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

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Leamon Family and Fiddes Family

Thu, Oct 19, 2017

The Fiddes family from Royal Wootton Bassett rank in the top ten percent of Britian's wealthiest. They swap places with the Leamon family who are among the nation's poorest 10 per cent.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Haslams Family and Brimicombes Family

Thu, Oct 26, 2017

The Haslems have three children, 12 restaurants and three thousand pound a week to spare. They swap with a family with four children but a weekly budget of just 140 pounds.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Sethard-Wrights Family and Walker Family

Thu, Nov 2, 2017

The Sethard-Wrights from Orpington swap homes, budgets and lives with the Walker family from Bromley. The two families live just five miles away from each other but their financial circumstances are worlds apart. Matthew and Belinda Sethard-Wright are among Britain's wealthiest 10%. They have two children: 12 year-old Olivia and Theo, 7. The Sethard-Wrights live in a large house in Orpington, near Bromley, with its own tennis court and swimming pool. Matthew works in financial services, while Belinda is a designer. They have a budget, after tax and bills, of over £1,500 a week. The Walkers are among the country's poorest 10%. They are a family of four comprising mum Skye, her two daughters Ashani, 13, and Riahiema, 7, and 2 year-old son Kareem. They live in a council house in Bromley. Skye shares a bedroom with Kareem, while Ashani and Rhiaiema sleep in the other bedroom. Matthew Sethard-Wright owns a BMW M4 while Belinda drives a Range Rover. Both their children attend private school and benefit from extra-curricular activities such as playing the piano and guitar. Skye Walker is a professional housekeeper whose wealthy clients tend to live in homes not dissimilar to the one she'll be borrowing this week. Skye, who left school with no qualifications, dreams of going back to college and getting a qualification in art. Belinda Sethard-Wright lived on council estates while growing up, and after years of living in relative comfort, wonders if she's changed. Matthew, meanwhile, is keen to show his children another side of life in the UK. But how will they cope when they're crammed into a home that's a fraction of the size of their own? And how will the Walkers adapt to a week of extra tuition, music lessons and top-10% shopping?

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Alsoud Family and Lee Family

Thu, Nov 9, 2017

Single mother Claire Lee leaves her terraced home in Wolverhampton to live in a 5-bedroom home belonging to cardiologist and paediatrician Mahrous and Rana Alsoud.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ The Big Surprise: Whiting Family and Timmins Family

Wed, May 2, 2018

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.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Scaife-Lacy Family and Flinthams Family

Wed, May 9, 2018

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.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Page Family and Hollands Family

Wed, May 16, 2018

The Page family swap their eight bedroom house in West Yorkshire for a week in the Hollands' three-bed council house in Hartlepool.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Walker/Maude Family and Edney Family

Wed, May 23, 2018

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.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Flint family and Elayadi family

Wed, Jun 6, 2018

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.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Williams/Caddy and Leamon/Fiddes

Wed, Jun 13, 2018

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?

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Colemans Family and Morgans Family

Thu, Oct 4, 2018

The Colemans are in the wealthiest 10% in Britain, with music festivals, mountain-biking and a weekly budget of around £1,800. The Morgans cannot afford festivals with their budget of only £180.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Hansens Family and Gittings Family

Thu, Oct 11, 2018

The Gittings family live in a two bedroom ground floor flat in Poole, Dorset. A couple of miles away The Hansens live in a five bedroom property. How will they find living at opposite ends of the wealth divide?

