Season 1 Episodes
1. Episode 1
Today’s artists travel to Lancashire to a renovated worker’s cottage. The mystery buyer wants a gift for his wife and has a budget of £200, but will it be a wood sculptor, painter or ceramicist who makes the sale?
2. Episode 2
Today’s mystery buyers live in Northamptonshire and have up to £1000 to spend on a work of art to celebrate their family life. Will an abstract artist who paints in a nuclear tent, an illustrator who wants to make his most ambitious painting to date or a bronze sculptor who’s pushed for time win out?
3. Episode 3
Today’s artists are travelling to a home in Birmingham. It’s an emotional brief from the mystery buyer who has up to £750 to spend on a piece of art to reflect a family bond after donating half of her liver to her mum. Will the artistic trio be able to create what she is looking for?
4. Episode 4
In today’s episode, the artists travel to Lancashire. The mystery buyers have up to £500 to spend on a piece of art to celebrate their love for their dogs. Will a renowned pet portrait artist, a textile-making wool farmer or a chainsaw wood sculptor win the sale?
5. Episode 5
Nick Knowles challenges three talented artists to create beautiful artwork for people they've never met.
6. Episode 6
In today's episode the artists are in Oxfordshire, turning detective around a grade-II listed cottage. It's an emotional story: the mystery buyers are looking for a joyous, uplifting piece in light of a recent cancer diagnosis. Will it be a metal sculptor, painter or textile artist who fulfils their brief?
7. Episode 7
Today’s mystery buyers live in the trendy suburbs of Manchester. For three years they’ve had a space on their living room wall that they haven’t been able to fill. Now, with £1000 to spend and three artists turning detective around their home, can they finally find a piece they like?
8. Episode 8
Today’s artists are heading to an art-loving home in Cheshire. It’s an emotional brief: the mystery buyers would like a work of art to reflect a beloved dad who they lost in 2011. Can the creative three make them the perfect piece?
9. Episode 9
Today’s artists are heading to north Wales. The mystery buyers have lived all over the world but now want a work of art to celebrate putting down roots and buying their Llandudno forever-home. Can the three creatives come up with a perfect piece, and who will win the £500 sale?
10. Episode 10
Today’s artists travel to South Manchester. It’s a snoop with a difference as the mystery buyer’s house is not what it seems - the owner has lost nearly all their possessions in a house fire. They’d like a piece of art to mark the end of a difficult journey, putting their home back together. Will a metal sculptor, a wood carver or a mosaic maker create the perfect piece and take home the £1000 on offer?
11. Episode 11
Today’s mystery buyers live in the Lake District. Having uprooted the family from the other side of the country, they want a piece of art to celebrate their move, and in particular to thank their children. With a budget of up to £500 on offer, will a metal sculptor, a glass maker or a watercolourist create their perfect piece?
12. Episode 12
Today’s artists are in Cheshire. The mystery buyer wants to mark a new time in their life, being recently single and moving home. Will a textile artist with a love of bold colours, a painter with an eye for symbolism or a magazine collage creator make the perfect piece and take home the £500 sale?
13. Episode 13
Today’s artists are heading to central Manchester. The mystery buyers are on the move and want a new piece of art for their new apartment in an old cotton mill. With a budget of up to £700, will an ex-Radio Caroline DJ turned screenprinter, an illustrator or an upcycling artist win the sale?
14. Episode 14
Today’s mystery buyers want a bespoke piece of art to mark their ruby wedding anniversary. However, as they’ve recently moved from Essex to Cheshire, it’s a tough snoop as the artists try to distinguish the homeowner’s style from that of the previous occupants. Will a visual artist, a wood carver or a painter take home the £400 on offer?
15. Episode 15
Today’s artists are heading to Lancashire. The mystery buyer wants a piece of art to mark a new time in their life, having changed career at 50, lost their mum and ended their marriage. With a budget around £600 on offer, will a glass maker, a clay sculptor or a stone carver win the sale and make the mystery buyer’s day?