History Characters / TracyBeakerReturns

! Current main characters

[[folder: May-Li]]
! May-Li Wong
-->'''Played by:''' Stacy Liu

A careworker introduced in ''The Dumping Ground'' series 2. Becomes Head Careworker in Series 8.

* HappilyMarried: To Alice.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Replaces Gina as the more authoritative care worker, in the DG.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Makes her first appearance in the 2013 Christmas Special, with no explanation.
* SidekickGraduationsStick: Goes from an assistant careworker for most of the series' run to head careworker in series 8 after Mike's departure.
* WackyCravings: Starts eating coal when she first discovers she's pregnant.

[[folder: Jody]]
! Jody Jackson
--> '''Played by:''' Kia Pegg
* BigBrotherBully: Her brother Kingsley was one.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: She was neglected and abused by her family, especially her mother and Kingsley.
* DeadpanSnarker
** LittleMissSnarker
* HairTriggerTemper: Her temper can cause her to get very angry and she snaps when provoked.
* HatesBaths: Only in her introductory episode due to past abuse.
* MouthyKid: In the early seasons of The Dumping Ground, but she does grow out of it.
* OfficialCouple: With Tyler from the end of Series 7 until his departure in Series 8.
* ParentalAbandonment: She is abandoned by her mother and her brothers in her first appearance. Her mother later abandoned her again for years after Jody gave a witness statement about Kingsley's crimes.
* ShipTease: With Tyler starting from Series 5. [[OfficialCouple Becomes official in the Series 7 finale]].
* SoreLoser: She gets too mad when a game doesn't go in her favour.
* {{Tomboy}}: Likes listening to rock music and watching football.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Chocolate biscuits
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Tyler.

[[folder: Floss]]
! Floss Guppy
-->'''Played by:''' Sarah Rayson
Another new girl and the youngest kid in the Dumping Ground.

* CreepyChild: Immediately assumes that red liquid dripping from the ceiling is blood.
--> I've always wanted to go to a funeral.
* DayInTheLimelight: In "Be My Girl" when we learn about her past.
* DeliberatelyCuteChild: Can use her sweet looks to get what she wants.
* EnfanteTerrible: Not the sweetest girl around as she blackmails Harry into giving her his IconicItem, Jeff the giraffe, in her first episode.
* FieryRedhead: Has a nasty attitude when provoked.
* {{Jerkass}}: She's very bratty and manipulative towards the other kids to make sure she gets what she wants.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite her tendencies to be bratty and nasty, Floss does have a nice side to her. Sometimes, she will do the right thing to help her friends or learn a lesson.
* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: Tends to manipulate and blackmail the other kids into giving her what she wants or getting her way.
* ParentalAbandonment: Her mother left her in a nail bar.
* {{Retcon}}: A mild one, in her introductory episode Mike mentions that she has been hiding from her mother. Later on, it's established that her mother left her in a nail bar when she was 18 months old.
* SweetTooth: A lot of her subplots tend to revolve around her wanting sweets someone else has.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Tends to manipulate anyone, including her best friends into getting what she wants. She also will say nasty things or snitch on her friends to help herself.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: This happens in the later seasons. Despite being about 11 by series 7, Floss is taller than a lot of the younger kids and has a deeper voice. This is justified as her actress is older than the character.

[[folder: Finn]]
! Finn [=McLaine=]
-->'''Played by:''' Ruben Reuter

* ADayInTheLimelight: In "Troll" and "Champions".
* TheKlutz
* OfficialCouple: With Ivy in Series 8.
* OutOfFocus: Often only involved in the periphery of the subplot.

[[folder: Sasha]]
! Sasha Bellman
-->'''Played by:''' Annabelle Davis
* BigSisterInstinct: Toward her brothers, Dexter and Murphy.
* DeadpanSnarker
* {{Jerkass}}: Initially, until she mellowed down.
* PromotionToParent: Was often this with her brothers.

[[folder: Chloe]]
! Chloe Reeves
-->'''Played by:''' Hannah Moncur
* BigBrotherWorship: Inverted, Chloe is the harshest on Ryan in the DG.

[[folder: Candi-Rose]]
! Candi-Rose
-->'''Played by:''' Carma Hylton
* GirlyGirl: The girlist character at the Dumping Ground.
* GivenNameReveal: In "Candi-Rose?", it's revealed that her real name is actually Courtney and that she was given a new identity after being separated from her sister in order to protect her.
* ItsAllMyFault: Candi-Rose blames herself for the incident that led to her and her sister being put into care and separated.
* PinkIsFeminine: Is very girly and mostly seen wearing something pink.
* ReplacementFlatCharacter: Candi-Rose is basically Carmen before her character development. This gets lampshaded by Tee when they first meet in Series 5.
* StickyFingers: Candi-Rose shoplifts clothes in one episode when she feels left out and forgotten about.
* WitnessProtection: Of sorts. Though the details have never been specified, the episode "Candi-Rose?" revealed that she was given the identity of Candi-Rose and separated from her sister Lauren as part of a deal in order to protect them both as they are implied to be being searched for by parties unknown.

[[folder: Taz]]
! Tazmin "Taz" De Souza
-->'''Played by:''' Jasmine Uson
* BrattyHalfPint

[[folder: Jay]]
! Jay Wallis
-->'''Played by:''' Cole Wealleans-Watts
* BigBrotherInstinct: Inverted. Jay is the younger brother, but he is still fiercely protective of Bird.
* BrilliantButLazy: Jay is quite academically successful, but tends to prefer messing around unless there's something in it for him.
* EmbarrassingDampSheets: Jay used to wet the bed until he was 11.
* HiddenDepths: Though he comes across as cocky and arrogant, Jay is also very intelligent and managed to get offered a place at a prestigious school.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His real name is Jacob, but he always goes by Jay in the series.

[[folder: Bird]]
! Bird Wallis
-->'''Played by:''' Leo James
* BigBrotherInstinct: He kept the AwfulTruth about their home life hidden from Jay as they grew up, allowing him to remember a more positive life in order to protect him.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Bird's interest and talent in [=DJing=] and creating Dubstep came from watching his father do it.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Bird's Song" confirms that Bird is not his actual name, but unlike Jay his real name has never been revealed.
* ShipTease: With Candi-Rose in the Series 7 finale.

[[folder: Sid]]
! Sid Khan
-->'''Played by:''' Josh Sangha
* LiteralMinded: Tends to take anything said to him literally.
* IconicItem: His ventriloquist dummy, Fred.
* NiceGuy: One of the nicest characters on the show.

[[folder: Bec]]
! Rebecca "Bec" Hyde
-->'''Played by:''' Ava Potter

* [[AbusiveParents Abusive Grandparents]]: Her grandmother would force Bec to work in her fish shop "like a skivvy" (in Bec's words), verbally belittle her constantly, always side with her bullies' version of events over hers and destroyed her mother's dress after her bully spilled a drink over it. It got to the point where she decided to put herself in care to get away from her.
* FriendlessBackground: Avoids making friends due to trust issues.
* RaisedByGrandparents: She was raised by her grandmother after her mother died.

[[folder: Katy]]
! Katy White
-->'''Played by:''' Anya Cooke

* TheRunaway: She had a habit of running away from her previous care homes to return home before coming to Ashdene Ridge.

[[folder: Scott]]
! Scott Jenson
-->'''Played by:''' Louis Payne

A new careworker introduced in Series 8.

[[folder: Viv]]
! Viv
-->'''Played by:''' Chloe Lea

A new girl in Series 8. She is in care because her uncle steals things.

[[folder: Nazeer]]
! Nazeer
-->'''Played by:''' Tut Nyuot

A new boy in Series 8 who makes quick rivals with Jay.

! Former main characters

[[folder: Toby]]
! Toby Coleman
-->'''Played by:''' John Bell
A comics nerd of Scottish descent whose parents died in a car crash.

* BornUnlucky: Where his nickname comes from.
* ImproperlyParanoid: He becomes convinced that Mike has ebola when he falls ill in "Anarchy in the DG", resulting in him calling an emergency team.
** He later becomes convinced his new social worker Seth is part of a gang after some stolen money the kids found.
* InSeriesNickname: Bad-Luck Boy.
* ItsAllMyFault: He blames himself for his parents' deaths as he had argued with them shortly before they died.
* NiceGuy
* PutOnABus: In-between seasons 2 and 3, so we never see his departure. He does get a throwaway line to his whereabouts (he got fostered).

