0:00:02 > 0:00:05- It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...- That's cracking!
0:00:05 > 0:00:07- ..with £200 each...- Wonderful.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11..a classic car, and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- That's exactly what I'm talking about!- I'm all over a-shiver.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20- No-brainer.- Going, going, gone.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23There'll be worthy winners, and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26- So will it be the high road to glory...- Push!
0:00:26 > 0:00:30- ..or the slow road to disaster? - How awfully, awfully nice.
0:00:30 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Happy days are here again.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45It's the third helping of our Road Trip spectacular,
0:00:45 > 0:00:49with auctioneers Claire Rawle and Paul Laidlaw.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52You take me to the best places, Claire!
0:00:52 > 0:00:53Yes, yes, I was going to say,
0:00:53 > 0:00:56is it you or me that's drawing this beautiful weather?
0:00:56 > 0:00:59It's the righteousness in this car, that's what it is!
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- CLAIRE LAUGHS - Yeah, right.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06- Blimey. Last time... - Be still my beating heart.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09..Paul reigned victorious with his superb World War II
0:01:09 > 0:01:11reconnaissance photographs.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13150...
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Well done, you!
0:01:15 > 0:01:19Despite Paul's last big win, it's all to play for.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23- And you know what separates us, of course?- Mm?
0:01:23 > 0:01:28- Is one good buy, or one duff buy. - Yeah...- That's how close it is.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- It's always on a knife edge. - No kidding, Paul.
0:01:31 > 0:01:38From her original £200, Claire has £334 jangling around in her handbag.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Paul also began with £200,
0:01:41 > 0:01:47but he's sneaked into the lead, with a big wodge of £434.80.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Cheer up, old boy!
0:01:51 > 0:01:56The 1968 TVR Tuscan is their purring vehicle of choice.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59It's just like being in the Mediterranean.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03- Seriously, could easily be abroad. - Yes, until you get out of the car!
0:02:03 > 0:02:09- Yes!- And the biting wind hits you. - Never a truer word, Claire.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Paul and Claire set off from Wooler in Northumberland.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17They began in the north-east of England,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19and will traverse through South Yorkshire,
0:02:19 > 0:02:23to finally land in the town of Stamford, in Lincolnshire.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Today we're at the seaside.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28We begin in sunny Scarborough, in North Yorkshire, and will
0:02:28 > 0:02:32auction in the town of Beverley, in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Do you know what, I wouldn't mind a little piddle-paddle down there.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Fancy stopping, and I'll just take my shoes and socks off,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41roll up the trousers and be a wee laddie again.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Piddle-paddle?!
0:02:46 > 0:02:47Good chum that she is,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Claire is dropping Paul at his first shop of the day.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- That'll do me. - That's it, here we are.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55It's got my name written all over it.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Oh - didn't know your name was Antique & Collectors Centre!
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Well, I should say, "Good shopping," but not TOO good!
0:03:01 > 0:03:04I wouldn't believe you!
0:03:04 > 0:03:07We'll return to Claire a little later.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Paul is in the lead by £100,
0:03:11 > 0:03:13but he's not resting on his laurels, oh, no, sir!
0:03:13 > 0:03:18I feel good. I'm ahead of the competition, but not by enough.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Seriously, there is no safety in that margin.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24So I may be all chipper and upbeat,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27but I'm also in Antiques Terminator mode!
0:03:27 > 0:03:30There's work to be done here.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Crumbs.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44And he's found something.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47And, uh-oh, he's got that look on his face.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Whatever it is, it's got a ticket price of £15.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55Brace yourself, Matt. The going could be rough.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58I've never had this quandary before, in this position.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03- When I'm road tripping, I am looking for objects for auction.- Right.
0:04:03 > 0:04:09- I want that for me.- OK.- And I can't have it, because I am on a mission.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11It looks like a Dalek.
0:04:11 > 0:04:17What you've got there is not a Dalek, this is an artillery shell.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20And these studs here are not decorative.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24The studs engaged with the rifling grooves, and that introduced
0:04:24 > 0:04:28the spin that gives ballistic properties to the projectile.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- Keeps it straighter. - I think Lord Armstrong's behind it.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Lord Armstrong was a Victorian armaments magnate,
0:04:35 > 0:04:39who dedicated his life to the improvement of artillery.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43This little beauty is a great example of his ingenuity.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Now, why on earth did somebody do that, make a watch fob?
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Because that's what we've got there.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52I'm interested in ordnance, I love watch fobs,
0:04:52 > 0:04:54this is why this was making big eyes at me.
0:04:54 > 0:05:01But more than that, rose-gold mount, and the mount is dated 1870.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- What would you take for that?- £10.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- Spot on.- Cheers.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- I am not joking, I love that.- Good, good.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Do you know what, if I was in a romantic mood,
0:05:13 > 0:05:14I would elope with it.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Steady!
0:05:16 > 0:05:20One of the best things I've ever found road tripping, I kid you not.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Crikey Moses, that's some statement.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26£10 for the bullet watch fob.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31While Paul is in full attack mode, Claire is taking in the scenery.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38Just such glorious weather, the sea here is fantastic.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Absolutely wonderful place, love it.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44Back to Paul.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48He's still mooching around the Antique & Collectors Centre.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55- It's beautiful, I can't buy it - it's too cheap.- £4, that IS cheap!
