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The Great British Benefits Handout

Three unemployed families are given a cash lump sum of 26,000 pounds in return for signing off.
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Episodes

  1. S2 E1 - Episode 1
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    February 8, 2017
    45min
    13+
    A special edition of the show providing an update on the people who participated in the first series. How have they been getting on since the cameras stopped rolling?
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  2. S2 E2 - Episode 2
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    February 15, 2017
    45min
    13+
    We meet the people taking part in the second series of the show. Lorraine, a grandmother from Romford is keen to set up a market stall. Southend single parent Donna is also planning to go into business.
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  3. S2 E3 - Episode 3
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    February 22, 2017
    45min
    13+
    Hairdresser Donna gets a shock when she learns how much it will cost to renovate her salon. Lorraine receives her trading license and sets up her children's clothes stall but then a dramatic turn of events changes everything.
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  4. S2 E4 - Episode 4
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    March 1, 2017
    45min
    13+
    In East London, entrepreneur Lorraine finds the new family dynamic a shock, making her determined to make her market stall a success. Adam finally receives good news and Donna has a trial at a local salon.
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  5. S2 E5 - Episode 5
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    March 8, 2017
    45min
    13+
    In Gloucester, Danny is inspired to do something special for his partner Fran. Single mum-of-four Sophie hopes to set up a dress-making business. In Chesterfield Adam and Leanne plan what to do with their windfall.
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  6. S2 E6 - Episode 6
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    March 15, 2017
    45min
    13+
    Sophie must put her dressmaking business on hold after being evicted by her landlord. Fran and Danny's dream of buying a burger van is within reach, but at what cost?
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  7. S2 E7 - Episode 7
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    February 21, 2017
    45min
    13+
    Adam and Leanne's fledgling gardening business has some painful lessons in store. Having bought a burger van, Fred questions whether she and Dan have been sold a puppy. Sophie has no choice but to press on with her battle to save the family home.
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Directors
Myles JuddPhilip MulrayDavid WalleyMatt David
Producers
Martha ConstableMyles JuddDavid WalleyMatt David
Cast
Graeme Hawley
Studio
Dragonfly Film and Television Productions
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