The Family: Teen Stories

Series 1 Episode 1
First Broadcast: 11.30AM Mon 3 November 2008

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 her untidiness as a lack of consideration for their home.

    1. Series 1 Episode 1 Mess

      Family rebel, Emily is under fire from her parents, Simon and Jane, about the state of her messy bedroom. While Emily…

    2. Series 1 Episode 2 Knackered

      Fourteen-year-old Tom asks his parents to reconsider his 9.30pm bedtime. He takes matters into his own hands, secretly…

    3. Series 1 Episode 3 Face Off

      In the third episode, parents Jane and Simon go out for the evening, leaving big sister Emily to supervise Tom. A major…

    4. Series 1 Episode 4 Stressed

      Charlotte struggles with the demands of her coursework and decides she wants to leave school. Her parents fail to take…

    5. Series 1 Episode 5 Help

      Charlotte's father discovers that she has been skipping school and an almighty row blows up between the parents…

    6. Series 1 Episode 6 Sickie

      Emily struggles to strike a balance between the demands of her busy social life and her part-time job, and decides to…

    7. Series 1 Episode 7 Growing Pains

      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…

    8. Series 1 Episode 8 Skint

      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…

    9. Series 1 Episode 9 Rebel

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

    10. Series 1 Episode 10 Cracks

      Emily and her mum Jane are finding it hard to get along. Emily's hectic social life is leaving her less and less time…

    11. Series 1 Episode 11 Trust

      Emily is caught borrowing mum Jane's clothes without asking permission, leading to an emotional confrontation where…

    12. Series 1 Episode 12 Wheels

      Charlotte is about to turn 17 and sees driving as her route to independence, but before she can take her driving test…

    13. Series 1 Episode 13 Style

      Tom secretly gets his ear pierced without his parents' knowledge, but when dad Simon finds out he's not impressed and…

    14. Series 1 Episode 14 Endgame

      Emily's behaviour - ignoring house rules and skipping work - is pushing her parents to the limit and they're debating…

    15. Series 1 Episode 15 Nag

      In the last episode of the series, Simon and Jane get annoyed with the constant battle to get their kids to help around…

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