0:05:56 > 0:05:58That's a carnival glass,
0:05:58 > 0:06:02which is glass with a flashing of metallic lustre.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Very iridescent.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07But people do collect it, could be late 19th century,
0:06:07 > 0:06:09could be as late as the 1920s.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14I think that's absolutely gorgeous. Picture your flapper dress, yeah?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17With your fringes and so on - that's just going to work a treat,
0:06:17 > 0:06:19is it not?
0:06:19 > 0:06:20Yeah... Lovely combo.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25If that makes £30 on a £4 purchase, you think I'm a superstar.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27We do anyway, Paul!
0:06:27 > 0:06:30I think that's just sold.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32And I'm not haggling. I'm just going to stick that there,
0:06:32 > 0:06:34we'll add that to the tab, will we?
0:06:34 > 0:06:37That's another to add to his growing collection, then.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43Meanwhile, Claire has travelled down the coast to the seaside
0:06:43 > 0:06:44resort of Filey.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51Now, Claire's got to pick up the pace and square up to the might
0:06:51 > 0:06:52that is Paul Laidlaw.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54He's nice.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58With over 30 dealers selling their wares in here,
0:06:58 > 0:07:02there should be lots of choice for Claire's £334.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03She loves collectables,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06and in particular is a great fan of all things railway.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13Always just wanting something to jump out at you. Ooh, trains!
0:07:14 > 0:07:16My favourite!
0:07:16 > 0:07:19For my first birthday, my father bought me a train set,
0:07:19 > 0:07:21so maybe that's what set me on the way, yeah.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Good old Dad.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27There's some interesting bits of militaria here, nice little bits.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30What a shame Paul isn't here.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31Hang on...
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Looks like she's thinking of stepping into
0:07:33 > 0:07:35a certain someone's specialist area.
0:07:35 > 0:07:41- Look out, Paul. - OK, so what do we have here? OK.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Always looks vaguely military or official, doesn't it,
0:07:46 > 0:07:48something painted that colour, in metal?
0:07:48 > 0:07:50It's actually a gas mask, it says on the label,
0:07:50 > 0:07:52so let's get the lid off and see what we have.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54OK, and gas mask inside.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57I won't take it out, because I'll never get it back in there again.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Civilian type, because everybody had to carry their gas masks,
0:08:01 > 0:08:02World War II.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Should have had a strap, obviously.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09We've just got some rather modern string on it now,
0:08:09 > 0:08:10not quite so good.
0:08:12 > 0:08:18- OK... I quite like that. - Where's owner Neil, to talk cash?
0:08:18 > 0:08:19- Neil.- Hi, Claire.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- We've already got a... - We have reduced it already, yes.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Would you come down to £10 for it?
0:08:25 > 0:08:26I would, yes, yeah.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31- Oh, OK. Thank you very much indeed. - No problem.- Thank you. Great.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36- Gas mask - £10.- Half-price discount for Claire's first buy, eh?
0:08:37 > 0:08:40While she has another nose, how's Paul getting on?
0:08:41 > 0:08:43He's still in Scarborough.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47And has discovered owner Matt has another antique shop just
0:08:47 > 0:08:48a few doors along.
0:08:53 > 0:09:00So we think we've got there a mid-19th century novelty snuff,
0:09:00 > 0:09:02in a glazed earthenware.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07Modelled, of course, as a gentleman's shoe. Unmarked.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10I think it's probably a reasonable assumption that our mount
0:09:10 > 0:09:14here is silver and not electroplate.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18That's a hell of a price tag - 125 quid?
0:09:18 > 0:09:20It's a hell of an item.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25- OK. I'll ask you a question first - you had it long?- Six months.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Six months, that's an eternity.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30I see where he's going with this one...
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Cut to the chase then. 50 quid.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- Proper money.- £60. And you can...
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- £55.- Go on, then!- Oh! Brilliant.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Brilliant. I'll say it now, I love this as much as you.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50Golly, a third buy, the little novelty snuffbox for £55.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52That's not expensive.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Claire is still in her first shop,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57and her beady eye has spotted something quite PLANE!
0:10:00 > 0:10:01Ooh, that's nice.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03It's a plane.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07It's a type of moulding plane, quite a specialised one.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10These are actually quite collectable because they're just
0:10:10 > 0:10:12such attractive items.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16Beautifully made, gorgeous patina to the wood here.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Lovely brass fittings on it.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22And they've also got the original blade in it.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26That's a nice item, I do like that. I'll just keep looking around.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Hey presto, hang on a minute. In amongst all the garden ornaments.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Got another one. Let's have a look.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39That's nice as well. Not quite the colour of the other one but
0:10:39 > 0:10:40very similar, just not so clean.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41It's still got brass on it.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Let's see if there's any more.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Oh, OK, more woodworking tools.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50That actually would make quite a nice group.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54So quite nice with the earlier wood planes with the brass on and these.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58The combined ticket price here is a total of £60.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03And she's about to ply owner Neil with her chance. Look out, Neil.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- I've found some woodworking items. - Yes.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08There are two items there and there's some more behind me.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Now, I've totalled up what they'd all come to.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15So I'm hoping you're going to be very generous to me because I like
0:11:15 > 0:11:19them as a group, I think they're an interesting mix of things,
0:11:19 > 0:11:23so I'm just wondering if I can sort of get you down quite a bit.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26What are you thinking? I'm difficult to offend.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27CLAIRE GIGGLES
0:11:27 > 0:11:29TIM GIGGLES
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- That's good. Because she chances her mitt.- I was hoping for sort of £20.
