Skint is a British documentary series broadcast from 13 May 2013 to 27 April 2015 on

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. 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.

Episodes

All episode ratings are taken from the

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website.

Series One (2013)

Series One was set in

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Series Two (2014)

Series Two was set in

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Series Three (2015)

Series Three was set in

Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil () is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydfil, daughter of K ...

Critical reception

''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".

References

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External links

Skint
at Channel4.com 2013 British television series debuts 2015 British television series endings Channel 4 documentary series British English-language television shows Television shows set in Lincolnshire Television shows set in Wales