The People's Supermarket

Series 1 | Episode 4 | The People's Supermarket

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Arthur Potts Dawson
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The supermarket faces closure; Arthur's dream of a not-for-profit shop that is run for and by the people may well be over. It's time for him to take his biggest risk so far.

Arthur's recruited just over 350 members to the supermarket, but most of them are not coming into the shop - to shop or to work their shifts. Takings at the till are stubbornly low and the supermarket's financial situation is dire. It looks as if Arthur hasn't got enough money to cover the rent.

Arthur decides to take the biggest gamble so far and calls the members to a meeting to tell them - use the shop, or lose it. From now on, the future of the shop is in their hands. They have to come in to run their shop, and they have to use it to do their shopping. If they don't, the shop will fail.

But will they rise to the challenge, or will Arthur have to accept that his dream of getting a community together has failed?

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First Shown

Date Time Channel
Sunday 27 February 2011 Channel 4

Last Shown

Date Time Channel
Sunday 27 February 2011 8PM Channel 4

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