My Family's Crazy Gap Year

Series 1 | Episode 6 | The Fishers

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Gary Fisher always thought there must be more to life than a car in the garage and a mortgage round his neck, and now he plans to find out.

Gary wants to see if it's possible for a welder from Warrington to take on the middle class dream and buy an ocean-going yacht and sail his wife and twin toddlers to America.

But the only way he can afford his dream is to do all the restoration work on the boat himself. Over two gruelling years he spends every penny, and every spare minute of his time attempting to get the boat on the water. But as the yacht nears completion his marriage falls apart.

This film charts the emotional journey of a man whose desire to build a better life for his family risks losing them entirely.

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First Shown

Date Time Channel
Saturday 23 October 2010 Channel 4

Last Shown

Date Time Channel
Saturday 23 October 2010 7PM Channel 4

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