0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, with £200 each...
0:00:05 > 0:00:06I want something shiny.
0:00:06 > 0:00:07..a classic car... HORN TOOTS
0:00:07 > 0:00:10and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12I like a rummage!
0:00:12 > 0:00:13I can't resist.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17But it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Why do I always do this to myself?!
0:00:19 > 0:00:20There'll be worthy winners.
0:00:20 > 0:00:21Give us a kiss!
0:00:21 > 0:00:22And valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Come on, stick 'em up!
0:00:23 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory...
0:00:25 > 0:00:26Onwards and upwards!
0:00:26 > 0:00:28..or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Take me home!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40On this third leg of the road trip,
0:00:40 > 0:00:42we're in some Tudor towns in Warwickshire,
0:00:42 > 0:00:44with the king and queen of the antiques trade,
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Catherine Southon and Charles Hanson.
0:00:46 > 0:00:47He's the king, she's the queen.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51We are in Middle England.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56Welcome to what I would call the home of heritage.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58It is beautiful round here.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Catherine started her career at one of London's top auction houses,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04and still deals with a straight-talking logic and acumen,
0:01:04 > 0:01:05as you would expect.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- B&W.- B&W?
0:01:08 > 0:01:09- Black and white.- Yeah?
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Black and white timber-frame cottages.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15I love the way, Charles, you talk in riddles,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18you make absolutely no sense whatsoever.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20Quite!
0:01:20 > 0:01:23While Charles runs a Derbyshire saleroom with his trademark passion
0:01:23 > 0:01:26for all things antiquated and archaic.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28And chaotic and really rather lovely.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32This area is renowned for black and white timber-frame cottages,
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Anne Hathaway's,
0:01:34 > 0:01:35Shakespeare's...
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Ah, to be or not to be.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41With our bards of buying starting off with £200,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Catherine now has £207.30...
0:01:45 > 0:01:48..while Charles has proved himself a true titan of trading,
0:01:48 > 0:01:52having accumulated £660.98.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53He learned everything from me.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55How much have you got? You've got thousands!
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Oh, get out of here! I've got...tens of pounds.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Today they're driving a green goddess,
0:02:01 > 0:02:03this 1981 MGB GT,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06which they're calling Meg, as you do.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Are you with us, Meg? She's with us.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Well, you wouldn't be going very far if she wasn't, would you? Ha!
0:02:13 > 0:02:15On this whole road trip,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Catherine and Charles began in southern England
0:02:17 > 0:02:20before wending their way up the country,
0:02:20 > 0:02:22journeying several hundred miles.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24They'll finally finish up in Congleton in Cheshire.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30On this leg, they start off in the Warwickshire village of Long Marston
0:02:30 > 0:02:32and aim for auction in Newport, Shropshire.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36But what might be their dream buys on this leg, eh?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40See, I don't have sweet dreams any more on the road trip,
0:02:40 > 0:02:41- I have nightmares.- Get out of here!
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Wondering what else you're going to buy!
0:02:43 > 0:02:46It's treasure hunting, it's like my hobby of metal detecting.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- You can't guarantee... - You don't do metal detecting!
0:02:49 > 0:02:53As a young boy, what got me into treasure hunting...
0:02:53 > 0:02:54- SHE LAUGHS - ..was metal detecting,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56I love it. What's so funny?!
0:02:56 > 0:02:58SHE MIMICS DETECTOR BLEEPING
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Let's hope they can both find something that glitters
0:03:02 > 0:03:05as they head for their first shops,
0:03:05 > 0:03:07and, having dropped Charles off,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Catherine's striding towards her first destination.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Ooh, hello!
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Good morning.- Hi, I'm Catherine, very nice to meet you.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Pleasantries over, time to shop.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21But what's this chapeau, then?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23That...
0:03:23 > 0:03:24is amazing.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27It's a beautiful dancer's headdress.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29I have to try this on.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33It's actually not as heavy as I thought it was going to be.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37Oh, you are the queen, indeed, the pearly queen!
0:03:38 > 0:03:41What's the price? I don't even want to look.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43395.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44I'm nowhere near this.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Well, that's clear out of your budget, then.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50But this little joker looks cheaper and interesting.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Oh, now, that's cute, look at that!
0:03:54 > 0:03:56It's in terrible condition.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Wow, I love that!
0:03:58 > 0:03:59I love it!
0:03:59 > 0:04:01It's a miniature model of a sedan chair,
0:04:01 > 0:04:05a type of box in which a small seat or cabin
0:04:05 > 0:04:08would be carried by servants or horses. Hm!
0:04:08 > 0:04:10This one might have been used as a display case
0:04:10 > 0:04:12and probably dates from the 19th century.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16Dealer Laura owns this little curiosity.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Obviously, we've got a stain on the top.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22What is your very, very best on that?
0:04:22 > 0:04:23You've got 88 on it.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24I could do it for 50.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28I don't think I'd spend any more than 40, to be honest.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Would you be willing to... - You couldn't go to 45?
0:04:32 > 0:04:3345...
0:04:33 > 0:04:3645, yeah, that's a possibility, yeah.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- Can I put that on the back burner? - Course you can.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40Well, I wouldn't burn it, exactly.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Anything else?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45This I'm kind of drawn towards.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48A copper letter rack, yes. It does have a maker's mark on it.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54This copper and brass letter rack also hails from France,
0:04:54 > 0:04:57where Laura sources a lot of her stock.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59The ticket price on that is £55.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02What could that be?
0:05:04 > 0:05:06I could do that one for...
0:05:06 > 0:05:0830.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13I think I'd want to be more around 20 on that, to be honest.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Could we meet in the middle, 25?
0:05:17 > 0:05:18Shall we see again?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Cos we've got this, with the sedan chair...
0:05:23 > 0:05:26With two items reserved, time for a peek outside.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27How much is the Belfast sink?
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Oh, do you know, I can't remember, I think it's 40-something,
0:05:30 > 0:05:31but that can be cheap.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32Cheap, you say, Laura?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35That's music to Road Trippers' ears!
0:05:35 > 0:05:38But let's not rush to a decision, eh, Catherine?
