0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each and one big challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08- I'm here to declare war.- Why?
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques,
0:00:11 > 0:00:13as they scour the UK?
0:00:13 > 0:00:15This is hard.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19- The aim is to trade up and hope each antique turns a profit.- Come on!
0:00:19 > 0:00:21But it's not as easy as you might think
0:00:21 > 0:00:24- and things don't always go to plan. - Push!
0:00:24 > 0:00:28So, will they race off with a huge profit or come to a grinding halt?
0:00:28 > 0:00:31- Whose side are you on? - This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Experts Philip Serrell and Catherine Southon may be rivals
0:00:40 > 0:00:45- but they're also getting on rather well.- Philip, shut up!
0:00:45 > 0:00:46Ooh!
0:00:46 > 0:00:49- That is my knee you just tried to put into third!- Sorry!
0:00:49 > 0:00:54Whoops! So far in this contest, it's the silver fox out in front.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57So, Mr Moneybags, take some risks.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00I'm taking one at the moment, sitting here!
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Surprising us, and himself, Philip has
0:01:04 > 0:01:11turned his original £200 stake into a staggering £493.50.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- What am I going to spend my money on?- Look at the goats!
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- They're sheep, dear. - They're not, they're goats.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18You're from London, aren't you?
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Catherine is also struggling to spot good investments,
0:01:21 > 0:01:24with auction disappointments now three days in a row.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29That is just a joke, that's a joke.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32That IS a joke.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37So, she's only boasted her coffers by a mere £61.10, sadly.
0:01:38 > 0:01:44Now, tired of playing second fiddle, today, she's a woman on a mission.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47The thing is, I just haven't had my lucky break yet.
0:01:47 > 0:01:52This Road Trip is taking us from Aboyne in the north-east of Scotland,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55through the Lake District and on to Liverpool.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58On this leg, we're en route to the market town of Sedbergh,
0:01:58 > 0:02:02before an auction face off in Leeds.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- Ace bit of parking. - No, it's not. That was dreadful.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Well, we stopped.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Philip's first stop is a walk down Memory Lane,
0:02:11 > 0:02:16which Susan has filled with typical 19th-century kitchen gadgets.
0:02:16 > 0:02:17I love this.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20This is a sycamore dairy bowl that would have been turned on a lathe,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23and if you can imagine... the grain is not circular
0:02:23 > 0:02:25on a piece of wood. It goes that way.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28So when you turn it, part of it is across the grain
0:02:28 > 0:02:32and that is why these bowls often become oval or they split.
0:02:32 > 0:02:33Are they always out of sycamore?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Anything to do with food was made out of sycamore
0:02:35 > 0:02:38because it has a natural antiseptic in it.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41You often find butcher's blocks made out of it.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Is 55 any good?- 60.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- And that's it.- Is it?- Yeah.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50- It is such a fair price, am I being mean?- Isn't he just?
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Though there is no denying Philip has the eye for the unusual.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56It's a real fun thing.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58This is a meat tenderiser.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02If you've got some ropey old rump, you give it a bash with that side,
0:03:02 > 0:03:03which is really...
0:03:03 > 0:03:06And if was a bit of tender fillet, you'd hit it with that side.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11- Sue, would this be, like, probably 1880-ish?- Yes, Victorian.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16- Can I give you 70 quid for the two now, and I'll take them? - Go on.- You're an angel! Come here.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21Oh, you're an angel! That's the best bit ever.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25While Philip's using his animal magnetism to save a few pounds -
0:03:25 > 0:03:27lord help us - a few doors down,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30it's Catherine's turn to charm the locals.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- Hello.- Avril.- Hi, Avril, good to meet you. Is it OK if I have a little look?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Two rooms, loads of corners, just...
0:03:40 > 0:03:43But now, it's the antiques which are charming our Catherine.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48That's lovely, isn't it?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50It's probably an over mantle mirror
0:03:50 > 0:03:52and I like the hammered copper over wood.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Do you think Arts and Crafts?
0:03:54 > 0:03:55I think so.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59The Arts and Crafts period used a lot of worked copper.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03The Arts and Crafts movement flourished between 1860 and 1910,
0:04:03 > 0:04:07a creative rebellion against mass production, where
0:04:07 > 0:04:11traditional craftsmanship and often medieval decoration were favoured.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Unlike this stamped-out, hammered copper frame.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18It's simple, but it's quite charming.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20What could you do on that, Avril?
0:04:20 > 0:04:25- Haggle a bit, if you want.- What's the ticket price?- 65 on it now.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27I'll be perfectly honest with you, I'd be looking at about 20.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Ooh, tkka, tkka, tkka!
0:04:29 > 0:04:36No, I can't do that. Our absolute rock bottom on that would be 35.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41- OK, 32, that's my last offer. - 35, got to be.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Oh, go on, 32.
0:04:44 > 0:04:50- Just can't do it. Sorry.- You're not going to move, are you?- I'm not!
0:04:50 > 0:04:54OK, 35, I'm going to go for it. 35, because I like it.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Good for you, Avril, sticking to your old guns.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00- How are you?- I'm all right.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- You're looking very sheepish. - I bought a sheep.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- Did you spend lots of money? - For me, I spent a load.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- See you in a bit.- Bye.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Now it's time for a bit of shop swapsies.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Blimey, you've got some stuff in a small space here.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- Let me know if you need any help. - I'm going to have a look at the nightwear accessories first.- OK.
0:05:20 > 0:05:21You've got a beautiful shop.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Everywhere I see gorgeous things that I know are way over my price range.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Though, being an expert in all things scientific,
0:05:28 > 0:05:31how can she possibly resist a military telescope?
0:05:31 > 0:05:36This looks quite late, I'd say about 1940. There we are, yes.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40Stamped 1940. Broadhurst, Clarkson and Co, good maker.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42£20.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45To be honest, it's not great. Very dusty.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Gosh, where did you get this from?
0:05:48 > 0:05:5013.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52I'm thinking of all the bad things about it,
0:05:52 > 0:05:56i.e. the dust, it's very dusty and you can't really see out of it.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Therefore, I think my top would actually be eight on that.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03I'll go to 10. From 12 to 10,
0:06:03 > 0:06:05I really can't do any better than that.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Also, there is a whacking great dent in the side of it, in the brass.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- Go on, then. - Eight, shall we say eight?
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Great, OK, thank you very much.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16I haven't got £2, I don't think.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19That's fine, I can give you five!
0:06:22 > 0:06:23As for the competition,
0:06:23 > 0:06:26he's decided to spend his money somewhere else.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- Catherine! I've got some lakes to see.- Bye!
0:06:28 > 0:06:31You don't mind if I drive, do you?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Give me a chance to get in the door!
0:06:33 > 0:06:35I'm in a rush, I want to see the Lakes.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39As we venture deeper into the Lake District,
0:06:39 > 0:06:43our next stop is the lovely town of Windermere.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46This is terribly exciting for me,
0:06:46 > 0:06:48because I have never been to the Lakes before.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Mind this water!
0:06:51 > 0:06:54I think I might be strapped for cash round here.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59- Can I borrow some of your £500? - Let me think about it. No.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02So, with just over £200 in hand, Catherine has headed here,
0:07:02 > 0:07:04to Courtyard Cottage Antiques.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08This looks nice. Whoop! Mine the flowers.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09OK, have fun.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12In this lovely shop, I'm sure Catherine will be tempted to
0:07:12 > 0:07:14spend every penny of it.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17That's jolly nice, that skeleton clock.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19The name skeleton comes from the fact that
0:07:19 > 0:07:23you can actually see the workings, the mechanics of the clock.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25We've got the signature,
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Rofsi of Norwich, on the dial there.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31It's going to be completely out of my price range but I'll ask anyway.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- How much is on that, just out of interest?- £2,000.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Just take off a few noughts and I might be just about there.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41It's beautiful.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Back within budget, Catherine is intrigued by a copper cake stand,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48which, despite Jean and Barry's best efforts,
0:07:48 > 0:07:52has been sitting in this spot for a very long time.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54The reason people don't like buying copper
0:07:54 > 0:07:56is because they've got to clean it all the time.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59But you're probably quite glad to see it go, are you?
