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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.

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-With £200 each...

-I want something shiny.

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..a classic car and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.

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-I like a rummage.

-I can't resist.

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The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.

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-But it's no mean feat.

-Sorry!

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-Why do I always do this to myself?

-There'll be worthy winners...

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-Give us a kiss.

-..and valiant losers.

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-Come on, stick 'em up.

-So, will it be the high road to glory?

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-Onwards and upwards.

-..or the slow road to disaster?

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-Take me home.

-This is Antiques Road Trip.

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Yeah.

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MUSIC: I Get Around by The Beach Boys

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On this road trip, we're getting around the English countryside with

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auctioneers Charles Hanson and Catherine Southon.

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Welcome to my garden, welcome to the Garden of England.

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Welcome to Kent.

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Why, thank you, ma'am.

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Catherine is indeed a Kentish lass,

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with over two decades of experience in the antiques business.

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Whilst Derbyshire lad Charles, also known as the Young Pretender,

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brings his experience to the game and a rather unique fashion turn, too.

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-Do you like my jacket today, by the way?

-I do like your jacket.

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My wife calls me the Candyman, because if the Candyman can...

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-# Oh, the Candyman can... #

-Ha-ha, oh, sweet!

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Both our experts started this week of road tripping with £200.

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On the first leg, Catherine built that total to £213.76.

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Well done, that girl.

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But old Carlos zoomed ahead, already having accumulated £478.88.

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And it's only just starting.

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What can Catherine do to catch up?

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Just imagine you're buying me presents through the week and you want to

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see my eyes light up at your buys.

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What are you talking about, Charles?

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Today, these two are driving a beautiful bottle green MGB GT from 1981,

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which they've called Meg, for obvious reasons.

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You've really, really learned how to drive this, haven't you?

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-Come on, car, just push forward.

-Come on, Meg.

-Come on.

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Do it for us. Oh, my goodness.

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-ENGINE REVS

-Ooh!

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Sorry. Sorry, there we go.

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Sorry about that, Catherine.

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Blimey - careful, Charles, you'll have the gearbox out of it.

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Oh, my goodness, my heart just went then.

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I thought we were going to go sliding back down that hill.

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No, I put the car in first by mistake. Don't worry.

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Ha-ha! Honestly... On this epic road trip,

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Catherine and Charles begin in southern England before making their

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way north, meandering around the West Midlands,

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and then darting through the Peak District.

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They'll finally finish up in Congleton in Cheshire, God's County.

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On this leg, they'll start in the Kent village of Chart Sutton,

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and aim for auction in Bourne End in Buckinghamshire.

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Right now, they're just south of Maidstone.

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-Maidstone is the capital of Kent.

-Why?

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-I don't know.

-Ask a silly question...

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They're sharing their first shop. Fortunately, it's a biggie.

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Dealers Jamie and Trevor are on hand to help.

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-Hello, gents.

-Hello.

-Hello.

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-Catherine.

-I'm Trevor. How nice to meet you.

-Hello.

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-Hello, Charles. Trevor.

-Good to see you.

-Nice to meet you.

-Jamie.

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Jamie, hello, Jamie.

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Time to split up and browse.

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Antiques don't buy themselves, you know.

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Supposed to be going that way. This is my way.

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-Can you hear something?

-No, I didn't hear anything.

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-I think I heard a squeak.

-I can hear you.

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You are really hot on my heels, aren't you?

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Jamie, there could be trouble ahead.

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# There may be trouble ahead... #

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I'll say.

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-CLATTERING

-God, he's so noisy, isn't he?

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Charles, keep the noise down, please.

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-I'm trying to...

-I think there's thunder outside.

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It sounds like thunder!

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The storm clouds have parted on this side of the shop.

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Looks like Catherine's spotted something. Goody.

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I quite like this. What's this over here?

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-Oh, the clock and the manicure set.

-That's an unusual combination.

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This charming Edwardian mantle clock contains some tools

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for keeping your nails neat and tidy. How sweet.

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Want to have a look?

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And then you open it up and you've got....

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A set of manicure tools.

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It's priced at £35.

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To make something on this, I need it to be more like 15.

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-Can you do that, because it's a bit...?

-Mm...

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Could we split the difference and come in at 20?

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-OK, let's put that as a possibility.

-OK.

-Put that to one side,

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because I feel you have a lot more to offer here.

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One item put aside. And what's this?

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That's quite a nice old...

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railway sign. It's very heavy, be careful.

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-It is heavy, isn't it? Cast iron.

-Yes, cast iron.

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What is it? "Any person who omits to shut and fasten this gate

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"is liable to a penalty." That's a big lump, isn't it?

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Yes, it's quite nice.

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-Anyone for cricket?

-HE CHUCKLES

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Hey, careful, Catherine, or you'll be on a sticky wicket, love.

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That hefty railway sign had £48 on the ticket,

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but can Trev help with the heavy lifting?

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-I'm happy to let you have that for 15, if it helps.

-Are you? Right.

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Another item to set aside.

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And there really is no stopping Catherine this morning. Go, girl.

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This is nice.

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-Yeah, that's unusual, isn't it?

-Mm.

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Certainly is. Mid-20th century parasol

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embellished with a carved figure?

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Lovely.

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-The sticks are all good.

-There we are.

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Mm. Priced at £35.

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And once again, Catherine's not going to commit until she's finished browsing.

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Isn't this terribly bad luck to put that over your head?

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Oh, yeah, thanks. God, I don't need any more bad luck!

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I don't need any more.

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Charles, do you want an umbrella?

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I don't think he does, you know.

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He's found a promising pile of...something.

