Airdate: The Clash of the Collectables

9GEM tonight premieres a new lifestyle series, The Clash of the Collectables.

Produced by Sydney-based Klinik TV the 10 part series features a treasure hunt and auction showdown around Australia with Eric Knowles and Alan Carter.

Eric is a national treasure in Great Britain, well known to viewers of Antiques Roadshow. Alan is one of the best known faces in the Australian antiques industry.

Their fierce competitiveness will be on show as they out-bargain, outsmart and ultimately outsell each other to make the most money and win the auction finale.

Learn the secrets from two super deal-makers as they work out what to buy and why. Plus, find out how to get the best bargains and sport the new trends in collectables.

Tensions will reach boiling point as Eric and Alan’s choices are laid bare in the most unforgiving arena of all – the auction room.

There will be surprises and shocks as hundreds of lots are sold and the results tallied to find out who will ultimately win and who gets blown away in The Clash of the Collectables’ – where it’s never over until the final hammer falls.

7:30pm tonight on GEM.