0:07:59 > 0:08:01After five years, yes.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Five years!
0:08:03 > 0:08:04God, maybe I don't want it after all!
0:08:04 > 0:08:08It's got cobwebs on it, so, look.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Tempted. - I can do you a good deal on that.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- How good is good?- 45 quid.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19But I'm tempted at more the sort of 25, 30 mark.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22You're giving me really scary looks!
0:08:22 > 0:08:2525, and we'll go for it.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- OK.- Oh, a friend!
0:08:29 > 0:08:32He's giving you not very nice looks.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34It doesn't matter.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- I'm going to live dangerously. - Are you?- Yes.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- I'm going to buy it for 25.- Not 30? - No.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- Don't hate me, will you? - Absolutely not.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49And with that, another day on the antique trail comes to a close.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53- What did you buy? Tell me, tell me. - I'm not telling you.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- Tell me, tell me, tell me!- No, I'm not telling you what I bought. - Tell me, tell me!
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Day two delivers our experts some grey skies,
0:09:02 > 0:09:06but also the rugged beauty of the Lake District.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- You're very chirpy today.- I like being here, it's lovely.- Oh, look!
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- Goats! Look, goats, everywhere. - They're not goats!
0:09:15 > 0:09:16Are they not?!
0:09:17 > 0:09:21So far, Philip has spent £70 on two auction lots and,
0:09:21 > 0:09:23thanks to his animal magnetism,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26he still has £420 in the kitty.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31I'm going to spend £5 in each shop.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Don't be boring, live a little.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Catherine, meanwhile, has parted with £68 for three auction lots,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40and plans to bring down her competition big time.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46I want you to spend, spend, spend today.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Our first stop today is Ulverston,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52the birthplace of comedian Stan Laurel.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54In a break from her comedy sidekick,
0:09:54 > 0:09:59Catherine is here to see Ulverston's very own Laurel and Hardy Museum.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03I can't wait to go, it'll be fantastic.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Which one am I, then, Stan or Ollie?
0:10:06 > 0:10:07Bye.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12This local landmark is the work of passionate collector Bill Cubin,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15the former Mayor of Ulverston.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Whilst sadly he's passed away,
0:10:16 > 0:10:20his legacy lives on, thanks to his grandson, Mark.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23This is him here. That's me and my little brother.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25From the age of very young
0:10:25 > 0:10:29we were dressed up with bowlers and spiky hair.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32My brother being the youngest ended up with a cushion
0:10:32 > 0:10:34shoved up his jumper to be Ollie.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35I always got to be Stan.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Bill's collection began almost by accident, in the early '70s,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43when he discovered Stan's childhood home was being modernised.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48Some of the stuff that came from Stan's grandparents' house was
0:10:48 > 0:10:51this stuff here, the mangle and the old washing machine.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54I'm sure Stan's smalls would have gone through there at one point!
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Maybe they did!
0:10:56 > 0:11:00So he took it and just started collecting pictures
0:11:00 > 0:11:03and news clippings and anything he ever saw about Laurel and Hardy.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07This is what I love, all this lovely memorabilia. It's wonderful.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Stan and Ollie's partnership lasted more than 30 years
0:11:10 > 0:11:13and involved a staggering 106 films.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Stan had a great deal of creative control over everything.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Off-screen, he was the brains, which you wouldn't expect.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Of course not, because obviously on the films, we see him as the...
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Stan would edit, write, direct, do a huge amount of work.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33To Ollie, it was a job, he wanted to finish the day and go and have a round of golf.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Really? So, he did his job and went home.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42While museum founder Bill passed away more than a decade ago,
0:11:42 > 0:11:46his collection is in safe hands, though a visit here wouldn't be complete
0:11:46 > 0:11:51without a look at its crowning glory, Stan Laurel's hat.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52That is very, very special,
0:11:52 > 0:11:54I feel very privileged to touch that.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- You can try it on, if you like. - Can I?
0:11:59 > 0:12:03Wow! Actually, he did have a very small head, didn't he?
0:12:03 > 0:12:05What do you think?
0:12:05 > 0:12:10Meanwhile, in nearby Cartmel, Philip is about to get himself into another fine mess.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15When you look over there at the countryside and the scenery,
0:12:15 > 0:12:17why do people go abroad?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20I suppose if look up there, that's why they go abroad.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24Cartmel is home to Simon Starkey Antiques,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27which, I think, it's fair to say Philip thinks is quite fantastic.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31You have got a fantastic shop here.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35That's a fantastic dresser, that's a fantastic Windsor chair.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39You've got some fantastic things in here and my pockets are too deep.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41And they're empty, that's another problem.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44And if you believe that, you will believe anything.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48But Jane does have something strangely appealing to Philip.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50Oh, yeah.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55How much is your Jonathan Livingston Seagull? Would it be expensive?
0:12:55 > 0:12:58I don't think so. I think that could be within budget.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- Do you know who painted it?- Simon Starkey.- The guy who owns the shop.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- He is the man of many talents, isn't it?- He is.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09He did actually train as a fine artist.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- He's got this to look like it's sort of 1870, hasn't he?- Yes.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14He's a clever man.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- How much is that?- I could do this one for you for £85.
0:13:18 > 0:13:19Can I ask you to do me a real favour?
0:13:19 > 0:13:24Could you ring Simon up? I'd love to buy it off him for £50.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29Hello, Simon. The Seagull. Would £50 be agreeable?
0:13:29 > 0:13:31OK. OK.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- It's like waiting for your exam results, this.- Bye.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- Do I need to sit down? - You probably might need to sit down.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41What, he's put the price up to £95?
0:13:41 > 0:13:46Well, the very best we can do, for you, £55.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- I'm going to buy it.- You're going to have it?- I do, I do, I do.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50I love it.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52And after that interesting purchase,
0:13:52 > 0:13:54our experts are now headed east, in the rain.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58And in case you're wondering if the Triumph is waterproof,
0:13:58 > 0:13:59the answer is...
0:13:59 > 0:14:03It's not so much a roof, it's more of a sieve.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04CATHERINE LAUGHS
0:14:04 > 0:14:06It is, isn't it?
0:14:06 > 0:14:10Our next port of call is Kirkby Lonsdale, which sits,
0:14:10 > 0:14:13rather attractively, on the River Lune.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17I like that name, Kirkby Lonsdale.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Sounds like he should be in the lower fourth at school.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23"I'm just going to have a game of rugger with Kirkby Lonsdale."
0:14:23 > 0:14:27Time's moving on and our experts need to spend now
0:14:27 > 0:14:30or forever hold their purse.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32This is our last chance, isn't it?
0:14:32 > 0:14:35I feel an enormous amount of pressure at the moment.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- I feel an enormous amount of rain. - Well, this is my last chance.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- Bye.- Oh, bye!
0:14:41 > 0:14:43I guess I'm going this way.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47Lacking sympathy, Catherine heads for the town's ex-police station.
0:14:47 > 0:14:48Now an antique shop,
0:14:48 > 0:14:52which Amanda has crammed full of gorgeous propositions.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55I'm going to be extremely difficult and ask
0:14:55 > 0:14:59if you could open this cabinet straightaway.
