Salvage Hunters, Curated Collections

Drew and Al discover the benefits of buying from sellers with a passion for heritage. On a trip from Northampton to Derbyshire and the Norfolk coast, they snap up an 1810 curved oak settle and the perfect example of a 19th century Irish hedgerow chair.

Drew and Viki look for eye-catching items for her brand-new Edinburgh antiques shop. On a trip from Bingley to Chesterfield and Cumbria, they snap up a pair of highly collectible 1960s lamps, and industrial tables once used for tanning animal hides.

Drew and Al trawl extraordinary collections curated by passionate experts. On a trip from Bristol into Yorkshire and east to Norfolk, they snap up a rare piece of motoring history, a Chinese 'official's hat' chair, and a model ship with a tale to tell.

Drew and Viki head for one stop shop locations where they can fill the van. On trips to Yorkshire, Worcester, and Cardiff, they snap up a pair of Sussex chairs by pre-Raphaelite artist Ford Maddox Brown, and a recliner from a Victorian luxury ocean liner.

Drew and Viki explore new antiques ventures, hoping to find rich pickings. On trips to Powick, Sheffield, and Greystoke, they snap up a vintage Scottish jewellery packing case, and an extraordinary matchstick model church made by a 1970s prisoner artist.

Drew and Al discover rich pickings at businesses in the process of change. On a trip from Matlock to Ross-on-Wye and on to Suffolk, they discover an 18th century burr oak desk, an enigmatic anatomical model arm, and artefacts from a historic textile mill.

Viki’s new shop opens and, out on the road with Drew, she needs to fill the van. On a trip from the West Country to Yorkshire, Drew and Viki discover an 18th century estate-built dolls-house cabinet, and hoardings decorated by a London graffiti artist.

Drew is teaching Al about buying from locations that are off limits to the competition. With visits to a fourth-generation foundry, an antique lighting expert, and a back garden salvage yard, both Al's stock levels and his knowledge are broadened.

Drew takes Viki to three types of hunting ground that have been staples of his business, but are firsts for hers, including a factory in Exeter, one of the biggest antiques fairs in the UK, and the storage barns of an incredible stately home.

This week on a road trip that takes them from Dorset to the Cotswolds and Yorkshire, Drew and Al’s dreams of finding forgotten treasure come true when Drew spots a rare pair of console tables at an antiques centre, but can he get them for the right price?

On a road trip that takes in hunting grounds that are key to his success as a dealer, Drew, and Viki explore the storage sheds of a veteran restorer, buy at a quality auction and trawl through the cellars of a beautiful country house.

Drew and Al visit a trio of long running businesses in search of rare items that are fresh to market, sealing deals for a decorative shield from a 19th century galloper fairground ride, mill carts, and a Victorian roof finial along the way.

As they try to buy stock at prices that suit their business models, Drew, and Viki meet their match in a hard haggling Blacksmith in North Yorkshire before visiting a 19th century country mansion on the south coast of Scotland.

Drew and Al head to Yorkshire, where a stash of antiques belonging to a highly regarded dealer are up for grabs thanks to a house move, and a 4th generation metalsmith in Birmingham who are having a clear out before they relocate.

Drew's been reimagining British industrial relics as decorative pieces for over three decades, so this week he's taking Viki on a Midlands road trip from Northampton to Staffordshire visiting sellers who are part of one of Britain's industrial heartlands.