Bag Lady

Inside Story – Season 11

Maggie carries all she owns in a bag. At 42 she has lived much of the last 20 years on the streets of London, where robbery and attacks are common. What led Maggie, once a social worker, to abandon her promising career for this precarious way of life? And what is the fatal accident she drinks to forget? The story of Maggie's road to ruin provides a remarkable insight into life on our streets.