Production company Ochre Moving Pictures is working on a new reality show for SABC1 called In Debt that is now looking for participants struggling with out-of-control debt and who will be undergoing an intense debt relief programme.
In Debt will likely be broadcast on SABC1 from December and Ochre Moving Pictures is looking for people who want to be a part of the show but are ''in a serious debt situation financially speaking. We will get them out of it, that's a promise.'' ''We are not interested in shaming you or seeing you fail on your journey to recovery,'' says the show.
Ochre Moving Pictures says In Debt is a ''docu-reality series that will probe the nation's chronic debt problem by taking 10 individuals through a rigorous debt relief programme. Each episode of this brand new format features a character with a desperate financial problem that threatens their future. The Debt Doctor gives them tasks to right their debt, from spending cuts to negotiating with creditors, and sometimes the methods are ruthless!''
''The series is scheduled for December on SABC1, at the time when South Africans traditionally splash out with their end of year bonuses,'' says the show. ''We are proud to be making valuable contribution to a national debate on debt management and personal financial well being,'' says Anton Burggraaf, Ochre Moving Picture's executive producer of entertainment formats.
People who want to enter InDebt can email indebt@sabc.co.za, fax 086 502 9895, or write to PO Box 52115, Saxonworld, 2132.
