Secret Dealers
Kate Bliss presents a brand new series in which three antique dealers search through ordinary family's homes hoping to buy their most treasured possessions.
Episode 1
Secret dealers Simon, Karen, and Tim will be battling it out in today's houses, brimming with antiques. Their mission is to seek out the pieces they think can be the most profitable and place secret bids to secure them.
Episode 2
Today Anne is aiming to sell some family heirlooms to help with the upkeep of her precious horse. The dealers enter a classic tussle between sentiment and big money as the objects they want are all items Anne's reluctant to part with.
Episode 3
In today's first house, Peter is trying to raise money to pay for his father-in-law's nursing fees. Dealers Mark, Tim, and Karen are excited by a gold-mounted walking stick with a fascinating story behind it.
Episode 4
Margaret's house is full of precious inherited items that she is keen to sell in order to declutter. But will she be able to part with the items that she is most sentimentally attached to when the big cash offers are revealed?
Episode 5
Secret Dealers Tim, Alison, and David are heading to two completely contrasting homes today. They are determined to hunt out the best antiques and collectibles and battle it out with each other to own them.
Episode 6
The first destination is an imposing Victorian home. But can the dealers persuade Sally to part with a gold watch, of great sentimental value, which belonged to her husband?
Episode 7
Tim and Mark, all silver and jewelry experts, go head to head with each other and owner David. They offer thousands of pounds of their own money for a never-ending array of exquisite and desirable treasures.
Episode 8
The dealers face a bonanza in their first house. Collector Penny is attached to her collection of lusters, so will the dealers bid high enough for Penny to part with them?
Episode 9
The Secret Dealers are given access to all areas in two homes to compete with each other for the best antiques and collectibles. Offering their own cash they make secret bids on anything and everything that takes their fancy.
Episode 10
The Secret Dealers are given access to all areas in two homes to compete with each other for the best antiques and collectibles. Offering their own cash they make secret bids on anything and everything that takes their fancy.
Episode 11
Secret Dealers Karen, Alison, and Simon have a field day in Alan's house, which is a goldmine of quality items. There is a bidding war for a French games box, but Alan is a shrewd negotiator and secures some top bids for his items.
Episode 12
Alison, Simon, and David come face to face with homeowner Alison and her daughter Jenna. They have a strong sentimental attachment to a lot of their items, forcing the dealers to dig deeper into their pockets than they would like.
Episode 13
Homeowner Elsa and her daughter Lucie have to decide whether to sell a Ruskin vase that gets dealers Mike and Simon locking horns to buy, while it's a hare-headed pin that gets Alison and all the dealers reaching for their checkbooks.
Episode 14
The Isle of White hideaway is home to Pat, John, and their hoard of treasures including a massive collection of Ivory. Bidding in secret with their own cash, the dealers find that John is finding it difficult to part with many of his sentimental objects.
Episode 15
The Secret Dealers are given access to all areas in two homes to compete with each other for the best antiques and collectibles. Offering their own cash they make secret bids on anything and everything that takes their fancy.
Episode 16
In our first eclectic home dealers, Simon Mike, and Karen come across an extraordinary site, everything from jewelry, china, ceramics, and silverware has been immaculately laid out for inspection.
Episode 17
The Homeowners face the wrench of choosing what to part with. Our dealers fall in love with a range of collectibles but it's a bidding war for a vintage Louis Vuitton trunk that pushes them all to the limits.
Episode 18
Simon, Karen, and David are in for a treat in our first home. Mischievous owner John can haggle with the best. The dealers meet their match as they find out in a fierce battle for a designer watch.
Episode 19
Mike, Mark, and David offer thousands from their own money leading to some closely fought battles with owners Jo and Nick, who are giving nothing away. The tension culminates in a tense struggle between David and Mark for a stunning pair of Chinese vases.
Episode 20
David, Mike, and Mark are wowed by a collection of classic antiques, owners Arthur and Carol are astonished by the offers but play a brilliant game with the dealers, especially when a bidding war breaks out for a stunning art deco cocktail shaker.
Episode 21
The dealers are completely awed in the first home which is full of elegant and interesting antiques. A vast collection of Ironstone ceramics gets all the dealers very excited but they are up against a tough double act with owners Anne and Reynold.
Episode 22
In Peter's house, the dealers find a wealth of antiques, many of which come from the Far East. Mike and Alison play mind games with each other and Mike is captivated by a bronze figure but will his trickery with Alison backfire?
Episode 23
Simon, Mark, and Mike head to our first wonderfully eccentric rambling home. Owner John has done a bit of dealing in his time and expertly keeps our trio on their toes, especially Simon who falls in love with an art deco watch.
Episode 24
Dealers Mark, Alison, and Karen are wowed by the eclectic collection in our first wonderfully sprawling house and there are two intense bidding wars between Mark and Alison in the fight for Indian jewelry but will owner Jane be prepared to sell?
Episode 25
Karen, Mark, and Alison are in for a treat in the first house. It's crammed with fantastic items owned by Tim and Margaret. All three dealers fall in love with a classic car but it's Tim's pride and joy. Will anyone be able to bid enough to drive it away?
Episode 26
Sisters Catherine and Nicola want to get the right price for their elegant inherited pieces. The girls are experts at giving nothing away and Simon, David, and Mike get drawn into a bidding war for an extremely rare silver ear trumpet.
Episode 27
Mark, Simon, and Mike encounter expert negotiator Hugh, along with fighting for Hugh's family heirlooms, the dealers also leave bids on his car, but he was once a car dealer, have they met their match?
Episode 28
Secret Dealers Alison, Karen, and Tim are stunned by Ann's treasures in the first house but she is a very shrewd customer. In deal after deal, Alison's bids take a battering. Has she well and truly met her match?
Episode 29
The bidding continues the tension mounts as it becomes a classic battle between sentimental attachment and hard cash. Our dealers are pushed to the limits in a 'will you, won't you sell them' battle for a pair of perfect 19th Century Chinese ginger jars.
Episode 30
Mike, David, and Simon are very impressed with some ceramics including Royal Doulton pieces. But the dealers have an almighty struggle as homeowner Lee is not only attached to his collection but also very knowledgable about its value.