Overview of 'Bargain Hunt' Season 61

Episode 1 - BBC Children In Need Special

Release Date: 2021-11-19

For this year's BBC Children in Need charity special, actor and comedian John Thomson and his daughter Olivia take on BBC newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti and her daughter Roxy. Experts Thomas Forrester and Tim Weeks guide our celebrities around the Three Counties Showground in Malvern as they search for toys that they hope will make big profits for Pudsey when they go under the hammer with auctioneer Charles Hanson.

Episode 2 - Detling 29

Release Date: 2021-12-20

Charlie Ross presents a Bargain Hunt Christmas special from Detling in Kent. It’s a festive face-off as Thomas Forrester and Chuko Ojiri team up with the reds and blues. Charlie also gets into the Christmas spirit by trying his hand at wreath-making.

Episode 3 - Christmas Special - Detling 30

Release Date: 2021-12-23

Charlie Ross travels to Kent for the Bargain Hunt Christmas special. It may be the season of goodwill, but Thomas Forrester and Chuko Ojiri join our teams for a Christmas clash! Charlie also takes a look at Christmas decorations through the ages.

Episode 4 - Cheltenham 5

Release Date: 2022-02-28

Natasha Raskin Sharp visits Cheltenham Racecourse, where the teams are racing around with expert help from Danny Sebastian and Caroline Hawley before heading to auction in Staffordshire. Natasha gets the chance to take a look at a magnificent trophy that puts this town on the map, the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Episode 5 - Shrewsbury 9

Release Date: 2022-03-04

Christina Trevanion presents from Shrewsbury, where experts Philip Serrell and Izzie Balmer join the teams as they search for the best items to sell at auction in Lichfield. Christina visits Shrewsbury Abbey to discover more about the restoration of the abbey’s century-old organ.

Episode 6 - Ardingly 1

Release Date: 2022-03-07

Eric Knowles visits Ardingly in Sussex, where experts Raj Bisram and Nick Hall join the teams as they search for the best items to sell at auction in Newbury. Eric also brings along an unusual-looking antique and asks the fairgoers what they think it is.

Episode 7 - Harrogate 17

Release Date: 2022-03-11

Natasha Raskin Sharp and experts Richard Madley and Roo Irvine join the teams as they look around Harrogate for the best items to sell at auction. Natasha has a brush with the law as she learns about the first police officers in Ripon and the criminals they would have had to face.

Episode 8 - Southwell 13

Release Date: 2022-03-14

Charlie Ross heads to Southwell in Nottinghamshire with experts Steph Connell and Mark Stacey and the teams, learning the surprising history behind the humble bar of soap along the way.

Episode 9 - Eccleston 21

Release Date: 2022-03-18

Eric Knowles heads to Eccleston in Lancashire with experts Charles Hanson and Caroline Hawley. He also quizzes the locals of Chorley about a curious miniature mystery item.

Episode 10 - Wrexham 25

Release Date: 2022-03-21

Christina Trevanion is in Wrexham, where experts Jonathan Pratt and Tim Weeks guide the teams as they look for the best items to take to auction in Dudley. Also, Christina visits St Winefride’s Well to find out about its gruesome but fascinating history.

Episode 11 - Cheltenham 6

Release Date: 2022-03-25

Natasha Raskin Sharp heads to Cheltenham, where the red and blue teams try to find a right royal bargain with expert help from Danny Sebastian and Caroline Hawley. Natasha goes on a royal visit to see where Henry VIII’s sixth and final wife lived out the rest of her life.

Episode 12 - Ardingly 2

Release Date: 2022-03-28

Eric Knowles heads to Ardingly in Sussex, where experts Raj Bisram and Nick Hall join the teams as they search for the best items to sell at auction in Newbury. Eric goes back to school to meet pupils who design, build and race solar-powered cars.

Episode 13 - Southwell 14

Release Date: 2022-04-01

Charlie Ross heads to Nottinghamshire, where experts Steph Connell and Mark Stacey lend their expertise to the red and blue teams as they go head-to-head. Charlie also learns about the history of riding side-saddle. It's a tale of fashion, social decency and danger.

Episode 14 - Shrewsbury 10

Release Date: 2022-04-04

Christina Trevanion is in Shrewsbury, where experts Philip Serrell and Izzie Balmer lend a hand to the reds and blues before they battle it out at auction in Lichfield. Christina learns the inspirational story of wildlife artist Mouse Macpherson.

Episode 15 - Eccleston 22

Release Date: 2022-04-08

Eric Knowles heads to Eccleston in Lancashire. Experts Charles Hanson and Caroline Hawley help the teams buy their three items to take to auction, but things don’t go to plan as one of the teams makes a momentous error. Meanwhile, Eric goes to visit Tatton Park to see their exquisite ceramic collection.

Episode 16 - Harrogate 18

Release Date: 2022-04-11

Natasha Raskin Sharp is in Harrogate with experts Richard Madley and Roo Irvine and the teams. Natasha soaks up the atmosphere of the fair while giving her top tips on how to bag a bargain.

