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Wanted Down Under Revisited
Wanted Down Under Revisited Episodes
Series 15: Episode 17
Abigail Langridge was a woman obsessed with Australia. She knew that it would be the best place for her and her family, she just had to convince sceptical husband Mark and eldes ...
28-07-2023
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 16
Persephone and Debbie Santa Clara de Magdalene wanted to explore what New Zealand could offer them and their family, and thought it might just be the inclusive, accepting countr ...
14-08-2022
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 15
Lee Daniels thought that a move to New Zealand would be the making of him and wife Debbie, and the perfect antidote to the heartache they had faced over the years. Debbie worrie ...
30-07-2022
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 13
Tanya Cleary wanted to give her autistic son Jordan the best possible opportunities in life, and Australia seemed like it could be a brilliant home for his wildlife-loving lifes ...
03-06-2022
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 12
Thandi Hagos was sure that New Zealand would provide a better life for her family, and was prepared to take the plunge as soon as possible. Husband Theo and children Semira and ...
02-06-2022
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 11
Nat Baker had heard only great things about life in Australia and was sure it would be a brilliant place for his family to thrive. Wife Gemma had heard great things about Narnia ...
29-05-2022
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 9
Gareth Todd wanted to show his family the delights that Australia had to offer, and he firmly believed that their lives would improve greatly if they were to make the move. Wife ...
22-05-2022
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 8
Eric Graham wanted his young daughters to have the same kind of outdoor lifestyle he had growing up in Ghana, and longed for the sunshine-filled life he was used to. Wife Rachel ...
08-05-2022
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 7
Stef Barker was a woman obsessed with New Zealand – having lived there previously, she was absolutely sure that it was the best place for her, husband Alan and their two y ...
01-05-2022
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 10
Andrew Treagust needed a change of pace, and fast. He thought this lay in New Zealand, where he could follow his dream of becoming a snowboard instructor. Partner Emma was less ...
24-04-2022
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 6
Stan and Andrea Baum had their lives turned upside down when Stan was involved in a motorcycle accident that nearly cost him his life. Andrea believed that a move to Australia w ...
03-04-2022
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 5
After losing her father, Cheryl Castling was determined to live life to the fullest. She thought that a move to Oz could be the adventure she and her husband Adam needed. Adam w ...
27-03-2022
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 4
Rebecca Ellis had always dreamt of a move to Australia, inspired by her grandfather’s tales of a beautiful and friendly country. Partner Kylie and her four children wanted ...
06-03-2022
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 3
Lee Price was a huge fan of the lifestyle down under, having fallen in love with the place after getting married there. While he thought a move to New Zealand would be a great i ...
27-02-2022
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 2
Claire Duffy wanted the best in life for her young family, especially youngest daughter Abbie, who had recently received a cystic fibrosis diagnosis. She was sure that the warm ...
18-02-2022
BBC 2
Series 14: 10. Mudhar
After a number of failed attempts to move down under, Jaz Mudhar felt time was running out for her dream of Australia. For husband Jasdeep, however, the very thought of emigrati ...
17-02-2022
BBC 2
Series 14: 8. Myburgh
Young Albie Myburgh is the apple of his parents' eyes. He has a rare genetic disorder, fragile X syndrome, that causes developmental problems that mum Jayne believed would lesse ...
16-02-2022
BBC 2
Series 14: 6. Bone
Back in 2014 the Bones were struggling to balance work and family life. They believed Australia could be the answer, and a trial week down under didn’t disappoint - they h ...
14-02-2022
BBC 2
Series 14: 5. Donnelly
When Lynn met Alan, she put a lifelong dream of moving to Australia on hold to become a loving wife and mother. In 2018, she put it back on the family agenda, but husband Alan w ...
11-02-2022
BBC 2
Series 14: 4. Walters
Lynn Walters loves Australia so much she even called her daughter Matilda. But her dream of waltzing off to Oz wasn’t shared by her husband Owen. A trial week saw the coup ...
