0:47:50 > 0:47:57.
0:48:02 > 0:48:06The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each and one big challenge.
0:48:06 > 0:48:08Well, duck, do I buy you or don't I?
0:48:08 > 0:48:10Who can make the most money
0:48:10 > 0:48:12buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:48:12 > 0:48:13Look at the colour.
0:48:13 > 0:48:17The aim is trade up and hope that each antique turns a profit.
0:48:17 > 0:48:18But it's not as easy as it looks
0:48:18 > 0:48:21and dreams of glory can end in tatters.
0:48:21 > 0:48:22Thank you.
0:48:22 > 0:48:25So, will it be the fast lane to success
0:48:25 > 0:48:26or the slow road to bankruptcy?
0:48:26 > 0:48:29Bad luck for Tom, that's £50 down.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:48:36 > 0:48:38It's the fourth day of this road trip
0:48:38 > 0:48:42and Thomas Plant and Mark Hales are once again sailing
0:48:42 > 0:48:47through the countryside to the purr of the 1967 Sunbeam Alpine.
0:48:47 > 0:48:51New boy Mark is keen to up his game.
0:48:51 > 0:48:53I've got to have two good buys to catch you up.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56Two good buys and I need you to fail miserably at the same time,
0:48:56 > 0:49:00so it's not an easy situation.
0:49:00 > 0:49:02Maybe you might have to take a few risks.
0:49:02 > 0:49:04But I do have a little strategy, actually.
0:49:04 > 0:49:08I'm desperately going to try to avoid things
0:49:08 > 0:49:10that I think have a £10 profit.
0:49:10 > 0:49:12Yes, good plan.
0:49:14 > 0:49:17So, throughout the week, Thomas, a veteran antiques valuer
0:49:17 > 0:49:21and auctioneer, has had his eye turned by a shapely figure.
0:49:21 > 0:49:24It's so horrid, but it's...it's lovely.
0:49:24 > 0:49:27Even her bottom is rather delightful.
0:49:27 > 0:49:29- HONK - But has come a cropper
0:49:29 > 0:49:31when it comes to keeping his eye on the road.
0:49:33 > 0:49:35Oops!
0:49:37 > 0:49:41Mark is also an auctioneer with a passion for ceramics,
0:49:41 > 0:49:44who can see the good in every pot.
0:49:44 > 0:49:48They're not going to set the world alight but I'm very pleased anyway.
0:49:48 > 0:49:52But when it comes to sealing a deal, he prefers a bit of...
0:49:52 > 0:49:54ooh-la-la. Mainly on the cheeks.
0:49:54 > 0:49:57# Je t'aime, je t'aime
0:49:57 > 0:49:59# Oui, je t'aime
0:50:01 > 0:50:03# Moi, non plus... #
0:50:05 > 0:50:08Our experts started the week
0:50:08 > 0:50:11with £200 worth of crisp notes to spend.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14After the third leg of this road trip,
0:50:14 > 0:50:16Mark is being lapped by his rival.
0:50:19 > 0:50:26So far, the new boy has made a respectable £287.33.
0:50:26 > 0:50:30And despite suffering a recent auction defeat,
0:50:30 > 0:50:33Thomas is still the front runner
0:50:33 > 0:50:35with a massive £455.78 to play with.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41Which means Mark has got to win over Lady Luck
0:50:41 > 0:50:43to even get to smell victory.
0:50:43 > 0:50:48I can't have you galloping away in front of me. I need to catch up.
0:50:48 > 0:50:52This week's road trip started in Portrush in Northern Ireland
0:50:52 > 0:50:57and takes our boys some 460 miles east to the beautiful village
0:50:57 > 0:51:02of Pontrila, South Herefordshire, for the final showdown.
0:51:02 > 0:51:06Today, though, they begin in Newport, Pembrokeshire,
0:51:06 > 0:51:11and motor their 48 miles to the auction in Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire.
0:51:13 > 0:51:17- See, we are coming into this sign at Newport.- There we are.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20This Newport, not to be confused with the other,
0:51:20 > 0:51:22bigger Newport in South Wales,
0:51:22 > 0:51:26sits on the south-west Pembrokeshire Coast
0:51:26 > 0:51:28and is known for its great beaches.
0:51:28 > 0:51:32Sadly, though, beaches are not on the schedule today.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41- Right, here we are, Mark. - Yes.- Look at that.
0:51:41 > 0:51:44Right, we are going shopping.
0:51:45 > 0:51:49They're heading for the Carningli Centre
0:51:49 > 0:51:53a shop specialising in lots and lots of railwayana.
0:51:53 > 0:51:55TRAIN WHISTLE
0:51:55 > 0:51:57Thank you.
0:52:02 > 0:52:06Right, what's Mark found? Oh, that's a big one.
0:52:06 > 0:52:09Goodness me. What on Earth is it for, that large,
0:52:09 > 0:52:14with one handle and it's only supposed to have one handle?
0:52:14 > 0:52:17It's alloy. "Food mixing bowl."
0:52:17 > 0:52:20Oh, well, they don't make them like that any more.
0:52:20 > 0:52:23So which one of our intrepid antiques hunters
0:52:23 > 0:52:26will bag the first bargain? Thomas, you got something?
0:52:26 > 0:52:33Probably taken me 10-15 years to realise that this is Edelweiss.
0:52:33 > 0:52:35But you get them in everything.
0:52:35 > 0:52:39You get them carved out of wood, you get them on bone brooches,
0:52:39 > 0:52:41so, you know, it's probably 1920s.
0:52:41 > 0:52:45Switzerland and Austria were really popular places to visit,
0:52:45 > 0:52:48not just as we go now for skiing, but it was to see the mountains.
0:52:48 > 0:52:50I mean, I love the mountains.
0:52:50 > 0:52:53- I love going to the mountains and I like skiing...- Eh?
0:52:53 > 0:52:56I just love the mountains. They do something to me...
0:52:56 > 0:53:01- Come on, concentrate, man. - After a week in the mountains... I mean, I like to spend two.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04You sort of tend to get sort of full of energy...
0:53:04 > 0:53:07We'll come back to him in a minute.
0:53:07 > 0:53:10Can someone just say something sensible, please?
0:53:10 > 0:53:11These are rather nice.
0:53:14 > 0:53:18GWR, Great Western Railway. Buttons.
0:53:18 > 0:53:19Very, very collectable.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23Indeed they are.
0:53:23 > 0:53:26These coat buttons date from the 1930s
0:53:26 > 0:53:29and would have been worn by staff of the Great Western Railway,
0:53:29 > 0:53:33which linked Wales and south-west England to London.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36- Hello, Anne, I'm Mark. - Hello.- How do you do.
0:53:36 > 0:53:39- Anne, there's no price on these. - Just £10 for the set.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41- Aren't they lovely?- Yes.
0:53:41 > 0:53:44I wonder. Yes.
0:53:44 > 0:53:46They're very tempting. Very tempting.
0:53:46 > 0:53:49I wonder, can we do a little bit with the price?
0:53:49 > 0:53:52Could they be £7 for the six?
0:53:52 > 0:53:55£7 for the six... Can we go for eight?
0:53:55 > 0:53:58- Anne, they're lovely.- Right. - And £8 is fine.
0:53:58 > 0:53:59- I'd like those, please.- Right.
