Episode Guide

Young Dracula is a British television series which aired on CBBC. It is loosely based on the children's book by Michael Lawrence. The first series, consisting of 14 episodes, was broadcast in 2006.

The second series was broadcast from 2 November 2007 - 8 February 2008 and consisted of a total of 13 episodes. After a hiatus of nearly four years, the third series was commissioned and aired from 31 October 2011 to 12 December 2011. The series kept some of the original cast and was directed by Joss Agnew. Two more series followed before the series was cancelled in 2014.

Series 1 (2006)

1. When You're a Stranger Original Airdate: 21 September 2006
2. Dead-ucation Original Airdate: 28 September 2006
3. Mummy Returns Original Airdate: 5 October 2006
4. Slaytime TV Original Airdate: 12 October 2006
5. Like Father Like Son Original Airdate: 19 October 2006
6. Toothache Original Airdate: 26 October 2006
7. A Matter Of Life and Chess Original Airdate: 2 November 2006
8. Blood Relations Original Airdate: 9 November 2006
9. The Sleepover Original Airdate: 16 November 2006
10. Blood Sport Original Airdate: 23 November 2006
11. Father's Day Original Airdate: 30 November 2006
12. Halloscream Original Airdate: 7 December 2006
13. Blood Tests Original Airdate: 14 December 2006
14. Countdown Original Airdate: 21 December 2006

Series 2 (2007 - 2008)

1. Kidnipped Original Airdate: 2 November 2007
2. The Yanks Are Coming Original Airdate: 9 November 2007
3. Mirror Mirror Original Airdate: 16 November 2007
4. Bad Reflection Original Airdate: 23 November 2007
5. Dad's Back Original Airdate: 30 November 2007
6. Baby Dracula Original Airdate: 7 December 2007
7. Insomnia Original Airdate: 14 December 2007
8. Love Bites Original Airdate: 21 December 2007
9. Bodyswap Original Airdate: 11 January 2008
10. Sweet Sixteenth Original Airdate: 18 January 2008
11. Eclipse Original Airdate: 25 January 2008
12. When Vampires Go Bad Original Airdate: 1 February 2008
13. The Chosen One Original Airdate: 8 February 2008

Series 3 (2011)

Series 3 Episodes
No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (thousands)
1	"Hide and Seek"	Joss Agnew	Joe Williams	31 October 2011
		The family are reunited. Erin saves a sick Ingrid from the slayers and Vlad comes to their aid.
2	"The Enemy Within"	Joss Agnew	Emma Reeves	1 November 2011
		Erin has her newly-bitten brother in the boot of her car and plans to slay the Draculas. She fails when she gets her chance with Ingrid. Vlad's father tries to find him a tutor.
3	"Faustian Slip"	Joss Agnew	Emma Reeves & Max Allen	7 November 2011
		Bertrand and Vlad work on Vlad's telepathic skills when Magda returns in a hagged state and as usual causes trouble for Vlad.
4	"Fangs for the Memories"	Joss Agnew	Unknown	8 November 2011
		Vlad takes a trip down memory lane with Erin, the Count tries to get a statue erected, and Wolfie is welcomed to the family.
5	"Carpathian Feast"	Matthew Evans	Gary Lawson & John Phelps	14 November 2011
		The Count demands Vlad show more respect, and orders him to arrange a Carpathian feast.
6	"Blood Thief"	Matthew Evans	Jemma Field & Emma Reeves	15 November 2011
		Believing she is distracting Vlad, Bertrand devises a plan to get rid of Erin and make it look like an accident. Meanwhile, Renfield plays detective to find out who has been stealing the Count's blood.
7	"Bad to the Bones"	Matthew Evans	Joe Williams	21 November 2011
		Vlad becomes trapped inside the Blood Mirror just as Ramanga, a member of the High Council, arrives...
8	"Bad Vlad"	Matthew Evans	Gerard Foster	22 November 2011
		Vlad, with his evil reflections, causes havoc for his entire family, putting all of them in dangerous situations with his new found fangs.
9	"Therapy"	Joss Agnew	Gary Lawson & John Phelps	28 November 2011
		Ingrid, having hit rock bottom, finds herself sitting with a therapist who makes her dig into her past.
10	"The Return"	Joss Agnew	Gary Lawson & John Phelps	29 November 2011
		Vlad returns back after being away to deal with his evil self. Ingrid has turned a new leaf. Jonathan and Mina arrive at Garside, and the Draculas must test the mind-wipes.
11	"Hit Chicks"	Joss Agnew	Mark Brotherhood	5 December 2011
		Ingrid starts recruiting girls to her cause. She instructs them to try and assassinate Vlad in various ways.
12	"Blood Loyalties"	Joss Agnew	Emma Reeves	6 December 2011
		Vlad recieves a letter from Erin about the Slayer Guild's plans to slay his entire family. Vlad convinces the Count to go on a mission to destroy the Slayers' secret weapon.
13	"All for One"	Joss Agnew	Joe Williams	12 December 2011
		With the slayers closing in, Ingrid out to kill him, and Bertrand turned traitor, Vlad needs the power of the Praedictum Impaver to survive, but to everyone's surprise the book brings Sethius back to life.

