Peterborough 13 Bargain Hunt

'Today's show comes from Peterborough and it is notable for two things.

'First, we are in one of the flattest, lowest lying areas in the whole of Britain.'

And secondly, I have been given the opportunity to present Bargain Hunt.

But I've got no intention of lying low. Oh, no!

Where bargains are concerned, it's time to stand up

and be counted, so let's go bargain hunting.

I've always wanted to say that!

It's a real family affair today.

We've got father and son and mother and daughter teams, and if they're

anything like families that I know, no-one will agree on anything.

So let's take a quick peek at what's coming up.

'The Reds used to be indecisive, but now they are not so sure!'

I still want the table.

-But you want the trunk?

-I think I'm more inclined to the trunk.

'While the Blues bring new meaning to the term "shabby chic".'

-That chair is nice.

-The chair is lovely, isn't it?

It probably needs a little bit of work doing to it.

It needs an awful lot of work!

'Let's meet the teams.'

So, for the Red team today we have Barry and Andrew, father and son.

And for the Blues, we have mum and daughter, Lisa and Charlotte.

-Hello, all.

-ALL: Hello.

So, Barry, you've had a fair few jobs in the past, is that right?

One of which, you were a policeman?

-Yes.

-Tell me how you got into the police force.

Well, I went to go in the police force,

but they said I wasn't...

They said I was weedy.

-I was 6' 2" and weighed about 10st wet through.

-Oh, my goodness!

So I got a job as a blacksmith's striker in Sheffield steel works

and stayed there for a year, wielding a big sledgehammer about.

-That would put the muscles on you, wouldn't it?

-It did.

-Look at you now!

-That is all lard!

You've had a bit of a chequered collector's history, is that right?

Yes. I do like chess sets -

I have collected a few.

I do like Reynard the Fox. I just like the design of them.

Not great to play chess with.

I prefer the ordinary wooden chess sets to play chess with.

-Andrew, what do you do for a living?

-I'm a builder.

-How did you get into the building trade?

It was just an opportunity that came up. I used to do graphic design and 3D animation,

but the opportunity came along and I thought, I'll give it a go, and I've never looked back since.

-And you describe yourself as a jack of all trades?

-Yes.

I am mainly into joinery and kitchen fitting and things,

but I do pretty much everything.

So you can appreciate a good piece of furniture

-that has been put together well?

-Definitely.

-Why is that?

-I think I appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into it and the work.

-Andrew, do you collect anything?

-I do, yes.

-I collect Transformers toys from the '80s.

-The toys of my childhood.

-Fantastic, they are. I love them.

-Everyone else wanted dolls!

-Transformers.

-You can't beat them, can you?

And do you buy and sell them or do you keep them?

I do. I buy some, sell some. I've still got a lot from my childhood.

I have sold some from my childhood. I recently sold one for about £300.

-Really?

-Yes. I think I bought it for about £20 back in the day.

-Fantastic. I need to check my toy drawer, don't I?

-Yes. Definitely.

I do sell them in online auction sites.

I make a bit of cash here and there. It's good fun.

So we are going for chess pieces,

we're going the toys. I can see lots of gaming going on here.

Possibly. I hope there is something out there like that, yes.

-Do you think?

-As long as it's cheap.

-I like it. Good tactics.

Mum, Lisa, what do you do for a living?

I'm PA to the executive director of a local charity in Leicester

that works for older people.

-Fantastic. That must be very fulfilling.

-I love it.

Even though you are behind-the-scenes,

you feel you are going to do something that is of benefit

to those out there less fortunate,

so it is quite varied and interesting.

I bet. And do you collect anything?

I collect cats. I've got about 30 pottery cats and four live cats.

-But you are also a girl after my own heart. You are a bit of a jewellery lover.

-Yes.

-You can't beat a bit of bling, can you?

-You can't.

-The more sparkle, the better.

-Brilliant.

My mum used to lose me in the stores and market places

and she knew where to find me -

I was where it was all glittering.

-Like a magpie!

-Yes.

And you, our little student over there.

-You are at university at the moment.

-I am.

I am a third year student, so I am just taking part in a placement year.

I'm at Nottingham Trent steadying interior architecture and design.

Interior architecture and design? That stands you in good stead then.

-And mum encouraged you from quite an early age to do some voluntary work, didn't she?

-Yes.

We used to do Christmas raffle tickets, sponsored walks

and as soon I turned 16 she said I'm signing you up to go into the shops.

-So we started in the charity shops and I still work there now at weekends.

-Fantastic.

And seeing all these wonderful things that come in that you

-obviously sell in the shop, has that given you an eye for antiques?

-Yes.

I really like furniture.

We see so much come in, but I have been banned recently

because a lot of my stuff goes into storage,

and it is usually my grandad's garage,

and he has not been able to park his car for about three years!

I have just moved out, so a lot of it has been cleared,

but I am slowly filling it up again.

OK. So what are our tactics today then? Have we got any tactics?

We need something with character.

Something with character. OK, Charlotte. Lisa?

I'd like to find something a bit blingy,

but as long as it is the right price and we can sell it at a profit.

But if I like it, that is what matters.

That is half the battle won, isn't it?

So, now for the big money moment. Here we go.

300 Great British pounds. There we go.

-Your experts await and off you go.

-See you later.

So they are all happy families now,

but will they still be smiling by the end of it?

'Two people who have a big say in that are our experts.

