Dirty Jobs with Peter Schmeichel

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel gets to grips with some of the world's dirtiest jobs and meets the unsung heroes employed in these often vital vocations.

Peter Schmeichel gets to grips with some of Poland's dirtiest jobs, including taxidermy, chimney sweeping on the rooftops of Warsaw and mining for coal 850 metres underground.

Peter Schmeichel braves high seas to catch eels and cleans the hold of a tanker carrying heavy fuels. Then, in 100-degree-Celsius heat, Peter cleans barrels used to brew beer.

Peter dangles 45 metres in the air as he tackles his next dirty job of painting a crane. He then races against the tide to cover oysters with seaweed in Brittany's oyster fields.

In Russia, Peter gets his hands dirty when he experiences life as a rubbish collector. Plus, he visits Europe's longest river and discovers the most difficult underwater jobs.

Peter joins the municipal cleaning team in Venice and sweeps the famous St Mark's Square. Later, he discovers how tan leather is made. It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it!