Dani's Castle (series 3)
The third series of Dani's Castle aired from 7 July 2015 to 22 September 2015, and then returned on 15 December 2015 for a finale Christmas episode on the CBBC Channel. Dani Harmer did not return as Dani, therefore the show was informally known as Rich Jimmy & Kait's Castle. The new series introduced two new characters, Clare played by Jessica Forrest and Leonie played by Lucy Hutchinson. Jordan Brown made her last regular appearance as Esme in "The Ghostel", and then reappeared, although not in person, in "That Sinking Feeling", "Ghost Swappers" and "Midsummer Night's Nightmare", she reappeared in person in "It's A Wonderful Afterlife". Kieran Alleyne was absent in "Truth or Scare", "Ghost Swappers", "An Inspector Calls" and "Groundbog Day". He returned in "Midsummer Night's Nightmare" following his brief absence. In "Choc Horror", Jordan Brown reappeared but did not play Esme, instead playing Elly, a relative of Jimmy, Rich and Dylan. Episode 13, titled "It's A Wonderful Afterlife", was a Christmas Special. This was the final series.[1]
| Dani's Castle | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBBC Channel |
| Original release | 7 July – 15 December 2015 |
| Series chronology | |
Cast
Main Cast
- Richard Wisker as Rich
- Shannon Flynn as Kait
- Niall Wright as Gabe
- Kieran Alleyne as Jimmy
- Toby Murray as Dylan
- Jessica Forrest as Clare
- Lucy Hutchinson as Leonie[lower-alpha 1]
Supporting Cast
- Shannon Flynn as Roxy
- Niall Wright as Carlos
Recurring Cast
- Jordan Brown as Esme[lower-alpha 2]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [2] | |
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| 27 | 1 | "Back to Bogmoor" | Dez McCarthy | Paul Rose | 7 July 2015 | 0.188 | |
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Gabe and Esme are still in the afterlife, but Dylan wants to try and bring them home, so he sets up some science experiments. Meanwhile, Rich and Jimmy decide to expand Bogmoor FM, Kait sets up a pet snack business, Kait's Bakes, and her best friend Clare arrives unexpectedly. Note: The opening titles were modified for this episode. | |||||||
| 28 | 2 | "The Ghostel" | Dez McCarthy | Paul Rose | 14 July 2015 | 0.159 | |
| Gabe and Esme are back and Gabe wants to open a Ghostel at the castle. Rich and Kait, offer to pretend to be his first guests, but Kait takes things too far. Meanwhile, Esme and Dylan try to find the first Earl of Bogmoor's secret room. | |||||||
| 29 | 3 | "The Dead Headz" | Beryl Richards | Paul Rose | 21 July 2015 | Under 0.153 | |
| Leonie invites a punk band from the 1970s, The Dead Headz, to perform on Bogmoor FM. However, they make life miserable for everyone and Leonie upsets Dylan by trying to change him. Rich and Jimmy challenge The Dead Headz, but they can't think of any song ideas, and if they lose The Dead Headz will never leave. | |||||||
| 30 | 4 | "That Sinking Feeling" | Dez McCarthy | Emma Ko | 28 July 2015 | Under 0.154 | |
| Dylan struggles with his History homework and after seeing Titanic, asks Esme if she knows anyone who was on the Titanic, she doesn't but says she will find someone. Esme sends Irma, who is convinced that the Titanic never sank. | |||||||
| 31 | 5 | "Truth or Scare" | Diarmuid Goggins | Bronagh Taggart | 4 August 2015 | Under 0.180 | |
| Tim, a very nervous ghost, checks into the Ghostel and Gabe allows Rich to help him counsel Tim. But soon regrets it when his approach to counselling makes matters worse. Meanwhile, Leonie and Dylan go head to head with Kait and Clare in a prank war. | |||||||
| 32 | 6 | "Ghost Swappers" | Diarmuid Goggins | Paul Rose | 11 August 2015 | Under 0.187 | |
| Dylan finds an old clock in the first Earl of Bogmoor's secret room, that causes the humans and ghosts to switch places. At first Kait enjoys having ghost powers, but soon realises how lonely being a ghost is. Meanwhile, Rich takes over the Ghostel and tries to modernise it, which doesn't end well. | |||||||
| 33 | 7 | "An Inspector Calls" | Diarmuid Goggins | Mark Evans | 18 August 2015 | Under 0.168 | |
| Gabe gets a visit from the Ghostel Inspector but Leonie and Dylan decide to ruin his chances of getting a good report. Meanwhile, Kait is nominated for Best Newcomer at the Pet Snack of the Year Awards, and Rich is commissioned by Boys Who Make Noise to write a love song, but has writer's block. | |||||||
| 34 | 8 | "Groundbog Day" | Diarmuid Goggins | Bronagh Taggart | 25 August 2015 | Under 0.192 | |
| Rich tries to plan a perfect birthday for Dylan and assigns everyone a job to do, but not everything goes to plan. Meanwhile, Dylan has to do a science experiment for school, Leonie persuades him to take a short cut and do an experiment from the first Earl of Bogmoor's book, which has some unusual results. | |||||||
| 35 | 9 | "Midsummer Night's Nightmare" | Beryl Richards | Mark Evans | 1 September 2015 | 0.220 | |
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Dylan has homework to do, and is forced to ask Esme for help when Gabe gets carried away teaching him about Shakespeare. Esme sends a ghost who was one of Shakespeare's original players, and he gets everyone to act out A Midsummer Night's Dream, making things awkward for Rich and Kait. Note: This episode was titled 'A Midsummer Nightmare' on screen. | |||||||
| 36 | 10 | "Stupid Cupid" | Dez McCarthy | Naomi Smith & Jessica Silcock | 8 September 2015 | 0.205 | |
| Jimmy agrees to go on a picnic date with Clare, and attempts to prepare a meal inspired by all the places he visited whilst on tour, unaware that leaving Leonie to take care of it is a big mistake. Clare is nervous about what Jimmy will think of her, and ends up taking advice from Dylan, which isn't exactly sound. | |||||||
| 37 | 11 | "Choc Horror" | Beryl Richards | Paul Rose | 15 September 2015 | 0.294 | |
| Dylan discovers half of a recipe for a chocolate cake in the Earl's journal. Soon after, some long lost family members, Gerard and Elly, turn up, who happen to look just like Gabe and Esme. When they start acting strangely, Leonie suspects they're up to something, but no one believes her. | |||||||
| 38 | 12 | "Ghostwriter" | Beryl Richards | Bronagh Taggart | 22 September 2015 | Under 0.181 | |
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Rich and Jimmy are asked write a book about story of Bogmoor FM, however they don't have the time to produce their album and write a book, so Gabe offers to write it for them. Gabe interviews everyone for the book, but the information reveals a bit too much about life at the castle. Note: Clips and bloopers from throughout Series 3 are featured. | |||||||
| 39 | 13 | "It's A Wonderful Afterlife" | Beryl Richards | Paul Rose | 15 December 2015 | Under 0.252 | |
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Gabe feels like he has let everyone down when he accidentally ruins Christmas. Esme returns for Christmas and sees Gabe is upset. She helps him find his ways to save Christmas. Esme shows Gabe what happened in the past when he was there to help out and shows what would happen if he didn't exist which includes Rich and Jimmy becoming obsessed with clouds and Kait and Clare falling out. Note: This was the final episode. | |||||||
Notes
- Lucy Hutchinson first appeared in episode 2 and was credited in the opening titles from episode 3.
- While Jordan Brown had multiple appearances in Series 3, she was credited in the opening titles in episode 2, due to this episode being her final regular appearance.