Overview

• Viewers criticized Bargain Hunt’s longstanding format on X/Twitter, describing it as “predictable” and demanding a total shake-up including the removal of presenter Charlie Ross.
• The latest instalment, filmed in Norfolk’s King’s Lynn and Swaffham, followed the usual antiques auction challenge with teams buying from vendors and selling at auction.
• The BBC has introduced antiques experts Serhat Ahmet and David Fergus in an effort to inject fresh perspectives into the show’s structure.
• Auctioneer Charles Hanson is scheduled to rejoin Bargain Hunt on June 2 after being found not guilty of violence and coercive control charges.
• Executive Producer Paul Tucker says subtle tweaks have kept the series relevant as it continues to draw around 2 million viewers and a 35 to 40 percent audience share.