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 > 0:00:12..with £200 each, a classic car and a goal - to scour for antiques.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Joy.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Hello!
0:00:14 > 0:00:16The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18But it's no mean feat.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners...
0:00:21 > 0:00:23- Sorry, sorry! - ..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.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38MUSIC: The Boys Are Back In Town by Thin Lizzy
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Today heralds the start of a new road trip.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47This week we're in the company of Charles Hanson and Margie Cooper.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48That's going fast!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50- Stop it.- Get out of here!
0:00:50 > 0:00:53There we go, Margie!
0:00:55 > 0:00:57- It's going to be a wonderful week. - It is.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59I feel like I could be a Hollywood star.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- GEAR GRINDS - I do!
0:01:01 > 0:01:02I feel like I'm with a Bond girl.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05JAMES BOND THEME
0:01:05 > 0:01:07007 wouldn't crunch those gears.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Margie may never have been a Bond girl,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13but by gosh, she was a model before starting out in the antiques biz -
0:01:13 > 0:01:17and our Charles is an auctioneer who appreciates the finer things in life.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20I look at you, Margie, and I think, "upmarket".
0:01:20 > 0:01:23How am I going to get through this week with you?
0:01:23 > 0:01:24But is that right?
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Look at me!
0:01:25 > 0:01:27You're gorgeous! Look at me!
0:01:27 > 0:01:29I'm going red now, under my glasses.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35They're in a very rare 1959 Elva Courier -
0:01:35 > 0:01:38only 400 or so were made,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41and this is believed to be the only one on British roads.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42- This car, Margie... - GEAR GRINDS
0:01:42 > 0:01:44..it's quite racy, isn't it?
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- How am going to cope with this car? - Get out of here!
0:01:46 > 0:01:47What if it rains?
0:01:47 > 0:01:52You are in this wild canary yellow ground sports car, Margie!
0:01:52 > 0:01:54It's not a sports car - it's a racing car.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59This trip starts in the Leicestershire town
0:01:59 > 0:02:03of Melton Mowbray, and meanders through Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire
0:02:03 > 0:02:05and Lincolnshire, then dips into Norfolk
0:02:05 > 0:02:09before arriving for the final sale in the city of Leicester.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Today's leg starts from the market town of Melton Mowbray
0:02:12 > 0:02:16and heads to auction in the fine fair city of Nottingham.
0:02:17 > 0:02:18All I will say, Margie,
0:02:18 > 0:02:20is Leicestershire is in my neighbourhood.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23I hope we're not going into shops where you know people...
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- LAUGHS:- Get out of here, Margie!
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- ..who are going to do you favours. - Get out of here!
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Our experts have £200 each to spend -
0:02:29 > 0:02:32if they ever make it to the shops, that is. Oh, no...
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- Margie!- Yeah?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- I've found it. - SHE LAUGHS
0:02:36 > 0:02:37That's what's come off.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Oh, crikey. You said you'd heard a thump.- That's what's come off.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- Down...- What is that?
0:02:42 > 0:02:43I don't know.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- Hah!- But it's something that came off the car.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47- Hold it, I've got a plan.- No, no! - Trust me, hold on.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48Oh, no, Charles.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- Marge, I'm no mechanic... - SHE LAUGHS
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- ..but listen. Can you see that pipe there?- Yes.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55All of this brown liquid, which could be a coolant...
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- Could I just say...?- Yes.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Wash my hands of anything to do with you with that.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Quite right.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03I'm going to my first shop. Bye!
0:03:03 > 0:03:04See ya.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Marge!
0:03:06 > 0:03:07Look at me!
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Bye!
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Well, fortunately, Margie hasn't got far to go -
0:03:11 > 0:03:13just down the road is the third-oldest market town
0:03:13 > 0:03:15in the country,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18and the birthplace of pork pies, Melton Mowbray.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21And in the centre of town, her first shop.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- Good morning.- Good morning.- Morning.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Lovely shop!
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- Thank you.- Right, so, I'm Margie. - I'm Sue.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- And you are the owner? - I'm the owner, John.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- And you're John...?- Bean.- John Bean.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Introductions over, time to shop.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Oh, look at this!
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- That's an old porter's... - Yeah, for railway stations and such.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43Yeah.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48Yeah, 175 - yeah, that's a bit... That's nearly my budget.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50But you're open to offers, aren't you?
0:03:50 > 0:03:51We are, yes.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53That's promising.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Right - more stuff.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Oh, and this African stool - they're hot at the moment, aren't they?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- They are.- These things.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Margie's uncovered a West African tribal stool
0:04:07 > 0:04:10which is probably Ashanti.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13I'm not an expert in tribal stuff.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Early 20th century African.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16That's it!
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Yeah...it's not in great condition, is it?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23No, it's cracked.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27It's seen better days, and is priced at £140. Wow.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32Right, I'm going to carry on a bit longer, and then all will be well.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33SHE LAUGHS
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Tribal, tribal, tribal.
0:04:37 > 0:04:38Mm...
0:04:38 > 0:04:40On an African theme,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Margie's found a late 19th century carved hardwood stick
0:04:43 > 0:04:45ticketed at £35.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Go on, give it a poke.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Well, here you are - I'm going to get it pointing now!
