New Tracy Beaker series airing this Friday – here’s what we know

Tracy Beaker is coming back to our screens and we can't help but be excited.

It's been over twenty years but the name Tracy Beaker still has a place in our hearts, I was too old to be consumed by the show but I remember my sister was obsessed. Kids who grew up in the noughties will be very familiar with Beaker and her friends and will be more than happy to hear the show is coming back in a grown up version. Tracy Beaker is a mum! Who stars in My Mum Tracy Beaker? Dani Harmer is back as the main character, Tracy, and Montanna Thompson will be back playing her roles as Justine Littlewood. Lisa Coleman returning as Camilla 'Cam' Lawson and Ruth Gemmell returning as Tracy’s mum Carly Beaker. What is My Mum Tracy Beaker about? Loads to look forward to in the new series, the BBC teaser reads: "Jess Beaker loves her life with her mum Tracy, until famous footballer Sean Godfrey enters the picture!" Tracy is now a mum living in a housing estate trying to make ends meet, her friend who is a professional football player named Sean is trying to help get them a better life. Harmer said that "as soon as I read it I was like, ‘This is exactly how Tracy would be as a mum’, her daughter is amazing. They’re kind of complete opposites to be honest with you. Obviously, Tracy kind of just speaks before she thinks – she’s very emotional, she’s very feisty." "Whereas Jess is a bit more reserved. She’s a bit more chilled, she is really intelligent. But those two together, it’s just a match made in heaven. They’re not only mother and daughter, they’re friends as well and I think that comes across in the show." When is My Mum Tracy Beaker on CBBC? My Mum Tracy Beaker begins on CBBC on Friday, February 15 and it will be available on the BBC iPlayer after it has aired.