''Collectors' Lot'' is a TV programme produced from 1997 to 2001 by
Twofour Broadcast for the United Kingdom's
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...
. Shown on weekday afternoons, the programme visited every corner of Britain to explore the weird and wonderful things that people choose to collect. The five series of the programme featured over 70 expert craftspeople and restorers at work.
During the height of its popularity the show had 2 million viewers a day, making it ' Britain's most successful daytime antiques and collectibles magazine series'.
TV International website
Presenters of ''Collectors' Lot'' included Sarah Greene
Elizabeth Sarah Greene (born 24 October 1957) is an English television presenter and actress. She co-presented ''Blue Peter'' from May 1980 until June 1983, and hosted the Saturday-morning series '' Saturday Superstore'' and ''Going Live!''.
E ...
, Sue Cook
Sue Cook (born Susan Lorraine Thomas, 30 March 1949) is a British television presenter and author. She is best known for co-presenting (with Nick Ross) the BBC One factual crime show ''Crimewatch'' from 1984 until 1995.
Early life
Sue Cook ...
, Helen Atkinson-Wood
Helen Atkinson-Wood (born 14 March 1955) is an English actress and comedian born in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire.
She studied fine art at the Ruskin School, Oxford University, where she performed with Rowan Atkinson (no relation). She also perfo ...
and Debbie Thrower
Debbie Thrower (born 17 November 1957 in Nairobi, Kenya) is an English journalist and broadcaster who presented BBC national news bulletins in the 1980s and ITV Meridian's flagship news programme ''Meridian Tonight'' (southern edition) from its ...
.
References
''Collectors' Lot: A Nation of Collectors'' by Chrissie Kravchenko Publisher: Channel 4 Books (1999)
External links
Twofour Broadcast website and ''Collectors Lot''''Collector's Lot'' on the Internet Movie DatabaseThe Best of ''Collector's Lot'' on the British Film Institute website
Channel 4 original programming
1997 British television series debuts
2001 British television series endings
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