Bargain Hunt
2000
📺 52 Seasons
🎬 1540 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 EN
⏱️ 45 min/ep
Reality
Two teams of amateur collectors have an hour at an antiques fair in which to acquire the best bargains possible.
Seasons
Season 1
Episode 1 of Bargain hunt
Season 12
Auctioneer Tim Wonnacott gives two teams of amateur collectors an hour at Portobello Road Market, London, in which to acquire the best bargains possible with 200 pounds. With experts Anita Manning and Mark Stacey.
Season 14
Tim Wonnacott presents as two teams go bargain hunting at an antiques fair in Penrith in the Lake District. Experts Kate Bliss and Charles Hanson are on hand to advise before the auction in Carlisle.
Season 15
Tim Wonnacott presents as two teams go bargain hunting at an antiques fair in Chester. Experts Philip Serrell and Charles Hanson are on hand to advise before the auction.
Season 17
Tim Wonnacott presents as two teams go bargain hunting at an antiques centre in Brackley, Northamptonshire. Experts Philip Serrell and Catherine Southon hope to push the teams into healthy profit at the auction with their bonus buys.
Season 19
Tim Wonnacott and the teams go bargain hunting in Glasgow. There are profits all round, but which team will make more money? Experts David Barby and Catherine Southon advise, with auctioneer Anita Manning giving the items her best shot.
Season 20
It's dealers versus dealers in this edition of Bargain Hunt - so if they can't spot a bargain, they must be in the wrong business! But with the aid of experts David Barby and Phillip Serrell, they're surefire winners when they take their items to auction. Tim Wonnacott presents.
Season 22
Two teams of friends are determined to have lots of fun when they go shopping at an antiques centre in Glasgow. Experts Paul Laidlaw and James Lewis are on hand to offer advice and help spot a bargain or two. Among the items purchased are a pair of mandolins and an unusual cubist plaque. There's a definite buzz in the air at the auction and some very happy contestants.
Presenter Tim Wonnacott also visits Dumfries House and looks at a piece of Chippendale furniture which cost nearly 50 pounds when bought but is now worth up to five million pounds.
Season 23
Presenter Tim Wonnacott visits Belton House in Lincolnshire and discovers an ingenious way of protecting the stately pile's treasures. Identical twin sisters go up against a psychic and his wife in their search for bargains. They are advised and guided by experts Mark Stacey and David Harper, but will their items make any profit when they are sold at auction?
Season 24
The antiques challenge game show in which two teams battle it out to see whose purchases can make the most profit at auction.
Kate Bliss and James Lewis join Tim Wonnacott for more fun and frolics, this time in Corby. With only one hour on the clock, one of the teams almost does not manage to buy their three items in time! Taking a break from the nail-biting action, Tim visits Burghley House to discover some interesting history.
Season 28
It is a sister act for Phillip Serrell, while Anita Manning hangs out with boys in blue. In the former home of architect Sir John Soane in London, Tim Wonnacott discovers what to do if you have got too many paintings and nowhere to put them.
Season 30
The antiques challenge comes from Detling Antiques Fair in Kent. Two male partners play a canny game in the expert company of James Braxton, while David Barby leads an aunt and niece through a heady array of shiny objects. Tim Wonnacott heads to Scotney Castle in nearby Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Season 31
A battle of the nations takes place on this special Australian edition of Bargain Hunt. An Australian red team take on a British blue team at the Sydney Antiques Centre. Paul Laidlaw flies the flag for Oz with the reds and David Barby waves the banner for GB with the blues. Tim Wonnacott heads to the harbour and climbs one of the iconic symbols of Sydney, its harbour bridge.
Season 32
The teams have a bonnie time bargain-hunting in Edinburgh. Charles Hanson captains the red team, who have cakes on the brain, while Paul Laidlaw leads a team of tartan-troosered blues. Tim Wonnacott takes a trip to Pollock House near Glasgow.
Season 33
Tim Wonnacott and the two teams hunt for antiques in the pretty Lincolnshire town of Horncastle. Experts Jonathan Pratt and Charles Hanson each hope to lead the reds and the blues to victory at the auction, while Tim Wonnacott takes a close look at some unusual wooden bygones at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
Season 34
The Malvern Hills are alive with the sound of haggling as battle commences between a chatterbox red team and a pair of ex-banker blues. Experts Philip Serrell and Thomas Plant are given the job of guiding them through the possible pitfalls, whilst Tim Wonnacott makes a pit stop at Nuffield Place to test drive some classic cars.