'For the Reds, it's that silver fox Philip Serrell.

'And the golden boy for the Blues, Mark Stacey.'

So, is there a plan?

-I think we should spend as little as possible...

-And?

..and get as much out of it as possible. Find something really

-interesting, really unusual.

-And make a lot of money.

-Yes.

I think we're going to have fun, aren't we?

-We are, we're going to try to.

-Yeah.

-And what are you after?

-Something with a bit of character.

-Something we like.

Well, you've got that in me.

Who's in charge here?

THEY LAUGH

-Me. Definitely.

-And?

Maybe.

I doubt if we're going to agree on anything,

so that'll be the challenge.

-Oh, gosh. So I've got to be the referee, have I?

-You have.

OK teams, your 60 minutes starts...

-A HOOTER SOUNDS

-..now.

-I think we ought to start shopping, come on.

-OK.

Straight from the off, the Reds are on the right wavelength.

-Now, what do we think of that?

-Not too bad.

-How much is your radio?

650 quid.

-How much?!

-650.

-Would you take 30?

Do you know, I could have sworn you said 650?

Please do not adjust your set, there is a problem -

they don't have enough money.

MUSIC: I Like To Move It by Reel 2 Real

Moving hard.

An antiques fair as big as this one in Peterborough

can be a bit overwhelming. The Blues aren't quite sure where to start.

Can we go through here, or carry on? Do you want to carry on?

-Shall we go that way?

-Yeah, let's go. You're in charge. Ready?

-We'll snake round.

-We'll go that way, then we'll see...

-Jolly good.

Love that car. That's a sharknose Ferrari. I'm surprised it's not red!

Those are nice, they're Chinese.

They're called dogs of Foo, or temple dogs.

You find them outside temples.

I like the colour of them, maybe not so much the look of them.

They're not quite cute puppies, are they?

-What's that then?

-It's a last rites cross.

I looked at it and I recognise it as a World War I piece.

To give them the last rites...

-on the battlefield.

-Yeah.

Skull and cross bones that gives it away.

-And it's cheap.

-£12.

This cross may have been used in the trenches

or field hospitals of Flanders.

-So what's the best you can do that for?

-Erm...

12... I could do ten?

Eight?

-Eight cash?

-Go on, then, go on.

-What do you reckon?

-I think that's a goer.

-Fulfils his price criteria, doesn't it?

-It does. I'm happy. Yeah.

Thank you very much, thank you.

Well, that's the first item for the Reds and just £8 spent!

Over to you, Blues.

-Brannam is a Devon factory. CH Brannam.

-OK.

And the really good pieces have really Gothic creatures -

fish and dragons over them.

But this is a very, sort of, Arts and Crafts...

You'd find this in Moorcroft,

you'd find it in Tudric pewter, for Liberty's.

-I actually like that.

-It is nice, I like it. It's quite simple.

I do like that because that's practical as well, isn't it?

Well, I think it's just a very showy piece, isn't it?

-It's just a really good bit of fun.

-Yeah, what do you think, Charlotte?

-What do you think?

-Yeah, go for blue. I do like it, I do like it.

-What would it make at auction? £40 or £50, I suppose.

-Really?

-It might not make a huge amount of money, but you never know.

-OK.

-Because it has got a good visual appeal to it.

-Yes.

Now, the dealer said we could have it for 45.

What do you think about that?

Well, you said it would fetch between 40 and 50, and 45's on the nail.

Well, as a guesstimate, it's a bit on the nail, isn't it?

Well, we'll take a risk on it. We'll take a risk.

Let's take a risk on it. Good, we've got our first item.

Shake your hand, do I?

Yes, let's shake your hand.

Let's all shake her hand.

Blimey, they didn't even bother haggling.

Are you sure you understand how Bargain Hunt works, ladies?

Meanwhile, Philip has a leading question.

Excuse me, good sir, how much is your porthole?

-Porthole... 35 quid.

-Got the rest of the ship?

-Afraid not.

-No, OK.

Let's see the weight.

-Oh, it is some weight in that.

-Yeah?

-Oh, aye.

Single porthole, single glass porthole - does that still work?

-On here.

-If you twist it...

-Yeah, still works.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-I like that.

-What do you reckon, Phil?

-What do you think?

There's some serious weight in it.

I think you should make him an offer for this

and I think you should buy it, cos I think it's cheap.

-I think it's a beaut, this.

-Yeah, I think it's cheap.

-I like it.

-You do?

-Yeah, I love it.

-He just likes the price.

He doesn't care, he doesn't care what it is.

If it's under 50 quid, "I like that, I like that a lot."

-And he is in charge, isn't he?

-I am.

-You remember that, Dad?

He's in charge. You have a word with the man here.

What's your best on that one?

Well, I'll take a fiver off. It's got to be worth 30 quid, isn't it?

-Yeah, will you do 28?

-Hark at this!

-Go on, 28.

-How about 29?

-29.

-All right then, I'll meet you in the middle.

-Yeah, 29?

-I think we're happy with that. Brilliant.

-It's a deal.

Thank you very much, my friend.

That's the Red's second item and if only had to wave goodbye to £29.

Full steam ahead.

And the Blues aren't far behind.

They're also searching for their second item.

I think we need to go outside, guys.

-Well, I think we need to head over there, you know.

-Out into the open?

-Yeah.

-Let's go.

-Let's go. Come on.

See that in there?

