Simpson Family
Series in which families try out life overseas. A family hope Australia can offer the fresh start they desperately need after a year of heartache.
A family faces the biggest decision they'll ever make. After a trial week living on the other side of the world, will they decide to make the move to Australia for good?
Despite never having been, Garry and Michelle Simpson were all set to move their family to Australia in 2013 when tragedy struck - their four-year-old daughter was diagnosed with cancer. One year on, Fraja's cancer is now in remission, and the family are desperate to put the heartache of the last year behind them and make a fresh start down under.
A trial week living in Melbourne shows the family they could have the lifestyle they're dreaming of. But when emotional messages from home remind the family of the people they would be leaving behind in the UK, will the Simpsons decide to go ahead with a permanent move?
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Messages from home
Duration: 00:52
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:01Cheryl
Call My Name
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00:03Wretch 32
Hush Little Baby
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00:04Emeli Sandé
Clown
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00:05Lily Allen
Somewhere Only We Know
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00:06Gabrielle Aplin
Salvation
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00:11Laura Mvula
Green Garden
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00:11Josh Osho
Freewheel
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00:12Ellie Goulding
Anything Could Happen
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00:13James Vincent McMorrow
Post Tropical
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00:14Snow Patrol
Berlin
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00:15Saint Raymond
The River
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00:17Gabrielle Aplin
Panic Cord
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00:18Emeli Sandé
Next To Me
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00:21Lily Allen
Our Time
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00:24Gabrielle Aplin
Please Don't Say You Love Me
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00:25Matt Cardle
Stars & Lovers
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00:28Eliza
Moneybox
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00:31Little Mix
Change Your Life
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00:33Magnetic Man
Flying into Tokyo
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00:34Mumford & Sons
Little Lion Man
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00:38Rae Morris
This Time
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00:41Coldplay
Sparks
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00:41Matt Cardle
Amazing
The Simpson family update
The Simpson family are now living in Australia.
Garry and Michelle returned to the UK convinced the country really could give
their whole family a better future – and reconciled themselves with the idea of
leaving jobs and loved ones behind.
The news they were emigrating was received by
family and friends with a mixture of sadness and encouragement.
Once their visa was approved Garry received a
formal offer for a role as an IT instructor. The family made the big move in
October 2014 and living close to where they spent their trial week.
Look out for an episode of Wanted Down Under
Revisited featuring the family in February 2016.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Nicki Chapman |
| Producer | Leanne Rene |
| Director | Leanne Rene |
| Series Producer | Simon Miller |
| Executive Producer | Paul Connolly |
