The recent announcement that Tracy Beaker will be returning to our screens brought smiles to the faces of millions of big kids across the land, who have been consistently disappointed by sub-par Dumping Ground spin-offs since.

However, that smile was quickly wiped off my own face upon emailing Clive's agent, Holly Haycock, who politely notified me that he would not be appearing in the latest series.

I believe that as a people we need to do our best to ensure that we have at least one iconic cast member to return and give the show the greatness that we all know it will be capable of, and who better than the captain of the ship himself - Duke! As one of the predominant characters of the series, I just don't believe it would be the same without at least a cameo.

I am therefore asking you to sign this petition so that we can ensure Duke appears in the latest series of Tracy Beaker. Thank you