Toy Auctioneer Docuseries for UKTV’s Yesterday

UKTV has commissioned Scouting for Toys, a new observational documentary series, to air on its Yesterday channel in 2022.

Produced by BBC Studios’ Documentary Unit, Scouting for Toys follows the internationally renowned Vectis Toys Auctioneers in County Durham, where buyers and sellers from all over the world come to trade every toy imaginable—from Star Wars figures to vintage dolls. The series also introduces the passionate people selling the treasured collections they’ve amassed over decades.

UKTV’s Hilary Rosen, deputy director of commissioning, said: “At UKTV, we’re delighted to commission Scouting for Toys from BBC Studios Production, taking our viewers on a nostalgic journey back to their favorite childhood toys, from Sindy dolls and Thunderbirds figures to Matchbox cars and treasured teddies.”

Yesterday’s channel director, Gerald Casey, said: “Yesterday viewers will enjoy learning how toys from their past are valued and witnessing the moment they go under the hammer. The show sits perfectly within Yesterday’s growing catalog of factual observational series, such as our popular UKTV original Bangers & Cash.”

Alan Holland, BBC Studios’ head of Documentary Unit, said: “This is the Documentary Unit’s first commission for Yesterday channel and we are delighted to collaborate with UKTV for the first time. Scouting for Toys is being made out of our Salford production base as it was important to us that we had northern filmmakers telling this brilliant story through a unique northern lens.”