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Young Dracula

Network
CBBC
Genre
Comedy
Premiered
21 September, 2006
Young Dracula

Young Dracula is a British children's horror drama comedy television series which aired on CBBC, loosely based on Young Dracula, a 2002 children's book by Michael Lawrence. The final episode aired on 31 March 2014. The first two series follow the Dracula family, a family of vampires: Vladimir, his father Count Dracula, and sister Ingrid. Having lived in Transylvania, they move to Stokely, a small town in Wales after various incidents involving angry peasant mobs. It was filmed in various locations around Wales, including Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, Caerphilly Castle, Tretower Court and parts of Llantrisant. Directed by Joss Agnew, the first series was broadcast in 2006 and the second series, which started in late 2007, concluded in early 2008. The third series, commissioned three years after the second, sees Vlad and the Count flee both vampires and slayers, while the Count is determined that Vlad should fulfil his destiny to become "the Chosen One".

Genre Teen drama, Supernatural drama, Horror, Sitcom (series 1–2)
Created by Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell
Starring Keith-Lee Castle, Gerran Howell, Clare Thomas, Simon Ludders, Andy Bradshaw
Composer(s) John Rea (series 1), Nick Lloyd (series 2–3), Simon Rogers (Series 4), Michael J McEvoy (series 5)
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 5
No. of episodes 66
Executive producer(s) Josephine Ward
Producer(s) Mia Jupp (series 1–2), Lis Steele (series 3–4), Melanie Halsall (Series 3), Candida Julian–Jones (series 5)
Location(s) Glamorgan (series 1–2), Liverpool (series 3–5)
Editor(s) Christian Blood, Emyr Jenkins, Robert Douglas-Reeves, Nick Holes, Jane Murrell, Pedr James, Angharad Owen, Bleddyn Rhys
Camera setup Videotape (filmized) (series 1–2), RED (series 3–5), Multi-camera
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) BBC Cymru Wales
Distributor Fireworks Entertainment (2006–2011), Content Media Corporation PLC (2011–2014)
Original network CBBC Channel
Picture format SDTV (576i) (series 1–2), HDTV (1080i) (series 3–5)
Audio format Stereo

About Young Dracula

Count Dracula moves his two children from Transylvania to Great Britain where they try to fit in. The show ran for five seasons and aired a total of 66 episodes.

Achievement of Young Dracula

The show won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Children's Drama in 2007. The show is based on a children's book of the same name by Michael Lawrence. 

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Latest information about Young Dracula updated on July 28 2021.