| 1 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 2 | ! Current main characters |
| 3 | |
| 4 | [[folder: Ben]] |
| 5 | ! Ben |
| 6 | --> '''Played by:''' William Wyn Davies |
| 7 | * NatureLover: He enjoys working in the garden and strikes up a bond with fellow nature lover Taz. |
| 8 | * RememberTheNewGuy: Appears at the beginning of Series 10 with no explanation. Considering that the characters consider him "new" and Jody knows him (she had moved out a few weeks before the first episode), he probably joined not too long before Series 10 began. |
| 9 | [[/folder]] |
| 10 | |
| 11 | [[folder: Doreen]] |
| 12 | ! Doreen Adebayo |
| 13 | --> '''Played by:''' Andrea Hall |
| 14 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She is very strict with raising the kids as shown when she takes over as head careworker for Ashdene Ridge but also cares very much for their future as well. |
| 15 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In the Series 10 finale, Doreen places Floss' old crystal ball in the middle of a table in front of a window filled with sunlight. The sun's rays are magnified by the glass ball and start a fire which quickly spreads through the whole house. |
| 16 | [[/folder]] |
| 17 | |
| 18 | [[folder: Bonnie]] |
| 19 | ! Bonnie Vasiliou |
| 20 | --> '''Played by:''' Lara Mehmet |
| 21 | * ItsAllMyFault: She blames herself for Bridley Hill being destroyed since she put a toy down the toilet as a joke and caused the pipes to burst. Doreen later reveals though that a sinkhole caused the damage and that it was nobody's fault because it would have happened at some point. |
| 22 | [[/folder]] |
| 23 | |
| 24 | [[folder: Fraser]] |
| 25 | ! Fraser Vasiliou |
| 26 | --> '''Played by:''' Massimo Cull |
| 27 | * OutOfFocus: He doesn't have a main focus in Series 11 and is mostly relegated to the background. |
| 28 | [[/folder]] |
| 29 | |
| 30 | [[folder: Wes]] |
| 31 | ! Wes Oldfield |
| 32 | --> '''Played by:''' Owen Phillips |
| 33 | * NiceGuy: One of the kindest kids who believes in always being good to others. |
| 34 | [[/folder]] |
| 35 | |
| 36 | [[folder: Izzy]] |
| 37 | ! Izzy Musonda |
| 38 | --> '''Played by:''' Zanele Nyoni |
| 39 | * DaddysGirl: She was very close with her father and they liked to build together before his death. |
| 40 | * WrenchWrench: She is very good at building things. |
| 41 | [[/folder]] |
| 42 | |
| 43 | [[folder: Dita]] |
| 44 | ! Dita Okomo |
| 45 | --> '''Played by:''' Kayleen Ngeuma |
| 46 | [[/folder]] |
| 47 | |
| 48 | |
| 49 | [[folder: Maisie]] |
| 50 | ! Maisie Martin |
| 51 | --> '''Played by:''' Mimi Robertson |
| 52 | * AscendedExtra: She makes a guest appearance in an episode of Series 10 before joining the show as a main character in Series 11. |
| 53 | * ItsAllMyFault: She blames herself for her mum's accident as she had pestered her mum for a ride on the day it happened. |
| 54 | [[/folder]] |
| 55 | |
| 56 | [[folder: Georgia]] |
| 57 | ! Georgia |
| 58 | --> '''Played by:''' Rochelle Goldie |
| 59 | [[/folder]] |
| 60 | |
| 61 | [[folder: Frankie]] |
| 62 | ! Frankie |
| 63 | --> '''Played by:''' Blake Robinson |
| 64 | [[/folder]] |
| 65 | |
| 66 | [[folder: Oscar]] |
| 67 | ! Oscar |
| 68 | --> '''Played by:''' Michael Carpenter |
| 69 | [[/folder]] |
| 70 | |
| 71 | [[folder: Shanice]] |
| 72 | ! Shanice |
| 73 | --> '''Played by:''' Raniah Morton |
| 74 | [[/folder]] |
| 75 | |
| 76 | [[folder: Chelsey]] |
| 77 | ! Chelsey |
| 78 | --> '''Played by:''' Emme Patrick |
| 79 | [[/folder]] |
| 80 | |
| 81 | [[folder: Erin]] |
| 82 | ! Erin |
| 83 | --> '''Played by:''' Robyn Elwell |
| 84 | [[/folder]] |
| 85 | |
| 86 | [[folder: Jimi]] |
| 87 | ! Jimi |
| 88 | --> '''Played by:''' Moses Amedzro |
| 89 | [[/folder]] |
| 90 | |
| 91 | [[folder: Brodie]] |
| 92 | ! Brodie |
| 93 | --> '''Played by:''' Charlie Geany |
| 94 | [[/folder]] |
| 95 | |
| 96 | |
| 97 | ! Former main characters |
| 98 | |
| 99 | [[folder: Gus]] |
| 100 | ! Gus Carmichael |
| 101 | -->'''Played by:''' Noah Marullo |
| 102 | |
| 103 | * InterGenerationalFriendship: With Mike. |
| 104 | * BrutalHonesty: Tends to be blunt and honest, even if it comes off as rude. Justified as he has Aspergers. |
| 105 | * 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. |
| 106 | * LiteralMinded: Due to having Aspergers, he has trouble understanding idioms and takes them literally. |
| 107 | * 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. |
| 108 | * 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. |
| 109 | * ObsessivelyOrganized: He has a schedule and his room is organized in a particular way, which is also distressing when this is messed up or ruined. |
| 110 | * PutOnABus: In the first season of The Dumping Ground after being fostered by a lesbian couple. |
| 111 | * ScheduleFanatic: Due to his UsefulNotes/AspergersSyndrome, he finds it very distressing when his routine is broken. |
| 112 | [[/folder]] |
| 113 | |
| 114 | [[folder: Gina]] |
| 115 | ! Gina Conway |
| 116 | -->'''Played by:''' Kay Purcell |
| 117 | |
| 118 | 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). |
| 119 | |
| 120 | * ApronMatron |
| 121 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She disappears between Series' 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. |
| 122 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure |
| 123 | [[/folder]] |
| 124 | |
| 125 | [[folder: Elektra]] |
| 126 | ! Mandy "Elektra" Perkins |
| 127 | -->'''Played by:''' Jessica Revell |
| 128 | |
| 129 | Former gang member. |
| 130 | |
| 131 | %% Doesnt explain the reaction * BerserkButton: Just don't touch her hair. |
| 132 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears between Series' 1 and 2 of The Dumping Ground. WordOfGod says she moved back in with Melissa. |
| 133 | * DeadpanSnarker |
| 134 | * FalseFriend: To Faith in ''The Dumping Ground'' opener. Later appearances show that the two are close. |
| 135 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Whilst not evil, she is a bitch but can be very polite if she wants to convince someone. |
| 136 | * HiddenDepths: Elektra's parents reveal that she used to be a vegetarian and fought for 'meat is murder' |
| 137 | ** Also reacts very strongly to homophobia. |
| 138 | ** In the background of her room, you can see a pride flag. |
| 139 | ** 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. |
| 140 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Deep down, she does care about the other kids and The Dumping Ground shows more of a softer side to her. |
| 141 | %%zce* ManipulativeBitch: Elektra is the biggest one in the series. |
| 142 | * PutOnABus: Leaves between Series' 1 and 2 of The Dumping Ground without any explanation. WordOfGod says she moved back in with her sister, Melissa. |
| 143 | %%zce* {{Schemer}} |
| 144 | [[/folder]] |
| 145 | |
| 146 | [[folder: Lily]] |
| 147 | ! Lily Kettle |
| 148 | -->'''Played by:''' Jessie Williams |
| 149 | |
| 150 | * 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. |
| 151 | * DropInCharacter: In Series 1, after she moves in with her dad and she stops having respite care. |
| 152 | * {{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. |
| 153 | * 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. |
| 154 | * 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. |
| 155 | * PutOnABus: To live down south with her dad and Shannay. |
| 156 | ** TheBusCameBack: In Series 6 to give Alex some work experience at her café and later as a guest for Mike's wedding. She also returns in Series 10 to judge a baking competition that Floss enters and later gives her the job as the owner of the café. |
