Dickinson's Real Deal
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Dickinson's Real Deal is an ITV
ITV
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, UK modern antiques
Antiques
An antique is an old collectible item. It is collected or desirable because of its age , beauty, rarity, condition, utility, personal emotional connection, and/or other unique features...

 and collectables television programme presented by David Dickinson
David Dickinson
David Dickinson is an English antiques expert, television presenter and entrepreneur.-Biography:...

. The new series air on the ITV Network
ITV
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 whereas old episodes are repeated on ITV3
ITV3
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.

The show

The shows are recorded in venues in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. Members of the public are invited to bring their antiques
Antiques
An antique is an old collectible item. It is collected or desirable because of its age , beauty, rarity, condition, utility, personal emotional connection, and/or other unique features...

 and collectables along. Independent valuers
Real estate appraisal
Real estate appraisal, property valuation or land valuation is the process of valuing real property. The value usually sought is the property's Market Value. Appraisals are needed because compared to, say, corporate stock, real estate transactions occur very infrequently...

 put an estimate on how much they think the items are worth. This figure is revealed to the audience at home.

The items are then passed to the dealers
Broker-dealer
A broker-dealer is a term used in United States financial services regulations. It is a natural person, a company or other organization that trades securities for its own account or on behalf of its customers....

, who make their own valuation and try to purchase them by placing a cash offer on the table. David Dickinson
David Dickinson
David Dickinson is an English antiques expert, television presenter and entrepreneur.-Biography:...

 may step in and give some advice.

The seller then decides whether to accept or decline the deal. If the deal is declined items go to auction
Auction
An auction is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder...

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The dealers

Dealers featured in the series have included; Alison Chapman, Cheryl Brown, Karen Dalmeny, Jo Brayshaw, Brenda Haller, Cheryl Hakeney, Tim Hogarth, Simon Schneider, Stewart Hofgartner, David Ford, Ian Towning, Mike Melody, David Hakeney, Michael Hogben
Michael Hogben
Michael Hogben , is an auctioneer and antiques dealer, who has appeared in the BBC series Bargain Hunt and his own series "Auction Man."...

, Clive Attrell, Rob Bingham, Monty English, James Layte, Alistair Lamont, David Tupman, George Baldwin, Helen Gardiner, Anna Rennie and Corrie Jeffrey.

Series

  • 2006; Series 1: 40 episodes
  • 2007; Series 2: 42 episodes and Celebrity Specials: 5 episodes
  • 2008; Series 3: 48 episodes
  • 2009; Series 4: 52 episodes
  • 2010; Series 5: 48 episodes
  • 2011; Series 6: 90 editions


RDF Media
RDF Media
Zodiak Media is a Anglo-American television production company. It was formed in 2010 when RDF Media Group was acquired by, and merged with Zodiak Entertainment...

 RDF Television West will make a future series of 90 episodes, each lasting an hour. This was later confirmed by ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

who, when they axed Dickinson's chat show in early 2010, announced that they are still committed to The Real Deal.

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