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 > 0:00:10..a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12- I like a rummage.- I can't resist.
0:00:12 > 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 > 0:00:21- There'll be worthy winners... - Give us a kiss.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23- ..and valiant losers. - Come on, stick 'em up.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26- So, will it be the high road to glory...- Onwards and upwards.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29- ..or the slow road to disaster? - Take me home.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Time flies when you're having rip-roaring fun.
0:00:41 > 0:00:42It's the fourth outing
0:00:42 > 0:00:45of the Road Trip for Mark Stacey and Christina Trevanion.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49I'm like Samson. My strength's gone. My hair's been cut off.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- Did you meet Delilah?- Mm.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55# Why, why, why, Delilah? #
0:00:55 > 0:00:59- You do sing! You're singing! - Not necessarily a good thing.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Dealer Mark began his career at a prestigious London auction house,
0:01:04 > 0:01:06don't you know? Same as me.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09And auctioneer Christina is a hot-to-trot specialist
0:01:09 > 0:01:10in jewellery and silver.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- # Mama mia- Here we go again
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- # My, my- How can I resist you? - Just how much I missed you. #
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- Oh!- Well, I know the words, at least.- # Mama mia... #
0:01:20 > 0:01:21More's the pity!
0:01:21 > 0:01:24From her original £200,
0:01:24 > 0:01:30Christina has £294.60 safely stashed in her sparkly purse.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Excellent work.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Mark also started out with £200.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38He's our current leader by a teeny whisker.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41He has £309.30.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44This is proving to be a close-run race.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48And look! We've an upgraded version of their classic car -
0:01:48 > 0:01:51a plush Alfa Romeo Spider. Dead flash!
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- Maybe we should call it Maroon 5, the car.- That's a pop group.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- Yeah, who was the singer of Maroon 5?- Are you asking me?- Yes.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01I stopped at Abba!
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- CHRISTINA LAUGHS - Goodness.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Do you know something? I think she's amused.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Christina and Mark began in West Sussex, God's Country,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15jollied their way north as far as Merseyside
0:02:15 > 0:02:18and have auctioned in Cheshire and Gloucestershire.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21They will conclude the adventure in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Today, the West Midlands town of Brierley Hill is our first stop
0:02:25 > 0:02:29and we'll auction in Heaton Mersey in Stockport.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33This morning, our pair of antiquers will share a shop.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Hope it's big enough. Best behaviour, please, girls and boys.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- It looks like a big fire engine, doesn't it?- Does it?
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- Oh, there's a wedding dress! - Oh, Christina, will you?
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- We can get married.- Let's do some shopping first, shall we?
0:02:46 > 0:02:51- Ooh. - Oh, hello.- Hello, hi. Christina.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Hi, I'm Tony. - Tony, nice to meet you.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Hi, I'm Mark, nice to see you.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57Niceties concluded,
0:02:57 > 0:03:00we should be able to keep out of each other's way in here.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05- Oh, my God, that's huge! - Gosh, it is big.- Oh, fantastic!
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- Oh, my goodness!- It's slightly cooler in here, isn't it?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- It's wonderful.- I think I might go down that way.- OK, crack on.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- See you later.- See you later. - Thank you, Tony.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Leaving Christina with Tony, so stand by.- That's pretty cool.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- What's that?- It's a Chinese dragon. It's still in working order.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- Can we get it down?- Course we can. Do you want it down?- Yes, please.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29Actually, what's the price tag on it, cos I have limited funds?
0:03:29 > 0:03:34He's got £300 on it. Do you want me to give him a ring first before?
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- I haven't got £300.- I understand. I'll give him a ring then.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- All right.- OK.- Awesome. Thanks, Tony.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Do you know, I said that this time I would go not wild and wacky
0:03:46 > 0:03:50and a bit crazy but how often do you see a Chinese dragon for sale?
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- Not often.- It would be really quite cool. Oh, here he comes.
0:03:55 > 0:04:01- I've just spoken to him and the least he'll go to is £150.- Really?
0:04:01 > 0:04:05- Yeah.- Half price? - Half price, yes.- Oh!
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Now for a better look at this oriental treasure.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10I love a workshop. Can I come and have a rummage?
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- Of course, of course.- He looks even better from here, actually.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- It looks a little bit dusty though, Tony.- I'll clean him off.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20No, original dust. Leave it like that. So, this is his body here?
0:04:20 > 0:04:25- Yeah, that's the body.- OK, that's interesting. Ooh, that's lovely!
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- It's in a bad state of repair but... - That is gorgeous.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33So, it's in a bad state of... Where is it...? Oh, I see.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37The strap's gone and it needs the handle stitching back together.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- Oh, I see. Is that why it's up here? - Yeah, this is the workshop area.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44I like that. I really like that.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47OK, all right. What do you think?
0:04:47 > 0:04:53Let's leave Christina to nosy in Tony's man cave. What's Mark up to?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56This looks unusual.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58That's a weird picture, isn't it?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01That could be me and Christina and, for once,
0:05:01 > 0:05:03I'm speaking and she's quiet.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- Cheeky!- It's a really weird picture.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08It looks like, from the style of it and from the frame,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11it's probably painted in the '60s or something.
0:05:11 > 0:05:17And it has got what might be initials. I don't know.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Dared if I take it off the wall and see if there's anything underneath.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22- Shall I have a go?- Yeah!- I'll try.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27- Don't tell anybody if I break anything.- Mum's the work.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Ooh, it's quite heavy, actually.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Oh... No. Oh, gosh.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37Whoever's selling it clearly doesn't know much about it either
0:05:37 > 0:05:40because the ticket just says £100.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Well, it appears to be in the style of the Northern School
0:05:44 > 0:05:47and works by popular artists in the North
0:05:47 > 0:05:50attract big money, but this is no Lowry.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53If it's the right artist, it could be worth...
