0:00:01 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts
0:00:04 > 0:00:07with £200 each, a classic car
0:00:07 > 0:00:10and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:11It hurts!
0:00:14 > 0:00:19The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction. But it's no mean feat.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24You mean lot!
0:00:24 > 0:00:28So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30There's always another auction.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:38On your marks! On this road trip, we have TWO Marks
0:00:38 > 0:00:41competing for glorious victory.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Mark Stacey is a Sussex auctioneer
0:00:44 > 0:00:48who's known for his keen eye and hard bargaining...
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Do these people not know it's a recession?
0:00:51 > 0:00:53You're hating me, aren't you?
0:00:53 > 0:00:58..while Mark Hales is a West Country ceramics expert and auctioneer
0:00:58 > 0:01:01who needs to pick up something cheap but attractive.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03OK, darling?
0:01:03 > 0:01:05From his original £200,
0:01:05 > 0:01:11Mark Stacey has now grown his budget to a very respectable £332.10.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16While Mark Hales has only inched upwards from his original £200
0:01:16 > 0:01:20to a skimpy £234.52.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25Our marvellous pair of Marks are piloting a gleaming scarlet beauty,
0:01:25 > 0:01:28the curvy 1968 Triumph Spitfire.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34This week, the two Marks are full of Eastern promise
0:01:34 > 0:01:38as they travel nearly 300 miles from Finedon in Northamptonshire
0:01:38 > 0:01:40through six east English counties
0:01:40 > 0:01:42to Colchester in Essex.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46On this leg, they cruise through lovely East Anglia
0:01:46 > 0:01:48from Harleston in Norfolk
0:01:48 > 0:01:52to the auction at Campsea Ashe in Suffolk.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54- We'll just have fun, shall we?- Yes.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57That's the order of the day - have some fun!
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Their first stop is the pretty market town of Harleston,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09which prides itself on its array of independent retailers.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Sounds like the ideal place to get our chaps started.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16They're heading for the local flea market...
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Which way is it? Round here?
0:02:18 > 0:02:21..a lively, monthly event at the Swan pub
0:02:21 > 0:02:24with stalls of many different stripes.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- I'll leave you out here looking, Mark.- Thank you so much.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- There are bits for you to look at. - Be lucky, Mark.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- Good morning. Can I have a little look round?- Course you can. - Thank you.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Sorry, I've just seen these bales.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40I like these sorts of things.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42There's something very tactile about bales, isn't there?
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- They are.- They need a polish up. - They do.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49It's a shame you haven't got the jack.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53(I don't know anything about bowls!)
0:02:53 > 0:02:54Shocking news!
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Probably talking a load of bowls!
0:02:56 > 0:02:57Steady!
0:02:57 > 0:02:59How much have you got on those?
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- 15.- That's quite reasonable, isn't it?- It is reasonable, yes.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05I think ten would be better.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09All right, then, ten. £10.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12I'm going to buy those for £10.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Huh! A perfect score on the first roll!
0:03:16 > 0:03:17Morning!
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Mark, there's nothing in here for you.- Fancy meeting you here!
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- It's all gone, I'm afraid.- Haven't seen you for ten minutes.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- I've reserved it all.- Have you bought something?- No.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Oh, you fibber!
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- Did my friend Mark buy anything? - Yes, he did.- Did he, indeed?
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Rumbled!
0:03:32 > 0:03:36When I asked him, he said, "I bought nothing." Did he, indeed?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- Are you competing with him? - I most certainly am.
0:03:38 > 0:03:44Yes, you are, Mark. You'd better get hunting because Mark's spotted something else.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- They're not gold, are they? - I'm not sure.- Nice shape, though.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50A pair of cufflinks.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Could Mark have struck gold so early in the day?
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- How much are they, sir?- Five. - £5.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- Could I just take them to the light? - Yes.- With your thing.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09I think I've found a mark on this that says 18-carat gold.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11I think these are gold.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15And for £5, that's an absolute bargain.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17So I'm going to buy them, I think.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19What a find, eh?
0:04:19 > 0:04:22I didn't think I was going to buy anything here today,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- but I'll buy those for £5 from you.- Thank you very much.
0:04:25 > 0:04:26I'll get my money out.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30You ARE in a rush, Mark. Suspicious!
0:04:30 > 0:04:35A pair of solid 18-carat gold cufflinks for £5!
0:04:35 > 0:04:37I'm on a roll, I think! Bring it on!
0:04:37 > 0:04:43Bring it on, indeed! But, oh, dear. Poor Mark Hales is still empty-handed.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46So it's back on the road again.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49They're driving eight miles across the county border
0:04:49 > 0:04:51to Bungay in Suffolk.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56The market town of Bungay sits in the Waveney Valley,
0:04:56 > 0:04:58on the edge of The Broads.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03In 1577, a ghostly black dog known as Black Shuck
0:05:03 > 0:05:06is said to have killed two people in the town.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Spooky!
