- Title: Wifeswap - Series 2
- Date: 30th September 2003
- Description:Two women who have never met agree to swap homes,children and husbands for two weeks to see what they can learn about their own lives. The women have to cope with a new spouse,be mother to other people's children and then meet up with the other couple at the end of the two weeks to tell each other how it all went. During the first week the new wife is expected to do everything that the real wife does at home and to the same standard whether they agree with it or not. The second week then brings about the opportunity for the new wives to show these families how they do things and how they think they can improve the family's lives. The families,usually coming from very opposite worlds,inevitably clash on issues such as child rearing,house keeping and life style choices Narrator: Ken Lorimer Produced and Directed by: Vicky Hamburger (Episode two) Jason and Nicola have been together for eleven years,they live in a five-bedroom-mansion in Wales with their two children; two-year-old Morgan and seven-year-old Lewis. Jason is a high earner who works hard and plays hard; he spends four hours a night alone in his games room. Nicola is an interior designer and when she is not decorating the house she is looking after the children and doing all the house work. Jane and Dave McLoughlan live in Newcastle and have been married for ten years and also have two children; Leanne who is ten and Reese who is six. Jane works part time in a charity shop and Dave works in a canteen emanating in ?160 a week take home. Dave is a modern man; he works,takes care of the kids,cooks and washes up and Jane admits she is not exactly a workaholic. The big twist in this week's episode is that the two men,Dave and Jason,are brothers and have completely different views about life. The two wives are not close and haven't seen each other for nine years; they haven't met each other's children or been to each other's houses. The two weeks has a profound effect on both families as Dave and Nicola both realise their partners walk all over them and Nicola even threatens to leave Jason if things do not change. Thankfully Jason comes to his senses and is now a changed man,treating his wife with respect and spending quality time with the whole family. Dave manages to get Jane to admit that she appreciates him and she even starts to do the cooking after the swap.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Entertainment
- Producer:RDF Media Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 2
- Transmission Date:30/09/2003
- Rights:UK and Eire
- Decade: 2000s