0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:05 > 0:00:08- What a job.- ..with £200 each... - You with me?- ..a classic car...
0:00:08 > 0:00:11- Buckle up.- ..and a goal, to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Oh, sorry.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Ha-ha!
0:00:14 > 0:00:16The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19But it's no mean feat.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- There'll be worthy winners...- Yes! - ..and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory, or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Have a good trip.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:39It's just over the midway point for our daring duo,
0:00:39 > 0:00:41experts Catherine Southern...
0:00:41 > 0:00:46- I'm your chauffeur.- ..and a specialist in scientific instruments, by the way.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48And Raj Bisram, who runs a busy saleroom in Kent.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49I can do the wipers.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52You're just the co-pilot. Wipers on, dear.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Do you like being told what to do?
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Ha! They're in deepest Derbyshire,
0:00:57 > 0:00:59home to the Bakewell tart and inspiration for
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice. The two are not connected, I think!
0:01:03 > 0:01:05There's a stone, isn't there, that comes from Derbyshire?
0:01:05 > 0:01:07A very famous stone.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- Oh, um...Blue John. - That's it, Blue John.
0:01:10 > 0:01:16- Blue John, that's what I'm going to buy.- You see? I've given you another, ANOTHER heads up.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19It's the penultimate road trip for our MGB-ers,
0:01:19 > 0:01:22so is it time to splash the cash or play it safe?
0:01:22 > 0:01:23Let's see.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27All I ask is that you're going to spend a bit of money today.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30I am, I am, definitely, I'm going to have a lovely lunch.
0:01:30 > 0:01:31But...
0:01:34 > 0:01:35He is naughty.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37And likes to hold on to his pennies.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41I would like you, by the end of today, to say to me,
0:01:41 > 0:01:45"Catherine, I have spent £200 on one item."
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- Really?- Oh, that would make my day.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Yeah, I bet it would, I bet it would!
0:01:50 > 0:01:53From his original £200,
0:01:53 > 0:01:59Raj has increased his pot to a whopping £311.80.
0:01:59 > 0:02:05While Catherine, who began with the same sum, now has £375.08.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08As I'm shortly about to go into the lead,
0:02:08 > 0:02:10I think I might buy you dinner.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Whoa, whoa! Don't count your chickens, Raj!
0:02:14 > 0:02:16We are totting up the miles on this road trip,
0:02:16 > 0:02:20which started off in Cambridge and carried on around East Anglia,
0:02:20 > 0:02:24before heading both north and west, towards the Peak District.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27The trip will continue through the West Midlands to finish up
0:02:27 > 0:02:30over 600 miles later in Bristol.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Today, we begin in the Amber Valley,
0:02:32 > 0:02:34in the town of Sandiacre,
0:02:34 > 0:02:38and end at auction in Middle Littleton, in Worcestershire.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41And Catherine, good egg that she is,
0:02:41 > 0:02:45is dropping Raj off at his first shopping stop,
0:02:45 > 0:02:46Sandiacre Antiques.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- Perfecto.- Perfect. Wish me luck.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54My first item, £65 profit.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Happy shopping. Be thrifty.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00You don't need to tell him twice!
0:03:04 > 0:03:09With just £60 or so separating our experts, it's game on!
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Raj, what's the plan?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13I'm not going to take too many risks this time.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16I'm just going to buy things that maybe can make me 10, £20.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18That's all I'm kind of looking for.
0:03:18 > 0:03:19But, you never know,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22you might find that one thing that can make you a lot of money.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29These are really nice early tennis rackets,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32this one is an actual Dunlop one, and it's got its brace with it,
0:03:32 > 0:03:34which you don't often see.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37The ones that you really want to collect
0:03:37 > 0:03:40are the ones that have got fishtail handles,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43the handle looks like a fishtail,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46they can be worth somewhere between 50 to £100.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48So, it's "out" for the tennis rackets,
0:03:48 > 0:03:52but any pointers where Raj might serve up an ace?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Oh, now, that's helpful.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00They are quite reasonably priced, they are commemorative plates,
0:04:00 > 0:04:03but what's unusual about them is that they look
0:04:03 > 0:04:06as if they are porcelain, or fine China.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08But, actually, they are made of tin.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10At least you won't break them.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- Look out.- To be honest, they look better from a distance...
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- Don't we all?- ..than they do close up. They are made by Portlandware,
0:04:17 > 0:04:21this is Queen Elizabeth II, obviously, and Prince Philip there.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26They are from the 1950s.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28They're in good condition
0:04:28 > 0:04:32and, hopefully, they should make at auction 10 to £15.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33So cheap, Raj.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Are you sure that's not treason?
0:04:36 > 0:04:39We'll leave Raj to ponder his tin plates and catch up with Catherine,
0:04:39 > 0:04:43who's taken our route eight miles north to Heanor,
0:04:43 > 0:04:45and Heanor Antiques Centre in the Amber Valley.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Hello. Hi.- Hi! Who might you be?
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- Lovely to meet you.- Lovely to meet you. You are?- I'm Jane.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Hello, Jane. I'm Catherine. - And I'm Tim!
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Catherine has four floors of antiques to explore here,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01and around 200 dealers' stock to wade through.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Time to get a shifty on, eh? Look at all that lot.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09Look what I found, now this is something that really floats my boat.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13So this China was made for first-class passengers, the diners,
0:05:13 > 0:05:15of the Olympic and the Titanic.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17This one is not from the Titanic,
0:05:17 > 0:05:21it's probably something that was made for diners of the Olympic.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24A little butter pat.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25And I think that's so lovely.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29This turquoise and brown pattern is not particularly attractive in my
0:05:29 > 0:05:32mind, but it's something that if you see it, pounce on it,
0:05:32 > 0:05:36because it's something that is always worth buying.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39However, this little butter pat, £225.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42So, today, it is not for me.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43- WHISPERING:- But I love it.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Well, that is one gone down the river, then.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51Fear not, Jane may have something Catherine could fancy.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52What about this, Catherine?
