Rich House, Poor House

2017•1 series

Available on 5SELECT

Exploring Britain's wealth divide and whether or not money truly can buy happiness, families from opposite ends of the economic spectrum trade lives for seven days. In order to see what life is like on the other side, a family that ranks in the top ten per cent of Britain's wealthiest households trades homes, lifestyles and budgets with a family from the bottom ten per cent. As the experiment progresses the families follow each other's typical spending habits and extra-curricular activities to learn if the grass really is greener.

Episode 1Episode 1

Attitudes to money, risk and ambition are challenged as property millionaires Katy and Dan swap homes with tree surgeon Luke and carer Katy, who face daily financial struggles. (S11 Ep1)

Episode 2Episode 2

An episode that looks at women's football from either side of the wealth divide as millionaire couple Liv and Gal swap their manor house with the Wings's two-bed rented house. (S11 Ep2)

Episode 6Episode 6

Two families on either side of the wealth divide go in search the good life in rural Scotland, and discover the importance of community, sustainability, time - and chickens.

Episode 7Episode 7

The wealthy Gannon family, with wheelchair user son Ben, swap lives with Michelle and her autistic son Toby to discover how disability can lead to success and personal fulfilment.

Episode 8Episode 8

In Northern Ireland, beauty clinic owner Michelle and her friend Liz swap with unemployed single mum Amy and daughter Phoebe as they discover how work and confidence can triumph over mental health ...

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