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A look at whether blood really is thicker than water in the world of family business

A look at whether blood really is thicker than water in the familiar and fraught world of family business

The Firm: Series One

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Bruce MacGregor discovers how plans for a sweetshop had to be shelved after a sudden death

2/6. Bruce MacGregor discovers how plans for a sweetshop had to be shelved after a sudden death in the family put the survival of a hundred year old business in the balance.

2/6. A new series looking at whether blood really is thicker than water in the familiar and fraught world of family business. 

Candy Balls, Ginger Creams, Cherry Lips and Kola Kubes; it's every child's dream to work in a sweet shop. But as presenter Bruce MacGregor discovers, mother and daughter Irene and Julie Birkett had quite different plans before a sudden death in the family put the survival of a hundred year old business on their shoulders.

The Firm: Series 1

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A look at whether blood really is thicker than water in the world of family business.

A look at whether blood really is thicker than water in the familiar and fraught world of family business.

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