0:04:50 > 0:04:52How much can that be?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- Well, the stick could be £10 on its own...- Yeah.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00The headrest could be 80, so that'd be £90 for the pair, then.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Two possibilities for Margie to think about.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Meanwhile, with the car fixed,
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Charles has motored 22 miles southwest
0:05:08 > 0:05:10to the outskirts of Leicester.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12His first shop is Hidden Treasures.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16- It's Mark, isn't it? - Hello, how are you?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Long time no see.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- It's been a while.- I'll have to shake with your left, unfortunately.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23There are goodies galore here.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- I shall go for a wander... - Yep.- ..and cross my fingers...
0:05:27 > 0:05:33- Help yourself.- ..that lurking in these murky antiques is a sleeper.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Something soon stirs Charles.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41It looks a feast.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44It's got some weight to it.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45- Has it?- Yeah.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Oh, good, it has.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- I believe it to be bronze. - Yeah, I think you're right.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51It's a lovely...
0:05:51 > 0:05:54What we've got here is a big charger,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- a big circular display dish...- Yeah.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02..which you can see has been pierced for the purpose of hanging.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03How old is this?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- 1880?- I would say around turn of the century, yeah.- Yeah.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- It's a nice thing, isn't it?- Yeah. - It's decorative.- Yeah.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11How much is it?
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- Ooh, now, there's the... - To an old mate.- ..there's the rub.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15- To an old mate.- To an old mate...
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- A Derby lad.- ..who makes lots of money out of me.- Get out of here!
0:06:19 > 0:06:21It's a funny old game.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22£30.
0:06:23 > 0:06:2425?
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Oh - to an old mate.
0:06:26 > 0:06:32£25 for a really handsome bronze charger, I think, is really good.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- I'll leave it there for the time being, go for a wander...- All right.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37..and just see what else takes my fancy.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38- Thanks a lot.- OK.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Good price on a nice item.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Back in Melton Mowbray, Margie's getting excited.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Dealer John has new stock hidden behind his counter,
0:06:49 > 0:06:52and it's silver - right up Margie's street.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55So, have we got any sets of anything in there?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Er...a few of these are quite good.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Hm...
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- Ah, you've got six.- Got those.- Yeah.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07They look to me as though they're early 20th century.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08I would think so.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11But sadly they might end up melting - going in the pot.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16But look how crisp they are. They have not been used, hardly.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18They've got quite a bit of life in them.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21To buy those new would be hundreds of pounds -
0:07:21 > 0:07:24hundreds and hundreds of pounds to buy those new now.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Sadly, antique silver isn't reaching the money it once did,
0:07:28 > 0:07:30so Margie is buying these at scrap value.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Handily enough, John has some scales.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- 11 ounces. Yeah.- Right. And you're telling me how much?
0:07:38 > 0:07:40That would come to about £43.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Yeah. You don't want to round it off?
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Call it 40?
0:07:43 > 0:07:45So, does that soften that a bit?
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Tell you what, 70 including the stick, then.
0:07:48 > 0:07:54- 70 and 40...- Yeah. - ..is a hundred and...- Ten.- ..ten.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55Yeah.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00JOHN LAUGHS
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Deal - that's £60 for the African stool, the stick for £10,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07and the silver weighed in at £40.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08That's cheap.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Thank you very much for your patience.- No problems at all.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Three lots in the first shop - not bad at all.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20I wonder if Charles is having any luck.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23What I do quite like is...
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- ..this davenport here.- OK.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31A davenport is a small desk with a lifting lid -
0:08:31 > 0:08:33named after Captain Davenport,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36who commissioned the first design about 200 years ago.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40This example in walnut dates from around 1870.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44It's only been in about a week.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- Um... So, it's fresh. - Fresh on the market, yeah.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52- Yes.- Yes. It's quite tired, isn't it?- Yeah. Pretty much all there.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56I think they're ingenious, because the cupboard door, here -
0:08:56 > 0:08:59open it up, and these... delicious drawers, aren't they?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01They are very nice, yeah.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03And look at that original colour.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05What I love is this drawer here -
0:09:05 > 0:09:09and this drawer, in the heyday, if you were a Victorian lady,
0:09:09 > 0:09:14- back in 1870, you'd have your pens in here, I presume...- Yeah.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18..or your quill pen, and it's just a charming object.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20I do like it.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21It's a nice little piece.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26It's ticketed at £50, but as it's new in, is there any chance of a deal?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28What's your rock bottom?
0:09:30 > 0:09:31For you to still make a profit.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- Oh...- And a small margin.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Very, very small profit - 35.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40That's good.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43That is a deal to write home about, hey, Charles?
0:09:43 > 0:09:47If I'd been a Victorian gent, if I was writing a letter now,
0:09:47 > 0:09:54and saying, "Margie Cooper - Margie, I could buy this davenport for £35,
0:09:54 > 0:09:58"although it's so rickety," she'll say, "Buy it."
0:09:58 > 0:09:59- Well, there we go.- I'll take it.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- You're taking that? - Thanks a lot.- Lovely, thanks.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07Crikey, a flying start for Charles, there. Two deals in his first shop.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12The bronze charger for £25 and the Victorian davenport for 35.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- Thanks a lot, Mark!- Thank you! - It's been great.- Thanks very much.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18I hope they take a fortune.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- And you. Hope you do well. - Cheers, Mark.- Thank you.- See you!
