Alison

Season 1Episode 1760 minAug 5, 2014
Alison

Alison is petrified of flying. She bursts into tears as soon as the door of the aeroplane closes. Alison can't even look at a plane in the sky and feels sick at the thought of going to an airport to pick someone up. Alison has been on at least seven flights in the past, but at the moment she can not physically bring herself to get on a plane. Her last flight was three years ago and she hated every second of it. Last year, she was due to fly to Turkey with her daughter but her dad died a few weeks beforehand, Alison was relieved that she had an excuse not to fly. Alison fell out with her best friend of 40 years and hasn't not spoken to her in six months. Alison was due to go on a girly holiday with her but couldn't bring herself to go and as a result they fell out. Alison's daughter, Laura moved to Dubai 18 months ago and works as air hostess. Alison has only seen Laura 3 times in the last 18 months, the last time was in February. Laura surprised her mother and bought her a ticket to Dubai which was due to depart a few months after the show was filmed but as it stood Alison would not go on the plane and didn't have the heart to tell Laura.

In mediation Alison's daughter makes an emotional plea to get her onto a plane.

Can The Speakmans help Alison overcome her phobia of flying? Will Alison be able to fly to Dubai to see her daughter?

Alison has aired on Aug 5, 2014 at 2:00 PM
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