UK Reality Show Challenges Nation's Poor to Battle for a Year's Wage
LatestImagine a future where an audience of television viewers gathers weekly to watch a reality show on which a group of unemployed or minimum wage workers participate in competitions meant to prove their societal worth. No, this isn’t the plot of a Black Mirror episode; it’s BBC 2’s very real upcoming series, Britain’s Hardest Grafter.
“The BBC is seeking 25 British workers, a mix of the unemployed, the under-employed and those earning the minimum wage, who will be given the opportunity to ‘prove themselves’ through a series of challenges,” reports The Independent. “A cash prize is on offer for the winner.”
The casting notice for Britain’s Hardest Grafter calls for people earning less than £15,500 ($23,799.40 USD), which is the U.K.’s current living wage.