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- Oh, that's pretty. - It's a Georgian pin brooch.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Sea pearls.- Sea pearls are natural pearls, measuring
0:05:59 > 0:06:01less than two millimetres in diameter,
0:06:01 > 0:06:03perfect for jewellery and chopping in half.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05I think it's lovely, delightful, is it yours?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- Yes.- What sort of price are you asking?- 70.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10SHE GULPS
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Was that a gulp, Catherine?
0:06:11 > 0:06:16- I can probably negotiate a bit on it.- Can you? I like it a lot...
0:06:16 > 0:06:17But not anywhere near...
0:06:17 > 0:06:20What about...50?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Shall we put that to one side as a possibility? I do like it,
0:06:23 > 0:06:25let me just pop that in there.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- Thank you very much.- I'll put it on the counter for you.- Lovely.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Hm. Still plenty to rootle through, though. Look out, what's this?
0:06:33 > 0:06:34What has caught my eye...
0:06:36 > 0:06:37..is this.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41First of all, you might think a very boring pair of binoculars.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46And, yes, they are. They're French, they're towards the end of the 19th century,
0:06:46 > 0:06:50and the actual barrels themselves are not decorated.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54They're a sort of ivory, creamy colour and, quite frankly, boring.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59But what is interesting is this delightful handle,
0:06:59 > 0:07:04but I have never seen one like that, that's painted with a cherub.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05Really unusual.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09It might actually not be associated with this pair of binoculars,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11it's a really nice handle.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Don't like the binoculars, love the handle.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14£58.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17Time to see Jane.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25I found a pair of opera glasses with the handle, I'll be honest with you,
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Jane, I really don't like the opera glasses at all.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- No.- But I love the handle. - Yes, it's lovely.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33OK, this is marked up at 58,
0:07:33 > 0:07:37I wondered if we could do a deal on the two.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40I'll give you an offer, tell me what you think.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43How does £40 on the two sound?
0:07:43 > 0:07:44Sounds cheeky to me.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- On the two? - Is that a bit too cheeky?
0:07:47 > 0:07:4945, and you've got a deal.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- Really?- Yes.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- Jane, that's fantastic. - Well, that was unexpected.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59So, that's £20 for the plain opera glasses with the decorative handle,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01and 25 for the sea pearl brooch.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04That is an excellent first shop.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- Thank you, lovely to see you.- Thanks very much.- Thank you.- Bye-bye.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Let's see if Raj has found anything
0:08:09 > 0:08:12other than tin plates back in Sandicare.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Well, we're going to the countryside.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20This is quite a nice-looking walking stick.
0:08:20 > 0:08:21Ticket price, £14.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I would be quite happy to walk around with this.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25It's nice that it's got the horn handles on it,
0:08:25 > 0:08:27it's even got a copper collar there as well.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30And to be honest, I'm going back to my old ways,
0:08:30 > 0:08:31I'm going to offer a fiver.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Oh, Raj!
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Catherine said to be thrifty, not mean.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Is dealer Christina feeling generous? Stand by.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- Those two commemorative plates. - Mm-hm.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44They're not normally my kind of thing but what's so nice about them
0:08:44 > 0:08:48is, cos I know they're tin, and they're really well done.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- Very unusual.- They look like porcelain plates.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55If I could buy those for a fiver...
0:08:55 > 0:08:56OK.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- What you think?- Yeah.- Are you happy with that?- Yes, happy with that.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04OK. I think that the auction is in the country.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- Lots of people go walking, and I've seen a walking stick, which is quite nice.- Uh-oh...
0:09:08 > 0:09:09Gird your loins, girl.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Could you do the two items for £10?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14OK...
0:09:14 > 0:09:15Um...
0:09:16 > 0:09:18For you, yes.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19Are you sure? You're happy with that?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- Yes.- In that case, I am going to shake your hand.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23- OK.- Thank you very much.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- You're welcome.- I found something in the end.- Good.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Raj has bagged himself two tin plates and a walking stick for a tenner.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34That's cheap. Who knows what Catherine will have to say about that?
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Taking a break from shopping, Catherine has made her
0:09:38 > 0:09:41way to the southeastern edge of the Peak District,
0:09:41 > 0:09:45and the National Tramway Museum, in the village of Crich.
0:09:45 > 0:09:46She has come to learn about
0:09:46 > 0:09:50the inspirational women who kept Britain moving during World War I,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53and how their contribution to the war effort led
0:09:53 > 0:09:57to the first-ever strike for equal pay for women.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Oh, I think that's my tram!
0:10:00 > 0:10:01Hello.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02I'm Catherine.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06I'm Laura, I'm the curator here at the National Tramway Museum.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- Shall we go for a ride?- Love to.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Trams like the Chesterfield would have been in use when the Great War
0:10:11 > 0:10:13brought great change.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Especially for some women.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18The tramways were very supportive of the war effort,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20they released men to go fight,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23they encouraged people to actually join up and enlist.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27They were struggling to run the trams, therefore
0:10:27 > 0:10:29you have this massive shift, for the first time,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33women are actually on board the trams, crewing them.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Initially, the tramway managers were resistant to the idea of women
0:10:37 > 0:10:38working on trams,
0:10:38 > 0:10:42citing the physical work and even unruly passengers as too much for their
0:10:42 > 0:10:44female sensibilities.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49However, the need for trams to keep moving outweighed any objections.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51You know, you get loads of cases where, actually,
0:10:51 > 0:10:54you hear the women saying they are really enjoying the work.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57I bet they did, though, cos such a change from their normal work.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01Women proved that they were every bit as capable as the men they replaced.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06One job was to switch the connector pole at the end of the line to allow
0:11:06 > 0:11:10the tram to do a return trip and travel in the opposite direction.
