Young Dracula


Young Dracula is a British children's horror drama comedy television series which aired on CBBC, loosely based on Young Dracula, a 2002 children's book by Michael Lawrence. The final episode aired on 31 March 2014.
The first two series follow the Dracula family, a family of vampires: Vladimir, his father Count Dracula, and sister Ingrid. Having lived in Transylvania, they move to Stokely, a small town in Wales after various incidents involving angry peasant mobs. It was filmed in various locations around Wales, including Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, Caerphilly Castle, Tretower Court and parts of Llantrisant. Directed by Joss Agnew, the first series was broadcast in 2006 and the second series, which started in late 2007, concluded in early 2008.
The third series, commissioned three years after the second, sees Vlad and the Count flee both vampires and slayers, while the Count is determined that Vlad should fulfil his destiny to become "the Chosen One". This series was filmed in Liverpool during 2011, in various locations including the disused Margaret Bevan School, Croxteth Hall and Stanley Docks. It began airing on 31 October 2011. The fourth series follows on from season three's predicament and had a new director, airing on 29 October 2012. Young Dracula was renewed for a fifth and final series in 2013, with filming beginning in April. The hour long finale, "The Darkest Hour", aired 31 March 2014.
Young Dracula was nominated for Best Children's Drama in the 2008 BAFTA Awards and has been nominated for several other awards. An additional series, the Young Dracula Files, began broadcasting on 24 October 2012, in which the main characters tell their stories of the past. It was primarily hosted by the character Bertrand Du Fortunesa, played by Cesare Taurasi.

Characters

Episodes

Ratings

SeriesEpisode No.AirdateTotal ViewersCBBC Weekly Ranking
1----
1121 September 2006
1228 September 2006
135 October 2006
1412 October 2006
1519 October 2006
1626 October 2006
172 November 2006
189 November 2006
1916 November 2006
11023 November 2006
11130 November 2006
1127 December 2006
11314 December 2006195,0002
11421 December 2006194,0006
2----
212 November 2007313,0002
229 November 2007210,000
2316 November 2007269,0006
2423 November 2007312,0005
2530 November 2007270,0006
267 December 2007274,0003
2714 December 2007335,0002
2821 December 2007242,0009
2911 January 2008307,0004
21018 January 2008270,0004
21125 January 2008201,000
2121 February 2008137,000
2138 February 2008291,0008
3----
3131 October 2011454,0002
321 November 2011539,0001
337 November 2011524,0001
348 November 2011437,0003
3514 November 2011562,0001
3615 November 2011508,0002
3721 November 2011557,0002
3822 November 2011573,0001
3928 November 2011587,0001
31029 November 2011520,0004
3115 December 2011497,0001
3126 December 2011389,0005
31312 December 2011457,0004
4----
4129 October 2012407,0008
425 November 2012306,00010
4312 November 2012332,0009
4419 November 2012334,000
4526 November 2012272,000
4627 November 2012253,000
473 December 2012326,000
484 December 2012341,000
4910 December 2012269,000
41011 December 2012312,000
41117 December 2012326,0006
41218 December 2012314,0008
41318 December 2012328,0005

Awards

A DVD of the first series of Young Dracula was released on 15 October 2012.
A DVD of the second and third series of Young Dracula was released in 2013.
A DVD of the Series Four released 9 October 2014
A DVD of the Series Five released 5th Nov 2014