0:05:54 > 0:05:58..more than £100. If it's not, it isn't.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01But I don't know. It just rather attracts me.
0:06:02 > 0:06:07We'll leave Mark to ruminate then. Let's get back to the man cave.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- What's that?- We had it out of a barn. It's a display trolley.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16They used it for weddings and for fetes and things
0:06:16 > 0:06:19in a local village and they were going to break it up
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- and put it on a bonfire.- What?!
0:06:21 > 0:06:24I said, "No, I'll find a use for that."
0:06:24 > 0:06:26And we brought it in here.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- That looks like an old market trader's barrow, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33When in one piece, a barrow looks a bit like this.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37The style harks back to Victorian street markets.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42- What have you got on that?- £45. I've got the top. It's here.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Have you got the top? Right, OK. And that sort of matches this...
0:06:46 > 0:06:48It's a got a great distressed look about it, hasn't it?
0:06:48 > 0:06:51And that matches, obviously, the base there.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- And how much have you got on your bag?- £30.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58If you just look really, really carefully on the top there,
0:06:58 > 0:07:02that says "LFT, Lieutenant".
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- Lieutenant.- Yeah, that's a British flight, isn't it?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10This could be a real find.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Fans of militaria would certainly be attracted
0:07:12 > 0:07:16to this rare Second World War RAF flight lieutenant's holdall.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Now, back to Mark. Has he made his mind up?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25I see he's managed to nab Tony from Christina's clutches.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30Now, I don't know why, but I rather like this picture.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33I like things that are original and haven't been touched
0:07:33 > 0:07:34and this hasn't been touched.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38I'm not terribly keen on the price of £100, I have to tell you,
0:07:38 > 0:07:40cos I don't know the artist.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43It could be worth thousands, it could be worth ten quid.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Tony kindly calls the vendor for their best price.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Where's your socks, Mark?
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- Ah, Tony, you have news.- Yes, yes.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57What's the best price they can do?
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- The best they can do is £80.- £80!
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Gosh, is that a good buy, do you think?- I think so, yes.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- Well, you are slightly biased, of course.- Well, there is that.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11- But I really like it, so I think I'm going to buy it for £80.- OK.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Cos I think it's got a chance. There we are. That's £80 there.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- OK, thank you.- Thank you very much, Tony.- OK.- See you shortly.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Well, paintings are always a tricky area.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25This looks like a case of Mark backing a dealer's hunch.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28One deal down for him and well done.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32Christina's still interested in a gaggle of goodies up the stairs.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Is she any closer to buying something?
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- Do you think I'd be a good Chinese dragon?- Crikey Moses, that's scary!
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- Yeah, you would. - I'm not sure I would.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- I think he's got an eye missing. - Aye-aye.- It looks like it.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50- He's a one-eyed dragon. Well... - Ooh!- Maybe that's lucky.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Just made a hole in the roof!
0:08:52 > 0:08:55The dragon is the highlight of the Chinese New Year celebrations.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59It's believed a longer costume will bring greater luck.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- If you take that.- OK.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Gosh, what a fantastic thing!
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Oh, my goodness!
0:09:05 > 0:09:07This one must be VERY lucky. It's enormous!
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- That's a long dragon, isn't it? - It is, it is.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- Proper street dragon, isn't it? - Yeah! You can just see him moving.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20- That's awesome! OK, so, we were saying...- £150.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23OK, all right, £150 for the dragon.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- How much for the bag?- £20?
0:09:25 > 0:09:30- And then how much did we say for the...?- £45.- Really?
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- What do you think?- Go on, £30.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36That's a grand total of £200. Christina, it's decision time.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Can we say £180 for the lot?
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- Go on then, yeah.- Yeah?- Yeah. - Are you happy at that?
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- Yes, I am, more than happy.- £180? - OK, yeah.- It's a deal.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- OK, thank you very much.- Thank you. My goodness. I just bought a dragon.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55That you have. Blimey!
0:09:55 > 0:09:58£150 for the dragon,
0:09:58 > 0:10:00£20 for the World War II holdall
0:10:00 > 0:10:02and £10 for the display barrow.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- Are you having a rest?- You deserve a sit-down after that, love.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- Have you bought much?- Yeah. - Have you?- Yeah.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10You haven't been spending anything?
