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Eighteen

Drama series. An adopted teen learns on his eighteenth birthday that he is to be deported. Desperate to stay in the UK, he goes on the run.

Mati has lived with his adopted mother Rosie and brother George, who has Down's syndrome, since he was seven years old. On his eighteenth birthday, in the midst of all the celebrations, he discovers that his leave to remain in the country has been declined. He's being deported. Devastated and terrified, he lies to Rosie that he can stay. The next day Mati leaves for work as normal but doesn't return. Desperate to stay in the UK, he goes on the run. When Rosie and George discover the letter, they begin to panic, leading George to run away from home in search of his brother. With two boys missing, how will Rosie find them and solve this seemingly impossible situation?

44 minutes

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Thu 29 Mar 201814:15

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Credits

RoleContributor
Rosie MaxwellRosie Cavaliero
MatiAntonio Aakeel
George MaxwellLeon Harrop
Uncle LozChris Gascoyne
DesJamel Dwyer
Female Immigration OfficerSarah Ball
Male Immigration OfficerAdonis Anthony
Female Police WomanSakinah May
Policeman 1Marvyne Dickinson
GerryJoe Tucker
Lorry DriverTomi May
SafiArmin Karima
WriterVivienne Harvey
DirectorReece Dinsdale
ProducerDonna Molloy
Production CompanyLA Productions

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