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Let's hope for no such similar dramatics today
0:05:12 > 0:05:14as Mark Stacey is heading for Mayfair Antiques
0:05:14 > 0:05:16run by owner Joe.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- Hello.- Hello.- I'm Mark.- I'm Joe.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Mark's spotted something on top of one of the cabinets.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32It's a sweet little Art Deco jug in the shape of a pussy.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35I think it looks rather cute.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37I don't know it's going to make a lot of money at auction,
0:05:37 > 0:05:39maybe £10 or £20.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43But look, the price is just £2.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45A bargain in anyone's book.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48But Joe's got a proposal.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49- I'll tell you what I'll do.- What?
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Toss you for it. Double or quits.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Oh, no, I'm not going to do that!
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Double or quits? I always lose when I do these.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58You couldn't... You can't. You can't.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03I can't really refuse, can I, for £2?
0:06:03 > 0:06:09- Oh, please, let it be mine. Who's calling?- You can call.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Flip the coin, then.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Oh, the tension!
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Tails.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Yes!
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Double or quits, you said.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21I can't believe that!
0:06:24 > 0:06:25Terrific.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Mark's gamble pays off.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30He's like the cat who got the cream. Or pussy, actually.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Keen to continue his buying spree,
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Mark hotfoots it to Beccles in Suffolk.
0:06:36 > 0:06:42Once a thriving Saxon river port, Beccles was granted its charter
0:06:42 > 0:06:46by Queen Elizabeth I in 1584.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51Mark has Blybergate Antiques in his sights.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- How are you? - Fine, thank you. You?- I'm Mark.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- Hello, Mark. I'm Kate.- Nice to meet you. I'm after a bargain.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- You'll find one here.- How many times have I heard that?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Huh! The cheek!
0:07:03 > 0:07:10Mark's seen a plate, which is in tin-glaze pottery called Majolica.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12I quite like this because I love Majolica.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15I love the vibrancy of it.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19In the Victorian era, it exploded from the Staffordshire factories
0:07:19 > 0:07:21from the 1860s onwards.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24It's all a bit bright and garish, isn't it?
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Bit like me, really!
0:07:26 > 0:07:28You don't have to agree with that!
0:07:28 > 0:07:31I said nothing!
0:07:31 > 0:07:36It is marked on the back, and it's only priced up at £18.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- Why is it only £18?- I can make it more.- How dare you?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42How faddy-dare you?
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Oh, you too!
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- So what could you do that for, then? - To you, Mark, it can be 12.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Oh, we're so close.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53As long as you don't say 10 to me, it can be 12.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56I'm so close, honestly. I want to give you £10 for it.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- If you can do a tenner, I'll have it.- Go on, then, Mark. You may have it for a tenner.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01- Thank you very much.- You're welcome.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Well, aren't I spending a lot of money today?
0:08:05 > 0:08:07£25 so far.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11You're East Anglia's answer to Donald Trump!
0:08:11 > 0:08:16Time for our Marks to reunite, as they head onwards towards Framlingham in Suffolk.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20The town's historic conservation area is one of the finest in England
0:08:20 > 0:08:22and is dominated by Framlingham Castle,
0:08:22 > 0:08:25a magnificent 12th-century fortress.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30What better place for Mark to storm into his first shop of the day?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33He's charging off towards Goodbrey Antiques.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- I'm Mark.- I'm Richard. - How do you do?
0:08:36 > 0:08:41How do you do? Right, how is the empty-handed Mr Hales feeling this fine morning?
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Under pressure. Got to buy something.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46There's something that might fit the bill.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48This is why I like spending a lot of time.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53The more you're in a room, the more you notice, you know?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55It's an old sash cramp,
0:08:55 > 0:09:00used to hold the panels of a sash window together during gluing.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Ticket price is £25.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05When you think about it, tools aren't bad in general sales.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Richard, the clamp?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Can Mark squeeze that price any?
0:09:09 > 0:09:12What would be the best money for the cramp?
0:09:12 > 0:09:18Well, while Mark thinks on it, there's something else on the other side of the shop as well.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- Lions!- The lions. I could do something on the lions.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- Not very old, are they?- No, but they're wonderfully done
0:09:24 > 0:09:26with all those teeth and eyes.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28On the ticket it's £45.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33What could Mark claw them down to?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- They'd go for 30.- Yeah.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39- Richard?- Yeah?- Hi.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- I've had a little think. - How are you doing?
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- I like the clamp. And I like the lions.- Yes.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48If I had them both, Richard, that's 30 and 20.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- Could you knock a fiver off?- I could knock a fiver off. That's it.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- That's 45.- 45 for those two items. - All right. Thank you, Richard.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- I'll have those.- You've got a bargain!- Thank you.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Wow! Mark has some buys at last!