0:11:33 > 0:11:3520...
0:11:35 > 0:11:3730, I think, would be a fair.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40You wouldn't split the difference and try 25?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- Yes, I would. - That's very good of you.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Let me relieve you of that one and shake you very warmly by the hand,
0:11:48 > 0:11:50and thank you so much.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55That was swift. £25 for the collection of wooden tools.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Guess what. Paul STILL hasn't finished shopping with owner Matt.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06I've found a rich vein, and when a miner finds a rich vein,
0:12:06 > 0:12:10he keeps tapping away until it's gone.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13And between these two shops, I'm having a ball.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16I think that's an understatement,
0:12:16 > 0:12:20he's already found three items and he's unearthed another.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- Matt...- Yes.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26I've always liked things that are on floors,
0:12:26 > 0:12:28behind other things, thick in dust.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Victorian writing box down there.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32They're not flying out the door any more, are they?
0:12:32 > 0:12:37- Not like they used to.- 60 quid on that one. Could that be cheap?
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- Yeah, I don't see why not. - Tempt me. 20 quid.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Half price, £30.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50And it's only the quality of that inlay that's half-tempting me.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55Could that be bought in the middle, for £25?
0:12:55 > 0:12:56I don't see why not.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00Blimey, that was a bit of a shop-athlon.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05He spent a grand total of £94 on the bullet watch fob,
0:13:05 > 0:13:07the Victorian cuff,
0:13:07 > 0:13:09the little snuffbox
0:13:09 > 0:13:11and the writing slope.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12Wow.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Meanwhile, Claire's journeyed back north to the glorious
0:13:22 > 0:13:24seaside town of Scarborough.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28In the 1930s, this town on the Yorkshire coast became
0:13:28 > 0:13:31a resort for the rich and famous. Why? The tunny.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Atlantic bluefin tuna began to show up in nearby waters,
0:13:35 > 0:13:40attracting big-game fishermen hoping to catch one of the most
0:13:40 > 0:13:42powerful fish in the world.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Over 80 years ago, game fishing was widely accepted,
0:13:45 > 0:13:50and modern-day practice views it alongside conservation.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54Back then, the hunting of the tunny fish was very much a sporting
0:13:54 > 0:13:58thrill and, as such, the elite flocked to the town in their droves.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00That's a big one.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Claire is meeting with local historian Jennifer Dunn,
0:14:05 > 0:14:06to find out more.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10In the late 1920s, early 1930s, the herring fishermen started
0:14:10 > 0:14:14noticing tuna off the coast of Scarborough, and the tuna were
0:14:14 > 0:14:18eating the herring, so they were following the fleet.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23Weighing up to 900 pounds and measuring as much as nine feet long,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26the tunny was one heck of a mighty fish.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29A chap called Lorenzo Mitchell-Henry
0:14:29 > 0:14:33caught his first tunny fish off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1914.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37He was an English aristocrat, a bit of an eccentric and he started
0:14:37 > 0:14:42the sport after catching that first tunny, and so he brought the sport
0:14:42 > 0:14:46to Scarborough. And in the first season they started catching fish
0:14:46 > 0:14:51in about 1930, and then that brought more and more people across to the town.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55All the great and the good, so it was people that had the money and the means.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59So we had military men, film stars like Errol Flynn and
0:14:59 > 0:15:03John Wayne, and then aristocrats from all over the British Isles.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08The real tragedy here is that the tunny was caught purely for sport
0:15:08 > 0:15:12and sometimes methods used were barbaric.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16As a result, the Tunny Club was founded in 1933.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19So presumably because it was a special sort of game hunting,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21there were rules, were there, to it?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Yes, so the British Tunny Club was founded as
0:15:24 > 0:15:26a means of regulating the sport,
0:15:26 > 0:15:29but the most simple ones were that it had to be two men in either
0:15:29 > 0:15:34a rowing boat or a motor boat and it had to be caught by rod and reel.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Claire has another appointment,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39this time with local fishermen Fred Normandale.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43And they're meeting at the original Tunny Club, now a fish and chip shop.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44That's rich!
0:15:45 > 0:15:49So this new sport must have drawn people from all over the place?
0:15:49 > 0:15:53There was big-game hunting on your doorstep - well, when I say on
0:15:53 > 0:15:55your doorstep, people came from all over the world to do it.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58But it was on our doorstep. It was unique.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03Everyone wanted the thrill of the hunt and it was some hunt.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04Quite spectacular.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07You didn't have to travel to the middle of Africa with
0:16:07 > 0:16:08a big gun and camp.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Gosh. Imagine being hooked into one of those.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15So tell me, what are your memories of it all?
0:16:16 > 0:16:18I was right on the last latter part.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21I was six in 1954,
0:16:21 > 0:16:25and this is me with my dad in his little rowing boat.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28I can remember going into the tunny hut, and it cost tuppence,
0:16:28 > 0:16:30old money, to see the tunny.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Because they didn't know what to do with them once they've caught them,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36the sport was catching the fish.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39They tried frying them, fish and chip shops, but most people
0:16:39 > 0:16:42would rather have had haddock or cod.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Shoals of herring started to decline,
0:16:44 > 0:16:46and as the tunny fish's main source of food,
0:16:46 > 0:16:48they too started to disappear.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53From about 1954 when they caught the last,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56through to about 1965, I would think, '66...
0:16:56 > 0:17:01I'm not sure when the last one was but they never caught a fish for many years.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04They kept going and trying but they never found one.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10The appearance of this powerful fish transformed this Yorkshire port
0:17:10 > 0:17:15into the UK's game fishing capital in the 1930s, and illustrates
0:17:15 > 0:17:19a snapshot into time when game fishing was highly applauded.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Paul, meanwhile, is continuing his shopping marathon -
0:17:25 > 0:17:28he's journeyed to the town of Pickering,
0:17:28 > 0:17:31situated on the edge of the North York moors.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33With four lots under his belt,
0:17:33 > 0:17:38he's off to find more goodies in JSC Collectables, owned by Caroline.
0:17:39 > 0:17:40Hello, Caroline.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46And - he's zoning in on something.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Do you a good deal on them.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54What's a good deal...
0:17:54 > 0:17:59on a strange-looking Victorian garniture,
0:17:59 > 0:18:03that you're trying to stitch into me,
0:18:03 > 0:18:05to free up that whole shelf
0:18:05 > 0:18:07in one fell swoop?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- Am I close?- I just want rid of it.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13At least she's honest.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18OK, give me a "Can't possibly walk by it" price, then.
0:18:19 > 0:18:2145?
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Oh... Pair of vases.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26So what are we looking at?
0:18:26 > 0:18:301860-70, English and then this patent technique,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33the finches in amongst the oak apples and acorns, which is
0:18:33 > 0:18:38actually rather nicely done, but the patent will partly refer to
0:18:38 > 0:18:42the fact that you've got the burnished gilt and the matt.
0:18:42 > 0:18:43Right.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Fundamentally there is a lot of ingenuity in this.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51And on the bottom, we've got Charles Barlow, Smithfield Works
0:18:51 > 0:18:54at Hanley, Staffs, not everyone's cup of tea.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58For my money, I think they're lovely, to be honest with you.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Charles Barlow was an esteemed late 19th-century china decorator
0:19:03 > 0:19:07working in Hanley, one of the major Staffordshire pottery towns.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Give me the absolute bottom line, not a penny more,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14not a penny less but you can have them for that,
0:19:14 > 0:19:17is it 20 quid or something just to get rid of them?
0:19:18 > 0:19:23- I'll do 20 quid for the vases.- Done. Thank you very much. It was easy.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27- You've got your shelf back.- And you've got a pair of vases for £20.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Gosh, good work.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32Seriously.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- Touch me, just for luck.- Easy.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Because that's the kind of day I'm having.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40I could be on a clean sweep today.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43What a happy chappie.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Well, there we are, then. What a packed day.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52And time for a rest for our two weary travellers. Night-night.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03We're back on the road, and Paul's psyching out the competition.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05So, have you waded in deep?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Have you hacked into your considerable budget with your two purchases?
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Oh, well, no. I'll just keep that to myself.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Quite right, Claire.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18Here's a refresher of what our lovely pair have bought so far.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Paul has had a shopping frenzy.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22He's got five lots already.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25The bullet watch fob.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27The Victorian cuff.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29The gentleman's shoe snuffbox.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31The writing slope.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33And the Charles Barlow vases.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Paul has £320.80 for the day ahead.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Claire is continuing in her cautious style.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47She has two lots, comprising the World War II civilian gas mask
0:20:47 > 0:20:50and the collection of woodworking tools.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55Claire has a sizeable £299 for the day ahead.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Claire has got some serious shopping to do.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59The village of Skirlaugh,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02in the East Riding of Yorkshire,
0:21:02 > 0:21:04is her next pin in the map.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- Look at that for an entrance. - That's not bad.- The lions await.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- They do indeed. Right... - Have a good 'un.- Yeah, and you.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15Vintage Home Store is a huge emporium,
0:21:15 > 0:21:17with 72 dealers all under one roof.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Claire has found the lady in charge, Steph,
0:21:25 > 0:21:28to have a look at something that has caught her eye.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Sweet little case. Nicely marked on the lid.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33And then we put the little pince-nez,
0:21:33 > 0:21:37which just basically sit on your nose, pinch your nose.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Glasses cases are quite collectable.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Got a little dent in the back of it.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45I think that's actually quite sweet. Nicely chased.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Has got initials on it, but I don't think it matters so much with
0:21:48 > 0:21:51something like this, because it's really part of the decoration.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Ticket price is £69.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Is this something of yours, or is it...?
0:21:56 > 0:21:59No, this belongs to one of our dealers.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00Time to make a phone call.