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They're good signs, aren't they?

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Wow.

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It's a collection of six enamel advertising signs from the early

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to the mid-20th century.

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Ticket price on the lot is a whopping £600.

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Dealer Jamie will try to contact the vendor to see if a deal can be struck, while Charles browses on.

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But elsewhere, Catherine has also nabbed Jamie's attention.

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Tell me about the bubble gum machine.

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It's very good. It takes 20p pieces.

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-You can use it as a money box, if you want to.

-Oh, you can use it?

-Yeah, you can use it.

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Oh, yes.

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Would be nicer if it was full of sweeties, though, heh?

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What you think? What you think, boys?

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-Talk to me.

-I think at the right price you could

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-make a profit on that.

-He would say that.

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It dates from the 1980s. Ticket price is £75.

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Can we say 25 and I won't go down any more?

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-OK.

-Can we?

-Yeah.

-I quite like this.

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-I'm going to shake your hand on that.

-OK.

-I'm going to say yes.

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-Yes to £25.

-OK.

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Crikey! Catherine bags the sweetest of discounts.

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And elsewhere Charles has espied something that piques HIS fancy.

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Carved African wooden mask.

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And it might... Actually, Catherine, how are you?

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Oi, Catherine, are you OK? I'm over here.

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When you've QUITE finished, Charles. Stop mucking about.

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The mask probably dates from 1900,

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and, as ever, Jamie's the man to assist.

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Could that be a very good price, Jamie?

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-I'm sure it could be.

-A very good price.

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I could have a look for you and let you know.

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I know it's priced at 95, but, if it has been here a while,

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would you be prepared to just get rid of it?

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I think so, yes.

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Jamie will check his books, to see what the mask could be.

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I've had a look what we paid for it...

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-Go on, Jamie, I'm going to read your mind...

-Go for it.

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-Go on, tell me.

-No, you read my mind. What did I say?

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-I think you might say about £30.

-I had £30 in mind.

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-No!

-There we go.

-Really?

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-It was £30.

-And that still gives you a profit?

-Yes.

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Lovely. That little "face-off" - ha-ha!

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means Charles finally has his first item.

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And now, the owner of all those signs is on the blower.

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What might he do if Charles takes all six?

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30 quid the lot?

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£400?

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-And that's the bottom?

-Better than the top.

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And after a final chat with Jamie...

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Take care, bye-bye, bye!

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So, if we both say together, the best price was...?

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380.

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It wasn't?!

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A terrific offer,

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but Charles still wants to keep his options open.

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I feel duty bound, just to get myself around

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the great landscape of Kent,

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just to make sure I don't unearth anything else...

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would you have an agreement to hold them?

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-Yep.

-And I will, either way, call you.

-Yep.

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Jamie, you are a gent.

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Charles has those on hold, and the mask in the bag.

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And he's heading off.

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Meanwhile, Catherine herself still has a heap of items set aside.

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The mantle clock-cum-manicure set,

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the railway signage and the mid-20th century parasol,

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which Trevor has had some word on.

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He's prepared to let you have that for £18.

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-18, OK.

-Mm.

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I can do the clock for 15 for you, if that helps.

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Right. So we've got 15 on the clock.

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Yes. And the railway sign...

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-We can do that for 15?

-I'll do it for 15.

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So that's...48.

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-48 for the three items.

-Yeah.

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I think that seems pretty good.

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Deal done, then, at £48 for the parasol, sign and clock,

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and Catherine also has the bubble gum machine she bought earlier as well.

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So, she's got a whopping four items in the bag for a total of £73,

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and she's finished here also.

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HE WHISTLES Nice flowers.

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Meanwhile, Charles is navigating the MGB through the B-roads of Kent

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en route to his next stop of the day.

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His destination is the town of Maidstone, and Kent Life Museum,

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where he's meeting volunteer Frances Madison Roberts.

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As you do.

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-Hello.

-Hello!

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I'm hoping you're Frances.

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-I am.

-Good to see you. Charles Hanson.

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-Hello, Charles.

-Isn't it gorgeous?

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It's absolutely lovely. You've got a nice day.

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Indeed they have.

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Charles is here to learn about a local industry which really put Kent

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on the map. Hop growing.

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From the 1500s right up to the mid-20th century,

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Kent was famous for its hop gardens, where this valuable plant was grown.

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Goodness me. There's a man on a huge pair of stilts.

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Hello, sir, how are you?

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-Hi, Charles.

-Hi.

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Yeah, I'm very well, thank you, how are you?

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You're almost up in the sky there. So what are you doing up there?

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We're stringing the hop garden.

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We're training the hops up these old strings, hop string, coconut string,

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and we're doing it the old, traditional way with the stilts.

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Our friend Tim - great name - is hopping back in time on his stilts,

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continuing a Kent tradition of hundreds of years.

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Frances is keen to show Charles more.

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-We're going into the hop garden. Here are our hops.

-Wow.

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We'll walk down an alley of the hop garden.

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Wow.

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The hop plant is cultivated for use in the brewing of beer,

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a staple of the British diet for many centuries.

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The hops add a lot of ale's most toothsome qualities.

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Well, the hop gives it clarity.

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It also gives it flavour, it gives it colour,

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it gives it aroma and it helps in the keeping life of the beer,

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-so it's very good.

-Why was it grown so well in Kent,

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and how did it all begin?

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Yes, well, they've always grown wild in the hedgerows,

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but it was the Flemish people coming over in the 16th century that

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introduced them to us and showed us how we could cultivate them to improve the beer.

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Because, prior to that, we just had ale,

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which wasn't a very good quality.

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And so they grew very well here.

