Documentary centred around teenager Kizzy Neal, who became pregnant to a 13-year-old boy who left town when he heard the news. Britain has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in western Europe, and Torbay, where Kizzy lives, has one of the highest in the country. The film follows Kizzy through her pregnancy and the first six months of the infant's life as she struggles to come to terms with her enormous responsibilities and battles to get the baby's father to acknowledge his child.
Documentary about 12-year-old Melissa and 14-year-old Ryan as they look after their single mum, who suffers from mental and physical illnesses. For the past five years they've taken on the household responsibilities and are just two of the 175,000 young carers in Britain today. The film looks at how they are coping with their mum's increasing ill-health and asks whether, without any outside help, they'll ever be able to leave her and lead independent lives.
Documentary which gives an insight into the phenomenon of self-harming teenagers by following three young people who have resorted to it as a way of coping with what life has thrown at them. Beth is 15 and suffers from arthritis and has self-harmed as a reaction to bullying at school. Tor, now 24, began cutting herself at the same age while under pressure to get good grades, and is still doing so. Gary, now 20, has been self-harming since 13 when he went to live in a children's home.
Documentary looking at the increasing problem of child poverty in the UK. In Glasgow, two teenage boys steer a path through the gang fighting, drinking, drug dealing and crime. In Mansfield, a four year-old-girl becomes homeless when her mother is a victim of domestic violence. In London, a 10-year-old Bangladeshi girl studies hard to escape her background. The film reveals the courage and determination they all share to rise above their circumstances and break out of their cycle of poverty.
Kizzy Neal became pregnant when she was just 13 and gave birth to Kaylib in May 2007. Her pregnancy, birth and the first few months of motherhood were charted in a 2007 documentary. Now the cameras are back to follow Kizzy as she goes from young teenager to responsible mother. We join her as she gets the results of her GCSEs and struggles to juggle motherhood, college and work. As she approaches her 16th birthday, Kizzy craves the independence to bring Kaylib up in her own way and move out of home.
Documentary looking at how seven-stone teenager Emma's eating disorder is linked to her clinically-obese father Grant's condition. Discovering that his own weight was at the root of his daughter's illness was devastating for Grant, but fortunately, living in Lancaster means Emma can be referred to EDN (Eating Disorders Network), the area's only eating disorders charity. Over the course of six months, the programme follows Emma as she attempts to get to her goal weight of eight and a half stone.
Documentary about the efforts to help 11-year-old Reece, who had been drinking alcohol nearly every other weekend for a year. While older friends bought the alcohol, Reece saved up his pocket money and was secretly getting drunk in the local park. The film follows Reece and his 15-year-old friend Charlie as they attend the Glaciere Project, a scheme which has helped even the hardest of underage drinkers turn away from the bottle. However, it is a struggle and the temptation to drink is all around, especially in the form of peer pressure. With 13 people under the age of 16 hospitalised each day in the UK as a result of alcohol misuse, the film gives an intimate and honest portrayal of young people as they reveal the extent of their drinking and the effect it is having on their lives.
