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.[1] The final episode aired on 31 March 2014.

Young Dracula
Young Dracula Series 1–2 Title Card
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
Composers	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	English
No. of series	5
No. of episodes	66 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Josephine Ward
Producers	Mia Jupp (series 1–2) Lis Steele (series 3–4) Melanie Halsall (Series 3) Candida Julian–Jones (series 5)
Production locations	Glamorgan (series 1–2) Liverpool (series 3–5)
Editors	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	BBC Cymru Wales
Distributor	Fireworks Entertainment (2006–2011) Content Media Corporation PLC (2011–2014)
Release
Original network	CBBC Channel
Picture format	SDTV (576i) (series 1–2) HDTV (1080i) (series 3–5)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	Original Series: 21 September 2006 (2006-09-21) – 31 March 2014 (2014-03-31)

The first two series follow the Dracula family, a family of vampires: Vladimir (Vlad), 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". This series was filmed in Liverpool during 2011, in various locations including the disused Margaret Bevan School, Croxteth Hall and Stanley Docks.[2][3][4] It began airing on 31 October 2011. The fourth series follows on from season three's predicament and had a new director, airing on 29 October 2012. Young Dracula was renewed for a fifth and final series in 2013, with filming beginning in April.[5] The hour long finale, "The Darkest Hour", aired 31 March 2014.

Young Dracula was nominated for Best Children's Drama in the 2008 BAFTA Awards and has been nominated for several other awards. An additional series, the Young Dracula Files, began broadcasting on 24 October 2012, in which the main characters tell their stories of the past. It was primarily hosted by the character Bertrand Du Fortunesa, played by Cesare Taurasi.