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Just down the road from Bosworth Battlefield
0:10:28 > 0:10:30is the medieval village of Shenton.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36That is Margie's next shop - at Whitemoors Antiques Centre.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38She has £90 left to spend.
0:10:42 > 0:10:43Fine bowl.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45IT CHIMES
0:10:45 > 0:10:46Fine bowl.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50It's got clarity, hasn't it?
0:10:50 > 0:10:52It certainly has. Anything else?
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Just looking at these...
0:10:54 > 0:10:58A pair of uplighters for 50 quid.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Hm! Can you imagine those in a... cleaned up in a room?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04They could be very nice, couldn't they?
0:11:04 > 0:11:07They're all electrified.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- TUTS:- But they could be trouble.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11Yeah - time to speak to the top man.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Hi, Robert.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Right, now, I've had a wander round...- Yes, my dear.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19..and as much as I like those two brass uplighters,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- I just think that they're trouble. - OK.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- I mean, I love the bowl... - Mm-hm.- Your bowl?- My bowl.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- Is it 15?- I've... No, it wasn't!
0:11:27 > 0:11:29I've got 30 on it.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32And my absolute bottom, which I paid, was 20 -
0:11:32 > 0:11:34and you can have it for what I paid for it.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Well, I shall stroll over and have a look at it.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40It is - it's a magnificent thing, isn't it?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Oh, crikey - no, I'm not going to do that.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- Can you hand it...?- Yes.- Can you? You're a nice big strong man.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47It's heavy.
0:11:47 > 0:11:48Yeah, that's lovely.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50IT CHIMES
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- Yeah, I'm going to go for that. - Deal done.- Thank you.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56£20 for that cut-glass bowl is a steal.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57Cor, you could do well later.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Meanwhile, Charles is back on the open road.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05ENGINE KNOCKS
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Oh, lordy, that doesn't sound good.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Oh, no!
0:12:09 > 0:12:10HE COUGHS
0:12:10 > 0:12:12There we go.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14I've got smoke coming out of the heater.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15Charles! Not again!
0:12:15 > 0:12:18It's a lovely, lovely car...
0:12:18 > 0:12:19but it's not made for me.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23I think what I'm going to do is...
0:12:23 > 0:12:24Walk.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28..let it cool down, and hopefully I'll cool down as well,
0:12:28 > 0:12:32and my road trip can be up and running again.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Could take ages, this, Charles.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35Dear, oh, dear.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39While the car gets some TLC, Charles heads to Ashby-de-la-Zouch...
0:12:41 > 0:12:44..a Leicestershire town with a very pretty name.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Here they celebrate a female pioneer of a dangerous sport
0:12:48 > 0:12:49who could probably thrill the thousands
0:12:49 > 0:12:54who flocked to see her death-defying stunt in the early 1900s.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58Charles is meeting Ashby-de-la-Zouch museum trustee Ken to find out more.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- Oh, good afternoon, Charles. - Is it Ken?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Good to see you - it is, yes. Welcome to Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04Ken, it's good to be here.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- Now, I'm here to learn about a lady. - Yes.- A lady by the name of...
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Dolly Shepherd. Come and have a look at what she's about.- I can't wait.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- Go on through.- Thanks, Ken.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19In 1903, aged 17, Dolly Shepherd was working as a waitress.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21A chance conversation with a diner
0:13:21 > 0:13:25led to Dolly taking up one of the most dangerous sports of the day.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29She was probably quite a young go-getter - 17 years old, she sat...
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- She was a tomboy.- She was a tomboy. - An admitted tomboy.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36The diner Dolly was serving was a balloonist.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40He was looking for a pretty girl to help draw paying crowds
0:13:40 > 0:13:45to witness his balloon show, and Dolly would soon become its star.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Here's a photograph of her
0:13:47 > 0:13:50sitting for one of these Edwardian studio photographs -
0:13:50 > 0:13:54and there is the Union Jack, which she used to float and fly.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56And fly she did.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01Dolly pioneered the sport of parachuting for women 110 years ago,
0:14:01 > 0:14:07when it was as far from respectable as an Edwardian lady could get.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- So, to be ignorant, Ken...- Yeah.- She would have gone up on a balloon...?
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Well, below the balloon -
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- the parachute is attached to the balloon...- OK.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- ..she then holds on with a trapeze bar...- How does she ascend?
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- How will she ascend? - She ascends simply by hanging on.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24She had a very strong grip, apparently, and she comes down
0:14:24 > 0:14:29holding on to a trapeze bar, and simply hangs on for the 2,000 feet.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33Taking your life into your own hands and doing these fearless jumps -
0:14:33 > 0:14:34was she well paid for it?
0:14:34 > 0:14:36£2.50.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40That's around £270 in today's money.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Dolly would tour the country,
0:14:44 > 0:14:47but claimed Ashby-de-la-Zouch as her favourite place to jump.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Did she become a celebrity?