0:05:38 > 0:05:39Have a tea, love!
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Meanwhile, Charles has raced onwards
0:05:44 > 0:05:47to the multistorey town of Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Stratford was Shakespeare's old stomping ground.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Here, Charles is aiming towards Stratford Antiques Centre,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57and dealer Raymond.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59To be or not to be, Ray?
0:05:59 > 0:06:00Good morning!
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Hello, good morning, sir.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- Your name is...- Raymond.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06It is great to be here in Stratford.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07Indeed it is.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11And just as Charles has come through the door,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Raymondo already has a little item he's keen to show him.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Raymond's got all these wonderful jades,
0:06:18 > 0:06:22all these wonderful Chinese porcelains.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23But this is not Chinese.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26But Raymond has got a fairly interesting Bohemian,
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- continental, could be German...- Oh!
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Could be a French porcelain plaque.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- Let's get it out, Ray.- Have a look.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Pretty, isn't it? Is it on porcelain?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- Yes!- Are you sure about that?
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Yeah, because there's some marks at the back.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40So what we've got here, it appears to be, what...?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Madonna and child? It's a religious scene, isn't it?
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Yes.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51This little plaque appears to bear the mark of the German ceramics firm
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Meissen, the very first European manufacturer to create porcelain
0:06:55 > 0:07:00in 1708, a skill previously only held in East Asia.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03But Charles thinks something about this is a bit suspicious,
0:07:03 > 0:07:04and I think he's right.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09It carries a mock Meissen mark.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- OK.- So it's an imitation of Meissen.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16And this was made in Germany, probably around 1880.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- OK.- I like it, I like it a lot.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22That will need further investigation,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25but it's still an attractive 19th century lump.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28What's your best price on that?
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- 50.- 15? £15 sounds good to me.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Not 15, 50!
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- Oh, say again?- 50! Five zero.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- Oh! Sorry, sorry! - RAY LAUGHS
0:07:40 > 0:07:41Put him down, Charles.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- I'm tempted.- OK.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47What would be your best price?
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- 30 for you.- 30?
0:07:49 > 0:07:51You wouldn't do a bit more at all, would you, no?
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Because to me it's probably worth between £20 and £40.
0:07:55 > 0:07:56OK.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- 25's rock bottom.- OK.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02It's so early, I'm...
0:08:02 > 0:08:04not even sparked up yet.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07£25, I'm going to say, well, life is too short, I'll take it.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Deal done at £25.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Thank you, Raymondo!
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Back in Long Marston,
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Catherine's been busy negotiating for the miniature sedan chair,
0:08:19 > 0:08:21French letter rack,
0:08:21 > 0:08:22and Belfast sink.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23What a mixture!
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Dealer Laura's suggesting £85 for the three.
0:08:27 > 0:08:28Catherine?!
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Could we do 75 for the three, rather than 85?
0:08:34 > 0:08:36No, but I could go to 80.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- OK, OK, shall we do that?- Yeah.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- Are you happy with that?- I am.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- We'll go on that.- Thank you.- Right.
0:08:42 > 0:08:43Magnifique, eh?
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Catherine has bagged the sedan chair for £35,
0:08:46 > 0:08:48the letter rack for 30
0:08:48 > 0:08:49and the sink for 15.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- Lovely to meet you. - Nice to meet you too.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55And carry on buying en francais.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56- We will!- Au revoir!
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- Au revoir! - Au revoir!
0:09:00 > 0:09:02In Stratford, Charles is still on the hunt,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05and helped by dealer Raymond.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06And what's this he's stumbled upon?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10An early footman.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14A footman was used for keeping plates or food or wine warm
0:09:14 > 0:09:16in front of a dining-room fire.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Handy.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- Raymond?- Hello, yeah?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22What's your best price on this footman?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24The price tag is 58.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- That's a lot.- I can do...
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- 38.- Oh, you can't!
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Oh, he can do anything.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- The really important thing is to determine its age.- Mm.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39So I'm hoping this might just be late 18th century,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42because I say so... but I might be wrong!
0:09:44 > 0:09:46He's keen, but what about the price?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Would you take 30 for it?
0:09:50 > 0:09:51OK, 30, then.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Done, thank you very much, that's great.
0:09:54 > 0:09:55Cor, things are hotting up.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Another deal in the bag. Thank you, Raymondo.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59See you!
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Now, Catherine's enjoying the quiet of a drive
0:10:07 > 0:10:09without Charles in the car.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12When he's here driving, he's just...
0:10:13 > 0:10:14SHE BLATHERS
0:10:14 > 0:10:17He's so on all the time, talking, he doesn't stop.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22She's motoring on to the ancient town of Warwick.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Being a lover of historical intrigue,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28she's keen to spend a tranquil afternoon
0:10:28 > 0:10:31exploring one of the area's best kept secrets.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34She's heading for the Lord Leycester Hospital
0:10:34 > 0:10:38and meeting its master, Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Lesinski.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- Hello there!- How do you do?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Catherine, hi. Nice to meet you.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- And you.- This is quite a spectacular building, isn't it?- It is.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52These medieval structures house an ancient charitable institution,
0:10:52 > 0:10:54but although it's a hospital,
0:10:54 > 0:10:56you won't find any doctors or nurses here.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00The word "hospital" is used in its ancient sense,
0:11:00 > 0:11:02where it meant a shelter, a refuge.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06We became a hospital, a shelter, a refuge,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09a retirement home for old soldiers, old warriors,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12445 years ago.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18And the hospital is still a home for retired service people
0:11:18 > 0:11:20to this very day.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22It owes its centuries of existence
0:11:22 > 0:11:25to a nobleman of the 16th century Elizabethan period,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31He was a friend of Queen Elizabeth,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33a close friend of Queen Elizabeth.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- Oh!- A very, very close friend of Queen Elizabeth.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- Say no more!- Lived up the road in Kenilworth.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- Right.- And at the time, there was a problem with people like me.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44I was a soldier for 35 years.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Back in those days,
0:11:46 > 0:11:48if you were disabled in the service of the Queen,
0:11:48 > 0:11:50there was no pension or resettlement schemes,
0:11:50 > 0:11:54so old warriors often became beggars or vagrants,
0:11:54 > 0:11:59and a general pain in the backside to normal law-abiding citizens,
0:11:59 > 0:12:01who complained to the Queen.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02And she let it be known
0:12:02 > 0:12:04she expected her noblemen to do something about it,
0:12:04 > 0:12:06and so Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester,
0:12:06 > 0:12:08one of her close associates,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11decided that he would. And so in 1571,
0:12:11 > 0:12:14he took over these old guild buildings,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17and here he established his shelter, his refuge.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23The hospital was first established to house 12 retired soldiers
0:12:23 > 0:12:26known as brothers, presided over by one master,
0:12:26 > 0:12:30the role that the Lieutenant Colonel takes today.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33It might not be the most famous British institution
0:12:33 > 0:12:35for ex-service pensioners,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37but it's certainly one of its most venerable.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Nowadays, of course, we've got the Royal Hospital at Chelsea,
0:12:41 > 0:12:43which of course is much younger than us.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48But we have married brothers, unlike, again, Chelsea,
0:12:48 > 0:12:49which we know very well,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52we have married couples here, so our little community here is about...
