The Bidding Room
The Bidding Room is a TV show on BBC1. Nigel Havers welcomes people with extraordinary objects to the Bidding Room. Can they persuade dealers to part with their own money in a high-stakes game of bluff and double bluff? The program has been available since 2025. A total of 48 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2026.
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The Bidding Room
Nigel is shocked by a jaw-dropping sculpture, the dealers are pushed to sew up a deal on a vintage family favourite, and a jacket owned by a beloved comedy legend is up for sale.
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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.
Series 8
Seller David sparks a bidding war with his military collection, a father-and-son duo bring a curious pair of items in for sale, and Nigel is delighted by a broken piece of wood.
Series 7
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?
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 8
A family hope their colourful two-wheeler will have the bids rolling in, the dealers delight in a Picasso-inspired piece, and it’s a double light-bulb moment when Nigel gets involved in the bidding.
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.
Series 8
Five more sellers enter the room. There’s a battle for sporting goods, two giant posters need a new home, and a retro piece prompts a charity auction like no other.
There are some unusual visitors to the room in this episode, including Uncle Bert the skeleton and a cheeky wooden rabbit, not to mention a rare album from one of the world’s biggest bands.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a football game, wooden steps, a 19th-century map, French glassware and a Noh mask.
Series 8
A small package holding 400 years of fascinating history is revealed in the room. A firefighter heats things up. And there is more than one item with royal connections for the dealers to ponder.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a teapot, Powermite toys, ornate barrels, a model caravan and a decorative bust.
Series 8
An intimate medical device is the oddest item ever seen in the Bidding Room! A family of train buffs keep track of their great-uncle’s treasure. And a man in livery weighs up the bids.
The dealers are starstruck by a nostalgic cinematic collection, Margaret makes sweet music with her decorative offering, and Richard hopes to skate away with a ramped-up deal.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim for the best price for their items, including a toy aeroplane, a projector, camping kitchen, a wardrobe and collection of red glassware.
Series 8
The dealers are excited by an enamel sign, and there’s a lot of noise over a World War II gas rattle.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a music stool, a shocking box, tie presses, a silver tea set and a school bench.
Series 8
Nigel Havers and Simon Bower are stunned as one of Scotland’s most famous figures comes to light, and the dealers are moved by a family story of wartime courage.
Tracy hopes her extraordinary chair will unfold into a bidding war, a shiny life-sized figure sparks interest, and the dealers focus on an intriguing glass curio.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including some silver, a doll collection, an Andress tool, ballet costume designs and an insurance marker.