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Documentary following on from the programme Small Teen, Big World which catches up with 17-year-old Jasmine Burkitt, who has restricted growth and is the height of an average nine-year-old child. Cameras follow Jazz as she moves out of home to pursue her dream of studying animal welfare at a residential college, and forges a new relationship with her estranged father
Jasmine Burkitt is faced with the prospect of losing her grandfather when he is diagnosed with cancer. As he undergoes surgery to have the tumour removed, the 17-year-old and the rest of her family are brought closer together
Jazz celebrates turning seventeen, and her birthday is extra special as it is the first one she has ever spent with her father Paul. Paul wants to mark the occasion with an extra special gift for his daughter but Bev is horrified when Jazz chooses a snake, which will eventually grow to be bigger than both of them! Jazz is relishing the independence that college has given her but it has come at a cost. Living away from home has put a strain on her relationship with her mother Bev. Jazz and Bev decide to go on holiday to Marrakech for some mother-daughter bonding. They immerse themselves in Moroccan life with traditional hot baths, camel rides and learning to cook the local cuisine, but have to cope with becoming a tourist attraction themselves.
Jazz learns to drive in her own specially-modified car, and also reveals her growing independence by heading to America alone to fulfil her dream of doing work experience at an animal hospital. Meanwhile, Bev's life is turned upside down when her landlord suddenly announces she has to find a new home. Paul has been back in Jazz's life for a year now and things seem to be going well as he undergoes a full makeover with Bev's help, including his first set of false teeth, and gets himself a job as a volunteer at Colwyn Bay's Mountain Zoo. But a family crisis is about to unfold – Jazz discovers her father has been taking heroin again. Jazz makes the decision to tell her father to stay away until he can control his addiction
