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 49 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2026.
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The Bidding Room
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.
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All the dealers are excited when a big-ticket item is wheeled into the Bidding Room, some Bedouin jewellery seeks a home, and Jo gets wrapped up in a piece of WWII history.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a meditation rug, a pestle and mortar, Linguaphone vinyl, a sideboard and hairpins.
Series 8
A young family hope their 80s classic toy will click with the dealers, an intriguing seat leads to a guessing game, and Nigel is enchanted by a piece of London history.
Nigel comes face to face with a Beatles collection, Dutch dealer George learns about the Blackpool Illuminations, and a 1970s leopard sculpture encourages some roaring bids.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a scientific poster, compass, ring, mini-library and oxygen dispenser.
Series 8
A companion inspired by royalty charms the dealers, while everyone wants to try a retro beauty gadget and a couple of vintage signs demand to be taken home.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a Durham quilt, an Italian chair, a carving depicting the Last Supper, pendant lights and a WWI ladder.
Series 8
Nigel and Simon meet a jungle giant, a young seller brings their charming collection, and the dealers are blown away by the most futuristic item ever seen in the room.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including weighing scales, miniature lifebelts, lightning rods, vases and African birthing chairs.
Series 7
Lindsay has great expectations for her Dickensian desk, and how will the dealers react to sculptor Darren’s heartbreaking story?
A collection of encaustic tiles leaves Jo and JB speechless, Glen hopes to find a fortune with his metal detector, and swimming teacher Lynne treats the dealers to a workout.
Series 5
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a butter churn, a pair of binoculars and a tram sign.
Series 7
New dealer Rambo gets excited about a Bond poster, a shiny Tiffany ink blotter causes a stir, and some intriguing artefacts tempt the dealers.
Nigel Havers hosts as five dealers battle each other to buy items brought in by the public, including a ride-on giraffe, a movie-themed collection and a decorative bust called Fred.
Series 7
Retro lover Kamila dangles a vintage thread stand in front of the eager dealers, and will Daniel and daughter Jessica hit the jackpot with a vintage fruit machine?
Gareth tempts Nigel with his Beatles memorabilia, the dealers fight to get their hands on Deborah’s mid-century ring, and will a puppet from Rambo's past pull his strings?
Series 5
Nigel Havers presides as four sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a vintage poster, a football table, a globe and a box of ephemera.
Series 7
The dealers come face to face with their creepiest item yet, enjoy all the fun of the fair, and ten-year-old Cassie tries to pull their strings with her vintage puppets.
Mr Blobby superfan Colin brings in some TV history, Devin’s Fornasetti coffee table raises a few eyebrows, and is it yay or neigh to Christie’s well-travelled rocking horse?