Bargain Hunt 

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Two teams of amateur collectors have an hour to acquire the best bargains.

Antiques experts help the reds and the blues race against the clock to uncover hidden gems. Will they make money in the auction room - and win the coveted Golden Gavel?

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Caroline Hawley

Ben Cooper

Kate Bliss

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Paul Tucker

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Clare Wilmshurst

Bargain Hunt: Series 68: Exeter 21

Exeter 21

Series 68

BBC One - Bargain Hunt, Series 68, Exeter 21

Caroline Hawley meets a collector with a passion for antique and vintage bags.

The red and blue teams up are against the clock to find bargains to sell at auction. Can their experts Kate Bliss and Ben Cooper steer them to a win?

Shopping against the clock is the red team, father and daughter Willy and Jess, and their expert Ben Cooper. Their competition is mother and daughter Tessa and Alice, guided by Kate Bliss. With a budget of £300 and just 60 minutes to buy three items, each team races around the stalls at a huge antiques fair, hoping to buy two challenge items and one more of their choice.

Alice goes bird spotting, mistaking a figure of a woodpecker for a kingfisher, and then picks up a fluffy penguin with a three figure ticket! Dog lover Jess is thrilled to find a life-size nodding French bulldog, until the seller reveals it has a budget-busting price tag.

Away from the fair, collector Clare Dumbleton opens up to Caroline Hawley about her passion for antique and vintage bags. Among her collection are two American-made examples from the 1950s and 60s which double up as handy seats!

At Tim Weeks’ auction house in Wiltshire, there are plenty of profits, but is anyone going home with a golden gavel?

Bargain Hunt: Series 68

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Two teams of amateur collectors have an hour at an antiques fair to acquire the best bargains possible.

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