document_title: Middle-Eastern cuisine

question_text: what is the word for clarified butter in the balkans and middle east

text: Middle-Eastern cuisine

text: History and influences[edit]

text: The Middle East includes the region formerly known as the Fertile Crescent (the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers - Sumeria, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia), where wheat was first cultivated, followed by barley, pistachios, figs, pomegranates, dates and other regional staples. Fermentation was also discovered here to leaven bread and make beer in Mesopotamia, and the earliest written recipes come from that region also.

text: As a crossroads between Europe, Asia, the Caucasus and North Africa, this area has long been a hub of food and recipe exchange. During the first Persian Empire (ca. 550–330 BCE), the foundation was laid for modern Middle Eastern food when rice, poultry and various fruits were incorporated into the local diets. Figs, dates and nuts were brought by merchants to conquered lands, and spices were brought back from the Orient.[1]

text: The area was also influenced by dumplings from Mongol invaders; turmeric, cumin, garlic and other spices from India; cloves, peppercorns and allspice from the Spice Islands; okra from Africa; and tomatoes from the New World, via the Moors of Spain. Religion has also influenced the cuisine; neither Jews nor Muslims eat pork, making lamb the primary meat. Since the Qur'an forbids alcohol consumption, the region isn't noted much for its wine—except in religiously mixed Lebanon, where vineyards like Chateau Ksara, Chateau Kefraya and Chateau Masaya have gained international fame for their wines. Chateau Ksara is also very popular for its arak, an alcoholic drink produced in the Levant and Iraq. Al-Maza is Lebanon's primary brewery, which was also, at one time, the Middle East's only beer-producing factory. Lebanon has always been well known in the region for its wines and arak, making it an exception when it comes to lack of alcohol in the region.[1][3]

text: Under the Ottoman Empire, sweet pastries of paper thin phyllo dough and dense coffee were brought to the area.

text: Elements[edit]

text: Grains[edit]

text: Grains constitute the basis of the Middle Eastern diet, both historically and today. Wheat and rice are the major and preferred sources of staple foods. Barley is also widely used in the region and maize has become common in some areas as well. Bread is a universal staple—eaten in one form or another by all classes and groups—practically at every meal.

text: Aside from bread, wheat is also used in the forms of bulghur and couscous. Burghul is cracked wheat, made by partially cooking the wheat grains in water, drying it in an oven or in the sun, then breaking it into pieces, in different grades of size. Typically, it is cooked in water, with flavorings, much like rice. Burghul is also used in making meat pies and as an ingredient in salads, notably in tabbouleh, with chopped parsley, tomato, lemon, and oil. Freekeh is another common grain, made from immature green wheat.

text: There are many types of rice produced and consumed in the region. Plain rice is served under grilled meats or with meat/vegetable stews. In more complex rice dishes, there are layers of meat, vegetables, sauces, nuts, or dried fruits.

text: Flavorings[edit]

text: Butter and clarified butter (also known as smen) are, traditionally, the preferred medium of cooking. Olive oil is prevalent in the Mediterranean coastal areas. Christians use it during Lent, when meat and dairy products are excluded, and Jews use it in place of animal fats such as butter to avoid mixing meat and dairy products.

text: Most regions in the Middle East use spices. Typically, a stew will include a small amount of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, cumin, and coriander. Black pepper is common, and chili peppers are used occasionally, especially as a separate sauce or as a pickle. Parsley and mint are commonly used both in cooking and in salads. Thyme and thyme blends (za'atar) are common in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel, and a mixture of dried thyme and sumac (crushed sour berries) is a common breakfast item with oil and bread. Sumac is also sprinkled over grilled meat. Garlic is common to many dishes and salads.

text: Meat[edit]

text: Lamb and mutton have always been the favored meats of the Middle East. Pork is prohibited in both Islam and Judaism, and as such is rarely eaten in the region. Prominent among the meat preparations are grilled meats, or kebabs. There are a wide variety of these grills, with many regional specialties and styles. The most common are the cubed cuts on skewers, known as shish kebab in most places. Chicken may also be grilled in the same fashion. Another common variety is kofta kebab, made from ground meat, sometimes mixed with onions and spices, shaped around the skewer like a long sausage and grilled. Kebabs are typically a street or restaurant food, served with bread, salad, and pickles. It is not usually prepared in domestic kitchens.

text: Meat and vegetable stews, served with rice, bulgur, or bread, are another form of meat preparation in the region. Kibbeh is a pie or dumpling made with meat and cereal. The most common are made with ground meat (typically lamb) and burghul, worked together like a dough, then stuffed with minced meat that has been fried with onion, aromatics, and, sometimes, pine nuts or almonds and raisins. This can either be in the form of individual small dumplings (usually shaped like a torpedo), or in slices like a cake, baked on an oven tray with the stuffing placed between two layers of the dough. One variation is kibbeh naye, raw kibbeh, which is made by pounding raw meat and burghul together with seasoning and served with dips of lemon juice and chili sauce.

text: Vegetables[edit]

text: Vegetables and pulses are the predominant staple of the great majority of the people in the Middle East. They are boiled, stewed, grilled, stuffed, and cooked with meat and with rice. Among the green leaf vegetables, many varieties of cabbage, spinach, and chard are widely used. Root and bulb vegetables, such as onions and garlic, as well as carrots, turnips, and beets are equally common. Squash, tomato, eggplants, and okra are distinctive elements in the cookery of the region. (Use your own discretion with this commentary, as Squash and tomatoes originate from the Americas, and are not 'distinctive' to the region as the above suggested.) Eggplant is often fried in slices and dressed in yogurt and garlic, or roasted over an open fire, then pulped and dressed with tahini (sesame paste), lemon juice, garlic, and cumin, a dish known as baba ghanoush. Tomato is the most ubiquitous ingredient in Middle Eastern cookery. It is used fresh in a variety of salads, cooked in almost every stew and broth, and grilled with kebab.

text: Beans and pulses are crucial to the diet of the region, second only to cereals. Fava beans are eaten both green and dried. Dried, they are boiled into one of the most popular Egyptian foods: ful medames, a domestic and street food, eaten for breakfast or any other meal, mashed and dressed in oil, lemon, and chili. Similar dishes are found in all other parts of the region. The famous Falafel, now popular in Europe and America, was originally made from dried fava, crushed and formed into a rissole with herbs and spices, then fried. It is also made from chickpeas or a mixture of the two. Green fava are cooked like other green beans, boiled and dressed in oil, or stewed with meat. The haricot beans and black-eyed beans are also common. Lentils, split peas, and chickpeas are widely used in soups, with rice, in salads, or with meat. Hummus, made from chickpeas and sesame paste, originated in Syria and Lebanon.

text: Dishes[edit]

text: Stuffed vegetables are a dish most associated with the Middle East in the popular mind. They are commonly called dolma, the Turkish word meaning "stuffed," but also the Arabic mahshi. Grape leaves, chard, and cabbage are stuffed with rice, ground meat, pine nuts, and spices, and then stewed in oil and tomato. Many vegetables are similarly stuffed and stewed or baked, such as squash, onion, tomato, eggplant, peppers, and even carrots.

text: Mezze is common throughout the Middle East. It consists of a number of small dishes that are picked at leisure: cheese, melon, nuts, various salads and dips, such as tabbouleh, hummus and mutabbal, pickles, and also more substantial items, such as grilled meat, kibbeh, and sausage.[4]

text: Arabs commonly consume milk, fresh or soured. Yogurt, a Turkish contribution, is commonly consumed plain, used in cooking, used in salad dressing, or diluted as a drink. White cheeses, like the Greek feta and haloumi, are the most common in the region.

text: Beverages[edit]

text: Turkish coffee is the most well known beverage of the region. It is thicker than regular coffee and is made by boiling finely ground coffee in water and then letting the grounds settle. In the 1980s, instant coffee also became popular. Aside from coffee, there is also an alcoholic drink called arak. It is most famous for its potency and milky-white color when water is added, producing the drink nicknamed "the milk of lions". Water and ice are almost always added because of an alcohol content between 30% and 60%. Arak is colorless in its pure form and is aniseed-flavored. In the Middle East, arak is served in social settings and with mezze.[5] Some Christians in the Middle East, such as the Assyrians and Armenians produce their own home made beer and wine.[6] A common drink among Muslims served during Ramadan is Qamar El Deen, a thick and sweet apricot drink. The apricots are boiled with sugar and water until they are thick and placed on wooden planks left in the sun until dry. A fruit leather is left, which is then melted with water and sugar and drunk.[7] Another popular drink is Jallab. It is made by diluting a mixture grape molasses, dates, and rose water and served with crushed ice. Some also serve it with raisins or pine nuts.[8] Ayran (and Doogh) is a beverage made from yogurt very popular in certain Middle Eastern countries such as Turkey and Iran.

text: Etiquette[edit]

text: Dining etiquette in Arab countries[edit]

text: In Arab countries of the Middle East, especially in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, it is common for people to take their food from a communal plate in the center of the table. Rather than employing forks or spoons, people traditionally dine without utensils; they scoop up food with their thumb and two fingers or pita bread. In the Arab culture, the left hand is considered unclean. This however is changing now with utensils being widely used for dining. Even left-handed people eat only with the right hand. A common exception is that the left hand may be used to hold a drinking glass when eating greasy food with the right.[9] It is proper etiquette to compliment the host on the food and her hospitality. Similarly, it is important to try every plate on the table. If a guest does not leave food on his plate, the host generally fills it immediately.[10] The Middle East places emphasis on enjoying meals with family and friends.

text: Dining etiquette in non-Arab countries of Middle East[edit]

text: Iran[edit]

text: In Iranian Azerbaijan the term "eliz ağırmasın" [literally 'may your hand not hurt'] is used to thank someone. The language spoken in Iranian Azerbaijan is Azeri Turkish, a Turkic language.

