James Argent This takes place at the Middleton Arena. James Argent James David Thomas "Arg" Argent (born 5 December 1987) is an English television personality. Argent has been a cast member of ITV2's "The Only Way Is Essex" since its first series in 2010. He has appeared in other television shows including "Sugar Free Farm" and "The Jump". Argent was born on 5 December 1987 in Waltham Forest, London and is partially of Irish Catholic descent. He lived with his brother Mark Argent, his sister Natasha Argent and was the son of Martin and Patricia Argent, in 1992, he moved to Essex
Reality television Men". Such shows have some antecedent in the British series "Antiques Roadshow", which began airing in 1979 and has since spawned numerous international versions, although that show includes only appraisals and does not include bargaining or other dramatic elements. While for "documentary-style" shows it is implied that the events shown would still be taking place even if the cameras were not there, in other shows the events taking place are done overtly for the sake of the show. These shows differ from "reality competition" shows or "reality game shows" (see below) in that participants do not compete against one another.