0:14:59 > 0:15:05Put it a bit that way and then I've just got to move this table.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07I'll move this to here.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- Now, you can get in. - Well, I can't, actually!
0:15:09 > 0:15:12No, you can't! You can't!
0:15:12 > 0:15:18- No, you can't, right.- It's really clever, I've hemmed myself in. - There you go.- Lovely.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20What's this Punch?
0:15:20 > 0:15:21Punch and Judy nutcrackers.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26We've got little Judy on one side, Punch on the other.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29There certainly looks a nice bit of wear to them,
0:15:29 > 0:15:31nice sort of verdigris inside.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- I think they're properly about 1900. - What could you do on this?
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- The best would be 50. - I do like them,
0:15:38 > 0:15:41but I think 40 would be my limit.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Can we have a little think about this?
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Just put anything on one side and then have a think about it.
0:15:46 > 0:15:52That's a rather nice card case that looks to be in beautiful condition.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56It's Argentyn silver. Your card goes in there and it snaps closed.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- And it's flat, to go in a man's pocket.- I quite like that.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04- You can imagine a businessman today in London... - For business cards, yeah.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- "Would you like one of my cards?" - It's 140.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- What could you come down to on that one?- 100.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13I really couldn't possibly go...90.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15I'm struggling beyond belief.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Could you go for 60 on that?
0:16:19 > 0:16:20I'd have lost money on it,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23I'd have lost £30 on it at 60.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Choices, choices.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Across town, though, Philip is rummaging around Dale's Antiques,
0:16:29 > 0:16:33under the watchful eye of the very dapper Leonard.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Oh, I do love a bowtie!
0:16:37 > 0:16:41This is a great bit of Worcester. This has probably come up the M6.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44This is called blushed ivory, painted with flowers.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48This is part of a much larger service and there would probably have been 12 plates.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52The man who did these was a guy called Edward Raby
0:16:52 > 0:16:55and because they weren't allowed to sign these, Edward Raby,
0:16:55 > 0:17:00he had a bit of an ego, and he used to work his signature, a little ER,
0:17:00 > 0:17:01into the foliage.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04You can have a look at these for ever and a day
0:17:04 > 0:17:07and sometimes you can see the little ER, and sometimes you can't.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12Well, Philip, I'm looking but I'm definitely not seeing.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15What I'm going to do is, if I put a couple of things together,
0:17:15 > 0:17:18can I try and bid you for two things in one go.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22You can try and bid me, yes, and I'll know where my figures are.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25It's the emphasis on the word "try" that I'm a bit anxious of.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Having made her way through a cup of tea, and three digestives -
0:17:29 > 0:17:33but who's counting - Catherine is ready to renegotiate.
0:17:33 > 0:17:38So we said 70 and 40.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Can you do both of them together for 90?
0:17:41 > 0:17:46I'm losing more and more money every time you speak!
0:17:46 > 0:17:48I'm losing more and more money.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53- I'm so desperate, you can't blame me for trying.- 100, and final.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- Shall we say 95 for both of them? - OK, fine, that's it.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00Are we going to stop there, or are you going to look at it again?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Do you know what, Amanda, I feel I could just sit here and chat to you all day.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Oh, really?
0:18:05 > 0:18:07This could cost Amanda a fortune.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11As for Philip, something else has caught his fancy.
0:18:11 > 0:18:12I love little boxes.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15And these are fantastic, these are Tunbridge ware.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Produced in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells joined the 19th Century,
0:18:19 > 0:18:21this mosaic art form was achieved
0:18:21 > 0:18:25by using a mix of local and foreign timbers.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28And it boasted quite the colour range.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Even green.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35But will one of these boxes be the perfect companion to
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Philip's Royal Worcester?
0:18:37 > 0:18:40The best I could probably do on that, realistically,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42is going to be £75, on its own.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Ouch! And what about this little Tunbridge ware box?
0:18:45 > 0:18:51It's a fabulous thing, fabulous colour. On its own, it would be 85.
0:18:51 > 0:18:56- So you're talking in terms of about 100 and what for the two?- 150.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58I just don't think I can do that.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01I'm going to get all the money I've got in my pocket.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04This is 100 of the finest pound notes of the realm, this is.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- Will that buy them? - No, it won't, actually.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10As I say, I had to say 150.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12I tell you what I'll do.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- How about 110?- 120.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- 110 and I'll have a deal with you. - 120.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20I think you'll do another 10.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24There you are, look, £115, that's job done.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28- All right, that'll be fine. - You're a gentleman, thank you. - All right, thank you very much.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted,
0:19:30 > 0:19:33and we've still got a crunch auction to prepare for.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Catherine began with £261.10
0:19:37 > 0:19:42and blew £163 on five auction lots.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46The Punch and Judy nutcrackers.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48The silver gentleman's card case.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51The 1940s telescope.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53The copper cake stand.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55And the copper mirror.
0:19:57 > 0:20:03Philip, meanwhile, took his £493.50 and spent a whopping £240,
0:20:03 > 0:20:05also on five lots.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08The inlaid cotton reel box.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Sycamore meat tenderiser.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13The Royal Worcester cabinet plate.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15The patinated dairy bowl
0:20:15 > 0:20:17and the seagull study painting.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21So, how do you like them apples?
0:20:21 > 0:20:23I'm not sure about her mirror.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26I don't think it's quite good enough and her cake stand and falls into the same boat.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28I don't know if I'm looking forward to the auction.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32I've bought with my heart and not with my head, so...
0:20:33 > 0:20:34She could be catching me up here.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39After starting off in Sedbergh, Philip and Catherine
0:20:39 > 0:20:43and this leg of their road trip in the fair city of Leeds.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45I think you're going to come out on top.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48You're so predictable, because every one so far,
0:20:48 > 0:20:50you've said, "You're going to do really well,"
0:20:50 > 0:20:52and every one, I haven't.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57But for once, Philip has bought with his heart, not with his head.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02So, our visit to Gary Don auctioneers could be very interesting indeed.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06I tell you what, if your seagull flies away,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09I am going completely crackers.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13All in at £3,500, number five.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16The man running the show is Gary Don himself.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20So, how does he rate the chances of our experts?
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Telescope's quite a nice one. It's a bit cloudy, the glass.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26If you want three quarters of the picture, it's the thing to buy.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28We had a couple of people looking at the seagull.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32I'm sure they'll come up with some sort of name for that sort of art in the future.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Loads of interesting items there.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38I've no idea what they given for them but I just hope it's not a lot!
0:21:40 > 0:21:42It's a full house, but given the calibre of what's on offer,
0:21:42 > 0:21:47our resident king of the daft and the different is starting to worry.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52Normally, you're secretly confident, but I don't think you are today.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55No, I'm not at all, far from it. This is crash and burn.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58In that case, let the auction begin!
0:21:59 > 0:22:02First up are Catherine's nutcrackers.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- Bit of a special item, this. - Special.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08It's a good piece, 12, 14, 16, 18,
0:22:08 > 0:22:1120, 22, 24.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15£22, selling at 22, on the front.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Oh, dear. Not exactly an encouraging start.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Gutted. I think were doomed.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24And on that positive note, Catherine,
0:22:24 > 0:22:28let's move swiftly on to Philip's Tunbridge ware cotton reel box,
0:22:28 > 0:22:30which, for him, cost a small fortune.
0:22:30 > 0:22:3530, and 5, 40, and 5. 50, 5.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37I don't think you'll find another one.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38Absolutely flabbergasted.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Selling at £60.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Despite all that angst, after auction costs,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Philip's just about broken even.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48I just think your jammy with a capital J.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Catherine, too, has splashed out quite a tidy sum
0:22:51 > 0:22:54on this gentleman's card case.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59Do you know that your card case and I are the same age?
