We Are England

S01E01 26 Jan 22

29m

Becoming Dad

Mental Health: One in ten dads in the UK struggles with post-natal depression, yet it often goes unacknowledged. This film follows Elliott Rae's campaign to get more mental health support for Dads.

S01E02

S01E02 26 Jan 22

29m

Cold Swim - Tynemouth

Mental Health: Cold water swimmer Jacqui inspires two new recruits with personal life challenges to join her tribe and feel the benefits. Can the sea turn the tide and improve their mental health?

S01E03

S01E03 26 Jan 22

29m

Fighting My Phobia - Coventry

Mental Health: Young dad Rob has grappled with social phobia his entire life, now he’s going into the boxing ring to fight in front of hundreds of people. Follow his inspirational journey.

S01E04

S01E04 26 Jan 22

29m

Nature on My Mind – Somerset

Mental Health: A group of key workers and veterans with mental health problems sleep under the stars and learn bushcraft skills as they explore the healing power of the great outdoors.

S01E05

S01E05 26 Jan 22

29m

Unfiltered - Cambridge

Mental Health: Caroline Flack’s former performing arts school puts mental health in the spotlight as dancer Mia, and TV star Vicky Pattison reveal the struggles thousands of young women face.

S01E06

S01E06 26 Jan 22

29m

Veterans Road to Recovery

Mental Health: Ex-soldier Darren supports other veterans struggling with life on civvy street. He retrains them as HGV drivers, helping them overcome challenges both on and off the road.

S01E07

S01E07 2 Feb 22

29m

Down at the Docks

The Night Shift: Bristol Port Company brings in huge cargo ships from around the world 24 hours a day. We meet the team working through the night making sure they're unloaded safely and on time.

S01E08

S01E08 2 Feb 22

29m

Life Blood

The Night Shift: Blood donation fell with Covid-19, now the NHS is on its biggest blood drive ever. And one NHS staffer is inspired to give even more than blood to a stranger - her kidney.

S01E09

S01E09 2 Feb 22

29m

Night Nurses - Birmingham

The Night Shift: When the rest of the world is sound asleep, the nurses battle to keep their patients alive. We follow them on a night shift at one of Birmingham's busiest intensive care units.

S01E10

S01E10 2 Feb 22

29m

One Night at the Fish Market - Grimsby

The Night Shift: A night shift at Grimsby Fish Market where the race is on to get the catch ready to sell. The team are part of the two-million-strong workforce in England who regularly work nights.

S01E11

S01E11 2 Feb 22

29m

One Night in Newcastle

The Night Shift: The street pastors are a group of Christian volunteers who give up their free time to help the poor, the sick and the intoxicated during Friday and Saturday nights in Newcastle

S01E12

S01E12 2 Feb 22

29m

Our Bin Lorry Life

The Night Shift: What actually happens to our waste once it's gone in the bin? This film goes behind the scenes with the men and women who collect, sort and sell our rubbish.

S01E13

S01E13 9 Feb 22

29m

Fighting for Fashion

Bossing It: Like most black entrepreneurs, Kalkidan was refused a loan to start her business. Today her brand is a big success and she now has a new idea to 'revolutionise' retail.

S01E14

S01E14 9 Feb 22

29m

Photo Me Famous

Bossing It: Conor has photographed everyone from Calvin Harris to David Attenborough. As he prepares to work again after the pandemic, he revisits the people who gave him his big break.

S01E15

S01E15 9 Feb 22

29m

Steffi and the Chocolate Factory

Bossing It: Steffi sells her handmade chocolate on social media. When Joe Wicks gave her a shout out, her business trebled. Can she keep up with demand and build her dream factory?

S01E16

S01E16 9 Feb 22

29m

The Beauty Boss

Bossing It: Ama went into the pandemic unemployed. A year later, her new wellness business had made its first million. Can she keep it growing amid mounting challenges?

S01E17

S01E17 9 Feb 22

29m

The Container King

Bossing It: Jake left school with two GCSEs but now runs a growing cargo business. He's going back to school to share his story of success against the odds.

S01E18

S01E18 16 Feb 22

29m

Crisis on the Farm

Farming England: Last winter the pig industry faced a crisis like no other. Labour shortages created a backlog of animals on farms - we follow farmers in Yorkshire as they try to avoid a cull.

S01E19

S01E19 16 Feb 22

29m

Farming on the Spectrum - Oxfordshire

Farming England: Thirty years ago, an Oxfordshire cattle farm invited a group of autistic children through its gates. Now it's a haven for people on the autism spectrum. But can it keep thriving?

S01E20

S01E20 16 Feb 22

29m

First Time Farmers

Farming England: Jenny and Lenny have put every penny of their life savings into a new Cumbrian farm at a time when agriculture is at a crossroads. With a young family to support, can they make it pay?

