Tim Holt
Director
Bargain Hunt (2000)
Series 20
Two teams of amateur collectors have an hour at an antiques fair in which to acquire the best bargains possible.
Released March 20, 2000
Episode 43 min
2+
Keywords: imdb.daytime-television, imdb.expert, imdb.profit-loss, imdb.contestant, imdb.long-running-tv, imdb.two-word-title, imdb.antique-dealer + 7 more, imdb.non-fiction, imdb.auctioneer, imdb.auction, imdb.team, imdb.competition, imdb.antique, imdb.bbc
Production Companies: BBC Studios, BBC, BBC Studios Productions, BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S20E1 - Ardingly
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.
April 21, 2008, midnight
S20E2 - Surrey
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.
April 22, 2008, midnight
S20E3 - North
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.
April 23, 2008, midnight
S20E4 - Ardingly
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.
April 24, 2008, midnight
S20E5 - Surrey
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.
April 25, 2008, midnight
S20E6 - North
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.
April 28, 2008, midnight
S20E7 - Midlands
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.
April 29, 2008, midnight
S20E8 - Surrey
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.
April 30, 2008, midnight
S20E9 - Ardingly
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.
May 1, 2008, midnight
S20E10 - Midlands
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?
May 2, 2008, midnight
S20E11 - Surrey
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.
May 27, 2008, midnight
S20E12 - Swinderby
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.
May 28, 2008, midnight
S20E13 - North
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.
May 29, 2008, midnight
S20E14 - Midlands
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.
May 30, 2008, midnight
S20E15 - Swinderby
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.
June 2, 2008, midnight
S20E16 - Peterborough
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?
June 3, 2008, midnight
S20E17 - North
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.
June 4, 2008, midnight
S20E18 - Swinderby
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.
June 5, 2008, midnight
S20E19 - Peterborough
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.
June 6, 2008, midnight
S20E20 - Midlands
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.
June 9, 2008, midnight
S20E21 - Peterborough
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.
June 10, 2008, midnight
S20E22 - Swinderby
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.
June 11, 2008, midnight
S20E23 - Peterborough
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.
June 12, 2008, midnight
S20E24 - Ardingly
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.
June 13, 2008, midnight
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43 min/ep
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