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Series 9: Episodes 1 - 3
Episode One
Freddie Starr captivated the nation in the '70s and '80s with his zany humour.
After becoming infamous for his hell-raising hamster-eating exploits, Freddie has now settled down to a traditional life with his third wife Donna.
By contrast, Sam Fox and her partner Myra Stratton devote all of their time to each other, happy sharing both their work and home commitments.
Sam has a rigorous exercise regime, focused on keeping her in the spotlight.
How will Sam cope left holding the baby while Freddie waits for his tea to be delivered to his armchair
Episode Two
The series continues with an ex-pat episode: Marbella socialite Anna Courtenay and her husband Chris swap places with "back-to-nature" Dan and Kara Darby-Dhyan, who live on an eco-friendly boat.
Both couples emigrated from England for a better life in Spain but that's where the similarities end.
Anna (42) and her second husband Chris (49) enjoy the kind of lifestyle many would envy: a five-bed villa with a pool, three domestic staff to run the house, a beach close by and the weather to enjoy it all.
The couple run two successful businesses, and make sure their four privately educated children get what they want. But the family rarely spend time together.
Kara (32) and her husband Dan (32) live a completely different life in the sun. When they left the UK, they also turned their back on modern life.
They live a self-sufficient, carbon-neutral existence on their boat Sinbad miles from the nearest town, spending their days tending the land, growing their own food and raising their own cattle for meat.
For the Darby-Dhyans, consumerism is the number one evil. Their three children are home-schooled, and the Darby-Dhyans spend all of their time together as a family.
How does Anna cope with getting her hands dirty tending the land, no modern conveniences and living off a mere six-Euro weekly budget?
How does Kara handle "sleeping with the enemy" as she has to endure everything she has come to despise about modern life, including "frittering" away a mammoth €1,000 weekly budget?
Episode Three
A millionaire's wife who lives a luxurious lifestyle exchanges lives with a freegan Jesus Christian who scavenges for food from bins.
Susan and Roland Gianstefani are freegans who live off society's waste and eat food from supermarket dustbins.
They live in a camper van with their 12-year-old son Danny within a small mobile community of devout Jesus Christians.
There are just 25 Jesus Christians around the world and their extreme Christian beliefs have led to allegations that they are a religious cult who recruit new members by kidnapping.
The Gianstefanis' nomadic life has meant sacrifices for Danny, who has been raised with strict Christian freegan values.
Nick and Debbie Ayton are living the capitalist dream in their four-bedroom Surrey mansion. IT consultant Nick is a self-made millionaire and Debbie is a full-time housewife.
They have four children: Max, 19, Arnie, 16, Obie, 15 and daughter Darcy aged nine. The Ayton children want for nothing and last year Nick and Debbie spent £10,000 on them at Christmas time.
With two wannabe rock stars, a child model and a budding professional golfer for kids, Debbie is in charge of a hectic 'after school' regime of activities while Nick works 18 hours a day to maintain the family's £10,000 a month luxury lifestyle.
Can millionaire housewife Debbie survive living in a camper van with a community of Jesus Christians where all her luxuries are denied? Will Jesus Christian Susan cope catering to a rich family's every need?
How does a hardworking tax-payer feel when her new husband makes no contribution? And how will a family who dine on steak and champagne respond to raiding their dinner from the dustbin?
