As the title suggests, there are programmes I remember watching. But they can not be found on YouTube, or there's not much about them online. Especially as I want to know how the people featured progressed since broadcast. The ones I remember are:
1.I can't remember the name of the documentary, but it was about bipolar disorder. I saw it in the early 00s. A man with the condition was fired from his university job previously and was starting up his own kite business. I remember his wife was particularly verbally and emotionally abusive to him and, by the end of the program, left him for another man (who would bully him).
2.Another one was called 'Lost kids' (I think that was its name) shown on Channel 4 in October 1999. The one I saw was filmed in Leicester and Nottingham and followed a group of homeless (younger end of the teenage age spectrum) youths. It was harrowing seeing the bit where they were high on heroin or "downers'. Also the fact they were befriended by older men who in many ways protected them was also disturbing. I think there was another one filmed in Brighton. I really want to know if the youths featured managed to get proper help and lead better lives.
3.Another one I remember was called Amsterdamaged (1999). It was about British ex pats living in Amsterdam, who got caught up in the drug culture. It was harrowing but funny and warm at the same time.
4.Also, in the same year, 'Jailbirds' about a women's prison. There was one particular girl who was addicted to drugs and fell out with her parents prior to getting sent down. The thing I remember most about it was the prison governor. His message was along the lines of "any parents watching, watch out for your daughter's boyfriends. Because most of the women and girls are here because of a boyfriend!".
5.In summer 2003 there was a documentary about socioeconomic class. It featured a poor family and an upper middle class family who both lived on the same street. I particularly remember the oldest daughter of the poor family was so sad yet very intelligent. Regarding the richer family, the parents were well meaning but their kids seemed really bratty. The speech they gave their son when they found out he was smoking weed. And "I know I'll go to university and won't be a street cleaner! No offence." 😬😡. I can't remember the name of the program and what happened to the families featured.
Does anyone know where to find the documentaries, or what happened since they were broadcast. Also does anyone else remember any memorable but hard to find documentaries?