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Pedley-McKnight Family

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Series in which families try out life overseas. Can dreamer Danyel persuade her reluctant family to emigrate to Australia?

Mum Danyel hates the UK's cold and wet weather, and for years she has been yearning to live a life in the sun in Australia. A previous attempt to secure the family a visa, though, saw the family lose thousands of pounds.

If husband Guy had his doubts before, that experience only confirmed it for him - Australia just isn't where his family's meant to be. He fears giving up the job he has held for 20 years, and he is not the only one against the move. Eldest daughter Leeya doesn't want to leave her close-knit friends, and the thought of leaving family is enough to bring another daughter to tears.

Danyel applies for three jobs a day in Australia and thinks a move could offer the family a blank canvas to start again. But will a trial week in Perth see her win the rest of the family around or see her dream bite the dust forever?

44 minutes

Last on

Mon 20 Aug 2018 11:00

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:01

    Maroon 5

    Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera)

  • 00:01

    Ed Sheeran

    Sing

  • 00:03

    Paloma Faith

    Taste My Own Tears

  • 00:04

    补濒迟鈥怞

    Tessellate

  • 00:04

    The National

    England

  • 00:05

    Sigur R贸s

    贵濒箩贸迟补惫铆办

  • 00:09

    Daughter

    Youth

  • 00:09

    First Aid Kit

    Master Pretender

  • 00:16

    Bruno Mars

    Just The Way You Are

  • 00:16

    Jesse Green

    Nice And Slow

  • 00:17

    Lily Allen

    As Long As I Got You

  • 00:19

    Angel Haze

    Dirty Gold

  • 00:22

    Admiral Fallow

    Brother

  • 00:23

    Tom Odell

    Can't Pretend

  • 00:25

    Ed Sheeran

    Lego House

  • 00:30

    Paolo Nutini

    New Shoes

  • 00:21

    HAIM

    If I Could Change Your Mind

  • 00:36

    Little Mix

    Turn Your Face

  • 00:35

    Rita Ora

    I Will Never Let You Down

  • 00:38

    Tom Odell

    Another Love

  • 00:39

    Frances

    Grow

Updates on The Pedley-McKnight family

Updates on The Pedley-McKnight family

Since filming, Danyel has resigned from her retail job and is now working as a full time HR Manager in a college.聽 She鈥檚 also studying for an accredited HR qualification to help her employment chances down under.

Guy鈥檚 applied to become a special police constable in the UK and hopes the experience will also help their application for a Visa.

The girls are doing well at school and are still excited about a potential new life in Australia.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Nicki Chapman
Producer Suneil Sahota
Director Suneil Sahota
Series Producer Simon Miller
Executive Producer Paul Connolly

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