Meet the Money Watch family
The Merrimans and the Lathwells are six members of the same family whose personal finances have suffered as a result of the economic downturn.
Graham Merriman works in recruitment and has recently suffered a huge drop in income and his wife, Anne-Marie, has given up work to become a full-time mum so money is tight.
Gloria and Colin Lathwell are pensioners and they have lost nearly Β£40,000 from their savings and investments since the recession began.
William and Christina Lathwell are shouldering a heavy student debt while trying to save to buy a property.
Money Saving specialist, Martin Lewis, comes to the aid of the family across the series to help boost their ailing finances.
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