0:47:50 > 0:47:57.
0:48:02 > 0:48:06'The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 and one challenge.'
0:48:06 > 0:48:09- I'm going to declare war. - Why?
0:48:09 > 0:48:15'Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques, as they scour the UK?
0:48:15 > 0:48:19'The aim is to trade up and hope each antique turns a profit.
0:48:19 > 0:48:21'It's not as easy as you might think.
0:48:21 > 0:48:24'Things don't always go to plan.
0:48:24 > 0:48:29'So, will they race off with a huge profit or come to a grinding halt?
0:48:29 > 0:48:31'This is the Antiques Road Trip.'
0:48:36 > 0:48:41'Sadly, it's the last antiques voyage for this week's competitive experts.
0:48:41 > 0:48:45'But they're putting a brave face on it.'
0:48:45 > 0:48:50- The sun is out to say hello! - Laidlaw feels better already.
0:48:50 > 0:48:55'Thomas Plant - he's a valuer, an auctioneer and an eternal ditherer.'
0:48:55 > 0:48:57Just thinking in my head.
0:48:57 > 0:49:02'What he lacks in speed, he makes up for with his own peculiar charm.'
0:49:02 > 0:49:06I hope there's beautiful antiques, like our beautiful reception.
0:49:06 > 0:49:10'Oh, lord! Here's Paul Laidlaw. He's an auctioneer, a tactician
0:49:10 > 0:49:13'and he's business by any means necessary.'
0:49:13 > 0:49:16'And over yer money, sir!
0:49:16 > 0:49:21'It's been a roller coaster of emotion this week.
0:49:21 > 0:49:24'Our savvy Scot had a wobbly start.'
0:49:24 > 0:49:26Oh, Paul!
0:49:26 > 0:49:30'But he's played a clever game and is racing out in front
0:49:30 > 0:49:34'with a very healthy...'
0:49:34 > 0:49:37Read it and weep, Plant!
0:49:37 > 0:49:41'Thomas, bless him, started so well, nearly doubling his money.'
0:49:41 > 0:49:44I just feel, oh!
0:49:44 > 0:49:48'Sadly, he's been on a downward spiral, leaving him chasing his tail
0:49:48 > 0:49:50'with...'
0:49:52 > 0:49:54Can you lend me some money?
0:49:54 > 0:49:58'That's a meagre £8.54p profit since he started this trip four days ago.
0:49:58 > 0:50:04'It's the final furlong, as our boys zip merrily along in their classy
0:50:04 > 0:50:06'Alfa Romeo Spider.
0:50:06 > 0:50:11'Thomas may have lost plenty of money but he's not losing his head.
0:50:11 > 0:50:13'Just his hat.
0:50:16 > 0:50:20'This week's route has taken our experts from Skipton
0:50:20 > 0:50:23'through the glorious English countryside
0:50:23 > 0:50:25'to Wiltshire.
0:50:25 > 0:50:29'On today's final leg, they're leaving Watlington behind
0:50:29 > 0:50:33'and heading for the final auction in Pewsey.
0:50:33 > 0:50:38'First stop is the beautiful village of Tetsworth.
0:50:38 > 0:50:43'In 1589, Tetsworth was sold by the Crown to the Petty family,
0:50:43 > 0:50:47'till lost in 1674 by Christopher Petty,
0:50:47 > 0:50:51'"a man of unthriftiness, folly and extravagance."
0:50:51 > 0:50:54'With that in mind, here come our Thomas and Paul.'
0:50:54 > 0:50:58- Great.- I've been here before. - Oh, my word.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01I've got a head start. I know all about this place.
0:51:01 > 0:51:06- But do you know about antiques? - From recent experience, no!
0:51:06 > 0:51:09'The Swan is a classy establishment
0:51:09 > 0:51:14'with price tags to cause our boys consternation, especially Thomas.'
0:51:14 > 0:51:16- Hello.- Hello. Good morning.
0:51:16 > 0:51:20'Luckily, lovely Philippa's on hand to give them,
0:51:20 > 0:51:23'well, kind words, at least.
0:51:23 > 0:51:26'Chaps, it's time to divide and conquer,
0:51:26 > 0:51:29'but who gets which side of the shop?'
0:51:29 > 0:51:33You're more of a Queen Anne man. You're more of a queen than I am!
0:51:33 > 0:51:36Why don't you get down the Queen Anne?
0:51:36 > 0:51:40'For goodness' sake! Will you girls just get on with it?'
0:51:40 > 0:51:44This is the first room I've walked into. All very nice.
0:51:44 > 0:51:50But there's no mileage in this room. You KNOW what I mean.
0:51:50 > 0:51:54'Not really, Paul, but if you're moaning about the prices,
0:51:54 > 0:51:56'be glad you don't have Thomas's purse.'
0:51:56 > 0:52:01Chinese Armorial style bowl. BOWL RINGS CLEAR
0:52:02 > 0:52:04Hm. Not at £140.
0:52:04 > 0:52:08'Come on, Thomas, money isn't everything.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11'Unless you're buying antiques.'
0:52:11 > 0:52:15More of a gambler at the beginning than I will be today.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17Um...
0:52:17 > 0:52:24I don't want to blow it all, so close to the final hurdle.
0:52:24 > 0:52:27'Oh, come on, Paul. Live a little.
0:52:27 > 0:52:29'Go all-in.'
0:52:29 > 0:52:32I'll attack him. Rob him of his money!
0:52:32 > 0:52:37'Thomas, none of your tactics have worked so far. Give it a go.
0:52:37 > 0:52:40'Mind you don't take somebody's eye out.'
0:52:40 > 0:52:42I may have found it.
0:52:42 > 0:52:45I adore vintage specs.
0:52:45 > 0:52:47I don't know what appeals.
0:52:47 > 0:52:51It's partly the former science student in me
0:52:51 > 0:52:55that is drawn to them as instruments, technology, optics.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58Partly, aren't they so evocative of a time?
0:52:58 > 0:53:03Could you see, I don't know, Dr Johnson wearing such spectacles?
0:53:03 > 0:53:06They're not going to set the world alight.
0:53:06 > 0:53:10But £15. I think that's a no-brainer.
0:53:10 > 0:53:14'Paul, if it's a no-brainer, maybe you've found your level.
0:53:14 > 0:53:18'They're rather sweet, but are you losing your focus?'
0:53:18 > 0:53:20I need to try these on.
0:53:20 > 0:53:25With my melon-size head, that's not advisable, but look at the charm.
0:53:25 > 0:53:28Absolutely evocative.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31- That's the original case. - Consider them sold.- Yeah?
0:53:31 > 0:53:34- Easy as that.- Yeah. - Thank you very much.
0:53:34 > 0:53:38'Paul, sorry, but you completely forgot to haggle there.
0:53:38 > 0:53:41'And you're a Sco...
0:53:41 > 0:53:43'scholar at haggling, normally.
