Police in France are investigating a real life 'big brother' house - except the lodgers did not know about the cameras.
A 50-year-old man and his wife have been arrested for invasion of privacy after 17 cameras were uncovered in a flat they let out to young seasonal workers in Banyuls-sur-Mer.
The four lodgers, three men and a girl, were allegedly being filmed throughout the apartment, including in the shower and the toilet.
At the landlord's home, police say they found boxes full of videos of past and present tenants going about their daily lives.
One of the lodgers stumbled upon the secret when he slipped in the shower and knocked a clock off the wall - discovering one of the filming devices behind it.
A search of the house revealed another camera tucked away in the air duct in the toilet whilst a third was hidden behind a mirror in one of the bedrooms.
The couple say the cameras were installed after a previous tenant stole floor tiles. They also claim they had a lodger with Alzheimer's Disease who needed constant surveillance.
PA