Season 35
We're searching for bargains amongst the antiques shops and arcades of Hungerford in Berkshire. Experts Colin Young and James Braxton battle it out to win the Bargain Hunt challenge, along with the enthusiastic red and blue teams. Meanwhile, presenter Tim Wonnacott comes across a rather interesting box with a surprising story to tell.
Season 37
The red and blue teams search for bargains in the antiques centres of Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire. Expert Natasha Raskin enjoys bargain hunting with two self-confessed shopaholics, while Charlie Ross has his hands full with his blue team. Tim Wonnacott uncovers a Victorian pencil case.
Season 38
The teams scour the antique shops of Lewes in West Sussex for those all-elusive bargains, and with experts Catherine Southon and Thomas Plant they are in safe hands. Presenter Tim Wonnacott finds something to keep the flies off!
Season 39
Tim Wonnacott heads to Builth Wells in mid Wales with two teams of engaged couples. The reds and blues are joined by experts Caroline Hawley and Colin Young. There is plenty of excitement at the auction in Shrewsbury.
Season 40
Swinderby Antiques Fair in Northamptonshire plays host to Tim Wonnacott and our teams of bargain hunters. We have a musical couple poised to play loud and hard and a couple of kickboxers who are pulling no punches!
The teams are guided by experts Caroline Hawley and David Harper.
Season 41
Tim Wonnacott and the team head east to the Lincolnshire showground. A team's friendship is pushed to the limit, and Tim takes time out to visit one of the UK's finest Georgian houses.
Season 44
The teams are let loose in Lewes. Thomas Plant's girls in blue know exactly what they want, but Catherine Southon's reds just cannot decide. Meanwhile, Tim Wonnacott comes over all Chinese at Brighton Royal Pavilion.
Season 45
The reds and the blues are bargain hunting at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells. Natasha Raskin is presenting, and she is joined by experts Thomas Plant and Kate Bliss.
Before the teams head to the auction in Cardiff, Natasha finds out about the history of Cardiff Bay with local historian James Cowen.
Season 46
Natasha Raskin Sharp presents from Spitalfields Market in London's east end. Battling it out are Radio 1 DJs Dev Griffin and Alice Levine and Radio 4 presenters Nick Robinson and Aasmah Mir, while experts David Harper and Christina Trevanion join in the fun.
Season 47
Season 48
The National Botanic Garden of Wales provides the beautiful setting for today's programme. The teams are let loose in the grounds of the garden in a bid to find some bargains. Keeping them in check are experts Nick Hall and Gary Pe. Meanwhile, presenter Charlie Ross is off to try his hand at coracle fishing.
Season 49
Edith Bowman, Amplify Dot, Colin Murray and DJ Nihal battle it out in this Children in Need special at Spitalfields Market. Natasha Raskin Sharp presents
Season 50
Anita Manning presents from Leominster with experts Gary Pe and John Cameron. The red and blue teams race around the high street hoping to bag themselves a bargain and make a profit at auction. Meanwhile, Anita shows off pieces of pottery with a royal connection.
Season 51
Eric Knowles presents from the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells and is joined by experts Caroline Hawley and Raj Bisram. The reds and blues race around the showground hoping to bag themselves a bargain and make a profit at auction. Meanwhile, Eric visits a shop that time forgot in Penybont.
Season 52
Charlie Ross and Pudsey are joined by stars from the popular medical TV drama Casualty for a blue light BBC Children in Need special.
Actors Sunetra Sarker and Michael French face nursing colleagues Suzanne Packer and Amanda Henderson in an emergency dash around the Ardingly Antiques Fair with £300 and an hour to buy three items to take to auction. The operation is to raise loads of money for BBC Children in Need.
Season 53
Today’s reds and blues are joined by experts Richard Madley and Ben Cooper as they go bargain-hunting at an antiques centre in Cheshire. As usual, they have £300 and one hour to buy three items to take to auction in Dudley, but to beef up the competition now our teams must spend at least £75 on one of their items and complete a shopping challenge picked by today's presenter Eric Knowles. Eric pays a visit to the Black Country Living Museum to find out how chain making was once a major industry in the area.
Season 54
Charlie Ross and experts Thomas Forrester and Tim Weeks present today’s Bargain Hunt from the Royal Cornwall Showground in Wadebridge.