0:11:10 > 0:11:16- What do I do?- If you want to grab hold of the end of the rope first of all, and take it out the loop.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Right.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19Gosh, that's easier said than done.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22If you want to pull it straight down off the line.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- And if you want to start walking round in quite a large circle. - It's heavy!
0:11:26 > 0:11:28How long would this normally take?
0:11:28 > 0:11:30It varies from person to person.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34I've got no circulation in my hands!
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- There we go.- There we are.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Right, there we go!
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Easy-peasy.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Working on the trams might be physically hard work,
0:11:42 > 0:11:46but in the early 1900s, modesty was paramount.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50Right, OK, so this is something that they would wear?
0:11:50 > 0:11:54It is, it is a very typical replica of what a uniform would have been
0:11:54 > 0:11:56during the First World War,
0:11:56 > 0:11:58obviously for the men and the general managers,
0:11:58 > 0:12:01they had to have all these considerations about what would be
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- "appropriate" at the time. - Right, OK.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Which is why you have the length of the skirt down to the ankle.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Part of the uniform also coined their nickname, the clippy girls.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13So that's where the nickname comes from, from the punch.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16And we just happen to have one up here as well for you.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19So it's an original one that would have been used on the tramways.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22It's heavy, isn't it? This is from 1914?
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Yes, so it's definitely one of the type
0:12:24 > 0:12:26that would have been used during the war period.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29So take the ticket, and you just pop it in the slot, like that.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34- That's it.- And then pushed down on the bottom part, and it should ring.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35Fantastic.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- So I'm officially a clippy girl now. - You are indeed, yes.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42At the time, transport was the second biggest employer of women
0:12:42 > 0:12:44next to the civil service.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46And with the suffragette movement in the headlines,
0:12:46 > 0:12:50talk of women's equality was rapidly gaining ground.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53So this is our Rothesay Tramways Company ledger,
0:12:53 > 0:12:57so it records what they were actually paid during the war period.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02- So this...- Goodness.- ..is the wage allocation sheet.
0:13:02 > 0:13:03This is 1915.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05A conductor, just here,
0:13:05 > 0:13:09now he is getting paid 18 shillings and six for that week's work,
0:13:09 > 0:13:11and then you've got the conductresses,
0:13:11 > 0:13:15and she's actually being paid 13 shillings and six.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19- Gosh.- So quite a bit less.- For doing exactly the same days?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- Yes.- And they were well aware of this, the women.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Yes, very much so, which is where you get the strike action coming from.
0:13:26 > 0:13:32In August 1918, a group of women tram workers went on strike over demands for equal pay.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35The strike spread across the country and is considered to be
0:13:35 > 0:13:38the first-ever unionised industrial action by
0:13:38 > 0:13:41women in favour of equal pay.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44And do you think it really shaped the way
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- that women were paid in the future? - I think so, yes,
0:13:47 > 0:13:51you do have examples where the women did actually have success and they were being
0:13:51 > 0:13:53paid equally, but on the other hand,
0:13:53 > 0:13:56you did also have a few tramways who didn't.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59So it is a bit of a mixed bag but it certainly in the longer term
0:13:59 > 0:14:03had a benefit for women, and progressing forwards.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06After the war, the clippy girls had to make way for the return of the
0:14:06 > 0:14:10surviving men. However, thanks to their contribution to the tramways,
0:14:10 > 0:14:15the advancement of equal female rights had begun.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20Meanwhile, Raj is headed to Belper in the Amber Valley. So far,
0:14:20 > 0:14:26he has barely made a dent in his £311 budget, spending just £10.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Maybe something pricey will catch his eye in Derwentshire Antiques.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Hello, there.- Hello. How are you? - I'm Raj.- Hello, Raj, I'm Colin.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Well, there's certainly plenty here.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42That is a really quite nice, attractive stool.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- Look at that.- Doesn't look very comfy.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Besides, there's no time for loafing, you've got a bag of cash to spend.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Perhaps dealer Andy can encourage you to part with it.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57What about these pieces?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00In somebody's conservatory,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03with a little bit of planty, ferny things in.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Isn't this something you pee in?
0:15:06 > 0:15:07It is.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Maybe something else?
0:15:11 > 0:15:15A stone trough, that could be very cheap.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- Just a thought.- It is. Do you know something, it might be a thought,
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- if it was priced right. - We can talk turkey.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23Raj is fluent in that.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26What could that be?
0:15:27 > 0:15:32- That...- Yeah?- ..could be £18.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- Today is my fiver-day. - Oh, now, stop that. No.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37When people say they gotta take their five a day,
0:15:37 > 0:15:41what I mean is I've got to spend a five a day.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43But I'm getting close. Now, what about,
0:15:43 > 0:15:47what about if I offered you £10 for it?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Double my five a day.
0:15:51 > 0:15:52- You sure?- Come on.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- We have a deal.- Just.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58And you still have to carry it.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01With that stone trough in the bag,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04can Raj find something to help lighten the load?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07I really like this ammonite.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- OK.- That would be a no, then.- I can only tell you that it came from
0:16:10 > 0:16:13a very serious collector and he had quite a lot of fossils.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15In fact, this cabinet was quite full at one time.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Got a rough age to it?
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- Very old.- Very old.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Is it possible that you maybe could phone him?
