Emma Payne and Lee Hamlin are full time parents to their ten children, and run their house with structure and discipline. The family works as a team, with set mealtimes and everyone mucking in with the chores.
Emma lives for her kids, but at the age of 34, she's now hoping to pursue a career.
In Sam Zendel-Ellis's home, time is precious. Sam is busy running her own sweetshop, Darren has put his carpentry business on hold to look after the kids, so juggling work and parenting can be a full-time job in itself.
And despite putting in a full day's work, Sam will often get home to more work as she cooks the evening meal and does the housework.
How does a career-focused mum cope with staying at home to look after ten children? How does a stay-at-home mum feel about going to work? And what happens when a dramatic flare-up leaves the whole swap in jeopardy?
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On TV
First Shown
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 31 August 2008 | Channel 4 |
Music from the episode
| Played | Track | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00:00 | Happy Heart | Library Contributors | Kpm |
| 0:01:55 | Heartbeat | Scouting For Girls | Epic |
| 0:02:46 | Shut Up And Let Me Go | The Ting Tings | Columbia |
| 0:04:09 | James Bond | Scouting For Girls | Epic |
| 0:06:05 | Bouncing Baby | Library Contributors | West One Music |
| 0:08:50 | Can¿t Help This Feeling | The Herbalizer | K7 |
| 0:14:00 | It's About Time | One Night Only | Vertigo |
| 0:19:48 | Charmed Life | The Divine Comedy | Parlophone |
| 0:21:53 | Dyed In The Wool | The Young Knives | Transgressive |
| 0:25:55 | Turn Tail | The Young Knives | Transgressive |
| 0:30:00 | She's So Lovely | Scouting For Girls | Epic |
| 0:32:01 | Little White Lies | Library Contributors | Inspired Production Music |
| 0:33:40 | Highness | Envy And Other Sins | Fiction |
| 0:39:15 | How To Save A Life | The Fray | Epic |
| 0:41:47 | First Love | The Maccabees | Polydor |
| 0:47:00 | Sad Honesty | Library Contributors | Atmosphere Music Library |
| 0:49:17 | Liquid Bird | The Beta Band | Regal Recordings |
| 0:51:11 | Standing In The Shadows Of Love | The Four Tops | Tamla Motown |
| 0:52:03 | It's A Shame | The Spinners | Motown |
| 0:53:24 | Girls And Boys In Love | The Rumble Strips | Universal |
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