0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite antique experts, £200 each, one big challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Well, duck, do I buy you or don't I?
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Who can make the most money, buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Look 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 > 0:00:29Bad luck for Thomas, £50 down.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40It's the fifth and final leg of this Road Trip
0:00:40 > 0:00:44and Thomas Plant and Mark Hales are once more enjoying vintage motoring
0:00:44 > 0:00:47in the 1967 Sunbeam Alpine.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Mark has just one thing on his mind,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52and it's not antiques.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55We are back in the car, so I am happy.
0:00:55 > 0:00:56We've got a fresh, sunny...
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- Oh, you are obsessed about this car! - I love it.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01She's reliable, she's never let us down.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03It's a car!
0:01:03 > 0:01:07- She's always been there for me. I love her.- Is he all right?
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Thomas is a veteran antiques valuer, auctioneer and Road Tripper,
0:01:11 > 0:01:13but lately, he's been away with the fairies.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18I love going to the mountains. I like skiing, but I just love the mountains.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21They just do something to you, don't they?
0:01:21 > 0:01:25And even when he seems to be with us, his mind is elsewhere.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28If I was a porter, in a railway station,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31I don't know if I would make a good one.
0:01:31 > 0:01:37Auctioneer and ceramics expert Mark also finds it hard to stay focused
0:01:37 > 0:01:39and prefers playtime instead.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- Can I have a go?- Yes, go on, have a go.- It would be fun, wouldn't it?
0:01:43 > 0:01:47But when it comes to spotting a bargain, he's eagle-eyed.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50It must be worth a go, it could be a sleeper.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53£90 profit, come on, you must be...
0:01:53 > 0:01:55I'm pleased, of course I'm pleased.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02Our experts started the week each with £200 worth of dosh.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04But after the fourth leg of this Road Trip,
0:02:04 > 0:02:08they're in the final dash for the finishing line.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13So far, new boy Mark has made steady profits,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17giving him a respectable £330.07 to spend.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Enough to make you smile. Ooh, look at that.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Veteran Road Tripper Thomas started well,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28but a series of auction losses has left him
0:02:28 > 0:02:32only slightly ahead on £387.98,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35and looking pensive.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37I wish I could get those heady days back of Ireland again.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Thomas, you are still in front, how is that a failure?- Yeah.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44You haven't failed. It's very exciting, it's down to the wire, isn't it?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46It is down to the wire.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50This week's Road Trip started in Portrush, Northern Ireland,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53and has taken our boys through Wales,
0:02:53 > 0:02:54ending in Pontrilas,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Herefordshire.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59But before we get to that final auction, we kick off
0:02:59 > 0:03:05the fifth day of this journey in Hay-on-Wye, on the Welsh border.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08THEY BOTH SING: # We plough the fields and scatter
0:03:08 > 0:03:12# The good seed on the land... #
0:03:14 > 0:03:19So, in fine voice, our boys enter Hay-on-Wye,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21famous for its number of bookshops, some 30 in all,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24and its literary festival,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27hence it's often dubbed the town of books.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28But forget paperbacks,
0:03:28 > 0:03:29it's antiques we're after.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33Mark's heading up the hill to Bain and Murrin,
0:03:33 > 0:03:37purveyors of the finest junk.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- Junk?- Lederhosen.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Goodness me. Great fun.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46You do this sort of knee slapping bit, don't you, and leap up and down?
0:03:46 > 0:03:48It's not the weather, is it?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Not the weather for lederhosen.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- Ah, goodness me. Becky?- Yes.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- Can I ask you, this magnificent dolls house...- Yes.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- Late '50s, I would have thought. - Late '50s?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07I love the garage,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09I love the tin windows.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Tudoresque style.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16It's big, it's decorative, it's showy.
0:04:16 > 0:04:1725 quid?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20£25, it's tempting, isn't it?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Parquet floor.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29That's a rather nice suburban, erm, detached.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Erm...
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Two large double bedrooms, bathroom, two reception rooms,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38and single detached garage.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Garden to the front and rear.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Does he think he's on Homes Under The Hammer?
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- Becky?- Yes.- £15? Any good?
0:04:48 > 0:04:52It clears it off your shelf, gives you a lot more space, doesn't it?
0:04:52 > 0:04:5420?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Is that your very best? 18?
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Go on, I'll buy it if it's under £20, I will buy it.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- It's very cheap for 18.- Yeah, but it gives me a chance, doesn't it?
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- You're on my side, you want me to beat Thomas, don't you?- Do I?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Yeah, you do. You do.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- Erm, go on, then. - Because I'm the new boy.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16- Thank you, Becky.- OK.- Thank you very much indeed. £18. Yeah.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19We'll have some fun with that, won't we?
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Hmm.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25At the other end of town, Thomas is at the chic-er Hay Antiques Market,
0:05:25 > 0:05:29and with 17 rooms, there's bound to be a little treasure
0:05:29 > 0:05:31just nestling.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34HE LAUGHS
0:05:34 > 0:05:36"Let them swing."
0:05:40 > 0:05:44What a wonderful thing. "Bottoms up."
0:05:44 > 0:05:48(Isn't that ghastly? Oh, isn't that horrible?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51(I mean, isn't this absolutely, wonderfully kitsch?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55(I've got to have it.)
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Well, I think we're seeing another side to Thomas here.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01A saucy Japanese mug for £10. Bottoms up!
0:06:03 > 0:06:08- Glennydd?- Yes.- I've found something in your room...- Right.
