0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05What about that?
0:00:06 > 0:00:11With £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Can I buy everything here?
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Feeling a little "sore"!
0:00:18 > 0:00:20This is going to be an epic battle.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 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.- I'm sorry!
0:00:30 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37On this Antiques Road Trip,
0:00:37 > 0:00:41we are motoring along with a pair of splendid auctioneers
0:00:41 > 0:00:43who are becoming the best of pals.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45D'you know, Paul, it's been such good fun
0:00:45 > 0:00:49driving in this wee daft car with you. Such good fun.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Paul Laidlaw's a knowledgeable chap.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Based in Carlisle with a love for all things military
0:00:55 > 0:00:57and a habit of winning at this game.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- You are in my sights.- Yes.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04- I'm coming to get you!- Ah!
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- I think you might be, I think you might be.- Oh, I don't know.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10While Anita Manning is a glamorous Glasgow girl
0:01:10 > 0:01:12who is certainly no pushover either.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15I'm still a teensy wee bit in front.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19And I've got you snapping at my heels.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Anita won big on the very first leg of this trip
0:01:23 > 0:01:28but stumbled in the last auction with a pricey African tribal mask,
0:01:28 > 0:01:30allowing Paul to make up ground.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32I made a small loss of £70(!)
0:01:32 > 0:01:36So, there is everything to play for on this third leg.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Both of them started with £200.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43Paul's managed to parlay that into a current budget of £238.49.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50While Anita's now holding wealth totalling £272.90.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53And today,
0:01:53 > 0:01:57they are driving a darling little 1957 Morris Minor 1000 Traveller.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01That's right, of course, of course, you've come over in a car.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Yeah, you are.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06The car was manufactured before seat belts were mandatory
0:02:06 > 0:02:08and so it's legal to drive without them.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11On this whole grand road trip,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14they'll clock up more than 1000 miles.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16From Ford in Northumberland,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18crisscrossing England's ancient shires,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21to end up in Stamford in Lincolnshire.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25On today's leg, they will begin in South Cave in the East Riding
0:02:25 > 0:02:27of Yorkshire, aiming for auction
0:02:27 > 0:02:29in the London area of Twickenham.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31We are going to London.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36And I hope that the streets are paved with gold!
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- But before then... - I'm enjoying Yorkshire.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40Oh, isn't it a marvellous place?
0:02:40 > 0:02:43It just shows you, Yorkshire's got everything.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- It's got everything and now it's got you and I.- I know.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- Talk about gilding the lily.- Quite.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51They've nearly arrived in South Cave,
0:02:51 > 0:02:52a pretty little Yorkshire village.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56And they're pulling up at Olde English Furniture
0:02:56 > 0:03:00which sounds like a promising place to start the day's buying.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02I see the sun's shining on the righteous again.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07- The beginning of our new adventure. - New nightmare, maybe.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10There's my heels, snap at them. PAUL LAUGHS
0:03:10 > 0:03:13There's a challenge. Go on, in there, you two.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Now, this looks great. This looks terrific.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Does it look big enough for both of us?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23I hope this is big enough for both of us.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- You go that way, I'll go this way. - Sounds like an excellent plan.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29What is Anita's stratagem on this leg?
0:03:29 > 0:03:35My tactics are to be very, very careful on this leg
0:03:35 > 0:03:40because this is the leg that he can make up and pass me on.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42And so she's carefully casing the joint.
0:03:45 > 0:03:53I rather like this. It's an Edwardian travelling writing case.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59It's the type of thing that a rather fine lady from
0:03:59 > 0:04:05the beginning of the 20th century would take with her on her travels.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07And what is very charming,
0:04:07 > 0:04:11in this writing case are a couple of postcards.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16They are sentimental. They are the type of postcard
0:04:16 > 0:04:21that a young man would send to his sweetheart.
0:04:21 > 0:04:27The text on it is, "These flowers are the sweet smell of your heart."
0:04:27 > 0:04:29The smell of your heart?!
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Yeucchh! How ghastly!
0:04:31 > 0:04:36But, it's captured Anita's romantic sensibilities.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38It's rather a nice thing.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43And I love these cards here.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Cheap sentimentality, but who can resist it?
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Ticket price is £85.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53So, time to make a heartfelt appeal to dealer, Fiona.
0:04:53 > 0:04:59Fiona, I like this little Edwardian travelling writing box here.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- Only the best ladies have theirs. - Well, that's...
0:05:01 > 0:05:02That's why you need it.
0:05:02 > 0:05:08I was wondering, what sort of price could you come down?
0:05:08 > 0:05:14My absolute best on it, just because you are a special lady,
0:05:14 > 0:05:15would be 65.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- 65.- And that's a bargain.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21It might be, but Anita is being cautious today.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25I'm thinking, can I... Could I make a profit on that?
0:05:25 > 0:05:30If I could buy that for £40, I would think that I could...
0:05:31 > 0:05:36- I wasn't taking much of a chance. - I'd do 60.- Would you take 50 for it?
0:05:36 > 0:05:41- Make it 55, meet me halfway. - Meet you halfway?
