0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite experts, £200 each, one big challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Well, duck, do I buy you, or don't I?
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- as they scour the UK? - Look at the colour!
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim is trade up and hope that each antique turns a profit,
0:00:17 > 0:00:21but it's not as easy as it looks and dreams of glory can end in tatters.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Thank you!
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Will it be the fast lane to success or the slow road to bankruptcy?
0:00:26 > 0:00:31- Bad luck for Thomas - £50 down. - This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:39This week, we start a brand-new chapter
0:00:39 > 0:00:44with veteran road-tripper Thomas Plant and new boy Mark Hales.
0:00:44 > 0:00:49Thomas is a young-blood auctioneer who doesn't take no for an answer.
0:00:49 > 0:00:50Halfway at 65.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- Oh... You do drive a hard bargain. - I'm only trying.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58Thomas's opponent is new boy Mark Hales.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00He's also an auctioneer.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04He doesn't mess about, though, when it comes to buying antiques.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Wrap it up for me, that's brilliant.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Our boys will begin this week's adventure with £200 each.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15The automobile of choice is the sporty 1967 Sunbeam Alpine.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18The question is, will they uncover some hidden gems
0:01:18 > 0:01:21that will reap the profits at auction?
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Starting off in Portrush, Northern Ireland.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32The chaps will journey just over 460 miles,
0:01:32 > 0:01:37all the way to the beautiful village of Pontrilas in South Herefordshire.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41We begin our shopping mission in the spectacular location of Portrush
0:01:41 > 0:01:44and we'll auction just 60 miles away
0:01:44 > 0:01:48in Northern Ireland's capital city of Belfast.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54The boys roll into this delightful seaside resort
0:01:54 > 0:01:57on an unusually grey day.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02Situated on a mile-long peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean,
0:02:02 > 0:02:04it boasts three sandy beaches.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06But alas, today the sun is nowhere to be seen,
0:02:06 > 0:02:10and the chaps are met with a bracing chilly wind.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Plenty of parking, though.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Right, here we are!
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Portrush by the sea.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- I like starting by the sea! - The rugged Atlantic.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Do you feel it in your bones, Thomas? I do.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- There's something in Portrush. - I just feel the sea air.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- There's something in Portrush. - I like the smell of it,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31and if I don't find anything, I'm going for a swim.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- Each to their own, Thomas.- Naked. - Good luck with that.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Right, see you later.- See you later.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Well, they seem to be very sporting and jovial.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40How long will it last, though?
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Let's start off with Mark Hales.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47Antiques shop Kennedy Wolfenden is his first port of call.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50I seem to have brought a little bit of the bad weather with me.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53I know! It was beautiful a few days ago. Not so nice.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- How do you do? I'm Mark. - Eleanor.- Hello, Eleanor.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- What a lovely shop.- Thank you.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- You have some really, really nice things.- Thank you.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- So would it be all right if I had a real...?- You have a nosy.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Mark is a Londoner through and through.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12He's an expert on ceramics and glass
0:03:12 > 0:03:15and has worn many hats in the world of antiques
0:03:15 > 0:03:18from senior valuer at Christie's and antiques dealer
0:03:18 > 0:03:21to presently running a successful auction house
0:03:21 > 0:03:23with his wife in sunny Devon.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- I do rather like these. - Those are Dublin, 1828.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Dublin, 1828, and Irish silver's good, isn't it?
0:03:29 > 0:03:32It's very collectable throughout the world,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35and they're in lovely condition with clear marks.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Silver is so high at the moment, it's what I should be buying,
0:03:38 > 0:03:40but it's outside my comfort zone,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43not something I have a great deal of knowledge in.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47It's all down to weight and scrap and things, isn't it?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- And how much are these? - Those are £50 for the pair.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54I'm very tempted, so I'll have a look around first, and we'll see.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56There's no stopping this fellow.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59He's already spotted something as a potential first buy.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02He obviously loves getting stuck in.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06It's OK, Mark, don't worry.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Set it down on the floor and we'll sort it out.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Look at him go! He's leaving no antique uncovered.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16He's certainly thorough and, as a natural charmer,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20he's managed to find shop owner Eleanor's secret treasure trove.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- This is the glory hole.- Right.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- Indeed, yeah. - We do have some nice things.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32- Ah... Isn't that pretty? - An old money box.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37- Not important qualitywise, but look at the subject!- Pretty.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- Pretty subject. - And people collect money boxes.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- I wonder, could that be a fiver? - Yes, it could.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- Yeah?- Deal done.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Yeah? Well, for a fiver, we've bought that, all right?
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Right, so I've got my money box, OK, that's a fiver.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57The spoons, erm... I think you said 40.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- No, I said 50. - Did you?- Yes, I did.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Bless your heart, you're a hard woman, aren't you?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- You're not going to bully me? - I would never bully you.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07I couldn't cope on my first time in Northern Ireland.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- We can't harass you. - Could they be 35?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12They couldn't, but they could be 40.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- That's it, that's your bottom line? - That is it, amen.- OK.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Have you ever been in a Sunbeam Alpine?
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- No, I haven't.- It's a late '60s classic English sports car.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- Are you taking me for a drive? - If I took you for a spin,
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- could they be 35, then?- No! - I can't tempt you?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31A little trip around the town, and then they're £35.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Well, I'll do without the trip, but I'll make them 35.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36Bless your heart!
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Thank you very much. That's really sweet of you.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- A pleasure.- A money box, two spoons, you've started me off.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- That's my first time ever. - Good, I hope you make loads of money.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49What a great start to the day, Mark. £40 on two items.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53It looks like there's no new boy nerves with you.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Meanwhile, old hand Thomas
0:05:56 > 0:05:59is just up the road at Atlantic Antiques.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Very nice to meet you, thank you for letting me come here.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- And how long have you been here? - 13 years tomorrow.- Tomorrow?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- Yes.- So are you having a teenage birthday party?
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Well, no, I don't think so.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- Is it all right if I have a good look around?- You feel free.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Pleasure, Ernie, absolute pleasure. Thank you very much.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22He may look young, but Thomas is a knowledgeable auctioneer
0:06:22 > 0:06:25with his own specialist auction house.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27He's an expert in jewellery,
0:06:27 > 0:06:32but he's always on the lookout for the interesting and the unusual.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35I love the old phone, look at that!
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Look at that old thing!
0:06:37 > 0:06:39He's hilarious, ropey old job.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Ernie? You haven't got a price on it.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- Did you pay much for it? - I did, a lot.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- No, you didn't, did you?- £30.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53I was going to offer you £15 for it.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- That's...- It's a harsh world.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00That's an awful lot of money you want off.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05- Yeah, because it is damaged. - Yes, and that's why it's so cheap.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- Hmm.- So would we say 20?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Would you meet me halfway?
0:07:10 > 0:07:1218?
0:07:12 > 0:07:1316.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17You're... You're awful bad at your...
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- I'm not awful bad! - ..at your sums.
0:07:20 > 0:07:2217.
0:07:22 > 0:07:2416.50.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- Deal.- All right, deal.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30I must be mad!
0:07:30 > 0:07:32I love it!
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Yes, it's...it's unusual.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38They don't... They don't turn up too often.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42It's a swift first purchase for a very reasonable £16.50.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46It's definitely game on with these boys.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51Back to Mark. He's nipped across the road to The Vintage.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53What's he got his eye on now?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Brilliant, look at that!