0:53:43 > 0:53:47'Now, what's the matter with Thomas? Piles?'
0:53:48 > 0:53:51No point me looking at anything here.
0:53:51 > 0:53:53I've only got £200.
0:53:53 > 0:53:59'Moan, moan! It's your last hurrah. Pull yourself together, man.'
0:54:00 > 0:54:06- Hello, Plant. You come lightly laden there.- No investments made, but...
0:54:06 > 0:54:11- It's a wonderful place.- Yeah. - It's a bit rich for me.
0:54:11 > 0:54:13That's cool, but I'm on a mission.
0:54:13 > 0:54:16- Vamoose, yeah?- Vamoose! Definitely.
0:54:16 > 0:54:20'At least someone is grabbing their last trip by the horns.
0:54:20 > 0:54:23'Let's get this antiques rodeo
0:54:23 > 0:54:25'back on the road-i-o.
0:54:25 > 0:54:29'Thomas and Paul leave Tetsworth in the dust,
0:54:29 > 0:54:34'and push on 40 miles west, to the market town of Lechlade.
0:54:34 > 0:54:40'Lechlade sits on almost the highest point of the River Thames.
0:54:40 > 0:54:43'It's popular for leisurely river rides,
0:54:43 > 0:54:47'but our experts have no time for such luxuries.'
0:54:47 > 0:54:51- Hello, there.- Afternoon.- Paul. - Hello, Paul. I'm Mandy.
0:54:51 > 0:54:55'Paul's found his way to Jubilee Hall Antiques
0:54:55 > 0:54:59'and seems to be in a serious buying mood.'
0:54:59 > 0:55:03I've got the budget. I've seen a little gem hidden in there.
0:55:03 > 0:55:08'Less talk, more action, Paul. The final auction is beckoning.'
0:55:08 > 0:55:15Pleasing little early 19th-century pocket snuffbox.
0:55:15 > 0:55:18Lacquered papier mache.
0:55:18 > 0:55:24Looks like fishing, with nets hanging out to dry.
0:55:24 > 0:55:28£35 ticket price. I think that's a lovely little object for that.
0:55:28 > 0:55:30It's just, if I may,
0:55:30 > 0:55:33that little mache snuffbox.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36A little look at that.
0:55:36 > 0:55:42Well, I needn't look very long and hard at that. It is what it is.
0:55:42 > 0:55:45The obvious next question is
0:55:45 > 0:55:48could you see for me
0:55:48 > 0:55:52what the bottom line could be on that?
0:55:52 > 0:55:56Well, you seem like a nice young man, nicer than some!
0:55:56 > 0:55:58How about £30?
0:55:58 > 0:56:02'Oh, Mandy, you clearly don't know Paul that well.'
0:56:02 > 0:56:07This is where the nice young man turns into a hideous monster!
0:56:10 > 0:56:13I'd like to pay £20 for that.
0:56:13 > 0:56:16I can't. Sorry. I went straight in at my bottom line.
0:56:16 > 0:56:22- At 30. I could have gone higher and negotiated down.- Indeed. Indeed.
0:56:22 > 0:56:26- Squeeze some more out of that. 25. - 29. Another pound.- Oh!
0:56:26 > 0:56:29Just to be friendly. PAUL SIGHS
0:56:31 > 0:56:33My last push, and don't make me ask it.
0:56:33 > 0:56:35I will buy it.
0:56:35 > 0:56:40- Make it £28 and I will buy it. - I can't.
0:56:40 > 0:56:43'Wow! Mandy is really standing her ground!
0:56:43 > 0:56:46'Surely Paul can squeeze just a little more?'
0:56:47 > 0:56:50- Ah! You're good. - HE LAUGHS
0:56:50 > 0:56:54- Make it £28.- I can't. - 29 is a rubbish number.
0:56:54 > 0:56:58- Seriously, I can't. - You know I'm going to buy it.
0:56:58 > 0:57:01Thank you for squeezing it as hard as you could.
0:57:01 > 0:57:06'Well done, Mandy, for standing strong, girl.
0:57:06 > 0:57:08'She's only small.
0:57:08 > 0:57:10'Now, looking for inner strength,
0:57:10 > 0:57:13'Thomas has given himself an inspirational break.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15'Well, get him!
0:57:15 > 0:57:20'This is Tristan, site manager of Kelmscott Manor, summer home
0:57:20 > 0:57:24'of world famous 19th-century designer William Morris.
0:57:24 > 0:57:28'Morris felt architecture and design in his time weren't to his taste
0:57:28 > 0:57:32'so, along with friend Philip Webb, he created his own
0:57:32 > 0:57:34'hand-crafted designs.'
0:57:34 > 0:57:39Hallowed territory! This has been 20 years in the waiting for me.
0:57:39 > 0:57:42You just realised what we're coming to.
0:57:42 > 0:57:46- I think it is what you think it is. - So this is Philip Webb.
0:57:46 > 0:57:48- Philip Webb.- Morris's mate.
0:57:48 > 0:57:51Yeah. They met as architects.
0:57:51 > 0:57:55- He designed that for the Red House. - The Red House.
0:57:55 > 0:58:00The first house Morris designed with Webb. Was the Red House for Morris?
0:58:00 > 0:58:03- Morris and... - Jane, their first marriage home.
0:58:03 > 0:58:06There was nothing to fill it with.
0:58:06 > 0:58:10- That's right.- And what they saw out there, on the "high street",
0:58:10 > 0:58:14- didn't satisfy their demand. - Absolutely.
0:58:14 > 0:58:19So they asked their good friend, Philip, to design some furniture,
0:58:19 > 0:58:24but design it so it's craftsman built, and that's the whole thing.
0:58:24 > 0:58:27- It changed the world.- Absolutely. - That's the important thing.
0:58:27 > 0:58:29And significant, then, of course,
0:58:29 > 0:58:33because with these significant pieces for Red House,
0:58:33 > 0:58:36they thought, "Must be others who may like it."
0:58:36 > 0:58:40'In 1861, Morris, along some with friends,
0:58:40 > 0:58:43'created the firm Morris, Marshall and Faulkner,
0:58:43 > 0:58:45'later, Morris & Co.
0:58:45 > 0:58:48'Morris's work is still admired the world over,
0:58:48 > 0:58:53'particularly his extraordinary talent as a pattern designer.'
0:58:53 > 0:58:55Here we have Strawberry Thief.
0:58:55 > 0:58:58- Tell me the story behind this. - On one occasion,
0:58:58 > 0:59:04he was waiting his turn to use the three-seater privy, which you can still visit in the backyard.
0:59:04 > 0:59:09Surrounded by the wild strawberry plants, which are still there.
0:59:09 > 0:59:13Down came a thrush, pinched a strawberry and flew off.
0:59:13 > 0:59:17He was apparently inspired to do the pattern for Strawberry Thief.
0:59:17 > 0:59:20'It just shows you can get inspiration
0:59:20 > 0:59:24'from the most unusual places at the most...awkward times.