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The soil is suitable, the climate is suitable.

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And there's a lot of possible labour force, because that's extremely

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important, because hops are very labour-intensive.

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So all that labour force required, where did they come from?

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Well, of course there were local people,

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who were very glad to come along,

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but also there were Londoners,

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people came down in droves.

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Whole streets of Londoners came down in the 20th century.

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Every September, these families would travel down

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from London to Kent for the annual hop harvest.

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And, they'd need somewhere to stay.

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Frances is taking Charles to see an example of a hopper's accommodation,

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dating from around 1900.

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So, hoppers' huts were allocated to each family, and

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if you were a good picker,

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then you would get the same hut year after year.

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So a whole family could stay in a hut?

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We understand that ten people could sleep in one hut.

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Gosh. Facilities were basic.

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But for many of the families who worked here,

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the hop harvest was a welcome break from city life.

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The air was much healthier,

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they were away from the smog and pollution of London, and also,

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people lived in very cramped conditions in London,

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so it wasn't that much of a culture shock.

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Once the hoppers had picked the harvest,

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the hops had to be dried to preserve them,

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a process that took place here in the oast house.

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The fresh hops were spread on the floor, which was heated by a kiln below.

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As they dried, they would need to be turned to make sure they dried

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evenly, so you can very gently turn...turn the hops.

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-May I have a go?

-Yes, please have a go.

-So they carefully...

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-Very carefully, that's right...

-Why so carefully?

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Well, you don't want to damage the hops, you don't want them to break up.

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As the 20th century progressed,

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new technologies replaced these traditional methods.

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But the modern fashion for small batch beer brewing has revived interest.

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What we have done is have a microbrewery make beer from our hops.

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That's wonderful. I almost feel like saying it's been thirsty work,

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Frances. I've really enjoyed learning about this handicraft of Kentish people.

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-Thank you so much for your time today, it's been great.

-It's been a pleasure.

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Meanwhile, Catherine's travelled on to the Kent town of Tenterden,

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where she's strolling into her next shop and meeting dealers Pam and Terry.

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-Hi there!

-Hello.

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-Hi. I'm Catherine. Very nice to meet you.

-Pam.

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Hi there.

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Hello.

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-I'm Terry.

-Hi, Terry.

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It's very calming over this part of the shop, with all the clocks ticking.

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It's all very peaceful.

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Doesn't take her long to spot something, though.

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Quite nice. So we've got a leather Georgian fire bucket.

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Copper around the top.

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And I like this sort of studded...

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That's quite nice, isn't it?

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1820s, '30s?

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It's in quite nice condition. People like these.

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As well they might. It's a real antique.

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But, at what price?

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How much is on it?

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138...

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138 on your bucket.

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We could do 110

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for you. It is an old Georgian one,

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-it's at least 200 years old.

-Yeah.

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I do like it. The ones that tend to do very well are the ones with,

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I think, really more the coats of arms on them.

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And ones that have...

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Aren't so worn. Because this is quite worn.

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It feels like it's almost...

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-It still holds water.

-Have you tested it?

-We have.

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But will this deal hold water?

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Would that be your best on that?

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I can do you £100.

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-Right.

-Catherine's tempted.

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I was so decisive this morning and I just went bang, bang, bang, bang.

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Four items. But then they weren't very much money.

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Now I'm spending most of my budget on one item.

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I just think £100...

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It's a lot of money, isn't it?

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Do 90, then, but that would be the very best.

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You think I should? What d'you think?

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I think rustic, sort of shabby chic, I think it would do well.

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-Do you think?

-Yeah.

0:17:220:17:25

Why not? I'm going to go for it.

0:17:250:17:27

-And 90 is your best price?

-Yeah.

-Yeah? OK.

0:17:280:17:31

-We'll shake on it.

-Thank you.

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A gamble it is.

0:17:330:17:35

Catherine parts with the lion's share of her kitty for a venerable bucket,

0:17:350:17:40

leaving her with just over £50 left to spend, and that

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daring buy brings us to the end of a jam-packed first day, so,

0:17:430:17:48

night-night, you two.

0:17:480:17:50

The morning sun finds them back in the MG, and raring to go.

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You know, the sun has got his hat on today.

0:17:570:18:01

It's going to be a hip, hip, hip hooray.

0:18:010:18:03

And I can't wait. Yeah.

0:18:030:18:04

Gosh, Charles, you do have a way with words.

0:18:040:18:07

So far, Catherine has amassed five lots.

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The parasol, the bubble gum machine, the clock-cum-manicure set,

0:18:100:18:14

the fire bucket and the railway sign.

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She still has £50.76 to spend.

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While Charles has been parsimonious by comparison,

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buying only the African mask.

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He still has £448.88.

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So, he'd better get a wiggle on -

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if he can stop that back-seat driving for five minutes.

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Just always watch your brake when we go downhill.

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-Just test your brakes, I would.

-I am!

0:18:410:18:43

-Does your horn work as well? On these tight bends, just...

-HORN TOOTS

0:18:430:18:46

That's it. Just always test your horn.

0:18:460:18:48

-My mum taught me that.

-Are you trying to teach me how to drive?

0:18:480:18:51

Don't aggravate Catherine, Charles, for heaven's sake.

0:18:510:18:55

They're nearly in the village of Headcorn.

0:18:550:18:57

I'm going to a place called...

0:18:570:18:59

-Is it Breakneck?

-What?

-Breakneck.

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Headcorn! God, you are a handful this morning, Charles.

0:19:020:19:06

Catherine's dropping him off at his first shop.

0:19:060:19:09

She'll be pleased to have some peace and quiet.

0:19:090:19:12

Put your nose right in and then come out, come out.

0:19:130:19:16

-Charles, you and I...

-Come out, come out!

0:19:160:19:18

You're on the kerb. Keep going, don't stall.

0:19:180:19:21

-Charles!

-You've stalled the car!

-Charles!

-OK, I'm going to go.

0:19:210:19:24

I'm going to go now. I'll see you later.

0:19:240:19:26

-You are really getting on my nerves today!

-Sorry! I'm sorry.

0:19:260:19:28

Well, it's a bit heady in Headcorn, isn't it?

0:19:280:19:31

Drive carefully. See you later. Good luck.

0:19:310:19:33

Be careful. Bye.

0:19:340:19:37

-I'm so glad to be getting rid of you.

-Blow me a kiss.

0:19:370:19:39

-I'm so glad to be getting rid of you.

-Bye.

0:19:390:19:41

You do have a way with the girls, Charles.

0:19:410:19:44

Let's hope he can strike up an easier rapport with dealer Shirley.

0:19:440:19:48

-Shirley, good to see you.

-And you.

-It's nice to be here.

0:19:480:19:50

-Good.

-I like your antique shop. I'll go for a wander.

0:19:500:19:53

-OK.

-Thank you, Mrs...

0:19:530:19:56

-Just Shirley?

-Just Shirley.

-Just Shirley here in Kent.

-Not Mrs.

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I like your style. We're friends in Kent. That's great.

0:19:590:20:02

-What's this?

-I'm always after a waistcoat,

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because I enjoy wearing waistcoats. That's quite nice.

0:20:100:20:14

I mean, I quite like colour and it's got almost a bit of a Picasso, Cubism look.

0:20:140:20:19

But is a Cubist waistcoat really the thing for the sale room, Charles?

0:20:190:20:24

I've got to just...

0:20:240:20:26

I'm quite a broad guy, for the right reasons.

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Modest, too.

0:20:280:20:30

Well, it fits OK...

0:20:300:20:31

I quite like this.

0:20:320:20:34

Fits perfectly. Goodness me. Can't really buy it for auction,

0:20:340:20:37

-I can't buy it myself.

-Suits you, sir!

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When you've finished with the gents' outfitters routine, an item,

0:20:400:20:43

perhaps, that might sell at auction...

0:20:430:20:46

That's quite nice.

0:20:460:20:48

Isn't that pretty? Isn't that a beautiful shape?

0:20:480:20:50

It's so... So Art Deco.

0:20:500:20:53

So you. This part dinner service was made by Gray's,

0:20:530:20:57

a Staffordshire pottery maker founded in 1907.

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But this set dates from the early 20th century.

0:21:010:21:04

Look at that, the design. That's got the lid...

0:21:040:21:06

Open it up,

0:21:080:21:10

and this sort of set just makes you feel happy.

0:21:100:21:12

That ladle. Because the colours are so vibrant,

0:21:130:21:17

the sun is shining in Kent, and importantly, I like this.

0:21:170:21:22

Ticket price is £45. Oh. Shirley...!

0:21:230:21:27

Shirley! You're a lady who's full of joy.

0:21:270:21:31

-Oh, thank you.

-On this sunny Kentish morning and...

0:21:310:21:33

to hopefully a man who's smiling today,

0:21:330:21:37

Shirley, and to keep my smile, what could be the best price on that?

0:21:370:21:41

I'll have to phone the dealer for you.

0:21:410:21:42

-Yeah.

-Just to make sure. But I'm sure we can do something.

-What are you thinking?

0:21:420:21:46

-What are you thinking?

-What am I thinking?

0:21:460:21:48

He's got 45... I don't know if he'd go as low as 30.

0:21:480:21:52

-That sounds good to me.

-Does that all right?

-Yeah.

0:21:520:21:55

Within a flash, Shirl the Pearl has the answer.

0:21:550:21:59

-I've spoken to the dealer.

-Full of Art Deco promise. Hit me.

0:21:590:22:01

-Yes, you can have it for 30.

-I'll take it. Thank you.

-Great.

0:22:010:22:04

I'll take it. That's one down. Fantastic. I'm delighted, Shirley.

0:22:040:22:07

And that's another tidy little buy for Charles.

0:22:070:22:11

Thank you, Shirl.

0:22:110:22:13

Thanks a lot, I'm very grateful.

0:22:130:22:14

-You're very welcome.

-See you, Shirley. Take care. Bye.

0:22:140:22:18

Now, Catherine already has five items in her old bag,

0:22:210:22:25

so she's galloped straight back to the town of Maidstone.

0:22:250:22:28

Cantered, actually. Where she seems to be horsing around.

0:22:290:22:32

Ha! Where did you get that wonderful conveyance, ma'am?

0:22:320:22:35

MUSIC: Galloping Home by Denis King

0:22:350:22:38

So, from classic car

0:22:380:22:41

to my carriage. This is even more classic.

0:22:410:22:44

Eat your heart out, Charles Hanson.

0:22:450:22:47

Crikey. In quite the correct style, she is heading

0:22:470:22:51

-for the Tyrwhitt-Drake Museum of Carriages.

-Thank you very much!

0:22:510:22:56

That was an amazing experience.

0:22:560:22:58

Thank you, thank you.

0:22:580:22:59

-You're welcome.

-Thank you, Wilbur and Buster.

0:22:590:23:01

Well done, boys.

0:23:010:23:03

Here she's meeting Maidstone Museum's director Victoria Barlow.

0:23:030:23:08

-Hi there.

-Hi.

-Victoria, very nice to meet you.

0:23:080:23:11

This place holds a collection of over 60 carriages.