0:16:23 > 0:16:24I just want an idea of how old it is.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- OK.- Lovely, thanks.- OK!- And while you're there,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29can you just ask him what the best price would be as well?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31I can ask him that, yeah.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32OK, cheers, OK, thanks.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37Fossils are a limited market but that, to me, is not just a fossil,
0:16:37 > 0:16:42it's a talking point, it's a centrepiece.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44I think as far as fossil collectors are concerned,
0:16:44 > 0:16:46this has got to be a standout piece.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Look out, Colin is back from the basement.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- He bought it off a fossil hunter. - Right, OK.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55At an auction. But he can't really tell you that much more about it.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57OK, no, that's fair enough, that's fair enough.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59It's going to come down to the price, Colin.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01OK, well, we got it on sale at £135.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06Right. What about then if I offered £70?
0:17:06 > 0:17:07- I will offer £70.- Probably have to
0:17:07 > 0:17:09do a bit better than £70, wouldn't you?
0:17:09 > 0:17:1280, I'll go to 80.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13Go to 90, and if he shouts at me,
0:17:13 > 0:17:15I shall bellow to you, from a distance.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19Well, let's split the difference and go 85.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22- Put your hand there.- OK.- Fantastic.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24I'd better come down and sort out the money.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- OK.- OK.- Right.- Let's go.- Follow me.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31Well, that's a great price, if it's the real thing.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35The stone trough and the ammonite concludes today's shopping.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40And Raj has finely spent some cash.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42After a successful day of antique hunting,
0:17:42 > 0:17:47our experts are back in the MGB and Catherine returns to her chauffeuring duties.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49If I had one complaint...
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- Oh, here we go.- ..it is that when we stop,
0:17:51 > 0:17:55you don't really get round to open the door quick enough for me.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57You can't get out quick enough!
0:17:57 > 0:18:01Listen, you're lucky I'm driving around everywhere.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04You both deserve a well-earned rest.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05Nighty night.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12It's a soggy start for day two for our duo,
0:18:12 > 0:18:16but nothing can dampen their spirits when it comes to scouring the countryside for antiques.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Today I want to find something that I love,
0:18:19 > 0:18:21something that I'm really, really happy about.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26- Have you still got lots of money to spend?- I've got a fair wodge. Why, do you need some?
0:18:26 > 0:18:27No, I've got loads.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29He certainly has.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Yesterday, Raj spent just a few pounds on the commemorative plates,
0:18:33 > 0:18:37the horn-handled walking stick, the stone trough,
0:18:37 > 0:18:39and he splashed out on the ammonite fossil, too.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43He does still have £206.08 left to play with.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Isn't this something you pee in?
0:18:45 > 0:18:49While Catherine bought just two lots, the Georgian seed pearl brooch,
0:18:49 > 0:18:51and the 19th-century opera glasses...
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Don't like the binoculars, love the handle.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59..leaving her with £320 and that all-important 8p.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03So we are right in the middle of the Peak District.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07- Isn't it beautiful?- I think it's absolutely gorgeous.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09I mean, I have never been here before.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Do you know, one of the things I'm looking forward to today,
0:19:12 > 0:19:14I really would love to have a Bakewell tart.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- Oh, you've got to, haven't you?- Yes. I mean, here we are.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Bakewell, there's the sign!
0:19:19 > 0:19:20There's the sign, to Bakewell.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Let's go there.
0:19:22 > 0:19:23No time for that.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Antiques awake, please.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29We'll leave Raj to his Bakewell tarts.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Catherine has some shopping to do, she's made her way to Chesterfield,
0:19:32 > 0:19:36home to St Mary and All Saints and its world-famous crooked spire,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39which draws many to this Derbyshire town.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45But for Catherine, it's the stock of Chesterfield Antiques Centre.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47There are 30 dealers over the three floors.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49It's cavernous.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56This is something more for me.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59This is up my street.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03This is a really nice early 20th century monocular microscope.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05It's in really nice condition.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08A microscope is right up Catherine's street.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11This one is by A Franks,
0:20:11 > 0:20:15a late 19th-century optician who had a keen interest in scientific instruments.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18This is really nice because it's got all its
0:20:18 > 0:20:23little bits and pieces with it, including this little specimen box here,
0:20:23 > 0:20:27so what you do is you put your dead beetle or your spider or anything else
0:20:27 > 0:20:33you want to find in this little box here and you slide it onto the stage here.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36And what would be amazing is if I opened this drawer down the bottom
0:20:36 > 0:20:38and it's full of slides.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42It's empty! That's a disappointment.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46What I was hoping to find is a whole rack of specimen slides there because
0:20:46 > 0:20:49that's the real bee's knees.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Crikey, you would need a microscope to see bees' knees.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54It's a lovely little microscope, though,
0:20:54 > 0:20:57and the fact you've got some accessories with it
0:20:57 > 0:21:00and it's in lovely condition, that's a good thing.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03£125 - a little punchy.
0:21:03 > 0:21:09If it was nearer £60 to £70 I would be scooping this up all day long.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12That's one possible.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16But there's still plenty more to see.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Ooh!
0:21:20 > 0:21:22I like this.
0:21:22 > 0:21:23M M - Marilyn Monroe!
0:21:23 > 0:21:26This could have been hers,
0:21:26 > 0:21:29although I think it's probably more of a gentleman's case.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30This is lovely, what a good size!
0:21:30 > 0:21:33It's in lovely condition.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Very nice. Nice array of bottles there.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43I don't think they're silver topped, but how lovely to have it complete.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47And then you've got another section there, for your briefs perhaps,
0:21:47 > 0:21:52I don't know. But really nicely lined, all in lovely condition.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54I think this is a possibility.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57£140!
0:21:59 > 0:22:00I think not.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- That's a shame.- Moving on, then.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11I did notice this earlier when I was browsing around.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Anything sort of connected with advertising, I mean,
0:22:14 > 0:22:19this is connected with cigars and cigarettes, so not great.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23The fact that we've got a display case with an advertising name
0:22:23 > 0:22:27underneath, I think that could be interesting.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29How much is on this? £20.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30Well, it's got all its original lining.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33The glass is all fine on top.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37The name is nice and clear, not too much scratching there.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40I think that should be bought for £20.