0:59:24 > 0:59:27'The Strawberry Thief is still produced,
0:59:27 > 0:59:32'available from your local highly expensive interior design shoppe.'
0:59:32 > 0:59:35- I have a treat for you.- What's this?
0:59:35 > 0:59:37- This is original fabric?- Yeah.
0:59:37 > 0:59:39The colours are so strong.
0:59:39 > 0:59:42It's such a ground-breaking pattern!
0:59:42 > 0:59:46Very lucky to see that. Tremendous.
0:59:46 > 0:59:49'Kelmscott Manor and its beautiful gardens
0:59:49 > 0:59:52'remained a retreat and source of inspiration
0:59:52 > 0:59:56'for Morris for the rest of his life.
0:59:56 > 1:00:02'Let's hope it's inspired our poor Thomas to get searching for beautifully designed antique gems.
1:00:02 > 1:00:06'Down the road, there's no stopping Paul Laidlaw.
1:00:06 > 1:00:12'He's a man on a mission, making his mark at Lechlade Antiques Arcade.'
1:00:13 > 1:00:18A contrast to the previous centre! There's a lot of bric-a-brac.
1:00:18 > 1:00:22Modern collectables. Retro material.
1:00:22 > 1:00:26That's not to say that this couldn't yield a little hidden treasure.
1:00:26 > 1:00:28Keep looking.
1:00:28 > 1:00:30Have we done upstairs? No.
1:00:30 > 1:00:35'There's got to be hidden treasure here. You need to smoke them out.
1:00:35 > 1:00:38'What's this, then? Asking for £38?'
1:00:38 > 1:00:43It's just a mad little object. What is it? Victorian.
1:00:43 > 1:00:45High Victorian - OTT.
1:00:45 > 1:00:49We've got this cast gilt metal brass claw
1:00:49 > 1:00:53holding this agate egg.
1:00:53 > 1:00:56What is it? It's essentially a pipe.
1:00:56 > 1:01:01But a cigarette would be held in the bowl,
1:01:01 > 1:01:03rather than tobacco.
1:01:03 > 1:01:07- You could see Aleister Crowley with that.- You certainly could.
1:01:07 > 1:01:09Or Sherlock Holmes.
1:01:09 > 1:01:12PAUL LAUGHS I think it was more his thing.
1:01:12 > 1:01:16But it's a million miles off the mark.
1:01:16 > 1:01:21I'd need that for a tiny fraction. I'll tell you what I want to pay.
1:01:21 > 1:01:23I'll take a punt at 15.
1:01:23 > 1:01:27I'm pretty sure, I'll look you in the eye, I'll get £20 to £30 for it.
1:01:27 > 1:01:32- We'll let it go for 15 quid. - It's a quirky wee thing.
1:01:32 > 1:01:36- Let's give it a punt.- Just for a laugh.- It's been a pleasure.
1:01:36 > 1:01:40Absolutely. Thanks very much. Let's do it. I'll get you some money.
1:01:40 > 1:01:44'Another fantastic result, Paul. You're on fire today!
1:01:44 > 1:01:49'Unfortunately, the same can't be said for your dithering competitor,
1:01:49 > 1:01:52'who's bought sweet nothing so far.
1:01:52 > 1:01:55'Let's hope Thomas pulls his finger out tomorrow.
1:01:55 > 1:01:57'Night, night.
1:01:59 > 1:02:03'It's a new day. It's a new dawn.
1:02:03 > 1:02:06'And at least one of our chaps is feeling good.
1:02:06 > 1:02:09'So far, Paul's spent £59 on three lots -
1:02:09 > 1:02:13'a pair of Victorian spectacles, a Georgian lacquer snuffbox
1:02:13 > 1:02:15'and a Victorian novelty cigarette pipe.
1:02:15 > 1:02:21'He's still got a huge £301.68p to burn.
1:02:21 > 1:02:25'Thomas, meanwhile, hasn't spent a penny.
1:02:25 > 1:02:28'He's still got his £208.54p to burn.
1:02:28 > 1:02:34'That's only £8.54p more than he started with. The shame!
1:02:37 > 1:02:41'Today, our boys are going their separate ways.
1:02:41 > 1:02:43'Thomas is stopping in Hungerford.
1:02:43 > 1:02:46'Paul is trying his luck 30 miles away.
1:02:46 > 1:02:52'Often mistaken for a new town, Basingstoke is an old market town
1:02:52 > 1:02:55'and has held a Wednesday market since 1214.
1:02:55 > 1:02:57'Today's not market day,
1:02:57 > 1:03:02'but it's Paul's last shop before the grand finale.
1:03:02 > 1:03:06'Hopefully, owner Alan will help him bag a bargain.'
1:03:06 > 1:03:12Alan, I genuinely do have a respectable budget and I would be delighted to buy something.
1:03:12 > 1:03:15'Paul, you've played a blinder so far.
1:03:15 > 1:03:18'Things can change in the blink of an eye in this game,
1:03:18 > 1:03:22'so buy wisely and keep your wits about you.'
1:03:22 > 1:03:28Always nice to find something that resonates with me from a Scot's point of view.
1:03:28 > 1:03:33This is mid 19th century, long-cased clock.
1:03:33 > 1:03:37Particularly Scottish in form, a "drum head".
1:03:37 > 1:03:39You picture a grandfather clock,
1:03:39 > 1:03:44you picture an upright hood and face,
1:03:44 > 1:03:48a long slender trunk and plinth base, typically.
1:03:48 > 1:03:51But this one, with this drum head,
1:03:51 > 1:03:54then this tapering trunk,
1:03:54 > 1:03:58it's not unique to Scotland but it's particularly common.
1:03:58 > 1:04:00Or relatively common.
1:04:00 > 1:04:05'A very fine, handsome piece, Paul, but at £550
1:04:05 > 1:04:09'are you admiring it or, you know, just considering it?'
1:04:09 > 1:04:10Glasgow-made clock.
1:04:10 > 1:04:16I don't know that it would prove to be a popular clock in today's environment,
1:04:16 > 1:04:19but it's as far from home as I am.
1:04:19 > 1:04:24250 quid is the best you're gonna get out of me. PAUL SIGHS
1:04:24 > 1:04:28'Come on, Paul. The clock is ticking, if you'll pardon the pun.
1:04:28 > 1:04:31'But that does sound like a good deal.'
1:04:31 > 1:04:35I'm a nervous wreck because Thomas Plant was in the same position,
1:04:35 > 1:04:38away ahead of the game, feeling smug.
1:04:38 > 1:04:43- Stuck his neck out, and lost his head.- Ah, well. Play safe, then.
1:04:43 > 1:04:48Ah, no! That's not my style! I want to buy a proper antique.
1:04:48 > 1:04:51- 200 squids?- Mmmm...
1:04:51 > 1:04:53Mmmm!
1:04:53 > 1:04:55I know it's lean.
