0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each and one big challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09- I'm going to declare war.- Why?
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:13 > 0:00:17- This is hard.- The aim is to trade up and hope each antique turns a profit.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Come on.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23But it's not as easy as you might think and things don't always go to plan.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Push.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Will they race off with a profit or come to a grinding halt?
0:00:28 > 0:00:32- Whose side are you on? - This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39In a week that promises glorious weather, stunning scenery
0:00:39 > 0:00:43and some of the most eccentric characters you'll ever meet,
0:00:43 > 0:00:47let me just start by saying welcome to Scotland.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51CATHERINE: You're now in the Highlands.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54It's beautiful countryside
0:00:54 > 0:00:58that Philip Serrell and Catherine Southon are about to compete.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01I love the thought we're now in the Highlands
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- and you're sharing it with me. - I know, the love of my life.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Right now they're getting on like a house on fire.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Stick with me, Phil. You'll be fine.
0:01:11 > 0:01:17Philip Serrell began his career mucking out the sheep pens for a livestock auctioneer.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Whilst some say he had found his calling then and there,
0:01:20 > 0:01:24he's since become a consummate antiques auctioneer.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- What's your cheapest price? - It's usually 50p.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29I'll remember that.
0:01:29 > 0:01:35Meanwhile, Catherine Southon is the new girl who brings a touch of class to proceedings.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Bet Lynch, eat your heart out.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Formerly the head of scientific instruments at Sotheby's,
0:01:41 > 0:01:47she's also an expert in maritime art, though don't be fooled by her abundance of charm.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51When it comes to striking a deal, she's a wolf in designer clothing.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- Are you sure you don't want to sell? - Positive.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Philip and Catherine are starting the week with £200 each.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Hoping to turn a very tidy profit at auction.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06- I'll be even more excited if I win. - Don't get too competitive on me.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Along with their shiny red Triumph convertible
0:02:09 > 0:02:12they're travelling from the North East of Scotland
0:02:12 > 0:02:15on to Glasgow and across the border to Carlisle,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18passing through the Lake District
0:02:18 > 0:02:20and ending their journey in Liverpool.
0:02:20 > 0:02:26Today we're starting in Aboyne and ending with an auction in Dundee.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- What gear are you in? - I'm in caught in my jacket.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33HE LAUGHS
0:02:33 > 0:02:37On the edge of the River Dee you'll find the picturesque village
0:02:37 > 0:02:41eof Aboyne, famous for both its proximity to Balmoral
0:02:41 > 0:02:47and its own Highland games which have been drawing crowds since 1837.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52It's in this ideal setting that Philip and Catherine are on the hunt for antiques.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- What are we doing?- There's an antique fair here.- Antique fair?
0:02:56 > 0:03:01- An antique, car boot thing. - There's only five cars. - It's still a car boot.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Stick with me, you'll be all right. Come on.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09In fairness, this doesn't seem an obvious place to find a cheeky collectible.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11But it's not without its charm.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15We're looking to see if we've got any little gems here.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- I like the look of the chutneys. - They look like dog treats.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21SHE LAUGHS: You look like Frank Spencer.
0:03:21 > 0:03:27Before you can say, "Ooh, Betty," something's caught Philip's eye next door to the doggy treats.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34- Is that R2 thingy?- Yes, it's R2D2 and Darth Vader and C3PO.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Don't you think you're a bit old to play with this?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- It's actually my son's. - That's a relief.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42I'm more of a Star Trek man myself.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45I tell you what I'll do because I'm feeling generous,
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- all the toys I'll give you 50 pence for.- That sounds...
0:03:49 > 0:03:55We're going to have to deal here, but I've only got 40p in change.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- I feel I'm being swindled.- I'm actually sure you're being swindled.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02This is worth 40p on its own.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- You're mad, Philip. - How can I lose money on 40p?
0:04:05 > 0:04:10- Come on, give this man some more money.- Whose side are you on? - Not on yours!
0:04:10 > 0:04:14- I'm going to go now. - Sir, you're a gentleman.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18So says the last of the big spenders.
0:04:20 > 0:04:26You'll be pleased to hear our next stop is actually a bona fide antiques shop.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28With not a car boot in sight.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33Mind you, despite its Aboyne address it feels a tad remote.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37I've to go left here. I'll drop you out just here.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Don't forget me. - I won't, go on, off you go.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- I've got to get out first. - Off you go!
0:04:43 > 0:04:47I can't get out. I can't get out!
0:04:47 > 0:04:50I'm having a blonde moment.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54- OK, here we are, I've done it. - Dear me, honestly.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- Ciao, arrivederci. - It'll be fine, don't worry.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Knowing her, she'll come out
0:05:02 > 0:05:07smelling of roses with a Chippendale chair clenched between her teeth.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Funny you should say that because as it happens
0:05:11 > 0:05:16the aptly-named "Refined" is a family business
0:05:16 > 0:05:18packed with gorgeous things.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Hi, Alex, this is a wonderful shop you've got here.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26- Are you going to do me a good deal today?- Of course I am.
0:05:26 > 0:05:33I'm very interested in these straight away. I love apothecary jars.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Carboys, very nice.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42Carboys have been used as symbols for pharmacists for yonks.
0:05:42 > 0:05:48Although it's thought they originate from the Middle East when coloured medicines were often stored.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52They're also has something that could do very well at auction.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54How much are they?
0:05:54 > 0:05:59- You'd be looking at about 150. - For the two?
