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The Tower - Episode 4

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Documentary about life on a Lewisham estate. With the show flats in the tower selling fast, two prospective purchasers are excited by the dream of modern living. However, first they are due to marry and Saima is experiencing some real life doubts about what married life with Usman will actually be like. Theirs is a very modern arranged marriage and she needs to decide this is the life she wants in a place she already loves. On the estate, eight-year-old Chantelle thinks she is living a nightmare. The area has the highest recorded number of rapes in London and she is afraid to leave her flat. She is also coming to terms with a dad who's never there. Bambos's Manoras is a man who's always been in control but his Midas touch is eluding him and his family are not so sure that they want to all live together on a street in the sky.