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S2023E9: Fighting For Our Homes: What Happened Next
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We Are England S2023E9: Fighting For Our Homes: What Happened Next

  • Aired: 2023-01-16
  • Time: 20:30:00
  • Runtime: 29 minutes
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Overview

Neighbours on a Leeds housing estate fight to keep their community together when faced with eviction from their privately rented homes, that have stood since the 1950s.The residents' battle highlights the strength of community in working-class neighbourhoods and speaks to issues of gentrification seen across the country. This film follows several residents on the estate in the weeks leading up to their eviction, as they desperately fight for more time and for their community to stay together.We we join the residents of the estate one year later as they adapt to new living situations.