0:07:55 > 0:08:00That is loved, that's been loved, that's been played with.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Excuse me, kind sir.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05May I just take your dog for a quick walk?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Have a look in the light? Would that be all right?- Yeah, fine.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Thank you very much indeed. Has it got a name?- No.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14No, not yet. Right, come along, lad. Off we go.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15# Walking the dog
0:08:16 > 0:08:19# Just walking the dog
0:08:22 > 0:08:24# If you don't know how to do it
0:08:24 > 0:08:29# I'll show you how to walk the dog... #
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- Look at that face. - One only a mother could love.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Ha-ha, this is what we want. We've got a label.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41I thought it was Tri-ang,
0:08:41 > 0:08:44but it's Lines Brothers.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Lines Brothers was a British company
0:08:47 > 0:08:50operated by, surprisingly, three brothers called Lines.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Following huge success in the mid-'20s,
0:08:53 > 0:08:56they registered Tri-ang Toys,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58so called because three lines make a triangle.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Three Lines brothers, triangle, get it?
0:09:01 > 0:09:05This would be 19...40s, I think.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07'40s, '50s and...
0:09:09 > 0:09:12..very collectable, a lot of fun.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14A little bit of damage here, a little bit of wear.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17If we look here...
0:09:17 > 0:09:19..and here...
0:09:19 > 0:09:21..he's been fighting.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23He's not real, Mark.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26So an animal in distress, what do we do?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28We give him a home, don't we?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31So...let's go back inside and see if we can buy him for...
0:09:33 > 0:09:36..£30, let's just have a go.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38We might be lucky.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41The asking price for this little chap is £88.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Right, sir, I'll keep it brief.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52If you've bought it well, I'll give you £30 for it, now, cash.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55If you haven't, fair enough, fair enough.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58But I know sometimes you can buy things very, very well
0:09:58 > 0:10:02and just let them go. What do you think?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05I want to give the dog a home. He's had a bad life.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10- He needs...to be loved. - OK, OK, for you, Mark, 40 quid.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- 30, please, it has to be 30. - I couldn't do it.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- I can't sell it for £40... - It cost me more!
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Yeah, but I'm trying to make a profit, honestly.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Honestly, I am.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- 35.- Oh, my goodness me.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Are you sure you can't do it for 30? 30 would work for me.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll toss you for it.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- Oh, really? - Oh, dear.- Go on, then.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- Do you want to toss? - Yeah, go on, because I feel lucky.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- No, you toss, I'll call.- You call. - I feel lucky. Go on, then.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Tails.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41Heads.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Is it going to be that sort of a day?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Well, I've got to honour that, 35 it is, then, sir. 35 it is.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- OK, Mark.- OK, we'll give it a go.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53That will teach you to gamble, Mark.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00The boys have had a wonderful time in Portrush,
0:11:00 > 0:11:03but it's time to move on,
0:11:03 > 0:11:0834 miles south to the village of Broughshane in County Antrim.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- Right, Thomas. There you go. - Is this me?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- We're here.- Are you kicking me out?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Yep! Out you get, Thomas. Now, don't be long.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21As you said to me, don't mess me about, don't be long.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25- Come on, you... - I'll give you six minutes.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Six minutes?! Good luck! And come and pick me up!
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Thank you. Yeah, I'll pop back later, possibly.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33They're getting on well, then.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Thomas's next shop is Braid Antiques.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- I'm Thomas.- You're very welcome to Braid Antiques, I'm Audrey.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Thomas wastes no time and sets to work straightaway
0:11:44 > 0:11:48carefully looking out for that hopeful second purchase.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51And the very helpful Audrey has looked out a few things
0:11:51 > 0:11:54that she thinks may be of interest to Thomas.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- Just a couple of wee bits of kitchenalia.- Yeah, quite sweet!
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- Nice little butter stamp, isn't it? - It's a lovely butter stamp,
0:12:05 > 0:12:10- and the egg timer... and the breadboard.- Uh-huh.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12So what have we got on here?
0:12:12 > 0:12:14"White Rock, Hastings."
0:12:14 > 0:12:18So obviously for playing games, you put your die in there and...
0:12:18 > 0:12:20So this is a needle case.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- A needle case, yes. - Put sewing needles in there.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25"Sea front, Dover." Good local scenes, aren't they?
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- Very local to here, yes! - Very local to here, you know?
0:12:29 > 0:12:32The others are all Jersey, I think.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Could I try
0:12:34 > 0:12:37and buy all of it
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- for 60? - No, that would be too little.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44- I would be losing money on that. - Would you?- Oh, I would, I would.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Well, all of it for 70.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- Halfway at 65. - Oh... You do drive a hard bargain.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56I'm only trying.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01- All right, yes.- 65...OK.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Well, there you go, our man drives a hard bargain.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10That's another two lots to add to his bag of treasures.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Mark, meanwhile, has travelled eight miles away
0:13:13 > 0:13:17to Ahoghill, Ballymena.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18Once Upon A Time
0:13:18 > 0:13:22is owned by father and son Sean and Ronan McLaughlin.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- I'm Sean.- How do you do, sir.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Would you mind awfully if I had a quick poke around in here
0:13:28 > 0:13:30because it looks very, very interesting.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32You would be most welcome.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35So far it's been an exciting day for Mark.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Does he have a game plan?
0:13:37 > 0:13:41I want to buy something for £8 and sell it for a couple of thousand. That's my plan.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43But, it doesn't always work out that way.
0:13:43 > 0:13:49So I might have to settle for buying something for £30 and selling it for a profit.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Better get a move on then, Mark.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54That's what I like to see lots of bits and bobs.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03I was just wondering, in case it was pennies, because...
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Obviously all the flowers are tipped and broken
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- and the tail is restored badly there.- Very badly.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Is it pennies? I'm just trying to buy little bits as well.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15- It could be £8.- Yes.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18£8, you say?
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Maybe this will be the one that sells for a couple of grand, Mark.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24That's ever so good. Terribly reasonable.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27It's made by John and Rebecca Lloyd
0:14:27 > 0:14:30of Shelton in Staffordshire in about 1835.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Hmm, looks like Mark's going to mull this one over.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Rough shell case, a bit of trench art.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40I don't think it's decorative enough, though, is it?
0:14:42 > 0:14:46What a lovely jug. 19th century, 1830, 1840...
0:14:46 > 0:14:49One of the better English porcelain factories.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52It's got that Coalport look to it. It's beautifully hand painted.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56There's a pattern number on the bottom that could be researched.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01Erm, in very good condition, there's no chips, cracks or restoration.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04It's the real thing, it's just nice. If that's come in with a box lot,
0:15:04 > 0:15:08can you do that for pennies? If you can, I'll have a go at it.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10It's not terribly saleable now.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14I could take 18 for that.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- It's tempting, it's a very good quality jug.- It is, yeah.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21You know, I left a very good quality English porcelain basket this morning,
0:15:21 > 0:15:24just because they're not selling.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Well, this is awkward.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Erm, I tell you what...
0:15:31 > 0:15:34I'm not insulting you, you tell me, OK?
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Having that for a fiver and if I give you 15 for that. It's 20 for the two.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- That's OK.- Is that all right?- Yeah. - Thank you, Ronan.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Wow, what a shopping spree.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Four items already in the bag. Or should that be box?