1:04:55 > 1:04:58'Hah! £200? You've got to admire his nerve.'
1:04:58 > 1:05:02You buy me a cup of coffee and you can have a deal.
1:05:02 > 1:05:04That's one down. Cheers, my man.
1:05:04 > 1:05:08'Hats off! A fine handsome item with a thoroughly healthy discount.
1:05:08 > 1:05:11'There's no stopping Paul in Basingstoke.'
1:05:11 > 1:05:14No surprises. Magic lantern.
1:05:14 > 1:05:16For those that don't know,
1:05:16 > 1:05:19it's a big slide projector.
1:05:19 > 1:05:22How old is it? It's a Victorian specimen.
1:05:22 > 1:05:27We should have, but it's lacking, a burner here, a naked flame burner.
1:05:27 > 1:05:29We projected onto the wall.
1:05:29 > 1:05:33In the Victorian era, when we can't pop down the cinema,
1:05:33 > 1:05:36because the Lumiere brothers haven't gone there yet,
1:05:36 > 1:05:39this is cracking home entertainment, isn't it?
1:05:39 > 1:05:42- Your magic lantern. - It's quite a nice piece.
1:05:42 > 1:05:45'It is rather lovely, indeed.
1:05:45 > 1:05:48'These magic lanterns were THE high-tech
1:05:48 > 1:05:52'must-have home entertainment system of the Victorian era.'
1:05:52 > 1:05:57- Now, I have got the box and some slides for it.- Excellent!
1:05:57 > 1:05:59They're up here.
1:05:59 > 1:06:02- That might change everything. - There's the original box.- OK.
1:06:02 > 1:06:06It's a bit tatty, which is why I didn't display it.
1:06:06 > 1:06:11- A wee handful of... - Some original Victorian slides.
1:06:11 > 1:06:12Fair enough!
1:06:12 > 1:06:14Ach! No slight...?
1:06:14 > 1:06:16£50.
1:06:16 > 1:06:19- Which is nae bad.- It's a good price.
1:06:19 > 1:06:21I'm against the clock.
1:06:21 > 1:06:25Can we make it 40, shake, I'll give you some money and I'll run?
1:06:25 > 1:06:28- Proper money?- Proper money.
1:06:28 > 1:06:30Alan, a pleasure. A pleasure.
1:06:30 > 1:06:34'So, Paul's now filled his swag bag with four items,
1:06:34 > 1:06:37'and two of them are real crackers.
1:06:37 > 1:06:41'Thomas Plant, meanwhile, has still not parted with any cash.
1:06:41 > 1:06:44'Shocking, isn't it?'
1:06:44 > 1:06:46I feel...
1:06:46 > 1:06:51so worried about losing it all, and I don't want to do that but...
1:06:51 > 1:06:58If something grabs me and costs a lot of money, I may as well go for it cos I've got nothing to lose.
1:06:58 > 1:07:00'And everything to gain.
1:07:00 > 1:07:05'Hungerford is on the River Dun, in the Kennet valley.
1:07:05 > 1:07:11'In 1688, Prince William of Orange met James II's commissioners
1:07:11 > 1:07:15'right here to make plans for the throne of England to pass on to him.
1:07:15 > 1:07:18'So there are deals to be done,
1:07:18 > 1:07:21'and Thomas might actually buy something.
1:07:21 > 1:07:23'That'd be a relief.'
1:07:26 > 1:07:29At least it's stopped raining.
1:07:29 > 1:07:32And there's enough blue sky to mend a man's shirt.
1:07:32 > 1:07:35So, maybe my luck is turning.
1:07:35 > 1:07:40'I really hope so, Thomas. I really, really do.'
1:07:40 > 1:07:42I've got bags of money to spend.
1:07:42 > 1:07:44Bags of money.
1:07:45 > 1:07:47Well, not bags, but some.
1:07:47 > 1:07:51'Actually, you've still got the same £208.54p
1:07:51 > 1:07:55'you had first thing yesterday morning, so roll up your sleeves
1:07:55 > 1:07:59'and get stuck into a cabinet or two.'
1:07:59 > 1:08:03- Before we start, I saw this. - You like your glass.
1:08:03 > 1:08:05I LOVE my glass.
1:08:05 > 1:08:08Look at that trumpet vase. That's by Palmer Koenig.
1:08:08 > 1:08:12Palmer Koenig is Bohemian glass from the Art Nouveau period,
1:08:12 > 1:08:15late 19th century, early 1900s.
1:08:15 > 1:08:18That is a nice thing. OK.
1:08:18 > 1:08:20'I like the sound of this.
1:08:20 > 1:08:24'Thomas Plant could, quite possibly, soon be back in business.'
1:08:24 > 1:08:30So what I have found here is a pair of silver plated posy vases.
1:08:30 > 1:08:32They're £16.
1:08:32 > 1:08:37- One's got a chip to the glass.- Yes. - Which is quite severe.- Yes.
1:08:37 > 1:08:40And these are by WMF.
1:08:40 > 1:08:43WMF is a German Art Nouveau producer.
1:08:43 > 1:08:46At that price, they're beautiful.
1:08:46 > 1:08:50Right, I'm going to carry on in here.
1:08:50 > 1:08:54'I think I can hear the cogs turning in Thomas's mind.
1:08:54 > 1:08:59'Could we be looking at a potential bulk buy for a bumper auction lot?'
1:08:59 > 1:09:01I've just...
1:09:01 > 1:09:04been in a cabinet and pulled out a load of stuff.
1:09:04 > 1:09:06That's the way to do it.
1:09:06 > 1:09:09Corkscrew.
1:09:09 > 1:09:12Propelling pencil and a knackered pair of tongs.
1:09:12 > 1:09:16'Thomas, are you sure you've given this enough thought?
1:09:16 > 1:09:20'We're at £145 for all these items.
1:09:20 > 1:09:22'Now what have you found?'
1:09:22 > 1:09:24I spotted that hanging there.
1:09:24 > 1:09:27I'm quite pleased I found that.
1:09:27 > 1:09:30This is David-Andersen.
1:09:30 > 1:09:35David-Andersen is a silversmith. This is a brooch AND pendant.
1:09:35 > 1:09:411970s, just a very lovely thing, and very fashionable right now.
1:09:42 > 1:09:44'OK, so all these items
1:09:44 > 1:09:47'now add up to £239.
1:09:47 > 1:09:52'Elizabeth has worked her magic and the dealer has come down to 176.
1:09:52 > 1:09:57'So... Oh, dear. I think I know what THAT look means.'
1:09:57 > 1:10:00Well, do you think...? LAUGHS
1:10:00 > 1:10:05- I know. Another phone call? - Well, yeah. Just one more.
1:10:05 > 1:10:09- I'll buy the whole lot for a flat figure.- Right.
1:10:09 > 1:10:12- Do you think 150 would be cheeky? - 'Quite possibly.'
