Stripped of money and status, five celebrities experience homelessness firsthand

By Kylie Northover
June 26 2017 - 10:00pm
The participants on SBS's new doco series Filthy Rich and Homeless. Photo: Supplied
The participants on SBS's new doco series Filthy Rich and Homeless. Photo: Supplied

Yes, this is another reality program promising a "social experiment" but this three-part series, based on a British format and produced locally by Blackfella Films, who made the excellent First Contact, is often genuinely eye-opening and moving, even if the set-up is gimmicky as hell.