James English - Homeless At Christmas Documentary 

I was working away 6 day weeks, years ago. I came home one weekend to find my wife was having an affair and i was no longer a home owner with 3 kids, i was now homeless. My world was shattered and my wife had emptied the bank account. i had nothing left to live or work for, i went from a man who had never been out of work in my life to someone who didnt want to live. I lost my job, my children and my home. never judge anyone in this life, my mother died months later and i just gave up. Today i am older and have a good life but i would never walk past anyone homeless and judge.

I’ve just watched this during the corona “stay home” phase! Anyone complaining about being stuck in doors needs to see this film! Respect and fair play to you Mr English.

I was homeless in Glasgow in 2004 coldest place I've ever been. Luckily for me my life isn't like that anymore. Sending love and prayer to anyone struggling ❤

Why videos with pointless content get millions of views and stuff like this doesn't is beyond me this guy should have millions of subscribers and be getting the money the other youtubers get he'd put it too good use. Well done man for sacrificing your time and your Xmas with your family to make this awareness video your an angel

I was homeless 5 years I now have my own flat a job and a partner who cares I get to see my son so never give up hope I'm now 2 years in to a new life and I won't lie it's been hard getting to here but there's always hope have faith

Bless you my friend for bringing homelessness to people's attention.NEVER LOOK DOWN ON ANYBODY UNLESS YOUR HELPING THEM UP. RESPECT TO YOU JAMES

Until today I had never stopped to realise just how lucky I am. I have a good job, a loving family and a lovely home. This film is so moving. I feel very humbled by what you have done James. Thank you.

This film should be shared to everyone today, Christmas Eve 2019.The spending, materialism just keeps increasing.This year I have cut back and still have spent too much.Time to waken up people.🎄

I’ve just come back to Manchester after being in Oz for 15 years. The amount of homeless is off the charts. what sort of society is this ?

There shouldn’t be anybody homeless when there’s buildings stood empty everywhere it makes me so mad

Never find it easy to watch these homeless documentaries since it embodies so much of what I see as my worst nightmare, to lose everything. But since it's you, I finally watched it after about a month of self-convincing. You have inspired me to do more to help and to be careful not to let my own vices destroy my family (which has been very close to happening over the last few years). Thanks for this, you should be very proud of what you've done and good luck in the future.

Should be seen by mainstream TV, fantastic video and well done Mr English

That comment from the homeless lady, "I'm a nothing, she''s a nothing. We're nothing." How very sad. Thanks for helping highlight the homeless issue - it's heartbreaking.

This deserves to be seen on a more main stream media. While I feel your anything goes is suited to a podcast, this type of thing needs to be more in the main stream. Never mind the docs done by celebs who go home or to a hotel at the end of the day, this is real, truthful and truly saddening. I have nothing but admiration for you doing this and I wish it was viewed by more.

I’ve been there for the last 10 years thank xxxx I’m in my own place this Xmas all I need now is my kids

VERY SAD.... MAY THE LORD HELP THE HOMELESS PEOPLE, HEART BREAKING TO SEE HOW MANY HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE OUT IN THE COLD AND SNOW...WISH THEM ALL THE BEST.. AMEEN

If this doesn't bring a tear to you nothing will, well done James we need more people like you, love your channel bro

It's 3.28am in the morning I couldn't sleep so I watched this documentary and I've cried my eyes out. I grew up in Scotland and watching that has broke my heart, I'm based in London now been here for 32 years and the homelessness has got so much worse, I don't understand how it's got like this. If I could help every single homeless person I would. Thank you so much for this amazing documentary James its been enlightening to say the least, I thought I had it bad the last few days well you've just put everything into perspective. I would like to know if you're still asking for donations I would like to give some money.. You're an amazing human being I love people like you. Stay blessed..

Fantastic documentary... It has became a tradition in my home for me and my family to watch this at Christmas time ! Really heart warming and humbling, James all the best to you and yours and thank you for work and dedication to raising awareness with homelessness.

"They want to change they just dont know where to start" god I can relate to that...strugling with Christmas this yr !!

