0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07- This is beautiful! - That's the way to do this.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11With two £200 each, a classic car, and a goal - to scour for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- Joy!- Hello!
0:00:13 > 0:00:14The aim?
0:00:14 > 0:00:17To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19LAUGHTER
0:00:19 > 0:00:23There'll 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 > 0:00:29The handbrake's on!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:34Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:40It's the final leg of the road trip for treasure hunters
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Margie Cooper and Charles Hanson.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Hello!
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Hello! This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54So far, on this road trip, Margie has seen her profits soar.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55It's rolling in.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00But Charles's Civil War ammunition made a £200 profit,
0:01:00 > 0:01:02putting him in the lead from day one.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Wonderful. Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07Wow!
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Both our experts set out with £200.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Margie has more than doubled her money - to £425.04.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22But on this trip, Charles is the leader of the pack.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24He has £545.98.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29There's only £120 between them.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33So, a single shrewd purchase on this leg could decide the overall winner.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36This is exciting stuff.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Do you feel, Margie, you've now got the bit between your teeth?
0:01:39 > 0:01:42I'm catching you up. Today might be the day.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43We'll see.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48They've been clocking up the miles, though. In a nifty 1959 Elva Courier,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51starting in the Leicestershire town of Melton Mowbray,
0:01:51 > 0:01:55this epic road trip has woven its way all over central England
0:01:55 > 0:01:57and is destined for Leicester.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01The last leg starts in the flatlands of Lincolnshire
0:02:01 > 0:02:03and the village of Stickney,
0:02:03 > 0:02:07destined for that final Leicestershire auction.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10What are you going to do? Spend all your money, or what?
0:02:10 > 0:02:12You know, I've never been so up for it.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15To actually go out there with a bang.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19I think the way to do it is not just to play it safe.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Let's both go with a bang.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- Not even going to listen to you. - No! I'm being serious.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Let's just go for it.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Sounds like he's going for a big finish.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Stop number one is in Stickney,
0:02:30 > 0:02:33located in the centre of the Lincolnshire Fens.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Margie's first shop is housed in the old village butcher's.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38What a carve-up!
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- Margie, look at this building. Margie, this is exciting.- Is it?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Give us a kiss!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- Give us a kiss!- Let me just get out!
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- I'm going to kiss you further round. - Oh, Margie! Another great day.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- Find those treasures, Margie. OK? Good luck. Bye-bye.- Bye!- Bye!
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Hello! Ooh, this looks nice!
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Margie gets straight to it and dealer Alan's happy to help.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- Could have been made for you. - All right?
0:03:07 > 0:03:08Great stuff!
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Suits you!
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Now, I want a look at that radio? Yeah? That's in good nick, isn't it?
0:03:16 > 0:03:20That's in good condition, but you can't pick up any stations on it.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22I think it needs an aerial.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- What I like about it is the case is in good condition.- Oh, it is.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- It's in excellent condition. - Oh, it's a Bush.- Oh, right.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31They were a pretty good make in their day, I suppose.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35This valve radio dates back to the 1950s
0:03:35 > 0:03:40and, despite its age, the mahogany case is in pretty good nick.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44I mean, it looks good. Oh, yeah! If someone wants to do a 1950s room.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46That's right. Ideal.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47Yeah. Ideal.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Yeah. What's the price, then, Alan?
0:03:49 > 0:03:5130, is that?
0:03:52 > 0:03:57Well, if you want to take the chance, I'll do it for half of that.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Right. You're done. I'm going to take a chance.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- 15 quid.- Yeah.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06A great deal. And she's not finished yet.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07I'll tell you something,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10you haven't got broken stuff in your shop, have you?
0:04:10 > 0:04:11One or two bits.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15It's very rare that you find all this stuff and it's not...
0:04:15 > 0:04:17This is chipped!
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Spoke too soon.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Oh, dear! You'll always find an AF on it, if it is damaged.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25What a shame. I quite like that. Bohemian glass.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Lovely cutting into the glass.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29That's quite nice.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Shame about that chip. But Alan has something similar in mint condition.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- The Cologne bottle.- I quite like the Deco-like top on it.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40It's about 1930s, isn't it? It looks, sort of, '30s.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- It's got a Deco look about it.- Yeah.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45So, is that cheap and cheerful?
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- Oh, well, a fiver.- I'm going to have that.- OK. Well done.- Thank you.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Yeah. I shake you with that hand, because I'll drop it.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Margie's picked up two items in her first shop.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00The 1930s cut glass cologne bottle for five pounds
0:05:00 > 0:05:03and the valve radio for 15.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- Bye-bye.- Bye, now. Mind how you go.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Well done, Margie. Great start.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Charles is headed to Boston
0:05:15 > 0:05:18to explore a very prominent local landmark.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25This 700-year-old church was once home
0:05:25 > 0:05:28to the forefathers of a new country
0:05:28 > 0:05:33and witnessed decisive moments in global history.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- Hello there.- Good morning. - How are you?- Pleased to meet you.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- Your name is?- I'm Steve. I'm the Associate Rector here.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- Right. And this church is called St...- Botolph.- Bot-off?