-Yeah?

-Right, you ready for this?

What's that?

-Your fingers.

-No, that...

-Yeah?

-Shorthand typist.

Oh, God!

That Philip Serrell, what a comedian.

Meanwhile, here's an unusual pair.

The chairs, I mean, not Liza and Charlotte.

-I think the chairs are quite nice.

-I like the chairs.

-I love the chairs.

I mean, they're just really rather funky, aren't they?

How much are the chairs, do you know?

I've got 50 each on them, but I could do the pair for 75.

What do you think?

-Do you like them?

-Mmm.

-You really do?

-Yeah.

They've got that traditional look about them,

-but they've got a modern spin.

-Yes.

You know, I'm sure we can ask the dealer to do a bit better.

I could shave another fiver off, but that'd be the best.

So that's £35 a chair - it doesn't sound an awful lot to me.

That sounds really good, I like those.

-I mean, if two people like them, they could nick 100 quid.

-Yeah.

-Shall we go for that?

-Go for that one.

-Good! Our second item.

Chairs!

Sorry. Moving swiftly on,

the teams have two items apiece,

so perhaps you'll allow me a little self-indulgence.

Who likes a bit of bling?

Me, obviously.

So, on this table, we've got an array of brooches

dating from the early 19th century, right up until 1950s, 1960s.

They're all set with diamonds, and we have to remember

that diamonds were only discovered in South Africa in 1871.

Before 1871,

diamonds were really only affordable by the incredibly rich.

After 1871, there was a huge influx of diamonds into Britain

and, of course, the world, which led to diamond jewellery

being much more accessible and much more affordable.

For me, this piece here, this beautiful, beautiful Art Deco

sapphire and diamond brooch

is really the pinnacle of jewellery making

and represents a massive turning point in jewellery styles

and jewellery production.

For the very, very first time,

jewellers were using platinum in which to set diamond jewellery.

This one is typically Art Deco,

in the way it's been what we call "pave set".

It's almost an illusion that the diamond is set.

If we look at older styles, for example Victorian period

or Georgian period, they were still using silver

in which to set diamonds.

Which was so common because it was really the only metal

that was malleable enough in order to make these wonderful settings

that the diamonds are set into.

So, if we look at the front, it looks very white, that's silver.

But if we look at the back, it's set in gold, that yellow metal.

So, if we look at this Art Deco brooch,

if we put it in its context,

we've just come out of the most hideous of world wars -

1914-1918, World War I.

It's almost as if the clouds are clearing,

we've come out of this living hell that we were in, in the trenches

and the mud, and this is so represented in this brooch.

It's a different style.

It's thrown away, cast aside, the rigidity of the previous years,

and embracing a new and beautiful style.

Art Deco jewellery is some of the most beautiful

and highly crafted jewellery that you can find on the market today.

And, for me, this is really incredibly beautiful.

Then, throughout the rest of the 20th century

we go into a different style, here.

It's got a little bit looser, you can see here again,

experimenting with different styles, with different techniques.

We haven't got the symmetry that was so important in previous years.

This piece here, is a piece by

a jeweller called Kutchinsky.

Kutchinsky was a Polish born jeweller

and he had a shop in London.

He basically came to England after the war

and started producing beautiful pieces of jewellery.

This great signature on the back really does add value.

It shows that it's a hand-wrought piece,

and I would always recommend,

that if you are buying a piece of jewellery that,

if you can, if you can afford it,

try and get one that's signed -

it gives it that added kudos.

It shows as a sign of quality and, at the end of the day,

quality always sells.

People say to me, in the saleroom, brooches are hugely

out of fashion, no-one wears brooches any more.

Well, I'm probably not the trendiest person in the world,

but I love a good brooch. I think it really, really makes an outfit.

And I would say to you, that if brooches are

so out of fashion, then maybe it might be a good idea to buy one now.

Back with the shopping and both teams still have one item to find.

I tell you what, I like this. I mean, look at this.

This is an old galvanised tank out of somebody's roof.

It's pretty funky, isn't it?

It would have been full of hot water

and somebody's had the vision - or cold water -

to turn it into a blooming table.

A table made from a water tank.

Yep, that's right up Philip's street.

-That's rather funky, that, I think.

-That's a cool thing, I like that.

Can you hang onto that for an hour for us?

Can't guarantee we'll buy it.

-Yeah.

-And I can't guarantee will give you 100 quid for it.

Well, it sold at 80, so give me 90, sold.

-Keep it for an hour.

-Yep, sound.

All right, and if we don't see anything else,

-we might be back for it.

-OK. It's the only one here.

-See you later.

He's not seriously thinking of buying that, is he? Whatever next?!

-That chair's nice.

-The chair's lovely, isn't it?

It needs a bit of work doing to it.

It needs an awful lot of work doing to it,

-but it's a sort of gentleman's armchair.

-It's a nice feature.

-But, unfortunately, not terribly saleable in today's market.

-No.

Excuse me, sir, how much is your trunk?

Erm...95.

95, oh.

It's a bit out of my price range, I think.

I quite like that.

It's a bit skew-whiff, the lid, as well.

It's tin!

It's tin, but it looks like crocodile.

I think there's a profit in that. Do you like that?

-I think we should keep looking.

-OK.

-Not too sure about that one.

-It's not an open and shut case then!

Let's see how the Blues are doing.

It needs be that little something interesting, doesn't it?

