Highlights
Bargain Hunt

Bargain Hunt - Series 20 (2008)

Audience Score
72

Series 20 Episodes

1. Ardingly

April 21st, 200845 min

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.

2. Surrey

April 22nd, 200830 min

The teams race to find bargains at Epsom Downs racecourse, with a Moorcroft bowl sealing the fate of one team. Experts Anita Manning and Kate Bliss unearth some interesting lots, but will the bidders be inspired to dig deep at auction? Tim Wonnacott presents.

3. North

April 23rd, 200845 min

Tim Wonnacott presents an all-boys show with a team of painter/decorators against a pair of physiotherapists, searching for bargains in Barnard Castle, County Durham. Experts Charles Hanson and Paul Laidlaw offer advice, but when they get to auction one team is looking for a miracle.

4. Ardingly

April 24th, 200845 min

Two couples chase bargains at a Sussex antiques fair. A retro mobile phone is possibly a collectable for the future, but will it make a profit? Tim Wonnacott presents.

5. Surrey

April 25th, 200845 min

Two teams with cooking in common take up the Bargain Hunt challenge, shopping in London's Camden Passage. Anita Manning's team make a whopping profit on one of their items, whilst the team advised by Kate Bliss make a profit on all three. Tim Wonnacott presents.

6. North

April 28th, 200843 min

Two young couples do battle, with one team choosing militaria to give them a fighting chance at the auction. Presenter Tim Wonnacott visits Beamish Museum near Newcastle-on-Tyne and tries to identify a single tray among 40,000 items in the collection.

7. Midlands

April 29th, 200843 min

A mother and daughter team take on some rockers, while experts Mark Stacey and Thomas Plant find gold and ceramics rather than heavy metal. Presenter Tim Wonnacott visits magnificent Haddon Hall in Derbyshire.

8. Surrey

April 30th, 200843 min

One of the teams makes a magnificent profit with their medical specimens, which puts a chasm between them and their rivals at the auction. Experts Kate Bliss and Anita Manning guide them round an antiques fair at Epsom Racecourse to find their bargains. Tim Wonnacott presents.

9. Ardingly

May 1st, 200845 min

These team members all work together in the same charity shop, but how will they do competing against each other to find the bargains? They have got experts Philip Serrell and David Barby to advise them on what to buy at the giant Ardingly antiques fair in Sussex. Tim Wonnacott presents.

10. Midlands

May 2nd, 200843 min

Tim Wonnacott discovers the literary links to Haddon Hall, Derbyshire. But will it be a page-turning thriller at the auction or will the teams and experts Mark Stacey and Thomas Plant want to close this chapter smartly?

11. Surrey

May 27th, 200845 min

Tim Wonnacott presents as two teams go hunting for bargain antiques in London's Camden Passage. It is a contest of spectacular extremes, with one team hitting the auction jackpot with one of their items, and the other team making stunning losses. But will it be the reds or the blues who triumph? Experts Anita Manning and Kate Bliss offer advice.

12. Swinderby

May 28th, 200845 min

Two teams hunt for bargain antiques with the help of experts James Braxton and David Harper. Host Tim Wonnacott visits Brodsworth Hall near Doncaster to learn how the Victorian owner invested for the future.

13. North

May 29th, 200845 min

Two teams go hunting for bargain antiques in the Rheged Centre in the stunning Lake District. Presenter Tim Wonnacott visits the Beamish North of England Open Air Museum and looks into the art and symbolism of the Freemasons.

14. Midlands

May 30th, 200845 min

Two teams go hunting for bargain antiques at Haddon Hall in Derbyshire. A medieval banqueting table and a feast of treasures picked out at stately salerooms are amongst the items served up. Tim Wonnacott presents.

15. Swinderby

June 2nd, 200845 min

Two teams hunt for bargain antiques with the help of experts James Braxton and David Harper. Host Tim Wonnacott visits Brodsworth Hall near Doncaster to learn how the Victorian owner invested for the future.

16. Peterborough

June 3rd, 200845 min

Two teams of pensioners go hunting for bargains at the East of England showground in Peterborough. Meanwhile, host Tim Wonnacott finds old battlements in Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire, but where has the rest of the castle gone?

17. North

June 4th, 200845 min

Two teams hunt for bargain antiques with the help of experts Charles Hanson and Paul Laidlaw. Host Tim Wonnacott visits Beamish Museum near Newcastle-on-Tyne to see the legacy of Frank Atkinson, who attempted to preserve the past for future generations.

18. Swinderby

June 5th, 200845 min

Antiques experts James Braxton and David Harper are on hand to lead two teams of women searching for antiques in Swinderby. Tim Wonnacott visits Brodsworth Hall, near Doncaster, to discover the influence dogs have had on the place.

19. Peterborough

June 6th, 200845 min

A ship's bell drops a bit of a clanger but there is still plenty to smile about, especially with experts Kate Bliss and David Barby on hand. Presenter Tim Wonnacott visits Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire, home to Rudyard Kipling's daughter, heir to his literary fortune.

20. Midlands

June 9th, 200845 min

Antiques experts Mark Stacey and Thomas Plant challenge two teams of amateur collectors to acquire the best bargains possible with 200 pounds. Presenter Tim Wonnacott visits the chapel of Haddon Hall in Derbyshire and views a poignant shrine to a young boy.

21. Peterborough

June 10th, 200845 min

Antiques game show. Presenter Tim Wonnacott is blown away by the magnificent Yellow Drawing Room at Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire. An antique trombone is one of the stars of the auction at Market Harborough.

22. Swinderby

June 11th, 200845 min

A pricey shoe horn and an unusual fossil are among the items bought at the fair, but will they make a profit at auction? Presenter Tim Wonnacott visits Brodsworth Hall in Yorkshire, a Victorian mansion built from family money left to Charles Thellusson, and discovers how it influenced Charles Dickens to write Bleak House.

23. Peterborough

June 12th, 200845 min

Antique experts Kate Bliss and David Barby are on hand to help another set of contestants find a bargain. Also, host Tim Wonnacott discovers some wonderful tricks of the eye, or trompe l'oeil, when he visits stately Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire.

24. Ardingly

June 13th, 200845 min

Knowing nothing about antiques proves not to be much of a problem for one of the teams, as both make healthy profits and both trust their experts with their bonus buys. But who makes the most profit at the auction? Tim Wonnacott presents.

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