The Dengineers

The Dengineers
Genre
Directed by
  • Mel Taylor
  • Paul Benham
  • James Knight
  • Jay Ahmed
  • Charlotte Ingham
Presented by
Starring
  • Olga Skumial
  • Sege Rosella
  • Dee Saigal
  • Tony Broomhead
  • Satwinder Samra
  • Maral Rahmantalab
Theme music composer Test^pattern
Country of origin Britain
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2 + 2 specials
No. of episodes 22
Production
Executive producer(s)
Annette Williams
Producer(s)
  • Mel Taylor
  • Paul Benham
  • James Knight
  • Jennifer Morrison
  • Jay Ahmed
  • Charlotte Ingham
Running time 28 minutes
Production company(s) CBBC Productions
Release
Original network CBBC
Picture format 16:9 1080i
Audio format Stereo
Original release 21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) – present
Chronology
Related shows DIY SOS
External links
Website

The Dengineers is a British children's DIY television series hosted by Lauren Layfield and Joe Tracini and airs on CBBC. The series was previously hosted by Mark Wright. The designers are currently Sege Rosella, Olga Skumial, Tony Broomhead, Satwinder Samra, Maral Rahmantalab and formerly Dee Saigal. Series 1 began on 21 November 2015 and ended on 30 January 2016. A special one-off episode will air on 12 November 2016, featuring the best bits from the previous series with series 2 starting on 19 November 2016.[1] The series is similar to DIY SOS, with the help of expert designers and builders and the youngsters themselves, the Dengineers team will then construct an extraordinary den, either completely from scratch or by transforming an existing space in the home, like a cellar or attic.[2]

As of early 2017, The Dengineers is also airing in the United States on the Discovery Family cable network. In 2017, a special in partnership with Children in Need and Blue Peter will air with guests Naomi Wilkinson, Ayshah Tull, Katie Thistleton, Ben Shires, Rhys Stephenson and Hacker T. Dog.[3][4]

Production

The Dengineers was first announced on 16 December 2014, with other CBBC commissions for 2015.[5] On 11 April 2015, it was announced that Mark Wright would host with then-future CBBC HQ host Lauren Layfield.[2] On 7 July 2016, a second series was commissioned.[6] On 11 April 2017, it was announced that Wright was set to leave and be replaced by Joe Tracini.[7]

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
11021 November 2015 (2015-11-21)30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)
Special12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)
21019 November 2016 (2016-11-19)11 February 2017 (2017-02-11)
3104 November 2017 (2017-11-04)2018 (2018)

Series 1 (2015-16)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Director Original air date[1]
11"Survival Den"Mel Taylor21 November 2015 (2015-11-21)

The team build 11-year-old Ben a camouflaged adventure bunker with a secret entrance.

Special guest: Steve Backshall
22"Music Den"Paul Benham28 November 2015 (2015-11-28)
The team build sibling rockers Sami and Nadia their own soundproofed rehearsal room.
33"Football Den"James Knight5 December 2015 (2015-12-05)
A Manchester United fan is in need of a football den to get away from his annoying brother.
44"Hawaiian Den"Mel Taylor12 December 2015 (2015-12-12)
Ella wants a den to escape the 35 bikes that are kept in every room of the house.
55"Dance Den"James Knight19 December 2015 (2015-12-19)

Jazz and Katelyn love dancing and want to put a dance studio in Jazz's mum's cellar.

Special guest: Flawless
66"Kitchen Den"James Knight2 January 2016 (2016-01-02)
11-year-old Nathan wants a kitchen hangout where he can practise being a chef.
77"Art Den"James Knight9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)

Nyobi needs room, a desk space and art materials for her design projects.

Special guest: Ricky Martin
88"Train Den"Paul Benham16 January 2016 (2016-01-16)
10-year-old Ben wants a den with space to help keep his trains running on time.
99"Spy Den"James Knight23 January 2016 (2016-01-23)
Sienna really needs a new bedroom which can double up as a spy den, with lots of techy gadgets.
1010"Community Den"James Knight30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)
The pupils of the Lancasterian School want an exciting space that everyone can hang out in.

