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September 19, 1999

Season 1

01. Teenage Pregnant Sisters

The real-life predicament of a Dorset woman and her 14 and 16 year-old daughters, who are both pregnant.

September 20, 1999

02. My Son Murdered His Mother

Paul Geldart was an outspoken magistrate and an active Conservative councilor. But earlier this year, his 18-year-old only son Simon went on trial for murdering his mother, Paul's ex-wife. Mother and son had been devoted to one another, say relatives and friends. Why, then, did Simon do it? John Alexander follows Paul throughout the court case.

September 27, 1999

03. Drivers Who Kill

A film about those affected by fatal accidents.

October 4, 1999

04. Bedroom Secrets

Couples talk frankly about sex in long-term relationships.

October 11, 1999

05. My Dad's a Villain

Children of well-known criminals, including Howard Marks's daughter and Bruce Reynolds's son, talk about their lives.

October 18, 1999

06. Marry Me in Vegas

Reverend Charlotte Richards has married 300,000 couples over the last 40 years at her Little White Chapel in Las Vegas—a popular venue for British couples to tie the knot. A $70 per five-minute ceremony, it's a lucrative business.

October 25, 1999

07. Britain's First Fat Camp

Forty of the country's fattest teenagers have a summer of diet and sport.

November 1, 1999

08. Burglars

Vetean burglars John Kerry and Norman Newell describe the tricks of their trade.

November 18, 1999

09. Private Detective for Hire

The film follows private detective Irving Watkin on a matrimonial case where a wife is convinced her husband is seeing someone else.

November 25, 1999

10. White Van Man

Profile three van drivers, including a Yorkshireman who has had more than 50 careers, and a former start of Doctor in the House filling in as an odd-job man in between acting roles.

December 2, 1999

11. One Man, Six Wives and 29 Children

Tom Green, a fundamentalist Mormon living in Utah already has six wives, but is considering getting married again.

December 9, 1999

12. Sex, Lies and Mobile Phones

Are mobile phones a boom to modern communications or the bane of society? Norman Hull's film explores their many uses and reveals how they've become an indispensable tool for con men of every type.

December 16, 1999