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An updated look at families previously featured on Wanted Down Under.

An updated look at families previously featured on Wanted Down Under. Where are they now? Did their Antipodean dreams come true? Presented by Nicki Chapman

Wanted Down Under Revisited: Series 10

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Wanted Down Under Revisited: Series 10: Episode 14: Cornish Family

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Cornish Family

Episode 14

Episode 14: Cornish Family

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BBC One - Wanted Down Under Revisited, Series 10, Cornish Family

Was a week in Melbourne enough to convince the Cornish family to move?

In 2014, the Cornish family were considering a move to Australia to escape a busy life in the UK. Was a week in Melbourne enough to convince them to make the trip?

In 2014, James Cornish was working around a hundred hours a week as a pub landlord. With his wife Lisa teaching accountancy at colleges across the country, the couple were missing out on quality time with their sons Sami and Luis.

Desperate to address their work-life balance, Lisa believed they could turn their lives around in Australia. However, emigrating would come at a huge price as James's daughter from a previous relationship would be left behind in the UK. Even if the family could persuade Lauryn to visit regularly, James faced the prospect of being separated from her for most of the year.

A trial week in Melbourne gave the whole family a chance to witness how much their lives could be transformed down under - and Lauryn agreed she would happily call the country her second home. Two years on, have the Cornish family called time on their busy life in the UK and moved to the other side of the world, or has the reality of James being so far from his daughter pulled the plug on their Australian dream?

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