Where people in full employment used to live during. Channel 4 said that the series, filmed for more than a year, was a fair reflection of the reality of life on a street where the majority of households receive benefits. Benefits street misleads about life on social security. Meet the kingston road residents from little dot to drug user maxwell. Channel 4 s controversial documentary series benefits street returned with nearly 3 million viewers, a big audience for the broadcaster but more than a million viewers down on its first outing. This series will probably never be broadcasted again as. Benefits street struck a nerve exposing how vital a documentary it is the subject of benefits is as divisive as it is important. With tony hirst, deirdre kelly, fungi, sue griffiths. The first episode of benefits street was aired at 9. Channel 4 has betrayed the residents of benefits street. The second episode of series 1 was mostly about immigration. Nutley had appeared in controversial channel 4 series that followed residents of street where he lived in stocktonontees published. Rubbish piles, discarded sofas and splattered paint show how road hasnt changed much.
But it didnt look like or seem to be the same street. The programme made one of the residents, dierdre kelly aka white dee, a national celebrity. Charity heads writing in yesterdays daily telegraph described it as grossly unbalanced, and claimed it had caused distress to those claiming benefits. This video contains content from love productions ltd, who has blocked it in. Benefits street caught on camera before channel 4 arrived. It sought to contrast and compare the various ways that different immigrant groups and individuals interacted with both the residents of james turner street, and also the british welfare state.
Far from being exploitative, benefits street is exactly the kind of revelatory yet evenhanded television channel 4 should be making 4. White dee claims her benefits street family was ripped. Benefits street s latest episode is likely to stir up racial tension according to its critics. Benefits street stars struggling to live off universal. Controversial channel 4 documentary series which first aired in january 2014 revealing the reality of life on one of britains most deprived. Channel 4 benefits street producers struggle to cast. Benefits street is a tv show on british national television from 4seven with an average rating of 3. Benefits street is a british documentary series broadcast on channel 4.
Unfortunately we werent able to stop channel 4 from broadcasting benefits street, the final episode aired but i am proud of what we achieved with this petition. The first episode of benefits street was broadcast in march, 2016. The scheme episode 2 bbc scotland yeoldbasser in the second episode, gordon tries to get a job. Critics of benefits street have called it, poverty porn that reinforces harmful stereotypes. A stateoftheart nato airplane is one of the most complex surveillance tools in the world. The controversial channel 4 programme has so far focused on crime, but will tonight turn. Catch up on benefits street and watch full episodes. Like all wikis here at wikia, it can be freely edited by anyone including you. We hear the stories of some roma gypsies who survive on payments from the welfare state. A controversial flyonthewall documentary series documenting the people who live on james turner street, birmingham which, according to several tabloid newspapers, 90% of its residents live off government funded benefits.
The last show to beat those ratings was the snowman and. To avoid or sanitise daytoday reality would be a dereliction. There is even a petition demanding it be taken off air. We have 11 episodes of benefits street in our archive. Second episode of birmingham tv show benefits street airs on channel 4. In five episodes, benefits street shows a number of people who are neighbours, friends or. Special access inside the behemoth reveals how cuttingedge engineering and a hitech midair refueling system helps its crew defend against security threats. It was first aired on 6 january 2014, and ran for five episodes. Benefits street, a channel 4 show looking at the lives of benefits claimants in birmingham. The first episode of the documentary benefits street channel 4, broadcast last week, provoked a furious backlash. Im sure ive heard of it, i mused, when watching the trailer for the first episode of channel 4 s benefits street.
The notoriety of channel 4 s documentary benefits street has left the shows producers facing an uphill task trying to persuade people to take part in a second series as well as a spinoff. Benefits street, episode 3, is on channel 4 at 9pm those filmed for the documentary say they were cut out because they were working benefits street. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The first episode of benefits street was broadcast in june, 2015. A second series, focusing on kingston road in stocktonontees, began in may 2015. Quite frankly, the scenes depicted on benefits street is brum proper. Episode three of the programme that everybodys talking about as the channel 4 announcer likes to describe benefits street now dealt with children. Benefits street stars struggling to live off universal credit five years after channel 4 show made them unlikely stars while some have used fame as a springboard, others are struggling on. Benefits street channel 4 documentary filmed in winson green. Channel 4 describes it as a, series that reveals the reality of life on benefits. Views and updates as latest edition of controversial tv show filmed in birmingham, benefits street. Channel 4s benefits street returns with nearly 3m viewers. We have 5 episodes of benefits street in our archive.
Gesa stedman benefits street centre for british studies. Benefits street struck a nerve exposing how vital a. Promising young drummer tamsyn aims for her big break. The reality queen, who has also appeared on celebrity big brother, says she has lost contact wit. Benefits street channel 4 documentary news, views, gossip. A live onehour debate to discuss issues raised by the series was then scheduled to air after the final episode, channel 4 announcing plans for this a. Documentary episode aired 1 june 2015 season 2 episode 4. Im proposing to start a new article for benefits street 2, since it takes place in a different part of the country, and appears to be about to unleash its own controversies, not least drawing the interest of the local constabulary. Its been five years since james turner street made a notorious name for itself on controversial reality show benefits street the channel 4 series, which went to air in 2014, thrust the. No ones done much to help the residents of james turner street in birmingham, now forever rechristened benefits street, thanks to channel 4 s. Its time for another round of the controversial channel 4 series.
Channel 4 documentary benefits street series first aired in january 2014 revealed the reality of life on one of britains most deprived streets. Benefits street star white dee says her family was ripped apart by the channel 4 show. We opened a huge debate about how people using benefits are portrayed in the media. Benefits street is a tv show on british national television from channel 4 with an average rating of 3. Benefits street channel 4 documentary filmed in winson.
This documentary series reveals the reality of life on benefits, as the residents of one of britains most benefitdependent streets invite. Benefits street tv series 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This is a wikia about the channel 4 documentaryreality show, benefits street. Controversial channel 4 documentary series which first aired in january 2014 revealing the reality of life on one of britains most deprived streets james turner street in birmingham. Benefits street is a tv show on australian national television from seven with an average rating of 3. Marvins cousin moves in next door provoking a violent confro. Last year the first series of benefits street, filmed on james turner. But the first episode of benefits street has sparked an angry debate on twitter and around. Benefits street series 2 monday 9pm channel 4 youtube. This series of benefits streets follows residents of kingston road on the tilery estate in stockton.
Partially blind davids payments are reduced after his disability is reassessed. So while were waiting for series 2, jump right in and help us create the most comprehensive encyclopaedia about benefits street. Benefits street, a channel 4 show looking at the lives of benefits claimants in birmingham, triggers police investigations, a flood of complaints and a row over whether the participants were tricked. Channel 4 risked my life by making it look like i stole cannabis from a drug gang but he is a career shoplifter danny smith said he had become a wanted man since the. Series exploring the reality of life on benefits in britain.