An Antiques Roadshow guest was left speechless after discovering the enormous value of his “hugely important” memorabilia from iconic sci-fi film Blade Runner.
In Sunday’s episode, the public sought valuations of their possessions at Clissold Park in Stoke Newington, London.
One man brought a huge collection of items from the 1982 Harris Ford movie, which had been collected by his father, and included costumes and scripts.
He explained that his father started collecting posters, but as his “passion grew” he became “hardcore” in seeking out larger items of film equipment.
Expert Jon Baddeley was stunned to see the extraordinary objects, including the production’s own director Ridley Scott’s work on paper, and concluded that “thousands of people” would see it in a museum.
An Antiques Roadshow guest was left speechless after discovering the enormous value of his “hugely important memorabilia from the iconic sci-fi film Blade Runner”.
One man brought a huge collection of memorabilia from the 1982 Harris Ford (pictured) film, which had been collected by his father, including costumes and scripts.
The man also displayed a prop gun that he said had been used by lead actor Harrison, who played Rick Deckard.
Expert Jon said: “It’s a very important collection, it’s a very important film and I think if it were shown there would be many thousands of people who would want to come and see these items.”
Appraising the collection he concluded: ‘How much is it worth? well, between £200,000 and £300,000’.
“Wow,” the surprised man said, as the crowd gasped before revealing his dream of housing all the items in a museum.
The 1982 science fiction film, loosely based on Philip K. Dick’s 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, was set in a dystopian future Los Angeles in 2019.
Along with Ford, Blade Runner also starred Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah and Edward James Olmos, and was directed by Ridley Scott.
It initially underperformed in North American theaters and polarized critics; some praised its thematic complexity and visuals, while others criticized it for having a slow pace and lack of action.
He explained that his father began collecting posters, but as his “passion grew” he became “hardcore” in seeking out larger items of film equipment.
The man displayed a prop gun that he said had been used by lead actor Harrison, who played Rick Deckard.
Jon Baddeley appraised the collection and concluded: ‘How much is it worth? well, between £200,000 and £300,000’
The 1982 science fiction film, loosely based on Philip K. Dick’s 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, was set in a dystopian future Los Angeles in 2019 (Rutger Hauer appears in the film)
Ford (R) reprized his role as Rick Deckard in the 2017 sequel, Blade Runner 2049, in which Ryan Goslin (L) took over leading man duties as K.
Despite criticism over the years, the film has endured to become a cult classic among fans.
In fact, Ford reprized his role as Rick Deckard in the 2017 sequel, Blade Runner 2049, in which Ryan Gosling took over starring duties as K.
It comes after another guest was left speechless during a previous episode which took place in Dundee.
Expert Mark Smith met a man whose father was an SAS soldier while showing off his documentation, medals and badges, which are often “counterfeited around the world”.
The man showed a black and white photograph of his father, called David Cargill, before he was sent to France with the BEF.
Impressed by the collection on the table, Mark said: “This morning you said to me ‘my dad was a soldier’ and then you started pulling out these things and I got so excited because this man was in the SAS, this is fantastic.” ‘
‘Here we have a Territorial medal. He went to France and starts his war by leaving a beach, somewhere called Dunkirk because he also has the Dunkirk medal. What did you join then?
The guest replied: “He joined the Parachute Regiment, did his training and once he got his wings he immediately volunteered for the SAS and was accepted.”
It comes after another guest was left speechless during a previous episode which took place in Dundee.
Expert Mark Smith met a man whose father was an SAS soldier while showing off his documentation, medals and badges, which are often “counterfeited around the world”.
Mark continued: ‘Now when you see these badges and things you have here and you see SAS wings, they’re usually fake. You have a Kings Crown Parachute Regiment badge.
‘Even today they are difficult to find and are usually copied too. Then you have two of the titles shoulders of the 1st SAS. Now, I’m not sure I’ve seen them before, in person, to touch them, but there they are.
Putting a value on the items, the BBC star said the medals alone were worth around £200, and the entire collection was worth around £8,000.
The guest was stunned by the assessment and told Mark: “My father would be very surprised.”
