People Like Us (BBC3 9.00PM 13/02/13)
 

A documentary series about young people growing up on a housing estate in Manchester.

We meet for the first time the residents of Harpurhey in Manchester, which 10 years ago was named the most deprived place in Britain.

18-year-old Amber Wakefield’s family run the local launderette. Amber’s just finished college and was facing the prospect of a summer stuck in the ‘Wishy Washy’.

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Instead, she’s booked a fun-filled holiday to Magaluf with eight of her mates including best-friend Codie, who spends so much time at Amber’s house she’s practically one of the family. For Amber, it’ll be her first holiday without her parents, and for Codie, her very first time abroad. Amber’s mum Karen is worried by all the things she’s heard about Magaluf, but the girls are more concerned with getting some drinking practice in with a pre-holiday night on the town. How will they fare on their Spanish sunfest?

At the heart of the local area is Harpurhey Market, where we meet Jamie, 19, a discount DVD trader with a bit of a reputation as a ladies man.

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Two nights ago, Jamie unexpectedly proposed to his on/off girlfriend, Lucy. But Jamie’s mum is worried that her son doesn’t love really Lucy, and warns Jamie can’t be trusted to stay faithful. Can a leopard change its spots?

A mile down the road from the Wishy Washy launderette is a local newsagent owned by 26-year-old David and his boyfriend, also called David. By day, David works behind the shop counter, but by night, David transforms into his drag queen alter ego, Diana Dior.

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Diana’s a regular on the gay scene in Central Manchester, but David’s never dared to introduce her to the local community. Now he’s decided it's time for Diana to stop hiding above the newsagent. What will the locals make of Diana when she stages a drag show in a local pub?

The only way is Harpurhey

Might be worth a watch...

About to start. :pipe:

I am recording it

Wait a second it's one of those ****ing Magaluf programmes
No thanks.

GO FIND SOME OTHER STREET TO GO TERRORISE.

Going to watch this now.

lmfao I was going to say that!!

only reason I want to watch it

Was well gutted she wasn't on tonight, she was the highlight of the trailer with the 'This is the love shack' guy. :laugh:

What channel was this on?

BBC3 (as per the title :tongue:)

omg. embarrassing :joker:

Lol. Not at all. God knows I have done it myself before. :hugesmile:

Its a tad feral up north ain't it.

Yeah, everyone's like that up here.

You sound proud.

I am.

Yes, I regularly go outside dressed as a woman.

Stockport is south of Manchester City Center, i.e. civilized.

Lol. How is Stockport more "civilized" than Harpurhey? (Seeing as the programme it is not about Manchester City centre).

Where are you from? and I'll tell you about it.
Harpurhey is north of Manchester City Center.

Born in Stockport. Spent 10 years in London until a couple of years ago. Live 10 minutes from Harpurhey. Go...

Manchester has a clear divide, north is rough as hell, south is normal.
Having lived either side of this boarder, which includes my current home of Whalley Range, I know.

Moss Side is South Manchester. And you say North Manchester is rough? I lived in Burnage (South) for many years. Simister too, which is north Manchester, and I would hardly call it rough...

Sorry did you just move in the last 2 minutes?

Well actually I thought it was stupid to give my exact location so I changed it, but oh well.

Anyway yes I live in moss side and its ****ing paradise compared to where I used to live. The sun, the lack of constant rain and the absence of butt ugly people, who'd have thought moving 20 minutes down south would be so beneficial to someones wellbeing.