Bargain Hunt
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| Bargain Hunt | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game Show |
| Creator(s) | BBC |
| Starring | David Dickinson Tim Wonnacott |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC One |
| Original run | 13 March 2000 – |
| Links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
Bargain Hunt is a daytime television programme on BBC One, which started in the year 2000.
[edit] Format
Two teams (the Reds and the Blues), both made up of two people, are given £300 (originally £200) each. With each accompanied by an antiques trade expert, the two teams each buy three lots of items from bric-a-brac sales and attempt to make their money back (or more) by auctioning them off. The participants keep any profit they make, and since 2004 "golden gavel" trophies are awarded to any team which makes a profit on all three of their items.
[edit] History
Originally a daytime show when launched in 2000, it became staple viewing of students and gave host David Dickinson cult status.
A prime-time version was also made (2002-2005), which is similar to the daytime show except that which the teams' budget is increased to £500. It was on the prime time version of the show that a team led by Michael Hogben purchased a Royal Worcester box at Ardingly fair for £140, that made £800 in the live prime time auction - the largest profit ever made on "Bargain Hunt."
When host David Dickinson gave up the daytime show to concentrate on the primetime version, his place was taken by Tim Wonnacott, an antiques expert already well-known to UK viewers as a long-standing expert on The Antiques Roadshow.
In April 2005 it was announced that the primetime version of Bargain Hunt had been axed; however the daytime version is to continue. Reruns of the daytime version (from the Dickinson era) also appear on BBC America.
[edit] External links
- Bargain Hunt website from the BBC
- UK Gameshows Page: Bargain Hunt
