List of the Dumping Ground episodes - wikipedia List of the Dumping Ground episodes The Dumping Ground is a British children 's comedy - drama that focuses on the lives and experiences of young people and their care workers in care. Filmed around Jesmond, the setting for the first series was ' Elm Tree House ', which was later replaced with ' Ashdene Ridge ' from the second series onwards. A spin - off to Tracy Beaker Returns, the series was commissioned in early 2012 and first broadcast on CBBC and the now - defunct BBC HD on 4 January 2013. As of 12 February 2016, 81 episodes of The Dumping Ground have aired. Contents 1 Series overview 2 Episodes 2.1 Series 1 ( 2013 ) 2.2 Special ( 2013 ) 2.3 Series 2 ( 2014 ) 2.4 Series 3 ( 2015 ) 2.5 Series 4 ( 2016 ) 2.6 Special ( 2016 ) 2.7 Series 5 ( 2017 ) 3 Notes 4 References Series overview Series Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 13 4 January 2013 ( 2013 - 01 - 04 ) 15 March 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 15 ) Special 16 December 2013 ( 2013 - 12 - 16 ) 13 10 January 2014 ( 2014 - 01 - 10 ) 28 March 2014 ( 2014 - 03 - 28 ) 20 10 16 January 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 16 ) 13 March 2015 ( 2015 - 03 - 13 ) 10 6 October 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 06 ) 8 December 2015 ( 2015 - 12 - 08 ) 20 10 29 January 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 29 ) 25 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 25 ) 10 30 September 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 30 ) 2 December 2016 ( 2016 - 12 - 02 ) Special 25 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 25 ) 5 24 12 20 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 20 ) 31 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 31 ) 12 13 October 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 13 ) December 2017 ( 2017 - 12 ) Episodes Series 1 ( 2013 ) Main article : The Dumping Ground ( series 1 ) No. overall No. in series Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers ( millions ) `` Home Alone ( Freedom - Part 1 ) '' Craig Lines Elly Brewer 4 January 2013 ( 2013 - 01 - 04 ) 0.63 `` Liberty in the DG ( Freedom - Part 2 ) '' Craig Lines Emma Reeves 4 January 2013 ( 2013 - 01 - 04 ) 0.63 `` Baby '' Craig Lines Dawn Harrison 11 January 2013 ( 2013 - 01 - 11 ) 0.68 `` S.O.S. '' Craig Lines Dawn Harrison 18 January 2013 ( 2013 - 01 - 18 ) 0.50 5 5 `` What Would Gus Want ? '' Stewart Svaasand Elly Brewer 25 January 2013 ( 2013 - 01 - 25 ) 0.63 6 6 `` The Real Faith Davis '' Stewart Svaasand Heather Imani 1 February 2013 ( 2013 - 02 - 01 ) 0.55 7 7 `` The Truth Is Out There '' Stewart Svaasand Emma Reeves 8 February 2013 ( 2013 - 02 - 08 ) 0.59 8 8 `` Dreamland '' Stewart Svaasand Mark Burt 15 February 2013 ( 2013 - 02 - 15 ) 0.49 9 9 `` A Day in the Past '' Diana Patrick Steve Turner 22 February 2013 ( 2013 - 02 - 22 ) 0.46 10 10 `` Oh, Mo ! '' Diana Patrick Elly Brewer 1 March 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 01 ) 0.43 11 11 `` Seriously Funny '' Diana Patrick Matt Evans 8 March 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 08 ) 0.42 12 12 `` Esme '' Diana Patrick Nimer Rashed 15 March 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 15 ) 0.48 13 13 `` Scary Beasts '' Diana Patrick Dawn Harrison 15 March 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 15 ) 0.65 Special ( 2013 ) No. overall Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers ( millions ) 14 `` Jody in Wonderland '' Nigel Douglas Elly Brewer 16 December 2013 ( 2013 - 12 - 16 ) 0.50 Jody is faced with a terrible dilemma when she 's asked to make a witness statement against her brother Kingsley. Jody leaves Mike 's office seeing a rabbit. Following the rabbit, she enters a rather unfamiliar world with strangely familiar -- yet utterly different -- characters. Series 2 ( 2014 ) Main article : The Dumping Ground ( series 2 ) No. overall No. in series Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers ( millions ) 15 `` Kick Off ( Booting Up - Part 1 ) '' Sallie Aprahamian Elly Brewer 10 January 2014 ( 2014 - 01 - 10 ) 0.57 16 `` Quitters ( Booting Up - Part 2 ) '' Sallie Aprahamian Dawn Harrison 10 January 2014 ( 2014 - 01 - 10 ) 0.57 17 `` The Dumping Ground Experience '' Sallie Aprahamian Sarah - Louise Hawkins 17 January 2014 ( 2014 - 01 - 17 ) 0.32 18 `` The