0:12:52 > 0:12:54I don't know, 20 strong?
0:12:54 > 0:12:56And each of the brothers has a self-contained flat.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58So has that always been the case?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Yes, we've always had married couples.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06And Robert Dudley set down more rules for life at the hospital,
0:13:06 > 0:13:08which are still followed today.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- This is the chapel.- Beautiful!
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Built in the 12th century, 1126.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- Was it?- And...
0:13:19 > 0:13:22..one of the rules that Robert Dudley laid down,
0:13:22 > 0:13:24when he founded the place,
0:13:24 > 0:13:27was that the master and the brothers should meet for prayers
0:13:27 > 0:13:29in the chapel every morning.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33And the other thing about this chapel is there's no heating in here
0:13:33 > 0:13:34so you can probably imagine,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- walking through that door in the winter.- Absolutely freezing.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40It's like walking into a deep freeze and if you were watching,
0:13:40 > 0:13:41you'd see me shivering.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- Is it a very quick prayer service? - Very quick,
0:13:43 > 0:13:46you'll hear me leading the prayers like a machinegun.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- SHE CHUCKLES - "Ba-da-ba-da-ba!"
0:13:48 > 0:13:52To get through quickly as possible before we get hypothermia, Amen.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55The brothers wear these traditional uniforms for high days
0:13:55 > 0:13:57and ceremonial events,
0:13:57 > 0:14:00and it's they who staff and maintain these beautiful buildings,
0:14:00 > 0:14:02and tend to visitors.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Brother Bill... Do I call you brother Bill or is it Bill?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- Just Bill.- Just Bill. Bill, it's good to meet you.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10So, you're ex... Is it ex-Navy?
0:14:10 > 0:14:11Navy. Coming here, it's...
0:14:12 > 0:14:14..it's a fantastic place to live and work.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Keeps the grey matter going.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- What's your name, sir?- Albert.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21How long have you been here for, Albert?
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Let me see, 21st year, just starting.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Brother John, what attracted you to be in the hospital?
0:14:27 > 0:14:31I think the main single reason is I felt that it allowed us,
0:14:31 > 0:14:33my wife and I,
0:14:33 > 0:14:35to take a step closer to history,
0:14:35 > 0:14:37because this place is steeped in history.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40It certainly is.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43But it's time for Sister Catherine to be on her way.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46It's been lovely to meet you all, so thank you very much indeed.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48You're very welcome, nice to see you.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49- And thank you for sharing your stories.- Yes!
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Now, Charles has travelled on to the town of Henley-in-Arden,
0:14:56 > 0:15:00where he's about to trip off into Henley Vintage & Interiors.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Always on the run, Charles.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05- Hello, ladies.- Hello.- How are you?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- Hi.- Charles Hamilton.- Hi, Christine.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08- Hi, Christine. And?- Julie.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Hi, Julie, good to see you. What a lovely shop.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- Thank you.- And walking through Henley, there's such style.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15And again, ladies, you have great style.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- Thank you.- I almost feel...
0:15:17 > 0:15:19I almost feel slightly alien being from Derbyshire
0:15:19 > 0:15:21that I'm not quite dressed for the occasion.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- You look lovely. - Well, thank you very much.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27I say!
0:15:27 > 0:15:30If you've quite finished fishing for compliments, Charles,
0:15:30 > 0:15:32you'd better pull your socks up and get on the hunt.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40Oh, I can see in here already there's a nice array of silver.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41- Is it your...?- It isn't.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- No.- But it's... I'm more than happy to open it up for you.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45And, and, and, oh, thank you very much,
0:15:45 > 0:15:49and are you always open to some degree of negotiation?
0:15:49 > 0:15:50As long as you're kind.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Always, Christine, always.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56I quite like these old pails.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- Yes.- Are they silver?
0:15:58 > 0:16:01I believe they are, let's just open up and have a look.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03These are lovely, Christine.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05Oh, God, they're really nice!
0:16:08 > 0:16:12That's a set of four silver seasoning dishes, or salts,
0:16:12 > 0:16:14bearing a Victorian hallmark,
0:16:14 > 0:16:16and the monogram of their original owner, and they're very sweet.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Here we've got W Pound, esquire,
0:16:20 > 0:16:24and we've got the hallmarks on there for London.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28It's a young sovereign head, so we know they're about 1884.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- Have they been here a while?- No.
0:16:30 > 0:16:31They're lovely. So, four of those.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- Yes.- How much could they be?
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- You had...- £50 on them.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38What's your offer, Charles?
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Well, I was going to say to you, Christine,
0:16:40 > 0:16:45whether I could buy them at £10 a piece, and go in at £40?
0:16:45 > 0:16:4642?
0:16:46 > 0:16:47I'll happily buy them.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- Lovely.- For £42, thank you. - Thank you...- I've just bought...
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- Oh, let's throw them around! - CLINK ON FLOOR
0:16:52 > 0:16:53There we go, I caught it almost.
0:16:53 > 0:16:54I almost caught it.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- LAUGHTER - And I was in the slips, and...