God bless you for doing this big man.

Top man, James, what a mission! One of the most humbling and honest documentaries I've seen for a long time. You had to dig very deep there. A huge amount of admiration here for your work. Much love to you and your beautiful family. Soldier!

James English just wanna say I've seen more I can relate to on your channel than av seen in years online....great stuff fella

I just came across your channel mate with blink MacDonald And watched the interview with Stuart nellis I was In rehab with him a few years ago I was homeless myself addicted to heroin and years of crime and prison I'm clean 4 years now and have a home fiance and 3 kids Anything is possible never give up just have to seek the help and be serious about it. Great channel bro All the best from Ireland

This is heartbreaking, but a real eye opener. Documentaries like this should have millions of views, to make more people really take notice of the scale of the homeless problem in the uk. Watching this makes me realise just how trivial my own problems are, in comparison.

What an absolute hero , for taking time out of his own life to go out on the streets and live as a homeless person , my attitude towards the homelessness as certainly changed xx

Such a touching documentary James. It’s so nice to see a fellow Glaswegian and someone from our generation go out of their way to make a difference. It’s really made me want to do more to help and makes me so grateful for everything I have.

Appreciation from China, sir. When I went to Oxford last year, it was the first and only time I've been to the UK. And I was shocked that there were such a lot of homeless people. But I've never imagined how tough their lives were. I feel ashamed that I'm not able to empathize them, but at the same time this film made me appreciate everything I have at present. Thank you for this documentary. Best wishes.

I'm actually getting angry watching this at the lack of compassion shown by my home people of Glasgow. I understand we all have shit going on but it takes nothing to stop and talk. They are still people, mothers, father son's and daughters not some kind of trash. I have always taught my son not to be negative towards homeless people as we don't know why they are there, he is 6 and shows more caring towards people on the streets than most adults. We already drop some coin in, but the next time I am back down the road, I will make a point of buying them a bag of various items. This is one of the best " on the street docs " I have had the pleasure and also heartbreak of watching.

This is the most saddest video i have ever seen ive watched it 3 times and i still get upset and cry james you did not have to do this but you wanted to show people what being homeless is really like big respect james.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤

I will keep this simple I don't ever make comments on youtube .JAMES THANK YOU.

hi from Australia (January 2020). Today i watched this documentary . I was reminded of what it is to be homeless. For a very short time that was my story too. I have tried to do my best to help everyone and to share Gods love. Today my life is one of those changed lives. Its tough but its not impossible. What a champ you are James.. thank you

Just watched this for the first time and it makes you realise how lucky we are what a heartbreaking documentary

James you a good hearted person heart off gold you never judge anyone got a good soul well done love and luck for you and your family keep this good work up making people just to stop and think for a minute and to help others x

OMG what a powerful venture. I havent been able to cry for a long time James but I am bawling at this. I have always been an advocate for animals that are abandoned, mistreated and abused. I volunteered for many years at the Humane Society and took my 3 children every xmas morn to volunteer at the animal shelter before coming home to a nice breakfast and gifts. They learned a lot from those experiences and then many years later my eldest son found a homeless person for each of us and gifted them with $25 worth of non-perishable food items, asked permission to take their picture and enclosed it in a xmas card to each of us with an explanation of that persons story. It was such a loving gesture and though not as intense as your journey it still remains forever in my heart. You are a dearheart James and I send all of my very best from Canada to you and yours. Biggest hugs.

I'm watching this on Christmas night...moved to tears. So much pain & heartbreak in our world. I was married 21 years and raised 5 incredible, loving, hard-working & compassionate children. 13 years after divorce I'm jobless for 11 months and if not for the kindness of a friend that offered a roof my youngest son (19) & I are homeless. I've experienced age discrimination..applied for 400 jobs and not 1 offer in almost a year. Have health issues now that cause me pain 24/7 but have not been approved for disability. What do people do when they fall through the cracks like I have...no resources available...no help..its scary & very disheartening. God Bless you for making this documentary. We can ALL help. Donate, volunteer at a soup kitchen or homeless shelter, just show some compassion to our fellow human beings.

