New series 1/5. Stepfamilies are on the increase, reflecting the lives of one in ten UK households. But making them work is not easy, since second marriages are more likely to break up than first time ones. In this intimate new series, family counsellor Suzie Hayman works intensively with five families, each over a six week period, to try to bring harmony where there was once strife. Tonight, 13-year-old Ryan feels torn between his stepdad and his real dad. Can Suzie bring the two adults together, even though the former friends haven't spoken in five years? Producer Suzanne Lynch ; Series producer Debbie Christie
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