10-02-2022
BBC 2
Series 14: 3. Mceleney
Ciara McEleney wanted to move her family to Australia for one main reason – the sunshine lifestyle. However, husband Ruairi proved to be a cloud on her horizon: he didn&rs ...
09-02-2022
BBC 2
Series 14: 2. Spenceley
In 2014 Gentle Spenceley was desperate to move to New Zealand, where she was born, as it felt more like home. But husband Phil didn’t share her dream and didn’t want ...
08-02-2022
BBC 2
Series 14: 1. Huddart
Back in 2015 the Huddart family were living in London. After a career in IT, dad Nik had spent the last two years as a stay at home dad to their three young children, which gave ...
07-02-2022
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 20
Gill Johnson was a woman obsessed with Australia, convinced that it would be the perfect place for her and her family to settle down. Husband Mark, however, was less than convin ...
03-09-2021
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 19
Ben Swain had to give up his career as an Olympic diver when a knee injury left him unable to compete any more. He set his sights on another goal, believing a move to Australia ...
02-09-2021
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 18
Steve Hargreaves had the time of his life in Australia on a holiday as a teenager and had always wanted to return to the place that brought such happy memories. Wife Dianne worr ...
01-09-2021
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 14
Lee and Abigail Parsons were at their end of their tethers – totally exhausted by shift work in the healthcare industry, they never got to spend time together as a family ...
26-08-2021
BBC 2
Series 15: Episode 1
After leaving her native South Africa for the UK when her young daughter became critically ill, Zelease Ballentine Brain came to feel that her young children needed to live in a ...
09-08-2021
BBC 2
Series 12: 3. Underwood
In 2015, singer Victoria Underwood longed to move her young family to Australia so she could live on the same continent as the older sister she idolised. When Emma had emigrated ...
06-03-2020
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 10
Despite having never been, Paul Nicholls was convinced New Zealand would offer his family the time together they desperately needed. But while his wife Tracey could see the appe ...
27-02-2020
BBC 2
Series 11: 7. Stirk Family
The Stirk family wanted to find out if emigration could offer them a better future.\n\nIn 2012 Viv and Darren Stirk lived with their three children in Cleckheaton in West Yorksh ...
26-02-2020
BBC 2
Series 12: 9. Macewan
It had been her dream for years, but Lindy MacEwan finally made up her mind that it was time once and for all to decide if New Zealand really was the land of opportunity she had ...
23-01-2020
BBC 2
Series 12: 10. Barker
18-year-old Richelle and her Mum Lorraine did everything together, but Richelle's dream to move to New Zealand meant the pair could spend the rest of their lives on opposite sid ...
17-01-2020
BBC 2
Series 12: 5. Santa Clara
Since meeting, Persephone De Magdalene and Debbie Santa Clara always shared a dream of emigrating. Their main motivation was a better work-life balance. Debbie is a doctor and w ...
16-01-2020
BBC 2
Series 11: 13. Mungur Family
Nazeem Mungur's injuries had left him a shadow of the parent and partner he wanted to be. A warmer climate, he believed, would make a big difference. But did the reality of life ...
22-09-2019
BBC 2
Series 11: 11. Godfrey Family
In 2012 the Godfrey family experienced a week down under that could change the course of their lives. In this programme we find out what's happened to them since we last saw the ...
08-08-2019
BBC 2
Series 11: 5. Jamieson Family
Hedydd Jamieson had harboured dreams of living in Australia for well over a decade. She and her husband Steven were desperate to cast off the shackles of running a restaurant to ...
07-08-2019
BBC 2
Series 11: 12. Rowley/royle Evatt Family
Mathew Royle Evatt joined the army when he was just 16, but after ten years of active service he was ready to swap his military career for married life and believed Australia wa ...
06-08-2019
BBC 2
Series 11: 8. Mcguinness Family
David McGuinness had talked about moving to Australia with his wife Jeanette since their very first date. But could he convince her to uproot their young family from their tight ...
