The premise for this documentary seems to be that it's possible for two teenagers living on the same street to live such contrasting lives and I suppose the film maker was saying this could be a metaphor for the rest of England. Except these are real people being observed and with little background information to support how divided this country is it came across as prurient and judging of both girls - of the richer one for her initial inherited snobbery and of the poorer one because she didn't have much money. I wonder if it was 'personalised' in such a way because the viewers couldn't be presumed to take in a film that explains the disparity of wealth without such a narrow focus.
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