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- For the two. - I think that might be a bit too much.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06I'd really need to be under 100.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Ah, well, worth a try.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14We've got some nice, Scottish stuff as well over here...
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Crikey, I'm going through your floorboards.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Stilettos?
0:06:18 > 0:06:22In the neighbouring town, the gateway to the Highlands,
0:06:22 > 0:06:26Philip's discovered his own treasure trove - Naughty Nighties.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29We've got some excellent stuff here.
0:06:29 > 0:06:34It's the Auld Alliance, a rather unusual shop we've been to before.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38It's owned by Dave whose compulsive collecting began in France
0:06:38 > 0:06:41where he lived in a hut, or in French, "un cabin".
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- How are you?- Fine, how are you? - Good to see you.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Is the extent of your shop the ground floor?
0:06:47 > 0:06:51It's basically that, but there's loads of junk elsewhere.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53I'm into loads of junk elsewhere.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56As you can see, Dave never met a collectible he didn't like.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59So the shop, the pavement outside,
0:06:59 > 0:07:04the backroom, the stockroom and the attic are completely overflowing.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Dave, I think with a bit more effort you could get more stuff up here.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13That's silver. The only thing is the face is missing on the movement.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Yeah, which is fairly crucial to a clock.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21But amongst all the thousands of objects in the shop,
0:07:21 > 0:07:26which one do you think Philip is most likely to go for?
0:07:26 > 0:07:31Give yourself 10 points if you said a wind-up bird.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Isn't that just fantastic?
0:07:33 > 0:07:38- In technical terms it's an automaton.- Yes.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42It's a clockwork-driven toy that does something.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44In this case it pecks.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47But you can have grand ones that play musical instruments.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51With eyes that roll round and that sort of thing.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54It would be early 1900s.
0:07:54 > 0:08:00- They were adults toys, they weren't children's. - That's why a lot survive.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Toy, "kerching". It would go straight past you.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09- I think that's lovely. How much is he, Dave?- £25.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14Is this the exchange rate between Sassenachs and the Scots?
0:08:14 > 0:08:15It'll be about 20, then.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20Dave, you fulfil my goal because my quest is to buy quirky things.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24And if you take the birdie, you're off to a flying start.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27You should be quacking.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Now Catherine is moving in on Alex's dad, Alan
0:08:30 > 0:08:35- hoping he'll be a softer touch. - Tell me about your apothecary.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39This actually came off a chemist who'd retired
0:08:39 > 0:08:41and these were out of his old shops.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Fabulous. Well, I love this kind of thing.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Especially this, which is a lovely, ceramic,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52apothecary jar with the name of the contents.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57The profession of apothecary dates back to the 11th century.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59It's the precursor to the pharmacist.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04As for the words on the jar and the contents, they're abbreviated
0:09:04 > 0:09:08and in Latin and apparently for skin complaints.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- It still smells a bit.- It does.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15Actually we probably shouldn't do that. That's lovely.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17How much do you want for that?
0:09:17 > 0:09:21Um, I think the best I can do on that is 85.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- 85?- 85.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29- They're very desirable things. - I'm not going to make any profit on 85.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31I'm trying hard, I'll do 70.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33I think that's the best I can do,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36otherwise I'd be cutting my own throat.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- How much do you want for those two? - I was looking at about £50 each.
0:09:40 > 0:09:4350 pounds each? I couldn't do that.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48- Are they in perfect condition? - I think they are.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52That's cracked. See, I'm finding faults now.
0:09:52 > 0:09:58Just to make it easier for you, I'll do the three... Three at 140.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Where's your daughter? Does she give better prices?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03LAUGHTER
0:10:03 > 0:10:06I think the new girl's beginning to get the hang of this larky.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10Philip, meanwhile, is looking for the perfect companion piece
0:10:10 > 0:10:13to his wind-up bird, which has inspired Dave to ask...
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- Have you got bunions?- Bunions?
0:10:17 > 0:10:20If you've got bunions, you put that in your shoe,
0:10:20 > 0:10:26and that makes a dent so it doesn't hurt your foot.
0:10:26 > 0:10:32- That's got Sarah written all over. I thought it was to do unmentionable things to sheep or cattle.- Exactly.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- How many of these have you sold? - Never.- How do you know its worth?
0:10:35 > 0:10:38I gave him quite a lot for it.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43"I gave him quite a lot for it." Softening the blow for me. Go on?
0:10:43 > 0:10:48- 20 quid.- That's a massive amount of money for it.- I know it is.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51While the bunion clipper is certainly tempting,
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Philip's much more taken with a couple of Matchbox classics.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57These just remind me of my childhood.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Do you know why I like that one?
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- My grandmother bought me one of these.- They're great.- Yeah.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Needless to say, packaging is all-important here
0:11:06 > 0:11:11and a mint condition Matchbox car can be worth up to twice as much
0:11:11 > 0:11:13if it comes with the original box.
0:11:14 > 0:11:20- Fiver each.- At £5 each, there's room for negotiation, isn't there?- Ooh!
0:11:20 > 0:11:21You heard it here first.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25If you don't, I'm going to grab you with your bunion nipper.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Threatening violence is an interesting negotiating tactic
0:11:29 > 0:11:33but Catherine's opting for divide and rule.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- So for this and these, what's Alex's best price?- 140.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40You're supposed to be the one that gives me better prices.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45He said 140. I love the way he's disappeared and left me on my own.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48130, done.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- 130?- 130.- OK. Thing is, I haven't got enough money.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- How much are the carboys? - They'd have to be 130 the pair.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- Yeah.- I think if you had to choose between the three here,
0:11:59 > 0:12:01and the two there...
