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 2025. A total of 80 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in December 2025.
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The Bidding Room
Lindsay has great expectations for her Dickensian desk, and how will the dealers react to sculptor Darren’s heartbreaking story?
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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?
Series 5
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim for the best price for their items, including an étagère, a German pendant light, some napkin clips, a spinning wheel and an exercise bike.
Series 7
Peter winds up the dealers with his clockwork cars, Julie and John won’t let their gong go for a song, and chess player Dave turns the room into a pawn shop.
Series 5
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a mini sewing machine, a silver canteen, an accordion, gingerbread moulds and some old accounts ledgers.
Series 7
The dealers welcome Scott and Clare from Aberdare, Georges loses his head over a super-rare pilot’s helmet, and Wally’s normal-sized Mini poster proves a huge hit.
Eileen’s miniature garden gets Nigel nostalgic, Jacqui has a go on Jon’s precarious-looking penny-farthing, and the dealers take on a mysterious Mexican wrestler.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items including an iconic chair, rollerskates, dining room suite, a braille micrometer and a boxing belt.
Series 7
A pair of rare boots with tales of adventure, a giant puppet with a famous past and a seller who gives it everything she’s got for a top bid.
A motivational speaker gets the dealers out their seats, a set of mid-century drawers sparks a bidding war, and the dealers have a close shave with an art deco barber's chair.
Billie from Edinburgh brings two little piggies to market, Simon’s industrial lights spark a bidding war, and will Barbie girl Amanda makes Mel’s dreams come true?
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?