Nick Knowles challenges three talented artists to create beautiful artwork for people they've never met. Our arty trio must try to work out the buyer’s style and taste by snooping around their home, but when the two sides finally do meet, who will win the coveted commission?
Episode 1
Apr 8, 2019
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?
Episode 2
Apr 9, 2019
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?
Episode 3
Apr 10, 2019
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?
Episode 4
Apr 11, 2019
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?
Episode 5
Apr 12, 2019
Nick Knowles challenges three talented artists to create beautiful artwork for people they've never met.
Episode 6
Apr 15, 2019
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?
Episode 7
Apr 16, 2019
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?
Episode 8
Apr 17, 2019
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?
Episode 9
Apr 18, 2019
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?
Episode 10
Apr 19, 2019
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?
Episode 11
Apr 22, 2019
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?
Episode 12
Apr 23, 2019
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?
Episode 13
Apr 24, 2019
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?
Episode 14
Apr 25, 2019
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?
Episode 15
Apr 26, 2019
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?