[[folder: Liam]]
! Liam O' Donovan
-->'''Played by:''' Richard Wisker

* TheArtfulDodger: Liam is this trope. When Mike collects him from the police station and they run into Tracy they have this discussion:
-->'''Mike:''' See, Liam, if you want to get on in life, maybe we could have a little less artful dodger and a bit more [[HeelFaceTurn Tracy Beaker]].
-->'''Liam:''' I ''am'' like Tracy! [[ComicallyMissingThePoint We both got nicked!]]
-->'''Mike:''' ''(after Tracy's explanation for being in the station)'' You published your own book with Cam's money?! Tracy, how could you?
-->'''Tracy:''' ''[defensive]'' Cam's a writer! She'll understand! I'll pay her back when the book sells.
-->'''Mike:''' ''[facepalms]'' Oh, Tracy...
-->'''Liam:''' So Mike, [[DeadpanSnarker I think I'd better stick with the artful dodger thing for now. What d'you reckon]]?
* TheCastShowOff: In his one-off appearance in ''The Dumping Ground'', Richard Wisker shows off his guitar and singing ability.
* DeadpanSnarker: As show in the conversation with Mike quoted above.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Frank
* MosesInTheBulrushes: He was left at the steps of a hospital.
* PutOnABus: In the fourth episode of series 3 as he goes to live with his brother.
** TheBusCameBack: For the finale of series 2 of ''The Dumping Ground'' as well as an online miniseries tying into it. He reappeared again in the finale of series 6 for [[spoiler: Mike's wedding]].
* TeamDad: Despite the 'Bad Boy' image he creates, he cares for all the residents in the Dumping Ground, especially when things get tough.

[[folder: Tracy]]
! Tracy Beaker
-->'''Played by:''' Dani Harmer

Forced into working at the Dumping Ground to earn the money she stole from Cam to publish her life-story.

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: She has curly brown hair and brown eyes.
* DeadpanSnarker
* HappilyAdopted: When she was a child, she used to dream about this all the time, then Cam came along.
* TheNapoleon: Tracy isn't that tall but she has a huge mouth to compensate.
* ParentalNeglect: We see her real mother in Tracy's flashbacks leaving her on her own while she is sick to go out with her boyfriend, forgetting to pick her up from kindergarten and, of course, leaving her at the Dumping Ground.
* ParentalAbandonment: Her mother left her at the orphanage when Tracy was five.
* TeamMom: She ends up becoming this to the children

[[folder: Sapphire]]
! Sapphire Fox
-->'''Played by:''' Saffron Coomber

Rocker's daughter who is unwanted by him.

* CoolBigSis: Towards Harry.
* DeadpanSnarker
* DropInCharacter: After she moves out of the Dumping Ground when she's 16.
* ParentalSubstitute: She falls somewhere between being like a Mum and being like a big sister to Harry.
* PutOnABus: Like Toby she disappears off-screen, this time in-between ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' and ''The Dumping Ground''. She apparently lives too far away now.

[[folder: Gus]]
! Gus Carmichael
-->'''Played by:''' Noah Marullo

* InterGenerationalFriendship: With Mike.
* BrutalHonesty: Tends to be blunt and honest, even if it comes off as rude. Justified as he has Aspergers.
* HeroicBSOD: Has a sensory overload in the premiere of The Dumping Ground due to getting his head covered in henna, the loud music from Rick and Frank's feud, and everyone shouting and fighting. This causes him to reach his breaking point and pull the pin of a grenade. Luckily, the explosion was small and nobody got hurt. This also gets everyone to stop fighting and get along again.
* LiteralMinded: Due to having Aspergers, he has trouble understanding idioms and takes them literally.
* HasTwoMommies: Ronnie and Dawn become his mothers after he is fostered.
* LimitedWardrobe: He is always wearing a black shirt and beige trousers and his wardrobe is literally filled with only this style of clothing, though this is justified due to his Aspergers syndrome.
* ObsessedAreTheListmakers: He makes a list of his routine and all the things he needs to do and gets upset and stressed if he is unable to do them and cross it off his list.
* PutOnABus: In the first season of The Dumping Ground to live with a pair of lesbians.
* ScheduleFanatic: Due to his UsefulNotes/AspergersSyndrome, he finds it very distressing when his routine is broken.
* SuperOCD: He has a schedule and his room is organized in a particular way, which is also distressing when this is messed up or ruined.
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[[folder: Gina]]
! Gina Conway
-->'''Played by:''' Kay Purcell

Pretty much Jenny with her and Mike's roles reversed. When she began to trust Tracy more (series 2 onward) she chilled out a bit, and became more like Duke (a friendly, humourous face who cooks).

* ApronMatron
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She disappears between Seasons 1 and 2 of The Dumping Ground with no explanation to her whereabouts. WordOfGod states that she got a promotion in order to earn more money to take care of her mother, who has dementia.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Elektra]]i
! Mandy "Elektra" Perkins
-->'''Played by:''' Jessica Revell

Former gang member.

* BerserkButton: Just don't touch her hair. Also, don't be homophobic.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears between season 1 and 2 of The Dumping Ground. WordOfGod says she moved back in with Melissa.
* DeadpanSnarker
* FalseFriend: To Faith in ''The Dumping Ground'' opener. Later appearances show that the two are close.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Whilst not evil, she is a bitch but can be very polite if she wants to convince someone.
* HiddenDepths: Elektra's parents reveal that she used to be a vegetarian and fought for 'meat is murder'
** Also reacts very strongly to homophobia.
** In the background of her room, you can see a pride flag.
** WordOfGod states that she is a lesbian and part of her story in the web series ''After The DG'' is about her getting together with a girl. It was just never explored during the show due to Jessica's departure from the series.
* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Deep down, she does care about the other kids and The Dumping Ground shows more of a softer side to her.
* [[{{ManipulativeBastard}} Manipulative Bitch]]: Elektra is the biggest one in the series.
* PutOnABus: Leaves between Series 1 and 2 of The Dumping Ground without any explanation. WordOfGod says she moved back in with her sister, Melissa.
* {{Schemer}}
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Lily]]
! Lily Kettle
-->'''Played by:''' Jessie Williams

* BornLucky: Subverted in a strange sense. Even though loads of unlucky things such as her mum dying and being separated from her sisters. She gets fostered by Cam, with no prompting and was initially fostered after only being in care for a few months. Reconciles with her dad and is allowed to live with him.
* DropInCharacter: After she moves in with her dad.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When her and her sisters are leaving to get fostered, Lily doesn't allow Matt and Christy to hold their hands. Foreshadowing to the fact, Lily tries to take over looking after Poppy and Rosie.
* KarmaHoudini: Johnny gets knocked about by saying that homosexual couples shouldn't be allowed to foster. However, Lily had the same views but doesn't get any comeuppance.
* PromotionToParent: Surrogate mum to her little sisters - had problems handing over control to a foster parent, but not to her dad. It eventually ruins her chance of being happily fostered with the Perrys.
* PutOnABus: To live down south with her dad and Shannay.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Is shown to be more likely to be nasty and unlikeable after falling off the roof.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Rick]]
! Rick Barber
-->'''Played by:''' Daniel Pearson

From Burnywood.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears between season 2 and 3 of The Dumping Ground, and is not mentioned by anyone. WordOfGod gave an explanation by saying he moved back in with his mother.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: in the episode "The Invitation" it is revealed that Rick is against the Queen because his parents are in prison in 'Her Majesty's Pleasure' and doesn't realise that it's only in name.
* NiceGuy: One of the more decent members of the DG
* ShipTease: With Carmen in "Be My Girl."
* PutOnABus: Between Seasons 2 and 3 of The Dumping Ground. WordOfGod stated that he moved back in with his mother after she got out of prison.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Faith]]
! Faith Davis
-->'''Played by:''' Leanne Dunstan

New girl at the Dumping Ground. Secretive about her past. The whereabouts of her parents are unknown. At first, she lived with her brother Razz and her grandmother. Then her grandmother died and Razz vanished, joining a gang, leaving her to fend for herself in her flat. She ended up in care when a teacher reported her situation to the authorities.

