David Dickinson films ITV show Real Deal at Oswestry Leisure Centre

David Dickinson was at Oswestry Leisure Centre to film his ITV show Real Deal.

By coincidence, his former BBC show Bargain Hunt had set up less than a mile away at Oswestry Showground.

While the 70-year-old presenter was more than happy to discuss what he was doing, he was distinctly grumpy about the presence of his former BBC colleagues just down the road.

When asked about Bargain Hunt he promptly walked off and refused any further questions.

Earlier, he praised Oswestry as a "quaint little place" declaring he was "over the moon" at how the day's filming had gone.

Over at the showground, expert Anita Manning was busy presenting Bargain Hunt alongside experts Thomas Plant and John Cameron. They filmed shows with contestants dressed in their familiar red and blue shirts.

It was the eighth time the BBC show had visited the Amulet Fairs event at the venue.

Bargain Hunt was presented by Mr Dickinson for three years before it was taken over by Tim Wonnacott in 2003.

Mr Wonnacott left after 350 episodes, reportedly after coming to blows with producers. The show is now presented by a variety of antique experts.

While the Duke wasn't keen to talk about his rival show, he had plenty of good things to say about the town.

The presenter is travelling the country filming for the 13th series of the show, which sees competitors take in their treasures to be independently valued before going in front of a dealer for a haggling battle before deciding whether they will take the offer or hedge their bets for a better deal at auction.

Mr Dickinson has been pleased with the treasures he has seen in previous series and said he hoped that Oswestry might produce a few magic items.

He said: "I'm delighted to be in Oswestry, it is a quaint little place. We're over the moon.

"You never know how it is going to go, sometimes you can go to big built-up areas and others you come to quiet little places and get some real finds. We'll have to see what happens."

While Bargain Hunt teams searched for a treasure across town, crowds assembled at the leisure centre in the hope they could earn some hard cash.

Hughie Jones, from Offa Drive in Oswestry, brought along a telescope which was examined by dealer Henry Nichols.

His deal was interrupted by Mr Dickinson, who popped in to give some advice.

The 70-year-old eventually walked away with £60, which he said he is going to use to take his wife Pam out for a meal.

Mr Jones who works part-time at Wynnstay Hall, said: "

This is the second time I've been on the show. I came down five years ago when they were here and I went off to auction that time with some Staffordshire pottery flat-back figures.

"This time it went well. I was pleased. I'm going to take my wife out for a meal because I didn't do that last time and I think I should."

Facing dealer Tim Hogarth was Joanna Davies and her father-in-law Philip.

Both from Monkmoor in Shrewsbury, Mr Davies, a 72-year-old retiree, had brought along a clock which had been passed down to him by his mother and father-in-law.

Mrs Davies, 38, who works in health and social care, accompanied him for his battle against the dealer.

Eventually the pair decided that they would reject Mr Hogarth's offer and take their item to auction later.

Mr Davies said: "The clock has been in my family for a long time. We've really enjoyed being on the show. I watch it quite regularly."

Across the town at the Oswestry Showground, teams dressed in the Bargain Hunt blue and red fleeces scoured the stalls inside and out of the showground for bargains.

This time the host was Anita Manning, the well-known expert and TV presenter, with experts Thomas Plant and John Cameron working with the respective teams.

Stallholder Heather Parkes had a visit from the blue team, led by Mr Plant, though they didn't make any purchases they filmed a long discussion over an old Belling cooker on her stall.

Ms Parkes, who runs antiques shop Lamp Lite in Welshpool, said: "The competitors were quite keen on it because it is quite retro but I think Thomas, the dealer, put them off because he didn't think it would make much money."

Also selling wares was Jennifer Eaton, who had come over from Norwich for the show. She said: "This is the fifth time we have been. We love the show as it is very friendly."

This year marks a special anniversary for the family-run Amulet Fairs, which hosted the event.

The group has been holding its two-day antique fairs at the Oswestry Showground for 10 years.

Other fairs have been held across the entire region for three decades.

Sheila Jackson, organiser of the fair, now runs it with her family, including daughters Gabrielle Stephens and Fiona Davies, but says they have enlisted the help of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren to put it together.

This is the eighth time that Bargain Hunt has been to the show.