Broke my heart when the lady said were nothin 😪

The system is so screwed up globally. So sad to see this happening this day and age. It's time the system is changed.

What a staunch guy he has it all!!... but it's not about him!! it's so rare in this world that people care so much to do something!!..RESPECT JAMES BROTHER.And ALL the people helping them.

Great thought provoking video thankyou fella. I was never homeless but used to street drink and hang around with plenty. Even met a homeless welsh couple in sheffield once as we walked home from a club and invited them to stay in a spare room in my flat, they stayed there for a couple of months, that was in the early 90s. Im comfortable but only a couple of bills away from being homeless, most people dont understand how close most people can be to being homeless

Wow,...what an amazing thing to do. As a Glawegian, this film has not only been eye-opening but absolutely heartbreaking to watch. Im ashamed that I have been one of those people that have walked past a homeless person without giving them a second thought This needs to be shared to as many of us as possible. After seeing the difference that taking five mins out of your day to ask someone how they are or if you can buy them something to eat or even a hot drink etc can make, I will definitely make an effort to do this from now on. You are a 🌟 James English !

Amazing work James was such a tough watch but has really opened my eyes to the struggles these people face everyday.

JAMES ITS THE FIRST TIME IVE SEEN THIS VIDEO YOU'VE DONE AND GOD BLESS U BRO

I will never ignore a homeless person again nor who and what I have,James your one of the good guys."RESPECT" to you and everybody!

Well done for this mate, one of the best documentaries I have saw in years, it has made me look at my home town Glasgow in a more caring way, thank you 🙏

God bless you for doing this brave man I bought a homeless man a cup of coffee today and a cake last year I went into town with my husband and gave a quilt to this homeless lady xx

" im a nothing and shes a nothing we are both nothings " that hurt me deep down - no my lovely you are a human being and no matter the circumstances you are equal and as valuable as all human beings 😢❤❤❤❤

I only recently watched this compelling, inspiring, exemplary piece of filming. You went far and above any other documentary filmmaker James when highlighting Scotland's homelessness by embracing wholeheartedly their daily struggle which deserves high recognition and all praise 👏🙌

James you are honestly an amazing person, if only the world had more like you it would be a far better place for everyone

MP,s turn up at parliment in a taxi run in sign the book ,then leave again in the same taxi and get £375 a day for attending .it sucks needs to be stopped .happy christmas to you all watching this .

What a guy james english is a diamond with a a heart of gold god bless you james massive respect 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤

You never truly understand until you have walked a mile in that persons shoes.. never judge others because you could be looking at your self a little down the road.. Very inspirational documentary .. My Hat off to you James..

omg james ur are amazing we have just came out of homelessness after three years ur a inspiration

What a fantastic documentary. Well done James, for showing the raw truth about homelessness. So many people forget these people are humans, going through the biggest struggle of their lives. Amazing that you completed such a hard, brave and selfless task. How on earth people are having to live like this, is shocking....

These folks are all someone's son, daughter, mother, father, uncle, aunt etc. They deserve care, love, compassion and respect. No-one is infallible to addiction, homelessness, prostitution etc. May God bless each and every one of them, and well done for highlighting this.

One of the most real videos I have ever watched thankyou for making it, I will be putting my hand deeper in my pocket from now on each time I see someone living on the street.

Hi James. I have come across your documentary while preparing for a Housing Support Worker interview here, in Glasgow. I hope it goes well so I can contribute to tackling the problem of homelessness by doing best I can to support the suffering ones. I admire your determination and courage to sleep on the streets in order to make people aware of how big of an issue it is. I've found this film extremely valuable in my research and will certainly mention it to the organization I have applied for. Thanks for the hard work. We need more people like you. At last, I wish you and your loving family a wonderful Christmas!

