Arts & Culture

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Townely Hall 1

By Jennifer Robinson / Web Producer

Published September 21, 2017 at 12:09 PM PDT

Fiona Bruce stays cheerful in spite of the rain at the Towneley Hall Roadshow near Burnley in Lancashire, England.

Airs Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV

The UK version of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW returns as presenter Fiona Bruce and the team are back on the trail of the nation’s hidden treasures, visiting more of Britain’s most sumptuous and unusual locations.

Season 36 also introduces a new play-along feature – The Rogues Gallery, where viewers get the chance to see whether they can spot a fake among real treasures.

Will Farmer (right) challenges Fiona Bruce (left) to find the fake Moorcroft in his Rogues Gallery.

In this episode, Fiona Bruce and the team arrive at Towneley Hall near Burnley in Lancashire, England. Despite heavy rain, thousands arrive to show their family treasures.

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Lars Tharp (right) is delighted to see a 16th century Ming Buddhistic sculpture.

Objects brought before the cameras include a garden ornament that turns out to be more important than first thought, a collection of handbags that has prompted a domestic tiff, and a 16th/17th century ring bought in a boot sale for a song.