0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05This is beautiful.
0:00:05 > 0:00:06That's the way to do this.
0:00:06 > 0:00:12With £200 each, a classic car and a goal - to scour for antiques.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Joy.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16- Hello.- The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction
0:00:16 > 0:00:18but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19HE LAUGHS
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!
0:00:24 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory
0:00:25 > 0:00:28or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29The handbrake's on!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Roadtrip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:38ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC
0:00:40 > 0:00:43It's the final leg of this week's adventure
0:00:43 > 0:00:46with our top auctioneers, James Braxton and Charlie Ross.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Do you know, I'm going to miss this. I'm going to miss the car...
0:00:52 > 0:00:53I'm going miss the car.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- I'm going to miss you. - I'm going to miss you, Charlie.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00It's been as much fun as my first road trip with you.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04But all good things must come to an end.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Roadtrip veteran and auctioneer Charlie...
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- Arghh! - LAUGHTER
0:01:10 > 0:01:12..is ever the entertainer.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- What do you reckon?- Uncanny.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Oh, arm up a bit more.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20While his partner in crime, fellow auctioneer James,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23takes a more relaxed approach to things.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- Bring the arms up... - HE INHALES DEEPLY
0:01:27 > 0:01:31..and bringing your toes down on the floor slowly, slowly, slowly.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33- CHARLIE GROANS - Do you feel that?
0:01:34 > 0:01:38On this journey, our boys have been touring around
0:01:38 > 0:01:40in a 1961 Ford Zephyr,
0:01:40 > 0:01:44manufactured before seat belts were legally required.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46I did early-morning yoga today.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Ah, that could take you back a bit
0:01:49 > 0:01:51because I've noticed that since you gave up yoga,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- you've been much better at... - LAUGHTER DROWNS SPEECH
0:01:54 > 0:01:57No. No, the brain is reoxygenated.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- Oh, is it?- I am on form.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02We shall see. Huh!
0:02:02 > 0:02:05After starting this trip with £200 in his pocket,
0:02:05 > 0:02:10Charlie now has £258.74 to play with today.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16While James has more than doubled his original 200 stake
0:02:16 > 0:02:21and starts this final leg with £464.38.
0:02:21 > 0:02:22Awesome!
0:02:22 > 0:02:24That's a modern word.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28I would urge you not to throw in all your money.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32Yeah, but can't you see this is the only way I have of beating you?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Well, winning is the name of the game, actually.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Their trip began in the Lincolnshire town of Boston
0:02:40 > 0:02:42and meandered through Norfolk, Cambridgeshire,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45up to Leicestershire, before heading south
0:02:45 > 0:02:46towards the final destination
0:02:46 > 0:02:49in the Surrey town of Cobham.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Our boys start their last leg in Brasted, Kent,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56before finishing at their very last auction in Cobham.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00James is kicking off proceedings today in Brasted.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Situated between the towns of Sevenoaks and Westerham,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06this pretty little village was once home
0:03:06 > 0:03:10to Napoleon Bonaparte's nephew, Napoleon III. Huh!
0:03:10 > 0:03:13So, let battle commence.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22An antique shop.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24What a revelation.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26What exactly were you expecting, James?
0:03:29 > 0:03:32One of the longest-running antique dealerships in Kent,
0:03:32 > 0:03:37Courtyard Antiques, is jam-packed with potential buys.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39This is lovely to have all this choice.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Choice, choice, choice.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Ah, here's a nice bit. It's a really fun faux caddy.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51Now, this is when biscuit makers were making serious money.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54They used to produce novelty biscuit tins.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55Things that people...
0:03:55 > 0:03:58You know, resourceful, this was a time of thrift,
0:03:58 > 0:04:02you'd buy your biscuits, biscuits would be nicely packed in there
0:04:02 > 0:04:05and then you could use it as your tea caddy.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Beautifully done, all painted and it's all tin.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09And there we are,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12William Crawford & Sons - biscuit manufacturers.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Edinburgh, Liverpool and London.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16By royal appointment.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18What have we got on it?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- £38.- One to consider.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- JAMES SIGHS - What have we got here?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26So, we've got lots of small things.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29What's this? What's this? What does it say on the label?
0:04:29 > 0:04:3518th-century cannonball retrieved from the River Thames by a mudlark.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Now, mudlarks are those funny people at low tide
0:04:39 > 0:04:41who rush round the embankment finding things
0:04:41 > 0:04:43and that is a cannonball.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45History at £12.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Right, can a deal be done with Hugh?
0:04:48 > 0:04:52What generously can you do on that? Is there a discount on that?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Yeah, I think we can go to ten for that.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- Ten. Put it there, Hugh.- OK.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- Come on. That's the first one, first one done.- OK, good.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Come on, come with me.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06£10 secures James the first item bought on this leg.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12What about that faux tea caddy, James? Still interested?
0:05:12 > 0:05:17I think the very, very, very best would have to be £30.
0:05:17 > 0:05:18£30? Come on, put it there.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- 30.- Thank you.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23There we are, I've got a cannonball and I've got a tea caddy
0:05:23 > 0:05:28and I'll give a prize for any sort of connection between the two, OK?
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Answers on a postcard, please. Address them to James, not me.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Now, what's he found?
