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  • 2011-03-29T23:00:00Z on Channel 4
  • 30m
  • 4h (8 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Documentary, Reality
Mrs Moneypenny from The Financial Times and Merryn Somerset Webb of MoneyWeek offer ordinary families easy-to-follow money advice <a href="http://www.channel4.com/programmes/superscrimpers-waste-not-want-not">http://www.channel4.com/programmes/superscrimpers-waste-not-want-not</a>

9 episodes

Series Premiere

2011-03-29T23:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2011-03-29T23:00:00Z30m

Mrs Moneypenny tackles the wasteful Jain family from Birmingham, who spend a whopping £24,000 a year more than they earn.

After creating a shocking mountain of their excessive consumption in the Jain's own back garden, can Mrs Moneypenny persuade Dad to ditch his 4x4, and Mum to lay off the take-aways and new clothes?

The show also features top tips from Mrs Moneypenny's thrifty army of superscrimpers - including a pensioner with advice on how to make your pants last longer, and an aristocrat who makes pasta out of nettles.

Meanwhile, Mrs Moneypenny's human calculator Merryn Somerset Webb hits the high street, smashing the last taboo as she gets the great British public to reveal all about what's in their bank accounts and what they spend it on.

2011-04-05T23:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2011-04-05T23:00:00Z30m

This time the McGrory-Fisher family from London are in for one of Mrs Moneypenny's no-holds-barred household audits.

Mrs Moneypenny Is horrified to discover multiple daily trips to the supermarket, and children's bedrooms full of the latest gadgets - all of this amounting to a shocking waste of of funds.

Mrs Moneypenny's superscrimpers have more top tips for saving money - including a woman who makes her own clothes and a housekeeper with some interesting uses for cat litter.

And of course, Mrs Moneypenny's very own human calculator, Merryn Somerset Webb, hits the high street to get the public airing their dirty financial laundry.

2011-04-12T23:00:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 2011-04-12T23:00:00Z30m

2011-04-19T23:00:00Z

1x04 Episode 4

1x04 Episode 4

  • 2011-04-19T23:00:00Z30m

Mrs Moneypenny meets a housekeeper who's built up an arsenal of money-saving cleaning tips over her years in service at some of Britain's grandest houses.

Other top scrimping tips include new gardening uses for old kitchen colanders and delicious recipes for leftover potatoes.

Spendaholic Jan Williams has a plastic habit that's not so fantastic, but Mrs Moneypenny reveals how she can save herself a small fortune in interest payments.

And Merryn Somerset Webb discovers how much pocket money Cardiff's children get and tries to teach some primary school kids the principles of budgeting and saving.

2011-04-26T23:00:00Z

1x05 Episode 5

1x05 Episode 5

  • 2011-04-26T23:00:00Z30m

Mrs Moneypenny learns how to turn curtains into table mats when she meets superscrimper Angela.

The superscrimping army reveal why it pays to pick up after your postman; and also how to make your sheets last twice as long.
Merryn Somerset Webb names and shames the high street villains responsible for extortionate overdraft charges.

And the Scholes family from Burnley get Mrs Moneypenny's help to save for their wedding.

2011-05-03T23:00:00Z

1x06 Episode 6

1x06 Episode 6

  • 2011-05-03T23:00:00Z30m

Mrs Moneypenny discovers a new generation of superscrimpers when she meets 23-year-old Gem Royston-Claire. Together they try out cheap and cheerful beauty treatments.

DIY John joins the superscrimper ranks with some top tips on home improvement at a fraction of the price.

Mrs Moneypenny comes to the rescue of young couple Charlotte and Ryan from Kent who need to reduce their spending before their twins are born.

And Merryn Somerset Webb hits the high street to reveal the shocking cost of that daily lunchtime sandwich.

2011-05-10T23:00:00Z

1x07 Episode 7

1x07 Episode 7

  • 2011-05-10T23:00:00Z30m

2011-05-17T23:00:00Z

1x08 Episode 8

1x08 Episode 8

  • 2011-05-17T23:00:00Z30m

1x09 Unknown

  • no air date30m
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