text: Turkey[edit]

text:
Tea is usually served in little curved glasses that you hold not by the stem, but by the lip: you never add milk, but you can add water as you drink it to dilute the tea, which is sometimes still steeping when you get it. Coffee is generally available. The coffee is drunk carefully (there are grounds on the bottom); it is also thick and black, and each cup is individually brewed, often with the sugar already in it, and milk is usually not to be added. Since it is offered all the time and everywhere, it is a gesture of hospitality and you must always take the coffee or tea, even if you only put it to your lips or just take a few sips. Your cup will always be refilled if it is less than half full. Because you must never pour your own drink, you must always be alert throughout the meal as to whether your neighbor's cup or glass needs refilling. If it is less than half full, it needs refilling; alternately, if yours is less than half full, your neighbor is obliged to refill it. If he or she does not, do not refill it yourself, for this will cause him or her to lose face; instead, diplomatically indicate your need by pouring a little more drink into your neighbor's glass, even if it doesn't really need it.
If you are the honored guest, you will be expected to make a toast, usually soon after the host does or at the end of the meal, just before everyone departs.
Dining is done with forks and spoons and knives, Western style. The knife is held in the right hand, and the fork in the left. Do not switch hands for knives and forks.
Smoking is ubiquitous in Turkey. People smoke between courses during dinner.
The host sits at the head of the table, with the honored guest seated next to the host. In addition, the honored guest sits on the side of the table farthest from the door. (At business meetings, the key people sit in the middle, flanked on either side in descending order by their aides, with the least important people sitting at the ends of the table farthest from the middle, and closest to the door; the arrangement is mirrored on the other side.) Men and women eating at someone's home might dine in separate areas (and spend the entire evening separated) or at separate times, with the men dining first
The honored guest is served first, then the oldest man, then the rest of the men, then children, and finally women.
Do not begin to eat or drink until the oldest man at the table has been served and has begun. You may want to ask your host when it is appropriate to begin.
At the end of the meal, it is appropriate to thank the host or hostess for a wonderful meal.
In restaurants, you often order each dish as you want it, so that they are not ordered all at once at the beginning of the meal. In informal restaurants, you may be required to share a table. If so, do not force conversation: act as if you are seated at a private table. Waitstaff may be summoned by making eye contact; waving or calling their names is very impolite. Dining etiquette for business meals. Most business meals are lunches. Business meals are generally not good times to discuss business or make business decisions; they are intended to build the more important personal relationship. Take your cue from your Turkish associates: if they bring up business, then it's okay to discuss it, but wait to take your lead from their conversation. Water, and other drinks, may not be served until after the meal is over, as some believe that drinking while eating is not healthy.
When you are at a colleague's home for a formal meal, you will be invited to sit anywhere you like at the table; resist the impulse to sit down, and wait until your host gives you further instructions. These will generally come after the host or oldest man is seated, and often you will be placed at his side. It is a great honor to be invited into a Turkish home. Once inside, you may need to remove your shoes (this is not the custom in restaurants, however). If you move from room to room in a Turkish home, be sure to always allow the more senior members of your party to enter the room ahead of you. It is customary to say "Afiyet olsun" ("May what you eat bring well-being") before or after eating, and to say "Elinize sağlik" (it is a compliment to the hostess, meaning "Bless your hand") after the meal.

text: Month of Ramadan[edit]

text: During the month of Ramadan, food consumption increases dramatically throughout Muslim communities. Breaking the fast becomes a banquet, with exchanges of invitations between kin and friends, and public banquets held by charities and associations. Cafes and pastry shops are open at night, and a carnival atmosphere prevails in the streets. Many Muslims, following the reported example of Muhammad, break their fast with a date, followed by a variety of dishes. Sweet pastries and puddings are always present on Ramadan nights everywhere. The end of Ramadan is marked by a festival, Id 'al-Fitr, a feast that breaks the fast, during which a great quantity and variety of sweets and pastries are consumed. The other major Muslim feast is that of 'Id al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice, which occurs during the pilgrimage month. At this time an animal, usually a sheep or a goat, is slaughtered in every household that can afford it, and great banquets are prepared, with an obligation to give food to the poor.[4]

text: Globalization[edit]

text: In North America, Middle Eastern food first came became popular in the 1990s[citation needed] with the so-called Mediterranean diet. According to the Mayo Clinic, the benefits included reduced risks of heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and cancer.[citation needed]

text: Geographical varieties of Arab cuisine of Middle East[edit]

text:
Bahraini cuisine
 Emirati cuisine
 Egyptian cuisine
 Iraqi cuisine
 Jordanian cuisine
 Kuwaiti cuisine
 Lebanese cuisine
 Omani cuisine
 Palestinian cuisine
 Qatari cuisine
 Saudi Arabian cuisine
 Syrian cuisine
 Yemeni cuisine

text: Geographical varieties of non-Arab cuisines of Middle East[edit]

text:
Assyrian cuisine
 Armenian cuisine
 Azerbaijani cuisine
 Cypriot cuisine
 Kurdish cuisine
 Greek cuisine
 Georgian cuisine
 Iranian cuisine (Persian cuisine)
 Israeli cuisine (Jewish cuisine)
 Turkish cuisine (Ottoman cuisine)


document_title: The Silence of the Lambs (film)

question_text: who played the girl in silence of the lambs

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text: The Silence of the Lambs (film)

text: Plot

text: FBI trainee and UVA graduate, Clarice Starling, is pulled from her training at the FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia by Jack Crawford of the Bureau's Behavioral Science Unit. He assigns her to interview Hannibal Lecter, a former psychiatrist and incarcerated cannibalistic serial killer, whose insight might prove useful in the pursuit of a serial killer nicknamed "Buffalo Bill", who skins his female victims' corpses.

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text: Starling travels to the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, where she is led by Dr. Frederick Chilton to Lecter's solitary quarters. Although initially pleasant and courteous, Lecter grows impatient with Starling's attempts at "dissecting" him and rebuffs her. As she is leaving, one of the prisoners flicks semen at her. Lecter, who considers this act "unspeakably ugly", calls Starling back and tells her to seek out an old patient of his. This leads her to a storage shed, where she discovers a man's severed head with a sphinx moth lodged in its throat. She returns to Lecter, who tells her that the man is linked to Buffalo Bill. He offers to profile Buffalo Bill on the condition that he may be transferred away from Chilton, whom he detests.

text: Buffalo Bill abducts a Senator's daughter, Catherine Martin. Crawford authorizes Starling to offer Lecter a fake deal, promising a prison transfer if he provides information that helps them find Buffalo Bill and rescue Catherine. Instead, Lecter demands a quid pro quo from Starling, offering clues about Buffalo Bill in exchange for personal information. Starling tells Lecter about the murder of her father when she was ten years old. Chilton secretly records the conversation and reveals Starling's deceit before offering Lecter a deal of Chilton's own making. Lecter agrees and is flown to Memphis, Tennessee, where he verbally torments Senator Ruth Martin, and gives her misleading information on Buffalo Bill, including the name "Louis Friend".

text: Starling notices that "Louis Friend" is an anagram of "iron sulfide" — fool's gold. She visits Lecter, who is now being held in a cage-like cell in a Tennessee courthouse, and asks for the truth. Lecter tells her that all the information she needs is contained in the case file. Rather than give her the real name, he insists that they continue their quid pro quo and she recounts a traumatic childhood incident where she was awakened by the sound of spring lambs being slaughtered on a relative's farm in Montana. Starling admits that she still sometimes wakes thinking she can hear lambs screaming, and Lecter speculates that she is motivated to save Catherine in the hope that it will end the nightmares. Lecter gives her back the case files on Buffalo Bill after their conversation is interrupted by Chilton and the police, who escort her from the building. Later that evening, Lecter kills his guards, escapes from his cell, and disappears.

text: Starling analyzes Lecter's annotations to the case files and realizes that Buffalo Bill knew his first victim personally. Starling travels to the victim's hometown and discovers that Buffalo Bill was a tailor, with dresses and dress patterns identical to the patches of skin removed from each of his victims. She telephones Crawford to inform him that Buffalo Bill is trying to form a "woman suit" out of real skin, but Crawford is already en route to make an arrest, having cross-referenced Lecter's notes with hospital archives and finding a transsexual man named Jame Gumb, who once applied unsuccessfully for a sex-change operation. Starling continues interviewing friends of Buffalo Bill's first victim in Ohio, while Crawford leads an FBI HRT team to Gumb's address in Illinois. The house in Illinois is empty, and Starling is led to the house of "Jack Gordon", whom she realizes is actually Jame Gumb, again by finding a sphinx moth. She pursues him into his multi-room basement, where she discovers that Catherine is still alive, but trapped in a dry well. After turning off the basement lights, Gumb stalks Starling in the dark with night-vision goggles, but gives his position away when he cocks his revolver. Starling reacts just in time and fires all of her rounds at Gumb, killing him.

text: Sometime later, at the FBI Academy graduation party, Starling receives a phone call from Lecter, who is at an airport in Bimini. He assures her that he does not plan to pursue her and asks her to return the favor, which she says she cannot do. Lecter then hangs up the phone, saying that he is "having an old friend for dinner", and starts following a newly arrived Chilton before disappearing into the crowd.