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Right, there we go, it's OK.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01You know, I used to play cricket, you know,
0:17:01 > 0:17:03so I just caught it as it came off the foot.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04Well done, Charles.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07We'll make a wicket keeper of you yet.
0:17:07 > 0:17:08Bye. Bye.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11And with that, we're quite hit for six
0:17:11 > 0:17:14at the end of a jam-packed first day on the trip, so...
0:17:14 > 0:17:15nighty-night, you two.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22But the morning finds these two back in the MG
0:17:22 > 0:17:25and getting along as swimmingly as ever.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- How are you?- Get off, get off.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- Let's stay together. - You're a bit close for my liking.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31Well, thanks a lot.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33This is my impression of you, Charles.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34Why's that?
0:17:35 > 0:17:37You're kind of like a little...
0:17:37 > 0:17:40I don't know what you are, you're like a little...
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- Weasel?- Yeah.- Thank you very much.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45So far, Charles has squirrelled away three lots.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47The little porcelain plaque,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49the polished steel footman,
0:17:49 > 0:17:51and the set of four salts.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54He still has £563.98 for the day ahead...
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- See you.- Bye. - ..which is a lot of dough.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01While Catherine also has three lots.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03The miniature sedan chair,
0:18:03 > 0:18:04the letter rack
0:18:04 > 0:18:06and the Belfast sink.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11She still has £127.30 in her coin purse.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18Don't you feel in our week thus far we've grown quite close together?
0:18:18 > 0:18:19No.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20Don't quarrel, now.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Of course we have.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24That's better.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26This morning, Catherine's beginning her buying
0:18:26 > 0:18:29in the pretty Cotswold town of Chipping Campden.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34You are going to be chipping away.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37I am chipping away at Chipping Campden.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Now you can't get a better England than this.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Good luck, and don't miss me too much, OK?
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- Don't what?- Don't miss me too much.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45Oh, gosh, I won't miss you.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Oh, thanks. I thought you might miss me.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49No, I'm not, I'm not going to miss you, Charles.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52You're an uptown girl in Chipping Campden.
0:18:52 > 0:18:53- See you later.- Mwah!
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Ah, this doesn't look promising.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00This is not good. It's closed.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04There is no sign of life, so...
0:19:05 > 0:19:06I'm going to get a coffee.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10While Catherine has some well-deserved quiet time,
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Charles is driving onwards, and hopefully upwards.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Just... I think Catherine has left some sandals in the car
0:19:16 > 0:19:18and actually, they are quite stylish.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21They've got a certain vintage retro look.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23I reckon...
0:19:23 > 0:19:27based on the fact, I mean, they are a bit outdated,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30but I'm sure they'll make between £10 and £15 at auction.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32And if I get a bit stuck later,
0:19:32 > 0:19:34I might even put them into the sale myself.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Let's hope it doesn't come to that,
0:19:36 > 0:19:37for Catherine's sake, at least.
0:19:38 > 0:19:39Gorgeous.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42In Chipping Campden, we're now open for business.
0:19:42 > 0:19:43And Catherine has her coffee,
0:19:43 > 0:19:46and is just about to stroll into Stuart House Antiques
0:19:46 > 0:19:48to meet Rachel. Where's Stuart, then?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Excellent. "Come in, we are open."
0:19:52 > 0:19:53Good morning.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Good morning.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Welcome to Chipping Campden.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58Thank you. And you are?
0:19:58 > 0:20:00I'm Rachel. Nice to meet you.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01Rachel, lovely to meet you.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Catherine will scour this jam-packed place for buys.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07And she will, you know.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14My goodness, I've never seen so many ceramics.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Plates, plates, plates, plates, cups, cups, cups.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Crikey. But upstairs there is a collection of ceramics
0:20:19 > 0:20:22that might just signal the hunt's over.
0:20:22 > 0:20:23- Rachel?- Yeah?
0:20:23 > 0:20:27Can I just ask you, you've got a lot more of this hunting,
0:20:27 > 0:20:29the hunting china here...?
0:20:29 > 0:20:30- Yes.- Crown Staffordshire.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Crown Staffordshire was a ceramic maker
0:20:33 > 0:20:37whose origins date back to the mid-1800s.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40The set Catherine has alighted on hails from the 1930s,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43decorated with hunting scenes. Rather jolly.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- It's quite fun, isn't it? - It is quite fun. Yeah.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47I wouldn't buy the whole lot.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49I haven't got the money to buy the whole lot.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53But something like the sugar bowl and the jug...
0:20:53 > 0:20:54- Yes.- Would you sell those two?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Yes.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00Combined ticket price on those is £66.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02But what might Rachel accept?
0:21:03 > 0:21:06I'd let you have it for...
0:21:06 > 0:21:0725.
0:21:07 > 0:21:08- For the two.- For the two.
0:21:10 > 0:21:11Should I go for a cup and saucer, as well?
0:21:11 > 0:21:15- And do a whole kind of...? - Nice little set, wouldn't it?
0:21:15 > 0:21:20Catherine's adding a cup, saucer and tea plate set to the bundle,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23but what could Rachel do on those AND the cream jug and sugar bowl?
0:21:23 > 0:21:28I'd be able to have one, two and three for £30.
0:21:28 > 0:21:29RACHEL INHALES
0:21:29 > 0:21:31What about 35?
0:21:31 > 0:21:32I'm going to shake your hand...
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- Good...- ..at 35, because I really like that.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36And I hope you do really well on that, yes.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38So, Catherine has her quarry.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40And she's cantering off.
