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 > 0:00:17The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Feeling a little "saw".
0:00:18 > 0:00:20This is going to be an epic battle.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23There 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 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:40We are approaching the halfway stage of our antiquarian amble
0:00:40 > 0:00:44in the company of Natasha Raskin and Charlie Ross.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Being driven along a leafy lane in the sunshine by a young girl
0:00:49 > 0:00:54in a sports car is frankly all any man could ever wish for in life!
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Ahh, charmer Charlie, an auctioneer from Oxfordshire,
0:00:57 > 0:01:02is the experienced half of our two on the road,
0:01:02 > 0:01:04well versed in the ways of the bargain.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Hello, Steve. Yeah, Charlie's on his knees.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11While art and style guru Natasha, from Glasgow, has been
0:01:11 > 0:01:14entirely candid on her maiden outing.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16I know, I know! I'm a plonker!
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Honesty can pay, though.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Geography, sometimes, as well.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22I was amazed at how good a deal I got from the chap whose mother
0:01:22 > 0:01:24was from Glasgow, simply amazed!
0:01:26 > 0:01:28It's a funny old game, this. Ha!
0:01:28 > 0:01:31They set off in their Triumph TR6 with £200 each,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34and so far, the auction score is 1-1.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39Although Natasha has made just a modest profit, with £217.50.
0:01:42 > 0:01:49Whilst Charlie has turned his stake into £307.92, a lead of over £90.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52But can the wise master stay ahead?
0:01:52 > 0:01:55What you need is for me to buy three things for £100 each...
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- Could you do that?- ..and you to buy three things for 20 quid each
0:01:59 > 0:02:02and make a steady little miserly profit.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03I could do that!
0:02:03 > 0:02:06The kid learns fast. Huh!
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Our journey begins in Cornwall at Falmouth and heads east,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12taking in most of southern England before ending up,
0:02:12 > 0:02:17over 900 miles later, at Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Today, we're making for an auction in the Dorset town
0:02:19 > 0:02:24of Christchurch, but starting out in the Chiltern Hills at Berkhamsted.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30It was in Berkhamsted in December, 1066,
0:02:30 > 0:02:33just a few months after the Battle of Hastings, that the
0:02:33 > 0:02:35English finally surrendered to William the Conqueror.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39And it was here, too, equally lost in the midst of time,
0:02:39 > 0:02:41that a certain auctioneer and road-tripper
0:02:41 > 0:02:43spent his formative years.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Berkhamsted School, founded 1541.
0:02:48 > 0:02:53- I was at school here and I've got a surprise for you.- Oh, no!
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- My old First XI cap. - You look about 12!
0:02:56 > 0:03:00Would you like to hear the old school song? It's in Latin.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03HE SINGS IN LATIN
0:03:11 > 0:03:14HE CONTINUES TO SING
0:03:14 > 0:03:16When Charlie runs out of Latin,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19they'll be shopping in two shops, just a few doors apart.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- "Vintage and eclectic."- Just like you!- You or me?- No, it's you!
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Vintage, eclectic! Good luck!
0:03:26 > 0:03:28It's just like heading for the office, isn't it?
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- Hello, good morning. Hi, there.- Hi.- I'm Tasha.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- I'm Julie.- Lovely to meet you, Julie. Hi, there.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Gosh, what a fabulous shop you have. - Thank you, we love it.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Reunion, once a pop-up shop but now permanent,
0:03:42 > 0:03:44should have plenty to keep Natasha interested...
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Very, very interior design, isn't it? Very, very.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52..while Charlie heads off to Heritage.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54No more of those, though, eh?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- Good morning!- Good morning. - John, is it?- I'm John.- Charlie.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- Hello, Charlie.- It's lovely to be back in Berkhamsted.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02You came here before?
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- I was at school here.- No!- Ten years of my life spent here.- And mine.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- You were at the school as well? - I was, yes.- What house were you in?
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Lowes.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- Which is just up the road here! - That one there, yes.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- I was halfway up the hill - Incense. - We hated you!
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Hm, that went well(!) Let's change the subject, shall we?
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Well, I'm going to try and buy antiques.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27I know you've got all sorts of things here,
0:04:27 > 0:04:31haven't you? From the shabby chic to the antique.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- From the sublime to the ridiculous. - CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:04:33 > 0:04:36No prizes for guessing what Charlie will come up with, then.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Meanwhile, Natasha is in designer heaven.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42This shop is so mid-century. Everything is so mid-century,
0:04:42 > 0:04:47it's got that real Ercol feel, G-Plan, Danish kind of feel.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Love that. Love that fruit plate.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52That's just so gorgeous.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54£28. Finland.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59Oh, so, sort of Scandinavian design.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00I love the palette.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03It's a really awful kind of sickly green and I LOVE it.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07I think, mainly, if we're talking Scandinavian at the moment, do we not want glass?
0:05:07 > 0:05:10I think we probably would want glass more than ceramics.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13I wonder if she'd give me that for a tenner? No, that'd be too rude.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16That would be too rude. We'll see how we get on with other stuff. Oh, OK!
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Huh, Charlie is going a bit more trad.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22What a fantastic place setting.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25There's a lot of it. How many...? Ten place settings.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29EPNS cutlery, £85. Is that yours?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31No, that's Janet.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Seems jolly good value to me. I'll even have to have a look at a piece.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Made in Sheffield.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39As you would hope.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Quite impressive, isn't it? There's a whole lot.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- To have the knives as well...- It is, if you've got a ten-seater table.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Or if there's just two of you and you don't like washing up much.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51That would just about suit, too.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55£4. £4?!
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Are you trying to beat me down, Charlie?
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Well, of course I would, if I wanted to buy it,
0:05:59 > 0:06:02but that's absolutely ridiculous!
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- Doulton Lambeth, they started by making drains, didn't they?- Yeah.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10They made drains in London and then they progressed on to earthenware objects.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13It's known as a harvest teapot.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Cos you can see the guys with their harvest here.