Season 55
oin Natasha Raskin Sharp for a Bargain Hunt celebrity special for BBC Children in Need. On the red team are Joe Pasquale and Paul Zerdin and his puppet Sam. For the blues it’s the lovely Debbie McGee, Richard Cadell and the legendary Sooty. Sooty’s friend Sweep makes a guest appearance too! Guiding the celebrities around the fair at Southwell racecourse are experts Thomas Forrester and Tim Weeks, and Charles Hanson will be wielding his gavel at what promises to be a corker of an auction.
Season 56
The reds and the blues are hunting for bargains at the Newmarket Antiques Fair in Suffolk, with experts Caroline Hawley and Danny Sebastian ready to give a helping hand. Eric Knowles challenges the crowds to guess the function of an intriguing piece of Victorian paraphernalia. And the teams face profits and losses at the auction. Which team will come out on top?
Season 57
Christina Trevanion is in Leominster for today’s Bargain Hunt, where the reds and blues shop for treasures with experts Kate Bliss and Tim Weeks. Which team will make the most profit at auction? Christina also learns about the Leominster Ducking Stool, a punishment device that was used to duck rowdy locals in the river.
Season 58
Natasha Raskin Sharp is at Oswestry Showground in Shropshire, where experts Kate Bliss and Ben Cooper are helping today’s reds and blues buy their three items to go under the hammer with auctioneer Charles Hanson. Natasha chats with Ben about his fascinating family background in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.
Season 59
Charlie Ross presents a special episode commemorating the Second World War. Charlie is in Portsmouth, looking back at some of the militaria bought by teams over the years.
Season 60
Season 61
For this year's BBC Children in Need charity special, actor and comedian John Thomson and his daughter Olivia take on BBC newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti and her daughter Roxy. Experts Thomas Forrester and Tim Weeks guide our celebrities around the Three Counties Showground in Malvern as they search for toys that they hope will make big profits for Pudsey when they go under the hammer with auctioneer Charles Hanson.
Season 62
Charlie Ross presides over a bargain hunt with a regal twist. Experts Nick Hall and Stephanie Connell assist two teams of royal enthusiasts as they do battle at the Royal Cheshire County Showground. Charlie is given exclusive access to the royal carriages at the National Railway Museum in York.
Season 63
Christina Trevanion and the teams go antique-hunting in Shropshire with experts Kate Bliss and Richard Madley before heading to Stratford-upon-Avon for today’s auction. Christina goes behind the scenes in the costume department of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Season 64
Caroline Hawley presents a fever-pitched football special from Detling in Kent. Two teams of football fans shop for three items to take to auction, with the help of experts Tim Weeks and Nick Hall. There’s plenty of friendly rivalry as they try to score the best deals, but who will come out as champions? Caroline meets Baz Davison to discuss his collection of retro World Cup 1994 football shirts.
Season 65
The market town of Leominster is the destination for today’s show. Guiding the teams around an antiques centre in the Herefordshire town are Kate Bliss and Philip Serrell, but which team will make the biggest profit or the smallest loss at auction? Meanwhile, presenter Eric Knowles visits Hereford Cathedral’s 17th-century library, where the books are kept under lock and key.
Season 66
Roo Irvine hosts this episode from an antiques fair in Detling in Kent. With expert help from Irita Marriott and Nick Hall, the teams scour the stalls for the most profitable items to sell at auction. Meanwhile, Roo discovers some treasures from the ancient past.
Season 67
Eric Knowles encounters Daleks, robots and a Tardis in Carmarthenshire, where two teams of Doctor Who fans shop for antiques with companions Richard Madley and Kate Bliss.
Season 68
Is a win on the cards for our experts Tim Weeks and Izzie Balmer and their teams in Stratford-upon-Avon? Charlie Ross learns how historic playing cards offer more than just games.
Season 69
Two inspirational teams of volunteers hunt for bargains in Newark, and Natasha Raskin Sharp visits the Shropshire beekeepers who transformed a derelict site into a community hub.
Season 70
Two teams of current and former Crimewatch presenters go head-to-head in a show to mark 40 years of the long-running, crime-busting programme.
Season 71
A sprawling antiques fair in Newark, Nottinghamshire, is the location for this lively edition of Bargain Hunt as two teams of friends compete to make the most profit at auction.
Season 72
Two teams of friends face off to see which of them will win the coveted golden gavel. In red are a pair of university students, and in blue, it’s a duo of gym-goers.
Season 73
In a special episode to mark BBC Scam Safe week, there’s a case of mistaken identity when Christina Trevanion asks for a cup of tea! Meanwhile, the teams shop for antiques in Derbyshire.
Network
BBC One
Production
BBC Studios, BBC, BBC Studios Productions, BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions