# A Life of Grime

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BBC reality television series

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A Life of Grime Genre Reality Narrated by John Peel (1999–2004) Arthur Smith (2005-06) Opening theme "What a Wonderful World" Countries 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 April 20, 1999 (1999-04-20) – July 20, 2006 (2006-07-20) Related Grimefighters

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

## Overview

With [Louis Armstrong](/source/Louis_Armstrong)'s "[What a Wonderful World](/source/What_a_Wonderful_World)" as the title music, the episodes were narrated by [John Peel](/source/John_Peel) and later by [Arthur Smith](/source/Arthur_Smith_(comedian)) in sardonic tones.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Its appeal was based on disgust and the eccentric but often vivid and eloquent characters, most famously [Edmund Trebus](/source/Edmund_Trebus), encountered either hoarding rubbish or keeping huge numbers of animals.[1] The original series was set in [Haringey](/source/London_Borough_of_Haringey);[1] subsequent series have been set in [Bristol](/source/Bristol), [Salford](/source/City_of_Salford), [Sheffield](/source/Sheffield), [Tower Hamlets](/source/London_Borough_of_Tower_Hamlets), [City of Westminster](/source/City_of_Westminster), [New York](/source/New_York_City) and [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh).

## U.S. version

An American version of the series titled *A Life of Grime New York*, aired on the [Discovery Times Channel](/source/Discovery_Times_Channel) that takes place in New York.

## Syndication

Both *A Life of Grime* and *A Life of Grime New York* have been aired on [UKTV People](/source/UKTV_People).

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TI_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TI_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-TI_1-2) Hanks, Robert (4 May 1999). ["Television Review: A Life of Grime"](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/television-review-a-life-of-grime-1091607.html). *[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)*.

## External links

- [*A Life of Grime*](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tytxv) at [BBC Online](/source/BBC_Online)

- [*A Life of Grime*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0197168/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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