Plot
Harmer plays the eponymous leading character, a 17-year-old actress continually left in charge of her younger brother Max, his idiotic sidekick Ben and their youngest sibling, "the baby from hell" (only used in series 1). As she cannot go out with her friends, Toby (later replaced by Jack) and Sam (later replaced by Ruby), the trio end up spending most of their time in Dani's house in a den hang-out. The show revolves around the common problems, adventures and trials that normal teenagers face, but often with bizarre happenings and endings.
From the second series, Jack is introduced and replaces Toby as a regular character and best friend of Dani. The house that was used in series one is not used in series two, due to the fact that Dani's family moved house in the final episode. The baby from hell from series one is not seen or mentioned in the second series and is supposedly replaced by the "cat from hell" who frequently comes into various episodes of the second series. The changes in series two occur in series three and series four.
Series four of the show premiered on CBBC on Friday 16 September 2011. This series sees Dani get a part in fictional soap opera 'McHurties Hospital', references to this are made throughout the series. Sam trains to be an NASA astronaut and eventually leaves in episode 8, going on to become a scientist and space-explorer for NASA. 'Ruby', Dani's enthusiastic personal trainer and 'Maisy', her prank-pulling younger sister replaces Sam, with Ruby going on to become Dani's good friend and Maisy the ultimate rival for Max. Like series 3, the 'cat from hell' is neither seen nor mentioned in this series.
Series 5 of the show was first broadcast on weekdays at 1.20pm in a "soft" launch; however, the official première was on 26 April 2012. In the fifth series, Max finds success as a rapper and is now on a world tour, therefore is not a cast member - even though he still appears in the opening credits, which are the same credits as the fourth series. Max has been replaced by Megaboyd, their cousin, who appears regularly throughout the series. Alex, a new character, is also a recurring cast member who stars as Dani's new boyfriend. Plots in the fifth series include Alex and Dani dating, Max's new world success, Ben wanting to find a new friend and new hobbies, Megaboyd and Maisy playing pranks on Dani, Ruby and Jack, and Dani's, Jack's and Ruby's jobs as actress, DJ and personal trainer.
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