Fake or Fortune?
Fake or Fortune? is a TV show on BBC1. Fiona Bruce teams up with expert Philip Mould to investigate mysteries behind intriguing works of art. Are they potentially priceless or crafty copies? The program has been available since 2024. A total of 15 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2025.
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Fake or Fortune?
The team return to the story of a painting by Canadian impressionist Helen McNicoll. Did owner David take a big money offer from a rich collector or try his luck at auction?
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An American couple think their $200 portrait could be a long-lost work by artist Angelica Kauffman. The evidence is promising, but its condition raises alarming questions.
The team return to two portraits of Black British women from the 18th and 19th centuries. How have recent changes in society transformed the fortunes of these important artworks?
When a keen art blogger picked up a £35 bargain at auction, he started to suspect he’d found a missing work by Frances Hodgkins. Can the team prove his hunch was right?
The team investigate an early portrait and a charming little landscape, both believed to be by one of the biggest names in art. Could two new Renoir works have surfaced in the UK?
A mysterious inscription, a famous name and a colossal price tag. The team embark on a high-stakes quest to authenticate a 'lost' Churchill. Is it genuine or a clever fake?
Series 9
Anglesey farmer Huw Lewis bought a small painting depicting the Last Supper for £50 on the internet. Can the team prove it’s an 18th-century work by the artist Benjamin West?
The team investigate a powerful scene of the aftermath of battle. Could it be a work by the Victorian artist Edwin Landseer that was previously thought to have been destroyed by a flood in 1928?
In 1999, Jon Swihart believed he’d bought a genuine work by the 19th-century Orientalist artist Jean-Leon Gerome, but the leading authority disagreed. Can the team prove Jon right?
A sculpture found in the long grass of a Norfolk home bears striking similarities to the work of Henry Moore. Could it be a lost work by one of the greatest 20th-century artists?
Series 12
Owner Sally Green believes her landscape painting is by one of the forefathers of impressionism, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. Can the team gather new evidence to prove its authenticity?
The team delve into the world of music memorabilia when they investigate a piano linked to John Lennon and a guitar with a connection to Ronnie Wood, but are they the real deal?
Could a beautiful painting of women working in a field be a valuable lost work by Helen McNicoll, a celebrated impressionist artist from Canada?
American artist Jeffrey Kroll believes his flower picture is by one of the pioneers of abstract art, Piet Mondrian. Can the team help him build a case and prove its authenticity?
Series 10
Could an epic work in a church in Port Glasgow be a lost masterpiece by one of the great painters of Northern Renaissance art, or is this depiction of Christ a much lesser work?