Oliver Driver relaxes after a hard day at the office.

With all the quality reality television programmes invading our screens these days (and yes, that was sarcasm) it may come as a surprise to some of you to know that sometimes, what happens on the telly isn’t real.

So no, the wee blonde schoolgirl isn’t really bonking the uncomfortably skinny pommy dude who owns the bar on Shortland Street, Ross and Rachel never really got back together because they were never really a couple and  I’m pretty sure TV3 morning news bloke Oliver Driver is actually a robot who is disassembled every afternoon and packed away in a box. But I could be wrong (it has been known to happen).

Anyway, the BBC runs an auction programme by the name of Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting — and it seems that, well, all is not as it seems.

The programme features two competitors buying good from various places and attempting to resell them. Whoever makes the best profit wins.

However, the makers of the show were sprung in a set-up in a recent episode. One competitor was having some trouble selling an item until a mysterious buyer appeared and stumped up £25 ($61).

Unfortunately, that mysterious buyer has now been identified as Kiwi Craig Harman, who is a cameraman for the show.

Oops.

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Tags: BBC, Craig Harman, friends, Oliver Driver, reality TV, Shortland Street

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