Our Lives: Series 9
Celebrating life in the UK in all its diversity.
Season 9 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Our Lives Season 8.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
Celebrating life in the UK in all its diversity.
Episode Guide
Season 9 Progress Shield
The Social Knitwork
Jul 14, 2025 · 29 min
Northern Irish fashion designer Hope Macaulay and a team of home knitters gear up to open their first ever shop in Los Angeles. Will this handmade label make it in Hollywood?
The World's Oldest Railway
Jul 15, 2025 · 29 min
At 300 years old, Tanfield in Gateshead is the world’s oldest railway. To celebrate, volunteers are working against the clock to restore engines and create their biggest event yet.
The Haggis Hunters
Jul 16, 2025 · 29 min
In a fierce battle of tradition, pride and family legacy, four butchers risk it all to claim the crown at Scotland’s ultimate culinary showdown – the World Haggis Championships.
Dolphin Town
Jul 17, 2025 · 29 min
Welcome to New Quay, in Wales, where the livelihoods and legacies of the community are tied to the rhythm of the bottlenose dolphins that live in the bay.
The Ultimate Wingwalker
Jul 18, 2025 · 29 min
Kirsten is a wingwalker with the world’s only formation wingwalking display team. In 2025, they will perform a new move that’s more daring than anything they’ve done before.
Female Fishermen: Beyond the Buoys
Jul 21, 2025 · 29 min
Britain’s boats need crew, and three young women – Brooke, Erin and Emma – are stepping up. Proud to call themselves ‘fishermen’, they show that traditions can evolve.
Guardian of the Night
Jul 22, 2025 · 28 min
Dani Robertson, the UK’s first dark sky officer, is on a mission to reduce light pollution in Eryri (Snowdonia) and raise awareness of its impact.
Row Hard or Row Home: Around Ireland in 32 Days
Jul 23, 2025 · 29 min
Four friends, 32 days and one small boat - an epic quest to row around Ireland and into the record books. Witness the endurance, camaraderie and beauty of Ireland’s coastline.
The Prisoner of Portmeirion
Jul 24, 2025 · 29 min
In a dreamy Welsh village built like an Italian town, fans gather to celebrate a TV show – and something much deeper about story, place and belonging.
Downhill Highs
Aug 1, 2025 · 29 min
Documentary that follows mountain biker Sean Green as he reaches the final stages of an eight-year challenge to take his bike up – and down – all 282 of Scotland’s highest mountain
High Stakes
Aug 8, 2025 · 28 min
Rope access crews take on the jobs no-one else can - scaling cliffs, towers and ships across Northern Ireland. This is high stakes, big heights and serious skill.
The Film I'll Never See
Aug 29, 2025 · 28 min
Dave Steele, the 'Blind Poet', faces final sight loss but finds purpose in spoken-word poetry. His journey explores resilience, family and legacy in Manchester.
Our Tenby Island
Jul 15, 2025 · 28 min
Volunteers fight to reawaken a forgotten Welsh island. As storm clouds gather, personal stories, a gull called Meep and a cannon collide in a powerful tale of hope and survival.
Treasure Sisters
Jul 14, 2025 · 29 min
Metal detectorists Sam Moss and Nikki Foster from north Wales are on a quest to uncover the lost Roman fort of Varis.
Braving the Blue
Dec 15, 2025
Six Pembrokeshire women train to make history by swimming the fierce St George’s Channel, finding courage, resilience and unbreakable sisterhood as they battle cold seas and powerf