0:22:01 > 0:22:07- Ah.- Spoken to the dealer. The best he can do on that is 60.- No.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- No, I can't go anywhere near that. No. I'll leave that one, then.- OK.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- Thank you for trying, though. - All right. No problem.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- Thank you very much.- Thank you.- Oh, well. You win some, you lose some.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17I'm sure you can find something else.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23BR Western Region.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Hence the W in brackets after the name stamped in on the neck there.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33This is the rear light of a train. Good heavy thing.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Standard black paint.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Lid open, so there's like a little funnel inside,
0:22:40 > 0:22:42for the fumes to come out.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45It should have a burner inside it. Let's have a look.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50This hasn't been opened for a while. And there it is.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56Which slides in and out there. Not as nice as the earlier burners.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58They would have been brass.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02£55 on it, though, which is top-heavy really, for auction.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05I wanted to get it a bit less than that.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Claire loves her railwayana. Can Steph come up trumps this time?
0:23:10 > 0:23:13I don't know if you know the fellow or what he might take for it.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- I can certainly give him a ring and see what we can do on that.- OK.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- See what his very, very, very best price is.- OK. Will do.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- Make him feel kinder towards me. - You're in Yorkshire, though.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- You do realise, don't you?- Oh, but my father was a Yorkshireman.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- Does that make any difference? - Oh, that's all right then.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32She'll stop at nothing, that one.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- We can do 25 on that. - That's not bad.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- OK?- Oh, that's good of him. I'll shake your hand.- Thank you.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43Ah, a large lump of black metal with glass in it, but it's railway.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45And there's more good news.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- The dealer with the pince-nez is actually in, Peter.- Oh, is he?
0:23:48 > 0:23:50- Go and talk to him.- Oh, do you think it might be worth having a chat?
0:23:50 > 0:23:54- You never know. Just flutter your eyelashes.- Think that might work(?)
0:23:54 > 0:23:55THEY CHUCKLE
0:23:55 > 0:23:57One can but try.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Ah, Peter. Hello.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01I saw something of yours in the cabinet just now.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03They spoke to you and you were very mean.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07- You didn't want to come down too far. The pince-nez case.- Oh, yes.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- The silver case.- With the monocles? - Yeah, with the pince-nez. Yes.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13- That was my wife. I was in town.- Oh, right.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- Ooh, so we could start again? - I was in transit.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- Give it your best go. - I quite like them.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19- You've got them marked up at 69. - Yes.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22But I am hoping for, you know, quite a bit of discount,
0:24:22 > 0:24:23because I think they're pretty...
0:24:23 > 0:24:27- How about £20 off, 45. - Would you come down to 42?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- Yeah, that'll be fine. - Excellent, Peter. You're a good man.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Thank you very much. Pleasure doing business. Thanks, thank you.
0:24:33 > 0:24:34There we go.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36The British Rail lamp for £25,
0:24:36 > 0:24:40and the silver spectacle case and pince-nez for £42.
0:24:42 > 0:24:47Paul, meanwhile, is all shopped out, and has an assignment to undertake
0:24:47 > 0:24:50in the nearby village of Rise, in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55Let's step back in time to the summer of 1940.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Hitler's armies had quickly in succession conquered
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Poland, Norway, Holland and Belgium.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05And, with the British Army retreating from Dunkirk,
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Churchill instructed the formation of a secret resistance network of
0:25:09 > 0:25:15highly trained volunteers, in preparation for a German invasion.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19They would become known as the GHQ auxiliary units -
0:25:19 > 0:25:23small groups of men equipped for guerrilla warfare,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27with a mission to cause chaos and havoc to the occupying enemy.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30The Yorkshire coast was considered high risk for suspected
0:25:30 > 0:25:32German attack.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35And right here, somewhere in these woods, lies a secret bunker,
0:25:35 > 0:25:38where the soldiers would be based.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42Paul's meeting with amateur historian Ian Turton, to find out more.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46As I understand it, we set up some sort of almost partisan
0:25:46 > 0:25:50organisation in preparedness for invasion.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- Is that right?- These men were picked from the Home Guard.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55They were hand-picked from the Home Guard.
0:25:55 > 0:26:00Gamekeepers, huntsmen and people that knew t'land.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- They were behind enemy lines to cause havoc.- Right.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08Blow up enemy trucks or any explosives,
0:26:08 > 0:26:10things like that - sabotage.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12- OK. - That's what they were deemed to do.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17So we're setting up saboteurs in resistance in advance of occupation?
0:26:17 > 0:26:22Yeah, yeah. That's what the intentions were of Churchill to do.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27After receiving training in explosives, sabotage and silent killing,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30the men would be placed in secret units in the wilderness,
0:26:30 > 0:26:34train to live underground by day and cause mayhem by night,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37with surprise attacks on the enemy.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Thank goodness for the light.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Oh, what?
0:26:43 > 0:26:47- Oh, my word!- 75 years old.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50It's just like a Nissen hut, isn't it?
0:26:50 > 0:26:53- And how many men would be down here, in theory?- Eight.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- See, they've still left the bunks for us.- Oh, my word!
0:27:01 > 0:27:06So these guys, in theory, have left their families behind.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11The Germans are at the town hall putting up declarations saying,
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- "We are in charge now."- Yeah.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17And they're down here, they don't know what's going on out there...
