Tracy Beaker Survival Files

Tracy Beaker Survival Files
Title card
Genre	Children Comedy-drama
Created by	Neasa Hardiman
Starring	Dani Harmer
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	13[1]
Production
Executive producer(s)	Josephine Ward Gillian Scothern
Producer(s)	John Piper
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	CBBC
Original release	16 December 2011 – 6 January 2012
Chronology
Followed by	The Dumping Ground Survival Files
Related shows	The Story of Tracy Beaker Tracy Beaker Returns The Dumping Ground
External links
Website

The Tracy Beaker Survival Files was a CBBC miniseries where Tracy Beaker, portrayed by Dani Harmer, gives advice on falling out with mates, romance, keeping secrets and much more through her video blog. Only clips of series 1 and 2 of Tracy Beaker Returns were shown and various clips from The Story of Tracy Beaker.

The series begins with Tracy's advice on falling out. The kids in the Dumping Ground give their opinions, as well as the care-workers, Mike and Gina, who cast an adult perspective over the situations.

The show was filmed concurrently with Tracy Beaker Returns Series 3. The writer was Emma Reeves and the director was Pip Banyard.

Credited characters

Character	Portrayed by	Overview
Tracy Beaker	Dani Harmer	She is the presenter and is in every episode. She is also in a lot of the clips.
Sapphire	Saffron Coomber	Gives her opinion on some of the things Tracy talks about. She is in episodes 1, 2, 5 and 6.
Carmen	Amy-Leigh Hickman	She gives her opinion on some of Tracy's points. She is in episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 12.
Tee	Mia McKenna-Bruce	She gives her opinion and answers some of Tracy's questions. She is in episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8.
Johnny	Joe Maw	He gives his opinion on what Tracy says and answers her questions. He is in episodes 1, 3, 4, 7 and 8.
Harry	Philip Graham Scott	He gives his opinion and answers Tracy's questions. He is only in episode 1.
Mike	Connor Byrne	Mike gives his view on things Tracy says but he is able to say more as he knew Tracy when she was young and is able to talk about things from her past (The Story of Tracy Beaker). He is in episodes 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Gina	Kay Purcell	Gina gives her views from an adult's perspective, which is often very different from the kids' views. She is in episodes 2,3,4,5,6 and 13.
Gus	Noah Marullo	Gus gives a very direct view on everything. He is in episodes 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Elektra	Jessica Revell	Elektra can be quite moody so often Tracy doesn't get much out of her.
Lily	Jessie Williams	Lily gives her views and answers Tracy's questions, often she includes her two sisters, Poppy and Rosie, in her comments. She is in episodes 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 12.
Liam	Richard Wisker	Liam, having been in care all his life, gives fairly frank opinions. He is in episodes 2,3,4 and 7.
Cam	Lisa Coleman	Cam has known Tracy from when she was 10 and has been through the thick and thin with her so she is able to comment about her past as well as her present and being an adult she has gone through it all herself already. (The Story of Tracy Beaker) She is only in episode 1 and 6.
Frank	Chris Slater	Frank is only shown in some clips due to his cerebral palsy.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Falling Out"	TBA	TBA	16 December 2011
Tracy Beaker shares advice for life. Sparks can fly when friends fall out or enemies can't get on. Tracy shares her advice.
2	"Romance"	TBA	TBA	17 December 2011
Tracy Beaker shares advice for life. Tracy tackles the strange and sometimes scary world of love and romance.
3	"Persuasion"	TBA	TBA	18 December 2011
Tracy Beaker shares advice for life. There are times when everyone needs to persuade people to see things their way. But there are many ways of going about it. What's the best way to get people to do what you want?
4	"Anger"	TBA	TBA	19 December 2011
Tracy Beaker shares advice for life. Tracy explores the topic of anger. What makes people see red? Should they let it all out when they get cross? And what happens when you get too good at not getting angry?
5	"Fear"	TBA	TBA	20 December 2011
Tracy Beaker shares advice for life. Tracy explores what makes people frightened, why some love a good scare, and how we can conquer our biggest fears.
6	"Rules"	TBA	TBA	21 December 2011
Tracy Beaker shares advice for life. Tracy knows more than most about rules and shares her experiences. What is the point of rules anyway? Are they made just to be broken?
7	"Doing the Right Thing"	TBA	TBA	22 December 2011
Tracy Beaker shares advice for life. How do people know when to do the right thing? Why is it sometimes hard to do the right thing even when you know you should? And what happens when you don't do the right thing?
8	"Siblings"	TBA	TBA	23 December 2011
Tracy Beaker shares advice for life. Tracy turns her attentions to siblings. When brothers and sisters fall out or get jealous it can be a nightmare. However, they are always there for each other, making their connection a special one.
9	"Responsibility"	TBA	TBA	2 January 2012
Tracy Beaker shares advice for life. Being expected to think of others and set a good example can be tricky - but Tracy has plenty of helpful advice.
10	"Lies"	TBA	TBA	3 January 2012
Tracy Beaker shares advice for life. Tracy tackles the thorny question of lies. Why do people tell them? And is it ever OK not to tell the truth?
11	"First Impressions"	TBA	TBA	4 January 2012
Tracy Beaker shares advice for life. Tracy tackles first impressions. How much can you tell about people on first sight?
12	"Secrets"	TBA	TBA	5 January 2012
Tracy Beaker shares advice for life. Tracy has the lowdown on secrets. She shares her hard-earned wisdom on all the stuff people don't want others to know about.
13	"Goodbyes"	TBA	TBA	6 January 2012
Tracy Beaker shares advice for life. There comes a time in everyone's life when they must say goodbye. Tracy knows it can be tough and she shares what she has learned.

References

1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018gpcc/episodes

External links

• Tracy Beaker Survival Files at BBC
• Tracy Beaker Survival Files at the Internet Movie Database