I cried, your a brilliant guy, I'm about to head over and donate, I'm also now more clear of the work that needs to be done, bravo you trooper x Ps, amazing film

never look down on anyone unless you are picking them up，shows you have a good heart ,need more people like you

James we take our hats off to you for doing this documentary, The fact that people are homeless and or hungry in this day and age is both heartbreaking and unnecessary. Bless you

wow can't believe it it was me that offered something out the shop no way this should be on TV the ratings would be high as it's glasgow

Watching this a 4 weeks sober really hits home how far I've came and Seeing this brings it all back. Seeing family's happy n wishing that was me.I will be ok if I focus on my recovery and what I do have and not what I don't Thanks James

Love to see how there all doing now in 2020 james Made cry love your work keep it up.

This is an incredible thing you've done to raise awareness... Guaranteed that you've inspired lots of people to get up and help in their local area, but you sacrificed a lot in doing this, huge respect for giving up your time. Must have been hard to keep going. You're an amazing person.

Good job James. That took bottle. I had a wee tear I'm my eye when you met up with your family again. I work away and have missed loads of special events including Christmas. Good luck for the future.

Unbelievable James , I swear I’ve never cried so much .. I’m as guilty as you were of walking past .. I’ll change my ways simply because of this documentary.. keep up the good work mate your a Gem 💎

tears on tears on tears james, genuinely changed my whole perspective on my own behaviour from this video, thankyou james honestly

The amount of tears she’d during this duration could probably fill a bath! Video has made my compassion for homeless people stronger ❤️❤️

Zero hour contracts is a big factor in homelessness Many cancellled shifts as person gets ready for work

Came across your channel a couple of weeks ago mate and just watched this, I take my hat off to you total heart breaking to watch so sad that in this day and age people are sleeping on the streets, keep up the good work on raising awareness.

brought a tear to my eye more than once. the respect you deserve for this cant be put into words. good man. i text my wife halfway through this and said we need to do more for homeless people. defo opened my eyes more to the real world.

Wow. That struck deep. I remember when we were younger, in our local town, we got friendly with a select few (5-6) I was a manager of a domino’s pizza store. I used to make 5-10 XL pizzas ready for them to share out. The building next door was a day centre. So it was welcome by the residents. I often wonder about their story. But didn’t wanna pry. Fantastic watch and really pulls at the heartstrings.

This has opened my eyes and made me wanna help. It's heartbreaking to see this in the world x

my deepest respects to you and the others that helped {There is always someone worst off than yourself )

This was my first Christmas alone away from my new family. After watching this I don’t feel as alone anymore. You should be proud of yourself James brother👍🏻 well done mate.

James this absolutely broke my heart. A truly real no holes barred documentary. Thanks so much for getting the message out to more people. It looked tough, but like you say it was for seven days and you’d a loving family to return to.

"I'm a nothing, she's a nothing; we're nothings". Ouch. That's heartbreaking.

Just watched this video mate and it’s absolutely heartbreaking seeing people on the streets with loved ones elsewhere. What you done was brilliant mate total respect James love your videos

This should be shared with everyone up & down the country & it should be on all news channels over the world

That's a huge sacrifice you've made here to highlight the true homelessness situation. You have given me and I'm sure others a true insight into their lives - what an eye opener. Thank you. I appreciate you. 💪

Quality Documentary Jamesy Bhoy. Heartbreaking, emotional stuff.

Admiral such a kind hearted and humble person, heartbreaking to hear everyone’s story hope they can get the help they deserve 💜

I've been so humbled by so many of your interviews James, but this one.... Omg.... Thank you for what you've done. You're an inspiration ❤️🙏

Cracking documentary James , people need to realise that every homeless person has a different story behind the reason they are in the situation in the 1st place and could happen to anybody with a change in life's circumstances , I have definitely seen a rise in the numbers homeless in Glasgow and it breaks your heart , you can tell a lot about a country by how they care about the people most in need in society , keep up the good work James.

james, its people like you who go on to change the world! peace bro

Hat off to you bro you have raised an awareness of the plight of the homeless and the lonely could happen to any one of us ..by the grace of God go I ..keep up the good work brother

Great doc, doesn't need all that sad music. It speaks for itself

great video James, a lot of people do not know how lucky they are in this world, an experience like this would make them realise

It’s Oct 1 , 2020 and I’m just watching this , well done James your bloody awesome dude !!!