* BigGood: is generally the friendliest, most supportive member of the DG that kids can turn to.
* CynicismCatalyst: After she suffers an accident in the second season of ''The Dumping Ground'', which temporarily puts her in a wheelchair. She becomes the cynic until Frank talks to her as he has had to live with being disabled every day of his life.
* GuileHero: tends to lie to people and assume false identities for the greater good.
** Pretends to be Gina to Gina's senile mother to keep her safe
** Pretends to be a support care worker in order to get rid of the real, bitchy support care worker
** Makes up an illness and hints at horrible consequences to persuade Tyler and Jodie to stop hoofing down junk food
** Goes along with Gus' BSOD imaginings when he threatens to use the grenade even though he's delusional
* ThePollyanna
--> I don't believe in negative thinking.
* PromotionToParent: To the YP in the Season 1 opener where she pretends to be a care worker after Mike is on holiday and Gina ends up in the hospital.
* PutOnABus: Between Seasons 2 and 3 of The Dumping Ground, she was presumably too old to continue living at Ashdene Ridge.
** TheBusCameBack: Faith returns for an episode in ''The Dumping Ground'' Season 3, she apparently is at university.
* TokenMinority: Lampshaded in ''What Would Gus Want?'' when Johnny is being homophobic.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Frank]]
! Frank Matthews
-->'''Played by:''' Chris Slater

Liam's best friend whose Grandad became too ill to look after him.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Liam. The two are shown to be best friends whether Liam is in Elm Tree House or not and they eventually move in together at the end of Season 2 of The Dumping Ground.
* PutOnABus: At the end of Season 2 of The Dumping Ground to move in with Liam.
** TheBusCameBack: During ''The Dumping Ground'' season 3 finale for a one-time appearance. He also returned in the season 5 finale to help save Ashdene Ridge and in the season 6 finale along for Mike's wedding.
* TookALevelInBadass: Series 1: Liam's best friend with cerebral palsy. Series 2: Slightly broken after losing his grandad. Series 3: Loses his love and best friend, turning into an AntiHero determined to save his only chance at an emotional tie.
* RaisedByGrandparents: He was bought up by his Grandad. He was taken into care when his Grandad's health meant that he could no longer look after him.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Johnny]]
! Johnny Taylor
-->'''Played by:''' Joe Maw

Tee's older brother with dominance and anger issues.

* AbusiveParents: Much more affected by their abusive almost-stepdad than Tee.
* BigBrotherInstinct: As much as he orders his sister around, if necessary, he'll do anything for her.
* ControlFreak: To his sister, Tee originally. He later backs off and lets her do what she wants.
* TheCynic
* DontSplitUsUp: Subverted. Usually, he and Tee both want to be fostered together, but he once wanted Tee to be fostered alone when he finds out the parents only wanted her and not him.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: This served as his motivation for causing havoc during a power cut in "Shadows", particularly as Tyler had gotten more attention for humiliating him earlier in the episode.
* HairTriggerTemper: He has known to have anger problems, although he learns to control it better as he grows older.
* {{Jerkass}}
** TookALevelInJerkass: In ''The Dumping Ground'' Season 1.
* PutOnABus: To the army midway through TDG Season 3.
* VillainousFriendship: Whenever he teams up with Elektra.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Harry]]
! Harry Jones
-->'''Played by:''' Philip Graham Scott

* TheCutie
* HappilyAdopted: He later gets adopted by Lou and Ange.
* IconicItem: His stuffed animal Jeff the giraffe.
* PutOnABus: He left during TDG season three... [[TheBusCameBack then came back three episodes later]] after having problems with his foster family.
** He later leaves for good in the second half of TDG Season 4.
* TheQuietOne: He doesn't speak much - possibly rooted in psychological issues - or just not trusting the actor with many lines.
** Now in the later series, he is not as quiet as he was before due to growing up and has many friends around his age.
* TagalongKid: Throughout ''Tracy Beaker Returns'', he was the youngest member of the DG. Averted in ''The Dumping Ground'' after Floss arrives.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Carmen]]
! Carmen Howle
-->'''Played by:''' Amy-Leigh Hickman

* BreakTheCutie: After her stuff gets nicked at Burnywood
* BrokenBird: Series 1: Happy girl in pink. Series 2: Slightly less happy...
* CannotKeepASecret: Carmen's big mouth is well known in the DG and something that is lampshaded by other characters.
* CharacterDevelopment: She goes from being a very girly CheerfulChild to being a more JerkWithAHeartOfGold teenager by the time of ''The Dumping Ground.''
* CheerfulChild: Only in season one of ''Tracy Beaker Returns''
* {{Expy}}: Very much like Louise. Often split between two friends (Lily and Elektra/Tee) and also goes through some big CharacterDevelopment. Ironically, hers and Carmen's personalities switch as they get older.
** The pink is a dead giveaway.
* TheFashionista: Her passion? Fashion.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Her and Lily. Later, her and Tee.
* [[HonoraryUncle Honorary Aunt]]: To Lily's sisters, Poppy and Rosie.
* ItsAllAboutMe
* {{Jerkass}}
* MoodSwinger: From about TBR series 3, she can either be really nice and understanding or a total bitch.
* NeverMyFault
* ParentalNeglect: Her reason for being in care, her mum cares for her just put herself first too often.
* PinkMeansFeminine
* PutOnABus: To live in a flat with Tee when they get too old to stay.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Her time in Burnywood changed her from a CheerfulChild to a meaner girl.
** She is also shown to be more vain and selfish in The Dumping Ground.
* VanityIsFeminine: She is very vain and loves her outfits and makeup. Not surprisingly, she's very girly.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Tee]]
! Tee Taylor
-->'''Played by:''' Mia [=McKenna=]-Bruce

Johnny's sister

* BreakTheCutie: When she was responsible for ruining the DG's holiday and everyone started going against her.
* DontSplitUsUp: She hates being separated from Johnny.
* TheHeart: The most empathetic member of the DG. Goes gooey over animals and is supportive and friendly to everybody.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Tee is supposed to be 13 by the second season of ''The Dumping Ground'', but her actress Mia [=McKenna=] Bruce is 17.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Her kind nature is put to the test when she takes pity on Mo and he becomes really clingy. When she eventually snaps at him, he ends up in the hospital.
* PutOnABus: To live in a flat with Carmen when they get too old to stay.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mo]]
! Anthony "Mo" Michaels
-->'''Played by:''' Reece Buttery

New boy in The Dumping Ground. Lived with his parents in a shed.

* BunglingInventor: His defining trait.
* FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo: His parents are actually his grandparents.
* FriendToAllLivingThings
* TheHeart
* {{Hypocrite}}: He is annoyed with Sammy, despite him being clingy like he was when he first arrived. Tyler even lampshades this.
* NiceGuy: He truly is
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His real name is Anthony.
* PutOnABus: Goes back to live with his grandparents between S4 and 5 of TDG.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Bailey]]
! Bailey Wharton
-->'''Played by:''' Kasey [=McKellar=]

* AttentionWhore
* CantTakeCriticism
* HairTriggerTemper: It's not hard to make him angry.
* IneffectualLoner: At first, many of the care kids were pushed away by his cocky attitude.
* {{Jerkass}}: Before he TookALevelInKindness.
* MoralityPet: The dog, Mischief
* OddFriendship: With Mo.
* ParentalAbandonment: His dad is quite fickle which is why he was taken into care.
* PetTheDog: After he invites Mo to the water park with him after he helped him with his reading/writing.
* PutOnABus: To America with a football scholarship along with Mischief.
* SmallNameBigEgo: ''Very'' convinced of his football abilities, and won't hesitate to tell you.
* TookALevelInKindess: Becoming the owner of Mischief helped with this.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Kazima]]
!! Kazima Tako
-->'''Played by:''' Akuc Bol

* BerserkButton: Bringing up her past as a thief
* DeadpanSnarker: Has a tendency to snark at others.
* HappilyEverAfter: Pretty much says being reunited with her dad and brother is this.
* OnlySaneMan: She's not as quirky or self-centered like most of the other kids.
* PutOnABus: To Denmark to be reunited with her dad and brother.
* PrimalFear: Not a big fan of heights.
* TheTramp: Until she gets taken into Ashdene Ridge.
* [[WarRefugees War Refugee]]: Originally from Somalia, she fled to the UK after being separated from her father and brother while fleeing from a gang and losing her mother to an illness in a refugee camp.
* YoungerThanTheyLook

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Toni]]
! Toni Trent
-->'''Played by:''' Nelly Currant
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins
* GenderBlenderName: Apparently their mother thought she and her sister would be boys
* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed. She can be quite mean to her sister.
* SingleMindedTwins: She and Billie invoked on this by pulling a prank on some of the boys saying how they were telepathic.
* PutOnABus: She and Billie are fostered in "The Switch".
* ZanyScheme: Is often involved in one with Floss.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Billie]]
! Billie Trent
-->'''Played by:''' Gwen Currant
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins
* GenderBlenderName: Apparently their mother thought she and her sister would be boys.
* GrewASpine: It comes and goes in relation to Toni.
* PutOnABus: She and Toni are fostered in "The Switch".
* SingleMindedTwins: She and Toni invoked on this by pulling a prank on some of the boys saying how they were telepathic.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Dexter]]
! Dexter Bellman
-->'''Played by:''' Alexander Aze