| 157 | * TookALevelInJerkass: Is shown to be more likely to be nasty and unlikeable after falling off the roof. |
| 158 | [[/folder]] |
| 159 | |
| 160 | [[folder: Rick]] |
| 161 | ! Rick Barber |
| 162 | -->'''Played by:''' Daniel Pearson |
| 163 | |
| 164 | From Burnywood. |
| 165 | |
| 166 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Looks out for Tyler like a big brother. |
| 167 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears between Series 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. |
| 168 | * 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. |
| 169 | * NiceGuy: One of the more decent members of the DG. |
| 170 | * ShipTease: With Carmen in "Be My Girl" which leads to the two of them to start dating briefly but decide to just be friends after things feel complicated. |
| 171 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Is this for Liam whom he replaces as a regular in TBR S3. Just like Liam, Rick knows all about scams and con artists, plays guitar and has a passion for music (something Liam later goes on to focus on). His role in episodes such as "Justine Littlewood Returns" seem to have originally been written for Liam, as Rick is the only kid to take Tracy's side, despite barely knowing her at this point, and he deduces that Justine's fiance is a fraudster in a similar scenario to Liam's in "Out of Control". Averted by the time of The Dumping Ground where he becomes more of his own character. |
| 172 | * PutOnABus: Between Series 2 and 3 of The Dumping Ground. WordOfGod stated that he moved back in with his mother after she got out of prison. |
| 173 | [[/folder]] |
| 174 | |
| 175 | [[folder: Faith]] |
| 176 | ! Faith Davis |
| 177 | -->'''Played by:''' Leanne Dunstan |
| 178 | |
| 179 | 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. |
| 180 | |
| 181 | * BigGood: Is generally the friendliest, most supportive member of the DG that kids can turn to. |
| 182 | * 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. |
| 183 | * GuileHero: tends to lie to people and assume false identities for the greater good. |
| 184 | ** Pretends to be Gina to Gina's senile mother to keep her safe |
| 185 | ** Pretends to be a support care worker in order to get rid of the real, bitchy support care worker |
| 186 | ** Makes up an illness and hints at horrible consequences to persuade Tyler and Jody to stop hoofing down junk food |
| 187 | ** Goes along with Gus' BSOD imaginings when he threatens to use the grenade even though he's delusional |
| 188 | * ThePollyanna |
| 189 | --> I don't believe in negative thinking. |
| 190 | * PromotionToParent: To the YP in the Series 1 opener where she pretends to be a care worker after Mike is on holiday and Gina ends up in the hospital. |
| 191 | * PutOnABus: Between Series' 2 and 3 of The Dumping Ground, she was presumably too old to continue living at Ashdene Ridge. |
| 192 | ** TheBusCameBack: Faith returns for an episode in ''The Dumping Ground'' Series 3, she apparently is at university. |
| 193 | * TokenMinority: Lampshaded in ''What Would Gus Want?'' when Johnny is being homophobic. |
| 194 | [[/folder]] |
| 195 | |
| 196 | [[folder: Frank]] |
| 197 | ! Frank Matthews |
| 198 | -->'''Played by:''' Chris Slater |
| 199 | |
| 200 | Liam's best friend whose Grandad became too ill to look after him. |
| 201 | |
| 202 | * 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 Series 2 of The Dumping Ground. |
| 203 | * PutOnABus: At the end of Series 2 of The Dumping Ground to move in with Liam. |
| 204 | ** TheBusCameBack: During ''The Dumping Ground'' series 3 finale for a one-time appearance. He also returned in the series 5 finale to help save Ashdene Ridge and in the series 6 finale along for Mike's wedding. |
| 205 | * 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. |
| 206 | * 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. |
| 207 | [[/folder]] |
| 208 | |
| 209 | [[folder: Johnny]] |
| 210 | ! Johnny Taylor |
| 211 | -->'''Played by:''' Joe Maw |
| 212 | |
| 213 | Tee's older brother with dominance and anger issues. |
| 214 | |
| 215 | * AbusiveParents: Much more affected by their abusive almost-stepdad than Tee. |
| 216 | * BigBrotherInstinct: As much as he orders his sister around, if necessary, he'll do anything for her. |
| 217 | * ControlFreak: To his sister, Tee originally. He later backs off and lets her do what she wants. |
| 218 | * TheCynic |
| 219 | * 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. |
| 220 | * 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. |
| 221 | * HairTriggerTemper: He has known to have anger problems, although he learns to control it better as he grows older. |
| 222 | * {{Jerkass}} |
| 223 | ** TookALevelInJerkass: In ''The Dumping Ground'' Series 1. |
| 224 | * PutOnABus: To the army midway through Series 3. |
| 225 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives Keith a particularly ''vicious'' one when confronting him. |
| 226 | * VillainousFriendship: Whenever he teams up with Elektra. |
| 227 | [[/folder]] |
| 228 | |
| 229 | [[folder: Harry]] |
| 230 | ! Harry Jones |
| 231 | -->'''Played by:''' Philip Graham Scott |
| 232 | |
| 233 | * TheCutie |
| 234 | * HappilyAdopted: He later gets adopted by Lou and Ange. |
| 235 | * IconicItem: His stuffed animal Jeff the giraffe. |
| 236 | * PutOnABus: He left during Series 3... [[TheBusCameBack then came back three episodes later]] after having problems with his foster family. |
| 237 | ** He later leaves for good in the second half of Series 4. |
| 238 | * TheQuietOne: He doesn't speak much - possibly rooted in psychological issues - or just not trusting the actor with many lines. |
| 239 | ** He becomes more talkative as the series progresses due to growing up and has many friends around his age. |
| 240 | * TagalongKid: Throughout ''Tracy Beaker Returns'', he was the youngest member of the DG. Averted in ''The Dumping Ground'' after Floss arrives. |
| 241 | [[/folder]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | [[folder: Carmen]] |
| 244 | ! Carmen Howle |
| 245 | -->'''Played by:''' Amy-Leigh Hickman |
| 246 | |
| 247 | * BreakTheCutie: After her stuff gets nicked at Burnywood |
| 248 | * CannotKeepASecret: Carmen's big mouth is well known in the DG and something that is lampshaded by other characters. |
| 249 | * CharacterDevelopment: She goes from being a very girly CheerfulChild to being a more JerkWithAHeartOfGold teenager by the time of ''The Dumping Ground.'' |
| 250 | * CheerfulChild: Only in Series 1 of ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' |
| 251 | * {{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. |
| 252 | ** The pink is a dead giveaway. |
| 253 | * TheFashionista: Her passion? Fashion. |
| 254 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Her and Lily. Later, her and Tee. |
| 255 | %%zce* HonoraryAunt: To Lily's sisters, Poppy and Rosie. |
| 256 | * ItsAllAboutMe: Has a tendency to put herself before others on many occasions. |
| 257 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Although Carmen can be selfish and vain, she does care about her friends and has a good heart. |
| 258 | * MoodSwinger: From about TBR series 3, she can either be really nice and understanding or a total bitch. |
| 259 | * NeverMyFault |
| 260 | * ParentalNeglect: Her reason for being in care, her mum cares for her just put herself first too often. |
