The red light zone was introduced to try and make the lives of the women who work there safer. We meet the sisters who work together on the streets, as they talk candidly about how every night they put their lives at risk. And as one of them describes how they were brutally attacked, we ask - is this pioneering experiment working?
As sisters Sammie Jo and Stacey Ann continue to work the streets despite continued fears for their safety, Sammie Jo shares shocking details of an encounter she feels lucky to have survived. And former cross-country runner Kayleigh reveals how she's ended up selling sex and doing drugs rather than looking after her children.
Kayleigh reveals how she has been in out of prison, and the lengths she goes to, to earn money when she’s not out on the streets. Sammy Jo’s relationship is put to the test, by the need to earn more money for drugs and we also meet new girl, Adele, who is the sole breadwinner in her household.
As Holbeck’s sex workers prepare for Christmas, a dramatic assault sends Kayleigh back to the drugs she was desperate to give up – and puts a reunion with her children in jeopardy. Sammi-Jo returns to her boyfriend’s house, but how will he react to her meeting clients at home? And Adele moves in with her cousin, leading to a bitter falling out.
Several of the women working in the 'legalised' red light zone in Holbeck, Leeds, hit rock bottom, as Adele is homeless and alone, and Amy seeks help from one of the area’s most experienced sex workers. Meanwhile, a series of attacks on her boyfriend’s house leads Sammie Jo to decide enough is enough, and to consider getting clean for the first time in two years.
As Holbeck’s sex workers struggle with working on the street in winter, Sammie Jo wrestles with taking the first steps to getting clean, Kayleigh hopes to find a way to see her children, and Adele has a new home.
Adele finally gets her own home, Sammy Jo is struggling to get clean, and Mel's mum tracks her down after seeing the programme.
Adele is attacked with an iron bar, Amy has given up the game, and Sammy Jo is still living at her ex-boyfriend's house and has nowhere else to go.
Adele is hospitalised after taking a deadly batch of heroin sweeping the area, Kayleigh is jailed, and Sammie-Jo faces eviction. Stacey tries to keep her sister safe on the beat.
Adele and Bee have been helping each other out for a few days, and Sammy Jo is getting used to life on her own. Mel has come out of prison determined to make a change.
Corrin and Stacey face an eviction notice because of antisocial behaviour at their house. Adele is struggling to pick up punters because of the scabs on her face and Amy returns to the beat after time away
Amy moves in with fellow sex worker Ceri, Adele is looking after a mate's pet snake, and Bee is due in court for assault.
Ceri questions why her front door is vandalised, and Bee asks Adele for help when she's asked to leave the Bed & Breakfast.
An uncompromising look at the lives of sex workers in the Holbeck area of Leeds, where, if you're buying or selling sex, you won’t get arrested.
