A Life of Grime

*A Life of Grime*
A Life of Grime
Genre	Reality
Narrated by	John Peel (1999–2004); Arthur Smith (2005-06)
Opening theme	"What a Wonderful World"
Country of origin	United Kingdom; United States
Original language	English
Production
Production locations	Series 1 & 4 - Haringey; Series 2 - Sheffield; Series 3 - Salford; Series 5 - Bristol; Series 6 - New York City; Series 7 - Tower Hamlets; Series 8 - Edinburgh
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	25 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	20 April 1999 –; 20 July 2006
Related
	Grimefighters

A Life of Grime (a play on the expression A Life of Crime) is a BBC reality series following the work of environmental health inspectors.^[1] Launched during an explosion of reality television, the idea found something of a cult following.

Overview

With Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" as the title music, the episodes were narrated by John Peel and later by Arthur Smith in sardonic tones.^{[citation needed]} Its appeal was based on disgust and the eccentric but often vivid and eloquent characters, most famously Edmund Trebus, encountered either hoarding rubbish or keeping huge numbers of animals.^[1] The original series was set in Haringey;^[1] subsequent series have been set in Bristol, Salford, Sheffield, Tower Hamlets, City of Westminster, New York and Edinburgh.

An American version of the series titled A Life of Grime New York, aired on the Discovery Times Channel that takes place in New York.

Both A Life of Grime and A Life of Grime New York have been aired on UKTV People.

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