Wife Swap

The Hollicks and the Willis'

Watch this episode now on 4oD The Hollick family with Sam Willis

Beautician Tara Hollick and her husband Alan believe in liberal parenting. They would rather their children feel free to express themselves in front of their parents than go behind their backs. So Alan's 16-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, Charlie, smokes and drinks alongside him and Tara. 'Wrap 'em up in cotton wool and you're asking for trouble', says Alan.

Meanwhile, if ex-England squash pro Sam Willis caught any of her four kids with a cigarette, she'd make them chain-smoke until they were sick. Life in her Kettering home is run like a military campaign with Jade, 15, George, 12, Dionne, nine, and Olivia, seven, packing in 40 hours of extra-curricular sports, dance and music every week. Sam's husband, construction boss Nick, works long hours six days a week, leaving her to look after the kids alone.

Sam's not impressed when she detects smoking as soon as she walks into the Hollick home. Ten-year-old Ryan is asthmatic and Abi, five, could be picking up bad habits. When both mums introduce their new rules, Nick reckons he¿s in danger of ending up in a padded cell and Alan leads Sam a merry dance. Is either party prepared to rethink their ways at the end of the swap?

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First Shown

Date Time Channel
Sunday 19 July 2009 8PM Channel 4

Last Shown

Date Time Channel
Friday 24 July 2009 10PM E4

Music from the episode

Played Track Artist Label
0:00:02 Happy Heart J Cyrka,T Bricheno Kpm
0:02:18 Cloude Dance 2 Library Performers Audio Network Plc
0:02:26 Left Right Chemical Brothers Virgin
0:03:17 Killer Gramz Library Performers Audio Network Plc
0:04:12 Panther Dash The Go Team Memphis Industries
0:04:36 Berlin Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Universal
0:05:32 Me Plus One Kasabian Columbia
0:06:35 Colourful Life Cajun Dance Party Xl
0:14:00 White Lines 4 (60) Library Performers Audio Network Plc
0:15:19 Fireheads Emiliana Torrini Rough Trade
0:16:08 Don't Stop Me Now Queen Emi
0:17:25 One More Time Daft Punk Virgin
0:18:02 Filthy/Gorgeous Scissor Sisters Polydor
0:21:14 Sonata In F Jade Willis N/A
0:23:42 Walter's Theme 3 (30) Library Performers Audio Network Plc
0:25:31 Pyramid Library Performers Audio Network Plc
0:26:54 North Phoenix Source
0:28:07 Time To Pretend Mgmt Columbia
0:31:00 Feel Good By Numbers The Go Team Memphis Industries
0:33:19 Cry Me A River Julie London Liberty
0:34:59 Parfum D'amour 2 Library Performers Audio Network Plc
0:36:19 Take Me Higher 2 Library Performers Audio Network Plc
0:37:49 It's Oh So Quiet Bjork One Little Indian
0:39:56 Sorcerer's Dream 3 Library Performers Audio Network Plc
0:41:05 Slow Show The National Beggars Banquet
0:42:53 Salsa Lounge Library Performers Audio Network Plc
0:47:35 Ashes Embrace Independiente
0:51:03 Timelock 3 Library Performers Audio Network Plc
0:51:36 Neon Glow Library Performers Audio Network Plc

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  1. I can't believe I missed nick on wife swap, only just found out and its not on catch up any more!! Hope you are well nick, lots of love Mands xxx
    Posted by amandahull on 31/08/2009 23:04:05
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