| 261 | * PinkMeansFeminine |
| 262 | * PutOnABus: Leaves for college with Tee at the end of Series 4. |
| 263 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl to Jody's Tomboy. Carmen is very into fashion while Jody prefers football. The contrasting personalities cause the two to clash often. |
| 264 | * TookALevelInJerkass: Her time in Burnywood changed her from a CheerfulChild to a meaner girl. |
| 265 | ** She is also shown to be more vain and selfish in The Dumping Ground. |
| 266 | * VanityIsFeminine: She is very vain and loves her outfits and makeup. Not surprisingly, she's very girly. |
| 267 | [[/folder]] |
| 268 | |
| 269 | [[folder: Tee]] |
| 270 | ! Tee Taylor |
| 271 | -->'''Played by:''' Mia [=McKenna=]-Bruce |
| 272 | |
| 273 | Johnny's sister |
| 274 | |
| 275 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Tee may be one of the sweetest members in the DG but she does have her limits such as snapping at Mo for being overly clingy towards her or plotting to expose Ryan of his manipulative ways. |
| 276 | * BreakTheCutie: When her plan to expose Ryan went too far and led to Ryan using ManipulativeEditing to turn the other kids against her. |
| 277 | ** When she was scared about growing up and moving out of care. |
| 278 | * TheHeart: The most empathetic member of the DG. Goes gooey over animals and is supportive and friendly to everybody. |
| 279 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Tee is supposed to be 13 by the second season of ''The Dumping Ground'', but her actress Mia [=McKenna=] Bruce is 17. |
| 280 | * 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. |
| 281 | * PutOnABus: Leaves for college with Carmen at the end of Series 4. |
| 282 | [[/folder]] |
| 283 | |
| 284 | [[folder: Mo]] |
| 285 | ! Anthony "Mo" Michaels |
| 286 | -->'''Played by:''' Reece Buttery |
| 287 | |
| 288 | New boy in The Dumping Ground. Lived with his parents in a shed. |
| 289 | |
| 290 | * BunglingInventor: His defining trait. |
| 291 | * FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo: His parents are actually his grandparents. |
| 292 | * FriendToAllLivingThings |
| 293 | * TheHeart |
| 294 | * {{Hypocrite}}: He is annoyed with Sammy, despite him being clingy like he was when he first arrived. Tyler even lampshades this. |
| 295 | * NiceGuy: He truly is one of the friendlist and kindest of the kids. |
| 296 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His real name is Anthony. |
| 297 | * PutOnABus: Goes back to live with his grandparents between S4 and 5 of TDG. |
| 298 | * RaisedByGrandparents: Series 3 reveals that Mo was actually raised by his grandparents. |
| 299 | * {{Retcon}}: His introduction episode reveals that Mo lived in a shed and the ImagineSpot shows his parents who seem young but in Series 3, it was revealed that Mo was actually being raised by his grandparents and his birth parents (who are also revealed to have cerebral palsy) haven't seen him for most of his life. Living in a shed is also not mentioned in that episode. |
| 300 | [[/folder]] |
| 301 | |
| 302 | [[folder: Bailey]] |
| 303 | ! Bailey Wharton |
| 304 | -->'''Played by:''' Kasey [=McKellar=] |
| 305 | |
| 306 | * AttentionWhore |
| 307 | * CantTakeCriticism |
| 308 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: In Series 2, Bailey is introduced as a very hot-tempered boy who is easily wound up. He still has the temper but in Series 3 onwards, he's a lot more mellowed out in general. |
| 309 | * HairTriggerTemper: It's not hard to make him angry. This side gets toned down after Series 2. |
| 310 | * IneffectualLoner: At first, many of the care kids were pushed away by his cocky attitude. |
| 311 | * {{Jerkass}}: Before he TookALevelInKindness. |
| 312 | * MoralityPet: The dog, Mischief |
| 313 | * OddFriendship: With Mo. |
| 314 | * ParentalAbandonment: His dad is quite fickle which is why he was taken into care. |
| 315 | * PetTheDog: After he invites Mo to the water park with him after he helped him with his reading/writing. |
| 316 | * PutOnABus: To America with a football scholarship along with Mischief. |
| 317 | * SmallNameBigEgo: ''Very'' convinced of his football abilities, and won't hesitate to tell you. |
| 318 | * TookALevelInKindness: Becoming the owner of Mischief and befriending Mo helped with this. |
| 319 | [[/folder]] |
| 320 | |
| 321 | [[folder: Kazima]] |
| 322 | !! Kazima Tako |
| 323 | -->'''Played by:''' Akuc Bol |
| 324 | |
| 325 | %% * BerserkButton: Bringing up her past as a thief |
| 326 | * DeadpanSnarker: Has a tendency to snark at others. |
| 327 | * HappilyEverAfter: Pretty much says being reunited with her dad and brother is this. |
| 328 | * NiceGirl: Pretty considerate and generous. |
| 329 | * OnlySaneMan: She's not as quirky or self-centered like most of the other kids and tends to act as the mature one of the kids. |
| 330 | * PutOnABus: To Denmark to be reunited with her dad and brother. |
| 331 | ** TheBusCameBack: Returns in Series 10 to surprise Floss at the café. |
| 332 | * PrimalFear: Not a big fan of heights. |
| 333 | * TheTramp: Until she gets taken into Ashdene Ridge. |
| 334 | * WarRefugees: Originally from Somalia, she fled to the UK after being separated from her father and brother while fleeing from a gang of rebels and losing her mother to an illness in a refugee camp. |
| 335 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: This played a large part in her issues trying to stay in the country. As she had no documents verifying her age, she was believed to be older than 18 which would have led to her deportation. |
| 336 | |
| 337 | [[/folder]] |
| 338 | |
| 339 | [[folder: Toni]] |
| 340 | ! Toni Trent |
| 341 | -->'''Played by:''' Nelly Currant |
| 342 | * AlwaysIdenticalTwins |
| 343 | * GenderBlenderName: Apparently their mother thought she and her sister would be boys |
| 344 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While she can be quite mean and bossy to her sister, they do love each other and look out for one another. |
| 345 | * SingleMindedTwins: She and Billie invoked on this by pulling a prank on some of the boys saying how they were telepathic. |
| 346 | * PutOnABus: She and Billie are fostered in "The Switch". |
| 347 | ** TheBusCameBack: Returns in Series 6 as a guest for Mike's wedding and also in Series 10 to surprise Floss at the café. |
| 348 | * ZanyScheme: Is often involved in one with Floss. |
| 349 | [[/folder]] |
| 350 | |
| 351 | [[folder: Billie]] |
| 352 | ! Billie Trent |
| 353 | -->'''Played by:''' Gwen Currant |
| 354 | * AlwaysIdenticalTwins |
| 355 | * GenderBlenderName: Apparently their mother thought she and her sister would be boys. |
| 356 | * GrewASpine: It comes and goes in relation to Toni. |
| 357 | * PutOnABus: She and Toni are fostered in "The Switch". |
| 358 | ** TheBusCameBack: Returns in Series 6 as a guest for Mike's wedding and also in Series 10 to surprise Floss at the café. |
| 359 | * SingleMindedTwins: She and Toni invoked on this by pulling a prank on some of the boys saying how they were telepathic. |
| 360 | [[/folder]] |
| 361 | |
| 362 | [[folder: Dexter]] |
| 363 | ! Dexter Bellman |
| 364 | -->'''Played by:''' Alexander Aze |
| 365 | |
| 366 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Sasha. |
| 367 | * AscendedExtra: After starting out as a minor recurring character in Series 3 and 4, he joins the main cast in Series 5. |
| 368 | * PutOnABus: He goes back to live with his mum in Series 6. |