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- St Bot-off?- Botolph.- Ball toff? Botolph!
0:05:48 > 0:05:52- The L is at the end. Botolph. - Bot-OLPH? That's right. BOT-olph.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- Bow-toll... Sorry.- BOT-olph. - Botolph.- Botolph.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56That's it. I've got it now. I think I've got it.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- Now, the outside is amazing. May we go indoors?- Please do.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- Thanks a lot.- Mind the step and mind your head.- I will. Thank you.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09In the Middle Ages the port of Boston was second only to London,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12prospering from the then-booming wool trade.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16The building of this impressive church
0:06:16 > 0:06:19reflected the vast wealth of local merchants.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21No expense was spared and the construction of the church
0:06:21 > 0:06:25and tower were twice as quick as others of its size.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31St Botolph's is the largest parish church in England.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34What we're looking at now has barely changed.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Barely changed over the centuries, yes.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Wonderful. I almost feel caught in time in the Middle Ages.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43The finest church in the country
0:06:43 > 0:06:45attracted the most influential clergyman.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49In 1612, John Cotton had just completed his second degree
0:06:49 > 0:06:53at Cambridge when he accepted the position of minister
0:06:53 > 0:06:54at St Botolph's.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59Although he was just 27 years old, his persuasive preaching
0:06:59 > 0:07:02made him one of the most prominent ministers in the country.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07Those who flocked to hear him preach made use of St Botolph's unique pews.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13The wooden carvings over there almost glow. Are they original too?
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- Yes.- May we take a look? - By all means.- Can't wait.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19John Cotton wanted to rid the Anglican Church of corruption
0:07:19 > 0:07:21and immorality.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Rather than separating from it, he attempted to change it from within.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30People travelled from far and wide to hear his lengthy puritan sermons.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Families even relocated to Boston
0:07:32 > 0:07:35specifically to be part of his congregation.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Some of the services went on for over five hours.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42So there's an ingenious device that was built.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45These are called our misericords.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Misericordia is Latin for "act of mercy".
0:07:47 > 0:07:49So these are the mercy seats.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55These seats give some comfort to those who came to hear Cotton
0:07:55 > 0:07:56and other clergymen preach.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- You could lift that.- Yes. - You could perch yourself,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05stand your back against there, perch yourself,
0:08:05 > 0:08:07and you give the impression that you are stood.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Rector, I am standing.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- You are standing.- My legs are slightly bent but I can stand still.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15And I'm sure it was in mercy for you to be able to sit down.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19Quite. Cotton thrived at St Botolph's for nearly 20 years.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24Controversially, though, in 1630, Cotton sparked an exodus from Boston.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Encouraged by his puritan preaching,
0:08:27 > 0:08:32ten percent of the town emigrated to one of the new colonies in America.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Cotton joined his several hundred former parishioners
0:08:35 > 0:08:37two years later,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40settling in the town that had been named Boston.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43You almost feel the warmth from the actual history.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44I put my hands on there
0:08:44 > 0:08:46and I think about the people who sat here.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49What was going on in the world outside, at the time.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54Charles can follow in the footsteps of John Cotton, not to America,
0:08:54 > 0:08:56but up St Botolph's tower.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59209 steps. OK. This way.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01I do suffer a bit from vertigo, you know.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06St Botolph's tower is the tallest of any parish church in the country.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09You're panting a bit, Steve. Keep going.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12We're getting there. That's the good news.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16And is the tallest non-cathedral tower in the world.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Oh, I say. Goodness gracious me.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21You can see for miles, can't you?
0:09:21 > 0:09:26You can really see for miles. I just cannot believe that view.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- You're 145 feet off the ground. I can't believe it.- What a view!
0:09:32 > 0:09:35BELLS CHIME
0:09:39 > 0:09:41I feel a bit giddy up here.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46That's maybe a cue for me to get down. I feel a bit sick.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- Do you mind if I go?- Not at all. - Thanks a lot.- All right. Good luck.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- It's been a real joy. Thanks ever so much. I'm going down.- Good luck.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- All the best. Thank you, Steve.- Bye.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Saint Botolph's is a permanent reminder of Boston's past glory
0:09:59 > 0:10:02as Britain's most powerful coastal town,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05but also a memorial to its former parishioners
0:10:05 > 0:10:07who left to build a new Boston
0:10:07 > 0:10:10and were the forefathers of the American Revolution.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Margie's made her way across the county border
0:10:17 > 0:10:18to Norfolk and King's Lynn.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24This harbour town is rich in heritage and maritime history.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Margie's heading to an antique centre,
0:10:26 > 0:10:29a stone's throw from the River Ouse.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- Hello. So you're Rachel.- I am. - You're...- June.- June.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- It's a glorious day out there. - Beautiful.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Time to shop.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Those are cute, aren't they? Just look at these.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51Margie has £405.05 left to spend and something soon catches her eye.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- They're Victorian, aren't they? - I think they are.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- I love stained glass, don't you? - I do. I love it.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- And with these ships on, as well. - I know.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05People put them into doors and make windows up of them, don't they?