FairPlay James I have started watching some of your podcasts and there great but this documentary is touching and inspiring hope u can make more like this that really raise awareness ur a good man and I wish you all the best ❤️

I’ve watched a lot of your videos James, but I never realised you had gone out on the streets and slept rough over Christmas. This is a real eye opener. I have an enormous amount of respect for you brother. Stay safe and God bless.

Such a touching documentary 💯 it makes homelessness feel a lot more real, you are incredible for doing this Mr English, your a beautiful person on the inside and outside 😉 keep being you James, don't let anyone change you gorgeous 😘😘

I spent my 17-19th bday sleeping rough in Edinburgh... You're a top dude for this

You know I cried twice watching this documentary maybe because i've been homeless twice or what James English was saying on Christmas day but it really hit home. I've watched a lot of homeless documentaries and by far this is probably the best one I've seen one where the do it for 24 hours, 2 or 3 days but never a whole week. Hats off to you too James for having the bottle to endure what thousands of people go through everyday in Britain, this documentary needs national attention and should have more than 10 million views because the amount of awareness James English is raising is phenomenal this documentary deserves an award

James I’ve only really started watching your work past few months and thoroughly enjoy the videos! This one I won’t lie had me seriously appreciating what I have in life! Amazing video and it should be shown on tv for all too see! Wish you all the best in the future and for 2020, really makes me want to try and do more for people less fortunate! 💙

hi when i was 21 n my boyfriend Michael died on the 8th Dec very suddenly and i was evicted and i was put into a homeless hostel on the 20th Dec i was very lucky to get a bed but losing my partner and being made homeless i was in bits...i did get a lot of support in Edinburgh but i lost my job too coz of my overwhelming grief...so i went hungry a lot coz i got £38.00 a week off the benefits. It was a tough 8 months but i did get a flat!! Now im 42 and its 21 years later but its never left me ....ur story touched me immensly .... your a good man and thanks for keeping it real and u made me cry!! My life is good now i married my best friend Simon and he has been a rock to me over the years but ur a trooper 4 doing this experiment ur a good guy Mr English take care and thanks for keeping it real... awarbest kerry x

can i tell a story? i am 17 years old and have a dream to go into the computing field. This has been an ambition for me for all my life. I was born with Autism, ADHD and Asperges syndrome and i look at every day being a curse for me with this condition. watching this documentary, i notice my life isn't even a quarter as bad as these amazing people we as a community look down on. I cant believe this hasn't gone viral. It should as we all need to make a change in our view of others. As i sit here with college assignments that need doing, i notice that i could do so much more with my life. My dream is to get an amazing job, get a girlfriend that i love, settle down, have a family and a good life. Some of these people who live on the streets may have had these experiences but then lost their way due to alcohol or drugs. And once again, sitting here, im going round scenarios in my head of how i could change this. Getting the job i love and providing and caring for my family, or getting the job i love, living with my family a normal life but also working on projects to save these souls from the cold pavements. So far i have come up with scenarios where local councils shut down the shops/businesses and the roads for one day and all people homeless gather in one area and not just a couple here and there on the corners of streets, and where someone hires a news helicopter to come and report the amount that they can see from the sky, to see all these people in need and share it on the news for once instead of reporting all the occasional murders here and there or events going on in the world when there are so many other people in need closer than they will ever realize. My vision is to see this event happen in every town in a country or city (which i know is a long shot) so we can all see what people were like before hand and acknowledge and recognize these beautiful people. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Your a great father what a great role model

After watching this documentary, i started volunteering for the homeless in London. This documentary was extremely eye opening and we should all try and do something to help some of the homeless people feel better. Thank you for making this documentary.

Well done James -the world needs more people like you who truly care.People need to help and governments need to help.Thank you for bringing this to peoples' attention.I 've never been homeless though we all struggle at times ,but I have a roof ,food and a family and it's much more than these poor souls have.God bless you and I hope this Christmas was a good one for you and yours.Happy new year !