The Story of Tracy Beaker (franchise)

The Story of Tracy Beaker is a long running, award winning British children's media franchise that began with The Story of Tracy Beaker first published on 14 February 1991. Since then the book has spawned five sequels and inspired a television franchise of which consists of nearly 400 episodes of the course of over twenty years and 5 shows including: The Story of Tracy Beaker, Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground. The franchise explores the challenges faced by the residents of "the DG" as it is referred to by the residents and their numerous care/social workers, their relationships with their families and each other and how they overcome those challenges. Some of the topics covered in the franchise include abandonment, neglect, abuse, relationships, growing up, bullying, change, loss, racism, homelessness, runaways etc. With characters such as Jody Jackson (Kia Pegg), Elektra (Jessica Revell), Mike Milligan (Connor Bryne), Alex Walker (Connor Lawson) and Tracy Beaker herself (Dani Harmer) among many others becoming fan favourites and main stays in the ongoing narrative. Residents continue to mention older ones and pass down items from generation to generation, keeping the shows connected and maintaining the extensive lore of the franchise while also finding new ways to evolve and explore new storylines within and outside of the care system. The franchise is also recognisable as having produced award winning actors and actresses such as Amy-Leigh Hickman (who portrayed Carmen) and Mia McKenna-Bruce (who portrayed Tee) among others.

Story of Tracy Beaker merchandise has also been released.