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A winning lot for STV Productions
A winning lot for STV Productions.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 9873A STV Group PLC 27 January 2020 \n\n \n \nA WINNING LOT FOR STV PRODUCTIONS\nDaytime Antiques series back on the road with largest ever order from BBC\n \nSTV Productions has secured a significant order for its hit series, Antiques Road Trip and its celebrity sister series, Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, from the BBC. \n \nFour new series of the popular long running show have been confirmed for BBC One, along with two series of the celebrity version, for BBC Two, making this the largest ever order of the two series for the independent production company. \n \nThe six new series - 140 episodes in total - will air over the next two years.\n \nThis commission marks the production of series 21 - 24 of Antiques Road Trip (100 x 45'), which will follow the country's top antiques experts as they return for a scenic road trip across the UK, seeking out quirky and valuable antiques to auction off for profit, all in aid of Children in Need. \n \nThe tenth and eleventh series of Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (40 x 60') will feature a new line-up of hopeful celebs turned antique hunters, all under the watchful eye of the show's regular experts. Previous series have featured a host of famous faces, including Jennifer Saunders, Russell Kane, Ricky Tomlinson, Kelly Brook, Al Murray, Denise Van Outen, Tom Conti, Judy Murray, Emeli Sandé, Helen Flanagan, Charles Dance and Mariella Frostrup.\n \nThe long-running series has delighted viewers with several extraordinary finds, including a rare camera found in 2017 by Scottish antiques expert Paul Laidlaw and sold at auction for £20,000 - making a £19,940 profit.\n \nThe 2019 series of Antiques Road Trip reached 18m people in the UK on BBC1, with series 19 delivering an audience that was 37% up on the slot average. Celebrity Antiques Road Trip is a top 20 show for BBC2, with an average audience of over 1.5m.*\n \nThe new episodes were commissioned by Carla-Maria Lawson, Head of BBC Daytime and Early Peak. The Commissioning Editor is Muslim Alim, Commissioning Editor for BBC Daytime. \n \nHead of BBC Daytime and Early Peak Carla-Maria Lawson said: \"Antiques Road Trip and Celebrity Antiques Road Trip are appointment to view TV, so I'm over the moon we can bring viewers this bumper haul ...