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Sasha.
* AscendedExtra: After starting out as a minor recurring character in Series 3 and 4, he joins the main cast in Series 5.
* PutOnABus: He goes back to live with his mum in Season 6.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Archie]]
! Archie Able
-->'''Played by:''' Jethro Baliba
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears early in Series 6. May-Liu mentions taking him to see a potential family, so it's most likely that he was fostered.
* OutOfFocus: Mostly gets subplot stories.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Joseph]]
! Joseph Stubbs
-->'''Played by:''' Yousef Naseer
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears between Series' 6 and 7 of ''The Dumping Ground'' with no explanation. He was most likely fostered.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ryan]]
! Ryan Reeves
-->'''Played by:''' Lewis G. Hamilton
* AlliterativeName
* BigBrotherInstinct: Whenever he's not up to his devious ways he starts to develop a good relationship with Harry. He also is very protective of his sister.
* BitchInSheepsClothing
* TheChessmaster
* DarkAndTroubledPast: His mother blamed him for Chloe's accident which caused Ryan to believe he was a bad boy and causing him to act the way he does.
* FalseFriend
* FauxAffablyEvil
* JerkassWithAHeartOfGold: Ryan is very devious and has a tendency to manipulate others to get his way, but deep down he does care for everyone and is only bad because of his DarkAndTroubledPast.
* ManipulativeBastard: Has no problem manipulating others to get his way or push someone's buttons.
* PutOnABus: He leaves in the mid-season finale of Series 7 to work in a horse stable.
* XanatosSpeedChess: As soon as he realises Tee was recording his conversation, he switches tactics immediately. And it works.
* XanatosGambit: His plan to get his own room.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Has a fear of dogs, as revealed during Mischief's arrival, which led to him making Mischief run away.
[[/folder]]


[[folder: Charlie]]
! Charlie Morris
-->'''Played by:''' Emily Burnett

* NatureLover
* PutOnABus: In the second half of Series 7 when she moves into her grandfather's house before going travelling.
* RaisedByGrandparents: After her mother ended up in prison. Her grandfather saw her as the daughter they never had.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mike]]
! Michael "Mike" Milligan
-->'''Played by''': Connor Byrne
The Head Careworker at the Dumping Ground until the end of Series 7.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: He and his twin brother were taken from their mother as babies and grew up in a bad care home.
* InterGenerationalFriendship: With Gus
* MarriedToTheJob
* NiceGuy
* OldRetainer: To Tracy.
* TeamDad
* PapaWolf
* ParentalSubstitute: Was and is this to Tracy from time to time. Also can count with his close fatherly relationship with Gus.
* PutOnABus: Leaves Ashdene Ridge to go back to Ireland to live with his family in the Series 7 finale.
* RealMenCook
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Alex]]
! Alex Walker
-->'''Played by:''' Connor Lawson
* HairTriggerTemper: He has a lot of anger issues stemming from his DarkAndTroubledPast.
* LongLostRelative: In Series 6, Alex not only comes face to face with his mum for the first time since she abandoned him, but he discovers he now has a younger sister named Alice.
* ParentalAbandonment: His mother abandoned him outside his father's workplace when he was younger after she felt she was unable to take care of him.
* PutOnABus: Leaves Ashdene Ridge at the end of series 7 to live with his mum and sister.
* TheRunaway: Alex ended up on the streets after fleeing from his previous care home.
* TantrumThrowing: In "Farvel", he has several of these.
* TheTramp: Until he gets taken into Ashdene Ridge.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Tyler]]
! Tyler Lewis
-->'''Played by:''' Miles Butler-Hughton

Prankster from Burnywood, later becoming the peacekeeper during the later series of ''The Dumping Ground''.

* CharacterDevelopment: Throughout the series and ''The Dumping Ground'', Tyler grows from a mischievous prankster to being the mature peacekeeper of the Dumping Ground.
* DisappearedDad: Tyler's dad left his mum before he was even born. The first Tyler would ever really learn about him was after he had passed away.
* EmbarrassingDampSheets: When he first arrived, Tyler kept wetting the bed as a result of a dream he would have involving an incoming flood. Harry helped him overcome this in "Reward".
* HappyPlace: Tyler's is a tropical island. Becomes the focus of the "Dumping Ground Island" special.
* MessyHair: In TBR series 3, his hair was fairly neat. But as ''The Dumping Ground'' goes on and the older he gets, it gets longer and messy as each season goes by.
* OfficialCouple: With Jody from the Series 7 finale until his departure in Series 8.
* ThePrankster: Originally his defining trait, it has been downplayed in ''The Dumping Ground'' as the series progresses and he matures. He always does pranks to mess with people, namely because it's his specialty. Some of the other kids watch this to their amusement. In Series 3 and 4, he switches to magic tricks.
* PutOnABus: Leaves in the Series 8 mid-season finale to St. Lucia to be with his mother and Kamal.
* ShipTease: With Jody starting from Series 5. [[OfficialCouple Becomes official in the Series 7 finale]].
* VillainBall: He's originally introduced as the boy who stole Carmen's stuff and hit her when she went to Burnywood. However, in the rest of his appearances, he doesn't appear the type to maliciously steal someone's stuff. ''The Dumping Ground Survival Files'' even retcons this to Tyler doing this as a joke.
* ZanyScheme: Usually does this in the side plots.
[[/folder]]

! Notable other characters and pets
[[folder: Introduced ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' Season 1]]
! Cam Lawson
-->'''Played by:''' Lisa Coleman
* GoodParents: To Tracy.


! Rosie and Poppy Kettle
-->'''Played by:''' Katie Anderson (Poppy), Claudia Colling (Rosie S1) and Millie Redfearn (Rosie S2&3)
Lily's younger sisters.

* HappilyAdopted: Poppy and Rosie see the Perrys as their parents.
* SatelliteCharacter: Their backstory revolves around Lily, and every drama about them results in Lily's development.
* ThoseTwoGirls: They are always seen together.

! Matt and Christie Perry
-->'''Played by:''' Chris Robson and Vicki Perry
Poppy and Rosie's foster parents

* JerkassHasAPoint: Not trusting Tracy to take Poppy and Rosie out takes a new meaning when you remember what Tracy did in Season 1 and she's not wrong in feeling that way.
* MyBelovedSmother: How Lily feels Christie is toward Poppy and Rosie.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Poppy and Rosie.
* VillainBall: Christie in her appearance in TBR Season 3, she didn't want Poppy and Rosie to see Steve. Also, she is more argumentative.

! Rob
-->'''Played by:''' Neil Armstrong
Lily's and later Jody's social worker

* AntiVillain: Tracy and Lily don't seem to like Rob for splitting her and her sisters up, but he is just doing his job.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Rob may not be the nicest, but he's right about the stunt that Tracy pulled after she had been told it was too soon.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Introduced ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' Season 2]]

! Ade and Dayo
-->'''Played by:''' Timi Lamikanra (Ade) and Mohammed Mansaray (Dayo)

* WarRefugees: In emergency care after fleeing a war.

! Steve Kettle
-->'''Played by:''' Ben Cartwright
Lily, Poppy and Rosie's father

* TheAlcoholic: Formerly.
* BumblingDad: Lily knows more about how to deal with house and home than he does.
* DrowningMySorrows: How he dealt with his wife's death, leading to his daughters ending up in care.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Introduced ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' Season 3]]

! Lizanne
-->'''Played by:''' Lauren Mote

From Burnywood. Started the fire.

* BadBadActing: Her supposed "Panic attack".
* GoldDigger: Is attracted to the boys who have money.
* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: Second only to Elektra.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Not as much as other characters, but she does put Johnny's money back before she leaves.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: She was responsible for the fire at Burnywood after accidentally leaving her hair straighteners on overnight.

! Kitty
-->'''Played by:''' Eleni Foskett

From Burnywood.

* AmbiguousDisorder: ''Something'' is wrong with her, none of the characters are really sure what is. The show never gives an explanation for this either.
* DoesNotLikeBeingTouched: She pushes Tracy down the stairs when she tries to lead her outside.
* PutOnABus: To a care home where they can handle her needs properly in between episodes 2 and 3 of the third season of ''Tracy Beaker Returns''.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Leaves after the first two episodes of Series 3 without the audience getting to know her more.

! Denis Stockle
-->'''Played by:''' James Gahadas

The head careworker from Burnywood. Arrives and briefly takes over Elm Tree House in the Series 3 opener.