-How about that chair?

-Yeah, I like that chair.

-I can't read your price label there.

-The price on that is 120.

120, oh gosh.

It's an old dental chair

and I remember my dad used to have them in the surgery.

And when we were little, we would just keep going in there

and zooming up and down the surgery and playing on them like that...

-when there weren't patients there.

-I think it's a great-looking object.

I'm not sure it's going to do hugely well at an auction.

I think they're fantastic, these are the sort of things, now,

that you'd find in these very big, decorative affairs.

Where people have re-upholstered them, cleaned them up,

and people use them as a funky office chair, something like that.

I think it's a good price to buy if you were buying it privately,

-but to put it into auction, it's a bit much really

-OK.

Do you know what? I don't think you should walk past that trunk.

Do you think?

-70 quid, he'll do it for.

-Really?

Cheaper than the table, as well.

And it's such a stylish-looking thing

-that I think it's just got a chance of doing quite well.

-Yeah?

-Shall we have another look at it?

-Yeah. Yeah, why not?

-Why not.

-This or the table.

-Yeah.

I must admit, I do like it. It did catch me eye.

I can see that in a really expensive ladies' clothes shop.

You know, with drapes on it and whatever?

-I can see that, yeah, possibly.

-Shall we ask him to keep it for us?

I think we should ask him to put it aside.

-Shall I have a word with him?

-I think that's a good idea.

-Let me go and ask him.

-I think we need to put that to one side.

What do you reckon?

-I mean, the inside is quite tatty as well, isn't it?

-Yeah.

He will keep that for you for 35 minutes,

and if you want it, it's 65 quid.

So, there's an interesting thing here

because you've got this against a galvanised water tank.

Shall we have another ten minutes, and then come back and decide?

-Yeah.

-Between the table and the chest.

OK, but if you had to decide now, which we would you jump?

-Probably the chest.

-Probably the chest, yeah.

While the Reds make a trunk call,

the Blues take a trip down memory lane.

I remember these, you know.

I used to have to sit like...

Well, I can't quite sit like I did then, of course.

But I used to sit on here and have two write my lines out.

-Oh, you were one of those naughty boys, were you?

-Absolutely.

-"I must know how to make a profit."

-That is really nice.

Still wouldn't help. It's quite funky, isn't it?

-And all stripped up, lovely for a nursery.

-Yeah.

-That's what I think, someone would buy that for the children.

-£110.

-It's nice, I like it.

-It has that industrial look about it.

It's rather fun, isn't it?

Aw, while the Blues reminisce about school days,

the Reds are still trying to decide what to buy.

That is the ultimate Tilley lamp, isn't it?

-It'd be nice in the garden with that table.

-Yeah.

THEY LAUGH

There you go.

-Now you want the table?

-Still want the table.

-You want the trunk.

-I think I'm more inclined to the trunk,

-mainly because...

-The price.

..I think that'll sell better than the table.

So what are you going to buy then?

-I'm in charge, aren't I?

-Yeah.

-I do recollect you saying that you were in charge.

-Yes.

All right then, executive decision. I think we go for...

The chest.

Ah, finally! Decision made.

Now, what about the Blues and that desk?

-Best I could do would be 95.

-And that's reasonable, is it?

-Very reasonable.

-I think, at most, they would put 80-120.

It's one of the nicest I've seen with industrial legs, but...

-Would you take 80 for it?

-No, I won't do 80.

-I'm sorry.

-OK.

-I think 90 would be the best. The very, very best.

-CHARLOTTE: I really like it.

-Do you?

Yeah, I really do. This sort of item would be my item.

This is the first item you've really shown any emotion about.

-This is Charlotte's kind of...

-I'm picky, that's why.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-Could we do it for 85? Please, just for us.

-Go on, do it, 85.

-Go on.

-Go on, then.

-Are you sure you're happy?

Oh, he's a naughty boy, that Mark Stacey.

But it just goes to show that there is no harm in asking.

And that's the Blues' final item.

Meanwhile, the Reds were heading back to buy that trunk, however...

I really like that table.

Philip, you're supposed to be helping!

Did you not hear me? Decision made. Trunk.

-Go on, then, you go and sort it out and pay for it.

-Let's do that.

-Well done.

So, how did you get on with him?

We him knocked down.

-Do you know what? I still think that table.

-No.

-No, I've made my mind up now.

-60 quid?

-Yeah, 60 quid.

-Really?

Yeah, got an extra fiver off.

I think that's a cool thing. I think you'll do all right there.

-I fluttered my eyes at him.

-Really? That worked?

Stop! Those 60 minutes are up.

It goes a lot quicker than you might think.

-Home and hosed, and bring on the Blues.

-Definitely.

-Yeah!

I wish I was back at school.

Let's remind ourselves what the Red Team bought.

Well, I'm blessed.

They bought a World War I crucifix for eight pounds.

They splashed out £29 on a cast bronze porthole.

And they closed the deal on a faux crocodile skin trunk for £60.

-So, how did you get on, boys?

-I think we did quite well, actually.

-Yes, happy?

-I'm quite pleased with our items, yeah.

Are you? So, which is your favourite item?

-I think it's probably the little cross.

-Oh, OK. And, Dad?

-Well, I was going to say the cross as well.

-Oh, that's OK - you agree!

-Yes!

-That's fantastic! So, how much should we spend altogether?

-97.

£97? That's only a third of your budget.

-That's exactly what I was hoping for.

-Oh, really?

That's tactics, is it? I like it.

-He was Mr Meany, from the outset.

-Was he?

-He was, yeah.

So, that means we should have £203 to hand over to the glorious Mr Serrell.

Can I have it, please? Wonderful, thank you very much.

There we go, Philip, straight over to your little sticky paws.

-I'm going to give them something to think about, I think.

-OK.

Brilliant. Meanwhile, let's go and see what the Blues have bought.

Co-ordinating nicely,

they went for a blue Devon ware pottery vase for £45.

Are you sitting comfortably? These quirky hall chairs were £70.

And, just before the bell, they bought this school desk for £85.

-So, Blues, how did we get on?

-We did really well.

-Not too bad.

-Did you enjoy it?

-Yes, it's great fun.

-Yeah?

A lot harder than you think it is, when you're watching it on the telly.

Yeah, I know. Did you get short for time?

We did, we got it right down to the knuckle, didn't we, Mark?

We did, there was a lot of prevaricating going on, wasn't there, girls?

-Yeah, we're a bit fussy, so it was a bit hard.

-Did you agree?

-Mmm...

-Ah...

-Aha!

-The last one.

-We did on the last one.

We did on the last one.

We didn't argue, so it wasn't too bad.

I know they're mother and daughter, I know, that's fine.

So, Charlotte what was your favourite item?

Definitely the school desk and chair.

It was really nice, the industrial...

-Are you going back to school?

-Yes. It was really nice.

-Brilliant.

I like the character, so it's good.

Excellent, and Liza, Mum, what did you think?

Well, the desk - the desk's lovely -

but my favourite was the two chairs, that were just beautiful.

They're wooden and they'd stand lovely in anybody's hallway, so...

Oh, you're almost selling them to me! I love it. I'll buy them now!

And which do we think, of all the items that you bought,

is going to be the most profitable?

I'm hoping my desk.

It's my item, that's the one I'm hoping it's going to get decent...

I don't know, I think the blue vase might stand

a little bit of a chance of a profit.

-Have they been like this all the time?

-Yes.

I have a headache. I need to lie down in a darkened room.

-How much did you spend, ladies?

-We spent £200.

-£200, OK. So, we've got £100!

-We have.

-Fantastic.

-So, I'm sure I trust you, there we go, Mark.

-Thank you very much.

£100 left over, what do we think we'll buy these ladies?

It's quite a lot of money, isn't it? I don't intend to spend much of it.

-But I've got something wonderful in mind.

-OK.

-Oh, wonderful.

I won't give you any more clues.

Meanwhile, I'm heading off to the auction.

We have travelled from Peterborough to Stamford to be in the

-very safe hands of the dapper David Palmer. David, hello.

-Hi.

So, what do we think? We've got lovely items on the table here.

We've got the first item that our Red Team bought,

their favourite piece here was the First World War crucifix,

or last rites cross. What do you make of that?

Just as an item, it's not over-exciting.

If we just had a provenance with it.

That's the thing about all these items, you want that history

with it, don't you? You want the story behind it.

If only it had someone's name inscribed on the back, or something.

Do you see them very often?

Yes, those sort of things come through a lot

and they're not terribly sought-after.

Nonetheless, it is quite an evocative piece, isn't it?

-Oh, yes, very much so.

-They paid £8 for it.

Oh! Well, they might be in with a chance.

We'll put our standard 10-20 on it.

-OK, so not too far away at all?

-It might catch someone's imagination.

OK, great.

So, moving on to the second item, which I think Andrew picked out.

We've got the cast bronze porthole there.

It's a shame it hasn't got Titanic or something like that written on it.

-Yeah, White Star line.

-Yep.

It's going to need a serious wall to put it in - it's quite heavy.

I'm not entirely sure what you'd do with them.

I suppose you could make it as a window between two rooms,

internal rooms, or something like that.

But you've got to have a purpose for it.

But, bear in mind, you can go to any marina and get a porthole.

-Oh, really?

-Yes.

Well, our team paid £29 for it.

Oh! Well, we might show them a pound profit then. 30-50, we think.

Oh, that's OK! Hey, profit's a profit, I'm happy.

So, our third item for the Red Team is that faux crocodile skin,

-rather wonderful domed trunk.

-It is nice, isn't it?

-Yeah, what you think of that?

-Very decorative, dome's good.

Metal, crocodile skin, wood.

-Quite trendy at the moment, isn't it?

-Very trendy. Very decorative.

It just needs a good polish and it could sit in the corner of any room.

They paid all of £60 for it, which I don't think is too bad.

-That falls well within our estimate, 50-80.

-Oh, brilliant.

OK, so we're pretty much on the same page with most of the estimates.

We're on the same page. Just hope the bidding public are as well.

So, they might not need their bonus buy,

but let's have a look at it anyway.

-So, Barry and Andrew.

-Hello.

Last of the big spenders?

-Yes, very much so, yes.

-You spent £97 on the day, didn't you?

Was that a bit of a team tactic, not to spend very much?

-That was very much the tactic, yes.

-That was about £90 more

-than we should have spent.

-Really?!

-Yes.

Wow, OK. Well done, Phil.

-So, they left you with a very hefty sum of £203.

-Well...

what I did...

-Do you remember that galvanised tank table?

-Yes, we do.

-Yes.

It's just outside there, you may or may not have seen it.

-No, we haven't seen it.

-But that's what I bought.

It's a big galvanised tank that's come out of an Edwardian roof void,

or whatever, that someone's cut the legs out of it,

and turned it into... It's clearly not a coffee table,

but it's, like, an outside patio table, or a barbecue table.

It'd make a great summer table.

It cost me £85. I think it's cool enough to make you a profit.

-You saw it on the day.

-We did, it was very quirky.

-Did you like it?

-Yes, very much so. We almost bought it.

-Oh, did you?

We were toying between what we did get for the third item and that.

-We tossed a coin.

-OK. So, you like it - that's good news.

-Yes.

-Yes.

That's very good news.

Well, you don't need to decide until you've sold your first three lots,

and then you have to make the big decision.

But in the meantime, let's see what the auctioneer thinks.

This thing has got Philip Serrell written all over it, has it not?

It's rubbish. SHE LAUGHS

I'm slightly dreading asking this, but what is your estimate on it?

I think, perhaps, if you took the remains down to the scrapyard,

they might give you 15, 20 quid for it.

So, we'll put 20-30 as our estimate.

Right, Philip paid...

Hold your breath... £85 for it.

Had he not got his glasses on at the time, or something?

-I see no way we can get anywhere near that.

-Right, OK.

-And I thought the 20-30 was a bold...

-Do you think?

-Yes.

OK, so we are not loving the bonus buy.

No, but they don't have to take it, do they?

They don't have to take it, no, exactly.

So, we'll just keep everything crossed that perhaps

they make some money on the previous items.

That's a good look at the Red.

Let's have a look what the Blue Team bought for us.

What do we think of this rather wonderful Devon ware vase?

I like it. It's got the shape...

It could be Linthorpe, Christopher Dresser,

-if it were in a different material.

-Couldn't it just?

I mean, the shape's there, the design's there. Everything's there.

Those wonderful sinuous bits on there - just fab, isn't it?

You stand that on a sideboard -

it could stand on a Regency sideboard -

-and it would look something.

-And it's a great colour, isn't it?

It's not offensive, it's not garish,

it's just a lovely, solid piece.

What have you estimated at,

bearing in mind we can't attribute it firmly to someone?

We've put down a fairly noncommittal estimate of 40-60.

Oh, good! Excellent, OK.

-Well, our team's paid £45 for it.

-So we're in the market.

Yeah, we're thinking that that's a good price for that. OK, super.

So, moving on, we've got the pair of hall chairs.

-Haven't got a serious amount of age to them, have they, at all?

-No.

I like these, I think they're interesting.

They're either oak or elm, or some mixture thereof.

They remind me of the kind of chairs that you see in cathedrals.

I mean, these could be anywhere from the '70s up till yesterday

and they're well-made.

We're estimating 20-40.

-Well, our Blue Team paid £70 for them, for the pair.

-Right.

So, it's a bit touch and go, isn't it?

It is, but if you went to a shop to buy them, they'd be, what, 150 each?

-Very true. Very, very true.

-They might just do something.

-So, maybe, if two people love them.

-Yep.

-We might get somewhere near.

-Indeed.

-Let's hope so.

And then, of course, we have the third item

that they bought, which is that lovely, vintage school desk.

-What are your thoughts about that?

-It's got the integral seat there.

It reminds me of my Sunday school lessons.

I used to have to sit at a desk like that.

I'm slightly older than you

and when I went to school that's the type desk we had.

-Ah, so it's nostalgic?

-Yes. And people buy them for their children.

-Yep.

-You see the see them sitting around in rooms.

The Americans are very keen on them.

-Some of the sales I do, the Americans buy them a lot.

-Brilliant.

However, over the last six months, they have plummeted in value.

-OK.

-And I been selling them for them for £10-£20.

-Oh, no!

-Yep, so that the estimate we put on.

-£10-£20?!

-Yes.

-Well, our team paid £85 for this.

-Uch.

So, all in all, we're thinking possibly a profit,

a little bit iffy,

and on our school desk?

-Absolute loss.

-A loss.

OK, so they could well need their bonus buy.

-They will need it.

-Let's have a look at it.

So, Liza and Charlotte,

you spent a good, healthy amount, you spent £200, which is fantastic.

So you left Mark with a good, round £100 to spend.

-What did you spend it on?

-Well, I bought something wonderful.

I've bought these charming little lace cloths,

with pieces from Alice in Wonderland,

and I think they're rather unusual.

Look, there's the Mad Hatter.

There's Tweedledum and Tweedledee.

-I actually like these!

-I think they're absolutely wonderful.

I've never seen anything like them before.

And, anything, of course,

with Alice in Wonderland connotations is very collectable.

-Mmm!

-And I think these are really charming.

-They're wonderful, aren't they?

-And they were a bargain.

-How much did it cost you then, Mark?

-£20 for the four.

-Wow!

-£5 each.

-That's not too bad.

How much do you think they're going to make at the auction?

Well, I might be a Mad Hatter,

but they've got to be worth £10 each, haven't they?

-Oh, I'd have thought so.

-They've got to be worth £40.

-Fingers crossed.

-I would eat my Mad Hatter's hat if they don't.

-Brilliant.

Well, you don't have to decide now.

Obviously, you can wait until your first three lots have sold tomorrow.

And then you can say a big yes or a big no, depending on how you feel.

But in the meantime,

let's see if the auctioneer thinks Mark's Wonderlands are wonderful.

So, Mark, in his wisdom, bought these.

What do we think about these, David?

-I think they're rather fun.

-I do too. They're lovely, aren't they?

What you think the market for them would be like?

I don't think it's going to be excessive,

but a few little old ladies that turn up might like them.

A bit of fun to have.

And great that you've got the set of four.

They illustrate pretty much the principal characters, don't they?

Could have been a larger set. Could have even been place settings,

ten or 12, around a table. But, the principal characters, as you say.

And do you think they're by an amateur that's copying

-illustrations from the book?

-Most definitely.

I don't think we can say that they're by the book illustrator himself.

It'd be nice to, wouldn't it?

Unless he sat in a restaurant and doodled on the place settings,

I think not.

OK, so what is your auction estimate on these?

Cos these guys may well need this bonus buy.

-We've estimated them at £20-£30.

-OK, brilliant.

That is brilliant because I think Mark paid £20 for the set.

-Fiver apiece, yeah.

-Fiver apiece, yeah. Perfect.

So, I'm happy with that.

Now, promise me that you will

wield your gavel like you've never wielded it before.

-For you, anything.

-Brilliant, there we go.

Let's go and have a look, see what happens at the auction.

We're finishing at 160, sold 160. Anyone else in the room now?

18, new money at 18.

-How are you feeling?

-Very excited, can't wait.

Look at that big smile on your face. How are you feeling, Philip?

I'm, yeah... I think we're going to do all right, actually.

I think we're really going to do all right.

OK, well, Barry, you choose the World War I cross, didn't you?

-I did, yes.

-How are you feeling about that now?

-I'm optimistic, actually.

-Yeah?

-I think it should do well.

-Super.

Well, you paid £8 for it,

the auctioneer's estimated it at £10-£20. Best of luck, here we go.

The World War I period metal and ebony last rites crucifix.

Interesting little lot this, put it in at £10. Ten to start.

-Oh, come on.

-Ten. No money.

Tenner? Tenner bid. Another ten. 15.

-Go on.

-At 15. 18, 20.

-20. Oh, fantastic!

At £20 now, keep going there. At 20.

-Well done, you.

-At 20.

And the bidder on the net, having a go at... 22, in the room.

Room at 22. 25, the net at 25.

28 off you, madam.

I sell at 25. The net, then at £25.

It's with the internet at 25...

-Well done.

-Brilliant, well done.

£17 profit, that's fantastic.

Next lot coming up now, we've got the porthole.

All it needs is a good polish and then mounting.

-30?

-Come on.

-Come on.

-20?

-No, come on!

-£20, the porthole?

-Come on!

Tenner for the port... Tenner bid, down here.

-I can't watch.

-At ten. Take a two now.

-Come on.

12. The lady at 12.

12, that's all right. We're off to a start, that's good.

22, madam. 25.

-28.

-Ooh?

-30.

-Hey! Well done, chaps. Well done.

With the lady at 28. 30, new money.

32. It's in the room at 32. 35 here.

Net has had a bid, 38 on the net.

40. In the room at £40.

-I sell across the way at 40.

-This is fantastic.

Net, you're out.

Sell then at 40. All done at £40?

-At 40, so that's a plus 11.

-GAVEL BANGS

We've got £28 profit so far.

Faux crocodile skin, tin and iron wooden-bound domed trunk.

This is a nice trunk. Come in at £50 for it? Straight in at 50.

30 then. 30, I'm bid.

30, two. 35.

-At 35 now.

-Here we go, we're off.

38. Here at 38.

Is that it at 38?

-40, 45.

-Surely not? Yes.

At 45, net, you're out.

I sell against you, net, at 45.

Net goes the 50, 50 with the net.

-Fantastic.

-At £50 now. Back with the net at 50.

Still not into a profit, but we're getting there.

-Selling, then, at 50.

-No!

-All done at £50 - none else?

-So close!

Is that it? On the net, at 50...

Urg!

That's OK, it's minus ten.

So, we're still up. We're still in a profit.

We've still got £18 profit, OK?

We've got your bonus buy. What's your thoughts?

I'm sorry, Phil, but I think we're going to have to stick at this.

I really want to stick with a profit.

We're going to sell it anyway, here it comes now.

This is a state of the art piece of furniture -

the sort of thing they'd fight over in Kensington and Mayfair.

Start me at 50 quid for it. £50?

Well, where you will. 30. 30, I'm bid.

In at 30 now, take a two.

Goes in at 30, and two, if you like. Is that it at 30?

Two. 35, 38, 40.

At £40 now. Net, you're out. At 40.

Goes in at 45. 50. At 50.

-Oh, guys!

-Back at 50, take the five. Net goes the five. 55.

At 55. I sell to the net at £55 now.

Is that it, at 55? None else?

I sell at £55...

-55...?

-GAVEL BANGS

Well done, chaps. Oh, my goodness.

55. So it would have been a £30 loss, but we didn't decide

to go with the bonus buy,

so we're still up by £18, which is absolutely fantastic.

Well done, you. That's brilliant. Big smiles all round.

Now, not a word to the Blues, please.

-How are you feeling, girls?

-A bit nervous.

-Excited!

-Excited but nervous, I suppose.

-It's so exciting, look how busy it is.

There's lots of people potentially to bid.

So, we've got the Brannam style blue glaze bowl,

which I think is stunning.