1:10:12 > 1:10:17- 176.- She's given you quite a big... - I know. But I can only ask.
1:10:17 > 1:10:21- We can ask.- Is that all right? We might meet somewhere halfway.
1:10:21 > 1:10:25Hello, Frances... You're not surprised to hear from me again.
1:10:25 > 1:10:29No, no. Well, you've been extremely generous, so far.
1:10:29 > 1:10:32- Very generous. - You're such a generous lady.
1:10:32 > 1:10:35The whole lot adds up to 176.
1:10:35 > 1:10:39Can we do it for 150?
1:10:39 > 1:10:42- She's putting her glasses on. That's a good sign!- Good.
1:10:42 > 1:10:46- She says it's not good.- Oh, no! No!
1:10:46 > 1:10:50- She'll do it for 160. - I'll meet her halfway. 155.
1:10:50 > 1:10:52- 15...? - LAUGHS
1:10:52 > 1:10:55160. You've bled her dry.
1:10:55 > 1:10:58- But not at 155? - Can't be 155. Got to be 160.
1:10:58 > 1:11:01She doesn't think she's making any profit now!
1:11:01 > 1:11:04That is kind of why she's doing it.
1:11:04 > 1:11:07- You know.- Yeah. Deal. - Lovely. Thank you.
1:11:09 > 1:11:11Really pleased. Really, really pleased.
1:11:11 > 1:11:15'Well done, Thomas. You're finally back in the game.
1:11:15 > 1:11:17'I was worried about you for a while.
1:11:17 > 1:11:20'Less of concern is the well-stocked Paul Laidlaw.
1:11:20 > 1:11:23'Content with his purchases,
1:11:23 > 1:11:26'he's allowed himself a romantic assignment.
1:11:26 > 1:11:29'Oo-ah! In Chawton lies the former home
1:11:29 > 1:11:33'of one of England's foremost ladies of letters.
1:11:33 > 1:11:39'Louise is here to show Paul around the wonderful Jane Austen House Museum.
1:11:39 > 1:11:43'Set amongst the landed gentry, Jane Austen's finely crafted novels
1:11:43 > 1:11:48'made her one of the widest-read English writers in the world.
1:11:48 > 1:11:50'Her work's still loved today.'
1:11:50 > 1:11:53A place of pilgrimage, I've no doubt.
1:11:53 > 1:11:56'Jane moved to Chawton at the age of 33,
1:11:56 > 1:12:00'finding both her new home and creative Eden,
1:12:00 > 1:12:03'but not necessarily finding happiness.'
1:12:03 > 1:12:05OK, Paul.
1:12:05 > 1:12:08- I can guess!- What can you guess?
1:12:08 > 1:12:11- Tell me what you can guess. - Ink pot, quill, table...?
1:12:11 > 1:12:15- You're probably right.- Tell me more. - This is the table
1:12:15 > 1:12:19at which Jane sat and revised her early novels,
1:12:19 > 1:12:23including Sense & Sensibility, and wrote entirely three others.
1:12:23 > 1:12:25Emma, Mansfield Park and Persuasion.
1:12:25 > 1:12:30She sat here because she could hide herself away, in a way.
1:12:30 > 1:12:34She was a very private person and, like a lot of creative people,
1:12:34 > 1:12:38they don't want other people giving them ideas and suggestions.
1:12:38 > 1:12:40Why did she not marry? Do we know?
1:12:40 > 1:12:46Well, money has a lot to do with it. That is reflected in her writing.
1:12:46 > 1:12:49There's a lot of preoccupation with money.
1:12:49 > 1:12:53But I think, had the right man presented himself,
1:12:53 > 1:12:56had Mr Darcy walked through the door,
1:12:56 > 1:13:00or, better yet, Captain Wentworth? I'm going to get carried away now!
1:13:00 > 1:13:04I think she would have been persuaded to marry.
1:13:04 > 1:13:07But it didn't happen and I think we have to be grateful.
1:13:07 > 1:13:12- Had she married, I'm sure we wouldn't have these books.- Indeed.
1:13:12 > 1:13:15'Her much-loved novels were nearly all written at this small table.
1:13:15 > 1:13:21'She was able to write, not only beautifully, but continuously.'
1:13:21 > 1:13:25It's extraordinary, the literary output in such a short time.
1:13:25 > 1:13:27It's almost unprecedented.
1:13:27 > 1:13:34We do feel we're one of the most important and significant literary shrines in the world, actually.
1:13:34 > 1:13:38So much work was done here in such a short space of time.
1:13:38 > 1:13:42- A novel a year, really.- My word! - Which is staggering. Yeah.
1:13:42 > 1:13:45'You wonder if she left the chair!
1:13:45 > 1:13:48'Jane's first novel was published in 1811,
1:13:48 > 1:13:52'under the pseudonym A Lady, a convention at the time,
1:13:52 > 1:13:56'and allowed Jane to preserve her anonymity.'
1:13:56 > 1:14:01No prizes for guessing! A first edition in publisher's boards!
1:14:01 > 1:14:06First edition of her first published novel, Sense & Sensibility.
1:14:06 > 1:14:08How was it received?
1:14:08 > 1:14:13Don't forget that the reading public are pretty small.
1:14:13 > 1:14:17You're talking about hundreds of copies, not thousands.
1:14:17 > 1:14:19But it was well received.
1:14:19 > 1:14:24The best received, I would probably say, was Pride & Prejudice.
1:14:24 > 1:14:28People really liked it straight away, which was great.
1:14:28 > 1:14:32'Despite being a lady of the time, Jane Austen's novels
1:14:32 > 1:14:36'became hugely popular and are still loved throughout the world.
1:14:36 > 1:14:39'I think she may just have gained a new admirer.
1:14:41 > 1:14:46'From Hungerford, Thomas is driving 35 miles south to Winchester.
1:14:46 > 1:14:48'As the final auction draws closer,
1:14:48 > 1:14:53'the pressure is definitely building.'
1:14:53 > 1:14:58My shop closes in three quarters of an hour. I'm racing to Winchester.
1:14:58 > 1:15:03Time is against me. I feel I have the devil chasing me on my back.
1:15:03 > 1:15:07'The building of Winchester Cathedral started in 1079.
1:15:07 > 1:15:11'It's the city's most imposing and loved landmark.
1:15:11 > 1:15:16'The interior doubled as the Vatican in the 2005 film The Da Vinci Code,
1:15:16 > 1:15:21'although meetings were subsequently held there to debunk the book.
1:15:21 > 1:15:23'I don't mean to scare you, Thomas,
1:15:23 > 1:15:26'but with only £48.54p in your pocket,
1:15:26 > 1:15:31'and a difference of over £150 to make up,
1:15:31 > 1:15:33'this is your last chance saloon.
1:15:33 > 1:15:37'It's getting pretty late to find enough antiques for auction.'
1:15:37 > 1:15:42Can I have a look at the long horn spoon, please?