| 369 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In Series 9, it's discovered that their mum has been neglecting Murphy again and leaving him on his own. It's never mentioned where Dexter is whilst this is happening, nor whether or not he is aware of the situation. |
| 370 | [[/folder]] |
| 371 | |
| 372 | [[folder: Archie]] |
| 373 | ! Archie Able |
| 374 | -->'''Played by:''' Jethro Baliba |
| 375 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears early in Series 6. May-Li mentions taking him to see a potential family, so it's most likely that he was fostered. |
| 376 | * OutOfFocus: Mostly gets subplot stories. |
| 377 | [[/folder]] |
| 378 | |
| 379 | [[folder: Joseph]] |
| 380 | ! Joseph Stubbs |
| 381 | -->'''Played by:''' Yousef Naseer |
| 382 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears between Series' 6 and 7 of ''The Dumping Ground'' with no explanation. He was most likely fostered. |
| 383 | |
| 384 | [[/folder]] |
| 385 | |
| 386 | [[folder: Ryan]] |
| 387 | ! Ryan Reeves |
| 388 | -->'''Played by:''' Lewis G. Hamilton |
| 389 | %%zce* AlliterativeName |
| 390 | * 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. |
| 391 | %%zce* BitchInSheepsClothing |
| 392 | %%zce* TheChessmaster |
| 393 | * 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. |
| 394 | %%zce* FalseFriend |
| 395 | %%zce* FauxAffablyEvil |
| 396 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: 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. |
| 397 | * ManipulativeBastard: Has no problem manipulating others to get his way or push someone's buttons. |
| 398 | * PutOnABus: He leaves in the mid-season finale of Series 7 to work in a horse stable. |
| 399 | * XanatosSpeedChess: As soon as he realises Tee was recording his conversation, he switches tactics immediately. And it works. |
| 400 | * XanatosGambit: His plan to get his own room. |
| 401 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Has a fear of dogs, as revealed during Mischief's arrival, which led to him making Mischief run away. |
| 402 | [[/folder]] |
| 403 | |
| 404 | |
| 405 | [[folder: Charlie]] |
| 406 | ! Charlie Morris |
| 407 | -->'''Played by:''' Emily Burnett |
| 408 | |
| 409 | * IntergenerationalFriendship: With Taz. Charlie is somewhere in her teens and Taz is around 8-10 and they have a close bond. |
| 410 | * NatureLover |
| 411 | * NiceGirl: Is very kind and friendly to the other kids, which even gives her a "goody-two-shoes" reputation from the other kids. |
| 412 | * ThePollyanna: Has a very bright and positive attitude. |
| 413 | * PutOnABus: In the second half of Series 7 when she moves into her grandfather's house before going travelling. |
| 414 | * RaisedByGrandparents: After her mother ended up in prison. Her grandfather saw her as the daughter they never had. |
| 415 | [[/folder]] |
| 416 | |
| 417 | [[folder: Mike]] |
| 418 | ! Michael "Mike" Milligan |
| 419 | -->'''Played by''': Connor Byrne |
| 420 | The Head Careworker at the Dumping Ground until the end of Series 7. |
| 421 | |
| 422 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: He and his twin brother were taken from their mother as babies and grew up in a bad care home. |
| 423 | * InterGenerationalFriendship: With Gus |
| 424 | * MarriedToTheJob |
| 425 | * NiceGuy |
| 426 | * OldRetainer: To Tracy. |
| 427 | * TeamDad |
| 428 | * PapaWolf |
| 429 | * ParentalSubstitute: Was and is this to Tracy from time to time. Also can count with his close fatherly relationship with Gus. |
| 430 | * PutOnABus: Leaves Ashdene Ridge to go back to Ireland to live with his family in the Series 7 finale. |
| 431 | * RealMenCook |
| 432 | * {{Retcon}}: Throughout the shows, Mike always mentioned having a family but Series 7 reveals that he and his twin brother were put into care by their mom and he never really knew his mother. |
| 433 | [[/folder]] |
| 434 | |
| 435 | [[folder: Alex]] |
| 436 | ! Alex Walker |
| 437 | -->'''Played by:''' Connor Lawson |
| 438 | * HairTriggerTemper: He has a lot of anger issues stemming from his DarkAndTroubledPast. |
| 439 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Becomes this with Finn over time. |
| 440 | * 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. |
| 441 | * ParentalAbandonment: His mother abandoned him outside his father's workplace when he was just 5 years old after she felt she was unable to take care of him. His father then put him into care after frequently leaving him on his own for days at a time. |
| 442 | * PutOnABus: Leaves Ashdene Ridge at the end of series 7 to live with his mum and sister. |
| 443 | ** TheBusCameBack: Returns in Series 8 to take Finn out for the day and later shows Finn his flat. He also returns in Series 10 to surprise Floss at the café. |
| 444 | * TheRunaway: Alex ended up on the streets after fleeing from his previous care home. |
| 445 | * TantrumThrowing: In "Farvel", he does this several times. |
| 446 | * TheTramp: Until he gets taken into Ashdene Ridge. |
| 447 | [[/folder]] |
| 448 | |
| 449 | [[folder: Tyler]] |
| 450 | ! Tyler Lewis |
| 451 | -->'''Played by:''' Miles Butler-Hughton |
| 452 | |
| 453 | Prankster from Burnywood, later becoming the peacekeeper during the later series of ''The Dumping Ground''. |
| 454 | |
| 455 | * CharacterDevelopment: Throughout the series and ''The Dumping Ground'', Tyler grows from a mischievous prankster to being the mature peacekeeper of the Dumping Ground. |
| 456 | * 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. |
| 457 | * 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". |
| 458 | * HappyPlace: Tyler's is a tropical island. Becomes the focus of the "Dumping Ground Island" special. |
| 459 | * 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. |
| 460 | * OfficialCouple: With Jody from the Series 7 finale until his departure in Series 8. |
| 461 | * 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 before this trait is downplayed from Series 5 onward. |
| 462 | * PutOnABus: Leaves in the Series 8 mid-season finale to St. Lucia to be with his mother and Kamal. |
| 463 | ** TheBusCameBack: In the Series 9 finale to help support Jody after Kingsley passes away. |
| 464 | * ShipTease: With Jody starting from Series 5. [[OfficialCouple Becomes official in the Series 7 finale]]. |
| 465 | * 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. |
| 466 | * ZanyScheme: Usually does this in the side plots. |
| 467 | [[/folder]] |
| 468 | |
| 469 | [[folder: Nazeer]] |
| 470 | ! Nazeer |
| 471 | -->'''Played by:''' Tut Nyuot |
| 472 | |
| 473 | A new boy in Series 8 who makes quick rivals with Jay. |
| 474 | |
| 475 | * BigBrotherMentor: He is this to Sid, encouraging him to stay weird and standing up to Jay for him. |
| 476 | * PutOnABus: May-Li mentions that he moved back with his dad. |
| 477 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Nazeer arrived at Ashdene Ridge near the middle of Series 8 but ends up leaving the show after a few episodes without the audience learning a lot about him. |
| 478 | [[/folder]] |
| 479 | |
| 480 | [[folder: Viv]] |
| 481 | ! Viv |
| 482 | -->'''Played by:''' Chloe Lea |
| 483 | |
| 484 | A new girl in Series 8. She is in care because her uncle steals things. |
| 485 | |
| 486 | * PutOnABus: Jay mentions that she moved back with her uncle. |
| 487 | [[/folder]] |
| 488 | |
| 489 | [[folder: Chloe]] |
| 490 | ! Chloe Reeves |
| 491 | -->'''Played by:''' Hannah Moncur |
| 492 | * BigBrotherWorship: Inverted, Chloe is the harshest on Ryan in the DG but she does love him and looks out for him as he does for her. |
