Ambridge Extra reported that the show was "highly unlikely" to return. The commissioning editor for Radio 4 Extra stated "Our "Ambridge Extra" decision won't impact on "The Archers" in any way, but across the BBC we are having to make tough financial choices and prioritise and protect the services and content that deliver the most value to audiences." Listener response to the early episodes were largely negative. Vicki Power from "The Daily Telegraph" suggested that the series showed potential, but needed to include storylines that the main show could "not afford to ignore", suggesting that the current format felt like listening to
The Story of Tracy Beaker (series 1) Brewer continued to write for "Tracy Beaker" franchise for another nine series, until the second series of "The Dumping Ground", which is the second spin-off of "The Story of Tracy Beaker". 4 episodes were repeated as part of BBC Schools strand (on BBC Two) in 2003. The Story of Tracy Beaker (series 1) The first series of the British children's television series "The Story of Tracy Beaker" began broadcasting on 8 January 2002 on CBBC and ended on 4 April 2002. The series follows the lives of the children living in the fictional children's care home of Stowey House, nicknamed