Series synopsis
Rich House, Poor House is a British reality documentary television series that premiered on 5 on March 30, 2017. It was created by Claire Collinson-Jones. It stars Craig Kelly, Adam Stott and Hanna Dolk Viksten.
Two families from completely opposite ends of the financial spectrum and class divide swap homes, budgets and social status for seven days to discover how the other side lives.
Premise
Two families from completely opposite ends of the financial spectrum and class divide swap homes, budgets and social status for seven days to discover how the other side lives.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 13 seasons with 79 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | December 26, 2018 | May 14, 2023 |
| Season 1 | 4 | March 30, 2017 | April 20, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 4 | October 19, 2017 | November 9, 2017 |
| Season 3 | 6 | May 2, 2018 | June 13, 2018 |
| Season 4 | 7 | October 4, 2018 | December 26, 2018 |
| Season 5 | 6 | October 3, 2019 | November 7, 2019 |
| Season 6 | 6 | March 29, 2020 | May 3, 2020 |
| Season 7 | 12 | February 28, 2021 | September 26, 2021 |
| Season 8 | 5 | August 14, 2022 | September 11, 2022 |
| Season 9 | 4 | May 21, 2023 | June 11, 2023 |
| Season 10 | 4 | October 22, 2023 | November 12, 2023 |
| Season 11 | 8 | October 20, 2024 | February 2, 2025 |
| Season 12 | 11 | February 8, 2026 | April 26, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
At Christmas 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. Though the two live just 13 miles away, their financial circumstances are worlds apart. |
December 26, 2018 |
| 2 |
Millionaire Special While Kate Stewart is proudly working class and all-new money bling, Iona Pennington hails from a world of much older wealth. Follows their experiences as they swap homes and lives with each other for one week. |
May 14, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Bristol's Caddy family trade places with the Williams family from Weston-super-Mare. The Caddys spend more than £1700 per week, compared to the Willams's £110 weekly budget. |
March 30, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The wealthy Bentley swap house and lifestyle with hard-working and hard-up, single mother-of-four Angela Carter-Begbie. |
April 6, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The Hays are in the wealthiest 10 percent in Britain. The Hellings are in the poorest 10 percent. How will they both adapt to each other's lives? |
April 13, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The Leamon family leave their four bedroom terrace house on a council estate to live in the Fiddles family's six bedroom house set in sixty acres. |
October 19, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The Haslams have three children, twelve restaurants and £3,000 to spare a week. The Brimicombes have four kids but only £140 a week to spend. How will the two families handle swapping lives, homes and budgets? |
October 26, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 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. |
November 2, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Big Surprise Successful 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 fund they have. |
May 2, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The Scaife-Lacy family are used to a weekly budget of £2,700, which they splash out on skiing trips. Restricted to around £170 each week, the Flinthams and their four children make do with free activities. |
May 9, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The Page family swap their eight bedroom house in West Yorkshire for a week in the Hollands' three-bed council house in Hartlepool |
May 16, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The Colemans are in top tier for wealth, with a four bedroom house and a weekly budget of £1,800. However, the Morgans are among the poorest with a weekly budget of just £158 - less than a tenth of the Colmans. |
October 4, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 In Bournemouth, the Hansen and Gittings families swap homes, budgets and lives. They live just three miles away from each other, but their financial circumstances are worlds apart with the Hansen's among the wealthiest and the Gittings the poorest. |
October 11, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The Hornans are among the wealthiest in Britain, with luxury holidays, swimming lessons and a weekly budget of more than £2k. The Llewellyns are among the poorest, and dream only of owning their own home with a garden for the kids to play in. |
October 18, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Terri-Ann Nunn went from a council flat to a life of luxury thanks to her diet business. The Ross family squeeze five kids into a three-bed renter. |
October 3, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Property developer Claire Donovan and her family swap homes and lives with DIY warehouse worker Jason White and his brood. |
October 10, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Single mother Andrea swaps her two-bedroom community housing in Lambeth for Geeta's GDP7m four-storey townhouse in Chelsea. |
October 17, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
To the Manor Born A landowner swaps his estate for a former council house. |
March 29, 2020 |
| 2 |
Escape to the Country The Lee family swap their lives with the Wood family. |
April 5, 2020 |
| 3 |
Squaddie to Millionaire A wealthy couple swap with a zero-hour contract worker. |
