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The Woman Who Bought a School For Her Son

Episode 7 of 8

Documentary series about everyday dramas. When her son didn't fit in at his ninth school, Annabel set up her own private school for him.

Documentary series aout extraordinary ordinary people. When her thirteen year old son didn't fit in at his ninth school, single mother and barrister Annabel Goodman decided that she had to teach him herself. She put her career on hold, cashed in her savings, and set up a private school in Worcestershire. But as Annabel becomes swamped with the school's financial problems, her younger son reveals that what he really wants is some time with her. This film follows the school's first two terms.

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