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Documentary series exploring the world of pawnbrokers and buy-back shops, following the people who resort to their services just to get by. A regular customer tries to get his girlfriend's jewellery back, while a Big Issue seller is forced to pawn his guitar, and a busker puts his livelihood on the line to pay his rent
A couple facing a charge of assault against the police have financial troubles - and find themselves under further pressure when their son is excluded from school. Vernon hatches a money-making scheme to supplement his Big Issue earnings and Bob decides there's no future in busking and plans to become a pub singer
Bob prepares for his first gig, in an Irish pub that perhaps isn't the ideal venue for his particular brand of Country and Western music. A heroin addict tries to kick the habit, and is determined to buy his five-year-old son a birthday present for the first time, while Vernon visits a car-boot sale
A DJ pawns his decks, then faces a race against time to raise the money to buy them back. Vernon finds demand for the Big Issue at an all-time low while his debts pile up, while Bob's recent disastrous gig has left him completely broke
Tom and Tara await the birth of their baby, but their financial situation is not improving, while Vernon has nearly all his resources tied up in the buy-back shop. A theatrical family struggle to pay for their children's singing and acting classes - especially since their eldest daughter has a big show coming up
Bob sees a keyboard in the pawn shop and vows to have it - but raising the money could prove tricky. Martin's partner, Carmel, is furious when he spends their holiday money on heroin, and a couple rely on the pawnbrokers to get them through financial problems caused by debt and redundancy
A newlywed couple pawn their wedding rings before facing a day in court, a 19-year-old gets a job as a lapdancer to clear her debts and a wheeler-dealer looks for bargains at the buy-back shop
Tara's baby is born, but Tom's health continues to deteriorate. Bob the busker starts a new business venture with a friend, while Vernon returns from psychiatric care full of hope for the future. Last in series
