Coast and Country Auctions

Documentary series looking at the stories behind Britain's traditional markets and auctions that are at the heart of the country's rural and coastal economies

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Reality
Created By

Steven Clarke

First Aired on

Mar 30, 2018

1 seaons till Apr 20, 2018

Popularity: 6.4728
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Networks
(GB)
Production

Plimsoll Productions (GB)BBC (GB)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Spalding 1

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 10 episodes

Season 1

Aired

10 Episodes
  • Episode 1Brixham 1 min

    The series opens by visiting the world-famous fish auction in Brixham, Devon which has been going for over 100 years but is now experiencing the biggest boom in its history.

  • Episode 2Builth Wells 1 min

    The Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells, mid Wales, hosts the Welsh Cob Autumn Sale. In front of crowds of up to 3,000, the three-day event sees more than 400 horses auctioned.

  • Episode 3Exeter 1 min

    Exeter Livestock Market sits at the heart of Britain's farming heartlands of South-West England. On a busy day they sell over 3,000 animals in four hours and turns over seven hundred thousands pounds.

  • Episode 4Spalding 1 min

    Spalding Plant and Vegetable Auction in Lincolnshire is the oldest market of its kind in the UK, having started in 1948. The 3 sales a week sell as many as 1,000 boxes and bags of vegetables and up to 16,000 plants a day.

  • Episode 5Bala 1 min

    Bala in Snowdonia, north Wales is home to one of the most important sheepdog auctions in Britain. Bad weather threatens the event but with neither buyers or sellers can let it deter them.

Crew & Team

Carla-Maria Lawson

Producer

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