'Benefits Street' given the chop by Channel 4

'Benefits Street' has been axed.

Fri, 20 Jun, 2014 - 12:48

'Benefits Street' has been axed.

Plans to film a second series of the Channel 4 reality show in Birmingham have been ditched because the cast, including notorious benefits scrounger White Dee, have allegedly demanded five-figure salaries.

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