0:05:41 > 0:05:46- OK. Let's go for it, let's go for it. - OK.- OK. That's smashing.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50A hearty haggle gets an excellent deal on the romantic writing desk.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- Let's live dangerously. - Bring romance back.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Bring romance back into the world.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Meanwhile, Paul seems to be earwigging.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04I can't concentrate for listening to the deal going down.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- Let me have a wee think about that. - OK, yeah, have a think.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07For all I know
0:06:07 > 0:06:10she's negotiating on the crown jewels back there for a fiver.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Paul's not used to being in second place
0:06:14 > 0:06:17and is determined to turn his fortunes round today.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Oh, I love that Poole dinner service.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23I do actually wonder if that's dear.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24Just out of interest...
0:06:25 > 0:06:28It's a 1950s dinner and coffee service
0:06:28 > 0:06:32by iconic British ceramic makers, Poole Pottery.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34That works for me. Poole Pottery.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37And they really do produce striking wares.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41It's got that '50s, retro vibe going on.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44So it's practical, it displays well.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Me likes.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Then you haggles.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- Oh, Fiona?- The Poole coffee and dinner service?- Yeah.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55£60, just to you.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57We've got 85 on it.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00That's a bargain. You'll double your money on that.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04You're good at this, you know that? You're a temptress, I can tell.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Absolutely.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- OK. - And I'll even package it for you.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15How about I pack it myself but you come down on your price?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- 55's my absolute bottom.- Yeah.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- You'll do well on that. - I am very tempted.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Paul wants that, so, he's going to see if he can find another item
0:07:26 > 0:07:28with which to sweeten the deal.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- But, in the meanwhile... - (Don't sell it to Anita.)
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Let me show you something.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47This is something that might, just might have a wee bit of potential.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Here we have a little watercolour
0:07:51 > 0:07:55of rather a smart residence.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00Yeah, it depicts a mansion house in Oxted, Surrey. Ticket price is £10.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Oh, Fiona?
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Fiona, that can be dirt cheap, can't it?
0:08:06 > 0:08:09What would she do on the painting and Poole Pottery combined?
0:08:09 > 0:08:13How about we do that and the Poole...
0:08:15 > 0:08:17..for 60?
0:08:17 > 0:08:22How about we don't? That is a good deal, but...
0:08:22 > 0:08:25That's an exceptional deal. 56 quid.
0:08:26 > 0:08:2958, just so that I feel I've got somewhere.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36He spends £58 total
0:08:36 > 0:08:39on the Poole Pottery dinner and coffee service and the watercolour.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Meanwhile, Anita's still on the hunt.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- It's not going to give up its secrets.- Best leave it alone, then.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54But here's something.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57I think this is a rather pretty thing.
0:08:58 > 0:09:05It's a piece of oval tapestry which has been mounted and framed.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07The needlework is probably Victorian
0:09:07 > 0:09:08although the frame is more modern.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15This isn't marked up at very much.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16£12.
0:09:16 > 0:09:23So, it might be something that would appeal to the buyers in the auction.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27So, I'm going to have a wee try at that.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30She'd like to pick that up, but she's still looking.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33CLOCK CHIMES
0:09:33 > 0:09:36And soon, finds something that chimes with her tastes.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40We're going to auction in London
0:09:40 > 0:09:46so I'm trying to think what the London buyer might want.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48They've got the kind of cool guys
0:09:48 > 0:09:53and gals that are interested in interior decoration.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56This set of six quirky, gilt metal napkin holders
0:09:56 > 0:10:00are branded to the upmarket department store of Garfinckel's,
0:10:00 > 0:10:05which was headquartered in Washington DC in the US of A.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07They have come a long way.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11They probably date from the 1950s and are ticketed at £12.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14And I think that the buyers might think
0:10:14 > 0:10:18that they're fun to have on their dining table.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20It could be a tactical buy.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Anita will try and strike a deal on the needlework
0:10:23 > 0:10:25and napkin rings, combined.
0:10:25 > 0:10:31- You could do me a superb deal on the...- For you, special lady, OK.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35How about, for both of them... Are you ready for this?
0:10:35 > 0:10:40- Are you excited?- I'm really excited. - How about a cool £15?
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Oh, man, that is so cool. Thank you so much.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Great!
0:10:46 > 0:10:47She's a winner.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Not even lunchtime
0:10:49 > 0:10:53and she's already bagged three lots at a bargain price of £70, total.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58But her competitor, Paul's already back in the car.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01He is heading for the environs of the village
0:11:01 > 0:11:03of Elvington, North Yorkshire.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06He's on his way to the Yorkshire Air Museum,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09which is on the site of the only Second World War air base in Britain
0:11:09 > 0:11:12to be controlled by French forces.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Here, he is going to learn about the extraordinary sacrifices made by
0:11:15 > 0:11:20Allied airmen during World War II, including one French pilot who
0:11:20 > 0:11:25has one of the most extraordinary war records in the whole conflict.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29He's meeting museum director Ian Reed.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- Hello there, is it Ian?- It is. Hello.- Hello.- Pleased to meet you.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- Welcome to the Yorkshire Air Museum. - Well, thank you very much.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39I am overwhelmed by the scale of it.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- It is on a former RAF Bomber Command station.- Right.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45But it's unique in that it was the only station
0:11:45 > 0:11:49in the United Kingdom that was manned and operated by the French.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52There were two French squadrons here.
0:11:52 > 0:11:552,300 French personnel were based here.
