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BBC Two 2016 1 season 5 eps TV-PG Ended

The Victorian Slum

2016 1 season 5 eps TV-PG

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Season 1

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Season 1

60 min

S1 · E1 · Oct 10, 2016

The 1860s Episode 1

Follow participants as they move into an 1860s tenement made up of sparse rooms, a shared water pump and outhouses. They seek to make a living by matchbox making, wood turning and the rag trade, work once done by their impoverished forebears.

7.9 · You

60 min

S1 · E2 · Oct 17, 2016

The 1870s Episode 2

Witness a dire economic depression heightened by the arrival of Irish migrants seeking work. Daily, the slum dwellers toil to fulfill clothing orders and make artificial flowers for factories. Some won’t be able to settle their debts.

8.0 · You

60 min

S1 · E3 · Oct 24, 2016

The 1880s Episode 3

Despite high unemployment and intolerable conditions, people flock to London, desperate for work. When curious upper-class visitors are permitted to visit the slum as tourists, the participants realize how precarious their situation truly is.

7.8 · You

60 min

S1 · E4 · Oct 31, 2016

The 1890s Episode 4

Enter the 1890s, when mass manufacturing and social reform offer a bit of hope for some of the residents, while others are plagued by a water shortage that dashes hopes for a promising laundry business.

7.8 · You

60 min

S1 · E5 · Nov 7, 2016

The 1900s Episode 5

Observe the social changes the slum dwellers face as they move into the 20th century. A few families prosper, but others continue to face the poverty endemic in Britain. See what steps are finally taken to alleviate the plight of the poor.

7.8 · You

5 episodes in Season 1

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In the heart of the modern East End of London, a Victorian slum has been recreated and a group of 21st-century people are moving in. Michael Mosley joins them to tell the extraordinary story of how the Victorian East End changed our attitude to poverty forever.

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Michael Mosley

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Total runtime 5h 0m · Episode length 60 min · Type Reality

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Premiered

October 10, 2016

Final episode

November 7, 2016

Status

Ended

Network

BBC Two

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Reality

Episode length

60 min

Total runtime

5h 0m

Original language

English

Production

United Kingdom

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Spoken on screen

English

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