The experiences of a white family in the predominantly Asian area of Manningham will be explored tomorrow night in a television documentary.

Channel 4's film The Last White Kids follows the experiences of the Gallagher children, Amie, ten, Jake, 11, and Ashlenne, 13, as they settle into the neighbourhood.

Thirty years ago, Manningham was an almost exclusively white area but now two thirds of the population are Asian and all of the Gallagher's neighbours on Qureshi View are either Bengali or Pakistani.

The children moved to the house 18 months ago with their mother Sharon, 34, and their experience of racial and religious integration is thoroughly documented on the film.

Sharon, who was brought up as a Catholic, said she did not want to force any religion on her children and wanted to encourage them to form their own opinions.

"The girls basically started going to the mosque with their friends. The teacher at the mosque came and told me that in 40 years he hadn't met two girls so enthusiastic and quick to learn."

She added: "But I don't want them to formally convert to Islam. They aren't old enough to make their minds up yet and I want them to keep their freedom until they can make a choice when they're 18."

Her eldest, Ashlenne, was drawn to the Wahabi mosque as soon as the family arrived in the area.

She started attending lessons and won the approval of the Imam with her ability to memorise passages from the Koran, until her mum panicked she was in "too deep" and forbade her to attend.

Ashlenne withdrew and became resentful until her mother relented and allowed her to return to the mosque.

Her younger sister Amie is shown trying on Ashlenne's hijab and impresses the local Asian caf owner with her recital of the call to prayer.

In a broad Bradford accent he says he is "gobsmacked" and rewards her with free pizza.

Amie, who loves Manchester United and enjoys French at school, is able to recite passages of the Koran and can speak Arabic, which she picked up within weeks of learning it.

Sharon said: "I haven't put any pressure on them. They can make the choice of what they want to do. I have no problem with anyone of any religion. The kids must have felt intimidated at first when we moved here but they blended in.

"I did worry they might be rejected but most people round here have been great and I have some fantastic neighbours.

"My two girls, they wanted to fit in and they went to the best place to fit in - they went straight to the mosque."

While the girls have embraced the Muslim culture, their brother Jake is more detached. He says on the film that he was bullied by some Asians and is seen trying to assert his own cultural heritage.

He said: "I wouldn't ever convert to Muslim. For one, you have to go to the mosque about a million times a day. For two you'd miss The Simpsons. For three, I'd have to learn all that reading backwards."

Director Shona Thompson spent four months with the family and found the children "amazing, very bright, engaging and funny".

Cutting Edge: The Last White Kids will be shown at 9pm on Channel Four.