Secret Life of the Auction House: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Featuring exclusive access, riveting stories, surprising revelations, and jaw-dropping hammer prices, Secret Life of the Auction House goes behind the scenes at one of Britain's busiest auction houses to capture all the drama, passion, and charisma as antiques specialist Charles Hanson and a small army of experts examine, appraise, strategize, and sell to the highest bidder—all while making historic discoveries and keeping an eye out for fakes.

Every treasure has a unique story to tell. And with hundreds of thousands of objects coming through the door every year, Charles and the team bring long-forgotten relics, cherished heirlooms, attic discoveries, and metal detector finds to life

Series details

• Title: Secret Life of the Auction House
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2025-07-31
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Quest
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 86251
• IMDb ID: tt26898864
• TVDB ID: 466437

Cast and credited roles

• Charles Hanson — Charles Hanson
• John Thomson — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-07-31; final listed air date 2025-09-18; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Secret Life of the Auction House on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.