0:06:08 > 0:06:13- ..which has made me giggle. I think you probably know what it is.- Yes.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15And, erm, I've got to buy it.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- Right.- But obviously, I know it's not very much.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21But you want it at rock bottom, don't you?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Five?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- Five would be ideal, that's what I had in mind.- Good.- Is that all right?
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- That's fine.- Thank you very much. - You're welcome.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Yeah, but not to everyone's taste.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Up the road, Mark's in Fleur De Lys,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39and under the stewardship of Sally,
0:06:39 > 0:06:42there's not a bit of kitsch in sight.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Lovely Georgian chair. Look how wide it is, look at the colour of it.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Got to stay away from chairs at the moment though,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50it's not the flavour of the month.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Nice to find a shop with antiques in it.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Yeah, Sally, he's right.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Ah-ha, isn't that lovely? Look at the front of that.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07Isn't that beautiful? Big and showy and beautiful colours.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11Which are typical of Nove Ware,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14a tin-glazed earthenware much like Delft,
0:07:14 > 0:07:17which comes from the Italian town of Nove, near Venice.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22Pieces can fetch around £1,500 at auction,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25but because of the damage, this one's a snip at £28.
0:07:27 > 0:07:33Unfortunately, the base has had a lot of restoration.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35When something has been badly restored,
0:07:35 > 0:07:37they tend to paint over everything.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39If you took all that off, I think you might find,
0:07:39 > 0:07:43if you look through here, a lot of the original base.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48It's there. Oh, we're going to have to have a go at this, aren't we?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Right, Sally, my darling, my bestest friend in the world.- Oh!
0:07:51 > 0:07:53I've got to sell this at Hereford.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Has it come in with something else, have you bought it well?
0:07:55 > 0:08:00Because there's a lot of damage on it, and I want to buy it for under £20.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- It's one of my guest dealers. - Is it?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04It's not knocking off too much, is it? Do you think he'd do it?
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Could you ask him for me?
0:08:06 > 0:08:09£18, under £20 and I'll have a go.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13So at £28, Sally gets a haggling
0:08:13 > 0:08:15with the dealer on Mark's behalf.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19And he's offering you 18... OK.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- 20 is...- 20?- Bottom line.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Well, for the sake of a couple of quid, to-ing and fro-ing
0:08:23 > 0:08:26and telephoning and everything, I'll have that for 20.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- Right, thank you very much indeed. - I just love it.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- I think you'll be all right with that.- Do you like it?- Yes, I do.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Well, she would say that, wouldn't she?
0:08:34 > 0:08:36So that's two in the bag for Mark.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Now, back at the Hay Antiques Market, Thomas has gone all teachery
0:08:39 > 0:08:42about a glass jug.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45This is important, from a design point of view,
0:08:45 > 0:08:48it's Koloman Moser or Josef Hoffmann and for Lutz.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53Lutz is a glass manufacturers from Austria.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56It's aged, it's about 1910.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59And what a piece of design for a jug.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Glass manufacturers Lutz were known for championing
0:09:04 > 0:09:07art nouveau and deco forms of design
0:09:07 > 0:09:11from about 1890 into the 20th century.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14You can imagine on a hot summer's day
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- bouncing bits of ice.- Mmm.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22Lemonade jugs - alcoholic, I hope - and having a tremendous time.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27Ticket price is 55. I'm going to go and negotiate on this.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31That means a phone call to the dealer. Over to you, Glynis.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Oh, hello, Maggie, I wonder what would be Robin's best price
0:09:34 > 0:09:37on your Lutz crackle-glaze jug?
0:09:37 > 0:09:4055.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Yes, I suggested that, but I think he might want a little more.
0:09:43 > 0:09:4435?
0:09:44 > 0:09:4835? Yes, go on, she says.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49- Really?- Yes.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- She's obviously in a good humour today.- Are you?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- She won't take any more off for good humour, then?- I don't think so.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- You think I've reached the limit? - I think, yes.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59I think you'd be sort of chancing your arm after that.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03Well, you know, nothing wrong with that. 35, OK. It's a deal.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- Thanks. Thanks, Maggie, goodbye. - Thank you, Maggie.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Meanwhile, back at Fleur De Lys, Mark is also looking for another bold bargain,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15but maybe one that's not so damaged.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20This is rather nice. I like this.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Georgian mahogany cutlery box.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Lovely colour.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Been converted into a stationery box,
0:10:28 > 0:10:30put your letters and things in there.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Pens, whatever. It's lovely.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36But the price isn't so lovely, it's a whopping £235.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39So owner Sylvia has arrived to manage the negotiations,
0:10:39 > 0:10:42and she doesn't look as if she takes prisoners.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Supposing I said 160?
0:10:45 > 0:10:47160.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- Would you do it for 150, because it's me?- Because it's you.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Oh, you are a darling.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01- Oh, we're going to have a go, aren't we, Sylvia?- Yeah.- Thank you.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04You loose woman!
0:11:04 > 0:11:06You'll get a kiss in a minute, if you're good.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08He's not joking, you know.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Now, not to be outdone,
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Thomas is also making hay up the road with Rhona, lucky girl.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18It's very smart here in Hay, isn't it?
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Oh, we're all ageing hippies,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23or trying to be ageing hippies.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Smart isn't something we want to be.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Were you once a hippy?
0:11:27 > 0:11:29I was, erm,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32well, I wouldn't say I was a hippy,
0:11:32 > 0:11:34I was experimenting with every form of lifestyle.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- Oh, right. - Oh. I wonder what she means?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Well, moving on.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48(I like that chalice.)