text: Cast

text:
Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling

Masha Skorobogatov as young Clarice

Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Scott Glenn as Jack Crawford
Ted Levine as Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb
Anthony Heald as Dr. Frederick Chilton
Brooke Smith as Catherine Martin
Diane Baker as U.S. Senator Ruth Martin
Kasi Lemmons as Ardelia Mapp
Frankie Faison as Barney Matthews
Tracey Walter as Lamar
Charles Napier as Lt. Boyle
Danny Darst as Sgt. Tate
Alex Coleman as Sgt. Jim Pembry
Dan Butler as Roden
Paul Lazar as Pilcher
Ron Vawter as Paul Krendler
Roger Corman as FBI Director Hayden Burke
Chris Isaak as SWAT Commander
Harry Northup as Mr. Bimmel

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text: Production

text: Development

text: The Silence of the Lambs is based on Thomas Harris' 1988 novel of the same name and is the second film to feature the character Hannibal Lecter following the 1986 film Manhunter. Prior to the novel's release, Orion Pictures partnered with Gene Hackman to bring the novel to the big screen. With Hackman set to direct and possibly star in the role of Crawford, negotiations were made to split the $500,000 cost of rights between Hackman and the studio.[6] In addition to securing the rights to the novel, producers also had to acquire the rights to the name "Hannibal Lecter", which were owned by Manhunter producer Dino De Laurentiis. Owing to the financial failure of the earlier film, De Laurentiis lent the character rights to Orion Pictures for free.[7]

text: In November 1987, Ted Tally was brought on to write the adaptation;[8] Tally had previously crossed paths with Harris many times, with his interest in adapting The Silence of the Lambs originating from receiving an advance copy of the book from Harris himself.[9] When Tally was about halfway through with the first draft, Hackman withdrew from the project and financing fell through. However, Orion Pictures co-founder Mike Medavoy assured Tally to keep writing as the studio itself took care of financing and searched for a replacement director.[10] As a result, Orion Pictures sought director Jonathan Demme to helm the project. With the screenplay not yet completed, Demme signed on after reading the novel.[11] From there, the project quickly took off, as Tally explained, "[Demme] read my first draft not long after it was finished, and we met, then I was just startled by the speed of things. We met in May 1989 and were shooting in November. I don't remember any big revisions."[12]

text: Casting

text: Jodie Foster was interested in playing the role of Clarice Starling immediately after reading the novel. However, despite Foster's having just won an Academy Award for her performance in the 1988 film The Accused, Demme was not convinced that she was right for the part.[13][14] Having previously collaborated on Married to the Mob, Demme's first choice for the role of Starling was Michelle Pfeiffer, who turned it down, later saying, "It was a difficult decision, but I got nervous about the subject matter".[15] As a result, Foster was awarded the role due to her passion towards the character.[16]

text: For the role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, Demme originally approached Sean Connery. After the actor turned it down, Anthony Hopkins was then offered the part based on his performance in The Elephant Man.[17] Other actors considered for the role included Al Pacino,[18] Robert De Niro,[18] Dustin Hoffman,[18] Derek Jacobi[19] and Daniel Day-Lewis.[19]

text: Gene Hackman was originally going to play Jack Crawford, the Agent-in-Charge of the Behavioral Science Unit of the FBI in Quantico, Virginia but he found the script "too violent."[18] Scott Glenn was then cast in the role. To prepare for the role, Glenn met with John E. Douglas, after whom the character is modeled. Douglas gave Glenn a tour of the Quantico facility and also played for him an audio tape containing various recordings that serial killers Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris had made of themselves raping and torturing a 16-year-old girl.[20][21] According to Douglas, Glenn wept as he experienced the recordings and even changed his liberal stance on the death penalty.[22]

text: Filming

text: Principal photography for The Silence of the Lambs began on November 15, 1989 and concluded on March 1, 1990.[23] Filming primarily took place in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with some scenes shot in nearby northern West Virginia.[24] The home of Buffalo Bill used for exterior scenes was in Layton, Pennsylvania.[25][26] The exterior of the Western Center near Canonsburg, Pennsylvania served as the setting for Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.[27] In what was a rare act of cooperation at the time, the FBI allowed scenes to be filmed at the FBI Academy in Quantico; some FBI staff members even acted in bit parts.[28][29]

text: Music

text:
The Silence of the Lambs: The Original Motion Picture Score

Film score by Howard Shore

Released
February 5, 1991

Recorded
August, 1990 in Munich

Length
57:09

Label
MCA Records

Producer
Howard Shore

Howard Shore chronology

Big
(1988)Big1988
The Silence of the Lambs
(1991)
Naked Lunch
(1991)Naked Lunch1991

Hannibal Lecter chronology

Manhunter
(1986) Manhunter1986
The Silence of the Lambs
(1991) The Silence of the Lambs1991
Hannibal
(2001) Hannibal2001

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text:
Professional ratings

Review scores

Source
Rating

Allmusic

Filmtracks.com

text: The musical score for The Silence of the Lambs was composed by Howard Shore, who would also go on to collaborate with Demme on Philadelphia. Recorded in Munich during the latter half of the summer of 1990, the score was performed by the Munich Symphony Orchestra.[30] "I tried to write in a way that goes right into the fabric of the movie," explained Shore on his approach. "I tried to make the music just fit in. When you watch the movie you are not aware of the music. You get your feelings from all elements simultaneously, lighting, cinematography, costumes, acting, music. Jonathan Demme was very specific about the music."[31] A soundtrack album was released by MCA Records on February 5, 1991.[32] Music from the film was later used in the trailers for its sequel, Hannibal.[33]

text:
The Silence of the Lambs: The Original Motion Picture Score

No.
Title
Length

1.
"Main Title"
5:04

2.
"The Asylum"
3:53

3.
"Clarice"
3:03

4.
"Return to the Asylum"
2:35

5.
"The Abduction"
3:01

6.
"Quid Pro Quo"
4:41

7.
"Lecter in Memphis"
5:41

8.
"Lambs Screaming"
5:34

9.
"Lecter Escapes"
5:06

10.
"Belvedere, Ohio"
3:32

11.
"The Moth"
2:20

12.
"The Cellar"
7:02

13.
"Finale"
4:50

Total length:
57:09

text: Release

text: The Silence of the Lambs was released on February 14, 1991, grossing $14 million during its opening weekend. At the time it closed on October 10, 1991, the film had grossed $131 million domestically with a total worldwide gross of $273 million.[34] It was the fourth highest-grossing film of 1991.[35]

text: Critical reception

text: The Silence of the Lambs was a sleeper hit that gradually gained widespread success and critical acclaim.[36] Hopkins, Foster, and Levine garnered much acclaim for their performances. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 95% of 84 film critics have given the film a positive review, with an average rating of 8.7 out of 10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Director Jonathan Demme's smart, taut thriller teeters on the edge between psychological study and all-out horror, and benefits greatly from stellar performances by Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster."[37] Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 85 out of 100, based on 19 reviews from mainstream critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[38] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.[39]

text: Roger Ebert, of Chicago Sun-Times, specifically mentioned the "terrifying qualities" of Hannibal Lecter.[40] Ebert later added the film to his list of The Great Movies, recognizing the film as a "horror masterpiece" alongside such classics as Nosferatu, Psycho, and Halloween.[41] However, the film is also notable for being one of two multi-Academy Award winners (the other being Unforgiven) disapproved of by Ebert's colleague, Gene Siskel. Writing for Chicago Tribune, Siskel said, "Foster's character, who is appealing, is dwarfed by the monsters she is after. I'd rather see her work on another case."[42]

text: Accolades

text:
Academy Awards record

Best Picture, Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt, Ronald M. Bozman

Best Director, Jonathan Demme

Best Actor, Anthony Hopkins

Best Actress, Jodie Foster

Best Adapted Screenplay, Ted Tally

Golden Globe Awards record

Best Actress, Jodie Foster

British Academy Film Awards record

Best Actor, Anthony Hopkins

Best Actress, Jodie Foster

text: The film won the Big Five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director (Demme), Best Actor (Hopkins), Best Actress (Foster), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally), making it only the third film in history to accomplish that feat.[43] It was also nominated for Best Sound Mixing (Tom Fleischman and Christopher Newman) and Best Film Editing, but lost to Terminator 2: Judgment Day and JFK, respectively.[44]

text: Other awards include being named Best Film by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, CHI Awards and PEO Awards. Demme won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival[45] and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. The film was nominated for the Grand Prix of the Belgian Film Critics Association. It was also nominated for the British Academy Film Award for Best Film. Screenwriter Ted Tally received an Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. The film was awarded Best Horror Film of the Year during the 2nd Horror Hall of Fame telecast, with Vincent Price presenting the award to the film's executive producer Gary Goetzman.[46]

text: In 1998, the film was listed as one of the 100 greatest films in the past 100 years by the American Film Institute.[47] In 2006, at the Key Art Awards, the original poster for The Silence of the Lambs was named best film poster "of the past 35 years".[48] The Silence of the Lambs placed seventh on Bravo's The 100 Scariest Movie Moments for Lecter's escape scene. The American Film Institute named Hannibal Lecter (as portrayed by Hopkins) the number one film villain of all time[49] and Clarice Starling (as portrayed by Foster) the sixth-greatest film hero of all time.[49] In 2011, ABC aired a prime-time special, Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time, that counted down the best films chosen by fans based on results of a poll conducted by ABC and People magazine. The Silence of the Lambs was selected as the No. 1 Best Suspense/Thriller and Dr. Hannibal Lecter was selected as the No. 4 Greatest Film Character.

text: The film and its characters have appeared in the following AFI "100 Years" lists:

text:
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies—#65
AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills—#5
AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains:

Hannibal Lecter—#1 Villain
Clarice Starling—#6 Hero
"Buffalo Bill" (Jame Gumb)—Nominated Villain

AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:

"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."—#21
"I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner."—Nominated

AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores—Nominated
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)—#74

text: In 2015, Entertainment Weekly's 25th anniversary year, it included The Silence of the Lambs in its list of the 25 best movies made since the magazine's beginning.[50]

text:
Organization/Association
Award
Actor/Crew
Outcome
Remarks

64th Academy Awards
Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins
Won

Best Actress
Jodie Foster
Won

Best Adapted Screenplay
Ted Tally
Won
Adapted from The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

Best Director
Jonathan Demme
Won

Best Picture
Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt, Ron Bozman
Won

Best Film Editing
Craig McKay
Nominated

Best Sound Mixing
Tom Fleischman, Christopher Newman
Nominated

49th Golden Globe Awards
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jodie Foster
Won

Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Anthony Hopkins
Nominated

Best Director
Jonathan Demme
Nominated

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Kenneth Utt
Nominated

Best Screenplay
Ted Tally
Nominated

45th British Academy Film Awards
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Anthony Hopkins
Won

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jodie Foster
Won

Best Adapted Screenplay
Ted Tally
Nominated

Best Cinematography
Tak Fujimoto
Nominated

Best Direction
Jonathan Demme
Nominated

Best Editing
Craig McKay
Nominated

Best Film
Ron Bozman, Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt
Nominated

Best Film Music
Howard Shore
Nominated

Best Sound
Skip Lievsay, Christopher Newman, Tom Fleischman
Nominated

text: Accusations of homophobia, transphobia and sexism

text: Upon its release, The Silence of the Lambs was criticized by members of the LGBT community for its portrayal of Buffalo Bill as bisexual and transsexual. In response to the critiques, Demme replied that Buffalo Bill "wasn't a gay character. He was a tormented man who hated himself and wished he was a woman because that would have made him as far away from himself as he possibly could be." Demme added that he "came to realize that there is a tremendous absence of positive gay characters in movies".[51]

text: In a 1992 interview with Playboy magazine, notable feminist and women's rights advocate Betty Friedan stated, "I thought it was absolutely outrageous that The Silence of the Lambs won four  [sic] Oscars. […] I'm not saying that the movie shouldn't have been shown. I'm not denying the movie was an artistic triumph, but it was about the evisceration, the skinning alive of women. That is what I find offensive. Not the Playboy centerfold."[52]


document_title: Baseball metaphors for sex

question_text: what is a home run with a girl

question_tokens: what is a home run with a girl

text: Baseball metaphors for sex

text: Details and popularity[edit]

text: Among the most commonly used metaphors are the bases describing levels of physical intimacy (generally from a heterosexual perspective). Definitions vary, but the following are typical usages of the terms:[4]

text:
First base – mouth-to-mouth kissing, especially French kissing;
Second base – skin-to-skin touching/kissing of the breasts; in some contexts, it may instead refer to touching any erogenous zones through the clothes (i.e., not actually touching the skin), or manual stimulation of the genitals;
Third base – touching below the waist (without sexual intercourse); in some contexts, it may instead refer to oral stimulation of the genitals;
Home run (home base or scoring) – "full" sexual intercourse.

text: Additionally,

text: Strikeout – a failure to engage in any form of foreplay or other sexual activity;

text: Additionally, there are two metaphors used to refer to men who have sex with men:

text:
Pitching – the man performing anal sex
Catching – the man receiving anal sex

text: Other similar metaphors include:

text:
Switch hitter – a bisexual individual, referencing a player who can bat from either side
Playing for the other team – usually indicating a person is gay or lesbian
Playing for both teams – usually indicating a person is bisexual

text: The metaphors are found variously in popular American culture, with one well-known example in the Meat Loaf song "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", which describes a young couple "making out", with a voice-over commentary, by baseball announcer Phil Rizzuto, of a portion of a baseball game as a metaphor for the couple's activities.[5] A similar example can be found in Billy Joel's song "Zanzibar" in which he compares himself to Pete Rose and sings the lines "Me, I'm trying just to get to second base and I'd steal it if she only gave the sign. She's gonna give the go ahead, the inning isn't over yet for me."[6]

text: David Letterman chronicled many of these in his "Top Ten Baseball Euphemisms for Sex" — a recurring theme on the Top Ten Lists featured on the late-night talk shows he hosted before his retirement.[7]

text: Sex education[edit]

text: Educators have found the baseball metaphor an effective instructional tool when providing sex education to middle school students.[8] Leman and Bell, in their book A Chicken's Guide to Talking Turkey With Your Kids About Sex, make use of it to aid parents in the discussion of puberty with their children, dividing the topics into "first base" ("Changes from the neck up"), "second base" ("Changes from the neck to the waist"), "third base" ("Changes from the waist down"), and "home plate" ("The Big 'It'").[9]

text: Alternative views[edit]

text: This sequence of "running the bases" is often regarded as a script, or pattern, for young people who are experimenting with sexual relationships. The script may have slightly changed since the 1960s. Kohl and Francoeur state that with the growing emphasis in the 1990s on safe sex to expand sex beyond heterosexual penetrative intercourse, the "home run" has taken on the additional dimension of oral sex. Richters and Rissel conversely state that "third base" is now sometimes considered to comprise oral sex as part of the accepted pattern of activities, as a precursor to "full" (i.e. penetrative) sex.[10][11]


document_title: Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park

question_text: who owns spirit of the suwannee music park

text: Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park

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text: The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park is located in North Central Florida, in Suwannee County, United States.

text: Overview[edit]

text: Situated on the banks of the historic Suwannee River, the park consists of over 800 acres (2.4 km²) of camping areas, concert venues, recreational facilities and unspoiled forests. The park hosts numerous major events each year, including Suwannee Hulaween, the AURA Music and Arts Festival, Suwannee River Jam, the Magnoliafest, Wanee Music Festival, Blackwater Music Festival, Purple Hatter's Ball, and Suwannee Springfest.

text: Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, nestled in Live Oak, Florida, with 3 miles of the Suwannee river bordering the park, hosts over 25 diverse, fun events throughout the year. AURA Music and Arts Festival, Suwannee Hulaween, Wanee Music Festival, Springfest, Suwannee Festival of Lights, and Suwannee River Jam are some of these annual festivals. The park offers multiple stages, miles of trails and over 800 acres (3.2 km2) for camping, hiking, canoe and kayak rentals on the river, horseback riding, a restaurant and country store. Besides a variety of other flora and fauna it includes a large bat house which has become a home to an increasing number of bats.

text: The Cornett family has been making improvements to the park to enhance and improve its entertainment, hiking, canoeing, camping and other activities. The park offers varied camping options including primitive camping, RV camping and furnished park models. A tree house is also available for different occasions and events.


document_title: Marie Van Brittan Brown

question_text: who invented the first home video security system

text: Marie Van Brittan Brown

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text:
Marie Van Brittan Brown

Born
(1922-10-30)30 October 1922

Died
2 February 1999(1999-02-02) (aged 76)

text: Marie Van Brittan Brown (October 30, 1922 – February 2, 1999) was an African-American inventor, becoming the originator of the home security system (patent number 3,482,037) in 1966, along with her husband Albert Brown, a patent was granted in 1969. Brown was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York;[1] she died there at the age of 76.

text: Brown's system had a set of four peep-holes and a camera that could slide up and down to look at each one. Anything and everything the camera picked up would appear on a monitor. Also, a resident could unlatch the door by remote control. Although the system was originally intended for domestic uses, many businesses began to adopt her system due to its effectiveness. For her invention she received an award from the National Science Committee.[2]

text: The system included a device that enabled a homeowner to use a television set to view the person at the door and hear the caller's voice.[3] Brown cited the inspiration for her invention as the long time it would take for police to arrive at a house after being called by residents.[2]

text: Sources[edit]

text:
Social Security Death Index
United States Patent Office
Black Stars: African American Women Scientists and Inventors, by Sullivan et al., publ. Jossey-Bass, 2001, ISBN 0-471-38707-X


document_title: 90th Academy Awards

question_text: when will the 2018 oscar nominations be announced

text: 90th Academy Awards

text: Schedule[edit]

text:
Date[6]
Event

Friday, January 12, 2018
Nominations polls close

Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Nominations announced

Monday, February 5, 2018
Nominees Luncheon

Saturday, February 10, 2018
Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards presentation

Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Final voting begins

Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Final polls close

Sunday, March 4, 2018
90th Annual Academy Awards presentation

text: Governors Awards[edit]

text: The Academy held its ninth annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 11, 2017, during which the following awards were presented:[7]

text:
Agnès Varda — French film director, writer, editor and producer.[8]
Charles Burnett — American director, writer, producer, editor and cinematographer.[9]
Donald Sutherland — Canadian actor.[10]
Owen Roizman — American cinematographer.[11]

text: Alejandro González Iñárritu for his virtual reality project Carne y arena.[12][13]

text: Ceremony information[edit]

text: On December 4, 2017, it was announced that the ceremony and its pre-show's timings has been changed and are scheduled to broadcast a half-hour earlier than prior telecasts.[14][15]


document_title: The Dumping Ground (series 5)

question_text: when is the new dumping ground coming out 2017

text: The Dumping Ground (series 5)

text: Series synopsis[edit]

text: In the first half of the series, long-running characters Bailey (Kasey McKellar), Mischief (Sage) and Kazima (Akuc Bol) departed the show, in episodes 2 and 12 respectively. Dexter (Alexander Aze) joins the show as a regular character, after being recurring in the previous two series. In the second half of the series, Billie and Toni Trent {Gwen and Nelly Currant) left the series in episode 16. Former regular cast members Mia McKenna-Bruce, Joe Maw and Jessica Revell all return for guest appearances in episodes 21 and 22 in the second half of the series, reprising their roles as Tee Taylor, Johnny Taylor and Elektra Perkins. Chris Slater returned in episode 22 as Frank Matthews.[3]

