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 Drew Pritchard visiting a number of locations to find collectable stock to resell. Usually, he travelled 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.
The format includes travelling to the locations, the purchase of various items, after some haggling on prices, and a product style explanation, then the drive back to his base in Conwy, showing the purchases to his team, the restoration process, and items being photographed for sale. There is a final summary of the deal, and often of the price achieved after an item has been sold.[1]
The sellers include private estates, antiques shops, trade markets and private individuals.[2]
Buying trips abroad[3] included Belgium,[4] France,[5] Germany,[6] Hungary,[7] Italy,[8] Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Ireland and Spain.[9]
Pritchard's 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 series is narrated by 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]- ^ Jones, Mari (1 September 2018). "Drew Pritchard on whether his Conwy shop gamble has paid off". northwales.
- ^ Doughty, Eleanor (13 January 2017). "Hunting for treasures with an expert antiques dealer". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "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.