0:21:41 > 0:21:42HORSE NEIGHS
0:21:42 > 0:21:43MUSIC: Hound Dog by Elvis Presley
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Meanwhile, Charles is heading for the environs of
0:21:47 > 0:21:49the town of Moreton-in-Marsh.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53This morning, dog-lover Charles has come here to learn
0:21:53 > 0:21:57the fascinating story of some of the nation's favourite dog breeds.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59He's meeting breeder Gay Robertson.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- Good morning.- How are you? - I'm fine, nice to meet you.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Good to see you, Gay. I'm Charles Hanson.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- And who's your friend beside you? - This is Fickle.- Hello, Fickle.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Good to see you, Fickle. Hello, I won't bite.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12I should hope not, Charles.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Gay breeds, shows and races whippets like Fickle,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19and is something of an authority on the fascinating history
0:22:19 > 0:22:22of racing dogs like whippets and greyhounds.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27These sighthounds were bred over centuries to chase small prey,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30like hare, by sight rather than by smell,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33as breeds like foxhounds and beagles.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Sighthounds have been raced in Britain for many centuries.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- Really, in this country... - Yes.- ..we started with the Romans.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- Right.- And the Romans, who used them for sport,
0:22:44 > 0:22:49the sport entailed the dogs chasing the hare...
0:22:49 > 0:22:54- Yes.- ..not to catch it, but to see which dog was the fastest.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- Yes.- And that's been true ever since.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00This sport was known as hare coursing,
0:23:00 > 0:23:02and was popular in Britain down the ages.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06It found particular favour with the aristocracy of the 16th century,
0:23:06 > 0:23:09when Queen Elizabeth I took an interest.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14The Duke of Norfolk was told by Queen Elizabeth I
0:23:14 > 0:23:17to draw up a complete set of rules for the sport.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21And it's because betting figured very, very heavily.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25And you don't want somebody saying "S'not fair!" You know?
0:23:25 > 0:23:26THEY LAUGH
0:23:26 > 0:23:27No, you don't, do you?
0:23:27 > 0:23:28It had to be...
0:23:29 > 0:23:32..absolutely which dog can run fastest,
0:23:32 > 0:23:36turn the hare most often, and score the most points.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38This made for a great spectator sport,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40popular for centuries,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43and regularly drew large crowds to coursing events.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47In the 19th century, the banks closed for the Waterloo Cup,
0:23:47 > 0:23:48for instance.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52Wow. Such was the popularity of greyhounds?
0:23:52 > 0:23:55The whole thing was very popular.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59Although today we might most associate the greyhound breed
0:23:59 > 0:24:00with dog racing,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03the similar but smaller whippet was also very popular,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06particularly in working-class mining areas of the 19th century.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10In the north, and also in Wales, as you know,
0:24:10 > 0:24:12mining was a big thing.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18And whippets were more user-friendly than greyhounds.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20I mean, you can have a whippet or two in your house,
0:24:20 > 0:24:23and there's room.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25They did take great care of them
0:24:25 > 0:24:29because to win a race with a whippet could earn you more
0:24:29 > 0:24:31than you earned in a week.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Nowadays of course,
0:24:33 > 0:24:38dogs don't chase a live hare but rather a mechanised lure,
0:24:38 > 0:24:40as all of Gay's whippets have been trained to do.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43This taps in to the dog's instinct to pursue,
0:24:43 > 0:24:45with no risks to wildlife.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50I think the hooligan, he's the quickest, almost as quick as me.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52THEY LAUGH
0:24:52 > 0:24:53Come on!
0:24:54 > 0:24:56So, so this activity's all part of their training?
0:24:56 > 0:24:57It keeps them in good shape...?
0:24:57 > 0:25:00It keeps them in good shape and it's...
0:25:00 > 0:25:01They just love to do it.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05So, it's all about looking at antiques
0:25:05 > 0:25:08and always look at the bottom shelf first, keep your head down,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11just stay with the object, and then towards the finishing line,
0:25:11 > 0:25:13if it's worth buying, get it bought,
0:25:13 > 0:25:15and hit that finish line, OK?
0:25:15 > 0:25:16BARKING
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Frank! Pack it in.
0:25:19 > 0:25:20Whoops!
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Charles is down! Oh, Lord.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25I was taken down by a whippet.
0:25:25 > 0:25:26BARKING
0:25:26 > 0:25:29MUSIC: Dog Days Are Over by Florence And The Machine
0:25:30 > 0:25:32- Go!- Go on! Go!
0:25:32 > 0:25:33Come on, Potter.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Look at them go! Whoo!
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Come on, Morgan.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Bring it home. Imagine that's Catherine Southon, OK?
0:25:58 > 0:25:59Oh, Charles!
0:25:59 > 0:26:00Get set. Go!
0:26:00 > 0:26:01He's off! He's off!
0:26:04 > 0:26:05- Well...- Their speed's incredible.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07It's like lightning across the field.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Come on. Ooh, I've lost my dog now.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Once Charles's catches up, it's time to hit the road.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20I've been delighted to have been here, so...
0:26:20 > 0:26:21- Well, it was lovely. - Thank you so much, Gay.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25It's been such a revelation and I shall not forget today.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28WOOFING
0:26:33 > 0:26:35In the meantime, Catherine's
0:26:35 > 0:26:36moved on to the town of Burford,
0:26:36 > 0:26:39where she is still on the hunt for another item
0:26:39 > 0:26:42with her remaining £92.30.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47That's £325 on it, so...
0:26:48 > 0:26:50..I'm not buying it.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56My goodness.
0:26:56 > 0:26:581920s.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01French grapepickers' bins.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04So, this is going to come round, like this.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08You put your grapes in there. That's incredible.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13But this grape bin is ticketed at around £200,
0:27:13 > 0:27:16more than double what Catherine has remaining.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Let's leave her to look for lower-hanging fruit.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Meanwhile, Charles has trotted off to the town of Evesham...
0:27:26 > 0:27:28..where he's wandered into his next shop.
0:27:30 > 0:27:31Time for antique-ing.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35And it's a familiar sort of place.
0:27:37 > 0:27:38I've been here before.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40- Good to see you.- Hi, hello, Charles.
0:27:40 > 0:27:41Yes, you have been here before.
0:27:41 > 0:27:42- I forget your name.- Andy.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- Good to see you. It's about two years ago...- Yes.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48I came to this very antique centre and bought quite well.
0:27:48 > 0:27:49You did.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Well, that sounds 'andy, Andy.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Let's hope Charles can repeat that success.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02What a chair. Look at that for a chair.
0:28:06 > 0:28:07- BOX CLATTERS TO FLOOR - Sorry.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Oh, Lord, Charles.
0:28:10 > 0:28:11This might be interesting,
0:28:11 > 0:28:12if it's in one piece.
