The episode aired on Channel 5 last Sunday (October 6) and was part of the fourth season of the show. In the show's opening credits the programme states its mission is to see ‘what happens when people from either side of the wealth divide swap holiday destinations.’ This episode featured the financially secure Smith family from Derbyshire who were transported from their usual 5-star holiday retreats to Barry’s own Fontygary Leisure Park.
The mum and dad of the family being financial advisor Michael and wife Elizabeth who is an architect. They have two well-travelled children Bess, eight, and Wilf, five, who are used to going on holiday at least five times a year. Elizabeth says, “I really dislike holidays with a sense of tackiness involved” and is shocked to learn they are going to Barry for a ‘traditional seaside holiday.
’ The family stayed in a 40-meter static caravan which was the same size as their entire living room back home. When the family enters the caravan for the first time, Elizabeth says about the bedding: “I’d just like to check the sheets.” Husband Michael adds: “We are used to a super king sized.
” Yet later into the episode Michael reveals he grew up on a council estate and wants his family to be more appreciative and less materialistic. The first task is food shopping. The couple already clash at the onsite supermarket when Elizabeth suggests they buy a £6 bottle of olive oil.
She says: “I never even thought about looking at the pri.