0:27:17 > 0:27:21The men that signed up to be a part of this secret organisation
0:27:21 > 0:27:25were so fearless in their tasks that, if a German invasion had happened,
0:27:25 > 0:27:28their life expectancy was just 12 days.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32It's trying to put yourself into their boots,
0:27:32 > 0:27:36which is impossible to do, but it's the thought that your family's out there,
0:27:36 > 0:27:39and you don't know what they're subject to.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44- No, no.- And you know that you've got to do your utmost,
0:27:44 > 0:27:45but it's going to end badly.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Some aren't recognised as soldiers -
0:27:49 > 0:27:51they were fit to be soldiers...
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- You're a coward. - Cos the Guard doesn't count, really.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- So they can't say I'm...this... - Oh, my word.- That was it,
0:27:57 > 0:27:59there were no recognition whatsoever.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03In Britain's hour of need,
0:28:03 > 0:28:07dedicated, fearless men signed up to die for King and Country.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Under the guise of the Home Guard,
0:28:09 > 0:28:13they were not a group of tired, bumbling old men, but were
0:28:13 > 0:28:17highly skilled soldiers, who will always remain heroes in our hearts.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Claire's made her way north,
0:28:24 > 0:28:28to the seaside town of Bridlington on the east coast of Yorkshire.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35This looks lovely in here. Claire's got just over £230 to spend.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46There's a little miniature gardening set, just in the front there.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49It's got a little spade. A little rake.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52And a dibber for making holes, for planting things.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55The nice thing is that it looks like ivory - it's not, it's bone.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Ivory will be a very clear, dense white.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Bone has blood vessels going through it,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03so you get these little brown flecks in.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Things in miniature have always appealed
0:29:05 > 0:29:07and I think we've got, combining there, sort of
0:29:07 > 0:29:10something miniature and gardening.
0:29:10 > 0:29:11Quite a good combination.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Jane's the lady in charge.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Now for a closer look.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20I like these. I just love the way the rake's made.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24I mean, isn't that a lovely curved head on it? Do you like it?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27It's a delightful little thing. It's from a bygone era.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31- We don't sort of get these miniatures any more.- No.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32- Of that quality.- No.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34- It's the quality, isn't it? - It's the quality, yes.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- Cos there's good weight to them as well.- Yes.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41Now, then, the all-important thing. We have £78 on it.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Is this something that I can speak to you about
0:29:43 > 0:29:44or is it for someone else?
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Jane manages to get the dealer on the phone.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49But is there a deal to be done?
0:29:49 > 0:29:53Chris has said he could do 62 on it.
0:29:53 > 0:29:5662. I'm going to have them.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00The collection of miniature gardening tools at £62
0:30:00 > 0:30:03concludes this leg's shopping bonanza.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Claire's spent £164 on five lots.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12As well as the miniature gardening tools,
0:30:12 > 0:30:15she has the World War II gas mask,
0:30:15 > 0:30:17the collection of woodworking tools,
0:30:17 > 0:30:22the British Rail lamp and the silver spectacle case and pince-nez.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Paul also has five lots.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26The bullet watch fob...
0:30:27 > 0:30:31The Victorian beaded cuff, writing slope,
0:30:31 > 0:30:35the novelty snuffbox, and the Charles Barlow vases.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Paul has spent a total of £114.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Right, my old antiques lovers,
0:30:41 > 0:30:44thoughts on one another's collections?
0:30:44 > 0:30:46I like that little watch fob, that...
0:30:46 > 0:30:47or it could just be a pendant.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50I think that's quite fun, mounted in rose gold. He's paid £10 for it.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53I thought he ought to make good money on that.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55Then we get to the miniature implements.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Utterly, utterly charming,
0:30:57 > 0:30:59and people are going to fall in love with them.
0:30:59 > 0:31:07HOWEVER, £62 for absolutely useless but charming miniature
0:31:07 > 0:31:10gardening implements in bone and brass...?
0:31:10 > 0:31:11It hurts me to have to say this,
0:31:11 > 0:31:14but I think he's made some good buys there.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Would I swap for my offering? Well, what do you think?
0:31:18 > 0:31:20It's a no, folks.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23He's confident. Let's get ready to sell.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Our road trippers are heading for their third auction at Beverley
0:31:26 > 0:31:28in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32So, what about this fob of yours, Paul?
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Who else would have recognised that as...? What is it, a Mills bomb?
0:31:35 > 0:31:38I LOVE that. I mean, seriously.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41But, will the bidders love it as much as you, Paul?
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Situated today at Beverley Racecourse, Hawleys Auctioneers
0:31:47 > 0:31:51is run by husband-and-wife team John and Caroline Hawley.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Caroline is in command of the room today,
0:31:54 > 0:31:57so what does she think of our duo's lots?
0:31:57 > 0:32:04The little, tiny shell, inlaid with rose gold and silver,
0:32:04 > 0:32:08and I thought, "Oh, yeah, that's a Paul Laidlaw lot, straightaway."
0:32:08 > 0:32:15The railway lamp, I have to say, it's not really my cup of tea,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18but there's an awful lot of interest in railwayana.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Well, we'll soon see. Take your seats!
0:32:20 > 0:32:22The auction is about to begin.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25- Well!- Auction number three!
0:32:25 > 0:32:29- I know!- I can't believe we're on our third auction.- No!
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Time flies when you're having fun.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35Right, up first is Paul's Victorian beaded cuff.
0:32:35 > 0:32:36£4, eh?
0:32:36 > 0:32:40£10 to start. £5.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42Don't look at me like that.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46Thank you, sir. It'll suit you nicely! £5.
