Bargain Hunt Season 35, Episode 23: Stafford 22

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Hungerford 11

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.

44 min

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Horncastle 15

Experts Paul Laidlaw and Claire Rawle help their teams scour the pretty town of Horncastle in Lincolnshire today, searching for the very best buys in town. Tim Wonnacott visits Lincoln Castle and takes a look at one of the few copies of Magna Carta.

43 min

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Derby 24

Derby's beautifully restored railway Roundhouse is the location for today's bargain hunters. Antiques experts Charlie Ross and Thomas Plant help the red and blue teams in their quest to find items but it is presenter Tim Wonnacott who finds something at the fair that could be worth a mint.

43 min

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Newark 6

Tim Wonnacott and the team are in at the Newark Antiques and Collectors' Fair today, with experts Philip Serrell and Anita Manning. The reds have a struggle finding items they both like while the blues explore the Roaring Twenties -and all narrowly avoid being blown away by the windy weather!

43 min

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Ardingly 2

The Bargain Hunt teams are at the Ardingly Antiques and Collectors' Fair today. Antique experts Kate Bliss and Charles Hanson will be on hand to help and inspire, whilst presenter Tim Wonnacott finds the oldest antique at the fair - a discovery of mammoth proportions!

43 min

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Peterborough 28

The Bargain Hunt team are at Peterborough Antiques Fair. Experts Catherine Southon and Thomas Plant are on hand to help the red and blue teams battle it out to spot antiques that will give them the most profit at auction. Meanwhile presenter Tim Wonnacott trots off to reveal a fair find that will please many a horse lover.

43 min

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Stafford 19

We're bargain hunting in Stafford at the Staffordshire County Showground. Expert Paul Laidlaw learns that bargain hunting is not just about looking at items but feeling them too, while Mark Stacey has his hands full with the red team. Presenter Tim Wonnacott finds a collection of magic lantern slides.

43 min

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Hungerford 12

Colin Young leads the red team and James Braxton steers the blue team through the antiques centres of Hungerford on the hunt for the items that will make the most profit at auction. Presenter Tim Wonnacott finds a surprise bargain of his own.

43 min

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Derby 25

Tim and his team of experts are at the Derby Roundhouse, home to an antiques and collectors fair. Experts Charlie Ross and Thomas Plant pit their knowledge and wits against each other to bag the best bargains for their teams, and Tim investigates an 18th-century national treasure, the painter Joseph Wright of Derby.

44 min

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Horncastle 16

This episode comes from the pretty Lincolnshire town of Horncastle. As the red and blue teams battle it out to find the best bargains in the town's antiques shops, Tim Wonnacott explores life below stairs at Tredegar House in Wales.

43 min

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Newark 8

Today the Bargain Hunt team go in search of antiques in Newark as they do the rounds of Europe's biggest antiques fair. Aided by experts Anita Manning and Philip Serrell, the teams are those all-singing, all-dancing types that aren't afraid to show it. Presenter Tim Wonnacott finds an upturned water tank that's been converted into something rather surprising.

43 min

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Ardingly 3

We're treasure seeking in Sussex today at the Ardingly Antiques and Collectors' Fair, and today the antique hunt pits banker against banker. Will either team be quids in at the auction? Kate Bliss and Charles Hanson head the teams.

43 min

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Peterborough 29

The Bargain Hunt team are at Peterborough antiques fair today. Experts Catherine Southon and Thomas Plant battle the snow to help our enthusiastic red and blue teams, while presenter Tim Wonnacott goes on a tour of the Gilt Room at Tredegar House in South Wales.

43 min

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Stafford 20

Today, Tim Wonnacott is at Stafford Antiques and Collectors' Fair along with antiques experts Paul Laidlaw and Mark Stacey. The red team falls in love with a lady in lingerie, the blues dig up some coffins, and Tim makes some finds linked to a notorious crime of the 1970s.

43 min

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Hungerford 13

Our bargain hunters head for the antique-stocked shops and arcades of Hungerford in Berkshire. Expert Colin Young is on hand to help the reds but is distracted by their rock 'n' roll reminiscences. Meanwhile, James Braxton drives the blues to distraction!

43 min

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Derby 23

Tim Wonnacott and the gang are at Derby's impressive Roundhouse for a trawl round an antiques fair. Experts Charlie Ross and Thomas Plant help out two mother-and-daughter teams, who only finish their bargain hunting with seconds to spare. Tim has a chat with a fascinating speaking picture book at the auction.

43 min

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Newark 7

The gang roll up in Newark at the largest antique and collectors' fair in Europe for today's bargain hunting. Expert Philip Serrell meets his match as he tries to help the red team, and Anita Manning learns the art of pogoing from her punk rocker blue team, while Tim Wonnacott shows us something marvellous he once found on a trip to Lewes in West Sussex.

