0:00:02 > 0:00:05- It's the nation's favourite antiques experts... - What about that?
0:00:06 > 0:00:09..with £200 each, a classic car
0:00:09 > 0:00:11and a goal to 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 > 0:00:20- Feeling a little SAW. - This 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 > 0:00:30- The honeymoon is over.- Sorry.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:40On this show, we're on a brand-new road trip
0:00:40 > 0:00:44with a newly minted pair of experts, Paul Laidlaw and Anita Manning.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47- Oh, this is, I'll tell you, dream team, I'm telling you.- A dream team.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Paul is an astute auctioneer based in Carlisle
0:00:53 > 0:00:56whose specialism in militaria means
0:00:56 > 0:00:59he's always coming out fighting in this game.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- It's you and me, of course.- Oh, you!
0:01:01 > 0:01:04But I'm the advance party of an invasion.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05No, you are not.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09While Glasgow girl Anita Manning balances a wide antique knowledge
0:01:09 > 0:01:12against her love of a pretty trinket.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16You're a canny Scot and I'm somewhere in the spectrum
0:01:16 > 0:01:21between canny and flibbertigibbet.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25Flibbertigibbet, eh? Oh, do try and keep your mind on the game.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Both of our experts start this journey with £200 to spend
0:01:30 > 0:01:35and today they're driving a lovely 1957 Morris Minor 1000 Traveller.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38The car was manufactured before seat belts were mandatory
0:01:38 > 0:01:40and so it's legal to drive without them.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42What do you think of the car?
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- An old Morris 1000 estate. - This just seals the deal.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48The challenge now, of course, is to see how big an object
0:01:48 > 0:01:51I can get latched to that roof or sticking out of those doors.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53And so it begins.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00On this epic road trip they'll rock up more than 1,000 miles
0:02:00 > 0:02:02from Ford in Northumberland,
0:02:02 > 0:02:04traversing England's ancient shires
0:02:04 > 0:02:07to end up in Stamford in Lincolnshire.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09On this leg, they begin in Ford
0:02:09 > 0:02:12aiming for auction in Leyburn, North Yorkshire.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15I'm glad you're driving.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Look, I'm just following the road. Are we going in the right direction?
0:02:18 > 0:02:20For once you are, yes.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Do you know this neck of the woods?
0:02:22 > 0:02:25No, I've been here once or twice before.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28I think it's absolutely beautiful.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30It is indeed.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33And they've arrived at their very first shop.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35The Old Dairy in Ford.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Champagne bar, golly!
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Oh, Paul, isn't this exciting?
0:02:39 > 0:02:43It's our first one and we're here together.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- Yeah!- No fighting! - HE CHORTLES
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Fighting? Holy...
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Never mind fighting, champagne!
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- Let's make straight for that! - Now we're rocking!
0:02:53 > 0:02:55You'll do nothing of the sort, you two.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57This is interesting.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03It seems to be lots of different little sort of areas.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05I'll go that way.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Well, I'll give that a go.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Time to find some items.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11JOLLY MUSIC
0:03:11 > 0:03:12See you later.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Cor, Anita's in a playful mood this morning.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28But she's still mindful of the threat her canny rival poses.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31There's Paul Laidlaw along there,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34looking at all that military stuff.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37You see that guy, you can't beat him on that type of thing.
0:03:37 > 0:03:43He's probably finding some really fabulous jewels.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47Our bonnie lassie has her eye on some jewels of her own.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52As always, I'm drawn to jewellery
0:03:52 > 0:03:56and, in that cabinet there, there are lots of bits and pieces
0:03:56 > 0:03:59of quite stylish costume jewellery.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03I think I might have a go at some of the cufflinks in there.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08Best ask dealer Lynne for a look in the cabinet, then, Anita.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12I think these are quite good fun.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Sausage dogs. - Sausage dogs, that's right.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18It's one set of cufflinks in the shape of dachshunds
0:04:18 > 0:04:22and another two pairs fashioned of rolled gold,
0:04:22 > 0:04:24a thin layer of gold bonded to a base metal.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28They're all fairly modern, combined ticket price on them is £20.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33I think they're quite fun. If these came to me,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- I would put them in as a wee lot. - Yes.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42Would I be able to buy that wee group in the region of, say...
0:04:43 > 0:04:45I'll tell you what I would estimate them.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49I would estimate them 8 to 12.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50- For the lot?- For the lot.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Would you be able to come to, say,
0:04:54 > 0:04:56my top estimate of 12?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Could we go to 12 on that?
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- Well, seeing it's you, Anita...- Aw!
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- Listen, us girls are doing our best to smarten up...- I know, yes.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07..the male gender.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11It's a noble cause, Anita.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14And she's found her first lot for auction for a very smart £12.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Now, Paul's elsewhere in the shop
0:05:21 > 0:05:24and scouring the stock in his usual thorough fashion.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26I would not be able to sleep tonight if I missed anything.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28We can rely on you to treat this game
0:05:28 > 0:05:32with the gravity it deserves, Paul. Good show.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41Soon enough, his meticulous approach has yielded results.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43And a steroviewer.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48It's a 20th-century brass stereoviewer or stereoscope
0:05:48 > 0:05:52used for viewing images that appear through the viewer to be 3D.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56And along with them are a collection of copper printing blocks,
0:05:56 > 0:06:00mounted on wood, depicting a variety of scenes.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Now they're being sold at the moment individually.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06£5 a pop.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09At the right money, you know, if I could buy the lot,
0:06:09 > 0:06:11I think you've got something there.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16So...that has potential and he's searching on.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Ah, he's got his thinking face on.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25This is old school,
0:06:25 > 0:06:28but that's what I am, I'm afraid.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31I adore Georgian glass
0:06:31 > 0:06:35and I like wine-related antiques...
