The Bidding Room

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Sellers come face to face with five dealers who battle it out to make the highest bid.

Nigel Havers presides as sellers come face to face with five dealers who battle it out to make the highest bid.

Nigel Havers presides as members of the public with interesting items to sell come face to face with five dealers who bid against each other to try to bag themselves a bargain.

Before facing the dealers, each seller has their item valued by auctioneer Simon Bower. Simon also gives them top tips on the history and key characteristics of their piece, so that when they enter the bidding room, they have all the information they need to try to haggle the best possible price from the dealers.

All the dealers are spending their own money but have no idea what the sellers have brought in.

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The Bidding Room: Series 5: Anatomy Torso

Anatomy Torso

BBC One - The Bidding Room, Series 5, Anatomy Torso

Havers gets under the skin of items for sale, which include an anatomy torso.

Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a needlework book, a postbox, an anatomy torso, a stereoscope and a Troika pot.

Nigel Havers welcomes sellers of collectibles and curiosities to the Bidding Room's new home in Edinburgh, where they attempt to ply their wares to five dealers.

Rosie is first through the doors, with a family heirloom that she thinks has been kept under wraps for too long. A needlework sampler book that’s been passed to the fourth generation of the same family is not being fully appreciated locked away in a drawer, so the time has come to move it on – which of the dealers will cherish it enough to give it a good home? 

Next up is Becky with her friend Natalie. They’re on a mission to raise some money for a much-needed spa break by selling a prop from Becky’s wedding. They’re hoping the American postbox will receive some big bids from the dealers – they’re looking for treatments and everything! 

Third in is Cameron, with something he hopes the dealers will fall head over heels for – his mid-century anatomy figure could get hearts racing in the Bidding Room, where these objects have sold well in the past.  

John is the next seller to arrive at Edinburgh HQ, with a loft find that should have the dealers seeing double. His Edwardian stereoscope could interest science enthusiast Jacqui, but will she or any of the other dealers reach Simon’s expert valuation and help John on his way to Florida for a family holiday?  

Finally, keen car boot buyers Kirsty and Mike are ready to sell a piece of Troika pottery from their extensive collection. Are they sitting on a pot of gold? 

The dealers today are Jacqui, Adi, Jo, JB and Ian.

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