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Mum and Dad Are Splitting Up

Documentary. With a third of British children living with only one biological parent, this film asks young people about their experience of their parents' breakup.

With a third of British children living with only one biological parent, this simple but revealing film ventures into the heart of British family life to ask young people about their experience of their parents' breakup.

Based entirely on honest, intimate interviews with both young people and their parents (often sat together and discussing the event for the first time), director Olly Lambert draws out the complex feelings and secrets that took root in the family when mum and dad split up. In the process, both parents and their offspring find themselves asking questions of each other that have remained unsaid for years, and being frequently surprised by the answers.

A moving and surprisingly uplifting insight into the reality of modern family life.

1 hour

Last on

Wed 16 Oct 201300:20

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Credits

RoleContributor
ProducerOlly Lambert
DirectorOlly Lambert
Executive ProducerPeter Dale

Broadcasts

  • Thu 5 Sep 201321:00
  • Tue 10 Sep 201323:20
  • Wed 11 Sep 201300:00
  • Wed 11 Sep 201300:20
  • Wed 16 Oct 201300:20