0:06:16 > 0:06:22This is very churlish, but at £4, what's your best?
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- £3.90.- £3.90!
0:06:26 > 0:06:29While heady figures are bandied about elsewhere,
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Natasha may be about to actually hang her hat on something.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34I love this big hook.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39That would probably ruin the lady's display, somewhat.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42It's 20th century, isn't it? It's not going to be late 19th century.
0:06:42 > 0:06:48It's 20th century, but that has good farmhouse appeal. That is quite fun.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- Julie...- Yeah, hi.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55- I love this massive row of hooks. Is that for sale?- Yeah, it is, yeah.
0:06:55 > 0:07:01The price is 75. 75, OK. I tell you what I'm going to do...
0:07:01 > 0:07:04I'm going to think about it, because I don't know,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07and I've had a bad history, thus far, of making snap decisions.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- Ah! I can do it for 60, if that helps?- £60...
0:07:11 > 0:07:14OK, I do think I need it and I have to do that awful thing
0:07:14 > 0:07:16where I have to just kind of go down and down and down
0:07:16 > 0:07:19and I have to say, Julie, would you take £50 for it?
0:07:19 > 0:07:21What did I say, 60?
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Erm, 55, I think, is the absolute bottom line.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28I knew you were going to say that. I think I'm quite comfortable with 55.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- I don't know if I've lost the plot, but, Julie, I think we should go for it.- I think I have!
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Thank you so much. Thank you, I love it. I love it, love it, love it!
0:07:36 > 0:07:38First blood to Natasha.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Down the road, Charlie has spoken to the dealer who owns the cutlery...
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Every bit helps, as they say.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45..and got it down to £65.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- He's still looking, though. - You've got an antique there as well!
0:07:48 > 0:07:53- Yes, an old Comtoise.- Blimey, an old Comtoise clock!- Yes, with a pendulum.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55This is a rather jazzy pendulum.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- Yes, it's the actual original folding pendulum...- Look at that!
0:07:59 > 0:08:02..they came with, so they can be boxed and moved around easily.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Ah! Seems to have missed its bell.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- It has got a missing bell.- Oh, dear!
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Nativity scene here.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- They're good movements, though. - Hasn't been...
0:08:12 > 0:08:14HE BLOWS
0:08:14 > 0:08:16..going for a while, has it?!
0:08:16 > 0:08:19No. It hasn't been going for about 20 years.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24Comtoise long case clocks are named after the French region
0:08:24 > 0:08:26they were made in for over 200 years.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28They are unusual because they have this lovely habit.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31You know how you wake up in the night and hear the clock strike?
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- Yes.- And you think, "Was that three or four?"- Yeah.
0:08:35 > 0:08:36This one does it a minute later.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- So it strike the hour twice?- Yes. - I never knew that.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- Is that standard for a Comtoise clock?- Absolutely, yes.
0:08:42 > 0:08:43I'm not liking the price.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48Yeah, that very old ticket price doesn't reflect that the clock is now in bits.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Charlie can be bold about this one.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- Are you going to sell it to me for 20 quid?- What, 20? No, I can't.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- You can't?- I can't make 20. That came across the Channel!- Did it?
0:08:57 > 0:09:01That's one of the most expensive trips, isn't it, nowadays.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Well, it is nowadays. It was jolly cheap in those days!
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Come off it!
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- So what's the verdict?- 25.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11It's a more realistic price agreed.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16- I thought you were going to say 120. - As an old Berkhamstedian.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Flushed with success,
0:09:18 > 0:09:22he's also decided to plump for the cutlery for £65
0:09:22 > 0:09:23and the little £4 teapot.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25THEY BELT OUT SCHOOL SONG
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Oh, dear, yet another go at the school song.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31THEY CONTINUE SINGING
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Make it stop, someone!
0:09:33 > 0:09:37You did that so well, I'm going to knock £2 off that teapot for you.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38- Darling.- That's all right!
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- May I?- Anything to help. - That's fantastic.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44There really is no accounting for taste.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Pot, clock and cutlery, then, all for £92.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49I knew this would be you.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- Hi, how are you? - Have you spent all your money?
0:09:51 > 0:09:52A touch. A little bit,
0:09:52 > 0:09:54probably too much. Are you going in the next shop?
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- Might have a look.- Might have a look.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58I'm going to an intriguing destination.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- Where are you going? - Wouldn't you like to know!
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Very intriguing and top secret.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Natasha's mysterious destination
0:10:07 > 0:10:10lies beneath the Buckinghamshire village of West Wycombe.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17Welcome to the caves that were once home to the notorious Hellfire Club.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Hello, squire. I've travelled back in time. I'm Natasha.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Yes, you've travelled back to the 18th century, my lady.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- Pleasure to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Welcome to the Hellfire Caves.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- If you're ready?- I am so ready.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- So, so ready. - OK, then, let's descend.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- Let's do it! - SHE SQUEALS
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Extending for about a quarter of a mile,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41this unsettling network of chalk and flint caverns
0:10:41 > 0:10:44was first created in the mid-18th century
0:10:44 > 0:10:46with a devilish purpose in mind.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50OK, what are these caves? Where did they come from?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Originally they were a quarry site.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54- Oh, right, OK.- Yeah.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57But then they were transformed into these caves,
0:10:57 > 0:10:59this underground labyrinth.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02The man who dreamt it all up was the local landowner,
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Sir Francis Dashwood.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06He needed a venue for the naughty goings-on
0:11:06 > 0:11:09of his order of the Friars of St Francis.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Now is the time to tell you I'm slightly claustrophobic.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13No, just kidding, just kidding!
0:11:13 > 0:11:16There was nothing holy about Dashwood's friars.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17Quite the opposite.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22Bacchus and Venus were the deities invoked by this toff and his chums,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25as they acted out their wildest fantasies in ritualistic parties.
0:11:25 > 0:11:26Stand by.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Is it wrong to say that with these cusped arches
0:11:28 > 0:11:29and the sort of Gothic feel
0:11:29 > 0:11:32there's something religious about these caves?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34That is the correct word, religious.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35May I introduce you to the Pope?
