Television; Bargain Hunt

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Byline: PETE CLARK

Regular viewers of Bargain Hunt will know that the people who make it long ago decided that the search for a nice plate that will turn a couple of quid profit could use a little bit of funny business to help the proceedings swing along. This was, of course, how we came to make the acquaintance of the irrespressible David Dickinson, a man who could easily be Lovejoy's long-lost, real life brother. Dickinson has already returned with the new primetime series of the show, but the BBC have pulled off a quite astonishing coup by giving him some stiff competition in a new, daytime series.

The man in question is called Tim Wonnacott (right), and he is the …