Series 7B
Here are a few faces we will be seeing in 7B:
Hayley Walters and Lauren Walters - Actresses playing Prom Guests
Dylan Barnes playing a character called Angus Sykes
7B storylines
It looks like there is going to be a leaving party at the DG for Charlie. A photo recently posted by Kia Pegg shows party bunting decorating the DG living room and two large photos on the walls - one of Charlie and Alex and the other of Sasha and Charlie (we assume as the photo is partially hidden).
What do we know so far about series 8 of the Dumping Ground?
We know that a few key characters are not returning. It is clear from Connor Byrne's Twitter posts that he is not returning for series 8 meaning the DG will be saying goodbye to it's longest serving character -Mike Milligan.
It also seems pretty clear that Emily Burnett will not be reprising the role of Charlie. She wasn't in Newcastle during the filming of the prom scenes of the 7B finale and hasn't been involved in series 8 filming. It is unclear whether Connor Lawson aka Alex has also left.
We know that Stacy Liu, Annabelle Davis, Kia Pegg, Miles Butler-Hughton, Hannah Moncur, Sarah Rayson, Carma Hylton, Leo James, Cole Wealleans-Watts, Jasmine Uson and Josh Sangha have all returned to film series 8. Additionally, guest stars Carlos Mapano and Bethany Asher are reprising their guest roles. We now know the name of Bethany's character and it's Ivy!New character Katy played by Anya Cooke is introduced in 7B and returns for series 8.
It has been hinted that Chloe Lea (who played the lead character in another Jacqueline Wilson inspired series - Katy) is joining the DG cast. This information is from comments on Instagram by Chloe's mum.
Another new face will be Steven Blakeley who is joining as a character called Ed. His surname will be either Grayson or Bates (both surnames have been used for the character on Steven's agent's website).
The last new actor known to be joining for Series 8 is Quinlan Milgate. Quinlan is a young mixed race actor from Wales, joining as a care kid in Series 8. It is not known whether he is joining as a series regular or a guest role.
Series 8 storylines
Very little is known about the storylines in series 8, the cast and crew seem to be being extra careful not to give too much away on social media. We do know that there is an episode with a Scottish theme - with the DG decorated with Scottish flags and tartan bunting.
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