 2002 –
5 March 2006

The Story of Tracy Beaker (also known as Tracy Beaker ) is a television programme adapted from the book of the same name by Jacqueline Wilson. It ran on CBBC for five series, from 2002 to 2006 and also contained a feature length episode, Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me, broadcast in 2004, as well as a week of interactive episodes for Children in Need. The theme song was written and performed by Keisha White. All of the five series have been released on DVD.

Episodes

List of The Story of Tracy Beaker episodes

Synopsis

The series is the story of various children in a British carehome, told through its lead, Tracy Beaker. In the first three series, Tracy lives at the carehome and the stories revolve around her desire to leave the home, nicknamed by the kids as 'The Dumping Ground'. By the start of the fourth series, Tracy has been fostered by author Cam Lawson; the events of this are depicted in The Movie of Me. Because of this, the focus of the programme shifts slightly with the plots now focusing on Cam and Tracy's relationship, while back at 'The Dumping Ground', characters such as Jackie, Crash, Lol and Bouncer have been taking over Tracy's narrative role there. With the fostering of the series' primary antagonist, Tracy's worst enemy, Justine Littlewood, a new family called "The Wellards" are introduced to the home. Tracy's role is reduced further in the final series, notably she does not debut in person until episode 4, with the main narrative being the return of Justine to the 'Dumping Ground'. However when Tracy does return, she moves back into the children's home because she is not happy with Cam's new boyfriend, Gary. Gary and Cam marry and Tracy accepts their relationship, Gary and Cam decide to adopt Tracy full-time. This closes the original series.

Cast

Kids

Character Actor Duration
Tracy Beaker Dani Harmer 2002-2006
Justine Littlewood Montanna Thompson 2002-2004, 2005, 2006
Louise Govern Chelsie Padley 2002-2003, 2004
Adele Azupadi Rochelle Gadd 2002-2003
Ryan Matthews Sonny Muslim 2002
Zac Matthews Jay Haher 2002
Peter Ingham Joe Starrs 2002
Maxy Apaldi Jerome Holder 2002
Laurence ‘Lol’ Plakova Ciaran Joyce 2003-2006
Bradley ‘Bouncer’ Plakova Ben Hanson 2003-2006
Dolly Andrews Chloe Hibbert-Waters 2003-2004
Amber Hurst Alicia Hooper 2003
Marco Maloney Jack Edwards 2004-2006
Hayley Chen Kristal Lau 2004-2005
Michael Grys William Tomlin 2004
Liam ‘Crash’ Daniels Darragh Mortell 2004-2006
Jackie Hopper Abby Rakic-Platt 2004-2006
Layla Banks Cara Readle 2004-2006
Roxy Wellard Sophie Borja-Edwards 2005-2006
Rio Wellard Craig Roberts 2005-2006
Chantal Wellard Deepal Parmar 2005-2006
Shawn ‘Wolfie’ Lynch Felix Drake 2005-2006
Milly Saunders Holly Gibbs 2006
Rebecca Chalmers Georgina Hagen 2006
Alice Grant Olivia Grant 2006

Care Workers

Character Actor Duration
Elaine ‘the pain’ Boyak Nisha Nayar 2002-2006
Duke Clive Rowe 2002-2005
Jenny Edwards Sharlene Whyte 2002-2003
Mike Milligan Connor Byrne 2002, 2006
Shelley Appleton Nicola Reynolds 2004, 2006
Nathan Jones James Cartwright 2003-2004
Sid Rooney Vincenzo Pellegrino 2005

Others

Character Actor Duration
Camilla ‘Cam’ Lawson Lisa Coleman 2002-2006
Ben Batambuze Luke Youngblood 2002-2003
Steve Littlewood Stephen Crossley 2002-2004, 2006
Carrie Caroline Bunce 2004, 2006
Grandpa Jack Howell Evans 2004-2005

DVD Releases

The Story Of Tracy Beaker has been released on DVD in the UK.

DVD Title # of Disc(s) Year # of Episodes DVD release
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
Tracy Beaker - Best of Me - Series One 1 2002 6 6 February 2006[1]
Tracy Beaker - More Of Me - Series Two 1 2003 6 22 May 2006[2]
Tracy Beaker - Starring Me - Series Three 1 2004 6 2 October 2006[3]
Tracy Beaker - Totally Me - Series Four 1 2004 6 26 March 2007[4]
Tracy Beaker - Farewell from Me - Series Five 1 2005 & 2006 12 7 January 2008[5]
Tracy Beaker - The Boxset of Me (Also Includes Movie of Me) 6 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 60 (12 episodes per series) 11 February 2008[6]
Tracy Beaker - The Movie of Me 1 2004 25 July 2005[7] biffa bin
  • Note: All of the series DVDs and the boxset contain only the 'best' episodes of that series, the only time all of the episodes were released on DVD was in a special collector's edition set, where one DVD containing several episodes was released each week for purchase. There were 24 DVDs in all, and these are now hard to find as a complete set.[citation needed] All episodes on Series 1 - 4's DVDs are compilations so there are 6 half-hour compilations which is 12 15-minute episodes, however Series 5 contains single episodes.

Awards

Ceremony Award Nominee Result
2002 Children's BAFTA Awards Children's Drama The Story of Tracy Beaker Nominated
2003 Children's BAFTA Awards Children's Drama The Story of Tracy Beaker Nominated
2003 Children's BAFTA Awards Children's Writer Mary Morris Nominated
2004 Children's BAFTA Awards Children's Drama Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me Nominated
2004 Children's BAFTA Awards Children's Writer - Adapted In Mary Morris Nominated
2004 Royal Television Awards Children's Award Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me Won
2005 Children's BAFTA Awards Children's Drama The Story of Tracy Beaker Nominated

Ratings (CBBC Channel)

Saturday 18 May 2002- 70,000 (most watched on CBBC that week)

References

  1. ^ "Tracy Beaker - Best of Me Series 1 [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "Tracy Beaker - More Of Me [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ "Tracy Beaker - Starring Me [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ "Tracy Beaker - Totally Me - Series 4 [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ "Tracy Beaker - Farewell From Me [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  6. ^ "Tracy Beaker - The Boxset of Me [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ "Tracy Beaker - The Movie Of Me [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)