A Solihull couple living on the breadline for the past 12 months will be seen trying to escape the Midlands in a TV documentary tomorrow.
Last summer, Tony and Tracie Yildirim dreamed of leaving Kingshurst in favour of starting a new life in the South West.
But, month after month, they were hit by a string of problems and faced losing their two bedroom excouncil house in Bannerlea Road.
During filming, Tony, an Istanbul-born second hand car salesman, was threatened with a £20,000 fine by the council unless he stopped trading from his own drive after nine years.
And holes were punched into the bonnet of a red Jaguar car he was trying to sell.
According to the new moving house series, Safe As Houses (BBC2, 8pm), Tony used to earn £1,000 a week in good times.
But the father of three was then filmed going five months without selling a car and his plans to sell his own house for around £95,000 twice fell through.
At the beginning of the programme, an optimistic Tracie said: I will miss this place. Its become a home like we wanted it.
But the area I wont miss at all. The crime rate is going up. I just want to get away.
The family was forced to pawn their camcorder and Tracies rings.
The couple thought they had sold their house last September but their buyer pulled out. On top of earlier credit card and loan debts of more than £10,000, their mortgage defaulted.
At the end of the programme, filmed and directed by Tim Tarrant for BBC Bristol, viewers will be told that repossession has been postponed after Tony managed to sell some cars. And, with a new offer on their house, they have been back house hunting in Somerset.