0:28:14 > 0:28:19The only reason this jumps out at me is it's a survivor.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21It's made of timber, which can be easily burned,
0:28:21 > 0:28:26and on many great bonfires of stately homes in the 20th century,
0:28:26 > 0:28:27this entire chair...
0:28:28 > 0:28:32..would have been, I suppose, put to that bonfire,
0:28:32 > 0:28:37but you'll see has this beautiful shaped apron back,
0:28:37 > 0:28:38with these scrolls,
0:28:38 > 0:28:42this beautiful tired rush back,
0:28:42 > 0:28:43these wonderful arms,
0:28:43 > 0:28:47and when you just rest your arms on these rests,
0:28:47 > 0:28:50you almost close your eyes, and you're in a time warp...
0:28:50 > 0:28:51don't you?
0:28:51 > 0:28:53Yep.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56This chair's certainly seen its fair share of life.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59It's been extensively repaired over the years,
0:28:59 > 0:29:01but its bones look true and ancient.
0:29:01 > 0:29:08I'm fairly confident in saying... would date to around 1700.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- Yep.- Oh.
0:29:10 > 0:29:11- Would you agree?- I would agree, yes.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14It's somewhere... Give or take a couple of years.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Ticket price on the armchair is a hefty £240.
0:29:20 > 0:29:21Be careful, Charles.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- What could it be?- We could take that down to half price.
0:29:29 > 0:29:30Dear me.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33That's it. Goes in eventually.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36Has it been here a long time?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Yes, it has. Er...
0:29:39 > 0:29:41So, that's often a bad sign, isn't it?
0:29:41 > 0:29:43So, your very, very best price would be...
0:29:43 > 0:29:44Yep.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46100. I can't go any lower.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52- May I give it some thought?- Yep.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57So, Charles will ponder that offer at a cool £100, and browse on.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Back in Burford, though,
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Catherine's just about exhausted her options.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06There is an awful lot to see and some beautiful pieces,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08but it's just not for me.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12The prices are just way, way over what I have.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16It's lovely stock, but for another day.
0:30:17 > 0:30:18Back in Evesham,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Charles has spotted something else with an intriguing past.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28Just...down here, what I'm looking at now
0:30:28 > 0:30:29is just a very, very nice microscope.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33This Victorian brass example was made by Bryson of Edinburgh,
0:30:33 > 0:30:37a quality maker of clocks and instruments from the very heyday
0:30:37 > 0:30:39of the gentleman scientist.
0:30:39 > 0:30:45What's attractive is this microscope comes in its original fitted box.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47There we are.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51With its divisions... and original slides.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53There's no ticket price on it,
0:30:53 > 0:30:56but there is another smaller microscope here, too.
0:30:56 > 0:30:57This one isn't so good.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Another fairly simple microscope.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Andy, how much could the two be together?
0:31:08 > 0:31:09Make it 25 for the pair.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Golly.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13I mean... Very tempting.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18And his beloved ancient chair is still offered at around 100.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21It's make your mind up time, Carlos.
0:31:21 > 0:31:22I'm going to take it with me,
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- and hopefully impress Catherine by what will be...- Yes.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28..the earliest item I've bought so far.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30It's just a wonderful chair.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32And the microscopes?
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Anyway, I think for £25, I'll take them.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- Yes.- Thanks a lot.- Right.- Andy, I'm delighted with those two purchases.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39I really feel...
0:31:41 > 0:31:43..I'm spent.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Spent out, or spent up?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47We all are, Charles. We all are.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49As well as the chair and the microscopes,
0:31:49 > 0:31:50Charles has the porcelain plaque,
0:31:50 > 0:31:52the polished steel footman
0:31:52 > 0:31:53and the set of four salts.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56He spent £222 exactly...
0:31:58 > 0:32:01..while Catherine has the miniature sedan chair,
0:32:01 > 0:32:03the French letter rack,
0:32:03 > 0:32:05the Belfast sink
0:32:05 > 0:32:08and the collection of Crown Staffordshire.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11She spent a total of £115.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14But what do they make of each other's hauls?
0:32:15 > 0:32:18I do love that miniature sedan chair.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20It's a really good object, Catherine.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24I think for £35 it could make £100, so good job.
0:32:24 > 0:32:29I cannot tell you how devastated I am
0:32:29 > 0:32:33that Charles has bought those four salts
0:32:33 > 0:32:37in the shape of pails for £42.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40It pains me to even think about them.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42They are amazing!
0:32:42 > 0:32:44Catherine is a very decorative lady,
0:32:44 > 0:32:46she's quite calculating,
0:32:46 > 0:32:48she has a scientific mind,
0:32:48 > 0:32:50and almost she is my Queen Catherine,
0:32:50 > 0:32:51I'm King Charles,
0:32:51 > 0:32:54and hopefully the next auction won't be off with my head.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58On this leg of the trip,
0:32:58 > 0:33:00they began in Long Marston,
0:33:00 > 0:33:03and are now aiming for auction in the Shropshire town of Newport,
0:33:03 > 0:33:08a handsome market town that seems just the place to hawk their wares.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10But sad news.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Things have taken an unexpected turn this morning.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16Unfortunately, Charles has been detained on urgent family business,
0:33:16 > 0:33:19so he can't make the auction today.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Catherine is driving solo.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27I know I do moan about him, but I actually quite miss Charles.
0:33:27 > 0:33:28It's not the same without him.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30It's kind of... What can I say?
0:33:30 > 0:33:32..quiet.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34It's too peaceful!
0:33:35 > 0:33:38But we wouldn't want things to get too quiet.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41So an old pal will step into the breach
0:33:41 > 0:33:44to rally Charles's lots along.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Hello there, legendary Road Tripper.
0:33:46 > 0:33:47It's Phil Serrell.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- Hello!- Hello, how are you?
0:33:51 > 0:33:54I'm good. Do you think my parking's improved?
0:33:54 > 0:33:56Oh, it's unbelievably good.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57Thank you for stepping in.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59They wanted someone with Charlie's disposition, you know -
0:33:59 > 0:34:02happy, smiley, effervescent, bubbly...
