Combat Dealers
Upcoming episodes
Mar 26th
100a
SHERMAN/PATTON
Biggin Hill’s Heritage Hangar are looking to expand their museum and are on the hunt for a fully operational Sherman tank that will play a central part in a new exhibition celebrating the American General, “Old Blood and Guts” himself, George S. Patton. Bruce’s tank has seen better days, but he’s determined to beat the competition and secure the deal.
Mar 27th
100a
PANTHER
Ten years in the making. Bruce’s proudest achievement and the twins biggest ever restoration project. The completion of the Panther finally comes to fruition. But not before some last-minute dramas. With the deadline for completion brought forward, the twins have their work cut out. First, they need to build the gearbox; hundreds of moving parts need to be assembled in exactly the right order, with only the original manual to help them. Once built, the twins face the delicate task of dropping it into the tank’s belly by crane; preferably without squashing Nick in the process. Next up the turret needs to be craned on too, it weighs a few tonnes but needs to align just so. But that’s not all, the twins hit a speed bump with the restoration. The ignition switch seems to be malfunctioning.
Mar 28th
100a
BLITZ
Bruce lands a new client that catapults his business into the next century. Computer games company Rebellion want to 3D scan items from the Blitz so they can include super accurate digital models in their World War 2 computer games. Stocks of blitz items are low, so Bruce and Freddie hit the road, visiting dealers across the country. They track down an impressive array of items that tell stories from the darkest days of the war.
Mar 29th
100a
007- JAMES BOND
It’s a spy mission like no other. Bruce has been commissioned by Canadian author & historian, David O’Keefe to find items related to Bond author, Ian Fleming. Fleming was a British Intelligence Officer during WW2 and was at the heart of Naval Intelligence, devising schemes to thwart the Nazis and gather vital information for the allies.
Mar 29th
1200p
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!
Mar 29th
100p
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.
Mar 29th
200p
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.