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Benefits Street

Benefits Street

Description: Revealing the reality of life on benefits, as the residents of one of Britain's most benefit-dependent streets invite cameras into their tight-knit community.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2014
Number of seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 10
First episode air date: January 6, 2014
Production Locations: Birmingham (Series 1); Stockton-on-Tees (Series 2)
Network: Channel 4
Narrated By: Tony Hirst
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