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Here I am.
0:34:05 > 0:34:06- LAUGHING:- Come on!- Come on. How are you?
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Catherine and Philip are strolling into Brettells Auctioneers,
0:34:10 > 0:34:14where appropriately presides auctioneer David Brettell.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16..with spare lenses...
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Before the off, what does he make of our lots?
0:34:18 > 0:34:19Down at 48...
0:34:21 > 0:34:25The copper and brass French letter holder, that's got a good look.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28It's quirky, it's interesting, it's useful.
0:34:28 > 0:34:29Of all of the things,
0:34:29 > 0:34:32that's the one that I would think will attract the most interest.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33The chair's certainly an early chair.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Do I think if its 16th, 17th century?
0:34:36 > 0:34:38I wouldn't go that far.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39It's been a good chair, don't get me wrong,
0:34:39 > 0:34:42it's been a good chair, but it needs a lot, lot of work.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46And age doesn't mean value.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50But Philip's now had a chance to scout out Charles's items, too.
0:34:50 > 0:34:51Well, your little plaque here...
0:34:52 > 0:34:55And that's cost Charles Hanson £25.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58That'll do really well.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Well, that's very promising, as the sale kicks off.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03And with internet bidding as well.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- Excited?- I'm very excited.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08You're going to have to talk me through this
0:35:08 > 0:35:09because I haven't done this before.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Come, come now, Philip, you're a seasoned veteran.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Charles couldn't have anyone better in his corner.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18First off, it's Charles...
0:35:18 > 0:35:19and Philip's two microscopes.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Can they scope out some cash?
0:35:22 > 0:35:2430 on the net, £30...
0:35:24 > 0:35:25See, I'm into profit straightaway.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- Aren't I? Aren't I? - Oh, all right. All right.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29We've got 37 on the net, now.
0:35:29 > 0:35:3037.
0:35:30 > 0:35:3242 on the net.
0:35:32 > 0:35:33Five on the net.
0:35:33 > 0:35:3545 bid, 45. 48, 48.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Nobody in the room. I sell this time at 48.
0:35:38 > 0:35:39GAVEL BANGS
0:35:39 > 0:35:44That scores an enlarged profit for Team Charles and Phil.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- We're all pleased for Charlie. - Charlie who?
0:35:46 > 0:35:47- Charlie slash Phil. - Charlie...?
0:35:48 > 0:35:50He had no input on those.
0:35:50 > 0:35:51I bought those.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Hey! I'm sure you bought them in spirit, Philip.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58Next, it's one for Catherine, as her Belfast sink meets the room.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02We go ten, 12, 15, 18, £20 bid.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Two, five, eight, £30 bid.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05- Yes.- Ooh!
0:36:05 > 0:36:07£30 bid, £30 got. 32...
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- Keep going.- Five, eight, £40 bid.
0:36:10 > 0:36:11- Rubbish thing. - I knew this would make money.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Didn't I say it all the time?
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- "Make a good profit on this." - Just shush.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Can't say I heard you, Philip.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Will be sold. Hammer's up. Anybody else going?
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- Oooh...yes!- At £40...
0:36:21 > 0:36:22GAVEL BANGS
0:36:22 > 0:36:23SHE CLICKS HER FINGERS
0:36:24 > 0:36:29No sinking feeling for Catherine, as that earns her a nice little bundle.
0:36:29 > 0:36:30I learned from you.
0:36:30 > 0:36:31I learned it all from you.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Oh-ho, I don't know about that.
0:36:34 > 0:36:35Mwah.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Lordy, they ARE getting on well.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Now it's Charles's big gamble,
0:36:40 > 0:36:42the chair with some real age,
0:36:42 > 0:36:44but needs a lot of restoration.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46£30.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50£20.
0:36:50 > 0:36:51Really is for nothing.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53£10.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56- Oh, dear.- Can I put my hand up?
0:36:56 > 0:36:58- No.- No, you can't!
0:36:58 > 0:37:01£10 on the net. 12, 15.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03- 15.- 20 bid.
0:37:03 > 0:37:0422.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06- 22.- 22, got to be sold.
0:37:06 > 0:37:07Hammer's up. Shout me now.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Charlie will be really upset.
0:37:09 > 0:37:10Fair warning.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11GAVEL BANGS
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Do you know, I'd never have bought that? Never, never have bought that.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- SHE LAUGHS - I don't know what on earth...
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- You've changed your tune!- Don't know what possessed him to buy that.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Despite some 20-20 hindsight from Philip,
0:37:22 > 0:37:25that's a stinging loss on a chair Charles loves.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26Bad luck.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30I feel sad for him, because he really believed in that.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32- Really believed in that. - Let me tell you,
0:37:32 > 0:37:34it's a much better chair than 20 quid.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Now it's another for Catherine,
0:37:37 > 0:37:38as her collection of Crown Staffordshire
0:37:38 > 0:37:39goes hunting for profit.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Giddy up.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43£10 here for the hunting.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- Come on.- No, ten, 12, 15.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- This is ridiculously cheap, you know?- It's ridiculously cheap.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51Selling, then.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53I'm not selling, I'm giving away now.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54- He is giving it away.- At 15...
0:37:54 > 0:37:56- HAMMER BANGS - That is really, really cheap.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Oh, chance of a profit gallops off there.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02Oh, well.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04There we go. What's next?
0:38:04 > 0:38:05Glad you asked, Catherine.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08It's Charles's set of four silver salts.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12Can his seasoned stand-in Philip will them to a profit?
0:38:12 > 0:38:13£50 for those?
0:38:13 > 0:38:14They've got to make 100.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Well, 40 then? It's only a tenner each.
0:38:16 > 0:38:1840, thank you, Bill.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19£40 bid, £40 got.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21£40 bid. 45.
0:38:21 > 0:38:2350.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25£50 bid, £50 got. Five?
0:38:25 > 0:38:26- BIDDER: 60.- 60.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29£60. Five? Hammer's up.
0:38:29 > 0:38:3170. £70 sat there.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Five? 75?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35No, he says. 75 bid...
