Secret Dealers

First off the Secret Dealers visit Nancy in Wiltshire who wants a clearout and some cash to pass onto the children. The dealers spot a valuable Moorcroft bowl and try their luck bidding on a collection of Victorian sheet music, but will their bids tempt Nancy? Next stop the dealers are invited into Colin and Jan's house in Suffolk.

The Secret Dealers are given the keys to Gail and Ken's house in East Yorkshire.

The first house is owned by arts and crafts fanatics Steve and Tina. They want to get rid of anything that doesn't fit the period, but the dealers love their arts and craft pieces and try to entice them to sell with big cash offers.

The first house is owned by Barbara and Peter in Hampshire. Barbara is keen to sell. She's looking to the future and wants cash for a trip to Australia to see the grandchildren, but when the bids are down will she part with her beloved antiques?

First it's a farmhouse in Northamptonshire full of elegant antiques that have been inherited and collected by Gillian and George.

Homeowner Christine is in serious need of a clear out but will the dealers be able to sift the wheat from the chaff? It's up to Christine to decide whether to take the cash or keep her belongings. 

Laden with antiques is a quirky house owned by ex-publican Anthony and wife Marlene. They're after some cash for a once-in-a-lifetime tour of Italy. There's lots of quality antiques for the dealers here but will their bids be accepted? Meanwhile Elizabeth and Robert have a house overflowing with inherited items that must go but only for the right price.

This extraordinary house is brimming with the most exquisite treasures collected over a lifetime by retired antiques dealer Alec.

Owner Edith thinks it's worth a tenner at best, but a bit of research proves it could be worth an absolute fortune.

In Devon, Francis and Winifred are looking to raise cash for some much needed repairs to their unusual motorhome. But when it comes to the bids on a prized Victorian ink stand, Francis and Winifred have to make a very difficult decision.

In Dorset, owner Carol has been collecting antiques for forty years and is keen to declutter. But the pressure is on to sell when all three dealers make a strong bid for a pair of clockwork dancing monkeys that are very close to Carol's heart.

Yorkshire homeowner Giovanni is keen to sell his parents collection but only if the price is right. Dealers Simon Schneider, Karen Dalmeny and Stewart Hofgartner fight it out over some eclectic items, including a fox hunting print and a Chinese gong.

To avoid the risk of breakages Chris has decided the time is right to sell his entire Doultonware collection - but only if the bids are good enough. In Hull owner Yvonne has all sorts of treasures hidden away in her home. A beautiful Bohemian amber glass goblet gets the dealers buzzing like bees round a honeypot, and they make some strong bids.

In Hull, Barry and Anne's old coastguard's cottage is festooned with collectable nauticalia which they now want to sell to raise money for a much-needed holiday.

In Essex, Vicky and James get more than they bargained for when Alison leaves a bid on their three-piece suite, while in Sue's house an Oriental Shibyama vase attracts the attention of all three dealers. There are some surprises in store when the homeowners decide what to keep and what to sell!

In the Lake District the dealers can hardly contain themselves in Sally's house, which is full to the brim of exotic and valuable antiques collected over years of travelling. But it's an inherited silver and tortoiseshell dressing table set that creates the biggest stir. It's been in the family for generations - can Sally bear to part with it?

In Shropshire, Anne's inherited etching gets all three dealers in a bidding frenzy, while in Doug and Marie's house a highly desirable horseshoe-shaped stool leads to all sorts of subterfuge and dirty tricks by the dealers. But Doug and Marie have the last laugh after some whopping bids are revealed.

In Essex Roger has an astonishing collection of antique card cases, but his resolve to sell a few is really put to the test when all three dealers bid on his favourite one! Meanwhile in Chris and Janet's house in the West Midlands a pair of 19th century Sitzendorf candelabra gets all the dealers' juices flowing.

Trevor and Maureen's house in East Anglia is overflowing with a nautical collection, but when the bids are finally revealed on Trevor's precious ship's compass and ship's clock will he be willing to break up his collection?

In Wales, Paul and Barbara are downsizing and are keen to sell. With a house packed full of gorgeous antiques it's a Victorian silver baby's rattle that gets all three dealers going gaga.

A Beswick figure of Lester Piggott on his horse Nijinsky gets the dealers in a bidding war - but who is the front runner? Today's dealers are Alison Chapman, Mike Melody, Simon Schneider, Karen Dalmeny and Henry Nicholls.

In Oxfordshire, Audrey and Ralph want to downsize, but that will mean getting rid of some of their precious possessions, including a much-cherished Regency mahogany bookcase. But with some strong bids from the dealers will they be tempted to cash in?

In today's show, Ena is faced with a difficult decision when the dealers make a strong bid for her precious collection of 37 Crown Derby animal figures.

In Scotland homeowner Alan has amassed an extraordinary and eclectic collection of antiques and collectibles over his lifetime. But now he needs to raise some money so he and his wife Thelma can fly to America for Thelma's son's wedding, and that will mean having to break up and sell off some of his precious collection.