Rehab

Alicia Douvall is addicted to plastic surgery. She's had scores of procedures from repeated breast surgery operations, nose jobs, eye re-shaping and bone shaving. The surgery's left her with constant pain and nerve damage and Alicia knows that her body can't take much more. Despite this, Alicia is extremely skeptical about therapy when she arrives at Passages and spends the first few days acting like a rebellious teen and refusing to participate in activities. She doesn't believe talking will help her get over her problems and wants to keep 'her past in her past'.

Les Mckeown went from being lead singer of the Bay City Rollers, a pop superstar, pursued by adoring fans wherever he went to penniless obscurity virtually overnight. Three decades later, he's drinking himself to death. In his own words, committing a 'slow suicide'. When Les arrives at Passages he's put on medication to help with the withdrawal and spends the first few days dopey and miserable. Les then makes an overnight decision not to take any more medication and he instantly begins to sit up and participate in the therapy.

Rowetta's probably best known as the 'mad woman' from X Factor. Highly emotional and often drunk on screen she became as renowned for her erratic behavior as her amazing voice. Sadly, Rowetta's loud, party-girl persona is an alcohol-fueled front for a woman that's suffered traumatic domestic abuse in her past. When Rowetta checks into Rehab she's drinking a bottle of whiskey most days and is aware that she's become an embarrassment to family and friends. Rowetta's determined from the start to get the most out of Rehab - she does not want to be an old drunk.

Daughter of Peter Sellers and Britt Eckland, Victoria Sellers has spent a lifetime struggling in her parent's shadow. She's been abusing class A drugs for years, has been in prison on drugs related charges a number of times and is drifting through life struggling to gain her own identity. She's been to Rehab before, but it's never really worked for her and she still regularly uses a range of illegal drugs. When she checks into the clinic her blood results show she's been on a binge. Victoria's a popular member of our group from the start, cheering up the other contributors - she's an entertainer.

Cassie Sumner makes her living from glamour modelling and dating high-profile men - both professions that are all about body image, so it's not surprising Cassie has some issues with hers. She's been bulimic for years and realizes that she's damaging her health for a lifestyle that just doesn't make her happy anymore. However, Cassie feels like a bit of a fraud when she enters Rehab - she feels her issues just aren't the same as the others with their drug and alcohol problems. Cassie quickly bonds with room-mate Alicia - and joins in with some of her teen rebellion. She's a reluctant participants in therapy to begin with and infuriates Rowetta with her reluctance to talk openly about her problems.

Son of John Le Mesurier and Hattie Jacques, Robin's been leading the life of a rock star for too long and now the constant stream of alcohol is threatening to end his marriage. Robin's the last contributor to enter the clinic and soon drops the bombshell that his wife is seeing another man, a situation Robin tolerates as he's a 'very patient man'. What's more this is an identical situation to one his father faced when Robin's step-mother Joanie started an affair with Tony Hancock, one of John's best friends. The therapists quickly see that Robin tends to 'minimize' everything that happens to him (much as his father did) but by appearing so laid-back he's not doing anything to address his problems. Family therapy is key to Robin's Rehab and when his wife, Jules, arrives at Passages she notices that away from the drink Robin's starting to express at least some emotion.

Star of Karate Kid III, The Bold and the Beautiful and General Hospital, Sean Kanan has managed to kick the booze but enters the clinic for an addiction to prescription pain killers. It soon becomes clear that Sean's 'addiction' may be more complex than it first appears as his blood tests come back negative, leaving the clinic unsure if Sean genuinely has a problem. What's more, Sean frustrates the therapists who struggle to get through to the 'real Sean' and ends up in open confrontation with psychotherapist Laure and hypnotherapist Mary-Lou as he resists their attempts to get to the root of his problems.

Several months ago 7 high profile addicts left Rehab. They had undergone weeks of intensive therapy that helped them kick their addictions. But now they are back home each is experiencing different fortunes. Plastic surgery addict Alicia Duvall still battles the urge to visit the surgeons, ex-Bay City Roller Les McKeowan is trying to rebuild his family life and X-factor Singer Rowetta is reaching new heights.