CBBC's The Dumping Ground on hunt for new young stars to join hit Newcastle drama

If you know of any talented youngsters who are looking for their first TV role, an amazing opportunity has just presented itself, as hit CBBC drama The Dumping Ground, filmed in the North East, is on the hunt for new stars to join its cast.

Launched by the BBC in 2013, as a spin-off to Tracey Beaker, show follows the exploits and antics of children living in a care home, with it becoming both critically acclaimed and a big hit with fans alike. The Dumping Ground took home two of the main accolades at this year's Royal Television Society North East awards, with star Ruben Reuter beating Vera legend Brenda Blethyn to the Drama prize and the series also taking home the Centre accolade at the ceremony in Gateshead in February.

And now youngsters could soon be following in Ruben's award-winning footsteps as producers have advertised a variety of new roles they are currently casting for.

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A post which appeared on Facebook page Film and TV Casting Calls UK features the descriptions of five different characters needing to be cast.

*To apply for any of them email bbcstudioscasting@bbc.com with the child's name and The Dumping Ground in the subject line. The show can't accept applications from anyone under the age of 16, so a parent/guardian must apply on their behalf, also including their ages and where they are based in the email.

The roles are:

Harmony - female 11-14 years

Producers are keen to cast a neurodivergent child for this role. A chaotic force of nature and door slammer extraordinaire! Harmony and Phoenix are sisters. She loves her sister and is aware that when the dust settles, she can often spoil things for the both of them.

Phoenix - female 8-11 years

The younger sister of Harmony, fiery but not quite in the same league as her big sister. She can get away with murder as her older sister will always get the blame!

Sammy - male 11-14 years

Sammy arrives at ‘The Dumping Ground’ as a refugee who has been in the country for a few months. He still maintains his accent from his home country and we are open to whatever accent this may be.

He is a creative ball of mischief in the house who often tells fantastical stories to the group of how he arrived in the UK.

Vinny - male 6-7 years

The Dumping Ground is a big change from what young Vinny is used to. Cheeky and chatty, he tends to say whatever is on his mind.

Tessa - female 12-15 years

Tessa is more affluent than the other kids in the Dumping Ground. Life has been easy for her so far, so arriving here is very different from the usual luxury that she is used to.