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Mark's on a roll. It's off to Lisburn,
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Northern Ireland's third-largest city.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00First stop is Ballinderry Antiques, owned by Donald.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- Good afternoon, sir.- Good afternoon. - I'm Mark.- Donald McClusky.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Good afternoon, Donald. Is it OK if I just seek and search?
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- Plenty to look at.- Thank you very much indeed, thank you.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13And he's off!
0:16:15 > 0:16:17I do have to beat Thomas.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Donald?
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- It has suffered a bit. - Yeah, what a beauty, though.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33This is a Troika wheel vase.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38Troika was an art pottery set up in Cornwall in the early '60s.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43- Serious crack.- Whereabouts? Oh, there.- Worth restoring, possibly.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48I think so. That is wonderful. Look at the shape and everything, I love it to bits.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52Erm, no hard haggle, no messing about.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57Bottom line, very, very best, and it's got to be good or I won't bother.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00At Ballinderry Antiques we always offer a good deal.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04- Sometimes you can just knock things out and sometimes you can't.- £30.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- That's the very best, the bottom line, is it?- Yeah.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10I love that, I love it.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15- There should be something left in that.- Wrap it up for me, that's brilliant. We started. We started.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19Say, "please". He's quick and not quite finished yet.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Some Guinness tonight.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31And, as quick as a flash, he's uncovered a 19th-century Chinese hardwood stand.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36What's the very best on it, just in case I can do a last-minute...
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- A sweet little piece. - A quickie here.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44£27.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Almost certainly, you'll get some sort of profit on that.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- That's a lovely, carved wood stand, isn't it?- It's very intricate.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- Very much the flavour of the month, isn't it?- Very much so.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58That would have had a piece of jade or whatever in it.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02They're very collectable, lovely patina, lovely colour.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- All right, Donald, I'll have that. - OK.- Thank you very much.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Blimey, he doesn't hang around.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- What's the grand total?- £57.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- And I can't knock any more off that?- That's it, I'm afraid. - £57, there's £60.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18That's brilliant. I'll get you £3 change.
0:18:18 > 0:18:24That's another two in the bag. Man now has a mighty six lots.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Meanwhile, Thomas, has travelled just over 26 miles
0:18:27 > 0:18:30to the small village of Grey Abbey in County Down.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33He's going for a good rummage in Hayes Antiques.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- Nice to meet you, Derek Hayes. - Thomas Plant.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Thomas is a bit of an antiques magpie
0:18:39 > 0:18:42and has a real passion for interesting curios.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52I think it's Italian. I think it is with that cockerel on the base.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56It could be the Cantagalli factory from the Urbino in Tuscany,
0:18:56 > 0:19:02from about the late 19th century, early 20th-century.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- It's rather good, isn't it? Rather good fun.- Yeah. It's a nice piece.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08I love that design to it.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13The ticket price for the vase is £65.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Could we say...
0:19:17 > 0:19:1840?
0:19:18 > 0:19:20HE LAUGHS
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- I've got that figure in my head.- 45.
0:19:24 > 0:19:2642?
0:19:26 > 0:19:31- OK.- Yeah?- Yeah.- Brilliant. Thank you very much. I like that.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34It's a handsome thing.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37That's four lots in the bag for Thomas.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41He certainly is a tough cookie when it comes to naming his price.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45Meanwhile, Mark has finished all his high octane shopping for the day
0:19:45 > 0:19:48and is making his way to a secret location.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- You sir, must be Ray? - Yes, it's me.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56Mark has an invitation to visit passionate collector
0:19:56 > 0:19:58and automobile enthusiast, Ray.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03He's a house builder who has collected literally thousands of items
0:20:03 > 0:20:05for the last 30 years from vintage petrol pumps
0:20:05 > 0:20:08to the very first motoring signs.
0:20:08 > 0:20:14- Would you show me around? - Certainly. Come this way here up to the goody parts.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18This priceless collection began when Ray was passing a garage
0:20:18 > 0:20:21he used to visit with his dad when he was a nipper.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26He's amassed a spectacular collection of automobilia.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31from around the world, including an extraordinary collection of petrol globes.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- Well, Mark, this is the Aladdin's cave.- Oh, my goodness me.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40- Oh, my goodness me.- Altogether there are over 350 globes here.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44You have to go to America to get bigger collections of up to 1,500.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49Which is the earliest globe in this room?
0:20:49 > 0:20:54The earliest globes would be this line here, the BP, Pratt's,
0:20:54 > 0:20:58ROP, Red Line, they are all around 1920.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02In 1919, that's when the first petrol pumps came into Great Britain and Ireland.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- What are they made of. Glass?- Glass, yes.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- Plastic globes weren't used until after the war. - Can you still find them?
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- Yes.- Do they still appear? - They still appear.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- Or have you got the lot?- No.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21Absolutely fascinating. I couldn't be more impressed, frankly.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- I will never forget this. - You won't forget this.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26With both boys shopping all done and dusted for today,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30let's remind ourselves what they've purchased.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Thomas started today with £200 and spent £123.50 on four lots.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39The candlestick telephone, the collection of Mauchline ware,
0:21:39 > 0:21:43the Victorian kitchenware and the Cantagalli vase.
0:21:43 > 0:21:48Mark, on the other hand, splashed out £152
0:21:48 > 0:21:50on his first ever spending spree.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52He ended up with a whopping six lots.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56The pair of Staffordshire figures, the silver spoons
0:21:56 > 0:22:01the baby moneybox, the Troika vase, the Chinese hardwood stand
0:22:01 > 0:22:03and the dog on wheels. Woof!
0:22:03 > 0:22:07So what does old timer Thomas think of new boy Mark's purchases?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10He should not have bought the Troika, it's whacked.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13I feel sorry for him for buying that.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16But it could make money at the auction.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19I don't know whether I'm going to beat Thomas or not.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21I know I WILL beat Thomas, sooner or later -
0:22:21 > 0:22:23I know I WILL find something,
0:22:23 > 0:22:27and it will make a lot of money, I know that is going to happen...
0:22:27 > 0:22:30but I can't... You know, it's in the lap of the gods
0:22:30 > 0:22:32WHEN that is going to happen.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Fighting talk from the boys. But what results lie ahead?
0:22:36 > 0:22:41Right - all eyes to the front. The auction is about to begin.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46First up, it's Mark's porcelain duo.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Let's find out what he knows about ceramics.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51£30. £20. £10.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55£5, £6, £7. At £7 I'm bid.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57£8, £9. £10.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59£12. Bid's at the back at £12.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Lovely Victorian jug, are we all finished at £12...?
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Disaster strikes, so early in the day.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Oh, dear, it's a loss, Mark -
0:23:08 > 0:23:12but don't worry, it's only your first item.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16Next up is Thomas's collection of Mauchline Ware.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Nice lot there. £80. £60. £50.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- For £30, then. - Come on, come on, come on.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26£37.50. It's with Paul at £40.
0:23:26 > 0:23:33£42.50. Bid's beside me now at £42.50...
0:23:33 > 0:23:36All finished, the lot, at £42.50...?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38My heart goes out to you on that one,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40because genuinely I would have bought them too.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Another loss, and not what Thomas expected at all.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Still, it could be worse.
0:23:45 > 0:23:46It's Mark's turn next.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51With the damaged, but unusual Troika vase.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54£40. For £20...