text: New neighbours, The Umbleby's, move in and are surprised that they are living next to Ashdene Ridge, prompting them to record a crime log and hold a meeting. Sasha is annoyed with Bailey hanging around with Dexter, so gets her stepbrother Roddy to coach Dexter's football. Sasha finds out Roddy is a bad influence on Dexter by getting Dexter to help break in and that her mother is involved. Bailey and Mischief leave for college in the USA, taking Roddy's place.[4][5][6][7] Ryan overhears a conversation between Mike and May-Li and thinks he is leaving and encourages the young people to hold a vote to choose who leaves, wanting Joseph to go. Joseph volunteers to go, but it's revealed Ryan was picked to represent the home at a theme park and Chloe tells Ryan she does not trust him.[8][9] Chloe meets Candi-Rose, whilst shopping and Chloe claims she goes to boarding school, like her. Candi-Rose moves into The Dumping Ground and both are hurt with telling each other lies. Mr Umbleby is annoyed with Edward spending time on his guitar and with Kazima and Kazima chooses to keep away so Edward gets his guitar back.[10][11] Jody and Tyler are surprised the young people see them as a couple, so Jody and Tyler arrange for him to ask Sophie from the skate park out, but they argue, however, Jody and Tyler want to remain friends. Archie becomes attached to May-Li, seeing her as a mum, but is reassured he is special and his phase is normal.[12][13] Floss gets a part in a commercial and struggles to play a daughter without ever having a mother. The young people want money, so Mike suggests they split in teams to come up with and pitch a business. Floss decides she wants to be adopted, accepting her mum won't come for her.[14][15] A parcel for Archie goes missing and Sasha decides to catch the culprit, who turns out to be Dexter. Billie and Toni suspect Archie is ageing backwards after singing an old song, but the parcel, from his father, explains why he believed he was ageing backwards.[16][17] Sam,a careworker, is brought in to cover May-Li whilst she goes on holiday and Kazima makes friends with a homeless boy, Alex, who is living in a squat. Floss pretends she has magic powers after falling down the steps.[18][19] Tyler undertakes work experience at a radio station and meets Ralph, a man who is refusing to sell his home to property developers, and Tyler's boss, Ms Bloomfield, shows Tyler what Ralph is being offered. Ralph tells Tyler he has memories of his late wife in the house. A public meeting about the potential closure of the skate park is held and the young people resort to banging pots and pans, but Chloe tells everyone what the skate park means to them.[20][21] Alex turns up unexpectedly at The Dumping Ground with George, who is poorly, whilst on a farm trip, Dexter and Sam develop crushes on a farm employee, Anjli and try to impress her. Candi-Rose lets the animals out of their enclosures, but they are rounded up and George harshly rejects Alex, but tells Kazima he did it for Alex's sake. The young people aren't happy that Alex is allowed to stay.[22][23] A new wardrobe for Kazima arrives, which Mike says is cursed, but Joseph gets trapped inside. Manny, a friend of Mike's relative, takes away the wardrobe with Joseph inside and Kazima and Ryan go to the docks to get Joseph. They think they are late when the boat leaves, but Joseph says he escaped through the back.[24][25] Kazima receives a message on her online appeal from someone claiming to know where her father is and she later receives a video call from him. Kazima finds out he is in Denmark and wants her to join him, which she agrees to. Alex is hurt that Kazima is leaving, but Kazima gives him advice and in Denmark, she is reunited with her father and brother. Floss is pleased when she has nits and May-Li is the one who passed them on from her own children.[26][27]

text: Mike forces the young people to hand over their electronics after their excessive usage and May-Li gives Floss a book, prompting Floss to decide the young people should go on an adventure, but Floss gets stuck down a tunnel and uses a radio to communicate. Ryan wants Alex to leave and sets up Mike catching him stealing. Alex changes his mind on running away and rescues Floss from the tunnel and Floss wants to be Alex's best friend.[28][29] A new girl Taz arrives at The Dumping Ground and Jody is chosen to look after her. After complaining about Taz, Jody remembers her first day and organises some activities for Taz. Some of the young people go to the beach and the boys believe in a story on a legend, so Mike organises clues to find buried treasure and others are assigned activities. Sasha falls out with Candi-Rose when Ryan remarks that Candi-Rose is making her softer.[30][31] New night manager Mimi Blunt looks after some of the young people who choose not to go to a Galloween show. Upon finding a journal written by a former young person that mentions a ghost, the young people embark on a ghost hunt. After being chased by a mysterious figure, which they believe to be a ghost, and are lead to a painting, they connect Mimi to it all who was the young person and returned to finish the clues to get the painting with her sister.[32][33] Billie and Toni spend time with potential adoptive parents, but Toni isn't keen on being adopted and Billie and Floss try to convince her into agreeing, but Toni finds out and insists on telling the social worker she doesn't want to live with the Harper's. Toni is locked into a shed whilst Billie pretends to be Toni as well as herself to the social worker, but is caught and after being angry with Billie, Toni agrees to live with the Harper's.[34][35][36][37][38] [39][40]

text: Cast[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Connor Byrne as Mike Milligan
Stacy Liu as May-Li Wang
Miles Butler-Hughton as Tyler Lewis
Kia Pegg as Jody Jackson
Sarah Rayson as Floss Guppy
Kasey McKellar as Bailey Wharton
Akuc Bol as Kazima Tako
Lewis Hamilton as Ryan Reeves
Gwen Currant as Billie Trent
Nelly Currant as Toni Trent
Sage as Mischief
Ruben Reuter as Finn McLaine
Annabelle Davis as Sasha Bellman
Alexander Aze as Dexter Bellman
Hannah Moncur as Chloe Reeves
Yousef Naseer as Joseph Stubbs
Jethro Baliba as Archie Able
Carma Hylton as Candi-Rose
Connor Lawson as Alex Walker
Jasmine Uson as Taz De Souza
Emily Burnett as Charlie Morris

text: Guest[edit]

text:
Simon Ludders as Peter Umbleby
Alison Pargeter as Janet Umbleby
Jaimie Boubezari as Edward Umbleby
Mark Homer as Kev
Sandy Foster as Kelly Bellman
Alfie Browne-Sykes as Roddy
Nigel Planer as Professor
Caitlan Barrett Ward as Sophie
Julia Haworth as Katherine
Andrew Hanratty as Adam
Lawrence Neale as Steve
Oliver Wellington as Sam
Paul Barber as George
Lucy Benjamin as Ms Bloomfield
Mike Grady as Ralph
Manpreet Bambra as Anjli
Steffen Peddie as Manny
Richard Pepple as Hakim Tako
Stirling Gallacher as Mimi Blunt
Samantha Morris as Sally Harper
Phil Yarrow as Dom Harper
Poppy Jhakra as Diane
Dylan Barnes as Police Officer Sykes
Bailey Hayden as Josh
Joe Maw as Johnny Taylor[3]
Mia McKenna-Bruce as Tee Taylor[3]
Rayna Campbell as TV Journalist
Jessica Revell as Elektra Perkins[3]
Christopher Slater as Frank Matthews[3]

text: Casting[edit]

text: 18-year-old Connor Lawson, 19-year-old Emily Burnett, 9-year-old Jasmine Uson and 12-year-old Carma Hylton were cast as Alex, Charlie, Taz and Candi-Rose respectively.[41][42]

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
series
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
UK viewers
(millions) [43]

Part 1

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1
"Miscreants, Robots and Bullies (Back In The Game - Part 1)"
Duncan Foster
Dawn Harrison
20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)
0.24

Bailey finds out Mo has gone to live with his grandfather and he finds Dexter in Mo's old room. Billie and Toni take a doll, Harriet, from next door, where people are moving in. The young people, Mike and May-Li are invited to meet their new neighbours, The Umbleby's. The young people are mistaken for Mike and May-Li's children, but they tell the Umbleby's they are a children's home. Floss tells Peter and Janet about the young people's lives and Mike stops their son, Edward, choking on a cherry stone and the Umbleby's tell them to leave. Sasha thinks Bailey is winding her up by playing football with Dexter. Everyone finds out the Umbleby's are holding a public meeting about Ashdene Ridge. Bailey discovers a former team mate, Roddy, Sasha and Dexter's stepbrother, will be coaching Dexter. Bailey and Roddy organise a football match and Mike joins the meeting at the Umbleby's. The young people decide to become the perfect neighbours, but when Kazima discovers Billie and Tony took Harriet, she and Toni return it and Edward helps them leave. Roddy gets Dexter to lie that a 17-year-old player is his age and they lose the match against Roddy's team. Kev, Sasha and Dexter's stepfather, talks to Bailey about taking up coaching and going to college in America. Bailey finds the Umbleby's house broken into and Dexter in the garage. Dexter confides in Bailey about Roddy threatens him if he doesn't do what he says. Archie and Joseph are caught in the Umbleby's garden, accused of intruding, but Edward admits who was responsible. Kazima, Billie and Toni are taken to the police by Mike, witnessed by Dexter and Bailey.

