Skint - Season 1

Tonight. Tom gets his girlfriend's jewellery out of hock, while busker Bob is forced to pawn the tools of his trade to pay the rent.

Tom and Tara are in court on a charge of assault against the police, Vernon is hoping a bit of wheeler-dealing will make his Big Issue earnings go a bit further, and busker Bob decides to enter the big time and turn pub entertainer.

Bob's all set for his first pub gig, Martin attempts to kick heroin and buy his son a birthday present for the first time, while Vernon tries his hand at market trading at a car boot sale.

Discarded cigarette butts are a small comfort for broke Bob following his disastrous pub gig. Plus, can DJ Darren raise enough cash to buy back his pawned equipment?

Tom and Tara find their finances perilously low as they prepare for their fifth child. Money worries are also getting to Vernon.

Carmel falls out with partner Martin when she discovers that he has lapsed back into drug-taking.
Bob tries to find the money to buy a new keyboard, while Tony and Debbie find their debts spiralling further out of control.

Newlywed Stephen pawns wedding rings when money becomes tight. A Birmingham Del Boy, Akee, tries his luck at the buy-back shop. And Shenay, 19, becomes a lap dancer.

As the colourful series following assorted hard-up characters comes to an end, Tom and Tara's joy at the arrival of their new baby is tinged with sadness, while Vernon Burgess is back home and full of optimism.