Adaptations
The format has been adapted to many other countries. A United States version, starring the original Kim and Aggie, premiered in September 2004 on the Lifetime network and ran for 2 seasons. This edition also airs in the UK on Channel 4. This version has been criticized for using product placement such as Mr Clean and Bounty instead of the homemade cleaners that the UK version uses Both the UK & US versions air in Canada on the W Network and Australia on cable television channel UK.TV. The UK and US versions currently air in the United States on BBC America.
A Dutch version titled 'Hoe schoon is jouw huis?' (a literal translation of the original English title) has been made with two Dutch ladies performing the same role as Kim and Aggie do in the original. The show aired on the commercial RTL-4 channel and has been re-run on RTL-5. The show is a perfect copy of the British show. The original series is also aired on Dutch TV under the Dutch name.
A French version titled "C'est du Propre !" airs on M6 and on other channels of the M6 group (Téva, W9). The French "cleaning ladies" are Danièle Odin and Béatrice de Malembert. Two tie-in books have been published.
A spin-off book, How Clean Is Your House?, written by Kim and Aggie, was published in 2003. FreemantleMedia has also signed licensing and merchandising deals with many cleaning product manufacturers and other companies.
In 2004, Kim and Aggie did a version of the series called Too Posh to Wash about the personal hygiene of wealthy people, including one participant who had never washed her bra. They also did a one-off special, When Kim & Aggie Went to Hospital, which aired 30 August 2006, about how to keep our hospitals clean. In this hour-long special, the pair traveled to Ealing Hospital, which has often been criticized for poor hygiene conditions and regularly finishes at the bottom of the NHS Hospital League Tables.
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