Having begun his career at Sotheby’s, John Bly joined his family at their firm of antiques dealers in Tring, Hertfordshire. An author and presenter of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow since 1978, Bly is a father of two and also well known as an after dinner speaker. His other loves number jazz drumming and cooking and in 2010, he told Hertfordshire Life: “If you have got £20,000 then buy a wonderful antique, but if your budget is small then IKEA is fantastic”.
The Roll Call - CHARACTERS
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Luke Durbin
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Steve Cotten (AKA ‘Britain’s Grumpiest Landlord’)
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Mrs Filthy Piece of Toerag
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Angela Millington (1981 – 2014)
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The Cheery Street Sweeper
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Katherine Knight
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Brenda from Bristol
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The Cross Word Couple (AKA ‘The Crossword Couple’)
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The Pret Prayer
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The Pret Sleeper
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Prince John Zylinski
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The Pret Spitter
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Marina Gibson
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Margaret Wooliscroft
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Angelo Vizcaino
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Mr Penny Farthing
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Adolfo Orsi, Jr.
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Helen Brach (AKA “The Candy Lady”, 1911 – 1977, body never found)
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Mikel Ruffinelli
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Ziyanda Palesa Tutu
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Kensington Claus
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The Knightsbridge rose seller
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Sam Malin and Irène Major (AKA “Lord and Lady Hailes”)
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Paul and Selena Bailey
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John Bly
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Joyce Cohen (formerly Joyce McDillon, née Joyce Lemay)
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Malavath Poorna
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Linda Sandler
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Pablo Salcedo
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Pedro López (AKA “The Monster of the Andes”)
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June and Leon Bernicoff
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Leah Chase (AKA “The Queen of Creole Cuisine”)
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Dominic and Stephanie Parker (AKA “The Posh Couple”)
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Sarah Meakin
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Julia Bradbury
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Raine Spencer; Raine, Countess Spencer (AKA “Acid Raine”)
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Hannah Campbell (AKA “The Bionic Woman”)
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Candida Lycett Green (1942 – 2014; nicknamed “Wibz”)
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The musical tramp
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Doris Thompson MBE OBE (1903 – 2004) and Geoffrey Thompson (1936 – 2004)
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Charity Charity
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Kimi Räikkönen
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Elisabetta and Francesca Grillo
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Kester Thomas (1975 – 2013)
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Gavin Rankin
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Marina Oswald Porter (born Marina Nikolayevna Prusakova, Russian: Марина Николаевна Прусакова)
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Elena Salvoni (1920 – 2016)
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Sultan Kösen
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Boaty Boatwright (also known as Boaty Boatwright Baker)
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Cedric Robinson MBE
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Oliver Newton
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Don who's Donna at night
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Captain Pugwash (AKA ‘Captain’ Michael M. Maricic)
54
Peter Grace OBE (1938 – 2013)
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Jim Bowen (born Peter Williams)
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Derek Bell MBE
57
Pamela Jennings (better known as “Soho Pam”, 1964 - 2013)
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£50 grifter
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Parrot Man
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Jocelyn Wildenstein (née Périsset and also known as “Jocelynnys Dayannnys da Silva Bezerra”)
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John Gaze (1947 - 2011)
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Charlie Richardson (1934 – 2012)
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Count Robin de la Lanne-Mirrlees (1925 – 2012)
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Christian Gerhartsreiter (main alias Clark Rockefeller)
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The Rt. Hon. Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia LVO (Fiona Shackleton)
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Sir Peter O'Sullevan CBE (1918 – 2015)
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Nancy Wake AC GM (1912 – 2011)
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Claus Von Bülow
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Alexander Fiske-Harrison
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Lord Lucan (also known as Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan)
He and his sons are extremely charming people who have a genuine passion for what they do and a willingness to share their considerable knowledge with others. They are the epitome of “Do what you love and success will follow.”
A legend in his legendry pin stipe with the trademark cuffs