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Underage and Over the Limit

Film following a youth worker fighting against the underage drink epidemic in the North East, which has the country's highest percentage of 11 to 15-year-olds who drink alcohol.

Underage drinking is a serious issue in the North East of England. The region has the country's highest percentage of 11 to 15-year-olds drinking alcohol and it also has double the national average of under-18s in treatment for drink related problems.

This film follows Phil Tye, a youth worker on the frontline who is fighting against the drink epidemic, and asks teenagers why they start drinking so early and why they drink so much.

1 hour

Last on

Thu 23 Jan 201403:00
BBC Three

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Music Played

  • Bastille

    Laura Palmer

  • Cliff Martinez

    Hammer

  • Cliff Martinez

    My Name On A Car

  • De La Soul

    Declaration

  • Speech Debelle

    Live For The Message

  • Gorillaz

    Kids With Guns

  • Iyaz

    Replay

  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

  • Cliff Martinez

    Wrong Floor

  • Avicii

    I Could Be The One

  • The Lumineers

    Ho Hey

Credits

Executive ProducerRavinder Chahal
DirectorLouis Grover
ProducerLouis Grover

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