0:23:54 > 0:23:57For sale, £10. £12. £14. £16. £18.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00£20. £22.50. £25.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02£30. £32.50. New bidder.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06£35. New bidder again. £40...
0:24:06 > 0:24:08All finished now at £40?
0:24:08 > 0:24:1140 quid! You got out of jail.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16- I'm annoyed about my earlier loss, Thomas.- Don't stress about that.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21Not bad, Mark, but listen to Thomas. Enjoy a profit when you get one.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25Back to Thomas. It's the Victorian kitchenalia next.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27£30. £20.
0:24:27 > 0:24:28Will a tenner start me?
0:24:28 > 0:24:31I'm bid £10, £12. £14. £16. £18. £20.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Bid's here beside me in the middle at 22.50, 25, 27.50.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Bid's still in the middle. Bid's here.
0:24:40 > 0:24:46In the middle at 27.50. All out. All done now for 27.50.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47That's OK.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50That sorts out your Mauchline lot with your breadboard, doesn't it?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Well, hang on.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55A small profit. Come on, Thomas, keep your hopes up.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Right, Mark, it's the baby money bank next.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03£20...or £10.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Fiver. Thank you. Five, six, seven.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09At seven. Eight - new bidder. Nine.
0:25:09 > 0:25:15Ten. Beside me now at £10. All out for £10.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19- Oh, come on.- Well...- Come on, you made money out of it.- £2.
0:25:19 > 0:25:24Come on indeed, Mark, at least somebody bought it.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28Next, it's the decorative Cantagalli ewer.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32£80. £50. £30.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36Thank you. At 30. 32.50. 35
0:25:36 > 0:25:38- At 35. 37.50.- Go on.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43£40. New bidder. In front of me at £40. Are we all done for this?
0:25:43 > 0:25:452.50 again. 45.
0:25:45 > 0:25:487.50. At 47.50. Bid's here.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53£50. Bid's in the middle. All out for it now. £50.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56When you bought that, if it had been 50 and not 42,
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- if you wanted it, you would have bought it, wouldn't you?- Oh, yeah.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01So would I.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06Oh, dear. Not what Thomas was expecting. Keep your chin up, boys.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12It's Mark's 19th century Chinese stand next. Fingers crossed.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14£30. £20.
0:26:14 > 0:26:15A tenner, sir. Thank you.
0:26:15 > 0:26:1910, 12, new bidder at 14, 16, 18.
0:26:19 > 0:26:2520. Bid's here for £20. All finished at £20.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- Most disappointing. - You were right. 20 quid.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32And I still think another place, another time, a lot more.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34I think you thought that too, didn't you?
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Excuses, excuses. It's another loss, Mark. But it's not over yet.
0:26:38 > 0:26:43Maybe the silver spoons will bring a much needed smile to your face.
0:26:43 > 0:26:4530 bid. 2.50. 35.
0:26:45 > 0:26:487.50. £40. 2.50.
0:26:48 > 0:26:5345. 7.50. £50. 55. 60.
0:26:53 > 0:26:5665. 70.
0:26:56 > 0:26:5775. 80.
0:26:57 > 0:26:5985.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01I have 85 in the middle.
0:27:01 > 0:27:0290 - new bidder.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Bid's at 95. 100.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08- 105.- Come on. Yes.
0:27:08 > 0:27:13- Another five.- Keep going. I feel the sea.- £110.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- Good lot. Well done.- Thank you. I'm pleased.- Well, you should be.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19I'm only pleased because it's out of my comfort zone.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23Well done, Mark. Silver may be out of your comfort zone
0:27:23 > 0:27:27but that is what you can call a result.
0:27:28 > 0:27:33It's Thomas's final item, the candlestick telephone, next.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37£20. A bid. 2.50. 5. 7.50.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40£30. 2.50. 35. 7.50. £40.
0:27:40 > 0:27:452.50. Bid's here beside me now for 42.50 for the phone.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47All done. The bid's here beside me.
0:27:47 > 0:27:53Beside me now at 42.50. We all like the phone. 42.50.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57- Made money though. Made money. - Made a profit.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59It certainly did make you money, Thomas.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02It's better than a slap in the face. With a wet fish.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07And, lastly, it's Mark's rather crude pooch on wheels.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Will the bidders of Belfast want to take him home though?
0:28:10 > 0:28:11£50. £30.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Give this dog a home! Give this dog a home!
0:28:14 > 0:28:18That's right, give it a home. £10. 10 a bid. 12, 14, 16.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20Give floppy ears a home.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24- At 18 and bid. 20. - Go, floppy, go.- At 20 and bid.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27He's going out the door here. 2.50 - new bidder.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30At 22.50, the lady's bid in the middle.
0:28:30 > 0:28:35Lady's bid then at 22.50. All finished now at 22.50.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- Oh, disaster. - I thought they were going to...
0:28:38 > 0:28:40I feel we sort of knew, didn't we?
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Do you think your outbursts stopped the bidding?
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Do you think it stopped the bidding?
0:28:45 > 0:28:49Maybe you do need to keep quiet next time, Mark. Oh, dear. Another loss.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55All in all, it hasn't been a great first auction for the boys.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58We can't be down in the dumps because we're all walking away
0:28:58 > 0:29:01with a bit of extra money jingling in our pocket.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03To me, I've got change. He's got folding.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06I'm a little bit frustrated
0:29:06 > 0:29:09that the decent profit on the spoons
0:29:09 > 0:29:12was soaked up by all the other items.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15After paying auction costs,
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Thomas Plant made a tiny profit of £9.75.
0:29:21 > 0:29:27And just inching ahead is Mark Hales with a £23.89 profit.
0:29:27 > 0:29:33He's the winner! Not bad for an Antiques Road Trip rookie.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37So with poor profits from the Belfast auction,
0:29:37 > 0:29:40the duo set off for south of the border and hopefully more success.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- Gentle as you can.- I know! What are you talking about?
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- You pulled away beautifully, smoothly.- Yeah, all right!
0:29:46 > 0:29:50Do you think I'm a backseat driver? I most definitely am!
0:29:50 > 0:29:53we start the next leg of this trip in Dublin,
0:29:53 > 0:29:57with an auction showdown at Ballybrittas.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01Because we're about to buy in the Republic of Ireland,
0:30:01 > 0:30:05Thomas's cash pot converts
0:30:05 > 0:30:07to 226.53 euros.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11While Mark Hales' becomes
0:30:11 > 0:30:15a respectable 241.80 euros.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18The River Liffey flows through the centre of Dublin.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22What better place for the chaps to discuss a bit of shopping strategy
0:30:22 > 0:30:26before their first foray into Irish antiques?
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- A lovely big river. - Very nice indeed.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32- Teeming with salmon and possible bargains in Dublin.- I hope so.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Are you going to strike hard bargains this time?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Are you going to deal strongly?
0:30:37 > 0:30:40I think if you keep pushing, you make your own luck.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43You can't play too safe, Thomas, can you really?
0:30:43 > 0:30:47You have to step out of your comfort zone if you're going to win a round.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Well, hopefully Mark will have the luck of the Irish with him today.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52The boys are making their way
0:30:52 > 0:30:55to Dublin's Antiques Mecca, Francis Street.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57It's Mark's turn first.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01He's having a good old gander at Michael Connell Antiques.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- Good morning, sir. - Good morning, how are you?- I'm Mark.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- Michael Connell, pleased to meet you.- How do you do, Michael?