0:32:46 > 0:32:52Six anywhere? Are we done at six on the net? Seven, sir?
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- Seven, are you back in?- Don't go up in pounds, don't go up in pounds.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59- Never good when you go up in pounds. - Ten on the net. 12 anywhere?
0:32:59 > 0:33:0312 on the internet. 14 anywhere?
0:33:03 > 0:33:0614 on the net. 16.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10Do feel free to join us. 18. 18 on the internet.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- 18 now!- Are we done at £18?
0:33:14 > 0:33:1820. You just snuck in, madam. 20 in the room.
0:33:18 > 0:33:2222 anywhere? 20 in the room...
0:33:22 > 0:33:26All done at £20...
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- Yeah.- Well done. Good start. Goodness sake!
0:33:29 > 0:33:32A good return on your £4 there, Paul.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- 500%.- Oh, be quiet.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38If I stick to that...
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Well, I'll be walking out of here in a minute!
0:33:43 > 0:33:47Keep the faith, Claire. It's your World War II gas mask next.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51Start me cheap. £10 for the gas mask. That's straight in. Ten.
0:33:51 > 0:33:5712 anywhere? 12. 14, 16, 18, 20, 22.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59No? 20 at the back of the room.
0:33:59 > 0:34:0322 anywhere? 22. Who said 22?
0:34:03 > 0:34:0924, 26, 28, 30. 32, 34? No?
0:34:09 > 0:34:1332 at the back of the room. 34 anywhere?
0:34:13 > 0:34:17All done at £32...
0:34:17 > 0:34:20Oh! That's OK. It's more than I thought.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22A pleasant surprise, Claire.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Nice profit to launch you into lead position.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30You are in the lead, Claire Rawle. I couldn't be happier for you.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33Aw, this has started well, hasn't it?
0:34:34 > 0:34:38It has, Paul. The Charles Barlow vases are next.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40I've got bids on the sheets.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44I have to start you at £60. 65 anywhere?
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Oh, it's all on commission. It's all on commission! It's all on paper.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52£60, surely? All done at 60...
0:34:53 > 0:34:5765, just in time. 70 anywhere?
0:34:57 > 0:35:0065 with John, 70 anywhere?
0:35:00 > 0:35:02All done at 65...
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- That was all right. - I think that's fair enough.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Very nice, and you've taken the lead.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- Happy days!- All right...
0:35:13 > 0:35:17The woodworking tools bought by Claire are next.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Should be all right on that, shouldn't they?
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Yeah, that's what worries me! It could be very all right!
0:35:22 > 0:35:25A nice little lot, everything you need to set yourself up
0:35:25 > 0:35:27with a joiner's workshop.
0:35:27 > 0:35:28What's this worth?
0:35:28 > 0:35:33£40? 20 to go. Come along. Who's going to give me...
0:35:33 > 0:35:38Thank you, sir. £20. 22 anywhere? £20, surely.
0:35:38 > 0:35:4322, 24, 26. 28, 30. 30.
0:35:43 > 0:35:4932, 34, 36, 38. 38? Go on. 40. No?
0:35:49 > 0:35:5438, with you, sir. 38 in the room. 40 anywhere?
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Are we done at...?
0:35:56 > 0:36:0040's back again. 42! Just one more. 42.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05You're shaking your head the wrong way. No? £40, I have you...
0:36:05 > 0:36:09All done at 40...
0:36:09 > 0:36:10Not too bad, that could...
0:36:12 > 0:36:15- HE GROANS - You thought it...
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Look at you couple of giggling Gerties!
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Nice profit, though, there, Claire.
0:36:20 > 0:36:21There's nothing in it.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- No, it's a bit neck and neck. - I can just about touch you.
0:36:27 > 0:36:28You're right, Paul.
0:36:28 > 0:36:33It's anyone's game at the moment, and your writing slope is next.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37- I've got to start you at £35, 40 anywhere?- What a gift!
0:36:37 > 0:36:4140. 45, 50, 55.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43- 60, 65.- Smile, smile.
0:36:43 > 0:36:4560 with you, Roy.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46- 65 anywhere?- It's cheap.- It is.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- It's a cheap box.- It is. - Are we done at £60?
0:36:49 > 0:36:53It's a cheap lot. I have you. £60...
0:36:53 > 0:36:5765. 70, Roy.
0:36:57 > 0:37:0070, I have in the room.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04- 75 anywhere?- Tell them how nice it is! Tell them how nice it is!
0:37:04 > 0:37:07It's scratched, it's scratched! There's a huge scratch on it.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12All done at 70...
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Another chunk of a profit.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16The quality inlay helped things along there.
0:37:17 > 0:37:22By my reckoning, I'm up £790, but that's just roughly.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Hey, wildly wrong there, sunshine!
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Yeah, your maths never was your strong point, was it?!
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Claire's British Rail lamp is next.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Going to have to start you at £42.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37- Bang on the money.- Oh, OK. - Bang on the money.
0:37:37 > 0:37:3944. Thank you, 46?
0:37:39 > 0:37:4546, 48. 50, 55, 60. 65, 70.
0:37:45 > 0:37:4770, are you in? 70, 75.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50£70 with you, madam.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53All done at 70...