0:53:59 > 0:54:02- Thank you very much. - Thank you.- I'll have those.
0:54:02 > 0:54:07Not the big bold buy we were hoping for, Mark, but there's still time.
0:54:07 > 0:54:11Meanwhile, Thomas's mind is back on the job, thankfully,
0:54:11 > 0:54:14and he's found a nice police truncheon.
0:54:14 > 0:54:18SWR. Here it says South Wales Railway.
0:54:18 > 0:54:21I quite like that we're in South Wales.
0:54:21 > 0:54:24(This is a real bit of Welsh history.
0:54:24 > 0:54:28(These truncheons, the painted ones, are widely collected.)
0:54:28 > 0:54:32The SWR was built in 1845 to transport coal
0:54:32 > 0:54:34from the Welsh valleys to London,
0:54:34 > 0:54:37but only lasted 17 years before merging
0:54:37 > 0:54:40with the Great Western Railway.
0:54:40 > 0:54:44This railway police truncheon dates from around 1850
0:54:44 > 0:54:46and is priced at £100.
0:54:47 > 0:54:52- Would you do it 80? - Can you meet me halfway? 90?
0:54:58 > 0:55:00What, 75?
0:55:00 > 0:55:02HE LAUGHS LOUDLY
0:55:02 > 0:55:04No.
0:55:05 > 0:55:09- Go on. It has got a bit of damage. - Do you know what I mean?
0:55:09 > 0:55:14- I'll do you 80, and it's a deal. - Oh, OK.- Yeah?- Go on then.
0:55:14 > 0:55:15You're a star.
0:55:15 > 0:55:19Great, they're both up and running, but Thomas is off on one again.
0:55:19 > 0:55:21Oh dear.
0:55:21 > 0:55:24I think Mark's bought something...pedestrian.
0:55:24 > 0:55:27I've taken a risk. What is it with me?
0:55:27 > 0:55:30I come into a shop, I say I'm not going to spend any money,
0:55:30 > 0:55:33and then I start buying things, taking risks.
0:55:34 > 0:55:39But I think my risk I've taken is a good, calculated one.
0:55:39 > 0:55:42Well, sounds like Mark's reluctance to splash some cash
0:55:42 > 0:55:45is rubbing his rival up the wrong way.
0:55:45 > 0:55:50I heard your very expensive purchase, £8, I think it was, wasn't it?
0:55:50 > 0:55:53I thought you wanted to make big profits this time? More than £10!
0:55:53 > 0:55:55It's an illness, Thomas!
0:55:55 > 0:55:59Well, as Mark contemplates the wisdom of yet another cheap buy,
0:55:59 > 0:56:03for the Sunbeam Alpine, it's the road again.
0:56:03 > 0:56:06So, it's goodbye to Newport
0:56:06 > 0:56:09and hello to Hannah Pen-ffynnon, near Llangeler,
0:56:09 > 0:56:12in the neighbouring county of Carmarthenshire.
0:56:12 > 0:56:14Apologies for any mispronunciation.
0:56:14 > 0:56:16Mark wants to go back to school
0:56:16 > 0:56:20and the bell's just rung at the West Wales Museum of Childhood.
0:56:21 > 0:56:24- I'm Mark.- Hello, Mark. I'm Hilary. Croeso.
0:56:24 > 0:56:27Welcome to West Wales Museum of Childhood.
0:56:27 > 0:56:29- Let me show you around. - Thank you very much.
0:56:29 > 0:56:32This museum is packed with childhood memorabilia.
0:56:32 > 0:56:37In fact, there are some 10,000 artefacts crammed in here.
0:56:37 > 0:56:41Much of it the personal collection of Hillary and her husband Paul
0:56:41 > 0:56:45who've had a passion for these things for much of their lives.
0:56:49 > 0:56:50As well as the toys,
0:56:50 > 0:56:53there's also a mock-up of an old classroom
0:56:53 > 0:56:57from the first half of the 20th century, with its wooden desks,
0:56:57 > 0:56:59chalk boards and milk bottles
0:56:59 > 0:57:04that hark back to 1946 and the first free school milk for all.
0:57:06 > 0:57:10There are also gruesome reminders of the tough side to school life.
0:57:10 > 0:57:14In fact, when classes come, we actually put them in here.
0:57:14 > 0:57:18We actually get the children writing on the slates
0:57:18 > 0:57:20and we show them the canes.
0:57:20 > 0:57:24- Look at that.- My goodness. - And the sound of it, I mean.
0:57:24 > 0:57:27You just whoosh it through the air and they can imagine it.
0:57:27 > 0:57:31And for the really sadistic teacher, a knobbly one, look at that one.
0:57:31 > 0:57:34- What about this one? - Now, what is that?
0:57:34 > 0:57:37- What on earth is all that about? - That's a backboard.
0:57:37 > 0:57:40- A backboard? - If you're slouching in class,
0:57:40 > 0:57:43if you put this bit behind your back,
0:57:43 > 0:57:44in front of your arms,
0:57:44 > 0:57:48you've got to stand in the corner for 20 minutes like that, that teaches you deportment.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50Oh, really? Keeps your back upright.
0:57:50 > 0:57:54Yes, so 20 minutes of that, you'd remember not to slouch.
0:57:54 > 0:57:57This isn't familiar to me, but I think I might know what it is.
0:57:57 > 0:57:59I'm just wondering....
0:57:59 > 0:58:02I'm trying to catch up Thomas Plant at the moment.
0:58:02 > 0:58:06He's been doing terribly well. I'm still there.
0:58:06 > 0:58:08Do you think you might have to wear one of these at the end?
0:58:08 > 0:58:12I'm just wondering, if I haven't caught him by the end of the week,
0:58:12 > 0:58:15do you think maybe I should stand in the corner with that on?
0:58:15 > 0:58:19- Oh, yes.- Looking very solemn. - Oh, dear!
0:58:19 > 0:58:22Oh, dear. This museum
0:58:22 > 0:58:27also has an impressive collection of Welsh-produced toys.
0:58:27 > 0:58:30The country was a magnet for big-named toy manufacturers,
0:58:30 > 0:58:31like Louis Marx,
0:58:31 > 0:58:35Triang and Mettoy, producers of Corgi toys.
0:58:35 > 0:58:39They originally came to Wales for war work,
0:58:39 > 0:58:41liked the place and stayed.
0:58:41 > 0:58:46And in the 1950s, they brought in Corgi cars.
0:58:46 > 0:58:51They wanted a name that was small, cute, and very Welsh.
0:58:51 > 0:58:54And you had a relatively new Queen on the throne at that point, so, Corgi.
0:58:54 > 0:58:57- Welsh corgi, wonderful.- Absolutely.
0:58:57 > 0:59:00And they were huge.
0:59:00 > 0:59:03I mean, there was 5,000 people working there at one time.
0:59:03 > 0:59:08- Not many toys are made in Wales any more, but this one is.- Ah!
0:59:08 > 0:59:11This is a firm called Timber Kits.
0:59:11 > 0:59:14They're up in North Wales and if you turn...
0:59:14 > 0:59:17- There you are.- So, toys still produced in Wales.
0:59:17 > 0:59:19- He's rather lovely, isn't he? - He's great fun.
