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The Best Episodes of The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4

Every episode of The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4!

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Tracy Beaker is a 10-year-old girl who has been placed in a children's home. Tracy makes new friends along the way and causes mischief wherever she goes.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 1 - Return to Sender
    6.9/10(13 votes)

    #1 - Return to Sender

    S4:E1

    Tracy's now living with Cam, and just around the corner at the new location of the Dumping Ground (from Stowey House to Cliffside) is the arrival of the Wellards. They guarantee it won't be a smooth move. But Tracy Beaker's taken back to save the day!

    Director:Delyth Thomas
    Writer:Mary Morris

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  2. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 2 - Bouncer vs. Lol
    6.4/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Bouncer vs. Lol

    S4:E2

    It's Bouncer's birthday, but he is not telling Lol he's leaving – so how will he react?

    Director:Delyth Thomas
    Writers:John Phelps, Gary Lawson

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  3. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 3 - In With The Wellards
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #3 - In With The Wellards

    S4:E3

    Tracy plans to go skateboarding with Jackie, but she has double-booked herself. She also unwittingly promised Cam she'd spend the day with her. Cam lays a guilt trip on her, so a reluctant Tracy cancels her day out with Jackie and lets Cam drag her off to an open day at the local Art Centre. The Wellards see an opportunity for mischief, and entice the dejected Jackie to steal the kids' files and burn them. Jackie gets caught, but she and Crash hatch a plot to pay them back. Meanwhile, Tracy enjoys herself more than she could ever have imagined.

    Director:Delyth Thomas
    Writer:Simon Nicholson

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  4. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 4 - Meet The Parent
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Meet The Parent

    S4:E4

    Cam's mother comes to stay, and she turns out not to be as bad as Tracy originally thought. Meanwhile, when Chantal laments the lack of real men at the Dumping Ground, Duke and Bouncer set out to prove they're good at all the things a stereotypical man is good at, but they get nowhere. Eventually, they set out to show Chantal that a real man is true to himself.

    Director:Delyth Thomas
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 5 - Single White Female
    5.8/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Single White Female

    S4:E5

    It's time for fun & games as the kids try to get what they want from new careworker Kez.

    Director:Delyth Thomas
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 6 - Can't Buy Me Love
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Can't Buy Me Love

    S4:E6

    Tracy and Crash do Cam's food shop, but break the shopping list Cam gave her and spend the shopping money for things Tracy wants, like about fifty boxes of turkey nuggets, and various gadgets. Meanwhile, at the dumping-ground, Layla comes up with her own money-making scam – doing other residents' homework for them (charging fifty pence a sheet). But when Roxy grasses Layla up to Sid, the game's up. And Layla has to clean Roxy's room as punishment.

    Directors:Delyth Thomas, Keith Washington
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 7 - Life is a Cabaret
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    #7 - Life is a Cabaret

    S4:E7

    Tracy has a weird dream where the Dumping Ground kids behaviour has changed, everybody is singing in this episode, in a style not dissimilar to Chicago. Cam, playing a more-than-passable 'Velma Kelly'-type character as head careworker, has bottled the kids souls and spark, turning them into docile, obedient drones that do housework all day. Note: In this episode we revisit the old Dumping Ground kitchen from Stowey House

    Director:Delyth Thomas
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 8 - Temper, Temper!
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #8 - Temper, Temper!

    S4:E8

    Sid, in a badly conceived idea to compensate for the Dumping Ground having only two members of permanent staff, decides to install a small number of surveillance cameras, which Duke helps to set up, and Lol and Bouncer take mischievous exception to. Meanwhile, Crash, Jackie and Tracy have a master plan as they take nasty pranks from the Wellards in unusual good cheer. But after a while of inordinate kindness and tolerance (especially from Jackie), Chantal becomes emotional, suggesting she hasn't seen much of this in her life so far...

    Director:Delyth Thomas
    Writer:Aileen Gonsalves

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  9. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 9 - Love and War
    6.0/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Love and War

    S4:E9

    Bouncer has feelings over careworker Jane but the Wellards try their hardest to foil his plans to show his affection. Meanwhile, Hayley suspects that Duke is plotting to poison all the kids with a batch of special soup, that includes a sinister ingredient!

    Director:Delyth Thomas
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 10 - Beam Me Up, Scottie
    6.7/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Beam Me Up, Scottie

    S4:E10

    Hayley's gone to live with Mark and Helen, and Layla is upset because Hayley never told her she would be leaving that day. Meanwhile, Elaine has been pulling out all the stops to find a perfect foster family for Marco.

