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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Two celebrities hit the road in classic cars for a tour through Great Britain. With antiques experts by their sides, they search the local stores for treasures, competing to see who can turn a £200 budget into a small fortune. Their adventures take them off the beaten path and allow them to learn about the little-known stories behind some of the greatest events in British history.

Leila Morse and Rita Simons

59m 13s

Actors Rita Simons and Laila Morse, of “Eastenders” fame, are in Devon, aided and abetted by antiques experts Catherine Southon and Angus Ashworth. And to get about, they’ll have a rather sizeable Mercedes 220 to squeeze down some narrow country lanes. At the shops, they find some pretty sparkly things and a range of gentleman’s accessories.

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    Joanna Page and Wynne Evans

    S12 E8 - 59m 15s

    Joanna Page from “Gavin and Stacey,” and Wynne Evans, opera singer and star of a certain online insurance ad, are in Southwest Wales. Taking turns behind the wheel of a 1984 Mercedes, they sing, laugh and shop their way through the antique emporia, with experts Roo Irvine and Irita Marriott in their wake. They fill the boot of their car with everything from biscuit tins to bowling pins.

  • Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti

    S12 E7 - 59m 17s

    “Love Islanders” victors Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti are digging for treasures in Kent to send to their auction in Norfolk. What’s more they have a sunshine yellow 1970’s VW motorhome and the skills of antiques experts Izzie Balmer and Tim Medhurst at their disposal. Both teams are bold, buying statues, an accordion, Whitefriars art glass and Art Deco lighting amongst other things.

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    Bobby Friction and Sima Kotecha

    S12 E6 - 58m 57s

    Join BBC journalist Sima Kotecha and DJ Bobby Friction from BBC Asian Network as they tour Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire hunting for treasures. They’ll be cruising around in a 1967 Daimler 420 Sovereign, joined by experts Roo Irvine and Phil Serrell. Together they amass an eclectic selection of antiques: from truncheons to Art Deco Cutlery and cruet sets to a goat’s head vase.

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    Linda Robson and Brenda Edwards

    S12 E5 - 59m 11s

    Friends and stars of the “Loose Women” chat show, Brenda Edwards and Linda Robson hit the roads of Hertfordshire in their Bentley Turbo R. They each have £400 to spend and the help of experts James Braxton and Serhat Ahmet. They amass a cosmopolitan collection to send to auction, including a Cornish Troika vase, a Venetian mirror, a cameo brooch from Italy and art glass from Sweden.

  • Diane Buswell and Owain Wyn Evans: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Diane Buswell and Owain Wyn Evans

    S12 E4 - 59m 13s

    Diane Buswell from “Strictly Come Dancing” and presenter Owain Wyn Evans have a 1967 Austin Princess Vanden Plas and they scour every antique shop they encounter in South Wales, with experts Hettie Jago and David Harper joining them. Before the finale in Bath, they take in Merthyr Tydfil, Cardiff, and Rhydowen, filling the boot of their classic car with everything from pocket watches to puppets.

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    Ian McIlhenney and Tara Lynne O’Neill

    S12 E3 - 59m 3s

    “Derry Girls” actors Tara Lynne O’Neill and Ian McElhinney pop to the shops of Aberdeenshire in their sporty 1970s MG BGT. They each have £400 and a local guide -- Paul Laidlaw and Natasha Raskin-Sharp. Our celebrities also contend with lizards, Lord Nelson and ladies with ludicrously big hands. As they’re in Scotland, the gang can’t resist shaking a leg at the Aboyne Highland Games.

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    Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Geeta Guru-Murthy

    S12 E2 - 59m 4s

    Join broadcaster Geeta Guru-Murthy and her brother, top TV newsman Krishnan Guru-Murthy, for a treasure hunt in a 1965 Ford Mustang in the Home Counties. They’ll be ably advised by cub reporters – and experts -- Tim Medhurst and Steven Moore. With everything from a butcher’s pig to a coronation stool, they head towards their suspenseful sibling showdown at an auction in Swanmore, Hampshire.

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    Paul Merton and Suki Webster

    S12 E1 - 59m 12s

    Taking their seats in a 1960’s Mk 1 Cortina will be Paul Merton and his wife and fellow comic improviser Suki Webster. Their search will take place in Kent and head for an auction in Windsor, clutching everything from a millions-of-years-old ammonite to a set of bridge pencils. And they’ll have experts Margie Cooper and Charles Hanson along with them.

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