''Booze Britain'' is a
fly-on-the-wall
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documentary
television
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series produced by
Granada
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["'Tabloid television distorts city image'." ''Hull Daily Mail'' 15 July 2005: 4. ''Newspaper Source Plus.'' Web. 4 May 2012.] that aired on British
satellite TV
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channel
Bravo
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in half-hour episodes which document the
binge drinking
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culture of various towns and cities in the United Kingdom, typically following the main star of the show, G 'the tank' Hutt.
[Totaro, Paola. "Trash tube: citizens get blitzed anew." ''Sydney Morning Herald, The'' 29 Nov. 2008: 42. ''Newspaper Source Plus.'' Web. 4 May 2012.] The series follows a group of friends as they indulge in an evening drinking heavily in various establishments usually in their own town or city, police officers fining and arresting people for various alcohol-related incidents and also
paramedic
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s who are called out to handle the consequences of
drunkenness
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. The narration by
Mark Womack
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provides
alcohol
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-related statistics and comments on
medical issues raised by the scenes depicted.
Its second series, subtitled ''Binge Nation'', visits numerous places in the country.
See also
*
Lad culture
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*
Broken Britain
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References
External links
Booze BritainMap of pubs and clubs in Britain
2004 British television series debuts
2004 British television series endings
Alcohol abuse in the United Kingdom
Drinking culture
Alcohol in the United Kingdom
Urban decay in Europe
2000s British documentary television series
Bravo (British TV channel) original programming
Television series by ITV Studios
Television shows produced by Granada Television
English-language television shows
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