The Best TV Shows on Quest

Every Quest Show Ranked From Best To Worst

As of July 2026, we’ve curated over 20 of Quest’s premier shows for your viewing pleasure. Some of the best tv shows from Quest include Fifth Gear and Salvage Hunters, airing in 2002 and 2011 respectively. A broadcaster of distinction, Quest has aired more than 20 shows between 2002 and 2025.

  • Mega Shippers
    Mega Shippers (2016)9.0

    A behind-the-scenes series discovering what it takes to keep the largest freight operator moving.

  • How Trains Changed the World
    How Trains Changed the World (2018)8.0

    The invention of trains transformed everything about how humans lived. From the movement of goods and population, the design of cities, to conquest and warfare, there are few aspects of civilization that were left untouched by these machines.

  • The Killer in My Family
    The Killer in My Family (2019)8.0

    Stories from the perspective of a murderer's family, exploring the impact their relative's crime had on them. Episodes feature interviews with family members and ex-partners of notorious murderers.

  • Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz
    Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz (2019)8.0

    Pub Landlord comedian, All Murray hosts an hour-long show quiz show that pits the UK's most passionate pub quiz teams against each other.

  • Britain's Deadliest Kids
    Britain's Deadliest Kids (2019)8.0

    An investigation into the stories of some of Britain’s most infamous children. What led these young people to kill, and could it have been avoided?

  • Secret Life of the Auction House
    Secret Life of the Auction House (2025)8.0

    Cameras go behind the scenes to show the inner workings at Derbyshire headquartered Hansons Auctioneers. Each episode will follow a variety of interesting objects from when they come in for valuation to when they are auctioned.

  • Shed & Buried: Classic Cars
    Shed & Buried: Classic Cars (2024)7.5

    Henry teams-up with Fuzz Townshend once again. The duo will be doing what they do best: digging in the nation's sheds, barns and outbuildings, this time to (hopefully) find a tidy profit in some vintage motors

  • Disasters at Sea
    Disasters at Sea (2018)7.3

    Dedicated investigators uncover the devastating chain of circumstances that caused a maritime disaster. With the evidence at the bottom of the sea, ingenuity is required to find the cause – whether it is human error or the uncontrollable ocean.

  • James May and the Dull Men
    James May and the Dull Men (2024)7.3

    James May recently discovered the online phenomenon of ‘Dull Men’s’ forums. Now, from his Wiltshire home, shed and pub, he embarks on a glorious ‘summer of dull’. Inspired by these forums, James creates his own solutions to the questions he finds there.

  • Evil Online
    Evil Online (2014)7.0

    Real-life tales of tragedy when online acquaintances turn out to be murderous villains in disguise.

  • Shed & Buried
    Shed & Buried (2015)7.0

    Britain is famed the World over for its abundance of eccentrics, most of whom can normally be found tinkering in a shed somewhere. In this hugely popular series, the UK’s favourite biker, Henry Cole, and his best friend, engineering genius Sam Lovegrove, continue their quest to discover amazing vintage vehicles buried in the nation's sheds, to buy, fix up and move on for a tidy profit.

  • Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
    Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques (2025)7.0

    Johnny Vegas hunts and repairs antiques in a bid to make enough profit to make the shop a permanent business - an emporium on the North West of England.

  • Salvage Hunters
    Salvage Hunters (2011)6.6

    Meet modern-day treasure hunter Drew Pritchard. With demanding customers, high turnover, and one of the biggest decorative salvage yards in the UK, Drew is constantly on the road, crisscrossing the country in search of derelict gems and forgotten remnants. Drew loves the thrill of the hunt and while he gets his hands dirty in the country's architectural backwaters, his crack team of restorers is back at the shop giving old and rare finds a new lease on life.

  • Salvage Hunters: The Restorers
    Salvage Hunters: The Restorers (2018)6.3

    Modern day treasure hunter, Drew Pritchard is one of Britain's leading architectural salvage dealers, traveling the length and breadth of the country in search of weird and wonderful objects. Drew loves the thrill of the hunt and while he gets his hands dirty in the country's architectural backwaters, a crack team of restorers are back at base giving old and rare finds a new lease of life. We've seen them at work on Salvage Hunters, restoring, repairing and refining Drew's finds but for the first time, Salvage Hunters: The Restorers is going behind-the-scenes with this expert team to see what it really takes to transform junk into gems.

  • Salvage Hunters Best Buys
    Salvage Hunters Best Buys (2016)6.0

    Architectural salvage expert Drew Pritchard looks back at the most eccentric characters, the hardest hagglers and the most extraordinary places he's hunted for antique treasure. Drew gives us the inside track on his wheeling and dealing, the stories behind his picks, as well as top tips about salvaging and how to get the best deals.

  • Scrap Kings
    Scrap Kings (2017)6.0

    An explosive series following work of demolition, salvage and waste management experts as they blast, crush and smash their way through a variety of structures which have had their day. And once they're down, the real work begins. From tower blocks to ships, to bridges to Victorian mansions…Every inch of material is removed as everything (and we mean everything) has value if you know where to take it and, more importantly, know when to sell it. With projects on this scale even a small shift in international metal markets could spell disaster for the Scrap Kings.

  • Fifth Gear
    Fifth Gear (2002)5.7

    Getting viewers up to speed on all the latest automotive information, with new car reviews, second hand bargains and industry tidbits being the focus of this magazine show.

  • Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars
    Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars (2018)5.0

    Salvage aficionado, Drew Pritchard teams up with Turbo Pickers' Paul Cowland for an epic motoring mission. They scour the UK, buying, restoring and selling classic cars.

  • EFL on Quest
    EFL on Quest (2018)3.5

    Match highlights of all the action from the EFL, featuring expert analysis from a variety of guests.

  • Ant Anstead: Born Mechanic
    Ant Anstead: Born Mechanic (2024)N/A

    Master mechanic Ant Anstead restores and sells classic cars to help fund the renovation of the 500-year-old farmhouse he bought for his mum and dad.