Last in a series of six. We've Heard Rumours of the Yard Not Closing ...
World shipping economics have turned in Sunderland's favour. Private bidders calculate it is possible to build ships once again on the Wear. Max Eggert has seen it all before. He's an 'outplacement consultant', a professional in the world of redundancy. He can show the ex-shipyard managers his job loss curve. It reveals the cycle of emotions that follow a closure announcement - first despair, then anger, then a belief that there will be a last minute reprieve. Will the curve come true this time?
Assistant producer JAMES MACALPINE Producer BERNARD HALL BBC Bristol