Rich House, Poor House Season 12, Episode 5: Episode 5

Episode 1

Business gurus Nigel and Sue swap lives with parcel courier Damian and care worker Becki, who have big dreams of running their own businesses in a week leading to tears of joy and a life-changing gift.

67 min

Episode 2

Multimillionaire Poundland founder Steve Smith and his son Joe swap homes and lives with Jon and Kelly Deeming-Thomas and their five children. Jon and Kelly are both plasterers, but business plays second fiddle to family life, but they don't have a van or advertise their business and the debts are mounting. Meanwhile, Steve has enough money to sink the Titanic but hasn't always been present for son Joe and the swap is brilliantly poised for both families to learn lessons that could change their lives for ever.

67 min

Episode 3

Multimillionaire plumbing entrepreneurs Sam and Scott live in a £12m Westminster penthouse, but workaholic Scott recently had a near-fatal health scare. Plasterer Lee and gardener Laura live in a two-bed flat in Northolt, west London, with their three children, but the lack of space and financial struggles puts a huge strain on their relationship, so the couple have big hopes that the swap will solve their relationship problems and build Lee's confidence.

67 min

Episode 4

A single mum from Essex and her daughter swap homes with a millionaire entrepreneur who has made a fortune on Spain's Costa. Becky lives in the village of Hockley with her nine-year-old daughter Aimee, earning just above the minimum wage working as a trainee teacher, while home is a cramped terraced house. For one week Becky, Aimee and Nanny Bev travel to Spain to swap lives with Adam, his girlfriend Ebbe and his teenage son Jamie. Thirty-three-year-old entrepreneur Adam is another Essex native, but left Romford 15 years ago to set up as an estate agent in Alicante. His Spanish villa is on an exclusive golf course with a swimming pool and amazing views. Will Becky be tempted by a new life in the Spanish sun? Meanwhile, Adam teaches Jamie the real value of money by a week living on the breadline in budget Britain.

Episode 6

Health and wellbeing are under the spotlight in this heart-warming episode as a millionaire business owner swaps with a struggling mum and daughter, both recovering from health issues.

Episode 7

In an episode of tears and triumphs, highlighting the striking difference in how we live, angel investor Steve Bolton swaps with carer Val who dreams of starting her own restaurant.

Episode 8

In an episode full of tears and triumphs, angel investor Steve Bolton swaps with carer Val, who dreams of starting her own Zimbabwean restaurant. Millionaire Steve lives in one of Bournemouth most upmarket suburbs, and his children Charlie and Ella have their own annexe in a million-pound home. In Portsmouth, Val and her mum Cleo live in a council house that has seen better days and with three kids and only £52 spending money a week, every day is a struggle. Val and Cleo take to the royal box at Newbury races, while Steve, Ell and Charlie learn to cook cow's foot stew. While Val is inspired to move on her business dream, Steve and his kids have some of the best quality time in their lives.

Episode 9

Millionaire currency trader Lewis and his wealthy best friend Helen swap their lives of luxury with cleaner Nicole, joiner Grant and their three sons. Lewis lives in a sprawling country house near King's Lynn, Norfolk, complete with six deluxe bedrooms, while Nicole and Grant's Grantham three-bedroom council house has cramped bedrooms, threadbare carpets and a kitchen barely big enough for family meals. When the two families finally come together at the end of the week, emotions run high, revealing just how life-changing this swap has been.