Season 1 (2014)

Episode 1
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January 6, 2014 • 50m

Viewers are introduced to the residents of James Turner Street in Birmingham, where there is a high proportion of benefit claimant...Read more

Episode 2
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January 13, 2014 • 50m

This week’s episode showed the disruption caused by Romanian arrivals. Fourteen Romanians living in one house started a metal coll...Read more

Episode 3
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January 20, 2014 • 50m

Episode three focuses on the children of the families on James Turner Street. The episode deals with Sam, whose son has been taken...Read more

Episode 4
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January 27, 2014 • 50m

The fourth episode deals with ambition. White Dee's 15-year-old daughter wishes to follow a career as a gym instructor and underta...Read more

Episode 5
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February 10, 2014 • 50m

The final episode of the series sees the breakdown of the relationship between Hannah and her Zimbabwean partner, Simba who she le...Read more

The Last Word
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February 17, 2014 • 50m

Following the immense reaction to Benefits Street from dozens of headlines to questions in parliament, this follow-up documentary ...Read more