The Dumping Ground Survival Files

For other books, series and films in the Tracy Beaker franchise, see The Story of Tracy Beaker (franchise).

The Dumping Ground Survival Files is a CBBC television miniseries featuring various Dumping Ground characters giving information on how to survive in the Dumping Ground. The show was made to accompany Series 2 of The Dumping Ground, it shows archive footage from Tracy Beaker Returns and interviews with characters.

The Dumping Ground Survival Files
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Genre	Children Comedy drama
Starring	Amy-Leigh Hickman Miles Butler-Hughton Leanne Dunstan Joe Maw Philip Graham Scott Mia McKenna-Bruce Jessie Williams Sarah Rayson Reece Buttery Kia Pegg Daniel Pearson Akuc Bol Kasey McKellar Chris Slater Carma Hylton Hannah Moncur Leo James Cole Wealleans-Watts Emily Burnett Ruben Ruter Annabelle Davis Jasmine Uson Chloe Lea Connor Byrne Stacy Liu
Theme music composer	Jeremy Howlland-Smith
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	15
Production
Producers	John Piper Lis Steele
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBBC
Release	6 January 2014 (2014-01-06) – 4 December 2020 (2020-12-04)
Related
Tracy Beaker Survival Files The Story of Tracy Beaker Tracy Beaker Returns The Dumping Ground My Mum Tracy Beaker

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dumping Ground had to have a transmission break, and therefore, a third series of The Dumping Ground Survival Files was commissioned, with filming being done remotely and on the set of The Dumping Ground. Series 3 began on 6 November 2020 and aired during the transmission break of Series 8.

Episodes

Series 1 (2014)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions) [1]
1	"Promises"	Pip Banyard	Emma Reeves	6 January 2014 (2014-01-06)	0.30>
2	"Being the Boss"	Pip Banyard	Emma Reeves	7 January 2014 (2014-01-07)	0.30>
3	"Revenge"	Pip Banyard	Emma Reeves	8 January 2014 (2014-01-08)	0.30>
4	"Truth"	Pip Banyard	Emma Reeves	9 January 2014 (2014-01-09)	0.30>
5	"Change"	Pip Banyard	Emma Reeves	10 January 2014 (2014-01-10)	0.35

Series 2 (2014)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions) [1]
1	"Teamwork"	Pip Banyard	Julie Dixon	8 December 2014 (2014-12-08)	0.19
2	"Challenges"	Pip Banyard	Julie Dixon	9 December 2014 (2014-12-09)	0.19>
3	"Coming Clean"	Pip Banyard	Julie Dixon	10 December 2014 (2014-12-10)	0.19>
4	"Big Decisions"	Pip Banyard	Julie Dixon	11 December 2014 (2014-12-11)	0.20
5	"Second Chances"	Pip Banyard	Julie Dixon	12 December 2014 (2014-12-12)	0.19>

Series 3 (2020)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions) [1]
1	"Secrets & Lies"	Rob Jenkinson	Jordan Barrett	6 November 2020 (2020-11-06)	0.07>
2	"Competitions"	Rob Jenkinson	Jordan Barrett	13 November 2020 (2020-11-13)	0.07>
3	"Romance & Relationships"	Rob Jenkinson	Jordan Barrett	20 November 2020 (2020-11-20)	0.07>
4	"Growing Up"	Rob Jenkinson	Jordan Barrett	27 November 2020 (2020-11-27)	0.06>
5	"Family"	Rob Jenkinson	Jordan Barrett	4 December 2020 (2020-12-04)	0.08>