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1. N A R R A T E D B Y R U S S E L T O V E Y
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2. S U M M A R Y
• This British reality documentary series follows the lives
of young adults and teenagers on their group holidays
away from their parents. They are aware of the
cameras, but unaware that their parents are following
them on their holiday. Their mischievous actions whilst
on holiday are filmed and then shown to their parents,
before they leave the children are united with their
parents.

3. • Roughly 60 minutes running time each episode.
• Series:5
• Episodes:29 and continuing
• Related shows: ‘Snow, sex and suspicious parents’ and ‘Festivals, sex and
suspicious parents’
• One episode reached views of over 1.26 million
• Premiered on BBC Three
• This documentary series would be considered as observational mode as the
filmmakers do not interact as events unfold, the camera simply follows the
subject(s). It is used to educate the audience on what holidays abroad without
parents are really like.
• Voiceovers are commonly used throughout to explain to the audience what is
happening, mainly used at the beginning and end of the episodes.