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The Burkes and the Howes

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Sue and Kevin Burke live on a 200-acre farm in Pembrokeshire, West Wales and have been married for nearly four years. They live with three of Sue's five children from previous marriages: Jez, 26, Toby, 20 and Theo, 18.

Beverley and Derek Howes live in the new town of Telford in Shropshire. Married for nearly 20 years, they have five children: 13-year-old twins Courtney and Whitney, and 10-year-old triplets Savannah, Bradley and Dudley.

Sue Burke believes in living life away from the cut and thrust of the rat race. Enjoying life outdoors is far more important for born-again Christian Sue and her family than how things are indoors.

How will a bohemian wife cope with a family who likes to be waited on hand and foot? And how will a confirmed town-dweller cope living 'the good life'?

Clips from The Burkes and the Howes

On TV

First Shown

Date Time Channel
Sunday 14 June 2009 8PM Channel 4

Last Shown

Date Time Channel
Friday 19 June 2009 10.05PM E4

Music from the episode

Played Track Artist Label
0:00:00 Happy Heart Library Contributors Kpm
0:01:33 Contributor Playing Guitar Contributor N / A
0:02:15 Shooting The Rapids Library Contributors Focus Music
0:02:59 Creepin' Up The Back Stairs The Fratellis Island
0:04:34 Lady West Jamie Scott And The Town Polydor
0:12:00 Girls And Boys In Love The Rumble Strips Universal
0:13:00 Western Day Dream Library Contributors Focus Music
0:14:01 Summer Skies Library Contributors Kpm
0:15:02 Skipalong Sam Library Contributors Focus Music
0:15:46 Not So Easy Library Contributors Kpm
0:16:31 Me And You Libraray Contributors Kpm
0:17:16 Appalachian Waltz Library Contributors Kpm
0:18:41 Red Room Library Contributors Megatrax
0:20:28 In The Rain The Coral Deltasonic
0:22:10 Contributors Playing Instruments Contributors N / A
0:22:39 Contributor On Guitar Contributor N / A
0:24:24 My Moon, My Man Feist Polydor
0:25:42 Gone For Good Library Contributors Kpm
0:28:00 You And Me One Night Only Vertigo
0:30:32 Spring Cleaning Fats Waller Charly
0:31:44 Friend Of God Contributors N / A
0:32:41 Alarm Clock The Rumble Strips Universal
0:33:31 Freedom Rider Library Contributors Megatrax
0:34:11 Ideal World Libray Contributors Kpm
0:35:09 A Bridge Too Far Paul Bateman And City Of Prague Phi Silva Screen
0:35:36 Monster The Automatic Polydor
0:40:35 Always Together Library Contributors Megatrax
0:41:46 Handsome As Ever Library Contributors Kpm
0:42:07 A Certain Romance Artic Monkeys Domino
0:43:18 Moonlight Over Acropolis Library Contributors Kpm
0:43:55 Making Your Mind Up Bucks Fizz Sonybmg
0:46:01 Exitlude (Instrumental) The Killers Mercury
0:50:15 I Luv You The Ordinary Boys B Unique
0:52:03 Streaming To You Library Contributors Megatrax
0:52:43 Zydeco Crazy Library Contributors Kpm

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  1. they never put black people on the show
    Posted by youuug on 21/06/2009 12:53:32
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  2. Derrek was propper out of order with Sue! And Bev wasn't much better with Kev! Toby's little rant was quite funny though. I think the program portrayed the Sue's family life in a much worse way than it actually is.
    Posted by dave on 16/06/2009 00:11:11
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  3. Good
    Posted by Harry on 15/06/2009 09:20:36
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