Special (2016)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Director Original air date
111"Highlights"Mel Taylor12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)
Mark Wright and Lauren Layfield look back at some of the amazing dens built throughout the series, and reminisce about the kids they have helped along the way.

Series 2 (2016-17)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Director Original air date
121"Community Den"Mel Taylor19 November 2016 (2016-11-19)
The Dengineers transform a youth centre's outside space for Children in Need.
132"Bollywood Den"Jay Ahmed26 November 2016 (2016-11-26)
The Dengineers build 10-year-old Aron his very own Bollywood den.
143"Gingerbread Den"Paul Benham3 December 2016 (2016-12-03)

The Dengineers come to the aid of Carrie, a 10-year-old from Leeds who plans to celebrate her red hair with a gingerbread house den.

Special guest: Jess Glynne
154"Hollywood Cinema Den"Charlotte Ingham10 December 2016 (2016-12-10)
The Dengineers build 11-year-old Lola an old-fashioned cinema den.
165"Adventure Den"Charlotte Ingham17 December 2016 (2016-12-17)
Mark Wright and Lauren Layfield build an `Adventure Den' for nine-year-old Rufus, who has leukemia, and loves climbing around even though he cannot always join in with his friends.
176"DJ Den"Jay Ahmed and Paul Benham7 January 2017 (2017-01-07)

The team build 11-year-old Joshua his very own DJ den and take a visit of the BBC Radio 1 studios.

Special guests: Greg James, Matt Edmondson and Annie Mac
187"Eco Den"Mel Taylor14 January 2017 (2017-01-14)
The team build 11-year-old Whitney her very own den to answer all her eco needs.
198"Plane Den"Charlotte Ingham21 January 2017 (2017-01-21)
The team build 11-year-old Phillip his own den where he can build model planes.
209"Magical Library Den"Mel Taylor28 January 2017 (2017-01-28)

Eleanor, 10, loves books, so the team bring the library to her - a magical library!

Special guest: Jacqueline Wilson
2110"Journalism Den"Paul Benham2 April 2017 (2017-04-02)

The team create a fantastic journalism den where Soibi can write news reports.

Special guests: Ricky Boleto and Annabel Tiffin

Special (2017)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Director Original air date
221"Highlights"TBA11 February 2017 (2017-02-11)
The team look back at all the amazing dens built throughout the series.

Series 3 (2017-18)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Director Original air date[1]
11TBAMel Taylor ()
22TBAPaul Benham ()
33"Obsevratory Den"James Knight18 November 2017 (2017-11-18)
Helena is 11 and an only child. She loves star-gazing, wants to be an astrophysicist when she's older and is passionate about girls getting into science. She lives above her mum and dad's bookshop where they often work seven days a week which means she doesn't get the chance to get out and look at the night sky! Helena needs a den to help her reach for the stars and fulfil her science dreams.
44TBAMel Taylor2 (2)
55TBAJames Knight ()
66TBAJames Knight ()
77TBAJames Knight ()
88TBAPaul Benham ()
99TBAJames Knight ()
1010TBAJames Knight ()

References

  1. 1 2 3 "BBC Store". BBC. 10 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "BBC - Mark Wright to present new CBBC series The Dengineers - Media Centre". BBC.
  3. ↑ Naomi Wilkinson [@Naomi_Wilkinson] (22 July 2017). "Loved being a part of this today... The Dengineers' @BBCCiN Den build. Wait till you see the end result, it is goin…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ Ben Shires [@BenShires] (22 July 2017). "What a @cbbc dream team at today's Dengineers' Community Den build! 👌👌👌" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "BBC - CBBC Productions celebrates a raft of new in-house commissions - Media Centre".
  6. ↑ "BBC - A range of new commissions announced for CBBC - Media Centre".
  7. ↑ "Joe Tracini joins CBBC's The Dengineers". BBC. 11 April 2017.
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