Fake or Fortune?80%

Series 1 2011 · 4 eps

1. 1 Monet Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate Bords de la Seine à Argenteuil, a riverside landscape believed by its owner to be an unrecognised work by Claude Monet. Scientific examina… Jun 19, 2011 59m
2. 2 Homer A watercolour discovered beside a rubbish tip is identified as Children Under a Palm Tree, a lost work by American artist Winslow Homer. As the picture heads toward auction with a… Jun 26, 2011 59m
3. 3 Van Meegeren The team investigates The Procuress, a controversial painting at the Courtauld Institute associated with master forger Han van Meegeren. Technical analysis explores whether it was… Jul 3, 2011 59m
4. 4 Rembrandt Philip and researcher Bendor Grosvenor spot a poorly catalogued painting in a South African auction, apparently connected to Rembrandt. Their investigation uncovers a darker histo… Jul 10, 2011 59m

Series 2 2012 · 3 eps

1. 1 Degas and the Little Dancer Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate Danseuse Bleue et Contrebasses, a small painting believed to be by Edgar Degas. Although its history appears to lead back to the artist’s … Sep 16, 2012 58m
2. 2 Turner: A Miscarriage of Justice? The team reopens the case of three landscapes—The Beacon Light, Off Margate and Margate Jetty—bequeathed to the National Museum of Wales as works by J. M. W. Turner. Dismissed as … Sep 23, 2012 58m
3. 3 Van Dyck: What Lies Beneath Philip Mould places one of his own discoveries under investigation: a heavily altered portrait that he believes conceals an unfinished work by Sir Anthony van Dyck. Restoration re… Sep 30, 2012 58m

Series 3 2014 · 4 eps

1. 1 Vuillard Writer Keith Tutt asks the team to investigate a painting he bought speculatively as a possible work by French post-impressionist Édouard Vuillard. Archival research uncovers a st… Jan 19, 2014 58m
2. 2 Constable Two marine landscapes attributed to John Constable are examined. One, Yarmouth Jetty, has been heavily altered by later overpainting, while the other, A Sea Beach, Brighton, was o… Jan 26, 2014 58m
3. 3 Chagall A Leeds property developer believes that Nude, 1909–10 may be an unknown work by Marc Chagall. Fiona and Philip trace its provenance and submit it to scientific testing, but the d… Feb 2, 2014 58m
4. 4 Gainsborough The team selects two publicly owned paintings from the BBC’s Your Paintings project for investigation: Imaginary Landscape and a portrait of Joseph Gape. Research, conservation ev… Feb 9, 2014 58m

Series 4 2015 · 4 eps

1. 1 Lowry The team investigates three paintings—Lady with Dogs, Darby and Joan and Crowd Scene—that were bought by Cheshire businessman Gerald Ames during the 1970s and attributed to L. S. … Jul 5, 2015 59m
2. 2 Renoir Artist Nicky Philipps asks the team to examine Boats on the Seine at Argenteuil, an unsigned painting held at her family’s former home, Picton Castle. Conflicting catalogues disag… Jul 12, 2015 59m
3. 3 A Mystery Old Master A monumental depiction of the Lamentation of Christ hangs largely overlooked in St John the Baptist Church in Tunstall, Lancashire. The team travels through Britain and Italy to i… Jul 19, 2015 59m
4. 4 Munnings and Churchill Charles Henty asks Fiona and Philip to investigate two paintings discovered in a coal cellar: a winter landscape attributed to Alfred Munnings and a view of a French fountain beli… Jul 26, 2015 59m

Series 5 2016 · 4 eps

1. 1 Freud The team investigates a portrait believed to be an early work by Lucian Freud, despite the artist having denied painting it during his lifetime. Research leads back to Freud’s tee… Jul 17, 2016 59m
2. 2 Delaroche A painting bought for £500 is investigated as the possible lost royal commission Saint Amelia, Queen of Hungary by Paul Delaroche. Fiona and Philip trace it from the exiled French… Jul 24, 2016 59m
3. 3 Rodin A family-owned watercolour is said to belong to Auguste Rodin’s celebrated series of Cambodian dancers. With little documented provenance and the shadow of prolific Rodin forger E… Jul 31, 2016 59m
4. 4 Portraits Three unrelated portraits are investigated as possible works by Philip Mercier, Adolph von Menzel and Willem de Kooning. The cases produce sharply different outcomes, ranging from… Aug 21, 2016 59m

