Millionaire Hoarders is a new three-part series on Channel 4 which sees experts sifting through homes crammed with treasures to find items to sell for life-changing amounts Britain is home to hoards of obsessive collectors and in this series four experts rifle through homes packed with treasures to find hidden gems worth loads of money.
Here's everything you need to now about Millionaire Hoarders on Channel 4...
Millionaire Hoarders release date
Millionaire Hoarders is a three-part UK series that starts on Channel 4 on Friday August 4 at 8pm. All three episodes will be available as a box set on the Channel 4 stream service.
What happens in Millionaire Hoarders and our episode guide
Epsiode 1 of Millionaire Hoarders
First up in Millionaire Hoarders, antiques dealer Clive and collector Ronnie visit a castle in Scotland filled to the brim with antiques, books and manuscripts. And there’s astonishment from Ronnie when he unearths what appears to be a John Constable painting that could be worth between £1m and £2m. Meanwhile, fashion expert Paula looks through an incredible vintage clothes collection in an East London studio flat.
In 2011 Adity and Simon Craufurd gave up their corporate careers to take over Craufurdland Castle, which has been in Simon’s family for 800 years. But as the building costs £100,000 a year to run, the couple must raise funds to secure its future. "You take it on as generation 28 and you don’t want generation 28 to be the one that lost it," admits Simon.
The Craufurds have called in Ronnie and Clive, two experts. There’s huge excitement when Ronnie spots what appears to be a genuine painting by John Constable behind a TV in the guest wing. But the painting must be authenticated. If genuine it could sell for £2m.
The experts also unearth an epitaph written by Scottish poet Robert Burns and a guest book signed by Charles Dickens, while in London, fashion expert Paula rifles through an incredible collection of vintage clothes, to raise funds for owner Pat to move to Tokyo. In the meantime, Adity and Simon face an anxious wait… "The potential that the painting could bring is not life-changing just for us,’ says Simon. "It’s a legacy that will go on for generations."
Episode 2: Millionaire Hoarders
We meet retired artists, Carole and Roger. They’ve filled every room of their nine bed Georgian home with unusual objects they’ve collected from all over the world. But their country pile is in urgent need of repair and with little income coming in, they’ve called on the experts to help. After decades spent collecting, Carole and Roger are sitting on a potentially priceless collection, including a very valuable family heirloom but will Carole and Roger’s attachment to their objects stop them from raising the cash they need?
Meanwhile, high end pawnbroker, Rachel, investigates a huge collection of jewellery owned by former lawyer, Emma. She gave up her high flying job to follow her dream of starting a jewellery business but having spent most of her spare cash, the pressure is on to find money to keep the business going. Rachel unearths a gemstone that could raise a life changing sum of money.
Is there a trailer for Millionaire Hoarders?
Channel 4 hasn't released a trailer for Millionaire Hoarders yet, but if they do we'll post on here. so do check back.
