Channel 5/4 benefits programmes / British poverty porn general

The benefits programmes on Channel 5 ("Benefits Britain, life on the dole", "On benefits") and Channel 4("Benefits Street") are venerable treasure troves of chavs and lolcows.





They are the British equivalent to TLC shows, and a guilty pleasure of mine.

 

Likewise. Also Jeremy Kyle. Everyone who goes on Jeremy Kyle is a lolcow, almost entirely without exception.

They all tend to be fat women or rat boys, often with really horrific looking teeth. Sometimes they need subtitles. It's human bear baiting. I love it.

 

Older, but still related:

"Skint" is also worth watching, especially the first 2 seasons and specials (starring the charismatic Vernon Burgess)



All 2 seasons and the specials are available on Youtube

 

TLC, but British.

 

Channel 5 has produced a second season of "The Great British Benefits Handout".
Truly inspirational televison

 

This sounds cliche, but damn its almost like foreverkailyn the series.