
About this season
The flagship documentary series show distinctive, compelling films that offer a snapshot of life in Britain today.
Episodes (20)
1. The Builders are Comin
Aired 20 January 1997
2. The Last Flight of Zulu Delta 576
Aired 27 January 1997
An investigation into the helicopter crash on 2 June 1994, when 29 passengers and crew were killed in their RAF Chinook Mark II as it hit the mountains of the Mull of Kintyre.
3. Identical Twins
Aired 3 February 1997
4. Bounty Hunter
Aired 10 February 1997
5. Health Farm
Aired 17 February 1997
6. The Bed
Aired 24 February 1997
A year in the life of a hospital bed, meeting each patient who occupies it, and hearing the wisdom of those who provide the bed and those who treat them.
7. Parental Choice
Aired 3 March 1997
8. The Lost Boy
Aired 10 March 1997
9. Jilted
Aired 17 March 1997
10. The Dinner Party
Aired 24 March 1997
Looks at the possible end of an 18 year political era through the opinions of a group of dinner party guests in East Anglia.
11. One Night Stand
Aired 22 August 1997
A look at the lives of three singletons as they go in search of a prospective partner.
12. The Complainers
Aired 23 September 1997
A look at the lives and opinions of three consumer crusaders who stand up for the rights of dissatisfied customers everywhere.
13. Illegal Immigrants
Aired 30 September 1997
14. Passport Control
Aired 7 October 1997
15. Sex, Lies and Aliens
Aired 21 October 1997
Fascinating insight into the sleazy world of Britain's most notorious tabloid newspaper, The Daily Sport, owned by media mogul David Sullivan. This documentary concentrates on the newspaper's attempts to bring big breasted porn model Lolo Ferrari over from France for a publicity stunt.
16. Car Trouble
Aired 28 October 1997
17. Women Drivers
Aired 4 November 1997
Documentary exploring whether there really is something different about women drivers. From school run mums in four wheel drives, to girl racers and women cabbies.
18. Footballers Wives
Aired 11 November 1997
Three women talk about being married to the game.
19. The End Is Nigh
Aired 18 November 1997
The life of a Jehovah's Witness community.
20. Men Who Pay for Sex
Aired 21 November 1997
Men talk openly for the first time about their encounters with prostitutes.