0:11:35 > 0:11:39What is that? That's horrible yet amazing!
0:11:39 > 0:11:41That is a William Hogarth original.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44As in a William Hogarth, 18th-century portrait painter?
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Mm-hm. He has put these faces throughout the caves -
0:11:48 > 0:11:50in the shadows, in the light, everywhere.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- And each of them have a religious symbol to them.- Hogarth?
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Did he not spend his whole career skewering and jibing
0:11:59 > 0:12:01and exposing the upper classes for their debauchery?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04And this is the most debauched place I've ever been!
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- So Hogarth was here?,- Yes, his names are on the original papers.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11He was one of the founding members, in fact.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Another famous visitor to the caves, but not a member,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17was Dashwood's friend Benjamin Franklin.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18Although some have claimed
0:12:18 > 0:12:20he was only spying on the secret society,
0:12:20 > 0:12:25whose motto translates as "Do whatever you wish."
0:12:25 > 0:12:26This is absolutely amazing.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29They were doing this and I'm so intrigued
0:12:29 > 0:12:31because I have a feeling they were doing so much more.
0:12:31 > 0:12:32They were, Natasha. Dirty beasts.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34And although there has to be a limit
0:12:34 > 0:12:37to the detail this programme can divulge...
0:12:37 > 0:12:39It's a little bit scary. A little bit scary!
0:12:41 > 0:12:44..it's fairly safe to assume that the presence of several MPs
0:12:44 > 0:12:47together with alcohol and prostitutes dressed as nuns
0:12:47 > 0:12:50would have resulted in some dissipation.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54And welcome to the banqueting hall.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56This is the party central.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58I mean, it's quite sparsely adorned.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- Was it like this when they were having their parties?- Oh, no.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06- In those days, in these alcoves they had beds.- OK!
0:13:06 > 0:13:07And that pointed into the centre,
0:13:07 > 0:13:10where they had a large, round oak table
0:13:10 > 0:13:14and above that, a rose quartz chandelier, up there.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16That's unbelievable.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19I can almost hear the laughter, of just ladies giggling and just...
0:13:19 > 0:13:21from these alcoves.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Oh, my goodness. It really is ritualistic, isn't it?
0:13:25 > 0:13:26The mind boggles, darling.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30And we'd be more knowledgeable about the club's activities
0:13:30 > 0:13:33if their steward and secretary, Paul Whitehead,
0:13:33 > 0:13:38hadn't destroyed all the records - shame - just before he died in 1774.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Whitehead's will was suitably strange, too.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42It says, "To my dear Sir Francis Dashwood
0:13:42 > 0:13:44"I bequeath two things,
0:13:44 > 0:13:48"the sum of £50..." Which meant he was rolling in it.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- Huge amount of money, right?- Yeah!
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- "And also my heart." - His actual heart?
0:13:53 > 0:13:56"As a momentum to the noble founder."
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Sadly, Whitehead's bequest,
0:13:58 > 0:14:02which was stored in an urn and occasionally exhibited,
0:14:02 > 0:14:04was stolen in 1829.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Since then, there have been numerous sightings of his ghost
0:14:07 > 0:14:09in the West Wycombe Caves.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Not that unusual in one of the most haunted places in Britain.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14You spend a lot of time down here.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Have you ever experienced anything out of the corner of your eye?
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- You must have.- I've heard laughter. - Oh, you haven't!
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- I've heard whistling.- Whistling? - And when I've said, "Hello," it's stopped.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Really?!
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Oh, it would be such a fright!
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- Shall we?- Ladies first.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31If you think you can lead us back out.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32Please don't...
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Please don't leave me to find my way out, honestly. Oh!
0:14:36 > 0:14:38I'm walking into it and everything. Oh, my goodness!
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Lordy.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Meanwhile, back above ground,
0:14:44 > 0:14:49a strange apparition haunts the antique shops of Croxley Green.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51A-ha! Are you the boss?
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- I certainly am, sir. - And your name is?- Dave.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- Dave, I'm Charlie.- Charles, nice to meet you.- Nice to see you.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00He's already bought three things today and spent almost £100...
0:15:00 > 0:15:02It's easy to miss things in here, isn't it?
0:15:02 > 0:15:07..but shows no sign of slowing up yet, despite his age.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Oh, I love that.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12A loo-roll holder!
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- Is it old?- I'm...
0:15:15 > 0:15:1799.9 % sure it's a right one.
0:15:17 > 0:15:18It looks old to me.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21And something that screams to me it's old
0:15:21 > 0:15:25is that these screws don't quite fit.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28They're wrong, which I think is a good thing
0:15:28 > 0:15:32because if they fitted exactly, I'd think to myself, "Hang on."
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Got the Kitemark on there, which looks right.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38And that knob looks right.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41I think you could catalogue that as Victorian, couldn't you?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44I wonder if Dave's got a loo to go with it, Charlie.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46I think that's fab.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49I don't think it's fantastically valuable, but I just think it's great.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53The price is £35, hardly spending a penny.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58Ah, Japanese lacquered papier mache tray.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Yeah, there's a little bit of damage on it.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Someone's been biting it!
0:16:01 > 0:16:03That'll be cheap, then.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05You can see all the gilding has rubbed off, here.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08That would have been so wonderful when that was made,
0:16:08 > 0:16:11in probably 1910, 1920.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- Well, it could be 15.- 15 quid?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Well, you've really tempted me, there.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Well, Charlie, with over £200, can certainly afford it.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Now what has he spotted?
0:16:21 > 0:16:22What I like about that,
0:16:22 > 0:16:25not that it's a particularly wildly exciting thing...
