The Bidding Room

Nigel Havers presents the British version of the long-running German daytime show in which members of the public get expert advice on selling their antiques and collectables to a panel of dealers.

Genre: Reality-TV

Cast:Nigel Havers , Simon Bowers , Adrian Higham , James Gooch , Natasha Francis , Ian Humphries , Josephine Roberts , Simon Bower , James Broad , Jane Cave , Jacqui Harris , Estelle Bilson , Lucy Ryder Richardson , Melissa Drabble , Moses Otunla , Samantha Evans , Jonathan Swanston , Ethan Donbavand

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Episode #1.1

Mon, Jun 8, 2020

Five dealers bid against each other for items brought in by members of the public - including a piece of hair-dressing history, a beloved toy, some classic furniture and an item saved from the tip.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Episode #1.2

Tue, Jun 9, 2020

Nigel welcomes 4 more sellers to the mill in Halifax where they will try to get the highest bid from today's panel of dealers for items including a harmonica, a silver belt and an underwear advertisement.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Episode #1.3

Wed, Jun 10, 2020

Today's panel of dealers mull over a doll designed to teach resuscitation, a 19th- century credenza, an industrial theodolite and a collection of dairy artefacts.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Episode #1.4

Thu, Jun 11, 2020

Today's panel of dealers bid for items including a cake stand, a Second World War British field telephone, an accordion and five engraved cups.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Episode #1.5

Fri, Jun 12, 2020

The four items brought in by members of the public today are a vintage fairground game, a Chinese inkwell, a toy pedal car and a Victorian watchman's clock.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Episode #1.6

Mon, Jun 15, 2020

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7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Episode #1.7

Tue, Jun 16, 2020

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8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Episode #1.8

Wed, Jun 17, 2020

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9Season 1

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Thu, Jun 18, 2020

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10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Episode #1.10

Fri, Jun 19, 2020

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11Season 1

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Mon, Jun 22, 2020

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12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Episode #1.12

Tue, Jun 23, 2020

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13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Episode #1.13

Wed, Jun 24, 2020

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14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ Episode #1.14

Thu, Jun 25, 2020

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15Season 1

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Fri, Jun 26, 2020

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16Season 1

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Mon, Jun 29, 2020

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17Season 1

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Tue, Jun 30, 2020

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18Season 1

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Wed, Jul 1, 2020

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19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ Episode #1.19

Thu, Jul 2, 2020

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20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Episode #1.20

Fri, Jul 3, 2020

Today, the dealers go head to head over a religious statue, a pair of Bakelite telephones, a glimpse into the future with some Chinese fortune sticks and a piece of British rock 'n' roll history.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ Episode #1.21

Mon, Oct 12, 2020

In this edition, Five dealers compete against each other to buy a vintage Steiff teddy bear, a Georgian nutcracker, a very special bottle of wine and a retro tin toy.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ Episode #1.22

Tue, Oct 13, 2020

Five dealers compete to buy an Edwardian shoe closet, a bronze racehorse, a 17th-century writing desk and a set of commemorative Concorde service medals.

23Season 1

S1.E23 ∙ Episode #1.23

Wed, Oct 14, 2020

Four new sellers arrive with everything from doll-head moulds to movie posters and Scandinavian furniture. So will the dealers bid, and will the sellers get the prices they want?

24Season 1

S1.E24 ∙ Episode #1.24

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Nigel Havers welcome four more sellers to The Bidding Room. Lisa hopes to sell a vintage needle and shuttle case, Lorraine a French wedding cabinet, Dan a wooden ark and Pam a vintage pommel horse.

25Season 1

S1.E25 ∙ Episode #1.25

Fri, Oct 16, 2020

Four more sellers arrive at The Bidding Room hoping to persuade the dealers to bid against each other for a royal coin collection, two unique mirrors, a Russian-themed barometer and an ice shaver.

26Season 1

S1.E26 ∙ Episode #1.26

Mon, Oct 19, 2020

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27Season 1

S1.E27 ∙ Episode #1.27

Tue, Oct 20, 2020

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28Season 1

S1.E28 ∙ Episode #1.28

Wed, Oct 21, 2020

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29Season 1

S1.E29 ∙ Episode #1.29

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

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30Season 1

S1.E30 ∙ Episode #1.30

Fri, Oct 23, 2020

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1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Episode #3.1

Mon, Aug 9, 2021

The third series gets underway with members of the public bringing in items including medical posters and a mini skeleton, laundry carts, a womble space-hopper, a pink boudoir stool and a signed Live Aid T-shirt.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Episode #3.2

