The Victorian Slum
The Victorian Slum

The Victorian Slum

2016 1 Seasons 5 Episodes ⭐ 8.4 Reality

In the heart of the modern East End of London, a Victorian slum has been recreated and a group of 21st-century people are moving in. Michael Mosley joins them to tell the extraordinary story of how the Victorian East End changed our attitude to poverty forever.

In the heart of the modern East End of London, a Victorian slum has been recreated and a group of 21st-century people are moving in. Michael Mosley joins them to tell the extraordinary story of how the Victorian East End changed our attitude to poverty forever.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The 1860s

Follow participants as they move into an 1860s tenement made up of sparse rooms, a shared water pump and outhouses. They

EP 2

The 1870s

Witness a dire economic depression heightened by the arrival of Irish migrants seeking work. Daily, the slum dwellers to

EP 3

The 1880s

Despite high unemployment and intolerable conditions, people flock to London, desperate for work. When curious upper-cla

EP 4

The 1890s

Enter the 1890s, when mass manufacturing and social reform offer a bit of hope for some of the residents, while others a

EP 5

The 1900s

Observe the social changes the slum dwellers face as they move into the 20th century. A few families prosper, but others

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