0:59:19 > 0:59:23Another toy that marks the end of a great manufacturing area
0:59:23 > 0:59:25is this, the Silver Racer,
0:59:25 > 0:59:30one of the last mechanically driven toys before the advent of batteries.
0:59:30 > 0:59:32If you'd like to...
0:59:32 > 0:59:37- Aha.- ..see this. - I like that.- Isn't that lovely?
0:59:37 > 0:59:40- I've had lots of motorbikes. Tinplate?- It is tinplate.
0:59:40 > 0:59:43- 1950s?- '50s, yes.
0:59:43 > 0:59:45It's German. It's Tipco.
0:59:45 > 0:59:49And this is in good order. Isn't that nice? Can I have a go?
0:59:49 > 0:59:51- Yes, go on. Have a go. - It'll be fun, won't it?
0:59:51 > 0:59:55Right, I don't know how we're going to get on this floor
0:59:55 > 0:59:57but let's see what happens.
1:00:03 > 1:00:05Wonderful.
1:00:06 > 1:00:09And time to return to the world of grown-ups
1:00:09 > 1:00:12and Thomas is on his way back to Newcastle Emlyn,
1:00:12 > 1:00:14a town perched on the banks
1:00:14 > 1:00:19of the River Teifi, the second longest river in Wales
1:00:19 > 1:00:23where the majority of the population, 941,
1:00:23 > 1:00:25according to the 2001 census, speak Welsh.
1:00:25 > 1:00:30But Steve, owner of the Emlyn Antiques Centre,
1:00:30 > 1:00:33is cutting Thomas some slack with the language. Thank goodness.
1:00:33 > 1:00:37- I'm Thomas.- Nice to meet you, Thomas. I'm Steve.
1:00:41 > 1:00:46It's all right. Has it got age? I'm no great one on furniture.
1:00:46 > 1:00:47I'm not great on furniture.
1:00:47 > 1:00:49Don't know what I'm doing looking at it?
1:00:49 > 1:00:52For heavens' sake, then, put it down! Huh.
1:00:57 > 1:01:02- What's this then?- Dough bin. - Dough bin, oh, yeah.
1:01:02 > 1:01:07Dough bin were used for mixing bread dough and allowing it to rise.
1:01:07 > 1:01:09Fairly obvious, really.
1:01:09 > 1:01:12This one's priced at a lot of dough - £220.
1:01:12 > 1:01:15It's got a nice patina to it.
1:01:16 > 1:01:18KNOCK ON WOOD
1:01:18 > 1:01:21Got a bit of worm, but I think that's not kicking out.
1:01:21 > 1:01:24I think it's Victorian. Would've been in a pantry.
1:01:24 > 1:01:27A real country cottage farming thing, probably.
1:01:27 > 1:01:30Its uses now in the home are for towels,
1:01:30 > 1:01:35so to speak, outside a bathroom or on a landing.
1:01:35 > 1:01:37I don't know what they're worth, I've never sold one.
1:01:37 > 1:01:39Look, what can it be?
1:01:41 > 1:01:44- The best on that is 150. - Really?- Yeah, really.
1:01:44 > 1:01:46Can I offer you 100 for it?
1:01:46 > 1:01:48125.
1:01:48 > 1:01:50Oh, go on.
1:01:50 > 1:01:53- 125.- Go on.- 120.
1:01:55 > 1:02:00- What do people use them for round here? Blankets?- Blankets and plants.
1:02:00 > 1:02:03- Take the top off and put plants in them.- Really?- Yeah.
1:02:03 > 1:02:06What, for 110 quid, because you'd sell it to me for 110, wouldn't you?
1:02:08 > 1:02:09LAUGHS
1:02:09 > 1:02:11Yeah, I'll sell it to you for 110.
1:02:11 > 1:02:13LAUGHS
1:02:13 > 1:02:14Um...
1:02:14 > 1:02:17- Really, they do that?- Yeah. - All right.
1:02:17 > 1:02:19I'm going to take a huge risk.
1:02:19 > 1:02:21Good man.
1:02:21 > 1:02:24- I don't think you're taking a risk. - You don't think so?
1:02:24 > 1:02:26Well, he would say that, wouldn't he?
1:02:26 > 1:02:29For a man who doesn't like to buy furniture,
1:02:29 > 1:02:32there's a danger this bit of dough could fail to rise.
1:02:32 > 1:02:33Thank you, sir.
1:02:33 > 1:02:36So, with the shopping over and a nightcap beckoning,
1:02:36 > 1:02:41our boys head for bed, ready to do battle again tomorrow.
1:02:45 > 1:02:50It's day two, and Thomas and Mark have hit the road again,
1:02:50 > 1:02:53but all is not well...
1:02:53 > 1:02:55I've got a wet bottom.
1:02:55 > 1:02:57- I don't think...- Actually, my...
1:02:57 > 1:03:02Actually, yeah, I think I've just joined the wet bottom club!
1:03:02 > 1:03:04Great, wet pants all day - lovely!
1:03:04 > 1:03:07OK, then - moving along...
1:03:07 > 1:03:11So far, Mark has only bought one item, and spent just £8.
1:03:11 > 1:03:14- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
1:03:14 > 1:03:17Thomas, on the other hand, is shooting for the stars.
1:03:17 > 1:03:21He's spent a monstrous £190 on two auction lots.
1:03:23 > 1:03:27He's now feeling smug enough to pile...some pressure
1:03:27 > 1:03:31on his less experienced Antiques Road Tripper.
1:03:31 > 1:03:34- You've got to start buying, Mark. - I know, I know.
1:03:34 > 1:03:38You've been very badly behaved recently, spending very little money.
1:03:38 > 1:03:43- Sensible.- No, I don't think it is, it's boring!
1:03:43 > 1:03:45Quite right!
1:03:45 > 1:03:47So, what can Mark pull out of the bag today?
1:03:47 > 1:03:51Our boys are heading for Haverfordwest, in Pembrokeshire,
1:03:51 > 1:03:54a town dominated by a castle,
1:03:54 > 1:03:57where Mark plans to offload his outspoken opponent.
1:03:57 > 1:04:00- She's all yours. - Wonderful, I can't wait.
1:04:00 > 1:04:03- I can't wait!- Well, don't break her. - Don't break her!
1:04:03 > 1:04:07- Don't break her! - Now...spend some money!
1:04:07 > 1:04:10Right, off you go, Mark -
1:04:10 > 1:04:14while Thomas is banged up here.
1:04:14 > 1:04:19This castle has been a prison of some sort since the 12th century.
1:04:19 > 1:04:22Even when Cromwell set about dismantling it
1:04:22 > 1:04:25after the English Civil War,
1:04:25 > 1:04:29a county prison sprang up within these ruined walls.
1:04:29 > 1:04:32Only remnants of the actual jail remain,
1:04:32 > 1:04:37but it's the castle's long association with the penal system
1:04:37 > 1:04:40that Thomas has come to find out about.
1:04:40 > 1:04:42- Hello.- Hello, Tom, welcome.
1:04:42 > 1:04:47- Simon, isn't it?- Yes.- Thank you for having us, it looks fascinating.
1:04:47 > 1:04:51This building, once the prison governor's house
1:04:51 > 1:04:54and later the Pembrokeshire Police Headquarters,
1:04:54 > 1:04:56is now home to the county museum.
