Series synopsis
The Dengineers is a British reality television series that premiered on CBBC on November 21, 2015. It stars Lauren Layfield, Mark Wright, Joe Tracini and Meryl Fernandes.
The Dengineers get the help of experts to design dream dens for children.
Premise
The Dengineers get the help of experts to design dream dens for children.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lauren Layfield as Co-presenter
- Mark Wright as Presenter
- Joe Tracini as Presenter
- Meryl Fernandes as Co-presenter
- Joe Swash as Presenter
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 94 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | November 21, 2015 | November 12, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 11 | November 19, 2016 | February 11, 2017 |
| Season 3 | 14 | November 4, 2017 | February 17, 2018 |
| Season 4 | 14 | November 3, 2018 | December 16, 2018 |
| Season 5 | 15 | November 9, 2019 | February 29, 2020 |
| Season 6 | 14 | November 21, 2021 | March 6, 2022 |
| Season 7 | 15 | October 24, 2022 | January 22, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Survival Den The Dengineers build 11-year-old Ben a camouflaged adventure bunker. |
November 21, 2015 |
| 2 |
Music Den Sibling rockers Sami, 9, and Nadia, 12, need their own soundproofed rehearsal room. |
November 28, 2015 |
| 3 |
Football Den A massive Manchester United fan, 10-year-old Billy is in need of a football den. |
December 5, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Community Den The Dengineers transform a youth centre's outside space. |
November 19, 2016 |
| 2 |
Bollywood Den The Dengineers build 10-year-old Aron his very own Bollywood den. |
November 26, 2016 |
| 3 |
Gingerbread Den The Dengineers come to the aid of Carrie, a 10-year-old from Leeds who plans to celebrate her red hair with a gingerbread house den. |
December 3, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Revisits Episode 1 The presenters look back at some of the amazing dens from series one and two. Here, Lauren revisits the survival, art, Hollywood cinema and DJ dens. |
November 4, 2017 |
| 2 |
Revisits Episode 2 The presenters look back at some of the amazing dens from series one and two. Here, Lauren revisits the train, magical library, community and plane dens. |
November 11, 2017 |
| 3 |
Observatory Den Helena needs a den to help her reach for the stars and fulfil her science dreams. |
November 18, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Australia Den Eight-year-old Oscar lives in Scotland and wants an Australia den so he can remember his Aussie hometown. |
November 3, 2018 |
| 2 |
Queen Victoria Den Eleven-year-old Amelie wants a Queen Victoria den where she can pass on her love of history to her friends. |
November 4, 2018 |
| 3 |
Army Coding Den Eleven-year-old Yusuf dreams of being in the army and hopes to one day to use his love of computer coding to become an army intelligence officer. |
November 10, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Black History Den Twelve-year-old Luke is passionate about black history and wants people to realise how important it is. |
November 9, 2019 |
| 2 |
Conservation Den Ten-year-old Caitlin wants to become a conservationist when she's older. She is passionate about teaching other people how important our world is, and needs a den where she can research. |
November 16, 2019 |
| 3 |
Underwater Den 11-year-old Maariya was scared of going underwater but overcame her fear a few years ago. Now she loves swimming, snorkelling and all things underwater. |
November 23, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hotel Den Ten-year-old Florence from Oxfordshire wants a cool hotel den so that she can relax, hang out with friends and be on holiday whenever she wants. |
November 21, 2021 |
| 2 |
Doctor Who Den Doctor Who fan Adam wants a den where he can celebrate his favourite TV show and pursue his passion for drama. |
November 28, 2021 |
| 3 |
TV Show Den Vilonu is a huge CBBC fan and dreams of becoming a TV presenter when she is older. She wants a space where she can write, film and edit her very own TV shows. |
December 5, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Strictly Come Dancing Den Ballroom dancer Harry from Dudley is a huge fan of Strictly and wants a den full of glitz and glamour to help him practise his dancing and store his trophies. |
October 24, 2022 |
| 2 |
Sausage Dog Den Bea from Hull and her best friend Stanley the sausage dog are seriously short of space. They need a den where they can learn new tricks and hang out together. |
October 25, 2022 |
| 3 |
Optical Illusion Den Siblings Nethuni and Abheetha are obsessed with optical illusions and want a den where they can work together to create new tricks to dazzle their friends. |
October 26, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 21, 2015 |
| Last aired | January 22, 2023 |
| Runtime | 28 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Sunday at 08:30:00 |