Addicted Parents: Last Chance to Keep My Children
2017 · BBC Two · 60 min · 1 season
S01E02 · Families
Wed, 26 July, 6:00 am
This second film tells the story of one young couple facing an uphill battle to overcome their addiction to heroin so they can leave rehab with their two year-old son. The choice is clear: drugs or their child. As we follow them through detox and recovery at this unique place, we discover what it takes for them to change.
About
Two-part series following several families from the beginning to the end of their treatment at Phoenix Futures' Specialist Family Service, the only family rehab in the UK - a place where parents addicted to drugs or alcohol come with their children to change their lives, and determine their futures. They have six months to get clean and prove that they can parent their children.
Episodes
- E01
Mums
Wed, 19 July· 60 minThis first film tells the story of four mothers who have spent years addicted to drugs. It is time to try to become sober parents to their young children, or face losing them for good.
- E02
Families
Wed, 26 July· 60 minThis second film tells the story of one young couple facing an uphill battle to overcome their addiction to heroin so they can leave rehab with their two year-old son. The choice is clear: drugs or their child. As we follow them through detox and recovery at this unique place, we discover what it takes for them to change.
