In Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway, the Welsh actor Michael Sheen – that is how he says people describe him, so I am merely obliging – is putting his own money on the line to expose the world of high-interest debt and credit. Due to the murky issue of reselling debt, Sheen discovers that it may be possible for him to buy £1m’s worth of debt for a relatively paltry £100,000. Over two years, this documentary shows him working towards buying up the debt, which he plans to write off immediately, pulling off what he calls a “heist”.

But this heist is only a framework; Sheen’s Robin Hood act, while impressive, is more of a carrier for the message. The real point of the documentary is to simplify the story of debt, credit and interest rates and to reveal the extent of the problem, particularly in areas with high levels of deprivation.

Read the full article by Rebecca Nicholson here: Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway review – this Robin Hood heist is a total inspiration | Television | The Guardian

Channel 4 | The Heist
Actor Michael Sheen photographed whilst filming his new production ‘The Heist’ in Port Talbot, Wales.
28th November 2024
Photographer Gareth Iwan Jones
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