A Matter of Life and Debt
Documentary series about credit unions and responsible lenders across the UK, telling the stories of people whose lives have been transformed by an ethical loan.
- 2017-2019
- 3 seasons
- Documentary
Documentary series about credit unions and responsible lenders across the UK, telling the stories of people whose lives have been transformed by an ethical loan.
Season 3 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
Episode #3.1
44 mins
Self-made florist Collette hopes her poor credit history won't hinder her expansion plans. An ex-soldier swaps his desk for the dales as he starts his own tour guide business. Two graduates set up a fashion workshop in Scotland.
Episode 2
Episode #3.2
44 mins
In London, a community land trust provides affordable housing that makes dreams come true, an artisan baker overcomes illness to cook up a winning business, and in Newport, Wales a credit union has an unusual member.
Episode 3
Episode #3.3
44 mins
In Newquay, Cornwall a green oasis has been built for the community thanks to crowdfunding. Erika has turned a life-changing diagnosis into a hugely successful business. William seeks a small loan to kit out his new home.
Episode 4
Episode #3.4
44 mins
A loan helps a Cornish couple make a career U-turn hiring out vintage camper vans,. A young man with a passion for plants branches out thanks to crowdfunding. A mum starts the savings habit early to give her children a lesson in finance.
Episode 5
Episode #3.5
44 mins
A transgender entrepreneur takes control of her future, a mum's compulsion to spend leaves her family homeless, and the dying art of glassblowing is resuscitated in Scotland.
Episode 6
Episode #3.6
44 mins
An ethical loan helps a mum set up the UK's largest indoor urban skate park. A Yorkshire village comes together to fight off the threat of developers. A credit union tunes into a musician who needed money to buy a banjo.
Episode 7
Episode #3.7
44 mins
A dairy farmer diversifies into goat yoga. A painter uses an ethical loan to recover from a brush with death. Emma turns the aftermath of the London riots into a community venture. A Liverpool credit union help keep pay day loans at bay.
Episode 8
Episode #3.8
44 mins
A couple squeeze a healthy eating message into their fresh juices. A woman swaps her desk for the dark room as she starts up her own photography business. An ethical loan helps a group of motivational speakers in London.
Episode 9
Episode #3.9
44 mins
An ethical loan helps a kitchen experiment become a buzzing enterprise. A start-up loan helps a falconry business take flight. A woman needs help to pay off bailiffs. A man needs a loan to get his sister's house ready for her homecoming.
Episode 10