Tracy Beaker fans were thrilled this weekend as the cast of the beloved show reunited 21 years after the end of the original series.
Dani Harmer, 37, who played the iconic role of troubled Tracy, took fans down memory lane as she shared photos of herself posing alongside her co-stars as they reunited at Bournemouth Comic-Con on Saturday.
In photos shared to her Instagram the next day, Dani can be seen playfully posing alongside Montanna Thompson, who played her rival Justine Littlewood and Nisha Nayar, known to diehard fans as the annoying social worker Elaine ‘The Pain’ Boyak.
The picture featured Lisa Coleman, who played Tracy’s eventual adoptive mother Camilla ‘Cam’ Lawson, and Chelsie Padley, who played kind-hearted friend Louise Govern.
Based on the book series by Jacqueline Wilson, the hit CBBC show followed the life of Tracy, a young girl living in a children’s home nicknamed The Dumping Ground.
Tracy Beaker’s story lasted four years and ended when the main character was adopted in 2005.
Tracy Beaker fans were thrilled this weekend as the cast of the beloved show reunited 21 years after the end of the original series
Based on the book series by Jacqueline Wilson, the hit CBBC show followed Tracy’s life [pictured]a young girl who lived in a child care home nicknamed The Dumping Ground
And despite it being more than 20 years since the original series ended, the women looked closer than ever as they posed for a series of playful snaps.
Dani captioned the post: ‘This is not friendship! This is family.’
Fans responded and went wild with the wave of nostalgia the images evoked, with many commenting that the TV show was their “childhood.”
They wrote: ‘MY ENTIRE CHILDHOOD IN ONE PHOTO, so upset I couldn’t come today, this is everything to me.’
‘Omg, so iconic. I think I would get emotional if I got this meet and greet. You all made so many youth great!’
‘THE GOATS OF MY CHILDHOOD!!!’
Following the success of The Story Of Tracy Beaker, fans were then treated to several spin-offs.
Tracy Beaker Returns aired from 2010 to 2012, again with Dani at the helm as Tracy.
The cast LR Montanna Thompson (Justine Littlewood), Nisha Nayar (Elaine ‘The Pain’ Boyak), Dani, Lisa Colemanm (Camilla ‘Cam’ Lawson) and Chelsie Padley (Louise Govern)
Dani Harmer, 37, who played the iconic role of troubled Tracy, took fans down memory lane as she shared photos of herself posing alongside her co-stars as they reunited at Bournemouth Comic-Con on Saturday
Despite it being more than 20 years since the original series ended, the women looked closer than ever as they posed for a series of playful snaps.
Dani, Chelsie and Montanna pictured on the show in 2002
Dani captioned the post: ‘This is not friendship! This is family.’
Fans responded and went wild with the wave of nostalgia the images evoked, with many commenting that the TV show was their “childhood.”
She also starred in the 2004 feature film Tracy Beaker: The Movie Of Me.
Spin-off show The Dumping Ground aired on CBBC from 2013 to 2018, although Dani did not appear.
Dani continued to expand the Tracy Beaker franchise, returning in 2021 to play her iconic character in the miniseries My Mum Tracy Beaker.
In the updated series, Tracy was a loving single mother to her daughter Jess, who was played by Emma Maggie Davies.
