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  • 2017-11-01T21:00:00Z on Channel 5
  • 1h
  • 4h (4 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Documentary series about large families and how they manage on their incomes. Britain has the biggest families in Europe, and these cash-strapped families are feeling the pinch more than anyone. Meet the hardworking people who are bringing up their big families on a small budget.

4 episodes

Series Premiere

2017-11-01T21:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2017-11-01T21:00:00Z1h

A single mum of seven works six days a week to make ends meet, a hard-up family of 12 would like a 13th if mum gets the go-ahead from the doctor, and a couple from Northern Ireland explain why they believe it's best to bring up their six children in the countryside.

2017-11-08T21:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2017-11-08T21:00:00Z1h

A family of twelve have moved to Cornwall for the sake of a better life for their children. An Essex couple with eight kids hope that their party shop will bring in some much-needed cash.

2017-11-15T21:00:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 2017-11-15T21:00:00Z1h

This week's households include the family of ten from Essex who are getting by on one income when they receive some bad financial news, the home-schooling single mum of seven who is working two part-time jobs to make ends meet, and the childhood sweethearts uprooting their seven children for pastures new in a bid to save money.

2018-01-04T21:00:00Z

1x04 Episode 4

1x04 Episode 4

  • 2018-01-04T21:00:00Z1h

A Derbyshire family of twelve are deciding whether or not to have another baby. After dad was made redundant, a Southampton family with eight kids are struggling financially. And a family of nine from Cumbria hope to profit from staging a music festival.

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