0:11:57 > 0:11:58The two squadrons based here
0:11:58 > 0:12:01were part of the exiled French Air Force,
0:12:01 > 0:12:05fighting for the Allies following the occupation of France by Germany.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07They fought in the struggle against the enemy
0:12:07 > 0:12:11and for the liberation of France from Nazi control.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16Ian's taking Paul into the base's control tower
0:12:16 > 0:12:18to hear the story of these courageous airmen.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20One of the things that really gets to me
0:12:20 > 0:12:24about the French here is that most of them were young people.
0:12:24 > 0:12:30One of the commanders here, who is still alive today, he is 94,
0:12:30 > 0:12:36he had to leave his fiancee, who was 19 and he knew,
0:12:36 > 0:12:42a few months after that they'd left, she'd been arrested by the Gestapo.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Now, they had to then go and bomb France, remember.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46They were bombing their own country.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Hadn't a clue what would happen to his girlfriend.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53She survived, she escaped and they are still married today,
0:12:53 > 0:12:54both in their mid-nineties.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57I'm going to well up, stop that! Holy Moses.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59The details are just...
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- They tear at you.- Absolutely, and that is just one of many.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06The two squadrons based here played a major part
0:13:06 > 0:13:10in the bomber offensive against Germany, but suffered heavy losses.
0:13:10 > 0:13:16They suffered over 50% fatalities whilst here, just in 18 months.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18So, it was not a great time.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20As well as the French airmen serving here as part of
0:13:20 > 0:13:24the French Air Force, other French pilots escaped from territories
0:13:24 > 0:13:26controlled by the Germans in North Africa
0:13:26 > 0:13:30and went on to serve as part of our own Royal Air Force.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34The guys that made the difference, of course, were those that escaped,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37joined the Royal Air Force, just before the Battle of Britain,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39because we were very short of pilots.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Perhaps the most extraordinary of these was a young pilot
0:13:42 > 0:13:47called Rene Mouchotte, who was stationed at a French air base
0:13:47 > 0:13:50in Algeria when France fell to German forces.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54Placed under armed guard, Mouchotte and his fellow pilots staged
0:13:54 > 0:13:58a daring escape in a partially disabled plane,
0:13:58 > 0:14:01aiming for the British base of Gibraltar.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03And you've got to hand it to these guys, they...
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Every second, they could have been killed.- Yeah.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09And as they set off for Gibraltar, just skimming the waves
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- because they didn't have enough power...- Yeah.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- ..they could hear the fighter planes being sent after them.- Oh! Gee whiz.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20They said that the welcome by the British tommies was overwhelming
0:14:20 > 0:14:24and they were driven through the streets singing the Marseillaise
0:14:24 > 0:14:30and they came back by ship and joined the RAF.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Mouchotte went on to be one of the most celebrated French pilots
0:14:33 > 0:14:35of the Second World War.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Extraordinarily, Ian has Mouchotte's RAF logbook
0:14:39 > 0:14:44on loan from the Musee de la Liberation in Paris.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47He is a bit of an artist as well.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49"Experience on type."
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- Posted to B Flight 615 Squadron. - BOTH:- Churchill's own.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Look at this. Fantastic.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Pilot scrambling, what a wonderful first scramble.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06A close escape from heavy anti-aircraft position,
0:15:06 > 0:15:11behind a few trees, one ME 109... Messerschmitt, 109 damaged.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Despairing solitude. My word.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19Ian also has an English translation of Mouchotte's wartime diaries
0:15:19 > 0:15:22which detail the terrible realities of war
0:15:22 > 0:15:25experienced by Mouchotte and his fellow servicemen.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- Charles Guerin was Mouchotte's best friend.- Ah, right.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30And they escaped together.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35But on May 10th, 1941, Guerin was killed in front of his eyes.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37He crashed into the sea.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41He writes here, "The cruel reality was borne in upon me.
0:15:41 > 0:15:42"I went back home alone.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45"My companion throughout the war, who left France with me,
0:15:45 > 0:15:49"who escaped from Algeria with me, my brother-in-arms,
0:15:49 > 0:15:53"with his great hope for the future, has left me forever.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55"We were inseparable.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59"And it was to be my fate to hold him by the hand until death.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03"I could not repress the sobs that were choking me as I flew back."
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Oh, my word... That's real, as you say.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Tragically, Mouchotte himself was also killed in combat.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14His plane shot down in a mission to Northern France in 1943.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18He had flown an extraordinary 382 sorties
0:16:18 > 0:16:22and is remembered as one of France's greatest heroes of the conflict.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26The road down the side of Gare Montparnasse, in the centre
0:16:26 > 0:16:32- of Paris, is Rue de Rene Mouchotte. - Right.- He was very famous.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36I've got to say, the picture you paint so well,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- it will leave an indelible impression on me.- Good.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- I am eternally yours. Thank you very much.- Wonderful to meet you.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Now, Anita has motored on to the city of Hull,
0:16:51 > 0:16:54where she is wandering into Waterloo Antiques Reclaimed,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57where dealer, Eddie, is ready to meet her.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- Hello, I'm Anita.- Hello there, I'm Eddie.- Nice ponytail, Eddie.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07Anita's still on a buying binge this afternoon.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12- Eddie.- Hello. - Come and tell me about these.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Crikey, those are interesting.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18I found them in an old tubber.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21I thought I'd put them in that cabinet just to...
