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Reclaiming Amy

Marking the tenth anniversary of the death of Amy Winehouse, parents Janis and Mitch, and her closest friends and family, share their story of the British music icon.

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Marina Parker

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BBC,Curious Films

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000y2xd

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It's a bit like, "How do you, like,
tame a volatile creature?" - Reclaiming Amy

It's a bit like, "How do you, like, tame a volatil...

# Take the box - Reclaiming Amy

# The box... # - Reclaiming Amy

# You should be stronger than me - Reclaiming Amy

# You should be stronger than me

And I remember so many
Sinatra songs, - Reclaiming Amy

And I remember so many Sinatra songs,

You know, you have mixed-up things.
Like, when I was growing up, - Reclaiming Amy

You know, you have mixed-up things. Like, when I was growing...

# And nothing felt like
how it should be... # - Reclaiming Amy

# And nothing felt like how it should be... #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE - Reclaiming Amy

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE - Reclaiming Amy

# But you make me cry
Where's my kiss goodbye? - Reclaiming Amy

# But you make me cry Where's my kiss goodbye?

# Whoa, and I think I love you - Reclaiming Amy

# Whoa, and I think I love you

As often as I can,
I come here to see Amy. - Reclaiming Amy

As often as I can, I come here to see Amy.

With her nan, Cynthy. The main thing
is my heart is always with her, - Reclaiming Amy

With her nan, Cynthy. The main thing is my heart is always w...

On the right, well, you've got
Naomi and Catriona, Chantelle. - Reclaiming Amy

On the right, well, you've got Naomi and Catriona, Chan...

Naomi, Catriona and Chantelle
were part of Amy's inner circle - Reclaiming Amy

Naomi, Catriona and Chantelle were part of Amy's inner ...

They're helping me understand
parts of her life I didn't know. - Reclaiming Amy

They're helping me understand parts of her life I didn&...

Janis knew one Amy.
The girls knew yet another Amy. - Reclaiming Amy

Janis knew one Amy. The girls knew yet another Amy.

We were, like, silly kids running
around London, being naughty. - Reclaiming Amy

We were, like, silly kids running around London, being naugh...

And we were doing things that we didn't want
our parents to know about, so there is... - Reclaiming Amy

And we were doing things that we didn't want our parent...

You know, there's stuff that...
It's not like intentional... - Reclaiming Amy

You know, there's stuff that... It's not like inte...

LAUGHTER - Reclaiming Amy

I've never spoken on camera before
about her. - Reclaiming Amy

I've never spoken on camera before about her.

We all kind of had this connection - Reclaiming Amy

We all kind of had this connection

We just clicked
and then became inseparable. - Reclaiming Amy

We just clicked and then became inseparable.

And I just thought
she was fascinating, - Reclaiming Amy

And I just thought she was fascinating,

You cannot put the 2021 lens... - Reclaiming Amy

You cannot put the 2021 lens...

The concerns and the problems
that people have now, - Reclaiming Amy

The concerns and the problems that people have now,

...we have so much more knowledge
about now, - Reclaiming Amy

...we have so much more knowledge about now,

It's just nice, just all of us
coming back together again - Reclaiming Amy

It's just nice, just all of us coming back together aga...

It's been amazing to kind of still
be close to you guys - Reclaiming Amy

It's been amazing to kind of still be close to you guys

CHEERING - Reclaiming Amy

MUSIC: In My Bed
by Amy Winehouse - Reclaiming Amy

MUSIC: In My Bed by Amy Winehouse

# Wish I could say
it breaks my heart... # - Reclaiming Amy

# Wish I could say it breaks my heart... #

See? What did I say?
I said the rain would stop - Reclaiming Amy

See? What did I say? I said the rain would stop

It's better than any kind of sex. - Reclaiming Amy

It's better than any kind of sex.

Like, being on stage is like
an hour-long fucking orgasm. - Reclaiming Amy

Like, being on stage is like an hour-long fucking orgasm.

AMY SINGS - Reclaiming Amy

CATRIONA ON VIDEO: - Reclaiming Amy

CATRIONA ON VIDEO:

Everything's funny. What makes me
laugh, when... Nothing! - Reclaiming Amy

Everything's funny. What makes me laugh, when... Nothin...

When I'm sober, I'm just like,
"Fuck off, leave me alone!" - Reclaiming Amy

When I'm sober, I'm just like, "Fuck off, lea...

It was like, "Cat and Amy
slept together." - Reclaiming Amy

It was like, "Cat and Amy slept together."

All right... Oh, right! - Reclaiming Amy

All right... Oh, right!

When Amy died, we weren't ready
to deal with our grief. - Reclaiming Amy

When Amy died, we weren't ready to deal with our grief.

We took all of Amy's possessions
from her house in Camden - Reclaiming Amy

We took all of Amy's possessions from her house in Camd...

Just...we were sitting
in the kitchen - Reclaiming Amy

Just...we were sitting in the kitchen

We're planning an auction
to raise money for charity. - Reclaiming Amy

We're planning an auction to raise money for charity.

