The well off Lusks, who made their money from the manufacturing industry, swap places with the Bosleys who are used to getting by on less than one tenth of the Lusks income, brought in by mum Melanie who is a cleaner at a working men's club.

The Hogans and Bucks swap homes and budgets for the week at Christmas time - and although they live only 13 miles apart, their financial circumstances differ greatly. Noel and Lisa Hogan live in a five-bedroom house in Farnham with daughters Aysha and Amber, and thanks to ex-policeman Noel's private investigation company, they have a weekly budget of £3,336. Meanwhile, Tanya Buck lives in a Basingstoke council house with her three kids. She owns a cleaning company and after bills is left with £140 to live on. How will they manage living each other's lives for a week?