0:06:35 > 0:06:38because I like my wine and my antiques.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42What do we have here? It's a strange thing, is it not?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44This is a wine-glass rinser.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- HE COPIES PAUL'S ACCENT: - A RINSER you say? It is indeed.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50And late Georgian in origin.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53And the fashion in Georgian England
0:06:53 > 0:06:57was for renewal of the wineglass following each round of drinks.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03And glasses were rinsed on the sideboard perhaps
0:07:03 > 0:07:04in vessels like this.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Sounds bizarre, but it's true.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09And more good news.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12There's not one,
0:07:12 > 0:07:14not even two...
0:07:14 > 0:07:15there are four there.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Ticket price on all four is £70.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- Believe me, this is good stuff. - I believe you, Paul.
0:07:22 > 0:07:23Best speak to dealer Keith.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27See, I try to second-guess what might they have cost.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30And they came in with a tray of glass or in a house clearance.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- I don't know.- That's how I rationalise a bid that appears mean.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Yes, you've got to sell them on and get something for them.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- £30 I'd need to pay... - That would be a discount, then.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45All right, supposing I twisted your arm just a little bit
0:07:45 > 0:07:47and said 35?
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Can I look at something else and if I buy two or three lots could...
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Maybe...maybe 35 but maybe, is there still hope of 30
0:07:54 > 0:07:56if I buy some more material?
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- Yes.- Let me show you something else, then.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Paul's going to try to throw the stereoscope
0:08:01 > 0:08:03and print blocks into the deal.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05There's got to be a deal to be done with that!
0:08:05 > 0:08:09So what could he offer for the print blocks and scope?
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Because the blocks are priced individually,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14the ticket price comes to a hefty £110.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17But what if he takes the lot, eh?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Rather than playing the start low and come high,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23I'll try and pitch in at where I want them to be.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27And it's horribly consistent...
0:08:29 > 0:08:3030 quid.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Let's say 40 and it's yours.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35I'd like to meet you in the middle with that,
0:08:35 > 0:08:37but pay £30 for the rinsers.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40So 35 and 30.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42It's a deal.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44So thanks to Keith, he's got two tremendous deals
0:08:44 > 0:08:46on the glass rinsers
0:08:46 > 0:08:49and the job lot of print block and stereoscope,
0:08:49 > 0:08:51spending £65 all in.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Tremendous and you are still smiling!
0:08:53 > 0:08:54- Magic.- Yes.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Lead on.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Now, his archrival Anita's still here, as well,
0:09:00 > 0:09:04and no less determined to hunt down a bargain.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07With that aim in mind, dealer Lynne is taking Anita
0:09:07 > 0:09:10down to an area where they store salvaged items,
0:09:10 > 0:09:12stopping on the way at a fig tree.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14How bucolic!
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- You've got some figs on them. - Here's one, here.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Oh, wow! Oh!
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- Can I eat that?- Yes, you can.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Oh, do come on.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Whether there's anything in here...
0:09:31 > 0:09:34There's a pair...a set of bellows.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- Useful, as well.- Have you used them?
0:09:37 > 0:09:40I have used them. Just for blowing up the fire.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- Can I have a wee look at them? - Yes, I'll get them for you.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45I will put my fig in my pocket.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Put them on the floor.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50See whether they work.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Yeah, perfect working order.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00Do that again.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03It's a set of bellows or an air pump,
0:10:03 > 0:10:06probably dating from the early 20th century.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I think it's for pumping up car tyres.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12It's certainly not for pumping up tyres!
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Would you take a tenner for it? For a laugh?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16I'll take a tenner for a laugh.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- It's a deal.- Get rid of it!
0:10:18 > 0:10:21She's bagged two lots for £22 here.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Hopefully, they'll put the wind up Paul, ha!
0:10:24 > 0:10:25Two down.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Meanwhile Paul's still in another part of the shop
0:10:30 > 0:10:32and has made a new friend.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Money spider.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Omen.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Let's hope so.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42And he's soon found something worth making some noise about.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44How cool is that?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Here's an example of a brand
0:10:47 > 0:10:50that has become synonymous
0:10:50 > 0:10:53with what it does.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56This loud-hailer
0:10:56 > 0:10:58was made by Tannoy, you know,
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Tannoy were manufacturers of loudspeakers and PA equipment
0:11:01 > 0:11:05and so on and here we have an electronic loud-hailer.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06IT SQUEAKS
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Holy...- Careful!
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Volume control trick.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13IT SQUEAKS EVEN LOUDER
0:11:13 > 0:11:14Jimi Hendrix has entered the building!
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Good grief!
0:11:16 > 0:11:17I love it.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Jolly good. Ticket price is £40.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23I wonder where Keith is...
0:11:23 > 0:11:26There's one way to find out.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29LOUD-HAILER WORKS: I say, Keith! Keith!
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- I'm looking for a bargain, Keith, just between you and me, OK.- Yes.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37That's amazing. I shouldn't say that, but that is amazing.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39It's a bit of fun, isn't it? And useful, very practical.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41It's up at 40.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43I don't think it's expensive.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45But, for you,
0:11:45 > 0:11:47I'll come down to 30.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- Let me just make you a bid.- Go on.