1:15:42 > 1:15:47It's a love spoon. It's got a little heart on it. It's very sweet.
1:15:47 > 1:15:52- What's the very, very best on the spoon?- What have I got on it?
1:15:53 > 1:15:5525.
1:15:55 > 1:15:59- QUIETLY: Would you do 20? - 'Why are we whispering?'
1:15:59 > 1:16:04- It would be cheap!- I'm only asking. - How about splitting in the middle, meeting halfway?
1:16:04 > 1:16:07- What would that mean? 22?- Mm.
1:16:09 > 1:16:12Yeah. OK. £22.
1:16:12 > 1:16:15'Interesting technique, Thomas - both quietly subdued
1:16:15 > 1:16:20'AND decidedly insistent. I like it. What's next?'
1:16:20 > 1:16:26- I haven't had one of these for a long time.- That's a nice cameo.
1:16:26 > 1:16:31'Oh, a pretty cameo brooch. How very YOU, Thomas.'
1:16:31 > 1:16:36- What's your very best? - What are you going to offer me? - Well, not very much.
1:16:36 > 1:16:39I have 45 on it.
1:16:39 > 1:16:44- It's quite pretty. It's a lovely cameo.- I've got to take 30.
1:16:44 > 1:16:48- I'm sorry.- That's fine. - That's the best I can do.
1:16:48 > 1:16:52I'm not disappointed that you've got to stick at 30. That's fine.
1:16:52 > 1:16:58'Not much! Well, you may SEEM a little disappointed, and quiet.
1:16:58 > 1:17:01'Again.'
1:17:01 > 1:17:04Just thinking in my head.
1:17:04 > 1:17:08'Makes a change. Come on, Thomas. We're approaching closing time.'
1:17:08 > 1:17:12- If I make you an offer... - Yes. Do that.
1:17:13 > 1:17:16- If you're really kind...- Yes.
1:17:16 > 1:17:19- 'Go on, then.' - And really nice to me.
1:17:19 > 1:17:22Would you do that at £26?
1:17:22 > 1:17:26- Yes.- Would you? - I will. I will, yes.
1:17:26 > 1:17:28That's my last throw of the dice.
1:17:28 > 1:17:35'At long last, Thomas finishes his shopping with 54p in his pocket!
1:17:35 > 1:17:37'Now it's time, gentlemen, please.
1:17:37 > 1:17:40'Time to reveal your treasures.'
1:17:40 > 1:17:44- I can see what you bought. Come on! - It's a brooch.
1:17:44 > 1:17:47It's a very big brooch, for a giant!
1:17:48 > 1:17:53- That's lovely!- Isn't it? - It's great. What did you pay?- Two.
1:17:53 > 1:17:56- £200?- Yeah.- You've stuck your neck out there, Laidlaw.
1:17:56 > 1:17:59'What about your twin vases?'
1:17:59 > 1:18:03- I like them. They're sweet. - They're chipped.
1:18:03 > 1:18:05- Are they?- Yeah.
1:18:05 > 1:18:07- Ooh, Tom.- A little bit.
1:18:07 > 1:18:10Tell me you got those very reasonably indeed.
1:18:10 > 1:18:15- 12.- Yeah. OK.- Somebody might not see they're chipped and buy them.
1:18:15 > 1:18:18If they can't see, maybe they need a pair of...
1:18:18 > 1:18:20a pair of them.
1:18:21 > 1:18:23A pair of spectacles.
1:18:23 > 1:18:26- Aren't they sweet? - 'Very sweet, Paul.
1:18:26 > 1:18:28'Now it's Thomas's Bohemian vase.'
1:18:28 > 1:18:31Vases R Us! That's the only one, though!
1:18:32 > 1:18:35It's all right.
1:18:35 > 1:18:40- It's not your thing.- It's not stand-out, but it is what it is.
1:18:40 > 1:18:43- 'Time for Paul's quirky pipe.' - Wonderful!
1:18:43 > 1:18:45So what did you pay?
1:18:45 > 1:18:49BOTH LAUGH That's lovely.
1:18:49 > 1:18:53'What will Paul make of the bundle of white metal items?'
1:18:53 > 1:18:56£80, £100?
1:18:56 > 1:19:00- 90.- It's in my shout.
1:19:00 > 1:19:02'Now for Paul's magic lantern.'
1:19:02 > 1:19:08We sell them all the time. They're quite good things. £80 to £120.
1:19:08 > 1:19:11'Thomas's two brooches.'
1:19:11 > 1:19:16- David-Andersen.- Very stylish. - Very hot property. And I got that.
1:19:16 > 1:19:19I like those. I like those very much.
1:19:19 > 1:19:21My turn? This is me on the way out.
1:19:21 > 1:19:24This is the final throw of the die.
1:19:24 > 1:19:26Yeah.
1:19:26 > 1:19:29- There you are.- Well done, sir.
1:19:29 > 1:19:31What do they make? £50, £80?
1:19:31 > 1:19:35I wish I could get your estimates in the sale, Thomas.
1:19:35 > 1:19:37I think it's worth 30 to 50.
1:19:37 > 1:19:39But I paid 29.
1:19:39 > 1:19:43'Come on, Thomas, show him your spoon.'
1:19:43 > 1:19:47It is charming, utterly charming. It's going to sell on merit.
1:19:47 > 1:19:51- A little love spoon.- Yeah. - Because I LOVE you.
1:19:51 > 1:19:54THOMAS LAUGHS
1:19:54 > 1:19:58'For now, maybe! Tell us what you really think.'
1:19:58 > 1:20:02From Paul's, my favourite item's got to be the clock.
1:20:02 > 1:20:04A lovely looking clock.
1:20:04 > 1:20:08My least favourite item is the magic lantern. They're difficult to sell.
1:20:08 > 1:20:12I like some of Tom's purchases. The brooches could double his money.
1:20:12 > 1:20:17The mixed lot, frankly, it's a load of rubbish.
1:20:17 > 1:20:22My biggest fear is coming out with less money than I started with.
1:20:22 > 1:20:26If that happens, I'm going to be gutted.
1:20:26 > 1:20:31'So, it's tissues at the ready, as we hit the road one last time.
1:20:31 > 1:20:36'It's been an eventful final leg from Tetsworth via Lechlade,
1:20:36 > 1:20:39'Hungerford, Basingstoke, Chawton and Winchester,
1:20:39 > 1:20:43'with the grand finale in Pewsey firmly in sight.
1:20:43 > 1:20:48'The Jubilee Auction Rooms are the last port of call
1:20:48 > 1:20:50'for our nervous pair.
1:20:50 > 1:20:56'Auctioneer David Harrison has a few wise words to say about our experts' choices.'
1:20:56 > 1:20:59There's an interesting varied selection.
1:20:59 > 1:21:01The clock is the interesting one.
1:21:01 > 1:21:05I do honestly think the brooch should sell well.
