James Martin invites Olympic athlete Denise Lewis back to the street she grew up on in Wolverhampton to find out who lives there now. It's a trip down memory lane for Denise, and she can't resist having a look around her old home. Denise and James meet the locals and set up an in-person social network in a campaign designed to tackle the growing issue of loneliness in the UK. James also meets Esther Rantzen to find out about Silverline, a charity dedicated to tackling loneliness affecting the elderly. Britain is one of the loneliest places to live in Europe. James sets out to discover the causes and possible solutions.
James Martin invites Hairy Biker Dave Myers back to the street he grew up on in Barrow-in-Furness to find out who lives there now. It's a trip down memory lane for Dave as he meets people who remember him as a boy. Together, Dave and James meet the locals and set up an in-person social network in a campaign designed to tackle the growing issue of loneliness in the UK. Britain is one of the loneliest places to live in Europe and James sets out to discover the causes and possible solutions. He meets two locals who have been on their own for some time and finds out that living alone and poor health often go hand in hand.
James Martin invites Dom Littlewood back to the street he grew up on in Southend to find out who lives there now. It's a trip down memory lane for Dom as he meets people who remember him as a boy and even gets a chance to look around the house in which he was born. Dom and James meet the locals and set up an in-person social network in a campaign designed to tackle the growing issue of loneliness in the UK. Britain is one of the loneliest places to live in Europe. James sets out to discover the causes and possible solutions. Older men are particularly prone to loneliness and James encourages a widower to join a local walking group as a way of meeting new people.
James Martin invites Alex Jones back to Ammanford, the Welsh mining town she grew up in, to find out who lives there now. It's a trip down memory lane for Alex as she remembers the strong sense of community the town had when she was a child. Together, she and James meet the locals and set up an in-person social network in a campaign designed to tackle the growing issue of loneliness in the UK. Britain is one of the loneliest places to live in Europe and James sets out to discover the causes and possible solutions. He finds out that there are organisations all over the UK that can help people who feel lonely.
James Martin invites Helen Skelton back to Kirkby Thore, the Cumbrian village she grew up in, to find out who lives there now. It's a trip down memory lane for Helen as she remembers how the community spirit thrived in the village when she was a child. Together, she and James meet the locals and set up an in-person social network in a campaign designed to tackle the growing issue of loneliness in the UK. Britain is one of the loneliest places to live in Europe and James sets out to discover the causes and possible solutions. He finds out that rural Britain can be a very lonely place to live and meets a young mum who finds it hard to make new friends in the village.
