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What happens when you return from a family holiday to France and open the boot to find a Syrian refugee where your luggage was supposed to be? That’s the situation facing new couple Peter and Katy when they get back to Dorking from their first family holiday with Katy’s young son John, who has spent the journey from Calais winding up his would-be stepdad. Their unexpected passenger is a bloke called Sami who hopes to claim asylum in Britain.
Six months of waiting for a decision, and Sami's good-humoured patience is starting to wear very thin. A family day out in the Surrey Hills leads to departures and frustration which trigger a confrontation and a heated exchange at a 3-star hotel. If Peter can't save the day, Sami will lose his asylum claim.
Now he's back in Dorking, Sami is determined to be part of the local community, so his friend Raj invites him to enter the Dorking Marmalade Festival. Meanwhile, Katy walks into a sticky situation of her own at school that makes Peter's promotion at work all the more important.
Sami finds new opportunities to make friends and influence people on the local bus but is persuaded by Peter that the gig economy is the future of getting out and about to rebuild your sense of self-worth. Meanwhile, Katy is summoned to face the music at school and everyone is on edge as they wait for Elliot to arrive to discuss the mortgage on the house. All except John, who can't wait to see his dad for the first time in years.
It's now been eight months since he arrived in Britain, and Sami is still playing the waiting game for the right to remain in the UK. Everything is in limbo, all Sami can do is make himself useful to his hosts in Dorking.
As she prepares for the worst at school, Katy's self-loathing is matched only by John's fury and Sami's despair. Everyone is looking for a way out, but when did running away ever solve anything?
While Katy faces up to an uncertain future, John is desperate to make amends with Sami, but first he has to track him down. What John really needs now is a dad, but is Peter up to the job?
Peter and his new partner Katy and her son John arrive back from their first holiday together. As they unpack the car, they are in for a super-sized surprise.
Now Sami is an official asylum seeker, Katy is determined that he should stay for as long as he needs to - despite what Peter thinks.
Sami is now settling in and has made contact with his family who are in Berlin. John gets into a fight at his new school, and Peter has his worst prejudices about Sami confirmed.
With Sami now anxiously waiting for his substantive interview at the Home Office, and the rest of the family in meltdown, it's a very difficult time for everyone.
Things are still tense between Sami and his wife Yasmine, who has now claimed asylum in Germany. And some smug Germans arrive from Berlin to try and persuade Sami to join Yasmine.
With the day of his substantive interview fast approaching, Sami is desperate to make a good impression. But is Britain actually where his heart lies?
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| Language | English |
| Release | 2019-03-05 |
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