The Story of Tracy Beaker
Created by Jacqueline Wilson
On CBBC
A warm, energetic children's series about a spirited foster child navigating institutional life through friendship and mischief, balancing genuine emotional stakes with reassuring episodic resolution.
Tracy Beaker is a 10-year-old girl who has been placed in a children's home. Tracy makes new friends along the way and causes mischief wherever she goes.
Questions people ask
Is The Story of Tracy Beaker easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 86% of series.
Does The Story of Tracy Beaker leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of series.
Is The Story of Tracy Beaker violent? Barely. Less violent than 78% of series.
Is The Story of Tracy Beaker scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
Is The Story of Tracy Beaker sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Story of Tracy Beaker
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Story of Tracy Beaker
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Story of Tracy Beaker, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Story of Tracy Beaker, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Story of Tracy Beaker, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