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Which do you think's worn better?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Has to be the card case, I'm afraid. It's in perfect condition.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09Oh, how sharper than a serpent's tooth! Shakespeare, by the way.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13£20, and 5 anywhere? 25, 30.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14Come on, you rotten lot.
0:23:14 > 0:23:1635, 40, 55 here.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- Come on!- 58, 60? 60.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- 61?- Oh, come on, 61!
0:23:23 > 0:23:26No? OK, I think that's what it's going to fetch, £60.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Don't say anything. Just don't say anything.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Even though nothing else has, perhaps Catherine's
0:23:35 > 0:23:38military telescope can excite the good burghers of Leeds.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- Are you ready for this? - I just don't know any more, Phil.
0:23:41 > 0:23:4430, 5, I don't think you'll find another one.
0:23:44 > 0:23:49- 40.- Oh, dear, come on!- I'm giving this away.- Giving it away!
0:23:49 > 0:23:54Are you absolutely positive? 45, thank you.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- 45.- Come on, it's cheap.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02- 46, 47, 48.- Pound increments, this is painful.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04All done.
0:24:04 > 0:24:09Finally, Catherine has made some money, though she's still frowning.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Just painful. Oh! It's like...
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Next, it's Philip's meat tenderiser.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- A fantastic piece.- Fantastic piece.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22You should all have your hands up.
0:24:22 > 0:24:2610 bid, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28.
0:24:26 > 0:24:2832. 31. Sir?
0:24:28 > 0:24:3131. Selling at £31.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36That's the silver fox's first profit of the day.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40The last time it was up for sale, this copper cake stand took
0:24:40 > 0:24:42five years to sell.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43Should we be worried?
0:24:43 > 0:24:49I'm starting off with a big bid on my sheet, of £5. 5 here.
0:24:49 > 0:24:5512, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 26.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- It's a steal, are you going to let him have this?- It is a steal.
0:24:58 > 0:25:04At £30, I'll go another pound. Anybody? Go on, 31, 32.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Why are my things going up in pound increments? It's painful.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Selling at 32 on the front, thank you very much.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14A surprise result there, and quite a relief for Catherine.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16That's good, isn't it, for me?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Having gone a bit mad on this leg,
0:25:19 > 0:25:23this Royal Worcester dish is the second of Philip's big purchases.
0:25:23 > 0:25:2630 bid, 40, 45.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29It's got to be worth more than that, surely.
0:25:29 > 0:25:3246? Selling at 45.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Now, that's disappointing.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Ooh, they're a tough lot here in Leeds!
0:25:38 > 0:25:39You got to live with it,
0:25:39 > 0:25:43- turn the page.- Shan't ever come to Leeds again, but that's neither here nor there, really.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Before you go, Philip, it's your third big purchase,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50the sycamore dairy bowl, for £55.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54This is going to be really interesting.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59Starting this at £24, 26, 28, 30,
0:25:59 > 0:26:0232, 34, 36, 38, 40,
0:26:02 > 0:26:06and 5, 50, and 5, 60.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10- That's a relief. - No? I've 60 there. £60.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Not bad, not bad, especially at today's auction.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19Next item, Catherine's so-called Arts and Crafts mirror.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- This isn't going to be good, Catherine.- Thanks.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24I've 10 bid, 15 anywhere on the mirror?
0:26:24 > 0:26:2815, 20, 25, I've 20 here, and 2 anywhere?
0:26:28 > 0:26:3322. 24, thank you. 26, 28.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Selling at 26 at the back.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40Adding insult to injury, I'm afraid that's another loss.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Moving from collectables to fine arts now, seagull.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50- What shall we say, £50 to start this?- Ouch.- 30, then.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55I've 30 bid. Any other bids on this? I've £30 here.
0:26:55 > 0:26:5935 there, 40? It's a cheap picture, this.
0:26:59 > 0:27:0445, sir? 45. 50? 50.
0:27:04 > 0:27:09- And 5, I'll even take 2. We need the money.- Don't we just.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11No, at £50 on the right-hand side.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17And so it flutters off with a little more of Philip's money.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- I've had a really bad day here. - We both have.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24I think I'm going to quietly go out and start the car. Are you coming?
0:27:24 > 0:27:30Catherine began with £261.10, and, after auction costs,
0:27:30 > 0:27:33made a sad £9.66 pounds loss.
0:27:33 > 0:27:38The Southon fighting fund is now a mere £251.44.
0:27:40 > 0:27:46Big Phil, meanwhile, had £493.50
0:27:46 > 0:27:50and made a much bigger loss of £38.28.
0:27:50 > 0:27:56But with £455.22 left in the kitty, he's still firmly in the lead.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01It's like an emotional rollercoaster, this.
0:28:02 > 0:28:03Charge.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08- Do you think you've finally lost it, Phil?- I lost it years ago.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14We're Liverpool bound, for Philip and Catherine's final auction.
0:28:14 > 0:28:19For the first time, every single item is going to make a profit.
0:28:20 > 0:28:21You heard it here first.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24This time, they aren't pulling any punches.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26I mean, it's about taking part.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29The hell it is! It's about winning, isn't it?
0:28:29 > 0:28:31For in the contest, there can only be one winner.
0:28:35 > 0:28:36That's all coming up later.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38But let's get back to now,
0:28:38 > 0:28:42and join the boy and the girl in the breathtaking North,
0:28:42 > 0:28:46because Philip Serrell and Catherine Southon are about to go head-to-head.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51Part of me thinks I'm going to go and blow a load.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56I'm going to go and blow a load and let's just see what happens in the last auction.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01But at the previous auction, it was losses all round.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03I've had a really bad day here.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05It was just painful.
0:29:05 > 0:29:06Oh!
0:29:06 > 0:29:09So, on their final trip together, Philip and Catherine
0:29:09 > 0:29:13are both desperate to take first place.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15You will not blow all your money.
0:29:15 > 0:29:20- There is absolutely no way you would blow all your money.- I might do. I might do. I might do.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22I know you very well, and there's no way.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Philip's strategy has been to buy the daft and the different,
0:29:26 > 0:29:29and for the most part, it's worked a treat,
0:29:29 > 0:29:34transforming his original £200 into a rather tasty £455.22.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39- You're getting competitive, aren't you?- Me, competitive?
0:29:39 > 0:29:42I couldn't spell it. Is that with a K or a C?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Catherine, on the other hand, has been having a terrible time of things.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47As well as struggling at auction...
0:29:47 > 0:29:51That's a joke. That IS a joke.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54..she's languishing far behind her competitor,
0:29:54 > 0:29:58with just £251.44 to her name.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02But one final auction could change everything.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Come on then, Catherine, what's the plan?
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Tell me what your plan is, spill the beans.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- Do you really think that I would tell you my plan?- Yes.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- Because you love me.- No chance.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Catherine and Philip's road trip from Aboyne has meandered
0:30:17 > 0:30:19through Scotland, skipped through the Lake District
0:30:19 > 0:30:21and leapt into Leeds.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Today were headed to Skipton, in North Yorkshire,
0:30:25 > 0:30:29with a final auction, and final destination, Liverpool.
0:30:31 > 0:30:36Catherine's kicking off in Wash House Antiques, a small shop with big potential.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40What a lovely shop. Add a fiver on, all right? Thank you. Ow!
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- Go away.- Bad luck.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Hello, good morning.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49- Hi, Samantha.- Hi, Samantha, how are you doing?
0:30:49 > 0:30:53To finally outfox the silver fox, Catherine's got to play tough.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59This is my last chance to beat Phil Serrell.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04And Catherine's favourite tactic - go in incredibly low.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08Could that be £10?
