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The French Collection

Season 1
French Collection is a daytime competition where three amateur dealers with an eye for profit get a day at a French market, a set budget to spend and a veteran dealer on hand to provide his expert advice. Their challenge? To beat their rivals to buy vintage pieces and collectables that they think will make them the biggest profit back home.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Durtal & Portobello Road Market
    December 31, 2013
    48min
    13+
    Jemma, Kellie and David go shopping in Durtal, north-west France. Jemma thinks kids' furniture is hot, Kellie shows how to upcycle candlesticks, and an old leather chair is a money-spinner for David.
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  2. S1 E2 - Avignon & Bristol
    January 7, 2014
    48min
    13+
    Three Brits visit a market in Avignon in southern France, before trying to sell for a profit in Bristol
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  3. S1 E3 - Nice & Clapham
    January 14, 2014
    48min
    13+
    In Nice, in the south of France, David, Jane and Nathalie go head to head to see who can buy the best bargains to then sell for a profit on their return to Clapham, London
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  4. S1 E4 - Porte de Vanves & York
    January 21, 2014
    48min
    13+
    Sarah, Trevor and Vicky visit the Porte de Vanves market in Paris, hoping to sell on whatever they buy for a profit on their return to York. Sarah spends big on some Bakelite telephones.
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  5. S1 E5 - Jonzac & Brighton
    January 28, 2014
    48min
    13+
    Three rivals head to a flea market in Jonzac, western France, looking for bargains to sell for a profit on their return to Brighton
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  6. S1 E6 - Carpentras & Bristol
    February 4, 2014
    48min
    13+
    In Carpentras, southern France, Ray sees potential in a French dresser - but will the buyers in Bristol agree? Joanne reupholsters some antique dining chairs
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  7. S1 E7 - Nantes & Portobello
    February 11, 2014
    48min
    13+
    In Nantes, Jess thinks her fortune lies with a retro Formica kitchen set. Terry gets lucky with a 70s coffee table. And Dan converts a vintage trunk into a kitsch cocktail cabinet.
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  8. S1 E8 - L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue & Manchester
    February 18, 2014
    47min
    13+
    In L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, southern France, Colin finds a vintage mirror that he thinks could be a winner. Katie restores an old table, and body paint artist Amanda gives a shop mannequin a makeover.
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  9. S1 E9 - Le Val & Clapham
    February 25, 2014
    48min
    13+
    In a market in Le Val, Alison finds an old birdcage she wants to clean up as a decorative item. Alys places her bets on an antique rocking horse. And Louise spruces up a hall coat stand.
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  10. S1 E10 - Montpellier & Shoreditch
    February 25, 2014
    48min
    13+
    Siobhan thinks a retro tapestry could be a real money spinner. Raj creates a personalised table top by printing a photograph on to MDF. And Lyn upcycles a 100-year-old cot.
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  11. S1 E11 - Carpentras & Manchester
    March 4, 2014
    48min
    13+
    Three rivals go head to head in Carpentras in the south of France, to see who can bag the best bargains from a sunny French flea market
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  12. S1 E12 - Place de la Bastille & York
    March 11, 2014
    48min
    13+
    In a Paris market, John spends big on an industrial lamp, Mark turns a picture frame into a blackboard, and Agata buys an antique sunlamp. But will the buyers of York give them a profit?
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  13. S1 E13 - Jonzac & Brighton
    March 18, 2014
    48min
    13+
    Nadia has high hopes for a 19th-century bread-delivery bicycle. Fiona buys an old wooden chest, which she converts into a cushioned bench seat
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  14. S1 E14 - Villeneuve-lès-Avignon & Shoreditch
    March 25, 2014
    48min
    13+
    Sarah finds an old chemists' lamp, while David sees potential in some vintage circus advertising posters. And Nila thinks she's struck gold with an antique wardrobe that flat-packs.
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  15. S1 E15 - 15
    April 2, 2014
    48min
    13+
    Three Brits get a day at a French market. Tracy picks up dining chairs, Maj converts bottles into lamps, and Helen turns a trunk into a coffee table. But who will sell for the most profit?
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Subtitles
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Directors
Jerome Dion
Starring
Mark Franks
Studio
Reef Television
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