When Paddy Met Sally is a two-part television documentary shown on Channel 5 in the UK featuring Irish Traveller and Celebrity Big Brother 2011 winner Paddy Doherty and Sally Bercow, wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons. The show is similar to Wife Swap.

When Paddy Met Sally
GenreFactual
StarringPaddy Doherty
Sally Bercow
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerPaul Coueslant
ProducerCharlotte Fitzpatrick
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time2 x 1-hour
Production companyEndemol
Original release
NetworkChannel 5
Release9 January (2012-01-09) –
16 January 2012 (2012-01-16)

The pair met in the Big Brother house in August 2011 and became unlikely friends. For the two one-hour episodes of When Paddy Met Sally, Bercow moved into Doherty's chalet on his travellers' site in north Wales, living by his rules in episode one and hers in episode two.[1] The programme first aired on 9 and 16 January 2012.[2]

Ratings

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Episode No. Airdate Total viewers Weekly channel ranking
1 9 January 2012 1.18m 17
2 16 January 2012 1.10m 25
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  1. ^ "When Paddy met Sally: Speaker's Wife Sally Bercow to move in with Paddy Doherty for new TV show". Manchester Evening News. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Paddy Doherty to star in new TV show". Evening Standard. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2020.