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Cash Britain

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Observational documentary series examining how customers of a family-run pawnbrokers are coping in the current economic climate. With bills eating up the household income, this episode features Samantha, who is struggling for money to take the family to her brother's Royal Navy passing-out parade.

A factory owner attempts to save his business and 30 jobs by cashing in the family diamonds; and we meet Michelle, whose pawn debt just keeps mounting - an original loan of under £600 has cost her more than £2,000 in interest.

Meanwhile, the family firm are always looking for a money-making opportunity, and Gez Jr thinks he can make a fortune buying a car that once belonged to King George VI. Show less

Contributors

Narrator:
Warren Brown
Narrator:
Warren Brown
Executive Producer:
Julian Mercer
Executive Producer:
Julian Mercer
Series Producer:
Fiona Inskip
Series Producer:
Fiona Inskip

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