0:11:05 > 0:11:08So, 90 for the big one, 70 for the small one.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- So, what's the best on the two of those?- Wish me luck.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13OK.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15See how they bought them and everything.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Rachel shot off to call the dealer. Fingers crossed.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- OK. A hundred. For the two. - A hundred for the two.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Hang on. Margie loves a haggle. Brace yourselves, girls.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28OK. She's going to have a word.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Hi, Ruth. Are you going to let me buy these, or not?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Well... SHE LAUGHS
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Another tenner off? That's 90.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Yeah, I had 80 in mind.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44Go on, then.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50OK. Deal done. And thank you very much.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Bye-bye.
0:11:51 > 0:11:5280. Nice haggle.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53LAUGHTER
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Well done!
0:11:55 > 0:11:57There's that the happy face.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Margie's got these two Victorian stained-glass panels for half price.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- Thank you.- Thank you. - Bye-bye, Rachel.- Bye-bye.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07A nice way to end the day. Well done, Margie.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Time to get some shuteye.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Nighty-night, you two.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Welcome to day two of the Road Trip.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Learn anything yesterday, Charles?
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- Botolph.- Botolph? - That's how you pronounce it.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29Good.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Yesterday Margie haggled hard
0:12:32 > 0:12:35and picked up three lots for auction for £100.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37A 1950s valve radio.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40A 1930s cut-glass cologne bottle.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43And a pair of Victorian stained-glass panels.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Leaving her £325.04 to spend today.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Charles, on the other hand, didn't spend a penny.
0:12:50 > 0:12:56So, he still has £545.98 to spend today.
0:12:56 > 0:13:02On this very land we now drive. I will make a memory today, Margie.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04I will not be defeated.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05He always comes good.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Our experts are headed south to Hitchin.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14This historic market town is one of the oldest continuously occupied
0:13:14 > 0:13:16urban centres in Hertfordshire.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Interesting, that.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22My shop awaits, and I can't wait. Look at this landscape!
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Are you stuck then, Charles?
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Uh-oh! Gosh!
0:13:28 > 0:13:29Don't you want to leave me?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32He is accident prone. Oh, there we go.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35I'm out of here. Good luck!
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- And to you, too.- See you later. - Have a good day, love.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- Good morning.- Good morning. - How are you?- I'm fine, thank you.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- A gorgeous day.- Beautiful day. - The sun is shining again.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57That's right, you couldn't have chosen a better day.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Let's hope the sun is shining on Charles
0:13:59 > 0:14:03because he needs to buy something to take to auction.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05That's what the programme's about.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08What I'm drawn to actually is not so much the glassware
0:14:08 > 0:14:11or the jewellery - not really my thing.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15What I quite like is this top deck here of oriental artefacts.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18There's some lovely, lovely objects of eastern promise
0:14:18 > 0:14:22which as we know in the auction market, can really move.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24This vase, I'm sure, is Chinese.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29Again, what we would call Cantonese type. It's badly damaged.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33We can see across this section here
0:14:33 > 0:14:36is almost this jagged crack
0:14:36 > 0:14:39but I love the decoration,
0:14:39 > 0:14:43the ingenious way in which the Chinese potter
0:14:43 > 0:14:47used the exterior as a palette for painting.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Because of the damage, there's no ticket price
0:14:50 > 0:14:53but Marie is open to offers.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56If I said 30, what would you say?
0:14:56 > 0:15:02- I'd say done.- Done?- Done. - Done, done. Sold. £30. Let's go.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- Happy?- Yes.- Good.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Well done.
0:15:06 > 0:15:12This Chinese Famille Rose vase is Charles' first buy on this leg.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13At last!
0:15:13 > 0:15:16You know what? I've had a really hard struggle so far
0:15:16 > 0:15:18and I feel relieved now that I've bought one thing.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- Thank you.- Well done.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25- Thank you very much. Right, I'm and up and running. Thanks, Marie.- OK.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26How sweet!
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Meanwhile, Margie has made the short drive across Hitchin town centre
0:15:32 > 0:15:35to the British Schools Museum.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38She is meeting curator Andy Gibbs to hear the incredible story
0:15:38 > 0:15:42of one man's mission to revolutionise education around the world.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Good morning.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47Morning, Margie, welcome to the British Schools Museum.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48If you'd like to come this way?
