Salvage Hunters
| Salvage Hunters | |
|---|---|
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| Starring | Drew Pritchard |
| Narrated by | Ralph Ineson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 17 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Quest |
| Release | 14 November 2011 – present |
Salvage Hunters is a British television programme in which decorative salvage dealer Drew Pritchard travels throughout the country in search of antiques from shops, fairs and old mansions to re-sell online or in his shop.
The programme has aired on Quest since 2011, for 17 series.
Format overview
[edit]Each episode features antique dealer Drew Pritchard visiting a number of locations to find collectable stock to resell.
The format includes travelling to the locations, with the sellers including private estates, antiques shops, trade markets, schools and private individuals.[1] After some haggling on prices, and a product style explanation, Pritchard will then try to make a deal. Once agreed and purchased, they drive back to his base in Conwy, showing the purchases to his team, the restoration process, and items being photographed for sale.
Pritchard's restoration team is composed of a number of restorers, such as an electrician, a French polisher, a photographer, and several shop and office staff, including his now ex-wife Rebecca. The program closure reel will often feature the price achieved after an item has been sold.[2]
For series 1-16, Pritchard travelled in a Luton-van with his long-time friend "Tee" (John Tee), who acts as van driver and loader when moving the purchased items. John Tee quit the show in 2023, after being a cast member for 11 years. From Series 17 onwards, Pritchard is joined by antique dealers Viki Knott (based Edinburgh, Scotland) and Alister Dryburgh (based Aberystwyth, Wales).
Buying trips abroad[3] included Belgium,[4] France,[5] Germany,[6] Hungary,[7] Italy,[8] Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Ireland and Spain.[9]
The series is narrated by actor Ralph Ineson.
Spin off programmes
[edit]- Salvage Hunters: Best Buys
- Salvage Hunters: Bitesize
- Salvage Hunters: The Restorers
- Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars
- Salvage Hunters: Design Classics[10]
- Salvage Hunters: Best Restorations
- Salvage Hunters: Best of Europe
Transmissions
[edit] | This article is missing information about start dates. (March 2021) |
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 November 2011 | 16 January 2012 | 10 |
| 2 | 25 February 2012 | 10 | |
| 3 | 23 September 2013 | 2013 | 10 |
| 4 | 2013 | 2014 | 10 |
| 5 | 13 August 2014 | 15 October 2014 | 10 |
| 6 | 25 March 2015 | 20 May 2015 | 10 |
| 7 | 30 September 2015 | 2 December 2015 | 10 |
| 8 | 27 January 2016 | 30 March 2016 | 10 |
| 9 | 7 September 2016 | 14 December 2016 | 15 |
| 10 | 18 January 2017 | 7 June 2017 | 15 |
| 11 | 13 September 2017 | 27 November 2017 | 12 |
| 12 | 14 February 2018 | 27 June 2018 | 15 |
| 13 | 17 October 2018 | 10 April 2019 | 15 |
| 14 | 11 September 2019 | 2 December 2020 | 23 |
| 15 | 10 February 2021 | 14 April 2021 | 10 |
| 16 | 9 February 2022 | 26 October 2022 | 15 |
| 17 | 15 February 2023 | 2023 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Doughty, Eleanor (13 January 2017). "Hunting for treasures with an expert antiques dealer". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Jones, Mari (1 September 2018). "Drew Pritchard on whether his Conwy shop gamble has paid off". northwales.
- ^ "Salvage Hunters on the lookout". Press and Journal.
- ^ "Salvage Hunters in Belgium". TvGuide.
- ^ "Salvage Hunters season 11". Radio Times.
- ^ "Salvage Hunters to Wiltshire after trips abroad". Wiltshire Times.
- ^ "Salvage Hunters fit the bill". Ross-Shire Journal.
- ^ "Salvage Hunters bitesize Italy". TV24.co.uk.
- ^ "Salvage Hunters - episode 8 - Spain". TV24.co.uk.
- ^ "Quest ink deal for new Salvage Hunters franchise". Realscreen.