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- enlighten my cabinet. - Well, they've certainly done that.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29- Quite scary, aren't they?- Yeah, well, I'm scary enough but...- Are you?
0:17:29 > 0:17:30You're not scary!
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- That remains to be seen. - How many have we got of them, four?
0:17:35 > 0:17:40- There's six.- Did you pay a fortune for them?- We got the heads for free.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- Don't tell me things like that!- Don't tell her things like that, Eddie.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45All right.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- This is like something out of the Hammer House of Horrors.- Yeah.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52The heads are fairly modern
0:17:52 > 0:17:56and might be used by novice hairdressers and the like. Hmm.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Still, with no ticket price, what's Eddie's starting price?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02I'd probably take about £25 for them.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06That's quite cheap, I would have thought.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Have you got a headache, Anita?
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Huh, I'm not sure Eddie's quite serious about that price,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14so Anita's going to browse on and see if she can find
0:18:14 > 0:18:16something else with which to build a bigger deal.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19You know what they say, get a hat, get ahead.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21I'll keep on looking.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28A bit of craziness, a bit of kitsch. How much is this one?
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- This clock, here? - Mm-hmm.- 65 on that.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35I like it, but it's too much for me.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38It's a 1970 sunburst wall clock.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41A real bit of retro, if you like that sort of thing.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44But Anita's ready for a haggle. Stand by.
0:18:44 > 0:18:51What I'd like to be buying that for, is probably £28.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55That's the sort of price that I am thinking, round about.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00What about if I give you it for 45 and some free heads?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Could you come further than that?
0:19:02 > 0:19:09Could you come down to, say, to 32 or something like that?
0:19:09 > 0:19:15- If you came near there, it would give me a chance...- 35.- 35?
0:19:15 > 0:19:18I could not go any lower than 35.
0:19:18 > 0:19:19Put it there.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21OK, thank you. That's great.
0:19:21 > 0:19:26So, a deal on the clock and all the heads, at £35, total.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28I mean, I like them, they are...
0:19:28 > 0:19:31hopefully what the cool kids are buying.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33The cool kids, eh? Let's get down with them!
0:19:35 > 0:19:37And with that rather Gothic flourish,
0:19:37 > 0:19:39it's the end of a jam-packed first day.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41So, night-night, you two.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46The next morning finds them back on the bargain trail
0:19:46 > 0:19:49and trying to scavenge information.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50And are there any tactics?
0:19:50 > 0:19:55Are you going to continue to go canny or are you going to go for bust?
0:19:55 > 0:19:58I'm always going to go where it...
0:19:58 > 0:20:01There's always a fighting chance of a buck in it. Seriously.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03You need to go for it, if it's a good thing.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07So far, Paul's spent £58 on two lots.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10The dinner and coffee service by Poole Pottery
0:20:10 > 0:20:12and the little watercolour of a house,
0:20:12 > 0:20:15leaving him £180.49 to spend today.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21While Anita's gone all out, spending £105 on five lots.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24The Edwardian writing desk,
0:20:24 > 0:20:25the framed needlework,
0:20:25 > 0:20:28the set of six gilt napkin rings,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31the 1970s sunburst clock
0:20:31 > 0:20:33and yes, the collection of six mannequin heads.
0:20:33 > 0:20:39She still has £167.90 left. Wow.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- I could be satisfied...- Yeah, yeah.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- ..with the mad stuff that I've bought!- Right! Ho-ho!
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- Right!- And I don't know if I'm going to get ahead with this lot.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Very good, Anita.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56They've nearly made it to the town of Filey, North Yorkshire.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59A quaintly traditional English seaside resort
0:20:59 > 0:21:02that boasts award-winning beaches.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Anita's dropping Paul off.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Here we go.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- How's this for a bit of parking? - This is great!
0:21:08 > 0:21:09THEY LAUGH
0:21:09 > 0:21:12You could walk to the kerb from there!
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- See you later.- Hah!
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Paul's not just here to promenade, though.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19He's heading for Antiques & Home, where he is meeting dealer, Neil.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- Morning.- How you doing?
0:21:23 > 0:21:24Neil.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28- Good to see you, Neil, I'm Paul. - Paul, hi. Welcome to Filey.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Paul's feeling the pressure this morning.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35Very, very conscious that this auction's in London.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41It's a big city and...swamped in material.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43I'm a wee bit quiet and a wee bit intense
0:21:43 > 0:21:47because I really am focusing on finding that piece.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51I need wow, don't I? I need wow, I need wow, big-styley.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Then, wow it will have to be.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56And he's soon found something that might fit the bill.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58I mean, it cries out London, doesn't it?
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Spitalfields, there will be plenty of these hung up today.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03It's a Victorian oil lamp,
0:22:03 > 0:22:06which would have been mounted on the exterior of a building.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11And they're fantastic things. Great architectural, decorative pieces.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14It's got £75 on it, which is cheap.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19So, with the metropolitan auction in mind, that's a distinct possibility,
0:22:19 > 0:22:21and he is continuing the search.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27There are two items in the window that pique his interest.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29So, young dealer David will assist.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32You see that silver photograph frame in the far corner.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34- I'm making you work, sorry about that.- If I can reach!
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Yeah, I was going to say. - I'm not very tall!
0:22:36 > 0:22:38That's smart, isn't it?