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- I suppose it 1920s, isn't it?- It is.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- The condition is fantastic. - It's superb.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32They're always broken, those things.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Every time I see those, they have the writing on them
0:16:34 > 0:16:36and half the blooming letters are missing.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- You can even see the hallmark on that one.- Yeah.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42I love that. I think it's really charming.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45"Pins." Totally usable.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48And that's not ebony. It's a bit of Bakelite, I think.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50I think it's Bakelite, yeah.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52It's a bit too cheap, really.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- I can't believe it's too cheap. - £25.- Is it as much as that?
0:16:55 > 0:16:58THEY LAUGH
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- I thought...- Well, I could most probably go to 24.99.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Charlie's met his match, here.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Have you got a little hallmark book there, by any chance?
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- I bet you have.- It's London, isn't it?- We're London on a 'd'.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13It can't be as late as 1959.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Do you know, I'm beginning to think this is Victorian.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19I think it is an 'a', yeah. Yeah, could be. 1896.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22I think it's possibly a 'd' but if it's 1899
0:17:22 > 0:17:25it's still Victorian, which ever way we look at it,
0:17:25 > 0:17:27which surprises me.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- I thought that was 1920s. So did you, I think.- Yeah, I did.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- Yeah, price has just gone up. - CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Time for a sit-down talk, I think.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- That's got 25 quid on it.- Yeah.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- The loo roll holder was...?- 35.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45- And the tray you said 15?- 15, yeah. - It's coming to 75 quid.- £75.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48You know what I'm thinking of? And you're not, I should think.
0:17:48 > 0:17:49I was thinking of a nifty.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Dave definitely doesn't have 50 in mind.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54That one I'll knock another fiver off.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55£70 for the three pieces.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Right. The tray's neither here nor there,
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- so we're talking about 55 for these two.- 55, yeah.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- I can't say no, can I?- Not really. - It's been wonderful. Thank you.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- I'll get off my seat.- My pleasure, sir.- Thank you very much, sir.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12A standing ovation for a deal well done! Hurrah.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15What a fantastic day. Two shops, five items.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17I'm going for a lie down.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18Night, night.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25Next morning, Natasha's mystery buy has Charlie hooked.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- You only bought one thing yesterday? - I only bought one thing.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30And I'm not going to tell you what it was
0:18:30 > 0:18:32but it was unusually large.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34How exotic!
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- It was exotic. - I can't wait to see it.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38It wasn't even really for sale.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41It was more for display purposes but I nabbed it off the wall anyway.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44You saucepot!
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Well, I hope he's not disappointed
0:18:46 > 0:18:48when he finally gets a butchers at what she's bought.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50I don't know if I've lost the plot
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- but, Julie, I think we should... - I think I have!
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Those set her back £55,
0:18:54 > 0:18:58leaving just over £160 left for her purchases today.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00While Charlie opted for strength in numbers,
0:19:00 > 0:19:04acquiring a Comtoise clock, some cutlery,
0:19:04 > 0:19:06a pin box, a teapot
0:19:06 > 0:19:09and a Victorian loo-roll holder...
0:19:09 > 0:19:10I would have that in my house.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12..for a grand total of £147.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Which means he, too,
0:19:14 > 0:19:17has £160 left for any further purchases.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23Later, they will be heading for a Dorset auction in Christchurch.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26But our next stop is in Buckinghamshire, at Marlow.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31This fine town on the Thames
0:19:31 > 0:19:34boasts a very distinguished suspension bridge,
0:19:34 > 0:19:38the prototype for a much larger one across the Danube in Budapest.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40"Every time I looked around,
0:19:40 > 0:19:43"there he was, that hairy hound from Budapest.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44"Never leaving her alone,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46"never have I ever known a ruder pest."
0:19:46 > 0:19:50I'm not sure what else the two destinations have in common, though.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Maybe antique shops.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54What a gorgeous building.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- Hello!- Hi. - Hi, there.- Morning.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- Nice to meet you. I'm Tasha.- Hi, I'm Zoe.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Hmm, I wonder how she's coping with the news
0:20:02 > 0:20:05that her experienced rival made great strides yesterday.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08He's bought everything on the first day.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09I can't believe he's done that to me.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11I think the answer is not well, actually.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15But is this fine establishment the place to fight back?
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- I'm struggling, here. I have a tiny budget, a tiny budget!- OK.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22And I'm thinking, "Look at all these gorgeous little trinkets and things.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25"I bet they're still worth more than I can get them for."
0:20:25 > 0:20:28That's an interesting piece, actually.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- OK.- I'll just take that out.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31Um...
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- Well, we know it's Birmingham, 1913. - Mm-hm.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- It has a mirror.- Mm!
0:20:38 > 0:20:44- We think maybe it was either for a beauty spot, maybe...- Yeah.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47..or possibly rouge, or something else inside there.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- What a lovely thing. - Yes, beautiful.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52But I'll bet you're asking for a handsome price
0:20:52 > 0:20:54for this little patch box, or whatever it may be.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- £55.- 55! I mean, what would it make?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58It would make £20 in an auction, which is sad.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Unless two people really wanted it.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- Then you might go a bit more. - But oh, gosh, it is lovely.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- I mean, the enamel hat pins and all these things.- Mm-hm.
0:21:06 > 0:21:07You are teasing me, I think.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11You are teasing me, Zoe, with your very beautiful items.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13I've got £162.50.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- I've got to buy four items. - OK.- Is it possible?
0:21:18 > 0:21:19I think you might do it.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22You might not do it in here!
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Your honesty is appreciated, Zo-Zo!
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Time to scarper, Natasha.
0:21:28 > 0:21:29How is Charlie?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Looking a bit smug, methinks.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36On his way, now, down the Thames to Maidenhead
0:21:36 > 0:21:38to visit yet another shop.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40True.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Also very true.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46Especially in my case!
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Yes, we've noticed.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- Morning!- Hello.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Ready and waiting for me and with a very firm handshake.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- How are you?- I'm fine, thank you. How are you?- And who are you?
