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  • Channel 4

Cutting Edge

  • 1990 – 2017
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • ~49m / ep
  • 28 seasons
  • 7.0/10

The flagship documentary series show distinctive, compelling films that offer a snapshot of life in Britain today.

Latest: Season 2017 · 2017

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  1. E1. The Great British Skinny Dip

    Feb 14, 2017

    Cameras follow the marketing director of British Naturism, Andrew Welch, as he attempts to get young people to give naturism a go by organising a series of nude swims across the UK.

  2. E2. The Trouble with Dad

    Feb 20, 2017

    Comedian David Baddiel's father Colin has Pick's Disease, a rare form of dementia that makes him prone to extreme outbursts. This film follows David and his brothers' attempts to care for him after the death of their mum.

  3. E3. A Killing in My Family

    Mar 8, 2017

    This emotional documentary focuses on eight families who've lost a family member through murder or manslaughter and the impact that has had upon the children and the work of grief professionals who help such families.

  4. E4. Battling the Bailiffs

    Jun 15, 2017

  5. E5. Excluded at Seven

    Jun 25, 2017

    Record numbers of British children are being permanently excluded from primary schools. Filmed over two terms at The Rosebery, a short-stay school in Norfolk, this film follows 6 excluded children.

  6. E6. Feral Families

    Oct 26, 2017