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| Pawn Stars UK | |
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 Promotional banner image for the first season. The cast from left to right: Victoria Manning, Mark Lever Holland, Mark Andrew Manning, Mark Peter Holland, and Simon Penworth. | |
| Directed by | Rennik Soholt |
| Starring | Mark Andrew Manning (season 1 – season 2) Mark Lever Holland (season 1 – season 2) Mark Peter Holland (season 1) Simon Penworth (season 1 – season 2) Victoria Manning (season 1 – season 2) Liam "The New Kid" (season 2) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Chester, UK |
| Production company | Leftfield Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | History (UK) |
| Release | 26 August 2013 (2013-08-26) – 10 November 2014 (2014-11-10) |
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Pawn Stars UK is a British reality television series which debuted on 26 August 2013 on the British version of theHistory channel and ran until 10 November 2014. The series was filmed inSealand, Flintshire in Wales, and chronicled the day-to-day activities ofpawn shop Regal Pawn, collaboratively run by Mark Andrew Manning, Mark Lever Holland, Marco Peter Holland, Simon Penworth, and Vicki Manning.
A spin-off of the prominent American reality television seriesPawn Stars (2009–present), the show's format was similar to the latter show, as it featured an array of collectible, antique and unusual items that people sell or pawn. In 2015, the Regal Pawn store where the show was set went bankrupt. It permanently closed its doors and a request was made to "strike off" the company atCompanies House. The last time the premises were mentioned online, it was available for purchase through local estate agents.[1]
Following the success ofPawn Stars, Leftfield Pictures decided to produce a few spin-offs of it.Pawn Stars UK is the first international spin-off ofPawn Stars and the fourth spin-off overall.
The development ofPawn Stars UK was announced in October 2012, after A&E Networks and A&E Networks UK jointly agreed on a British edition ofPawn Stars. Executive producerBrent Montgomery opined that it would be "a natural extension of the [Pawn Stars] brand". Casting was completed in the same month, and production commenced in the final quarter of 2012.[2]Pawn Stars UK debuted in the UK on 26 August 2013.[3]
The show had a format in the style ofPawn Stars. It followed the daily operations of Regal Pawn, where the show was shot on location. Customers were mostly shown selling or pawning "amazing historically significant items". Deals and other interactions with customers in the show were handled by the main shop staff.[4] At times when the cast were uncertain about a certain item's authenticity or value, on-screen experts were called on to appraise the item. As of September 2013, two experts had been featured on the show – Robert "The Robster" Fiddaman, a music enthusiast,[5] and Stewart Knight "Midge" Myzylowskyj, a gun expert.[6]