0:11:49 > 0:11:5120 quid.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- It's a bit of frivolity. - All right.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- Deal? Three things.- Yes. Good.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- Good business.- Nice to see you. - Wonderful.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Marvellous, another buy meaning he has already got three lots
0:12:01 > 0:12:02at a total cost of £85.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Anita, bargain!
0:12:07 > 0:12:09And it's mine!
0:12:09 > 0:12:11We might need to confiscate that!
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Time for them both to head onwards.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17You made short work of that, did you not?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Oh, yes, faster than the speed of light.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22I got a fig as a wee present.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23THEY LAUGH
0:12:25 > 0:12:27I'll share it with you.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- I can't wait.- Let's go! - You know how to treat a guy.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Well, that's lunch sorted.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41They're driving towards the town of Rothbury in Northumberland,
0:12:41 > 0:12:46where Anita's jumping out to spend the afternoon at Cragside house,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48a rather grand pile.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49- Bye-bye.- See you later.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54Cragside is a Victorian country house on which work began in 1863.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Although it might look traditional on the outside,
0:12:57 > 0:13:01inside its genius owner, the pioneering inventor -
0:13:01 > 0:13:04engineer and industrialist William Armstrong -
0:13:04 > 0:13:07equipped it with startling innovations
0:13:07 > 0:13:11that made it perhaps the most modern house in the world at that time.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- Anita's meeting the curator of the house, Andrew Sawyer.- Hello.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- Hi.- I'm Anita.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20I am so happy to be here. Will you show me round?
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Very much so. Come along in.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Newcastle-born Armstrong was one of the leading engineers
0:13:26 > 0:13:29and industrialists of his age.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33At its height, his factory on the Tyne employed over 25,000 men.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Amongst other things, Armstrong invented the hydraulic,
0:13:37 > 0:13:40that is to say water-powered, crane
0:13:40 > 0:13:43and it was this interest in water power that drew him to create
0:13:43 > 0:13:46the amazing interiors here at Cragside.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50He brought water power here in all sorts of forms.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53The house had hot and cold running water
0:13:53 > 0:13:55because he had an enclosed boiler system,
0:13:55 > 0:13:57which meant he could heat water.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00He had the whole house centrally heated,
0:14:00 > 0:14:04underfloor heating, but also radiators,
0:14:04 > 0:14:08en-suite baths, great Turkish bath suites...
0:14:08 > 0:14:11He had a sauna and a great water douche
0:14:11 > 0:14:14which was like a big shower and a plunge bath.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19But that's not the only use water power was put to here at Cragside.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23We're famous for being the first house in the world
0:14:23 > 0:14:25to be lit by hydroelectricity.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27And that was in the 1880s.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29That was in the 1880s.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Hydroelectricity is a very simple principle.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33It is quite literally,
0:14:33 > 0:14:36it's a miracle of turning water into electrical light.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40And you do that by harnessing all the water, gathering it around.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44He gathered it into lakes which were actually the fuel tanks,
0:14:44 > 0:14:48if you like, and that water, coming down the pipe at height,
0:14:48 > 0:14:50comes under pressure
0:14:50 > 0:14:51and it drives a turbine
0:14:51 > 0:14:55which then is connected by a shaft to an electric generator.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- Was he the first to do that? - He was the first to do that
0:14:58 > 0:15:02and it had a bearing on the rest of the world from that time onwards,
0:15:02 > 0:15:07even the people who created the famous Niagara Falls hydrosystem
0:15:07 > 0:15:09came to Cragside to see what Lord Armstrong did.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12To study and to see what he had done.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16The house is a testament to Armstrong's forward thinking,
0:15:16 > 0:15:18and still contains the first light bulb
0:15:18 > 0:15:22powered by his ground-breaking hydroelectricity.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25And here we have the very lamps
0:15:25 > 0:15:28that were lit for the first time
0:15:28 > 0:15:30in the autumn of 1880.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32And it's a wonderful glow.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35People must have flocked here to see these,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38what really must have been miracles.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41It was known as the Palace Of The Modern Magician
0:15:41 > 0:15:44because of all these wonders
0:15:44 > 0:15:46and they came from all over the world.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48They entertained all sorts of people
0:15:48 > 0:15:51and, of course, with these business interests,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54people came from far and wide.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57And of course the great time was in 1884
0:15:57 > 0:16:02when they had the Prince and Princess of Wales to stay
0:16:02 > 0:16:04for a three-day visit here at Cragside,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06which was quite extraordinary.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10On a tour of north-east England,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra
0:16:13 > 0:16:16stayed in this very room on their visit.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19They came to experience the Cragside experience,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22which was just pure luxury
0:16:22 > 0:16:25and a very modern house for the time.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- And even radiators.- Oh!
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Armstrong's designs for the house anticipated many of the ways
0:16:31 > 0:16:34domestic interiors would change in the coming century.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Well, this plumbed-in wash-hand stands,
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- next door there's an en-suite bath, as well.- Right.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43So it's all en-suite plumbing,
0:16:43 > 0:16:49- the wardrobes are all fitted, fitted into the walls.- Fitted wardrobes?
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Absolutely. You know we take them for granted nowadays.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57So you had every modern aid that you still have today,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59but they had in the early 1880s.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05And, of course, it would have been a great triumph
0:17:05 > 0:17:09for Armstrong to have royalty coming to his house.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12It was a great, great time for the Armstrong.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15It's time for Anita to be on her way.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20I just feel so invigorated by this visit.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22It has been absolutely wonderful.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Thank you very, very much.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25It has been a great pleasure.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34Meanwhile, Paul is driving towards the village of Powburn,
0:17:34 > 0:17:36still in majestic Northumberland.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40He's heading for Hedgeley Antique Centre,
0:17:40 > 0:17:42where he's meeting dealer Helen.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44- Hello, there.- Hello.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45- How are you doing? I'm Paul. - I'm Helen.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Helen, it is good to see you.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Browse away.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00And Paul's reflecting on the competition this afternoon.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02It's all good fun, this, but, er...
