• Air date: 21 Sep '06 14 episodes
      Young Dracula is a British teenage horror drama television series airing on CBBC, loosely based on Young Dracula AND Young Monsters, a children's book by Michael Lawrence. Directed by Joss Agnew, the first series was broadcast in 2006, and the second series, which started in late 2007, concluded in early 2008. A third series was commissioned three years later and began airing on 31 October 2011, and a fourth began airing on 29 October 2012. The first two series follow the Dracula family, a family of vampires: Vladimir, his father Count Dracula, and older 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. 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...
  • List of Episodes (14)
    • 1. When You're a Stranger

      21 Sep '06
      Count Dracula, having been forced to move from Transylvania to a castle in England, is disappointed that his son Vlad doesn't want to follow in his (bloody) footsteps. Meanwhile, the family of their young neighbor Robin Branaugh wishes that he weren't such a vampire fan.
    • 2. First Day of School

      28 Sep '06
      As Vlad and Ingrid attend their first day of school, they must make an extra effort to conceal their vampire heritage. But the woodworking teacher, a Mr. Van Helsing, seems unusually interested in their family.
    • 3. Mum's Return

      05 Oct '06
      When Vlad and Ingrid's mother Magda shows up, apparently having had a falling out with her current boyfriend, Vlad warns his dad not to take her back. Meanwhile, the kids wonder why Van Helsing has been invited to visit the castle.
    • 4. TV Addiction

      12 Oct '06
      The Count becomes addicted to daytime TV, and decides that making a movie would be easy. Meanwhile, vampire-wannabe Robin convinces Dracula that he and Vlad must have been switched at birth.
    • 5. Home Education

      19 Oct '06
      When his kids are suspended from school, the Count tries to take on their education at home, but a hypnosis lesson goes awry.
    • 6. Toothache

      26 Oct '06
      A toothache makes Vlad think that his fangs are starting to grow out. Meanwhile, Robin's prayers are seemingly answered when Ingrid asks him to become her boyfriend.
    • 7. The Mummy

      02 Nov '06
      A mummy with a vendetta escapes from Dracula's castle and heads for town, looking for the children. Meanwhile, at a school function, Vlad must introduce his parents.
    • 8. 13th Birthday

      09 Nov '06
      Vlad's plans to have a "normal" 13th birthday party are ruined when his grandparents arrive for a visit.
    • 9. Living With the Branaghs

      16 Nov '06
      The Count is delighted when a cockroach epidemic forces a new food source - the Branaugh family - to temporarily move into the castle with him.
    • 10. Rugby

      23 Nov '06
      In his continuing efforts to be normal, Vlad wants to try out for the school rugby team, but his father won't have it. Meanwhile, Ingrid interviews men as potential husbands, and Van Helsing finds an excuse to re-visit the castle.
    • 11. Camping

      30 Nov '06
      Vlad and Robin take their dads camping for Father's Day, but the men have an argument that looks like its going to end in a duel. Meanwhile, Mr. Van Helsing acquires a girlfriend.
    • 12. Halloween

      07 Dec '06
      On Halloween, the main activities of the Dracula and Van Helsing children turn out to be restraining their fathers.
    • 13. The Blood Test

      14 Dec '06
      It's time for Vlad to undergo a test that all vampires must take - the blood test.
    • 14. Countdown

      21 Dec '06
      To find a new wife, the Count decides to host a Hunt Ball. Vlad is afraid for the lives of the Branaughs, but has an unfortunate run-in with Van Helsing.