0:23:120:23:15

It's a time capsule of the world when horsepower was really the thing.

0:23:160:23:21

We owe its existence today to its founder and namesake.

0:23:210:23:24

Who's our friend here then?

0:23:260:23:28

OK, so this is the reason that we're here, this is Garrard Tyrwhitt-Drake.

0:23:280:23:32

He was born in the 1880s, so very much a late Victorian,

0:23:320:23:37

but he came from a local brewing family, so very wealthy.

0:23:370:23:40

The reason he's important for this museum was that

0:23:400:23:43

after the end of the Second World War

0:23:430:23:45

he began to see that carriages had had their day.

0:23:450:23:48

Motorised vehicles were coming in, and he was quite aware of the fact that

0:23:480:23:52

a lot of the carriages that had been so popular and that he remembered so

0:23:520:23:56

fondly from his youth, were sitting in barns, rotting away,

0:23:560:24:00

and were never going to be used again and he wanted to save examples,

0:24:000:24:04

so that we would know what it was like.

0:24:040:24:07

The horse-drawn carriages he saved form the basis for the museum's

0:24:070:24:12

collection. They tell the story of coach and carriage evolution

0:24:120:24:16

down the ages - from the days

0:24:160:24:17

when carriage travel was only for the wealthy,

0:24:170:24:20

to the 19th century, when it opened up to ordinary people.

0:24:200:24:24

Well, this is quite an important carriage in the development of them.

0:24:240:24:27

This is a Clarence, also known as a growler,

0:24:270:24:31

because of the noise its wheels made on the floor.

0:24:310:24:33

This was one of the first carriages in the Victorian era,

0:24:330:24:36

when a normal middle-class family could buy a carriage

0:24:360:24:39

and take their family out in it.

0:24:390:24:41

This made carriage travel an option for the middle-class masses.

0:24:430:24:47

And they soon learned that they made perfect cabs for hire,

0:24:470:24:52

because you could get four people and some

0:24:520:24:54

luggage into the carriage,

0:24:540:24:57

so people started then renting them by the hour, and these became the first

0:24:570:25:01

-hackney carriages.

-Oh, really?

0:25:010:25:03

So where we get the name hackney carriages from today, for the London cabs?

0:25:030:25:06

The streets of Britain's cities teemed with carriages in their Victorian heyday,

0:25:060:25:11

but it didn't take long until carriage design

0:25:110:25:14

evolved along some more daring lines.

0:25:140:25:18

Victoria, this particular coach

0:25:180:25:20

looks structurally very different from what we've seen downstairs.

0:25:200:25:25

What's happened here is we've had a shift from having your driver upfront

0:25:250:25:30

driving you while you sit in comfort at the back.

0:25:300:25:32

This is actually an owner-driver vehicle, so you drive yourself.

0:25:320:25:37

It meant that it became very popular with young men who liked speed.

0:25:370:25:41

So this was, you know, the sort of sports car of its day.

0:25:410:25:45

You would get up, set off, possibly with a friend,

0:25:450:25:49

but essentially it was for the young, the daring, the need for speed.

0:25:490:25:54

MUSIC: William Tell Overture by Rossini

0:25:540:25:56

Boy racers might have been a hazard even in the 19th century,

0:25:560:25:59

but Victoria also wants to show Catherine another carriage that really typified the age.

0:25:590:26:05

Giddy up.

0:26:050:26:07

This is lovely and open, this one, isn't it?

0:26:070:26:09

It is. This is a Victoria.

0:26:090:26:11

This was named after the Queen, Queen Victoria,

0:26:110:26:14

who very much popularised carriages as a way of being seen by a crowd.

0:26:140:26:19

So a lot of the carriages we looked at downstairs

0:26:190:26:22

had doors and window blinds that you could pull, so you could ride in privacy.

0:26:220:26:25

This carriage is all designed to show off.

0:26:250:26:28

-"Look at me."

-Indeed.

0:26:280:26:30

So when you are going out to an event,

0:26:300:26:32

perhaps to the races or to a picnic,

0:26:320:26:34

and you've paid a fortune for your beautiful dress,

0:26:340:26:37

you want people to see it.

0:26:370:26:39

So you could fold the roof back down and the sides are cut away very low.

0:26:390:26:43

And obviously for the Queen, that was important so her subjects could see her.

0:26:430:26:46

As the 20th century dawned,

0:26:480:26:50

motorised transport started to usurp the carriage,

0:26:500:26:54

but these still have an elegance and romance all of their own.

0:26:540:26:57

Well, I have to say it's been wonderful.

0:26:580:27:01

Now my carriage awaits. And I have to head off.

0:27:010:27:04

-Thank you so much, Victoria, thank you.

-Take care.

-Bye-bye.

0:27:040:27:08

You could get too used to this, Catherine.

0:27:090:27:11

Right, we're off again.

0:27:110:27:13

Walk on, as they say.

0:27:130:27:15

Meanwhile, Charles has motored on to the town of Faversham...

0:27:220:27:25

where he's sauntering off into his next shop.

0:27:250:27:28

Andy's in charge here today.

0:27:300:27:32

-Hello there.

-Hello!

0:27:350:27:36

-How are you?

-I'm fine.

0:27:360:27:39

True to form, Charles doesn't take long to spot a possible.

0:27:390:27:43

I just came past, and in the window, I've seen something already.

0:27:430:27:47

-May I show you?

-Yeah, please do.

-Follow me. Just in the window.

0:27:470:27:50

It's this revolving cabinet here.

0:27:500:27:53

Here they are.

0:27:530:27:54

-Aren't they wonderful?

