Rich House Poor House Notches Up Deals

Hat Trick International has sold both the finished series and format versions of its series Rich House Poor House to a raft of international broadcasters.

The series has been commissioned by Medialaan in Belgium, ProSiebenSat1 in Germany (now in its third season), Polsat in Poland (two series) and Nelonen in Finland. Meanwhile, SBS in the Netherlands has commissioned three seasons of the show, totaling 46 episodes.

A finished version has been scooped up by Medialaan in Belgium, AMC for Central and Eastern Europe, Virgin Media Television for Ireland, Sky Italia in Italy, SBS in the Netherlands, TVNZ in New Zealand and Polsat in Poland. Sales for the finished version of Rich House Poor House have also been secured by ITV in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Sarah Tong, director of sales at Hat Trick International, commented, “Rich House Poor House has been a fantastic success in the U.K., capturing a defining zeitgeist of inequality in modern Britain, an issue prevalent in many countries around the world. Looking at both ends of the financial spectrum, the series examines the very human issues of how we live together, how we spend our time, what our dreams and priorities are and whether money really makes you happy. These themes are of course universally relevant, and it is exciting to see how the series is being met with the same enthusiasm and interest worldwide as it receives in the U.K.”