1:21:05 > 1:21:11I think out of the two of them, Thomas stands the better chance, but we'll see.
1:21:11 > 1:21:15'Paul began his last trip with £360.68p
1:21:15 > 1:21:20'and spent an impressive £299 on five auction lots.
1:21:20 > 1:21:25'As for Thomas, well, he started way down on £208.54p
1:21:25 > 1:21:30'and eventually bought six lots for £208.
1:21:30 > 1:21:34'He has just 54p left rattling around in his pocket.
1:21:34 > 1:21:40'It's been a week of surprising auctions, with a mix of catastrophe and triumph.
1:21:40 > 1:21:45'Hopefully, our boys finish with a flourish, but Thomas needs a miracle.
1:21:45 > 1:21:47'His cameo brooch is first up.'
1:21:47 > 1:21:50Straight in, £30 here?
1:21:50 > 1:21:5220?
1:21:52 > 1:21:53Ten?
1:21:53 > 1:21:55Anyone like it?
1:21:55 > 1:21:58- No?! - Obviously not.
1:21:58 > 1:22:00We'll pass that by.
1:22:00 > 1:22:04- Oh! - No-one wants to bid.
1:22:04 > 1:22:07What happened? Nobody wanted it?
1:22:07 > 1:22:10'Oh, dear, Thomas. You'll just have to take it home.
1:22:10 > 1:22:13'Fingers crossed for your next brooch.'
1:22:13 > 1:22:16David-Andersen. Sweet little thing. £40 for this?
1:22:16 > 1:22:2020 I'm bid. £20. And two, thank you.
1:22:20 > 1:22:2322. 24. 26. 28. 30...
1:22:23 > 1:22:25He's got a bid on the book.
1:22:25 > 1:22:29- ..I'm out. At £35, then. - Go on.
1:22:29 > 1:22:3238 outside, now. 40, sir. 40.
1:22:32 > 1:22:3542? 45? 48?
1:22:35 > 1:22:3950? And five?
1:22:39 > 1:22:42- Down here at 50. - Ooh, profit!
1:22:42 > 1:22:47'That's more like it, Thomas. Fingers crossed for a fight-back.'
1:22:47 > 1:22:49- What did you make?- 29 I paid.
1:22:49 > 1:22:52'Now, first on the nose for Paul
1:22:52 > 1:22:55'are the Victorian spectacles.'
1:22:55 > 1:22:59Ten. Thank you, sir. You're all heart. £10.
1:22:59 > 1:23:03- Thank you, ma'am. 12. 14... - Here we are. 16. 18.
1:23:03 > 1:23:05..20. And two. 22...
1:23:05 > 1:23:08- It's what we said. - Mid-estimate, isn't it?
1:23:08 > 1:23:11..At 22. Bid's in the doorway.
1:23:11 > 1:23:14Little bit of profit for you.
1:23:14 > 1:23:17'A reasonable profit. Nothing to be sniffed at.
1:23:17 > 1:23:19'Unlike Paul's Georgian snuffbox.
1:23:19 > 1:23:24'He haggled hard. Let's hope it was worth the effort.'
1:23:24 > 1:23:26I've got interest. £20 I'm bid. 20 bid.
1:23:26 > 1:23:31At £20. 22. 25. 28. 30.
1:23:31 > 1:23:35- 32, sir? 35... - Exactly what I said.
1:23:35 > 1:23:39Have you been leaving bids on my stuff? Cheers, mate!
1:23:39 > 1:23:42Fine! 38. 40. Carrying on.
1:23:42 > 1:23:46- ..45? 48? - It's going to make my estimate, 55.
1:23:46 > 1:23:51..At £55, then. I'm selling at 55. A commission bid.
1:23:51 > 1:23:54£55! Well done, you.
1:23:54 > 1:23:57'That's more like it. Well done, Paul.
1:23:57 > 1:24:00'Will Thomas's love spoon send him head-over-heels?'
1:24:00 > 1:24:04It looks nice from here. Charming.
1:24:04 > 1:24:07Where are we going? £50? £30? 20 I've got.
1:24:07 > 1:24:10- Against you all at £20. 24. - Go on.
1:24:10 > 1:24:14- 26. 28. - In the money.- 28.
1:24:14 > 1:24:17- 28. At 28. - One more.
1:24:17 > 1:24:20- Against you all. I'm going to sell at £28.- Any advance?
1:24:20 > 1:24:23BANGS GAVEL
1:24:23 > 1:24:26Little sweat on when it started to happen.
1:24:26 > 1:24:28I got a bit of a sweat on.
1:24:28 > 1:24:33'Oh, dear. After commission, that £6 ain't going far.
1:24:33 > 1:24:37'Next up is Paul's novelty pipe. Will it blow the bidders away?'
1:24:37 > 1:24:41- Here we are.- Yeah. - What's that worth? £100 for it?
1:24:41 > 1:24:44No? 50...?
1:24:44 > 1:24:4630. There you are.
1:24:46 > 1:24:48Bid, then, at £30. 32 commission.
1:24:48 > 1:24:5135. 38. 40. At 40.
1:24:51 > 1:24:5442. 45. 48...
1:24:54 > 1:24:56- Well done, Laidlaw.- Nice thing.
1:24:56 > 1:24:58..At 50. Five. 60.
1:24:58 > 1:25:01At 60.
1:25:01 > 1:25:05At £60, then. Nice thing. All done at 60.
1:25:05 > 1:25:07BANGS GAVEL
1:25:07 > 1:25:09Get in!
1:25:09 > 1:25:11'Fantastic result, Paul.
1:25:11 > 1:25:16'Next, Thomas's lot of white metal items - not silver, to you and me.'
1:25:16 > 1:25:18This is it.
1:25:18 > 1:25:22£100? 50 to start. Thank you very much indeed.
1:25:22 > 1:25:2450 bid. Good job lot.
1:25:24 > 1:25:28- Go on. - 60. Five. 70. £70.
1:25:28 > 1:25:31- More. - At 70.
1:25:31 > 1:25:33Here to be sold at 70.
1:25:33 > 1:25:35BANGS GAVEL
1:25:35 > 1:25:38- It was enough.- All right.
1:25:38 > 1:25:41'Oh, dear, Thomas.'
1:25:41 > 1:25:43Feel free to bid any time.
1:25:43 > 1:25:45LAUGHTER
1:25:45 > 1:25:50'Now, can Paul conjure up a profit on the magic lantern?'
1:25:50 > 1:25:52£20 I'm bid. 20. £20 got.
1:25:52 > 1:25:54At 20. At 20.
1:25:54 > 1:25:57That's ridiculous. You've got another bidder.
1:25:57 > 1:26:0025. 28.
1:26:00 > 1:26:02And 30. 32.
1:26:02 > 1:26:05And five.
1:26:05 > 1:26:07And eight. At 38.
1:26:07 > 1:26:09That's darned cheap.
1:26:09 > 1:26:11At £38...
