Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief

2011•1h 0m

DocumentaryReality

Lenny Henry, Samantha Womack, Reggie Yates and Angela Rippon experience unimaginable poverty as they spend a week living it for real in this ground-breaking, two-part documentary for Comic Relief.

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Status

Ended

First Aired

March 3, 2011

Last Aired

March 10, 2011

Networks

BBC One

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Part 1

Air date: 2011-03-03

Lenny Henry, Samantha Womack, Reggie Yates and Angela Rippon experience unimaginable poverty as they spend a week living it for real in this ground-breaking documentary.

Part 2

Air date: 2011-03-10

Documentary series exploring life in Africa's largest slum. Lenny Henry, Samantha Womack, Reggie Yates and Angela Rippon spend time living with residents of Kibera.

Cast

Lenny Henry

Himself

Samantha Womack

Herself

Reggie Yates

Himself

Angela Rippon

Herself

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