The Independent

Netflix’s Buying London should be the nail in the coffin for reality TV’s wealth obsession

Source: Netflix

It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment in that well and truly turned my stomach. After all, there were so many potential contenders from the first episode of slash love letter to unfettered greed. There was the scene in which Daniel Daggers, founder of the show’s central luxury estate agency DDRE Global, declares that “there’s no ‘I’ in team… but there is an ‘I’ in super-prime”, like high-end property’s answer to David Brent. Or perhaps our introduction to Oli, an agent who dresses like he is constantly on the verge of being

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from The Independent

The Independent1 min read
German Police Shoot Person Armed With Axe Ahead Of Euro 2024 Game In Hamburg
German police have shot a person they say was armed with an axe in Hamburg just hours before the city staged its first game of Euro 2024. Reports on social media said the incident took place near a fan park where Netherlands fans were gathered ahead
The Independent2 min read
Plaid’s Rhun Ap Iorwerth Attacks Labour Over Manifesto ‘Disregard’ For Wales
Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth has accused Labour of showing a “complete disregard” for Wales in its General Election manifesto. The Plaid leader said the document failed to back policies championed by Labour’s First Minister Vaughan Gething. Mr ap I
The Independent4 min readSoccer
The Lingering England Questions That Euro 2024 Opener Against Serbia Will Answer
On Friday night, as Germany were setting a pace for their tournament by thrashing Scotland, Gareth Southgate gathered the England squad for a meeting. The theme of this was more reflective, almost a final mission statement before it all begins. South

Related