Episode 17 - Wrexham 26

Release Date: 2022-04-15

Christina Trevanion is in Wrexham, where experts Jonathan Pratt and Tim Weeks are helping our teams find the best items to sell at auction in Dudley. Christina gets involved in a bit of magic.

Episode 18 - Detling 31

Release Date: 2022-04-18

Charlie Ross challenges the public at Detling Showground to guess the function of an unusual gadget. Meanwhile, the teams and experts Thomas Forrester and Chuko Ojiri search for items to sell at auction in Surrey.

Episode 19 - Ardingly 3

Release Date: 2022-04-22

Eric Knowles is in Sussex, where experts Raj Bisram and Nick Hall join the teams as they search for the best items to sell at auction in Newbury. Eric visits the village of Balcombe to discover a poignant war memorial inside Victory Hall, in the form of a mural.

Episode 20 - Cheltenham 7

Release Date: 2022-04-25

Natasha Raskin Sharp heads to Cheltenham Racecourse, where experts Danny Sebastian and Caroline Hawley help the teams search for the best items to sell at auction. Natasha heads into town to view some items from the Arts and Crafts movement.

Episode 21 - Shrewsbury 11

Release Date: 2022-04-29

Christina Trevanion presents today’s Bargain Hunt from Shrewsbury. Experts Philip Serrell and Izzie Balmer guide their teams as they buy three items to take to auction in Lichfield. Christina also learns the centuries-old skill of clay pipe-making at the Broseley Pipeworks Museum.

Episode 22 - Cheshire 23

Release Date: 2022-05-02

Eric Knowles is in Cheshire with experts Charles Hanson and Caroline Hawley as the teams go shopping for antiques to sell at auction in Stockport. Eric takes a trip to Cuckooland Museum to find out about a huge collection of over 700 cuckoo clocks.

Episode 23 - Southwell 15

Release Date: 2022-05-06

Charlie Ross is in Nottinghamshire, where experts Mark Stacey and Stephanie Connell guide the teams as they pick three items to take to auction in Derbyshire. Charlie takes a mystery item to market.

Episode 24 - Harrogate 19

Release Date: 2022-05-09

Natasha Raskin Sharp is in North Yorkshire with experts Richard Madley and Roo Irvine. The pair guide their teams as they pick three items to take to auction, where Caroline Hawley will be wielding the gavel. Natasha meets one of the last master coopers in England and has a go at making a barrel.

Episode 25 - Ardingly 4

Release Date: 2022-05-13

Eric Knowles heads to Sussex, where experts Raj Bisram and Nick Hall join the teams as they search for the best items to sell at auction in Newbury. Eric also sails along the Kennet and Avon Canal to learn about its fascinating 200-year history.

Episode 26 - Wrexham 27

Release Date: 2022-05-16

Christina Trevanion is in Wrexham, where the red and blue teams are guided around the antiques centre by experts Jonathan Pratt and Tim Weeks. Then it is off to the auction in Dudley. Meanwhile, Christina finds out about the history of Chester silver and why it is so desirable to bargain hunters.

Episode 27 - Cheltenham 8

Release Date: 2022-05-20

Natasha Raskin Sharp goes bargain hunting at Cheltenham racecourse, where experts Danny Sebastian and Caroline Hawley help the teams find the best items to sell at auction. Natasha baffles the locals with a mystery item.

Episode 28 - Southwell 16

Release Date: 2022-05-23

Charlie Ross heads to Southwell in Nottinghamshire, where experts Mark Stacey and Steph Connell are on hand to guide the teams around the antiques stalls. Charlie discovers a fully fossilised Tyrannosaurus skeleton in a rather surprising location.

Episode 29 - Cheshire 24

Release Date: 2022-05-27

Eric Knowles hosts today’s programme as the reds and blues battle it out for antiques at Cheshire Showground. Experts Charles Hanson and Caroline Hawley steer our teams in the right direction to win some golden gavels when they head to the auction in Stockport. Eric casts his eyes towards the skies when he visits Jodrell Bank observatory to learn about the fascinating history of its gigantic radio telescope.

Episode 30 - Shrewsbury 12

Release Date: 2022-05-30

Christina Trevanion heads to Shrewsbury in Shropshire, where experts Philip Serrell and Izzie Balmer guide the red and blue teams as they go in search of some bargains to sell at auction in Lichfield. Christina takes a ride on the Bridgnorth Cliff Railway, one of England’s oldest and steepest funicular railways.

Episode 31 - Harrowgate 20

Release Date: 2022-06-06

Natasha Raskin Sharp and experts Richard Madley and Roo Irvine guide the teams around the Ripley Antiques Fair in North Yorkshire. Natasha also learns about one of the greenest forms of public transport, which is a lot older than you might think.

Episode 32 - Wrexham 28

Release Date: 2022-07-11

Christina Trevanion is in Wrexham, where our teams are ably guided around the antiques centre by experts Jonathan Pratt and Tim Weeks, before heading to the auction with Thomas Forrester. Christina discovers the appeal of model railways with an avid collector of original Hornby trains.