43 min

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Horncastle 17

In the pretty town of Horncastle, Bargain Hunt expert Christina Trevanion helps a team that can't decide whether to spend big or spend small. Meanwhile, Paul Laidlaw has to deal with a team that doesn't seem to want to spend at all. Tim Wonnacott makes an amazing find at the auction house.

43 min

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Ardingly 4

Tim Wonnacott and the Bargain Hunt team are in Ardingly in Sussex. Antique experts Kate Bliss and Charles Hanson aid the red and blue teams, while Tim shows us the delights of a Polynesian drinking vessel.

43 min

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Peterborough 30

The teams are hunting in Peterborough. Despite the dreary weather Catherine Southon and Thomas Plant help the red and blue teams battle it out to find the most profitable antiques to take to auction. Presenter Tim Wonnacott finds something that will excite many a book lover.

43 min

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Hungerford 14

Experts Colin Young and James Braxton are in the antique arcades of Berkshire's historic town of Hungerford searching for bargains that might make their teams a profit at the auction. Presenter Tim Wonnacott uncovers a bit of Americana of rare and historic interest.

43 min

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Derby 26

Tim Wonnacott takes the teams to Derby's lovingly restored railway roundhouse. The belly dancing red team give a performance while their opponents, the blue team, hunt for 'girl power' items. The teams are helped along by the expert guidance of Charlie Ross and Thomas Plant. Tim gives his diagnosis on a 1920s doctor's bag.

43 min

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Stafford 22

Tim Wonnacott is at Stafford Antiques and Collectors' Fair along with regular Bargain Hunt experts Paul Laidlaw and Mark Stacey. On the blue team is a contestant who is a seamstress at Chatsworth House, and she is on the look-out for a nice bit of needlework. Meanwhile, the red team manage to pull a glass rabbit out of the hat at the last minute.

43 min

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Newark 9

The teams are gathered together at the Newark Antique and Collectors' Fair -Europe's largest - for a round of competition shopping. Experts Philip Serrell and Anita Manning assist the enthusiastic red and blue teams. But it is not always the early bird that catches the worm at these fairs, as presenter Tim Wonnacott finds out when he comes across a smashing collection as the fair is closing up for the day.

43 min

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Horncastle 18

The teams are in Horncastle, a Mecca for antiques in Lincolnshire. Two married couples go head to head in the challenge to find three items that will make the most profit at auction, assisted by experts Paul Laidlaw and Christina Trevanion. Tim Wonnacott explores Newport's hidden gem, Tredegar House.

43 min

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Ardingly 1

Tim Wonnacott and the teams roll up in Sussex at the huge Ardingly Antiques and Collectors' Fair. Kate Bliss and Charles Hanson are the two experts assisting the bargain hunters. As one team heads into the last ten minutes of the shop without a single item bought, could they be the first team to fail to find three bargains?

43 min

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Peterborough 31

The Bargain Hunters have to wrap up warm for a snowy day in Peterborough. Catherine Southon and Thomas Plant are on call to help the red and blue teams find something to hopefully turn to profit at auction. Presenter Tim Wonnacott finds a pot that could leave you wide-eyed.

43 min

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Newark 10

Tim Wonnacott and the team are in windy Newark with experts Philip Serrell and Anita Manning. Philip has the red team, both keen cakemakers, in fits of giggles. Meanwhile the blues, both molecular biologists, take a forensic approach to bargain hunting. As Tim says, 'today's show is a case of bugs or buns!'.

44 min

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Ardingly 5

There is a van-load of treasures to be bought at the Ardingly Antiques and Collectors' Fair, and Kate Bliss and Charles Hanson hope that their teams will drive the hardest bargains. Tim Wonnacott ensures fair play.

43 min

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Stafford 21

Two teams go bargain hunting at the Staffordshire County Showground. Expert Paul Laidlaw has fun with a mother-and-daughter team with expensive tastes and Mark Stacey pounds the beat with a pair of cheeky police officers. Meanwhile, presenter Tim Wonnacott bounces around on a rather dishevelled old exercise device.

43 min

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Peterborough 32

The Bargain Hunters return to Peterborough. In spite of the snowy weather, Catherine Southon and Thomas Plant help the red and blue teams battle it out to buy the best antiques that they hope will bag a profit at auction. Presenter Tim Wonnacott reveals a little box of delights.

43 min

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Edinburgh 27

This episode is a tale of two cities; first, Edinburgh hosts the fair for two teams of Bargain Hunters. Joined by experts Charles Hanson and Paul Laidlaw, Tim Wonnacott finds silver to savour. Then in Glasgow, auctioneer Anita Manning has her gavel at the ready to help push for a profit.

43 min