0:11:48 > 0:11:50There's no price on it.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52But an interesting object.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Chalices are drinking vessels considered sacred in Christian worship
0:11:56 > 0:11:59and in literature, particularly,
0:11:59 > 0:12:03this Holy Grail of objects is said to possess miraculous powers,
0:12:03 > 0:12:05a thought not lost on Thomas.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Do you think, if I drank out of this, I'd live forever?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Is this the Holy Grail? Is this going to make me beat Mark?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17You wish!
0:12:17 > 0:12:22At £160, it looks as if it's not the only thing Thomas is eyeing up.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31This is a toasting goblet.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34It is 18th century, well, early 19th century.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Rummer.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Commemorative for the Duke of Wellington and his army,
0:12:39 > 0:12:43at the Battle of Waterloo, for beating Bonaparte.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Of course, the man didn't know when to stop, really.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48We'd had a good scrap with him at Trafalgar, on the sea,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51and then he sort of, you know, his ugly head rose up again
0:12:51 > 0:12:52and we had another one.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Now, your rummer, please?
0:12:55 > 0:12:59What can be the best on that one, thank you?
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Mmm, come on, Rhona. Ticket price £38, girl.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04£30.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- That doesn't seem much, does it?- No.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Could we... OK, that's fine.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- Ahh.- Tell me about that, in your world?
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Well, it's a piece of blanc de Chine, Chinese.
0:13:27 > 0:13:33It's so fine and so beautiful, and we just, even in the 18th century,
0:13:33 > 0:13:35had such trouble making porcelain that looked like that.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39I've had it at home for a long time because I love it.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40This beauty is, in fact,
0:13:40 > 0:13:45a rhino horn-shaped libation cup, or drinking vessel.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48But you'd have to love it for a whopping £185.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55What's the very, very, very best on that, please?
0:13:55 > 0:14:00This is parting with almost a relation.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- Well, yeah, I can see that.- 160.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05That is a huge gamble.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09What for all three?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11£300 for the three items.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Come on, a little bit more!
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- Now, this is taking all the pleasure out of your visit.- Is it?
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- It really is.- Oh.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24No, we can't bring everything down to money.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29No matter how good your cause, we can't sort of negate the history
0:14:29 > 0:14:30and the beauty of these objects
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- by haggling over a couple of pounds.- OK.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Oh, is Thomas about to take a big risk?
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Go for it, man!
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- Go on, then, I'll do it.- OK.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- I'll pay £300.- Right.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47I can't believe I've done that.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50I need to sit down.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53It's a very dangerous game I've just played.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56I've just played an absolute nightmare.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00So let's see how this £300 nightmare works out.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05Now, it's £150 for the libation cup,
0:15:05 > 0:15:08£120 for the chalice,
0:15:08 > 0:15:10and £30 for the glass rummer.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Cor, can't wait for the auction!
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Well, after all that lot, it's surely time for a break.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Mark has also done with shopping.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22He's heading south to Monmouth,
0:15:22 > 0:15:25to learn more about Lord Nelson's scandalous private life.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Ooh!
0:15:27 > 0:15:30The town's museum may be an odd place for a Nelson exhibition,
0:15:30 > 0:15:33but it does in fact have a unique collection
0:15:33 > 0:15:36of personal correspondence,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39revealing intimate details of his torrid love life.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Ah, Nelson, one of our greatest men.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46This has to be interesting, doesn't it?
0:15:46 > 0:15:49There's an original thought.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Anyway, curator Andrew Helm is here to show Mark around.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53- I'm Mark.- I'm Andrew.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57The story of Nelson's personal life
0:15:57 > 0:16:00is just as riveting as his glorious naval one,
0:16:00 > 0:16:02being marked by a marriage, an affair,
0:16:02 > 0:16:04and an illegitimate daughter.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10And the museum has been lucky enough to obtain hundreds of letters
0:16:10 > 0:16:13spelling out just what Nelson felt about his wife, Frances,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16and his lover, Lady Emma Hamilton.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22One of the glories of the Monmouth collection, which was put together by Lady Llangattock,
0:16:22 > 0:16:24was her purchase of letters.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28She bought nearly 950 individual letters and logbooks
0:16:28 > 0:16:31and all sorts of things that were on the market,
0:16:31 > 0:16:35round about the time of the Trafalgar centenary in 1905.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Nelson met his wife Frances in the West Indies,
0:16:38 > 0:16:40but documents show they only had
0:16:40 > 0:16:43a mere five years of domestic bliss together
0:16:43 > 0:16:46before the relationship began to founder.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50They had a very intense relationship from the start,
0:16:50 > 0:16:54but eventually, things happened, and he met Lady Hamilton,
0:16:54 > 0:16:59and poor Fanny, as she was called - Frances Nelson - was pushed aside.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Divorce wasn't an option,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04so effectively, he ended up abandoning his wife
0:17:04 > 0:17:09and living with Lady Hamilton and their illegitimate daughter.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Nelson had met the married Lady Emma Hamilton in Naples,
0:17:13 > 0:17:16where they formed an enduring bond,
0:17:16 > 0:17:18one his wife simply couldn't compete with.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21The contrast with Fanny was really quite marked.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25In the letters we've got, she was always worried about Nelson
0:17:25 > 0:17:26and his victories.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Lady Hamilton simply celebrated his victories.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30She was exciting?