* {{Jerkass}}

! Jack O'Donovan
-->'''Played by:''' Calum Callaghan (2012) and Chris Finch (2014)

* BigBrotherInstinct
* LongLostRelative: He's Liam's brother who

! Melissa Perkins
-->'''Played by:''' Angela Terence

* ExtremeDoormat: To her mother.
* TookALevelInJerkass: ''After The DG'' reveals that when Elektra moved out from Melissa's place because when she was with her abusive boyfriend, Melissa didn't try to help at all and she never congratulated Elektra when she became a mechanic. She reaches out to Elektra like nothing ever happened.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Introduced ''The Dumping Ground'' Season 1]]

!!Shannay
-->'''Played by:''' Holly Quinn-Ankrah

* ParentWithNewParamour: She is dating Lily's dad.

!! Kingsley Jackson (David Avery)

* BigBrotherBully: To Jody.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Jody is trapped in Kingsley's burning flat, he chooses to flee instead of helping her.

!! Luke Jackson (James Bartlett)

* BigBrotherInstinct: He's more protective of and willing to stand up for Jody against Kingsley than his mother.

!! Denise Jackson (Victoria Alcock)

* AbusiveParents: She abandoned Jody in ''Tracy Beaker Returns.'' In ''The Dumping Ground,'' she does nothing to stop Kingsley from controlling her family, tries to force Jody to stay quiet about his crimes, and ends up abandoning her again when Jody makes a statement to the police. When she returns in Series 6, she forces Jody to lie about living at home to impress her boyfriend and once again disowns her after Grant breaks up with her for lying to him.
* ExtremeDoormat: To her son Kingsley. She doesn't stand up to him or try to stop his abuse and crime.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Introduced ''The Dumping Ground'' Season 3]]

! Matt and Stephanie Branston
-->'''Played by:''' Charlie Brooks (Stephanie) and Stuart Manning (Matt)

! Maude Gordon
-->'''Played by:''' Kiki Brooks-Truman

* OnlyChildSyndrome
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Introduced in ''The Dumping Ground'' Season 4]]

! Sammy Doyle
-->'''Played by:''' Roderick Gilkison

* AmbiguousDisorder: Sammy being unable to understand certain social cues may suggest that he has autism.
* PutOnABus: Goes back to his aunt after she gets out of the hospital.
* ReplacementFlatCharacter: Plays the same role as Mo before his character development except with Tyler instead of Tee.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Leaves after three episodes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Introduced in ''The Dumping Ground'' Season 5]]

! Peter Umbleby
-->'''Played by:''' Simon Ludders

* ArcVillain: Serves as a recurring antagonist throughout series 5, ending with him leading the plan to demolish Ashdene Ridge.
* FantasyForbiddingFather: He does not like Edward playing his guitar.
* InSeriesNickname: Mr. Dumbleby.

! Janet Umbleby (Alison Pargeter)

! Edward Umbleby (Jaimie Boubezari)

* OnlyChildSyndrome
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Introduced in ''The Dumping Ground'' Season 6]]

! Fiona Johnson
-->'''Played by:''' Michelle Collins

* HappilyMarried: To Mike as of the end of series 6.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Introduced in ''The Dumping Ground'' Season 7]]
! Freya
-->'''Played by:''' Jackie Edwards

* BigBad: Of the Series 7 two-part opener.
* {{Blackmail}}: One of the most serious examples of this in the entire series. After gaining access to everyone's personal files, she threatens to post them all online if Sasha, and later Jody, doesn't comply with her demands.
** BlackmailBackfire: This ultimately fails when all of the kids discover what she is doing and dare her to carry out the threat if it means Sasha is cleared. She later admits she was never actually planning to do it.
* EasilyForgiven: Despite her attempt to ruin Sasha's life, Sasha quickly forgives her and encourages her to embrace the second chance she's been given.
* ManipulativeBitch: She manages to turn the other residents against Sasha as part of her plan. According to Sasha, she has a history of doing this.
* OldFriend: Of Sasha's. The pair had been in another care home together, and were on their way to a secure home when Sasha stopped off at Ashdene Ridge and ended up staying. [[{{Revenge}} Freya did not take that well...]]
* ReunionRevenge: Freya puts her plan into action after coming to the DG temporarily and reuniting with Sasha.
* {{Revenge}}: Her motive for going after Sasha as they lost contact when she arrived at the DG.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Introduced in ''The Dumping Ground'' Season 8]]
! Al Winters
-->'''Played by:''' Gary Webster

Temporary Head Careworker in the Series 8 opener.

* AdultsAreUseless: Al completely dismisses the kids' concerns when Sid goes missing, and only agrees to call the police when Scott forces him to.
* ItsPersonal: He only applied for the job of Head Careworker to try and beat May-Li, as she had beaten him to a previous job years earlier.
* ManChild: Dislikes doing any of the harder work associated with leadership and prefers messing around and playing games.
[[/folder]]

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Has ceased to be mentioned after the first season of ''The Dumping Ground'', which may imply that he died

* PutOnABus: Down South with Lily.

!! Mischief

The Dumping Ground's new dog.

* CanineCompanion: To Bailey.
* PutOnABus: Goes to America with Bailey when he leaves.
* TeamPet: Becomes the Dumping Ground's pet from Series 3 to 5.

* DeadpanSnarker

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears between Series' 6 and 7 of ''The Dumping Ground'' with no explanation.

%% * {{Jerkass}}: Flip flops between JerkWithAHeartOfGold and JerkWithAHeartOfJerk. He may act like a Jerkass on the outside, but inside is a boy who is afraid of being nice because he was always told he was bad.
* ManipulativeBastard

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Has a fear of dogs, as revealed during Mischief's arrival.

* ThePrankster: Originally his defining trait, it has been downplayed in ''The Dumping Ground'' as the series progresses and he matures. He always does pranks to mess with people, namely because it's his specialty. Some of the other kids watch this to their amusement.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Not trusting Tracy to take Poppy and Rosie out takes new meaning when you remember what Tracy did in Season 1 and she's not wrong in feeling that way.

* AbusiveParents: She abandoned Jody in ''Tracy Beaker Returns.'' In ''The Dumping Ground,'' she does nothing to stop Kingsley from controlling her family, tries to force Jody to stay quiet about his crimes, and ends up abandoning her again when Jody makes a statement to the police. When she returns in Series 6, she forces Jody to lie about living at home to impress her boyfriend.
* ExtremeDoormat: To her son. She doesn't stand up to him or try to stop his abuse and crime.

* ReplacementFlatCharacter: Plays the same role as Mo before his character development except with Tyler instead of Tee.

* EasilyForgiven: Despite her attempt to ruin Sasha's life, Sasha forgives her and encourages her to embrace the second chance she's been given.

* TeamPet

* HiddenDepths: Though he comes across as hot headed and arrogant, Jay is also very intelligent and managed to get offered a place at a prestigious school.

! Sid Newton

* ShipTease: With Tyler starting from Series 5.

* LongLostRelative: Alex not only comes face to face with his mum for the first time since she abandoned him in series 6, but he discovers he now has a younger sister named Alice.

* ShipTease: With Jody starting from Series 5.

A new girl in Series 8.

** TheBusCameBack: He returns in the series 8 episode "Risk" to visit Finn for the day.

! Katy

[[folder: Tyler]]
! Tyler Lewis
-->'''Played by:''' Miles Butler-Hughton

Prankster from Burnywood and currently the longest-running child in ''The Dumping Ground''.

* CharacterDevelopment: Throughout the series and ''The Dumping Ground'', Tyler grows from a mischievous prankster to being the mature peacekeeper of the Dumping Ground.
* DisappearedDad: Tyler's dad left his mum before he was even born. The first Tyler would ever really learn about him was after he had passed away.
* EmbarrassingDampSheets: When he first arrived, Tyler kept wetting the bed as a result of a dream he would have involving an incoming flood. Harry helped him overcome this in "Reward".
* MessyHair: In TBR series 3, his hair was fairly neat. But as ''The Dumping Ground'' goes on and the older he gets, it gets longer and messy as each season goes by.
* ThePrankster: Originally his defining trait, it has been downplayed in ''The Dumping Ground'' as the series progresses and he matures. He always does pranks to mess with people, namely because it's his specialty. Some of the other kids watch this to their amusement.
* ShipTease: With Jody starting from Series 5.
* VillainBall: He's originally introduced as the boy who stole Carmen's stuff and hit her when she went to Burnywood. However, in the rest of his appearances, he doesn't appear the type to maliciously steal someone's stuff. ''The Dumping Ground Survival Files'' even retcons this to Tyler doing this as a joke.
* ZanyScheme: Usually does this in the side plots.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Alex]]
! Alex Walker
-->'''Played by:''' Connor Lawson
* HairTriggerTemper: He has a lot of anger issues stemming from his DarkAndTroubledPast.
* ParentalAbandonment: His mother abandoned him outside his father's workplace when he was younger after she felt she was unable to take care of him.
* TheRunaway: Alex ended up on the streets after fleeing from his previous care home.
* TantrumThrowing: In "Farvel", he has several of these.
* TheTramp: Until he gets taken into Ashdene Ridge.
[[/folder]]

!! Janet Umbleby (Alison Pargeter)

!! Edward Umbleby (Jaimie Boubezari)

* ThePrankster: Originally his defining trait, it has been downplayed in ''The Dumping Ground'' as the series progresses and he matures.
* ScrewySquirrel: He always does pranks to mess with people, namely because it's his specialty. Some of the other kids watch this to their amusement.

