Skint (2013 TV series)

Skint is a British documentary series broadcast from 13 May 2013 to 27 April 2015 on Channel 4. It followed members of the general public in various locations who are either unemployed or have very little income as they live their daily lives. The series features many issues in episodes including alcoholism, drugs misuse, long term unemployment and legal matters.

Skint
GenreReality television, Documentary
Narrated byRalph Ineson (2013)
Steven Hartley (2014)
Steve Speirs (2015)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes11
Production
Production locationVarious
Running time60 minutes
Production companyKEO films
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
ReleaseMay 13, 2013 (2013-05-13) –
April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27)

Episodes

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All episode ratings are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board website.

Series One (2013)

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Series One was set in Scunthorpe.[1]

Episode Broadcast Date Total Viewers Channel 4 weekly ranking
Channel 4
(millions)
Channel 4+1
(000's)
1 13 May 2013 3.02 741,000 1
2 20 May 2013 3.17 643,000 1
3 27 May 2013 1.95 677,000 2
4 3 June 2013 2.76 536,000 1

Series Two (2014)

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Series Two was set in Grimsby.

Episode Broadcast Date Total Viewers Channel 4 weekly ranking
Channel 4
(millions)
Channel 4+1
(000's)
1 24 November 2014 1.41 412,000 11
2 1 December 2014 1.11 340,000 19
3 8 December 2014 1.35 294,000 13
4 15 December 2014 1.81 243,000 7

Series Three (2015)

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Series Three was set in Merthyr Tydfil.[2][3][4]

Episode Broadcast Date Total Viewers Channel 4 weekly ranking
Channel 4
(millions)
Channel 4+1
(000's)
1 13 April 2015 1.57 228,000 11
2 20 April 2015 1.00 310,000 18
3 27 April 2015 1.49 228,000 10

Critical reception

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The Independent reviewed the first series, asking "how do you stop the reporting of the very poor from turning into a condescending voyeurism?" and said some of the scenes "felt unclean to watch".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sutcliffe, Tom (28 May 2013). "TV review: Skint, Channel 4". The Independent. London. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ Williams, Kathryn (8 April 2015). "Now it's Merthyr Tydfil that's Skint - the controversial Channel 4 documentary about poverty comes to Wales". Wales Online. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ O'Donovan, Gerard (13 April 2015). "Skint, Channel 4, review: 'exploitative'". The Telegraph. London.
  4. ^ "TV show 'Skint' not going down well in Valleys". ITV News. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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