Generation XXL

Series 1 Episode 1
First Broadcast: Mon 4 January 2010

The opening film features three of the older children in the group, all aged between nine and ten, who are becoming more aware of their bodies and how the rest of the world sees them.

At just 10 years old, Jake has to cope with being six feet tall and almost 18 stone. He lives in Southwark, London, one of the 10 worst boroughs in Britain for childhood obesity.

Ten-year-old Lauren lives in Leeds and has become one of WeightWatchers' youngest ever members.

And in Bradford, nine-year-old Sabrina's diet is a combination of rich home-cooked dishes and halal junk food, and her mother worries about the family's history of illnesses.

Generation XXL documents their often candid and inspiring observations, daily routines, what they worry about and how obesity will affect them as they grow up. Will their weight drop off with puberty, as some of their parents hope, or will they always struggle with their size?

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