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9 Oct 2026 · 45 minNew

A Place Called Home: Mates' Rates

Set inside Britain's housing crisis, six stand-alone but interconnected dramas follow ambition, resilience and the search for belonging. After mum Suze and teenage daughter Livvy’s home is repossessed, their relationship is tested by secrets, schoolyard gossip and the strings attached to a 'mates' rates' accommodation offer. New drama by Chrissy Jamieson Jones as part of A Place Called Home, a series of standalone but interlinked dramas taking inspiration from the housing crisis. Suze ..... Katherine Kelly Livvy ..... Matilda Freeman Simon ..... Matthew McNulty Chantelle ..... Chloe Lea…

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   2 Oct 2026 · 45 min

   A Place Called Home: Riverbourne Rising

   Set inside Britain's housing crisis, six stand-alone but interconnected dramas follow ambition, resilience and the search for belonging. Tanika Gupta's drama tells the story of the tenants in the crumbling Riverbourne tower block in west London, where damp walls, broken lifts, mould, unsafe wiring and heating failures have been ignored for years while rents continue to climb. The Housing Association claims its mission is to provide homes for “vulnerable tenants” - those unable to sustain a tenancy without support due to age, disability, health conditions, or exceptional circumstances - But…

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