The Secret Millionaire: James Benamor

by Lisa McGarry on Tuesday, August 5th 2008

Back for a new seven-part series, the critically-acclaimed and award-winning The Secret Millionaire returns with a new batch of wealthy benefactors seeking to change the lives of others for the better.
Each week a millionaire leaves their luxury life behind, takes on a secret identity and lives undercover in a deprived area of the [...]

 
 

THE SECRET MILLIONAIRE RETURNS TO CHANNEL 4

by Lisa McGarry on Tuesday, November 6th 2007

Channel 4’s most successful new series in the 9pm slot last year, the Rose d’Or-winning The Secret Millionaire , returns with six brand new episodes. In each programme a millionaire goes undercover and assumes a new identity to enable them to live anonymously as part of the community before revealing who they really are. At [...]

 
 

Secret Millionaire Cafe Closed

by Lisa McGarry on Tuesday, February 13th 2007

A cafe that was given £15,000 by millionaire Charan Gill as part of Channel 4’s Secret Millionaire programme, was closed down last month due to its failure to pay its bills.
Its such a shame that after being given the lifeline by Charan, this business couldn’t survive. But I suppose it shows that any amount of [...]

 
 

Channel 4 Announces Second Series Of Secret Millionaire

by Lisa McGarry on Monday, February 12th 2007

Channel 4, has announced that there will be a second season of the hit documentary series The Secret Millionaire.
The first series of The Secret Millionaire was the most popular new series on Channel 4 in the 9pm slot last year attracting audiences of 3.5million.

 
 

The Secret Millionaire: Paul Williams Takes Son Ben Williams Along!

by Lisa McGarry on Tuesday, December 19th 2006

Ever dreamt of having more money than you knew how to spend? Whose life would you transform with the money if you had the opportunity?
Each week, in this new five part series from the makers behind the multi-award-winning Faking It and Wife Swap , a different multi-millionaire searches for people whose lives he or she [...]

 
 

The Secret Millionaire: Charan Gill

by Lisa McGarry on Saturday, December 9th 2006

Last year Charan Gill, the curry-house king of Scotland, sold his restaurant empire for £16 million pounds. He became one of the richest men in the country overnight. Now, he lives with his wife and family in his dream home. But Charan’s not always been used to having money. He moved to Glasgow from India [...]

 
 

The Secret Millionaire: John Elliot

by Lisa McGarry on Wednesday, December 6th 2006

Next Week’s Secret Millionaire is 62-year-old John Elliott from Bishop Auckland - a life-long supporter of the Conservative Party and one of the richest people in England. He employs more than three hundred people at his factory making water coolers. John’s now one of the largest suppliers in the world, but life did not begin [...]

 
 

Ben Way, The Secret Millionaire: Channel 4

by Lisa McGarry on Wednesday, November 29th 2006

I just watched the Secret Millionaire on Channel 4 and was a bit baffled by the outcome.
I thought the show had a great idea behind it, and it is nice to see a reality show where someone, other than a celebrity, actually benefits.
I watched avidly, wondering who Ben Way, the twentysomething millionaire entrepreneur, would award [...]

 
 

THE SECRET MILLIONAIRE: Channel 4

by Lisa McGarry on Friday, November 24th 2006

THIS ARTICLE CONCERNS THE 2006 CHANNEL 4 SECRET MILLIONAIRE SERIES, FOR MORE UP TO DATE ARTICLES CLICK HERE.
Channel 4’s new five part documentary series begins on Wednesday the 29th November at 9pm.
Each week a different multi-millionaire searches for people whose lives he or she can change for the better. Each of our modern-day philanthropists must [...]