Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

mark-01455 To start with, the fact England and Wales even has such a service as a High Court where there is no due process or notification of defendants is simply disgusting. I can see enforcing commercial judgements and rent collection, but the way these people deal with enforcing evictions of citizens gives you a very clear picture of how England and Wales see this rights of its citizens versus the sovereignty of property. This goes doubly so when these "Officers" are really hired goons working on commission.And while I can certainly understand how frustrated landlords can get from rent being in arrears and that it must be paid, the lack of due process - whether or not people received notice from a lower court, is simply inexcusable.Let me be clear, a property owner should never have to wait eight months to be paid, and when there's a brothel on the premises or something along these lines, the perpetrators should be kicked out. But by the same token, when arbitration has fallen through and promises broken, people deserve a definitive date of ejection, not some random goon coming with no warning and a write telling the tenant they have an hour to leave.It's seriously disgusting, and the people responsible for writing the laws in England and Wales should be ashamed in general for the way they treat their poor. As to the people - I have a lot of friends there and I am unsure many of them are even aware of these draconian rules. People in England and Wales are basically good, but the High Court is a horrific tool for debt collection that should be abolished.I just watched an episode while writing this this about a family that was booted out of their house who has a two-year old under life support... no quarter given. Disgusting. How could these people, the landlord or most of all Channel 5 deal with themselves after this is beyond me.There should be a provision in these laws that allows for situations that are obvious emergencies.By the way, I mention only England and Wales because Scotland doesn't allow these goons and has actual Sheriffs employed by the state that aren't incentivized by the profit motive to boot people out of their homes. It's a bit more civil and I can understand why they want independence if this is any indication.And when it comes to the UK, I'm not just talking about this crap, I'm talking about things like the fact there's a payday loan shop on every corner in every poor neighborhood. It's disgusting.Beyond all this, as someone who works in the media, I'm amazed that the producers can make a profit from selling adverts from this poverty porn, and I'm even more shocked the producers don't provide some of the more deserving people with compensation for showing their lives bare for the sake of ad sales.Again, I am very pro-landlord generally, and in commercial situations, well, judgements must be enforced, but the way they treat their poor in the UK is just horrific. They should abolish the High Courts' ability to evict people without notice. Full stop. And this poverty porn - disgusting. It should be canceled.

cujokay I love this show! I live in the U.S. and am SHOCKED that the "high court" can just show up at your door and put you out IMMEDIATELY! There is nothing similar in the states. Although we do have evictions the courts DO give you a final move-out date. There are no surprises at your door.Also being able to immediately take your possessions to absolve the debt is CRAZY to me! I love the show and have visited the U.K. on one occasion and really enjoyed myself (my husband and I took a 2-week holiday). I had no idea stuff like this was going on. It's mind boggling.

ladybug-48595 Caught the first 2 seasons of this on Netflix. Most of the other reviewers have it plain WRONG as they're critiquing the job, not the show, to which I'd respond "Don't hate the player, hate the game!".The show follows various different 'high court enforcement officers' in carrying out their daily jobs. Sadly, their job involves repossessing houses, apartments, cars and property from down-on-their- luck members of society, usually with either Sad, Pathetic, Hilarious, or sometimes Violent consequences.The people they meet come from across the wealth spectrum in the UK, poor, middle class, and also wealthy. What they have in common is they didn't pay their bills; full Stop. If they'd paid, they would never have been in the situation, hence the show's title. Most times their predicament is their own fault (not paying rent for 8 months, house sitting in a mansion and then refusing to leave), but occasionally there's a tale that tugs at the heartstrings.What people lose sight of is that there's always a 2nd party being wronged...it's not just the tenant being kicked out that's losing something. Several episodes discussed the landlords, who've often bought the property as a long term investment, like the seniors on a pension who can barely make ends meet as their tenant hasn't paid rent in 6 months and who leaves the apartment in a trashed condition to boot! Is it fair to have a system that doesn't have a recourse for them? No. Hence why this job (and the show) exist.Overall it's a poignant, realistic look at a job that appears both tough and heartless, but plays an INTEGRAL part in keeping the gears of modern society in motion. 7/10.ps. Would rate higher except the editing is crap...typical repetitive techniques of 'what's coming later' and 'what's already happened' really slow many episodes down.

stribble-72274 Please someone explain to me how this works? I love the show up until season 2 episode 6. Being a follower since the beginning I always enjoyed waiting to see what scenarios we'd be thrown and what circumstances the guys had to deal with that week. Up until today. Having seen so many families and individuals being evicted losing belongings property's homes it was awful but the guys were in there to do there job and as heart wrenching as it was to see this happen you always understood. Watching today never before have I seen such lean treatment for a debt that usually would be handled in the taking of belongings and sorted ASAP. However a street in Stoke on Trent gathered all their friends and family which resulted in the offer of a payment plan being set up?! I'm sorry but I thought that show was a last resort for the default of all other payment failures plans included so why in shows before have you waited (hours may I add) to remove families but this was an exception and I will make the point of saying that it's probably another one of those times that us 'white' people are more concerned with the prospect of appearing racist that when situations arise with 'differently ethic and coloured' individuals there then given preferential treatment?! Just goes to show how we have all ended up really. Every case should be handled the same and if the ability to give payment plans to those then please offer it to women who support children on there own or to an individual who is clearly unwell and unable to comprehend! NOT to individuals that over exert there 'community power'. Thought this was one of those shows where we all get treated EQUALLY ?! How can this be justified?! Chances are won't be watching again.