The crew and the two teams, who each have an hour and £300 to find bargains, were at Dodd’s Auctioneers and Valuers on Chester Street on Friday and Saturday.

The programme challenges the competing teams to use their knowledge of the antiques world to try to buy things which they can sell for a profit at an antiques auction a few weeks later. If they make a profit, they get to keep the money.

Helping each team in their hunt around hundreds of stalls is an expert, usually an auctioneer well versed in the trends of the market.

Ian Johnston, of Dodd’s Auctioneers and Valuers, said the crew were in on Friday for pre-filming work and also filmed at Saturday’s auction.

“They’ve been before when David Dickinson was presenting,” he said.

“Mr Wonnacott seemed very nice. They would be welcome again.

“It all went well and we had a good turnout for Saturday’s auction, but I’m not allowed to tell you how the teams got on. You’ll have to wait until it’s on television.”

Posted: 11|27|07 at 9:34 am. Filed under: UK News.