0:31:08 > 0:31:12How refreshing to walk into a shop that is very much the real thing.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16- Thank you very much. - Absolutely wonderful.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Would it be OK if I had a jolly good look?
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- Have a good wander, there's loads of stuff here.- Lovely.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- Thank you very much indeed. - No problem.
0:31:26 > 0:31:31Mark is a master spy of hunting down unusual antiques.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35He takes his time, slowly but surely narrowing down
0:31:35 > 0:31:38the items he wants to consider.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43And then Bingo! He makes his move.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Nice little camera here.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48These are very, very collectible.
0:31:48 > 0:31:54Maybe if we can get this for a good price, this might be worth a go.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59This little beauty is said to be an original spy camera from the 1940s.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02I'll have a little think about that.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07And as he thinks about it, the search continues.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11This just caught my eye because there's always RAF collectors.
0:32:11 > 0:32:12That's just come in, yes.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Whenever we have anything that's RAF,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17there's always somebody that wants to buy it.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21I just thought that's a bit of fun so that's definitely a maybe.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Right, the camera, Michael. 60-odd euros.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26I'll do 50 on it, Mark.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28I'm out of my comfort zone as usual.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30I'll do 40 to bring you into your comfort zone.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- Is it...? - It's working.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37Little spy camera in its original leather case, 40 euros.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- Oh, let's have a go. Let's have a go.- Right.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42All right, I'll have that, Michael. We'll shake on that one.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46- Thank you.- I'll have that one. I'll get the money out in a minute.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50What about this little match box holder? This has to be pennies.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53I'm not that enamoured with it, it's just RAF. It's a collectible.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- If it's really cheap, I'll have a go. - I'll do a tenner on it.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00All right, we'll have a go with that. Thank you, Michael. Shake on that as well.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04The job's a good 'un, Mark.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07It's an impressive start.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Meanwhile, Thomas Plant is making his way to St James's Gate in Dublin,
0:33:10 > 0:33:14the home of the world-famous Guinness beverage.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21Obviously, there are other stouts available
0:33:21 > 0:33:25but it would be rude not to visit whilst one's in Dublin.
0:33:25 > 0:33:2910 million glasses of this world-famous stout are enjoyed
0:33:29 > 0:33:33in 150 countries across the globe, but Thomas is not going for a drink.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Oh no. He's here to find out about the history.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41It all started in 1759, when Arthur Guinness signed
0:33:41 > 0:33:44a rather unique lease for a disused brewery in Dublin.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48Archivist Evelyn Roche is Thomas's guide for today.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- I keep on hearing about this famous lease.- Absolutely.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55One of the most famous leases in Irish history, probably,
0:33:55 > 0:33:57and I've a copy of it here to show you.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- OK.- This is it.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04It's an indenture, the term that would have been used back in the 18th century.
0:34:04 > 0:34:09It was signed 252 years ago for an incredible 9,000 years.
0:34:09 > 0:34:119,000 years!
0:34:11 > 0:34:13That is an extraordinary amount of time.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Did he think, I may as well buy it?
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Very hard for us to conceive of 9,000 years as a period of time.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21I guess all you can say, about Arthur, he certainly had
0:34:21 > 0:34:25a belief in his beer and a belief that he was going to be around for 9,000 years.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- I hear you've got something else to show me.- I do indeed.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30I'll take you over here.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34This is one of the absolute gems that we hold here in the archive.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38It's a recipe book that dates right back to Arthur's time.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41It's a recipe that he himself would have brewed.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45What this shows is that he was actually brewing West India Porter.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Why this particular recipe is of such interest to us
0:34:48 > 0:34:51here at Guinness is that it's the direct precursor
0:34:51 > 0:34:55of a beer that we still brew today over 200 years later
0:34:55 > 0:34:58here in St James's Gate which we call Guinness Foreign Extra Stout.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00That is fascinating, it really is.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03What are these here, these children's books?
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Sort of Alice in Wonderland?
0:35:05 > 0:35:07These are what are known as doctor's books.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10They're really, really highly illustrated booklets
0:35:10 > 0:35:13that were first produced in the early 1930s
0:35:13 > 0:35:17and they're called doctor's books because they were actually issued
0:35:17 > 0:35:19by Guinness to GPs, general practitioners,
0:35:19 > 0:35:24around Christmas time of every year as a thank-you gift to GPs
0:35:24 > 0:35:26who, at that point in time,
0:35:26 > 0:35:29would have been endorsing Guinness as a health tonic.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Very much, you have to look at it as a point in time.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36This is the very first one here and it's based on Alice in Wonderland
0:35:36 > 0:35:40so would have been the Lewis Carroll centenary
0:35:40 > 0:35:43around the 1930s, so would have been very topical, I guess, at the time.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48What they would have done is just adapted a lot of the copy
0:35:48 > 0:35:51and a lot of the ditties to Guinness.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54This one here at the end is just one of my personal favourites.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57You have the hare here looking at his pocket watch and saying,
0:35:57 > 0:35:59"Oh my ears and whiskers! It's Guinness time!"
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Well, my ears and whiskers indeed.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05While Thomas enjoys a touch of the black stuff,
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Mark's still shopping in Dublin's Francis Street.
0:36:08 > 0:36:14- Good morning.- Good morning. - Good morning, I'm Mark.- I'm Esther.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16- Hello, Esther. How do you do? - Fine, thank you.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- What a lovely day out there. - It's lovely.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- What a lovely shop.- Thank you.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- Would you mind awfully if I just have a little browse?- No.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Do you know, it sort of makes the day worthwhile
0:36:34 > 0:36:38when you see something like that. I absolutely love this.
0:36:38 > 0:36:4119th century French Rousseau.
0:36:41 > 0:36:48Superb. Acid-etched, look at the colour. That in front of the light.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53Unfortunately, a lot of damage. Actually, it's not for sale.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57Esther's keeping this and I really don't blame her
0:36:57 > 0:37:00because if I found this somewhere, I would keep it.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04Oh, wonderful piece of glass. That's made my day.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08Whatever happens to me now today, I'll still be smiling
0:37:08 > 0:37:10because I've seen that and I've held that.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14MUSIC: "Magic Moments" by Perry Como
0:37:17 > 0:37:19I think he likes it.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22But you're here to buy, Mark. Back to it!
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Have you got any little bits and bobs?
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Anything there's a profit left in. Anything I can turn a copper with.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34- I doubt it. - Anything you've bought well.
0:37:34 > 0:37:40- This is a very English thing. - I like that. Isn't it lovely?- Yes.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- Mother of pearl, little penknife, fruit knife.- A fruit knife.
0:37:43 > 0:37:48Little ladies' penknife or fruit knife. Is that pennies?
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- Little penknife.- There's 20 euro on it. We could do something.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Could it be 10?
0:37:53 > 0:37:57- That will give me a chance, wouldn't it?- It would.- It would, wouldn't it?
0:37:57 > 0:38:01- It could be 10.- Yes?- Yes. - Esther, I think I love you.