0:17:30 > 0:17:34She was exciting, she was excited by the man and what he did.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- She rejuvenated him. - She showed that.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Divorce was not an option for Frances, who,
0:17:40 > 0:17:41as letters here show,
0:17:41 > 0:17:45had to endure the humiliation of her husband's overtures
0:17:45 > 0:17:48to his lover Emma.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51This one was written in 1801.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53It's after they've come back to Britain,
0:17:53 > 0:17:57after the illegitimate daughter has been born.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Nelson is writing to Emma,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03"My dearest Emma, your letter of yesterday called forth
0:18:03 > 0:18:05"all those finer feelings of the soul,
0:18:05 > 0:18:06"although I am not able to write so much
0:18:06 > 0:18:12"and so forcibly mark my feelings as you can.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15"Yet I am sure, and feel all the affection
0:18:15 > 0:18:19"which is possible for man to feel towards woman,
0:18:19 > 0:18:21"and such a woman."
0:18:21 > 0:18:24And this was a relationship that was in the public eye!
0:18:24 > 0:18:28It was a scandal of the day, but many people,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31because of Nelson's status and what he had achieved,
0:18:31 > 0:18:35were prepared to overlook his personal life.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Nelson was far too able and important to Britain's prospects,
0:18:38 > 0:18:41in a naval war, to be completely dismissed, as it were.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45So he was kept on and he got the appointments
0:18:45 > 0:18:50that he needed to be able to fight the French, and eventually took the road to Trafalgar.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54However, Frances had allies,
0:18:54 > 0:18:58and not everyone tolerated Nelson's scandalous behaviour,
0:18:58 > 0:19:03as a holiday trip to Wales in 1802 illustrates.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Two or three times, the social stigma of what they were doing
0:19:07 > 0:19:12caught up with them and they had a couple of unfortunate incidents.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14The Duke of Marlborough refused to meet them.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18- He was not at home when they called a Blenheim Palace.- Did he, indeed?
0:19:18 > 0:19:20But he was there, and when they went to Carmarthen,
0:19:20 > 0:19:25the vicar of Carmarthen played up a little bit, refused to meet Emma.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Nelson left the town saying, "There are no gentlemen in Carmarthen."
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- So they were snubbed? - They were snubbed, absolutely.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35But Nelson dismissed his critics
0:19:35 > 0:19:41as easily as he despised and dismissed his estranged wife's letters
0:19:41 > 0:19:44pleading with him to return to her.
0:19:44 > 0:19:50"Let everything be buried in oblivion, it will pass away like a dream.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55"I can now only entreat you to believe I am most sincerely and affectionately your wife,
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- "Frances Nelson." - HE SIGHS
0:19:57 > 0:20:00The killer piece of this, actually, is that he sent this letter back to her.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03He did receive it and he had his secretary write
0:20:03 > 0:20:06on the outside cover of the letter,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09"Opened by mistake by Lord Nelson, but not read."
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- That makes it worse, doesn't it? - It's pretty awful, isn't it?
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Do you know... Oh...
0:20:15 > 0:20:20Gosh, with Nelson's death at the Battle of Trafalgar
0:20:20 > 0:20:22came the tragic end of his great love story.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Lady Hamilton died in poverty in Calais,
0:20:26 > 0:20:31shunned by Nelson's family, while Frances remained devoted
0:20:31 > 0:20:34to his memory for the remaining 26 years of her life.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Dear, oh, dear.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40On a more cheery note though,
0:20:40 > 0:20:42our boys have done good today,
0:20:42 > 0:20:46so off they go to bed and a well-earned rest.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Oh, dear.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56It's day two, it's a damp morning and Mark's baby,
0:20:56 > 0:21:00the Sunbeam Alpine, is feeling a bit under the weather.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- What's that smell?- That's burning.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05It's over heating, it's an over-heating smell.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08It's quite bad though, do you think the car's going to blow up?
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- I hope so, I do like a drama, don't you?- I don't like a drama.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16So far, Thomas has played a risky game,
0:21:16 > 0:21:20spending most of his money, £340, on five auction lots, bless him.
0:21:22 > 0:21:27Mark, on the other hand, has parted with a more conservative £188
0:21:27 > 0:21:29on three auction lots.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Our experts have left Monmouth
0:21:35 > 0:21:37and are heading to Newport, in Gwent.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Thomas has called time on his shopping
0:21:40 > 0:21:44and has set his sights on taunting Mark about the car.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49I mean, I always imagined it to be a bit of a sort of chick magnet.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51There's something rather coarse, Thomas,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54about calling a 1967 Sunbeam Alpine,
0:21:54 > 0:21:57a classic English sports car,
0:21:57 > 0:21:58a chick magnet.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07So here we are in Newport, a city on the River Usk, and across which
0:22:07 > 0:22:10engineers built, in 1906,
0:22:10 > 0:22:12the Newport transporter bridge.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15It takes cars, pedestrians and bikes,
0:22:15 > 0:22:19and is now one of only eight remaining in the world.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21What a wonderful looking thing.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Meanwhile, Mark is hoping to find a similar rare antique
0:22:24 > 0:22:28to get him to the finishing line in winning time.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- Hello, I'm Mark.- Hello. Tony. - Hello, Tony.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Your shop is an interesting mix of old and new.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43Tony, do you know who this is? This is Thomas, after a bad night.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- After a bad night.- Most certainly.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Or after spending £300 in one go. Ha!
0:22:49 > 0:22:53Right, let's have a look.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55I do quite like this. It caught my eye
0:22:55 > 0:22:57because it's a sort of art glass.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- '50s,'60s?- Yes.- Yeah?