1:04:56 > 1:05:01Upstairs, there's a stark reminder of the type of weapon
1:05:01 > 1:05:04used to apprehend criminals in these parts.
1:05:04 > 1:05:07This is a particularly interesting object,
1:05:07 > 1:05:13because we think it is one of the early Pembrokeshire Police firearms.
1:05:13 > 1:05:17Were they such a lawless lot that the police had to be armed?
1:05:17 > 1:05:21Mid-Victorian Haverfordwest, and the suburb of Prendergast especially,
1:05:21 > 1:05:24were pretty rough places - you had thousands of navvies
1:05:24 > 1:05:28who brought the railway to Haverfordwest in the 1850s.
1:05:28 > 1:05:31- Irish navvies... - Not just Irish, but people from
1:05:31 > 1:05:34depressed rural communities across Wales.
1:05:34 > 1:05:38And people regularly carried knives and other sorts of weapons,
1:05:38 > 1:05:41so the police had to be fit for duty,
1:05:41 > 1:05:45and unfortunately, assaults on the police were very commonplace.
1:05:45 > 1:05:49- Really?- All the records have survived, and it really was
1:05:49 > 1:05:51a very difficult time to be a police officer.
1:05:51 > 1:05:54I always thought it was, "Fair cop, guv,
1:05:54 > 1:05:57"I'll come down to the station with you."
1:05:57 > 1:06:01Unfortunately not, society was very red and raw
1:06:01 > 1:06:04in tooth and claw,
1:06:04 > 1:06:08and this is one of the protections that police officers could call upon
1:06:08 > 1:06:12in an emergency - on the barrel is engraved,
1:06:12 > 1:06:16"County of Pembroke," which means that it was an official weapon.
1:06:16 > 1:06:19This pistol dates from 1850,
1:06:19 > 1:06:24and would have been the last line of defence for the 78 officers
1:06:24 > 1:06:26of the Pembrokeshire Force.
1:06:26 > 1:06:31- Can I hold it?- Of course.- So, this is a mid-Victorian - well, 1850s -
1:06:31 > 1:06:34mid-19th century police pistol.
1:06:34 > 1:06:38I wonder if it was already pre-loaded, then they'd sort of just,
1:06:38 > 1:06:43you know... Or did they stand sideways on? I bet the recall on this
1:06:43 > 1:06:48would have been, one arm, it would have ripped your arm ligaments.
1:06:48 > 1:06:52But if you missed them, you could use it as a real blunt force trauma
1:06:52 > 1:06:54on their head or something.
1:06:54 > 1:06:58Archive documents suggest that by the 19th century,
1:06:58 > 1:07:02the police were battling a rising tide of lawlessness
1:07:02 > 1:07:04in Haverfordwest.
1:07:04 > 1:07:09With 76 pubs in a town of just 6,000 people, wow,
1:07:09 > 1:07:11there was bound to be trouble!
1:07:11 > 1:07:16For offenders, conditions at the 110-cell castle prison
1:07:16 > 1:07:19were harsh.
1:07:19 > 1:07:23Men, women and children have to break barrels of stones,
1:07:23 > 1:07:26they have to work the treadmill to grind the corn,
1:07:26 > 1:07:29- which gave an income to the prison. - Yeah.
1:07:29 > 1:07:33And there was this horrible, repetitive task, oakum-picking,
1:07:33 > 1:07:36which is this great black mass of tar,
1:07:36 > 1:07:40filled with fibres, which they'd have to remove,
1:07:40 > 1:07:44to try to reconstitute rope, which would be sold for the Royal Navy.
1:07:44 > 1:07:49Everyone was given tasks to destroy their spirit and independence
1:07:49 > 1:07:53and to, you know, make them cowed as much as they possibly could.
1:07:53 > 1:07:57Prisoners also had little to eat - breakfast
1:07:57 > 1:08:00was one pint of gruel and 8oz of bread.
1:08:00 > 1:08:05Men, women and debtors were also separated,
1:08:05 > 1:08:09and crimes, petty by today's standards, included
1:08:09 > 1:08:12leaving your apprenticeship without permission
1:08:12 > 1:08:14and having an illegitimate child.
1:08:14 > 1:08:18While the prisoners and the police are long gone,
1:08:18 > 1:08:21Haverfordwest's contribution
1:08:21 > 1:08:26to eight centuries of penal history in Pembrokeshire remains standing.
1:08:26 > 1:08:30Back down the hill, in the centre of Haverfordwest,
1:08:30 > 1:08:33Mark's been immersed in furniture -
1:08:33 > 1:08:37and more furniture - at Tree House Antiques.
1:08:37 > 1:08:40Donna is on standby to lend a hand,
1:08:40 > 1:08:46and with just one item in the bag, our boy is feeling the pressure.
1:08:46 > 1:08:51Bit of a rush, because I've only got today - got to find something today.
1:08:51 > 1:08:54Must find something TO-DAY.
1:08:54 > 1:08:57Yes, TO-DAY, not...next week.
1:09:08 > 1:09:13Can I ask you about a box over here?
1:09:13 > 1:09:17- Little bit of damage around the keyhole, as there often is.- Yes.
1:09:17 > 1:09:21That could have an insert or something - it's just very pretty.
1:09:21 > 1:09:24- How much is that, can you find out for me?- Yes, I can.
1:09:24 > 1:09:28I mean, is it a tenner, something like that?
1:09:28 > 1:09:31- Oh, I think it would be a bit more than that?- Would it? Lots more?
1:09:31 > 1:09:35- Could you find out for me?- I will. - Just in case - it's very pretty.
1:09:35 > 1:09:39That's right. With not a ticket price in sight,
1:09:39 > 1:09:42time for Donna to play "middle man" and nip round the back
1:09:42 > 1:09:45to consult the camera-shy owner on getting a deal.
1:09:45 > 1:09:47- # Cryin' - Cryin'
1:09:47 > 1:09:49- # Waitin' - Waitin'
1:09:49 > 1:09:52# Hopin' you'll come back
1:09:52 > 1:09:57# I just can't seem to get you off my mi-ind... #
1:09:57 > 1:10:00Is my luck in, Donna? How much is it?
1:10:00 > 1:10:04Well, he wanted £20 for it, really, but we can come down a little bit.
1:10:04 > 1:10:08- What would you...?- It's a pretty little box, not rare or anything,
1:10:08 > 1:10:12I just...have to buy something today. If he'll do it for 15,
1:10:12 > 1:10:16I'll have it - because I've got room, then, haven't I?
1:10:16 > 1:10:19- Yes. That's fair enough, you can have that for 15.- Yeah?
1:10:19 > 1:10:23- Wonderful, I've made a purchase! - That's good, we're all happy!
1:10:23 > 1:10:25- You've got the day started.- Yes.
1:10:25 > 1:10:29A box - not exactly the big spend we were hoping for,
1:10:29 > 1:10:33but at least Mark's moved into double figures.
1:10:33 > 1:10:36Oh, and there's more...
1:10:36 > 1:10:40- Was it this one in the corner? - Right in the corner, Donna, please.
1:10:40 > 1:10:45I rather like that. It's got to be a good price, though, Donna, honestly.
1:10:45 > 1:10:48- How much is it?- Well... It's £50.
1:10:48 > 1:10:51It's 50, is it? Let's have a look.
