The Family: Teen Stories

Series 1 Episode 15 Nag (29 mins) [S]

First Broadcast: 11.30AM Friday 21 Nov 2008 Channel 4

In the last episode of the series, Simon and Jane get annoyed with the constant battle to get their kids to help around the house and a heated family meeting ensues.

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Some mild language

Series 1 Episode 14 Endgame (29 mins) [S]

First Broadcast: 11.30AM Thursday 20 Nov 2008 Channel 4

Emily's behaviour - ignoring house rules and skipping work - is pushing her parents to the limit and they're debating whether the time has come for her to leave home.

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Series 1 Episode 13 Style (28 mins) [S]

First Broadcast: 9.30AM Wednesday 17 Jun 2009 Channel 4

Tom secretly gets his ear pierced without his parents' knowledge, but when dad Simon finds out he's not impressed and the two go head to head in a battle of wills.

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Series 1 Episode 12 Wheels (29 mins) [S]

First Broadcast: 11.30AM Tuesday 18 Nov 2008 Channel 4

Charlotte is about to turn 17 and sees driving as her route to independence, but before she can take her driving test both mum and dad must give her the benefit of their experience.

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Series 1 Episode 11 Trust (29 mins) [S]

First Broadcast: 11.30AM Monday 17 Nov 2008 Channel 4

Emily is caught borrowing mum Jane's clothes without asking permission, leading to an emotional confrontation where some home truths are laid bare.

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Series 1 Episode 10 Cracks (29 mins) [S]

First Broadcast: 11.30AM Friday 14 Nov 2008 Channel 4

Emily and her mum Jane are finding it hard to get along. Emily's hectic social life is leaving her less and less time with the family and Jane is feeling rejected.

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Series 1 Episode 9 Rebel (28 mins) [S]

First Broadcast: 11.30AM Thursday 13 Nov 2008 Channel 4

Tom is unhappy at school and his opposition to authority is starting to get him into trouble with his teachers.

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Series 1 Episode 8 Skint (28 mins) [S]

First Broadcast: 11.30AM Wednesday 12 Nov 2008 Channel 4

Emily, who only works a few hours a week in a clothes shop, is fed up with being broke. She hatches a new career plan, but her father is not at all happy with her new venture.

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Series 1 Episode 7 Growing Pains (28 mins) [S]

First Broadcast: 11.30AM Tuesday 11 Nov 2008 Channel 4

Tom is fed up with being told what to do by his dad and decides that he's going to assert himself. It's not long before the two lock horns.

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Series 1 Episode 6 Sickie (28 mins) [S]

First Broadcast: 11.30AM Monday 10 Nov 2008 Channel 4

Emily struggles to strike a balance between the demands of her busy social life and her part-time job, and decides to take a day off work sick. Then her mother finds out.

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Series 1 Episode 5 Help (29 mins) [S]

First Broadcast: 11.30AM Friday 07 Nov 2008 Channel 4

Charlotte's father discovers that she has been skipping school and an almighty row blows up between the parents. Charlotte then talks about how unhappy she has been feeling.

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Series 1 Episode 4 Stressed (28 mins) [S]

First Broadcast: 11.30AM Thursday 06 Nov 2008 Channel 4

Charlotte struggles with the demands of her coursework and decides she wants to leave school. Her parents fail to take her feelings seriously so she stops going to school.

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Series 1 Episode 3 Face Off (29 mins) [S]

First Broadcast: 11.30AM Wednesday 05 Nov 2008 Channel 4

In the third episode, parents Jane and Simon go out for the evening, leaving big sister Emily to supervise Tom. A major row erupts when Tom refuses to go to bed.

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Series 1 Episode 2 Knackered (28 mins) [S]

First Broadcast: 11.30AM Tuesday 04 Nov 2008 Channel 4

Fourteen-year-old Tom asks his parents to reconsider his 9.30pm bedtime. He takes matters into his own hands, secretly playing computer games when he should be sleeping.

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Series 1 Episode 1 Mess (29 mins) [S]

First Broadcast: 11.30AM Monday 03 Nov 2008 Channel 4

Family rebel, Emily is under fire from her parents, Simon and Jane, about the state of her messy bedroom. While Emily feels the room is her space to treat as she likes, her parents view…

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