Series 6 2017 · 3 eps

1. 1 Constable The team investigates a painting of Willy Lott’s Cottage that Philip Mould had previously bought and sold twice without securing its acceptance as a work by John Constable. A deta… Aug 20, 2017 59m
2. 2 Tom Roberts Fiona and Philip travel to Australia to investigate Rejected, a painting bought online for £7,500 and signed by Australian Impressionist Tom Roberts. Infrared examination reveals … Sep 3, 2017 59m
3. 3 Gauguin Two possible works by Paul Gauguin receive very different investigations. A pencil study resembling a figure from When Will You Marry? is traced through Gauguin’s sketchbook and f… Sep 10, 2017 59m

Series 7 2018 · 5 eps

1. 1 Nicholson A still life bought for £165,000 as a work by William Nicholson was later excluded from the latest catalogue raisonné. Fiona and Philip assemble provenance records, handwriting ev… Aug 12, 2018 58m
2. 2 Toulouse-Lautrec Two sketchbooks preserved for decades in a French garden shed may contain youthful drawings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The team travels to the artist’s family home and uses han… Aug 19, 2018 58m
3. 3 Henry Moore A small watercolour from the Gurlitt art hoard is examined as a possible work by Henry Moore and as potentially Nazi-looted art. Infrared analysis, archival records and the histor… Aug 26, 2018 58m
4. 4 A Double Whodunnit The team investigates two rare historical portraits of Black British women. One depicts Dido Belle with Lady Elizabeth Murray, while the other shows two elegantly dressed girls wi… Sep 2, 2018 58m
5. 5 Giacometti A damaged plaster sculpture resembling Alberto Giacometti’s early Gazing Head is subjected to provenance research and CT scanning. The initial investigation ends without a firm ru… Sep 9, 2018 58m

Series 8 2019 · 4 eps

1. 1 The Lost Gainsborough The team examines an eighteenth-century landscape that may be Thomas Gainsborough’s lost painting Wooded Landscape with Gipsies Round a Camp Fire. Old exhibition records, labels a… Jul 25, 2019 58m
2. 2 Cosway or Lawrence? A family portrait traditionally attributed to Maria Cosway catches Philip’s attention as a possible work by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Fiona traces the painting through generations of t… Aug 1, 2019 58m
3. 3 De Chirico A small still life bought for only £1 is investigated as a possible work by Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico. Scientific testing discovers ingredients associated with the artist’… Aug 8, 2019 58m
4. 4 A Venetian View The team investigates an eighteenth-century Venetian scene that has been attributed at different times to Francesco Guardi and Michele Marieschi. Conflicting labels, Royal Academy… Aug 15, 2019 58m

Series 9 2021 · 4 eps

1. 1 A Sculpture in the Brambles At a Norfolk country house, Fiona and Philip investigate an abstract metal sculpture that has spent years serving as a doorstop and garden water feature. Its owners believe it may… Jul 28, 2021 58m
2. 2 Gerome The team examines Arab at Prayer, an Orientalist painting dated 1858 and signed by Jean-Léon Gérôme. Although once accepted as genuine, it was later downgraded to “Circle of Gérôm… Aug 4, 2021 58m
3. 3 Landseer An oil painting of a dramatic battle scene may be Sir Edwin Landseer’s lost Time of War, believed to have been destroyed after the 1928 Thames flood. Fiona and Philip investigate … Aug 11, 2021 58m
4. 4 A King's Last Supper A sheep farmer who paid £50 for a small religious painting believes it may be a preparatory study by Benjamin West for his monumental The Last Supper, commissioned for George III.… Aug 18, 2021 58m

Series 10 2022 · 4 eps

1. 1 Ben Nicholson Fiona and Philip investigate an abstract mural painted directly onto a bedroom wall in a former home of sculptor Fred Murray. A neighbour claimed that Ben Nicholson created it, bu… Aug 23, 2022 58m
2. 2 Modigliani A delicate drawing of a mother and child, inherited through the Sitwell family, is examined as a possible work by Amedeo Modigliani. The paper, perforations, handwriting and dedic… Aug 30, 2022 58m
3. 3 Sisley An American couple asks the team to investigate a river landscape believed to depict Moret-sur-Loing by Alfred Sisley. Its technique impresses specialists and appears closely rela… Sep 6, 2022 58m
4. 4 Flemish Old Master A large depiction of the Lamentation of Christ hanging in a Catholic church in Port Glasgow may be the work of a Northern Renaissance master. Technical analysis and research narro… Sep 13, 2022 58m