Barbecue '' Sallie Aprahamian Debbie Oates 24 January 2014 ( 2014 - 01 - 24 ) 0.45 19 5 `` Finding Frank '' Nigel Douglas Emma Reeves 31 January 2014 ( 2014 - 01 - 31 ) 0.30 20 6 `` Holding On '' Nigel Douglas Matt Evans 7 February 2014 ( 2014 - 02 - 07 ) 0.30 21 7 `` Endurance '' Nigel Douglas Sarah - Louise Hawkins 14 February 2014 ( 2014 - 02 - 14 ) 0.36 22 8 `` I Have a Dream '' Diana Patrick Julie Dixon 21 February 2014 ( 2014 - 02 - 21 ) 0.34 23 9 `` Sticks and Stones '' Diana Patrick Mark Burt 28 February 2014 ( 2014 - 02 - 28 ) 0.38 24 10 `` G.I. Johnny '' Diana Patrick Elly Brewer 7 March 2014 ( 2014 - 03 - 07 ) 0.47 25 11 `` Be My Girl '' Diana Patrick Dawn Harrison 14 March 2014 ( 2014 - 03 - 14 ) 0.36 26 12 `` Hope '' Diana Patrick Emma Reeves 21 March 2014 ( 2014 - 03 - 21 ) 0.41 27 13 `` Face the Music '' Diana Patrick Elly Brewer 28 March 2014 ( 2014 - 03 - 28 ) 0.30 Series 3 ( 2015 ) Main article : The Dumping Ground ( series 3 ) No. overall No. in series Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers ( millions ) Part 1 28 `` Party Games ( Law and Disorder - Part 1 ) '' Roberto Bangura Emma Reeves 16 January 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 16 ) 0.27 29 `` Grand Theft DG ( Law and Disorder - Part 2 ) '' Roberto Bangura Emma Reeves 16 January 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 16 ) 0.27 30 `` Stuck with You '' Roberto Bangura Sarah - Louise Hawkins 23 January 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 23 ) 0.30 31 `` Mischief '' Roberto Bangura Dawn Harrison 30 January 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 30 ) 0.25 32 5 `` Now You See Me '' Nigel Douglas Jane Eden 6 February 2015 ( 2015 - 02 - 06 ) 0.25 33 6 `` It 's Not About the Money '' Roberto Bangura Julie Dixon 13 February 2015 ( 2015 - 02 - 13 ) 0.25 34 7 `` Fake it to Make It '' Nigel Douglas Davey Jones 20 February 2015 ( 2015 - 02 - 20 ) 0.26 35 8 `` Breaking In '' Nigel Douglas Jeff Povey 27 February 2015 ( 2015 - 02 - 27 ) 0.34 36 9 `` The Long Way Home '' Nigel Douglas Matthew Leys 6 March 2015 ( 2015 - 03 - 06 ) 0.27 37 10 `` Dragon Slayer '' Nigel Douglas Julie Dixon 13 March 2015 ( 2015 - 03 - 13 ) 0.31 Part 2 38 11 `` Three Days ( The New Girl - Part 1 ) '' Matthew Evans Dawn Harrison 6 October 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 06 ) 0.35 39 12 `` Free to Good Home ( The New Girl - Part 2 ) '' Matthew Evans Dawn Harrison 13 October 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 13 ) 0.42 40 13 `` Better Than You '' Matthew Evans Dawn Harrison 20 October 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 20 ) 0.39 41 14 `` Who Are You ? '' Matthew Evans Davey Jones 27 October 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 27 ) 0.35 42 15 `` Where Is Love ? '' Matthew Evans Richard Lazarus 3 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 03 ) 0.44 43 16 `` The Goodbye Girl '' Sallie Aprahamian Jeff Povey 10 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 10 ) 0.26 44 17 `` Something Borrowed '' Sallie Aprahamian Sophie Petzal 17 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 17 ) 0.36 45 18 `` What Matters ? '' Sallie Aprahamian Julie Dixon 24 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 24 ) 0.36 46 19 `` Coming Round '' Sallie Aprahamian Jane Eden 1 December 2015 ( 2015 - 12 - 01 ) 0.31 47 20 `` Refuge '' Sallie Aprahamian Emma Reeves 8 December 2015 ( 2015 - 12 - 08 ) 0.45 Series 4 ( 2016 ) Main article : The Dumping Ground ( series 4 ) No. overall No. in series Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers ( millions ) Part 1 48 `` Lost and Found ( Slings and Arrows - Part 1 ) '' Sallie Aprahamian Dawn Harrison 29 January 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 29 ) 0.38 49 `` Bear - Faced Liar ( Slings and Arrows - Part 2 ) '' Sallie Aprahamian Dawn Harrison 29 January 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 29 ) 0.38 50 `` Stepping Up '' Sarah Walker Sarah - Louise Hawkins 5 February 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 05 ) 0.45 51 `` They Walk Among Us '' Sallie Aprahamian Jeff Povey 12 February 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 12 ) 0.31 52 5 `` Hold the Front Page '' Sallie Aprahamian Julie Dixon 19 February 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 19 ) 0.26 53 6 `` Growing Pains '' Sallie