0:12:01 > 0:12:02SHOPKEEPER LAUGHS
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- I'm going to take you with me the whole way, actually.- Yes!
0:12:05 > 0:12:11Can we do 110 on those?
0:12:11 > 0:12:16- You're bullying.- She's so lovely.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21- I felt a nod there. I'm sure it was a nod.- 115.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Can we do 110? Definite.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27Go on. Oh, please, Alex. Go on, 110.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30What's a fiver? 110 and they're yours.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- You are the best. - And I'm paying the other fiver.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Thus far, Philip's search for the daft and different has found him
0:12:40 > 0:12:43one wind-up bird, two Matchbox cars
0:12:43 > 0:12:47and now what might be a wool winder, though there is some debate.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51That's got a metal base, which means it's stronger.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53You could use these for drying fishing line.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Fishing line, socks.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00I think there's probably more potential for salmon fishing line than dirty socks, personally.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04All Philip needs to complete the set is...
0:13:04 > 0:13:07It's a stag horn three-piece carving set.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12- Is it silver or plated?- It could very well be silver.- I like that.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16The thing I love about this is if you want to go to a cookshop
0:13:16 > 0:13:22and buy a modern knife, it's going to cost you £30 or £40, isn't it?
0:13:22 > 0:13:27- Yet you can come to Dave and buy something like this for £15.- Pardon?
0:13:27 > 0:13:30You can come to Dave and buy something like this for £15.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31I've lost my hearing.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35If I bought that, that was 25, and those were five each,
0:13:35 > 0:13:38and if I bought those two together they would be?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- 30.- 30.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- And that was 25?- Yes. - And that was 25?- Yes.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- If I bought those two together, how much would they be?- 40.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- 40. And if I bought the whole lot together?- 60.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Double figures, eh? That's a lot of money for our Phil.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Go on, I'll have it all, Dave. £50, wasn't it?
0:13:57 > 0:14:03- Pardon?- 50 quid.- What was that? - 50 quid.- 50? 60.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07I tell you what, a fool and his money are soon parted, aren't they?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- It's sticking in your hand. - Get out of here!
0:14:11 > 0:14:15With Philip's rather eclectic shopping spree now over
0:14:15 > 0:14:18and Catherine in need of a cup of tea and a lie-down
0:14:18 > 0:14:22after one very intense negotiation, our next stop is Aberdeen.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28Now, this is a city with 8,000 years of history.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32It's been ruled by the English. It's been set ablaze and rebuilt,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35and it's even helped defeat Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39That's because Aberdeen is home to the Gordon Highlanders,
0:14:39 > 0:14:44a Scottish regiment formed in the 18th century to help fight the French.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48And this museum celebrates their two centuries of history.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52What does it for me on these trips is what I'm going to see.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57Today it's going to be VCs, tartan and mess silver.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01I hope someone's in.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- How are you doing? - Phil, good to see you.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09Don't you worry, Philip. Jesper's the man to show you round.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13From firearms to silverware, this regiment has quite a story to tell
0:15:13 > 0:15:16and in 1794 it all started with a kiss.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18This is the bonnet of Duchess Jean,
0:15:18 > 0:15:22the wife of Alexander Duke of Gordon who raised the Gordon Highlanders.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25The legend is that new recruits to the Gordons
0:15:25 > 0:15:29received not only the King's shilling but a kiss from the fair Duchess.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30- Really?- Absolutely.
0:15:30 > 0:15:36She was a society beauty so how could any man resist such a wonderful...?
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- So she was like the best recruiting machine that you had?- Absolutely.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42How many did she get in? How many did she kiss?
0:15:42 > 0:15:45When the Gordon Highlanders paraded for the first time
0:15:45 > 0:15:49in Aberdeen in June, 1794, there were over 1,000 recruits.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54I tell you what, there's mileage in this. They should do this today.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55LAUGHING: Definitely!
0:15:55 > 0:16:00The collection includes some rather impressive silverware.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03But this isn't the only precious material in the museum.
0:16:03 > 0:16:09It's also home to 11 of one of the rarest medals in existence.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- That's a VC.- Yes, it is.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13Victoria Cross.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18The most important, emblematic bravery medal there is to be won.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19It is an absolute icon.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22These were made from the bronze of a cannon
0:16:22 > 0:16:26from the Battle of Sebastopol in the Crimean War, weren't they?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28That's right.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31It's captured Russian cannon that the medals are still cast from.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35This particular VC belonged to a legendary member
0:16:35 > 0:16:38of the Gordon Highlanders, Piper George.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43He fought on the Northwest Frontier, present-day Pakistan, in 1897.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Gordon charged forward over this open piece of ground
0:16:47 > 0:16:51with their pipers playing, urging the men on over the ground.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Five pipers stood up and started playing when the charge began.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Only one of the pipers made it across that open piece of ground unscathed.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04One of the wounded was Piper George Findlater.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06He was wounded in both ankles
0:17:06 > 0:17:09but despite the fact that he was in a great deal of pain,
0:17:09 > 0:17:12he had blood seeping into the ground from his ankles,
0:17:12 > 0:17:16and he was under constant, murderous fire from the heights above,
0:17:16 > 0:17:21he propped himself up against a rock and carried on playing his pipes,
0:17:21 > 0:17:26urging his fellow Gordons on, up the heights, and to eventual victory.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31There are things that you do in your life
0:17:31 > 0:17:35that make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end,
0:17:35 > 0:17:38and this does because it's just like...
