Operation Meet the Street

James Martin invites Olympic athlete Denise Lewis back to the street she grew up on in Wolverhampton to find out who lives there now. It's a trip down memory lane for Denise, and she can't resist having a look around her old home. Denise and James meet the locals and set up an in-person social network in a campaign designed to tackle the growing issue of loneliness in the UK. James also meets Esther Rantzen to find out about Silverline, a charity dedicated to tackling loneliness affecting the elderly. Britain is one of the loneliest places to live in Europe. James sets out to discover the causes and possible solutions.

James Martin invites Hairy Biker Dave Myers back to the street he grew up on in Barrow-in-Furness to find out who lives there now. It's a trip down memory lane for Dave as he meets people who remember him as a boy. Together, Dave and James meet the locals and set up an in-person social network in a campaign designed to tackle the growing issue of loneliness in the UK. Britain is one of the loneliest places to live in Europe and James sets out to discover the causes and possible solutions. He meets two locals who have been on their own for some time and finds out that living alone and poor health often go hand in hand.