karen wakefield and her husband paul dawson were one of a number of families who featured on the six-part bbc documentary , which aimed to show what life was like in harpurhey in manchester .
it was criticised by those who starred in it as intentionally painting them in a negative light .
mrs wakefield , who runs wishy washy launderette in the town , is due to appear in court after she refused to pay fines for taking her 13-year-old daughter out of school during term time to go on holiday to turkey .