0:18:03 > 0:18:05..it's also deadly serious.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Because, here's Anita and I setting off on our journey
0:18:09 > 0:18:12and, believe it,
0:18:12 > 0:18:13we may get on like a house on fire,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17but neither of us wants to come second in this little race.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20And Anita, I mean, she is red-hot.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24If there are rabbits to be pulled out of hats, treasures to be found,
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Anita will be on it.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31So, will Paul find something in here with which to best his opponent?
0:18:31 > 0:18:32Well...
0:18:33 > 0:18:34Look at this...
0:18:36 > 0:18:38A black leather waist belt
0:18:38 > 0:18:41with a locket clasp,
0:18:42 > 0:18:43bearing a crown.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47A fouled anchor, an anchor wrapped in its own cords,
0:18:47 > 0:18:50within a laurel wreath.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54That is an Edwardian or early George V,
0:18:54 > 0:19:00so early 20th century Royal Naval officer's full dress belt.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Militaria specialist Paul is certainly keen.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06Price on that...
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Yours for £6.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Value in any auction house should be £20-£40, £30-£50.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19That is, undeniably, a good buy.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23There are some price tags one just doesn't haggle over.
0:19:24 > 0:19:25I'll go and settle the bill.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27That is a great find.
0:19:28 > 0:19:34I found it. And there's no need to confer or make a call or whatever,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- because I ain't haggling on that price tag.- Very good.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- That is a bargain. - Very glad you found something.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- And I will get your change for you. - Tremendous. See you in a mo.- Right.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45I'll be the one with the big smile on my face.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48He gets the naval dress belt for £6.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52And that's the very chipper end of their very first day.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53Night-night!
0:19:59 > 0:20:03The next morning finds this pugnacious pair back in the car
0:20:03 > 0:20:05and hungry for more bargains.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Here we go, then... Seconds out, round two.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14Don't you think it's exciting, Paul, at the beginning of every day,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17we're travelling into the unknown here?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19We've got a couple of bob in our pocket.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22And we've got all these weird
0:20:22 > 0:20:25and wonderful, marvellous things to look at.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28So far, Paul's spent £91 on four lots.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32The stereoviewer and printing plates.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34The Georgian glass rinsers.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36The loud-hailer.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38And the Edwardian Royal Navy belt.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43But Anita's only spent a paltry £22 on two lots.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46The cufflinks.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47And the bellows.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49So, she's got some catching up to do.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55This morning, Anita is heading to the town of Yarm in North Yorkshire
0:20:55 > 0:21:00and for her first shop of the day, Rudby House Antiques And Interiors,
0:21:00 > 0:21:02where she's meeting dealer Sandy.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- Morning!- Good morning.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08I'm Anita.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Oh, pleased to meet you.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- Oh, it's like Aladdin's cave in here.- I know it is.
0:21:12 > 0:21:13It is.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26You never can resist a hat, Anita, can you?
0:21:27 > 0:21:31There's a very inviting statement here.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33A very inviting poster.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36"Lots of items reduced upstairs."
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Oh, yes. Yes.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40And so, upstairs she goes...
0:21:42 > 0:21:44This is quite interesting.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49This... Sandy says that this is the bargain basement.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Bargain first floor, actually.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54So, I would really like to get a deal.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Now, this chair has been reduced three times.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Which might mean Sandy's keen to get rid of it.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Ticket price now is £55.
0:22:05 > 0:22:11It's got that sort of 20th century modernist look.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12Erm...
0:22:12 > 0:22:16The chrome, white leather... It's kind of cool.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Time to enquire of Sandy.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23I kind of fancied this chair here.
0:22:23 > 0:22:24Right.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Could it be knocked down?
0:22:27 > 0:22:32It's really a bargain, battered-down basement price
0:22:32 > 0:22:33that I'm looking for.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Just spit it out, Anita!
0:22:37 > 0:22:38What do you want to pay?
0:22:38 > 0:22:40I like you, Sandy.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43I want to pay between £15 and £20 for it.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44Oh...!
0:22:44 > 0:22:4615 and 20?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Anita, you should be wearing a mask and riding a horse!
0:22:50 > 0:22:52How about 25?
0:22:52 > 0:22:54And that's a bargain.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57How about 22? Let's... 22 and...
0:22:57 > 0:22:58- 22.- Right!
0:22:58 > 0:23:00You're a great woman.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03So, Anita's got the chair for a knock-down £22.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05But she isn't finished in here. Oh, no.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09You see the wee garnet and seed pearl brooch there?
0:23:09 > 0:23:11See that one there?
0:23:12 > 0:23:15I'll let you have a look at it and then I will erm...
0:23:16 > 0:23:18..give you my spyglass.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20It's an Edwardian yellow metal brooch,
0:23:20 > 0:23:22set with gems and small seed pearls.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Do you have a wee box for that?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Yes. And I can do you for it for 28.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30And I'll find you a box.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Could you bring it down a bit more?
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Well, if I say a price, that will be it.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37I won't be able to haggle any more.
