The Dumping Ground (series 3)
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Series Three Title Card
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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CBBC CBBC HD |
| Original release | 16 January – 8 December 2015 |
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The third series of the British children's television series The Dumping Ground was broadcast from 16 January 2015 on CBBC and CBBC HD. The series follows the lives of the children living in the fictional children's care home of Ashdene Ridge, nicknamed by them "The Dumping Ground". It consists of twenty thirty-minute episodes, airing in two halves, and is the eleventh series in the Tracy Beaker franchise. It was confirmed that head writer, Elly Brewer, who has been the head writer for Tracy Beaker Returns and the previous The Dumping Ground series, will not be a part of the writing team for this series. The series aired from 16 January 2015 to 13 March 2015, and from 6 October 2015 to 8 December 2015.
All of the cast from the show's second series returned, with the exceptions of Daniel Pearson, the latter of which had left in the series 2 finale. Leanne Dunstan, who played Faith Davis, also left the series, but returned in episode 13 for a guest appearance. Chris Slater reprised his role as Frank Matthews in episode 20 "Refuge" for a guest appearance.
Casting calls confirmed that there would feature at least five new characters, including; twins Toni and Billie, played by Nelly and Gwen Currant; dog Mischief, which CBBC ran a competition for viewers to name it and is played by Sage; a disabled character called Finn, as well as Sasha and Ryan, played by Ruben Reuter, Annabelle Davis and Lewis Hamilton respectively. This series also saw the final appearance of Joe Maw as Johnny Taylor in the part 1 finale "Dragon Slayer".
New resident Ryan proves he is a force to be reckoned with. He wants the spare bedroom that Johnny has, so turns Sherlock to find out who stole the wallets from the party. Meanwhile, Harry goes to meet his new foster family, but when it's discovered who stole the wallets, it's sad news for Harry.
Carmen and Jody have a row over how should get a musical box. The row gets so bad, that Floss handcuffs them together. Not a big calamity, but then Floss loses the key! Meanwhile, Toni and Billie move into the dumping ground.
When Bailey bumps into a homeless man who later dies, he feels guilty, and decides to become the new owner of his dog Mischief. He has to save Mischief in a week, or Mischief will be put downl
First Appearance: Sage as Mischief
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