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Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief

2011-03-03 · 60 min / episode · Not rated

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Lenny Henry, Samantha Womack, Reggie Yates and Angela Rippon experience unimaginable poverty as they spend a week living it for real in this ground-breaking, two-part documentary for Comic Relief.

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Lenny HenryLenny HenrySelf
Samantha WomackSamantha WomackSelf
Reggie YatesReggie YatesSelf
Angela RipponAngela RipponSelf

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