Restoration Roadshow

(20 x 30)

In this 20x30 series, Antiques expert Eric Knowles and a talented team of antiques restorers invite members of the public to a ‘roadshow’ set within the grounds of some of the UK’s most beautiful stately homes. The public bring along their damaged heirlooms and attic treasures in the hope that they can be restored.

Items are appraised and valued before restoration and viewers will discover the back story and history of the item, plus the reason the owner would like to see them returned to their former glory.

The restorers set to work and viewers will learn many of the tricks of the trade about caring for antiques and will see the highly skilled forensic process involved in restoring damaged items. As a side story, we also find out about a major restoration that has been going on at the stately location.

Finally, the restored pieces are revealed to their owners who decide whether they want to keep them or sell them at auction. The idea is that the antiques which go to auction will hopefully make a bigger profit than they would have made from being sold damaged.


A Transparent TV production for BBC2