The Bidding Room
The Bidding Room is a TV show on BBC1. Nigel Havers presides as sellers come face to face with five dealers who battle it out to make the highest bid. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 87 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2025.
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The Bidding Room
A surprise appearance from an Elvis impersonator has the dealers all shook up. Clayton’s jade disc leaves them green with envy. And will Danni’s cigar cutters go for a snip?
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Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a jet hood dryer, circus books, a teak unit, malachite solitaire and a pink plastic tea set.
Series 7
From the ridiculous to the sublime. Daniel tries to shift a pair of furry bedside tables, and Pixie shows off her parachute silk wedding dress.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers bid on items, including a Danish 1960s lampshade, a set of bagpipes, a police photofit game, a toaster radio and a ride-on, vintage, Austin toy car.
Series 7
A mother and daughter drive the dealers nuts to secure a sale, the bidders enjoy a seventies classic, and toy collector Russell returns with a game that’s going nowhere fast.
Robert’s impressive bust takes Suzie’s breath away, Carl hopes to lock in a sale for his antique handcuffs, and will two heads be better than one as Tracey faces the dealers?
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a valet stand, ball dresses, a carved chest, pillboxes and spaceman statues.
Series 7
It’s high stakes today for Philip and his vampire-killing kit. Then, after Ben warms the dealers up with his rare coco de mer seed, can Paddy seal the deal with a spit roast?
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a ceramic lamp, Chinese wedding baskets, a first-aid box, a bracelet and an orange sofa.
Series 7
Nigel comes face to face with a piece of Havers family history, Philip bets on getting a bite on his metal teeth, and local sellers Ben and Jenna are happy to take whatever they can get.
Young Benjamin’s got an eye for a bargain, Kevin’s hoping the dealers deliver on his Pashley bike, and will font-of-all-knowledge Peter sell off an intriguing family heirloom?
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including model boats, Georgian peg dolls, a silver ink well, a street organ and a Chinese sideboard.
Series 7
Will Samantha’s saintly letter prove a big seller with the dealers? And does Claire from Yorkshire see a profit in her crystal ball? Who knows what the future holds?
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a violin maker's plane, ship’s lamp, decorative duck, servant bells and theatre lights.
Series 7
Sisters Liz and Sharon are going for gold in front of today’s dealers, Jackie hopes to make sweet music with her unusual instrument, and Georges is bewitched by a painting.
It’ll be guinea pigs for everyone if Georgia can help dad Callum shift his atlas stone. Peter’s antique automaton delights the dealers. And will anyone break the bank for a 70s toy?
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a Georgian strong box, a vintage bear, barber's items, a signed vinyl record and some swagger sticks.
Series 7
Along with a quirky 60s reaction tester and a tiny case with an intriguing past, an alligator measuring six and a half feet is let loose in the Bidding Room.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including an art sculpture, a magic trick, a mirror, a rocking snail and a police car light.
Series 7
Nigel Havers and Simon Bower road-test an 80s icon, a coat fit for royalty is up for sale, and one shocked seller receives a life-changing bid.