0:23:37 > 0:23:3924, because I want you to buy it.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Well, I don't want you to struggle.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Let's go for 24. There we are.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44- That's smashing.- Cheers.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Two items.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Very efficiently done, girls.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Anita has spent £46 in total in that shop.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53So, she's still got £132 in her pocket.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Now, Paul's motored on to the town of Hartlepool in County Durham.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09A place with a proud seafaring history.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Paul's going to visit a grand old lady today, HMS Trincomalee,
0:24:16 > 0:24:20the oldest British warship still afloat.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24This should be of interest to such a fan of military and naval history.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28He's meeting Commander Paul Sutermeister,
0:24:28 > 0:24:29a retired Royal Naval officer,
0:24:29 > 0:24:33who now sits on the board of Trincomalee's trust.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35- Good morning, Commodore. - Good morning.
0:24:35 > 0:24:36And welcome to HMS Trincomalee.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41Thank you very much. What a joy to be here on a day like this.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Launched in 1817,
0:24:45 > 0:24:50HMS Trincomalee was built in the immediate aftermath of the Napoleonic wars
0:24:50 > 0:24:54and today, looks much as she did in those glory days of the British Navy.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58So she's coming up for 200 years old.
0:24:58 > 0:24:59Are there many afloat like her?
0:24:59 > 0:25:00No.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03She is the oldest British warship afloat
0:25:03 > 0:25:06and she is the second-oldest warship afloat in the world.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07Oh, my word!
0:25:08 > 0:25:10And she is a class of ship
0:25:10 > 0:25:13that fought in the iconic battle of Trafalgar.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17I am looking at a vessel, a sister...
0:25:17 > 0:25:20essentially a sister ship of which took part in Trafalgar.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22It was around at Trafalgar.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Oh, my word! That is astonishing.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Well, I've got to ask. May I go on board?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29- Please do.- Oh-ho...!
0:25:35 > 0:25:36So, we are...?
0:25:36 > 0:25:38We're in the captain's cabin.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41For 25 years, after Trincomalee was built,
0:25:41 > 0:25:44she was held as part of the British Navy's reserve fleet.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Held in reserve as insurance against future conflict.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51But, in 1847, she was called to active service
0:25:51 > 0:25:54and this marked the beginning of her heyday on the waves.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00The decision was that she would be brought out of reserve
0:26:00 > 0:26:02and sent over to the Americas station
0:26:02 > 0:26:07and she did a four-year cruise, based on Halifax, Nova Scotia.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10But covered down as far as Brazil
0:26:10 > 0:26:13and spent quite a lot of time in the Caribbean.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15What's she doing?
0:26:15 > 0:26:18She's not just on a pleasure cruise.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Very involved in the slave interdiction.
0:26:22 > 0:26:23Oh, my word! Right!
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Among other duties, the ship served in the campaign
0:26:27 > 0:26:30to prevent the illegal transportation of slaves
0:26:30 > 0:26:34following the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37She was then out of action for another two years
0:26:37 > 0:26:40and then she was sent over to the Pacific station
0:26:40 > 0:26:43to be based on Vancouver or Valparaiso.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47And she did a stint for five years over there.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Commodore Sutermeister has a document which casts some light
0:26:51 > 0:26:54on day-to-day life aboard the ship when she was in service.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56What we've also got is a midshipman's journal.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59And if I can show you the journal.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02I have to put gloves on because it is delicate.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06A midshipman is a cadet in training to be an officer.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09The midshipmen were required to keep records
0:27:09 > 0:27:12of what they had done on board.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15It's beautifully presented. Copperplate.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Copperplate.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21And you will see he talks about the setting of the sails.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24In the journal, the young midshipman also describes
0:27:24 > 0:27:27the actions to be taken if a man went overboard.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30The fastest way, the main thing that would happen if a man went overboard,
0:27:30 > 0:27:34- was a boat would be put over the side while the ship manoeuvred round to get him.- I see. Yeah.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36There's no reverse on these vessels.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38There's no reverse on these vessels!
0:27:38 > 0:27:40"A man overboard.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44"The watch or hands will immediately go to their respective stations
0:27:44 > 0:27:46"for putting the ship about
0:27:46 > 0:27:49"and hauling the mainsail up at the same time."
0:27:49 > 0:27:51It's fascinating!
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Up on deck, the ship's arsenal can be seen.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59After her career in the Royal Navy,
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Trincomalee served in various incarnations
0:28:02 > 0:28:04as a training vessel for over 100 years.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Only finally retiring in the late 1980s,
0:28:07 > 0:28:12when funds were raised to restore her to her former glory.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14A project that cost almost £10 million.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21It took about ten years' work on her.
0:28:21 > 0:28:22I see.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26And she is now in the state that she was.
0:28:26 > 0:28:27This is her original configuration?
0:28:27 > 0:28:29This is her original configuration.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Paul would sail away in her if he could.
0:28:32 > 0:28:33But he's got shopping to do.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Thank you very much. This has been...
0:28:36 > 0:28:38This has been pretty special.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Well, it's been super to have you on board.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50Now Anita's driving on to the town of Barnard Castle in County Durham,
0:28:50 > 0:28:53where she's still got some shopping to do.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58She's heading for Robson's Antiques,
0:28:58 > 0:29:00where dealer Dale awaits.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03- Hello.- Hello.
0:29:05 > 0:29:06- I'm Anita.- Hello, Anita.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12She's on the hunt.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19But her tactics today are being influenced
0:29:19 > 0:29:22by the esteem in which she holds her rival.
0:29:22 > 0:29:23I'm going canny just now
0:29:23 > 0:29:26because Paul's a hard man to beat.
0:29:28 > 0:29:29And I think...