Tue, Aug 10, 2021

Today, the five dealers decide whether to bid on items including a collection of cards bearing pub signs, a barrister's bookcase, a Japanese wedding kimono, an inkwell and a unique 1960s dream stroller.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Episode #3.3

Wed, Aug 11, 2021

Dealers Estelle, Tash, Adi, Ian and James decide whether to bid on items including an art deco cinema seat, a set of 1950s toy poodles, a brass goffering iron (for ironing collars), a Chinese jade hand mirror and a Boer War campaign box.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Episode #3.4

Thu, Aug 12, 2021

Estelle, Tash, Adi, Ian and James consider whether to bid on today's items - an anatomical spider model, a silver box, a gallery sign from a famous Cornish artist, a Keswick light fitting and a wooden table that transforms into a commode.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Episode #3.5

Fri, Aug 13, 2021

Five more sellers try to tempt the five dealers with an eclectic array of items including an antique medicinal vibrating device, a pair of 18th century ice skates, a chair ladder and a 7 foot tall skeleton called Ines.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Episode #3.6

Mon, Aug 16, 2021

Will Jane, Tash, JB, Adi and Jo be tempted to splash the cash on a wind-up toy monkey that plays the cymbals, a set of samovars, stained-glass windows, a railway platform ticket machine and an antique game of kings and queens.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Episode #3.7

Tue, Aug 17, 2021

Today's dealers Jane, Tash, JB, Adi and Jo decide whether to bid on a decorative bust, a set of filigree miniatures, an old and mysterious lamp, a 1970s Pink Panther movie poster and a Danish table.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Episode #3.8

Wed, Aug 18, 2021

A coin-operated giraffe, a bubblegum dispenser repurposed as a lamp, a reverse painting from China, an early dynamite detonator and a Thomas the Tank Engine pedal car are the items brought before the dealers today.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Episode #3.9

Thu, Aug 19, 2021

The five items brought into the Bidding Room for dealers Adi, Jo, JB, Jane and Tash to cast their eye over today are a lead cherub, a butterfly-shaped dressing table mirror, an Alice in Wonderland tin, a magic lantern and a car mascot.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Episode #3.10

Fri, Aug 20, 2021

Items brought in by members of the public today include a pair of brass candelabras, a complete set of Star Wars figures, a World War I gun sight, a sculpture of the female form and a hand-painted fairground dodgem sign.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Episode #3.11

Tue, Apr 19, 2022

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12Season 3

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Wed, Apr 20, 2022

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Thu, Apr 21, 2022

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Fri, Apr 22, 2022

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Mon, Apr 25, 2022

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Tue, Apr 26, 2022

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Wed, Apr 27, 2022

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Thu, Apr 28, 2022

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Fri, Apr 29, 2022

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20Season 3

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Mon, May 2, 2022

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21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ Episode #3.21

Tue, May 3, 2022

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Wed, May 4, 2022

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Thu, May 5, 2022

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24Season 3

S3.E24 ∙ Episode #3.24

Mon, May 9, 2022

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25Season 3

S3.E25 ∙ Episode #3.25

Tue, May 10, 2022

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1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Episode #4.1

Mon, Aug 29, 2022

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S4.E2 ∙ Episode #4.2

Tue, Aug 30, 2022

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3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Episode #4.3

Wed, Aug 31, 2022

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4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Episode #4.4

Thu, Sep 1, 2022

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5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Episode #4.5

Fri, Sep 2, 2022

Entering the Bidding Room today are Jane and Ceri with a very long table, a 1930s sign, a pedal toy fire truck, some retro advertising posters for Birds Eye fish fingers and a macabre theatrical prop - a guillotine.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Episode #4.6

Mon, Sep 5, 2022

Nigel Havers welcomes five more sellers to the Bidding Room. Items they have brought along to sell include a butter churn, a set of glass apothecary bottles, a 1940s gas meter, Guinness stout advertising prints and a gold brooch.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Episode #4.7

Thu, Sep 8, 2022

The dealers bid against each other to try to obtain today's items - a decorative Palestinian headdress, vintage gymnasium steps, typesetting printing blocks, a vintage Open/Closed sign and a hand-carved Georgian boot-jack.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Episode #4.8

Wed, Sep 7, 2022

5 sellers enter the Bidding Room hoping to tempt the dealers with their items. Vintage tin toy racing cars and track, a carved Black Forest style bear, a gun cleaning tool from a Spitfire warplane and a railway lamp are among the items.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Episode #4.9

2022

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10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Episode #4.10

Fri, Sep 9, 2022

Today, Mel has a dress and umbrella from the 2012 Paralympics, Andrew a night-vision periscope from an army tank, Glenda brass and copper garden sprayers, James technical drawings of WWII tanks and Rick a 7ft tall ice cream figure.