This episode is a kids' Fathers and Daughters Special and sees the Red team (of Jess and Ruth Ward from Harrowgate) compete against the green team of David and Lucy Hawkins. Hosted by Gilly Goulden and assisted by Lars Thorp, the teams are in Tunbridge Wells, where they are given £250 and have to hunt around the shops to find items to sell at auction. However, they are also tested on a variety of games in order to pick up points, such as dating antique dog collars, Guess the Object (where the daughters have to describe items to their fathers in another room to see if they can guess what it is), Guess the Item and Price It, then off to auction, where the winning team then face the chance to choose from a number on antique objects to take home as a prize - the twist here is that one of them is worth a LOT of money. But can they guess which one? <br /><br />The Great Antiques Hunt was a superb game show presented by Gilly Goulden that ran in from 1994 to 2000. Sadly it is rarely repeated now, but it is a far better show that Bargain Hunt, as it allows the contestants to shop about for antiques on their own, while also featuring a number of games as the teams try to boost up their points tally. By chance a few years ago I saved this episode from Youtube to put on DVD that since then has disappeared from there, so I decided to upload it here for people to see for themselves what a great game show it was and for those seeking it out. Guest stars in the antiques world include Tim Wonacott and Penny Brittain, while Lars Thorp is a calm guide for Gilly Golden as they watch the teams in progress. The dating may or may not be correct, but having checked through what details exist (and the fact that it mentions a new programme during the end credits called "Home Visits with the Antiques Inspectors", I've narrowed it down to August 19th 1999. Please note that as this is a recording there are a couple of glitches, such as the sound temporarily disappearing at 2mins, plus the screen ratio (which is nothing to do with me. It's just how it is). Anyway, I hope you enjoy this rare episode and here's hoping there are more out there for fans of this superb and sadly forgotten show.
