The Secret Millionaire is a reality television show which originated in the UK, in which millionaires go incognito into impoverished communities and agree to give away tens of thousands of pounds. Members of the community are told the cameras are present to film a documentary. The UK version is produced by production company RDF Media. It first aired in 2006 on Channel 4, with further series in subsequent years.
Seasons & Episode
Millionaire Carol Hayes is a London-based agent representing celebrities such as Gok Wan and Arlene Phillips. But Carol leaves the glamour of showbiz behind when she travels to East Glasgow's desolate Easterhouse Estate, one of the most deprived areas in the UK, where life expectancy is just 54 in some places. Carol finds charities she really cares about, and she throws herself into volunteering for organisations that help local kids and people with early stage dementia. The people she meets help the tough businesswoman get in touch with her softer side.
Damage to Bobby Dudani's Computer Exchange shops in the 2011 riots cost him hundreds of thousands of pounds. Bobby visits Croydon, which was hard hit by the riots, to find people to help.
Philip Johnston was given up for adoption when he was six weeks old. He goes undercover in Swansea, where there's been a 55% increase in the number of children taken into care in 10 years.
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