0:22:38 > 0:22:41It's an Edwardian photograph frame made of silver
0:22:41 > 0:22:43and hallmarked to the year 1905.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Flamboyant Art Nouveau, whiplash curves.
0:22:49 > 0:22:56Lovely...floral, stylised floral motifs. Thoroughly pleasing.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00That will be expensive because it's a good thing. 175.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03And there's one more thing in the other window display.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08There's a bizarre walking cane in that window, there, the vertebrae.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Yeah. I'll just get that out for you.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12If I could see that, that would be great.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Thank you very much, David.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17They're grotesque but fascinating, these things.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22Let me tell you what we have here. This bizarre walking cane...
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- What's that made of? - I think it's a shark spine.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Hah! The lad's got imagination.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33- It's what it is.- Hmm, maybe.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38They're marine vertebrae, it's a spinal column. And these were...
0:23:38 > 0:23:42This is quite a popular Victorian marine novelty.
0:23:42 > 0:23:48Utterly, utterly grotesque. But undeniably collectable
0:23:48 > 0:23:54because of their distinctive nature and the collectors of canes abound.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57What's the damage on that? 145.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01The Edwardian frame and the spinal column cane he's keen on
0:24:01 > 0:24:06have a stratospheric combined price tag of £325.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10The problem is, Paul has only got £180.49 in his wallet,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13so he'd better hope he can negotiate a super deal.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16- Well, I've gone back to Neil, the owner...- Yeah.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21- ..and he said the best on the pair would be 150.- Mm-hm.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26Taking the frame down to 90 and the cane down to 60.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- I'm going to throw something else into the melting pot.- Right.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32You've got me, I'm...the hook's there.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34But we've got to reel to you in?
0:24:34 > 0:24:35You've not reeled me in, yet.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Huh. Paul wants to add the Victorian oil lamp he saw earlier,
0:24:39 > 0:24:40into the deal.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43For you, for you, I'm sure we can come to some sort of arrangement.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44Would you?
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Owner Neil will do £200 on all three items.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54- But Paul's £20 short of that. - I'll give you all my money.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- That's made you a happy man. - That is good work.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05- Do you know, I get a buzz out of, "All chips in."- Yeah.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08"I'll see you...and your money."
0:25:10 > 0:25:14A very sympathetic deal from Neil and Paul parts with £180 exactly
0:25:14 > 0:25:17for the three items, leaving him with only 49p.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Meanwhile, Anita's driven onwards,
0:25:21 > 0:25:23towards the area around Sewerby,
0:25:23 > 0:25:25in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30She's aiming for Georgian country house, Sewerby Hall,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33which, today, holds some fascinating items
0:25:33 > 0:25:37relating to the extraordinary story of one local woman of the 1930s,
0:25:37 > 0:25:41who flew high in the daredevil world of early aviation.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43She's meeting museum's registrar
0:25:43 > 0:25:47for the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Dr David Marchant.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Hello, I'm Anita.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Hello, Anita. Welcome to Sewerby Hall.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Once a private residence, Sewerby Hall now holds
0:25:55 > 0:25:58the collection of the Museum of East Yorkshire.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Anita is here to explore the story of Amy Johnson,
0:26:01 > 0:26:05a record-breaking pioneer of early flight, whose courageous
0:26:05 > 0:26:08exploits made her an international star.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11A local hero, who was invited to cut the ribbon, as it were,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15when these premises were first opened to the public.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Well, what we have here, Anita, is part of a collection
0:26:18 > 0:26:23of Amy Johnson memorabilia that was donated by her father in 1957.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Amy Johnson was born in Hull in 1903, the very year that the
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Wright brothers made their first aeroplane flight.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33She had a fairly humble upbringing.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38Her father was in the fish processing industry in Hull.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40They were probably comfortably well-off
0:26:40 > 0:26:41but they certainly weren't rich.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45She was extraordinary in this history of early flight,
0:26:45 > 0:26:49both in being female and in her relatively modest background.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52As a young woman, she moved to London to work as a legal secretary
0:26:52 > 0:26:55and it was there that the flying bug first took hold.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59When she moves to London, and she is working down there...
0:26:59 > 0:27:04that she sees planes flying and goes into a flying club to investigate.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07And it takes her a number of months to learn how to fly.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10She actually has three different instructors.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14- So, she wasn't fairly good at it at the beginning?- Well...
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Funny you should say that because one of her instructors said,
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- "Give up, you'll never make a pilot."- Really?
0:27:21 > 0:27:25And how he must have rued his words years later on,
0:27:25 > 0:27:27when she became famous, of course.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30But of course, she stuck with it, didn't take any notice of him.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Quite right, too.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Having obtained her flying qualifications,
0:27:34 > 0:27:37the bold Amy then decided to set her sights on the very ambitious
0:27:37 > 0:27:42goal of becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45This was an extraordinarily difficult and dangerous
0:27:45 > 0:27:49mission which she undertook in the harsh conditions of an open cockpit.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Was she an experienced pilot at that time?
0:27:52 > 0:27:54She was not at all an experienced pilot.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59No, she hadn't flown any further than London to Hull, basically.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03She certainly hadn't flown across oceans or major mountain
0:28:03 > 0:28:05- chains or anything like that. - I don't believe that.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07I know, it's incredible, isn't it?
