Dustbin Baby is a 2008 BBC television film first broadcast on 21 December 2008, based on Jacqueline Wilson's novel of the same name. It stars Dakota Blue Richards as April, a troubled teenager who was abandoned in a dustbin as a baby, and Juliet Stevenson as Marion Bean, April's adoptive mother. David Haig stars as Elliot, Marion's friend and colleague. The screenplay was written by Helen Blakeman, and deals with themes including maternal bonding, bullying, and youth crime.

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  • Dustbin Baby is a 2008 BBC television film first broadcast on 21 December 2008, based on Jacqueline Wilson's novel of the same name. It stars Dakota Blue Richards as April, a troubled teenager who was abandoned in a dustbin as a baby, and Juliet Stevenson as Marion Bean, April's adoptive mother. David Haig stars as Elliot, Marion's friend and colleague. The screenplay was written by Helen Blakeman, and deals with themes including maternal bonding, bullying, and youth crime. The story revolves around April running away on her fourteenth birthday, while Marion searches for her. April's life is recounted in flashbacks as she meets people and visits places that are significant to her. Both Jaqueline Wilson and critics responded positively to the film, and it was released on DVD on 12 January 2009.
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  • Dustbin Baby
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  • Julia Ouston
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  • 21 December 2008 (television) 12 January 2009 (DVD)
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  • 90 minutes
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  • Dustbin Baby is a 2008 BBC television film first broadcast on 21 December 2008, based on Jacqueline Wilson's novel of the same name. It stars Dakota Blue Richards as April, a troubled teenager who was abandoned in a dustbin as a baby, and Juliet Stevenson as Marion Bean, April's adoptive mother. David Haig stars as Elliot, Marion's friend and colleague. The screenplay was written by Helen Blakeman, and deals with themes including maternal bonding, bullying, and youth crime.
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  • Dustbin Baby (film)
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