Dealers | |
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Presented by | Adam Shaw |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
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Production company | Fever Media |
Original release | |
Network | Discovery Channel |
Release | 16 April 28 May 2012 | –
Dealers is a British reality television series produced by Fever Media for the Discovery Channel. The show, hosted by Adam Shaw, premiered on 16 April 2012. The premise of the series is for members of the public to attempt to sell their family heirlooms, fine art, jewellery, collectibles and antiques to a group of five professional dealers. [1]
The dealers include antiques dealer Scott Diament ; Jenny Pat, a Canadian television personality and former Chinese painting specialist at Christie's International Auction House in Hong Kong; Richard Gauntlett, a Pimlico Road gallery owner with expertise in 20th-century art and antique cars; Nik Robinson, a pawnbroker specialising in diamonds, jewels, fine art, and antiques; and Gillian Anderson Price, the owner of Judith Michael & Daughter Vintage Treasures, a London vintage boutique. [1]
The show hasn't yet been renewed for a second series.
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "Episode One" | April 16, 2012 | |
Items assessed included a 200-million-year-old
plesiosaur fossil; a post-war diamond watch; an artefact from a Moon landing determined to be tainted; and a collection of African masks.
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2 | "Episode Two" | April 23, 2012 | |
Items assessed included some space rocks; an imperial Russian helmet; artwork from a
Picasso contemporary; and some
Coco Chanel costume jewellery.
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3 | "Episode Three" | April 30, 2012 | |
Items assessed included a 600-year-old
Samurai sword; a collection of
X-Men comic books; a
Qing dynasty wedding chair; and models from the
Aardman Animations feature film
Chicken Run.
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4 | "Episode Four" | May 7, 2012 | |
Items assessed included a
Penny Farthing bicycle; a 10,000-year-old
woolly mammoth fossil; some
Damien Hirst artworks; and a
Rolex watch dating from the
Second World War.
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5 | "Episode Five" | May 14, 2012 | |
Items assessed included a signed print by the sculptor
Henry Moore; four copies of the
Daily Mirror covering the immediate aftermath of the
Titanic disaster; a family heirloom from the Caucasus; and an antique chess set.
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6 | "Episode Six" | May 21, 2012 | |
Items assessed included a
Christmas card signed by and artwork created by
David Bowie; a convertible
Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud; two Japanese
netsukes; and a pair of candlesticks owned by
Marilyn Monroe.
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7 | "Episode Seven" | May 28, 2012 | |
Items assessed included a collection of vintage
Playboy Magazines; an historic pocket watch; a
Faberge diamond egg; and a pair of sunglasses,
Stetson hat, and piano stool all belonging to
Elton John.
[2] |