0:29:29 > 0:29:31I mean, he's such a charmer.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32And he's so easy-going...
0:29:33 > 0:29:35..that you wonder, below all that,
0:29:35 > 0:29:37is he very competitive?
0:29:37 > 0:29:39Because he wins a lot.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41But I'm keeping my eye on him, anyway.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43And that's quite a pleasure.
0:29:43 > 0:29:44I say...!
0:29:44 > 0:29:45And speaking of which,
0:29:45 > 0:29:48she's noticed an attractive something
0:29:48 > 0:29:49that might make a canny buy.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52So, there's something that I noticed earlier on
0:29:52 > 0:29:55that I would like you to have a wee look at.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Since the auction house they're selling in is in a rural area,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Anita is considering a countryside theme.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05I'm thinking about what would appeal to folk in the country.
0:30:05 > 0:30:06Uh-huh.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Still something that is quite nice.
0:30:08 > 0:30:09Sort of country pursuits?
0:30:09 > 0:30:11That's right. Country pursuits.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12That's the word.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14And this little box here...
0:30:14 > 0:30:17I mean, I know it's not a big deal, it's just a white metal box,
0:30:17 > 0:30:19a little embossed one.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22But we've got these wee scenes of hunting here.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24It's a little trinket box
0:30:24 > 0:30:26that a lady would put on her dressing table.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- And we've got a boat... - Yeah.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31..for the river.
0:30:33 > 0:30:34And we've got a wee country cottage.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37So, I don't think that it's enormously old.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40No, no, it's probably 1930s. Yeah. Yeah.
0:30:40 > 0:30:421930s, uh-huh.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44So, it's not over the hill.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46What could Dale do on it?
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Is there a chance of movement on that box?
0:30:50 > 0:30:53I would be looking, because of what it is,
0:30:53 > 0:30:56to get it for a reasonable price
0:30:56 > 0:30:59that has a chance of level-pegging even at auction.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Yeah. Yeah.
0:31:01 > 0:31:02Sort of 12 to 15?
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Can I be buying it anywhere near?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07I'd probably like 15.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09But you can have it for 12. Have it for £12.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10That's great.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- I think I might have a wee chance. - Yeah. I think so.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Paul Laidlaw, watch it!
0:31:17 > 0:31:19So, she's still only spent a modest £80.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22She's buying cautiously and spreading her bets.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Who's the canny Scot now, Anita?
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Now, Paul's caught up to Anita in the town of Barnard Castle
0:31:30 > 0:31:34and is about to stroll off into his own last shop,
0:31:34 > 0:31:36Mission Hall Antiques Centre,
0:31:36 > 0:31:38where he's meeting dealer Lorraine.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40- Hello.- I'm Paul. - How do you do? I'm Lorraine.
0:31:40 > 0:31:41And he's off...
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Here we go...
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- See if we can do this tout de suite. - Mais, oui!
0:31:47 > 0:31:51And Paul's thoughts are also on his opponent this afternoon.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54I've not taken my foot off the gas here, I ain't slacking.
0:31:54 > 0:31:55Because, for all I know,
0:31:55 > 0:31:59Anita Manning by now has got four or five killer purchases under her belt.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03As ever, he's scouring the cabinets for likely finds.
0:32:04 > 0:32:05Oh...!
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Careful, Paul. Honestly!
0:32:07 > 0:32:08God...!
0:32:09 > 0:32:12That seems to be undamaged, thankfully.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15And he's soon spotted something that appeals to his love of boys' toys.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19I quite like that.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Judging by the holes in the top, it appears to be a pepperette.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25And that's what it's described as here.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27"A posh pepper pot," it says.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30However, it's modelled as
0:32:30 > 0:32:34a cartridge case for a shotgun or a rifle.
0:32:34 > 0:32:41A novelty for the gentleman interested in field sports,
0:32:41 > 0:32:45to carry a little salt to put on his quail's egg or whatever at lunchtime.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Ticket price is £28.
0:32:48 > 0:32:49I like it. It's novel.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51And it taps into a good market.
0:32:51 > 0:32:56Novelty small items like that and field-sports related tend to do well.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Like a shot, he's off to speak to Lorraine. What could she do?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04The best we could do really is about 24.
0:33:04 > 0:33:05Urgh...
0:33:05 > 0:33:06Oh...
0:33:06 > 0:33:07What were you thinking?
0:33:08 > 0:33:12I thought at least you would round it to the 20, to be honest with you.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- And I thought, at least, you were going to say that, as well.- Great!
0:33:15 > 0:33:17- No surprise then.- Er...
0:33:17 > 0:33:18- Yeah.- Can we do it?- Yeah.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20That would be the def, though, 20 quid.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23I think that's pretty fair. I think that's a reasonable discount.
0:33:23 > 0:33:24I think it's a fair price.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26And I think it's a really interesting little thing.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29So, on that basis, I'll give you some money and shake your hand.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Thank you. Great.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33A pleasure. Thank you very much.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38With that last well-aimed purchase, he's bought up as well.
0:33:38 > 0:33:39Bravo.
0:33:43 > 0:33:44So, it's time to reveal their hauls.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Anita bought the cufflinks,
0:33:47 > 0:33:49the bellows,
0:33:49 > 0:33:51the modernist chair,
0:33:51 > 0:33:52the Edwardian brooch
0:33:52 > 0:33:54and the embossed trinket box.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56She spent £80 exactly.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01While Paul bought the stereoviewer and printing plates,
0:34:01 > 0:34:03the Georgian glass rinsers,
0:34:03 > 0:34:05the loud-hailer,
0:34:05 > 0:34:07the Edwardian Royal Naval belt
0:34:07 > 0:34:09and the novelty pepperette.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12He splashed out £111 on that lot.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18But what do they think of each other's buys?
