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  • 2017-04-04T19:00:00Z on ITV1
  • 30m
  • 4h (8 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Documentary
Susanna Reid and chef Matt Tebbutt offer plenty of money-saving tricks and savvy cooking tips as they reveal how to transform monotonous mid-week meals into aspirational, sumptuous feasts without breaking the bank. Packed full of thrifty recipes and tips, this is the essential guide to how to eat like a king without spending vast amounts of cash to do so.

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2017-04-04T19:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2017-04-04T19:00:00Z30m

In this special super-size launch show, Susanna and Matt show a family how they could save thousands of pounds by demonstrating how to make five delicious family meals for under a fiver, including a sumptuous Indian banquet. Susanna uncovers the truth about super cheap food, while Matt wages war on waste and road tests some revolutionary new ways to reduce waste, saving lots of money in the process.

2017-04-11T19:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2017-04-11T19:00:00Z30m

In this Easter special, Susanna Reid and chef Matt Tebbutt come to the aid of a family who are getting ready for a busy Easter weekend and in need of some delicious inspiration on a budget. The team transforms their long weekend of indulgence with some thrifty but very tasty recipes, including maple-glazed gammon for under two pounds a person and a whole slow cooked lamb roast for just over two pounds a pop. Along the way there are plenty of money-saving tricks and savvy cooking tips designed to allow you to eat well without breaking the bank.

2017-04-18T19:00:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 2017-04-18T19:00:00Z30m

2017-04-25T19:00:00Z

1x04 Episode 4

1x04 Episode 4

  • 2017-04-25T19:00:00Z30m

The Austin family have lost track of their weekly spend which is leading to a large amount of weekly food waste. Mum Nicky gets lured in by expensive looking packaging and loves a posh ready-made pie. The team parachute in to highlight just how much this family are wasting and spending to help them convert their bad habits into smart cooking and savvy saving. Matt will show them how to make simple meals for a super low cost including a crispy bacon and mustard tortilla for just over a pound a head including a salad he foraged from the bin and an impressive Japanese feast for the whole family for under £5.

2017-05-02T19:00:00Z

1x05 Episode 5

1x05 Episode 5

  • 2017-05-02T19:00:00Z30m

In this edition, the Smith family's phobia of freezer food and habits of overspending and throwing lots away are tackled by the team, as Matt shows how to create dishes like smoked haddock fishcakes for just over a pound a head and a US-style banquet for under a fiver. Susanna reveals which cheddar cheese comes out on top in the super-cheap taste test, and shares the secret of getting the most value for money from frozen food.

2017-05-09T19:00:00Z

1x06 Episode 6

1x06 Episode 6

  • 2017-05-09T19:00:00Z30m

This edition features Paula and Ian Laycock and their four sons, who seem stuck in an expensive addiction to online meals. Enter Matt and Susanna, who are determined to change all that. Matt is making foot-long pizza planks for the family which cost just 60 pence a head. He includes some vegetables he has rescued from their bin, and constructs a complete Thai feast for less than five pounds that will feed all six of them. Susanna gets to the bottom of whether online shopping is good or bad for the bank balance and puts three brands of strawberry jam to the super cheap test.

2017-05-16T19:00:00Z

1x07 Episode 7

1x07 Episode 7

  • 2017-05-16T19:00:00Z30m

This edition features the Harveys in Nottingham, who have lost control of their weekly spend. Mum tends to go overboard on portion size by catering for what seems like 40 people rather than her family of four. Dad feels that leftovers are unappealing, meaning that this family could potentially save themselves a lot of money. Matt cooks the Harveys a delicious fish curry and a Mexican feast - both for under five pounds. Susanna sees how the luxury end of super-cheap food fares by taste testing prosciutto.

2017-05-23T19:00:00Z

1x08 Episode 8

1x08 Episode 8

  • 2017-05-23T19:00:00Z30m

The final episode of the series features the Wilkinsons in North London, a family of fifteen whose food spend is a whopping 632 pounds a week. Aside from their 13 children, eating different meals in multiple shifts is sending their food bill sky high. Matt cooks the family a tasty chicken in tarragon sauce with hasselback potatoes for just 90p per person, as well as helping tackle lunchboxes and party food. Meanwhile, Susanna finds out how shopping habits are changing and puts the country's favourite condiment to the super cheap taste test.

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