Filmed over 5 years from 1988 after the launch of the last ship built on Wearside to 1993 when the town became a city, this 4-part series follows the attempts to take Sunderland, once dependent on its coal mining and shipbuilding industries towards a vision of being the advanced manufacturing centre of the north; a wholly new future to regenerate the area, develop the regional economy and increase the prospects for local people.
During this time of industrial upheaval, the film also follows the fortunes of 3 families each with one 15 year old about to sit their GCSE's and each with their own ideas of what sort of future they would like to have.
Meanwhile, local councils, development corporations and private sector struggle to bring about real change whilst young people struggle to connect with or make sense of the changes happening around them.
Part one (1988/89) features the launch of the last ship built in Sunderland, demolition of the shipyard cranes and an introduction to the families and the task in hand for the proposed regeneration teams. First broadcast in 1994.

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