0:34:18 > 0:34:21Cufflinks? Makes a little bag. The ones with the pooches on it.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24They're going to appeal. Could be looking at a little profit.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Nothing great, but it's all money.
0:34:26 > 0:34:27Then there's the chair.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Well, the chair, I suspect,
0:34:29 > 0:34:31was pretty expensive not so very long ago.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33That's really hitty-missy.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35So, I just don't know. I do not know.
0:34:36 > 0:34:37And Anita?
0:34:37 > 0:34:42Well, Paul has obviously made a wonderful buy on this belt.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44And it's £6!
0:34:44 > 0:34:46He's got to make a profit.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49The pepperette at £20,
0:34:49 > 0:34:53well, it's just a wee item and I think he may have a profit
0:34:53 > 0:34:55but I don't think he'll have a big profit on it.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57I could be wrong.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59So, the whole shebang is up for grabs.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03On this road trip, they began in Ford in Northumberland
0:35:03 > 0:35:05and are aiming for auction in Leyburn,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08a bustling North Yorkshire market town.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Final stop is Tennants Auctioneers.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- Tennants. Yeah.- Right to the door.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Paul, our first auction.
0:35:19 > 0:35:20On you come!
0:35:22 > 0:35:23This is it.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- Oh...!- Come on, Laidlaw!
0:35:25 > 0:35:29Presiding over today's saleroom will be auctioneer Jeremy Patterson.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Before first gavel strike, though,
0:35:31 > 0:35:33what does he think of Paul and Anita's lots?
0:35:33 > 0:35:35The thing that certainly stands out,
0:35:35 > 0:35:38which I think probably are one of the higher-value sort of lots,
0:35:38 > 0:35:41I think the chrome-leather chair.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Pretty stylish for today's market.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Again, something which is a bit different.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49The pepperette, in the form of the shotgun case.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50Quirky.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53There's a chance that might, you know, do quite well.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55All very interesting.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58The auction is about to begin.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59I've worn my, er...
0:36:01 > 0:36:02..doggy socks.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05To bring me luck.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10And let's hope they do, as Anita's cufflinks, one pair with pooches,
0:36:10 > 0:36:11kick this game off.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14£20 for the cufflinks, please. Put them in.
0:36:14 > 0:36:15Bit quirky those. £10 bid?
0:36:15 > 0:36:17£10 I'm bid on those cufflinks.
0:36:17 > 0:36:18Very good, yeah.
0:36:18 > 0:36:1915 I am bid.
0:36:19 > 0:36:2220 against you. 25 in the room.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24- Yes!- You're flying.
0:36:24 > 0:36:2630, sir? No? Any more bidders?
0:36:26 > 0:36:27It's the dachs that did it.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29It is good.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Last time. 25 will take it.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Hot dog, hey? A decisive first victory for Anita.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37She's doubling her money.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42It's Paul's job lot of stereoscope and printing blocks now.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44£10 I am bid.
0:36:44 > 0:36:4515. 20. Five.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46Oh, we're away. Good.
0:36:46 > 0:36:47Yes.
0:36:47 > 0:36:5135 I am bid at the back. For the last time, shall I sell it?
0:36:51 > 0:36:54The bid's at the back. Any advance? 35 will take this one.
0:36:55 > 0:36:56It breaks even. It could be worse.
0:36:58 > 0:36:5935.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02Shame that didn't move any further forward.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Now it's Anita's little white metal trinket box
0:37:05 > 0:37:07with countryside theme.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09£10 I am bid on that. £10 starts me.
0:37:09 > 0:37:1015. 20.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11Oh, good, good.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Give me one more, sir.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15£20 I am bid for the box. Any more bidders on that?
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Front row will take this.
0:37:17 > 0:37:1825? One more, sir? 25.
0:37:18 > 0:37:19Oh, yes!
0:37:19 > 0:37:20- It's going to be 30.- Yes.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23The bid's standing. It's you, madam. Can't tempt you with another bid?
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Shakes her head. Bid's at the back.
0:37:25 > 0:37:2725 will take this one.
0:37:27 > 0:37:28Yes!
0:37:28 > 0:37:30You are on fire, Anita Manning.
0:37:31 > 0:37:32She is. Another win to her.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Just stick to the 10s and 12s. You're going to be doubling your money.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Do not spend 200 next time round, OK?
0:37:40 > 0:37:42A chance for Paul to shine now
0:37:42 > 0:37:45as his four Georgian cut glass rinsers go under the hammer.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47£30 to start me. £30?
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Surely? £10 I am bid to start.
0:37:49 > 0:37:5120. 20.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Any more bidders on those? 30. 30 standing.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54Good. Good. Good. Good.
0:37:54 > 0:37:5540.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58No? £40 I've taken on the right. It's a room bid at the moment.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00I could do with more than that.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02For the last time. Gentleman's bid.
0:38:02 > 0:38:03All finished at £40.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06It's a small step. It's a small step.
0:38:06 > 0:38:07It's a profit.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10It's a profit indeed.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12134...
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Anita's brooch, inset with gems and seed pearls, is up next.
0:38:16 > 0:38:17£50 for it?
0:38:17 > 0:38:18£20 in the room.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19He's pitching it right.
0:38:19 > 0:38:2130. 40.
0:38:21 > 0:38:2250. 60.
