Origin

At 25 weeks pregnant, Joanne is homeless and living in poverty without heating, hot water or a working kitchen. When her midwife warns that social services could remove her baby, she desperately searches for a safe family home. Her partner Monkey enters alcohol detox as the couple fight to prove they can care for their new-born. But after finding a home and bringing their baby back, their relationship falls apart and the child temporarily enters care. This emotional British documentary explores pregnancy, homelessness, addiction, poverty and the struggle to keep a family together.

Five children from four families enter an intensive nine-week program in search of answers about their challenging behaviour. Although each child is suspected of having ADHD, a team of experts begins to question whether the diagnosis tells the whole story. As the families confront explosive outbursts, school difficulties and growing conflict at home, medication becomes an agonizing decision. This revealing documentary explores the complicated truth behind childhood ADHD—and what it takes to help a struggling child.

Inside the life of Martin, a 16-year-old dad living in poverty with a wife and baby to support. Jobless and struggling to navigate the system, he searches for any work that could give his family a better life. This heartfelt British documentary explores teen parenting, unemployment, immigration and life below the poverty line. Can this young father overcome the odds and lift his family out of poverty?

After nine weeks of intensive treatment, four families face the final test of the Kids On Speed programme. As some children make remarkable progress with their ADHD and behaviour, others continue to struggle with violent tantrums, discipline and medication. With emotional breakthroughs, difficult decisions and surprising transformations, the experts discover just how much these families have changed – and how far they still have to go.

Britain’s poorest children reveal what life is like when families cannot afford food, heating or a secure home. Courtney’s family relies on food banks, while Danielle faces homelessness and mounting pressure at school. Rose’s family struggles with funeral debt after the devastating loss of her older sister. This documentary exposes the hidden reality of child poverty, housing insecurity and the cost of living crisis.

The families face their biggest challenge yet as the experts introduce new discipline techniques to tackle their children's extreme behaviour. As parents struggle to regain control, violent tantrums, emotional breakdowns and fears over ADHD medication push them to breaking point. Can the experts help these families turn things around, or will their new parenting methods make matters worse?

Inside Sheffield’s Paige Hall, immigration and cultural change have transformed one British neighbourhood. British-Pakistani families confront racial tensions while balancing religion, arranged marriage and family traditions. Meanwhile, an ambitious teenager pursues a better future as crime and conflict affect life on his street. Keeping Up With the Khans offers a revealing look at immigration, integration and multicultural Britain.