The Des Bishop Work Experience

7.0
200440m

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).

Production

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Seasons

4 Episodes • Premiered 2004

Still image for The Des Bishop Work Experience season 1 episode 1: Abrakebabra

1. Abrakebabra

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.

Still image for The Des Bishop Work Experience season 1 episode 2: Aqua Dome

2. Aqua Dome

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

Still image for The Des Bishop Work Experience season 1 episode 3: The Central Hotel

3. The Central Hotel

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

Still image for The Des Bishop Work Experience season 1 episode 4: Superquinn

4. Superquinn

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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