Skint - Episode Guide

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.

The critically acclaimed docusoap returns to the "buy-back" stores, pawn shops and streets of Birmingham and Bristol. Indomitable Big Issue seller Vernon Burgess is homeless again, so he's off to seek refuge with the Salvation Army.

A Big Issue seller wants a change of career, while a couple are deep in debt and facing a court summons for assault. Meanwhile, Tara [text removed] has changed dramatically since the last series: she has taken her children away from Birmingham and their alcoholic father.

Christmas is coming and Vernon is skint. Will busking help? Heroin addict Gaz wants to spend his first Christmas in years out of prison with his mum, and Nick has a gambling addiction that even his pawn shop connection finds unsettling.

The stress of debt is taking its toll on Tony, while Nick gets lucky when a woman gives him two free televisions that he can flog to the pawn shop.

Tony is on his own after being assaulted by his girlfriend, but manages to find a job for the first time in 11 years.

Lovable Big Issue seller Vernon features in a one-off special for the No Home season. Our hero has set up his own company and is planning a record. Meanwhile, Gaz's heroin addiction is under control but there are shocks in store.

The BBC's Hard Christmas campaign continues with an update on the story of Vernon Burgess , the Big Issue seller who spent last Christmas in a psychiatric unit. This year he's determined to busk his way out of trouble. All he needs is a guitar, and some lessons ...

The two previous series of Skint introduced viewers to Vernon Burgess. Having spent time in prison and psychiatric care, Vernon ended up homeless and skint.

For the debt season, the film crew again visits Vernon. He is selling the Big Issue to supplement his benefits, but this will not clear his increasing debts. An old credit card purchase of his son's bike has caught up with him, and with added interest, it is over a thousand pounds. He also owes the Benefits Office a few thousand in overpaid allowances, and has not paid his water bill for a year.

A visit to Birmingham City Council debt counselling service helps, but Vernon has his own plan. He becomes an apprentice bathroom fitter, with plans of starting a business. However, he is still set in his old ways, so things do not go quite to plan.