Rich House, Poor House
Two families from opposite ends of the financial spectrum and class divide swap homes, social status and budgets for 7 days as they discover how the other half lives.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Craig Kelly , Adam Stott , Dominique Lubin
S3.E1 ∙ The Big Surprise: Whiting Family and Timmins Family
Vets Colin and Lizzy Whiting enjoy spending their disposable income on antiques. Marine engineer Ross Timmins and his wife Sarah, a hairdresser, work hard to budget what funds they have.
S3.E2 ∙ Scaife-Lacy Family and Flinthams Family
The Scaife-Lacy family from Beverley swap homes, budgets and lives with the Flintham family from Hull. They live just six miles away from each other, but their financial circumstances are worlds apart. Phil and Kerris Scaife-Lacy are among the wealthiest 10% of people in Britain. They have two children and live in a five-bedroom house in Beverley, East Yorkshire. Phil and Kerris are both successful businesspeople: Phil has a number of companies to his name, including an engineering business that he started 15 years ago, while Kerris owns and runs two hair and beauty salons. They have a weekly budget, after bills, of over £2,700 per week. The Flinthams are in the poorest 10%. Richard and Sarah live in a three-bedroom council house in Hull together with four children. Richard is a residential care support worker, while Sarah is a full-time mum. The Flinthams' weekly budget after bills is around £170. The Scaife-Lacys enjoy spending money on family holidays, particularly skiing trips. Their large disposable income also allows their two children to pursue a number of different activities, including piano and tennis lessons, Taekwondo, and swimming. Both Phil and Kerris know how to run a successful business. But will they be able to run a household when they have significantly less money than they are accustomed to? The Flinthams normally have to make do with free activities such as walks in the park or cups of tea.
S3.E3 ∙ Page Family and Hollands Family
The Page family swap their eight bedroom house in West Yorkshire for a week in the Hollands' three-bed council house in Hartlepool.
S3.E4 ∙ Walker/Maude Family and Edney Family
Paul Walker and Victoria Maude have a weekly post-bills budget of £1,716, while Steve and Naz Edney have around £168 per week to spare. The Edneys hope that swapping lifestyles will inspire their kids to work hard.
S3.E5 ∙ Flint family and Elayadi family
Sam and Richard Flint and their four children swap their 7-bedroom house in Hertfordshire and weekly budget with the Elayadi family from Ealing, west London who live in a 2-bedroom council flat.
S3.E6 ∙ Williams/Caddy and Leamon/Fiddes
We catch up with familys that have appeared on the show. James wants to help Antony realise his dream of attaining a physics degree. Karate entrepreneur Matt has taken Andy under his wing. Has bin lady Sharon's situation changed?
