THE ISLE of Wight will star as a destination in a new television show that examines the differences between 'rich' and 'poor' holidays.

Channel 5 announced the Island will feature as its 'poor' destination in the show Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday.

The show will follow two families across four episodes as the rich family, the Walther family from Bristol, exchange a luxury safari in Zambia for a B&B on the Isle of Wight.

A spokesperson for Channel 5 said: "How we holiday highlights the wealth divide like nothing else, and this entertaining and funny new series reveals the home truths about our class system as two families exchange holidays, activities and budgets, to find out if money really does buy happiness.

"From windy campsites and the basic bedrooms of Benidorm to luxury foreign villas and private yachts on tropical islands, who will have the time of their lives?

"Do the top ten per cent ever want to share their loungers with the bottom ten per cent, and when we pack our bags and head for the sun, do we just want to stick to our side of the wealth divide?

"In episode one the Peters family from Scunthorpe jet off on a luxury safari in Zambia while the Walther family head to a cheap B&B on the Isle of Wight where parents Axel and Nicola learn that inexpensive holidays have a lot more to offer than they thought, as they enjoy time together as a family."

Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday will premiere on Channel 5 on Sunday, February 23 at 9pm.

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