0:23:02 > 0:23:05I think I have a little bit of information in there for you.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Yeah, 1950s seaweed glass, and it's pre-Baxter.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15It's made by the famous Whitefriars Company
0:23:15 > 0:23:19and plain pieces like this 1950s smoked glass vase
0:23:19 > 0:23:22were their staple diet before Geoffrey Baxter joined in 1954
0:23:22 > 0:23:28and created its celebrated textured glass range.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Ticket price on this, £55.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35I won't haggle or be stupid, I just want a figure,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38really as low as you possibly can.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Have a think about that. You mentioned a bit of Mauchline ware.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43- I would like to see that. - In this cabinet.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45I like that, Tony, that's lovely.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Ooh, good subject, look,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51St Paul's Cathedral, London.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56And it says on the base, "Lucy, 1885." Goodness me.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Well, that's a little bit special, isn't it?
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Oh, indeed!
0:24:01 > 0:24:06That personal inscription makes this turret-shaped piece rare.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10What's more, it's a money box,
0:24:10 > 0:24:12but at £125, it's pricey.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15It's a lovely piece, but I've just got to buy it very cheaply,
0:24:15 > 0:24:16or I'm not going to make a profit.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19How much? Because I won't haggle. Real bottom line.
0:24:19 > 0:24:2165 quid.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22And the vase?
0:24:22 > 0:24:27The vase, that would probably be your bargain of the day.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29I could actually do that for 45.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Yeah.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36So, £110 for the two.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39I'll tell you what, I didn't mean to haggle, and that's the truth,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41but I'll say it anyway, if I bought two items,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44if I bought that for 50 and that for 35, that's 85.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48- Does that still give you a profit? - A little bit of profit.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51All right, well, let's have those.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55- Thank you, Tony.- Amazing what you can get for a no-haggle haggle, eh?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Meanwhile, Thomas is heading out of town,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02but all isn't well with Mark's true love.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05The car is making an extraordinary noise.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07WHIRRING
0:25:07 > 0:25:11I don't know what that noise is, the red button is on.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Erm... It's smoking.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16So with the car out of action...
0:25:18 > 0:25:22..Thomas is having to hitch a lift, because
0:25:22 > 0:25:24he's on his way to Berkeley,
0:25:24 > 0:25:2635 miles east of Newport,
0:25:26 > 0:25:29in the county of Gloucestershire,
0:25:29 > 0:25:33to investigate a case of a right Royal murder.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42Berkeley is a town dominated by the castle,
0:25:42 > 0:25:44home to the Berkeley family.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48Indeed, they are only one of three families in England
0:25:48 > 0:25:50who can trace their ancestry back to Saxon times.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59The castle started life as a fortress nine centuries ago,
0:25:59 > 0:26:00but is now a stately home,
0:26:00 > 0:26:03brimming with stunning antiques and artefacts.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Charles Berkeley, who is heir to the castle
0:26:06 > 0:26:08and spent his childhood here,
0:26:08 > 0:26:10has some riveting stories for Thomas,
0:26:10 > 0:26:15starting with the tale of a gruesome royal murder. Wah!
0:26:21 > 0:26:25In 1327, Edward II met his death here,
0:26:25 > 0:26:28on the orders of the Queen and her lover.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32His dungeon still remains virtually untouched today.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Why do you think... Oh, my, that's horrific.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Fairly gloomy, isn't it?
0:26:37 > 0:26:42I know the sun is shining in and it looks rustic and charming,
0:26:42 > 0:26:46apart from the skull, which is quite scary.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Why was he murdered here?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52The barons were furious with Edward because he had no strength or power
0:26:52 > 0:26:55and had got rid of a lot of the noble families.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58He was considered, at the time, a bit of a weak King,
0:26:58 > 0:27:02and he was eventually put to death in this cell.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Killing the King, though, wasn't easy.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09This is the dungeon, Thomas, that Edward...
0:27:09 > 0:27:13They put rotting animal carcasses in here, piled them up in this dungeon.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16It's the only surviving dungeon in the castle.
0:27:16 > 0:27:1930 feet down to the courtyard level.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21They hoped to asphyxiate him from the fumes
0:27:21 > 0:27:25from these rotting carcasses in the cell next door.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29But he survived that and they realised, after five months,
0:27:29 > 0:27:31that they couldn't go keeping the King here,
0:27:31 > 0:27:34and in the end, he was murdered with a red hot poker...
0:27:34 > 0:27:37- Yes.- ..on his backside, so there was no mark on the outside of his body.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39So everyone thought he'd died of natural causes.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- Was that the reason why? - That's what we're led to believe.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44His screams were heard, so they say, over the river.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Doesn't bear thinking about, really.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Despite that gruesome episode in its history,
0:27:51 > 0:27:55the castle's links with royalty have had their benefits though.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57This wall hanging here,
0:27:57 > 0:28:00it's silk and cloth mixed together,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03made locally. The thought was that the wall hangings
0:28:03 > 0:28:07come from Henry VIII's bedchamber at Hampton Court.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10When Henry VIII came with Anne Boleyn,
0:28:10 > 0:28:14soon after he'd got married, and stayed at the castle a couple of times,
0:28:14 > 0:28:16we believe it was a gift to the family.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19It's unbelievable to think that this hanging is
0:28:19 > 0:28:21actually 500 years old.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25- And the colours are still so strong. - Absolutely.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26And it is in good condition.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29It is in good condition, especially the higher up bits,
0:28:29 > 0:28:31because I imagine as a child, you would like to pick.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34My brother and I often did.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37It's just lovely to have on this wall, it brightens it up.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41And the royal association with Berkeley Castle didn't end there.