-They're lovely.

0:27:540:27:56

-Are they yours?

-They are, sir.

0:27:560:27:59

-They could be yours.

-Aren't they gorgeous?

0:27:590:28:02

They are a pair of decorative cut steel shoe buckles,

0:28:020:28:06

which Charles thinks may date from as early as the 18th century,

0:28:060:28:10

and I think he's right.

0:28:100:28:11

So, you'd put them on like that, wouldn't you, in the day?

0:28:110:28:15

That's it, yes.

0:28:150:28:17

So... Maybe a Georgian gent, and don't my shoes look better now?

0:28:170:28:21

-They do, they look beautiful.

-They're just stunning.

0:28:210:28:25

Oh - stand lively.

0:28:250:28:26

I quite like them.

0:28:260:28:28

-Right.

-They're decorative and quite refined...

0:28:280:28:31

Ticket price on these handsome accoutrements is £150.

0:28:320:28:36

But what might be Andy's bottom line?

0:28:360:28:39

Well, I would like...

0:28:410:28:43

To be honest, I'd like about 80.

0:28:430:28:44

It's almost half price.

0:28:440:28:47

So you're hopefully telling me that they didn't cost you too much.

0:28:470:28:50

-They didn't, no.

-Oh, good. OK.

0:28:500:28:53

Andy IS good to you, Charles.

0:28:550:28:58

Could you go a bit less, do you think?

0:28:580:28:59

A little bit less, yeah.

0:28:590:29:01

-Which would be?

-70.

0:29:010:29:04

I almost feel like saying you're an odd and I'm an even.

0:29:040:29:08

-Right.

-Odd and even.

0:29:080:29:10

And I wonder if you could be an even-steven and meet me at £60.

0:29:100:29:13

-Go on, then.

-Are you sure?

0:29:150:29:16

-Yeah.

-Does that leave you...?

0:29:160:29:18

It still gives me a profit, yeah, absolutely.

0:29:180:29:20

-Say that again to me.

-It leaves me a bit of a profit.

0:29:200:29:22

And that's a deal.

0:29:220:29:24

-Done. Sold. Thanks a lot.

-Thank you.

-Appreciate it.

0:29:240:29:26

That's one more item bagged, but Charles is still on the hunt.

0:29:270:29:31

Mm... Do be careful, won't you, Charles?

0:29:340:29:37

You can be accident-prone.

0:29:370:29:40

Uh-oh, there he goes again.

0:29:400:29:41

Quite like this vase down here.

0:29:410:29:44

Hello, vase.

0:29:440:29:46

"Hello, Charles!"

0:29:460:29:47

And that landscape is quite unusual, and the gilding is good.

0:29:470:29:52

Charles is gently tapping the vase on his teeth

0:29:520:29:55

to check for the sound of any repairs.

0:29:550:29:57

Sounds OK - and you do have to have your own teeth.

0:29:570:30:00

It's a piece of Carlton Ware, probably dating from the 1920s.

0:30:000:30:03

No good with falsies.

0:30:030:30:05

My only concern is, on the actual label, it says "£15 RIP".

0:30:050:30:11

-Andy?

-Yes?

-Excuse me, come hither.

0:30:110:30:14

-Over here. I'm waiting.

-I'm admiring your vase.

0:30:140:30:16

-Thank you.

-It says "£15 RIP".

0:30:160:30:20

Now, all I can think of, RIP, is "Rest in peace", Charles.

0:30:200:30:22

-Absolutely. Charles.

-What does RIP mean?

0:30:220:30:25

It's actually the dealer's initial.

0:30:250:30:27

-Oh, is it?

-It's actually RP. Yeah.

-Oh, RP. That's OK.

0:30:270:30:30

So that's that mystery solved.

0:30:300:30:34

I like it. Best price?

0:30:340:30:35

-13?

-I was hoping you might say it could be Hanson's den - number...?

0:30:350:30:40

-Ten.

-12...

0:30:400:30:42

I would happily take this vase for a tenner, because I think for £10

0:30:420:30:45

-it's decorative. Put it there.

-Yeah, go on.

-£10?

0:30:450:30:48

-Sold!

-Good man.

-Are you happy with that?

-Yeah, fine.

0:30:480:30:53

That's yet another deal sealed. Good man.

0:30:530:30:56

Now, Catherine's strolled to her next shop, which is...

0:31:000:31:04

oh, very unusual.

0:31:040:31:06

-Hello.

-Hi there.

-Catherine. Hi. Very nice to meet you.

0:31:060:31:10

-I'm David.

-Hi, David. Now, this is a bit of an odd one.

0:31:100:31:13

Certainly is. With the bubble gum machine she bought earlier in mind,

0:31:130:31:17

Catherine wants to buy some sweeties to fill it up in order to set it off

0:31:170:31:20

best at the auction.

0:31:200:31:22

Sweetie salesman David here is just the man to help.

0:31:220:31:25

Just hope she doesn't try and get some money knocked off.

0:31:250:31:27

Yeah, they're nice, aren't they?

0:31:270:31:29

But what will this monster bag of sweeties set Catherine back?

0:31:290:31:34

As it's you, how about we call it a fiver?

0:31:340:31:36

Oh, you are wonderful.

0:31:360:31:39

-We are...

-As long as you don't eat them all yourself.

0:31:390:31:41

No. I'm really tempted though, I have to say.

0:31:410:31:43

And with that irregular last purchase, she's all bought up.

0:31:430:31:47

Thank you, bye-bye!

0:31:470:31:49

But Charles is back in Faversham, and in a quandary.

0:31:500:31:53

Remember the set of six metal signs he reserved yesterday?