0:15:51 > 0:15:56In the early 19th century, Britain had become the workshop of the world.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59The Industrial Revolution had created a country filled with pioneers
0:15:59 > 0:16:01in engineering and science.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05It went on to acquire an empire covering a quarter of the globe.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12This success was, in part, down to an illiterate workforce.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Education was really the preserve only of the rich.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19There were very limited opportunities for education
0:16:19 > 0:16:22for younger people from working class and poorer families.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26But one man was determined to educate all children.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31Joseph Lancaster, a Quaker who wanted every child to read the Bible.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Lancaster came from very humble origins.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37He was born in Southwark in south London in 1778.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Lancaster started a school in his father's house in Southwark
0:16:41 > 0:16:44when he was a very young man and by the age of 20,
0:16:44 > 0:16:48so successful was he that he got visitors coming to his schools
0:16:48 > 0:16:51and it was becoming quite a spectacle.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Lancaster's school was the first to offer lessons
0:16:55 > 0:16:57to children from every background.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Within a short space of time, it was oversubscribed.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04He asked parents to pay only what they could afford
0:17:04 > 0:17:06and many didn't pay a penny.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Broke and unable to afford the wage of another teacher,
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Lancaster devised a ground-breaking method of teaching.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15The monitorial system.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19Andy, what is monitorial education?
0:17:19 > 0:17:20This is a monitorial schoolroom.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24It's a schoolroom, not a classroom, because the entire school,
0:17:24 > 0:17:28in this case, all of the boys, were taught in one classroom.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- 300 boys. - Gosh!
0:17:30 > 0:17:34Two books, one master and the master would pick out the brightest
0:17:34 > 0:17:38and they would take little classes of their own.
0:17:38 > 0:17:4110 or 12 children would learn the lessons from the monitor
0:17:41 > 0:17:45and the master would look after how they were getting on.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Stood in a semicircle, the brightest children passed on
0:17:48 > 0:17:53what the teacher had taught them to other six to 10-year-olds.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56For the first time, children from the poorest backgrounds
0:17:56 > 0:18:02were learning the basic three Rs, reading, writing and arithmetic.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Lancastrian schools opened around the country, preparing boys
0:18:06 > 0:18:11and girls for work in the new age of industrial Britain.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15We have eyewitness accounts of people going into these schools
0:18:15 > 0:18:17and testing the boys and girls,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20asking them the cube root of five-figure numbers,
0:18:20 > 0:18:23working out complex rates of interest
0:18:23 > 0:18:25and they answered quickly and accurately
0:18:25 > 0:18:28so it was a very, very effective method.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Toys and books were placed around Lancaster's
0:18:30 > 0:18:34schoolrooms as the best behaved and hardest working children were
0:18:34 > 0:18:38given tokens to exchange for these rewards.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41His teachers were encouraged to support their children
0:18:41 > 0:18:42in finding employment too.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48This is a copy of a lovely letter, one of our headmasters here,
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Mr Fitch, wrote as a letter of reference for a young lad called
0:18:52 > 0:18:57George Thomas Cooper who was born from very, very poor origins.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Had an education here at the school
0:18:59 > 0:19:01and got quite a good job as a clerk with
0:19:01 > 0:19:04the Railway at King's Cross station
0:19:04 > 0:19:10and went on to live a much happier and more comfortable life than
0:19:10 > 0:19:15he would have done without the great inspiration of Joseph Lancaster
0:19:15 > 0:19:17and the dedication of the teachers here.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20I don't think the Victorians envisaged huge amounts
0:19:20 > 0:19:22of social mobility but it certainly gave children
0:19:22 > 0:19:26an opportunity to escape from their very, very poor origins.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31Joseph Lancaster's monitorial system may have limited the curriculum
0:19:31 > 0:19:34to just the three Rs, but it set the path towards a modern
0:19:34 > 0:19:38system of universal education used around the world today.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Meanwhile, across town,
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Charles is looking to add to his solitary purchase.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54- Is this a silver bowl here? - You mean the commemoration one?
0:19:54 > 0:19:55Yes, the commemorative one.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01This piece of silver was produced in 1981 to commemorate
0:20:01 > 0:20:03the marriage of Charles and Diana.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08Priced at £110 and complete with an original box and certificate.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12What's nice, I suppose, is Royal commemoratives,
0:20:12 > 0:20:15unless they're really early, can be of nominal value.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18They're more valuable if they're made in precious materials
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- like silver. - Exactly.- Which this one is.
0:20:21 > 0:20:22One to keep in mind, then,
0:20:22 > 0:20:27but Marie has lots of sparkly things in her cabinet too.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Oh, you have got some nice jewellery.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33The pair of cuff links, not silver gilt or white metal.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- Gold?- They're actually gold.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40They're lovely, aren't they? Aren't they beautiful?
0:20:40 > 0:20:45They almost have a silver sheen about them when in fact they are...
0:20:45 > 0:20:49- They are gold.- A yellow metal and they are hallmarked gold.
0:20:49 > 0:20:55These early 20th-century cuff links are priced at £110. Cor!