0:28:07 > 0:28:09And obviously, lots of people thought,
0:28:09 > 0:28:11there's no way she's going to like this.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14David has Amy's original pilot's logbook.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18Her journey was taken in stages, stopping to refuel.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21And on this page, you can actually see, up here,
0:28:21 > 0:28:25you've got starting point - Croydon. Vienna.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29So, here we come all the way down through Southeast Asia
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- to Darwin in Australia.- To Darwin.
0:28:32 > 0:28:3519 and a half days later. 24th May.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40Did she become celebrated throughout the world at that point?
0:28:40 > 0:28:45Oh, she was, yes. When she landed, there was a huge crowd at Darwin.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50Thousands of people, that she had not been anticipating at all.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53And there were congratulatory telegrams from the King
0:28:53 > 0:28:56and the Prime Minister and all sorts of other people.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59And we can see in the case here, for instance,
0:28:59 > 0:29:03we have the CBE medal that she was awarded for the Australia flight.
0:29:03 > 0:29:04Ah, right.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08Amy continued her career as a world-famous aviatrix,
0:29:08 > 0:29:12breaking several long-distance records throughout the 1930s,
0:29:12 > 0:29:17and in 1932, married fellow aviation pioneer, Jim Mollison.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21The couple were celebrated around the world as the flying sweethearts.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25But that was no bar to their competitive instincts.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28So, they were both record-breaking pilots.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Did they ever try to compete with one another
0:29:30 > 0:29:34- and break each other's records? - Oh, absolutely, yes.
0:29:34 > 0:29:39Because Jim Mollison, at one point, held the England to South Africa
0:29:39 > 0:29:46solo record and after they were married, Amy went and broke that.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48After the outbreak of the Second World War,
0:29:48 > 0:29:51female pilots were barred from flying for the RAF
0:29:51 > 0:29:55so Amy joined the Air Transport Auxiliary,
0:29:55 > 0:29:59delivering newly manufactured planes to RAF bases.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03But, like so many talented pilots of the era,
0:30:03 > 0:30:04Amy was to meet with tragedy.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07On a routine flight in 1941,
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Amy crashed into the Thames Estuary and was killed.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12She and her plane were never recovered.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15But David has an item of her luggage.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- And you can see there... - Her initials?
0:30:18 > 0:30:22AJ, picked out probably in gold, originally.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27Amy died aged only 37, but the legend of her extraordinary
0:30:27 > 0:30:30exploits lives on to inspire future generations.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- She was a thoroughly modern woman. - She was.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37She is a truly inspirational character.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40So, thank you very, very much, it's been wonderful.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Now, Paul's caught up with Anita
0:30:46 > 0:30:51and our pair are motoring on to the nearby town of Bridlington,
0:30:51 > 0:30:56where they're both heading off into one last shop. The Georgian Rooms.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Another nice bit of parking there, Anita. Whoops!
0:30:59 > 0:31:01How much money have you got to spend?
0:31:01 > 0:31:05- Quite a lot, how much have you got? Tons?- Fer...fer...49 pence!
0:31:05 > 0:31:0749 pence?!
0:31:09 > 0:31:1049 pence.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- Come on, let's have a look.- Come on.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Good luck.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21I think you're more in need of good luck, than me, Paul...
0:31:21 > 0:31:23..with your 49 pence. PAUL LAUGHS
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Good point, Anita.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28UPBEAT PIANO MUSIC PLAYS
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Before long, the relatively wealthy Anita's had a brainwave
0:31:36 > 0:31:40concerning the six mannequins heads she bought earlier.
0:31:40 > 0:31:47It might be fun if my heads were served on a silver platter.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51I think your definition of fun and mine are quite different, Anita.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56Ticket price for the mid-20th century tray is £8.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58This is electroplated nickel silver
0:31:58 > 0:32:03and the plate has rubbed off it, considerably.
0:32:03 > 0:32:10But, that's good because the dealer might be willing to give it to me
0:32:10 > 0:32:12for a throwaway price.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17- Here's hoping. Let's speak to dealer Sue.- Can it be dirt cheap?
0:32:18 > 0:32:20For some dirt cheap heads?
0:32:24 > 0:32:28- Four would be the very best. - £4?- £4.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30I've got to go for it, for that, haven't I?
0:32:30 > 0:32:32- I'm sure you have, I'm sure you will.- I know.
0:32:32 > 0:32:39- And I think my heads will look...absurd.- Yes.- Absurd on that.
0:32:39 > 0:32:40You said it.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44But she's got the macabre presentation tray for her heads.
0:32:44 > 0:32:45And unsurprisingly,
0:32:45 > 0:32:48it doesn't look as though Paul's found anything for 49p.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50So, they're all bought up.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Anita bought the Edwardian travelling writing desk,
0:32:56 > 0:32:58the framed needlework,
0:32:58 > 0:33:01the set of six 1950s gilt napkin rings,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04the 1970s sunburst wall clock
0:33:04 > 0:33:09and the job lot of mannequin heads presented on a silver-plated tray.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11She's spent £109 exactly.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16While Paul picked up the watercolour of a house,
0:33:16 > 0:33:19the Poole Pottery dinner and coffee service,
0:33:19 > 0:33:22the Edwardian silver photograph frame,
0:33:22 > 0:33:24the large Victorian oil lamp
0:33:24 > 0:33:27and the cane, fashioned from vertebrae,
0:33:27 > 0:33:30totalling £238.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34But what do they make of each other's buys?