| 493 | * DudeWheresMyRespect: A lot of Chloe's focus episodes centre around her feeling overlooked and unappreciated despite always being well behaved, resulting in her acting out. The most prominent is "Snake", where Chloe gets left out of a trip she ''helped organise'', with little sympathy from the others. |
| 494 | * GamerChick: Chloe is quite into games and even considers her computer time her favourite thing. "Another Planet" focuses on her becoming addicted to an online game and meeting someone through it who would eventually become her boyfriend. |
| 495 | * OfficialCouple: With May-Li's stepson Jake between "The Last Dance" and "Love Hearts and Roses". |
| 496 | * PutOnABus: To Scotland with Iona and her parents after she is fostered by them. |
| 497 | [[/folder]] |
| 498 | |
| 499 | [[folder: Sasha]] |
| 500 | ! Sasha Bellman |
| 501 | -->'''Played by:''' Annabelle Davis |
| 502 | * BigSisterInstinct: Toward her brothers, Dexter and Murphy. |
| 503 | * DeadpanSnarker |
| 504 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Becomes this with Jody over time. |
| 505 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Although Sasha is very moody, she has a big heart and looks out for the others. |
| 506 | * {{Metalhead}}: She is passionate about HeavyMetal music and is often seen blaring such music through the house or going out to gigs of such nature. |
| 507 | * PromotionToParent: Was often this with her brothers. |
| 508 | * PutOnABus: Leaves the Dumping Ground to be her favourite singer Drew's assistant and go on tour with him. |
| 509 | [[/folder]] |
| 510 | |
| 511 | [[folder: Max]] |
| 512 | ! Max |
| 513 | -->'''Played by:''' Jed Jefferson |
| 514 | |
| 515 | Sid's roommate and best friend. |
| 516 | |
| 517 | * NiceGuy: One of the nicest characters on the show. He is shown to be a loyal friend to Sid and stands up to Floss when she does something wrong. |
| 518 | * PutOnABus: Moves back in with his dad near the end of Series 9. |
| 519 | [[/folder]] |
| 520 | |
| 521 | [[folder: Murphy]] |
| 522 | ! Murphy Bellman |
| 523 | -->'''Played by:''' Thomas and Oliver Waldram (Series 3), Fred Montgomery Scott (Series 4), Lenny Rush (Series 9) |
| 524 | |
| 525 | * AscendedExtra: Like his brother Dexter, Murphy made a few appearances as a baby in Series 3 and 4 before joining the main cast as a child in the middle of Series 9. |
| 526 | * {{Jerkass}} |
| 527 | * PutOnABus: Leaves in-between Series 9 and 10 with no explanation. |
| 528 | * {{Retcon}}: During his appearances as a toddler, Murphy is depicted as a regular child. When he appears in Series 9, however, he is shown to have dwarfism like Sasha. |
| 529 | * TantrumThrowing: When Murphy first comes to the [=DG=], he refuses to settle in and ends up throwing a big one trashing the office. |
| 530 | [[/folder]] |
| 531 | |
| 532 | [[folder: Bec]] |
| 533 | ! Rebecca "Bec" Hyde |
| 534 | -->'''Played by:''' Ava Potter |
| 535 | |
| 536 | * AbusiveMom: Abusive ''grandmother'' in this case, but same idea. 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. It got even worse after Bec moved in with her aunt on her farm and her grandmother came in to look after her when her aunt fell ill. She would force Bec to sleep in the barn, forbid her from contacting the outside world (even to the point of deleting Bec's social media accounts and lying to Social Services about them going on holiday to Spain) and even tried to emotionally manipulate her into staying when Ruby came to rescue her. A line in her second appearance {{implie|dtrope}}s that her grandmother [[TroubledAbuser has been raised the same way as she treats Bec]]. |
| 537 | * AmbiguouslyGay: The Series 9 finale has her develop feelings for a girl and she reveals that she may like girls but is still figuring things out for herself. Her backstory in her introduction with her being desperate to interact with Rae also adds to this. |
| 538 | * TheEeyore: Bec is generally a gloomy and cynical character who struggles in cheerful or social situations due to her past. In the Christmas episode, Jay even says that Bec has a heart of stone for being distant and not wanting to join in on the Christmas activities. |
| 539 | * FriendlessBackground: Avoids making friends due to trust issues. |
| 540 | * HiddenDepths: Despite her distant nature, Bec has been shown to be a natural working with [[AnimalLover dogs]], as shown in "Do the Right Thing". |
| 541 | * HiddenHeartOfGold: Although she is very distant and cynical, deep down, Bec has a caring heart that is shown more in Series 8 as she spends more time with the other kids. |
| 542 | * PutOnABus: Candi-Rose mentions that she moved in with her aunt in the second episode of Series 9. Despite returning later in the series, Bec disappears from the show in-between Series 9 and 10. |
| 543 | ** TheBusCameBack: In episode 11 of Series 9, it's revealed that Bec's aunt had gotten ill and her gran moved in with them to take care of them but she goes back to abusing and manipulating Bec so Bec is brought back to Ashdene Ridge. |
| 544 | * RaisedByGrandparents: She was raised by her grandmother after her mother died. |
| 545 | * TookALevelInKindness: After returning to the Dumping Ground in Series 9, Bec shows a more kinder side to her and is more open to talking to and spending time with the other kids. |
| 546 | [[/folder]] |
| 547 | |
| 548 | |
| 549 | [[folder: Katy]] |
| 550 | ! Katy White |
| 551 | -->'''Played by:''' Anya Cooke |
| 552 | |
| 553 | * PutOnABus: She leaves the show in-between Series 9 and 10 with no explanation. |
| 554 | * TheRunaway: She had a habit of running away from her previous care homes to return home before coming to Ashdene Ridge. |
| 555 | |
| 556 | [[/folder]] |
| 557 | |
| 558 | |
| 559 | [[folder: Scott]] |
| 560 | ! Scott Jenson |
| 561 | -->'''Played by:''' Louis Payne |
| 562 | |
| 563 | A new careworker introduced in Series 8. |
| 564 | |
| 565 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: In "The Brothers Murray", Scott reveals that he was once a tearaway like his brother Nathan. Though Scott matured and left it behind, Nathan continued on this path until one night got into a bad situation. |
| 566 | * ItsAllMyFault: Scott blames himself for the situation Nathan once found himself in, as he wasn't there to talk him out of it. |
| 567 | * OneOfTheKids: Has a strong childish and fun side to him. |
| 568 | * PutOnABus: Leaves the show in-between Series 9 and 10 with no explanation. |
| 569 | |
| 570 | [[/folder]] |
| 571 | |
| 572 | [[folder: Ruby]] |
| 573 | ! Ruby Butler |
| 574 | -->'''Played by:''' Liv De-Vulgt |
| 575 | |
| 576 | * AscendedExtra: After having a one-time appearance in Series 8, Ruby returns to the Dumping Ground in the middle of Series 9 as a main character. |
| 577 | * ConnectedAllAlong: When Ruby first came to the [=DG=], she quickly struck up a friendship with Bec. This was before Bec realised that Ruby's mum was responsible for the accident which killed hers. They had even briefly seen each other after Ruby's mum went to prison, but neither remembered the other. |
| 578 | * NiceGirl: She is very friendly and caring towards the other kids. |
| 579 | * PutOnABus: Leaves the show in-between Series 9 and 10 with no explanation. |
| 580 | |
| 581 | [[/folder]] |
| 582 | |
| 583 | [[folder: Jody]] |
| 584 | ! Jody Jackson |
| 585 | --> '''Played by:''' Kia Pegg |
| 586 | * BigBrotherBully: Her brother Kingsley was one. |
| 587 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: She was neglected and abused by her family, especially her mother and Kingsley. |
