The Story of Tracy Beaker (TV series)

The Story of Tracy Beaker
The Story of Tracy Beaker title card
Created by Jacqueline Wilson (Books)
Starring List of Tracy Beaker series characters
Opening theme "Someday" sung by Keisha White.
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 120 + 5 specials (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Cas Lester (2002–03)
Jane Dauncey (2004–05)
Josephine Ward (2006–07)
Producer(s) Jane Dauncey (2002–03)
Mia Jupp (2004–05)
Jane Steventon (2006–07)
Running time 14 minutes (regular episode)
69 minutes (Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me)
30 minutes (Parties With Pudsey)
Production company(s)
Release
Original network CBBC
CBBC HD
Original release 8 January 2002 – 9 December 2005
Chronology
Followed by Tracy Beaker Returns (2010–12)
The Dumping Ground (2013–)
Related shows Tracy Beaker Survival Files (2011–12)
The Dumping Ground Survival Files (2014)

The Story of Tracy Beaker (also known as Tracy Beaker or TSOTB) is a British television programme 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 performed by Keisha White. Many of the episodes have been released on official DVD compilations, and the entire series was briefly available for purchase alongside a magazine based on the show.

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 introduces the characters and feel of the show. In "Tracy Returns", Tracy moves back into the Dumping Ground. 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. Series 1 also sees the introduction of characters such as Jenny, Duke, Mike, Justine, Louise, and Ben.

Cast and characters

DVD releases

The Story of Tracy Beaker has been released on DVD in the UK.

DVD Title No. of Disc(s) Year No. of Episodes DVD release
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
Tracy Beaker – Best of Me – Series One 1 2002 6 6 February 2006[1]
Tracy Beaker – More of Me – Series Two 1 2003 6 22 May 2006[2]
Tracy Beaker – Starring Me – Series Three 1 2004 6 2 October 2006[3]
Tracy Beaker – Totally Me – Series Four 1 2004 6 26 March 2007[4]
Tracy Beaker – Farewell from Me – Series Five 1 2005–2006 12 7 January 2008[5]
Tracy Beaker – The Boxset of Me 6 2002–2005 60 (12 episodes per series) + The Movie of Me 11 February 2008[6]
Tracy Beaker – The Movie of Me 1 2004 N/A 25 July 2005[7]
  • Note: All of the series DVDs and the boxset contain only the 'best' episodes of that series, the only time all of the episodes were released on DVD was in a special collector's edition set, where one DVD containing several episodes was released each week for purchase. There were 24 DVDs in all, and these are now incredibly rare to find as a complete set. All episodes on Series 1 – 4's DVDs are compilations so there are 6 28 minute compilations which is 12 14 minute episodes, however Series 5 contains single episodes.

Awards and nominations

CeremonyAwardNomineeResult
2002 Children's BAFTA AwardsChildren's DramaThe Story of Tracy BeakerNominated
2003 Children's BAFTA AwardsChildren's DramaThe Story of Tracy BeakerNominated
2003 Children's BAFTA AwardsChildren's WriterMary MorrisNominated
2004 Children's BAFTA AwardsChildren's DramaTracy Beaker: The Movie of MeNominated
2004 Children's BAFTA AwardsChildren's Writer – Adapted InMary MorrisNominated
2004 Royal Television AwardsChildren's AwardTracy Beaker: The Movie of MeWon
2005 Children's BAFTA AwardsChildren's DramaThe Story of Tracy BeakerNominated

Repeats

When the series ended, repeats of the series were shown almost continuously on the CBBC channel until 24th March 2016 (stopping part-way through series 5).

See also

  • Punky Brewster, a U.S. TV series with largely the same premise, as well as a similar main character.
  • Lizzie McGuire, a U.S. TV series most commonly associated with the "animated thoughts/reactions" concept.

References

  1. ↑ "Tracy Beaker – Best of Me Series 1 [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Tracy Beaker – More of Me [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Tracy Beaker – Starring Me [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Tracy Beaker – Totally Me – Series 4 [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Tracy Beaker – Farewell From Me [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "Tracy Beaker – The Boxset of Me [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "Tracy Beaker – The Movie of Me [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
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