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- Stacey.- You own everything here? - No. We've got lots of dealers.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- 38 dealers.- 38 dealers?- Yes.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- Are they all nice?- No.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Well said, Stacey. Backed up by statistics, too, I'm sure.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- Are there nice areas and horrid areas?- It's all lovely in my shop.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- Ow! Don't hit me!- These two are definitely hitting it off.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Charlie's after just one more lot.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21God, it's amazing.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Furniture? Thought so.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27A lovely Edwardian crossbanded mahogany cabinet,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30mirrored centre section, 85 quid.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- And it's been there for months. - I bet it has.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- I could have it.- Yes. Have it. Take it!- Can I have it for nothing?
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- No, not for nothing!- Oh, go on!
0:22:38 > 0:22:40You know what it would make at auction today?
0:22:40 > 0:22:42You'd do jolly well to get 50 quid for that today.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44I mean, it's bizarre, isn't it?
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- Well, then, you buy it for 30 and you've made your £20.- Oh, oh, oh!
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Oh, oh, oh!
0:22:49 > 0:22:50Oh!
0:22:50 > 0:22:51I've hardly got in the shop.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55You know how to excite an old man, don't you?
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Calm down, Charlie.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Consider your slightly desperate rival.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Taking our route further down river towards East Molesey
0:23:03 > 0:23:07where Sir Edwin Lutyens had a hand in designing their bridge.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Ding-a-ling. Hello. Hi. How are you?
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- Hello. I'm Natasha.- Sue. Hello. - Sue, lovely to meet you.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20So, with just £162.50 to her name,
0:23:20 > 0:23:23could this finally be the place to spend it?
0:23:23 > 0:23:25That's quite good, isn't it?
0:23:25 > 0:23:30She's quite funny. Very Art Deco, Egyptian revival.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Sort of an onyx base. Brass item.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35It's a shame it's not a finer material.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Quite often with the Art Deco stuff,
0:23:37 > 0:23:39it just helps if there's a bit of flesh on show
0:23:39 > 0:23:43and she's got them out, so that's working in her favour.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46She's got massive feet, but I do quite like her. She's good fun.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49£18 is the price. I don't know.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52We'll come back to her, but I quite like her, actually. She's funny.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54She's got funny proportions and I can relate to that.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56I've got huge hands and feet and so does she.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00Cheap enough, Natasha. A few more priced like her would help.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04And, as luck would have it, there's a sale on.
0:24:04 > 0:24:0540% off!
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Look! A place-card holder.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09£1. £1!
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Take off 40. 60p!
0:24:11 > 0:24:15A pair of sterling silver cowgirl boot earrings.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Now, what are these? These are £7.
0:24:17 > 0:24:23So, for £7, take off 40% so, again, we're at sort of £3.80 or so.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Well, £4.20, actually.
0:24:25 > 0:24:26Oh, come on. Giddy up!
0:24:26 > 0:24:29They are the best things I have ever seen. I like that.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34Let's say, if I take those for £3-whatsit, that's a thing.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Yeah. £4-whatsit, eh? Certainly cheap enough.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Meanwhile, how's the other half living?
0:24:39 > 0:24:44Oh, look at that! That's a beautiful Edwardian etagere.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47What they call the Sheraton Revival period.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51So, it's about 1900,
0:24:51 > 0:24:55but it's trying to be 1790 from the Sheraton period
0:24:55 > 0:24:57with all this wonderful swag decoration.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01It's mahogany, it's crossbanded in satinwood,
0:25:01 > 0:25:06it's got olivewood inlay, it's got boxwood inlay,
0:25:06 > 0:25:09it's a beautiful, beautiful object,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13- but it's furniture.- And?
0:25:13 > 0:25:17I think we can all appreciate his note of caution, Stacy,
0:25:17 > 0:25:18even at that price.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- Is it yours?- No. That's a very nice...- Nice! Nice person!
0:25:21 > 0:25:26I would guess it would sell at auction for £110-120.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28I've got to take the commission off.
0:25:28 > 0:25:3095, something like that.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32I don't think I'd be able to go to 100,
0:25:32 > 0:25:36but if it crept below it, I would get sweating up in the paddock, really.
0:25:36 > 0:25:37- OK.- May I do one thing?
0:25:37 > 0:25:40If I just look at the back legs and see if they're there.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Yeah, we propped it up.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47So, while Charlie's busy counting legs, Stacey makes the call.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50A one-er and that is it.
0:25:50 > 0:25:51All right, thank you.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Best, best, best price is £100.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58It's right on the cusp, isn't it?
0:25:58 > 0:26:01That's right where it's at. £100.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Oh, do you know? I'm such a man of instant decisions, normally.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08How about we throw in the corner unit as well?
0:26:08 > 0:26:11That might speed him up. Very generous.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12It's a BOGOF, isn't it?
0:26:12 > 0:26:16- It's a buy one, get one free. - Absolutely.- I do like that.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Shake? Quick.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21I'm going to do it!
0:26:21 > 0:26:22Give me a hug!
0:26:22 > 0:26:25I'm not sure he's growing old at all.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Back at Bridge Antiques, Natasha's seen the light.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32This is the strangest thing I've ever seen.
0:26:32 > 0:26:38There is a coffee grinder that has been converted to a very retro lamp.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40That's bonkers.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42What are the chances of there being
0:26:42 > 0:26:46a coffee grinder / not a coffee grinder retro lamp
0:26:46 > 0:26:49in the auction house? Not really very high.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51And sitting opposite the coffee grinder
0:26:51 > 0:26:53is a really lovely mirror, actually, as well.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57It's fretwork, right, OK, so mahogany fretwork mirror.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00George III? Georgian? George III?
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Oh, from the sublime to the ridiculous.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06I really like her Georgian mirror
0:27:06 > 0:27:10and a beautiful 1970s coffee grinder lamp.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11It's a bit too odd, isn't it?
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- But it could work.- It might.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18As could Sue's slightly scary climb. Do be careful!
