Aftertiming, of course, but seemed to me obvious this was not authentic from about 15 mins in. The authenticated Rodin Cambodian dancer sketches are not as well executed - the faker did too good a job (which, for me, probably rules out Durig).

Most of this edition was filler, and largely a waste of time.

...does the real rolex have a smooth sweeping second hand. ??

   always a chance of getting mugged for these fakes imo....  saw a guy have a gun pointed at him when i was in ireland once ( for a fake )

   he couldnt get it off quick enough.. 

dont think a manc would murder you for giving you a handful of dodgey 20,s,

It wasn't on, Padlock.

Back on Sunday 9pm BBC 1.

Portraits Fiona Bruce and art expert Philip Mould try to uncover the truth behind three mysterious portraits. The paintings in question are that of a child, thought to have been painted by modern artist Willem de Kooning, the image of a lady, considered the work of 18th-century society painter Philip Mercier, and a portrait of an old general, attributed to the 19th-century German master Adolph von Menzel. The investigation forces the duo to embark on a worldwide quest, taking them from Miami, Florida, to Berlin and a small town in Belgium. Last in the series.

Sounds all right.

9pm tonight (unless Rio overruns, presumably).

From the Radio Times blurb:

... three mysterious portraits. The paintings in question are that of a child, thought to have been painted by modern artist Willem de Kooning, the image of a lady, considered the work of 18th-century society painter Philip Mercier, and a portrait of an old general, attributed to the 19th-century German master Adolph von Menzel.
http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/fbhb8g/fake-or-fortune--s5-e4-portraits

Any programme featuring Fiona Bruce speaking French is a must see in my book

The portrait of the old general put me in mind of the first Dr Who. I think it was the hair and the angle of the face.

The old general one looked more like a Native American to me.

That was the best one yet!

Sadly no Bendor

^ Perhaps the programmes's producer, and researchers, did it that way to add a bit more theatre to the final decision.... they having continued the provenance search all the way themselves - (off camera, though)

Bendor is the super-sleuth.

Much missed if he has been dropped from the show.

Bendor did front a similar, spin-off show a little while back, looking for sleepers in public art collections, now you come to mention it.

Tom Roberts. Joe, the owner, seemed like a broken man. He'd fallen a long way: once mayor, now bankrupt and apparently homeless. High stakes on paper but tbh I soon got bored of him moping through the programme. Rosanna was more animated but was a foil for Philip Mould, as she enthusiastically echoed back whatever he'd just told her. Better than his addressing every remark to Fiona or just the camera, I suppose. Bendor should return -- the programme needs the variety of the third presenter.

The use of graphics to emphasise and clarify the brush strokes was a nice touch.

A nice travelogue for Australia, as well. And that restaurant was stunning.

One bendor in this show is enough

Eh? Bendor is not on the show this series: that's the complaint. I believe he may return on the spin-off programme.

One thing that struck me was the painting had been sent from Australia directly to Philip at his gallery in Mayfair, rather than going via the BBC: probably safer that way.

When Fiona interviewed the deciding lady expert, at the end of the show - the Expert's all round negativity towards the painting, often emphasised, would have sent Fake to around 1.3  were there a Market on here.

September 10th edition

Opening show.

8/15 Fake - The Sketch

8/11 Fake - The Painting.

However -I would imagine- given the programme format - One will be Fake, and one authentic.

That escalated quickly: the Nazis' Black Book or Sonderfahndungsliste G.B.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Book