0:38:01 > 0:38:02I love that.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06- It must make more than that, mustn't it?- It has to.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Bless your heart, you're a lovely lady.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- Thank you.- Right, 10 euros. Thank you very much.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Gosh, Mark really likes to dish out the kisses and the compliments.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18The charm seems to be working though.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22That's another cheeky lot to add to his bag of tricks.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27Thomas, on the other hand, has a lot of catching up to do.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30His first bout of shopping begins in Michael Connell Antiques.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- Hello.- Hello, how are you?- Good, thank you. How are you?- Not too bad.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- Michael Connell, pleased to meet you.- Michael, I'm Thomas Plant. Nice to meet you.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41Thomas loves sniffing out a bargain and like Mark,
0:38:41 > 0:38:43he loves to get stuck right in.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55I'll ask Michael about this.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00A big decorative drum, isn't it? It's made of, this is pigskin.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03This is brass and this is wood round here.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06I quite like the painting around it.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10I think that's quite good fun. But it's got a lot of money.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12350 euros.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15The thing is, nobody's offended by an offer.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24- The drum.- Yeah.- What can that be? - How much is on it?- 350.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27What would you like it to be?
0:39:27 > 0:39:30I want it to be for nothing, really.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32It can be 50.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Eh? What's that you say? 50 euros!
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- You couldn't make it for 50 quid. - No.
0:39:39 > 0:39:44- If we said 40, would you do it? - If we said 50, I'll do it.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49I am just now... Do you see the door there?
0:39:49 > 0:39:52It's a good price at 50.
0:39:53 > 0:39:5645. Thank you.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58HE LAUGHS
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Before Michael shows him the door,
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Thomas adds a fine carving set to his horde.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- Oh, you're giving me a tip as well? - No!
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Blimey, that was a super quick deal.
0:40:09 > 0:40:1265 euros for the drum and silverware.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Perhaps Thomas has a lucky shamrock in his pocket.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19Meanwhile, we can't seem to get Mark away from Francis Street.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23He's still shopping there. This time it's Lantern Antiques.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- I'm John. - How do you do, John?
0:40:25 > 0:40:29- Some very, very nice things here. Can I have a browse?- Of course, yeah.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Thank you very much, John. Thank you.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36Mark wastes no time having a good old rummage.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39And before too long, he spots a glass scent bottle.
0:40:39 > 0:40:45- Lovely scent bottle. It's quite late, isn't it, John?- Oh, yeah, I think so.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- Bright gilding on it.- Yeah.- Well, that's tempting, isn't it?
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- I like that. It's very pretty. Could it be 10 euros?- 12.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Yes, yes, yes. I think we'll buy that.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58That's decorative and that's fun, isn't it?
0:40:58 > 0:41:02I think the ladies will like it. My wife would like that very much.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04She'd be quite happy to have that.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08But then she'd be quite happy to have anything I bought, frankly.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11There we have it.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14Mark has yet another goody to add to his collection.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Hot on Mark's heels is Thomas.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21With only two items in his swag bag, he's got some catching up to do.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25Wow, it's like a revolving door at Lantern Antiques!
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- Good morning.- Welcome.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- Do you mind if I have a good look around?- Of course.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Thank you very much.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39Will Thomas's keen eye spot a prize that Mark missed? Let's see.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Crumbs. That's a whopper.
0:41:49 > 0:41:56This is a Victorian brass grain measure,
0:41:56 > 0:41:59as it says on there. You can see it's Victorian
0:41:59 > 0:42:03because just here, you've got a Victorian mark.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05V.R. and the Crown.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Then you've got these proof marks here.
0:42:11 > 0:42:17I rate that. I like that. I think it's a lovely thing.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22You must sort of scoop into the grain and then you sort of,
0:42:22 > 0:42:25off it comes, and then that's your measure of grain.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29Beautifully made. I might ask about it.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33Interesting item, Thomas. Let's hope it's in your price range.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41This is a Stilton waiter or Stilton stand.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43A cheese dish.
0:42:43 > 0:42:49It's mahogany and Georgian, I would have thought.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53Cheese coasters would have been used around the Georgian dinner-table
0:42:53 > 0:42:56to contain a round of Stilton.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00Normally they would have had casters for ease of use.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05It's the kind of thing which is still quite collectible
0:43:05 > 0:43:08because it's small and it would fit into a modern interior.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11There's no price on it so I'm going to have to ask John about it.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15Hold on to your hats! He's going in for the deal.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17It's the grain measure first.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20- I'm hoping..- 200.
0:43:20 > 0:43:25Really? You wouldn't sort of think again on that one?
0:43:25 > 0:43:29- Would you?- OK, 150.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32- No less.- Really?- Yes. - Go on.- No. No way, no.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35It's worth a lot of money, that.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37What's your price then?
0:43:37 > 0:43:41- I'd like to give you 75.- No way.
0:43:41 > 0:43:43- I can only ask. - I'll split the difference.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46100 and something-five or something.
0:43:46 > 0:43:51- I want to get it under the three-figure.- No. No less, no way.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54- OK. We can just think about that for a second.- OK, right.
0:43:54 > 0:43:58Can I ask you about this Stilton piece?
0:43:59 > 0:44:02Well, you know, it's incomplete. The wheels...
0:44:02 > 0:44:04- The wheels are missing.- Yeah.
0:44:04 > 0:44:07- I bought it and didn't realise that. - Was that cheap?
0:44:07 > 0:44:09- It is, yeah.- How much?
0:44:09 > 0:44:1180.
0:44:11 > 0:44:16- Would you do a little bit less? - 60 is my lowest now, OK.
0:44:16 > 0:44:21- Halfway, 50.- No, 60. - 50, go on.- No, no way.
0:44:21 > 0:44:24- With the grain thing, What about 140?- OK, go on.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27- If it will get rid of you, go on. - You want to get rid of me!
0:44:27 > 0:44:28- Yeah, yeah.- Really?
0:44:28 > 0:44:31You're certainly being tough today, Thomas.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33Remember, people do have to make a living.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35- Been a real pleasure.- Thank you.
0:44:35 > 0:44:37To throw Thomas off his trail,
0:44:37 > 0:44:41Mark's travelled to Sandycove, eight miles south of Dublin,
0:44:41 > 0:44:44to have a bit of a nosey in Sandycove Antiques.
0:44:44 > 0:44:48- Good afternoon, madam.- How are you? - I'm Mark, how do you do?
0:44:48 > 0:44:50- I'm Fiona.- Hello, Fiona.
0:44:50 > 0:44:53- Lovely things. Lovely shop.- Thank you.- Really nice.
0:44:53 > 0:44:56Our Mark loves a bit of a browse
0:44:56 > 0:45:00and he's not afraid to have a good old feel of the goods.
0:45:00 > 0:45:04But what's he in the mood for buying?
0:45:04 > 0:45:07I would love to buy a little bit of silver.
0:45:07 > 0:45:08Have you any Dublin silver?
0:45:08 > 0:45:13I have a few Irish silver spoons here. Two rat-tail spoons.
0:45:13 > 0:45:15- That's called rat-tail. - Ah, isn't that lovely?
0:45:15 > 0:45:18This is the bright-cut one I was going to show you.
0:45:18 > 0:45:20That's bright-cut, it's called. Star pattern.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23- Isn't that lovely? - How beautiful.- Pretty.
0:45:23 > 0:45:261832. Lovely hallmarks.
0:45:26 > 0:45:29That could be a shrewd move, Mark,
0:45:29 > 0:45:32buying Irish silver to sell to a home crowd at the auction.
0:45:36 > 0:45:42These are Irish, here. They are a pair of brass button shiners.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46Apparently the people in the army,
0:45:46 > 0:45:49to shine the brass buttons on their uniform,
0:45:49 > 0:45:51they would put this on to stop the...