0:27:18 > 0:27:24- The asking price is £90 and it's 70 for the lamp.- It's quite heavy.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26- It has got a bit of age to it. - It has got age,
0:27:26 > 0:27:29but I don't think, sort of, 18th-century age, really.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Not quite, we are thinking more 19th century.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35- But it's still a sort of decorative, you know, good mirror.- It is.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- This mirror... Does this belong to you?- Yes.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39- And does the coffee grinder belong to you?- Yes.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42So I'm going to throw a figure at you for the two.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44£110.
0:27:44 > 0:27:45Yeah, OK.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- OK?- Yes.- And you're sure?
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- I think so.- Shall we shake on it before you change your mind?
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- Yeah, OK.- Sue, I'm really grateful!
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Phew! Now for the bargain basement. Go, girls.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01I love these, but my maths is not so good, so £7, 40% off.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04I think they become... Well, £4.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06- What did I say?- I love these.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09I think I can say, "Yes, 100%, let's go for those,"
0:28:09 > 0:28:13because they are just too good, but the other thing is this girl.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15We can't say she's the most finely modelled.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19No, she's not, but she's sort of an Art Deco figure, isn't she?
0:28:19 > 0:28:21I mean, she's got a nice peachy bottom.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23She looks very nice from the back, actually, doesn't she?
0:28:23 > 0:28:25Has this dealer got much sway? I mean, £18,
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- it's not asking the Earth, but... - She would probably do 15.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30- She'd do 15?- Yes.- I mean, I'm just trying to think.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33I mean, £15, is anyone actually going to pay £15 for her in auction?
0:28:33 > 0:28:37- I could probably go another pound, but...- 14, you reckon?
0:28:37 > 0:28:41- Shall we do it?- Yeah. Yeah, it's 14 quid.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43- Someone's going to pay more than 14 quid.- You reckon?
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Oh, Sue, thank you so much.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Hey, that's quite a little haul she's got now.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51All four for £128.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59Now, what about Charlie? Headed for the very centre of London.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Mayfair, to be exact.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05To size up one of the capital's most trailblazing tailors.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- Good afternoon.- Good afternoon, Charlie.- Keith, is it?
0:29:12 > 0:29:15It is indeed, and I'm a director of Henry Poole & Co,
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- The first firm of tailors on Savile Row.- When did it start?
0:29:19 > 0:29:23- Way back in 1846.- Fantastic. Lead on.- Come on in.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30The gentleman's bespoke tailors known as the founder of Savile Row
0:29:30 > 0:29:32has received countless royal warrants
0:29:32 > 0:29:36since first opening for business on the golden mile of tailoring,
0:29:36 > 0:29:40but their story starts in the early 19th century with James Poole,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43a military tailor during the Napoleonic Wars.
0:29:43 > 0:29:44That went well,
0:29:44 > 0:29:48but when his son inherited the already booming business in 1846,
0:29:48 > 0:29:50he didn't sit on his laurels.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53Henry Poole did a couple of very shrewd things.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58One - he began to court the sporting and aristocratic set.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03The second thing he did was to turn his premises around 180 degrees
0:30:03 > 0:30:06and make the back entrance, which was an alleyway on Savile Row,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08into the front of house.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Now, Savile Row, at that time, of course, was populated with surgeons.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16- They were all so disgusted that the trade had moved in...- The trade!
0:30:16 > 0:30:18..that they began to up sticks.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20They began to look for somewhere more suitable.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- They went off to Harley Street. - They went off
0:30:22 > 0:30:24to newly laid out Harvey Street, where they thrive today,
0:30:24 > 0:30:28but we still have little, sort of, touches, little echoes,
0:30:28 > 0:30:30of the former occupation of the Row.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Most notably, in the fact that a good suit made on Savile Row
0:30:34 > 0:30:38- will always have four buttons on the cuff.- Well, of course!- Of course.
0:30:38 > 0:30:44But, unlike yours, two of these are functioning.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46They can actually be undone,
0:30:46 > 0:30:49and that was so that you could do this, you see?
0:30:49 > 0:30:53No professional man ever took his jacket off.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55He simply, in the case of the surgeon,
0:30:55 > 0:30:57he rolled up his sleeves and got on with it.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00It was only the working man that stripped his coat off.
0:31:00 > 0:31:06Savile Row soon became the top destination for bespoke tailoring
0:31:06 > 0:31:09and Henry Poole was the Giorgio Armani of his day,
0:31:09 > 0:31:13dressing many of the movers and shakers in Victorian society, from
0:31:13 > 0:31:15JP Morgan to Charles Dickens,
0:31:15 > 0:31:19and from Buffalo Bill to Bram Stoker.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23And he's significant because, of course, he writes Dracula.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27- He bases Dracula on his friends and patrons.- Right.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29One of which, of course, was Sir Henry Irving,
0:31:29 > 0:31:31the first actor to be knighted,
0:31:31 > 0:31:33- who was also a customer of Poole's. - Was he?
0:31:33 > 0:31:36But it was undoubtedly the patronage of royalty -
0:31:36 > 0:31:39and one Prince in particular - that ensured
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Poole's place in fashion history.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45So here we have the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII,
0:31:45 > 0:31:47who comes to us in 1861.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52In 1865, he orders a blue silk smoking jacket
0:31:52 > 0:31:54and he has a pair of trousers to match.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57It's the forerunner, literally, of what we produce today.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00And not too long afterwards, he invites a certain
0:32:00 > 0:32:03James Brown Potter, of upstate New York,
0:32:03 > 0:32:05to come and dine at Sandringham.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Potter is advised to go to the Prince's tailor
0:32:08 > 0:32:13and to have one of these "dining jackets" made up.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16So he wears this and takes it back to his club in New York
0:32:16 > 0:32:18and this creates something of a sensation.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21He's said to have turned round and said, "If it's good enough for
0:32:21 > 0:32:23"the table of the Prince of Wales,
0:32:23 > 0:32:25"then it's good enough for The Tuxedo Club."
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Oh, is that where he was?
