Combat Dealers
Upcoming episodes
Dec 22nd
300p
THE PINK PANTHER
Christmas has come early for military artefacts dealer Bruce Crompton when he gets his hands on an incredibly rare German Panther tank. In its original undercoat this one is more pink than camouflage. There are just two working models in the world and fully restored his could be worth as much as five million pounds. But that's easier said than done - to do it up Bruce and his team must scour Europe to track down authentic parts, whilst mechanics, the twins, call in a WWII tank expert to do some detective work to uncover the secrets of the Panthers past; which ends with an explosive revelation about how the tank met its sticky end in the war.
Dec 22nd
400p
BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Delivering an original WW2 American Jeep to a client Bruce is amazed at what he stumbles on. Peter Monk restores and rebuilds original WW2 Spitfires from scratch out of his workshop on the historic airfield, Biggin Hill. Peter has another challenging buy for Bruce, to find him a super rare fully restored German army jeep called a Kubelwagen for his museum. Never one to shy away from a profit or a challenge, Bruce and Freddy hit the road buying up Battle of Britain items to flog to Peter. The twins also have a challenge of their own; Bruce has asked them to prepare some WW2 artillery guns for export to Australia. The problem is, Aussie importation laws are very different to our own.
Dec 23rd
1100p
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
Always looking to increase his stock and his list of contacts, Bruce and ex–Para Freddy are on a business trip to Russia. Helped out by his trusty Muscovite dealer friend Dimitri, Bruce buys his way around some of Moscow’s biggest military dealers. He also gets a lucky introduction to an oligarch who seems to take a liking to Bruce and insists he takes him shooting! In the U.K twins, Nick and Phil are having slightly less fun. Bruce has tasked them with restoring a rare bit of German kit for a client of his, the problem is, there’s no instruction manual and nobody quite seems to understand what it is!
Dec 24th
1200a
NAZI OCCUPIED BRITAIN
An excited Bruce has heard that a Martello Tower has come up for sale on the Channel Islands. This is a huge concrete fortification the Germans armed and used when they occupied these British islands. Bruce has always wanted one to house his collection and they rarely come on the market, so he heads straight over to Jersey and Guernsey. Not only is this a trip down memory lane, as Bruce bought some of his first items there, it’s a chance to hunt for items that tell the story of Nazi occupied Britain. Back at base, the twins have the dangerous task of getting a WWII Napalm filled flamethrower safe and ready for a buyer.
Dec 24th
1100p
THE ITALIAN JOB
Bruce and Hus are on Italian road-trip. From Venice to Lake Garda they meet up with dealers whose objects tell the incredible story of Italy in WWII. Italian kit is going-up in value; if Bruce can increase his stock while it’s cheap and sit on it as it rises in value, it’s money in the bank. And it’s a perfect excuse to take in the sites of northern Italy. Back at base, Freddy and his son are rebuilding an authentic German troop carrier from scratch. But they only have two weeks as Bruce has found a dealer who wants to try before he buys when they meet at a Dutch military fare. So Freddy must get the transporter built, running and ready to ride.
Dec 25th
1200a
HIDDEN HEROES OF D-DAY
Bruce’s latest military acquisition is the fuselage of an original D-Day Dakota aeroplane. He wants this forgotten hero of history hung up and on display for all his clients to marvel at. Nick and Phil get the task of making this happen! With the 72nd D-Day anniversary coming up Bruce decides to travel to France buying up behind the scenes D-Day kit and vehicles that other dealers often overlook. On the way he investigates landing beaches, battle grounds and even gets to fulfil one of his bucket list items, a D-Day parachute jump out of a beloved Dakota! For Bruce, life doesn’t get much better than that!
Dec 25th
1100p
THE PINK PANTHER
Christmas has come early for military artefacts dealer Bruce Crompton when he gets his hands on an incredibly rare German Panther tank. In its original undercoat this one is more pink than camouflage. There are just two working models in the world and fully restored his could be worth as much as five million pounds. But that's easier said than done - to do it up Bruce and his team must scour Europe to track down authentic parts, whilst mechanics, the twins, call in a WWII tank expert to do some detective work to uncover the secrets of the Panthers past; which ends with an explosive revelation about how the tank met its sticky end in the war.
Dec 26th
1200a
BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Delivering an original WW2 American Jeep to a client Bruce is amazed at what he stumbles on. Peter Monk restores and rebuilds original WW2 Spitfires from scratch out of his workshop on the historic airfield, Biggin Hill. Peter has another challenging buy for Bruce, to find him a super rare fully restored German army jeep called a Kubelwagen for his museum. Never one to shy away from a profit or a challenge, Bruce and Freddy hit the road buying up Battle of Britain items to flog to Peter. The twins also have a challenge of their own; Bruce has asked them to prepare some WW2 artillery guns for export to Australia. The problem is, Aussie importation laws are very different to our own.
Dec 26th
1100p
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
A Hollywood armourer is looking for props for a new blockbuster movie. On his shopping list is authentic Cold War Russian anti-aircraft guns. This could be a big money deal for Bruce. The only problem is, he doesn’t have any and Russia is a tricky place to source items quickly. But Bruce knows where he might find such items – Finland. At the end of WWII, Russia took 10% of Finnish territory so lots of WWII and Cold War items can still be found there. So Bruce and Hus head to icy Finland on his own Mission Impossible.
Dec 27th
1200a
WORLD WAR ONE
Bruce is stunned by an incredible collection of objects once owned by twentieth century icons; from Marilyn Monroe’s bracelet to a watercolour painted by Hitler. But it’s a unique pen that ended WWI that sends Bruce hunting WWI items, including a soldiers medal from the worst battle in the history of the British Army - the Battle of the Somme. On a single day 70,000 troops were killed or wounded and medals from it are amongst the most precious. But there is a puzzle. Bruce’s medal has two names on it not one? And he wants to get to the bottom of this WWI mystery