The Victorian Slum
TV-PG2016•1h 0m•8.4/10
Reality
Ratings
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8.4/10(5)
In the heart of the modern East End of London, a Victorian slum has been recreated and a group of 21st-century people are moving in. Michael Mosley joins them to tell the extraordinary story of how the Victorian East End changed our attitude to poverty forever.
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
October 10, 2016
Last Aired
November 7, 2016
Networks
BBC Two
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
The 1860s
Air date: 2016-10-10
Follow participants as they move into an 1860s tenement made up of sparse rooms, a shared water pump and outhouses. They seek to make a living by matchbox making, wood turning and the rag trade, work once done by their impoverished forebears.
E2
The 1870s
Air date: 2016-10-17
Witness a dire economic depression heightened by the arrival of Irish migrants seeking work. Daily, the slum dwellers toil to fulfill clothing orders and make artificial flowers for factories. Some won’t be able to settle their debts.
E3
The 1880s
Air date: 2016-10-24
Despite high unemployment and intolerable conditions, people flock to London, desperate for work. When curious upper-class visitors are permitted to visit the slum as tourists, the participants realize how precarious their situation truly is.
E4
The 1890s
Air date: 2016-10-31
Enter the 1890s, when mass manufacturing and social reform offer a bit of hope for some of the residents, while others are plagued by a water shortage that dashes hopes for a promising laundry business.
E5
The 1900s
Air date: 2016-11-07
Observe the social changes the slum dwellers face as they move into the 20th century. A few families prosper, but others continue to face the poverty endemic in Britain. See what steps are finally taken to alleviate the plight of the poor.
