Antiques Roadshow: Series 28
Season 28 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Antiques Roadshow Season 27.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 28 Progress Shield
Series 28, Lichfield Cathedral
Sep 4, 2005 · 58 min
Season 28 gets underway at Lichfield Cathedral in the Midlands, where items include a small statue that may be from King Tut's tomb; an early Punch and Judy set; and a sword pistol
Series 28, Lampeter
Sep 11, 2005 · 58 min
In Wales, items include a bust of Dylan Thomas; a book of silhouettes; and a plate that was purchased for £5 that's appraised at £10,000.
Series 28, Edinburgh
Sep 18, 2005 · 58 min
In Edinburgh, Scotland, items include an early Mickey Mouse mascot; a rare deco figurine; and documents that once belonged to the bodyguard to Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson.
Series 28, Normanby Hall
Sep 25, 2005 · 58 min
In North Lincolnshire, England, items include a marble bust and rare candlesticks. Also: a collector of antique lawnmowers.
Series 28, Tavistock
Oct 2, 2005 · 58 min
In Devon, England, items include a prison inmate's canvas uniform; a cat o'nine tails from the early days of Dartmoor Prison; an antique hunting horn; and a plate.
Series 28, Ipswich
Oct 16, 2005 · 58 min
In Ipswich, England, items include a duke's chamber pot and an early record player.
Series 28, Rochdale
Nov 6, 2005 · 58 min
Items include a gold pencil that was a gift from King George IV; paint brushes used by L.S. Lowry; and a British hangman's diaries. From the town hall in Rochdale, Greater Manchest
Series 28, Chelsea
Nov 13, 2005 · 58 min
Items include a roulette table, buttons worn by Charles Dickens and a gilded bee from a royal throne.
Series 28, Ventnor
Nov 20, 2005 · 58 min
Items include a family portrait that shows a future speaker of the House of Commons. Also: 75 Austin vehicles spanning 40 years of production; a photograph that saved a woman's lif
Series 28, Coughton Court
Dec 11, 2005 · 58 min
Part 1 of 2 in Warwickshire, England. Items include original designs from a leading graphic artist of the 20th century; a Japanese depiction of dancing skeletons; and a lost master
Series 28, Coughton Court 2
Dec 18, 2005 · 58 min
Conclusion. In Warwickshire, England, items include an Agatha Christie letter; a medal that was awarded to those who aided Titanic survivors; and a rare china figure of the queen o