0:10:10 > 0:10:13I said I wasn't going to buy quirky or weird or wacky
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- and I wasn't going to spend much money.- Did you say that?- Yeah.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20- And you have?- Yeah.- Oh, well. - I've done every single one.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- Crumbs! That's the shopping finished in here.- Bye.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30While Christina sports her new headgear... What a player, eh?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36..let's jump in the Spider with Mark.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- GEARS CRUNCH - Ooh, gosh.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Would help if I got the right gear.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Mind you, it's nice to have this car.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46I love the colour and leather seats. They're spoiling us.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49We certainly are.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Mark's travelled to the city of Birmingham.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Victorian mourning jewellery is something we regularly come across
0:10:58 > 0:11:00on the Road Trip, so Mark is going to find out why death
0:11:00 > 0:11:03was such a lavish affair in the 19th century.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Newman Brothers were one of the many companies
0:11:07 > 0:11:11cashing in on the pomp and ceremony of a grand Victorian send-off.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Now a time capsule museum,
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Mark is meeting with collections manager
0:11:16 > 0:11:19of the Coffin Works, Sarah Hayes.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21First stop is the stamp room.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25This part of the building closely resembles its Victorian past.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- You can smell the history. - Wow, this is amazing.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Now, the stamp room, I presume,
0:11:30 > 0:11:33was for doing the little bits on the coffin, the nameplates and things.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Exactly. So, the breastplates, the ornaments,
0:11:36 > 0:11:39anything decorative that was metal, was made in here,
0:11:39 > 0:11:41that then went on the outside of the coffin.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43But, looking around here,
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- this would have all been expensive, wouldn't it?- Very expensive.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50So, Newman Brothers were suppliers to the top end of the market,
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- middle-class, upper-class funerals. - Right.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55They eventually started to branch out and produce tin-plate,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58lower-end products to your sort of more working-class people
0:11:58 > 0:12:01but, yeah, you get everything here.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Certainly do! Cornelius, the resident drop stamper,
0:12:04 > 0:12:08is going to operate the mighty 19th-century drop forge.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11It's a tribute to the early Victorian engineers.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15Each of these hammers has done well over a million blows each
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- and they would do it again easily. - Gosh!
0:12:18 > 0:12:21MACHINERY SQUEALS LOUDLY
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- Oh, gosh.- Cover your ears.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- People were working in this?- Yeah, 12 hours a day, as Cornelius said.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Seven o'clock in the morning, seven o'clock in the evening.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- MACHINERY SQUEALS - But they just got on with it.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- There you go.- Thank you, Cornelius. And there it is. "RIP".
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Very appropriate. The Victorian funeral was an expensive thing.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49It was part of the ritual of society, wasn't it?
0:12:49 > 0:12:52The middle and upper classes, it was for them to show,
0:12:52 > 0:12:53"Look at my wealth.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55"I was important in life, I'm also important in death."
0:12:55 > 0:12:58But for your lower-class, your working-class people,
0:12:58 > 0:13:00it was the fear of being erased from society
0:13:00 > 0:13:04and having a pauper's funeral that drove them forward.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Actually, quite a few people must have got
0:13:06 > 0:13:07into quite severe debt doing all this.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Yeah, and that's why the burial clubs came about
0:13:10 > 0:13:14because you'd put a penny in a week, you'd pay for your family and you,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16you'd go into debt for it almost,
0:13:16 > 0:13:18so you had a good funeral at the end of it,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20but you might leave your family without any money.
0:13:20 > 0:13:26So, it made no sense, but it was this obsession with a good death.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29In some of the upper-class funerals, there was quite a lot of pomp,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- wasn't there, lots of mourners and things?- Oh, yes.
0:13:32 > 0:13:33What did they get up to, do you know?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Well, if you were a solicitor,
0:13:35 > 0:13:39you'd have four horses pulling the cortege, the funeral hearse.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42You'd have feathers atop the bridles on the horses,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44you'd have mourners or mutes behind,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47people paid to grieve on your behalf.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53One floor up and the warehouse used to be full of workers
0:13:53 > 0:13:55boxing all the finished products.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Wow, and they're all full and unwrapped?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59All full and unwrapped, yeah.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02On here, my favourite piece, which really demonstrates
0:14:02 > 0:14:05almost the demise of the Victorian funeral and the change in attitudes
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- is that this is a Victorian breastplate.- Wow!- It's big.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10You can see it's big. They liked their bling.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Your name would go on here, who you were, when you died.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- The most important part on the coffin, goes on the top.- Yes.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21But look, today, this is a nameplate. It does the same thing.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25- Yeah.- But we fear death today, so much so that's it's small.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27We don't want to embrace it as the Victorians did.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31In the Victorian period,
0:14:31 > 0:14:34there was a uniform for the living when they were in mourning as well.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36- Yes, there was. - So, we know Queen Victoria was...
0:14:36 > 0:14:39We do, and she started that, didn't she, with the death of Prince Albert
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- in 1861?- She did, and she never came out of mourning, did she?
0:14:42 > 0:14:44No, she didn't. She liked her black and white.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46I think, actually, a lot of people, after a while,
0:14:46 > 0:14:50got a bit fed up of it and started adding colours to the black.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54At over 100 years old, the Newman Brothers' factory illustrates
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Victorian Britain's macabre obsession with death
0:14:58 > 0:15:02and that providing a funeral of the utmost extravagance
0:15:02 > 0:15:05was the ultimate wish of both the rich and the poor.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Meanwhile, Christina has travelled to the town of Solihull
0:15:10 > 0:15:12in the West Midlands.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Let's have a nose in here. Looks lovely!
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Ooh.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- Hello.- Oh, hello.- Hi, Christina, how are you?- Hi, very well, thank you.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- Who are you?- Paul Burrows. - Very nice to meet you, Paul.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- Lovely to meet you too.- My goodness,
0:15:29 > 0:15:31this is a small but perfectly formed little shop, isn't it?
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Well, you could say that.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- Let's see what she can root out. - Oh, that's cute!
0:15:42 > 0:15:43That's really cute!
