Tracy Beaker Returns is a BAFTA-winning British children's television series, which premiered on 20 November 2009 on CBBC, CBBC HD and BBC HD (2013). Based upon the novels by Jacqueline Wilson, it is the spin-off series to The Story of Tracy Beaker. The series stars Dani Harmer as protagonist Tracy Beaker. The third and final series ended on 4 October 2012, a spin-off entitled The Dumping Ground started airing on 4 January 2013.