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- OK, may I leave those out for a second?- Sure.- Thank you.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Charles is firing on all cylinders today.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06He has spotted a late 19th-century brooch priced at £160.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08That's a rock crystal.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12It's a natural crystal found in nature
0:21:12 > 0:21:15and selected for its clarity and then carved.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17That is really pretty.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19I agree.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21While Charles gives that some thought, though,
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Margie is on her way to Central Bedfordshire
0:21:24 > 0:21:27and the picturesque village of Barton Le Clay.
0:21:31 > 0:21:37Margie still has £325.04 at her disposal and she isn't hanging about.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Oh, no.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Right, what's this?
0:21:43 > 0:21:47I don't really like it very much but I've just seen a very cheap ticket!
0:21:47 > 0:21:51Which says, French clock with birds and garniture.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Garniture means the three pieces. £35!
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Oh, I wonder if it will ever go.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06You could give it a try.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09CLOCK TICKING
0:22:12 > 0:22:15CLOCK STOPS
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Oh, well.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Maybe this early 20th century clock is cheap
0:22:19 > 0:22:21because it's not running like clockwork.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22Still, one to consider.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Back in Hitchin, Charles has bought a Chinese vase
0:22:27 > 0:22:29and looked at some commemorative silverware,
0:22:29 > 0:22:32hallmarked cuff links and a rock crystal brooch.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Now, there's one more thing I'm going to look at
0:22:37 > 0:22:39and then I'm going to make a couple of decisions.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44The oval brooch with that central stone. Victorian?
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- Victorian.- Gold?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49It's Agate and it's inscribed.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- And it's got hair in the back. - Oh, yes.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55So this really is an object which was a mourning piece,
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- do you believe? - It's a mourning piece.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00And it's inscribed,
0:23:00 > 0:23:06"In memory of Ann Webb. Aged 43 years old."
0:23:06 > 0:23:09With a lock of her hair in there as well.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Marie's priced this brooch at £160.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Time to make some decisions, Charles.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20I like the cuff links because they're fabulous.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Would you do them for £50?
0:23:22 > 0:23:26- 55.- Sold. I'll take them. Sold.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Half price. Well done.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33How about that commemorative silver, ticketed at £110?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36But what's Marie's very best?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Well, what about 50?
0:23:40 > 0:23:42- I'll take it. Thanks a lot.- Crikey!
0:23:42 > 0:23:45That's three deals, and Charles is still interested in
0:23:45 > 0:23:49the two brooches priced at £160 each.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Decisions, decisions.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56If I said to you the best on the flag brooch
0:23:56 > 0:23:58and the best on the mourning brooch...
0:24:00 > 0:24:02120.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04£60 each.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08That's a £200 discount. Charles, come on.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11I'll take them. Thank you. £120.
0:24:11 > 0:24:17He's bought five items from Marie, totalling £255. The boy's on fire.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- Well, I think I need to sit down now.- So do I.
0:24:22 > 0:24:23Meanwhile, over in Bedfordshire...
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Just having a quick whizz.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29..Margie's found her favourite things in the cabinets.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Oh, look.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34I bought that on my first day buying.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Seems like such a long time ago.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39But I made about 40, £50 profit.
0:24:39 > 0:24:45Yeah, a near identical brooch cost you £30.50 and it sold for 74.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49So buying an identical one may not be such a bad idea after all.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Doubt they'll catch up.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Yeah. Yeah, it's marked. Right in the middle.
0:24:54 > 0:25:00Yeah, this Art Deco style 9 carat gold brooch is priced at £55.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Are you going to be lucky and beat Mr Hanson?
0:25:04 > 0:25:07I don't think it's talking to you.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09He, though, is still in Hitchin.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10He's bought five items,
0:25:10 > 0:25:15but with just over £290 burning a hole in his pocket, are there more?
0:25:15 > 0:25:20- In your window, I do like that scent bottle.- I thought you might.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23How much is it? It is silver, isn't it?
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Of course it is silver.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- It's £250.- Is it really?- Yeah.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30I mustn't get carried away. I bought really well so far.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33But I just like it. If I said to you...
0:25:34 > 0:25:36..160.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38It needs to be about 180.
0:25:38 > 0:25:39Oh, don't say that.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42You're buying with your heart, Charles, rather than your...
0:25:42 > 0:25:44I am buying with my heart.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Well, split the difference.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49You're offering to me at 170.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51And I think that's worth a gamble.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52Bold move, Charles.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55He's spent big on his sixth lot,
0:25:55 > 0:26:00but this pricey 1818 scent bottle is a real gamble for the final auction.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03I owe you... Are you ready for this?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06£425.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11- Good grief.- I know, don't say it. - Good grief.- Hold tight.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13That is a lot of cash.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17It secures him a damaged Chinese vase, some commemorative silver,
0:26:17 > 0:26:21gold cuff links, two brooches and a silver scent bottle.
