Overview
- The hour-long documentary premiered Tuesday at 8pm on BBC One and is now available on BBC iPlayer.
- Swash follows young fathers from Belfast, London, Sunderland and Clacton, centering their day-to-day parenting rather than clichés.
- In a BBC One interview, he linked the project to losing his father at 11 and argued that young dads need better places to find support.
- The film shows concrete hurdles, including landlords refusing to rent to very young parents and services that skew toward mothers.
- It also records positive steps, such as a return to university, securing a family home, and earning income through social media.