Peckham Finishing School for Girls (2010)

Country

United Kingdom

How it feels

This documentary series follows four young women from wealthy families as they move to the lower-income London neighborhood of Peckham. They live alongside four local women to see how the other half lives.

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What happens

Peckham Finishing School for Girls is a British TV documentary series, broadcast in 2010 on BBC Three. The series followed four young women from privileged families aged between 22 and 26, featuring Stephanie, Serena, Claire and Cat, as they travelled to Peckham to live with and experience the lifestyle of their new 'Peckham Sisters' Lashan, Kerri, Aleisha and Sarah, who come from much less affluent backgrounds. In the series, the Peckham neighbourhood is portrayed as rough and dangerous. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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