Series 4 (2012)

Series 4 Episodes
No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (thousands)
1	"The Good, the Bad and the Undead"	Menhaj Huda	Joe Williams	29 October 2012
		Vlad and his gang have 48 hours to ensure that all Vampires are off the street and are prepared to abide by peaceful co-existence.
2	"Revamped"	Menhaj Huda	Joe Williams	5 November 2012
		Vlad's peace initiative hangs in the balance but with a lot of help from Jonno, Bertrand and Erin they manage to persuade all the lawless ferals to turn up to SCRAP school at Garside.
3	"Storm in a Blood Cup"	Menhaj Huda	Gary Lawson & John Phelps	12 November 2012
		Adze arrives at Garside and much to Erin's chagrin, she is beautiful. Vlad doesn't appear to notice, as he's too busy scheming on how he can get out of the arrangement.
4	"The Crown of Ludlaw Erant"	Menhaj Huda	Davey Jones	19 November 2012
		Malik is secretly meeting with a mystery being and his loyalty to the Draculas is not so clear cut. Ingrid strikes a deal with Ramanga.
5	"Murderer in the Midst"	Matthew Evans	Davey Jones	26 November 2012
		Bertrand is put in charge of finding Ryan's murderer. The problem is everyone has a motive, but he begins to suspect that someone as yet unknown has them running round in circles.
6	"Bloodbound"	Matthew Evans	Emma Reeves	27 November 2012
		The day of the bloodbinding arrives. A reluctant and nervous Vlad prepares to stand by his word and marry Adze. Erin overhears Ramanga and Adze talking about the rings that will kill Vlad.
7	"Do the Bite Thing"	Matthew Evans	Emma Reeves	3 December 2012
		Erin's life hangs in the balance and Vlad keeps a vigil at her bedside. The Count and Malik seek revenge on Ramanga for threatening Vlad and trying to overturn the House of Dracula.
8	"Loyalty's for Breathers"	Matthew Evans	Julie Dixon	4 December 2012
		Vlad struggles to overcome his blood thirst. The Count decides to challenge his sons to fight for their position as his rightful heir. Reluctantly Vlad agrees.
9	"Sun and Heir"	Matthew Evans	Jake Riddell	10 December 2012
		Bertrand is convinced the Shapeshifter is linked to Malik. In retaliation the Shapeshifter creates chaos by manipulating the Dracula clan.
10	"Whatever It Takes"	Simon Massey	Christopher Reason	11 December 2012
		Vlad's problems appear to escalate even though he's dusted Bertrand. The Slayers Guild anticipate an end to the ceasefire and plan to attack.
11	"Bootiful Breathers"	Simon Massey	Davey Jones	17 December 2011
		Vlad is still in denial about Bertrand's death and is lying to everyone about the mind wipe of the slayers. Ingrid's bid for a position on the Vampire High Council fails due to an outsider
12	"Cuckoo in the Nest"	Simon Massey	Emma Reeves	18 December 2011
		Vlad decides that he must make amends for the bad decisions he has recently made. However, when the Count finds out his actions, he disinherits Vlad and formally makes Malik the Dracula heir.
13	"Kiss of Death"	Simon Massey	Joe Williams	18 December 2011
		Vlad and Ingrid join forces to capture the Shapeshifter, but since she can assume the physical appearance of anybody, they are initially at a loss as to know who she is.