0:05:34 > 0:05:37An interesting light pendant, me thinks.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41I like that.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44A nice bit of frosted glass, Art Deco.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46It's got quite a lot going for it -
0:05:46 > 0:05:51stylised flowers, nice weight to it and a nice metal thing.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Complete with string.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Complete with string, even with string.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- We'll throw the string in. - What does it say?
0:05:57 > 0:06:00"£10, no trade, cost only."
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Done.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03- Crikey!- There you are.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Fast business, eh? £10 for the light pendant.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12Some bold buying in James' very first shop, secures him three lots.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Charlie, meanwhile, has made his way to Westerham.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22He's having a relaxed start to his day
0:06:22 > 0:06:24with a visit to Quebec House,
0:06:24 > 0:06:29the childhood home of one of Britain's unsung military heroes.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Hello, I'm Trevor.- Good morning. - Welcome to Quebec House.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34By the middle of the 18th century,
0:06:34 > 0:06:36European nations were building their empires
0:06:36 > 0:06:39and the British Empire was expanding fast.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44One daring commander, Major General James Wolfe,
0:06:44 > 0:06:48led a pivotal attack that resulted in British rule in Canada
0:06:48 > 0:06:50and contributed to the British Empire
0:06:50 > 0:06:54becoming the biggest the world had ever seen.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Here to tell Charlie more is guide, Trevor Gaston.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59- This was his childhood home.- Right.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03And he joined the Army as an officer cadet at the age of 13.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06At the age of 14, second lieutenant in charge of men...
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- No! My goodness.- ..and going to war.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Yeah. Fighting at 14.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Crumbs, that's remarkable.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18I think if you were big enough to hold a sword, you could fight.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- And where did he first fight? In Europe?- In Europe, Dettingen.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23And he obviously did well.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25He did very well.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27He was mentioned in dispatches.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29His horse was shot from beneath him...
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- Yeah.- ..and he carried on fighting.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34By 1759, Britain and France were at war
0:07:34 > 0:07:37over control in North America and Canada.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Having gained a reputation as a strong and decisive leader,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Wolfe was chosen, at the age of 32,
0:07:46 > 0:07:51to lead the campaign to capture Quebec, a crucial French stronghold.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56It took 100 ships to get them there.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57God. How long did it take to get there?
0:07:57 > 0:08:01They started in March and arrived in May.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- Really?- And this to Wolfe would have been an absolute nightmare
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- cos he was violently seasick. - Oh, dear.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- He wasn't a good traveller.- No.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10In fact, his mother made a pronouncement when he was 14
0:08:10 > 0:08:13that "water and my son do not mix."
0:08:13 > 0:08:15CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:08:15 > 0:08:19Wolfe experienced months of frustration and ill health.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Many thought the operation would fail.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Then, at dawn on 13 September,
0:08:23 > 0:08:29helped by Native American guides, Wolfe led his men into battle.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32The British had already identified the Heights of Abraham
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- as being a strategic point.- Yeah.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38And Wolfe landed the 4,000 men in four hours.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Started at 2.00 in the morning
0:08:40 > 0:08:42and by 6.00 he was ready.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- Took the French by surprise.- Yeah.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47The French had to march through Quebec to attack Wolfe.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48- And then the battle? - Then the battle.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- And how long did the battle last? - 20 minutes.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- 20 minutes?- 20 minutes.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- Crikey! That's very one-sided. - It was.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57The French really weren't prepared.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Sadly, Wolfe was fatally wounded early in the battle
0:09:01 > 0:09:04but lived long enough to hear of his victory.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Do we know exactly how he died?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10He took two musket balls to the chest.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- Two?- Two.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16He was wounded before that, he took a musket graze to the wrist
0:09:16 > 0:09:18and one to the thigh and two of those...
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- That would do for you. - You wouldn't last very long.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- They're heavy.- Indeed.
0:09:24 > 0:09:31# "Well done, me lads," General Wolfe did say... #
0:09:31 > 0:09:34So, this man, having won this battle -
0:09:34 > 0:09:36his body was brought home - became an instant legend.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38A national hero.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42And the whole country must have been amazed and thrilled
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- with what he'd done. - Yeah. He turned the tide of the war.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50The French surrendered Quebec on 18th September and a year later,
0:09:50 > 0:09:54in 1760, the rest of Canada followed.
0:09:54 > 0:09:55It wasn't until 1982
0:09:55 > 0:09:59that Canada gained formal independence from Britain.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06And I suppose although Wolfe perhaps isn't as famous as Nelson or...
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- the Duke of Marlborough perhaps... - Or Churchill.- ..or Churchill,
0:10:10 > 0:10:13he'd be really up there, wouldn't he?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15If you had the top half-dozen commanders,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- he'd be there, wouldn't he? - I think so, yes.- Yeah.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- I mean, capturing Canada, it's no mean feat.- No, no.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25I mean, that really is a huge, huge legacy, isn't it?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28James Wolfe will forever be recognised
0:10:28 > 0:10:30as an important military figure
0:10:30 > 0:10:34who helped his country create the biggest empire in the world.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40James has joined Charlie in Westerham,
0:10:40 > 0:10:45where they're making their way to the next shop of the day.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47- I've got a bit of a back, I'm afraid.- Why?
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Sitting in that... - Oh, steady! Steady.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- Sitting in that...- Steady.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55This is the problem with shopping,
0:10:55 > 0:10:57doing a tour with a sort of more elderly gentleman...
