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The Dengineers
Genre	Children's television series DIY
Directed by	Mel Taylor Paul Benham James Knight Jay Ahmed Charlotte Ingham
Presented by	Lauren Layfield (series 1-4) Mark Wright (series 1-2) Joe Tracini (series 3-6) Meryl Fernandes (series 5-7) Joe Swash (series 7)
Starring	Tony Broomhead Satwinder Samra Maral Tulip Anthony Devine Emma Kosh Olga Skumial Sege Rosella Dee Saigal Lynsey Ford Martin Bell Sahiba Chadha
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	7
No. of episodes	94
Production
Executive producer	Annette Williams
Producers	Jennifer Morrison Mel Taylor Paul Benham James Knight Jay Ahmed Charlotte Ingham Tanuja East Matt Botten Laura Davies-Parry Matt Peacock
Running time	28 minutes
Production company	CBBC Productions
Original release
Network	CBBC
Release	21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) – present

The Dengineers is a British children's television series which airs on CBBC and sees the production team (styled as 'dengineers') design themed dens or play houses for children. There have been seven series aired to date, with the most recent hosted by Meryl Fernandes and Joe Swash and previous hosts being Lauren Layfield, Mark Wright and Joe Tracini. The designers are currently Tony Broomhead, Satwinder Samra, Maral Tulip, Emma Kosh, Anthony Devine, Lynsey Ford, Martin Bell, Sahiba Chadha and formerly Dee Saigal, Sege Rosella and Olga Skumial. The series is similar to DIY SOS and Grand Designs, with the help of expert designers and builders and the youngsters themselves, the Dengineers team will then construct an extraordinary den, either completely from scratch or by transforming an existing room in the home. Each episode is themed, with designs such as an old-fashioned railway station, a 1960s American diner and an Australian outback shack.

In the United States, the series aired from January 3 to January 31, 2017 on Discovery Family. As of 2021 Czech Television has licensed the first two seasons.

The show won the Factual Entertainment category at the British Academy Children's Awards in 2019.

Production

The Dengineers was first announced on 16 December 2014, with other CBBC commissions for 2015. On 11 April 2015, it was announced that Mark Wright would host with then-future CBBC HQ host Lauren Layfield. On 7 July 2016, a second series was commissioned. On 11 April 2017, it was announced that Wright was set to leave and be replaced by Joe Tracini. In 2017, a special in partnership with Children in Need and Blue Peter aired with guests Naomi Wilkinson, Ayshah Tull, Katie Thistleton, Ben Shires, Rhys Stephenson and Hacker T. Dog.

Episodes

Series 1 (2015–2016)

Series 2 (2016–2017)

Series 3 (2017–2018)

Series 4 (2018)

Series 5 (2019–2020)

Series 6 (2021)

Series 7 (2022-2023)

References

1. ^ Whyte, Alexandra (8 December 2016). "Discovery Family to bow The Dengineers, Post My Party". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
2. Draper, James (12 April 2017). "Mark Wright reveals he's QUIT his presenting duties on CBBC show The Dengineers". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
3. Hattenstone, Simon (17 August 2020). "BPD and me: how comedian Joe Tracini saved his own life – and gave hope to others". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
4. Dare Hall, Zoe (4 August 2019). "Meet the family with an adventure playground in the garden". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
5. Duncan, Amy (19 May 2016). "Mark Wright cracks America as his kids' show The Dengineers gets picked up by US network". Metro. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
6. Layton, Mark (4 February 2021). "Kids round-up: Beyond shops 'The World According To Grandpa'; Cyber launches animation studio; Rai welcomes 'Pablo'". Television Business International. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
7. "Children's Factual Entertainment in 2019". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
8. Wiseman, Andreas (December 2019). "BAFTA Children's Winners Include Emily Burnett, Bella Ramsay, CBeebies, 'Horrible Histories' & 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

External links

• The Dengineers at BBC Online
• The Dengineers at IMDb

• 2010s British children's television series
• British English-language television shows
• Home renovation television series
• 2015 British television series debuts
• British children's education television series
• CBBC original programming
• BBC children's television shows
• Television series by BBC Studios