* CharacterDevelopment: Throughout the series and ''The Dumping Ground'', Tyler grows from a mischevious prankster to being the mature peacekeeper of the Dumping Ground.

* GivenNameReveal: In "Candi-Rose?", it's revealed that her real name is actually Courtney, and that she was given a new identity after being separated from her sister in order to protect her.

* {{Jerkass}}
** Flip flops between JerkWithAHeartOfGold and JerkWithAHeartOfJerk
* JerkAssFacade: He may act like a JerkAss on the outside, but inside is a boy who is afraid of being nice because he was always told he was bad.

A careworker introduced in ''The Dumping Ground'' series 2.

* ThePrankster: Originally his defining trait, it has been downplayed in ''The Dumping Ground'' as the series progresses.
* ScrewySquirrel: He always does pranks to mess with people, namely because it's his speciality. Some of the other kids watch this to their amusement.

* VillainBall: He's originally introduced as the boy who stole Carmen's stuff when she went to Burnywood. However, in the rest of his appearances, he doesn't appear the type to maliciously steal someone's stuff.

* {{Expy}}: Very much like Louise. Often split between two friends (Lily and Elektra/Tee) and also goes through some big CharacterDevelopment. Ironically, hers and Carman's personalities switch as they get older.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Not trusting Tracy to take Poppy and Rosie out takes new meaning when you remember what Tracy did in Season 1.

* BerserkButton: Just don't touch her hair.

[[folder: Mike]]
! Michael "Mike" Milligan
-->'''Played by''': Connor Byrne
The Head Careworker at the Dumping Ground

* InterGenerationalFriendship: With Gus
* MarriedToTheJob
* NiceGuy
* OldRetainer: To Tracy.
* TeamDad
* PapaWolf
* ParentalSubstitute: Was and is this to Tracy from time to time. Also can count with his close fatherly relationship with Gus.
* RealMenCook
[[/folder]]

* ADayInTheLimelight: In "Troll".

* Hair-Trigger Temper: He has known to have anger problems, although he learns to control it better as he grows older.
* {{Jerkass}}
* PutOnABus: To the army midway through Season 3.

* ThePrankster: Originally his defining trait, it has been downplayed in ''The Dumping Ground''.
* ScrewySquirrel: He always does pranks to mess with people, namely because it's his specialty. Some of the other kids watch this to their amusement.

* ReplacementFlatCharacter: Candi-Rose is basically Carmen before her character development.

! Former main characters

[[folder: Toby]]
! Toby Coleman
-->'''Played by:''' John Bell
A comics nerd of Scottish descent whose parents died in a car crash.

* BornUnlucky: Where his nickname comes from.
* ImproperlyParanoid: He becomes convinced that Mike has ebola when he falls ill in "Anarchy in the DG", resulting in him calling an emergency team.
** He later becomes convinced his new social worker Seth is part of a gang after some stolen money the kids found.
* InSeriesNickname: Bad-Luck Boy.
* ItsAllMyFault: He blames himself for his parents' deaths as he had argued with them shortly before they died.
* NiceGuy
* PutOnABus: In-between seasons 2 and 3, so we never see his departure. He does get a throwaway line to his whereabouts (he got fostered).

[[folder: Liam]]
! Liam O' Donovan
-->'''Played by:''' Richard Wisker

* TheArtfulDodger: Liam is this trope. When Mike collects him from the police station and they run into Tracy they have this discussion:
-->'''Mike:''' See, Liam, if you want to get on in life, maybe we could have a little less artful dodger and a bit more [[HeelFaceTurn Tracy Beaker]].
-->'''Liam:''' I ''am'' like Tracy! [[ComicallyMissingThePoint We both got nicked!]]
-->'''Mike:''' ''(after Tracy's explanation for being in the station)'' You published your own book with Cam's money?! Tracy, how could you?
-->'''Tracy:''' ''[defensive]'' Cam's a writer! She'll understand! I'll pay her back when the book sells.
-->'''Mike:''' ''[facepalms]'' Oh, Tracy...
-->'''Liam:''' So Mike, [[DeadpanSnarker I think I'd better stick with the artful dodger thing for now. What d'you reckon]]?
* TheCastShowOff: In his one-off appearance in ''The Dumping Ground'', Richard Wisker shows off his guitar and singing ability.
* DeadpanSnarker: As show in the conversation with Mike quoted above.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Frank
* MosesInTheBulrushes: He was left at the steps of a hospital.
* PutOnABus
** TheBusCameBack: For an episode of The Dumping Ground
* TeamDad: Despite the 'Bad Boy' image he creates, he cares for all the residents in the Dumping Ground, especially when things get tough.

[[folder: Tracy]]
! Tracy Beaker
-->'''Played by:''' Dani Harmer

Forced into working at the Dumping Ground to earn the money she stole from Cam to publish her life-story.

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: She has curly brown hair and brown eyes.
* DeadpanSnarker
* HappilyAdopted: When she was a child, she used to dream about this all the time, then Cam came along.
* TheNapoleon: Tracy isn't that tall but she has a huge mouth to compensate.
* ParentalNeglect: We see her real mother in Tracy's flashbacks leaving her on her own while she is sick to go out with her boyfriend, forgetting to pick her up from kindergarten and, of course, leaving her at the Dumping Ground.
* ParentalAbandonment: Her mother left her at the orphanage when Tracy was five.
* TeamMom: She ends up becoming this to the children

[[folder: Sapphire]]
! Sapphire Fox
-->'''Played by:''' Saffron Coomber

Rocker's daughter who is unwanted by him.

* CoolBigSis: Towards Harry.
* DeadpanSnarker
* DropInCharacter: After she moves out of the Dumping Ground when she's 16.
* ParentalSubstitute: She falls somewhere between being like a Mum and being like a big sister to Harry.
* PutOnABus: Like Toby she disappears off-screen, this time in-between ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' and ''The Dumping Ground''. She apparently lives too far away now.

[[folder: Gus]]
! Gus Carmichael
-->'''Played by:''' Noah Marullo

* InterGenerationalFriendship: With Mike.
* BrutalHonesty: Tends to be blunt and honest, even if it comes off as rude. Justified as he has Aspergers.
* HeroicBSOD: Has a sensory overload in the premiere of The Dumping Ground due to getting his head covered in henna, the loud music from Rick and Frank's feud, and everyone shouting and fighting. This causes him to reach his breaking point and pull the pin of a grenade. Luckily, the explosion was small and nobody got hurt. This also gets everyone to stop fighting and get along again.
* LiteralMinded: Due to having Aspergers, he has trouble understanding idioms and takes them literally.
* HasTwoMommies: Ronnie and Dawn become his mothers after he is fostered.
* LimitedWardrobe: He is always wearing a black shirt and beige trousers and his wardrobe is literally filled with only this style of clothing, though this is justified due to his Aspergers syndrome.
* ObsessedAreTheListmakers: He makes a list of his routine and all the things he needs to do and gets upset and stressed if he is unable to do them and cross it off his list.
* PutOnABus: In the first season of The Dumping Ground to live with a pair of lesbians.
* ScheduleFanatic: Due to his UsefulNotes/AspergersSyndrome, he finds it very distressing when his routine is broken.
* SuperOCD: He has a schedule and his room is organized in a particular way, which is also distressing when this is messed up or ruined.

[[folder: Gina]]
! Gina Conway
-->'''Played by:''' Kay Purcell

Pretty much Jenny with her and Mike's roles reversed. When she began to trust Tracy more (series 2 onward) she chilled out a bit, and became more like Duke (a friendly, humourous face who cooks).

* ApronMatron
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She disappears between Seasons 1 and 2 of The Dumping Ground with no explanation to her whereabouts. WordOfGod states that she got a promotion in order to earn more money to take care of her mother, who has dementia.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

[[folder: Elektra]]i
! Mandy "Elektra" Perkins
-->'''Played by:''' Jessica Revell

Former gang member.

* BerserkButton: Just don't touch her hair.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears between season 1 and 2 of The Dumping Ground. WordOfGod says she moved back in with Melissa.