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- With a pensioner. - You've got to...with a pensioner.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01I need a bit of yoga, I think, for my back.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04I've got something for a back. Shoulder apart...
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- I've got it.- ..and then we bring the arms up...
0:11:06 > 0:11:08HE INHALES DEEPLY
0:11:08 > 0:11:10..and then roll them back, OK?
0:11:10 > 0:11:13As you breathe out, roll them back, feel those shoulder blades...
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Oh, yeah.- ..bringing your toes down, heels down on the floor slowly,
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- slowly, slowly. - HE GROANS
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- Do you feel that?- I do.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24It's just reacquainting yourself with the mechanics of breathing.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- I've gone slightly dizzy. - I know, it often happens.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- You know, that's a very novice thing, to get dizzy.- Is it?
0:11:29 > 0:11:33And then, you know, you're in the hands of the master now.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Place those soles correctly, please.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38I never thought I'd see that on this show.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39Time to shop, fellas.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Now, Charlie, I've been in this shop before and I'll introduce you.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52This is the owner. Mick, Charlie - Charlie, Mick.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- Nice to meet you, Charlie. - Lovely to meet you.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Nice to see you again, Mick.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- Hey, Charlie.- Yes? - The blessed bamboo.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- Bamboo.- Should we be on it?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03We didn't have a great success with bamboo last time.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04No, I don't think so.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06With four rooms filled full of antiques
0:12:06 > 0:12:10of all shapes and sizes, there's plenty for our boys to fight over.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17There's nothing like a really good rummage.
0:12:17 > 0:12:22I tell you what, if you don't look, you're not going to find it.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Ah, could this be the game changer?
0:12:25 > 0:12:28TIM CLEARS THROAT I doubt it.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Now, what has Charlie spotted?
0:12:31 > 0:12:33HE GROANS
0:12:36 > 0:12:38The sort of radio that James used to listen to the news on
0:12:38 > 0:12:41in the war, you know, with Alvar Lidell.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Is it a period radio or is it a copy?
0:12:45 > 0:12:48I think it's a period radio but it's got a new flex on it.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Ah, a label.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53£140.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57(I'd like that for about 50.)
0:12:57 > 0:12:58I can't get up.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03So, Charlie's considering the radio, but does it work?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- Look, it's glowing! - It's glowing.- It's glowing.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07It's glowing, that's a good sign.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Where's its aerial, Mick?
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- It doesn't need an aerial. - Doesn't it?- No.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- RADIO CRACKLES - Oh!
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- Do we get the BBC Home Service... - Sshhh!
0:13:18 > 0:13:19Am I hearing something?
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Yes.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23There's life.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- Well, I think, Charlie...- Yeah.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- ..while you're getting a signal... - Yeah, you carry on.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30..I'm going to carry on. Do you mind?
0:13:30 > 0:13:31Oh!
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- We're not getting any stations whatsoever but it does work.- Yeah.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- Well, it makes a noise.- Yeah.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Depends on what you want to listen to, really.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Can you just plop it up on here?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Just have a think about the aerial.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48James, I eat humble pie - it needs an aerial.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51HE CHUCKLES
0:13:51 > 0:13:52I like it, I like the look of it.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55I'm just worried about the functionality of it, really.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Having a radio, it's all very well looking at it, Mick, isn't it?
0:13:58 > 0:14:00But you really need to listen to it.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04While Charlie puts the radio back on the shelf,
0:14:04 > 0:14:09it looks like James just isn't giving up on his old bamboo.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12The thing with these bamboo tables
0:14:12 > 0:14:14is that very light construction.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17And the thing is with light construction,
0:14:17 > 0:14:20is that you want it all to be sound.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23We've got some use, so we've got...the legs have been bent out.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29This is all pinned or nailed.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31This is totally right
0:14:31 > 0:14:34and all it needs is a piece of cut glass in there
0:14:34 > 0:14:37and it's just perfectly functional.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39I like it.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41The ticket says £45,
0:14:41 > 0:14:47so Hugh's phoned the owner with James' optimistic offer of £25.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- Well, the lady wants 35 for it, so a bottom price.- 35?
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Put it there, Mick.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.- Another bit of bamboo.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00This is my turning point with bamboo.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Fingers crossed, eh?
0:15:02 > 0:15:06And it looks like Charlie's found something he fancies, too.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11A quadruple decanter for four different liqueurs.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- Mick...- Yes, Charlie.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19..look at this, a four-sectioned bottle decanter.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- Is it yours?- No, I'm afraid not.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25It's got 18 on the ticket, I would love to give you a tenner for it.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- I'm sure you would.- Yeah.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29What do you think they would take?
0:15:29 > 0:15:31I can always try her...
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- May you try? - ..and see what she says, yeah.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- Give her a quick call...- No problem. - ..and we'll see what we can do.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40(I think I will buy this anyway,
0:15:40 > 0:15:43(even if it's a bit more than a tenner.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45(But don't tell Mick.)
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Right, Mick's got Sue on the blower.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Can he seal the deal for Charlie?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Come on, Sue!
0:15:52 > 0:15:55The person who's trying to buy it wants it for a tenner.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Come on, Sue!
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Erm...OK.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- Hello, Sue! - Right, so 15 is the best.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- Is it?- Yes, I'm afraid.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10Thanks, Sue, very much indeed. And tell her...I'll have it!