69
2
"Back in the Game (Back In The Game - Part 2)"
Duncan Foster
Dawn Harrison
20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)
0.24

Bailey stops Dexter from handing himself into the police and Kev takes Dexter home. Some of the young people decide to collect things for the Umbleby's to replace their stolen things, whilst some decide to stop the crime. Sasha finds texts from Dexter on Bailey's phone as they have planned a set up and she takes his phone. Roddy catches Dexter flattening the van's tyres and Roddy warns Bailey to back off. Bailey tells Sasha about the trouble Dexter has got into and they find Dexter and Roddy. Peter is unimpressed with the young people for getting them things as nothing had been taken, but Janet gives Mike the doll for Billie and Toni. Sasha finds out Sandy is involved in Roddy's plans and she takes Dexter with Bailey. Sasha calls the police and Kev offers Bailey a reference for a college in America in place of Roddy. Dexter is pleased to be placed under a voluntary care order and Mike persuades Bailey to go to America and Billie and Toni offer to sell the doll and give the money to Bailey so Mischief can go. Bailey leaves The Dumping Ground with Mischief.
Final Appearances: Kasey McKellar as Bailey Wharton and Sage as Mischief

70
3
"One Giant Leap"
Duncan Foster
Owen Lloyd-Fox
27 January 2017 (2017-01-27)
0.23

Ryan tells Joseph he can work out all the young people, apart from him and Joseph questions Ryan over everyone hating him and whether he minds. Mike and May-Li find out they could have another OFSTED inspection and Ryan overhears them say he is going. Ryan announces to the others that any one of them could be leaving. Joseph and Finn research moon landings to find out if they were fake. Joseph and Finn try yo ask Mike if they can go out, but leave without his permission. Ryan suggests to the young people that they decide who should leave. Joseph and Finn visit an observatory whilst Ryan tries to encourage people to vote his way. Joseph and Finn come across a professor, who allows them to use his telescope whilst he works on an equation. When it comes to voting, Chloe tells everyone that Ryan wants Joseph out and Ryan turns the young people against each other with what they said. Joseph volunteers to leave The Dumping Ground, but the young people find out Ryan was selected to represent Ashdene Ridge at a theme park and Joseph is chosen to go instead. Chloe tells Ryan that while she is his sister, they cannot be friends as she does not trust him.

71
4
"The Fairytale Princess"
Duncan Foster
Owen Lloyd-Fox and Jessica Lea
3 February 2017 (2017-02-03)
0.21

Ryan takes Chloe shopping where she meets a girl named Candi-Rose. Chloe and Candi-Rose ditch Ryan and back at The Dumping Ground, Edward crashes his drone into Kazima's cake and Edward has to help Kazima bake another one. Chloe pretends she attends boarding school, like Candi-Rose. Mike and May-Li contact the police when Ryan reveals Chloe is missing and when she returns, she tells them about her new friend. Kazima decides to help Edward stand up to his father and when Chloe is out with Candi-Rose, the young people notice her from the minibus and Chloe denies knowing them. Mr Umbleby is annoyed with Edward spending time with Kazima and playing his guitar. May-Li introduces Candi-Rose to the young people and both she and Chloe are shocked and hurt by the lies that they told. Chloe admits to May-Li she doesn't like herself, but later joins Candi-Rose's karaoke. Kazima offers Edward's parents to stay away from him and Edward gets his guitar back.
First Appearance: Carma Hylton as Candi-Rose

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5
"Sittin' in a Tree"
Delyth Thomas
Sarah-Louise Hawkins
10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)
0.27

Jody and Tyler are surprised the young people see them as a couple, so to put an end to it, Jody claims Tyler has a girlfriend he is taking to a kids in care forum dinner. Archie injures himself during a game of football and May-Li helps him. Jody and Tyler decide to ask a girl from the skate park to be his girlfriend. At the skate park, Tyler attempts to ask Sophie to the dinner. Archie shows May-Li plans for the garden and is slightly jealous at Toni's involvement. Candi-Rose shows Tyler how to get Sophie's attention and after talking to her, Tyler gets Sophie's number and Jody later smudges the number. After taking a magazine quiz, Candi-Rose realises the quiz concluded Tyler is perfect for her. Jody tries to convince Sophie to give Tyler a chance, but she decides things won't work. Ryan sensitively talks to Archie about May-Li, thinking he's confusing her as his mum, but Archie insists he doesn't feel that way. Archie is hurt to learn May-Li went to the garden centre with Toni and in retaliation, he trashes the garden, which is initially blamed on Ryan. Archie opens up to May-Li and that he wanted to feel special and is reassured that he is, whilst Ryan reasures him that attachment to careworkers is common and a phase. Jody and Tyler admit their friendship is important and they don't want it to change.

73
6
"Faking It"
Delyth Thomas
Matt Evans
17 February 2017 (2017-02-17)
0.17

On Billie and Toni's birthday, they receive £20 each off Mike and May-Li and they choose Floss and Candi-Rose to go out with. Using a coin, they plan to go shopping. The other young people go to Mike, wanting money to do what they want and Mike agrees to give them £50, on the condition they pitch a business and make £100. At the shops, Floss is bored and tries to hurry them up. The young people split into teams for their business and decide Finn should be the one they pitch to. The girls come across an audition tent for a commercial, and Candi-Rose, Billie and Toni decide to audition, however, Floss is picked for the part. Jody, Tyler and Ryan decide to do an adventure park in the garden and Candi-Rose does Floss' make up. The young people fail to impress Mike and Finn with their businesses, telling them they need more time to think. After speaking to Ryan about the audition, Candi-Rose stops Floss' clock, glues her shoes to the floor and takes her scrapbook on her mum, Katherine. At the commercial filming, Floss meets her screen mother and Finn gives £10 to a man who's car breaks down. Archie swaps Kazima, Sasha and Dexter's sugar for salt and Floss asks May-Li how she can play a daughter without never having a mother, but Katherine encourages Floss. Floss is nasty to Candi-Rose when she finds out she was responsible for gluing her shoes, but gets her into the commercial and Katherine gives Floss a bracelet. Later, Floss tells Mike and May-Li that she knows her mum isn't coming back and wants to be adopted. Steve,the man, who Finn helped, gives him £100.

74
7
"Sasha Bellman P.I."
Delyth Thomas
Jeff Povey
24 February 2017 (2017-02-24)
0.20

Tyler brings in a parcel for Archie and he and Sasha find it has been stolen from the office. Tyler gets Toni to keep Archie away, inviting him on a trip with her and Billie. The young people are gathered together and Sasha and Tyler inform them about the parcel theft and Jody suspects Dexter as the culprit. Dexter insists he is innocent and allows them to search his room. Archie sings along to a song and the twins discover it's an old song and they believe Archie is ageing backwards. The young people go through their movements in the 9 minutes the parcel theft occurred and Mike asks them if the parcel arrived. Sasha suggests an amnesty, but it fails when they hear the office door click shut and Floss is hiding in the office to catch the culprit. Archie tells the twins about the things he thinks he's done and Sasha follows a trail of sherbert to the bathroom. She figures out Dexter was responsible and he admits it. Archie, Billie and Toni devise a list of things for Archie to do before he disappears. Sasha is forced into Jody's room when she hears Mike and when Jody finds the package, she is caught by Ryan, but Tyler decides to take the blame. Sasha wants Dexter to confess what he did after overhearing Tyler, but when Tyler owns up to taking it, all the other young people insist they took it. Mike gives Archie the package, which are gifts from his father, explaining why Archie and twins believed he was ageing backwards. Sasha warns Dexter he can't do what he did again.

75
8
"Belief"
Delyth Thomas
Ian Kershaw
3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)
0.20

May-Li is going on holiday, so a temporary careworker is brought in, Sam. Floss falls down the steps and is taken to hospital. Kazima goes shopping in order to meet a homeless boy, Alex. When Floss returns, she convinces some of the young people she has magical powers by guessing correctly the cards Chloe has. Kazima tracks Alex down and he runs off with the food shopping. Floss thinks her powers are getting stronger and Toni finds out Floss cheated with the cards by using the mirror reflection. Floss takes a file on the young people for Sam and Sam sends Kazima to her room when he doesn't believe the shopping was stolen. Kazima and Tyler sneak out to find Alex, whilst Candi-Rose distracts Mike and Sam. They go to a building, where they find Alex squatting and an ill man, George. Toni realises Floss took Sam's file to convince the others she can mind read and Kazima sneaks Alex into The Dumping Ground. Floss struggles to convince the others she has powers when Ryan blocks the mirror and Toni takes the file. Alex reveals to Kazima and Tyler that he was put into care and Mike and Sam find out about Alex when Finn lets it slip. Floss admits she doesn't have powers and the young people are annoyed with Kazima when Alex takes their things. Kazima and Sam go to the squat to find Alex and retrieve the young people's things. Mike gives Sam a warning.
First Appearance: Connor Lawson as Alex

76
9
"Vox Populi"
Jordan Hogg
Gareth Sergeant
10 March 2017 (2017-03-10)
0.19

Tyler runs into a woman on his way to work experience as a journalist, who happens to be Tyler's boss. Tyler's boss, Ms Bloomfield, sends Tyler out to investigate an incident by the river. Ryan and Dexter spot Peter Umbleby in the park, who has put a notice up about a public meeting to close the skate park and Tyler meets a man, Ralph. Chloe suggests they go to the meeting about the skate park and the young people want Chloe as their spokesperson and she agrees. Tyler meets Ralph again at his house, who is the one who phoned about the incident and Ralph explains to Tyler that developers want him to sell his house and shows him the vandalism in his garden. Tyler shows Jody what the developers want to build and Chloe decides she doesn't want to be a spokesperson when the young people are unconvinced with what she'll say. Tyler discovers the radio station he is doing work experience is sponsored by the developers, the reason they won't look into Ralph's story and Ms Bloomfield warns Tyler to drop the matter with Ralph. The young people apologise to Chloe and Chloe admits she is scared of letting them down, but she chooses to be the spokesperson again. Tyler meets with Ralph again and Ms Bloomfield talks with Mike and she shows Tyler what Ralph is being offered. At the meeting, Mr Umbleby undermines the young people and the other young people start hitting pots and pans. Tyler sees Ralph and Ralph explains he can't leave his home due to the memories he has had with his late wife. Chloe gets the young people to stop with the pots and pans and Chloe explains what the skate park means to them and Ms Bloomfield invites Tyler to be a guest on the radio the following day to talk about his work experience.