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Absolutely - Dolly Shepherd the Parachute Queen.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55After four years of jumps, Dolly - now 21 -
0:14:55 > 0:14:58was becoming renowned for her dangerous act.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00In 1908, she hit the headlines -
0:15:00 > 0:15:04she agreed to accompany a young girl on her maiden jump.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07But disaster struck.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12The decision was made that Dolly and Louie would go up
0:15:12 > 0:15:16under the same balloon and come down in two parachutes -
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Louie first and then Dolly to follow her.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22So they got up to the usual 2,500 feet
0:15:22 > 0:15:26and Louie was told to jump by Dolly.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27"It's OK, jump."
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Nothing happened.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31She pulled the cord, nothing happened.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33You mean the parachute didn't open?
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- Well, no. They couldn't get the parachute to pull away from the balloon.- Oh, dear.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40Well, Louie, this was her first jump remember, was terrified.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42This is Dolly Shepherd's drawing, many years later,
0:15:42 > 0:15:44showing what happened.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47And essentially she got Louie to swing towards her,
0:15:47 > 0:15:51to grasp her round the neck, Dolly round the neck,
0:15:51 > 0:15:56and then they would cut the cord attaching her to the other parachute
0:15:56 > 0:15:58and they'd come down together.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02By the time the two girls were ready to jump,
0:16:02 > 0:16:06the balloon had reached 12,000 feet.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Four times higher than usual.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12They come down far too fast.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Dolly lands on her back, as she should do.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18The problem is Louie then landed on Dolly.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21This was the first ever mid-air rescue.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Although Louie was able to walk away,
0:16:25 > 0:16:30the crash to earth in a remote field left Dolly severely injured.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33She was carried to a nearby farm, and under strict doctor's orders,
0:16:33 > 0:16:35remained there for a fortnight.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37It was feared Dolly was paralysed.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44The local doctor had this great idea after one or two weeks
0:16:44 > 0:16:47to give her an electric shock.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51She was put on her front, electrodes were pulled onto her back,
0:16:51 > 0:16:55and she said it was like a double-decker bus or something hitting her,
0:16:55 > 0:17:00because there was this huge electric volt went through her and bounced up.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05This was not an accepted therapy - then or now.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07But Dolly's luck came through.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11The story goes the shock unlocked her paralysis.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13She was told she was never going to walk again.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15And would you believe it,
0:17:15 > 0:17:20within eight weeks she was back in Ashby-de-la-Zouch going up again.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- She was almost a wonder woman. - Yes, or mad.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28Dolly became a national figure - the heroine who saved her friend.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32After eight years of jumps, Dolly retired from parachuting.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Though this wasn't an end to her bravery.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39In the First World War, Dolly served as a driver and mechanic in France.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44And in World War II was an air raid warden in London's Lewisham during the Blitz.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46She got to nearly 97.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48She died in 1983 in September.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Not before, about a year and a bit earlier,
0:17:51 > 0:17:55she had met up with the Red Devils and she went up with them
0:17:55 > 0:17:58into the sky, and she said she wished she was young again.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02So she was a marvellous woman and we're very proud of her in Ashby.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- So, Ken, in that firm grip of Dolly's. I've enjoyed it. - Good seeing you.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06Thanks so much, Ken.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10It's been a great day, apart from for the car.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Time for some well-earned rest. Nighty-night, everyone.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20It's a brand-new day. And good news, because the car is back up and running.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Margie's taking on the driving duties.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Watch these nettles. Crikey me.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28So how did you get on yesterday?
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Yesterday was OK, Margie.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33I always say, "Never live a with a regret."
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Because if you leave that object in that cabinet you never know.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38It could be rags to riches.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- Do you think so?- Yes.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48Yesterday, Margie was the big spender, splashing £130 on four lots.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50An African stool, an engraved stick,
0:18:50 > 0:18:52six silver spoons
0:18:52 > 0:18:53and a cut glass bowl.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56That leaves her with just £70 to spend today.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Charles had a far less fruitful day,
0:19:01 > 0:19:06spending only £60 on a bronze charger and a davenport desk.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11His pockets are pretty full, with £140 left to spend today.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13We're in Warwick this morning,
0:19:13 > 0:19:19the most impressive local attraction here is the 1,100-year-old castle.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22But, there's no opportunity for sightseeing.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Charles is here to shop.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Drive carefully. See you later. Bye.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Warwick Antique Centre is home to around 25 dealers,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37covering a wide range of antiques and collectables.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Charles gets straight on the hunt.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46I feel in the mood to really...
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Well, find a bargain.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Any opinion on the competition, Charles?
0:19:52 > 0:19:55I think Margie is maturer,
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- Margie is a lady who has been around longer than me...- Steady, Charles.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01But she certainly knows the finer things in life.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03I think she'd be a hard act to follow,
0:20:03 > 0:20:05so I've got to impress her by not buying, shall we say,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07nobly knick-knacks,
0:20:07 > 0:20:12but very much buying the finer things for my friend Margie.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Back to the cabinets, Charles.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19If only these objects could talk. Oh, wow!