1:10:51 > 1:10:54That's not expensive.
1:10:55 > 1:10:59It's decorative, it's nice, people like a sun dial.
1:10:59 > 1:11:02A little bit of paint...
1:11:02 > 1:11:05I think that's great. Erm...
1:11:07 > 1:11:11Oh, dear, though, I don't want to pay £59, I really don't, honestly.
1:11:11 > 1:11:14I'll tell you what, Donna, I won't mess you about -
1:11:14 > 1:11:16you can either do it or you can't.
1:11:16 > 1:11:20If it were 40, I'd buy it. £40, I'd buy it.
1:11:20 > 1:11:23- Oh...!- All right? - Well, seeing as it's you!- Yeah?
1:11:23 > 1:11:27- Yes.- And to seal the deal...
1:11:27 > 1:11:29- Thank you, £40. - # Je t'aime
1:11:29 > 1:11:32# Je t'aime Oui, je t'aime... #
1:11:32 > 1:11:35- Smoothy! - # Moi, non plus... #
1:11:35 > 1:11:38So, our new boy is finally motoring.
1:11:38 > 1:11:42With the wind in his hair, he's heading 31 miles east
1:11:42 > 1:11:44to Carmarthen,
1:11:44 > 1:11:50and seems ready to take on the world - well, Thomas, anyway.
1:11:50 > 1:11:53Must buy two more items...TO-DAY.
1:11:53 > 1:11:59I think I'll just let Thomas carry on with his psychological warfare,
1:11:59 > 1:12:03and let it go in one ear and out of the other. I'll do things my way,
1:12:03 > 1:12:06and I'll get the result I need my way.
1:12:06 > 1:12:10Oh! That's fighting talk!
1:12:10 > 1:12:14Carmarthen claims to be the oldest town in Wales.
1:12:14 > 1:12:17The Mount Antique Centre, where Mark is heading,
1:12:17 > 1:12:21hasn't been around that long, but judging from the amount of stuff,
1:12:21 > 1:12:25you'd think it had. Cor, look at that!
1:12:25 > 1:12:28Crammed!
1:12:28 > 1:12:32I'm looking for something with a decent profit in, obviously.
1:12:32 > 1:12:36I don't care what it is any more - I've thrown all that to the wind.
1:12:36 > 1:12:40Oh, hark at him! Watch out, Thomas!
1:12:40 > 1:12:46- Gone, gone, gone...- In fact... - I like it here, interesting things.
1:12:46 > 1:12:49Oop! Let's see what we have here.
1:12:52 > 1:12:56That's really nice. Not very good quality, minor factory -
1:12:56 > 1:13:00I think it's Scottish, Portobello factory, north of Edinburgh.
1:13:00 > 1:13:03In fact, it began life in Staffordshire
1:13:03 > 1:13:06and was sent to Edinburgh for decorating.
1:13:06 > 1:13:11It dates from the 1920s, and with that rare Charlie Chaplin figure,
1:13:11 > 1:13:13it's sure to appeal to movie buffs.
1:13:15 > 1:13:17- Jack...- Hi.
1:13:17 > 1:13:21This is great fun, great fun!
1:13:21 > 1:13:24That's really nice. Erm,
1:13:24 > 1:13:29I'm a ceramics man, so, immediately, got a nasty old crack there,
1:13:29 > 1:13:31bit of restoration there...
1:13:31 > 1:13:36I really do like it, but... but it's all in the price.
1:13:36 > 1:13:39Erm, have you any idea? I mean, can it be considerably less?
1:13:39 > 1:13:43- I've got to ask.- I can try and get hold of one of the traders there,
1:13:43 > 1:13:46- that's the best way to get the best price.- OK.
1:13:46 > 1:13:50- I will come back and let you know what they say.- Tell them I love it.
1:13:50 > 1:13:55I really don't want to pay £52. I don't really want to pay £42.
1:13:55 > 1:14:00But whatever I can get it for, I've got to have it, I must buy it,
1:14:00 > 1:14:05it must be worth a go, it could be a sleeper in any sale anywhere,
1:14:05 > 1:14:07it could be the sleeper.
1:14:07 > 1:14:10Mmm! The word "sleeper" is often used
1:14:10 > 1:14:13to describe an antique that's been undervalued.
1:14:13 > 1:14:17So, could Mark be on to something?
1:14:17 > 1:14:20It's all down to that phone call to the dealer.
1:14:22 > 1:14:27Mark, I got hold of the traders, and they said the lowest they could do
1:14:27 > 1:14:30would be £40, and that's the absolute rock bottom.
1:14:30 > 1:14:34- No point in offering them 35 or anything, seriously?- Seriously.
1:14:34 > 1:14:38They wouldn't take it, I'm afraid, £40 is the absolute rock bottom.
1:14:38 > 1:14:42- I think we've got to have that, then.- Ah! Thomas!
1:14:44 > 1:14:47Mark's here. I hope he hasn't nicked all the bargains.
1:14:47 > 1:14:50Well, you'd better chop, chop, then, Thomas.
1:14:50 > 1:14:53Upstairs, Mark's finally thinking big,
1:14:53 > 1:14:55and it's £95.
1:14:55 > 1:14:59- Lovely pine bench, I really like that.- I can tell you,
1:14:59 > 1:15:01the very best she will go down to on that
1:15:01 > 1:15:06- is £70, and that's her absolute best.- That's her bottom line?- Yes.
1:15:06 > 1:15:11The attractive Gothic ends suggest this bench came from a chapel,
1:15:11 > 1:15:16and Mark's hoping for some divine intervention on the price.
1:15:17 > 1:15:19Do you think she'd do it for 60?
1:15:19 > 1:15:22I'll give her another ring, and just...
1:15:22 > 1:15:25- Tell her what I'm going to do with it.- I will do.
1:15:25 > 1:15:30- It's going in a local sale, and deserves to find a good home.- OK.
1:15:31 > 1:15:35Mark - she said she'd meet you in the middle at 65,
1:15:35 > 1:15:40but that really is the absolute lowest - no more room to move.
1:15:40 > 1:15:45- You know, I think that's enough money, but I'll say yes.- Good lad!
1:15:45 > 1:15:48So, with one more item in the bag - ha! -
1:15:48 > 1:15:51and another in the back of a car, Mark heads off,
1:15:51 > 1:15:56leaving his rival, Thomas, in danger of disturbing the peace.
1:15:56 > 1:15:59THOMAS BLOWS ON EUPHONIUM
1:16:04 > 1:16:08Oh, dear - maybe he should stick to the day job.
1:16:14 > 1:16:18I think I could have found my third purchase.
1:16:18 > 1:16:21With vintage cars short on space,
1:16:21 > 1:16:25these trunks would have been the answer - packed with clothes
1:16:25 > 1:16:28and strapped to the boot or roof.
1:16:28 > 1:16:31Now, they're popular with interior designers,
1:16:31 > 1:16:35doubling as blanket boxes and even pieces of furniture.
1:16:35 > 1:16:37It's another coffee table.
1:16:37 > 1:16:41It's another coffee table, isn't it?
1:16:41 > 1:16:44It's a... Just cleaned up, waxed up.
1:16:44 > 1:16:48Shame it's not leather, but... I'm going to take it away.
