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#1 - Bin Man
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/2010
Wales's leading stand up comedian tries out refuse collecting on the streets of Barry.
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#2 - Mother
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/2010
Stand up comic Rhod Gilbert tries out some proper jobs. This time he attempts to be a mother. He's put in charge of seven kids for a day when he takes over the running of a very large South Wales family. They may be smaller than his usual audience, but they are a lot tougher.
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#3 - Hairdresser
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/2/2010
Stand up comic Rhod Gilbert tries out some proper jobs. This time he goes straight from the stage to the hair and beauty salon. Is Rhod 'salon ready' to be let loose on some real customers? Rhod tries out an all-over spray tan and perfects the Rhod Gilbert bob - with hair-raising results.
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#4 - Soldier
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/10/2010
Rhod takes part in one of the British Army's toughest training exercises in the Brecon Beacons.
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#5 - Farmer
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/7/2011
Wales's leading stand up comedian finally gets a proper job and goes from a comedy routine to working on a farm.
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#6 - Butler
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/14/2011
Stand-up comedian Rhod Gilbert tries his hand at a proper job and he's butler to a Lord for a day.
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#7 - Tattooist
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/21/2011
Stand-up comedian Rhod Gilbert gets a proper job as a tattooist's apprentice. But this could be the most painful job of all as he's told if he's to give a tattoo he has to have a tattoo.
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#8 - Firefighter
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/28/2011
Stand-up comedian Rhod Gilbert gets a proper job and this week he's on emergency call with the Fire Brigade.
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#9 - Primary School Teacher
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 5/7/2012
Rhod goes back to school as he joins the staff of Monnow Primary School near Newport.
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#10 - Zoo Keeper
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 5/14/2012
This week Rhod takes on the mantle of zoo keeper at Welsh Mountain Zoo, North Wales. Looking after tigers, sea lions and freaky monkeys, Rhod faces up to the realities of exotic animal care.
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#11 - Drag Artist
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 5/28/2012
This week Rhod dons make-up and a dress to become a drag artist. Coached by one of the country's leading performers, he faces the daunting challenge of appearing on stage as a woman in front of a packed audience.
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#12 - Policeman
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 6/4/2012
Rhod draws his latest round of work placements to a close by becoming a policeman with South Wales Police, spending time with traffic officers and taking part in a drugs raid. However, he soon realises that there is a big difference between life on stage and life on the beat.
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#13 - Wedding Planner
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 6/5/2013
In this episode Rhod takes on the mantle of wedding planner for a young couple who want him to organise a Hollywood-themed event.
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#14 - Scout Leader
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 6/12/2013
Stand-up comedian Rhod Gilbert tries his hand at some proper jobs. In this programme he takes 200 Swansea scouts to a wilderness survival camp.
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#15 - Coach Tour Guide
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 6/26/2013
Stand-up comedian Rhod Gilbert tries his hand at some proper jobs. In this programme, Rhod takes a coach load of Welsh pensioners on a guided tour of Antwerp and Bruges.
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#16 - Male Model
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 7/3/2013
Rhod investigates opportunities to become a male model. But after failing to impress Julien MacDonald, he ventures into parts of the fashion industry that he never knew existed. He faces the challenge of becoming an artist's model, meets the UK's top hand model, and signs up with an agency which sells 'character models' rather than good looks.
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#17 - Fisherman
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2014
Comedian Rhod Gilbert is back doing proper jobs and the series starts with him taking on one of the most dangerous jobs in Britain. As a deep sea fisherman he faces fish that must be disembowelled, sea sickness, a very irritated skipper and he has to get up early. In the battle of the seas - flatfish versus stand-up - there can be only one winner.
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#18 - Vet
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2014
Stand-up comedian Rhod Gilbert is back doing a real job and facing the life and death challenge of being a vet. From artificial insemination of pigs to constipated dogs, Rhod is getting to grips on the frontline of animal care, it's a dirty job and someone has to do it.
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#19 - Hotelier
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2014
Stand-up comic Rhod Gilbert is facing the challenge of another proper job as he takes over the running of a hotel in Tenby. Rhod has stayed in many hotels on tour, but cleaning, cooking breakfast and dealing with complaints is not what he'd registered for in this hotel.
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#20 - RAF Fighter Pilot
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2014
Rhod Gilbert tries his hand at some proper jobs. In this edition he trains to become a pilot with the RAF with an eye to co-piloting on an exercise.
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#21 - Journalist
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 2/16/2016
Stand-up comedian Rhod Gilbert is attempting another proper job in this new series - this time training as a BBC news reporter. From running round the streets like a headless chicken in search of a headline story, to learning what it's like to report from a war zone, Rhod must keep calm, remain impartial and land the scoop if he's to get a job with BBC Wales Today.
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#22 - Paranormal Investigator
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 2/23/2016
Sceptical Rhod is on the hunt for something he doesn't think exists. Will he find it? Is there anything to find? Will he know it if he finds it anyway? Teaming up with a merry band of ghost hunters, Rhod is expected to host a paranormal evening for the public. Desperate to meet those beyond the grave, Rhod tries to put himself in the scariest situations he can find.
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#23 - Rugby Coach
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 3/1/2016
In 15 years of playing, Rhod may possibly be the only rugby player on earth never to score a point. How will he fare when given the role of coaching a team? After a day at the WRU's school of excellence, he is dumped with Whitland RFC's under-8s, and expected to prepare them for a major tournament. Inspiring and managing the gaggle of energetic youngsters might be his biggest test yet.
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#24 - Miner
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 3/8/2016
Rhod's hands are silky soft. He's better suited to typing and stroking dogs than operating heavy machinery or sweating it out with intense physical labour. So how will he get on at the UK's largest open cast mine in Merthyr Tydfil, where he'll be tested on everything from driving a 25-tonne truck to handling explosives. Moving onto Europe's deepest mine, Rhod has to learn to work nine kilometres under the North Sea with a foreman who has no time for his whingeing.
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#25 - Estate Agent
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2017
In the first episode of the new series of Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience, Rhod takes to the streets of Cwmbran to learn the business of selling houses. Gavin, Rhod's mentor, believes happy people sell, so how will the grumpy comedian cope in a high-octane sales environment? Can Rhod's unique approach make him employee of the month, or will he have the home buyers running
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The Best Episodes of Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience
Every episode of Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience!
Following comedian Rhod Gilbert as he tries out different jobs across Wales
Genres:DocumentaryComedyReality
Network:BBC One
Best Episodes Summary
"Bin Man" is the best rated episode of "Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/19/2010. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "Mother".