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Hornans Family and Llewellyns Family

Thu, Oct 18, 2018

The Llewellyns from Enfield live in a 3-bedroom maisonette and get by on just 97 pounds a week, they swap with the Hornans from Rickmansworth who have a weekly budget of two thousand three hundred pounds.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ The Emmotts Family and the Blakes Family

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

The Emmotts enjoy a budget of £1300 per week, affording golf, tennis, music and triathlon training. The Blakes have only £125 of disposable income, so treats include walks in the park and film nights at home.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ The Lusks Family and the Bosleys Family

Thu, Nov 1, 2018

The Lusks, who made their money from the manufacturing industry, swap places with the Bosleys who are used to getting by on less than one tenth of the Lusks' income, brought in by mum Melanie who is a cleaner at a working men's club.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Changed My Life

Thu, Nov 8, 2018

Families from series 2 and 3 reveal what happened when they met for the first time after living each other's lives. Intersperses memorable moments with newly shot footage.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ A Rich House, Poor House Christmas

Wed, Dec 26, 2018

The well-off Hogan family swap places with the less-well-off Buck family for a festive Christmas week at the opposite end of the wealth divide in this Christmas Special edition of the programme.

1Season 7

S7.E1 ∙ Episode #7.1

Sun, Feb 28, 2021

Adam and his father Ian live in a four-bedroom mansion in Essex. They swap with Kiptieu, who lives in a council flat in Abbey Wood, London with her daughters. Widow Kiptieu fled war-torn Sierra Leone and has lost her job due to Covid-19.

2Season 7

S7.E2 ∙ Episode #7.2

Sun, Mar 7, 2021

Two property developers exchange their executive-style pad and weekly disposable income of £1,200, with debt-laden Mike and Natalie from Coleshill, who survive on just over £75 a week with their two young daughters.

3Season 7

S7.E3 ∙ Episode #7.3

Sun, Mar 14, 2021

A former banker and her family struggle to get by on under £150 a week, while Jade and Dean and their five kids don't know how to spend their weekly allowance of £1300.

4Season 7

S7.E4 ∙ Episode #7.4

Sun, Mar 21, 2021

Trevor and Marie swap their four-bedroom detached residence in one of Lincolnshire's most exclusive country villages, with Michael and Natasha who get by on £100 a week.

5Season 7

S7.E5 ∙ Episode #7.5

Sun, Mar 28, 2021

Self-made multi-millionaire London property investor Ayo and his best friend Patrick swap their luxury lifestyle with single mum Jodie and her little boy who get by on £53 a week.

6Season 7

S7.E6 ∙ Episode #7.6

Sun, Apr 4, 2021

Self-styled e-commerce king Kamil and his partner Francesca swap their lavish lifestyle with Mel and Sophie, who dream of living a comfortable life running their own business.

7Season 7

S7.E7 ∙ Episode #7.7

Sun, Aug 15, 2021

An eight-bedroom, three-bathroom detached residence in the heart of Buckinghamshire is home to Kelly and Rob Filistad and their two young daughters. They swap with the Ryan family who have three children with another on the way.

8Season 7

S7.E8 ∙ Episode #7.8

Sun, Aug 22, 2021

Single mum Geri has moved from job to job while struggling to raise daughter Scarlet and lives on under £60 a week, while millionaire businesswoman Debi has money but no work-life balance.

9Season 7

S7.E9 ∙ Episode #7.9

Sun, Aug 29, 2021

The Gordons live in a council house and are on universal credit after husband Solly lost his job in a children's care home and stay-at-home wife Chelsey is struggling. They swap houses with accountant Gemma and construction boss Johnny.

10Season 7

S7.E10 ∙ Episode #7.10

Sun, Sep 5, 2021

A six-bedroom, six-bathroom house in Hertfordshire is home to mum Toni and her 27-year-old daughter Dayana. They swap with Naomi and her 3 children who live in a rented 3-bedroom terrace in east London.

11Season 7

S7.E11 ∙ Episode #7.11

Sun, Sep 26, 2021

Kim and Dave have converted a field in Northumberland into an organic farm but rarely have time off and money is tight. They and their 2 children swap lives and homes with millionaire businesswoman Ampika, who lives near Manchester.

12Season 7

S7.E12 ∙ Episode #7.12

Sun, Oct 3, 2021

A family leaves their four-bedroom terrace house on a council estate to live in a six-bedroom house set in 60 acres.