Television, drug of the nation

there's a rumour going round that the producers got the people in this show to sign up under false pretences

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/benefits-street-tv-show-lied-6470342

“They recorded me making a phone call enquiring about a job vacancy even though I asked them not to,” she said.

“A guy answered so I asked what the job involved. He said it was to do with massages and other stuff and said what size girls he was looking for.

“We had a laugh at first, but then I got angry because I was desperate for work.

“They only showed the part with us laughing to make it look like it was all a big joke. They have betrayed me and everyone else.”