The Dumping Ground series 4

The fourth series of the British children's television series The Dumping Ground began broadcasting on 29 January 2016 on CBBC and ended on 2 December 2016. The series follows the lives of the children living in the fictional children's care home of Ashdene Ridge, nicknamed by them "The Dumping Ground". It consists of twenty, thirty-minute episodes, airing in two halves in January and October 2016. It is the twelfth series in The Story of Tracy Beaker franchise.

Main
• Connor Byrne as Mike Milligan

• Phillip Graham Scott as Harry Jones (episodes 1–12 and 19)

• Amy-Leigh Hickman as Carmen Howle (episodes 1–19)

• Mia McKenna-Bruce as Tee Taylor (episodes 1–19)

• Miles Butler-Hughton as Tyler Lewis

• Kia Pegg as Jody Jackson

• Sarah Rayson as Floss Guppy

• Reece Buttery as Mo Michaels

• Stacy Liu as May-Li Wang

• Kasey McKellar as Bailey Wharton

• Akuc Bol as Kazima Tako

• Lewis Hamilton as Ryan Reeves

• Nelly Currant as Toni Trent

• Gwen Currant as Billie Trent

• Sage as Mischief

• Ruben Reuter as Finn McLaine

• Annabelle Davis as Sasha Bellman

• Hannah Moncur as Chloe Reeves (episodes 5, 15–20)

• Yousef Naseer as Joseph Stubbs (episodes 15–20)

• Jethro Baliba as Archie Able (episodes 18–20)

Guest
• Tiana Benjamin as Briony

• Alison Hammond as Rowena Spike

• Kate Copeland as Lizzie Drewit

• Abas Eljanabi as Mr Twigg

• Mark Theodore as Jimmy Wharton

• Jordan Bolger as Zach Montgomery

• Ryan Wilkinson as Allen

• Phil Rowson as Alex White

• Hetty Baynes Russell as Drama Tutor

• Alexander Aze as Dexter Bellman

• Malique Thompson-Dwyer as Tommo

• Sandy Foster as Kelly Bellman

• Fred Montgomery Scott as Murphy Bellman

• Ian Kershaw as Peter

• Tanya Vital as Phoebe

• Liz Crowther as Mary

• Matt Kennard as Kerr

• Judith Alexander as Chair Person

• Warwick Davis as Lou

• Francesca Papagno as Ange

• Sheila Hancock as Doris

• Don Gallagher as Felix

• Duncan Bannatyne as himself

• Leah Walker as Hollie

• Roderick Gilkison as Sammy Doyle

• Chris Jack as Simon

• Guinness as Princess

• Calita Rainford as Iona

• Jane Holman as Aunt Peg

• Diveen Henry as Sally Lewis

• Isobel Steele as Kara

• Samuel Holland as Jim

• David Avery as Kingsley Jackson

• Lee Warburton as Gary

• Zoe Iqbal as Rosie

Casting
In March 2015, an open casting call was announced for the characters of Chloe Josephe Archie & Sammy who was in the DG for 3 episodes. The requirements for Chloe were for the actress to be a genuine wheelchair user aged between 10 and 14 years old, who could pass for 11 to 13 years old. Hannah Moncur was cast in the role.

Production
Production began on 24 May 2015, and was completed on 12 November 2015.