The Des Bishop Work Experience

TV Mini Series
2004–
45m

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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... Read allDeciding 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 assi... Read allDeciding 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/handiman at ... Read all

Star
- Des Bishop

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8.7/10

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Star
- Des Bishop

2User reviews

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Quotes
Des Bishop: You know what I hate about drunkenness? It's the uniformity of drunkenness - it makes everyone into the same person. Just loud and silly... You think you're totally mad, y'know? But in reality you're just... you're just everyone becomes in unison, one person.

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Featured review

9/10

Appeals to anyone...not just Irish!

The previous reviewer indicates that this would only be funny, or if interest to, an Irish viewer. I thought it was hilarious, and informative. And being from the USA (my husband is from Ireland, and I saw the programme there)...it was very interesting to compare the idea of minimum wage jobs and their requirements and problems in BOTH places.

Documentary maker Morgan Spurlock has done a somewhat similar series here in the US recently (though it is less "comic") called "Thirty Days"...in which he does certain things for that length of time. The first episode had he and his girlfriend taking minimum wage jobs for a month and living off what they made. He also did one where he was in prison for 30 days.

If you get a chance...watch it. It is funny, but also sad and poignant.