David Dickinson is the real deal at leisure centre

Members of the public discovered whether their prized possessions were the real deal when daytime TV's most popular show came to Staffordshire.

David Dickinson was with his team at Chase Leisure Centre filming an episode of Dickinson's Real Deal.

The format sees experts decide how much items are worth before an offer is made to the owner who decides whether to take the deal, or refuse.

People who do not sell their items to the dealers, then take them to an auction to see of they can make more money there.

The tanned presenter said he and his crew had enjoyed their day in Cannock. He said: "It has been such a great crowd. The items have been interesting, but low value."

Irene Cooke, of Hatherton Road, Cannock, sold her Moorcroft plate for £125 after she was presented with it by a friend around 12 years ago She said: "I was thinking it might go for £80 so £125 is a bit of a bonus."

Beryl Barratt, from Stafford, took along an unsual item for the Victorian period — a stuffed cobra and mongoose. She said: "I lived in an old cottage with olde worlde beams but I've no use for it in my new house."

She was told it is worth between £40 and £60.