0:16:10 > 0:16:13All right, he's going to have it. Did you hear that?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19It's made Sue's day, £15.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21OK, Sue. Thanks, bye.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Well done, sir.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Charlie's bought his first lot of the final leg of the road trip.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30And with that, our boys call it a day.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32So, nighty-night.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Hey, good morning, gentlemen.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44I'm in the last chance saloon today.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46And how much spending money? Lots?
0:16:46 > 0:16:50I've got about 200... 250-odd quid.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- That's all right.- Considerably better than it has been.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Yeah. Well, at least it's more than you started with.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59That's true. Having only bought the vintage glass decanter yesterday,
0:16:59 > 0:17:05Charlie has some serious shopping to do today with his £243.74.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Meanwhile, James has already secured himself four lots.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16The cannonball,
0:17:16 > 0:17:18the novelty biscuit box,
0:17:18 > 0:17:20the Art Deco light pendant
0:17:20 > 0:17:23and the bamboo tiered-table.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29He's still got £379.38 available to spend.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34It's the last day for Charlie to catch up.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36He's starting in Reigate, Surrey.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Set at the foot of the North Downs,
0:17:38 > 0:17:42historic Reigate has existed as a market town since 1150
0:17:42 > 0:17:47and is home to the quaintly-named Magpie House & The Yard.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- Hello!- Hello, hi.- Good morning.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- Morning.- How are you? - I'm fine thank you.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- It's Lynne, is it?- It's Lynne and you're Charlie, aren't you?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- I am Charlie, yeah. Well spotted. - Good to meet you.- This is fab.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01You know, walking through, my eye line...
0:18:01 > 0:18:05- took immediately to this man. - Oh, yes. He's beautiful, isn't he?
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- Isn't he fab?- He's our Mercury.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- Mercury?- He's absolutely gorgeous. - The messenger god.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- The messenger of wealth, isn't it? - Wealth? Bringer of prosperity.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16That's the one, yeah.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19And I think he's also god of thieves.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21- Right. I think I did hear that. - So, cheerio!
0:18:21 > 0:18:24He's pretty heavy, I don't know if you can manage him.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- SHE LAUGHS - Blimey, he's heavy!
0:18:26 > 0:18:28You wouldn't be able to just walk out the shop with him.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- And it's a genuine bronze. - Yes, definitely.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34It's not old but it's quite well-modelled.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- Yeah.- Is that very cheap?
0:18:36 > 0:18:38It doesn't seem to have a price, it's free at the moment.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Well, not really.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- But I can find out for you. - Could you?- Erm...
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- Go and find out now.- OK. - That's the first thing that...
0:18:45 > 0:18:47That's really caught your eye, hasn't it.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51I'm betting old Mercury here is going to be pretty pricey.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56And from an impressive piece of metal to another,
0:18:56 > 0:18:57well, less so.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03Look at this. An old...an old iron stove.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04Very Serrell.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06You're right, Roadtrip favourite Philip Serrell
0:19:06 > 0:19:10relishes his random rusty rustic buys.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12It's not quite Mercury, is it?
0:19:12 > 0:19:16It's not quite the messenger god but...
0:19:18 > 0:19:21..the more you look in this shop, the more there is. It's fab.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Charlie's still got Mercury on his mind.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31The dealer is looking for £375,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34so Charlie's got some serious negotiating to do.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38It's a straightforward thing,
0:19:38 > 0:19:43I have got £240 and I think I've got £3.43 or something.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46God, you'll get a latte with that, can't you?
0:19:46 > 0:19:48- LAUGHING:- I don't want a latte. - You want Mercury.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- I've got to buy other things, but I want Mercury.- You want Mercury.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Spending almost every penny you have left on one item
0:19:54 > 0:19:58is a big gamble. I hope you know what you're doing, Charlie.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01It's a pathetic offer and I don't make any bones about it.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05- If I had £350, I'd give you £350 for him but I haven't got it.- Yeah.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Shall I just double-check?
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- Well, you'd better triple-check, yeah.- Let me just double-check.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11I think, you know, just to be...
0:20:11 > 0:20:13I would.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18Charlie's after a hefty discount, so what's the verdict, Lynne?
0:20:18 > 0:20:20It's your lucky day, talking about those rippling muscles.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- Are you sure?- Yeah, he's going to do it for you.- May I hug you?
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- That is so generous.- Well, we've had a great day, so, yeah.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30And do you know, I can give you an impersonation.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Now, look. Can you spot the difference here?
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- Uncanny! - SHE LAUGHS
0:20:40 > 0:20:41- What do you reckon?- Uncanny.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Yeah, that's one way of putting it.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Charlie's spent almost all of his money on the statue of Mercury.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53It's a very risky punt and let's hope it pays off.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02James is still in Kent and has made his way to the village of Hever.
0:21:02 > 0:21:03He's come to Hever Castle,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06a 13th-century castle saved from ruin
0:21:06 > 0:21:10then extensively restored to its former glory
0:21:10 > 0:21:13by a fabulously wealthy New York Senator,
0:21:13 > 0:21:15William Waldorf Astor.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21Here to show James more is guide Ian Smith.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25- James, welcome to Hever Castle. - Isn't it glorious?