0:45:51 > 0:45:53- Aren't they lovely?- They're Irish.
0:45:53 > 0:45:56- Is it military?- It's military, yes.
0:45:56 > 0:45:59Irish military? That's good, isn't it?
0:45:59 > 0:46:02If we put those on the desk, have a little think about those.
0:46:02 > 0:46:06Perhaps those would be good and these lovely brass button shiners.
0:46:06 > 0:46:11- Is that a good buy at 55 euros? - I think 55's OK for those because they're Irish silver.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14Can I get a profit on those?
0:46:14 > 0:46:17That just seems a lot to me, 55. 35?
0:46:17 > 0:46:20What about 45?
0:46:20 > 0:46:23I definitely wouldn't want to have a go at 45.
0:46:23 > 0:46:26- Maybe I'd have a go at 40. - At 40 it's 20 each.
0:46:26 > 0:46:29All right. OK, Fiona.
0:46:29 > 0:46:31Thank you very much indeed.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34And just when you think he's finished for the day...
0:46:34 > 0:46:38You know the two pretty ones, they're Dublin as well?
0:46:38 > 0:46:45- They are Dublin, 1832. - How about all four?
0:46:45 > 0:46:48£25 a spoon, isn't it?
0:46:48 > 0:46:54- You're quite happy with these? Same deal with those?- OK, I'll do that.
0:46:54 > 0:46:58- We have a deal.- Thank you very much. That's really sweet.
0:46:59 > 0:47:05- I'm in a spoon-buying mood, you might have noticed.- Good, I'm delighted you like the spoons.- Thank you.
0:47:05 > 0:47:07He loves a nice Irish spoon.
0:47:07 > 0:47:11And he's also one for kissing the ladies.
0:47:11 > 0:47:13Maybe that's why he's always smiling.
0:47:13 > 0:47:17Thomas has travelled from Dublin to Newcastle.
0:47:17 > 0:47:21That's Newcastle in the Republic of Ireland.
0:47:21 > 0:47:26Thomas is going for a good old nosey in Foley's Storehouse.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29- Hello.- How you doing?- All right if I...?- Yeah, go ahead.
0:47:29 > 0:47:31Here he goes.
0:47:44 > 0:47:48Antique hand-painted double-handled urn with floral design.
0:47:48 > 0:47:53An opposing English country scene. That's a nice thing.
0:47:53 > 0:47:57It needs completely restored,
0:47:57 > 0:47:59but it's a nice thing.
0:47:59 > 0:48:03It's lovely, really lovely.
0:48:03 > 0:48:05I love it. Lovely shape.
0:48:05 > 0:48:08It's classical. A proper antique.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10Looks like Thomas is ready to negotiate.
0:48:10 > 0:48:16Time to get manager Ewan in on the action.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19- This here...- An interesting piece. - It's whacked.
0:48:19 > 0:48:22It's completely been off it's rim, hasn't it?
0:48:22 > 0:48:24Can anything be done there?
0:48:24 > 0:48:27- With regards to the price? - Oh, the price?- Yeah.
0:48:27 > 0:48:30Certainly. Well, let's just see now.
0:48:30 > 0:48:34It's stunning at 90 euros, so I could, er...
0:48:34 > 0:48:38I could do it for 70, how do you feel about that?
0:48:38 > 0:48:41I was thinking, cos it's so badly damaged,
0:48:41 > 0:48:45- I'll give you 20 for it.- Hmm.
0:48:45 > 0:48:51- I love it for what it is. It's just a decorative item now.- I follow you.
0:48:51 > 0:48:53OK, I'll give it to you for 20.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56- Yeah, 20?- Absolutely.
0:48:56 > 0:49:01- All right, deal. That's a deal. - Thank you.
0:49:01 > 0:49:07What's wrong with you, Thomas? You really are pushing it today.
0:49:10 > 0:49:15So with shopping done, let's recap.
0:49:15 > 0:49:22Mark started with 241.80 euros, and spent 212 euros on five lots.
0:49:22 > 0:49:25The brass button polishers, the scent bottle, the camera
0:49:25 > 0:49:29and matchbox holder, the fruit knife and the spoons.
0:49:29 > 0:49:33Thomas began with 226.53 euros.
0:49:33 > 0:49:37He nearly blew the lot by spending 225 euros on five lots.
0:49:37 > 0:49:42These included the cheese coaster, the pigskin drum,
0:49:42 > 0:49:46the porcelain vase, the carving set and the bronze grain measure.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49Both boys are pretty pleased with their buys.
0:49:49 > 0:49:52But what do they think of each other's items?
0:49:52 > 0:49:54I've bought real antiques,
0:49:54 > 0:49:58real antiques and quality. Mark seems to have spent
0:49:58 > 0:50:01all his money on not great items apart from the spoons.
0:50:01 > 0:50:04Out came the drum, I didn't like it.
0:50:04 > 0:50:07He's right, it was a Victorian drum,
0:50:07 > 0:50:12but I can't see it fetching more than he paid for it.
0:50:12 > 0:50:16It's been an exciting journey from Dublin via Sandycove
0:50:16 > 0:50:19and the village of Newcastle, County Dublin
0:50:19 > 0:50:22to the auction in Ballybrittas, Portlaoise.
0:50:22 > 0:50:24Ballybrittas is a small village
0:50:24 > 0:50:28located in the North East of County Laois, Ireland.
0:50:28 > 0:50:33Our competitive duo arrive for a salesroom showdown
0:50:33 > 0:50:34at Ashgrove Auction Rooms.
0:50:34 > 0:50:38It's the moment we've all been waiting for. Quiet please!
0:50:38 > 0:50:40The auction is about to begin.
0:50:40 > 0:50:45First up, it's Thomas' unusual cheese coaster.
0:50:45 > 0:50:48We have bids taking us in here at 120.
0:50:48 > 0:50:52You were right, Thomas, you're smiling now.
0:50:52 > 0:50:57- 130, 140. Any advance on 140? - That's very good.
0:50:57 > 0:50:59Are we all out and done?
0:50:59 > 0:51:01Fair warning to you all at 140.
0:51:01 > 0:51:04- We're happy now, aren't we? - Yeah, absolutely.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07That's a good... That's a good result.
0:51:07 > 0:51:12It's a tidy profit for Thomas.
0:51:12 > 0:51:16Next up we have Mark's military brass button polishers.
0:51:16 > 0:51:21Can we see 30 for them, please? 20 is bid. 22 and I am out.
0:51:21 > 0:51:26It's in the room at 22. Any advance on 22?
0:51:26 > 0:51:2925, 28. Any advance on 28?
0:51:29 > 0:51:32All out and done at 28.
0:51:33 > 0:51:35You won't be buying them again, will you?
0:51:35 > 0:51:40No, I think I'll give button shiners a miss for the rest of my life.
0:51:40 > 0:51:41I would.
0:51:41 > 0:51:46Button shiners clearly aren't so popular with this audience it seems.
0:51:46 > 0:51:52And now for Thomas's pigskin drum, the one Mark hates.
0:51:52 > 0:51:57- And we have commissions on the book. - Oh, no!- 22 is bid. Any advance?
0:51:57 > 0:52:0225, 28, 30, 32, 35 in the room on the left.
0:52:02 > 0:52:0838, 40, 42, 42 there. Any advance on 42?