0:32:27 > 0:32:28And that's where he was,
0:32:28 > 0:32:32and that became the distinctive dress of The Tuxedo Club.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Not only did the future King invent the dinner suit,
0:32:34 > 0:32:36but he is also credited with turn-ups
0:32:36 > 0:32:38and leaving the bottom button on a waistcoat undone.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43Which, when you consider his expanding girth, is no bad idea.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45After all, his nickname was Tum-Tum...
0:32:45 > 0:32:48I always undo the bottom button of my waistcoat
0:32:48 > 0:32:50and I don't know why I do that.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53The Prince of Wales sat back in his chair after a particularly
0:32:53 > 0:32:56heavy meal and, feeling the restriction of his waistcoat,
0:32:56 > 0:33:00simply undid the bottom button and left it so.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03And, as the day progressed,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06the courtiers all began to do the same, and...
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- Once he's done it, anybody can do it.- Yeah.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11I'm not sure what the playboy prince would have
0:33:11 > 0:33:14spent on his bespoke suits back in the 1860s,
0:33:14 > 0:33:19but today's equivalent could set you back about £3,700.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24Phew! It remains the dream of any dapper dresser to be fitted here.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30I do apologise, to be standing here in an inferior suit.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32It's all right, we've seen worse.
0:33:32 > 0:33:369½ across back, 30¼, 34½.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39- Jacket off, please. - Oh, my braces have come undone.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- I'm not dressed properly, am I?- No.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46# Ever gone crazy about a sharp-dressed man? #
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Dermot, it's been absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- Thank you, Keith.- You're very welcome.- I'm just going to nip
0:33:52 > 0:33:53down to the bank to check my balance.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55I probably won't be back.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Come on, Charlie.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00Remember, as Oscar Wilde, another customer, once remarked,
0:34:00 > 0:34:04"One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art."
0:34:04 > 0:34:06You look like Chaplin.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10But, before the stitching starts, the shopping's complete,
0:34:10 > 0:34:14Charlie having spent £247 on a pin box,
0:34:14 > 0:34:16the loo-roll holder,
0:34:16 > 0:34:19some cutlery, a comtoise clock, a teapot,
0:34:19 > 0:34:22an etagere and a corner cabinet.
0:34:22 > 0:34:29While Natasha parted with just £183 on a mirror, some coat hooks,
0:34:29 > 0:34:31earrings, a figurine
0:34:31 > 0:34:33and a table lamp.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35So, what did they make of all that lot?
0:34:35 > 0:34:41The lamp, in the form of a coffee grinder. What is all that about?
0:34:41 > 0:34:44The toilet roll dispenser is so good, it's so Charlie.
0:34:44 > 0:34:45It's very naughty, isn't it?
0:34:45 > 0:34:48How could someone not want that for their lav?
0:34:48 > 0:34:51I'm going to do better, because I bought nicer things.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53He knows his market. He'll do fine.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56But I think a yummy mummy wants those brass hooks
0:34:56 > 0:34:58and I reckon they're going to be my saviour.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01After setting off from Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire,
0:35:01 > 0:35:05our experts are now heading for a Dorset auction, at Christchurch.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09- Oh, look at this!- Oh, gosh.- Have you had a shower this morning?
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Oh, my God!
0:35:12 > 0:35:15We're firing on all cylinders!
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Yeah! Oh! Hang on.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Civil engineer Sir Donald Bailey
0:35:20 > 0:35:24developed his famously strong, prefabricated bridge whilst
0:35:24 > 0:35:27working in Christchurch during World War II.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- Are you ready?- Tinged with nerves. - May I take your arm?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- Oh, you'll take mine.- Come on.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37THEY HUM THE WEDDING MARCH
0:35:37 > 0:35:39So, who will come out on top at Bulstrodes?
0:35:39 > 0:35:42Let's hear from auctioneer Kate Howe.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43Victorian toilet-roll holder.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47I suppose everyone needs one, a bit of fun for the downstairs loo.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49£10-20, I would think.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52The Egyptian Art Deco figure, I don't particularly like,
0:35:52 > 0:35:55and I think we might well struggle with this one. To be honest,
0:35:55 > 0:35:56you'd be lucky to get a fiver.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Blimey, Natasha.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02- Will she go in twos? - No. She's a £5 lady.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- She's a class act. There's no messing.- A class act.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09This is why I brought class items for her.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- Get you. Let's see how your pin box fairs.- Start me at 10 for it.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- £10 is bid.- It's bid.
0:36:15 > 0:36:1715. 20.
0:36:17 > 0:36:205. 25.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22In the room I have at 25.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23- Do you want a bit more?- 30.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- Oh, yes.- £30.
0:36:26 > 0:36:2935 on the net, yes or no?
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- 35 on the net.- Yes!
0:36:31 > 0:36:36- 40, lady right at the back now. £40.- £40, 40 is bid.
0:36:36 > 0:36:3945 on the net.
0:36:39 > 0:36:4150 in the room. £50.
0:36:41 > 0:36:46- Selling to the lady in the room at £50. Thank you.- Yeah!
0:36:47 > 0:36:50I knew my aunt was coming to the sale.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52A great start, and I don't think he
0:36:52 > 0:36:55was even pinning his hopes on it, especially.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59What's next? A musical turn? No. Charlie's cutlery collection.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03£30, please. Start me for the cutlery lot. £30. £30.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07For all the cutlery. 35 in the room. 35.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Looking for internet bids, then.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11At 35, then. We'll sell it quickly.
0:37:11 > 0:37:1440, why not? Seems cheap.
0:37:14 > 0:37:20£40. Lady to the side at £40. £40, any more, then? Sells at 40.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21Thank you.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Quite a bargain, that, for some lucky bidder.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28One minute you're in the clouds, the next minute you're in the doo-doo.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32Don't worry, Charlie, your £2 teapot can't fail, surely.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Oh, I'm excited. Here we go, here we go. Look at this.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36- A little dinky one.- A "dinky one"!
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Give me £10 for it, somebody, please.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42£10, the little teapot. £10.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45£10. Yes, 15. 15 is bid.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48£15, a little teapot.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- Sells for £15.- Yes!