April 12, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Businessman Adam and his father Ian, who live in a four-bedroom mansion in Essex, swap with single mum Kiptieu, who lives in a small council flat in Abbey Wood, London. With a number of successful businesses under his belt, Adam now travels round the world, interviewing the great and the good from showbusiness, sport and business. |
February 28, 2021 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A family, who enjoy a weekly disposable income of around £1200, are swapping lives for a week with Mike, Natalie, and their two young daughters. They hail from Coleshill on the outskirts of Birmingham, where they survive on just over £75 a week. |
March 7, 2021 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A former city banker's family struggle on under £150 a week, while Jade and Dean and their five kids don't know how to spend their weekly allowance of £1300. |
March 14, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Millionaire barrister and property entrepreneur Roy Ledgister swaps homes with single mum Becky Biggington in a life-changing experience for both. |
August 14, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 One family is from the richest 10 per cent in the UK, while the other is from the poorest 10 per cent. These families from opposite ends of the wealth and class divide are given the chance to spend seven days in their counterparts' shoes. |
August 21, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Millionaire tech whizz-kid Harry and friend Hadia swap homes and lives with Angel and Santana. Angel and Santana live in the poor end of Notting Hill, squashed into a one-bedroom council flat with their two young children Miguel and Ivana. |
August 28, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A single Essex mum who is desperate to build a better life for her young daughter swaps with a multi-millionaire couple who live a life of luxury via their hugely successful business empire. |
May 21, 2023 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Single mum Natalee lives on £60 a week but has big dreams. A millionaire cosmetic medicine family may be able to make her dream of breaking into the beauty industry finally come true. |
May 28, 2023 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Admin workers Bradley and Heather, crippled by childcare costs, swap places with millionaire residential developers Abi and Gordie in the hope they can get closer to owning a home. |
June 4, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Millionaire Lamborghini-driving Maxie swaps homes and lives with Danny and Nicky, who wash dishes in a local café. Featuring eight children, boxing, supercars, and botox, both families are tested to figure out whether money does buy happiness. |
October 22, 2023 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Struggling Mum Laura and partner Rob swap homes and lives for a week with millionaire builder William. Sarah and Rob discover a life of untold luxury. For William, it is also a chance to escape the hustle and bustle of running his busy empire. |
October 29, 2023 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Charity worker Julie and her two daughters swap homes and lives with millionaire consultant Jazz and fiancé Catia for a week. The result is a life-changing experience on both sides. |
November 5, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Attitudes to money, risk and ambition are challenged as property millionaires Katy and Dan swap homes with tree surgeon Luke and carer Katy, who face daily financial struggles. |
October 20, 2024 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 An episode that looks at women's football from either side of the wealth divide as millionaire couple Liv and Gal swap their manor house with the Wings's two-bed rented house. |
October 27, 2024 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Two West Yorkshire families with a passion for upcycling but at opposite ends of the wealth divide swap lives, with millionaires Katy and Peter trading their luxurious Halifax home for Richard and Sarah's terraced house in Bradford. Unusually, both families believe strongly that money doesn't buy happiness. Will they feel the same after the swap? |
November 3, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Business gurus Nigel and Sue swap lives with parcel courier Damian and care worker Becki, who have big dreams of running their own businesses in a week leading to tears of joy and a life-changing gift. |
February 8, 2026 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Multimillionaire Poundland founder Steve Smith and his son Joe swap homes and lives with Jon and Kelly Deeming-Thomas and their five children. Jon and Kelly are both plasterers, but business plays second fiddle to family life, but they don't have a van or advertise their business and the debts are mounting. Meanwhile, Steve has enough money to sink the Titanic but hasn't always been present for son Joe and the swap is brilliantly poised for both families to learn lessons that could change their lives for ever. |
February 15, 2026 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Multimillionaire plumbing entrepreneurs Sam and Scott live in a £12m Westminster penthouse, but workaholic Scott recently had a near-fatal health scare. Plasterer Lee and gardener Laura live in a two-bed flat in Northolt, west London, with their three children, but the lack of space and financial struggles puts a huge strain on their relationship, so the couple have big hopes that the swap will solve their relationship problems and build Lee's confidence. |
March 1, 2026 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | 5 |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 30, 2017 |
| Last aired | March 22, 2026 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |