0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:06What about that?
0:00:06 > 0:00:09..with £200 each, a classic car and a goal
0:00:09 > 0:00:11to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Can I buy everything here?
0:00:13 > 0:00:15The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction -
0:00:15 > 0:00:17but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Feeling a little SAW.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20This is going to be an epic battle.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29- The honeymoon is over.- I'm sorry.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43It's been a triumphal week in the company
0:00:43 > 0:00:46of Natasha Raskin, Charlie Ross and a TR6.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Look at this scenery, Charlie. We spend our lives in leafy lane.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Can that be the name of our memoirs? Our Life In A Leafy Lane.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59My Leafy Lane by Natasha Raskin.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Back in her hometown of Glasgow, Natasha's an auctioneer
0:01:02 > 0:01:05and an expert on Scottish contemporary art.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- I don't know if I've lost the plot. My goodness, should we do it?- OK.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11She's also just passed her driving test.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Would you like a car like this?
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Oh, come on, driving around the streets of Glasgow in this?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- I'd be pelted with eggs.- I disagree.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- I think you'd be surprised who you might pull.- Oh, Charlie!
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Charlie Ross from Oxfordshire has had a licence for ages...
0:01:26 > 0:01:28I was a young man when I started out.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30..and he's been an auctioneer
0:01:30 > 0:01:32and a road trip doyen for almost as long.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35The reason why I will never drive this car again
0:01:35 > 0:01:37is because then there would be the risk
0:01:37 > 0:01:39of having an alternative passenger.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42And never again will I be able to have a passenger as wonderful,
0:01:42 > 0:01:45as celebrated, as handsome as you.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Oh, be still my beating heart.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Thankfully, sentiments had little to do with our new girl's
0:01:51 > 0:01:53spirited performances this week...
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- Fresh bidder.- I give in.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58..as she's piled on the profits with some canny buys.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01I start the bidding at £80.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03What?! Oh, sorry. Sorry.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Charlie started out with £200
0:02:07 > 0:02:09and, after the ups and downs of four auctions,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12he now has £236.02.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16While Natasha, who also began with £200,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19has recovered from a tricky start to at last take the lead
0:02:19 > 0:02:22with £292.84.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Because I was winning at the beginning of this trip...
0:02:26 > 0:02:29and slowly but surely I've been going down the sink.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Do you know? I was not expecting to end up in front, Charlie.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- I don't know how I feel about it. - No.- I'd rather see you in front.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Really, Natasha?
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Our journey began in Cornwall, at Falmouth,
0:02:41 > 0:02:43and headed east taking them
0:02:43 > 0:02:46to most of southern England along the way before ending up,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49over 900 miles later, at Stansted Mountfitchet.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56Later we'll be heading for that climactic auction in Essex,
0:02:56 > 0:03:00but were starting out in Leicestershire at Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- Drop me off in heaven. - Give us a kiss. Mwah.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07You drive carefully when I'm not with you.
0:03:07 > 0:03:13- I've never seen such an exotic array of stock.- Have fun!
0:03:13 > 0:03:14Ah, down the alleyway.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- Good morning.- Good morning, Charlie.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- It's James, is it?- Yes, nice to meet you.- Nice to see you.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Is there anything you particularly like or deal in? What's your...?
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- Anything I can sell.- Well said. Including vestments, it seems.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Good Lord, where did you get that from?
0:03:29 > 0:03:35- It came from a recent estate clearance.- Really?- Yeah.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36God, it's absolutely fantastic.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40It'd be wonderful for a little bit of amateur dramatics, wouldn't it?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Yeah, yeah.- Can I try that on? - Certainly, feel free.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44What was the house like where you got this from?
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Did they walk around in these sort of clothes?
0:03:47 > 0:03:51No, I believe they were into Civil War re-enactment.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- It's slightly tight. James, would you mind?- No, certainly.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Thank you very much indeed.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00He looks the part.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- Very regal. - Isn't it?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04The king of the car park.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06What do you think?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Slightly small, isn't it?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10No, just far away, Charlie.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Is it unbelievably reasonable, James? Or is it...?
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- I could do it for 20 quid. - I'm quite tempted by that.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18So we see.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- I'll keep this on, if I may.- Yeah. - I feel rather comfy in this.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23It's a surplus.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26I shudder to think what he's going to come up with next.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Meanwhile, Natasha's heading for her first shop,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32motoring north into Derbyshire and Melbourne.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Not as sunny as its namesake, obviously,
0:04:35 > 0:04:40although the travel agent Thomas Cook was born here in 1808.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Here I come.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- Hello, hi.- Pleased to meet you.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- Hello, hi, I'm Natasha, nice to meet you. Helen, you must be.- Yes, yes.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Lovely to meet you. What a fantastic shop, it looks burgeoning.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54As in, put forth new shoots?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Natasha, with her lucky silver shoes,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59certainly seems to be sprouting a competitive streak.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02I am in the lead now and I'm quite significantly in the lead,
0:05:02 > 0:05:04actually, I think by 50 quid or something.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06So I think if I let it all go now, I don't know...
0:05:06 > 0:05:08You'd never hear the end of it, would you?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Maybe so but don't get too tense, love, whatever you do.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Something will turn up.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17£48, and it's just the oddest thing I've ever seen but I quite like it,
0:05:17 > 0:05:21but I don't know why. It's described as Gothic style,
0:05:21 > 0:05:23I don't know if it really is Gothic style.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25On reflection...
0:05:25 > 0:05:27It's got a nice turned wooden handle
0:05:27 > 0:05:30and then it's got this pierced brass fixture in a... What?
0:05:30 > 0:05:34One, two, three, four, five, six... An octagonal shape.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39I want to buy something nice, but it's too weird I think.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Not as weird as Charlie in a frock.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- What is that? - I believe it's a cheroot cutter.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48German, circa World War I.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51I've never seen anything quite like it.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Oh, I see, you put the end of your cheroot in there.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- What's it made from? - I believe it's brass.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59It's brass, is it?
0:05:59 > 0:06:02The ticket price is £55.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Is there much leeway in the price or did it cost you an arm and a leg?
0:06:05 > 0:06:11- I paid a fair bit for it.- Did you? - I could dock a tenner off it.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12And that would be about it, would it?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Duly noted. Now, from cigars to jam.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Handsome, isn't it?- It is, yeah.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Quite late, I think.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24I believe, through a bit of research, it's 1939.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27What have you done, just put a silver-plated spoon in there?
0:06:27 > 0:06:32- No, I believe the spoon's silver as well.- Is it?
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- But nothing to do with this. Or is it?- It's the same maker.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Good Lord, it is! HHP. I thought H and H would be Hukin & Heath,
0:06:40 > 0:06:44but I don't know who HHP are.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Henry Hodson Plante, actually,
0:06:46 > 0:06:49silversmiths of London and Birmingham.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53I could enjoy my jam out of that.
0:06:53 > 0:06:5665. Is there much leeway on that or is that a slender profit
0:06:56 > 0:06:57like the cheroot holder?
0:06:57 > 0:06:59- I can move on that one.- Can you?
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Well, that would make an old man in a silk gown very happy.
0:07:03 > 0:07:0730 quid is not doable, or is it? I would pay £30 for that.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- I was thinking 40.- Were you?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12But I could meet you in the middle at 35.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14I'm getting on famously here.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- I'm going to clear your shop in a minute, James.- Please, feel free.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Brisk business. How are things in Melbourne?
0:07:20 > 0:07:22I have to say, I quite like this saucepan.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- It's a nice big lump, isn't it? Is it OK to take it down?- Yes, sure.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28I'll tell you what... Oh, it's a shame
0:07:28 > 0:07:31it's so oxidised inside, but it's such a lovely thing.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32What kind of age do you reckon that is?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Probably more 20th century than 19th, would you say?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- Yeah, probably turn-of-the-century, round about then.- Yeah.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41So it's a jam pan. Oh, I thought it was more of a, sort of a...
0:07:41 > 0:07:43I don't know what I really thought it was.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44Oh, so it's specifically for jam.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47I quite like it but I've just had a wee shufty at the price -
0:07:47 > 0:07:48I'm a little bit afraid of it.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52£48, I mean, gosh...
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Have you got a lot of leeway on this piece?
0:07:54 > 0:07:57I have got a little leeway, so we could do you a better price.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58Oh, you do?
0:07:58 > 0:08:03- I mean, I'd ideally love to get that from you at around £20 or so.- £20?
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- That's a little bit low from 48, I think.- It is.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11We could perhaps do a deal around £30.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Oh, I don't know, gosh.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15I mean, we do have some slightly later copper at the door -
0:08:15 > 0:08:18there are some cheaper bits. I don't know if you noticed as you came in.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20I didn't, no.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Let's have a look outside, then.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24I mean, this is quite a big basin, as well.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- I mean, it's obviously a 20th century one.- Yeah.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29I am quite into the hand-planished vibe
0:08:29 > 0:08:32but, I mean, you can see the sheen on it here.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34That's more of a repro thing, isn't it?
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- Yeah, they are later... - I quite like these down here.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44These are quite fun. Large copper pan.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47I don't know, I do prefer the jam pan. It's really nice.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51What do you reckon? What if I just said to you, Helen,
0:08:51 > 0:08:54please could I have the jam pan for £28?
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- Yes, I would say deal. - Go for it? Oh, Helen, OK!
0:09:00 > 0:09:03So, with £28 for the pan she discovered first,
0:09:03 > 0:09:05she's off the mark.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Right, one down.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Charlie's got quite a few items reserved,
0:09:11 > 0:09:14but he's not actually parted with any cash yet.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15Oh, I keep seeing things.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19They're rather sweet. Pair of salts. They're free, I see.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Got no price on them. Aren't they pretty?
0:09:24 > 0:09:25Can they be ever so cheap?
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Yeah, I could do those for £10.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Come on, Charlie.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33If I rolled up the jam pot
0:09:33 > 0:09:39and the salts as a sort of job lot, would you take 40?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42A bit of a swallowing going on there, or is that a bit tight?
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- No, I could do that. - Could you do that for £40?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Was that a deal? I think it was.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52I'm still intrigued by your World War I cheroot cutter.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54And, you're still wearing that frock.
0:09:54 > 0:10:00- It was 55. You could do a tenner off it, could you?- Yeah.- 45.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02And that's the "Good night, Sooty" price, is it?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Other puppets are available.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- I'd be happy to do it for 40, I paid 40 for it.- Did you?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- You bought it fairly recently, didn't you?- I bought it yesterday.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Oh, generous, James.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17I'm still quite taken by your outfit.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19How much was it? 20 quid?
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- 20 quid, yeah.- So that would be around 100 quid, wouldn't it?
0:10:23 > 0:10:28- If we said 90 for the group... - Would you do that?- Yeah.- 90 quid!
0:10:28 > 0:10:29Put it there.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33So, what with a cigar cutter, a jam pot, some salts
0:10:33 > 0:10:36and a curious outfit, he's acquired an awful lot already.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Thank you very much.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40I'll tell you what, before you go, for an extra fiver
0:10:40 > 0:10:45to complete your outfit... HE LAUGHS
0:10:45 > 0:10:47I can't resist them.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Lordy. Let's leave our little pilgrim in Ashby, shall we?
0:10:52 > 0:10:54And follow Natasha instead.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Tootling her Triumph toward Donington Park
0:10:58 > 0:11:00on the racing circuit,
0:11:00 > 0:11:04which hosted one of the most exciting Grand Prix of all time.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Kevin, lovely to meet you, I'm Tasha. How are you?
0:11:09 > 0:11:10- I'm very well, how are you? - I'm amazed!
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Look at where we're standing. We're at the start line.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Welcome to Donington, I'll give you a tour round.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- Let's go.- Oh, please do. Yes!
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Donington first became a racetrack over 80 years ago
0:11:22 > 0:11:24and amongst the crowds who attended the thrilling
0:11:24 > 0:11:29races of the late '30s was Kevin's father, Tom Wheatcroft.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Many years later in 1971, Wheatcroft,
0:11:32 > 0:11:36now a successful businessmen, sited his incredible Grand Prix
0:11:36 > 0:11:40collection here at England's first permanent park circuit.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44I'm absolutely amazed by the number of cars
0:11:44 > 0:11:47and the number of halls here. It just goes on and on.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50We could fill it again. There's 150 cars here...
0:11:50 > 0:11:52And it's unbelievable.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56..spanning pre-Second World War right until maybe three years ago.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59And your father was someone who had amassed a good amount of money
0:11:59 > 0:12:02in their career and they'd always been passionate
0:12:02 > 0:12:03about driving and they thought,
0:12:03 > 0:12:07"What better way of spending my money than on beautiful cars?"
0:12:07 > 0:12:10The collection is a must for all fans of motor racing and
0:12:10 > 0:12:14includes cars once driven by some of the greatest drivers of all time.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18But unfortunately the track, which first inspired Kevin's father,
0:12:18 > 0:12:22hadn't actually hosted a race since the advent of World War II.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Donington was closed down because the war department
0:12:25 > 0:12:27housed military vehicles here.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32They couldn't move out quick enough after World War II, so Donington
0:12:32 > 0:12:36never had its post-war chance of operating the Grand Prix again,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39hence it went to Silverstone.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Wheatcroft set about changing all that, rebuilding the derelict
0:12:43 > 0:12:47circuit so that in 1977 they began racing here again.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53He'd also, by that time, become a respected sponsor and team owner.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57He would've loved to have been a driver but by the time he had
0:12:57 > 0:13:00got the wherewithal to afford it he was too old to do it.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03And within a very short time he entered just about every
0:13:03 > 0:13:07Formula from Atlantic, Formula 3, Formula 2, Formula 1
0:13:07 > 0:13:11and then ending it as a constructor of his own chassis.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15But Tom's ultimate ambition was for Donington to once more stage
0:13:15 > 0:13:18motor sport's most prestigious event,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21something he achieved in 1993.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24This was the car Senna won the 1993 European Grand Prix,
0:13:24 > 0:13:26here at Donington in,
0:13:26 > 0:13:32- against massive odds and set some unbelievable records.- That amazing.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Fastest lap even though he was in the pit lane.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40Passed five of the best drivers in one lap in torrential rain.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- Oh, my goodness.- I mean, this helped cement the legend of Senna.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Senna wrote to Tom and I after the event saying
0:13:47 > 0:13:51that, in his opinion, it was his greatest victory.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Oh, your dad must have been so over the moon.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Yeah, it can't get any better than that, can it?
0:13:56 > 0:14:00It was the crowning achievement of a life in motor racing.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Tom Wheatcroft, who passed away in 2009,
0:14:07 > 0:14:09had done the old circuit proud.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13How would you feel about me taking a little lap around the track?
0:14:13 > 0:14:16I wouldn't mind. I don't know what McLaren would think.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Not in this car! In the Triumph TR6 I've got parked outside.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22I think that's the best thing you could do.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Just don't expect any records to be broken today, though.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42I can't believe that we're doing this! It's like Senna '93.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45And here we are, what, clocking 20. 20mph.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Don't worry, I'll be home in three weeks.
0:14:47 > 0:14:53Come on, driving instructor, why did you fail me twice? There we go.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55We're clocking 30 now.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Oh, the famous rivalry between Raskin and Ross,
0:14:59 > 0:15:01her famous team-mate.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Ah, but he's stuck in a lawnmower.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07I don't think Lewis Hamilton has too much to worry about, do you?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Oh, my goodness, she's done it, she's beaten everyone!
0:15:09 > 0:15:12She's beaten Charlie Ross!
0:15:12 > 0:15:17Charlie, meanwhile, has gone for a burton. Well, to Burton, actually.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire, intent on acquiring
0:15:21 > 0:15:24yet more lots. Good man.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- Is it Jim?- It is, yes. - Charlie, nice to see you.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Introductions complete, Jim has a lot of nice furniture
0:15:31 > 0:15:34here but Charlie, for once, had other ideas.
0:15:34 > 0:15:40I did spot that which is not Roscoe, really, but it's quite a fun thing.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Yeah, nice, kitchen clock.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Because it's not battery-operated, is it?
0:15:44 > 0:15:45No, no, it's proper movement.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48It's a proper job. It's a typical English drop-dial, or even
0:15:48 > 0:15:52American drop-dial wall clock and that's Bakelite, isn't it?
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- Yeah, Bakelite plastic.- But it's got a proper wind mechanism.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- Yeah, that pulls up... - Look at that.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- I can find you a key for that, so you've got a key.- Could you?- Yeah.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- Very 1950s. - What can you hear, Charlie?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07It's very 1950s and the saleroom said to me
0:16:07 > 0:16:09that they could sell things from the 1950s
0:16:09 > 0:16:11better than they could sell antiques.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Oh, so there's been a sneaky call, eh?
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Charlie's getting all competitive too.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18- Quite fun.- Yeah.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- 35 quid on that. I'll do you 20 quid on it.- 20 quid?- Yeah.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- 20 quid to include a key?- Yeah.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27That's the quickest deal I've ever done.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29- Thank you very much, sir. - All right, mate.
0:16:29 > 0:16:3120 quid, I'll give you 20 quid now for that.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Another little deal quickly sealed.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38But upstairs there's potentially, at least, some even bigger bargains.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Good grief.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Rummage, I should say.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47I think he's decided it's a case of never mind the quality.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51Good grief, it's silver. That's a nice bit of wirework there.
0:16:51 > 0:16:52Really, Charlie?
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Bit ordinary, but...
0:16:54 > 0:16:57I think the answer here is to make up a box of goodies.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Instant ancestor.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Check.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Jim would be pretty thrilled to be rid of that, I think.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06It's like going round a supermarket.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Time to see Jim at the checkout. Er, loyalty card, sir?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Right, asparagus jelly mould - lovely item.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13TILL BEEPS
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- The trouble is it's bust. - It's had a life.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17It's had a life? Yes, so have I.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- Soapdish.- I think it's an onion pattern.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- Widecombe Fair.- Yeah.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25I'd like to call that an Imari bowl, I suppose it is.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- TILL BEEPS - Teapot, Chinese.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29- This optimistic portrait. - TILL BEEPS
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- Plated salt.- A bit of plate, yeah. TILL BEEPS
0:17:31 > 0:17:33You like that one, don't you? TILL BEEPS
0:17:33 > 0:17:38- Old frame but it's very modern. - It is a bit modern, yeah.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40So, what's this little basketful likely to cost?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42That lot? 50 quid.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Good lots for that. And I'll throw the basket in.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- 30 quid.- I couldn't do it. Meet you halfway, 40 quid.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53You know, at 40 quid, that lot might make a profit.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- Lob them in. Are you happy with that?- Yes, I am.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Yeah, frankly, you never want to see them again, do you, really?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Well, let's hope someone else is a bit more enthusiastic.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Ten items to be auctioned as one lot.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11I have to say, in Jim's favour, the price was right.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Charlie desperately wants to win.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16They're still the best of friends though, I think.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Oh, Charlie, it has been so great getting to know you.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20# Getting to know me?
0:18:20 > 0:18:22# Getting to know you
0:18:22 > 0:18:26# Getting to know all about you... #
0:18:26 > 0:18:28SHE MIMICS A PIANO
0:18:28 > 0:18:30# Getting to like you
0:18:30 > 0:18:32# Getting to hope you like me
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- # Yes, I do - Yes, I do. #
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Night-night, then.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Not only is Natasha in the lead but her driving's come on too.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46You started virtually as a learner,
0:18:46 > 0:18:49you've ended up as Mrs Stirling Moss.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- You should have seen me on that track, Charlie.- I know.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- You should have seen it.- I'd have been worried for your safety
0:18:54 > 0:18:55and probably mine.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Charlie's almost in the home straight.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02After his lightning start, he picked up a preserved pot and some salts,
0:19:02 > 0:19:07a Bakelite clock, a cigar cutter, a cape and some shoes,
0:19:07 > 0:19:09plus a whole basket of sundries.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11How much for that lot?
0:19:11 > 0:19:17Total cost £155, leaving him just over 80 available for today.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20While Natasha hung onto her cash,
0:19:20 > 0:19:24parting with a mere £28 for a jam pan...
0:19:24 > 0:19:25It's quite a good lump.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29..which means she still has over £260 left.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31- What did you buy yesterday, one lot?- One lot.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- One miserable little lot? - Well, it was...
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- Don't tell me what it is but how much did it cost?- It was weighty.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- SCOTTISH ACCENT:- Weighty? Weighty!
0:19:39 > 0:19:42I've bought something that's weighty.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Later they'll be making for the deciding auction
0:19:45 > 0:19:48at Stansted Mountfitchet in Essex,
0:19:48 > 0:19:53but their next stop is in the County of Lincolnshire at Stamford.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58The historic town on the River Welland,
0:19:58 > 0:20:00noted for its medieval churches,
0:20:00 > 0:20:04its ancient coaching inns and its antique shops.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- Well, goodbye, my petal. - Enjoy yourself.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- Wish me luck.- Spend badly!
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- I don't want any more profits from you.- Bye, Charlie.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17Never mind Charlie, he's all right,
0:20:17 > 0:20:21it's you who's got a fair bit of shopping left to do.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- Oh, hello, good morning.- Hello. - Hi there, I'm Natasha.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- I'm Lucinda, nice to meet you. - Good morning, Lucinda.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29This is fabulous, this is huge.
0:20:29 > 0:20:30Yes, it is on the large side,
0:20:30 > 0:20:34but strangely our Natasha doesn't seem too bothered about that.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37I always get a bit overwhelmed when everything is very traditional
0:20:37 > 0:20:40and beautiful and finely polished because it's too refined,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43whereas when you've got stuff that's quirky and a bit mad
0:20:43 > 0:20:44and needs a bit of a polish
0:20:44 > 0:20:49and just is totally bonkers, it just gets people talking in the saleroom.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52It's like this massive brass horse. Actually, that's quite cool.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56He's huge. Oh, well, he's £225, so we'll steer clear but he is...
0:20:56 > 0:20:59That is exactly the kind of thing that would get people
0:20:59 > 0:21:00talking in an auction.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Yeah, we get the idea.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05There's a sale on, too. Any quirk in that, I wonder?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08That is so sweet. Novelty toast rack.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12That has to be Carlton Ware. Carlton Ware. It is Carlton Ware.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15And this is so cute because it is wee geese and they're picking up
0:21:15 > 0:21:18a worm and they're picking up the same worm. It's too sweet.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Looking closely at it there, this one has been off
0:21:21 > 0:21:23and the rest of them are absolutely fine,
0:21:23 > 0:21:27but is that not just so gorgeous?
0:21:27 > 0:21:32Not sure about that but it's quirky and it's reduced to just £6.25.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Now, that's very Natasha.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39I like this. Oh, it's so modern
0:21:39 > 0:21:42and it is really 20th-century design.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44I bet it's comfy.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Oh, it's actually really good because, look at that, if you had
0:21:47 > 0:21:50your laptop or something in front of you, you can't slouch.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54This is the original posture chair, I'm telling you, that's amazing.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57We'll have to take your word for that.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00£58. Not the scariest thing I've ever heard in my life.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03People just go wild for these in the auction.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06She'll be getting everything here at this rate.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10This is a pretty cool bamboo bookcase.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14That has real appeal to it, what a real cool item, I love it.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16And what I like about it is the height
0:22:16 > 0:22:19because it's that perfect bookcase height where you can
0:22:19 > 0:22:21put your items in the main body of it,
0:22:21 > 0:22:24but you can also put items on top.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26I don't think that's especially unique.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Oh, late 19th century bamboo bookcase.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32Careful, Natasha, it may be an antique.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35£57.50. If I could shave off a few quid,
0:22:35 > 0:22:37I think I'd be quite happy with that.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40So, three practical items on her list so far.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Not sure how those function though. Balance?
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Look at these. These are so joyful.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49They've got that Edwardian look, but they're not.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51They're more sort of '70s/'80s.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54They've got that mimic of diamonds, the paste,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57so popular in costume jewellery and they've got a long,
0:22:57 > 0:23:01kind of lyre shape. They're really attractive.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02They are just instant glam.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06They take you from the office to cocktails in three seconds flat.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Now, it's paste, so that's a technique
0:23:08 > 0:23:10that's used to mimic the look of diamonds,
0:23:10 > 0:23:13but these are quality paste because don't they sparkle?
0:23:13 > 0:23:16I reckon they could make £40-50 at auction, easy.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19And I really hope there's a little bit of leeway on the price.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21I'm looking straight at it, it's £18,
0:23:21 > 0:23:22but if I could get those for £10-12,
0:23:22 > 0:23:26oh, my goodness, we're onto a winner.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Quite a pile. Time to talk to Tina.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30Shall we start with these?
0:23:30 > 0:23:34So, earrings, have a price on them of £18.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37We could do those for £15 four you.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- For £15, and that's the very best price?- That's a really good buy.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44And this one, everything from this stall is reduced to half price.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47That would work out at £6.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50The only thing that I noticed about it was that it's come off.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52This total side, here, has come off.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54I know it's awfully cheeky,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56but I just wondered if it would be possible
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- to have the toast rack for a fiver. - Yeah.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01All very convivial so far.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Next up is our chair.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05I really like the chair,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08so I wonder if it would be possible to shave off a good few pounds?
0:24:08 > 0:24:10- For you, £40.- £40?
0:24:10 > 0:24:13It'll give you a really good start because it's a good buy.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15That's amazing. Thank you so much.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18The last thing is a bookcase which is in at £57.50, specifically.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22What would be the very best price on that? Because I don't know...
0:24:22 > 0:24:23- £50, really.- You think 50?
0:24:23 > 0:24:27It would usually be about £52 but we can do that for about £50.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30We couldn't say £45?
0:24:30 > 0:24:34£50, really, is on that one. It's a really good buy.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Tina's sticking on that, so £110 for the lot, then.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39Shall we do it?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42All four items. Tina, you are so great.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44No messing about.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47There's a definite spring in her step today.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51Now, how's Charlie?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Enjoying a solo spin in the TR6
0:24:53 > 0:24:57towards Deene Park in Northamptonshire,
0:24:57 > 0:24:59the home of the man who led
0:24:59 > 0:25:03the most notorious cavalry charge in British military history.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- Good morning.- Good morning and welcome to Deene.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- Thank you very much indeed. - Hello, Robert Brudenell.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Robert. Charlie Ross. Hello, Charlotte.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12This is absolutely magnificent.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15It's been in the Brudenell family now for 500 years...
0:25:15 > 0:25:17with the same name.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- With the same name? - Yes, the first Robert Brudenell
0:25:19 > 0:25:22came in 1514 and here we have the latest Robert Brudenell.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26Our guide Charlotte can tell you that several have also been
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Earls of Cardigan.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31Our story rests with the seventh Earl, James Brudenell,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34a Victorian military hero forever associated
0:25:34 > 0:25:38with the 19th century Crimean War and the Charge of the Light Brigade.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41How much history is in this room?
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Yes, we've collated here all the memorabilia
0:25:44 > 0:25:47from the seventh Earl of Cardigan and Balaclava.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49What sort of a chap was he?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51I think he was dead arrogant and dead spoiled.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53He always wanted to join the army
0:25:53 > 0:25:56and I think probably has parents weren't frightfully happy
0:25:56 > 0:25:57about that, being the only son,
0:25:57 > 0:26:01- but he bought a commission in one regiment for £35,000...- What?!
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- ..which was a lot in those days. - £35,000, then?
0:26:04 > 0:26:09He then unfortunately was kicked out of that regiment.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10What, for bad behaviour?
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Oh, there were duals fought and various incidents.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15The Earl wasn't discouraged however
0:26:15 > 0:26:18and he soon managed to get back into the Army.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20His love life was pretty colourful too,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23including stealing his best friend's wife
0:26:23 > 0:26:27and then getting hitched to his much younger mistress Adeline de Horsey.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- She's a very, very beautiful woman. - She's stunning, isn't she?
0:26:31 > 0:26:33But she was never accepted at court
0:26:33 > 0:26:37because Queen Victoria didn't really approve of the marital situation.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Every inch a Victorian aristocrat,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42the Earl famously lavished huge sums
0:26:42 > 0:26:45on kitting out his cavalry regiment with stylish uniforms
0:26:45 > 0:26:49and cherry picker trousers. And when he travelled to the Crimea,
0:26:49 > 0:26:53the Earl and his horse Ronald sailed by private yacht.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56It's no wonder he appears as a bit of a villain
0:26:56 > 0:26:58in several of the Flashman novels.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Which one would he have worn in the battle?
0:27:01 > 0:27:04I'm told that he would have worn this one
0:27:04 > 0:27:06with the fur collar on the top.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09He'd have worn this hat here with the cockade on the top.
0:27:09 > 0:27:10That's splendid.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12And he would have had the sword, the middle one, there.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15He didn't actually use it to kill anybody
0:27:15 > 0:27:16during the Charge of the Light Brigade,
0:27:16 > 0:27:18but it would have been by his side.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21On 25th October 1854,
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Lord Raglan, the overall commander at the Battle of Balaclava,
0:27:25 > 0:27:29ordered light cavalry to rescue some guns from retreating Russian forces.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32But, because of a tragic miscommunication,
0:27:32 > 0:27:37the men were sent instead against a different, well-defended position.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Lucan said to Cardigan, "You must lead this charge."
0:27:40 > 0:27:43And Cardigan said, "But the Russian guns are in front of us."
0:27:43 > 0:27:45And he said, "We have to obey orders."
0:27:45 > 0:27:48So Cardigan set off through the charge with the
0:27:48 > 0:27:51immortal words of "Here goes the last of the Brudenells."
0:27:51 > 0:27:52600 of them.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56- 600 of them, yes. - "Ours is not to reason why..."
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Indeed, "Ours but to do and die."
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- Two-thirds of them didn't come back. - Two-thirds?
0:28:01 > 0:28:04They had a double whammy because up they went through the valley being
0:28:04 > 0:28:08shot at by the Russians either side, and then the Russian guns at
0:28:08 > 0:28:13the end and then, they came back, so they had the same salvo coming back.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16It was quite remarkable that any of them survived, really.
0:28:18 > 0:28:23Despite utter failure, the Charge, as immortalised by Tennyson,
0:28:23 > 0:28:25was celebrated for its valour.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29And the man who obeyed orders became the hero of Balaclava.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32The Earl was mobbed on his return
0:28:32 > 0:28:35and soon invited to Windsor to tell his story.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38Plus, the cardigan, a knitted waistcoat modelled on what
0:28:38 > 0:28:41he'd worn at the Crimea, became highly fashionable.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45At Deene Park, they have several of the trophies he was awarded.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Gosh, here it is, the sword.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51It's a remarkable piece of workmanship, isn't it?
0:28:51 > 0:28:53It's exquisite, isn't it?
0:28:53 > 0:28:54And that image, there,
0:28:54 > 0:29:00of him charging is extremely atmospheric, isn't it?
0:29:00 > 0:29:03It's that picture that we have up there, isn't it?
0:29:03 > 0:29:07- It is, and I think the poem sums it all up rather well.- Tennyson's poem.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- I've got a copy of it here. - Have you?- Yes.
0:29:09 > 0:29:10"Forward, the Light Brigade,
0:29:10 > 0:29:14"charge for the guns, he said.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17"Into the Valley of Death rode the 600."
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Which all seems a very long way from Peterborough.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30The Cambridgeshire city that's Natasha's latest destination.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Looks like she's not too bothered about the shops though.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37More intent on a bit of R&R. Come on, girl, get your skates on.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Every day on this trip all I've been doing is worrying, worrying,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43worrying and making snap decisions and panicking in the next shop.
0:29:43 > 0:29:48Day five, finally get the hang of it, everything done and dusted
0:29:48 > 0:29:49in a couple of hours and now,
0:29:49 > 0:29:52here I am running around on some ice skates.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Why did I not do this earlier?
0:30:04 > 0:30:07I just hope she won't regret an afternoon at the rink
0:30:07 > 0:30:08come the auction.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15Meanwhile, her rival is hard at it.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Taking our route
0:30:17 > 0:30:20towards the Northamptonshire town of Wellingborough,
0:30:20 > 0:30:23with just over £80 left in his wallet.
0:30:23 > 0:30:24Hello.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- Hello there.- Is it Nick?- It is, how are you?- Charlie, nice to see you.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- And you.- What is that? - It's fantastic.- It's a Harley?
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- It is, yes, it's fairly well to scale.- Not very practical, though.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38Unlike the umpteen telephones, which Nick's shop can boast of.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40They all worked...once.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44Look, there's an original Monet. That's fantastic.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Oh, no, it's not, it's van Gogh.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49In fact, it's a combination of the two, I think.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51I think that's van Monet.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Well, that didn't make much of an impression.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Maybe he does crave utility after all.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- There's something of a scale flavour here, isn't there?- There is.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- Do you like weighing things? - Not particularly, no.
0:31:03 > 0:31:04I had to buy a job lot.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07I actually wanted that set and the set behind the doors, there.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10The lady who had them used to cater for antique fares
0:31:10 > 0:31:12and would pick them up over a 20-year career.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- How many did you buy?- 28.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Now that's what you call economy of scale.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20I think Charlie might be onto something here, let's weigh it up.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22There's even more scales. Love these Salters.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28Wonderful brass dial on those.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31God, they weigh a tremendous weight, up to 100 pounds.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Now, we know that they came for nothing, don't we?
0:31:34 > 0:31:36Well, we like to think they did.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38- Nick?- Yeah.- Are they ever so cheap?
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- No, nothing is.- Are they not?
0:31:41 > 0:31:42How much are they?
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I think there's about £35 on them,
0:31:45 > 0:31:48which isn't a huge amount of money bearing in mind the age.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Bearing in mind the age...
0:31:50 > 0:31:52They're older than I am!
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- Something had to be. - Good point, Nick.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57- These are number 15, by the way. - They are.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59I was hoping they were £15, that was the trouble.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- That would be a little bit too generous, I think.- Would it?
0:32:02 > 0:32:04I can probably get to £25 but I think £15's too far.
0:32:04 > 0:32:10I could put them with my wonderful Smiths Bakelite drop dial wall clock
0:32:10 > 0:32:11from the 1950s.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Ah, that is useful. A sort of kitchen combo.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Hang on, there's a compact version too.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19There's a baby brother of those ones.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22I think choice could be a problem here.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Those are quite fun too.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27A little bit later but very...
0:32:27 > 0:32:29What do we think, very First World War?
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Between the wars I would have said.
0:32:31 > 0:32:32Between the wars, yes.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34You could actually use those, they're a lot less hard-core.
0:32:34 > 0:32:35How much are those ones?
0:32:35 > 0:32:38They're around £35. Obviously there's a little bit of movement.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41- This is a standard starting price here, I can feel it.- There is, yes.
0:32:41 > 0:32:46I'll be honest with you, I think they'll make £20-30 at auction.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- Could you make 20?- 20 quid.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Can you do £15?
0:32:51 > 0:32:54I'm sure we could do something, sir. Well done, sir.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Top man! No, well done you, sir!
0:32:56 > 0:32:58In fact, I'm so thrilled, I'll pay you now.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02So, with the formalities all but concluded,
0:33:02 > 0:33:05let's have a look at their buys.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Natasha spent just £138 on jam pan,
0:33:09 > 0:33:11some earrings,
0:33:11 > 0:33:13a toast rack,
0:33:13 > 0:33:15a book case and a swivel chair.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20While Charlie parted with £170 for a cigar cutter,
0:33:20 > 0:33:22a cape and shoes,
0:33:22 > 0:33:24a preserve pot and salts,
0:33:24 > 0:33:29a basket of various items and a Bakelite clock and some scales.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31What did they make of all that?
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Charlie's cape is genius, it's absolutely genius.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37These costumes sell so well at auction.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Someone is easily going to pay much higher
0:33:40 > 0:33:42than the £15 Charlie has paid for that.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44That is going to be his star lot for sure.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Now that chair is good.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48I think it's ghastly but, of course,
0:33:48 > 0:33:51the more ghastly I think it is, the better it'll sell.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56It could make £100, in which case, good night, Roscoe
0:33:56 > 0:33:59After setting off from Ashby-de-la-Zouch,
0:33:59 > 0:34:03our experts are now heading for Stansted Mountfitchet
0:34:03 > 0:34:05and their final auction together.
0:34:05 > 0:34:10- I'm welling up.- Don't well up, don't cry, because if you cry...
0:34:10 > 0:34:12You soppy pair.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Hard to believe that this quaint Saxon settlement
0:34:15 > 0:34:19is just four miles away from the busy Essex airport
0:34:19 > 0:34:20of that same name.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- Shall we do it? - Shall we take the keys out?- Yes.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- Somebody might run away with our car.- Oh, sorry.
0:34:28 > 0:34:29I'm glad you're here.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34Sworders have been in business around here since 1782,
0:34:34 > 0:34:37so I'm sure Charlie and Natasha are in capable hands.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41How does auctioneer Richard Harrison rate their lots, though?
0:34:41 > 0:34:44The silver top preserve pot is very nice, I quite like that myself.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Stylistically, it's very simple, very plain.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50And the two Victorian shell salts, again, just nice, neat little
0:34:50 > 0:34:53things, can fit anywhere, so hopefully they'll find a good home.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56The swivel chair is something very much in vogue
0:34:56 > 0:34:57and very fashionable now.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00That's the sort of thing that just might attract two buyers who
0:35:00 > 0:35:03have just got the perfect place for it, so that might do quite well.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05That should please Natasha.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- Are you sitting comfortably?- No.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Then I'll begin.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14Looks like we already have, with Natasha's sparkling earrings
0:35:14 > 0:35:17- but I'm not sure they've noticed. - At £25, is bid.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19At £25, I'm bid, I'll take 30 now.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- What lot number's he on, any idea? - I don't know.- 30...
0:35:22 > 0:35:23Good grief, it's one of yours!
0:35:23 > 0:35:2635 is bid, I have 40, 45.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30At 45, I'll take 50, anyone else now? Selling at £45.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35We missed your earrings. They've been sold.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Yes, and for a very good profit too.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Pay attention. Pay attention.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43About time. Charlie's preserve pot and salts next.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- Who's going to start us? £30.- Yes, 30...
0:35:46 > 0:35:50- Straight in at 30 when they saw the boys.- Straight away.- £30 is bid.
0:35:50 > 0:35:55£30 is bid, got one bid here, 35. 40, 5, 50.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59£50 is bid, right in the middle. Selling at £50...
0:35:59 > 0:36:03- There's somebody over here, sir! - 55...is hiding.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- At 55, all going to finish then. - Well spotted!
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Good job I pointed that out.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10More profits. We've started well.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Next, it's Natasha's bargain toast rack.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Let's hope the worm won't put them off.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18£20 for this. 20 bid.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24£20 is bid. Do I see 5 anywhere else now? £20 for the toast rack.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28Maiden bid, then. At £20, all done at £20?
0:36:28 > 0:36:29All done?
0:36:31 > 0:36:35One bid! Have you ever thought of printing money?
0:36:35 > 0:36:38The new girl still has a commanding lead.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40I wonder what Charlie's kitchen lot can do?
0:36:40 > 0:36:42It might not be your clock,
0:36:42 > 0:36:44it might be your scales that tip you over the edge.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47No... Very good.
0:36:47 > 0:36:52Retro fashion. Shall we start this at £30? £30, 20...
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- These are going to be a disaster. - Sea of blank faces. £20 is bid here.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59£20 is bid, we're off the mark. 5.
0:36:59 > 0:37:0330. 35. 40.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04- £40 is bid.- £40!
0:37:04 > 0:37:07You're in profit!
0:37:07 > 0:37:08All done?
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- Yes!- Was that 40?- 40.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Weighs in at a loss after auction costs, I'm afraid.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Now, for his supermarket sweep.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19Who'll start me off at £30? £30 is bid.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21- 30's bid!- Shh-sh, steady.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24£30 is bid, do I see 5? At £30, I'm bid.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Single bid here at £30. 5, 35.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31- 40. - Oh, we can do better than 40.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Selling at £40. All done at 40. All done?
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- Ah, I thought you had a bid.- 40.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40So, no hidden gems there then.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42He won't catch her up at this rate.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Let's get jamming. Natasha's pan.
0:37:45 > 0:37:46I'm quite into these jam pans,
0:37:46 > 0:37:48we call them, in Glasgow, a jeelly pan.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50- A what?- A jeelly pan. - A jeelly pan!- Yeah.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Who's going to start us? £30 for it.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56£30. Quiet night in, polishing it.
0:37:56 > 0:38:0020 then. That's tempted you, £20 is bid.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02£20, that's a serious result.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05£20 is bid. I'll take 5 anywhere else now.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Selling at £20, all finished then at £20. All done at 20.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- Oh, 20.- That's not a great result, is it?- It's not.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Jammy for one East Anglican preserve maker though.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19What about the am-dram set?
0:38:19 > 0:38:24Ready for panto season, who's going to start me? £30. £30 for it.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Come on. Come on.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Any interest? 30.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31- £30 is bid.- Yes! Told you.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35£30 is bid on my right. Do I see 35 anywhere? At £30, is bid.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39- 35 anywhere else now? I'm going to sell at the maiden bid.- One bit.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42£30, all finished then? At £30.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44£30!
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Is it destined for a tragedy or a farce, I wonder?
0:38:47 > 0:38:52Natasha made great claims for the postural benefits of this chair.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Retro furniture, £30.
0:38:55 > 0:38:5630.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02- £30, £20 then.- Oh, no.
0:39:02 > 0:39:065, 30. It would go well with your robe.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- £30 is bid. - Don't worry, don't worry.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Do I see 5 anywhere else now? Good looking chair there.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13£30 is bid, 5. Anyone else now?
0:39:13 > 0:39:17We're selling, then, at £30. All finished at £30.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18No! No!
0:39:18 > 0:39:19You've fallen off your horse!
0:39:19 > 0:39:22There haven't been many losses this week
0:39:22 > 0:39:25but that one will definitely encourage Charlie.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Charlie, this is tight, this is tight.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28It is getting tighter.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- BOTH:- Ooh!
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Bamboo bookcase, just the right height, too.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34What drew you to the bamboo bookcase?
0:39:34 > 0:39:35Can I tell you? It's really mean.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- Go on, tell me.- When you did your road trip with Christina,
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- you splashed out on some bamboo. You've told me.- £150.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- And you were ahead.- I was. - And then you fell behind.- I did.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50And I'm really nasty because I thought...how funny it would be if
0:39:50 > 0:39:54I were to win and bamboo was your nemesis, yet again.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Who's going to start me? £40.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01- Yes, come on.- For £40, for 30 then.
0:40:01 > 0:40:0450 for it. You paid 50.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Oh, no, darling, no-one's bidding. No-one is bidding.
0:40:07 > 0:40:1120 then. Bookcase at 20.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14There's got to be somebody out there that still reads. £20 is bid.
0:40:14 > 0:40:19- How much?- 20. Oh, darling. Bamboo's going to be my nemesis!
0:40:19 > 0:40:24At £20, 5 anywhere now. All finished? 25.
0:40:24 > 0:40:255!
0:40:26 > 0:40:31In the doorway at 25, 25 is bid. We're selling then at £25.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32Oh, dear.
0:40:33 > 0:40:34- 25 was it?- Yeah.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- Well, that's not so good, is it? - It's not great, is it?
0:40:37 > 0:40:41Quite, Charlie. It's down to the very last lot.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44I've done some rough calculations.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47I would say that my cigar cutter
0:40:47 > 0:40:50has got to be getting on for £100, really.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53It's a big ask but you never know.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55- Shall we both stand for this last lot?- I don't know.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57In memory of our road trip.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01- Charlie.- For the first time in my trip,
0:41:01 > 0:41:03I can confess to being nervous.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- Are you nervous? - Who wants to start me at £30?
0:41:06 > 0:41:09£30 for it, £20 for it.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14Any interest at £20? Is bid, lady's bid £20, 25, Nigel.
0:41:14 > 0:41:1825, 30, 35, 40,
0:41:18 > 0:41:2045, 50.
0:41:20 > 0:41:2455, 60, 65.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27£65, desperate voice sounding there.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29At £65, where's 70?
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- Gentlemen's bid at £65. 70, anyone else?- One more.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Selling at £65.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40Good, but not quite good enough. Although Charlie does win today.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44Number of road trips - one. Number of wins - one.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47I should quit while you're ahead. Come on.
0:41:47 > 0:41:48Nonsense.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52Let's hope our debutant will one day be a seasoned Tripper.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57Charlie, who started out with £236.02 made,
0:41:57 > 0:42:00after paying auction costs, a profit of £18.60,
0:42:00 > 0:42:04leaving him with £254.62.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08While Natasha began with £292.84
0:42:08 > 0:42:10and after paying auction costs,
0:42:10 > 0:42:13made a loss of £23.20,
0:42:13 > 0:42:17but she wins the week with £269.64.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20All profits go to Children In Need. Well done, Natasha.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24You're good at this game, aren't you?
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Thank you. I've had such a blast.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29Yes, there's a new name on the Road Trip Hall of Fame.
0:42:29 > 0:42:30Good auctioneer...
0:42:30 > 0:42:33- Great auctioneer. - ..but not quite good enough.
0:42:33 > 0:42:34Don't say that, Charlie.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- Don't be a sore loser.- Well done.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39- Thank you for everything.- Brilliant.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Thank you, everyone.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44And thanks to you two, it's been quite a week.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Argh!
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- Argh!- Oh, my God!
0:42:50 > 0:42:53It's got that real G plan, Danish kind of feel.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Yeah, Charlie's on his knees.
0:42:58 > 0:42:59Get away.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Farewell, folks.