Brits Abroad (Chrysalis/BBC)

The Empire Strikes Back tells the story of entrepreneurs in the former Soviet Union: a Yorkshire evangelist spreads the word to a near godless Russia; a Cockney OAP charms local Estonian girls with his pension book; and a public schoolboy takes on the mafia in Rostov.

La Dolce Vita tells the story of a bankrupt Essex family who fled to France in a caravan and have now made a mint in the vintage car trade servicing the rich and famous; the Spender family carving out a life in Italy through art and sculpture; and the Singletons in the poodle parlours of the Riviera.

This excellent series on expatriate Britons...these stories leave you wanting more.

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