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Journalist Fiona Bruce teams up with art expert Philip Mould to investigate the provenance or attribution of notable artworks.
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    #1 - 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
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    #2 - 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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    #3 - 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
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    #4 - 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
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    #5 - 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
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    #6 - 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
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    #7 - Van Dyck: What Lies Beneath

    S2:E3

    The tables end up being turned on Philip this week when one of his own pictures are put under the microscope.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Vuillard

    S3:E1

    Fiona and Philip attempt to help a man who believes he owns a painting by French post-impressionist Edouard Vuillard.

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    Director:Nicky Illis
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - Constable

    S3:E2

    Fiona and Philip attempt to prove that two paintings are missing works by one of the country's best-loved artists, John Constable.

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    Director:Robert Murphy
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - Chagall

    S3:E3

    Fiona and Philip attempt to help Martin Lang try and prove the painting he bought in 1992 is by modern master Marc Chagall.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #11 - Gainsborough

    S3:E4

    This week the focus is on Britain's public art collections, in which 17,000 paintings are listed as `artist unknown'. Philip identify several works they believe are by Thomas Gainsborough.

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    Director:Ben Southwell
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - 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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    #13 - 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
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    #14 - 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
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    #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
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    #16 - 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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    #17 - 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
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    #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
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    #19 - 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
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    #20 - 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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    #21 - 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
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    #22 - 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
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    #23 - The Lost Gainsborough

    S8:E1

    The team investigate an 18th-century landscape that could be a lost work by of one of the biggest names in British art, Thomas Gainsborough.

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    Director:Nicky Illis
    Writer:Unknown
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    #24 - Cosway or Lawrence?

    S8:E2

    Can the team prove that a portrait attributed to pioneering female artist Maria Cosway is actually an undiscovered work of the great Regency artist Sir Thomas Lawrence?

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    Director:Lucy Swingler
    Writer:Unknown
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    #25 - De Chirico

    S8:E3

    Bought for just £1, could a small still life be the work of one of the masters of early 20th-century art, Giorgio de Chirico?

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    Director:Guy Arthur
    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"Monet" is the worst rated episode of "Fake or Fortune?". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Nicky Illis and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/19/2011. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Homer".