0:37:53 > 0:37:56That's a corker of a profit. Well done, Claire.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03It's Paul's favourite lot of the road trip next.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05The bullet watch fob.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09- £40. 45 anywhere?- Ooh, excellent. - It's worth...
0:38:09 > 0:38:14All over. 45, 50. 55, 60. 65, 70.
0:38:14 > 0:38:1670? 75. £70 with you, sir.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19In the room, people know!
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- £70 I have.- People get it!
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- 75 anywhere?- Oh, well...
0:38:23 > 0:38:27All done at £70...
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- Well done!- Justice done!
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Well done.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Well, the room appreciated the watch fob.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36That's another large profit for Paul.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- I didn't think they'd know.- Yeah.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40- Wow.- Well, yeah, there are...
0:38:40 > 0:38:43This is a sophisticated crowd out here!
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Certainly is. Come on, Claire.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Can your spectacle case help you catch up on Paul's lead?
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Let's get into focus.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53I'm hoping I'm not going to make a spectacle of myself out of this.
0:38:53 > 0:38:54Oh, Claire!
0:38:54 > 0:39:00Give me £20 to start. Thank you, all over. 20, 22, 24.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0526, 28, 30. 32, 34, 36. 38, 40, 42.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10£40 with you, sir. 42. 44.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- 46, 48, 50. 55.- You're in it now.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1960, 65. 70. 75. Just one more?
0:39:19 > 0:39:21You're nodding your head the wrong way. Go on!
0:39:21 > 0:39:23You know you want them. 75!
0:39:23 > 0:39:2680. 85.
0:39:26 > 0:39:3185? No? £80 I have from you.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34All done at 80... Thank you.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Excellent profit, Claire. You're inching closer to Paul.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- There's nothing in this with two items to go each.- Two to go.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- And our biggest spends.- There are...
0:39:45 > 0:39:46Correct.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49It's the novelty snuffbox from Paul now.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52It's going to be neck and neck.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- A dead heat.- Photo finish! - Photo finish!
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Straight in at £100.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- 110 anywhere?- Mmm!
0:39:59 > 0:40:01- MAN: Yes. - Thank you, John.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04110 in the room. 120 on the internet.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07120 on the internet, 130 anywhere?
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- MAN: 122. - 122! He's bloomin' awkward again!
0:40:10 > 0:40:16- Good on you!- 122, thank you so much, John. I'll see you later, 122...
0:40:16 > 0:40:20What are you doing, sir? Are you waving, or...? 125. Thank you, sir.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25125. 130, John. 125, I have in the room. 130 on the internet.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- No!- 135, I'll oblige. No?
0:40:28 > 0:40:33All done at £130...
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- Fair enough.- Yeah, they spotted it. - Yeah, yeah...- They spotted it.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Hey, Paul certainly knows what he's doing.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40An astounding result.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Just looking in my rear-view mirror...
0:40:42 > 0:40:43No, I can't see you!
0:40:45 > 0:40:47You wait, you wait!
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Don't get too cocky there, Paul. Come on, Claire.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55The miniature gardening tools are the last lot of the day.
0:40:55 > 0:41:00- I'm going to have to start you at £25.- That's a bit disappointing.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Straight in, 30. Thank you, sir.
0:41:02 > 0:41:0735, 40, 45. 50. No?
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- 45 with the lady at the back.- I think they might...- I know! Come on!
0:41:10 > 0:41:1650, 55. 60, 65. 70. 65 at the back.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Are we done at £65?
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- Hang on... Oh. Bid, bid. - It's a gorgeous little lot.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26Hello. 70. 75, 80.
0:41:26 > 0:41:3185. 90. 95. 100.
0:41:31 > 0:41:38- 110. 120. 130. 140.- I don't know, it looks like smart trade.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- You're shaking your head the wrong way, sir.- You've made good money.
0:41:41 > 0:41:42Yes, 140, he's in.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- 140.- Oh, nice.- 150. No?
0:41:45 > 0:41:48All done at £140...
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Claire Rawle!
0:41:51 > 0:41:55- A little blast at the finishing line there.- Yeah.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58Hey, a rocketing profit, Claire. Phenomenal work.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02- Off to the weighing room? - I'm with you, come on!
0:42:02 > 0:42:06A close-run race there. Who on earth will clinch victory today?
0:42:09 > 0:42:14Claire began leg three with £334, and after auction costs,
0:42:14 > 0:42:18made an excellent profit of £132.84,
0:42:18 > 0:42:25giving Claire a delicious £466.84 to begin the penultimate leg.
0:42:27 > 0:42:28For the third leg,
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Paul began with £434.80
0:42:31 > 0:42:36and made a corker of a profit of £177.10.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40The Laidlaw continues with his victorious streak.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44He has £611.90 for the fourth leg.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Nice one, Cyril.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- What an auction! - It was good, wasn't it?
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- What?!- Yeah!- A clean sweep.
0:42:54 > 0:42:55See you soon, road trippers.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Next time on the Antiques Road Trip...
0:43:02 > 0:43:03..Paul and Claire get the giggles.
0:43:03 > 0:43:04What's new?
0:43:04 > 0:43:06HE LAUGHS IN A SINISTER MANNER
0:43:06 > 0:43:08- LAUGHING:- Yeah!
0:43:11 > 0:43:12Crikey, Moses!