0:20:19 > 0:20:23They could be good. A group of three pieces of iron grape shot.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Gosh, they're interesting.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27I might just have to get this cabinet open.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34Grape shot consisted of small balls wrapped tightly in a canvas bag
0:20:34 > 0:20:36and loaded with gunpowder into canon.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39The dealer claims these were found in Nottinghamshire
0:20:39 > 0:20:42and could have been fired in the battle between Cromwell
0:20:42 > 0:20:44and King Charles I. Peter has the keys.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48Those English civil war iron grape shots
0:20:48 > 0:20:50could be quite expensive, I bet.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53£70 the asking price.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- So these would have been fired in the 1640s?- Indeed.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Isn't that wonderful?
0:20:59 > 0:21:03And to handle this and to think what damage did they do?
0:21:03 > 0:21:07What people did they knock? What buildings were destroyed?
0:21:07 > 0:21:11What excites me, Peter, we're going to Nottinghamshire,
0:21:11 > 0:21:12I want to obviously shoot Margery down,
0:21:12 > 0:21:16and I just would hope that people of Nottinghamshire
0:21:16 > 0:21:18might look at these balls and think,
0:21:18 > 0:21:20"Goodness me. What great balls of history.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23"We ought to really celebrate these and bring them home."
0:21:23 > 0:21:26The gentleman's whose cabinet this is
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- only deals in authentic antiquities.- Good for him.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33Every item is guaranteed and it comes with a certificate.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Sounds promising.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37That could be a very good spot,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40but is there any wiggle room on the price?
0:21:41 > 0:21:44The very best would be 50.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46I just think they're balls of fire
0:21:46 > 0:21:49and for what they might ignite in terms of Nottinghamshire history,
0:21:49 > 0:21:55they could do quite well in a local sale in Nottingham.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Sounds like you've settled on your next buy.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- So your bet is 50?- It is. - Look at me.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04Afraid so.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Margie Cooper, you're in that bunker.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- Watch out, I'm coming to get you! - Thank you.- Thanks, Peter.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15A piece of local history for £50, that could do very well at auction.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20Thank you so much and I shall see how they fire in Nottinghamshire.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Meanwhile, Margie is headed to Baginton
0:22:28 > 0:22:30on the outskirts of Coventry...
0:22:31 > 0:22:37..not far from the birthplace of a man who changed the course of history,
0:22:37 > 0:22:39the way we live and how we travel.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44His invention has arguably had the greatest impact on the world
0:22:44 > 0:22:46over the past 85 years.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50Margie's meeting Midland Air Museum curator Barry.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- How are you?- Welcome. - Shall we go on?- By all means.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Frank Whittle was born in 1907.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02As a boy he was fascinated by the new flying machines taking to the sky.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06There he is as a young lad with his first model aeroplane.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08And basically as a young lad
0:23:08 > 0:23:11that's how he got to sort of handle the planes of that period.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14And there's an image here as him as a young lad
0:23:14 > 0:23:15seeing an aeroplane taking off.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17But this is very much his early days
0:23:17 > 0:23:21and when he got to sort of be excitable the idea of flying.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Frank's dreams of flying came true when he joined the RAF
0:23:25 > 0:23:27and his career soon took off.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- He was a trained pilot. - He was a very well trained pilot.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38And in fact, he was renowned for being a little bit...chancy.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- Oh!- He took chances. He was overconfident.- Daredevil.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Frank was a maverick and pushed planes to their limit.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51His fighter pilot training taught him that flying higher and faster
0:23:51 > 0:23:55gave you the upper hand in dogfights.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Frank knew if he wanted to increase altitude and speed
0:23:57 > 0:24:00he needed a new type of thrust,
0:24:00 > 0:24:04one better than a propeller attached to a piston engine.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07So in 1928, fuelled by wild ambition,
0:24:07 > 0:24:12he designed the turbo jet, a revolutionary form of propulsion.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16He was coming out with something, a cutting edge of technology.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19This was totally in a new field.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22And this was something the people of the day
0:24:22 > 0:24:24really didn't fully comprehend.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29The RAF was unimpressed and rejected his idea.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Undeterred, Frank found funding to make a prototype in his spare time.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37This is a Whittle engine.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Comes in at that end, comes through, fuel is put into here,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44spark plugs ignite the fuel to give it burning
0:24:44 > 0:24:47and then it goes back out that way.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Long before modern health and safety,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Frank and his colleagues ran a series of dangerous tests,
0:24:53 > 0:24:56some of which Frank later helped to reconstruct
0:24:56 > 0:24:58in this government information film.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05MAN SHOUTS
0:25:07 > 0:25:09LOUD BANG
0:25:11 > 0:25:14He was very brave to stand there while it blew up.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16There are other words you could use.
0:25:19 > 0:25:20Despite the setbacks
0:25:20 > 0:25:23he was determined to get his invention in the air.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26A decade later, and as the Nazi threat grew,
0:25:26 > 0:25:31the RAF put Frank on special duties to develop his jet engine.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36He thought it was a war winner. This would give Britain the edge.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39There was a race to get the first fighter into the air
0:25:39 > 0:25:42as the Germans were developing their own jet engine.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46But by 1944, British jets powered by Frank's engines
0:25:46 > 0:25:48were taking to the skies.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52This plane in front of us is a Meteor.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54This was Britain's first operational jet fighter.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57They went into operation in July, 1944
0:25:57 > 0:26:01and they were largely used to take on the doodlebugs, the flying bombs.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Had the authorities listened to young Frank, Allied pilots might have been
0:26:08 > 0:26:12flying jets rather than Spitfires sooner
0:26:12 > 0:26:15and the Luftwaffe almost certainly would not have picked a fight.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17History might have been very different.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22These machines were operating at speeds
0:26:22 > 0:26:24that were far in excess of anything like the Spitfires of the day.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28- Yeah.- So they took you another, 2-300 mile faster.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- Gosh!- Double the speed almost.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34When the public heard about the new jet engine,
0:26:34 > 0:26:39Frank Whittle became a household name and the skies echoed to a new sound.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40There's a Meteor!