0:38:22 > 0:38:2470.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26In the front row at £70 I am bid on this. Pretty little brooch.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Any more bidders on this? Last time. The lady's bid in the front row.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Shall I let this go? Any more bidders? All finished at 70?
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Crumbs! Anita's tactic of spending cautiously really is paying off.
0:38:40 > 0:38:41Chin up, Paul.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Don't burst into floods of tears, darling.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48You are going to soar with at least two of these items.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53Might Paul's novelty pepperette be the shot in the arm he needs?
0:38:53 > 0:38:54At 20. 30. 40.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Yes!
0:38:56 > 0:38:57£40 I am bid at the back. Any advance on 40?
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Give me 50, madam. Any advance on this? For the last time.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03The bid's there. Shall I sell this? All finished at £40?
0:39:03 > 0:39:04Last time.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- You doubled your money. - It's all right. It's all right.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- You doubled your money. - I'm still in the game.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Yep, that buy was right on target.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Well spotted once again, Mr Laidlaw.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19You really have a...
0:39:19 > 0:39:21It takes one to know one, Anita.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25I think this has become a mutual admiration society.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28You're making me feel rather ill.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32But now it's Paul's vintage loud-hailer.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Will this give him something to shout about?
0:39:35 > 0:39:36£20 for it?
0:39:36 > 0:39:37£10 I am bid only.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40That's good. You've got a start.
0:39:40 > 0:39:41Your husband will hear with this, yeah.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43£10.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Give me 15. 15 I am bid.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46One more, sir?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48No. 15 against you. Give me 20 anywhere?
0:39:48 > 0:39:49Oh, go on.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51For the last time.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Commission bid on this. Give me 20. It's a commission bid on this.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56For the last time, 15 will take this one.
0:39:57 > 0:39:58I went down.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00I went down.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04But it's only a small loss, eh?
0:40:05 > 0:40:07I had a look at it, Paul.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09And you didn't buy it. You had sense!
0:40:09 > 0:40:11I'm glad I didn't buy it!
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Next, Anita's set of bellows.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17The bellows. Here they come. Here they come.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20£10 I am bid to start. £10 only. What a shame.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22At least you didn't start any lower.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Got to be sold, this. I'll take 15. Anywhere? Maiden bid on these.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28All finished on commission this one. First and last at £10.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Sold at 10. Thank you.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32You know my thoughts on that?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- What?- Phew...!
0:40:35 > 0:40:36Phew, indeed.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40If your electricity is cut off,
0:40:40 > 0:40:42you could have used it as a hairdryer.
0:40:43 > 0:40:44You could use it as a hairdryer, yes.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48As we approach the finish line,
0:40:48 > 0:40:52it's Paul's Edwardian naval officer's belt.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Can it seal victory?
0:40:54 > 0:40:56£20. Commission bid on this.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- Commission. Commission. Commission. - Take five on it.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01I'll sell at the first bid. 25 at the back. 30 anywhere?
0:41:01 > 0:41:02Takes my bids out. It's at the back.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04It's going to be cheap.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06It's going to go cheap.
0:41:06 > 0:41:07And advance? Last time at 25.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- That's a profit. - A substantial profit.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13And it's Anita's last lot next.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17So you've got the butterflies in the tummy?
0:41:17 > 0:41:18Yeah, I've got those. Yeah.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22What's the collective term for a flock of butterflies?
0:41:23 > 0:41:24That's what I've got.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26A butter flock.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28So, butter flocks with us.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34It's Anita's chair in the modernist style. She haggled hard to get it.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Was it worth the effort?
0:41:36 > 0:41:38It's a stylish piece of furniture, isn't it?
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Two commission bids on this. Start at £50.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43A bit of interest in this. 50 on the leather and chrome chair.
0:41:43 > 0:41:44At 50. 60.
0:41:44 > 0:41:4670. 80. 90.
0:41:46 > 0:41:47What?!
0:41:47 > 0:41:50- What's going on?- Commission bid on this. Give me 100, sir.
0:41:50 > 0:41:5290 the loser for one bid. The lady is going to take it.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Then, all finished at 90. Thank you.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- Anita Manning...- You can knock me down with a feather.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59If I had a hat, I'd take it off to you now.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Well, I didn't expect that.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06A last-minute flyer, that even shocks Anita,
0:42:06 > 0:42:08makes her the uncontested winner.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Confound you! Confound you, Manning!
0:42:13 > 0:42:15- Oh, dear...- The honeymoon is over. - I'm sorry!
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- I want a divorce! - I'm sorry, Paul! I'm sorry!
0:42:19 > 0:42:21- Come on, Anita.- Let's go. Let's go.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26Paul started with £200.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28After auction costs,
0:42:28 > 0:42:30he made a profit of £16.10
0:42:30 > 0:42:33and finishes with £216.10.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Anita also began with £200.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42After costs, she made a terrific profit of £100.40
0:42:42 > 0:42:46and so ends this leg in front with £300.40.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49- Thank you, darling.- You are welcome.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51Well, I say you're welcome...
0:42:51 > 0:42:53That was so exciting.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- And full of so many surprises. - Indeed, yeah.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58I've got to say, well done, Anita.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02But they're still friends, really.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06Onwards to adventure!
0:43:09 > 0:43:11On the next Antiques Road Trip...
0:43:11 > 0:43:13Anita means business.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15I'd like you to back right off!
0:43:16 > 0:43:17What on earth...?
0:43:17 > 0:43:20And Paul's bringing out the big guns.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22I'm really seriously tempted to.