Scarlett's Driving School

Twenty-five-year-old Jess has been learning for eight years, clocking up hundreds of hours of lessons, and now some professional instructors will no longer get in a car with her. Stepdad Richard is now her last chance to get her licence. Their five days at Scarlett’s driving school includes dangerous dual-carriageway stalls, a burned-out handbrake, a series of near misses and a growing bond between stepdad and daughter. But will the pair learn enough to get Jess through her test at last?

Fifty-six-year-old grandma Linda is desperate to get a driving licence so she can help look after her grandkids, but as an older learner who is hard of hearing, she has failed her test six times. Teaching Linda is 53-year-old little sister Debbie, but after three years in the car together, both of them are at the end of their tethers... and neither of them is ever wrong! During their five days at Scarlett’s driving school, the pair suffer serious parking problems and navigation nightmares. Can they learn the skills they need and find some much-needed calm in the car to help Linda pass her seventh test?

After eight years of learning, 25-year-old Fatemah has still never taken a driving test, and multiple professional instructors have refused to teach her. So it has fallen to her adoring but nerve-shattered dad Akil to be her instructor. During their five days at Scarlett’s driving school, there are steering-wheel grabs and much more. But the problem might not be coming from the driver’s seat. Can the pair come together to improve enough to get Fatemah ready to face her first ever test?

Fifty-five-year-old builder Garry has been learning to drive for 30 years! He relies on wife Jeany to take him everywhere, but following an accident, Garry now has to pass to help her. Garry’s battle is even tougher as his dyslexia makes following signs difficult, but Jeany is there with constant advice. During their five days at Scarlett’s driving school, there are near misses on roundabouts and marital squabbles. Can Jeany calm down and help Garry get his confidence up, so they can get him ready for his first ever driving test?

Single mum Amy is desperate to learn to drive so she can improve the lives of her kids and show them they can do anything they put their mind to. But after 13 years of lessons and two failed tests, both she and her instructor, mum Heather, are going backwards. During five days at Scarlett’s driving school, the pair must try to stop Amy’s panic attacks while driving. Can Amy and Heather both find the confidence to finally get Amy ready to pass her test?

After two years of non-stop learning, 19-year-old care worker Mac is yet to take his test. But that hasn’t stopped him becoming a fast and overconfident driver, much to the frustration of his instructor, mum Karen. Normally this pair are very close, but tempers flare as soon as they get in the car. During five days at Scarlett’s Driving School, Mac has to master manoeuvres, but perhaps the biggest lesson is for mum, whose stressed teaching style needs an overhaul. Can mother and son combine to get Mac ready for his first ever driving test?