0:31:08 > 0:31:13- Ooh, heck.- Ooh, heck. - That's quite a drop.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17Very low, for a Georgian leather hatbox. Well done, Catherine.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22Because it's the damaged on the top, that's going to put some people off.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27- I think I probably could, at a push, let you have that for 10.- OK.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Can I think about that?
0:31:29 > 0:31:33What would like to do is probably pick out a few items
0:31:33 > 0:31:36and then sort of put them together and we can see what we can do.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40Meanwhile, Philip's enjoying the fabulous combo that is
0:31:40 > 0:31:43a classic car and summer in West Yorkshire.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Absolutely soaked.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48It leaks like a sieve,
0:31:48 > 0:31:52and it's diverting everything like a drain pipe into my lap.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Either that or I've got a problem I hadn't realised.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Shouldn't have had that second cup of tea!
0:32:00 > 0:32:05However, in nearby Cullingworth, Philip finds the enormous Antiques At The Mill,
0:32:05 > 0:32:07to turn this shopping trickle into a flood.
0:32:07 > 0:32:13Blimey! Is it Paul? How many items of antiques have you got in here?
0:32:13 > 0:32:20- Oh, I dread to think.- Thousands.- On this floor, I don't know, maybe 600.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- This is a place where I can start looking.- Help yourself.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28So, amongst the many, many objects here,
0:32:28 > 0:32:30what's really tempting our Phil?
0:32:30 > 0:32:33I've got a real weakness for chimney pots, you see.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36What sort of bloke has a weakness for chimney pots? This bloke.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40If you like that, you'll love this.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43That is a mother of a chimney pot, isn't it?
0:32:43 > 0:32:47I would think it's got to be Edwardian, it's got to be 100 years old.
0:32:47 > 0:32:48That is a belter.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Whilst Philip smokes out some bargains, Catherine
0:32:53 > 0:32:56puts her keen eye to some auction prospects.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01- Next, it's field binoculars, priced at £15.- Nice leather case.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04I'm hoping I find a little name around the piece
0:33:04 > 0:33:06but there doesn't seem to be anything.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09They're actually from Watson and Son, the Rolls-Royce
0:33:09 > 0:33:13of binocular makers in their heyday, in the early 20th Century.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16You could have them for £5.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20I think at that they would stand a good chance.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23I've got my hard head on today.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Because I've really got to be strict with myself.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28I'm having kittens at the moment, I really am.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31I'm probably doing the wrong thing, but there we are,
0:33:31 > 0:33:33I'm going to give this a go, because I think it's got a great look.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Can this be eight?
0:33:35 > 0:33:38And stay with the five for the binoculars.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41I like this new, tough dealing Catherine Southon,
0:33:41 > 0:33:43but can she make her mind up?
0:33:43 > 0:33:47How about, the real bottom line, 12 for the two?
0:33:47 > 0:33:49I think that's very kind.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53There we are. £20. Wonderful.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56- Isn't that a lovely shape? - Quite quirky.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01- We like a bit of quirky on this programme.- Absolutely.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Although no-one really does quirky quite like this guy.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09That is a mother of a chimney pot.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- The Long Tom.- The what?- The long Tom, made in Burmantofts in Leeds.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16So that's a Bermantofts chimney pot? Is it stamped Bermantofts?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18It probably won't be, no. They were mass manufacturing them,
0:34:18 > 0:34:20so they weren't always stamped.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22You can find them with stamps, but probably not.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- What's the price ticket on it?- £85.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Can we just get it out? And while you're
0:34:26 > 0:34:30doing that, can I go and have a look, because you got some stone troughs in there, haven't you?
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- Can have a look at those, as well? - Of course you can.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36They are actually Yorkshire stone, but they are new.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38When you say new, that's a million years old
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- what you mean is... - They've been newly cut,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43newly cut out to make a trough.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- This is a pump trough, isn't it? - It is.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49You'd have gone into the rear yard of your house and you'd have had
0:34:49 > 0:34:52your pump, wrought iron hand pump, that goes down to the well.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57- And you pumped it, and it pumped water up into a stone pump trough. - Pump trough.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02See, I'd like to buy the two, for, like, just under 100 quid.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06I don't think you're taking my 16 children into consideration.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Well, that, Paul, is your problem, not mine!
0:35:08 > 0:35:11What could you do the two for?
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- If you can do £100, I think we can have a deal.- On the two?- On the two.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Catherine told me to spend money, I'm going to.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20I just love them both so much.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Here you are, there's 20.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24I'll just check.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28Yorkshire stone to auction in Merseyside? I'm not sure Philip's thought that through.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33# She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Whoo, whoo!
0:35:35 > 0:35:37# She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes. #
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Why are you slapping my thigh?
0:35:39 > 0:35:43Less of that, thank you, and get yourselves off to Todmorden,
0:35:43 > 0:35:47surrounded by the glorious Pennines.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- One minute, it's glorious sunshine. - It's really nice now.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Then it's pouring down with rain, it's just unreal.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Picture House Antiques can give Philip and Catherine
0:35:55 > 0:35:57the next patch to fight over.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00- Hold on, hold on!- No, no, I wouldn't ever
0:36:00 > 0:36:02steal a march on you and rush ahead.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05You are rushing ahead. Wait for me! Oi! Oi!
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Well, the early bird gets the...sun?
0:36:10 > 0:36:12I think this is really cool.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17And the thing about it, I know Catherine teases me about
0:36:17 > 0:36:20me turning everything into a table,
0:36:20 > 0:36:22and I'm not going to turn this into a table.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25But it's not always traditional antiques that make the money,
0:36:25 > 0:36:28so you've got to think out of the box a little bit.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31For me, that is really out of the box. I think it's cool.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35I'm going to try and buy it for 15 or 20 quid.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38I love that, I really love that.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Just one problem, the ticket price is £34.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45Let's hope Tim, here, is in a giving mood. Great name.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48I'd like to buy it, in an ideal world, at 15 quid.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51I think you'll have to be a little bit up from that.
0:36:51 > 0:36:58I think the guy who owns it, I think he'd take about 25 for it.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02- I'm not arguing over a fiver, go on. - Really? You're a gentleman.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Thank you. Let me put that there.
0:37:05 > 0:37:06Clearly, Phil's off to a great start,
0:37:06 > 0:37:08and Catherine's got her eye on something, too.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11I said that I didn't like Tunbridge ware,
0:37:11 > 0:37:15when old Serrell produced his at the sale yesterday, but that is
0:37:15 > 0:37:19a far superior piece in my eyes, and it's a thermometer,
0:37:19 > 0:37:21which has been set onto this.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25These little geometric shapes, the inlay, is really pretty.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Let's just have a look at the price.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29150.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32I don't think I'm going to go anywhere near there,
0:37:32 > 0:37:34so I shall pop it down.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37And when Catherine makes up her mind, nothing can change it.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39- Tim.- Yes.- Hiya.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44Your Tunbridge ware, what could you do on that one?
0:37:44 > 0:37:49- How does 125 sound?- Honestly, that sounds too high.- Does it?
0:37:49 > 0:37:53- Next move.- I've got someone who wants to talk to you about the Tunbridge ware.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57Catherine's got a price in mind, but can she stick to it?
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Can we say 60?
0:37:59 > 0:38:01I prefer 60.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06I'm on my hands and knees, I'm on my knees here. Yeah?
0:38:06 > 0:38:11Are you happy with that? OK. Thank you very much.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14So, 60 it is. Now, can Philip back another quirky winner?
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- What's that thing up there? - The horse's head?
0:38:19 > 0:38:23It's an interesting thing, that, it's off a fairground.
0:38:23 > 0:38:24It's original.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28What does that say?
0:38:28 > 0:38:30"Sonny Bright Eyes." Must be the name of the ride.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31Oh, my life!
