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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Country Fair

    • April 30, 2014
    • Quest

    Military equipment collector Bruce Compton travels the world to view vehicles and memorabilia worth buying and restoring. In the first edition, the larger-than-life Londoner gets his hands on a 70-year-old Volkswagen Schwimmwagen - an amphibious car that he test-drives through a lake at a country fare.

  • S01E02 The Russians Are Coming

    • May 7, 2014
    • Quest

    Bruce Compton hopes to buy a rare German Hetzer tank from Russian oligarch Slava, who will need some persuading.

  • S01E03 Hollywood's Calling

    • May 14, 2014
    • Quest

    Bruce Compton hopes to make some money selling props to Hollywood producers who require genuine military vehicles for a movie shoot.

  • S01E04 The D-Day Parachute Jump

    • May 21, 2014
    • Quest

    Military equipment collector Bruce Compton recreates a D-Day parachute jump in a genuine Second World War uniform.

  • S01E05 Bangs and Bombs

    • May 28, 2014
    • Quest

    Military equipment collector Bruce Compton visits Germany, where he discovers a nuclear core from a secret Nazi weapon-testing factory.

  • S01E06 Operation Clear-Out

    • June 4, 2014
    • Quest

    Bruce Compton hopes to make a handsome profit by selling some of the long-forgotten treasures that lie around his cluttered warehouse.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Philippines

    • August 5, 2015
    • Quest

    Military equipment collector Bruce Crompton is in the Philippines with Freddy where they find an artillery gun from the Japanese occupation in the Second World War.

  • S02E02 Finland

    • August 12, 2015
    • Quest

    Eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Compton travels the world to view vehicles and memorabilia worth buying and restoring.

  • S02E03 Australia

    • August 19, 2015
    • Quest

    Military equipment collector Bruce Compton flogs an Australian museum a Second World War tank destroyer worth half a million pounds, which still needs a barrel.

  • S02E04 UK/France

    • August 26, 2015
    • Quest

    Military equipment collector Bruce Crompton takes on a huge project to restore and rebuild a German Panther tank. But to do so he must part with some Second World War `halftracks'.

  • S02E05 Germany

    • September 2, 2015
    • Quest

    The twins ride the Redball Express, while Bruce Crompton blows up a van with Second World War rifle grenades and tracks down a `Deuce-and-a-half' American army truck.

  • S02E06 US

    • September 9, 2015
    • Quest

    Bruce travels from Plymouth to Illinois by buying and selling various German hardware, while his mate Kevin purchases the last remaining German torpedo boat for five million pounds.

  • S02E07 US/Holland

    • September 16, 2015
    • Quest

    Bruce purchases a Second World War army uniform for £40,000 when hunting for paratrooper gear, while Hus almost throws up when doing loops in a Mustang.

  • S02E08 UK/Holland

    • September 23, 2015
    • Quest

    Bruce is doing up a wartime German tank engine so that he can pay for Glenn Miller's army uniform, a special Second World War relic.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Secrets And Spies

    • January 10, 2017
    • Quest

    Military collector Bruce Crompton travels the globe to buy and sell the biggest and best wartime memorabilia.

  • S03E02 From Russia With Love

    • January 17, 2017
    • Quest

    Military collector Bruce Crompton travels the globe to buy and sell the biggest and best wartime memorabilia.

  • S03E03 Channel Islands: Nazi Occupied Britain

    • January 24, 2017
    • Quest

    Eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton heads to a Martello Tower on the Channel Islands. Meanwhile, the twins are tasked to get a Second World War Napalm filled flamethrower ready for a buyer.

  • S03E04 The Italian Job

    • January 31, 2017
    • Quest

    Bruce and Hus are on an Italian road-trip. From Venice to Lake Garda they meet up with dealers whose objects tell the incredible story of Italy in WWII.

  • S03E05 Hidden Heroes Of D-Day

    • February 7, 2017
    • Quest

    Bruce uncovers plans for the D-Day invasion, there's a bumpy landing for a Dakota aeroplane, and in France his passion hits new heights with a parachute jump!

  • S03E06 The Pink Panther

    • February 14, 2017
    • Quest

    Bruce Crompton acquires an extremely rare - and valuable - German Panther tank - and its original undercoat is more pink than camouflage. However, getting parts is a struggle.

  • S03E07 Battle of Britain

    • February 21, 2017
    • Quest

    At Biggin Hill, south-east London, military equipment collector Bruce Crompton views a collector's haul of Second World War Spitfires. Plus, the twins prepare some wartime artillery guns to export to Australia - but it's no easy feat.

  • S03E08 Mission Impossible

    • February 28, 2017
    • Quest

    Military equipment collector Bruce Crompton heads to Finland looking for props, including Cold War Russian anti-aircraft guns, for a new blockbuster movie.

  • S03E09 World War One Mystery

    • March 7, 2017
    • Quest

    Eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton heads on a First World War treasure hunt, finding a mysterious soldier's medal from the Battle of the Somme as well as the world's most expensive football.

