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Last broadcast on Wed, 11 Nov 2009, 03:45 on BBC Three (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Two wayward British teenagers experience strict parenting on the other side of the world.
Sixteen-year-old public school drop out Peter Wrigley from Dorset, and 17-year-old party-loving Jocelyn Harris from Sussex, get new parents in Pune, a thriving city known as the Oxford of the East, three hours from Mumbai.
They must spend a week living under the strict rules of the Unnikrishnans, a modern Indian family who strive for excellence in everything they do. Dad Unni is the self-made CEO of a multinational company, while mum Madhu stays at home to look after their only child, 15-year-old Siddarth. The Unnikrishnans believe that getting a good education is the key to success in life, and the Brits will attend one of the most sought-after schools in the country.
Over the week, the teenagers are strictly supervised as they get a taste of Indian life by doing charity work in the city slums and factory work at Unni's company.
Can the Unnikrishnans' intensely education-focused lifestyle impact on the British teens?
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Photo: Jocelyn and Peter
Jocelyn Harris from Sussex and Peter Wrigley from Dorset.
Photo: The Unnikrishnan Family
Jocelyn Harris and Peter Wrigley with the Unnikrishnan family in Pune, India.
Credits
- Executive Producer
- Sam Whittaker
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