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- I think these are for nothing. - Me too.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Quickly round at 75.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44It's a decent profit, but our experts hoped for more.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48To be honest, they should have made £100.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- They are really nice things!- Yeah.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51I agree.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Another chance to give Catherine a bit of a lift now,
0:38:54 > 0:38:57as her miniature sedan chair is up.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58Nice little display. For 50.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00It's a good thing. Come on.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02OK, then. 60.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03- Yes!- Five in the room.
0:39:03 > 0:39:0565 bid, 65, in the room...
0:39:05 > 0:39:06This is my only chance.
0:39:06 > 0:39:0870. Five.
0:39:08 > 0:39:09Come on, this is a good thing.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12I'm selling at 75. 80 on the net.
0:39:12 > 0:39:1385. 85 bid.
0:39:13 > 0:39:1585. 90...
0:39:15 > 0:39:16Yes!
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- 100.- Yes!
0:39:18 > 0:39:19£100 in the room.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21I'm selling, in the room at 100.
0:39:21 > 0:39:22All done at 100?
0:39:24 > 0:39:25I still don't think that was that dear.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27- Just shush, I'm happy with that. - I don't.
0:39:29 > 0:39:30As well you might be, Catherine.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Another splendid profit, darling.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33Thanks, you bring good luck.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35You're like my little leprechaun.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37We should get him a hat!
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Another for Team Charles and Philip now,
0:39:40 > 0:39:42as the 19th century polished steel footman
0:39:42 > 0:39:44will try to ignite some interest.
0:39:44 > 0:39:45Bid. £10, I'm bid,
0:39:45 > 0:39:4810, 12, 15, 18, 20 on my left.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Sat down here, £20, you're out, £20 bid.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52£20 got. £20 to you on the left...
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- On the internet.- 25 on the net.
0:39:55 > 0:39:5725 bid on the net, now 28 on the net.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Hammer's up then. All done,
0:39:59 > 0:40:00round we go, quickly round at 28.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02GAVEL BANGS
0:40:02 > 0:40:03A little, a little loss.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04A smidge.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Sadly, that lights no fires for Charles.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10I'm quite happy for you to come on again.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11I'm just thinking, I could rent myself out
0:40:11 > 0:40:14to all the other Road Trippers, couldn't I? You know,
0:40:14 > 0:40:16if anybody is having a really bad day or a good day,
0:40:16 > 0:40:17- get Phil in.- Yeah.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Now it's the little French letter rack
0:40:20 > 0:40:23that Catherine felt had some je ne sais quoi.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25£50 on the net, £50 got.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27No...
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Five, 55 bid, 55 got.
0:40:29 > 0:40:3055, lovely thing. 60...
0:40:30 > 0:40:3260? Where did that come from?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34A bidder, Catherine.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Five on, for Andrea, 65 bid.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38We've got the two internets playing each other here.
0:40:38 > 0:40:4070. At £70 bid.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41£70, up to you.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43- Five for UK Auctioneers...- Ooh!
0:40:43 > 0:40:4675 bid. 70, 80, back to sale room
0:40:46 > 0:40:47at £80 bid...
0:40:47 > 0:40:48- Yes.- Ooh.
0:40:48 > 0:40:5085 bid, 85.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52I wish Charles was here to see this,
0:40:52 > 0:40:53cos I always lose money when I'm with Charles.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57100 on the net. £100 bid, £100 got.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59Ten. 110 bid, 110...
0:40:59 > 0:41:01£110? Is he on the same lot?
0:41:01 > 0:41:02120 bid.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05120 got. 120 you're at, Andrea.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07120 bid. No?
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Selling at 120...
0:41:09 > 0:41:10GAVEL BANGS
0:41:10 > 0:41:11Yeeeeees!
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Thank you so much.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17That really was something to write home about.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18I do really like you, Phil.
0:41:20 > 0:41:25Now it's Charles and indeed Philip's very last shot at a profit.
0:41:25 > 0:41:26The little porcelain plaque.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29£100 for it. 100 bid on the net.
0:41:29 > 0:41:30- £100 bid...- £100!
0:41:30 > 0:41:32110...
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- # There may be trouble ahead... # - Shush!
0:41:35 > 0:41:37130, 40.
0:41:37 > 0:41:38140 on the net...
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Well, at least he's kind of making it up for the chair.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45Nobody in the room. 140 bid, 140, going to be sold, this time.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46£140, then, bid.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48140. Hammer is up.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49At £140.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Anybody on the UK Auctioneer one?
0:41:51 > 0:41:53At £140, hammer's up, going to be sold.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56All done? Anybody else? 140...
0:41:56 > 0:41:58- GAVEL BANGS - He's done brilliantly.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00- Yeah, I knew that'd make money.- He'll be happy.- Yeah.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- And you would've bought that, wouldn't you?- Yeah, yeah.
0:42:02 > 0:42:03Oh, yeah, yeah.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Well, that's a winner that's almost Heaven sent
0:42:05 > 0:42:08to help the absent Charles on his last lot.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09Philip was right about that.
0:42:09 > 0:42:10So, let's do the maths.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17Charles, ably assisted by Philip, started this leg with £660.98.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23He made a profit of £34.66,
0:42:23 > 0:42:27meaning he has £695.64 to carry forward...
0:42:29 > 0:42:33..while Catherine put a little bit of a dent in his lead in this sale.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37She started with £207.30.
0:42:37 > 0:42:42She made a profit, though, of £110.50, which is magnificent!
0:42:42 > 0:42:46So she has £317.80 in her coffers,
0:42:46 > 0:42:47and is today's winner.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51So, all that remains is to pass on the good news to Charles.
0:42:51 > 0:42:52This is exciting.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54"You've reached the voicemail of Charles Hanson..."
0:42:54 > 0:42:55BEEP
0:42:55 > 0:42:56NARRATOR LAUGHS
0:42:56 > 0:42:59I'm sure they'll catch him before the next leg.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Next time on the Antiques Road Trip...
0:43:02 > 0:43:06our pair reconnect with nature, as Catherine gets hands-on in a shop...
0:43:06 > 0:43:10You can't not touch this beautiful oak.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12..while Charles gets hands dirty in a field.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14What is lurking under there?