05-08-2019
BBC 2
Series 11: 4. Samra Raison Family
Jessie Samra and Kevin Raison wanted the best future possible for their children but had become increasingly concerned about their family's prospects if they stayed put in the U ...
02-08-2019
BBC 2
Series 11: 6. Andrews Family
In 2011 the Andrews embarked on their trial week. Two flights, 9,000 miles and 22 hours gave them plenty of time to think about the journey ahead. It was a week that had the pot ...
01-08-2019
BBC 2
Series 11: 3. Buchanan Family
In 2011 the Buchanan family faced a huge decision - whether to leave their family in Scotland to start a new life down under. The family lived in Armadale, a small town outside ...
30-07-2019
BBC 2
Series 12: 2. Ellis Waugh
Growing up, Rebecca Ellis listened to dashing sea-faring tales at her grandfather's knee, hearing about the beauty and excitement of the south seas and Australia, which captivat ...
19-07-2019
BBC 2
Series 12: 7. Whylie
Zoe Whylie had fought hard to build a life for her family. She wanted to give them the lifestyle she never had. She felt her children were growing up too fast in the UK and thou ...
18-07-2019
BBC 2
Series 11: 9. Ramoth Family
Ten years ago Lee Ramoth tried to convince wife Lauren their life would be better on the other side of the world. But fast forward to 2016 and the shoe was on the other foot. Th ...
27-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 12: 15. Brenton
Daryl Brenton from West Yorkshire thought moving to Australia would give him and his family the perfect life. However, he was nearly at the age limit for getting an Australian v ...
27-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 12: 14. Thom
Uprooting the family goes with the territory when you are in the military, but after 20 years of relocating, the Thom family were desperate to settle down in their forever home. ...
26-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 12: 13. Holroyd
Life was hard on the Holroyds. Dad Simon's working week started at 2.45am on a Monday morning and didn't finish until after 8.00pm on Friday night. When he did eventually get ho ...
25-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 12: 12. Hanson
Mary Hanson had grown up listening to family tales of adventure Down Under. Did a trial week help husband Keith convince her Australia was somewhere they could call home? Two ye ...
22-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 12: 11. Maclean Fisher
Simon Maclean moved to the UK from Australia as a child, almost 50 years ago and had spent most of his adult life longing to return. With his sons from a previous marriage now g ...
21-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 12: 8. Mills
Back in 2009 Sally Mills wanted to bring her family to Australia. Jem and Sally Mills ran a successful psychotherapy business in Sussex and wanted to see if they could do the sa ...
18-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 12: 6. Swain
Former Olympic diver Ben Swain fell in love with Australia after visiting to compete in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006. Almost ten years later, he believed the coun ...
14-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 12: 4. Murray
Single mum Lisa and her ten-year-old daughter Jessica found life in the UK a bit of a struggle. A childcare centre manager, Lisa was often forced to rely on financial support fr ...
12-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 12: 1. Gaj
Moving to Australia had been Hannah's project since 2012. She believed her reluctant husband just needed to see for himself the opportunities it could provide. Would a week in B ...
07-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 11: 15. Wilson
The Wilsons wanted to find out if emigration could offer them a better life. But a move down under inevitably meant leaving loved ones behind. After a trial week in Australia, t ...
17-03-2018
BBC 2
Series 11: 14. Lloyd Family
Following a life filled with traumatic experiences the Lloyd family were hoping Australia could give them the fresh start they were longing for. Back in 2014 we sent them for a ...
12-03-2018
BBC 2
Series 11: 2. Huddart Family
Hard-working medic Sofia Huddart believed New Zealand would offer her the family time she so desperately needed. Nik agreed things had to change, but he worried that abandoning ...
08-02-2018
BBC 2
Series 11: 1. Maclean-fisher Family
Having moved to the UK from Australia almost half a century ago, Simon MacLean had spent most of his adult life longing to return to the country he had once called home. With hi ...
07-02-2018
BBC 2
