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The Des Bishop Work Experience
The Des Bishop Work Experience

The Des Bishop Work Experience

7.5 Jan 2004 1 Season 4 Episodes
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Documentary

Overview

Deciding to see if he can eek out a living on minimum wage. Des decides to try to survive for one month working a minimum wage job in various parts of Ireland. He turns his hand to cooking in a kebab shop in Waterford; a life guard at a swimming pool complex in Tralee; a shop assistant at a supermarket in Dundalk; and a general dogs body/jack of all trades/handyman at a hotel in Dublin (keep an eye out for his stair vacuuming techniques).

RTÉ

Cast

Des Bishop

Des Bishop

Key Crew

Tom Johnson

Tom Johnson

Producer

Aisling Milton

Aisling Milton

Producer

Liz Faulkner

Liz Faulkner

Researcher

Orla Daly

Orla Daly

Editor

E1

Abrakebabra

Des gets to grip with crowd control, litter management, and Chinese culture when he takes his place behind the counter of Waterford City's Abrakebabra.

Jan 26, 2004 40m
E2

Aqua Dome

It's Tralee and high summer. Every family in the country seems to have descended on the Aqua Dome.

Feb 2, 2004 40m
E3

The Central Hotel

Des works as a porter and general attendant in The Central Hotel in Dublin.

Feb 9, 2004 40m
E4

Superquinn

Des moves north to Dundalk, to the birthplace of Superquinn, to find the reality behind the myth of this giant among supermarkets.

Feb 16, 2004 40m

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