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Homes Under the Hammer | |
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Genre | Factual |
Created by | Melanie Eriksen |
Directed by | Various |
Presented by | Martin Roberts (2003–) Lucy Alexander (2003–2018) Jasmine Birtles (2005) Marc Woodward (2005) Dion Dublin (2015–) Martel Maxwell (2017–) Jacqui Joseph (2021–) Tommy Walsh (2021–2024) Owain Wyn Evans (2024–) |
Composers | Michael Burdett Richard Cottle |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 28 |
No. of episodes | 1,000+ |
Production | |
Executive producer | Various |
Producer | Various |
Running time | 30–60 minutes |
Production companies | Lion Television BBC Scotland |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 17 November 2003 – present |
Homes Under the Hammer is a British factual renovation and auction television series that is screened on BBC One as part of the daytime schedule. The series has been running since 17 November 2003, and is currently presented by Martin Roberts and Martel Maxwell alongside Dion Dublin, Jacqui Joseph, and Tommy Walsh. Lucy Alexander, the series' original presenter, departed the series in 2016, though new episodes featuring Alexander were broadcast intermittently until 2022.
The series is the BBC's most successful show among others in the 10 am slot, regularly attaining a 30% market share for new episodes, which equates to approximately 1.5 million viewers per episode.
From the first series in 2003, Lucy Alexander and Martin Roberts presented the show. In 2005, Jasmine Birtles and Marc Woodward also presented a handful of episodes during series three, due to the limited availability of the regular presenters. Retired footballer Dion Dublin joined Alexander and Roberts in 2015 at the beginning of the nineteenth series. [1]
On 1 July 2016, the BBC announced that Alexander had left Homes Under the Hammer after 13 years, [2] though Alexander later clarified that she would continue to appear on the series for "at least another few years", [3] owing to the manner in which the series is filmed.
On 30 March 2017, BBC Scotland's Martel Maxwell was revealed as the new host replacing Alexander during the 21st series of the show and it was announced she would appear on screen from June. [4]
In November 2020, the BBC announced that Money for Nothing presenter Jacqui Joseph and former Ground Force presenter Tommy Walsh would join the presenting team for series 24. [5] This series was broadcast from 2021.
Owain Wyn Evans started presenting the series on 24 October 2024.
Commercial and industrial property also feature on the programme in addition to residential lots and land plots.
Each episode follows several lots at auction. These often require refurbishment or full development. A presenter and local estate agent provide a valuation of the property, followed by the actual auction and sale price. The buyers discuss potential improvements to the purchased property, with an estimated budget. Following this format for each property, the show returns to show the refurbishments carried out. Another estate agent gives an updated value of the property following the work.
In 2019, the show also started returning to unfinished properties featured in past episodes to give updates on their progress.
During the stages of viewing the property, or whilst interviewing the buyer, music is normally played which is related to the property, or person buying. London-based composers Michael Burdett and Richard Cottle created the theme tune, musical beds and stings. For the final note of the theme they used a 32 ft ophicleide stop on the organ of the Welsh Presbyterian tabernacle in King’s Cross, London.
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 | 17 November 2003 [6] | 12 December 2003 [7] | 20 |
2 | 8 November 2004 [8] | 18 March 2005 | 45 [9] |
3 | 6 June 2005 | 2 August 2005 | 25 [9] |
4 | 7 November 2005 | 29 March 2006 | 40 [9] |
5 | 5 June 2006 | 20 November 2006 | 30 [9] |
6 | 8 January 2007 | 16 February 2007 | 20 [9] |
7 | 30 April 2007 | 29 June 2007 | 30 [9] |
8 | 17 September 2007 | 23 November 2007 | 20 [9] |
9 | 7 January 2008 | 22 February 2008 | 20 [9] |
10 | 25 February 2008 | 20 June 2008 | 30 [9] |
11 | 30 June 2008 | 12 September 2008 | 20 [9] |
12 | 24 November 2008 | 2 February 2009 | 29 [9] |
13 | 9 February 2009 | 1 March 2010 | 85 [9] |
14 | 12 April 2010 | 4 February 2011 | 80 [9] |
15 | 7 March 2011 | 2 March 2012 | 100 [9] |
16 | 9 April 2012 | 13 February 2013 | 78 [9] |
17 | 11 March 2013 | 31 March 2014 | 80 [9] |
18 | 15 April 2014 | 30 March 2015 | 80 [9] |
19 | 13 April 2015 | 29 March 2016 | 80 [9] |
20 | 12 April 2016 | 23 March 2017 | 80 [9] |
21 | 4 April 2017 | 22 March 2018 | 80 [9] |
22 | 17 April 2018 | 26 February 2019 | 80 [9] |
23 | 2 April 2019 | 24 March 2020 | 80 [9] |
24 | 7 April 2020 | 4 February 2022 | 80 [9] |
25 | 22 February 2022 | 19 January 2023 | 80 [9] |
26 | 20 January 2023 | 27 February 2024 | 80 [9] |
27 | 2 April 2024 [10] | TBC | TBC |
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