Pedley-McKnight Family
Series in which families try out life overseas. Can dreamer Danyel persuade her reluctant family to emigrate to Australia?
Mum Danyel hates the UK's cold and wet weather, and for years she has been yearning to live a life in the sun in Australia. A previous attempt to secure the family a visa, though, saw the family lose thousands of pounds.
If husband Guy had his doubts before, that experience only confirmed it for him - Australia just isn't where his family's meant to be. He fears giving up the job he has held for 20 years, and he is not the only one against the move. Eldest daughter Leeya doesn't want to leave her close-knit friends, and the thought of leaving family is enough to bring another daughter to tears.
Danyel applies for three jobs a day in Australia and thinks a move could offer the family a blank canvas to start again. But will a trial week in Perth see her win the rest of the family around or see her dream bite the dust forever?
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Wanted Down Under Extra
Duration: 02:02
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A Persuasive Property
Duration: 01:19
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:01Maroon 5
Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera)
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00:01Ed Sheeran
Sing
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00:03Paloma Faith
Taste My Own Tears
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00:04alt‐J
Tessellate
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00:04The National
England
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00:05Sigur Rós
Fljótavík
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00:09Daughter
Youth
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00:09First Aid Kit
Master Pretender
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00:16Bruno Mars
Just The Way You Are
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00:16Jesse Green
Nice And Slow
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00:17Lily Allen
As Long As I Got You
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00:19Angel Haze
Dirty Gold
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00:22Admiral Fallow
Brother
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00:23Tom Odell
Can't Pretend
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00:25Ed Sheeran
Lego House
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00:30Paolo Nutini
New Shoes
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00:21Haim
If I Could Change Your Mind
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00:36Little Mix
Turn Your Face
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00:35Rita Ora
I Will Never Let You Down
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00:38Tom Odell
Another Love
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00:39Frances
Grow
Updates on The Pedley-McKnight family
Since filming, Danyel has resigned from her retail job and is now working as a full time HR Manager in a college. She’s also studying for an accredited HR qualification to help her employment chances down under.
Guy’s applied to become a special police constable in the UK and hopes the experience will also help their application for a Visa.
The girls are doing well at school and are still excited about a potential new life in Australia.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Nicki Chapman |
| Producer | Suneil Sahota |
| Director | Suneil Sahota |
| Series Producer | Simon Miller |
| Executive Producer | Paul Connolly |