0:17:38 > 0:17:41It's just... That's a moment, isn't it, really?
0:17:41 > 0:17:45To have in your hands a Victoria Cross.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Needless to say, a Victoria Cross isn't that easy to come by
0:17:48 > 0:17:52and at auction you can expect to pay upwards of a quarter of a million.
0:17:52 > 0:17:58Here I am with a VC in my hand. That's a bit special, that.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Whilst it's a moment Philip doesn't want to and,
0:18:02 > 0:18:04I'm afraid there's a contest still to decide
0:18:04 > 0:18:08and a fellow competitor very much in need of a lift.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- Hello!- Hello. You all right?
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Can I drive?
0:18:13 > 0:18:15That's better.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Have to check my insurance first.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21- How do you get this into first gear? - Oh, Lord.- OK, Ready?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23ENGINE STALLS
0:18:23 > 0:18:25THEY LAUGH
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Woo! Ha ha!
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Legs apart, lift together.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- Left down?- Straight on. - But what indicator?
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Catherine, you're doing 22 mph.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Shall we ring the next shop and tell them we'll be there in three days?
0:18:42 > 0:18:48Well, they're making their way, slowly, to our next port of call,
0:18:48 > 0:18:49the Aberdeen Antiques Centre.
0:18:49 > 0:18:55- Here we are.- Let's go. - Be happy. Come on!
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Despite Catherine's perky demeanour,
0:18:57 > 0:19:01she's a little worried about only having £90 still in the kitty.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05As I've eaten into a huge chunk of my money already,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07I don't really want to spend much here.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11I can only really afford to spend 30, top whack.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14So what I'm looking for is something cheap and cheerful
0:19:14 > 0:19:16that's going to make me a big profit.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18I've got to beat that Serrell, you see.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22To add to the pressure, it's almost closing time, so don't dilly dally.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26145. That's quite a lot of money.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Could I have a look at that little thing down there, please?
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Oh look, Philip's found something
0:19:32 > 0:19:35and he's about to dig Doug out for a deal.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37This is a shooting butt marker.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41These little pegs are ivorine,
0:19:41 > 0:19:43They're numbered.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47What you would do is arrive at your shoot early in the morning
0:19:47 > 0:19:52and mix all those up. There's normally eight guns at a shoot.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56The first gun would normally be a guest. You'd offer him one of these
0:19:56 > 0:20:00and he'd pick one of these out. His stand is number five.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01Then you'd go on to the next gun
0:20:01 > 0:20:05until all eight guns have pulled out a number which would give them
0:20:05 > 0:20:08their position in the line on the first drive.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13It's basically allocating your day for the whole of the shoot by luck.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15I just think that's a really nice thing.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18I'd need to be brutal on that price.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20It's £42, it's marked as.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23I was hoping it might be 24 and it was the wrong way round.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- I'll do it for £30 for you. - You're a hard man.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- Can I just take them outside to the light a minute?- Sure
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Don't worry, Philip hasn't taken to shoplifting yet.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Natural light really is the best way to view some objects.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41I think this is lovely. I really think this is lovely,
0:20:41 > 0:20:44but you get them in this light and they look really plasticky.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- £20 for them?- You're a gentleman. Thank you very much.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Let me give you some money.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52Here we have it.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Another rare appearance of Philip Serrell's wallet.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- Come on.- Are we going? - Yeah, I've bought something.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Fortunately, Catherine's used her time wisely
0:21:02 > 0:21:04and has discovered a matching pair of silver toast racks.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07I love the pair of toast racks. They're very cute.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- They're sort of 1930s or something? - I would say so.- I like those.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Now did you happen to know that toast
0:21:14 > 0:21:17was invented by the Egyptians 5,000 years ago?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Believe that, you'll believe anything.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23You'd have to have a very small piece of toast for these.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27I'm not so keen on that price though. What's that? £70.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31- I could let them go for 50 for you. - 50?- If that helps you.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33I really don't think I can go beyond 30 on these.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38I don't think I could go lower.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41I'm not sure if I'd make a profit on that.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46- What if we were to say 35? - 35, now you're talking. - I'll split the difference.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- I've got to take them at £35, haven't I?- It's a deal.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52You're a lovely, lovely man. Thank you.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54If not they make a great pair of earrings!
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- Wouldn't they?- Absolutely. - Bet Lynch eat your heart out.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02And with the last exchange of cash, so ended day one
0:22:02 > 0:22:05of Serrell versus Southon.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Come on, home James. Woo!
0:22:10 > 0:22:14As the sun rises on another glory day in Scotland,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17our dynamic duo are once again hitting the road,
0:22:17 > 0:22:21leaving Aberdeen behind and heading for bonnie Dundee,
0:22:21 > 0:22:23where they'll go head-to-head at auction.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- Toads on road.- Eh?