0:26:21 > 0:26:2460, 80, 100 and £25.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- Thank you so much.- Good luck.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Thanks, Marie. I shall hit the high road and have a lie down. Thank you.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34- See you. Bye. - Well done, Charles.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Back in Bedfordshire, Margie's found dealer Steve in charge,
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- and looking smart, Steve. - I've spotted this.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Have you got an offer you'd like to put on that?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Yeah, well, I don't to offend her. 38.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54So that's one phone call for Steve to make.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56How about that clock?
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- I was just looking at this.- Right.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01What you want to offer for that?
0:27:01 > 0:27:0320, really.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- Give me a couple of minutes on that. - Yeah. Thank you.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Hello. Look who's arrived in Bedfordshire.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15The sun's shining and for the first time ever
0:27:15 > 0:27:20on a Friday on the Antiques Road Trip I feel it's time to relax.
0:27:20 > 0:27:21He's in a good mood.
0:27:21 > 0:27:27Despite his earlier big spend, Charles still has £120.98.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32And what's he found here?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Careful, Charles. Not in a china shop.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Oh, dear. Stop showing off.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42There we go. I'm up.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Stilts, with your accident-prone record?
0:27:49 > 0:27:51This is not a good idea, Charles.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Will you get off them?
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Oh!
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Now here's Margie.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Hello. Look.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03I've had a very tiring morning.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Sorry.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09The last thing I want is Hanson on stilts.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12No, don't crash into those glass cabinets.
0:28:12 > 0:28:13See you later.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17It's nearly closing time. Margie's just a few minutes for one last look.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20And as for Charles...
0:28:20 > 0:28:24I've had a great look around and I'm quite happy.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27I feel my buying time is done.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29And there's one thing for it. Cup of tea.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35No rest for Margie yet, though, and Steve's back with news.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- You offered £20 on that one?- Yeah.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- I'm having a punt, really.- Right.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Well, I'm probably going to get killed for this,
0:28:42 > 0:28:44- but we'll take £20 off you. - Oh, right.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48- And we accept the offer of £38. - That's brilliant.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- Thank you very much, Steve. Do you want a cup of tea?- Yeah.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53I don't mind if I do. Thank you.
0:28:53 > 0:28:54Very generous, Steve.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58Margie's last buys are an Art Deco brooch
0:28:58 > 0:29:01and clock garniture all for £58.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03- Thanks very much.- Thank you.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05And that concludes the shopping.
0:29:05 > 0:29:10To go with her last two buys, Margie has three other lots.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15The 1950s valve radio, a pair of Victorian stained glass panels
0:29:15 > 0:29:17and a 1930s cologne bottle.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21All that cost her £158.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26While Charles spent a whopping £425 for six lots.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29A damaged Chinese porcelain vase,
0:29:29 > 0:29:32a pair of 9 carat gold cuff links,
0:29:32 > 0:29:38some royal commemorative silverware, a 19th century rock crystal brooch,
0:29:38 > 0:29:44a Victorian mourning brooch and one big spend on a silver scent bottle.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Wow. What's he up to now?
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Oh, delicious, Charles. Pity you've dropped it.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52Oh, don't eat it.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Anyway, light refreshments devoured,
0:29:54 > 0:29:56what do they make of each other's final lots?
0:29:56 > 0:30:00I saw that clock garniture in the shop. It's what you call kitsch.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04And in terms of market demand today, well, it needs to go some.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06So Charles has really spent his money.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08I didn't think he was going to do that.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11And he's bought a silver spiral scent bottle.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16Well, I still think he's got a clear 200 to get a profit on that.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21Margie, I told you I would spend wisely, go big, and I have done.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25Good luck and roll on the auction.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29It's been an eventful final leg for our two experts.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32After a mammoth journey they're making a beeline for Leicester
0:30:32 > 0:30:35and the big auction showdown.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38What fun. But there's time to take in the scenery.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42- Breath that.- Margie, let's breathe in that Leicester air.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- I'm breathing it. - Isn't it wonderful? The sky's blue.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- The leaves are turning.- Nearly time for the last auction together.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- The Friday farewell.- Yeah.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- It is quite sad, isn't it? - It is quite sad.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54I've had a really good time.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58But if I go out on the big one, it doesn't matter,
0:30:58 > 0:31:01because hopefully you'll say, "Charles, I impressed you."
0:31:01 > 0:31:06And from a humble man from humble origins, Margie, you'll say,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09"I'm a glamour girl and, Charles, you did it for me."
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- Used to be.- You still are, Margie.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16On to the auction which takes place at Gildings,
0:31:16 > 0:31:18one of the region's leading salerooms,
0:31:18 > 0:31:21and it's here our winner will be anointed.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Gildings Auctioneers. This is it.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- This is our farewell.- It is.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30And on the last day I've realised
0:31:30 > 0:31:35there's an easier way of getting out of this car.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- And this is the easy way... - I like it.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42- You ready?- Yeah. On the count of three, it's all over.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Auctioneer John Gilding will be on the podium today.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53What does he make of Charles and Margie's choices?
