Young Dracula

Young Dracula is a British children's horror drama comedy television series which aired on CBBC, loosely based on Young Dracula, a 2002 children's book by Michael Lawrence. The final episode aired on 31 March 2014.

The first two series follow the Dracula family, a family of vampires: Vladimir (Vlad), his father Count Dracula, and 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. Directed by Joss Agnew, the first series was broadcast in 2006 and the second series, which started in late 2007, concluded in early 2008.

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 should fulfil his destiny to become "the Chosen One". This series was filmed in Liverpool during 2011, in various locations including the disused Margaret Bevan School, Croxteth Hall and Stanley Docks. It began airing on 31 October 2011. The fourth series follows on from season three's predicament and had a new director, airing on 29 October 2012. Young Dracula was renewed for a fifth and final series in 2013, with filming beginning in April. The hour long finale, "The Darkest Hour", aired 31 March 2014.

Young Dracula was nominated for Best Children's Drama in the 2008 BAFTA Awards and has been nominated for several other awards. An additional series, the Young Dracula Files, began broadcasting on 24 October 2012, in which the main characters tell their stories of the past. It was primarily hosted by the character Bertrand Du Fortunesa, played by Cesare Taurasi.



Bad Vlad, Part 2 (Season 3, Episode 08)
Vlad has now become an evil and bloodthirsty vampire. He no longer has a conscience or care for the Count or Ingrid. He causes destruction throughout the school on the day of an inspection. At Miss McCauley's request the Count tries to persuade Vlad to hold back for a day but he ignores him. The Count and Renfield trap Vlad until he promises to obey the Count until he's eighteen, Vlad promises he will but after he's released traps the Count instead and puts a necklace of garlic around the Count's neck, leaving him slowly dying. Ingrid sets out to stake Vlad before he gets too powerful, but he easily stops her and pushes her outside into the sunlight. Throughout all this, Vlad tries to bite Erin but finds that he can't despite really trying to. In the end Erin is the only one who can appeal to his good side to overcome his bad causing his reflection to be thrown out of his body. Erin saves Ingrid who is in a catatonic state since Vlad threw her into the sunlight. Vlad also saves the Count, after he is separated from his bad side, by taking of the garlic necklace and giving the Count a bit of blood to drink. Vlad goes to the blood mirror knowing he can't stay apart from his reflection forever. After Vlad and his evil side battle, he must come to terms with what is in him and disappears from the school.