Salvage Hunters
Meet modern-day treasure hunter Drew Pritchard. With demanding customers, high turnover, and one of the biggest decorative salvage yards in the UK, Drew is constantly on the road, crisscrossing the country in search of derelict gems and forgotten remnants. Drew loves the thrill of the hunt and while he gets his hands dirty in the country's architectural backwaters, his crack team of restorers is back at the shop giving old and rare finds a new lease on life.
- 2011-2025
- 20 seasons
- Janson Media
- Reality
Meet modern-day treasure hunter Drew Pritchard. With demanding customers, high turnover, and one of the biggest decorative salvage yards in the UK, Drew is constantly on the road, crisscrossing the country in search of derelict gems and forgotten remnants. Drew loves the thrill of the hunt and while he gets his hands dirty in the country's architectural backwaters, his crack team of restorers is back at the shop giving old and rare finds a new lease on life.
Season 12 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 2017
Episode 1
Episode #12.1
Modern day treasure hunter Drew Pritchard travels length and breadth of country in search of weird and wonderful objects.
Episode 2
Back to basics
Modern day treasure hunter Drew Pritchard travels length and breadth of country in search of weird and wonderful objects.
Episode 3
The X factor
Modern day treasure hunter Drew Pritchard travels length and breadth of country in search of weird and wonderful objects.
Episode 4
When opportunity knocks
Modern day treasure hunter Drew Pritchard travels length and breadth of country in search of weird and wonderful objects.
Episode 5
Taking risks
Drew's business has expanded so he needs twice as many items. He visits a quirky house in Suffolk, to discover a barn full of salvage from around globe.
Episode 6
Moving with the times
When other businesses move with times, Drew sees a chance to buy their unwanted stuff.
Episode 7
Belgium
Drew Pritchard heads to Belgium on a continental buying adventure. He visits flea market in Tongeren.
Episode 8
Holland
Drew and Tee are in Holland, the treasures they find include a bust of Napoleon, a pair of mirrored pendant lights and a Coromandel table. But the highlight of the trip and possibly the year according to Drew is a Bronze bust of Sappho.
Episode 9
Episode #12.9
Drew unearths a steel corpus of Christ on cross, and spots a divine early 19th century gothic pew.
Episode 10
Episode #12.10
The boys are under the radar this time visiting dealers in a disused poultry barn, a plant nursery and a locksmith business. They find lots of chairs, lighting, rugs as well as a plaster cast of a horses head from a bronze by Donatello.
Episode 11
Episode #12.11
In Devon, Drew rummages through a heap railway items collected over 30 years by a local enthusiast.
Episode 12
Episode #12.12
Drew visits an amazing collection of wicker in Somerset levels and is smitten by a charming Orkney chair on display.
Episode 13
Episode #12.13
At a Hampshire auction room Drew has pick of over 500 items from affluent private homes.
Episode 14
Episode #12.14
Drew visits a salvage yard in Cheshire containing vintage gym equipment with real muscle.
Episode 15
Episode #12.15
Drew visits a country estate mentioned in Domesday Book and unearths a cupboard that's been unopened for decades.