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Do you know the first thing that worries me about that,
0:38:38 > 0:38:42you see so much of this cast-iron stuff that is restored.
0:38:42 > 0:38:43You bury this for 12 months
0:38:43 > 0:38:46and no-one's ever going to know the difference.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49All the screws and nuts and bolts are going to rust together.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53- You know, it just bothers me that it's repro.- Is not repro, that.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56The source it came from, it's not repro.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- What's the very best you can do that for?- £70.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03- How much?- £70.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06I think that's too much of a gamble for me.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Only one way to settle this, phone the dealer.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13What's the death on this horse's head, absolute death.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- I've got a poor auctioneer here. - Really poor, mega poor.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18'50 dabs, and it's cheap at that.'
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- 50 quid, 50 dabs, he says. - 45 dabs.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26- Can you not split it with him? - £47.50?- £47.50.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29It'll make the numbers interesting, go on, 47.50.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32- You got a deal there.- Thank you.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36I hope I get past the winning post with this. See you later. Cheers.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Well, the bidders will decide soon enough.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41But right now, that's us done for the day.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Do you know what I think about this little car?
0:39:44 > 0:39:46I'm not convinced it's going to last.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48When you drive it, bits fall off.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- What, me, or the car? - Yeah, both of you, actually!
0:39:55 > 0:39:59On this, their final shopping day, our experts are determined,
0:39:59 > 0:40:01if a little sad.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05So, this is it, Batman, this is the last shop of the entire trip.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- I'm quite sad, really.- You are.
0:40:08 > 0:40:13So far, Philip has just spent under £170 on four auction lots
0:40:13 > 0:40:18and still has £287 hiding in the darkest recesses of his wallet.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22I've absolutely loved this trip, it's been wonderful.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25It's been enormous fun. And sharing it with you.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26Ah, thanks, honey, same with you.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Catherine has parted with £72 for three auction lots
0:40:30 > 0:40:34and has another £180 at her disposal.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Today, you know, I'm going to buy something that is going to blow you away.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42- Do you know, I've heard this before somewhere.- So have I!
0:40:42 > 0:40:46- Like, every day I've heard this, every day.- Oh, Philip!
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Today's first stop is handsome Ramsbottom,
0:40:50 > 0:40:54famous for its black pudding throwing contests.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57This is it. I'm going to surprise you.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59This is the Southon revenge, is it?
0:40:59 > 0:41:01I'm going to open a bag of surprises.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- Oh, my God...- Ooh!
0:41:04 > 0:41:06- That's never happened before. - You are rubbish!
0:41:06 > 0:41:10The local antique centre is our next destination, where,
0:41:10 > 0:41:14once again, there are several floors and multiple dealers.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17I think there's going to be lots of treats in here.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- The end of Philip Serrell as we know it.- As we know it.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24- Good morning, hello.- Morning. Is it all right if I have a look around?- Certainly.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Thank you.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30But Catherine's eye is drawn to the small, twinkly items in the cabinet.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33I quite like this necklace.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36I never, ever, ever, ever go for jewellery,
0:41:36 > 0:41:38but you've got some beautiful pieces.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41The sparkling stone in this necklace is marcasite,
0:41:41 > 0:41:46a mineral that's been used in jewellery since the days
0:41:46 > 0:41:47of the ancient Greeks,
0:41:47 > 0:41:49and it was also very popular with the Victorians,
0:41:49 > 0:41:52but can Gina give Catherine the price she really wants?
0:41:52 > 0:41:55Put it on, let's see what it looks like.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58Sometimes when I sell on eBay, I put the piece on my neck,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01and then take a photograph in the mirror, and you get the reflection.
0:42:01 > 0:42:02How much could you do that for?
0:42:02 > 0:42:07I'll do that for £35 for you.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11Could you come a lot lower on that, though? Because I'm going to be selling it at auction.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- I'm looking at 20, really.- Really?
0:42:13 > 0:42:16My goodness, she's persistent.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19I'll do 25, but that would be my best.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Could you do 20 for me?
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Yes, go on, I will.- Will you, are you happy at that?
0:42:24 > 0:42:26- I'll do that for you.- 20.- Thank you.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30While Catherine continues to browse for victory,
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Philip's already on the road.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35His next stop is Bolton, on the high street,
0:42:35 > 0:42:39and, no, he's not shopping, he's going to the pub, again.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43Ye Olde Man & Scythe is one of the oldest pubs in Britain
0:42:43 > 0:42:46and it also has one very colourful history.
0:42:46 > 0:42:47Hi, what can I do for you?
0:42:47 > 0:42:51Well, you're not the scythe. You must be old man.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- I am the old man, that's right. - I'm Philip, how you doing?
0:42:54 > 0:42:55I'm very well, I'm John.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59Not far from here, the Bolton Massacre took place.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03A bloody episode of the English Civil War, where,
0:43:03 > 0:43:05in a battle of Parliamentarians versus Royalists,
0:43:05 > 0:43:081,500 people were killed.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11- It's a proper boozer, isn't it? - Absolutely.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14Must've seen some real activity out there, I don't know,
0:43:14 > 0:43:17from rampaging Royalists to marauding pop groups, hasn't it?
0:43:17 > 0:43:20- That's right, we've had both. - Really?- Oh, yes.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23And I can even show you some of the evidence of it, as well.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26- Where's that?- It's all in my museum room here.- Is that it?- Yes.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28- Go on, lead on.- Right, on we go.
0:43:29 > 0:43:34More than 400 years after this pub's first pint was poured,
0:43:34 > 0:43:38the owner, the Earl of Derby, led the Royalists' charge against
0:43:38 > 0:43:43the Parliamentarians, but needless to say, it didn't go very well.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46So, we had our massacre outside the front door
0:43:46 > 0:43:49and then, bizarrely, seven years later,
0:43:49 > 0:43:53Derby is executed outside the front door, and before he's executed...
0:43:53 > 0:43:57- He spent the last couple of hours in the pub.- On this chair.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00So who actually said that Derby sat in this chair?
0:44:00 > 0:44:05A guy called Tom Donovan, who was the licensee here in the early 1800s.
0:44:05 > 0:44:09What he wanted to do was improve the trade in the pub by attracting
0:44:09 > 0:44:11tourists in.
0:44:11 > 0:44:13So he found the chair,
0:44:13 > 0:44:16and he put the brass label on it, that you can see there,
0:44:16 > 0:44:17and says that Derby sat on it.
0:44:17 > 0:44:21So the probability is that that's a complete and utter load of bunkum.
0:44:21 > 0:44:23- Correct.- Fantastic.
0:44:23 > 0:44:28Now, I got to tell you, this is a bit like me,
0:44:28 > 0:44:32it's seen better days, because it's got a new splice on the back leg,
0:44:32 > 0:44:34a new splice on the front leg
0:44:34 > 0:44:36and a new splice on front leg there.
0:44:36 > 0:44:39It reminds me very much of me granddad's broom.
0:44:39 > 0:44:42It's had 14 new heads and 15 new handles.
0:44:42 > 0:44:43Why is it all so battered?
0:44:43 > 0:44:46Actually, I can answer that question.
0:44:46 > 0:44:51It all kicked off in 1964, and it involves rock legend The Who.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54- THE Who?- Yes.- What, Daltrey, Townsend and Moon the loon?
0:44:54 > 0:44:55That's right.
0:44:55 > 0:44:58One of them climbed up on the wall to sit on it, but because it
0:44:58 > 0:45:02was hung against the wall like that, that back leg broke off completely.
0:45:02 > 0:45:05So, that chair has actually seen... It's been through the mill, hasn't it?
0:45:05 > 0:45:07Oh, yes.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10But even so, this famous chair, in this famous pub,
0:45:10 > 0:45:13is still pulling in the punters.