0:31:530:31:57

The last quote on the signs was £380.

0:31:570:32:00

The problem is, Charles no longer has that much cash.

0:32:000:32:03

Oh, Gawd, we've seen this before.

0:32:030:32:04

But I've still got £348 left.

0:32:070:32:10

So it's now that quandary -

0:32:100:32:12

do I call up the shop I went to yesterday

0:32:120:32:16

and see if I can buy for 348?

0:32:160:32:19

What do you think, sir? What do you think?

0:32:190:32:23

OK. He says phone a friend.

0:32:250:32:27

Time to give the dealer, Jamie, a tinkle, I think.

0:32:270:32:30

Let's go for it.

0:32:300:32:33

Thanks ever so much, I'll buy them. Thanks a lot. Cheers. All the best.

0:32:330:32:37

Bye-bye, cheers, bye-bye. Bye.

0:32:370:32:39

Well, from having a full kitty,

0:32:390:32:42

I'm now down to nothing. I've bought the signs for £348.

0:32:420:32:46

I'm banking on a whole load of rusty old tin plate signs,

0:32:460:32:51

which could be dangerous. But he who dares wins, as they say.

0:32:510:32:55

Who says? The SAS, and Del Boy!

0:32:550:32:59

And so, that concludes the shopping.

0:32:590:33:02

Charles has bagged the African tribal mask, the Carlton Ware vase,

0:33:020:33:05

the part-dinner service and the metal shoe buckles,

0:33:050:33:07

as well as the set of six signs,

0:33:070:33:09

which he plans to sell in three separate lots.

0:33:090:33:12

He spent £478 exactly. That's spunk, isn't it?

0:33:120:33:17

While Catherine has the Georgian fire bucket, the manicure set-cum-clock,

0:33:190:33:23

the vintage railway sign, the bubble gum machine -

0:33:230:33:26

freshly filled with sweeties - and the parasol.

0:33:260:33:29

She spent £168 exactly.

0:33:290:33:32

That shows some more spunk.

0:33:320:33:34

But what on earth do they make of each other's lots?

0:33:340:33:36

Not much, I fancy.

0:33:360:33:38

I love her bubble gum dispenser.

0:33:380:33:40

For £25, it's cheap.

0:33:400:33:43

It might go pop at auction, and it might blow up the room and make a fortune. I hope not.

0:33:430:33:48

Charles loves those little Georgian shoe buckles, and they are lovely,

0:33:480:33:52

especially being in their fitted case, but, do people really want those?

0:33:520:33:57

Do people really buy those? Who knows? Time will tell.

0:33:570:34:01

On this leg, they began their buying in Chart Sutton, Kent,

0:34:040:34:08

and are now heading for some selling in Bourne End in Buckinghamshire.

0:34:080:34:12

Bourne End. Bourne End beckons.

0:34:130:34:15

-I think it's this way.

-It had better be...

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Could it be the END for you in Bourne END?

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I might be born again in the end!

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DEEP VOICE: Now...

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this is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end.

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Now, that's a quote. Time to get inside.

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MUSIC DROWNS SPEECH

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Our auctioneer today is Simon Brown.

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Before the off, what does he make of our lots?

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The late 1970s, early '80s bubble gum machine, it's quirky.

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The pair of Georgian shoe buckles, very collectable,

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quite sought after and quite rare,

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so I'm looking forward to selling those.

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The sale's about to begin. Starting positions, please.

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First up, it's Catherine's parasol.

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-20 I'm bid.

-Well done.

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20 in the room.

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-You built it up.

-It's moving. Hold tight.

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-Online, he's got.

-25 now.

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Really disappointed.

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It's a profit, if not a huge one.

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-Don't smile.

-I'm not.

-Don't smile.

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-Be sad for me.

-You made 700 pence.

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Nothing to be sniffed at.

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Now, it's Charles's African mask.

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40 I'm bid. Got you. 40. Yours at 40.

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42. 45. 47. 50. 55.

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60. 65?

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That's good. £20 profit.

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I thought you'd make more than that.

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Selling at 60. Are we all done?

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On my right, thank you.

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That's a nice winner to start him off.

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Had a nice colour, had a nice glow, like you.

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-Colour?

-Nice colour and glow.

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Didn't have colour, it was wooden.

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The bubble gum machine filled with sweets is next

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to take a pop at some profit.

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Nice stylish little piece there.

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-With sweets.

-Who'll start me at £30, please, for this lot?

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-30 I'm bid.

-Well done.

-Yours at 30.

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Have we all done at 30? 32.

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35. 37. 40.

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-42.

-Good.

-45.

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-Well done.

-Shhh!

-55.

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60. 65. 70?

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-65 in the room.

-Yes!

-Selling at 65.

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Are you all done at 65,

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we all done?

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-Ohh...

-That blew a big bubble.

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Ooh-hoo! And it's another winner for her.

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-It had a style.

-Nah-nah, nah-nah-nah!

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I can be childish.

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You certainly can.

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Next up is Charles's little Carlton Ware vase.

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-Rouge Royale.

-Ten to start.

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-£10 anybody interested?

-Could be in trouble.

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Ten for the Carlton Ware vase.

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-Oh, I say.

-Go on, sell it for a fiver.

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Go on, it would be hilarious.

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-Fiver?

-£5, anybody?

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-That's not me bidding. I'm not bidding.

-Thank you very much.

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£5. We are struggling.

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£5 now.

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-Hello!

-Are we all done at £5?

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Selling at five. Just behind, now.

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-I told you that was horrible.

-SHE LAUGHS

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So the rivalry's really ramping up.