| 588 | * DeadpanSnarker |
| 589 | ** LittleMissSnarker |
| 590 | * HairTriggerTemper: Her temper can cause her to get very angry and she snaps when provoked. |
| 591 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sasha over time. |
| 592 | * MouthyKid: In the early seasons of The Dumping Ground, but she does grow out of it. |
| 593 | * OfficialCouple: With Tyler from the end of Series 7 until his departure in Series 8. |
| 594 | * 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. |
| 595 | * PutOnABus: Moves into her own flat in-between Series 9 and 10. She does return in the Series 10 opener where her storyline is about her struggling with living alone and wanting to move in to the Dumping Ground again before she decides that it's time for her to move on and she leaves for good. |
| 596 | * ShipTease: With Tyler starting from Series 5. [[OfficialCouple Becomes official in the Series 7 finale]]. |
| 597 | * SoreLoser: She gets too mad when a game doesn't go in her favour. |
| 598 | * {{Tomboy}}: Likes listening to rock music and watching football. |
| 599 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Tomboy to Carmen's Girly Girl. Jody prefers football and hanging out with Sasha and the guys while Carmen loves fashion and hates getting dirty. The contrasting personalities cause the two to clash often. |
| 600 | ** She's also the Tomboy to Candi-Rose's Girly Girl while Jody wears jeans, being tough and doesn't particularly care about her appearance as much, Candi-Rose is always wearing pink and loves fashion and romance to the point of being an expert in both. Unlike Carmen though, Jody has a better friendship with Candi-Rose. |
| 601 | * TomboyishPonytail: She starts wearing one in Jody in Wonderland and from Series 3 onward, she is almost always seen wearing one. |
| 602 | * TrademarkFavouriteFood: Chocolate biscuits |
| 603 | * VitriolicBestBuds: With Tyler. |
| 604 | [[/folder]] |
| 605 | |
| 606 | [[folder: Bird]] |
| 607 | ! Bird Wallis |
| 608 | -->'''Played by:''' Leo James |
| 609 | * 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. |
| 610 | * CharacterDevelopment: Goes from a withdrawn and quiet character to one who is more outgoing and outspoken. |
| 611 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Bird has a crush on Candi-Rose, but when she meets and falls for another boy, he makes amends after initially trying to sabotage them by bringing the boy to the DG and allowing them to go out together. |
| 612 | * LikeFatherLikeSon: Bird's interest and talent in [=DJing=] and creating Dubstep came from watching his [[spoiler: assumed]] father do it. As it turns out, [[spoiler: his real father is a well known musician as well, so the trope still applies to his actual family as well]]. |
| 613 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Bird's Song" confirms that Bird is not his actual name and his real name is revealed to be Noah in "Broken Record". |
| 614 | * PutOnABus: Leaves halfway through the first half of Series 10 to go on tour with his dad. |
| 615 | ** TheBusCameBack: Returns later in the series to surprise Floss at the café. |
| 616 | * ShipTease: With Candi-Rose which seems one-sided although his last appearance implies that she might like him back. |
| 617 | [[/folder]] |
| 618 | |
| 619 | [[folder: May-Li]] |
| 620 | ! May-Li Wang |
| 621 | -->'''Played by:''' Stacy Liu |
| 622 | |
| 623 | A careworker introduced in ''The Dumping Ground'' series 2. Becomes Head Careworker in Series 8. |
| 624 | |
| 625 | * FamilyVersusCareer: This comes up in two episodes in regards to May-Li. The kids start to realise she sacrifices a lot of opportunities to spend time with her family in order to look after them, and try to encourage her to better balance her priorities. Her exit comes about as a result of this; she's reluctant to accept a new job closer to home which would allow her to spend more time with her family, which results in tensions between her and Alice. The kids realise what it could lead to, and persuade her to take the job. |
| 626 | * HappilyMarried: To Alice. |
| 627 | * GruesomeGrandparent: When her grandmother Po-Po comes round, it is revealed that she and Po-Po have a strained relationship because Po-Po didn't want to accept that May-Li is a lesbian and has adopted two children. |
| 628 | * PutOnABus: She leaves at the end of the Series 10 mid-season finale after accepting a new job closer to home in order to spend more time with her family. |
| 629 | ** TheBusCameBack: Returns later in the series to surprise Floss at the café. |
| 630 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Replaces Gina as the more authoritative care worker, in the DG. |
| 631 | * RememberTheNewGuy: Makes her first appearance in the 2013 Christmas Special, with no explanation. |
| 632 | * SidekickGraduationsStick: Goes from an assistant careworker for most of the series' run to head careworker in Series 8 after Mike's departure. |
| 633 | * WackyCravings: Starts eating coal when she first discovers she's pregnant (possibly with IVF, as she is married to a woman). |
| 634 | [[/folder]] |
| 635 | |
| 636 | [[folder: Candi-Rose]] |
| 637 | ! Candi-Rose |
| 638 | -->'''Played by:''' Carma Hylton |
| 639 | * ForgettableCharacter: She assumes everyone in the house sees her as this in "Give and Take" after learning that Floss can't think of a trait or skill to include for her in her homework project. |
| 640 | * GirlyGirl: The girliest character at the Dumping Ground. |
| 641 | * 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. |
| 642 | * ItsAllMyFault: Candi-Rose blames herself for the incident that led to her and her sister being put into care and separated. |
| 643 | * PinkMeansFeminine: Is very girly and mostly seen wearing something pink. |
| 644 | * PutOnABus: In the mid-season finale of Series 10. Her parents finally track her down and try to take her away. As a result, she is forced to relocate to a new home immediately and accept another new identity, losing all contact with her friends at the DG as a result. |
| 645 | * ReplacementFlatCharacter: Candi-Rose is basically Carmen before her character development. This gets lampshaded by Tee when they first meet in Series 5. |
| 646 | * StepfordSmiler: An episode of Series 9 has Candi-Rose being overly positive and cheery via an online guide to happiness. Near the end of the episode, she reveals that she was acting that way to hide how sad she is because she misses Lauren. |
| 647 | * StickyFingers: Candi-Rose shoplifts clothes in one episode when she feels left out and forgotten about. |
| 648 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl to Jody's Tomboy. Candi-Rose is obsessed with the color pink, fashion, and romance while Jody likes football and street dancing. |
| 649 | * WitnessProtection: Of sorts. 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 were being searched for by parties unknown. The episode "The Hardest Word" reveals that they were in hiding from their parents, particularly their father. When they finally track her down in this episode, she is forced to leave the DG immediately and accept another new identity for her protection. |
| 650 | [[/folder]] |
| 651 | |
| 652 | [[folder: Jay]] |
| 653 | ! Jay Wallis |
| 654 | -->'''Played by:''' Cole Wealleans-Watts |
| 655 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Inverted. Jay is the younger brother, but he is still fiercely protective of Bird. |
