Alone at Home - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Episode 1
In Surrey, Natalie and Dan head off for four days. Will their three children cope, or will the parents return to utter chaos?
Episode 2
In this second episode, Alison from West Yorkshire was an only child, and always dreamed of having a big family. But the reality of parenting has been much harder than she imagined. She and husband Andrew have three children.
Episode 3
In this third episode, Eleanor - a marketing consultant in an affluent South London suburb - wants to see if leaving her four boys in complete freedom for a long weekend will improve how they get along with each other. Eleanor feels she's had to run the boys like 'a pack of dogs' and along with husband James she hopes the weekend will see the kids grow in confidence. Alexander, aged 13, is the eldest brother by just a few minutes from his twin Nicholas, and he tends to take charge. While Alexander wants to 'prove that we can survive without ultimate hell breaking out', Nicholas hopes to step out of his twin's shadow. Alongside the youngest sibling, eight-year-old Edward, there's also William, aged 12, who rows with his brothers the most. Can William find the space to do his own thing? After four days away, will Eleanor and James return to peace and harmony? Or will the brothers run riot?
Episode 4
Single mother Alison, a nutritional therapist from Nottinghamshire, wants to see if leaving her four daughters for a long weekend will make them more self-sufficient. Alison worries that having raised the girls by herself for the past seven years she has over-compensated by doing everything for them, therefore keeping her daughters from developing the independence they need to become strong women. Anya, the eldest at 15, admits she's not very responsible and is often in 'dream world'. There's also 13-year-old Freya, and Isla, aged eight, and Evie, who is 10. Until now, Evie has spent only a few hours away from her mum. Alison is about to spend the longest time aprt from her girls. Can she stop worrying and will the sisters step up?
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