0:31:55 > 0:31:57I quite like those little stained glass panels.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59They're decorator's pieces.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02And I think sort of put an estimate of 30 to £40.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Well, I'd be very disappointed
0:32:04 > 0:32:07if they don't make a bit more than that, to be honest.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11I mean, mourning brooches are a little bit like they suggest,
0:32:11 > 0:32:13a bit depressing, so we never know on that one.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Keep your fingers crossed.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18They're crossed and the auction's about to start.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Time for Charles and Margie to make themselves comfortable.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24- We'll sit here, Margie.- Great stuff.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27These two nice comfy chairs. Hold tight.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30First up is Charles' vase.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32A little knocked about, but bought at a knock-down price.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- Stand by.- This was a wonderful piece, of course.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37It still is.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41- Sorry.- I'm going to start the bidding.- Come on.
0:32:41 > 0:32:46£20. I bid 20. 25. 28.
0:32:46 > 0:32:47Come on.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50I bid 28. Bid 30.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- On the net. 32.- Come on.- 5.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- 35.- Don't.
0:32:55 > 0:32:5738 in the room.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02First profit of the day gets Charles going.
0:33:02 > 0:33:07To the young collector, it's a lovely vase, it's completely right.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11It's just broken. But over years, if you're 140 years old, how would you?
0:33:11 > 0:33:15Steady. Now Margie's turn. Her two stained glass panels are next.
0:33:15 > 0:33:16These look great.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Start here at £25.
0:33:20 > 0:33:2325. 28. 30.
0:33:23 > 0:33:2632. 35. 38.
0:33:26 > 0:33:27There's no reserve.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31£38, seated. 40.
0:33:31 > 0:33:365. 50. 5. Still seated at 55.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38I thought they'd be more.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Seated then at £55. All done?
0:33:41 > 0:33:45That is a shame. First loss of the day and bad luck, Margie.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49Lost 25 quid.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51I truly felt they were going to make a £120 bluff.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Will you be quiet from now on?
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Not likely.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Charles' Victorian mourning brooch is next.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01- It's beautifully made. - I know. It's lovely.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05- And I think it's a lovely object. - And you dated it, 1869.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08And where were you in that year 1869?
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Look at me.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15Bidding starts with me at £45.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18If this was in an antique mourning jewellery set...
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Hey, pay attention, you two!
0:34:20 > 0:34:2580. 5. 90. 5.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28One man's profit or gain.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30- And whatever it makes is history. - On the net at 100.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- Are we even finished?- It doesn't...
0:34:33 > 0:34:37All done? Selling to the net. £110.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- Is this it?- No.- No, it's just gone.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46We've missed it.
0:34:46 > 0:34:47You joking. What did it make?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Did we miss the mourning brooch?
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- MAN:- 110.- There you go. Well done.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Yeah, well done. A £50 profit.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57I can't believe it.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- Well, you were chatting. - I missed the triumph.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01You've made 50 quid.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03I've missed a profit.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Up next is Margie's valve radio.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Hold tight, Margie.
0:35:09 > 0:35:14- £10. 12.- Come on. - 15 in the room. 18. 20 in the room.
0:35:14 > 0:35:2020. 22. And 5. 28. 30.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Oh, come on. Let's recoup some of my losses.
0:35:23 > 0:35:265. 38. All out in the room?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28£38. All done?
0:35:28 > 0:35:30I can't grumble at that.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Sold for 38.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37More than doubled your money. Margie, well done.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- Fair enough, that, wasn't it? - Yes.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Charles' second brooch now. The Essex rock crystal.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46I think this is going to do really well.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- It cost me £60.- Anything that says, "rock crystal."- Yeah.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53- And bidding starts with me at £20. - Oh, no. It's got to move.
0:35:53 > 0:35:5620. 22. 25. 28.
0:35:56 > 0:36:0030. 5. 40. 5. 50.
0:36:00 > 0:36:045. 60. 5. 70. 5...
0:36:04 > 0:36:08- £70 it is.- That's OK, Margie. - I'm surprised at that.
0:36:09 > 0:36:1480. 5. 90. 5.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16100.
0:36:16 > 0:36:1910. Is gone.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21It's in the room at £110.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24All done? Sold at 110.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Another brooch, another £50. Well done, Charles.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Profit on your jewellery.
0:36:32 > 0:36:33Oh, wow!
0:36:33 > 0:36:37Margie's cologne bottle is next to go under the gavel.
0:36:37 > 0:36:43£20. Lovely piece, this. At 22.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- Happy with that.- 25.
0:36:45 > 0:36:4828. 30. 2.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53- Standing in the middle at 32. 35.- That's good.- 38.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58Standing at £38. Away at 38.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02Ah, the sweet smell of success. Well done, Margie.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- How do you feel?- Cheered up.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Charles spent big on this lot. It was a gamble.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11Will the silver scent bottle cost him dear?
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Lovely little piece, this. At £80.
