About this season
The flagship documentary series show distinctive, compelling films that offer a snapshot of life in Britain today.
Episodes (8)
1. Bus Pass Bandits
Aired 1 May 2001
2. Brian's Story
Aired 8 May 2001
Former advertising journalist Brian Davis is homeless and penniless. A published author he now lives on the streets in London, an alcoholic and suffering from mental illness. But, he says, he's determined to turn his life around.
3. 57 Screaming Kids
Aired 15 May 2001
Screaming Jay Hawkins' 57 known children come together for a reunion - his dying wish.
4. I Confess
Aired 22 May 2001
Documentary about people who confess to murders they may not have committed.
5. The Big Speech
Aired 29 May 2001
6. Looking for Ricky
Aired 21 June 2001
Looking for Ricky' is an investigation into the disappearance of Ricky D'Cotta, a London boy who left east London for the Tenerife 80's club scene and never returned. It begins with interviews of people who knew Ricky as a boy, and then moves out to the island to try and trace Ricky's last moves in Tenerife. The story develops into an expose of the islands drug-fueled criminal underworld, in which everyone, from the editor of the local paper to the police, seems somehow implicated. In the course of the film it is discovered that 5 unidentified bodies exist, which may be Ricky's remains. Although DNA tests using samples from Ricky's family prove inconclusive, the final statement from Ricky's best friend reveals that Ricky was almost certainly murdered, following a botched robbery of a local drugs baron.
14. A Mothers Love
Aired 24 June 2001
15. Kidnap
Aired 26 June 2001
1 x 60 minutes, documentary about the world of the kidnap for ransom industry in Columbia.