0:22:40 > 0:22:41This is mine.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45That was a fine display of decision-making.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Now, how about that earlier find?
0:22:47 > 0:22:50I've got to come back to this microscope because I do like it.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52It's one of the better things here.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Right, they're my items, where's Bob?
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Bob?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59How could Bob resist?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03I was rather interested in this little display cabinet,
0:23:03 > 0:23:04because we've got the brand underneath,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07which is always quite nice from an advertising point of view.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10It's got £20 on it. Can you negotiate on that?
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- 15?- Yeah, I'll happily take that at 15.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14- Yeah?- OK.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- I'll shake on that one.- Thank you. - That was easy.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22So I've gone from something vintage to something that's a real antique.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- Right.- And I do like this.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28The problem is with this, the handle, I'm looking at this now,
0:23:28 > 0:23:32- is all taped up.- Yeah.- So it's obviously in bad condition.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33And once upon a time,
0:23:33 > 0:23:36that would have been lined with a really nice set of specimen slides.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Slides, yeah.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Do you think you could do 70?
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Yeah, OK then, we'll do 70.
0:23:46 > 0:23:47- Are you happy with that, Bob?- Yeah.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- Put it there, Bob.- OK. Right, thank you.- Right.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Well done, Catherine, some handsome purchases there.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02Raj, meanwhile, has made his way to Pike Hall Farm near Matlock to hear
0:24:02 > 0:24:06the intriguing history of English cheese Stilton.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11And to find out why it's not made in Stilton some 80 miles away,
0:24:11 > 0:24:15he's got a date with the big cheese at the Hartington Creamery.
0:24:15 > 0:24:20- Hello, there!- Hi, Raj. Alan Salt, nice to meet you.- Lovely to meet you, too.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22But before any cheese secrets are revealed,
0:24:22 > 0:24:24there's some hygiene to attend to.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28- So, hairnet.- Yeah.- Hairnet? You've got to be joking!- Like that.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32- It's so flattering, isn't it?- Let's try and make it look a bit better. This could be a new look for you.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Shoes off and then you sit on it and you swing over.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37It's like a gymkhana!
0:24:37 > 0:24:39There you are, you're in. Are you ready?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41You look all shipshape, ready to go.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- Yeah.- Let's go and have a look at the cheese.- I'm with you.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Stilton begins life as a curd, careful how you say that,
0:24:49 > 0:24:52which is poured into cylinders to form its familiar shape.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55It's then turned daily for around a week before the binding process is
0:24:55 > 0:24:59started, which gives the cheese its distinctive crust.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02This same method dates back hundreds of years.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07So what we're doing, we're sealing the cheese up and that will dry out and
0:25:07 > 0:25:09form the Stilton crust.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13- All done by hand?- Yes.- How long does it actually take?
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Myrtle and Dawn can do one every five minutes.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- Are you going to have a go at this? - Go on, Raj, you know you want to.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24Brilliant.
0:25:25 > 0:25:26And there you have it.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31This is the fun bit, is you pick it up
0:25:31 > 0:25:33like that...
0:25:34 > 0:25:36..and then drop it back down again.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39- Easy stuff for you, Raj. - Put your hand like that.- Like that?
0:25:39 > 0:25:43Yeah. That's it, now flick it over quick.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47That's it. Honestly, you're doing really well for a first attempt.
0:25:47 > 0:25:53The most popular theory of the origins of Stilton begins in the 1800s when
0:25:53 > 0:25:57the landlord of the Bell Inn on the Great North Road in the village of
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Stilton decided to sell the unusual cheese.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04As the inn was on the route connecting the North and the South,
0:26:04 > 0:26:06travellers from all over Britain would buy the cheese
0:26:06 > 0:26:08en route to take home and, at twice the price,
0:26:08 > 0:26:13this unusual blue-veined delicacy was considered a rarefied luxury and
0:26:13 > 0:26:15became known as the cheese from Stilton.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18I mean, Stilton is known the world over.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Hasn't it got some sort of royal approval?
0:26:21 > 0:26:25They got George V in the 1920s, Royal Appointment,
0:26:25 > 0:26:29and that was because someone who had a share in the factory's brother
0:26:29 > 0:26:31lived beside Sandringham estate...
0:26:31 > 0:26:36- OK.- ..and invited George over for a snack and he served up some Stilton.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39He liked it, so they actually sent him a cheese and he passed it back
0:26:39 > 0:26:41that they could have the Royal Warrant.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- It still holds the Royal Warrant? - No, no, no.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48It only lasts while the King is alive, so, no.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52- That's a bit of history. - An intriguing part of the cheese's history is
0:26:52 > 0:26:55that Stilton isn't made in Stilton and never has been.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Stilton's been made in Derbyshire,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire
0:26:59 > 0:27:01for at least a couple of hundred years, 300 years.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04And, to be honest, during that time, as far as I know,
0:27:04 > 0:27:08no-one has ever tried to make Stilton in Stilton before.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10So the three counties that we've talked about,
0:27:10 > 0:27:14are they the only places in the world that you could actually make Stilton?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17It's protected by some old trademarks from the 1920s.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20And as Raj has got stuck in to making the cheese,
0:27:20 > 0:27:23it only seems fair he gets to sample some.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25I think I should try a little bit of this.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- I think you should try a little bit. - I think I should try a little bit, yeah.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30- Just to make sure it's up to par. - Yeah.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40God, that is delicious.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Well, I've had an amazing time here.
