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The Scheme

The Scheme is a BBC Scotland BAFTA-award winning documentary series which follows the lives of six families in the Onthank and Knockinlaw housing schemes. The series has been the subject of media criticism, with the series being labelled as "poverty porn" and described as giving a "misleading impression" of life on the estate. The programme makers have denied allegations that their series exploits the residents of the estate.

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Documentary
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First Aired on

May 18, 2010

1 seaons till May 30, 2011

Popularity: 0.3124
1 votes
Networks
(GB)
Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Episode 5

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 5 episodes

Specials

Aired

1 Episodes
  • Episode 1The Scheme Debate50 min

    The BBC Scotland documentary series, The Scheme, has sparked a wide range of comment since the first two episodes were aired last year. Following the transmission this month of all four original episodes plus an update programme, BBC Scotland is hosting a debate to focus on the social issues which the series raised. Although the programme focussed on families and groups of residents on two estates in Kilmarnock, the themes which came under the spotlight resonate in communities all across Scotland. Glenn Campbell hosts the debate from BBC Scotland's centre in Glasgow and it will feature the views of front-line people who work in similar communities facing economic and social challenges from across Scotland. .

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