Powerful family drama of discovery

Dustbin Baby is the heartbreaking but ultimately uplifting story of teenager April, who sets out to discover where she came from and, along the way, discovers where she belongs - having been abandoned in a dustbin as a baby. On her 14th birthday, April walks out on her foster mother, Marion, following a row, and is determined to discover her past. As Marion frantically searches for April, their journeys take them on a course that will change their lives for ever. April goes back to the world she left behind - one of foster and care homes - and remembers and revisits the people who shaped her life. And Marion, with the help of her old friend, Elliot, tries to understand where she has gone wrong, and goes in search of the dustbin where April was found 14 years previously. Dakota Blue Richards plays April, Juliet Stevenson plays Marion and David Haig plays Elliott. This powerful family drama is based on the novel by best-selling author Jacqueline Wilson. Dustbin Baby is on BBC One on Sunday, December 21 at 3.25pm.