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Atkins Family

An updated look at families previously featured on Wanted Down Under. A year after their week in Perth, Australia, has Shari persuaded her husband to move?

In 2015, Australia-born Shari was desperate to return to her home country. When she met her husband Karie while travelling in the UK eight years previously, she had been upfront about her desire to return down under - and he had agreed they would one day make the country their home. The big question was when that would happen.

Happy with their life in the UK, Karie was questioning his work prospects in Australia and worried about living on the other side of the world from his family and friends. Frustrated at waiting for Karie to fulfil his promise, Shari had run out of patience and was considering making the move without him. A trial week in Perth revealed the country had plenty of potential for both Karie and Shari, but one year on was it enough to keep the couple united on the same side of the world?

44 minutes

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Music Played

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

  • 00:02

    Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

  • 00:03

    Embrace

    Ashes

  • 00:04

    Take That

    Never Forget

  • 00:04

    Suede

    Still Life

  • 00:04

    Suede

    Still Life

  • 00:05

    Paloma Faith

    Never Tear Us Apart

  • 00:06

    Otto Knows

    Next To Me

  • 00:07

    M83

    Graveyard Girl

  • 00:08

    Doves

    Brazil

  • 00:09

    Phillip Phillips

    Raging Fire

  • 00:12

    Carly Rae Jepsen

    I Really Like You

  • 00:12

    Years & Years

    Shine

  • 00:14

    Take That

    Higher Than Higher

  • 00:15

    One Direction

    Illusion

  • 00:16

    Aloe Blacc

    The Man

  • 00:17

    Little Mix

    Word Up!

  • 00:18

    Coldplay

    Lovers in Japan

  • 00:19

    Kelly Clarkson

    Heartbeat Song

  • 00:20

    Elbow

    Weather To Fly

  • 00:20

    Badly Drawn Boy

    Something to Talk About

  • 00:21

    The Vaccines

    If You Wanna

  • 00:22

    Amy Macdonald

    4th of July

  • 00:22

    Jakatta

    The Other World

  • 00:23

    Echosmith

    Bright

  • 00:24

    Out Cold

    Invasion of Love

  • 00:25

    The Script

    Hall Of Fame (feat. will.i.am)

  • 00:27

    Rae Morris

    Don't Go

  • 00:27

    A Great Big World

    Say Something (feat. Christina Aguilera)

  • 00:28

    Leanne Mitchell

    Deep Blue Sea

  • 00:30

    Paloma Faith

    Picking Up The Pieces

  • 00:31

    Sam Smith

    I'm Not The Only One

  • 00:36

    Elbow

    Colour Fields

  • 00:38

    Ellie Goulding

    Starry Eyed

  • 00:35

    Olly Murs

    Can't Say No

  • 00:41

    Kodaline

    The One

Atkins update

We caught up with the Atkins recently to find out how they are doing. After finishing her work contract in Australia, Shari and Karie met up in Malaysia where they spent 3 weeks travelling prior to both returning to the UK in August last year.

Even after the daunting year she had out there, Shari is convinced, more than ever before that Australia and in particular, Perth is the place to be.

Karie still loves the UK lifestyle with his family and friends close by.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Nicki Chapman
Producer Suneil Sahota
Director Suneil Sahota
Director Vincent Kinnaird
Director Brian Stanley
Series Producer Tracie O'Neill
Executive Producer Paul Connolly

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