* FalseFriend: To Faith in ''The Dumping Ground'' opener. Later appearances show that the two are close.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Whilst not evil, she is a bitch but can be very polite if she wants to convince someone.
* HiddenDepths: Elektra's parents reveal that she used to be a vegetarian and fought for 'meat is murder'
** Also reacts very strongly to homophobia.
** In the background of her room, you can see a pride flag.
** WordOfGod states that she is a lesbian and part of her story in the web series ''After The DG'' is about her getting together with a girl. It was just never explored during the show due to Jessica's departure from the series.
* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Deep down, she does care about the other kids and The Dumping Ground shows more of a softer side to her.
* [[{{ManipulativeBastard}} Manipulative Bitch]]: Elektra is the biggest one in the series.
* PutOnABus: Leaves between Series 1 and 2 of The Dumping Ground without any explanation. WordOfGod says she moved back in with her sister, Melissa.
* {{Schemer}}

[[folder: Lily]]
! Lily Kettle
-->'''Played by:''' Jessie Williams

* BornLucky: Subverted in a strange sense. Even though loads of unlucky things such as her mum dying and being separated from her sisters. She gets fostered by Cam, with no prompting and was initially fostered after only being in care for a few months. Reconciles with her dad and is allowed to live with him.
* DropInCharacter: After she moves in with her dad.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When her and her sisters are leaving to get fostered, Lily doesn't allow Matt and Christy to hold their hands. Foreshadowing to the fact, Lily tries to take over looking after Poppy and Rosie.
* KarmaHoudini: Johnny gets knocked about by saying that homosexual couples shouldn't be allowed to foster. However, Lily had the same views but doesn't get any comeuppance.
* PromotionToParent: Surrogate mum to her little sisters - had problems handing over control to a foster parent, but not to her dad. It eventually ruins her chance of being happily fostered with the Perrys.
* PutOnABus: To live down south with her dad and Shannay.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Is shown to be more likely to be nasty and unlikeable after falling off the roof.

[[folder: Rick]]
! Rick Barber
-->'''Played by:''' Daniel Pearson

From Burnywood.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears between season 2 and 3 of The Dumping Ground, and is not mentioned by anyone. WordOfGod gave an explanation by saying he moved back in with his mother.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: in the episode "The Invitation" it is revealed that Rick is against the Queen because his parents are in prison in 'Her Majesty's Pleasure' and doesn't realise that it's only in name.
* NiceGuy: One of the more decent members of the DG
* ShipTease: With Carmen in "Be My Girl."
* PutOnABus: Between Seasons 2 and 3 of The Dumping Ground. WordOfGod stated that he moved back in with his mother after she got out of prison.

[[folder: Faith]]
! Faith Davis
-->'''Played by:''' Leanne Dunstan

New girl at the Dumping Ground. Secretive about her past. The whereabouts of her parents are unknown. At first, she lived with her brother Razz and her grandmother. Then her grandmother died and Razz vanished, joining a gang, leaving her to fend for herself in her flat. She ended up in care when a teacher reported her situation to the authorities.

* BigGood: is generally the friendliest, most supportive member of the DG that kids can turn to.
* CynicismCatalyst: After she suffers an accident in the second season of ''The Dumping Ground'', which temporarily puts her in a wheelchair. She becomes the cynic until Frank talks to her as he has had to live with being disabled every day of his life.
* GuileHero: tends to lie to people and assume false identities for the greater good.
** Pretends to be Gina to Gina's senile mother to keep her safe
** Pretends to be a support care worker in order to get rid of the real, bitchy support care worker
** Makes up an illness and hints at horrible consequences to persuade Tyler and Jodie to stop hoofing down junk food
** Goes along with Gus' BSOD imaginings when he threatens to use the grenade even though he's delusional
* ThePollyanna
--> I don't believe in negative thinking.
* PromotionToParent: To the YP in the Season 1 opener where she pretends to be a care worker after Mike is on holiday and Gina ends up in the hospital.
* PutOnABus: Between Seasons 2 and 3 of The Dumping Ground, she was presumably too old to continue living at Ashdene Ridge.
** TheBusCameBack: Faith returns for an episode in ''The Dumping Ground'' Season 3, she apparently is at university.
* TokenMinority: Lampshaded in ''What Would Gus Want?'' when Johnny is being homophobic.

[[folder: Frank]]
! Frank Matthews
-->'''Played by:''' Chris Slater

Liam's best friend whose Grandad became too ill to look after him.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Liam. The two are shown to be best friends whether Liam is in Elm Tree House or not and they eventually move in together at the end of Season 2 of The Dumping Ground.
* PutOnABus: At the end of Season 2 of The Dumping Ground to move in with Liam.
** TheBusCameBack: During ''The Dumping Ground'' season 3 finale for a one-time appearance. He also returned in the season 5 finale to help save Ashdene Ridge and in the season 6 finale along for Mike's wedding.
* TookALevelInBadass: Series 1: Liam's best friend with cerebral palsy. Series 2: Slightly broken after losing his grandad. Series 3: Loses his love and best friend, turning into an AntiHero determined to save his only chance at an emotional tie.
* RaisedByGrandparents: He was bought up by his Grandad. He was taken into care when his Grandad's health meant that he could no longer look after him.

[[folder: Johnny]]
! Johnny Taylor
-->'''Played by:''' Joe Maw

Tee's older brother with dominance and anger issues.

* AbusiveParents: Much more affected by their abusive almost-stepdad than Tee.
* BigBrotherInstinct: As much as he orders his sister around, if necessary, he'll do anything for her.
* ControlFreak: To his sister, Tee originally. He later backs off and lets her do what she wants.
* TheCynic
* DontSplitUsUp: Subverted. Usually, he and Tee both want to be fostered together, but he once wanted Tee to be fostered alone when he finds out the parents only wanted her and not him.
* Hair-Trigger Temper: He has known to have anger problems, although he learns to control it better as he grows older.
* {{Jerkass}}
* PutOnABus: To the army midway through Season 3.
* VillainousFriendship: Whenever he teams up with Elektra.

[[folder: Harry]]
! Harry Jones
-->'''Played by:''' Philip Graham Scott

* TheCutie
* HappilyAdopted: He later gets adopted by Lou and Ange.
* IconicItem: His stuffed animal Jeff the giraffe.
* PutOnABus: He left during TDG season three... [[TheBusCameBack then came back three episodes later]] after having problems with his foster family.
** He later leaves for good in the second half of TDG Season 4.
* TheQuietOne: He doesn't speak much - possibly rooted in psychological issues - or just not trusting the actor with many lines.
** Now in the later series, he is not as quiet as he was before due to growing up and has many friends around his age.
* TagalongKid: Throughout ''Tracy Beaker Returns'', he was the youngest member of the DG. Averted in ''The Dumping Ground'' after Floss arrives.

[[folder: Carmen]]
! Carmen Howle
-->'''Played by:''' Amy-Leigh Hickman

* BreakTheCutie: After her stuff gets nicked at Burnywood
* BrokenBird: Series 1: Happy girl in pink. Series 2: Slightly less happy...
* CannotKeepASecret: Carmen's big mouth is well known in the DG and something that is lampshaded by other characters.
* CheerfulChild: Only in season one of ''Tracy Beaker Returns''
* {{Expy}}: Very much like Louise. Often split between two friends (Lily and Elektra/Tee) and also goes through some big CharacterDevelopment. Ironically, hers and Carman's personalities switch as they get older.
** The pink is a dead giveaway.
* TheFashionista: Her passion? Fashion.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Her and Lily. Later, her and Tee.
* [[HonoraryUncle Honorary Aunt]]: To Lily's sisters, Poppy and Rosie.
* ItsAllAboutMe
* {{Jerkass}}
* MoodSwinger: From about TBR series 3, she can either be really nice and understanding or a total bitch.
* NeverMyFault
* ParentalNeglect: Her reason for being in care, her mum cares for her just put herself first too often.
* PinkMeansFeminine
* PutOnABus: To live in a flat with Tee when they get too old to stay.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Her time in Burnywood changed her from a CheerfulChild to a meaner girl.
** She is also shown to be more vain and selfish in The Dumping Ground.
* VanityIsFeminine: She is very vain and loves her outfits and makeup. Not surprisingly, she's very girly.

