A DANCING duo were the stars of the show as the cameras rolled in Braintree for a television show about antiques.

The cast and crew of the BBC’s Celebrity Antiques Road Trip visited Bocking Arts Theatre with Diversity dancer Perri Kiely last week.

Meanwhile, roughly 19 miles away, filming for the same show was taking place at Mountfitchet Castle, in Stansted, where fellow Diversity dancer Jordan Banjo was also getting to grips with bartering for some antiques.

It was the second time the antiques centre had been visited by the show and Tom Bosher, who runs the centre, said he enjoyed taking part in the filming.

Mr Bosher said: “It went really, really well, it was good fun.

“They were here filming for about three hours which is remarkable considering they probably show about ten minutes of each place they visit.

“But the level of detail they go into in terms of how they shoot it and all the angles they use was amazing to see.

“Perri was a funny guy, he enjoyed himself.”

James Braxton was the expert at the Braintree centre, in Bocking End, with Paul Scannell on hand to offer advice to Jordan Banjo in Stansted.

Mr Braxton and Mr Kiely decided to purchase a 1950s Bakelite Radio from the centre.

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip sees experts in the field pair up with a celebrity each for a road trip around the country as they go on the hunt for hidden gems.

At the end of the episode they see which pair is able to make the most money at auction based on what they bought.

The Bocking centre is a charity which is run by a team of volunteers and has two rooms full of antiques and retro items.

All of its stock is bought from people in the area and the volunteers are available to do home visits and experts can do free valuations.

The show is likely to air later this year and the centre is open from 10am until 4pm from Wednesday until Saturday every week.