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The Best Episodes of Fake or Fortune?

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The Best Episodes of Fake or Fortune?

Journalist Fiona Bruce teams up with art expert Philip Mould to investigate the provenance or attribution of notable artworks.
  1. Background image for Helen McNicoll
    9.3/10(12 votes)

    #1 - Helen McNicoll

    S12:E2

    Artist and dealer David Taylor believes his saleroom punt is a work by one of Canada’s most celebrated impressionists, Helen McNicoll. Can the team help prove it's the real thing?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Monet
    8.8/10(40 votes)

    #2 - Monet

    S1:E1

    Fiona and Philip take a look at a painting they think is an unrecognised work by Monet. They then try to persuade different luminaries from the art world to believe them.

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    Director:Nicky Illis
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Homer
    8.5/10(36 votes)

    #3 - Homer

    S1:E2

    Fiona and Philip take a look at a painting which could be a piece of work by 19th-century American artist Winslow Homer and was discovered at a rubbish tip.

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    8.4/10(31 votes)

    #4 - Delaroche

    S5:E2

    The team try to prove the authenticity of a suspected lost masterpiece by Paul Delaroche.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Tom Roberts
    8.4/10(29 votes)

    #5 - Tom Roberts

    S6:E2

    Is a purchase from an online auction site a lost work by Australian artist Tom Roberts?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Constable
    8.3/10(29 votes)

    #6 - Constable

    S6:E1

    The team try to find out whether a painting is a lost masterpiece by John Constable.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Elisabeth Frink
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #7 - Elisabeth Frink

    S11:E1

    A sculpture found at a car-boot sale in Essex bears striking similarities to the work of Elisabeth Frink. Can the team prove it’s part of an edition sculpted by her in the 1950s?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Van Meegeren
    8.2/10(30 votes)

    #8 - Van Meegeren

    S1:E3

    Fiona and Philip take a look at the career of forger Han van Meegeren, who managed to fool galleries and buyers in the early 20th century with his fake pieces by Old Masters.

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    Director:Nicky Illis
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Rembrandt
    8.2/10(27 votes)

    #9 - Rembrandt

    S1:E4

    Fiona and Philip stop the auction of a painting that used to be a German national treasure but was stolen from it's Jewish owners by the Nazis during the Second World War. They then follow the story as it is discovered whether it is the work of Rembrandt.

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    Director:Ben Southwell
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for A Mystery Old Master
    8.2/10(42 votes)

    #10 - A Mystery Old Master

    S4:E3

    Fiona and Philip are at a church in Lancashire, once patronised by Yorkshire's famous Bronte sisters, that is the home of a painting thought to have been made by an Italian old master.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Freud
    8.2/10(29 votes)

    #11 - Freud

    S5:E1

    The team investigate a portrait which may have been one of Lucian Freud's first creations.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Mondrian

    S12:E1

    American artist Jeffrey Kroll believes his flower picture is by one of the pioneers of abstract art, Piet Mondrian. Can the team help him build a case and prove its authenticity?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Lowry
    8.1/10(65 votes)

    #13 - Lowry

    S4:E1

    Fiona and art experts Philip Mould and Bendor Grosvenor attempt to help a man who has inherited three paintings supposedly by LS Lowry.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Corot

    S12:E4

    Owner Sally Green believes her landscape painting is by one of the forefathers of impressionism, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. Can the team gather new evidence to prove its authenticity?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Munnings and Churchill
    8.0/10(33 votes)

    #15 - Munnings and Churchill

    S4:E4

    Fiona and Philip attempt to help Under-Sheriff and Secondary of London Charles Henty find out whether two paintings in his possession are as valuable as he believes.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Portraits
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #16 - Portraits

    S5:E4

    Featuring works claimed to be by Willem de Kooning, Philip Mercier and Adolph von Menzel.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Renoir
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #17 - Renoir

    S4:E2

    Nicky Philipps needs help in determining whether a mysterious painting housed at Picton Castle in Pembrokeshire is a genuine piece of work by French Impressionist Pierre Auguste Renoir.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Rodin
    7.9/10(28 votes)

    #18 - Rodin

    S5:E3

    A sketch of a dancer believed to have been drawn by Auguste Rodin is investigated.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Gauguin
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #19 - Gauguin

    S6:E3

    The team examine two pictures believed to be by Paul Gauguin, a giant of 19th-century art.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Cezanne and Pissarro
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #20 - Cezanne and Pissarro

    S11:E3

    Could two simple sketches be by great French artists Pissarro and Cezanne? The team set out to gather evidence to prove they’re genuine.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Joshua Reynolds
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Joshua Reynolds

    S11:E2

    A painting bought from an online auction in Monaco described as 'in the style of Sir Joshua Reynolds' looks promising, but could something murkier be lurking beneath the paint?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Arshile Gorky
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #22 - Arshile Gorky

    S11:E4

    Could a mysterious canvas covered in white paint be hiding a lost painting by one of the most important painters of the 20th century, Armenian-American artist Arshile Gorky?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Music Memorabilia
    5.2/10(13 votes)

    #23 - Music Memorabilia

    S12:E3

    The team delve into the world of music memorabilia when they investigate a piano linked to John Lennon and a guitar with a connection to Ronnie Wood, but are they the real deal?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Degas and the Little Dancer

    S2:E1

    Fiona and Philip examine a painting that owner Patrick Rice thinks is by Edgar Degas. If its genuine, it could be worth about £500,000. They trace the artwork back through time to find out whether it really was created by one of France's greatest artists.

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    Director:Robert Murphy
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Turner: A Miscarriage of Justice?
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    #25 - Turner: A Miscarriage of Justice?

    S2:E2

    Fiona and Philip take a look at the history of three paintings bequeathed to the National Museum of Wales after their owner died in 1951. It was always thought that the paintings were by landscape artist JMW Turner, but only months after the museum took ownership, experts said that they were fakes.

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    Director:Nicky Illis
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Helen McNicoll" is the best rated episode of "Fake or Fortune?". It scored 9.3/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/3/2024. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Monet".