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10
"Free"
Jordan Hogg
Ian Kershaw
17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)
0.21

Kazima prepares for a college meeting, hoping to do engineering, but Alex turns up. Kazima threatens to phone the police, but he tells her that George is in a bad way. The other young people, Mike and Sam go to a farm and both Dexter and Sam are attracted to farm employee, Anjli. Alex brings George to The Dumping Ground and lets her and Tyler know they've been thrown out of their squat and Alex blames Kazima, but he later apologises. Candi-Rose screams when her mascara runs on the tractor ride, scaring the animals whilst some of the others have to muck out. Alex and George refuse to leave from the attic, as they have nowhere to go and promised to stay together. Candi-Rose takes a liking to the baby sheep and May-Li returns to The Dumping Ground from her holiday. May-Li decides to stay with Kazima and Tyler and Candi-Rose asks Ryan on his opinion on whether the animals are happy, but he reckons they're not. Kazima sneaks Alex out of The Dumping Ground to get George some medicine. Kazima thinks George and Alex's pact to stay together is preventing George from getting well and Alex getting proper care and George reveals to Kazima he was brought up in care. May-Li is suspicious of what's going on, but Kazima refuses to tell her and May-Li decides to trust her. The animals are let out and Sam helps Anjli round them up and Dexter helps get the bull into his enclosure and Mike and Anjli find Candi-Rose with a sheep and she gives him back when they reassure her he is looked after. When George disappears, Alex, Kazima, Tyler and May-Li find him, but George orders Alex to leave him alone and he tells Kazima he did it for Alex. Anjli invites Candi-Rose back to the farm to help out. The young people return home and are not pleased with Alex being there and that children's services have given him permission to stay, but Kazima persuades them to give him a chance. Candi-Rose decides to become vegetarian and Kazima considers a career in the caring profession.

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11
"The Wardrobe"
Jordan Hogg
Jeff Povey
24 March 2017 (2017-03-24)
0.16

Kazima, Ryan and Joseph remain at The Dumping Ground on their own whilst the other young people out with Mike. Before May-Li arrives, Kazima, Ryan and Joseph have to move Kazima's wardrobe, which is being picked up by a friend of Mike's relative, Manny, for another wardrobe, which Mike says is cursed. Ryan refuses to help Kazima, so Kazima takes a medal belonging to Ryan's grandfather until he helps. The new wardrobe arrives and they are shocked with the size and they struggle to get it inside. Kazima and Ryan disagree with the wardrobe being cursed, but Joseph gets stuck in the wardrobe. When Kazima and Ryan find things to help get Joseph out, Manny arrives and takes the new wardrobe, so Kazima and Ryan try and find him. Joseph tries to give them clues to where he is on the phone whilst Manny decides to sell the wardrobe instead of giving it to charity. Joseph tells Kazima and Ryan he's at the docks and his phone dies. The wardrobe is put into a storage container and Joseph uses Ryan's medal as a screwdriver. Kazima and Ryan reach the docks and find Manny and they realise Manny didn't hear Joseph shouting as he wore headphones. Kazima and Ryan find the boat has gone and as they leave, Ryan spots his medal and Joseph appears, explaining that he escaped through the back.

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12
"Farvel"
Jordan Hogg
Ian Kershaw
31 March 2017 (2017-03-31)
0.16

Kazima checks her online appeal she set up to find her father and brother and she receives a message from someone claiming to know the whereabouts of her father. Alex is upset at the realisation that Kazima would leave if she found her family whilst Floss is pleased she has nits, so May-Li applies nit shampoo. Kazima tells Alex it won't harm to open up to people and Kazima is emotional when she receives a video call from her father, who is now living in Denmark and wants Kazima to join him. Kazima's announcement that she is leaving the following day upsets the other young people, but Tyler persuades them to be happy for Kazima and that they should throw her a party. Kazima's clothes are thrown out of the window by Alex, but Kazima reminds everyone that Alex needs care and Alex tells her that everyone he trusts always leaves him. Kazima introduces Alex to her father by video call and Kazima gives him her necklace. At her party, Kazima gives the young people a present and card and tells them that she will miss them. The young people have to have another lot of nit shampoo on and they think Alex has nits and Candi-Rose tells them she thinks he stole Kazima's necklace, not knowing she gave it to him. On her last day, Kazima says goodbye to the young people and May-Li drives her to the airport. Alex trashes the mural with paint and Tyler tells them that he didn't steal Kazima's necklace and Tyler tells the young people that they are a family. May-Li realises she passed on headlice, catching it from her own children and Alex reads his letter from Kazima. Kazima arrives in Denmark and is reunited with her father and brother Amir.
Final Appearance: Akuc Bol as Kazima Tako

Part 2

80
13
"Choose Your Own Adventure"
David Innes Edwards
Owen Lloyd-Fox
13 October 2017 (2017-10-13)
0.25

Mike finds all the young people on their technology and forces them to hand over their electronics. Ryan tells Alex that he should run away, but refuses to give in to Alex's demand of money and his phone, but tells him he can get all sorts of gadgets. May-Li gives Floss a book from her childhood and after reading it, Floss suggests to the young people they should go an adventure. Floss is annoyed that Mike has followed them and the young people soon decide to leave. Floss finds a tunnel in the garden and Alex is caught in the drawers, where the young people's electronics and Alex tells Mike that Ryan set him up and threatens to leave. Floss gets locked in the tunnel and uses a radio to communicate. Alex hangs up on Mike's phone call, thinking of leaving, but returns home. Alex gets Floss out of the tunnel. Mike gives the young people their technology back, who tell Mike that they have declared Tuesday's as technology free and Mike tells Alex that despite Ryan not admitting to setting him up, he believes Alex. Floss wants to be best friends with Alex and gives him Jeff.

81
14
"Making Waves"
David Innes Edwards
Ella Greenhill
20 October 2017 (2017-10-20)
0.19

Some of the young people are going out to the beach whilst some are remaining behind for the new girl Taz, with Jody selected to look after her. May-Li convinces Taz to go inside. At the beach, Finn, Dexter, Archie and Joseph are taken in by a legend story. Mike assigns the young people at the beach some different activities and Floss watches Taz unpack in her room as they are sharing. Taz knocks over some snacks when she overhears Jody complain about her to May-Li and Taz throws mud over Jody. Jody covers tape over the cold tap and Taz trashes Sasha's room. At the beach, Finn, Dexter, Archie and Joseph find a message in the bottle and want to find the missing gold. Taz doesn't want to share with Floss, demanding Jody's room. Jody reminisces about her first day and how Tracy made it fun. Tyler tells Ryan that his behaviour is horrible towards the others and Candi-Rose questions how Sasha behaves. Sasha destroys her and Candi-Rose's sculpture when he makes remarks about how Candi-Rose makes Sasha softer and Candi-Rose runs off when Sasha insults her. The boys dicover something buried in the sand and Jody offers to give her room up for Taz until she settles in before showing her the assault course she did for her. The boys find a chest of gold coins and Taz decides to share with Floss.
First Appearance: Jasmine Uson as Taz De Souza

82
15
"The Phantom of Ashdene Ridge"
David Innes Edwards
Vincent Lund & Matthew Cooke
27 October 2017 (2017-10-27)
0.24

On Halloween, the young people are introduced to the new night manager, Mimi Blunt. Some of the young people opt out of going to a Halloween show. Mimi demands that Alex empties the vacuum after he refuses to her request and she assigns other chores to the young people. Tyler finds an old journal behind the skirting board in the kitchen and shares the content of the journal with the others, realising it was written by a young person in care in the 1980s that mentions a ghost and has missing pages. Mimi confiscates the journal and Tyler suggests the young people do a ghost hunt. Tyler and Joseph hunt for clues in the attic and with Alex, they find an entrance to another attic. Mimi catches Chloe and Candi-Rose looking for the journal in the office, but they manage to talk their way out of trouble and Candi-Rose is freaked out when she thinks she hears a ghost. Chloe and Candi-Rose get the journal and Tyler and Alex are scared when a mysterious figure chases after them. Chloe and Candi-Rose end up trapped in Chloe's bedroom whilst Tyler and Alex hide in the bathroom. Candi-Rose opens up about her sister to Chloe and when Mimi gets the young people together, Chloe accuses Mimi of being behind everything as she tried to distract them and wanted all the young people out of the house. Tyler recognises Mimi's locket and the young people establish a connection between a picture from the secret attic and the ghost. The young people lock Mimi into a bedroom and find lamps in the attic that affects the moonlight, which leads them to finding a painting. They are chased by the mysterious figure and unmask it, who is a woman and they tell Mimi they know she is a former young person named Kerren who tried to figure out the clues when she was a resident and found out about the painting's worth. The mysterious figure woman is revealed to be Kerren's sister and Mimi unintentionally destroys the painting.

