The streetwise Adam Rickitt

Published: 6:15PM Tuesday March 31, 2009

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Streetwise
From Coro Street to Shortie Street imported soap star Adam Rickitt opens up to 20/20's Sonya Wilson about the journey that's taken him across the world - and from acting to music to politics and back again. He fronts up on love, the spoils of fame, and all the rumours and controversy that come with it.

Call for help
We're all taught from an early age that when you need help, call the emergency services. But when one woman was being pursued by a killer, she quickly discovered that her call for help was going nowhere fast. In fact far from rushing to her aid, she was told off for shouting at the operator. With the whole pursuit and its tragic consequences caught on tape, you won't believe how badly she was let down. Her family tell 20/20 they won't stop in their pursuit of the truth.

Baby makers
For most of her life she's been a laundromat manager, but what she's really good at is surrogacy. You'll meet the woman who's delivered a jaw-dropping dozen children, and handed them over to other families. But why is she doing it? Is she a saint, or simply addicted to being pregnant?

Lemon aid
You've finally made the decision that you're going to make that big purchase, but now you've discovered that must have item is simply, well a lemon. In these tough financial times it's not like you can afford to take a hit, but the so-called customer service centre is giving you the run around. So what do you do? Well one man's devoted his life to finding the best way to get customer satisfaction guaranteed and tonight he'll tell 20/20 how you can get what you want.

PLUS Starting Fresh - As companies around the world look to downsize, what happens when you go from mega-bucks to the breadline? We follow one man whose pay cheque used to be a cool quarter of a million dollars but he now has to make every dollar count. However far from despairing, he tells 20/20 that getting the chance at a career he really loves, could be the best thing that's ever happened to him.

The best of New Zealand and international current affairs - 20/20 - presented by Miriama Kamo with reporters Pete Cronshaw, Beth Roche and Sonya Wilson.

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