The Des Bishop Work Experience
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The Des Bishop Work Experience

7.0 / 10
2004
1 season
4 episodes
Documentary

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).

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  • Ep 1

    1.Abrakebabra

    26-01-200440m

    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.

  • Ep 2

    2.Aqua Dome

    02-02-200440m

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

  • Ep 3

    3.The Central Hotel

    09-02-200440m

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

  • Ep 4

    4.Superquinn

    16-02-200440m

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

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