The series sheds light on the Salvation Army's work helping vulnerable people affected by homelessness, addiction, poverty, isolation and emergencies. O’Grady, along with his Salvation Army mentor, Captain Jo Moir, embark on a journey which both say will have a lasting impact on their lives.

O'Grady says, “The Sally Army has always managed to build a bridge to me across my life – from saints to sinners. They saved kids near my street when I was a boy with food kitchens, helped me when I was a care worker and supported people I know over the years.”

Moir adds, “As Paul’s mentor, I was really looking forward to meeting him, and on the first day of filming he came to have a cup of tea in the kitchen. We completely forgot the cameras were there and chattered away about the many things which connected us. Before my calling to officership, I worked as a midwife. We have one thing in common – we are good talkers. It was very easy for us to relax in each other’s company.”

In each episode, O'Grady takes up a regular place, working alongside skilled staff, volunteers, and officers at The Salvation Army’s centres which transform the lives of the most vulnerable people in those communities. And, if O'Grady can roll up his sleeves, Moir promises to help him fulfil his childhood dream of performing as a guest in a Salvation Army band, perhaps even playing in the band as it marches down London’s Oxford Street.

O'Grady says,"My childhood ambition was to beat the drum in The Salvation Army and work in a dry cleaners and now I've done one of them"

Moir adds, “The Salvation Army is 150 years old now and, on the whole, the general public has no idea about the scope of the work we do and why we do it. Some of the film crew thought that we just help ‘homeless people’ but that’s just one of the areas of our work. If there is a mission for me it’s showing where the heart of The Salvation Army is and why we do what we do and I believe Paul achieves this in The Sally Army and Me.”

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