1:16:51 > 1:16:54If I was a porter in a railway station,
1:16:54 > 1:16:56I don't know if I'd make a good one,
1:16:56 > 1:17:00but I'm going to find out how much I can get it for.
1:17:00 > 1:17:04Well, with a price tag of £49 and made of canvas and leather,
1:17:04 > 1:17:06it's certainly worth a gamble,
1:17:06 > 1:17:10unless there's something else, Thomas, that takes your fancy.
1:17:10 > 1:17:12A-ha!
1:17:12 > 1:17:16I quite like it, it's probably like a...
1:17:16 > 1:17:20It says here, "Victorian hop or grain scoops."
1:17:20 > 1:17:25It's Victorian, and you can imagine a big vat of grain or hops,
1:17:25 > 1:17:28and scoop in and out it comes, you know?
1:17:29 > 1:17:33Some big guy scooping the grain in and out.
1:17:33 > 1:17:36It would make something great for your kitchen.
1:17:36 > 1:17:40At 65, though, it's more rusty than rustic.
1:17:40 > 1:17:43That's tetanus central.
1:17:43 > 1:17:46Maybe that's part of my bargaining. Tetanus central.
1:17:46 > 1:17:49Maybe Thomas is hoping this grain scoop
1:17:49 > 1:17:52can scoop up the same huge profit
1:17:52 > 1:17:55his grain measure made earlier in the road trip.
1:17:55 > 1:17:59Do you remember Portlaoise in the Republic Of Ireland?
1:17:59 > 1:18:02Any advance in line at 340, all out and done?
1:18:02 > 1:18:04- Fair warning to you, at 340 Euros. - GAVEL BANGS
1:18:04 > 1:18:07- Brilliant.- Wonderful result.
1:18:07 > 1:18:11- 340?- You're going to have an awful lot to spend in Wales, aren't you?
1:18:11 > 1:18:13Yep, a massive 250 Euros.
1:18:15 > 1:18:16So...
1:18:19 > 1:18:21- I quite like it.- Right.
1:18:21 > 1:18:24It's a good plant pot, good for your kitchen, BUT...
1:18:27 > 1:18:30- Ah, right. - These are really dangerous.
1:18:30 > 1:18:32- Yeah, yeah.- Really dangerous. - They are quite sharp.
1:18:32 > 1:18:35- What're you thinking? - 20 quid, cos of that damage.
1:18:35 > 1:18:3720 quid, I think, should be fine.
1:18:37 > 1:18:40- I shall give him a ring, just in case.- I can't believe that.
1:18:40 > 1:18:43Quite sharp edges on it, so would you accept a £20 offer?
1:18:46 > 1:18:48It's your lucky day, he said 20's fine.
1:18:48 > 1:18:51- 20's fine for that? - Yep, 20's fine for that.
1:18:51 > 1:18:53- That's all right. And the trunk...- Right.
1:18:53 > 1:18:57I'd like to offer 30. So 50 for the two.
1:18:58 > 1:19:00Aye, that should be fine. Go on then, yeah. Yeah.
1:19:00 > 1:19:03- You think so?- Yeah, well it should be fine for 30 for, that,
1:19:03 > 1:19:05- cos it's been here a while.- Has it?
1:19:05 > 1:19:07Oh, well that's a good sign, isn't it?
1:19:07 > 1:19:10So, at £50 for the two,
1:19:10 > 1:19:13could these items secure Thomas's lead in this competition?
1:19:13 > 1:19:15Thank you very much.
1:19:15 > 1:19:17Well, we'll have to wait and see.
1:19:17 > 1:19:20First they must show each other their items.
1:19:20 > 1:19:23Hmm, this should be interesting.
1:19:23 > 1:19:26- Here we are, Thomas. Are you ready? - I'm ready.- OK.
1:19:26 > 1:19:29- Ta-da!- Oh, right, that's very nice.
1:19:29 > 1:19:31- You like it?- Yeah. A sundial.
1:19:31 > 1:19:33I didn't think you'd like that. I'm pleased.
1:19:33 > 1:19:35How old do you think it is?
1:19:35 > 1:19:37I don't think it's got enormous amounts of age,
1:19:37 > 1:19:39I just thought, "It's an auction piece."
1:19:39 > 1:19:41It's got character.
1:19:41 > 1:19:45So, the thumbs-up from Thomas. I wonder how long that'll last?
1:19:45 > 1:19:48Goodness me, I like that. That's lovely.
1:19:48 > 1:19:50South Wales Railway.
1:19:50 > 1:19:51- Very rare.- Very rare.
1:19:51 > 1:19:54Really, really like that. Deserves to do well.
1:19:54 > 1:19:56Now, talking of railways...
1:19:56 > 1:20:00Just a little thing, but I couldn't resist it, as always.
1:20:00 > 1:20:02GWR buttons, well, it's quite good.
1:20:02 > 1:20:04It's fitting that I've bought a truncheon
1:20:04 > 1:20:06and you bought something railway.
1:20:06 > 1:20:10Yes. 1920s, GWR brass buttons. £8.
1:20:10 > 1:20:13A small profit, I would have thought. Maybe two, three pounds.
1:20:13 > 1:20:16Maybe a bit more, but knowing you, Mark...
1:20:16 > 1:20:18- As much as that? - You have such good luck.
1:20:18 > 1:20:21- £20. 20-25. - Yes. That's what's going to happen.
1:20:21 > 1:20:23- I can hear it now.- I hope not.
1:20:23 > 1:20:25Ooh, meow.
1:20:25 > 1:20:30Now, will the grain scoop bring back auction nightmares for Mark?
1:20:30 > 1:20:33I saw this today and I thought of you.
1:20:33 > 1:20:37And I had a jolly good look at it and I thought, "Grain scoop?
1:20:37 > 1:20:40"Lightning can't strike twice.
1:20:40 > 1:20:43"I'll leave it alone, but I bet Thomas sees it."
1:20:43 > 1:20:46- How much did you pay, Thomas? - 20 quid.- Did you?!
1:20:46 > 1:20:49Well, you can't go wrong, surely to goodness.
1:20:49 > 1:20:54So, fair words from Mark, but I fear for his box.
1:20:54 > 1:20:58- Does it open?- Yes, it does, Thomas. - Is there anything inside?- No, Thomas.
1:20:58 > 1:21:00- And I think it was a good buy. - Really?
1:21:00 > 1:21:02- It's a good little box. - It's so boring.
1:21:02 > 1:21:04- It's not a rarity...- It's so boring.
1:21:04 > 1:21:08..but it's clean and tidy and it's beautifully inlaid.
1:21:08 > 1:21:10Look at the colour, the stained fruitwood...
1:21:10 > 1:21:13- It's not beautifully inlaid. - It's beautiful.
1:21:13 > 1:21:14I don't think he liked it, Mark.
1:21:14 > 1:21:17So, next item.
1:21:17 > 1:21:19You may think it's just a trunk.
1:21:19 > 1:21:22It's actually a very fine example of a trunk.
1:21:22 > 1:21:24It is? Oh!
1:21:24 > 1:21:27A car trunk? Oh, well that makes a difference, doesn't it?
1:21:27 > 1:21:29You know, it just needs a bit of waxing up,
1:21:29 > 1:21:31it will come out beautifully.
1:21:31 > 1:21:33It's a super trunk. A lovely size.