S01E21

S01E21 16 Feb 22

29m

My Norfolk Farm

Farming England: Young farmer Izzi comes up with new ways to make money and keep her family farm going in a post-Brexit world.

S01E22

S01E22 16 Feb 22

29m

The Crisp Farmers - Hereford

Farming England: Mark and Sean are farmers whose background is growing and selling potatoes. Together, they're making their own environmentally friendly crisps, but the investment is proving costly.

S01E23

S01E23 16 Feb 22

29m

When the Boats Come In

Farming England: The oystermen of the River Fal estuary have been knocked sideways by Brexit. With their future under threat they must battle to save their precarious way of life.

S01E24

S01E24 23 Feb 22

29m

Cornwall's Last Raceway

Belonging: It's race day at the United Downs stock car track. But beyond the rivalries on the circuit, a bigger battle is being fought by a passionate community trying to save their raceway.

S01E25

S01E25 23 Feb 22

29m

Our Derby Dance School

Belonging: Nadia opened a dance studio in Derby 20 years ago, not realising that it would become a refuge and safe haven for youths. The studio helps many students overcome social and mental health issues

S01E26

S01E26 23 Feb 22

29m

Our Fight Club - Middlesbrough

Belonging: Nathan runs a mixed martial arts academy in Middlesbrough. He believes the training he offers to people from disadvantaged backgrounds gives them confidence to face life head on

S01E27

S01E27 23 Feb 22

29m

Our Skate Park Life

Belonging: Riders in Hastings prepare for one of England's top BMX competitions. Will their captain, Stu, be able to take the heat and take his team to victory?

S01E28

S01E28 23 Feb 22

29m

The Real Phoenix Nights

Belonging: John has run the Clacton Railway Working Men's Club for decades. It's a local institution. Now, supported by his two daughters, he tries to modernise.

S01E29

S01E29 23 Feb 22

29m

The Real Vicars of Dibley

Belonging: Leah and Sarah are trainee vicars in the north of England. How will they settle into their new parishes as they prepare for their first services since being ordained?

S01E30

S01E30 7 Mar 22

29m

Fighting for our Homes

A Place Called Home: Neighbours on a Leeds housing estate fight to keep their community together. They are faced with eviction from their privately rented homes, that have stood since the 1950s.

S01E31

S01E31 7 Mar 22

29m

Hanging on to Home

A Place Called Home: Yacob owns his home on an estate, but the council wants to knock it down and build a new development. Now they're the last family left in the block, fighting to save their home.

S01E32

S01E32 7 Mar 22

29m

Homes for the Homeless - Nottingham

A Place Called Home: A Nottingham charity are putting homeless people into their own properties. But adjusting to living in a house is harder than it seems.

S01E33

S01E33 7 Mar 22

29m

Staying Afloat

A Place Called Home: Jess can't get on the property ladder, so she's bought a 30 foot boat. Will life on England's waterways work out for her?

S01E34

S01E34 7 Mar 22

29m

Students in Suburbia - Newcastle

A Place Called Home: Once a quiet residential suburb on the outskirts of Newcastle, Jesmond is being taken over by students and anti-social behaviour is on the rise. But residents are fighting back.

S01E35

S01E35 7 Mar 22

29m

Van Life

A Place Called Home: Van Life follows the people escaping soaring living costs by living in vehicles on the streets of Bristol as they navigate the difficulties that come with living kerbside.

S01E36

S01E36 14 Mar 22

29m

Bouncing Back

Sporting Heroes: Underdog wheelchair basketball team the Bath Romans take on one of the best squads in the country. But with many new and inexperienced players, do they stand a chance?

S01E37

S01E37 14 Mar 22

29m

Fighting for Me

Sporting Heroes: Portsmouth boxer Ebonie gets back in the ring after a relationship that knocked her confidence, and starts living her sporting dreams again.

S01E38

S01E38 14 Mar 22

29m

Football Fat Fighters

Sporting Heroes: Three overweight Carlisle men take to the football pitch. Their goal is to shed the lockdown pounds and feel better about their bodies. Can they put it in the back of the net?

S01E39

S01E39 14 Mar 22

29m

Make Me a Jockey

Sporting Heroes: Young horse riders from under-represented communities take the reins to pursue their dreams of being top jockeys at a new academy inspired by Magnolia Cup winner, Khadijah Mellah.

S01E40

S01E40 14 Mar 22

29m

Mick Walks For England

Sporting Heroes: A man from Liverpool walks 2,500 miles around Britain in a pair of swimming trunks to give back to the charities who helped him through his battle with addiction and homelessness.

S01E41

S01E41 14 Mar 22

29m

Swim School

Sporting Heroes: Swim tutor Annalize is determined to get more people from the black community to enjoy swimming and be safer in the water.

