Bargain Hunt S2023E77 - Naseby 20

Danny Sebastian puts his best foot forward on the show when he visits Northamptonshire, a county with a long reputation for creating high-quality footwear. At the Museum of Leathercraft in Northampton, he delves into their collection of 10,000 items from around the world, from 3,000 years ago to the present day.

Curator James Hawksley shows Danny a sedan chair from the 1750s, a leather pigeon harness used to carry blood samples and two leather jugs called bombards because of their resemblance to the old bombard cannon. James even turns the table on Danny and reveals a mystery object for him to guess.

Across the county, two teams do battle in the historic village of Naseby. Expert David Harper heads up the red team, husband and wife Matt and Sunita, while the blues – father and son Surinder and Sukhip – are guided by Kate Bliss.

After a speedy start, the reds seem very relaxed… Can David focus their attention and help them to start spending? Over with the blues, a reproduction GR post box catches Surinder's attention, but Kate isn't convinced that it willl deliver a profit.

In Stratford-upon-Avon, Danny asks auctioneer Mark Ashley for his estimates on the teams' purchases but, as always, it comes down to how deep the bidders' pockets are.