1:21:33 > 1:21:35Aw, he's all sweetness.
1:21:35 > 1:21:39But just wait till Thomas sees that battered jug. Ha!
1:21:39 > 1:21:41You have to educate me on this one.
1:21:41 > 1:21:45Um, large following, many Chaplin collectors,
1:21:45 > 1:21:48and, honestly, extraordinarily rare.
1:21:48 > 1:21:50- It's restored all the way round the rim.- No, it's not.
1:21:50 > 1:21:53- And restored round the base. - It's not restored round the rim.
1:21:53 > 1:21:56- Well, I can see...- There's a very small section on the rim,
1:21:56 > 1:21:59there's some minor chips and there's a star crack in the base,
1:21:59 > 1:22:02but this is the important thing. It could be a sleeper.
1:22:02 > 1:22:06- That...concerns me.- Good. - That's a good thing.- Good. Good.
1:22:06 > 1:22:10- It's a shame that it's so restored. - It's not "so restored", Thomas.
1:22:10 > 1:22:13- And damaged and crazed. - You've got to stop knocking things.
1:22:13 > 1:22:14Boys, boys.
1:22:14 > 1:22:19We're talking ceramics, here. That is 98% a super jug.
1:22:19 > 1:22:22The moulding is crisp and clean,
1:22:22 > 1:22:24the colours'll not rub, these are overglazed colours.
1:22:24 > 1:22:27- That's enough. You do go on, don't you?- I know, I'm sorry.
1:22:27 > 1:22:31Well, yes. He does a bit. Still, moving swiftly on.
1:22:31 > 1:22:33Is the top supposed to be domed?
1:22:33 > 1:22:34It's a dough bin.
1:22:34 > 1:22:37- LAUGHING - Jolly good. It's a dough bin.
1:22:37 > 1:22:40It's rustic, 19th century, very country.
1:22:40 > 1:22:42Oh, I do like that. That's lovely.
1:22:42 > 1:22:46- Right. Here we go. - I can see exactly what it is.
1:22:46 > 1:22:50Oh, Thomas, this is a beauty. A beauty, Thomas.
1:22:50 > 1:22:53Good thing, actually. Nice pitch pine. I like it, I do like it.
1:22:53 > 1:22:56I like it, too. That's why I bought it. I bought it because I liked it.
1:22:56 > 1:23:01- Now, how much did I pay for it Thomas?- £80?- No, Thomas. £65.
1:23:01 > 1:23:03Ooh, that's brilliant, Mark.
1:23:03 > 1:23:07It is. But what does Thomas really, REALLY think of Mark's items?
1:23:08 > 1:23:11Again, has he been buying safe? Yes.
1:23:11 > 1:23:15Has he bought bold? Not really, he's bought safe.
1:23:15 > 1:23:17It's a bit of a yawn fest.
1:23:17 > 1:23:18Ow!
1:23:18 > 1:23:22His truncheon? Well, extremely rare.
1:23:22 > 1:23:24Extremely rare.
1:23:24 > 1:23:26If I'd have seen that before him,
1:23:26 > 1:23:28undoubtedly I would have bought that.
1:23:28 > 1:23:32Overall, I think Thomas did very well, actually.
1:23:32 > 1:23:35So, with no further ado, it's off to the auction.
1:23:35 > 1:23:38Thomas and Mark started this road trip in Newport, Pembrokeshire,
1:23:38 > 1:23:40and after a number of pit stops,
1:23:40 > 1:23:44they're heading for Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire.
1:23:44 > 1:23:49Their rendezvous with destiny, auctioneers Jones and Llewelyn.
1:23:51 > 1:23:53Do you know, I always feel excited at this point?
1:23:53 > 1:23:56- Really? I feel extremely nervous. - It's catch-up day for me.
1:23:56 > 1:23:59- Well, I think I'm not going to do very well.- Oh, rubbish.
1:23:59 > 1:24:01This auction house sells everything,
1:24:01 > 1:24:04from fine antiques to household goods and furniture,
1:24:04 > 1:24:09and master of ceremonies today is auctioneer Hethin Jones.
1:24:09 > 1:24:12And Hethin knows what's going to happen.
1:24:12 > 1:24:15The dough bin is the one that I like the best,
1:24:15 > 1:24:18obviously because it's a traditional piece of furniture
1:24:18 > 1:24:19and it should sell well.
1:24:19 > 1:24:23The Chaplin jug, is the first one that we've ever sold in this auction
1:24:23 > 1:24:26and I would say it's the first one that I've handled and seen.
1:24:26 > 1:24:29Hopefully it'll make a good price today.
1:24:29 > 1:24:32My least favourite is the trunk. I can't specifically say
1:24:32 > 1:24:36there's something wrong with it, but it has a limited market.
1:24:36 > 1:24:42There you are. Mark started this leg of the road trip with £287.33
1:24:42 > 1:24:45and has spent £168 on five auction lots.
1:24:50 > 1:24:55Thomas, on the other hand, started streets ahead on £455.78,
1:24:55 > 1:24:59but has gambled £240 on four auction lots.
1:25:00 > 1:25:03So, can Mark make up lost ground?
1:25:03 > 1:25:05Let's get going.
1:25:05 > 1:25:10Oh, you might think this auctioneer was more used to selling livestock,
1:25:10 > 1:25:14the way he speeds through the lots, so better pay attention, folks.
1:25:14 > 1:25:18Right. Here comes Mark's sundial.
1:25:18 > 1:25:20HE CHANTS AT SPEED
1:25:22 > 1:25:24What a beauty.
1:25:24 > 1:25:2625, 30 here.
1:25:26 > 1:25:2835? 35.
1:25:28 > 1:25:30Lovely one there. 35.
1:25:30 > 1:25:3435. Yes, you did. 35, 159.
1:25:34 > 1:25:37- So, what was that? - I don't know. What did it fetch?
1:25:37 > 1:25:40- I think it was £35. - I made a loss anyway, Thomas.
1:25:40 > 1:25:43Mm. But hardly anything to worry about at this stage, Mark.
1:25:45 > 1:25:48Now, anyone fancy a vintage trunk for the car?
1:25:48 > 1:25:50HE CHANTS AT SPEED
1:25:50 > 1:25:5230, I've got 30 out the way.
1:25:52 > 1:25:55- HE CHANTS AT SPEED - 32...
1:25:55 > 1:25:58Last call at £32. 32.
1:25:58 > 1:26:00- Eh, got away with that. - Got away with that.
1:26:00 > 1:26:03Only just, Thomas. Only just.
1:26:05 > 1:26:09But now, Thomas thought this box was a Plain Jane,
1:26:09 > 1:26:11but will the bidders agree?
1:26:11 > 1:26:13At five I'm bid. Five I've got.
1:26:13 > 1:26:15HE CHANTS AT SPEED
1:26:15 > 1:26:17£10, I've got 10.
1:26:17 > 1:26:18£12?
1:26:18 > 1:26:20And again, 15, 15, 15.
1:26:20 > 1:26:23- HE CHANTS AT SPEED - Open the gate, £20 I'm bid. And two now.
1:26:23 > 1:26:26At £22.
1:26:27 > 1:26:29One, one more.
1:26:29 > 1:26:3028? 24?
1:26:30 > 1:26:3226? 26.
1:26:32 > 1:26:33Come on, one more.
