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Wife Swap is a reality television program first aired in 2002 on Channel 4 in the UK.
Two families, usually with vastly different social classes, swap wives for a week. The women try to fill their counterpart's role, usually not succeeding particularly well. The adopted family also try to cope with the change - the husband usually fairs less well than the children.
Each wife leaves a house manual, explaining their role in the family and the duties they hold. When they swap they attempt to keep up with the demands set by their new lifestyle which usually includes a greatly increased (for one, decreased for the other) level of housework. House rules are often set, but often broken.
At the end the women meet for the first time and, along with their partners, discuss how they feel the week went. This often descends into personal insults and rows.
A celebrity Wife Swap saw Charles Ingram's wife Diana swap with Jade Goody of Big Brother fame.
The program format is reported to have been sold to various countries around the world, with a US version planned for release in late 2004.
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