83
16
"The Switch"
David Innes Edwards
Sarah-Louise Hawkins
3 November 2017 (2017-11-03)
0.23

Billie and Toni spend time with potential adoptive parents, Sally and Dom Harper, at The Dumping Ground and at their house. An electrician is needed to fix wires in Jody's room, so she has to share with Sasha, which doesn't impress either of them. When Billie and Toni return, Floss plants the doubt that Toni isn't keen on the adoption and Floss tells Billie that she has to make sure that Toni doesn't change her mind. Sasha is annoyed with Jody's snoring and records it, but in the morning, pours water over her. Billie and Floss try to convince Toni that living with lots of other people is annoying. Sasha threatens to play the recording when Jody messes Sasha's things and refuses to tidy up. Toni announces to Billie that she doesn't want to be fostered and Jody hides Sasha's jacket when Sasha refuses to delete the recording until Jody leaves her room. Billie and Floss lock Toni in the shed and Billie pretends to be herself and Toni to the social worker. Dexter and Archie let Toni out of the shed and the social worker realises what Billie has done and Billie and Toni are both annoyed with each other. Toni refuses to talk to Billie and May-Li loses patience with Jody and Sasha's constant arguing. Floss tells Toni that despite having a mother, she would like a family and Jody and Sasha apologise to one another. When the Harper's visit so Billie can talk to them, Toni decides she wants to live with the Harper's and they move in with the Harper's.
Final Appearances: Gwen Currant as Billie Trent and Nelly Currant as Toni Trent

84
17
"Mission Totally Impossible"
Simon Massey
Keith Brumpton
10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)
—

The young people try to fool Mike that Ashdene Ridge has been sold and bought by a property developer, with Jody filming it. When Mike finds out it is a prank, he confiscates Jody's phone and he is challenged to pull a prank. Jody almost gets her phone back from the safe, but Mike catches her and May-Li brings new girl Charlie to The Dumping Ground, who wants to set up equipment to look at wildlife. Mike decides to upgrade the security and Gary Bradford from the security firm arrives to install a new safe. To retrieve her phone, Jody gets all the young people in to help her and Ryan decides to help them, but tells them they need Gary's help. Sasha convinces Gary to help them with the new security and after Gary helps them disable the cameras and alarms. When they open the safe, May-Li arrives with a police officer to arrest Gary, stating he is responsible for robberies and Gary turns out to be Mike in disguise. Mike explains how he did his plan and Charlie returns Jody's phone, which was hidden in the shed by Mike.
First Appearances: Emily Burnett as Charlie Morris

85
18
"Sick"
Simon Massey
Kim Millar
17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)
0.24

Sasha gets locked in the bathroom when the handle comes off and the young people notice that Floss smells. Apprentice Josh gets Sasha out and Floss has a spot on her nose. Josh takes a liking to her and he invites Sasha to a gig whilst Floss uses spot cream, but asks her to a warehouse to see some art. Joseph tells Dexter and Archie that puberty and hormones are the reason Floss and Sasha are being the way they are. Dexter is hurt when Sasha cannot help with his homework, choosing Josh over him. When Sasha returns home, Mike reprimands her for not having his permission to go out and when Mike refuses to let Sasha go out again with Josh, she argues that she has permission from her mum and social worker. Josh tells Sasha that he got turned down from an art course and Floss sprays herself with deodorant. Mike invites Josh to stay for dinner and questions him about his education and social life and Dexter does a lie detector test on Josh. Mike gives his consent to Sasha to go to the gig and Sasha dispels Dexter's doubts that she will leave him. Jody and Charlie confront Floss over taking their deodorant and spot cream, but May-Li asks them to take it easy as Floss is going through puberty. Sasha is upset when Josh fails to show up at the gig. When May-Li finds Floss meditating in her room, May-Li talks to Floss about her body changing and to come to her. Josh apologises to Sasha for missing the gig, but he was offered a place at college and Jody and Charlie give Floss a puberty kit.

86
19
"Rough Justice"
Simon Massey
Matt Evans
24 November 2017 (2017-11-24)
0.18

The young people set up a kangaroo court after money is stolen and Jody and Joseph are the prime suspects. Alex sorts through things from his mum. When Mike takes the stand, he explains the money stolen was raised from a jumble sale organised by Joseph for a trip to the planetarium and during the jumble sale, Finn breaks an ornament. Floss, who is acting as defence for the prosecution, accuses Mike of eating a packet of doughnuts. Finn asks Alex along to the library with him. Archie tells Sasha, who is defending Jody and Joseph, that he and Joseph were working on making the solar system, but Floss presents images of Joseph and Archie in the garden trying solar powersl. When Candi-Rose is questioned, the young people are furious that she kept her make up instead of selling it at the jumble sale. Finn takes Alex to the park and they talk about Alex's mum and Alex disagrees with Finn that his mum may be sorry. When Floss shows Joseph his technology catalogue with a £25 item marked, Floss accuses Joseph of having the opportunity to steal when he was in the garden. When Floss presents a letter from Jody's brother Kingsley, Jody reveals that he wrote for money, giving her motive to steal. Alex retells the day he was abandoned by his mum outside his dad's work. The young people who are acting as a jury deliberate who took the money and Ryan is determined to convince them Jody and Joseph are guilty. When the jury are about to give their verdict, Joseph tells them that Floss told her to blame Floss. When Finn returns back, Mike finds a note on him saying that he owes £25, which he used to replace Alex's ornament.

87
20
"Where You Belong"
Simon Massey
Furquan Akhtar
1 December 2017 (2017-12-01)
0.23

Dexter is overseeing some of the young people cleaning the minibus. May-Li is annoyed with the mess and is further annoyed when she is soaked by the young people and Mike playing with water guns and buckets of water. Mike tells off Jody, Ryan, Sasha and Alex when they cause mess and Ryan suggests they use Mike and May-Li arguing to their advantage. The young people complain about Dexter bossing them about and being selfish and Charlie joins Floss, Finn and Archie with a game of badminton. Dexter annoys Floss and Candi-Rose by taking the tablet why they are using it and Dexter decides he wants to get his own. Whilst Mike is doing May-Li's appraisal, May-Li complains about the young people's behaviour and out of frustration, Mike notes down May-Li's worst qualities. Ryan reads what Mike has wrote and shares it with Jody and Sasha, which May-Li overhears and May-Li is hurt. Dexter is fired by the young people and Ryan owns up to what he said to Jody and Sasha. The young people make a meal for Mike and May-Li to talk and when May-Li doesn't believe things are progressing, Mike asks if she is quitting and May-Li furiously agrees to quit. When the others find out, Charlie tells May-Li that she and Mike are the closest they all have to a mum and dad and the young people tell May-Li they don't want her to go. May-Li takes back what she said and explains that she and Mike lost their tempers. Mike shows May-Li his positive appraisal and May-Li joins in in a water fight.

88
21
"#SaveTheDG"
Steve Brett
Dawn Harrison
8 December 2017 (2017-12-08)
N/A

Mike comes across a letter from a development firm in the garden and everyone is horrified to learn that they are planning to knock The Dumping Ground down and build flats. When Mike is told they received a written notice, Taz reveals she hid the post. After a visit to the council, Mike and Tyler tell everyone the decision was taken to close The Dumping Ground was down to money. Candi-Rose frets to May-Li about her needs in another placement and wants to be with Chloe. May-Li tells Mike there was a meeting about the development, which she thought was for care leavers. Sasha posts a vlog whilst the others go through contacting old residents, Joseph does things online and Tyler does the PR. Charlie explains where the young people would go if The Dumping Ground was shut and Candi-Rose encourages Chloe to write a letter to her social worker to make sure they stay together. When there's a visit by the mayor, Ryan borrows Mike's MBE to help keep The Dumping Ground open, but Alex eggs the Mayor and Peter and the pair of them are returned to Mike after being told they could have been charged with public disorder. The Dumping Ground appears on the news and Mike is horrified that Peter is head of building planning and Janet exaggerates the young people's behaviour. Everyone's delighted when Tee and Johnny visit to help save The Dumping Ground and they suggest spreading it online, but Joseph suggests crowdfunding to buy The Dumping Ground. Chloe decides she should go to London to see the royal family and the young people decide to sacrifice their Christmas money. Tyler finds out from Peter that contracts are being signed in a week whilst the young people talk Mike and May-Li through their crowdfunding idea. Mike's MBE goes missing, as does the money and Mike proceeds to searching the young people's bedrooms whilst the young people put up Christmas decorations. Candi-Rose is revealed to be the one to have taken the MBE, admitting that she took it because she fears being separated from Chloe and Mike reports the money missing to the police. Alex is taken to the station by the police after matching a description of someone breaking in and Peter reveals that the sale has been brought forward to the following day due to the management of The Dumping Ground. Tee texts Elektra, who leaves a garage on her motorbike.

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22
"What Lies Beneath"
Steve Brett
Dawn Harrison
15 December 2017 (2017-12-15)
TBD

Elektra returns to The Dumping Ground and greets everyone before sarcastically insulting the Umblebys. The Umblebys receive an email about the sale being put on hold due to the reports of Roman remains on the site, which the young people, Mike and May-Li are delighted about. Peter comes across Frank at the council whilst trying to find the boss, but Frank tells him his boss is away and is working on the site report. Elektra emerges when Peter leaves, unimpresssed with how things are going. Alex overhears Peter and Janet discussing their own hired archaeological expert, who he will bribe with money to get his own way. Tyler, Jody and Alex find Frank in the garden taking photos and realises that everything about the Roman remains is a scam and Elektra is in on it. The young people decide to buy Roman coins to fake Roman remains and Floss talks to Janet, who confides in Floss that Edward was forced to go to music college by Peter. At the museum, Jody stops Alex from stealing a Roman artefact. When the TV journalist arrives to film the news on the Roman remains, she exposes it as a con when she finds one of the coins that is professionally cleaned. May-Li tells Chloe and Candi-Rose they cannot be placed together as the placement suitable for Chloe and Ryan is where Candi-Rose used to live. Finn doesn't want to be in a foster family and Floss wants Elektra to foster her, but May-Li insists Finn and Floss are going to live with foster families. Frank and Tyler look into Peter's plans and realise that Peter and Janet will gain a luxury house for the development. Mike cooks Christmas dinner for the young people and Mike tries to encourage happiness amongst the young people. Janet returns the stolen money to Tyler and the theft was arranged by Peter. Janet tells Tyler that she wants to remain where she is and Tyler gets Frank to search something. Mike tricks Peter inside and the young people tell him they know he is getting a new house. Peter gives in and the young people celebrate Christmas and Tee and Elektra realise that they always had family Christmases.