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Look!
0:26:45 > 0:26:47That's a Vampire.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55After the war, Britain led the way in jet propulsion.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Frank's invention revolutionised travel,
0:26:58 > 0:27:00commercial jet liners permitted further,
0:27:00 > 0:27:03faster more comfortable journeys.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Frank Whittle could have been a rich man,
0:27:06 > 0:27:08but he was not motivated by money.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12He was, however, recognised with a knighthood in 1948,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15the year he retired from the RAF.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18We are all beneficiaries of this modest,
0:27:18 > 0:27:20British boffin who shrank the globe.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24A genius responsible for a remarkable achievement.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Frank Whittle died in 1996.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39The next stop for both experts is in Staffordshire
0:27:39 > 0:27:41and the city of Lichfield.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Margie's a few miles behind,
0:27:44 > 0:27:48so Charles will get the first picks at Lichfield Antiques Centre.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53A Leslie Harradine. Beautiful figure. Royal Doulton. But 790.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Oh, that's gorgeous!
0:27:55 > 0:27:58William Moorcroft. Pomegranate pattern vase.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00550.
0:28:01 > 0:28:07I've only got about £90 to spend, so very much think big, but think...
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- Small?- Cheap. More barato, in Spanish.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Come on, Charles. Put your back into it, lad.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23I've only got £90, haven't I?
0:28:25 > 0:28:26You have,
0:28:26 > 0:28:30but maybe your local knowledge will get you out of this hole.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32CHUCKLING
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- Oh! Look who's here! - Have you had a good day?
0:28:36 > 0:28:37Not bad.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39I'm going to get in. One more thing to buy.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- Over there, OK?- Yeah, OK.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43- See you later. Good luck.- Bye.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45I wonder where he's off to.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49Maybe Margie will have better luck here with her remaining £70,
0:28:49 > 0:28:51but the clock is ticking.
0:28:51 > 0:28:563:40pm now and I need to be buying something.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01I don't really want to buy any silver.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08Brand-new.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Leave that there.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Not finding anything at the moment.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Margie's now realised why Charles was headed in the other direction.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19We're suppose to be in this shop together.
0:29:19 > 0:29:24He's been in and he's disappeared. I think he's up to no good.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26I really do.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29You're right to be a little suspicious, my girl.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37Charles, on his home patch, knows of another shop a short walk away.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39James A Jordon Antiques.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41Jim specialises in watches and clocks,
0:29:41 > 0:29:45but Charles may well find a few things here for auction.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53I like your teapot, Jim, in the window.
0:29:53 > 0:29:54- Yes.- The cockerel.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- Mm-hm.- May I pick it up, Jim? - Of course you can.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Are you a man for tea?
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- I am.- Isn't that a fine cockerel?
0:30:03 > 0:30:06If you want that happy, good morning wake up call,
0:30:06 > 0:30:09why not have a cockerel teapot?
0:30:09 > 0:30:11And a real cup of tea.
0:30:11 > 0:30:18And a real blend of the finest tea mixed up in this rooster teapot.
0:30:18 > 0:30:23There's no maker's mark, but this pot dates to the 1930s.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25It's priced at £45.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29For a good Art Deco rooster teapot with a cover, Jim.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31What's the best price on that?
0:30:32 > 0:30:37- How does £25 sound?- That's a good discount, from 45. Wow!
0:30:37 > 0:30:41- I'll give it some thought.- Right. Pleasure.- I'll put him back.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Great discount. Is that home advantage paying off?
0:30:45 > 0:30:49I think Margie thinks I know everybody, which I might do,
0:30:49 > 0:30:53but at the same time that doesn't mean I'm going to get discounts.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57And I always say, with Margie's charm, Margie's swagger
0:30:57 > 0:31:00and smile, she's got one up on me.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06Back with Margie, and with a bit of luck,
0:31:06 > 0:31:08dealer Madeline has had an idea.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- There's that one there.- Oh, yeah!
0:31:12 > 0:31:14How creative is this?
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Quite nice, that. That's nice.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22And it says, Skinner and Rook.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Wine merchants. Nottingham.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28For around 100 years,
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Skinner and Rook wine merchants were a big business in Nottingham.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Closing in the 1950s.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35The auction's taking place in Nottingham,
0:31:35 > 0:31:37so Margie might be on to something here.
0:31:39 > 0:31:40It's funny, isn't it?
0:31:40 > 0:31:44The fact it's Nottingham makes it really good. Yeah, I like that.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48Madeline has priced the crate at £28. Wow!
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Could that be 15 quid?
