As the pay packets of Britain's top bosses continue to grow, Channel 4 Dispatches follows the former Greggs chief executive Sir Michael Darrington as he launches a campaign to call a halt to corporate greed.
With the country deep in recession he asks: are we really all in it together? The chiefs of British business are now taking home average pay of £4.8 million a year: 180 times the average working wage in the UK.
Along the way, he reveals the secrets behind executive pay: how pay is set, who decides it and why some chief executives continue to be rewarded for failure.
After 25 years at the helm of one of the UK's biggest companies, 70-year-old Sir Michael leaves retirement behind to tackle the problem of high pay, which he feels has spiralled out of control.
From Britain's streets to city boardrooms and all the way to Westminster, Darrington questions leading business figures including James Caan (Dragon's Den), Business Secretary Vince Cable and economist Will Hutton.
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First Shown
| Date | Time | Channel |
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| Monday 08 October 2012 | 8PM | Channel 4 |
Last Shown
| Date | Time | Channel |
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| Monday 08 October 2012 | 8PM | Channel 4 |
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