0:15:43 > 0:15:47It's silver-plated rather than silver but it's got marks on it.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51It's quite misleading, isn't it? Cos you would think that it IS silver.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55- Yeah.- AJZ is by people called A & J Zimmerman.- Oh, yes.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58So, Birmingham makers who made silver as well
0:15:58 > 0:16:00and registered the same mark.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Founded by Arthur and John Zimmerman, in 1889,
0:16:03 > 0:16:06this well-known Birmingham silversmiths specialised
0:16:06 > 0:16:08in small items of silver and plate.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11This could be a goody, particularly if you like your bubby egg.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- How much is that?- £25. - I really like that.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- I really like that. That's great fun.- Good.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Love that. OK, add that to my pile.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- Well, maybe we could start a pile. - Start.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27THEY LAUGH
0:16:27 > 0:16:29- Brilliant.- Now she's started, there's no stopping the girl.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31What's that? Oh, your telephone.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Cos you've got a pile of stuff going on underneath there.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- What's going on there?- This is my laziness of not putting things out.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- Oh.- But it's...
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- It just needs rewiring really and putting back to good use.- Oh.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- So, is it for sale? - Paul's priced it at £10.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49The reason I am actually quite liking this
0:16:49 > 0:16:51is cos my granny used to have one in green.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54It reminds of being a child, sitting on the stairs at my granny's house.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56My granny always used to answer the phone...
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- IN TELEPHONE VOICE:- "Worlingham, 3991". You'd say, "Hello, Granny."
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- And she went... - IN USUAL VOICE:- "Oh, hello, love!"
0:17:03 > 0:17:07Ha-ha, you might get in trouble with your granny for that, Christina!
0:17:07 > 0:17:11What could you do me for a black telephone and an eggcup,
0:17:11 > 0:17:15for the two? Best price, very best price.
0:17:15 > 0:17:16£30.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- OK, brilliant. £30. - Done.- I'm a happy bunny.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25£20 for the Edwardian eggcup and £10 for the vintage telephone.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Christina is certainly buying for Britain today.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32I think it's time for a rest, don't you? So, nighty-night.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40What a glorious morning!
0:17:41 > 0:17:45Our pair are ready to rock and roll for another day in paradise.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49I'll be Parker to your Lady Penelope.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Yes, milady.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55"Bring round the Spider", doesn't have quite such an effect.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- "Bring round the Spider." - CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:17:58 > 0:18:02- Yes, milady. - They're in another world, those two.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Let's remind ourselves of what they've bought thus far.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Christina has travelled down the wacky route once more.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11She has the Chinese dragon costume,
0:18:11 > 0:18:13the Second World War holdall,
0:18:13 > 0:18:15the display barrow,
0:18:15 > 0:18:16the Edwardian eggcup
0:18:16 > 0:18:19and the vintage telephone.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21- She's quite a spending machine.- Hi.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25She has £84.60 left to spend.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Mark is the yin to Christina's yang.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Our current leader has only one item - the 1960s painting -
0:18:33 > 0:18:36which means his wallet overfloweth.
0:18:36 > 0:18:42He's got £229.30 for the day ahead and that's a lot.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- Are you all right, dear? - ENGINE REVS
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- Have you tried putting it in gear? - GEARS CRUNCH
0:18:47 > 0:18:51Ah, you just need to be smoother with the handling of the gearstick.
0:18:51 > 0:18:52Yeah, all right! Who's driving?
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- Mr Backseat. - You tell him, Christina.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Next stop for Mark
0:18:59 > 0:19:01is the Warwickshire town of Henley-in-Arden.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06And good mate that she is, Christina is dropping him off.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- Oh, this looks lovely. - This does look good.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11- I like that sign there.- What's that?
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- I'll be straight in there.- Yeah. - I'm excited about this.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- Yeah, can I come too? - In a word, no.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- Oh, thanks.- Thanks.- So kind. - Charming!
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- Have fun.- Have a good day, bye.- Bye.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28The Vintage Barn is certainly vintage.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Looks like a tin shed to me.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- Hello, I'm Mark.- Hello, I'm Sarah. - This is a lovely spot.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- It's great to be here. - Thank you very much.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- How long have you been here? - Just over two years now.- Fantastic.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42- Hello, I'm Mark.- Steve.
0:19:42 > 0:19:48And Mark manages to gain permission to enter the out-of-bounds area.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Wow, this is great, isn't it?
0:19:50 > 0:19:53This is the sort of place where the dealers will have unrestored things
0:19:53 > 0:19:55and maybe things they've just bought
0:19:55 > 0:19:58and they haven't had chance to put in the shop yet.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12These are for your garden. If I just bring one out.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14You can stick it in.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17It's a sunflower but they're made of horseshoes.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19I don't think they're terribly old,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22but I like the fact that somebody's used something
0:20:22 > 0:20:25you would normally throw away, and created a bit of fun.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29You can see those in a child's garden or something. Makes me smile.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31I quite like them.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34But are they worth £20 each?
0:20:37 > 0:20:41We DO like to see you smile, Mark. He's got a lot of buying to do.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Ah, lucky charm, eh, Mark?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Oh.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55That's rather fun. It's quite cool.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58It's difficult to date these sort of things.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01It could be made as little as 20 years ago or something.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06What I quite like is, looking at the quality aspect,
0:21:06 > 0:21:10whoever has made this has put little wooden dowels in there
0:21:10 > 0:21:12and you can see they're different colour wood,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15so, to me, that gives it a little sign of quality.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19But as we're going to a sort of general sale
0:21:19 > 0:21:22which has sort of interior and vintage buyers,
0:21:22 > 0:21:26that actually could be quite a nice item.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31The other thing, actually, it's priced quite reasonably. £25.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34So, if we could get a bit off that,
0:21:34 > 0:21:37I think that might be something for the auction.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Stand by, Sarah, here comes Mark.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46Now, Sarah, what do you think the best price would be for me?