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Don't run over any toads, Philip.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31So far Philip's quest for the daft and different
0:22:31 > 0:22:37has seen him part with £80 for everything from Star Wars figures
0:22:37 > 0:22:40to a wind-up bird, leaving him £120 still to play with.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44You go out and buy the goodies and I'm left looking like a Lulu.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- I'm going for the sympathy vote. - Oh, come on, Philip.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52Catherine, meanwhile, has boldly splashed out £145
0:22:52 > 0:22:53on two carboys
0:22:53 > 0:22:58and her rather lovely toast racks, which leaves her just £55.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02Your strength is playing this 'I don't know' trick
0:23:02 > 0:23:05- and you do so well.- Shut up. - You do so well.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Before more shopping and arguing,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Catherine first has a date with royalty
0:23:11 > 0:23:16at the fabulous Glamis Castle in the fertile valley of Strathmore.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Oh, my word.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Oh, I just feel like I'm in a dream.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28This is going to be magical.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30For more than 600 years,
0:23:30 > 0:23:34this has been the ancestral home of the Earls of Strathmore.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38But what really stands this beautiful castle apart
0:23:38 > 0:23:43is the fact that it was the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47- Good morning.- Good morning, Catherine. Welcome to Glamis.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51And Hamish here is giving us the grand tour.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53There's a great deal of history here at Glamis.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56What you're looking at here is the original tower house
0:23:56 > 0:24:00that was built by the family when they first came here in the 1370s.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04- So this is the oldest part.- This, we believe, is the oldest part.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Basically, the family were given the land here by King Robert II
0:24:07 > 0:24:10in the 1370s and they've been adding to it ever since.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14- Shall we go inside? - Really lovely building.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Oh, this is definitely feeling like a castle.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22At age three, the Queen Mother officially took up residence
0:24:22 > 0:24:26here at Glamis when her father became the 14th Earl of Strathmore,
0:24:26 > 0:24:31so beginning a love affair with this castle that lasted her entire life.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35This little staircase here leads to the Queen Mother's sitting-room.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37We'll go up.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40At age 21, the Queen Mother received a marriage proposal
0:24:40 > 0:24:42from George, the then Duke of York.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Though not wishing to live in the public eye,
0:24:46 > 0:24:49she turned him down, not once but twice.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Then after a third proposal, two years on, she finally said yes,
0:24:54 > 0:24:58and the happy couple spent much of their honeymoon here at Glamis
0:24:58 > 0:25:01in a specially designed royal suite.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05I can't believe that this is actually the Queen Mother's sitting room.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06This is incredible.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09It is very much as it always was from the time of their marriage.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12In fact there's a photograph on that little table taken in 1935.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16It's almost exactly the same then as it is today.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19That's not the only photograph you'll find here.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Very nice little one here of their two daughters.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Margaret on the right, aged four.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27The Queen has signed her own pet name at the bottom, Lilibet.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Ah, that's lovely, isn't?
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Hamish, I love this little enclosed booth
0:25:33 > 0:25:36where presumably the Queen Mother would have sat down.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41- I presume so. Can you see above the desk?- I can see the phone.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Isn't that wonderful?
0:25:43 > 0:25:45I found a piece of headed paper here a few years ago
0:25:45 > 0:25:48which said the phone number here was Glamis 4.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- So I wonder who 1, 2 and 3 were. - Yes, exactly!
0:25:51 > 0:25:55Needless to say, the Queen Mother's life changed forever
0:25:55 > 0:25:58when in 1936 her husband was crowned king,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01but along with their daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04they never stopped coming to Glamis.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06These little chairs here?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08We think they were used by the princesses
0:26:08 > 0:26:10when they were here on holiday.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12For me, that's wonderful.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15To think that the then Princess Elizabeth
0:26:15 > 0:26:17and Princess Margaret sat on those chairs,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20I mean, that's wonderful, isn't it?
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- Isn't it?- I just want to stay here.
0:26:22 > 0:26:28Sorry, Catherine, but the road trip waits for no man or woman.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32As we head down Scotland's eastern coast, our next stop is Montrose,
0:26:32 > 0:26:36which sits between the mouths of the North and South Esk Rivers.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- Oh, stop! Stop. Can I take a picture?- Go on.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45That is quite amazing, isn't it?
0:26:45 > 0:26:46There's a fishing boat, look.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50Come on, baby. Get in my car.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53As well as boasting uninterrupted views of the North Sea,
0:26:53 > 0:26:58Montrose is also home to our most unusual antiques dealer yet.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01On a remote farm that seems to be a million miles from anything,
0:27:01 > 0:27:06our duo are on the outlook for - wait for it - Steptoe's Yard!
0:27:06 > 0:27:08MUSIC: Theme from "Steptoe and Son"
0:27:08 > 0:27:12- We could find anything here - some real treasure.- We could find nothing.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17- You're always so negative, aren't you?- No, no. My pint glass is just half empty.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Lord above!
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Oh, my word!
0:27:22 > 0:27:25I think I've died and gone to heaven.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30Incredibly, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33While everything you see is permanently displayed outside,
0:27:33 > 0:27:37it's just a fraction of Peter's somewhat eclectic collection.
0:27:37 > 0:27:43Hi, Peter! I can't believe this place. It's really quite something. Something else, actually.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- It is slightly different. - Can I have a look inside?
0:27:46 > 0:27:51Indoors, there's row after row after row of furniture,
0:27:51 > 0:27:55glass, china, brassware and seemingly non-stop knickknacks.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Oh, my word!
0:28:00 > 0:28:04I'm just completely lost for words. You've got so much here.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06It's just vast!
0:28:06 > 0:28:11A farmer by trade, it was mad cow disease that inspired Peter to diversify
0:28:11 > 0:28:15and he's managed to gather all of this stuff in just six years. Oh, dear!
0:28:15 > 0:28:19- Does it ever stop? - It stops when you get to the end! - SHE LAUGHS
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Doesn't feel like there is an end.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Peter! Which do you reckon is the best place for me to work?
0:28:25 > 0:28:27I'm just completely overwhelmed here.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29There are a few things in here.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33- I think that's an electric cardiograph in here. - Electric cardiograph?