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- Go on, Margie. - Thank you very much.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59Well, that's Margie's fifth and final lot for auction.
0:31:59 > 0:32:00- Bye.- Bye.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Just around the corner, Charles has struck lucky.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Dealer Jim's found some old pocket watches.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Oh, great, Jim!
0:32:13 > 0:32:15I don't know if there's anything there...
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- Wow, Jim!- ..that interests you.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Amazing!
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Jim has three late 19th century pocket watches.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28This nice silver pocket watch, probably around 1900.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31It's tired, but you've got the intrinsic worth of the silver.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33And this one here, Jim?
0:32:33 > 0:32:37- That's a Victorian... - Is that continental?- It is.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39They're pretty, aren't they?
0:32:39 > 0:32:43- And that's a sign with the top one. - Oh, that's nice.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- That must be what? 1900 again? - 1900. 1890, 1900.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51What could that job lot be in terms of price?
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Make a tenner a piece. 30.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57I'll be a fool to say no. Jim, I'll take them.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01- Sold.- Thanks so much. Tick-tock. Thanks.- Charles isn't finished yet.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Jim, I'm back again.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05- Right.- With the teapot.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- It's humorous, isn't it?- It is.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12What would be your very best on the pot to an old mate?
0:33:12 > 0:33:14You give me £20.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Going, going...
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- gone. Thanks, Jim.- Pleasure. - I'll take those two lots.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Those two final lots add to Charles' booty.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Including a bronze charger, a Victorian davenport
0:33:30 > 0:33:33and three pieces of civil war grape shot.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36All that lot came to £160.
0:33:38 > 0:33:44Margie parted with £145 for an African stool, a hardwood stick,
0:33:44 > 0:33:48six silver dessert spoons, a cut glass bowl and a wine crate.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53So what do they make of each other's buys?
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Margie's objects are quite exotic.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57I really like the headrest.
0:33:57 > 0:34:02I like the tribal stick as well, that was a really good buy.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Charles Hanson, bless him, he's never straightforward.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08He looks, he digs deep, he looks for the interesting.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Then there's some grape shot.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15£50 he's paid for somebody who wants to have three lumps of iron.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Interesting, though. Interesting.
0:34:17 > 0:34:23I think it really is game on and I think this first Road Trip auction
0:34:23 > 0:34:26could be Cooper - 1, Hanson - 0.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32After setting off from Melton Mowbray
0:34:32 > 0:34:36our experts are now heading for auction in the city of Nottingham.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40It's a good job I've got this roll bar to hang onto.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Margie, hold tight. It could be a ropey ride today in this auction.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45I think you'll fly high today.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48What excites me is the auctioneer thinks those are 18th century.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50But they're not.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52- They could be. - I don't think they are.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56Yeah, but believe. Half the battle is belief.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59Business is brisk at Arthur Johnson and Sons,
0:34:59 > 0:35:02with six saleroom auctions taking place today.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04What an atmosphere, Margie. What a crowd.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08- I have got to try and get out of here.- There we go.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Come on. Here we go.
0:35:13 > 0:35:14Morning.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17What does auctioneer Phil Poyser make of our lots?
0:35:20 > 0:35:28It's a mixed bunch of lots. The musket balls is an interesting lot.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32I'm hoping for a bit of interest from a lot of local private buyers.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35I like the dessert spoons, they're my favourite lot.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39Nice Dutch silver, good maker, Johan van Kempen.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41I'd estimate them at 80 to 120.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Sounds promising for Margie.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Come on, chaps, take your seats.
0:35:46 > 0:35:47Here we are. Wow!
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- Are you ready?- Yeah, I'm ready.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Hold tight. This is going to be an exciting one.
0:35:55 > 0:35:56First up, Charles teapot.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Hope it won't go cheap, cheap, cheap.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02It will go cock-a-doodle-doo!
0:36:03 > 0:36:05An ideal breakfast teapot.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Absolutely. Sorry!
0:36:10 > 0:36:13£20. 20 I've got.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17- 5. 30. 5. 40.- Thank you.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Are you sure? I'll take 42.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23- One more.- 42.- Thank you.- 45.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25I'm selling at £45.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26That's a good start.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30- You've got ants in your pants. - I twitch. I get nervous.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32No need for nerves, Charlie.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34That rooster has pocketed you a decent profit.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Next up, Margie's large cut glass bowl.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43I've got two commission bids here. The lowest is 30. I'm going 35.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45£35 bid. 40. 5.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49- 45 bid. 50. 55. 60.- Go on.
0:36:49 > 0:36:5365. Lady at the back at 65. 70.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- 5. 75 bid. - This is getting annoying now.
0:36:57 > 0:36:5980 online.
0:36:59 > 0:37:05- That's amazing.- 85. 90. Being sold, done at 90.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09Well, you have surprised me.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Well done, Margie.
0:37:11 > 0:37:12Racing ahead.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16You are. A great return on an item bought for £20.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21Next is Charles' bronze charger, or is it an electrotype?
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- £40. 20.- Oh, no!
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- I really hate this.- I've got 12 only bid with me. At 12. £12 bid.
0:37:28 > 0:37:3415. 18. 20. I'm selling at £20.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36I really hate that.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38I like his style.