1:26:11 > 1:26:15- No, no, no.- I said it would make 35.
1:26:15 > 1:26:18'The bidders liked that one, but not a lot.'
1:26:18 > 1:26:20OK. Fair enough.
1:26:20 > 1:26:23'Cheer up, Paul. At least it sold.
1:26:23 > 1:26:26'Thomas, it's time for your Art Nouveau vase.'
1:26:26 > 1:26:30Bohemian iridescent green glass vase. That really nice vase.
1:26:30 > 1:26:34- Tell a lie. - £50 away. 30, then?
1:26:34 > 1:26:37- Go on! - 30 I've got. £30 bid. Thank you.
1:26:37 > 1:26:41At £30. At 30. 32, sir. 32.
1:26:41 > 1:26:4435? And eight. 38.
1:26:44 > 1:26:47- A bit more! - At £38.
1:26:47 > 1:26:49At £38. Doesn't seem expensive.
1:26:49 > 1:26:52One more. Go on. BANGS GAVEL
1:26:54 > 1:26:57- 29.- That's all right.
1:26:57 > 1:26:59'At least it's a profit.
1:26:59 > 1:27:02'Surely your vases will help you end on a high.'
1:27:02 > 1:27:06Who likes them? Ten's a voice outside.
1:27:06 > 1:27:09At £10. At £10. At ten only. At ten. I'll take 12 now.
1:27:09 > 1:27:12At £10. 12. Thank you. At 12.
1:27:12 > 1:27:1414 now, here. 16 outside.
1:27:14 > 1:27:18- 18 now. - New place. Yes.
1:27:18 > 1:27:21Lady's bid. 24, sir? And six, ma'am?
1:27:21 > 1:27:2326. 28.
1:27:23 > 1:27:2630. 32, sir. 32. No more.
1:27:26 > 1:27:2935. 35.
1:27:29 > 1:27:32- In the doorway now... - £35. Go on!
1:27:32 > 1:27:36- 'That was hard work.' - Yes!
1:27:36 > 1:27:38'What did I tell you?
1:27:38 > 1:27:43'Now for Paul's final lot of the week, and his biggest gamble so far.
1:27:43 > 1:27:46'The hour of reckoning is upon us. Tick, tock!'
1:27:46 > 1:27:49£100 I am bid. 100 I've got. £100.
1:27:49 > 1:27:51And ten, sir. 120.
1:27:51 > 1:27:53130. 140, commission.
1:27:53 > 1:27:56150. 160. 170. 180.
1:27:56 > 1:27:59190. I am out. The bid's in the doorway.
1:27:59 > 1:28:03At £190. 200.
1:28:03 > 1:28:06And ten. 220. 230.
1:28:06 > 1:28:09240. 250.
1:28:09 > 1:28:11260. 270.
1:28:11 > 1:28:13280. 290.
1:28:13 > 1:28:15300. 20, sir? 320.
1:28:17 > 1:28:20340. 360. 380.
1:28:20 > 1:28:24And he's gone. At 380. The bid's on the telephone.
1:28:24 > 1:28:29At £380, then. I'm selling it at 380 on the telephone.
1:28:29 > 1:28:32Well done. You've beaten me hands down.
1:28:32 > 1:28:38'With a profit of 180, I think you've just hit the bull's-eye.'
1:28:38 > 1:28:42You and I desperately deserve a pint and a hug.
1:28:42 > 1:28:45'Oh, dear. No. Please, no hugging.'
1:28:45 > 1:28:47The pint I'll take.
1:28:47 > 1:28:49'A very wise choice indeed.
1:28:49 > 1:28:53'Now, what about a recap?
1:28:53 > 1:28:57'Thomas started the show with just £208.54p,
1:28:57 > 1:28:59'and went on to lose even more.
1:28:59 > 1:29:03'After auction costs, he ends his Road Trip with just...
1:29:05 > 1:29:07'No pocket money for you, Thomas!
1:29:08 > 1:29:14'Paul, meanwhile, started this leg with a comfortable lead at £360.68p.
1:29:14 > 1:29:19'He made some clever purchases and some healthy profits,
1:29:19 > 1:29:21'ending the week triumphant on...
1:29:23 > 1:29:26'Gold star for you, Paul.'
1:29:26 > 1:29:29That's it. I feel thrashed.
1:29:29 > 1:29:32You utterly annihilated me.
1:29:32 > 1:29:35I felt I had six of the best off Laidlaw!
1:29:35 > 1:29:37PAUL LAUGHS
1:29:38 > 1:29:41- Anyway, well done. - Thanks very much, Thomas.
1:29:41 > 1:29:44It was a pleasure.
1:29:44 > 1:29:47'Ah! I love a happy ending.
1:29:47 > 1:29:49'It's been an emotional week.
1:29:49 > 1:29:53'Since leaving Skipton, Thomas and Paul have driven over 300 miles
1:29:53 > 1:29:59'down the backbone of Britain, and there's been fighting talk from the start.'
1:30:00 > 1:30:02Are you feeling lucky, punk?
1:30:02 > 1:30:05- 'They both wanted victory.' - Rob him for his money.
1:30:05 > 1:30:08'And over yer money, sir.
1:30:08 > 1:30:13'Thomas decided that, to get ahead, he had to get a hat.'
1:30:13 > 1:30:18# Wherever I lay my hat that's my home... #
1:30:18 > 1:30:21'Unfortunately, it didn't quite go to plan.'
1:30:21 > 1:30:25Ah! My hat's gone!
1:30:25 > 1:30:29# When you're down and troubled... #
1:30:29 > 1:30:32- A hug?- No.- You want a hug?- No.
1:30:32 > 1:30:35- Yeah.- No hugs later. Nothing.
1:30:35 > 1:30:38- 'What started with war...' - I'll always have a hug for you.
1:30:38 > 1:30:41'..ended with a whole lotta love.'
1:30:41 > 1:30:44- Honey, I'm home. - You've got a feel for me.
1:30:44 > 1:30:47Cos I LOVE you.
1:30:47 > 1:30:50# I never thought I'd feel this way... #
1:30:50 > 1:30:53'Now, that's enough of that!'
1:30:53 > 1:30:56Let's not forget the Italian masterpiece here.
1:30:56 > 1:30:59She's been beautiful, hasn't she?
1:30:59 > 1:31:02You could afford to buy this, with all your profits.
1:31:06 > 1:31:09'Next week, we're on the road with two cheeky chappies,
1:31:09 > 1:31:13'Charlie Ross and Charles Hanson, as they travel from Bridlington to Rye
1:31:13 > 1:31:18'on their quest for weird and wonderful antiques.
1:31:20 > 1:31:24'Throughout their journey, the pair remain upbeat and chipper.'
1:31:24 > 1:31:26CHARLIE: You're too good for me.
1:31:26 > 1:31:29BOTH: # You're just too good to be true
1:31:29 > 1:31:33# Can't take my eyes off of you... #
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