Four Rooms (TV series)
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| Four Rooms | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Factual |
| Presented by | Anita Rani (2011–15) Sarah Beeny (2016–19) |
| Narrated by | Caius Julian (2012) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 96 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production companies | Talkback Thames (2011) Boundless (2012–19) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4/More4 |
| Release | 24 May 2011 – 23 November 2019 |
Four Rooms is a British factual television show that aired on Channel 4/More4 from 24 May 2011 to 23 November 2019 and was originally hosted by Anita Rani from 2011 to 2015 and then Sarah Beeny from 2016 to 2019.
Format[edit]
Each episode sees members of the public attempt to sell their valuable and collectible items in exchange for a cash offer from one of the four dealers.
Episodes[edit]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 8 | 24 May 2011 | 12 July 2011 | |
| 2 | 8[1] | 21 March 2012 | 20 May 2012 | |
| 3 | 30[2] | 29 April 2013 | 20 September 2013 | |
| 4 | 30[3] | 18 May 2014 | 28 November 2015 | |
| 5 | 20[4] | 22 August 2016 | 23 November 2019 | |
Dealers[edit]
Key:
- Currently stars
- Previously starred
| Dealer | Series | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Andrew Lamberty | |||||
| Celia Sawyer | |||||
| Alex Proud | |||||
| David Sonnenthal | |||||
| Raj Bisram | |||||
| Pearl Lowe | |||||
| Emma Hawkins | |||||
| Gordon Watson | |||||
| Jeff Salmon | |||||
| Jonny Elichaoff | |||||
| Maurice Amdur | |||||
| Shaun Clarkson | |||||
| Tamara Beckwith | |||||
| Tom Bolt | |||||
| Peter Ratcliffe | |||||
| Wendy Meakin | |||||
International versions[edit]
Three short-lived versions of Four Rooms were licensed internationally, none lasting more than one season:
- In the United States, six episodes titled Final Offer—subsequently retitled Four Rooms US when shown in the UK in 2013[5]—aired from May 2012 to July 2012.[6]
- A Canadian version ran on CBC-TV for eight episodes from January 2014 to March 2014.[7]
- The German version called "Wer bietet mehr?" hosted by Kai Pflaume ran on public-legal channel Norddeutscher Rundfunk for only three episodes in 2016.[8]
- The German version "Die Superhändler – 4 Räume, 1 Deal", started on 27 August 2018, on RTL Television and is hosted by Rag-and-bone man Sükrü Pehlivan. Over 500 episodes had aired by 2021.[9]
- The Dutch version "Van Onschatbare Waarde", started on 2 March 2017 on NPO 1 Omroep Max and was hosted by Dionne Stax. Seven seasons so far as per October 2023.[10]
- The Flemish version "Stukken van Mensen", started in 2016 in Belgium on the commercial channel Vier. It is hosted by Evy Gruyaert.
References[edit]
- ^ "Channel Four orders more Four Rooms". ATV Today. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "'Four Rooms' set to return with new series in 2013". Antique Collecting Magazine. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Channel 4 Commissions 30 New Episodes Of FOUR ROOMS". FremantleMedia. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "C4 recommissions Four Rooms with a new presenter, Sarah Beeny". Channel 4. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Four Rooms US Episode List". IMDb. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (30 May 2012), "Adding Some Guesswork to Memorabilia Sales, Just for Televised Fun: 'Final Offer' on Discovery Looks at Memorabilia Sales", The New York Times
- ^ "Four Rooms". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Wer bietet mehr?".
- ^ RTL holt britische Trödelshow (erneut) nach Deutschland - DWDL.de
- ^ "Van onschatbare waarde". MAX Vandaag (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 December 2023.