0:28:33 > 0:28:34Call me picky if you like,
0:28:34 > 0:28:39but I think the mould on there just puts me off using that a bit.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44- We would clean that off for you.- Peter, I'm beginning to worry about you.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Sadly, a cardiograph is too daft and different, even for Philip.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51But this 19th-century cartwheel? Just right.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56- Make me a sensible offer. - In my eyes, it's 30, 35 quid's worth. That's what I think.
0:28:56 > 0:28:57I would disagree a little bit.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Who's going to buy that off me? A bloke with a three-wheeled cart?
0:29:00 > 0:29:04- If you were to give me somewhere in the region of 55...- No!
0:29:04 > 0:29:09- I'll maybe do a deal with you. - 55 quid for a foreign cartwheel?
0:29:09 > 0:29:14Someone said to me that they thought it had been used for driving
0:29:14 > 0:29:18- possibly ropes are something like that.- Do you know what I think you use it for?
0:29:18 > 0:29:22I think you use it for kippering poor Englishmen.
0:29:22 > 0:29:29Surprisingly, this is a very sound choice as cartwheels are extremely popular in garden makeovers
0:29:29 > 0:29:31and thus go very well at auction.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34But Peter's playing hard to get.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38This has got to be, what, turn of the last century? 1890, 1900.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- I would reckon so. - And I think it's continental.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45As such, it's not worth anything like the amount of money that an English one would be.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49- 35 quid is my best deal there. - No, come on. A little bit more.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51You've got to think of the poor Scotsman.
0:29:51 > 0:29:58Unable to strike a deal, the search continues. Though I do believe that amongst all of this,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Catherine's finally found something.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05It's got a big split down it.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09- Come on...- That adds to the character. I've not seen one that didn't have a split.
0:30:09 > 0:30:14Whilst it's seen better days, what does make this trunk interesting
0:30:14 > 0:30:16is that it's pine painted to look like oak -
0:30:16 > 0:30:19a paint technique that's called scumbling.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23But will the bidders of Dundee appreciate the quirk?
0:30:23 > 0:30:26How much could that be, before we even think about getting it out?
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- You'd be looking round about the 50. - Could it be 20?
0:30:31 > 0:30:34No. Not quite!
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- 25 then?- No, 30. - 25, come on. Final offer.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42- I was giving you a rock bottom price.- 25 or we'll push it back in.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46- Go on, Peter. Put it there.- I'll do it for 28 for you.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- 25! Come on.- 28! Come on.
0:30:49 > 0:30:5228. There you go. You'll get a big profit off that one.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56I haven't even seen the other side of that. So, I'm hoping that's OK.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Well, you've bought it now.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Now, it may look as if Philip's moved on from that cartwheel,
0:31:02 > 0:31:05but nothing could be further from the truth.
0:31:05 > 0:31:11- Peter, we're going to have to have a deal on that cartwheel. - I need a little bit more than 35.
0:31:11 > 0:31:17- How much is a little? - If you give me 45...- That's not a little, that's a lot!
0:31:17 > 0:31:19- That's halfway between... - No, get out of here!
0:31:19 > 0:31:21You see, I thought "a little" was 36.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25The only reason I would even think about selling it is because it's to a needy case.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- You haven't got any violins around here?- I could start...
0:31:28 > 0:31:32- I think there is one, but it's not in very good order! - HE LAUGHS
0:31:32 > 0:31:36- This is all I've got.- £40? You've got to admire his cheek.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39I'll tell you what I'll do, I'll sell you at for that,
0:31:39 > 0:31:43provided I don't half to help you tie it on the roof of your car.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Thank you very much indeed.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49Ha ha! Having begged the best deals they can out of old Steptoe,
0:31:49 > 0:31:54the moment has finally arrived when Philip and Catherine must reveal all.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56MUSIC: Theme from "Steptoe and Son"
0:31:56 > 0:31:59I don't know about you, but it's been a fairly hectic two days.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- You can say that again. - Shall I start?- Go on, then.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Well, the first thing, look.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08I'm guessing some sort of clamp of some description. Oh!
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- Oh, that's not what I thought at all. I like that.- Do you?
0:32:11 > 0:32:14I reckon you probably paid about 30/40 quid for it.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18- I paid £20 for it, so it's all right, isn't it?- Cheapskate!
0:32:18 > 0:32:21- That's a steal.- Do you want another one?- Go on, then.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26I thought this was lovely. This is just a little butt marker.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Yeah. I thought they were ivory, but they're not. They're plastic.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- If it was ivory, it's £100. - How much did you pay for those?
0:32:33 > 0:32:35There's a recurring theme to this.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- £20!?- £20.- You're a joke, you are.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42- OK, your turn.- All right.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44- Look!- Oh, wow!
0:32:44 > 0:32:47- Actually, that's fantastic. - I've got a pair of these.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Isn't that lovely? The shape of that?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53And they are in absolutely tiptop super condition.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57- What did you pay for the pair? - I paid 110.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- If you can't get £50 each for those...- £50 each?
0:33:00 > 0:33:02I don't think they're worth £50 each.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Who knows, Philip? Time will tell.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07- Do you want to see why next one? - Come on, then. Oh, it's a swift.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11- What's a swift?- This is a swift. - A swift is a type of...
0:33:11 > 0:33:16- Ow, my fingers in it! - Sorry, Philip.- Ouch.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18That's not very nice, is it?
0:33:18 > 0:33:23All right! A swift is a type of wool-winder. So, spinning wool.