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Somebody has bought a wonderful bargain, and I commend them for very good taste.

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One more chance for Catherine now,

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as her mantle clock, concealing a manicure set, meets the room.

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20 I'm bid. Yours at 20,

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-are we all done?

-Good. Profit.

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-Oh, shush.

-25, 27...

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30. £27 now.

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It's good. Doubling up.

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-30. 32.

-Double...

-Charles, will you be quiet?

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-You've doubled up.

-Selling at 30,

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yours at 30. Are we all done at 30?

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-I've not finished yet.

-30, are we all done now?

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Did you buy it?

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-Did you buy it?

-Me? No, I didn't buy it.

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The guy behind you.

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Thanks to the chap behind, she's nailed a winner there.

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Next, Charles's six metal advertising signs,

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which he's split into three separate lots, each costing him £116.

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Here's the first.

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We all done at 75 in the room now?

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And now, the next lot of signs.

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Selling at 130 now.

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And the final sign is...

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95 now on the net. Selling at 95.

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-One more.

-You don't need any more money. I do.

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Are we all done?

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Altogether, those three lots LOST - ha! - £48. Bad luck, Charles.

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I wish you'd have put them all together in one lot

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and then you would have had even more losses.

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And that would have been good for me.

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It's the battle of the signage now

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as Catherine's railway specimen is up.

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£10 I'm bid. Got you at ten.

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12. 14. 16.

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-18. 16. 16 seated.

-Doubled up...

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-Selling at 16. All done.

-It's good.

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-No, it's not.

-16. 18. 20.

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22. 25. 27.

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30. 32. 35?

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-It's amazing.

-Ooh.

-£32 now.

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-I thought we were on a roll, then.

-You've flown.

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-You all done at 32? On my right.

-Internet might have come in on that.

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-That's puffed and huffed like a train.

-That was my steam train.

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Like a loco, and you really moved, baby.

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That did, indeed, puff its way to a nice little profit.

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-I'm building up slowly.

-You are.

-As I say, I'm getting there.

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Now, Charles's Art Deco-style dinner service.

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-80, then, to start.

-Go on.

-Anybody interested?

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60, then, to start. 60.

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-Nobody interested?

-Oh, no.

-60.

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We're coming down. 50? Anybody interested?

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40.

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30?

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LAUGHTER

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-30?

-Ten!

-20?

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It's a full room. 20.

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Someone feels sorry for you.

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20, I've got you at 20.

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Don't worry, Charles!

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Don't worry. Don't worry.

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-It's a disaster.

-Hammer down!

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-At 20...

-Gavel down!

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-Shove it down.

-At £20...

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-Help!

-At £20 on the back wall...

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-Shut up!

-At £20 now...

-He doesn't need any help!

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Selling at 20, are we all done?

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-Yay!

-LAUGHTER

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Did that hurt, Charles?

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-Yes...

-Did that really hurt? Good.

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No need to gloat, Catherine, though that was an unlucky loss.

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THEY LAUGH

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The final lot now for Catherine.

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Her leather fire bucket might just ignite some interest.

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Pretty one...

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-It is pretty.

-Pretty?

0:40:260:40:28

£50, please, for this lot.

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50. 40, then, to start.

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Good bucket there at 40. 40 I'm bid.

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-Come on!

-40, yours at 40. 42 now...

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Yours at 42. 45 - with me at 45...

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-Oh, I really need...

-Are you all done at 45?

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With me at 45. We all done now?

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Ooh-hoo! That went up in smoke.

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But importantly, Catherine, you had a passion for it.

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I don't know if I did, actually.

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Well, you don't any more.

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Our very last lot now, Charles's Georgian cut steel shoe buckles.

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These are rather pretty...

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-Pretty?

-Pretty, dainty.

0:41:040:41:06

Who'll start me at £100, please, for this lot?

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100 I'm bid. Got you. 100.

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110. 120. 130...

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-They're worth all of this.

-How do you do that?

0:41:130:41:16

150. 160.

0:41:160:41:17

170. 180. 190. 200. 200.

0:41:170:41:21

-Lordy!

-220...

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-Charles!

-240. 260.

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280. 300. 320.

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340. 360. 380. 400.

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They dance away like a man in a fine pair of shoes.

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-I'm absolutely...

-They're wonderful.

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At 420. Got you at 420.

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Yours at 420...

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Did they have diamonds?!

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They were stunning. They were completely...

0:41:430:41:45

Did they have diamonds on them?

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Diamonds are a girl's best friend, baby. Give us a kiss.

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Ha-ha! And buckles are a boy's, it seems.

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That's a stunning profit for Charles, and with it,

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he absolutely steals the day.

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Catherine began this leg with £213.76.

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After auction costs, she made an unfortunate loss of £6.46,

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leaving her now with £207.30.

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While Charles started with £478.88.

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After costs, he made a monster profit of £182.10.

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So, he now has £660.98.

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Well done, Charles.

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Next sale is mine.

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Well, you never know. You're on my away patch now - well, my home patch.

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-Let's go.

-Let's go.

-Seat belts on.

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And on to the next leg.

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ENGINE REVS

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-Woo-hoo!

-Careful!

-Sorry, Catherine...

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Now we're off.

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Are we in the right gear?

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Beep, beep!

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-Ooh!

-THEY LAUGH

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Cheerio.

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On the next Antiques Road Trip,

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Charles and Catherine are getting on swimmingly.

0:43:030:43:05

Don't you feel in our week thus far

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-we've grown quite close together?

-No.

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As they do their best to catch the bargains.

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Ooh! Let's throw them around.

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I caught it almost. I almost caught it...

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