  • S03E10 The Sherman

    • March 14, 2017
    • Quest

    Bruce Crompton buys a rare Sherman tank in Ohio. However, before he sells it on it he wants to boost its authenticity and value, so consultd a tank expert for advice.

Season 4

  • S04E01 French Resistance

    • September 25, 2018
    • Quest

    Eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton is tasked with creating a display based on the French Resistance - a parachute basket filled with items the RAF would have dropped to the Resistance during the Second World War.

  • S04E02 WWI

    • October 2, 2018
    • Quest

    Eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton heads to Ypres in Belgium looking for items from the Great War. He tracks down a German trench mortar and also goes for a ride in a First World War-era British tank - one of the first tanks ever used in combat.

  • S04E03 Dunkirk

    • October 9, 2018
    • Quest

    Eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton finds a picture in his attic from Dunkirk, given to him by a soldier who was there. He then goes on a hunt for kit that tells the real story of the wartime evacuation.

  • S04E04 Battle of the Bulge

    • October 16, 2018
    • Quest

    One of Bruce Crompton's clients wants a half-track armoured personnel carrier converted into a Pioneer variant, as used by the German army during the Battle of the Bulge.

  • S04E05 War Factories

    • October 23, 2018
    • Quest

    A French museum asks eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton for help in acquiring an incredibly rare German Panzer 1 tank. He also explores the remains of secret underground Nazi war factorie.

  • S04E06 After D-Day

    • October 30, 2018
    • Quest

    Bruce helps a Texan millionaire who wants to collect memorabilia from the Battle of Normandy. He visits farmhouses and museums to find rare items like a 1942 Luger.

  • S04E07 SAS

    • November 6, 2018
    • Quest

    A Hollywood blockbuster needs an authentic WWII SAS jeep within two weeks. It’s a tight deadline but Bruce is determined to meet it, as the wartime SAS is a passion of his.

  • S04E08 Cold War

    • November 13, 2018
    • Quest

    Bruce heads to a cold war underground bunker that has been converted to a museum. The curator is looking for some Soviet era equipment to tell the other side of the story.

  • S04E09 Battle of Berlin

    • November 27, 2018
    • Quest

    A Russian client seeks artefacts from the fall of Berlin. Bruce Crompton sees an opportunity to offload a German 88mm anti-tank weapon that was used in the battle.

  • S04E10 Arnhem

    • October 30, 2018
    • Quest

    Bruce hears about some second world war British airborne division gear from the battle of Arnhem for sale, which is of big interest to ex-paratroopers like him and Freddie.

Season 5

  • S05E01 VE Day Special

    • May 8, 2020

    Bruce Crompton marks the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, sending rare German halftrack vehicles to partake in a battle re-enactment. In France, he seeks VE Day relics.

  • S05E02 Bomber Command

    • January 24, 2021

    Bruce is asked to help restore a Lancaster bomber; Bruce and Freddie begin their journey with a trip to see the aircraft at Lincoln Aviation Heritage Centre.

  • S05E03 Sherman/Patton

    • January 31, 2021

    Bruce hunts down relics of one of the greatest military commanders of all-time, George S. Patton. Then, he tries to close a deal worth £200,000.

  • S05E04 Panther

    • February 7, 2021

    After four years of careful restoration, Bruce races to get his Panther tank ready to ship to Australia. And, he discovers an interesting tank manual.

  • S05E05 Blitz

    • February 14, 2021

    Bruce lands a new client that catapults his business into the next century; computer games company Rebellion want to 3D scan items from the Blitz so they can include super accurate digital models in their World War 2 computer games.

  • S05E06 007

    • February 21, 2021

    Bruce is tasked with finding World War Two spy items that help tell the story of Ian Fleming and James Bond. First, he visits a debonair dealer in London to find some suitable espionage items.

Season 6 - Combat Dealers Reloaded

  • S06E01 Paras

    • January 2, 2022
    • Discovery History

    Ex-paras Bruce Crompton and Freddie Kruyer explore the troops' vital role in defeating the Germans in World War II. They collect authentic gear and uniforms before they jump.

  • S06E02 Tanks

    • January 3, 2022
    • Discovery History

    Bruce and his team embark on a tour across Europe to buy and restore some of WW2's rarest tanks. Later, he shows off his famous Sherman in a home-movie re-enactment.

  • S06E03 Spooks, Spies And Resistance

    • January 3, 2022
    • Discovery History

    Bruce and the team hunt down the rarest and most inventive spy gear used during World War II, from a rare Enigma machine in Italy to a special pencil in the UK.

  • S06E04 Dressed To Kill

    • January 3, 2022
    • Discovery History

    The team look for the most advanced uniforms of World War II, exploring the vital role of clothing and kit in gaining an advantage against the enemy.

  • S06E05 Allies Vs Nazis

    • January 3, 2022
    • Discovery History

    Bruce searches land, sea, and skies in a mission to settle the score on whether the Allies or the Nazis were truly the most advanced side of the Second World.