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- I could do it for £20. - I think you've got a deal.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- Can you keep that to one side? - Yes, certainly.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- Cos I'm still looking, but that's a sale for £20.- OK.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00While Mark continues his quest for buying goodies,
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Christina has travelled to the village of Hatton in Warwickshire.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07The Stables Antique Centre opened 15 years ago
0:22:07 > 0:22:11and is home to a gaggle of dealers selling their wares.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Christina still has £84.60 left to spend.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23This is an interesting little vignette over there. Look at these.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27I've got a bit of a thing about telephones at the moment, haven't I?
0:22:27 > 0:22:31I bought a telephone yesterday. But look at this!
0:22:34 > 0:22:40How unbelievably...dreadfully kitsch is that?
0:22:40 > 0:22:42I love it!
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Oh, my God, I love it!
0:22:44 > 0:22:50I mean, that's kind of 1960s, 1970s, gone crazy.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53£29. I'd have that. I think that's amazing.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00Bob's in command today. Watch out, here she comes! Bob's the job.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- Hi, Bob.- Hi, you found something? - Well, I think so.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06I'm not entirely sure. Do you know anything about this?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Well, um, it looks as though it's been...
0:23:09 > 0:23:10It's been rewired, hasn't it?
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Rewired so, in theory, that should work.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- Would you have that at home? - Probably not me, no.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18- It's quite kitsch, isn't it? - Yeah, it is, yeah.
0:23:18 > 0:23:24Now, tell me. It's got £29 on it. What could be your best price?
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- What about £20?- Hmm, it needs to be better than that.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- £15.- Is that your very best?
0:23:30 > 0:23:32That would have to be my very best, yeah.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- OK, £15, Bob.- Lovely. - You've got a deal.- OK.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38- Thank you very much. - Thank you.- Exciting!
0:23:38 > 0:23:43- My Lady Penelope phone.- Yeah. - Right, Bob, there you go.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45She's certainly tickled pink with that buy.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Back to Mark, still in Henley-in-Arden,
0:23:49 > 0:23:51and Steve's got something interesting.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53- There you go.- Oh, wow!
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- Gosh!- There's more. - Oh, there's more?
0:24:00 > 0:24:01Where did these come from?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- They came from a house clearance in Birmingham.- Wow!
0:24:04 > 0:24:08And they were in the garden on top of a cat's grave.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12These are referred to as Green Men, these sort of masks.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15I see them on nameplates...
0:24:15 > 0:24:20It's a sort of old pagan type god of the woods, if I remember rightly.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24The Green Man motif has been around for centuries
0:24:24 > 0:24:27and is found in the architecture of churches all over the world.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31If Mark's hunch is right, this could be a lucky find.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Will I be lucky with the price though?
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- Make me an offer.- Oh, gosh.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40I think, for that, I'd want to pay about £40.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- What do you think? - I think we could go to £50.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49But I still quite like those sunflowers that I saw earlier on.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53- Mm-hmm.- They're just rather quirky. If I did £50 on this...- Yes.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56..could I be really cheeky with the sunflowers
0:24:56 > 0:24:59and say a tenner each, or £40 for the four?
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- What do you think?- I think so. I think we could do that.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- Can we do that?- I think so. - Are you sure?- Yes, I'm OK with that.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09So, we've got a deal.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12So, I've bought this, the truck and the sunflowers.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16- How much is that in total? £90...£110.- Yes.- Is that right?
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Thank you, Sarah and Steve.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Mark's got the wooden van for £20,
0:25:20 > 0:25:23the metal sunflowers for £40
0:25:23 > 0:25:27and the unusual Green Man stone mask for £50.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30It's not just Christina who's buying wacky.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33The West Midlands town of Solihull
0:25:33 > 0:25:37is where Christina is bound once more.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Well, if my geography serves me right -
0:25:39 > 0:25:42and it doesn't very often, but it might today -
0:25:42 > 0:25:45I think around here is one of the birthplaces
0:25:45 > 0:25:50of a very, very special member of my family.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52So, it would be very remiss of me
0:25:52 > 0:25:56not to pop in and see if there's anyone about.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00Who could this much-loved member of Christina's family be?
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Well, Gilbert, the Series I Land Rover, of course,
0:26:04 > 0:26:08bought by Christina's grandfather in 1951.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12Gilbert is still very much alive and revving to this day.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18Oh, look at Christina as a little one. What a sweetheart, eh?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21It makes sense, therefore, that Christina visits the site
0:26:21 > 0:26:23where this beloved star of British engineering
0:26:23 > 0:26:25was created and developed.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Christina is meeting with retired engineer Roger Crathorne
0:26:31 > 0:26:34to find out why this design trailblazer remained
0:26:34 > 0:26:37a firm favourite for over six decades.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Well, I'm actually in complete heaven,
0:26:39 > 0:26:41I have to be perfectly honest with you, Roger.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45I've been a Land Rover driver all my life, all my life.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49What is it about the Series 1 that has made it such a British icon?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Well, I think it's a British icon because of what happened
0:26:52 > 0:26:55immediately after the Second World War.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Maurice Wilks had a very successful business
0:26:57 > 0:27:00with his brother, Spencer Wilks, before the war,
0:27:00 > 0:27:01manufacturing saloon cars.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05The problem was there wasn't enough material available
0:27:05 > 0:27:08to start production up again, building Rover saloon cars.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11In 1947, Maurice conceived the idea
0:27:11 > 0:27:14of a groundbreaking four-wheel drive vehicle
0:27:14 > 0:27:17that used the surplus aircraft aluminium
0:27:17 > 0:27:19that was readily available.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Maurice's US army jeep was the inspiration
0:27:22 > 0:27:24for the prototype design.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27He was saying to his brother, "Look, this is rusting away.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31"Some of the mechanical parts need replacing.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33"I can't get these spare parts.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37"Wouldn't it be a good idea if we, the Rover company,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40"made a four-wheel drive version of this vehicle?"