0:45:13 > 0:45:15And in keeping with more than 800 years of tradition,
0:45:15 > 0:45:19Phil is finishing this tour with a cheeky glass of beer.
0:45:19 > 0:45:21John, that's really lovely.
0:45:21 > 0:45:22But if I stop here any longer,
0:45:22 > 0:45:23I'm going to get completely caned
0:45:23 > 0:45:25with all this.
0:45:25 > 0:45:26Lovely to meet you.
0:45:26 > 0:45:29If ever I come here again, this will be the first port of call.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31You take care, God bless, goodbye.
0:45:31 > 0:45:35Back in Ramsbottom, Catherine set her sights on this,
0:45:35 > 0:45:38a tortoiseshell ring box, circa 1919,
0:45:38 > 0:45:41with a rather lovely silver inlay.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44Not everyone's cup of tea, but perfectly legal,
0:45:44 > 0:45:47since it was made pre-1947.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50What's the lowest you could go on that?
0:45:50 > 0:45:52I would go to £50 for it.
0:45:52 > 0:45:56- Could you go lower than that, because of the scratches?- I can't, really.
0:45:56 > 0:45:59I'm worried about the scratching and I'm worried about that
0:45:59 > 0:46:01because it's going to put people off.
0:46:03 > 0:46:05- It's a shame because it's beautiful. - It is, yes.
0:46:05 > 0:46:07Can we say 30?
0:46:10 > 0:46:11Yes, because I want you to win.
0:46:11 > 0:46:15- Ah, you're my best friend!- That's OK.
0:46:15 > 0:46:19And as Catherine seals the deal with her latest best friend,
0:46:19 > 0:46:22she's feeling quietly confident about that final auction.
0:46:22 > 0:46:25I actually think I've bought really well.
0:46:25 > 0:46:30All my items of the last day or so, I think I've bought really well.
0:46:30 > 0:46:34I'm happy with everything and I'm confident, for the first time,
0:46:34 > 0:46:37that every single item is going to make a profit.
0:46:38 > 0:46:40You heard it here first.
0:46:41 > 0:46:42For one last time,
0:46:42 > 0:46:46Catherine and dear old Philip must take themselves to auction.
0:46:48 > 0:46:50Philip stopped short of blowing the lot,
0:46:50 > 0:46:54but did spend £167.50 on four auction lots.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57The Yorkshire stone trough.
0:46:57 > 0:47:00The Long Tom chimney pot - why not?
0:47:00 > 0:47:01The vintage deck chair.
0:47:01 > 0:47:04And the iron fairground horse head. No comment.
0:47:07 > 0:47:11Catherine got tough and got stuck in, spending £122 on five lots.
0:47:11 > 0:47:13The Georgian hatbox.
0:47:13 > 0:47:15The field binoculars.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18The Tunbridge ware desk thermometer.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20The marcasite necklace.
0:47:20 > 0:47:21And the silver jewellery box.
0:47:21 > 0:47:26- Ah, you're my best friend! - That's OK.
0:47:26 > 0:47:30After starting off in Skipton, Philip and Catherine end this,
0:47:30 > 0:47:34their final leg, in the glorious city of Liverpool.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36- Do you know, you're my Liver Bird. - Am I?
0:47:36 > 0:47:38THEY HUM THE LIVER BIRDS THEME TUNE
0:47:44 > 0:47:47So, today is my day, Philip.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50Today is the day that I make £200 profit and catch you out.
0:47:50 > 0:47:54- What about me Long Tom?- You what? - I don't say that to many girls.
0:47:54 > 0:47:58- Me Long Tom.- What was your Long Tom? - The big chimney pot.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00- Oh, that thing!- What do you mean, "Oh, that thing"?
0:48:00 > 0:48:04Our final auction of the week takes place at Cato Crane,
0:48:04 > 0:48:07though before auctioneer John Crane gets things under way,
0:48:07 > 0:48:10what does he really think about our experts' choices?
0:48:10 > 0:48:13I think it's a very interesting little collection of stuff, actually.
0:48:13 > 0:48:14They've bought really nicely.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16The trough worries me a little bit.
0:48:16 > 0:48:18It wouldn't really fit into gardens here,
0:48:18 > 0:48:21because it's Yorkshire stone.
0:48:21 > 0:48:23The hatbox, who wants a Georgian hatbox?
0:48:23 > 0:48:26The chimney pot is a great thing. It's tall, it's got presence.
0:48:26 > 0:48:30Perhaps of all the things, that's the thing I would probably go for.
0:48:30 > 0:48:34Time to find out who out of this duo will take first place.
0:48:35 > 0:48:39We've now got three members of our team.
0:48:39 > 0:48:42Vera is with me, two against one.
0:48:42 > 0:48:45As long as you divide your profit by two, I don't mind.
0:48:45 > 0:48:47Welcome aboard, Vera.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50Now, let the auction begin.
0:48:50 > 0:48:53First up, it's Catherine's leather hatbox.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56Probably a military one, a nice object, ladies and gentlemen.
0:48:56 > 0:49:0050. 30, if you like. Any bid at all?
0:49:00 > 0:49:03- Oh, come on.- I know you could have a special use for it.
0:49:03 > 0:49:05Nobody whatsoever.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07- No!- 30 is bid.
0:49:07 > 0:49:1135, 40 with you, Trevor, please.
0:49:11 > 0:49:1240 with you, is bid.
0:49:12 > 0:49:15I've got a bid of 40 here, and I'm going to sell it.
0:49:17 > 0:49:20Despite the lack of bidders, that's a good start.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22Catherine is £30 up before commission.
0:49:22 > 0:49:24£22 profit, isn't it?
0:49:24 > 0:49:26And she said it's not worth it.
0:49:26 > 0:49:28- It isn't.- I'm with you. Rubbish, isn't it?
0:49:28 > 0:49:33You ever thought of going on television, my love. Have you?
0:49:33 > 0:49:37Next, it's Philip's Yorkshire stone pump trough,
0:49:37 > 0:49:40but will it excite the bidders of Liverpool?
0:49:40 > 0:49:42- Silly item.- 30 is bid.
0:49:42 > 0:49:4535 is bid. 35, you're in.
0:49:45 > 0:49:46I've got 40 here, 45.
0:49:46 > 0:49:4945, is 50 with me, commission bid.
0:49:49 > 0:49:5250, 55, come on, one more. 55, 60.
0:49:52 > 0:49:5565 with you. 65, got to be that.
0:49:55 > 0:49:5865, £65.
0:49:58 > 0:50:01£70 over there. I'm selling at 70. You want 75?
0:50:01 > 0:50:0375.
0:50:03 > 0:50:07Not bad, but perhaps it might have done better in, let's see,
0:50:07 > 0:50:08Yorkshire?
0:50:08 > 0:50:10- That's roughly just broken even. - You probably have.
0:50:10 > 0:50:13Oh, well, on to Catherine's field binoculars,
0:50:13 > 0:50:15bought for just £2.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17Surely there's a profit in this.
0:50:17 > 0:50:19Who'll give me 20? 10 if you like.
0:50:19 > 0:50:23Just little lot. £10, ten is bid, 12, 14,
0:50:23 > 0:50:2516, 16, 18 is bid.
0:50:25 > 0:50:3020 now, 22. £22, I'm selling at £22.
0:50:30 > 0:50:33- That will do me.- All done at £22.
0:50:33 > 0:50:37That's £20 up before commission
0:50:37 > 0:50:39but I'm afraid young Vera here is not impressed.
0:50:39 > 0:50:42Watson and Sons is a very good optical maker.
0:50:42 > 0:50:45This not as well-known as other makers, is it?