0:27:42 > 0:27:43It's been absolutely fantastic.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- Thanks for coming.- I'm hoping I can take a little bit with me.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Well, we'll see what we can do about that!
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Meanwhile, Catherine's headed to Cromford.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Her last opportunity to shop for some goodies
0:27:54 > 0:27:56is at Heritage Antique Centre.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00She still has over £206 to play with.
0:28:05 > 0:28:06Hang on, what's she up to?
0:28:06 > 0:28:08I just picked something off a shelf,
0:28:08 > 0:28:11which is a little penknife,
0:28:11 > 0:28:14and I've dropped it and it's gone under the cabinet.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Oh, there we go! We got it!
0:28:17 > 0:28:19OK, this is what I was interested in.
0:28:19 > 0:28:25It's by Joseph Feist, Solingen.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Joseph Feist of Solingen, the German city of blades.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31The reason I like it, it's a little penknife
0:28:31 > 0:28:36and it's a sleeping lion and it is beautiful quality.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Look at that! Look at the little curls on the lion.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43The mane is really stunning.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45There's just something about this, it speaks to me.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48I'm going to see what Sally thinks.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50- Hiya.- It didn't take me long.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54I found something which I quite like, this little penknife.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57I do like it, but of course it's not silver.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59I think it's just a base metal.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- Yeah.- But I think the decoration is delightful.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04Can I make an offer on it?
0:29:04 > 0:29:05Yeah, why not?
0:29:05 > 0:29:08Would it be possible to get this for £20?
0:29:10 > 0:29:12I'll do 25.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- 22?- 25.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18The way you looked at me, it had to be 25.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20I'm scared!
0:29:20 > 0:29:25Quite right! That's Catherine's buying done for this trip and Raj has arrived just
0:29:25 > 0:29:28before closing time, but he's headed for a neighbouring shop,
0:29:28 > 0:29:31the Cromford Mill. He'd better get a move on.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- Hello, there.- Hello, Raj!
0:29:34 > 0:29:35Hello. David, is it?
0:29:35 > 0:29:36Yes! Pleased to meet you, Raj.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38- You, too.- This is Linda, my wife.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40- Hello.- Hello, pleased to meet you.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44Roll your sleeves up, Raj, you've got antiques to find.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46This is Clarice Cliff, it's quite a...
0:29:46 > 0:29:50Well, it's not a plain design, it has no design!
0:29:50 > 0:29:54But Clarice Cliff, as we all know, you know, she was extremely well-known,
0:29:54 > 0:29:58one of the most famous designers this country's ever had.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00This is not one of those collectable patterns.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03I mean, everybody collects the bizarre, the real colourful jugs.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05I mean, they make hundreds of pounds.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Thousands now.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11It seems quite reasonable at 55. If I could get that sort of around
0:30:11 > 0:30:15£25 to £30, there's got to be a profit in it.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Time to talk money. David!
0:30:17 > 0:30:20I do like the Clarice Cliff, I think it's a bit plain.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22I'll be honest, I think it's a little bit plain,
0:30:22 > 0:30:25because you know the Clarice Cliff that everybody wants is the bizarre...
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- Of course it is, yeah.- The patterns, the rare patterns,
0:30:27 > 0:30:30the nice colourful things, there's not a colour on that.
0:30:30 > 0:30:31No, but it's very stylish!
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Is that the word you use for plain?
0:30:34 > 0:30:38Just give me a clue as to what kind of money that could be.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40That could be around,
0:30:40 > 0:30:43for you, 35, how about that?
0:30:43 > 0:30:46How does that sound? That's cheap!
0:30:46 > 0:30:48What about £25?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50£25?!
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- Yeah.- What do you think, Linda?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Shall we go for that?
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- It's a deal.- It's a deal, Raj.- We have a deal, thank you very much.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- 25 quid.- £25.- You'll make a fortune on that!
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Well, that deal was all very jovial,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08and it brings shopping for this road trip to a close.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Cheers, guys, thanks again.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- Take care, bye.- Time for our experts to regroup.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14What did you ask for?
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Oh, that looks like a Bakewell tart.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19There you go, don't say I never get you anything.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22That's very, very kind of you, thank you so much for that.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24- It's been on a journey. - I got you something as well.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28- Wow!- I got you a nice piece of Stilton.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30- That's fantastic.- Look at that.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32I bet you'd rather have this than that.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34- Come on, jump in.- Let's go.- Woohoo!
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Off we go!
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I'm guessing you're quite competitive,
0:31:45 > 0:31:50so if you lose, which I don't think you will, but if you do lose,
0:31:50 > 0:31:53are you a sore loser or are you just dust it all off?
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- No, I will...- Cry?
0:31:56 > 0:32:01Cry and then probably not talk to you for a couple of years.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05Win or lose, I have had absolutely great fun.
0:32:05 > 0:32:06It has been good fun.
0:32:06 > 0:32:11Yep, it's been a busy old day, and time now for some shut-eye.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15After kicking off their trip in the Amber Valley,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17our experts have arrived safely
0:32:17 > 0:32:19at Littleton Auctions in the parish
0:32:19 > 0:32:22of Middle Littleton in Worcestershire.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Let's hope we don't get any sauce from them!
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Time for a musical interlude...
0:32:32 > 0:32:33Dear, oh, dear.
0:32:35 > 0:32:36What a welcome.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43Raj bought five items for £130.
0:32:43 > 0:32:49Catherine purchased five items, shelling out £155.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53Deals were struck and bargains sought, but what do our experts make of each
0:32:53 > 0:32:55other's purchases?
0:32:55 > 0:32:58The word "why" springs to mind...
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Raj, why did you buy these plates?
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Big spend, again, I see, £5.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05Well, you're really splashing the money out!
