Series 1

Children as young as 12 must survive alone in the streets and woods of Calais while desperately trying to jump on trucks bound for Britain.

After riot police clear an unofficial refugee camp, a young Kurdish family intent on making it to Britain returns to the woods. With no food or shelter, they have to work out how to get through the night.

Deborah Hyde left her job as an economic analyst in London to help refugees in Paris. When she befriends a young Afghan man who is seeking asylum, she realises the emotional toll the situation is having on her.