0:52:08 > 0:52:1245, 48, 50, 60,
0:52:12 > 0:52:1565, 70.
0:52:15 > 0:52:2070 on the right. Selling at 70. A round of applause at 70.
0:52:20 > 0:52:23Hey! Smelly, old drum.
0:52:26 > 0:52:29It seems Thomas is rather chuffed with that result.
0:52:29 > 0:52:32It's Mark's scent bottle next.
0:52:32 > 0:52:36Maybe it'll lift him from loss into profit.
0:52:36 > 0:52:3920 for this, please. A tenner?
0:52:39 > 0:52:43Ten are bid. Any advance on 10? 12, 15,
0:52:43 > 0:52:47- 18, 20...- We're there.
0:52:47 > 0:52:4922, 25,
0:52:49 > 0:52:5228, 30, 30 in front.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55All out and done at 30.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58Not so bad. That's OK.
0:52:58 > 0:53:00You've got to be so pleased!
0:53:00 > 0:53:04It's a small profit, but it's better than nothing.
0:53:04 > 0:53:09It's Thomas's lovely English porcelain vase next.
0:53:09 > 0:53:13We have a commission starting this one at 65 bid.
0:53:13 > 0:53:16Any advance on 65? Selling on commission at 65.
0:53:16 > 0:53:2070, 75, 80, 82.
0:53:20 > 0:53:24I'll take 85. Are we all done and finished at 85?
0:53:24 > 0:53:27Fair warning to you all at 85.
0:53:28 > 0:53:32- Well done, Thomas. That's great, isn't it?- That's a good result.
0:53:32 > 0:53:34I'm very pleased with that.
0:53:34 > 0:53:38It IS a good result. Yet another profit for Thomas.
0:53:38 > 0:53:45Next up, it's Mark's quirky little camera and RAF matchbox holder.
0:53:45 > 0:53:50And we have bids taking us in at 35, 38 bid here with me.
0:53:50 > 0:53:54Need a lot more than that.
0:53:54 > 0:53:5940, 42, 45, 48, 50 and I am out. In the room at 50.
0:53:59 > 0:54:0255, 60, 65,
0:54:02 > 0:54:08Any advance on 65? 70, 75, 80, 85,
0:54:08 > 0:54:1090, sir?
0:54:10 > 0:54:1290, 95,
0:54:12 > 0:54:17100 on the right. Any advance on 100?
0:54:17 > 0:54:21Fair warning to you all at 100.
0:54:21 > 0:54:23You put your money on that.
0:54:23 > 0:54:26I'm quite proud of myself because I'm not a cameraman.
0:54:26 > 0:54:27Clearly.
0:54:27 > 0:54:32Well, it's a nice little earner and your best result so far, Mark.
0:54:32 > 0:54:36It's Thomas's rather lovely carving set next.
0:54:36 > 0:54:40Here's to having another big slice of profit, Tom.
0:54:40 > 0:54:4220 is bid. Any advance on 20?
0:54:42 > 0:54:4522, 25,
0:54:45 > 0:54:4928, 30, 32 and I'm out.
0:54:49 > 0:54:53Any advance on 32? To you, madam, selling at 32.
0:54:53 > 0:54:56- I think that's... - I think that's very good.
0:54:56 > 0:55:01- No, it should have made 45. - No, no, it made a profit, it's fine.
0:55:01 > 0:55:05Quite right, Thomas, at least it wasn't a loss.
0:55:05 > 0:55:10It's Mark's delicate, lady's fruit knife next.
0:55:10 > 0:55:14We have two bids, they're small, but 22 is bid.
0:55:14 > 0:55:17Any advance on 22?
0:55:17 > 0:55:2025, I'm out. On the right-hand side at 25.
0:55:20 > 0:55:2228 online.
0:55:22 > 0:55:2430 in the room.
0:55:24 > 0:55:2732, 32 online.
0:55:27 > 0:55:32Any advance on the online bidder at 32? Online at 32.
0:55:32 > 0:55:34Selling at 32.
0:55:34 > 0:55:37- That's a world record... - It's very good, isn't it?
0:55:37 > 0:55:41..for a bent, silver, mother-of-pearl fruit knife.
0:55:41 > 0:55:44Thomas, how dare you? It was beautiful.
0:55:44 > 0:55:47That was unexpected. Well done, Mark.
0:55:47 > 0:55:50Thomas's turn now.
0:55:50 > 0:55:55How will the unusual, bronze grain measure fare?
0:55:55 > 0:55:58And we have...
0:55:58 > 0:56:02one, two, three, four, five, six bids...
0:56:02 > 0:56:06- Oh, really.- ..starting at 190.
0:56:06 > 0:56:08What did I say?
0:56:08 > 0:56:11Any advance on 190?
0:56:11 > 0:56:17200, 220, 240, 250, I'll take 260. 260 online.
0:56:19 > 0:56:22- that was a nice one, sir. - Wonderful result.
0:56:23 > 0:56:26It's a quite unusual piece because of the handles.
0:56:26 > 0:56:30Normally you'd see them without handles. 260. Any advance on 260?
0:56:30 > 0:56:36- Fair warning. 280, 300. - It's getting better, Thomas.
0:56:36 > 0:56:40220, 320, 340,
0:56:40 > 0:56:43I'll take 350. 340 online.
0:56:43 > 0:56:45Any advance on 340 online?
0:56:45 > 0:56:50Any advance on 340? All out and done and fair warning to you all at 340.
0:56:51 > 0:56:57- A wonderful result.- You're going to have rather a lot to spend in Wales.
0:56:57 > 0:57:01By jingo, that's a tremendous result.
0:57:01 > 0:57:03It's our final lot of the auction.
0:57:03 > 0:57:07Maybe Mark's spoons will get him back on the road to recovery.
0:57:07 > 0:57:12And we have commission starting in at 85.
0:57:12 > 0:57:14Go, go, go.
0:57:14 > 0:57:1985, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120, I'm out.
0:57:19 > 0:57:24120 on the left hand side. I'm selling at 120.
0:57:24 > 0:57:26130 online. 140.
0:57:26 > 0:57:31Need to be quicker online. I'm selling at 140.
0:57:31 > 0:57:34Fair warning at 140.
0:57:34 > 0:57:37- It could be worse for teaspoons. - Brilliant.
0:57:37 > 0:57:40- It's a profit.- Brilliant.
0:57:40 > 0:57:43Well, maybe not quite the result you were looking for
0:57:43 > 0:57:48and sadly not enough to achieve a lead today, Mark.
0:57:48 > 0:57:54After paying auction costs, Mark has made a profit of 58.60.
0:57:54 > 0:57:58He has a total of 300.40 to carry forward.
0:57:59 > 0:58:01Thomas Plant is the triumphant winner
0:58:01 > 0:58:04with a spectacular array of profits.
0:58:04 > 0:58:08He's made a wonderful profit of 321.94
0:58:08 > 0:58:12and therefore has a staggering 548.47.
0:58:15 > 0:58:19- Mark, are you driving?- Thank you very much, Thomas, that's wonderful.
0:58:19 > 0:58:23I think we know who won, don't we? I think we know who won. I'm driving.
0:58:23 > 0:58:26It's just down to luck, isn't it? It's just down to sheer luck.
0:58:26 > 0:58:30- What a lovely, lovely evening. - You might be driving, Mark,
0:58:30 > 0:58:34but hopefully Thomas will buy you dinner as a consolation.
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