Dickinson's Real Deal

Dickinson's Real Deal is a British modern antiques and collectables television programme is broadcast on ITV as part of the afternoon schedule. It is presented by David Dickinson. A US version of the show, produced by Zodiak USA and titled simply Real Deal, was aired for one series on the History Channel. The format was the same except that the US show lacked the on-screen host for intervention on the deals.^[2]

Dickinson's Real Deal
Presented by	David Dickinson
Narrated by	Claire Harman
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	19
No. of episodes	1,045
Production
Running time	46 minutes without ads[1]
Production company	RDF Television West
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	6 November 2006 (2006-11-06) – present
Related
Real Deal

Format

The shows are recorded at UK venues to which members of the public are invited to bring their antiques and collectables. Independent valuers estimate the value of these items.

The items are then passed to the dealers, who make their own valuation and try to purchase them by placing a cash offer on the table. Once the initial offer is placed the sellers will often ask for a higher amount. Then, David Dickinson will often step in to give some advice and reveal the valuers estimations. David, being on the side of the seller; will then haggle with and edge the dealer to give more money. This will quite often lead to the dealer's offer being adjusted. The valuers' estimations are revealed to the owner, the television audience and the dealer.

The seller then decides whether to accept or decline what the dealer has offered. If the deal is declined items go to auction where David can be seen with the seller watching over proceedings in the sale room.

Dealers

Current Dealers featured in the series;

• Alison Chapman
• Henry Nicholls
• Karen Dalmeny
• Tim Hogarth
• Simon Schneider
• Stewart Hofgartner
• Jan Keyne
• James Layte
• Fay Rutter
• Mark Stevens
• Tracy Thackray-Howitt

Former Dealers

• Brenda Haller
• Cheryl Brown
• Ian Towning
• George Baldwin
• David Tupman
• Clive Attrell
• Rob Bingham
• David Ford
• Mike Melody
• Cheryl Hakeney
• Tony Geering
• Jo Brayshaw
• Janice Kehoe
• David Hakeney
• Monty English
• Donald Allison
• Sharon Checkley
• Jon O'Marah
• Michael Hogben
• Matthew Taylor
• Laurie Scully
• Anna Rennie
• John Parker
• Chris Skitch
• Abdul Ahmed
• Alys Dobbie
• Corrie Jeffrey
• Debbie Serpell
• Helen Gardiner
• Aidan Pass
• Alistair Lamont (later became one of the independent valuers)
• Nick Barbie Agent (21 June 2021)
• Martin Dance
• Agnes Fox
• Paul Hawtrey
• Daniel Froggatt