| 656 | * BrilliantButLazy: Jay is quite academically successful, but tends to prefer messing around unless there's something in it for him. |
| 657 | * EmbarrassingDampSheets: Jay used to wet the bed until he was 11. |
| 658 | * 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. |
| 659 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Jay is often very cocky and belittles others but he has also proven to have a good heart and truly cares about his friends. |
| 660 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His real name is Jacob, but he always goes by Jay in the series. |
| 661 | * PutOnABus: In Series 10 to go away to an internship at a science center. |
| 662 | ** TheBusCameBack: Returns a few episodes later to surprise Floss at the café. |
| 663 | [[/folder]] |
| 664 | |
| 665 | [[folder: Floss]] |
| 666 | ! Floss Guppy |
| 667 | -->'''Played by:''' Sarah Rayson |
| 668 | Another new girl and the youngest kid in the Dumping Ground. |
| 669 | |
| 670 | * CreepyChild: Immediately assumes that red liquid dripping from the ceiling is blood. |
| 671 | --> I've always wanted to go to a funeral. |
| 672 | * DayInTheLimelight: In "Be My Girl" when we learn about her past. |
| 673 | * DeadpanSnarker: Tends to be very sarcastic, especially as she grows up. |
| 674 | * DeliberatelyCuteChild: Can use her sweet looks to get what she wants. |
| 675 | * EnfanteTerrible: Not the sweetest girl around as she blackmails Harry into giving her his IconicItem, Jeff the giraffe, in her first episode. |
| 676 | * FieryRedhead: Has a nasty attitude when provoked. |
| 677 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's very bratty and manipulative towards the other kids to make sure she gets what she wants. Despite these tendencies, Floss does have a nice side to her. Sometimes, she will do the right thing to help her friends or learn a lesson. |
| 678 | * LongLostRelative: After some initial suspicions about it in Series 7, Floss finally learns that she and her FriendlyEnemy Ross are actually siblings in the Series 8 episode "Nobody's Perfect". |
| 679 | ** In Series 9, Floss gets to meet her mum after years of not knowing who she is. |
| 680 | * ManipulativeBitch: Tends to manipulate and blackmail the other kids into giving her what she wants or getting her way. |
| 681 | * ParentalAbandonment: Her mother left her in a nail bar because she was young when Floss and Ross were born and couldn't cope. When she returns to meet Floss later on, she mentions still not being able to keep a roof over Floss's head and states that she isn't there to rescue Floss from care, which causes Floss to cut contact with her. |
| 682 | * PutOnABus: Moves out to a flat and to take over as the owner of the Kettle Stand Café for Lily. |
| 683 | * {{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. |
| 684 | * SweetTooth: A lot of her subplots tend to revolve around her wanting sweets someone else has. |
| 685 | * TookALevelInJerkAss: While Floss has always been manipulative and kind of bratty, she becomes a lot meaner in Series 3 by having her more likely to act bratty or insult or manipulate others. |
| 686 | * TookALevelInKindness: In Series 10, Floss has some nicer moments and becomes a bit more mature throughout the series, even giving up her manipulative ways. |
| 687 | * 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. |
| 688 | * 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. |
| 689 | [[/folder]] |
| 690 | |
| 691 | [[folder: Taz]] |
| 692 | ! Tazmin "Taz" De Souza |
| 693 | -->'''Played by:''' Jasmine Uson |
| 694 | * BrattyHalfPint: When she first arrived. She's mellowed out considerably in later seasons. |
| 695 | * HiddenDepths: Taz is quite skilled at playing the piano. She takes up playing in the house after Mike tries to have it removed. |
| 696 | * ItsAllMyFault: She blames herself for her mum's death because she kept her door closed on the night her mum died. When she moves into the Dumping Ground, she prefers to keep the bedroom door open for this reason. |
| 697 | * NatureLover: Develops into one in Series 9 when she learns that her mum saved Ogleton Wood from being torn down for land development and later does the same thing when the council tries to do it again. Series 10 develops it further by showing how she is very much into nature to the point of having her room having a nature theme, taking care of and being protective of the care home's garden, and being protective of animals and environmental rights. It also helps that she had a close friendship with Charlie, who was also a nature lover. |
| 698 | * PutOnABus: Disappears after Ashdene Ridge is burnt down, presumably to another care home or back with her dad. |
| 699 | |
| 700 | [[/folder]] |
| 701 | |
| 702 | |
| 703 | |
| 704 | [[folder: Sid]] |
| 705 | ! Sid Khan |
| 706 | -->'''Played by:''' Josh Sangha |
| 707 | * BollywoodNerd: Is of Indian descent, and has rather nerdy interests, particularly when it comes to science. |
| 708 | * LiteralMinded: Tends to take anything said to him literally. |
| 709 | * IconicItem: His ventriloquist dummy, Fred. |
| 710 | * NiceGuy: One of the nicest characters on the show. |
| 711 | * PutOnABus: Disappears after Ashdene Ridge is burnt down, presumably to another care home. |
| 712 | |
| 713 | [[/folder]] |
| 714 | |
| 715 | [[folder: Clem]] |
| 716 | ! Clem Stephens |
| 717 | -->'''Played by:''' Halle Cassell |
| 718 | * PutOnABus: Disappears after Ashdene Ridge is burnt down, presumably to another care home or back with her sister. |
| 719 | [[/folder]] |
| 720 | |
| 721 | [[folder: Kyle]] |
| 722 | ! Kyle Lawton |
| 723 | -->'''Played by:''' Freddie Smith |
| 724 | * PutOnABus: Disappears after Ashdene Ridge is burnt down, presumably to another care home. |
| 725 | [[/folder]] |
| 726 | |
| 727 | [[folder: Hugo]] |
| 728 | ! Hugo Little |
| 729 | --> '''Played by:''' Hugo Nash |
| 730 | * PutOnABus: Disappears after Ashdene Ridge is burnt down, presumably to another care home. |
| 731 | [[/folder]] |
| 732 | |
| 733 | [[folder: Finn]] |
| 734 | ! Finn [=McLaine=] |
| 735 | -->'''Played by:''' Ruben Reuter |
| 736 | |
| 737 | * ADayInTheLimelight: In "Troll" where he gets bullied by Floss a lot, "Champions" where he goes up against an arrogant rival to win a swimming competition, and "Mother's Day" where he meets his mother for the first time. |
| 738 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Subverted. After only making three short appearances in Series 9 due to [[RealLifeWritesThePlot circumstances surrounding his actor during the COVID-19 Pandemic]], Finn was quietly phased out of the show between Series' 9 and 10 with no explanation for his absence. He does later return in Series 10, where it was revealed that he had moved out to his own flat offscreen and also in Series 11 for one last visit. |
| 739 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Becomes this with Alex. The two become best friends who are there for one another, even after Alex leaves. This is lampshaded by the other kids in "The Dumping Ground: I'm..." by calling their friendship a "bromance". Finn even moved in with Alex after initially leaving the DG, though Alex had moved away by the time he returned. |
| 740 | * TheKlutz |
| 741 | * NiceGuy: One of the kindest characters on the show. He is always wanting to do the right thing and cares deeply for his friends. |
| 742 | * OfficialCouple: With Ivy in Series 8. |
| 743 | * OutOfFocus: Played straight in Series 3 to 5 where he is often only involved in the periphery of the subplots in almost every episode. Averted in Series 6 to 8 where he gets more focus episodes and development. Played straight again in Series 9 where he makes small appearances in very few episodes due to the actor shielding. |