[[folder: Tee]]
! Tee Taylor
-->'''Played by:''' Mia [=McKenna=]-Bruce

Johnny's sister

* BreakTheCutie: When she was responsible for ruining the DG's holiday and everyone started going against her.
* DontSplitUsUp: She hates being separated from Johnny.
* TheHeart: The most empathetic member of the DG. Goes gooey over animals and is supportive and friendly to everybody.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Tee is supposed to be 13 by the second season of ''The Dumping Ground'', but her actress Mia [=McKenna=] Bruce is 17.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Her kind nature is put to the test when she takes pity on Mo and he becomes really clingy. When she eventually snaps at him, he ends up in the hospital.
* PutOnABus: To live in a flat with Carmen when they get too old to stay.

[[folder: Mo]]
! Anthony "Mo" Michaels
-->'''Played by:''' Reece Buttery

New boy in The Dumping Ground. Lived with his parents in a shed.

* BunglingInventor: His defining trait.
* FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo: His parents are actually his grandparents.
* FriendToAllLivingThings
* TheHeart
* NiceGuy: He truly is
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His real name is Anthony.
* PutOnABus: Goes back to live with his grandparents between S4 and 5 of TDG.

[[folder: Bailey]]
! Bailey Wharton
-->'''Played by:''' Kasey [=McKellar=]

* AttentionWhore
* CantTakeCriticism
* HairTriggerTemper: It's not hard to make him angry.
* IneffectualLoner: At first, many of the care kids were pushed away by his cocky attitude.
* {{Jerkass}}: Before he TookALevelInKindness.
* MoralityPet: The dog, Mischief
* OddFriendship: With Mo.
* ParentalAbandonment: His dad is quite fickle which is why he was taken into care.
* PetTheDog: After he invites Mo to the water park with him after he helped him with his reading/writing.
* PutOnABus: To America with a football scholarship along with Mischief.
* SmallNameBigEgo: ''Very'' convinced of his football abilities, and won't hesitate to tell you.

[[folder: Kazima]]
!! Kazima Tako
-->'''Played by:''' Akuc Bol

* BerserkButton: Bringing up her past as a thief
* DeadpanSnarker
* HappilyEverAfter: Pretty much says being reunited with her dad and brother is this.
* OnlySaneMan: She's not as quirky or self-centered like most of the other kids.
* PutOnABus: To Denmark to be reunited with her dad and brother.
* PrimalFear: Not a big fan of heights.
* TheTramp: Until she gets taken into Ashdene Ridge.
* YoungerThanTheyLook

[[folder: Toni]]
! Toni Trent
-->'''Played by:''' Nelly Currant
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins
* GenderBlenderName: Apparently their mother thought she and her sister would be boys
* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed. She can be quite mean to her sister.
* SingleMindedTwins: She and Billie invoked on this by pulling a prank on some of the boys saying how they were telepathic.
* PutOnABus: She and Billie are fostered in "The Switch".
* ZanyScheme: Is often involved in one with Floss.

[[folder: Billie]]
! Billie Trent
-->'''Played by:''' Gwen Currant
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins
* GenderBlenderName: Apparently their mother thought she and her sister would be boys.
* GrewASpine: It comes and goes in relation to Toni.
* PutOnABus: She and Toni are fostered in "The Switch".
* SingleMindedTwins: She and Toni invoked on this by pulling a prank on some of the boys saying how they were telepathic.

[[folder: Dexter]]
! Dexter Bellman
-->'''Played by:''' Alexander Aze

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Sasha.
* AscendedExtra: After starting out as a minor recurring character in Series 3 and 4, he joins the main cast in Series 5.
* PutOnABus: He goes back to live with his mum in Season 6.

[[folder: Archie]]
! Archie Able
-->'''Played by:''' Jethro Baliba
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears early in Series 6. May-Liu mentions taking him to see a potential family, so it's most likely that he was fostered.
* OutOfFocus: Mostly gets subplot stories.

[[folder: Joseph]]
! Joseph Stubbs
-->'''Played by:''' Yousef Naseer

* PutOnABus: In the second half of Series 7 when she moves into her own bungalow.

* BornUnlucky: Where his nickname comes from

[[folder: Elektra]]

!! Diane Jackson (Victoria Alcock)

* FantasyForbiddingFather: He does not Edward playing guitar.

* GoodParents: To Tracy

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[[folder: Charlie]]
! Charlie Morris
-->'''Played by:''' Emily Burnett

[[/folder]]

* ScrewySquirrel: He always does pranks to mess with people, namely because it's his speciality. Some of the other kids watch this to their amusement.

* VillainBall: He's originally introduced as the boy who stole Carmen's stuff when she went to Burnywood. However, in the rest of his appearances he don't appear the type to maliciously steal someone's stuff.

** TheBusCameBack: During ''The Dumping Ground'' season 3 finale for a one-time appearance. He also returned in the season 5 finale to help stay Ashdene Ridge and in the season 6 finale along for Mike's wedding.

* TagalongKid: Throughout ''Tracy Beaker Returns'', he was the youngest member of the DG.

New boy in the Dumping Ground. Lived with his parents in a shed.

Prankster from Burnywood.

* OlderThanSheLooks:

* YoungerThanTheyLook: This happens in the later seasons. Despite being about 11 by series 7, Floss is taller than a lot of the kids and has a deep voice. This is justified as her actress is older than the character.

New girl at the Dumping Ground. Secretive about her past. The whereabouts of her parents are unknown. At first lived with her brother Razz and her grandmother. Then her grandmother died and Razz vanished, joining a gang, leaving her to fend for herself in her flat. She ended up in a care when a teacher reported her situation to the authorities.

* CynicismCatalyst: After she suffers an accident in the second season of ''The Dumping Ground'', which temporarily puts her in a wheelchair. She becomes the cynic, until Frank talks to her as he has had to live with being disabled every day of his life.

--> I don't believe in negative thinking
* PromotionToParent: To the YP in the Season 4 opener.

* PutOnABus: Goes back to live with his grandparents between S4 and 5 of TDG

* AntiVillain: Tracy and Lily don't seem to like Rob for splitting her and her sisters up. But he is just doing his job.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Rob may not be the nicest, but he's right about the stunt that Tracy pulled.

* DrowningMySorrows: How he dealt with his wife's death

Frank's MoralityPet and new friend.

* PutOnABus: Down South with Lily

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears between season 1 and 2 of The Dumping Ground. One can assume that she was able to move closer to her sister as mentioned in an episode.

* MyBelovedSmother: How Lily feels Christie is toward Poppy and Rosie
* ParentalSubstitute: To Poppy and Rosie

* AmbiguousDisorder: ''Something'' is wrong with her, none of the characters are really sure what is.
* DoesNotLikeBeingTouched

* WrongGenreSavvy: Many people thought that she would appear in the episode "Going Home", which people thought was about Tyler and Rick going back to Burneywood. However, that episode is about [[spoiler:Elektra meeting her parents and her past is revealed and her sister Melissa finally gets her own life]]

* ExtremeDoormat: To her mother

* BigBrotherBully: To Jody

* ExtremeDoormat: To her son

* ReplacementFlatCharacter: Plays the same role as Mo before his character development.

* ParentalSubstitute: Was and is this to Tracy from time to time

* HatesBaths: Only in her introductory episode.
* MouthyKid

* DayInTheLimelight: In "Be My Girl"

* FieryRedhead
* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]
* ParentalAbandonment: Her mother left her in a nail bar

[[folder: Joseph]]
! Joseph Stubbs
-->'''Played by:''' Yousef Naseer

[[folder: Archie]]
! Archie Able
-->'''Played by:''' Jethro Baliba
* OutOfFocus
[[/folder]]

* PinkIsFeminine

* StickyFingers: Candi-Rose shoplifts clothes

* PutOnABus: In-between seasons 2 and 3, so we never see his departure. He does get a throwaway line to his whereabouts (fostered).

* ParentalNeglect: We see her real mother in Tracy's flashbacks leaving her on her own while she is sick to go out with her boyfriend, forgetting to pick her up from kindergarden and, of course, leaving her at the Dumping Ground.

* InterGenerationalFriendship: With Mike

* SuperOCD

* PutOnABus: Between Seasons 2 and 3 of The Dumping Ground, she was presumably too old to continue living at Ashdene Ridge
** TheBusCameBack: Faith returns for an episode in ''The Dumping Ground'' Season 3, she apparently is at uni.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Liam. The two are shown to be best friends whether Liam is in Elm Tree House or not and they eventually move in together in the end of Season 2 of The Dumping Ground.

** TheBusCameBack: During ''The Dumping Ground'' season 3 finale for a one-time appearance.

* {{Expy}}: Very much like Louise. Often split between two friends (Lily and Elektra/Tee).

* VanityIsFeminine

* DontSplitUsUp: She hates being seperated from Johnny.
* TheHeart: the most empathetic member of the DG. Goes gooey over animals and is supportive and friendly to everybody.

* PutOnABus: To America with a football scholarship.