0:33:23 > 0:33:28- And you're going to wind your wool... - A skein of wool goes around there, doesn't it?
0:33:28 > 0:33:32There's different types of winders. This one is called an umbrella swift.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36What a girl. Don't you just love her? What's it worth? Got to be worth my 20 quid.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41- 40/50 quid.- Cos I was hoping, you see...- Don't tell me you paid 20 again?- Yeah.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46- I told you there was a recurring theme to this.- You are... What's next?
0:33:46 > 0:33:51Aren't these the dinkiest pair of earrings? Would do you think, Phil?
0:33:51 > 0:33:52Absolutely, Bette.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- Birmingham hallmarked. - Yeah. Mappin & Webb.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58And they cost you 60 quid?
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- 35.- For the pair?
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- I think you absolutely robbed those. Next thing?- Go on, then.
0:34:04 > 0:34:10- Now, there is a recurring theme to this.- Oh, no!
0:34:10 > 0:34:14- That's... I don't know what that is. - I'm not sure either.
0:34:14 > 0:34:19- And that's a Matchbox Yesteryear Blower Bentley, four and a half litre.- I'll take your word on that.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21- That's a model of Burrell Showmans' engine.- OK.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26- This is just the business, look. - Oh, sweet!
0:34:26 > 0:34:28- Little clockwork...- Yeah.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33- Isn't he just the business, look? - That is amazing.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- I love it.- £20...
0:34:36 > 0:34:37and 40 pence.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Well, I'd give you at least £30 just for him.
0:34:41 > 0:34:47- This is the star of the show.- Have you got another one? Let me guess.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49You've bought a thimble!
0:34:49 > 0:34:53Actually, it's a lot better box than it looks because it's a pine box, isn't it?
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- Yeah, it is.- But it's scumbled. - That was 28 quid.
0:34:56 > 0:34:57- I think that's absolutely fine. - Do you?
0:34:57 > 0:35:00- I do, honestly.- I hope you're right cos I can't shut it now.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- Do you want to see my last thing? - Go on, then.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Well, this wasn't 20,
0:35:06 > 0:35:10- but it was two times 20.- Oh, wow!
0:35:10 > 0:35:14- Why have I bought that?- I don't know, but that's impressive, Philip.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- You paid £40 for that?- Yeah. Why?
0:35:16 > 0:35:20It's just one of those things that actually could do very well.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23What comes around goes around. And wheels go round.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25SHE LAUGHS You're right, Philip!
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Oh, very droll.
0:35:27 > 0:35:33In a contest of the old hand versus the new girl, what do they really think about each other's purchases?
0:35:33 > 0:35:38His first item that he showed me was the fork knife set.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43It's nice cos it's got Aberdeen on but I don't think it's going to get people particularly excited.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48I think her chemist jars, if she can get a London prize for them,
0:35:48 > 0:35:50she might get a couple of hundred pounds profit.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54I think the danger is we're in Dundee selling these things.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57The cartwheel that really had his name written all over it,
0:35:57 > 0:35:59nobody else would give it a second glance.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02The trunk is undoubtedly her worst item.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04She probably panic-bought that at the 11th hour.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07I don't know if he was just being kind
0:36:07 > 0:36:10or whether he's a sly, old fox and thinks they're going to bomb.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14I'm going to have to watch my pocket is a bit over the next five days
0:36:14 > 0:36:18cos she's going to be hard to beat.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20After kicking off in the village of Aboyne,
0:36:20 > 0:36:24the first leg of this road trip comes to an end in sunny Dundee,
0:36:24 > 0:36:26the city that's famous for
0:36:26 > 0:36:28jam, Jute and journalism.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30That's got to be the footy club.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33East Fife, four - Forfar, five.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Currently pulling up outside the auction rooms of Curr & Dewar,
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Philip and Catherine will soon discover who's in the money
0:36:42 > 0:36:44and who's in trouble.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Our first auction. Ooh! Handbrake on!
0:36:46 > 0:36:48I'll live in hope that somebody'll nick it.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50You're so miserable!
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Me, miserable? How could you say such a thing?
0:36:53 > 0:36:55- Oh, Philip!- Come on, my lovely.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Already, many a frugal Scot has gathered.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01But before auctioneer Steven Dewar raises his gavel,
0:37:01 > 0:37:04let's see how he rates the chances of our two competitors.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10Quite like the butt markers. They're a quirky lot - not something you see very often.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15The trunk, not so should about that one, unfortunately. Condition's a little bit against it.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18The cartwheel might show a little bit of interest.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Whoever bought the cartwheel might get a little surprise.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25Our experts began this journey with £200 each
0:37:25 > 0:37:28and over the past two days Philip has spent
0:37:28 > 0:37:32a total of £120.40 on five auction lots.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34As for Catherine, our Road Trip newbie,
0:37:34 > 0:37:39she spent £173 on just three auction lots.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44Time to see who's really in the money. Let the auction begin!
0:37:44 > 0:37:48First to go under the hammer are Catherine's fabulous glass vessels.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51And to show them off to best effect,
0:37:51 > 0:37:54she's even splashed out 68p on cordial.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58If they sell for £50, Philip, I'm just going to cry.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- They won't sell for £50. I'll have a wager with you.- Do you promise?- No.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Bonnie looking pieces.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- "Bonnie looking pieces!" - Start me off at £50.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09At £50, 60,
0:38:09 > 0:38:1280, 100, and 20.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Notional tenner profit, isn't it?