0:27:40 > 0:27:42So, how did they go about actually developing
0:27:42 > 0:27:44the actual design of the Land Rover?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Initially, Maurice was having discussions
0:27:47 > 0:27:51on the beach at Anglesey at Red Wharf Bay with his brother, Spencer,
0:27:51 > 0:27:53and he actually sketched with a stick in the sand
0:27:53 > 0:27:56- and said, "Look, this is what we could do."- Really?
0:27:56 > 0:27:58- Is that honestly what he did? - Absolutely, yeah.- Fantastic!
0:27:59 > 0:28:02The need was for this design to help rebuild
0:28:02 > 0:28:06not only the flagging motor industry, but also the country.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08The prototypes were sent on a special expedition.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13There was an initiative from the government
0:28:13 > 0:28:17to say that farming needed to get back into action quite quickly.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19In fact, the Rover company sent
0:28:19 > 0:28:23several of its pre-production vehicles out to Kenya
0:28:23 > 0:28:26to help with this farming initiative.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29The East African mission was a great success.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31With a workforce of 4,000,
0:28:31 > 0:28:35Rover was well-set to exploit the demand for this radical new vehicle.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39It was the lower centre of gravity,
0:28:39 > 0:28:41it was the aluminium body that made it a success,
0:28:41 > 0:28:44but there are other things like four-speed gearbox,
0:28:44 > 0:28:47permanent four-wheel drive, when it was first launched.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50In 1948, the Series 1 Land Rover was launched
0:28:50 > 0:28:53at the Amsterdam Motor Show.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55It was very quickly, after that show,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58that quite a few of the militaries around the world
0:28:58 > 0:29:00took a lot of interest, including the British MoD,
0:29:00 > 0:29:04who ordered just under 2,000 vehicles initially.
0:29:04 > 0:29:05Wow, that's a good order to get.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08And this vehicle we're leaning on now is one of those vehicles
0:29:08 > 0:29:12that they ordered which very quickly went into military service.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15But it was interesting that not only
0:29:15 > 0:29:16were the military using the vehicles,
0:29:16 > 0:29:18the farmers quickly started to use them
0:29:18 > 0:29:21and once the farmers' wives realised
0:29:21 > 0:29:23it was quite a comfortable vehicle to drive around in,
0:29:23 > 0:29:25as well as the farmer himself,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- it very quickly became a leisure vehicle.- Yeah.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- And, as we all know, Land Rovers are great tow vehicles.- Yeah.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35And, of course, towing caravans, boats and trailers became the norm.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Funny you should say about towing things,
0:29:38 > 0:29:43cos I'm a very proud owner of a Series 1, 1951, called Gilbert.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47This is the first photograph that we've got of him.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50And the Land Rover was bought for my granny, who's still around.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55Granny is now 106, and my grandfather bought our dear Gilbert
0:29:55 > 0:29:57for her when they first were on the farm.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- That's fabulous that you've had it in the family that long.- Yeah.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04And that's Christina's daddy and grandfather, sitting beside Gilbert.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09From a sketch in the sand,
0:30:09 > 0:30:14this beloved four-by-four has sustained global success and renown,
0:30:14 > 0:30:17an iconic brand, loved even by our darling Queen,
0:30:17 > 0:30:20a testament to Maurice Wilks' design brilliance.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27In the meanwhile, Mark has travelled to the village of Balsall Common.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33Oh, he's enjoying himself.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36There are over 20 dealers selling in Antiques In An Old Barn.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Mark should be spoiled for choice here.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47God, what are these?
0:30:49 > 0:30:53These are pressed card and they're French, I think.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56But there's quite a little collection of them
0:30:56 > 0:31:00and they're all of classical subjects.
0:31:02 > 0:31:08They were dated to the sort of early part of the 20th century, I suppose.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Almost like a sort of decorative wallpaper, I suppose.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13You could mount them on the wall.
0:31:13 > 0:31:14Well, I suppose so.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17They imitate the style of classical marble reliefs
0:31:17 > 0:31:20and might create interest at auction.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Diane is the lady in charge. Let's talk dough.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28I found these rather fun French sort of pressed cardboard panels.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31I mean, they're probably about 1900 or so, I would have thought.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33I would think so, yeah.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Now, they're priced up at £8 each or seven for £50.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Right, what are you thinking of?
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Well, I was thinking about £30,
0:31:40 > 0:31:44because they are a little bit worn in places, but I do love them.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49(I don't know.) What about if I said £35? That's £5 apiece.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53- That's a really good discount.- It is a good discount, isn't it? £35.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57- Shall we shake on it?- Yeah.- £35. Thank you very much indeed.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59- OK, thank you.- I like those. - And me. I love them.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02I bought them from France. I bought them back from France.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04- I think they're lovely. - They are lovely.- Yeah.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06- IMITATING VENDOR'S MIDLANDS ACCENT: - They are luvly.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Mark, just stick to your own accent! That would be "luvly".