0:37:38 > 0:37:43Bad luck. First loss of the day, but there's still time to make it up.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Margie's African stool is next.
0:37:46 > 0:37:52- Help yourselves here. At £20. 5. 30. 5. 40.- Going to run.
0:37:52 > 0:37:575. 50. 5? 55. On the back wall at 55.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- You're joking.- Done at £55?
0:37:59 > 0:38:02No, 60.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06Bad luck. It's only a small loss, Margie.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Time now for Charles' pocket watches.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11£30 to start. Bid. 30 I've got.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- Come on. - 35. 40. In the room at 40.
0:38:14 > 0:38:165. 45 bid. In France at 45.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18In France!
0:38:18 > 0:38:21- It's a French bid on the internet. - Come on, France.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24Online at 50. The three together go at £50.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26That's a small profit.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Well done.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32Sparking global interest too, Charles.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36Margie hoped the Nottingham link would attract some bids. Let's see.
0:38:36 > 0:38:3910 I've got. At 10. 12. 15 with me now.
0:38:39 > 0:38:4418. 20. 5. 25. It's the lady at the back at 25.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- A bit more.- It goes at 25.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51A good profit for Margie.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56Charles is still on catch up. Can his davenport turn a profit?
0:38:56 > 0:38:58£100 to start me.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01£50. Come one.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Well, I've got various commission bids,
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- so I can start the bidding at 35. - There you go.
0:39:06 > 0:39:11At 35. 40. 5. 50. 50 in the room.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13It's on the back wall at 50.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17- I'm selling... 5. 55.- Yes!
0:39:17 > 0:39:1860. 60 still in the room.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Is there a fire?
0:39:20 > 0:39:2365 online. 70 in the room.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26Being sold at £70.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27Done at 70.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31- I'm over the moon. - Doubled your money.- Thanks, partner.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Well done, Charles.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Margie's carved hardwood stick is up next.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- 10. Front row at- 10. Oh, no!
0:39:39 > 0:39:42At 10. Help yourselves here.
0:39:42 > 0:39:4412. 15. 18.
0:39:44 > 0:39:4618 bid right at the back.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49I'll take 20. At £18.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52I'm selling. It goes. Done at £18.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Profit. Put it there, partner.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00No, I'm miffed. I'm not doing it.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Chin up, Margie. You nearly doubled your money there.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06And your silver dessert spoons are coming up.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10My finale coming up. My Dutch spoons.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12They look gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- I've got 60 bid. 60 online.- Wow!
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- At 60.- Well done.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- Put the hand down.- Fantastic. Put it there.- No!
0:40:24 > 0:40:25Put your hand down.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- 70.- There you go. Put your hand down.
0:40:28 > 0:40:29At £70.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33I'm selling on commission at £70.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- Wonderful.- Oh!
0:40:35 > 0:40:38They made £70 and another great profit for Margie.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44The final lot for our pair now. Charles' grape shot.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Will there be a whiff of interest?
0:40:46 > 0:40:48They don't present very well, do they?
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Margie, these are important balls.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54These hopefully today will become balls of fire
0:40:54 > 0:40:57in a frenzied competition ignites
0:40:57 > 0:40:59like they did 400 years ago.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01This will be very interesting.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02I've got two commission bids.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04- 20 is only bid.- No!
0:41:04 > 0:41:105. 30. 5. 40. 40 bid with me.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- 5. 50. 5. 60.- It's history.
0:41:13 > 0:41:1560 bid.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20- 5. 70. 5. 80.- Come on.
0:41:20 > 0:41:235. 90. 5. 100.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26110. 120. It's all online now.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30- 130. 140. 150.- This is history.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33160. 170. 180. 190.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- 200. 210.- Crickey!
0:41:35 > 0:41:38- 220. 230.- Oh, my goodness!
0:41:38 > 0:41:40- 240.- Wonderful!- 250.- History!
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- 250 bid.- Oh!
0:41:43 > 0:41:47At 250. £250 bid online. At 250.
0:41:47 > 0:41:48Anybody else?
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Being sold at 250.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Thank you very much.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Here we are in Nottinghamshire, and that's history.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Well done, Charles. What an amazing profit.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06What a great way to end the first auction of this week's Road Trip.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10We're going. Come on. Thank you, auctioneer.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12Margie started out with £200.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17After paying auction house costs she's made a respectable profit of
0:42:17 > 0:42:24£66.56, leaving her with £266.56 to spend next time.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Charles also started with £200.
0:42:28 > 0:42:35After fees were paid he made a remarkable profit of £196.70.
0:42:35 > 0:42:41So he's the winner today and takes forward £396.70 for the next leg.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46All I can say, musket balls.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51Absolutely. Let's roll, OK?
0:42:51 > 0:42:53See you. Bye. Give 'em a wave, Margie.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55The handbrake's on!
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- Bye!- Cheerio, chaps.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06Next time, our experts continue their epic road trip.
0:43:06 > 0:43:07You are classy.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11While Charles tries to shoe in some deals...
0:43:11 > 0:43:13They suit me or not? Not really, do they?
0:43:13 > 0:43:15..our Margie just gets blown away.
0:43:15 > 0:43:16Oh!
0:43:16 > 0:43:18SHE LAUGHS