1:26:34 > 1:26:3727, then. 27.
1:26:37 > 1:26:39One more? 27, he goes, there,
1:26:39 > 1:26:42last call, last time at £27. 27.
1:26:42 > 1:26:44- He's done well. Well done. - It did me proud.
1:26:44 > 1:26:47Oh, Mark is nudging ahead, look.
1:26:48 > 1:26:52But now it's Thomas's rare secret weapon.
1:26:52 > 1:26:55Will Mark's fragile lead take a beating?
1:26:55 > 1:26:56I've got £35 I'm bid.
1:26:56 > 1:26:58At 35. 35.
1:26:58 > 1:27:00£40. I've got 40 here as well.
1:27:00 > 1:27:0245 for you. 45. 47.
1:27:02 > 1:27:0547. £50. 50 bid.
1:27:05 > 1:27:07Last call, last time out. £50.
1:27:07 > 1:27:08- PEN TAPS - 73.
1:27:08 > 1:27:11Unlucky, Thomas. Genuinely unlucky.
1:27:11 > 1:27:14Ridiculous. Should have been £150.
1:27:14 > 1:27:17Mm, I bet you're glad it wasn't, Mark.
1:27:17 > 1:27:20Right. You're back in the dock.
1:27:20 > 1:27:22Let's pray that there are some train buffs in the crowd,
1:27:22 > 1:27:25or at least button collectors.
1:27:25 > 1:27:27HE CHANTS AT SPEED
1:27:27 > 1:27:31Five. Five I'm bid, then. £5 I'm bid. Selling at £5.
1:27:31 > 1:27:34A fiver. You lost a bit of money on those, but not much,
1:27:34 > 1:27:36because you only paid £8 for them.
1:27:36 > 1:27:41Mm. Well, someone's got a good deal there, and it's not Mark.
1:27:41 > 1:27:43Thomas's grain scoop is up next.
1:27:43 > 1:27:47He made a packet on a grain measure recently,
1:27:47 > 1:27:50so can he do it with the scoop? I bet not.
1:27:50 > 1:27:52£28 I'm bid. At 28.
1:27:52 > 1:27:5428 I'm bid.
1:27:54 > 1:27:56At 28, this is a disappointing price, here.
1:27:56 > 1:27:58£28, then.
1:27:58 > 1:28:01Last call, last time at £28.
1:28:01 > 1:28:04- PEN TAPS - It all adds up, Thomas. - It all adds up.
1:28:04 > 1:28:07Well, that's one way of looking at it.
1:28:07 > 1:28:10Now, Mark's Chaplin jug.
1:28:10 > 1:28:13Is this the sleeper he predicted?
1:28:13 > 1:28:15And I've got three bids on the phone
1:28:15 > 1:28:17can I come straight in at £115, I'm bid.
1:28:17 > 1:28:19- 115?!- Go, go, go.
1:28:19 > 1:28:20At 115.
1:28:20 > 1:28:22£115 then.
1:28:22 > 1:28:25I'm selling at £115.
1:28:25 > 1:28:27< 120.
1:28:27 > 1:28:29- I've got 120 here. - You've got to go more, sir.
1:28:29 > 1:28:32I've got 120 here as well.
1:28:32 > 1:28:35130? I'm out, you're in. At 130.
1:28:35 > 1:28:38I'm selling at £130.
1:28:38 > 1:28:42PEN TAPS God, well done you. £90 profit. Come on, you must...
1:28:42 > 1:28:44I'm pleased. Of course I'm pleased.
1:28:44 > 1:28:46Well, he doesn't sound it or look it.
1:28:46 > 1:28:48Still, that profit, before costs,
1:28:48 > 1:28:50puts our new boy firmly in the lead today.
1:28:53 > 1:28:57So, can Thomas's dough bin make some real bread?
1:28:57 > 1:28:59A lovely item here now, then.
1:28:59 > 1:29:0250. Five. 60. £60 I'm bid.
1:29:02 > 1:29:0670 at the back. £70 I'm bid. At 70. At 70.
1:29:06 > 1:29:0980. 90. 90.
1:29:09 > 1:29:10100.
1:29:10 > 1:29:12£100 I'm bid.
1:29:12 > 1:29:16- I'm selling at 100. - TAPS PEN
1:29:16 > 1:29:18- Could be worse.- I have lost £30.
1:29:18 > 1:29:20It's not a lot of money to lose.
1:29:20 > 1:29:25Well, you say that, Mark, but you're not trailing really badly.
1:29:25 > 1:29:28And not even a disaster with the pine bench
1:29:28 > 1:29:31will knock him off the winner's podium now.
1:29:31 > 1:29:33£55, I'm bid.
1:29:33 > 1:29:36At 55. At £55 I'm bid.
1:29:36 > 1:29:40Come along, now. Go on, then. Good man.
1:29:40 > 1:29:43At 60. £60, he owes, and at £60.
1:29:43 > 1:29:45PEN TAPS You've had a loss.
1:29:45 > 1:29:47I can afford a very small loss.
1:29:47 > 1:29:49Oh, you can afford a small loss. Look at you.
1:29:49 > 1:29:52You tell him, Thomas.
1:29:52 > 1:29:54- 3-1 up. 3-1 up to you. - I'm on schedule.
1:29:54 > 1:29:56You're on schedule to overtake me next week.
1:29:56 > 1:29:59- Clawing it back. - Unless I do something amazing.
1:29:59 > 1:30:01- Which you probably will. - Which I probably won't.
1:30:01 > 1:30:04Under pressure, that's when you pull it out the hat.
1:30:04 > 1:30:08So, with the results in, it's Mark who claims victory today.
1:30:09 > 1:30:14Thomas started this leg of the road trip with a huge £455.78,
1:30:14 > 1:30:20but lost £67.80 after auction costs today,
1:30:20 > 1:30:24leaving him with £387.98.
1:30:25 > 1:30:29So, it just shows how unpredictable this game can be.
1:30:29 > 1:30:32Mark, however, began with £287.33
1:30:32 > 1:30:38and made a profit of £42.74 after auction costs,
1:30:38 > 1:30:44leaving him with £330.07 going into the final round.
1:30:44 > 1:30:46Looks happy. Which is nice.
1:30:49 > 1:30:51Oh, we can tell we're in Wales.
1:30:51 > 1:30:55- We certainly can.- Drizzle. I hope the next couple of buy days
1:30:55 > 1:30:58- aren't going to be like this. - Me, too.- Oh!
1:30:58 > 1:31:02- Urgh! My bottom is wet! - Come on, then.
1:31:02 > 1:31:04Oh, no. Not again.
1:31:04 > 1:31:06I hope it's the car's fault.
1:31:08 > 1:31:13Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Thomas has a funny turn...
1:31:13 > 1:31:15I need to sit down. SHE LAUGHS
1:31:15 > 1:31:18..Mark thinks he's an estate agent...
1:31:18 > 1:31:23A rather nice suburban detached. Two large double bedrooms. Bathroom.
1:31:23 > 1:31:24Garden to the front and rear.
1:31:24 > 1:31:28..and the Sunbeam Alpine... Well, has had enough.
1:31:28 > 1:31:30The car is making an extraordinary noise.
1:31:30 > 1:31:32It's smoking.
1:31:32 > 1:31:34Why does this happen to me?
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