0:28:41 > 0:28:46Henry VIII's daughter, Elizabeth I, made a fleeting visit
0:28:46 > 0:28:49and went deer hunting. And in more recent times,
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Princess Margaret and Prince Charles
0:28:51 > 0:28:55have even passed over its illustrious threshold.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04So with the day nearly over, it's time to get back to antiques,
0:29:04 > 0:29:09and for our experts to reveal their items for the last time.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- I am ready.- Are you ready, Thomas?
0:29:11 > 0:29:12- There you go, Thomas.- Ooh.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- Very nice.- Whitefriars?
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- Hmm, no.- Smoked glass, Whitefriars.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20I'm hoping very much it is Whitefriars.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- I think it's Whitefriars.- I don't think it's Whitefriars.- Do you not?
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- Nope.- It's got the quality.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27No! I think it's Scandinavian.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31- It's not a common one.- No... - I don't think it's Scandinavian.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- It's not fine enough to be Scandinavian.- It's optic moulded...
0:29:34 > 0:29:38Crumbs! We've hardly started and they're already bickering.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- So I'll match you with another piece of glass.- Oh, my goodness me!
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- This is my piece of glass. - Crackle glaze.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- Yes, this is by Koloman Moser... - Oh, that's good.- ..for Lutz.- Moser.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52And it's circa 1910. I think they're both very nice items of glass.
0:29:52 > 0:29:53I do like yours very much.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Well, at least they can agree on something.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58It's a really good thing, that.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00You've got to have a look at this because it's something special.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03"St Paul's Cathedral, London.
0:30:03 > 0:30:04"Lucy, 1885."
0:30:04 > 0:30:06That's the thing, it's in script,
0:30:06 > 0:30:09it hasn't just been scribbled on there, it's in script.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- It's written in pencil. - No, it's not pencil.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14That's what I thought at first, then I looked further at it
0:30:14 > 0:30:15and it's almost like copperplate.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18It's too beautifully written to be written in pencil.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- Got an eraser?- It would never erase.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25Now, what will Mark make of this next item?
0:30:25 > 0:30:29- That is so you, Thomas.- Bottoms up! - So you.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31With a little sort of bottom which moves.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34I couldn't live with that on my mantelpiece!
0:30:34 > 0:30:35Oh, it's funny though, isn't it?
0:30:35 > 0:30:38No, it's not funny, Thomas, it's grotesque, it's horrible.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40It's so horrible, it's saleable.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42You've done really well with broken bits of ceramic.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46- All the way through, broken bits of ceramic have been your forte.- Yes.
0:30:46 > 0:30:47I think it's very decorative.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49- Something I wouldn't have spotted or looked at.- Beautiful bowl.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51It is a good-looking thing.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56Indeed, it is. But can Thomas trump it with his chalice?
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Oh, my goodness!
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- It's plate, is it?- It's Sheffield.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02But it's good quality plate, it certainly looks it.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06It's very, very nice and I like that a lot. Well done, Thomas.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09- Now...- Gosh, they're all sweetness and light now.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13I bought it because it's a proper Georgian cutlery box.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17I think it's lovely. I love the shape, the shape is good, lovely colour.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19I don't think you'll have too much of a problem.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Right, what do we have, Thomas? Ah!
0:31:21 > 0:31:24That's very nice indeed.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28That's a good 19th-century wine glass, barrel shaped,
0:31:28 > 0:31:32but forget all that, it's the acid-etched inscription, isn't it?
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Duke of Wellington and his army,
0:31:34 > 0:31:36with the sabre and the dove.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- That's great fun, that... - Yep, and a real antique.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Unlike the next one.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Oh, my goodness. I hope you've spotted the obvious.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- It's the rare version, with garage, Thomas.- With garage.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52They are lovely things, these. Did you steal it at £25?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54I bought it at £18.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- 18, I feel quite sick.- £18. I've a keen eye, Thomas.
0:31:57 > 0:31:58There's a profit there, isn't there?
0:31:58 > 0:32:01- There's definitely a big profit there.- Good.- You've done really well.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04So, to Thomas's final, but risky, item,
0:32:04 > 0:32:06the libation cup.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10- That's very nice. - Obviously rhino-horn shaped.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Yeah. Let's have a look.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14That is something for me to worry about.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17I have to admit, I'd lose graciously if that ran and ran.
0:32:17 > 0:32:18I really would, because...
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- If you saw that, would you buy it? - Yes, I would.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- At £150?- Yes, as it's safe, you'll get your £150 back.- Do you think so?
0:32:24 > 0:32:25Oh, yes, definitely at the moment.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Hmm. Not if the bidders don't want it.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33So with that deed done, have our experts really been upfront
0:32:33 > 0:32:36with each other about their items?
0:32:36 > 0:32:38I think he's done really well
0:32:38 > 0:32:39and he's got a really good eye,
0:32:39 > 0:32:42so I'm really impressed, actually.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45I am very, very impressed with the way he's done things.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Who knows? Let's see what happens at the auction.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49I thought Thomas was rather clever.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52As always, he's not shy when it comes to spending money.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55I loved his silver-plated chalice,
0:32:55 > 0:32:59gorgeous classical shape, lovely quality.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01Will he make a profit?
0:33:01 > 0:33:03I do hope so, it deserves to.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Right, to the auction.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10And thankfully, the Sunbeam is back in service, so it's full steam ahead!
