Growing Up Skint

Documentary looking at the increasing problem of child poverty in the UK. In Glasgow, two teenage boys steer a path through the gang fighting, drinking, drug dealing and crime. In Mansfield, a four year-old-girl becomes homeless when her mother is a victim of domestic violence. In London, a 10-year-old Bangladeshi girl studies hard to escape her background. The film reveals the courage and determination they all share to rise above their circumstances and break out of their cycle of poverty. (R)

Broadcast on:

BBC Three, 2:45am Tuesday 18th November 2008

First broadcast:

Sunday 16th November 2008

Duration:

60 minutes

Available until:

Categories:

• Sign Zone,
• Factual,
• Life Stories