0:33:34 > 0:33:38I suspect Anita's had more fun shopping this past couple of days
0:33:38 > 0:33:41than you can shake a stick at.
0:33:41 > 0:33:42Now, what has she bought?
0:33:42 > 0:33:45The napkin rings, I'm going to be honest with you,
0:33:45 > 0:33:46I really like the napkin rings.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48It taps into that retro thing.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53Price on those, £5. Come on, it's a no-brainer.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58Aarrrggh! She flipped out and bought these heads!
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Well, flibbertigibberty!
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Mad. I don't think she'll get away with that.
0:34:05 > 0:34:12- And Anita?- He spent all his money, but he has spent beautifully.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16My favourite item there is that wonderful Art Nouveau
0:34:16 > 0:34:18photograph frame.
0:34:18 > 0:34:24It's slightly understated, which makes it even more beautiful.
0:34:24 > 0:34:30The walking stick, I have to be frank with you, it doesn't turn me on.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34I'll give it another 20, 30 years and then I might be interested in them.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37But I think that one might be a wee bit eachy peachy.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40So, if I understand them correctly, this game could be anyone's.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49On this road trip, they've sallied forth from South Cave
0:34:49 > 0:34:51in East Yorkshire, all the way to
0:34:51 > 0:34:52auction in Twickenham.
0:34:52 > 0:34:58So Paul, we've come a long, long way from Yorkshire. In the big smoke.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00We're in London!
0:35:00 > 0:35:03You certainly are and that's a lovely hat, Anita.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06They're just about to pull up at High Road Auctions
0:35:06 > 0:35:09for this early evening sale.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11And we've certainly come the high road to London.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14THEY LAUGH
0:35:14 > 0:35:16You have. Best get inside, though.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Auctioneer David Holmes will be bearing the gavel today,
0:35:19 > 0:35:22and before the off, what does he make of their lots?
0:35:22 > 0:35:25The silver picture frame is the favourite, my favourite item.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29It's typically Art Nouveau. I rather like it. It should do well.
0:35:29 > 0:35:30What can I say?
0:35:30 > 0:35:35Five or six composition heads, a cheap silver-plated tray.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39If we get £10, I'll be a happy man.
0:35:39 > 0:35:40The sale is about to begin.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42May Lady Luck be with you both.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49First up, it is Anita's Victorian needlework in a modern frame.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Anyone got a bid? £10 for the lot. £10 for a bit of Victorian...
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Thank you, sir. Going to be 15 again. £10, I have a maiden bid.
0:35:56 > 0:36:02I'll take 15, internet buyer. At £10 only. We've got to sell it.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05At ten, 15 bid. Give me £20, sir.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08I'll take 18 on it, any good to you? £15, the lady's bid.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12I'll take 18 for it. Are you sure? At £15... You're not sure?
0:36:12 > 0:36:14LAUGHTER
0:36:14 > 0:36:1918? No, 15, the lady's bid, right in front. Final time.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23I've got to sell it. Are we done at 15?
0:36:23 > 0:36:26That is an auctioneer I would have on my side any day.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30- He is good.- He tried hard. - He is good.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32He is, and Anita's off to a lovely start.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Next, it's Paul's watercolour of a house.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Will this auction be as kind to Paul?
0:36:39 > 0:36:42£10, get it started, who is going to bid on it?
0:36:42 > 0:36:43It must be worth ten, surely?
0:36:43 > 0:36:46- Internet, what a lovely little watercolour.- Maybe more.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- He is trying hard.- He is.- Thank you, sir. Bid me 15 again.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52At a £10 bid. I'll take 15 again.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Drive down to Oxted, find the house, knock on the door, £50,
0:36:55 > 0:37:00job's a good'un. Your bid, sir, at £10 only. I'll take 15 again.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Any further bids? I've got to sell it.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Maiden bid at 10.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06And that's a profit to Paul.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09You have just made 300% profit.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12It's a little less than that before costs, actually.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16Anita's set of '50s gilt napkin rings are next.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19Will the punters love their retro charm?
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Guys, give me £10 only. Set of six, thank you very much.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27£10 is a maiden bid. I'll take 15 again. At £10 only.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- I'll take 15 again. - For all that style.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34Got to be of interest to you, surely? £10 only.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39- I'm going to sell them. Maiden bid. £10. 15, sir.- Yes! Oh, wow.
0:37:39 > 0:37:45Are you bidding at 15? Thank you. 20. 20. 5 again. 25. 30.
0:37:45 > 0:37:50£25 right at the back there, sat down. Done at 25.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Is that a 500% profit?
0:37:53 > 0:37:58Well, 400%, actually, but a golden profit all the same for Anita.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Large Victorian oil lamp is next.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04- Will the London crowd take it to their hearts?- £20, get it started.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- Thank you, sir. Take 5 again. - No, this cannot be happening.
0:38:07 > 0:38:13- Yeah, surely, somebody's got to get this.- 5. 50. 5 again. £60.
0:38:13 > 0:38:155 again. 70. 5 again.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Take 5, internet buyer. At £70...
0:38:20 > 0:38:21I'm not going to make anything on it,
0:38:21 > 0:38:23I'm not going to make anything on it.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Any further bids? The gentleman has it. I have to sell it.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- Done at 70. - We both liked that one, didn't we?
