Dani Harmer became a major part of children’s childhoods up and down the country as she played the title role in The Story of Tracy Beaker which was based on author Jacqueline Wilson’s book of the same name. Now the fans of the CBBC show are all grown up and look back on the series with a sense of nostalgia. But is Harmer going to once again bring Tracy Beaker to life?
Will Dani Harmer return as Tracy Beaker in new BBC series?
Yes, Tracy Beaker fans will be thrilled to know that Dani Harmer is going to be back playing the once gobby teenager in a brand new series.
The upcoming show will be based on Jacqueline Wilson’s book My Mum Tracy Beaker which acts as a follow-up story to Tracy’s childhood.
This time around though, Tracy is an adult and a single mum looking after 12-year-old daughter Jess.
From the sounds of it, Harmer is excited to get stuck into developing her memorable character.
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Wilson continued: “When I realised just how long ago it was since I wrote the first Tracy Beaker book, I thought ‘if we were in real time, Tracy herself would be in her 30s.
“And I’ve always thought that, even though Tracy had lots of problems in her life and a pretty rubbish mum who was never there for her, Tracy herself would be a good mum, no matter what.”
The book is told from the perspective of Tracy’s daughter Jess who is described as “quieter, more timid and worried about what other people think of her”.
This is the complete opposite to what Tracy was like as a teenager.
In the series which came out in 2002, Tracy was a mischievous and loud-mouthed child who was always up to no good.
She was one of the many residents of the Elm Tree House home for children, better known as The Dumping Ground by its residents.
Tracy longed for her mum to return and take her away from there so now with a daughter of her own, what will she be like as a mother?
My Mum Tracy Beaker is expected to premiere in early 2021 on BBC.