0:21:25 > 0:21:27It's a lovely setting,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30moat and this wonderful defensive stronghold.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Astor was captivated by the castle's royal connections,
0:21:34 > 0:21:37particularly Anne Boleyn, who grew up here.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41She was the ill-fated second wife of Henry VIII
0:21:41 > 0:21:44and mother of the future Queen Elizabeth I.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46And here we are inside.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48What you see is not medieval
0:21:48 > 0:21:53but a beautiful Tudor house from the late 1400s.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57We believe built by Anne Boleyn's great-grandfather.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00And subsequently, after many other owners,
0:22:00 > 0:22:04by William Waldorf Astor in 1903.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- This was going to be his country retreat...- Yeah.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09..and he was going to lavish his millions
0:22:09 > 0:22:12in bringing this building back to life.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18William Waldorf Astor's great-grandfather
0:22:18 > 0:22:20was a fur and real estate tycoon
0:22:20 > 0:22:24and was America's first multimillionaire.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26William inherited a personal fortune,
0:22:26 > 0:22:29which made him the richest man in America.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34After a failing political career, William moved to England in 1891
0:22:34 > 0:22:37with a reputed 100 million to his name.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39He set about trying to be accepted
0:22:39 > 0:22:43into the upper echelons of English society.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45He invested in newspapers and property
0:22:45 > 0:22:48and purchased the historic Hever Castle.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Ian, what sort of state was the castle in
0:22:53 > 0:22:56when William Waldorf Astor bought it?
0:22:56 > 0:22:58In the 19th century,
0:22:58 > 0:23:01it had become an absentee home
0:23:01 > 0:23:04and tenant farmers lived here.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07And it's suggested that the ground floor rooms
0:23:07 > 0:23:09were inhabited by animals.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Upstairs, there was an artists' commune,
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- so you can imagine... - JAMES LAUGHS
0:23:14 > 0:23:17..the mess that was here.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21So, what did William Astor do to this marvellous place?
0:23:21 > 0:23:25This is an extraordinary room and it looks almost old Tudor.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29Astor was an historical romanticist.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31He wrote historical novels
0:23:31 > 0:23:36and like many others he had fallen in love with the Anne Boleyn story.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38But if Anne Boleyn walked into this room now,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40she would be astonished.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43"I just have to ask you, what has happened to my kitchen?"
0:23:43 > 0:23:47- Because it's been given this tremendous makeover.- Yeah.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50William Waldorf has turned it into an inner hall.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Not using oak, as any normal person might use
0:23:53 > 0:23:57but walnut, to give these wonderful effects.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- Right.- So, he created these wonderful interiors
0:24:00 > 0:24:03inside the moated walls for himself.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08- Outside those moated walls, he built a Tudor village.- Really?
0:24:08 > 0:24:10But not a Tudor village where, you know,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13- peasants wander from house to house. - Right.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15All the rooms interlink.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18William Waldorf was a newcomer to England
0:24:18 > 0:24:22but he'd actually housed himself in a medieval stronghold.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25In other words, given himself 700 years of history
0:24:25 > 0:24:28that his family here didn't really have.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33Between 1903 and 1908, William restored the ruined castle,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36creating magnificent gardens and a lake.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39The remarkable mock-Tudor village he built
0:24:39 > 0:24:43was the perfect place for his society friends to stay,
0:24:43 > 0:24:46while attending his lavish parties.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49And here we are in Anne Boleyn's bedroom.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Tradition says that this is where she spent her time as a girl
0:24:53 > 0:24:56and she would keep coming back to Hever
0:24:56 > 0:24:59all the way up to the time of her marriage to Henry VIII.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03The panelling behind the bed conceals William Waldorf's wardrobe.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- This was his dressing room.- Right.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09And he chose Anne Boleyn's bedroom for that purpose.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13- But he would have this wonderful window to look out.- Rather fun.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16He was in the castle, he looks out onto his village there.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19As well as being completely enchanted by Hever Castle,
0:25:19 > 0:25:24Astor became increasingly fascinated by the tragic story of Anne Boleyn.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28William Waldorf searched the world for artefacts
0:25:28 > 0:25:30that he could link to Anne.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34He acquired many that have proved to have doubtful provenance,
0:25:34 > 0:25:39but this is as close as you're going to get today to Anne's DNA.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43It's a beautifully-illustrated book of hours, prayers,
0:25:43 > 0:25:45that were said during the day.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50Her fingerprints will be all over that book because she signed it.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- Really?- The inscription there says,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56"Le temps viendra." The time will come.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58"Je Anne Boleyn."
0:25:58 > 0:26:03And there's a little celestial sphere there as well.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07And she signed it on the page of the Last Judgement.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10One would love to know just what she meant by, "The time will come."
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Did it mean her marriage to Henry?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14The birth of an heir?
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Or it certainly couldn't mean the fact that
0:26:16 > 0:26:23she was going to be beheaded after 1,000 days as Henry's Queen.
0:26:23 > 0:26:24Over the years,
0:26:24 > 0:26:28William donated a substantial amount of his fortune to charity.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32He eventually achieved his ambition of acceptance into the aristocracy
0:26:32 > 0:26:36when he was given the title Viscount Astor of Hever Castle.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41It remained in the Astor family ownership until 1983
0:26:41 > 0:26:44and is now a popular tourist destination.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Charlie meanwhile has journeyed to Dorking,
0:26:49 > 0:26:53where Charles Dickens wrote much of his Pickwick Papers.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57This historic market town holds Charlie's final shop,
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Pilgrims Antiques Centre.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04After taking a massive punt on Mercury,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07here's hoping Steve will have a hidden bargain
0:27:07 > 0:27:10for Charlie's remaining few pounds.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14- Do you have a sort of bargain basement area?- Yes, we do indeed.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Where's the area where I might be...