    Director:Delyth Thomas
    Writer:Tracy Brabin

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  11. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 11 - Testing Times
    6.7/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Testing Times

    S4:E11

    An Inspector comes to the Dumping Ground and isn't pleased in what he sees at the start.

    Director:Jill Robertson
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 12 - Best of Enemies
    6.6/10(12 votes)

    #12 - Best of Enemies

    S4:E12

    Tracy bumps into her old Dumping Ground enemy, Justine Littlewood, and they later realise they've both been duped/bribed into helping Elaine portray herself as some sort of 'super-careworker' to a journalist at a hotel function. Meanwhile, Lol sets up a show like "The Jeremy Kyle Show" when Chantal tries on Crash's parents' wedding ring without his permission.

    Director:Jill Robertson
    Writer:Othniel Smith

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  13. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 13 - The Finishing Line
    6.4/10(11 votes)

    #13 - The Finishing Line

    S4:E13

    Jackie's grandfather dies and she is having doubts about her future without him.

    Director:Jill Robertson
    Writer:Mary Morris

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  14. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 14 - Dear Dad
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Dear Dad

    S4:E14

    Rio and Crash fall out over a game, Rio finds out about Crash's dad and decides to make up lies about his father.

    Director:Jill Robertson
    Writer:Roger Williams

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  15. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 15 - Democracy
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #15 - Democracy

    S4:E15

    Duke is interested in a new job, and it's the battle of the sexes at the Dumping Ground, as the rulebook is out the window.

    Director:Jill Robertson
    Writer:Andrew Walker

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  16. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 16 - The Snake
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    #16 - The Snake

    S4:E16

    Rio's secret pet snake goes missing, but will he find it? Meanwhile, the Plakova boys try to restore Sid's sense of humour, not really to much avail. **WARNING** End scenes may prove scary for younger viewers...

    Director:Jill Robertson
    Writer:Laura Summers

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  17. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 17 - Rebel Without a Clue
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #17 - Rebel Without a Clue

    S4:E17

    A new care worker arrives unannounced at the Dumping Ground – could she be better than Sid?

    Director:Jill Robertson
    Writer:Emma Reeves

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  18. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 18 - The Long Run
    6.4/10(11 votes)

    #18 - The Long Run

    S4:E18

    Jackie receives an important letter for a Sports Academy, but will she take it? Meanwhile, after seeing Tracy flash the cash, the rest of the Dumping Ground kids try to sweet-talk a couple from an old folks home into parting with their cash...

    Director:Jill Robertson
    Writer:Marianne Levy

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  19. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 19 - Independence Day
    6.7/10(12 votes)

    #19 - Independence Day

    S4:E19

    Bouncer moves ever closer to the big shift from Dumping Ground to Halfway House. Meanwhile, will new boy Wolfie settle in with the other kids, or even sleep in the house?

    Director:Jill Robertson
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 20 - The Beaker Witch Project
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    #20 - The Beaker Witch Project

    S4:E20

    Tracy Beaker's very own 'The Blair Witch Project'. Things go 'bump' in the night.

    Director:Jill Robertson
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 21 - Roxy the Rock
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #21 - Roxy the Rock

    S4:E21

    In a 'no grown-ups' episode, the challenge for Queen of the Dumping Ground begins. The only two contenders, Tracy and Roxy, battle out challenges for the title. Meanwhile, Chantal receives a letter and present from her dad as it's her birthday, while Lol and Bouncer try to get into the Guinness Book Of World Records for 'Standing On Your Head In The Airing Cupboard All Day'.

    Director:Jill Robertson
    Writer:Mary Morris

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  22. The Story of Tracy Beaker Season 4 Episode 22 - We're off the Map Now
    7.1/10(13 votes)

    #22 - We're off the Map Now

    S4:E22

    The kids at the Dumping Ground have planned to meet Tracy and Cam at Carters Woods for Jackie and Bouncers last day. At the end of this episode, a big surprise is waiting for Tracy and Cam.

    Director:Jill Robertson
    Writer:Gary Parker

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Return to Sender" is the best rated episode of "The Story of Tracy Beaker" season 4. It scored 6.9/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Delyth Thomas and written by Mary Morris, it aired on 10/5/2004. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Bouncer vs. Lol".