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Thomas and Mark started this Road Trip
0:33:15 > 0:33:17in Hay-on-Wye, on the Welsh border,
0:33:17 > 0:33:19and are finishing this fifth
0:33:19 > 0:33:21and final leg at the auction
0:33:21 > 0:33:23in Pontrilas, Herefordshire.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30Our experts' destination for this final auction showdown
0:33:30 > 0:33:34is Ward & Co, who sell everything from objets d'art to tools and machinery.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39- Right, Thomas. Down to the wire, Thomas.- Down to the wire.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41This is it.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Come on, I'm ready for a thrashing.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49Wielding the gavel today is auctioneer Nigel Ward,
0:33:49 > 0:33:52who has cast his expert eye over our boys' lots
0:33:52 > 0:33:55and has a few words to say about them.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56The Nove bowl,
0:33:56 > 0:33:59it's beautifully decorated, but has been repaired,
0:33:59 > 0:34:01so that's going to affect its value.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04The mug, it's obviously a conversation piece,
0:34:04 > 0:34:06I think probably someone will buy it.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08It certainly isn't going to be big money.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11I think the libation cup could create quite a lot of interest.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Mark started this leg of the Road Trip
0:34:13 > 0:34:16with £330.07,
0:34:16 > 0:34:19and spent £273
0:34:19 > 0:34:20on five auction lots.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Thomas, on the other hand, started ahead,
0:34:26 > 0:34:28with £387.98,
0:34:28 > 0:34:29and gambled most of it,
0:34:29 > 0:34:34spending £340 also on five auction lots.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41So with around £58 in it, can Mark make up the lost ground?
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Here we go, folks, it's the final showdown!
0:34:46 > 0:34:47We're kicking off with
0:34:47 > 0:34:49that smoked glass vase.
0:34:49 > 0:34:50The auctioneer has confirmed
0:34:50 > 0:34:54it is Whitefriars.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56£20 to get on, 20 I've got, 20,
0:34:56 > 0:34:5825, 30, £30 here,
0:34:58 > 0:35:00at 30, 35, do you want?
0:35:00 > 0:35:04£30 only bid, 40, 45 there, £50 your turn,
0:35:04 > 0:35:0755, £60, 60, 65.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10At £60 in the front row,
0:35:10 > 0:35:12going away at £60.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Goes at 60.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Ooh. Almost doubled your money.
0:35:17 > 0:35:18I said to the chap in the shop,
0:35:18 > 0:35:20it will either be a money back
0:35:20 > 0:35:22or it will make 65 quid.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25It's a good start for the boy in second place.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27So can Thomas do as well
0:35:27 > 0:35:29with his bit of glass?
0:35:29 > 0:35:3125 is there, thank you, 25,
0:35:31 > 0:35:3430, 35, 40, 45,
0:35:34 > 0:35:3750, 55, 60, 65,
0:35:37 > 0:35:4070, 75?
0:35:40 > 0:35:42£80, 80? 85,
0:35:42 > 0:35:44£90, 90, 95?
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Isn't that the lady who bought Mark's Whitefriars?
0:35:47 > 0:35:48100.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Well, I'm really excited about this.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Yeah, 105. 110?
0:35:52 > 0:35:55£105.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57- I think you've woken up now, Thomas. - 105.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59You know, a part of me is delighted
0:35:59 > 0:36:01and there's another part of me,
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Thomas, that is not very happy.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05All I can do is this...
0:36:05 > 0:36:08£105?!
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Indeed, and that puts Thomas firmly in the lead.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16So can Mark's money box also spin a profit?
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Start me away on this one, what do we want? Surely 50 for it... 30.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24- Come on.- £20, ten to get away, ten, I have ten, ten,
0:36:24 > 0:36:2715, 20, 20, 30,
0:36:27 > 0:36:2840, 50, £50.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31£60, £70, 75.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34At £70 nearest the door, there's a bid for £70.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Goes and away at £70.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40I was quite lucky with that.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Oh, he's catching up, Thomas.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44So will it be bottoms up,
0:36:44 > 0:36:46or bottoms down,
0:36:46 > 0:36:48for that quirky mug?
0:36:48 > 0:36:50£10, £5, surely?
0:36:50 > 0:36:53£5 I have by the door. Thank you, madam, at five.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54I'm very glad you're here.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58At £5, I'll take six now. Six, at six, at seven,
0:36:58 > 0:37:01at £8, nine, at ten.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03I've got ten. At ten. Take 11 now.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06At £10, selling. 11 just in time,
0:37:06 > 0:37:09at 11, 12 is there.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12- This is getting ridiculous. - Oh, shush.
0:37:12 > 0:37:1415... At 16, madam?
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- At 15, bid over here. - Oh, it's funny.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- Goes away at 15.- £15.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22That's just ludicrous, isn't it?
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Is this what I'm supposed to buy from now on? Novelty items.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32Well, there's just no accounting for taste.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36So anyone fancy a rare mock-Tudor doll's house
0:37:36 > 0:37:39with parquet flooring and garage?
0:37:39 > 0:37:43£50 then, at 50, take 60.
0:37:43 > 0:37:4650, only bid. At 50.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49At £50 it is then, goes in the front row at £50.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51That's fair enough.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55- You must be very pleased. - That's fair enough.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57It made what I said it'd make and I'm quite happy.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- £32 in profit.- Yeah, £32.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03Oh, come on, boys, let's have a bit more liveliness,
0:38:03 > 0:38:05it's a profit, for goodness' sake!
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Let's hope the Duke of Wellington
0:38:08 > 0:38:10rummer will get a reaction.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12£50 to get going, if you wish.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15£50 I have, at 50, at 60, anyone?