Aprahamian Matt Evans 26 February 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 26 ) 0.36 54 7 `` Submarine '' Sarah Walker Ian Kershaw 4 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 04 ) 0.27 55 8 `` First Past the Post '' Sarah Walker Matthew Leys 11 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 11 ) 0.26 56 9 `` Survivors '' Sarah Walker Ian Kershaw 18 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 18 ) 0.35 57 10 `` The End of It All '' Sarah Walker Julie Dixon 25 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 25 ) 0.22 Part 2 58 11 `` Perfect Match '' Duncan Foster Dawn Harrison 30 September 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 30 ) 0.29 59 12 `` Doris '' Duncan Foster Dawn Harrison 7 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 07 ) 0.27 60 13 `` Risky Business '' Duncan Foster Jessica Lea 14 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 14 ) 0.37 61 14 `` Troll '' Sarah Walker Owen Lloyd - Fox 21 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 21 ) 0.19 62 15 `` It Takes Two '' Duncan Foster Sarah - Louise Hawkins 28 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 28 ) 0.20 63 16 `` Getting To Know You '' Noreen Kershaw Matt Evans 4 November 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 04 ) 0.20 64 17 `` Two Camps '' Noreen Kershaw James Gillam - Smith 11 November 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 11 ) 0.21 65 18 `` How to Be Perfect '' Sarah Walker Nick Leather 18 November 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 18 ) 0.35 66 19 `` One for Sorrow '' Noreen Kershaw Ian Kershaw 25 November 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 25 ) 0.25 67 20 `` Two for Joy '' Noreen Kershaw Ian Kershaw 2 December 2016 ( 2016 - 12 - 02 ) 0.23 Special ( 2016 ) Further information : Hetty Feather ( TV series ) After the end of the episode The End Of It All in series 4, a five minute crossover between The Dumping Ground and Hetty Feather aired on CBBC, titled A Special Dumping Ground Adventure. Its official title ( according to CBBC Online ) is Floss The Foundling and has instead used this title online and in subsequent TV airings. No. overall Title Directed by Written by Original air date -- `` Floss The Foundling '' Makalla McPherson Matt Evans 25 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 25 ) When Floss has to do the vacuuming. she ruins a picture that Tyler, Billie and Toni work on when they do n't want her help. Floss falls asleep on the sofa and ends up in the Foundling Hospital. She encounters Hetty Feather, who introduces Floss to the Foundling Hospital ways. Sheila and Elizabeth are mean towards Floss and Hetty gets Floss out of trouble with Matron Bottomley. Floss and Hetty make friends. When Floss wakes up, she draws a replacement picture. Guest Starring : Isabel Clifton as Hetty Feather, Polly Allen as Sheila Ormsby, Isabelle Allen as Elizabeth and Eva Pope as Matron Bottomley Series 5 ( 2017 ) Main article : The Dumping Ground ( series 5 ) No. overall No. in series Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers ( millions ) Part 1 68 `` Miscreants, Robots and Bullies ( Back In The Game - Part 1 ) '' Duncan Foster Dawn Harrison 20 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 20 ) 0.24 69 `` Back in the Game ( Back In The Game - Part 2 ) '' Duncan Foster Dawn Harrison 20 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 20 ) 0.24 70 `` One Giant Leap '' Duncan Foster Owen Lloyd Fox 27 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 27 ) 0.23 71 `` The Fairytale Princess '' Duncan Foster Owen Lloyd Fox and Jessica Lea 3 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 03 ) 0.21 72 5 `` Sittin ' in a Tree '' Delyth Thomas Sarah - Louise Hawkins 10 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 10 ) 0.27 73 6 `` Faking It '' Delyth Thomas Matt Evans 17 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 17 ) 0.17 74 7 `` Sasha Bellman P.I. '' Delyth Thomas Jeff Povey 24 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 24 ) 0.20 75 8 `` Belief '' Delyth Thomas Ian Kershaw 3 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 03 ) 0.20 76 9 `` Vox Populi '' Jordan Hogg Gareth Sergeant 10 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 10 ) 0.19 77 10 `` Free '' Jordan Hogg Ian Kershaw 17 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 