The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6 Year Olds
TV Show · Documentary

Follow three groups of children from across the UK, aged four, five and six years old, as they meet for the first time in a specially rigged school, making friends, playing together and learning skills that will stay with them forever.

2015 · 46m
Starring Toby Jones, Professor Paul Howard-Jones, Dr Sam Wass
Director Nicola Brown

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    The four-year-olds make their first moves towards gaining independence, discovering all the ups and downs of making friends and social interaction.
    46m
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    The children are back after a fortnight apart, but this time they are joined by some new friendly faces.
    46m
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Drawing on the experience of their first year at school, these five-year-old children have expanded their vocabularies, are learning how to make friends, and are beginning to get to grips with wider concepts like morality and identity.
    46m
  • EPISODE 4
    Episode 4
    The five-year-olds come back together after two weeks apart and are joined by some new playmates. Time has made the heart grow fonder, as Alfie and his best friend Emily reunite.
    47m
  • EPISODE 5
    Episode 5
    Articulate and sophisticated, the six-year-olds have had the benefit of two years at school and are beginning to focus much more on their own identity. Race, religion, love, and death are all up for discussion.
    46m
  • EPISODE 6
    Episode 6
    The six-year-olds return after a two-week break, with some new faces joining the group. The sophistication of their language, their interactions, and the impact of the outside world on their play and socialisation are ever more apparent.
    46m

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Cast & Crew

  • Toby Jones
    Narrator
  • N‌B
    Nicola Brown
    Director
  • T‌W
    Teresa Watkins
    Producer
  • E‌L
    Emily Lawson
    Producer
  • P‌P
    Professor Paul Howard-Jones
    Guest Star
  • D‌S
    Dr Sam Wass
    Guest Star
  • D‌E
    Dr. Elizabeth Kilbey
    Guest Star

About

The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6 Year Olds

Documentary

Follow three groups of children from across the UK, aged four, five and six years old, as they meet for the first time in a specially rigged school, making friends, playing together and learning skills that will stay with them forever.

Information

Studio
BANIJAY RIGHTS LIMITED
Released
2015
Rated
MA15+
Region of Origin
United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio
English (United States), English (United Kingdom)
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Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • 대한민국
  • 台灣
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vietnam

Europe

  • Armenia
  • Österreich
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (Français)
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  • Greece
  • Hungary
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  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg (English)
  • Malta
  • Moldova, Republic Of
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  • Norway
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  • Portugal (Português)
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  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
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  • Türkiye (English)
  • Ukraine
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Latin America and the Caribbean

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  • Antigua and Barbuda
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  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
  • Brasil
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile (Español)
  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
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  • El Salvador (Español)
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  • Guatemala (Español)
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