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Got to be sold. At £50.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20First, second, third and last time at £50.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24- There you are.- Listen, I think you should be pleased with that.- Why?
0:38:24 > 0:38:26I think that's very respectable. That's OK, that.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Yeah, and he should be pleased,
0:38:29 > 0:38:31because he is still leading in this race.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33and Mark has work to do.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36So is his cutlery box,
0:38:36 > 0:38:39with that hefty £150 price tag,
0:38:39 > 0:38:40going to be the answer?
0:38:40 > 0:38:43£50 to get going, £50, who wants it £50?
0:38:43 > 0:38:4760, 60, 70, 80, 90.
0:38:47 > 0:38:48Ridiculous.
0:38:48 > 0:38:49Slow, isn't it?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51- I am worried now. - She's bidding on it.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55100, 120,
0:38:55 > 0:38:57140, 140. In at 160,
0:38:57 > 0:38:59160.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Well done. You've done really well.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05And, Thomas, I said it was a money-back piece and I was right.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Yes, but you're not going to win that way,
0:39:08 > 0:39:11unless Thomas has a disaster.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14His chalice is next.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16£20, 20, I have, at 20, 20 it is, at £20,
0:39:16 > 0:39:1920 it is, 25, 30 on the stage,
0:39:19 > 0:39:2130, 35, down here,
0:39:21 > 0:39:2440, I have 40, 45 now.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Oh, dear, I sense trouble.
0:39:27 > 0:39:3150, 55, 55, 60, at 60, 65.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35At £65 first, second, third and last time, at £65.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39£55 loss.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42That's a heinous error.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45More of a heinous blow, I'd say,
0:39:45 > 0:39:47and it puts Mark in the lead.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52But can he hold onto it with this?
0:39:52 > 0:39:54It's rare, but it's damaged.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56£50, are you interested at £50?
0:39:56 > 0:39:5950, at 50, 50 bid,
0:39:59 > 0:40:0260, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05110, 120, is it?
0:40:05 > 0:40:07At 110, bid at 110.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11It's still cheap, but it's got to go, and I sell it at £110.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Brilliant, well done, you.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15You must be really pleased?
0:40:15 > 0:40:18I'm pleased that I was vindicated.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21But, Mark, it was so pretty.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Finally, a smile. Good grief!
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Well, it's a cliff-hanger now.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32Thomas needs to make more than £132 before costs
0:40:32 > 0:40:35on his libation cup to win this leg.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Someone start me somewhere. £50, if you like. £50.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Is there a glimmer? £10.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47Oh, no.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48Ten, I got ten.
0:40:48 > 0:40:5015, £20, at 20, 25 now,
0:40:50 > 0:40:5425, £30, 35, 35,
0:40:54 > 0:40:56I got 30. This is a bargain.
0:40:56 > 0:40:57I'll say.
0:40:57 > 0:41:0040, five, 50, five, 60, five,
0:41:00 > 0:41:0260 here, at 60.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05£60, going to the phone then.
0:41:05 > 0:41:10For the first time at 60, for the second, third and last time at £60.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- Good for me, bad for you. - Yeah, terrible.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- I think somebody just got a bargain. - They did, they did.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21That was a telephone bidder and nobody to bid against.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Oh, dear.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Well, that's auctions for you.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Well, Mark, well done.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30You've thrashed me on this one.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32You've done really well. Come on.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Good fun though.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42Thomas started this final leg of the Road Trip with £387.98,
0:41:42 > 0:41:44but after auction costs,
0:41:44 > 0:41:46lost £98.10,
0:41:46 > 0:41:50leaving him with £289.88
0:41:50 > 0:41:51at the end of this week.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55New boy Mark, however,
0:41:55 > 0:41:58began with £330.07
0:41:58 > 0:42:02and made a massive £96 profit after costs,
0:42:02 > 0:42:05leaving him winning not just this final leg, but the week,
0:42:05 > 0:42:06with £426.07.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13And all that profit goes to Children in Need.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Come on, Mark. Well done.
0:42:18 > 0:42:19Thank you, Thomas.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23You must be very, very pleased with yourself.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- That was good fun, Thomas, that was good fun.- Good fun for you.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- Where to now? - I don't know, Mark, where to?
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Onward and upward.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35There's always another one, Thomas. Let's go and find one.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43And that brings us to the end of Thomas and Mark's journey together,
0:42:43 > 0:42:45and what a week it's been.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48Our virgin Road Tripper made a new set of friends...
0:42:50 > 0:42:53..and indulged his passion for pots...
0:42:53 > 0:42:55I do like bowls.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57I think they're a jolly good buy for the money.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01- ..and pets.- Brilliant, look at that.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03While Thomas played it tough...
0:43:03 > 0:43:0540?
0:43:07 > 0:43:0860?
0:43:10 > 0:43:14..but had a soft spot for a shapely figure.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16Even her bottom is rather delightful.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18Oh, he is naughty!
0:43:18 > 0:43:20Next week on the Road Trip,
0:43:20 > 0:43:21we have a new couple, rivals
0:43:21 > 0:43:23Philip Serrell
0:43:23 > 0:43:26and Jonathan Pratt.
0:43:26 > 0:43:30Between them, they have 55 years' experience in the antiques game,
0:43:30 > 0:43:33so it's going to be competitive.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35This is the hare against the tortoise.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37You're the tortoise, then?
0:43:37 > 0:43:40I rather saw myself as the hare.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42Ha-ha! Until next time.
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