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
The Caddy family of Bristol rank in the top ten per cent of Britain's wealthy, they swap places with the eight-strong Williams family from Weston-Super-Mare who live in a rented, three-bedroom house.
The wealthy Bentley family swap their imposing, four-bedroom mansion and luxury cars for life in the small, rented home of hard-working, single, mother-of-four Angela Carter-Begbie.
The Heasmans live in a luxurious farmhouse with 6 acres of land in rural Essex, while the Webb family rent a tiny maisonette in a London tower block. How will the two families find their new home and budget?
The Hellings family from Exeter are in for a real surprise when they swap with the Hays family. Not only will they exchange their small budget for over a thousand pounds but also move into the castle the Hays call home.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
The Page family swap their eight bedroom house in West Yorkshire for a week in the Hollands' three-bed council house in Hartlepool.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Self-confessed workaholic Terri-Ann Nunn and her family swap their luxury 6 bedroom house in west Doncaster with accident repair driver Mick Ross' rented council house in the east of town.
Property developer Claire Donovan and her family swap homes and lives with DIY warehouse worker Jason White and his brood. Will living with a successful artist inspire Jason to make the break?
Single mother Andrea swaps her 2-bedroom flat in Lambeth, London for the 7 million pound four-storey townhouse in Chelsea, London that is shared by best friends Geeta and Harriet.
The wealthy Jones family swap their 10-bedroom Victorian mansion for the Robinson family's three-bed council house. Will living in the home of a successful entrepreneur inspire Sacha Robinson?
Retired couple Shahid and Riffat have dedicated their lives to helping others, while single mum Kelly spends all her attention on her two sons. As they swap homes, lives and budgets, will they both learn something about themselves?
Millonaire property developer Immanuel and his adult children swap homes, lives and budgets with single mother Amy and her two children.
Lincolnshire landowner Robert, his archaeologist wife Marina and their daughter Emily swap their 5,000 acre estate for Andy and Siobahn's former council house near Leeds.
The Lee family swap their large Victorian home in Dorset for the Wood family's rural council house. Single mum Larissa only just gets by on minimum wage, the Lees want for nothing. Life is far from straightforward for either family though.
A couple who own nearly 80 properties swap lives with a couple who have a young child, live in a rented house and rely on Dad's zero-hour contract work as a roofer to get by.
Single-mum Anna, who lives on the breadline, swaps lifestyles with two successful guys who live in apartments in a Victorian Mansion in Leeds.
The Fox family swap their rented house in Bradford for a swanky minimalist pad in Kent, home to the James family. Jesson James has made millions in business while Jamie Fox works part-time in a cafe.
The successful owners of an East Sussex beauty clinic, and their three kids, leave their Porsche and Aston Martin behind and swap with single mum Nadine, who lives in a flat in Portsmouth.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A family leaves their four-bedroom terrace house on a council estate to live in a six-bedroom house set in 60 acres.
Millionaire barrister and property entrepreneur Roy Ledgister swaps homes with single Mum Becky Biggington. Roy has a sprawling Kent estate while Becky lives 40 minutes away in a two-bed Sussex council house with her two young sons.
Millionaire businessman Mark Harvey and his family swap homes and lives with Billie Thompson and her mum Deb. Mother-of-two Billie is thousands of pounds in debt and survives by dipping into her mother's precious savings.
Australian tech millionaire Harry and his friend Hadia swap their £1 million Shoreditch apartment for Angel and Santana's one-bedroom council flat in the poor end of Notting Hill.
Andrea and Matt Callanan, wealthy self-confessed hippies from Cardiff swap lives with Ant and Tash Burrows from Bristol, who have just £71 a week to live off after bills. Tash's business giving pole dancing lessons is barely breaking even.
Lincolnshire racehorse breeder Nick Bradley and his family swaps lives for a week with Scunthorpe single mum Sue Bowers, who works four jobs to keep afloat and provide for her 16-year-old son James.
This special edition explores what happens when new-money and old-money millionaires swap lives. Kate Stewart is proudly working class and all-new money bling, Iona Pennington hails from a world of much older wealth.
Single mum Ocean wants to build a better life for her daughter, but struggles on less than £60 a week. She swaps with multimillionaire Barrie and husband Scott, who have built a business empire stretching from Beverley Hills to Chelmsford
Dr Rashpal Singh and his wife Kiran own a successful cosmetics clinic and live with their 4 children in the suburbs of Middlesbrough. They swap lives for a week with single mum Natalee, who survives on just £60 a week after bills.
Admin workers Bradley and Heather desperately want their own home, and swap places with millionaire residential developers Abi and Gordie in the hope they can get closer to their dream.
Lesley from Penarth is a carer for her husband Dave and is at risk of losing her home due to a rent increase. She swaps houses, budgets and lives with wealthy Cardiff- based design entrepreneur Nicky Bright and her daughter Morgan.
