BBC Documentaries

The Great Big Romanian Invasion

Directed by Arron Fellows
TV-PG
2014 • E158    Jul 16, 2014    60m
At the tail end of 2013 the papers were full of panic-inducing headlines about the prospect of millions of Romanians waiting to invade our shores, take our jobs and fleece our welfare system once EU border controls were relaxed on January 1.

Journalist and filmmaker Tim Samuels, himself a descendent of Romanian immigrants, has decided to look behind the headlines, following the experiences of Romanians who have headed to British shores to live and work for the first time, as well as exploring the UK's continuing unease with the thorny issue of immigration.

Irreverent, insightful and warm, The Great Big Romanian Invasion reveals some surprising sides to our own national psyche as well as that of our newest neighbours.

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Cast of The Great Big Romanian Invasion

  • Arron FellowsDirector
  • Tim SamuelsWriter

 

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