0:27:16 > 0:27:20Can I introduce you to the final death zone here.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:27:22 > 0:27:25This is as cheap as it comes in this shop, really.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27When they get to red labels, that's...
0:27:27 > 0:27:29That's it, no negotiation.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- Exactly right. - Other than a few pence possibly.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Very possibly, yeah.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Yeah. Well, I do hope so,
0:27:36 > 0:27:38as it's unlikely Charlie will find something
0:27:38 > 0:27:43with an exact ticket price of £3.74.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Oh, £8.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50(It's not easy shopping with £3.74.)
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Oh! I've seen something rather splendid.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58WHISPERING: £5.
0:27:58 > 0:27:59£5.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03That's a 15% discount or thereabouts,
0:28:03 > 0:28:07if I were to get it for £3.74.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09- Right.- There's rather a charming glass there,
0:28:09 > 0:28:12cordial glass. Sadly I don't think it's 18th-century.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14No, I think you're probably right.
0:28:16 > 0:28:22But it's got some nice diamond cutting into the side.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26It's got a little bit of fruiting vine engraved round the top.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28I'm really making it sound particularly good, aren't I?
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- Well, I think it is rather good. - Edinburgh Crystal.
0:28:32 > 0:28:33What would the Scots put in there?
0:28:33 > 0:28:36I mean, it looks to me like a sherry, a port glass, I suppose.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Oh, I should think some...
0:28:38 > 0:28:39Port, are you a drinker of port?
0:28:39 > 0:28:42..Scottish wine in a Scotsman's measure.
0:28:42 > 0:28:43A small measure, sir?
0:28:45 > 0:28:46Poor old Greg.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50That would probably be in my price range, wouldn't it?
0:28:50 > 0:28:51It's not that much of a discount.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53It's priced at five.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55I should think we could scrape that down to 3.75
0:28:55 > 0:28:59- or whatever the last...- 3.74.- 3.74.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Looks like that's a done deal.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Och aye the noo.
0:29:04 > 0:29:05Och aye... Oh, you're Scottish, too!
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Would you like all my money?
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- Yes, I will actually, I think I would.- Aye.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13On the final leg, our Charlie has spent every last penny he has
0:29:13 > 0:29:16on a pretty piece of Scottish glass.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21James has now made his way to Dorking too
0:29:21 > 0:29:25and he's going to try his luck in the Christique Antique Centre.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29He's meeting old friend there, Christie.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Christie, get it?
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- Oh, a familiar face. How are you? - How lovely to see you.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Yeah, really nice to see you.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40With just under £380 in his pocket, there's plenty on offer.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46What will catch your eye in all of this lot then, James?
0:29:46 > 0:29:50Rather interestingly, I've just seen a bit,
0:29:50 > 0:29:52which I hope is Tunbridge ware.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57Quite an interesting, very fine tesserae mosaic of a butterfly.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02And it's either £5 or 500, let's have a look.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04No, it's five. Bound to be, down there.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06- Is it?- Yeah. I just took it in the other day.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Let's have a look at this.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11It reminds me...
0:30:11 > 0:30:13I think this was a modern maker.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17It's signed, "Robert Vorley, 1980."
0:30:17 > 0:30:18In the Tunbridge ware tradition.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Tunbridge ware was made as, sort of, high quality souvenirs
0:30:22 > 0:30:25for the spa town of Tunbridge Wells.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29I think it would be churlish of me to argue about that, wouldn't it?
0:30:29 > 0:30:32£5. Shall we say three, to give you a fighting chance.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Three.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36It doesn't normally work that way, Christine.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Cor, you're a lucky man, James.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Go on, put it there.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Thank you very much indeed, thank you.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43So, it's rather fun.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47That was my only specialism in my working life
0:30:47 > 0:30:48was Tunbridge ware.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51And I've found a modern piece of Tunbridge ware.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55James has played it safe this leg
0:30:55 > 0:30:58but his last purchase is something he loves.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03James spent a total of £88 on five lots.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07His cannonball,
0:31:07 > 0:31:09the novelty biscuit box,
0:31:09 > 0:31:11the Art Deco light pendant,
0:31:11 > 0:31:14the bamboo tiered-table
0:31:14 > 0:31:16and the modern Tunbridge ware box.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Charlie spent every penny he had on three lots.
0:31:22 > 0:31:23The vintage decanter,
0:31:23 > 0:31:25the Edinburgh Crystal glass
0:31:25 > 0:31:29and his pricey purchase, the bronze of Mercury.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33So, what do they make of each other's lots?
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Has Charlie put all his eggs in one basket?
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Well, the fewer items you buy, you know, you're narrowing,
0:31:39 > 0:31:42you're shortening your risk, aren't you?
0:31:42 > 0:31:44I've lengthened my risk with five.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46He bought that little bit of Tunbridge ware for £3.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49Actually, I think that's a very good buy.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52I think his cannonball is pretty ghastly,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55his bamboo table, frankly, is even worse.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57What is it with him and bamboo?