I mean, so many pieces
of her clothing - Reclaiming Amy

I mean, so many pieces of her clothing

Mitchell, it's like having her here,
isn't it? - Reclaiming Amy

Mitchell, it's like having her here, isn't it?

This is from Frank days... - Reclaiming Amy

This is from Frank days...

...so I feel like you should
keep these. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. - Reclaiming Amy

...so I feel like you should keep these. Yes. Yeah. Yeah.

Yes, yes. - Reclaiming Amy

Oh! Oh, cutie! - Reclaiming Amy

Oh, bless. Another Amy. - Reclaiming Amy

Oh, bless. Another Amy.

Yeah. The irony with this,
it's like being back with Amy - - Reclaiming Amy

Yeah. The irony with this, it's like being back with Am...

A woman who has one of
the best voices on our planet... - Reclaiming Amy

A woman who has one of the best voices on our planet...

When she's talking, she sounds like
a cab driver, - Reclaiming Amy

When she's talking, she sounds like a cab driver,

# They tried to make me go to rehab - Reclaiming Amy

# They tried to make me go to rehab

# And if my daddy thinks
I'm fine... # - Reclaiming Amy

# And if my daddy thinks I'm fine... #

I'm just glad my mum and dad
are here, to be honest. - Reclaiming Amy

I'm just glad my mum and dad are here, to be honest.

There's sort of going from being
a relatively normal girl - Reclaiming Amy

There's sort of going from being a relatively normal gi...

She wanted to be famous.
She wanted to be successful. - Reclaiming Amy

She wanted to be famous. She wanted to be successful.

And then when she got it,
it was like, "Oh, God!" - Reclaiming Amy

And then when she got it, it was like, "Oh, God!"

WOMAN: - Reclaiming Amy

I think she had too much pressure - - Reclaiming Amy

I think she had too much pressure -

She did not like the things
it brought with it. - Reclaiming Amy

She did not like the things it brought with it.

The thing that really lit the fuse
was Cynthia dying. That was when... - Reclaiming Amy

The thing that really lit the fuse was Cynthia dying. That w...

She was devastated,
because that was her nan gone. - Reclaiming Amy

She was devastated, because that was her nan gone.

Yeah, she got that big tattoo
for her grandmother - Reclaiming Amy

Yeah, she got that big tattoo for her grandmother

That was when things
started to unravel. - Reclaiming Amy

That was when things started to unravel.

Her drinking had
definitely increased, yes. - Reclaiming Amy

Her drinking had definitely increased, yes.

What I would see sometimes
is her drinking to feel normal. - Reclaiming Amy

What I would see sometimes is her drinking to feel normal.

And not drinking, sometimes she
could be more sort of anxious. - Reclaiming Amy

And not drinking, sometimes she could be more sort of anxiou...

I don't know. And that's my problem.
SHE LAUGHS - Reclaiming Amy

I don't know. And that's my problem. SHE LAUGHS

She was bulimic from the moment,
you know, from the time I met her. - Reclaiming Amy

She was bulimic from the moment, you know, from the time I m...

It's something that you feel
deep shame over. - Reclaiming Amy

It's something that you feel deep shame over.

And it isn't as simple as you want
to control your body weight. - Reclaiming Amy

And it isn't as simple as you want to control your body...

There's so much more, mentally,
going on with it. - Reclaiming Amy

There's so much more, mentally, going on with it.

But back then, they were
really taboo subjects still. - Reclaiming Amy

But back then, they were really taboo subjects still.

I think she felt guilty about
putting her issues - Reclaiming Amy

I think she felt guilty about putting her issues

AUDIENCE CHEERS - Reclaiming Amy

AUDIENCE CHEERS

Oh, again. Same as last night. - Reclaiming Amy

Oh, again. Same as last night.

LAUGHTER
I like that. - Reclaiming Amy

LAUGHTER I like that.

I will give you a kiss -
on the cheek, on the cheek. - Reclaiming Amy

I will give you a kiss - on the cheek, on the cheek.

AUDIENCE CHEERS - Reclaiming Amy

AUDIENCE CHEERS

The next part of the story
is one everyone remembers - - Reclaiming Amy

The next part of the story is one everyone remembers -

# It's OK in the day - Reclaiming Amy

# It's OK in the day

REPORTER: The photographers
are there for every episode - Reclaiming Amy

REPORTER: The photographers are there for every episode

NEWSREADER: - Reclaiming Amy

I was working as a stylist already. - Reclaiming Amy

I was working as a stylist already.

We did the European and UK tour,
which was a disaster. - Reclaiming Amy

We did the European and UK tour, which was a disaster.

Reclaiming Amy poster

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Marking the tenth anniversary of the death of Amy Winehouse, parents Janis and Mitch, and her closest friends and family, share their story of the British music icon.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Marina Parker

Writer: N/A

Production: BBC,Curious Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Jul 2021

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000y2xd