Documentary series focusing primarily on Britain today.
Mart and Mandy. What has happened to Essex man in the 90s? The product of Margaret Thatcher 's economic policies of the 80s, Martin Smith and his girlfriend Mandy epitomise many young people whose champagne lifestyle has suffered in the recession-hit
90s. Encouraged to believe that that when you saw the main chance you should grab it, he had become a second-hand car dealer and she had set up as a mobile hairdresser. But what of the nouveaux riches now? This film finds out what happened to one "Essex man" and his girlfriend and how they feel about the country now. Director Peter Gordon
Series editor Paul Watson