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Bim-bam, bim-bamboo. He'll lose money on that.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04Charlie has bought a whopper, though, £240.
0:32:04 > 0:32:05It's a lovely item.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07I think he'll do well on it.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09I'm slightly worried about that.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11It might make £100.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15It might, God willing, make £500.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18In which case, victory will be mine.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22After starting this leg in Brasted,
0:32:22 > 0:32:25our experts are now motoring towards their final auction
0:32:25 > 0:32:26in Cobham, Surrey.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34I can't believe it, this is the last few hundred yards of our trip...
0:32:34 > 0:32:35- Yeah.- ..to the final auction.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- What are we going to find in the auction room?- Our destiny.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Our destiny? Oh.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Well, we'll soon find out as our chirpy chaps have arrived
0:32:43 > 0:32:46in the village of Cobham to battle it out
0:32:46 > 0:32:48at Fryer & Brown Auctioneers.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53I don't think whatever the auctioneer does
0:32:53 > 0:32:55will provide me with enough luck to beat you.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59I hope the wind of Mercury stays trapped.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:33:03 > 0:33:06The lady with the gavel today is Jane Brown.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09What does she make of our experts' lots?
0:33:09 > 0:33:13One of the interesting things is the tea caddy, the biscuit tin.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18We've seen a lot of interest in advertising ware lately
0:33:18 > 0:33:20and that one's quite unusual.
0:33:20 > 0:33:26The large bronze, it's a very good thing as a garden statuary piece.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29I don't think it has a great deal of age
0:33:29 > 0:33:32but it is a very attractive subject.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36Well, let's hope the buyers think so too, for Charlie's sake.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Today, there are bidders online and in the room,
0:33:39 > 0:33:41so for one last time on this trip,
0:33:41 > 0:33:45take your seats and deep breathes, boys.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48CHARLIE INHALES DEEPLY
0:33:51 > 0:33:53First up is Charlie's vintage decanter.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57£10, please.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59- She's rather nervous.- Oh... £10.
0:33:59 > 0:34:0110, I have. Thank you, sir.
0:34:01 > 0:34:0312.
0:34:03 > 0:34:04£12 with the lady.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06- Disappointment.- £12.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11Any interest on the internet? It is £12 with...
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- Oh!- 15.- Excitement.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Sniping at the last minute. £15 against you.
0:34:17 > 0:34:2020. £20 with the lady.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Are you all done in the room? £20 then.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28A profit to kick things off, great stuff.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30- Do you know, after commission... - That was a result.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- It was a serious result. £20? - In the money.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38Will James' Art Deco light pendant spark some interest?
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Here comes your big hope, lampshade. Lampshade.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44I have a bid at £15.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47- Hallelujah!- £15, it is yours.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50And we're going...15.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55A pleasing little profit there for James.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57That was superb, well done.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00James' cannonball is up next.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02- £20.- £20.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- £20.- All around her. - Fell off a cruise.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- MAN SHOUTS - Oh!- £20, I have.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10On the internet, £20.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Any advance on 20?
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Maiden bid it is.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16£20, on the internet.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- 20.- Well done. Doubled your money, old bean.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Another huge success.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25That solo bidder means James pulls in another profit.
0:35:25 > 0:35:30How many bidders will there be after Charlie's Edinburgh Crystal glass?
0:35:30 > 0:35:31Just the one.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34£5, please.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36And a host of hands.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39£5 with the lady in the pink.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Six, sir. Six.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Seven.
0:35:43 > 0:35:44- Eight.- Huh!
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- Nine.- This is a world record.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Ten.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- 11.- They want it.
0:35:50 > 0:35:5311 with the lady in the pink.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Oh, I'll buy you a pint... Oh!
0:35:55 > 0:35:5612.
0:35:56 > 0:35:5813.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00£13.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03We have £13 with... 14.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05The gentleman's come back in.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- £15.- This, by percentage,
0:36:08 > 0:36:12is the most extraordinary profit I've had on this trip.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14£15.
0:36:14 > 0:36:1615. Thank you, madam.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21Well worth the round of applause there.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23What a nice little earner.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Do you know, that's the finest bit of auctioneering
0:36:26 > 0:36:28I've ever heard in my life.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31On that basis, my bronze could make £1,500.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33- It could, it could.- Yeah.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39We'll have to wait and see as next, it's James' canny little buy
0:36:39 > 0:36:43that Charlie fancied, the Tunbridge ware box.
0:36:43 > 0:36:4420. Yes, sir.
0:36:44 > 0:36:4520.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49- £20.- With an outlay of £3, this is good.- Any advance on 20?
0:36:49 > 0:36:51£20.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54£20? No.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56£20 then, squashed.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Another maiden-bid sale there
0:36:59 > 0:37:02and what a wonderful result.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04If you carry on for the rest of your life
0:37:04 > 0:37:06buying things for three quid and selling them for 20...
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- Yeah.- ..you'd be a happy man.
0:37:09 > 0:37:10He would indeed.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13The auctioneer had high hopes for this next lot -
0:37:13 > 0:37:15it's James' novelty biscuit tin.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- £15.- MAN:- Yes.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- 15, I have.- Oh, the internet's bubbling along now.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23- 15 is against you all in the room. - In the room.
0:37:23 > 0:37:2418 with the young lady at the back.
