Channel 4 calls on Fishwick to tackle payday lenders

Channel 4 has commissioned another special from Burnley entrepreneur David Fishwick and Finestripe productions, the outfit behind the much-lauded Bank of Dave.

The Lancashire businessman, who had previously been better known for the van dealership he built, quickly became a social media favourite, then later won a Royal Television Society Award and was nominated for a Bafta.

Nick Hornby, Channel 4 commissioning editor, said: "When Dave said he wanted to take on the payday loan industry we knew that he’d be taking us on a passionate personal journey into an important subject. But the story he’s uncovering sounds even more bonkers than the banks he took on in Bank of Dave."