A new teaser for the Tracy Beaker reboot has been shared online, and it’s got fans of the original series seriously excited to revisit the character over on CBBC.
On Tuesday, Dani Harmer, who played Tracy in various TV adaptations of Jacqueline Wilson’s classic children’s books, tweeted out a scene from the new series, My Mum Tracy Beaker.
In the 30-second teaser, Tracy – now a mum herself, as the title suggests – comes face-to-face with her old arch nemesis from her Dumping Ground days, Justine Littlewood.
My Mum Tracy Beaker!!! This Friday at 5pm @cbbc 🙃xxx pic.twitter.com/p4Ed6O8kiq
— Dani Harmer (@DaniHarmer) February 9, 2021
Shortly after the clip was posted, “Tracy Beaker”, “CBBC” and “Justine” were all trending on Twitter.
Despite My Mum Tracy Beaker being billed as a children’s show, and airing on its original home of CBBC, fans of the original series – including those now in their twenties and thirties – have made it clear they won’t be letting that stand in their way when Friday afternoon rolls around:
I get that this designed for children… but I’m totally hooked🤣🤣
— Rhammel (@Rhammified) February 9, 2021
Thanks for your message. I will be out of the office from 4:59pm on Friday, until whenever I have recovered from this https://t.co/z662Tscugh
— Erin Cardiff (@erincardiff) February 9, 2021
This is not for children no matter what people say, it's for people in their twenties and if anyone disagrees they can bog off https://t.co/CHhjElTnIx
— Major Charles Innocent (@JoeStephenson96) February 9, 2021
All the 20-30 year old sitting down to watch this pic.twitter.com/mQx0erPKPD
— Scout 🏳️🌈// bIm//94-MassEffect (@ReaserWhittaker) February 9, 2021
this Friday cbbc viewers are mostly gunna be a bunch of people in there 20s and 30s and i'll be on of them
— connor. (@repREDlore) February 9, 2021
This Friday at 5pm there will be more 'adults' tuning into CBBC than children. Tracy Beaker.
— Josh Freeman (@ThatearthguyJf) February 9, 2021
Average viewing age: 29. https://t.co/HhH355mg7n
— Tom Ryalls 🧑🏻🚀 (@BoyAndPen) February 9, 2021
If you think that I ain’t watching this on Friday at 5pm on CBBC at my big age then you thought wrong 😭 https://t.co/PMYOl9v5Wt
— C H É R I E ✨ (@_Chxrie_) February 9, 2021
CBBC shouldn't be shocked when they find the majority of viewers for this are 18-25 😭😭 https://t.co/GwbqdQpV7v
— Nana Ama 💙🌙 (@ama25_em) February 9, 2021
i’m gonna pretend i’m not too old to watch https://t.co/h7Ya5Ohf6p
— sarah🏹 (@sarahbeatts) February 9, 2021
catch me watching cbbc on friday at the grand old age of 23 https://t.co/dhzol11ukp
— Maliha (@rosaluxemburgs) February 9, 2021
Don’t care that I’m mid twenties- I’m bloody watching this 😂 #childhoodtv#tracybeaker#Nostalgiahttps://t.co/IY5KjSUO02
— Charlotte Lydia Hudson (@charlielydiaxo) February 9, 2021
I’ll be watching this like I’m in primary school again https://t.co/QGf3am7257
— 邊沿✧ (@BRIMDELLA) February 9, 2021
Well, I didn’t expect to be watching CBBC at 27 in a global pandemic but here we are https://t.co/pv6xZK4tUR
— Jasmine Granton (@GrantonJasmine) February 9, 2021
Literally obsessed with this, how does Justine Littlewood look exactly the same https://t.co/qiX3XMd9Tl
— lou 👉👉 (@carlyraejihyo) February 9, 2021
The three-part series My Mum Tracy Beaker will air on the CBBC channel on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoon at 5pm, and will also be available to watch on the BBC iPlayer.
As well as Dami Harmer, Montanna Thompson is also returning to play Justine Littlewood, as seen in the above clip.
Lisa Coleman will also be back to play Tracy’s foster mum Cam (now known as Granny Cam), while viewers can look forward to appearances from other cast members from back in the day too.