Series 5 (2014)

Series 5 Episodes
No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (thousands)
1	"Fight or Flight"	Sasha Ransome	Davey Jones	13 January 2014
		Desperate for Vlad to stay, the Count resorts to bribery when he learns that Vlad is only planning a brief stopover back home during his worldwide travels.
2	"Who's the Daddy"	Sasha Ransome	Gary Lawson & John Phelps	20 January 2014
		Vlad is angry to discover the secret his father has been hiding from him for 18 years. Meanwhile Ingrid is trying to climb the ladder at the VHC by dusting her competition.
3	"Flesh and Blood"	Sasha Ransome	Joe Williams	27 January 2014
		Count Dracula finds out about a scheme involving a vampire hotel, and thinks that it could bring both money and blood. Vlad is insistent on meeting Sally.
4	"Once Bitten, Twice Shy"	Sasha Ransome	Jenny Lecoat	3 February 2014
		Vlad persuades Sally and George to stay a little longer at Garside, but chaos descends when Ingrid refuses to act differently around the guests.
5	"Warning Shadows"	Sasha Ransome	Simon J. Ashford	10 February 2014
		A mysterious stranger named Asen visits Garside and brings a warning and a someone less welcome with him. The Draculas are the next target of Ramanga's fearsome Shadow Warriors.
6	"The Enemy Within"	Craig Lines	Julie Dixon, Phillipa Waller & Deborah Frances-White	17 February 2014
		The Count revels in his victory over the Shadow Warriors, before the Dracula family's celebrations are cut short by an unexpected arrival.
7	"Nemesis Rising"	Craig Lines	Annie Bruce & James Simpson	24 February 2014
		Malik tries to rescue his mother from the Blood Mirror and finds a surprising ally in his mission, while a friend Vlad met travelling pays him a visit.
8	"Open House"	Craig Lines	Deborah Frances-White & Philippa Waller	3 March 2014
		Renfield arranges an open house to help his vampire masters sell their home, but Asan and Shango ensure there are a couple of surprises in store for the Draculas and their potential breather buyers.
9	"The Bodyguard"	Craig Lines	Owen Lloyd-Fox	10 March 2014
		When the VHC appoint a bodyguard to protect Vlad from the Bounty Hunters he's worried that his secret of being half human will be discovered. Talitha has a big surprise for Vlad.
10	"Blood Match"	Craig Lines	Simon J. Ashford	17 March 2014
		The family's bedtime routine descends into chaos when they are suddenly set upon by enemies old and new - and Renfield will be sweeping up the dust of at least one fallen vampire before the end of the night.
11	"Bite Me"	Sasha Ransome	Gary Lawson & John Phelps	24 March 2014
		With Vlad about to turn 18 and become the Chosen One, Ingrid decides to make a final bid for power. Her plan is almost faultless, if only she hadn't underestimated Renfield...
12	"The Darkest Hour - Part 1"	Sasha Ransome	Joe Williams	31st March 2014
		Vlad decides whether to be a human or a vampire on his 18th birthday, as the combined forces of the vengeful Ramangas, the power-crazy VHC and the Magister Maleficorum threaten to wipe out his family for ever.
13	"The Darkest Hour - Part 2"	Sasha Ransome	Joe Williams	31st March 2014
		As the sun rises on his 18th birthday, will Vlad be granted his biggest wish and become human? With the Blood Seed flourishing and his family under attack, it's certainly not going to be an easy decision to make.