Synopsis
Louis Theroux struggles to come to terms with the infamous Phelps family from Topeka, Kansas, who picket countrywide as a protest against an America that tolerates homosexuality.
- Programme: Louis Theroux
- Episode: The Most Hated Family in America
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2007
- Religious Education
Licence: ERA Licence required
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