The Best TV Shows on Quest

Every Quest Show Ranked From Best To Worst

As of October 2025, our compilation of Quest’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows. For top-tier entertainment, Quest delivered Fifth Gear and Salvage Hunters in 2002 and 2011. Quest has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 2002 all the way to 2025.

  • Mega Shippers
    Mega Shippers (2016)9.0

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Goblin Works Garage
    Goblin Works Garage (2018)7.5

    Three eccentric mechanics, Jimmy de Ville, Ant Partridge and Helen Stanley, are on a mission to bring the once Great British engineering company, Goblin, back to life. Together they restore some of the world's best known cars and bikes, using artisan skill to create wacky and daring designs.

  • 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)7.1

    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.

  • Evil Online
    Evil Online (2014)7.0

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

  • Shed and Buried
    Shed and 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.

  • James May and the Dull Men
    James May and the Dull Men (2024)7.0

    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.

  • 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)6.5

    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)6.0

    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.

  • Paranormal Lockdown UK
    Paranormal Lockdown UK (2018)6.0

    Paranormal investigators Nick Groff and Katrina Weidman spend 72 hours confined in the UK’s most haunted locations to capture physical evidence on record.

  • Suitcase Murders
    Suitcase Murders (2024)6.0

    Experts examine the gruesome crimes of killers who try to hide their victims in luggage, revealing how their attempts to conceal the body gave them away.

  • Fifth Gear
    Fifth Gear (2002)5.4

    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)5.3

    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.

  • Motor Pickers
    Motor Pickers (2020)N/A

    Classic car expert Paul Cowland and builder-restorer Helen Stanley help buyers find their dream car. They use their expertise to pick a vehicle that fits the specification and budget, whether it's an SUV or a high-end sports car.

  • 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.

  • Mike Brewer: Born Dealer
    Mike Brewer: Born Dealer (2025)N/A

    A show focusing on Mike Brewer's life as a car dealer and his business One Automotive, alongside his family and the team. The show will offer a look into his personal life, business dealings, and the operations of his used car dealership.