Over the course of the series, you'll meet a number of the staff from Bristol City Council's Children's Services department, along with many of the people they seek to help. We caught up with a few of them to find out how they felt about being filmed, and what happened next.

"You sometimes have doubts about the role you are playing - but as a social worker you are performing a worthwhile role"
- Frances

"Our responsibility was to protect the children and minimise the risk"
- Jack

"People often have hugely unrealistic expectations about how powerful we might be"
- Jon

"The feeling of isolation was overwhelming"
- Sam's story

Content last updated: 02/11/2004