0:50:45 > 0:50:48That's put you in your place, hasn't it? Well done, Vera, I like you.
0:50:48 > 0:50:49You let her have it.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder,
0:50:53 > 0:50:57but even so, Philip's chimney pot is quite something.
0:50:57 > 0:51:00On this basis, I shall be happy with 50 quid.
0:51:00 > 0:51:03It might just make that, actually.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06Really, really nice object, ladies and gentlemen.
0:51:06 > 0:51:09- What's it going to make? £150 for it.- I hope it does.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11I'll bid 60 here on a commission bid, 60.
0:51:11 > 0:51:14What about 70? I've got 80, 90.
0:51:14 > 0:51:16Well done.
0:51:16 > 0:51:1985, if you like. OK, I've got 80 here.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21£90, I'm going to sell now.
0:51:21 > 0:51:22- Get excited, Philip. - I don't do excited.
0:51:22 > 0:51:27- Sold, thank you.- Wow, look at that! One smoking pot.
0:51:27 > 0:51:33- 90.- So £90 is...- A good profit.
0:51:33 > 0:51:36It's about buying the right thing for the right auction.
0:51:36 > 0:51:38- That's what I think. Don't you think?- OK.
0:51:38 > 0:51:40Let's hope Catherine has done just that
0:51:40 > 0:51:43with her tortoiseshell and silver jewellery box.
0:51:43 > 0:51:46There is good news, we have a phone bidder.
0:51:46 > 0:51:49Fully hallmarked. 70, 5.
0:51:49 > 0:51:53Yes? 75 is bid. 80, madam. 90. And 5, sir, all right with you?
0:51:53 > 0:52:0095, 100 on the phone. 105, 110. £110 now.
0:52:00 > 0:52:04110 it was, on the phone. Any further bid, for the last time now.
0:52:04 > 0:52:06Ooh, another bid.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08I'll go back to the gentleman over here.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10130 is bid. Another bidder, standing here.
0:52:10 > 0:52:16130 here, for the very, very last time. £130. Your bid.
0:52:16 > 0:52:17All done?
0:52:18 > 0:52:21- Sold, thank you.- My goodness!
0:52:21 > 0:52:23All of Catherine's Christmases have come at once.
0:52:23 > 0:52:25Watch out, Philip, it's game on.
0:52:25 > 0:52:27Well done, my love.
0:52:27 > 0:52:32130, that's £100 more than I paid for it.
0:52:32 > 0:52:36Continuing Philip's al fresco theme,
0:52:36 > 0:52:38next it's his vintage deckchair complete with canopy and stool.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40We just need a bit of sunshine.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43- Yes. Lots of sunshine. - That's what we'll get out of this.
0:52:43 > 0:52:4740, 45 is bid, 50, 50 is bid.
0:52:47 > 0:52:50I'm selling at £50, it's a nice thing.
0:52:50 > 0:52:51I told you 50, didn't I?
0:52:51 > 0:52:52You're a better judge than me.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55All done at £50, now. Come on.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58Something tells me it's going to sell for 50.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01At 50, all done at £50 now.
0:53:01 > 0:53:05Not bad, Philip, but so far this is definitely Catherine's auction.
0:53:07 > 0:53:10Let's see if she can come up trumps with her Tunbridge ware thermometer.
0:53:10 > 0:53:13- It is in good condition. - I haven't said a word.
0:53:13 > 0:53:15I'll take £40 is bid, 40 is bid here.
0:53:15 > 0:53:19- 45, 55.- It's on the telephone.
0:53:19 > 0:53:22- But I need it to go a lot higher. - 60 in the room now.
0:53:22 > 0:53:2765. 65, have to hurry you, 65 is bid.
0:53:27 > 0:53:2970, 70 is bid now, 75.
0:53:29 > 0:53:33Are you going to bid at 85, sir? Yes, £85.
0:53:33 > 0:53:3595.
0:53:35 > 0:53:39Not quite the runaway profit Catherine was hoping for
0:53:39 > 0:53:41but a healthy margin nonetheless.
0:53:41 > 0:53:44If I was you, I'd sort of feel that was a bit cheap.
0:53:44 > 0:53:45Yes, it was cheap.
0:53:45 > 0:53:49Philip's last auction lot is the one he's pinning all his hopes on.
0:53:49 > 0:53:54So, for this fairground horse's head, he's looking for up to £200.
0:53:54 > 0:53:57- It's a good thing for the garden. - I hope so.
0:53:57 > 0:54:01I've got 45 is bid now, 45, 50. 50 is bid.
0:54:01 > 0:54:0360, if you like.
0:54:03 > 0:54:0660, 65 anyone? £60 is bid.
0:54:06 > 0:54:10- All done at 65.- Not sounding good.
0:54:10 > 0:54:12Oh, dear, Philip's dream of a big profit
0:54:12 > 0:54:14has fallen at the last hurdle.
0:54:14 > 0:54:18- What do you reckon, Vera? - A fair price.- 22.
0:54:18 > 0:54:19A fair price.
0:54:19 > 0:54:24So far, Katherine's auction curse is lifted, and then some.
0:54:24 > 0:54:27Now it all comes down to this, her Art Nouveau marcasite necklace.
0:54:27 > 0:54:29Look at it, it's beautiful.
0:54:29 > 0:54:33What do we say, £10 for it, 10, 12, 12 over there.
0:54:33 > 0:54:3714, 16, 16 is bid over there. Thank you.
0:54:37 > 0:54:4218, £18. 20, make it 22, and I'll sell. 22.
0:54:42 > 0:54:44It's a good price for marcasite.
0:54:44 > 0:54:46I think it's a world record price for marcasite, isn't it?
0:54:46 > 0:54:48All done at 22.
0:54:49 > 0:54:52Oh, dear, it seems the bidders of Liverpool
0:54:52 > 0:54:55aren't great wearers of marcasite.
0:54:55 > 0:54:58- Didn't have a name, you see. - No, I'll give it a name, Vera.
0:55:00 > 0:55:05Catherine started this leg with £251.44
0:55:05 > 0:55:08and made a fabulous profit of £131.38.
0:55:08 > 0:55:12So, she ends on £382.82.
0:55:16 > 0:55:21However, that silver fox took his £455.22,
0:55:21 > 0:55:24made a modest profit of £62.10
0:55:24 > 0:55:29and ended up with a grand total of £517.32.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31Big Phil Serrell is the winner.
0:55:33 > 0:55:35What a trip it's been!
0:55:35 > 0:55:38# Cuddle up a little closer
0:55:38 > 0:55:42# Love in mind... #
0:55:44 > 0:55:48- From Philip's love of the daft and the different... - Have you got bunions?
0:55:48 > 0:55:51I thought it was for doing unmentionable things to sheep or cattle.
0:55:51 > 0:55:55..to Catherine's desire to hug everyone she meets...
0:55:55 > 0:55:58So lovely. She's so lovely.
0:55:58 > 0:56:00I felt the nod there.
0:56:00 > 0:56:03..this was a road trip filled with bad driving...
0:56:03 > 0:56:04How do you get it into first gear?
0:56:05 > 0:56:08SHE LAUGHS
0:56:08 > 0:56:10..and plenty of friendship.
0:56:10 > 0:56:13- And you're sharing it with me. - I know, the love of my life.
0:56:15 > 0:56:19- But our story ends here. - Didn't we say the winner buys dinner?
0:56:19 > 0:56:24The winner of this auction buys dinner? No, loser buys dinner, that's you.
0:56:24 > 0:56:26How about loser phones a tow truck?
0:56:26 > 0:56:28Tatty bye.
0:56:28 > 0:56:32- Your rubbish. See, I told you. Do you want me to drive?- No.
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