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Lebanon

Two wayward British teenagers experience strict parenting on the other side of the world, as Debbie and Daniel travel to Lebanon for a week with a Sunni Muslim family.

Two wayward British teenagers experience strict parenting on the other side of the world, as 17-year-old college dropout Debbie McQueen from Carlisle and 17-year-old wannabe rock star Daniel Drinkwater from Leeds travel to Lebanon.

For a week they must live under the strict rules of the Hajjars, a liberal Sunni Muslim family. Dad Abdulsalam is a retired policeman, while mum Iman is a nurse. The Hajjars believe that demanding discipline and instilling respect are the keys to raising a happy family, and have high expectations of the British teens and their decadent approach to life. Strict religious rules around alcohol and modest dress codes make the teens' experience hard to acclimatise to.

Over the week the teens are required to attend mosque and school, and, for Daniel, work in a home for street children. Can the Hajjars' faith-based principles effect any change in the wayward teens?

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Executive Producer Sam Whittaker
Executive Producer Sam Whittaker

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