About this season
A documentary strand of programmes reflecting everyday life.
Episodes (7)
1. Our Child Needs a Heart
Aired 4 September 2001
The fortunes of two 12-year-old girls who need heart transplants to save their lives and the stories of youngsters whose deaths have given others a second chance.
2. The Psychic Detective
Aired 12 September 2001
Keith Charles was a copper for 30 years before retiring to take up his new career as a psychic.
3. Our Daughter Won't Eat
Aired 2 October 2001
Nine months in the life of a family struggling to cope with their sixteen-year-old daughter Vicki Carter's anorexia.
4. The Fattest Men in Britain
Aired 9 October 2001
The lives of two contenders for The Fattest Men in Britain: Jack Taylor, aged 54, who hasn't left his Bradford flat for over 25 year following the death of his mam, gran and girlfriend, and 33-year-old Barry, who defies the image of the sad, fat bloke.
5. Pets on Holiday
Aired 6 November 2001
Report on how the new pets passport scheme works in practice, following two families as they travel abroad with their beloved dogs.
6. Celebrity Villain
Aired 26 November 2001
Profile of former East End villain Dave Courtney, a one-time associate of the Kray brothers who turned his back on the underworld after seeing a friend murdered on the Old Kent Road.
7. Football Hopefuls
Aired 1 December 2001
Follows five 14-year-olds football hopefuls over 6 years at Lilleshall, England's school of excellence for footballers.