0:38:14 > 0:38:18This isn't looking good. Come on, Dundee! Dig deep!
0:38:18 > 0:38:22- All done?- Bit more.- Thank you.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Why did I buy those?
0:38:24 > 0:38:28Only a £10 profit there and that's before commission.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Next, it's Philip's wool winder -
0:38:32 > 0:38:34just one of his many £20 bargains.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36I liked it initially.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Now I've looked at it again, I'm really not that keen.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40It's horrible, isn't it? Yeah...
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Interest starts the offer at £15.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46At £15, a bit of vintage-ware there.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50- 18, 20...- No!- 22...
0:38:50 > 0:38:52£22.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- I'm sort of pleased to see the back of that.- £2 profit.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- Well done, Philip.- Yeah.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02So far, Catherine's ever so slightly in the lead.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07But let's see if Philip's Victorian carving set can cut things up.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12At £35 it is for the set of carvers. At £35...
0:39:12 > 0:39:1640, five, 50, five, 60.
0:39:16 > 0:39:17£60.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22Five. £65, are you all done? At 65 then...
0:39:22 > 0:39:25I'm really really pleased with that.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27And so you should be, Philip. So you should, all boy.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31Next, Catherine's Victorian trunk.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35Let's hope the good people of Dundee are mad keen for a bit of scumbling.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39Rare rustic piece there. Interest on it. £10 bid.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42At £10, it is - the Victorian trunk. At £10...
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Oh, come on!
0:39:44 > 0:39:4512. £12. 15.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49- £15, any advance on 15? - Come on.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Come on!
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Oh, dear. This ain't looking good.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Nobody? Is that our lot?
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- At £15, we're all done.- Oh!
0:39:58 > 0:40:00£15 it is.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Oh, Catherine! Welcome to the unpredictable world
0:40:03 > 0:40:06of the Road Trip.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Moving right along, it's Philip's toy collection next,
0:40:09 > 0:40:11including the wind-up bird,
0:40:11 > 0:40:14most of which he picked up on the "cheep!"
0:40:14 > 0:40:19£30. 35, 40, five,
0:40:19 > 0:40:23- 50...- Oh, Philip, how do you do this?
0:40:23 > 0:40:28- A bit of luck, really.- At £60, are you bidding?
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- 60.- Jammy old devil! - If they'd have taken
0:40:31 > 0:40:35- those Star Wars figures out, it might have had a bit more. - SHE LAUGHS
0:40:35 > 0:40:38That's a £40 profit.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42But how will the bidders feel about his butt markers in faux ivory,
0:40:42 > 0:40:44that's plastic to you and me.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Unusual little lot. 20 bid.
0:40:46 > 0:40:4922, 25, 28, 30,
0:40:49 > 0:40:5332, 35. 38, 40.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Are you all done at 40? £40.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58I have to hand it to you, Philip.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00The man's unstoppable.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03So let's see what this feisty crowd of Scots make of
0:41:03 > 0:41:05his continental car wheel.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09I've got a horrible feeling that you might double your money on that.
0:41:09 > 0:41:14Vintage metal-rimmed wooden cartwheel. Unusual item. I am bid
0:41:14 > 0:41:19£60 for it. At £60 for the cartwheel. At £60...
0:41:19 > 0:41:22Are you bidding, sir? 70, 80, 90, 100...
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- I don't know. I don't get that. - 120, 130.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29At 130 now. Any advance at 130?
0:41:29 > 0:41:32I don't get that, Philip!
0:41:32 > 0:41:36That is a staggering £90 profit. Wow!
0:41:36 > 0:41:38I just can't believe that.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42Thankfully Catherine has one last ace up her sleeve.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45Pair of small silver five bar toast racks,
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Birmingham, 1938. Mappin & Webb.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Interest on these starts me off at £40.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54At £40, pair of toast racks there. At £40...
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Five, 50. 50 bid. Five, 60.
0:41:58 > 0:42:0060 bid.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03At £60, commission bidder at £60...
0:42:03 > 0:42:08It's a good price, Catherine, but unfortunately not good enough.
0:42:08 > 0:42:13- Oh, I'm sorry.- No, you're not. - I am because I feel guilty now.
0:42:15 > 0:42:16There is no justice in this world.
0:42:16 > 0:42:21True. Philip started this leg with £200
0:42:21 > 0:42:26and after auction costs made a profit of £139.54,
0:42:26 > 0:42:30which means he ends round one with £339.54.
0:42:30 > 0:42:36Catherine also started with £200 but made a loss of £13.10,
0:42:36 > 0:42:41leaving her with a total of just £186.90.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45But don't worry, my girl, it's only day one and it still anybody's game.
0:42:45 > 0:42:52- I haven't liked today, Philip. - Well...- It's been a bad day.- Has it?
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- But hats off to you.- It's not going to be a painful journey home, is it?
0:42:55 > 0:42:57No.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00- Do you know what my plan is next time?- What?
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Next place we go to, I'm going to buy five cartwheels.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- Really?- And nothing else. And I'll make a loss!
0:43:06 > 0:43:09And we could call them Catherine Wheels!
0:43:09 > 0:43:13Next time, we're off to Glasgow where Catherine turns up the charm to maximum...
0:43:13 > 0:43:18You'd would make me so happy because I just absolutely love this.
0:43:18 > 0:43:24- Philip puts his reputation on the line...- There's a chance people'll think I'm stark raving bonkers.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26- What can I say?- Right.- Gone.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28And there's tears before bedtime.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30You are horrid to me.
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