S01E42

S01E42 21 Mar 22

29m

A Very British Bike Factory

Made in England: Can apprentices learning the traditional welding technique of brazing stand the heat as they join an iconic folding bike company during a period of unprecedented demand?

S01E43

S01E43 21 Mar 22

29m

Inside the Jet Engine Factory - Derby

Made in England: After a year when the pandemic brought the aviation industry to a standstill, Derby's famous Rolls-Royce factory is investing in technology and people for the future.

S01E44

S01E44 21 Mar 22

29m

Make Mine a 99 - Crewe

Made in England: We meet the people behind a family-run ice cream van factory, seeing how they hand-build the vans and how they're innovating to deal with tough economic conditions in the industry.

S01E45

S01E45 21 Mar 22

29m

Our Northern Jacket Empire

Made in England: Waxed jackets have been handmade in a north east factory for over 100 years. We meet the workers keeping these traditional skills alive and bringing old jackets back to life.

S01E46

S01E46 21 Mar 22

29m

The 007 Shoe Factory

Made in England: It's one of England's last family-run traditional shoemakers and it has just dressed James Bond. But can it survive the trainer trend?

S01E47

S01E47 21 Mar 22

29m

The Biggest Smallest Car Company

Made in England: We meet the workers behind the two Mini factories that run 24/7, producing nearly 1,000 cars a day

S01E48

S01E48 28 Mar 22

29m

Finding Michelle Bettles

True Crime: Michelle disappeared from Norwich's red light district. Her body was discovered two days later. Twenty years on, her killer hasn't been found. Now, her father retraces her steps.

S01E49

S01E49 28 Mar 22

29m

Knife Angels

True Crime: With stabbings on the rise, Barney Green, a vascular surgeon in Middlesbrough, and the Madgin family from Wallsend, who lost their daughter Samantha to knife crime, band together.

S01E50

S01E50 28 Mar 22

29m

Our Adam

True Crime: Four years ago, Adam Ellison was killed on a night out. We follow his family as they continue to raise awareness about his case in the hope that they can finally get justice.

S01E51

S01E51 28 Mar 22

29m

Who Killed Barry Rubery

True Crime: On 28 April 2010, 68-year-old grandfather Barry Rubery returned home from an evening out at a Masonic dinner, where he was subjected to a violent and sustained attack.

S01E52

S01E52 28 Mar 22

29m

Who Killed Dad

True Crime: On April 22, 1986, Peter Thurgood and Lindy Benstead were found dead near their car just off the A3 in Rake, Hampshire, near the Sussex border.

S01E53

S01E53 28 Mar 22

29m

Why Did My Brother End Up Dead?

True Crime: In 2001, Damean Vernon was found dead by his mother near a Birmingham canal. He was frozen, half naked, with multiple superficial cuts and abrasions around his body.

S01E54

S01E54 4 Apr 22

29m

Bimini Bon Boulash: Homecoming Queen

My Home Town: Celebrity drag queen Bimini Bon Boulash returns to their childhood hometown of Great Yarmouth on a nostalgic journey, exploring a story of success and self-discovery.

S01E55

S01E55 4 Apr 22

29m

Graft: Uncovering My Roots

My Home Town: MOBO-winning rap artist Graft has seen a rapid rise to fame after winning the Rap Game. Now he's embarking on a new journey to trace his ancestral roots whilst developing as an artist.

S01E56

S01E56 4 Apr 22

29m

Jassa Ahluwalia: Am I English?

My Home Town: Jassa Ahluwalia has mixed Indian and English heritage, and he looks white. He goes on a journey to explore his identity to try and answer his question: am I English?

S01E57

S01E57 4 Apr 22

29m

Jayde Adams: Coming Home

My Home Town: Jayde Adams has made a name for herself in comedy, but what's the secret of her success? She goes back to her hometown of Bristol to find out.

S01E58

S01E58 4 Apr 22

29m

Kema Kay: My Hometown

My Home Town: Kema Kay takes a journey through his hometown of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, looking at the way in which immigration and race impacted his identity and his sense of home.

S01E59

S01E59 4 Apr 22

29m

Livvy Haydock: My Hometown

My Home Town: Investigative journalist Livvy Haydock reveals how her past led her to chase down violent criminals.

S01E60

S01E60 9 Feb 22

29m

The Crypto-Millionaire

Broadcast cancelled at last minute. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/feb/10/bbc-cryptocurrency-documentary-pulled-from-air-at-last-minute

S01E61

S01E61 16 Feb 22

29m

Bodyworks Dance School - Cambridge

Broadcast cancelled. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/feb/14/bbc-pulls-another-episode-of-we-are-england-current-affairs-show