17 ) 0.21 78 11 `` The Wardrobe '' Jordan Hogg Jeff Povey 24 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 24 ) 0.16 79 12 `` Farvel '' Jordan Hogg Ian Kershaw 31 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 31 ) 0.16 Part 2 80 13 `` Choose Your Own Adventure '' David Innes Edwards Owen Lloyd - Fox 13 October 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 13 ) N / A 81 14 `` Making Waves '' David Innes Edwards Ella Greenhill 20 October 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 20 ) TBD 82 15 `` The Phantom of Ashdene Ridge '' David Innes Edwards Vincent Lund & Matthew Cooke 27 October 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 27 ) TBD 83 16 `` The Switch '' David Innes Edwards Sarah - Louise Hawkins 3 November 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 03 ) TBD 84 17 `` Mission Totally Impossible '' Simon Massey Keith Brumpton 10 November 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 10 ) TBD 85 18 `` Sick '' Simon Massey Kim Millar 17 November 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 17 ) TBD 86 19 `` Rough Justice '' Simon Massey Matt Evans 24 November 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 24 ) TBD Notes Jump up ^ On screen, the episode was titled `` I Troll '' for an unknown reason. References Jump up ^ Lawson, Rush ( 8 October 2012 ). `` Old La Sagesse school is location for new CBBC show ''. Evening Chronicle. ( Trinity Mirror ). Retrieved 18 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` CBBC commissions The Dumping Ground ''. BBC. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` BBC to launch five new HD channels as Freeview expands ''. BBC News. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2015. Jump up ^ Weekly Top 10 Programmes Broadcasters ' Audience Research Board Jump up ^ `` Weekly Top 10 Programmes ''. Broadcasters ' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 16 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Weekly Top 10 Programmes ''. Broadcasters ' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 16 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Weekly Top 10 Programmes ''. Broadcasters ' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 16 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Weekly Top 10 Programmes ''. Broadcasters ' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 16 November 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` BBC - CBBC - Floss The Foundling ''. CBBC Online. Jump up ^ `` Weekly Top 10 Programmes ''. Broadcasters ' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 7 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Dumping Ground Series 5 - 18 ''. Radio Times. 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Dumping Ground Series 5 - 19 ''. Radio Times. 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017. Tracy Beaker series Books The Story of Tracy Beaker ( 1991 ) The Dare Game ( 2000 ) Starring Tracy Beaker ( 2006 ) Tracy Beaker 's Thumping Heart ( 2009 ) Ask Tracy Beaker and Friends ( 2010 ) TV series The Story of Tracy Beaker ( 2002 - 05 ) Episodes Tracy Beaker Returns ( 2010 - 12 ) Episodes The Dumping Ground ( 2013 - ) Episodes Related TV series / spin - offs Tracy Beaker Parties with Pudsey ( 2004 ) Children 's Party at the Palace ( 2006 ) Tracy Beaker Survival Files ( 2011 - 12 ) The Dumping Ground Survival Files ( 2014 ) Liam 's Story ( 2014 ) The Dumping Ground Dish Up ( 2015 ) The Dumping Ground : I 'm... ( 2016 ) Theatre / Film Tracy Beaker Gets Real ( 2006 ) Tracy Beaker 's Movie of Me ( 2004 ) Related Characters The Dumping Ground characters Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_The_Dumping_Ground_episodes&oldid=803317480 '' Categories : Tracy Beaker series Lists of British children 's television series episodes Hidden categories : Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages Use dmy dates from December 2014 Use British English from January 2014 Articles containing potentially dated statements from February 2016 All articles containing potentially dated statements Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 1 October 2017, at 19 : 39. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. 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Question: when is the next series of the dumping ground
Answer: 13 October 2017