I love the colour on this. It's just gorgeous, isn't it?

-Who decided on that one?

-It was kind of joint, wasn't it?

It was joint, but Mark picked it out, didn't you, Mark?

Well, you wanted something blue,

-and we've gone through so many blue glass vases.

-The Blues!

-And I thought this just had a lovely organic form.

-Yes, it's beautiful.

I love this. So, you paid £45 for that,

the auctioneer has estimated it at £40-£60.

-That's not bad.

-So it's in the right ballpark.

A very stylish vase, this. Come in at £40 for it.

40 quid, the vase?

£20, the vase?

20?

Ten, then?

£10, the vase? This stylish vase?

Ten, 12, 15. In the room at 15 now.

15. Flip the bid, at 15.

In the room, at 15.

18, 20. The net at 20.

22 off you, sir.

At 20. The net at 20. Sell to the net, then, at £20?

Is that it? You're all out in the room?

22. The net at 22. 25.

Keep going then. At 25.

28. At 28 now, make it 30. £30.

£30. We're going up.

I sell it at 30.

-32.

-Ooh!

-Here we go. 35, brilliant.

We're back now at 35. I sell at 35. At 35.

Don't hover, under-bidder!

38. At 38.

Selling at 38. 40.

-£40!

-At 40, under-bidder.

The bid is at 40.

Sell then, at 40. It's your last chance, under-bidder.

Goes then at 40, no-one in the room?

Finishing at 40...

-Oh.

-So close!

OK, so, we've had a loss of £5 there.

Loss of £5 there. Next lot coming up,

we've got the light oak hall chairs coming up now.

Put them at £20. 20, I'm bid.

20. Two, 25, 28.

Here at 28. Done then at 28?

Make it 30. 32, 35.

-At 35.

-Not just you.

-I want them.

Back this side at 40. Five.

At 45 now. Here at 45. 50

Well done, Liza. See?

If you win, I'll never live it down.

At £50. We're in at 50.

Done then, at £50...?

-GAVEL BANGS

-Oh, that's such a shame.

So, we had loss of £20 on there,

so running total with a loss of £25 overall.

Next one coming up, we've got the cast iron school desk.

-Best of luck. This was you, Charlotte.

-Yes.

-Good luck.

The beech and iron school desk, showing there. Tenner for it?

Ten, I have. ten, 12, 15, 18.

Here at 18, 20, 22.

-Yes!

-25, 28, 30.

At £30 now. Net, you're out.

At 30. Take the two again.

At 30. 32.

Internet at 32. With the net.

At £32 now, and I sell at 32.

-Oh, no!

-At £32.

Goes, then, at 32. None else?

At £32...

-35.

-Oh! Still going!

At 35. I sell in the room at 35.

Net, you're out.

38. Net at 38. And again.

-40.

-It's going up again, come on!

-In the room at 40.

At 40 now. Net, you're out.

I'm selling in the room at 40. 45.

At 45. Goes at 45.

At £45 now. With the net at 45.

-Finished sum at 45. None else at 45?

-Come on, a bit more!

Oh!

-Bargain.

-Oh, such a cheap price for it.

-So that's less...

£40 less.

We're at minus £65 at the moment, I'm afraid to say.

Now, what do we think about Mark's hankies?

-Mark's hankies?

-Mark's four hankies.

I think we'll go with granny's hankies.

We're going to go with granny's hankies?

-You're absolutely sure? That's the decision?

-Yes.

OK, here it is coming up now. Good luck, ladies.

The four handkerchief squares,

with the sketches from Alice in Wonderland.

£20? 20 for all four, it's only a fiver each.

Surely, straight away at £20. Surely.

-Tenner then.

-Come on!

£10. £5?

Oh...

Fiver. Fiver on the net.

The net, at five.

At five now. And I sell on the net at five. Take six.

Yes. Lady at six.

At six. Here in the room at six.

Sell then, at £6. Is that it at six?

-Oh, there's no justice.

-GAVEL BANGS

-So, we've got a loss of £14 there.

-I'm so sorry.

-No, it's not you.

I just cannot believe that.

Overall, we have a total loss of £79.

You never know...it could be a winning score. You never know.

Guys, are we feeling scarred by the experience,

-or have we had a good time?

-Good time.

-Brilliant, brilliant time.

Well, that's the main thing, as long as you've enjoyed it.

And, as you know, on Bargain Hunt we don't have any losers,

we have runners-up and we have winners.

And there is a bit of a gap between you all today,

and the runners-up today are...

..the Blue Team.

-Oh!

-Unfortunately, I'm very sorry to say that.

-You did not make a profit on anything!

-No!

You made a loss on your vase, you made a loss on your chairs,

you made a loss on your desk. You went for the bonus buy,

you made a loss on that!

But, hey, you did it in style and that's the main thing.

So, well done, you. So, well done, Reds. Fantastic winners, well done.

You did brilliantly.

You got profit with your crucifix, well done to you, my love, on that.

All credit to you. You made a profit on your porthole, well done, Andrew.

And then, you unfortunately made a loss on, I think, Phil's choice.

-Yeah, absolutely.

-But only a very small one, on the tin trunk.

And then, you didn't go with your bonus buy, well done.

Overall, we had £18 profit. So, well done, you. Fantastic.

Thank you for your company, it's been wonderful,

and join us again for some more bargain-hunting, yes?

-Yes.

-Yes!

-Yes!