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Mark adds the collection of French panels
0:32:12 > 0:32:14to the rest of his antiques booty -
0:32:14 > 0:32:17the oil painting, the wooden van,
0:32:17 > 0:32:18the large sunflowers
0:32:18 > 0:32:22and the Green man stone mask, which makes five lots.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26Mark has spent £225 exactly.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Christina also has a total of five lots -
0:32:29 > 0:32:31the Chinese dragon costume,
0:32:31 > 0:32:33the Second World war holdall,
0:32:33 > 0:32:34the display barrow,
0:32:34 > 0:32:36the lot of vintage telephones
0:32:36 > 0:32:38and the Edwardian eggcup.
0:32:38 > 0:32:44And, would you believe it, Christina has also spent £225 on the nose.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48Right then, my old loves, thoughts on one another's collections?
0:32:48 > 0:32:50He's gone a bit playful, hasn't he?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53He's bought toys, he's bought stuff for the garden,
0:32:53 > 0:32:57he's bought fun things. He's got his mojo back.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59He's been...Christina-ed.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03How can I call it politely, the sort of car thing, the display thing?
0:33:03 > 0:33:06It's quite nice, it's quirky and in the right sale,
0:33:06 > 0:33:08quirky sells very well.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11I have to be honest. I think the sun may have got to his head slightly.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Those horseshow sunflowers are interesting, an interesting choice.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Do they have any antique merit? No.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21I adore the Chinese parade dragon, but £150? I'm not sure.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23I've never seen one and it's one of those things,
0:33:23 > 0:33:24will you find another one?
0:33:24 > 0:33:26So, it could well surprise us at the auction.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30The Heaton Mersey suburb of Stockport
0:33:30 > 0:33:31is our auction destination.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36You are looking very...like you're on a school trip.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- Well, you're looking very... Yes. - What does that mean?- I don't know.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42When I first saw you this morning,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44I thought the employment had changed or something.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46You look, you look very nine to five.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49# Working nine to five
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- # What a way to make a living. # - God!
0:33:51 > 0:33:53He's very jolly this morning.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- Right, come on then, Christina. - Right.- Let the excitement begin.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01- Let the excitement begin. - Are you excited?
0:34:01 > 0:34:03I'm very excited, very excited.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Although, I am actually very nervous about my dragon.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09Founded in 1826, Capes Dunn are hosting
0:34:09 > 0:34:12our Road Trippers' auction today.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Commander of the saleroom is Caroline Lane.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20What do you think of the colourful selection from Christina and Mark?
0:34:20 > 0:34:23The dragon costume is really interesting and fun.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26It's great and vibrant. It's a different, interesting piece.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30I think the star lot is probably going to be the stone gargoyle mask.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34Natural aging and weathering, which the buyers always like,
0:34:34 > 0:34:37so, I think, hopefully, that should do really well today.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Thanks, Caroline. The auction is about to begin
0:34:39 > 0:34:42and we're live for internet bidding also.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- DOOR SLAMS - Ooh.- Ooh.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50- Sorry. That's what you call making an entrance.- It is, isn't it?
0:34:50 > 0:34:54- Trust you.- We're here, Christina, and everybody knows it.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58I think that happens wherever you go, Mark.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01First up, it's your '60s oil painting.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Bid's with me at 20. 25, thank you.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07At £25, I'm bid now. At £25 for the painting.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- Oh, my God.- Any more?- Gosh.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13At £25, I'm bid. If you're all sure, I'm selling at 25.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17- I think I'll just go home. - Hot off the news.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21A thumping blow for Mark's gamble buy. Bad luck.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Anyway, it's a good start to the day, isn't it?
0:35:24 > 0:35:25I think it can only get better.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Oh, blimey. It's the big dragon now.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- Will it bring great fortune? - Good luck.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34And who will bid me £20 for this?
0:35:34 > 0:35:38£20, I'm bid. Thank you, sir. At £20, I'm bid now.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- And 5. 30.- Here we go.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42And 5. 40.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45At £40 standing. And 5, new place.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- There we are.- 50. And 5. 60.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- It's got a long way to go.- At £70.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54A maiden bidder at 70. And 5.
0:35:54 > 0:35:5680. And 5.
0:35:56 > 0:35:5890. And 5.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00100. 110. 120.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02- 130.- It is. I told you not to worry.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- 160.- Yep.- £160 now.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10Any more? If you're all sure, I'm selling at £160.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- It could have been a lot worse. - It could have been a lot worse.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16- Who bought it? - I don't know, but I hate them.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Just ignore him, Christina.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24Your risky purchase gave you a small something back.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26I'm thrilled for you.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Mark's weighty little van is next.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34And the bid is with me at £20 now.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- Well, I've got my money back. - Bid's with me at £20.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39If you're all sure, the bid is with me at 20.
0:36:39 > 0:36:4125 now. 30 with me.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44With me still. And I'm selling at 30.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- Ta-da!- It's a small profit, isn't it?
0:36:47 > 0:36:52It is and you need all you can get to challenge Christina.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- I wouldn't say it roared into profit, but it spluttered.- Limped.
0:36:58 > 0:37:03The very interesting Second World War holdall from Christina is next.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06I have a bid with me at just £10 now. Bid's with me at just 10.
0:37:06 > 0:37:0915 now. Right at the back at £15.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11At 15, I'm bid. And 20.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- 5. 30.- Here we go.- And 5.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18- At £35, standing right at the back. - Come on, it's worth more than this.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21The bid's at £35. Any more?
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- Come on!- If you're all sure, I'm selling at 35.- Come on!
0:37:25 > 0:37:27It didn't quite take off,
0:37:27 > 0:37:31but Christina is being consistent with steady profits. Well done.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- It's a profit, you know.- It's a profit. I'll take it, I'll take it.