0:37:26 > 0:37:2818. 18 against you, internet.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Oh, it's all over the place.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33I have 20 with the lady in front.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35- Keep going.- 22.
0:37:36 > 0:37:3725.
0:37:41 > 0:37:4328.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46£28 with the young lady at the back.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50£28, internet.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51Last chance.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53- Hovering on the net.- Hovering.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- Hovering, madam.- Hovering, they are.
0:37:56 > 0:37:5828, though, is going to take it.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59All done.
0:37:59 > 0:38:0128.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03- Nearly got out of it. - A small loss, a small loss.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08Yes, but a small loss is better than a large loss.
0:38:08 > 0:38:09Wise words, wise words.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12The biscuit tin failed to deliver
0:38:12 > 0:38:17but the loss doesn't put much of a dent in James' impressive lead.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Up next is bamboo table.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Putting the sheets on it for the auction.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Sshhh!
0:38:24 > 0:38:26£10, I have.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Any advance on £10?
0:38:28 > 0:38:29There'll be masses.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31- Oh, madam.- 12.
0:38:31 > 0:38:3214.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Striking a chord here.
0:38:34 > 0:38:35£14.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40Do you want me to hold it up? £16.
0:38:40 > 0:38:4218.
0:38:42 > 0:38:4420.
0:38:44 > 0:38:4522.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48At this price, it's worth building a conservatory.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51LAUGHTER
0:38:51 > 0:38:5222, then.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57- 25.- 25. Well done, madam.
0:38:57 > 0:38:5828.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- 30, madam. Go on! - I can't believe this.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01Internet?
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Are you all done at 28?
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- 30, at the last moment.- James.
0:39:06 > 0:39:0735, madam. Come on.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09- Go on.- 32.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Go on, it's only money.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- 35.- 35!
0:39:14 > 0:39:1637. Thank you.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18It's got three tiers.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20If it doesn't make any more money
0:39:20 > 0:39:22you'll have a lot more than three tiers!
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Last chance.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26- 37.- Where did that come from?
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- That was superb. - That was hard work, wasn't it?
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Worth it in the end, though.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Five days of toil, driving around...
0:39:35 > 0:39:42- Yeah.- ..banter, buying, selling has all come down to one bronze.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- Held on a puff of wind.- Oh.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Here we go then, it's the biggie.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Charlie's hopes for a big profit,
0:39:51 > 0:39:53enough to catapult him into the lead,
0:39:53 > 0:39:57all ride on the wings of his bronze of Mercury.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Deep breathing, James, deep breathing.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05£200 for this nice bronze, at 200.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Shall we try 150?
0:40:07 > 0:40:09It's all gone very quiet.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10- 150.- Oh, no.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- I'd try 30, if I was you.- James!
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Sorry, sorry, sorry.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- How dare...- 100.
0:40:18 > 0:40:19100 for the bronze.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- I'm going to fold up my glasses. - He is 104cm high.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- It is.- 50.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- Oh, no, James.- 50.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27£50.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- 50, I have.- Oh, good Lord! - Oh, good Lord.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33- Only another 400 to go. - LAUGHTER
0:40:35 > 0:40:37£50.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Someone help this gentleman out.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- Any advance on 50? - I'm beyond help, madam.
0:40:43 > 0:40:44£50.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- I think £50 is where... - Our Father...
0:40:49 > 0:40:52- ..is where we are stopping. - Who art in Heaven...
0:40:52 > 0:40:54- £50.- Ah!- 169.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Arrow in my heart, madam.
0:40:57 > 0:40:58- No, that's Cupid.- Well done, James.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05It was a bold move and we commend you for taking the risk, Charlie.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09Someone is walking away with a bargain bit of bronze.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Hello?
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Oh, dear. And he hasn't even heard the final figures.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26Charlie started this final leg with £258.74.
0:41:26 > 0:41:32Sadly, he made a loss today of £189.04 after auction costs.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34That's dreadful.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37So, he finishes with £69.70.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41I'm pretty sure that's the worst result we've ever had.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Oh, dear! Oh, dear!.
0:41:48 > 0:41:53James began with £464.38 after auction costs.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55He made a profit of £10.40,
0:41:55 > 0:41:59which means not only has he won today's battle,
0:41:59 > 0:42:01he's crowned King of the Roadtrip -
0:42:01 > 0:42:05finishing with a massive £474.78.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08And all profits go to Children in Need.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Will it be champagne, sir?
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- I think for me. - I won't be buying it.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19I think it's a mild for you.
0:42:21 > 0:42:22The pint of mild.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29And so it's the end of our gentlemen's journey.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34It's been a tough old trip for Charlie.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Oh, it's gone over my trousers.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39He tried his best to climb the ladder of success...
0:42:39 > 0:42:40Oh!
0:42:40 > 0:42:43..and although he put his back into it...
0:42:43 > 0:42:44Ah!
0:42:44 > 0:42:46..he failed to deliver.
0:42:46 > 0:42:47Oh!
0:42:47 > 0:42:50While frugal James took a much more Zen approach.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52I bring yoga.
0:42:52 > 0:42:57And he proved himself to be the supreme athlete of antiques.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04But our boys remain the best of pals.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- I will take you out for lunch... - Oh, excellent.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08..at a restaurant of your choosing.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Oh!
0:43:10 > 0:43:13Farewell, fellas, it's been a pleasure.