Salvage Hunters

Salvage Hunters is a British television programme in which decorative salvage dealer Drew Pritchard travels throughout the country in search of antiques from shops, fairs and old mansions to re-sell online or in his shop.

Salvage Hunters
StarringDrew Pritchard
Narrated byRalph Ineson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series14
Production
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkQuest
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release14 November 2011 (2011-11-14) –
present
External links
Website

The program has aired on Quest since 2011, for 14 series.

Format overview

Each episode features Drew Pritchard visiting multiple locations to find collectable stock to resell.[1] Usually, he travels with his long-time friend "Tee" (John Tee), who acts as van driver and loader when moving the purchased items.

The format includes travelling to the locations, the purchase with some haggling on prices and product style explanation, the drive back to his base in Conwy, showing the purchases to his team, the restoration process, and items being photographed. There is a final summary of the deal, and often of the price achieved after an item has been sold.[2]

The sellers include private estates, antiques shops, trade markets and private individuals.[3]

Pritchard's team is composed of a number of restorers, such as an electrician and a French polisher, a photographer, and a number of shop and office staff, including his now ex-wife Rebecca.

Spin off programmes
  • Salvage Hunters: Best Buys
  • Salvage Hunters: Bitesize
  • Salvage Hunters: The Restorers
  • Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars
  • Salvage Hunters: Design Classics[4]

Foreign countries visited in the series

Pritchard has undertaken a number of buying trips abroad, to purchase foreign antique items to resell in the United Kingdom.[5]

  • Belgium
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Spain

Transmissions
SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
1 2011201110
2 2012201210
3 2013201310
4 2013201410
5 2014201410
6 2015201510
7 2015201610
8 2016201710
9 2017201715
10 2017201815
11 2018201812
12 2018201915
13 2019201915
14 11 September 2019202015

See also

References
  1. "Restoration comedy: Salvage Hunter Drew Pritchard on his cottage overhaul". Metro Newspaper UK.
  2. Jones, Mari (1 September 2018). "Drew Pritchard on whether his Conwy shop gamble has paid off". northwales.
  3. Doughty, Eleanor (January 13, 2017). "Hunting for treasures with an expert antiques dealer" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  4. "Quest ink deal for new Salvage Hunters franchise". Realscreen.
  5. "New Series of Salvage Hunters". September 13, 2018 – via dailypost.co.uk.
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