0:38:29 > 0:38:31I thought that would be fatal.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33But it does turn a profit. Just.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39Anita's quirky mannequin heads on a plated tray are next.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Any trainee hairdressers in? Give me £20 for the lot?
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Belonged to Vidal Sassoon.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Quickly guys, £20 only.
0:38:46 > 0:38:47A bit of a fun lot.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50That lady there would love you to bid on this lot.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51Give me £10, only.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Give me £10 for the lot, thank you very much, take 15 on them.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- At £10 only.- I'm in a pound profit.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Mannequin heads, £10, I've got to sell them. Are we done at 10?
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- HE BANGS HIS GAVEL - You did not lose money on that.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06I think that's a good job.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08I think you might be right, Paul.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13Now, it is Paul's Poole Pottery dinner and coffee set.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16I'll take 40 in the room. A load of Poole pottery there.
0:39:16 > 0:39:2045 commissioned bid. Give me 50, internet buyer.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24Must be, surely. 45, 50? Thank you, take 5 again.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27At £50, the internet has it, I'll take 5 once more.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- Damn it!- Anita.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33It could be sold with the internet, you're all out in the room,
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- commission's out. Done at 50. - HE BANGS HIS GAVEL
0:39:35 > 0:39:37£50.
0:39:37 > 0:39:38But only a small loss.
0:39:39 > 0:39:46- The 1970s sunburst wall clock for Anita, now.- 25. 30.- Yes.- 40. 5.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49£50. 5 again.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50£60. 5 again.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Are you bidding, madam? 70.
0:39:55 > 0:39:5965 with the lady seated. I need 70 for it. The lady sat down has it.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02I'm going to sell it, final time, 65.
0:40:02 > 0:40:03HE BANGS HIS GAVEL
0:40:03 > 0:40:06And that's a very sunny profit for her.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10Now, it's Paul's rather gruesome cane made from a spine.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11£40 for it.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15I'll take 5 in the room. Any bids online? £40, the bid with me.
0:40:15 > 0:40:20I'll take 5. 45. I can go 48, sir.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- He is right on the line. - I've got £48 as a commissioned bid.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28I'll take 50 in the room. Any bids online? £48 sells it.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31It's your final time. You're out. Are we done at 48?
0:40:31 > 0:40:32HE BANGS HIS GAVEL
0:40:32 > 0:40:34It makes a decent price, but sadly, not what he paid for it.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- Never mind.- It is not going to plan.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42The romantic travelling writing desk that Anita fell in love with
0:40:42 > 0:40:43is her last lot.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46£20, get it started. Who is going to bid for this one?
0:40:46 > 0:40:51Thank you. £20 in the room. 5. 25. 30. £30, sir.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Are you sure?
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- Oh, go on.- I'll take 30. 30 at the back. 35.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00This lady will be very unhappy. £30, right at the back of the room there.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04I've got you, sir, at 30, I'll take 5 again. It's cheap. At £30.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- 35, new buyer.- Yes!
0:41:07 > 0:41:0935, the lady's bid right in the middle of the room.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13I'll take 40 again. It's a cheap lot. It is £35 only.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Anybody want to have a go at it? I've got to sell it.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- Are we done at 35? - HE BANGS HIS GAVEL
0:41:18 > 0:41:19Loved, but unlucky.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23Yes! You've taken your fair share at a drubbing. Great, it's not just me!
0:41:23 > 0:41:25HE CACKLES
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Finally, now, Paul's Art Nouveau silver photograph frame gets
0:41:28 > 0:41:33- a chance to shine.- 60 bid. 5 again, internet. At 65.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- The internet will go.- Yes.- 75.
0:41:37 > 0:41:4180? 5. 90? 5. 100?
0:41:41 > 0:41:46- £100. 110 with the internet. - Come on, come on, come on.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49115 in the room, bid me 120, internet buyer.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- 120.- I'd take that home.- Yeah. Yeah.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54It's a beautiful lot, don't miss it for a fiver.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- And it's not a small one either. - Good size.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00125, 130. 5 again.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- That is good.- 140, internet buyer.
0:42:04 > 0:42:05145, sir.
0:42:05 > 0:42:10At £140 with the internet, I'll take 5 again. A lovely lot.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14At £140, internet buyer, it's your final time. Done at 140.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18- HE BANGS HIS GAVEL Are you happy?- I am happy.
0:42:18 > 0:42:19And so you should be, Paul.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22A sterling profit on a sterling lot, well done.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Come on, let's go.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30Anita started this leg with £272.90.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34After auction costs deducted, she made a profit of £14 exactly
0:42:34 > 0:42:37and ends today with £286.90.
0:42:39 > 0:42:47While Paul began with £238.49. After costs, he made a profit of £22.76
0:42:47 > 0:42:51and now has £261.25 to carry forward.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53And they're off into the London night.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56I'm still trying to work this out.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59You are trying to make it a profit, a bigger profit than it is!
0:42:59 > 0:43:00I demand a recount, Anita.
0:43:00 > 0:43:05There'll be no recounts but there will be a rematch on the next leg.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12- On the next Antiques Road Trip... - I think this is a "bunnets off" job.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15Paul spots a gap in the market.
0:43:15 > 0:43:16This is an issue.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20And Anita poses the question on everyone's lips.
0:43:20 > 0:43:21What's that for?