Series 11 2023 · 4 eps

1. 1 Elisabeth Frink Fiona and Philip investigate Small Warrior, a bronze sculpture bought for £90 at an Essex car-boot sale and believed to be by Dame Elisabeth Frink. Metallurgical analysis, foundry… Sep 26, 2023 58m
2. 2 Joshua Reynolds A painting bought online for £2,700 as “in the manner of” Sir Joshua Reynolds is found beneath extensive later overpainting. Careful cleaning reveals a more ambitious composition,… Oct 3, 2023 58m
3. 3 Camille Pissarro & Paul Cézanne The team investigates two disputed French drawings: a market scene attributed to Camille Pissarro and a delicate tree study believed to be by Paul Cézanne. Technical examination, … Oct 10, 2023 58m
4. 4 Arshile Gorky A canvas given to the owner’s late husband by Arshile Gorky’s widow may conceal an important early painting beneath a layer of white household paint. Research in Britain and the U… Oct 17, 2023 58m

Series 12 2024 · 4 eps

1. 1 Mondrian American artist Jeffrey Kroll asks the team to investigate a small flower painting inherited from his father and signed “P. Mondrian.” Provenance research, handwriting analysis an… Sep 26, 2024 58m
2. 2 Helen McNicoll Art dealer David Taylor bought a painting of women working in a field for £2,090, suspecting that it might be by Canadian Impressionist Helen McNicoll. With almost all identifying… Oct 3, 2024 58m
3. 3 Music Memorabilia The programme ventures beyond fine art to investigate two pieces of rock memorabilia: a silver guitar said to have belonged to Ronnie Wood and a piano linked to John Lennon. Manuf… Oct 10, 2024 57m
4. 4 Corot The team examines The Head of the Lake, a landscape signed by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and purchased largely for its ornate frame. Historical exhibition labels, a period canvas… Oct 17, 2024 57m

Series 13 2025 · 6 eps

1. 1 The Mystery of Churchill’s Garden A carer named Barry asks the team to investigate a garden scene he bought for £140 at an antiques fair. An inscription on the reverse claims that Winston Churchill painted it at H… Jul 21, 2025 57m
2. 2 A Tale of Two Renoirs Two separate owners believe their paintings may be unknown works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir: a landscape and a portrait of a young girl. Scientific examination produces a damaging d… Jul 28, 2025 58m
3. 3 A Modern Masterpiece for £35? Art blogger Robjn Cantus bought two unattributed paintings from a council collection for only £35. One abstracted landscape was formerly assigned to Vera Cunningham, but its disti… Aug 4, 2025 58m
4. 4 Portrait of a Lady - in Pittsburgh? An American couple bought a damaged painting of a grieving woman at a Pittsburgh estate sale for $200. Its composition and inscriptions suggest that it could be a lost work by Ang… Aug 11, 2025 58m
5. 5 What Happened Next? A Double Whodunnit Fiona and Philip return to the two portraits of Black British women investigated in Series 7. New research and growing interest in Black social history have changed the significan… Aug 18, 2025 57m
6. 6 What Happened Next? Helen McNicoll The team revisits The Bean Harvest, authenticated during Series 12 as a lost work by Canadian Impressionist Helen McNicoll. Newly discovered provenance fills an important gap in i… Aug 25, 2025 58m

Series 14 2026 · 6 eps

1. 1 Fabergé or Fauxbergé Fiona and Philip unravel the mystery of a suspected Fabergé flower, kept hidden in a shoebox in Liverpool but believed to have belonged to royalty – and worth a small fortune! Jul 16, 2026 58m
2. 2 A Passage to India Two women lost in time: an enigmatic Indian woman and an 18th-century Scottish artist. Will this quest uncover a double attribution leading to a six-figure price tag? Jul 23, 2026 57m
3. 3 The Last Gift The last gift left in the will of a former Kindertransport child is thought to be by Fauvist artist Derain. Will it raise a small fortune for charity or prove a dastardly forgery? Jul 30, 2026 58m
4. 4 Freud or Fraud? Our art sleuths investigate 15 prints found in a garage, each potentially worth thousands. Are they really by notorious 20th-century artist Lucian Freud? Or just crafty fakes? Aug 6, 2026 58m
5. 5 What Happened Next? Toulouse-Lautrec Will two charming sketchbooks found in a garden shed in France finally be recognised as authentic works by French master Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec? Aug 19, 2026 58m
6. 6 What Happened Next? John Lennon's Piano The team revisit the fast-growing market for rock music memorabilia. Armed with fresh research, can they finally solve the mystery of John Lennon’s piano and Ronnie Wood’s guitar? Aug 26, 2026 58m