| 744 | * ParentalAbandonment: He was put into care after he was born because his mum didn't think she could look after him though she does come to regret it and meets Finn years later. Series 11 reveals that Finn has since moved back home with her and their family. |
| 745 | * PutOnABus: Leaves offscreen in-between Series 9 and 10 to get his own flat. Also disappears after the Series 10 finale. |
| 746 | ** TheBusCameBack: He returns later in Series 10 to help nurse Jay when he ends up in the hospital. When it's revealed that he is struggling to live alone, Finn moves back into Ashdene Ridge. He also returns in Series 11 to visit Porter's Lodge one last time which also reveals that he is now living with his family. |
| 747 | [[/folder]] |
| 748 | |
| 749 | [[folder: Sabrina]] |
| 750 | ! Sabrina Moxley |
| 751 | --> '''Played by:''' Florrie May Wilkinson |
| 752 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She can be quite moody but is shown to care deeply about her friends, especially Wes and later, Bonnie. |
| 753 | * PutOnABus: Leaves Porter's Lodge to live with her mum. |
| 754 | * TookALevelInKindness: Series 10 has her be very moody and grumpy to the other kids but in Series 11, she mellows out more and builds a closer friendship with Bonnie. |
| 755 | [[/folder]] |
| 756 | |
| 757 | |
| 758 | ! Recurring and guest characters |
| 759 | |
| 760 | [[folder: Introduced in ''The Dumping Ground'' Series 1]] |
| 761 | |
| 762 | !!Shannay |
| 763 | -->'''Played by:''' Holly Quinn-Ankrah |
| 764 | |
| 765 | * ParentWithNewParamour: She is dating Lily's dad. |
| 766 | |
| 767 | !! Kingsley Jackson (David Avery) |
| 768 | |
| 769 | * BigBrotherBully: To Jody. |
| 770 | * BusCrash: In the Series 9 finale, Jody learns that Kingsley has been killed in a car accident. |
| 771 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Jody is trapped in Kingsley's burning flat, he chooses to flee instead of helping her. |
| 772 | |
| 773 | !! Luke Jackson (James Bartlett) |
| 774 | |
| 775 | * BigBrotherInstinct: He's more protective of and willing to stand up for Jody against Kingsley than his mother. |
| 776 | |
| 777 | !! Denise Jackson (Victoria Alcock) |
| 778 | |
| 779 | * 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 although this time, she does apologize and attempts to make amends with Jody. In series 8, she has a phone conversation with Jody and they seem to be pretty close again. |
| 780 | * ExtremeDoormat: To her son Kingsley. She doesn't stand up to him or try to stop his abuse and crime. |
| 781 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Does this to Jody when she finds out that Jody made a statement against Kingsley. |
| 782 | |
| 783 | [[/folder]] |
| 784 | |
| 785 | [[folder: Introduced in ''The Dumping Ground'' Series 3]] |
| 786 | |
| 787 | ! Matt and Stephanie Branston |
| 788 | -->'''Played by:''' Charlie Brooks (Stephanie) and Stuart Manning (Matt) |
| 789 | |
| 790 | ! Maude Gordon |
| 791 | -->'''Played by:''' Kiki Brooks-Truman |
| 792 | |
| 793 | [[/folder]] |
| 794 | |
| 795 | [[folder: Introduced in ''The Dumping Ground'' Series 4]] |
| 796 | |
| 797 | ! Sammy Doyle |
| 798 | -->'''Played by:''' Roderick Gilkison |
| 799 | |
| 800 | * AmbiguousDisorder: Sammy being unable to understand certain social cues may suggest that he has autism. And his overenthusiastic, hyperactive and excitable demeanour suggests that he may also have ADHD. |
| 801 | * NiceGuy: As Tyler, Tee, and even Floss say, he is sweet and well-meaning, just very hyperactive. |
| 802 | * PutOnABus: Goes back to his aunt after she gets out of the hospital. |
| 803 | * ReplacementFlatCharacter: Plays the same role as Mo before his character development except with Tyler instead of Tee. |
| 804 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Leaves after three episodes without the audience getting to know him well. |
| 805 | [[/folder]] |
| 806 | |
| 807 | [[folder: Introduced in ''The Dumping Ground'' Series 5]] |
| 808 | |
| 809 | ! Peter Umbleby |
| 810 | -->'''Played by:''' Simon Ludders |
| 811 | |
| 812 | * ArcVillain: Serves as a recurring antagonist throughout series 5, ending with him leading the plan to demolish Ashdene Ridge. |
| 813 | * FantasyForbiddingFather: He does not like Edward playing his guitar. |
| 814 | * InSeriesNickname: Mr. Dumbleby by the kids at the Dumping Ground. |
| 815 | |
| 816 | ! Janet Umbleby (Alison Pargeter) |
| 817 | |
| 818 | ! Edward Umbleby (Jaimie Boubezari) |
| 819 | |
| 820 | [[/folder]] |
| 821 | |
| 822 | [[folder: Introduced in ''The Dumping Ground'' Series 6]] |
| 823 | |
| 824 | ! Fiona Johnson |
| 825 | -->'''Played by:''' Michelle Collins |
| 826 | |
| 827 | * HappilyMarried: To Mike as of the end of series 6. |
| 828 | |
| 829 | [[/folder]] |
| 830 | |
| 831 | [[folder: Introduced in ''The Dumping Ground'' Series 7]] |
| 832 | ! Freya |
| 833 | -->'''Played by:''' Jackie Edwards |
| 834 | |
| 835 | * BigBad: Of the Series 7 two-part opener. |
| 836 | * {{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. |
| 837 | ** 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. |
| 838 | * 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. |
| 839 | * 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. |
| 840 | * 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, losing contact with Freya in the process. [[{{Revenge}} Freya did not take that well...]] |
| 841 | * ReunionRevenge: Freya puts her plan into action after coming to the DG temporarily and reuniting with Sasha. |
| 842 | * {{Revenge}}: Her motive for going after Sasha as they lost contact when she arrived at the DG. |
| 843 | |
| 844 | [[/folder]] |
| 845 | |
| 846 | [[folder: Introduced in ''The Dumping Ground'' Series 8]] |
| 847 | ! Al Winters |
| 848 | -->'''Played by:''' Gary Webster |
| 849 | |
| 850 | Temporary Head Careworker in the Series 8 opener. |
| 851 | |
| 852 | * AdultsAreUseless: Al completely dismisses the kids' concerns when Sid goes missing, and only agrees to call the police when Scott forces him to. |
| 853 | * 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. |
| 854 | * ManChild: Dislikes doing any of the harder work associated with leadership and prefers messing around and playing games. This is what gets to step down as head careworker and allows May-Li to step in. |
| 855 | [[/folder]] |
| 856 | |
| 857 | [[folder: Pets]] |
| 858 | |
| 859 | !! Mr. Hamster |
| 860 | |
| 861 | Lily's hamster. Handed over to Toby. Back to Tee after Toby left. |
| 862 | |
| 863 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Has ceased to be mentioned after the first season of ''The Dumping Ground'', which may imply that he died |
| 864 | * TeamPet |
| 865 | |
| 866 | !! Shadow (ACTRESS: Connie the dog) |
| 867 | |
| 868 | Frank's MoralityPet and a new friend. Later is given to Lily when she can't stay in The Dumping Ground |
| 869 | |
| 870 | %% * BerserkButton: Frank has just lost all his friends and relations. So he makes sure Shadow doesn't die. |
| 871 | * %% PutOnABus: Down South with Lily. |
| 872 | |
| 873 | !! Mischief |
| 874 | |
| 875 | The Dumping Ground's new dog. |
| 876 | |
| 877 | %% * CanineCompanion: To Bailey. |
| 878 | * PutOnABus: Goes to America with Bailey when he leaves. |
| 879 | * TeamPet: Becomes the Dumping Ground's pet from Series 3 to 5. |
| 880 |
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