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Bargain Hunt: Series 20

24 episodes Premiered Apr 21, 2008 Updated Sep 25, 2026
Previously on Bargain Hunt

Season 20 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 Bargain Hunt Season 19.
  • ⚡ 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.
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Season 20 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 20: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (21): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S20·E1 Mytharc

Ardingly

Apr 21, 2008 · 45 min

It's dealers versus dealers in this edition of Bargain Hunt - so if they can't spot a bargain, they must be in the wrong business! But with the aid of experts David Barby and Phill

S20·E2 Core

Surrey

Apr 22, 2008 · 30 min

The teams race to find bargains at Epsom Downs racecourse, with a Moorcroft bowl sealing the fate of one team. Experts Anita Manning and Kate Bliss unearth some interesting lots, b

S20·E3 Core

North

Apr 23, 2008 · 45 min

Tim Wonnacott presents an all-boys show with a team of painter/decorators against a pair of physiotherapists, searching for bargains in Barnard Castle, County Durham. Experts Charl

S20·E4 Core

Ardingly

Apr 24, 2008 · 45 min

Two couples chase bargains at a Sussex antiques fair. A retro mobile phone is possibly a collectable for the future, but will it make a profit? Tim Wonnacott presents.

S20·E5 Core

Surrey

Apr 25, 2008 · 45 min

Two teams with cooking in common take up the Bargain Hunt challenge, shopping in London's Camden Passage. Anita Manning's team make a whopping profit on one of their items, whilst

S20·E6 Core

North

Apr 28, 2008 · 43 min

Two young couples do battle, with one team choosing militaria to give them a fighting chance at the auction. Presenter Tim Wonnacott visits Beamish Museum near Newcastle-on-Tyne a

S20·E7 Core

Midlands

Apr 29, 2008 · 43 min

A mother and daughter team take on some rockers, while experts Mark Stacey and Thomas Plant find gold and ceramics rather than heavy metal. Presenter Tim Wonnacott visits magnifice

S20·E8 Core

Surrey

Apr 30, 2008 · 43 min

One of the teams makes a magnificent profit with their medical specimens, which puts a chasm between them and their rivals at the auction. Experts Kate Bliss and Anita Manning guid

S20·E9 Core

Ardingly

May 1, 2008 · 45 min

These team members all work together in the same charity shop, but how will they do competing against each other to find the bargains? They have got experts Philip Serrell and Davi

S20·E10 Core

Midlands

May 2, 2008 · 43 min

Tim Wonnacott discovers the literary links to Haddon Hall, Derbyshire. But will it be a page-turning thriller at the auction or will the teams and experts Mark Stacey and Thomas Pl

S20·E11 Core

Surrey

May 27, 2008 · 45 min

Tim Wonnacott presents as two teams go hunting for bargain antiques in London's Camden Passage. It is a contest of spectacular extremes, with one team hitting the auction jackpot

S20·E12 Core

Swinderby

May 28, 2008 · 45 min

Two teams hunt for bargain antiques with the help of experts James Braxton and David Harper. Host Tim Wonnacott visits Brodsworth Hall near Doncaster to learn how the Victorian own

S20·E13 Core

North

May 29, 2008 · 45 min

Two teams go hunting for bargain antiques in the Rheged Centre in the stunning Lake District. Presenter Tim Wonnacott visits the Beamish North of England Open Air Museum and looks

S20·E14 Core

Midlands

May 30, 2008 · 45 min

Two teams go hunting for bargain antiques at Haddon Hall in Derbyshire. A medieval banqueting table and a feast of treasures picked out at stately salerooms are amongst the items s

S20·E15 Core

Swinderby

Jun 2, 2008 · 45 min

Two teams hunt for bargain antiques with the help of experts James Braxton and David Harper. Host Tim Wonnacott visits Brodsworth Hall near Doncaster to learn how the Victorian own

S20·E16 Core

Peterborough

Jun 3, 2008 · 45 min

Two teams of pensioners go hunting for bargains at the East of England showground in Peterborough. Meanwhile, host Tim Wonnacott finds old battlements in Wimpole Hall in Cambridge

S20·E17 Core

North

Jun 4, 2008 · 45 min

Two teams hunt for bargain antiques with the help of experts Charles Hanson and Paul Laidlaw. Host Tim Wonnacott visits Beamish Museum near Newcastle-on-Tyne to see the legacy of

S20·E18 Core

Swinderby

Jun 5, 2008 · 45 min

Antiques experts James Braxton and David Harper are on hand to lead two teams of women searching for antiques in Swinderby. Tim Wonnacott visits Brodsworth Hall, near Doncaster, t

S20·E19 Core

Peterborough

Jun 6, 2008 · 45 min

A ship's bell drops a bit of a clanger but there is still plenty to smile about, especially with experts Kate Bliss and David Barby on hand. Presenter Tim Wonnacott visits Wimpole

S20·E20 Core

Midlands

Jun 9, 2008 · 45 min

Antiques experts Mark Stacey and Thomas Plant challenge two teams of amateur collectors to acquire the best bargains possible with 200 pounds. Presenter Tim Wonnacott visits the ch

S20·E21 Core

Peterborough

Jun 10, 2008 · 45 min

Antiques game show. Presenter Tim Wonnacott is blown away by the magnificent Yellow Drawing Room at Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire. An antique trombone is one of the stars of the a

S20·E22 Core

Swinderby

Jun 11, 2008 · 45 min

A pricey shoe horn and an unusual fossil are among the items bought at the fair, but will they make a profit at auction? Presenter Tim Wonnacott visits Brodsworth Hall in Yorkshir

S20·E23 Mytharc

Peterborough

Jun 12, 2008 · 45 min

Antique experts Kate Bliss and David Barby are on hand to help another set of contestants find a bargain. Also, host Tim Wonnacott discovers some wonderful tricks of the eye, or t

S20·E24 Mytharc

Ardingly

Jun 13, 2008 · 45 min

Knowing nothing about antiques proves not to be much of a problem for one of the teams, as both make healthy profits and both trust their experts with their bonus buys. But who ma

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