0:37:13 > 0:37:165. 90. 5. 100.
0:37:16 > 0:37:2010. 20. 30. 40.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24- 150. 160.- Come on, let's go.
0:37:24 > 0:37:30£160. All done? Selling it at 160.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Someone's walked away with a lovely piece of silver at a great price.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Charles has suffered his first loss of the day.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39But it's only a small one.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Not too much gone on that.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Margie's brooch next.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49She sold one just like this earlier in the week and made £40 profit.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Can this one do the same?
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Look at the bids!
0:37:53 > 0:37:55And £65.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00- That's good. Profit.- 70. - It's done all right, again.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02£70. I bid 70.
0:38:02 > 0:38:03Come on, a bit more.
0:38:03 > 0:38:09- £70. Are we all done? 5. 80. - It's amazing, Margie.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11At £80.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- It's amazing.- Brilliant.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Finished at £80.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20Margie Cooper, I admire you.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23It was a great spot, Margie. And it's earned you another profit.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26I wonder how many more of these brooches around the UK,
0:38:26 > 0:38:30floating ready for the Cooper clutch?
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Next up, the royal commemorative silver
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Charles bought at a discounted price.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- And we've got a bid here, then, of £55.- That's good.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- 65. 70.- That's going.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44£70 I'm bid.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- That's good. Cost me 50. - All done?
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Finish at £70.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Another profit, Charles. Good stuff.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- I'm happy. Margie, I'm happy. - Skimmed a profit.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02It's time for Margie's early 20th century clock garniture now.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05And £45 open to bidding.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Do I see 50 anywhere? 50 bid.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09In the room at 50.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10That's fantastic.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12The internet is out at £50.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14It's in the room.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- 55 on the net.- Margie Cooper.- At 55.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20I thought this would make a lot more than this.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22- 60.- Say it's all over.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26At £60. £65 bid.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30- 65. All done? - Doesn't it surprise you?
0:39:30 > 0:39:33£65. Finished?
0:39:35 > 0:39:37A good profit, but is it good enough to win?
0:39:40 > 0:39:44- Well done.- Now the final lot.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47Charles' cuff links. Very nice.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51These are really nice, indeed. 75. 85 bid.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53You're in.
0:39:53 > 0:39:5585. 90.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- 5.- Come on.
0:39:57 > 0:39:58110.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00- Here we go.- 120.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02120 bid. 130.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06140. 150.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10160. Still on the net at 160.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14- £160.- Good.- Put it there. - Not finished yet.
0:40:14 > 0:40:15Still in.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18170 bid now.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20At 170. Still with the net, but it's up to you.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24Bid quickly if you need them. At £170.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28- Well done.- Give us a kiss. - Do you want lips...?
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Give us a kiss. That's fine. Give us a kiss.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33What a brilliant profit
0:40:33 > 0:40:36to end today's auction and this Road Trip.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- Where do you want it? - On my left cheek.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Thank you. Oh, Margie.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48Margie started this final leg with £425.04.
0:40:48 > 0:40:54After paying auction house fees, she's made a profit today of £68.32.
0:40:54 > 0:40:59Ending the week with an outstanding total of £493.36.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08Charles started with £545.98.
0:41:08 > 0:41:13After fees he made a profit of £114.56.
0:41:13 > 0:41:20Winning today's auction and this Road Trip with an exceptional £660.54.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Well done, Charles.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28Remember, all profits from the series go to Children In Need.
0:41:28 > 0:41:29You must be happy. You done well.
0:41:29 > 0:41:34I'm happy, but that song is, we'll meet again. I hope so, Margie.
0:41:34 > 0:41:35In one sunny...
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Well, at least I've achieved something.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Getting in this car is so much easier.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- Shall I drive you one more time? - Do it, do it.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47- Margie, I won!- Don't rub it in.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51One last time. Don't be slippy.
0:41:51 > 0:41:52EXHAUST ROARS
0:41:52 > 0:41:55Sorry. I'm not in gear.
0:41:59 > 0:42:04- It's been an eventful week for our road trippers...- What is that?
0:42:04 > 0:42:07I don't know. Something which came off the car.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11- I'm no mechanic, but listen. - There have been highs...
0:42:11 > 0:42:12I'm going to break it.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14SHE CHUCKLES
0:42:20 > 0:42:22There have been lows...
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Oh!
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Brolly's broken.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Margie picked up deals for a song...
0:42:30 > 0:42:31MUSIC PLAYS
0:42:31 > 0:42:36But Charles had victory in his sights from the off...
0:42:36 > 0:42:38I want to shoot Margie down.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Most of all they've gained some memories to cherish.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45That's going fast.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49Get out of here! Wonderful. Thank you very much.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53So long, you two.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01Next week, a new battle of the experts begins,
0:43:01 > 0:43:03as zealous Anita Manning...
0:43:03 > 0:43:06A woman's work is never done.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08..takes on playful Philip Serrell.