Season 17
13 episodes · Jan 6, 1998
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- S17E1
House Traders
Jan 6, 1998People love to hate estate agents but they also need to use them. Inside Story examines the strange love-hate relationship between the agents, their clients and the buyers.
- S17E2
Searching For Amy
Jan 13, 1998In 1974 Amy Billig was abducted by a biker gang passing through her small Florida community. Today Amy would be 40. Her mother is convinced she is still alive and has spent the intervening years searching for her. Inside Story joins the relentless search and reveals a dramatic ending.
- S17E3
Schoolgirl Mums
Jan 20, 1998Britain has the highest number of underage mothers in Europe. Tonight Inside Story takes a look at the different experiences of three young women who all became pregnant before they were 16.
- S17E4
Forbidden Love
Feb 3, 1998Documentary telling the stories of three Asian women in mixed-race relationships who faced violence, intimidation and isolation after rejecting a traditional arranged marriage.
- S17E5
Dazzled
Feb 10, 1998A behind-the-scenes look at the world of supermodels, following a group of teenage hopefuls during New York Fashion Week.
- S17E6
Decent Scum
Feb 17, 1998The series concludes with a film exploring the troubled world of the young homeless through the eyes of Tommy and Crystal, a couple living on the streets of London. As Tommy tries to help Crystal kick her drug habit, they start to dream of getting off the streets for ever.
- S17E7
Ladies' Night
Apr 22, 1998The programme follows Centaur, a group of Welsh strippers, as they leave their wives and families to perform for audiences of screaming women in Britain's clubs. The resulting film says as much about the sexuality of nineties women as it does about stripping.
- S17E8
Tongue-Tied
Jun 15, 1998In March 1997 The Times newspaper columnist and broadcaster John Diamond was diagnosed with throat cancer. Inside Story follows Diamond through the year that has changed both him and his life forever.
- S17E9
Confessions of a Car Salesman
Jul 28, 1998Tonight a look at the sales methods used in car showrooms.
- S17E10
Boy Crazy
Aug 4, 1998The story of Mary Kay Letourneau who married her sixth-grade student after serving prison time for raping him. Their student-teacher relationship made headlines in 1995 when he was 12 and she was 34.
- S17E11
Drug Raped
Aug 18, 1998The sleeping pill Rohypnol has become known as the date-rape drug in Britain and the USA. Tonight reveals the effect the drug has on people's behaviour and interviews women who are trying to seek justice after being drugged and then raped.
- S17E12
Test Tube Dads
Aug 25, 1998Since the Second World War, two million babies have been born worldwide as a result of donor insemination. This programme meets some of the children who are now struggling to come to terms with their identities, and donors who explain their feelings about their offspring.
- S17E13
Justin Fashanu - Fallen Hero
Sep 3, 1998Britain's first million pound black footballer, Justin Fashanu, seemingly had everything - looks, talent and money. But last May his body was found in a lock-up garage in London's East End. He had, apparently, hanged himself. By talking to those who knew him best, including exclusive interviews with his brother John and other family members, Inside Story seeks to uncover the real Justin Fashanu.