The Story of Tracy Beaker (TV series) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Story of Tracy Beaker |
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The Story of Tracy Beaker title card
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| Created by | Jacqueline Wilson (Books) |
| Starring | List of Tracy Beaker series characters |
| Opening theme | "Someday" sung by Keisha White |
| No. of episodes | 120 + 5 specials (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Cas Lester (2002–2003) Jane Dauncey (2004–2005) Josephine Ward (2006–2007) |
| Producer(s) | Jane Dauncey (2002–2003) Mia Jupp (2004–2005) Jane Steventon (2006–2007) |
| Production location(s) | Ealing, London (Series 1) Cardiff, Wales (Series 2–5) |
| Running time | 14 minutes (regular episode) 69 minutes (Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me) 30 minutes (Parties With Pudsey) |
| Production company(s) | BBC |
| Distributor | BBC Worldwide |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBBC |
| Original release | 8 January 2002 – 9 December 2005 |
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| Followed by | Tracy Beaker Returns (2010–2012) The Dumping Ground (2012-) My Mum Tracy Beaker (2021–) |
| Related shows | Tracy Beaker Survival Files (2011–2012) The Dumping Ground Survival Files (2014) |
The Story of Tracy Beaker (also known as Tracy Beaker or TSOTB) is a British television programme series adapted from the book of the same name by Jacqueline Wilson. It ran on CBBC for five series, from 2002 to 2005 and also contained a feature-length episode, Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me, broadcast in 2004, as well as a week of interactive episodes for Children in Need. The theme song was written and produced by Brian Harris and Nigel Lowis and performed by Keisha White.
Episodes
The pilot episode aired on 8 January 2002 and the series finale aired on 9 December 2005. The show spanned a total of five series with 120 episodes in total.
Series 1 builds upon the characters introduced within Jacqueline Wilson's books; Tracy, (Dani Harmer), Justine (Montanna Thompson), Louise (Chelsie Padley), Peter Ingham (Joe Starrs), Elaine Boyak (Nisha Nayar), Jenny (Sharlene Whyte) and Cam (Lisa Coleman), whilst introducing other caseworkers and children who live in Stowey House. Three episodes in Series 1 form the basis of the show and make the format and atmosphere easy to understand, "Sneaking in Ben" shows Tracy's friendships, "The Truth Is Revealed" shows Tracy's way of thinking and "Friend" shows Tracy's way of understanding things.
Cast and characters
Awards and nominations
| Ceremony | Award | Nominee | Result |
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| 2002 Children's BAFTA Awards | Children's Drama | The Story of Tracy Beaker | Nominated |
| 2003 Children's BAFTA Awards | Children's Drama | The Story of Tracy Beaker | Nominated |
| 2003 Children's BAFTA Awards | Children's Writer | Mary Morris | Nominated |
| 2004 Children's BAFTA Awards | Children's Drama | Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me | Nominated |
| 2004 Children's BAFTA Awards | Children's Writer – Adapted In | Mary Morris | Nominated |
| 2004 Royal Television Awards | Children's Award | Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me | Won |
| 2005 Children's BAFTA Awards | Children's Drama | The Story of Tracy Beaker | Nominated |
Reruns
When the series ended, repeats of the series were shown almost continuously on the CBBC channel until 24 March 2016 (stopping part-way through series 5). However, all episodes were released on the BBC iPlayer in July 2017 and remained there until the end of the year. The episodes returned in September 2018, and on 2 December 2018, the movie was shown again, followed by two episodes of the show on 3 and 4 December 2018. The movie continues to be broadcast regularly, and the series returned to the iPlayer in May 2019 - it is believed that they will be available permanently.
