The Convent Episode 1

A group of four women are given an extraordinary opportunity to spend 40 days and 40 nights living with nuns at the Convent of the Poor Clares, in Arundel, West Sussex,

The series tries to discover if the nuns traditional religious values canhelp them tackle contemporary problems of relationships, achievement, self-esteem, and meaning in their lives.

An eclectic mix of personalities, the four participants were chosen fromover 500 volunteers. All felt that they had deep-seated personal issues which might be helped by a long period of quiet reflection. All understood that they would be sacrificing friends, families and home comforts and that they would have to submit to the strict discipline of monastic life.

Filmed in 4 episodes The Convent tracks their remarkable voyage to see if the enclosed sisterhood can give them the strength and the will to changetheir lives.