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Salvage Hunters
Salvage Hunters

Salvage Hunters

IMDb: 6.6 2011-11-14 United Kingdom

Meet modern-day treasure hunter Drew Pritchard. With demanding customers, high turnover, and one of the biggest decorative salvage yards in the UK, Drew is constantly on the road, crisscrossing the country in search of derelict gems and forgotten remnants. Drew loves the thrill of the hunt and while he gets his hands dirty in the country's architectural backwaters, his crack team of restorers is back at the shop giving old and rare finds a new lease on life.

Episodes

Episode 1
Preserving British Heritage

Drew Pritchard and Viki Knott search for items that preserve Britain's history. They visit a brass foundry, a stately home, and a salvage yard.

Episode 2
Buy What You Like

Drew Pritchard and Alister Dryburgh uncover hidden gems, including a collection of vintage motorbikes and a new antiques shop in Devon.

Episode 3
New Beginnings

Drew and Viki buy from new business ventures. They attend the opening day of an antiques fair and visit a brand-new antiques centre.

Episode 4
Country House Antiques

Drew and Al buy from sellers who share their love for country house antiques. They snap up an 18th-century chest of drawers and smokers' bow chairs

Episode 5
Lifelong Collectors

Drew Pritchard and Viki Knott travel across the country, visiting incredible collectors who have collections of unusual, rare and historic treasures.

Episode 6
Trusted Hunting Grounds

Drew takes Al on a tour of trusted contacts, finding classic signage in a Kent railway shed, and an African colonial table at a Sussex antiques shop.

Episode 7
Eclectic Finds

On the road buying with Viki, Drew finds an extraordinary scratch-built model in Suffolk. In Kent, he snaps up a stunning garden statue of Mr Punch.

Episode 8
Trade Tip Offs

Drew Pritchard and Alister Dryburgh visit three promising new antique trade contacts who they've been tipped off about.

Episode 9
Surprising Finds

Drew and Viki hunt down surprising and desirable items. They visit a classic car collection in Durham and a favourite dealer in Edinburgh.

Episode 10
Trusted Contacts

Drew hits the road with Viki and Alister to visit some of his most trusted contacts, including a favourite dealer in Kent and a new shop in Lancaster.

Episode 11
Master Artisans

Alister, Serkan and Jay hunt for items made by highly skilled craftspeople. They visit a traditional boatyard, a signwriter and a master carver.

Episode 12
Fresh to Market

At a historic mill, Viki snaps up an untouched weaver's table. Trawling a former RAF airbase, Serkan finds a handbook used in the Battle of Britain.

Episode 13
Family Ties

At a multi-generational family estate, Al snaps up vintage deed boxes. Plus, Serkan buys hand-painted figures from the old fairground organ.

Episode 14
End of an ERA

As a hat factory shuts, Serkan rescues industrial relics. Plus, trawling the wares of a prop supplier, Viki finds paintings by a famous local artist.

Episode 15
History Lessons

Serkan buys ancient fire-safety equipment, while Viki wonders if she's lost the plot when she's tempted by a plywood hobbyhorse with a tale to tell.

Episode 16
Rare Survivors

Serkan and Jay visit a Victorian steam museum, while Serkan and Alister Dryburgh get to trawl through storage containers at a Kent country house.

Episode 17
Provenance Counts

Serkan, Jay and Viki hunt for items with remarkable history. In Somerset they visit a family-run quarry, and a collection of circus artefacts.

Episode 18
Lost Relics

The team find lost relics of bygone times, including stools made for child-workers at an old hat dyer's factory and some classic fairground art.

Episode 19
Episode 19

The team hunt for items their clients will love. In Lancashire Viki buys a set of laboratory lamps, in London Serkan nabs a 1930s papier mâché lion.

Episode 20
Episode 20

Hunting for rare treasures, the team visit a colourful collection of Americana, a historic shipping warehouse, and a huge indoor flea market in Wales.

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