0:37:35 > 0:37:36You've got to in this game.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Mark's horseshoe sunflowers are next.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43They make me smile, you know. They really make me smile.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47- Any interest at 10? 10 I have. Thank you, sir.- I think they're good.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49£10, I'm bid. 12.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53- 15. 18. At £18, I'm bid. - Look at this.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57- Don't know why SHE'S smiling. - Any advance?
0:37:57 > 0:38:00If you're all sure, I'm selling at 18.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05Uh-oh! I don't think they'll make Mark smile now.
0:38:05 > 0:38:11I love those glasses. I just keep thinking of you as a newsreader.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14And the news today...
0:38:15 > 0:38:20She'd be good. Oh, breaking news. Christina's telephones are next.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22£10 for these. 10, I have, thank you.
0:38:22 > 0:38:2515. At £15 with the gentleman now.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28At £15, I'm bid. 20 now.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30And 5. 30.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34- CHRISTINA GASPS - At £30, I have. The bid's at 30 now.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39- There we are, you see.- Ha, ha, ha. - What did I say?- Selling at 30.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42A teeny, tiny profit,
0:38:42 > 0:38:45but still keeping you very much in the lead, Christina.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Honestly, it's this much between us.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- It's a hair's breadth. - It's a hair's breadth.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55Yeah, right(!) It's the cardboard panels from Mark next.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58And the bid is with me at £40 now.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59- Ooh.- Bid's with me at 40.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- Bid is with me at £40.- Come on!
0:39:02 > 0:39:05At £40, I'm bid. And 5. 50.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- Bid is with me still, at £50. - How many are there?- Seven.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10With me at 50.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12If you're all sure, I'm selling to the absentee bidder at 50.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- Come on!- Come on, come on, come on.
0:39:15 > 0:39:20Not quite what you wanted, Mark, but you need all the profit you can get.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- Well done, you.- So, at least I haven't made a loss on them.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Christina's silver-plated eggcup is next.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- Bid is with me at just £5. - There are no silver buyers here.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Any advance for the silver-plated...?
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Thank you, sir. £10, I'm bid. At 10, in the room now.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- £10 for the eggcup. - Put the gavel down, dear.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- Any advance? Seems cheap. - Put the gavel down.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- If you're all sure, I'm selling it at just 10.- Put the gavel down.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- 15 now.- Oh!- Yay!- 20.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- Put the gavel down! - I'm selling at 20.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Despite a break-even, you are still very much in the lead, Christina.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00- Oh, it broke even.- Ah! Not a double-yolker, though.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03- It wasn't a double-yolker, no. - Sadly.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06I think just hard-boiled. It's Christina's barrow next,
0:40:06 > 0:40:08the one that was destined for the bonfire.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11I think plywood's making a comeback.
0:40:11 > 0:40:16- Any interest at 30? I have, thank you, sir.- £10 profit. £20 profit!
0:40:16 > 0:40:1840. And 5. 50.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- There we are.- And 5. 60. And 5.
0:40:21 > 0:40:2570. And 5. 80. And 5. 90.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29And 5. 100.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- 110.- Good Lord!- 120. 130.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36- £130, I'm bid.- Why?- I have no idea.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- £130, I'm bid now.- I've no idea.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42At £130. Any more? If you're all sure, I'm selling at £130.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47- Right, can I go? - No, stay here and hold my hand.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53My goodness, Christina, what a whopper of a profit! Well done.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Well, I'm flabbergasted, I'm really flabbergasted.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58You're not the only one.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Mark's Green Man stone mask is the final lot.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Can he bring some much-needed luck?
0:41:03 > 0:41:06Come on, positive thinking, the power of positive thought.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Well, I'm hoping maybe the internet might bid on it.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11I have interest and the bid is with me at £50. Bid's with me at 50.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13I think I've got back my money.
0:41:13 > 0:41:165. 60. 5, and I'm out now.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18At £65. And 70.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- 5. 80. - CHRISTINA WHISPERS INAUDIBLY
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- Your faith is restored.- 100. And 10.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- 120. 130.- All right, you can stop now.- 140.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- 150. 160.- Come on!- 170.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32180. 190. 200.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35And 20. 240. Thank you anyway.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37At £240, I'm bid.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40At £240 for the gargoyle. Any more?
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- 260.- 260, back in. Go on, one more!
0:41:44 > 0:41:46- I- may as well go now!
0:41:46 > 0:41:50At £260, if we're all sure. I'm selling at 260.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Yay! Look at that smile back again!
0:41:54 > 0:41:57I think I might have covered my losses.
0:41:59 > 0:42:04My goodness, what a way to end. A truly magnificent result, Mark.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- It's been great, hasn't it? Come here.- It has.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Gosh, he's all happy now. Let's tot up the sums, eh?
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Christina began with £294.60.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22After all auction costs, she's made a profit of £82.50.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29Christina carries forward £377.10 for next time.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34Mark set off with £309.30
0:42:34 > 0:42:38and has a profit of £89.06.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Mark has clinched victory, just.
0:42:42 > 0:42:47He has £398.36 for the final Road Trip.
0:42:48 > 0:42:54- Wow-ee!- What happened?- I don't know. - What just happened?
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Go! Waaa!
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Onwards and upwards, Road Trippers.
0:42:59 > 0:43:04Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Mark enters unknown territory.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06I might get in, but will I get out again?
0:43:06 > 0:43:09And Christina dabbles in property.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Who would have thought that a rabbit
0:43:11 > 0:43:14would want to live in a traditional barrel-top caravan?