S01E01 Episode 1
In this episode it is all about the dough when a baker gets a loan to set up his own specialist pie shop. Plus how a single mum proved the high street banks wrong by...
A Matter of Life and Debt
S01E03: Episode 3
Jade is looking for £1,500 to redecorate her daughter's bedroom, while Miriam needs £1,000 for an educational trip to Germany. A former bus driver explains how an addiction to credit drove her to bankruptcy. In Manchester, an ethical loan allows food fan Mark to launch his BBQ business in an authentic American school bus, and in Stroud a £500 loan means Fergus's dream of becoming a therapist comes true.
Overview
Documentary series about credit unions and responsible lenders across the country, telling the stories of people whose lives have been transformed by an ethical loan.
Episodes
S01E02 Episode 2
The programme meets dad-of-five Roger, who is holding down two jobs as he gets a loan allowing him to finish and launch his own business - a unique ice cream van. An NHS worker reveals...
S01E03 Episode 3
Jade is looking for £1,500 to redecorate her daughter's bedroom, while Miriam needs £1,000 for an educational trip to Germany. A former bus driver explains how an addiction to credit drove her to bankruptcy. In...
S01E04 Episode 4
Members of London Mutual Credit Union try to get loans for everything from home improvements to a daughter's birthday party. The programme meets the young Muslim woman whose loan allowed her to turn a passion...
S01E05 Episode 5
The programme meets the woman who waited over 20 years before a small loan allowed her to realise her dream of opening her own sewing business, and a grandmother keeps her son's name alive by...
S01E06 Episode 6
Loans help couple Katerina and Colin set up a health food shop in rural Wales, and Syrian refugee Razan take her own line of Halloumi cheese out of the family kitchen and into the big...
S01E07 Episode 7
This episode follows Laura as she tries to get a loan to set up her own grilled cheese sandwich bar. We also meet Rebirtha, a retired teacher who, following a stroke, was turned down for...
S01E08 Episode 8
We meet a couple whose ethical loan has allowed them to create a thriving upcycling furniture business. We also follow members of London Mutual Credit Union, including community worker Jacqui, who needs a loan to...
S01E09 Episode 9
A loan helps a Cornish couple to transform access for blind people by funding their unique business idea - a device that describes the layout of a room, enabling the visually impaired to find their...
S01E10 Episode 10
Lanarkshire Credit Union in Glasgow helps animal lover Vikki set up her own dog-walking business, a loan from Swan Credit Union in Milton Keynes reunites three long-distance friends, and the programme follows a musician as...
S01E11 Episode 11
This episode meets Marion, a nurse who changed career to launch a dog spa after seeing how it helped her own pet. Nine months on, her loans advisor Sarah comes to see if the money...
S01E12 Episode 12
The programme is at London Capital Credit Union to follow Sheila's application for £3,000 that she needs to buy a car so she can get back into employment, and it meets council worker Alan, who...
S01E13 Episode 13
The programme meets two credit union volunteers with very different stories to tell - cancer survivor Cate on how a loan helped her to start retraining as a nurse and a cautionary tale from 57-year-old...
S01E14 Episode 14
Featuring a look at how a loan takes an idea off the ground when two Somerset brothers borrow to start a business creating furniture made from aviation parts. The programme meets Marina, who since arriving...
S01E15 Episode 15
Featuring a woman who became a successful photographer and a couple in Cornwall as they open their sweet shop and tearoom. And the programme is back at London Capital Credit Union, where 47-year-old Alev is...
Cast
Kevin Duala
Self - Narrator