0:33:05 > 0:33:10I have to say, good point on these, the condition is fantastic,
0:33:10 > 0:33:14and they make great Frisbees.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Now, this is a nice little thing, well done, Catherine.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21It's a little penknife, it's not silver, it's a white metal one.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23It's in really good condition,
0:33:23 > 0:33:26I just hope it doesn't cut into my profits.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29In charge of proceedings today is auctioneer Martin Homer,
0:33:29 > 0:33:33and there's news on Raj's ammonite.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36If it is an ammonite,
0:33:36 > 0:33:40people have come to look at it and don't think it is, but if it is right,
0:33:40 > 0:33:42it could be worth a lot of money.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Opera glasses one of my favourite pieces,
0:33:44 > 0:33:48with the very nice painted handle and signed by the artist,
0:33:48 > 0:33:50so I think they'll be quite popular.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54With bidders in the room and online, it's time to take a seat.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59- This is good!- Lovely atmosphere, lots of people.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01- Happy?- Yeah!
0:34:01 > 0:34:04First up is Catherine's sea pearl brooch.
0:34:04 > 0:34:0520? 20 I'm bid, thank you.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07We're in the room at £20.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Ooh, dear, I paid 25.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11- At 20...- 22 on the internet. - I was going to say,
0:34:11 > 0:34:14it's the sort of thing that the internet will probably buy.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16£25, room at 25.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- At 20, for 27...- 27!- Profit.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23Profit, everything that makes a profit has got to be good.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25We're in the room at £30, and 2?
0:34:25 > 0:34:28At 32 on the internet, are we done, then?
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- At 35, 35 is back in. - Still going.- At £35.
0:34:31 > 0:34:3337 if you want?
0:34:33 > 0:34:3837. At £37, fair warning, 37.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Nice start, eh? What a lovely start.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Not what you'd pinned your hopes on, Catherine,
0:34:43 > 0:34:44but you're still in the game.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47- That's a good start, well done. Well done.- I really like you now.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Well, it's early days.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53Next up, the first of Raj's big spends, his commemorative plates,
0:34:53 > 0:34:55made of tin.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- Good Frisbees.- Good Frisbees?!
0:34:58 > 0:35:0015 for them?
0:35:01 > 0:35:0310 for them, then?
0:35:03 > 0:35:05£10? Help!
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- Dear, oh, dear.- Come on, guys, £10.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10I've got to go then, five.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14- Five I bid.- Yay!- Seven with you.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18- £7, the bid's in the room at seven. - They're worth 10.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21£10, and I'm selling at £10...
0:35:21 > 0:35:23- We're struggling.- You've made some money!- Sold at 10.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- Oh, well.- Be happy. - I am, I am, I am.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30More like relieved. Raj's plates double their money.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34- You have made a profit. - Yeah, I've made a small profit.- Yes.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Next is Catherine's Henri Wintermans display case.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40I just think this is going to go up in smoke.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44- I'm sorry!- At £20, I'm looking for two now?
0:35:44 > 0:35:4622 in the room.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50- Ooh.- 22? It's gone bananas. - At 22 in the room...
0:35:50 > 0:35:53It's not gone bananas, it's £22.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- Ooh, she's bidding.- 25, new bidder.
0:35:55 > 0:36:00At 25... 27, sir? 27. 30, at £30.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02With gritted teeth there.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05Are we all done, ladies and gentlemen? £30...
0:36:05 > 0:36:08All I can say is that it must come with a free box of cigars.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11That's not too bad at all.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13It wasn't a great thing, I'm happy at that.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18Will Raj's walking stick appeal to the countryside buyer?
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Here we go, here we go, come on.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Where's all those ramblers?
0:36:22 > 0:36:24£20 for it, come on?
0:36:24 > 0:36:25Go 15 then.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- Over there. - Yeah, 15 I'm bid, thank you, sir.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- We're in the room at £15. - 15?!- At 15, are we sure?
0:36:33 > 0:36:3417, new bidder at 17.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- You want 20, sir? £20.- Yes, yes.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39I'm going to buy things for £5.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41All it's got to do is make 220 and I'm back in the game!
0:36:41 > 0:36:4620 with you, sir? Are we all done? Fair warned then at £20...
0:36:46 > 0:36:48- There you go.- Your face!- I'm happy.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51That's a cracking profit.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- I'm happy.- It doesn't take much, does it?- No, no.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58Next, Catherine's beloved penknife.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01This knife is going to slice through my profits.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- Oh, dear!- I know.- Where do you get these jokes from?
0:37:04 > 0:37:06- I don't know.- Dreadful!
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Some people wouldn't call them jokes.
0:37:08 > 0:37:1130, at 32, 35 with me?
0:37:11 > 0:37:1537, 40 with me... At £40.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- Bidder in the room at 45. - Oh, no, higher.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20It comes back to me. I've got to go with
0:37:20 > 0:37:22- what I've been left, which is 47.- 47.50.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- Oh, better than I thought. - At £50, looking for five...
0:37:25 > 0:37:2755 I've got.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29And 55, the net is winning.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31At £55, any interest in the room?
0:37:31 > 0:37:38At £55 on the net. Are we all done then? At £55...
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Stabbed me in the heart, that one has.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Oh, Raj, that's so tragic!
0:37:43 > 0:37:47No tragedy there for Catherine, that's a roaring success.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Well done, Catherine, well done indeed.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Yeah. Will great things grow in Raj's stone trough?
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- Surely £20 for it. - Yep, 20, come on.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- Easy.- Yeah, yeah.- On the internet at 20, is there two anywhere?
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- Yeah, come on.- At £20 on the net.
0:38:01 > 0:38:0322 in the room now.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05- Let's go.- That was room first.
0:38:05 > 0:38:0725 on the internet.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09You out? You sure?