0:37:51 > 0:37:56- That's a serious profit.- Yeah. It's a rollercoaster day today.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Natasha's little Egyptian's next.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00I can relate to her, because she has massive hands
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- and I have massive hands too. - You do have big hands.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06- For scooping up profits. - For "scooping up profits"!
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Shovelling snow.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10What shall we say? It's here to go. Start me at £5.
0:38:10 > 0:38:11£5 for it.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14Fiver is bid. £5.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Thank you, five. 10, 10.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- 15. One more? Yes, 20. - You're going to get a profit.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24£20. 25. Any more, yes?
0:38:24 > 0:38:26£30.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- And 35 now.- Yay!- 35.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33At 35 in the room, at £35.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Thank you.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39- Give me your hand.- My massive hand.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Hey, she's done much better than the auctioneer predicted.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Now for Natasha's other bargain buy. Yee-ha!
0:38:45 > 0:38:49£10 for them. £10, thank you. £10.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51- 15.- Look at this.
0:38:51 > 0:38:5420. £20. And 5, now.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- A fresh bidder.- Fresh bidder! - I give in.- 30.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01- Five.- 35.- 40.- 45.- It's a stampede.
0:39:01 > 0:39:055. 60. 5.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09Lady at the back at £65.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11And they sell for 65.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15- 234.- Just the spur she needed.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17She'll be taking the lead, at this rate.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- You've spent £18 and got back 100. - That's amazing.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23And all I've got to do is lose it all now.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25That's enough of that talk, Natasha.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Although, your coffee grinder lamp could be risky.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31- Robert Higgins is at the crease now. - Unusual thing, look.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33What are you going to start me off with this? £20?
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- I would think very little, probably.- 20? 20?
0:39:35 > 0:39:36Give me a tenner, then.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- 10 at the back. £10. £10. - Keep going.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- Stop it!- £10. Anyone give me 15?
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- 15 on the internet.- Oh!
0:39:45 > 0:39:51- 15. Any more? Internet bidder, this is now at £15.- No.- Any more now?
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- £15.- This is brewing up to be quite a contest.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Now for Charlie's furniture collection.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00Needless to say, Douglas can't carry them both.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Now, I've got a couple of bids here, so I'm going to start at £85.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05For the two of them, this is. 85.
0:40:05 > 0:40:0990. 5. £100. 10.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- 20, is it?- Yes, yes, yes. - Oh, 110 I have.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15They're cheap at 110, for two of them.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17It's finished at 110, then.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Oh! But it's something.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22It's almost furnished someone's front room
0:40:22 > 0:40:24for a good price, Natasha.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Now, what about the row of hooks?
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- 20 to start me. £20.- Yes!
0:40:29 > 0:40:32£20. £25. 25. 30.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35£30 now. Give me 5, anyone? At 35 bid.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Is anyone going to say 40? It's the internet bidder I'm taking.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- £35.- Take it.- No.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Well, that's about £30 more than I thought.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- Did you hear that?- The cheek of it.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52He's got a point, though.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Can she make it up with a cracking profit on her mirror?
0:40:54 > 0:40:57£30, anyone? £30 bid.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59And 5. 40.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02£40 I've got now, £40.
0:41:02 > 0:41:0550. 50 it is. No?
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Yes, 5. 60. £60 for the mirror.
0:41:08 > 0:41:13At £60. Can I take 5, anyone? Quickly. All done?
0:41:13 > 0:41:15- £60 for this one.- No!
0:41:16 > 0:41:19Do you know? I think she's about back where she started from.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23This Victorian loo-roll dispenser may be Charlie's favourite lot.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25It would be a talking point. People would come out of your loo
0:41:25 > 0:41:28and they'd say, "Gosh, that's a cracking holder."
0:41:28 > 0:41:31What are you going to start me for that? A little novelty piece.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34£30, someone. Tenner to start me.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- Tenner up at the back. - Well done, madam.
0:41:37 > 0:41:4020. 25. 30.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- £30. 5, internet.- Come on, madam. Hang your lavatory roll.
0:41:43 > 0:41:4640 in the front. £40 now.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- £40!- You won't find another one. 45.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51At £45. Selling it, then.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57- Yes!- Charlie's back on a roll.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Now, for his last lot, the slightly tatty French clock.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- Needs a bit of work, I think. - Not a lot, sir.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05- £20, someone.- Come on.
0:42:06 > 0:42:07- Come on.- What?
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- Tenner for it, then.- Oh!
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Tenner at the back.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- Oh, we've jumped to 25 on the internet.- Oh!
0:42:13 > 0:42:1625 now. 25. Anyone say 30?
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- Possibly a Frenchman.- All done, then.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Oh, Charlie!
0:42:21 > 0:42:22He's just about got away with that one,
0:42:22 > 0:42:25but the winner again today was Natasha.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Are my parents going to be proud? That's what I want to know.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- Probably not. Come on, then. - She's catching up though.
0:42:31 > 0:42:36Slowly. Charlie, who started out with £307.92, made,
0:42:36 > 0:42:38after paying auction costs, a loss
0:42:38 > 0:42:41of £13.30, leaving him
0:42:41 > 0:42:45with £294.62 to spend tomorrow.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46Don't look so glum.
0:42:48 > 0:42:53While Natasha began with £217.50, and after paying auction costs,
0:42:53 > 0:42:57she made a slightly smaller loss of £10.80,
0:42:57 > 0:43:01so she now has £206.70.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Still in the runner-up spot, though.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07- I'm getting used to winning by losing.- You're catching me up.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09Off we go. Bye, Bulstrodes!
0:43:09 > 0:43:13Next time, the terrific twosome search for items going for a song.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17# I won't betray his trust! #
0:43:17 > 0:43:21- Natasha changes her shopping style. - It matches my outfit just perfectly.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24- And Charlie takes a leaf out of his rival's book.- Perfect.
0:43:24 > 0:43:25Is it a bit of a statement?