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The Dumping Ground: Freedom Part 1: Home Alone

The Dumping Ground (2013)

Family | UK

Director: Craig Lines

CBBC | Monday, 12 August 2019 | 10:55

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Monday, 12 August 2019 10:55

Monday, 13 August 2018 09:35

Sunday, 13 May 2018 14:15

Sunday, 7 January 2018 14:20

Monday, 16 October 2017 20:00

Rating: 9.0/10

SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 1 - Freedom Part 1: Home Alone

SYNOPSIS

The everyday lives and experiences of children living in a fictional care home. Gus is driven to breaking point when the young people seize their chance to be free of grown-up supervision and take charge of the home. Drama based on books by Jacqueline Wilson, starring Connor Byrne and Kay Purcell.

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Writer: Jacqueline Wilson, Elly Brewer

Producer: Foz Allan, Alan Fairholm

RUNTIME: 53 min

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