0:38:09 > 0:38:11No, no.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- At £25, all done then? - That's cheap.- That's OK.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16At 25, fair warned at 25...
0:38:16 > 0:38:18It's money.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21Well, it didn't make as much as we both thought.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23You still planted a profit, though.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Everything, everything is making a profit, OK?
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- It's good.- That's not a very good handshake, is it?- No.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31No, I know, it's a bit feeble.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Next it's a biggie, and one
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Catherine had high hopes for. Fingers crossed.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- Give me 30 to start me, then. - It's worth £100!
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Come on, surely, ladies and gentlemen. 30 I'm bid, thank you.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- Room first.- There you go. It's going to be on the internet.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48At £30, 32, 35 on the net now.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51At 35, 37, sir? 37 in the room.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Oh, this is hugely disappointing.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56The room has it at £37.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57- Come on!- Is there 40 anywhere?
0:38:57 > 0:39:01At 37 only, and I'm selling at 37...
0:39:01 > 0:39:02Good lord.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06That is just unbelievable, that is hundred, hundred,
0:39:06 > 0:39:09hundred pounds. I would have bought that.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Such a shame.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Such a lowly price for such a lovely thing.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Someone's got a bargain.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17These things happen, they happen.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19You've just got to shrug it off and move on.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Good advice. Time for tea.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Next, Raj's rather plain Clarice Cliff.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28Surely £50.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Surely 50!
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Yeah, straight in, straight in at 50.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35At £50 on the internet.
0:39:35 > 0:39:3755 in the room now.
0:39:37 > 0:39:3960 on the net. 65, room.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- There you go.- At last!
0:39:41 > 0:39:43The room's currently winning at £65...
0:39:43 > 0:39:45This is the last set, you mean.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50Yeah, the rumours got round, the rumours got round, OK.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Are we done, ladies and gentlemen, at £75?
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- 80... Oh, 80!- Ooh, 80!- Keep going.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56At 80, do you want 5, sir?
0:39:56 > 0:40:01- £85, room at 85.- This is all helping, this is all helping.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03At 85 in the room. Are we all done at £85?
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Going once, twice...
0:40:06 > 0:40:07- Sold at £85.- Yay!
0:40:07 > 0:40:08Ching-ching.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10Yeah!
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Raj's cup runneth over.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17- Well done, Raj.- Smiley face, smiley face!
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Last up for Catherine are her opera glasses.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Can they hit the right note?
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Let's go 50 to start that one, ladies and gentlemen.
0:40:28 > 0:40:3050 I've got on the internet, we're away at 50.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Wow, what a profit!
0:40:32 > 0:40:35At 60, we're at £60 on the net.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39- Fantastic.- At £60, the net has it at 60.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40Are we all finished here at £60?
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- I'll take that and run very, very fast.- That is a great profit.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Sold at £60.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Yay, I'm happy with that.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48You should be, as well.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Don't look too pleased, Raj.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53It was purely the handle.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Last but by no means least is Raj's ammonite.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00£50, looking for £50...
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Do I have any...
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- I've got 50 on the internet. - Ooh, on the internet.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06At £50, five anywhere?
0:41:06 > 0:41:0855 in the room now.
0:41:08 > 0:41:1060 on the net. 65, room.
0:41:10 > 0:41:1370, net. 75, room.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- At 80 on the net.- You could cut the atmosphere with a knife.
0:41:16 > 0:41:2085 in the room now, at 85 in the room... 90 on the net.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23- £95.- It's going to make hundreds. - £100, sir?
0:41:23 > 0:41:25At 100, the internet...
0:41:25 > 0:41:26120 we're at.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29People are thinking what I was... Yes.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31At £120, ladies and gentlemen.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33I've got to be pleased...
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- You've got to be pleased with that. - At £120, are we all done?
0:41:35 > 0:41:38And I'm going to sell it at £120...
0:41:39 > 0:41:42My heart was going, yours must have been racing!
0:41:42 > 0:41:43Cor blimey!
0:41:43 > 0:41:47Turned out all right for the ammonite.
0:41:47 > 0:41:48We could be even-stevens.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51I'm not sure, I don't think I've caught up that much.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53I really, really don't know, shall we go do the maths?
0:41:53 > 0:41:55- Definitely, let's go.- Get the calculator out.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02There were certainly ups and downs in Middle Littleton but I've done the sums.
0:42:03 > 0:42:09Catherine started with £375.08, she made a profit of £24.58
0:42:09 > 0:42:13after auction costs,
0:42:13 > 0:42:18and she has £399.66 to spend next time.
0:42:18 > 0:42:24Raj started this leg with £311.80 and made, after auction house fees,
0:42:24 > 0:42:27a profit of £83.20.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31He finishes with £395 exactly.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Despite winning today's auction,
0:42:33 > 0:42:37Raj still trails Catherine, but now by only £4.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40- Well, Catherine.- Yes.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42I think I may have caught you up.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45I think you might have done, with your absolute rubbish that you bought!
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Excuse me?!
0:42:47 > 0:42:49No, no, no - it was interesting!
0:42:49 > 0:42:53Next time on Antiques Road Trip, Catherine and Raj take a dip.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57- Can you swim? - There's some risky business.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59- Is that better? - That was a big mistake.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Oh, my God, I'm going to lose this dog!
0:43:01 > 0:43:02Raj strikes a pose.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06I'm supposed to be antique buying, and here I am looking at clothes.
0:43:06 > 0:43:07Catherine gets packing.
0:43:07 > 0:43:08I've left him!
0:43:08 > 0:43:10The time has come, I've had enough, I'm off!
0:43:10 > 0:43:14And we have one of the closest Road Trips ever.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16I think there's literally that much in it.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18This is going to be interesting, isn't it?
0:43:18 > 0:43:20I can't wait for the next auction!