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EVICTED

A property TV show that no one would aspire to

Housing programmes on television are usually about choice – BBC Three’s Evicted is a TV show about what happens when you have none. Think property programmes and it’s Phil and Kirstie asking you whether you’ll Love It or List It. It’s Dion Dublin asking whether you’re going to rent out or sell your auction bargain on Homes Under the Hammer. It’s Kevin McCloud asking where the optimal spot for a skylight is on your big build project on Grand Designs.

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