It might be on CBBC ... but I’m still enjoying this weekly trip down memory lane .... a success for both current kids, and the slightly bigger kids ...
With the exception of Blue Peter (I’ve yet to find anyone who can’t date their generation by their presenters ... bring back Katy, Konnie, Simon & Matt!), there aren’t many shows on children’s television that could be successfully resurrected for not only a new audience, but also the original, and now older, audience as well!
Now in it’s third, and sadly final, series as Dani Harmer finally hangs up her Dumping Ground shoes, Tracy Beaker Returns follows the new adventures of the Jacqueline Wilson’s famous Tracy Beaker, now returned to the Dumping Ground as a care-worker - along with Cam, Mike, and in a one off cameo next week, her infamous nemisis, Justine Littlewood!
©BBC 2012
As well as its fair share of classic misadventures for the new residents, arising from anything from a power cut to a new computer, the spin-off also focuses on the stories of Tracy and the other care-workers, as well as some of the estranged parents, providing an extra dynamic to the show for its older, nostalgic, audience. Whilst continuing the original show’s success at handling the struggles and disappointments of life at the Dumping Ground (Lilly’s acceptance of her sisters’ new home last week bringing a conclusion to a long-running story arc in the new show), the series also charts the trials faced by an older Tracy Beaker as she makes a mark in the adult world, again adding an extra layer for all us nostalgic viewers and continuing the story of our favourite resident ...
The series continues Fridays at 5pm, on the CBBC channel until 23rd March.
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