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Right, then.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Mark Stacey, meanwhile, is so relaxed about his shopping,
0:10:10 > 0:10:12he's driving nine miles west
0:10:12 > 0:10:15to have a wander around historic Helmingham Hall
0:10:15 > 0:10:17and its stunning gardens.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22It's quite an impressive house, isn't it?
0:10:22 > 0:10:25That's an understatement!
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Work on the glorious moated manor house at Helmingham
0:10:32 > 0:10:34began in the 15th century.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38Today, it's surrounded by beautiful formal gardens
0:10:38 > 0:10:40and parkland.
0:10:40 > 0:10:46The estate has been handed down from generation to generation of the Tollemache family.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Mark's lucky enough to have expert guides to the house and gardens.
0:10:49 > 0:10:55He's meeting Tim and Zar, the current Lord and Lady Tollemache.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- Good morning! I'm Mark, Lord Tollemache.- Hi, I'm Tim.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- Nice to meet you, Tim. - Mark, I'm Zar.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Lady Tollemache is a garden designer.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08She and dogs Mungo and Maestro are going to give Mark a quick tour of the gardens
0:11:08 > 0:11:10before he sees the hall.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Indeed, the gardens boast a great historical feature.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- Oh, this is the other moat. - This is the garden moat.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Yes. So this predates the house, actually.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Because the house was built in 1490.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26And this was before. Probably used as a cattle stockade.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Oh, yes. To protect your livestock, I suppose.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33And then, of course, it was made into a garden in 1510.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36The wall was put in in 1740.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39And so it's been a garden for about 500 years.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41We've got to keep the tradition going, haven't we?
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- It's an isolated garden with its own moat.- Yes.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Mark's heading into the house, towards the drawbridge
0:11:48 > 0:11:50which is still raised and lowered every day
0:11:50 > 0:11:53as it has been for hundreds of years.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56- We pull it up every night.- Gosh!
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- Electronically, I hope! - Electronically now.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Inside, Lord Tollemache has a very special treat lined up,
0:12:04 > 0:12:08a chance to see one of Helmingham's great historical treasures.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- Mark, well done. You've been round the garden.- Oh, it's been wonderful.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13We've had such a fantastic time.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18- And you're going to show us... - A bit of history.- Wonderful. Lead on, as they say!
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Helmingham has been the family seat since 1487
0:12:21 > 0:12:27and over the centuries, the Tollemaches have been involved in a grand sweep of British history.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29What are you going to show me in here, Tim?
0:12:29 > 0:12:36I'm going to show you some letters all to do with the wonderful secret society of The Sealed Knot.
0:12:38 > 0:12:45In the 17th century, King Charles I was beheaded, and England was mired in Civil War.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Supporters of the monarchy planned to have his heir, Charles II,
0:12:48 > 0:12:50restored to the throne.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54One of Lord Tollemache's ancestors
0:12:54 > 0:12:57was a member of the secret society, The Sealed Knot,
0:12:57 > 0:13:02which planned to bring the young king back from exile on the Continent.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Lionel Tollemache, who was here at Helmingham at the time,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08was very much involved with this secret society.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Unfortunately, he died fairly young
0:13:11 > 0:13:17and Charles II wrote two letters which lie here on this table
0:13:17 > 0:13:18to his widow,
0:13:18 > 0:13:22saying how very sad he was to hear of her loss,
0:13:22 > 0:13:27and to thank her particularly for all the work they were doing
0:13:27 > 0:13:29to help him be restored to the throne.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- Wow! These are the originals? - The original letters.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- From Charles II.- His handwriting is certainly better than mine
0:13:37 > 0:13:40and you can read these letters really quite clearly.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44"Madame, I have so good an account of the affection of my friends towards me."
0:13:44 > 0:13:48They're both signed, "Madame, Your truly affectionate friend,
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- "Charles R."- This was 1654.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56- So this was six years before. - Paris. Yes, May 28th, 1654.
0:13:56 > 0:14:02- So that was six years actually before he was restored to the throne.- That's right, yes.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07Tim, thank you very much. As a lover of history, it's been great to see the letters.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09It's been a great pleasure to show you round.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Thank you very much!
0:14:15 > 0:14:19And with that, it's back to the hoi polloi with you, Mark!
0:14:24 > 0:14:28Meanwhile, Mark Hales has travelled the 17 miles
0:14:28 > 0:14:30to Needham Market in Suffolk.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35Needham Market's parish church was completed in 1500
0:14:35 > 0:14:40and remains a terrific example of medieval building ingenuity.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Let's hope Mark can be as inventive
0:14:44 > 0:14:47as he heads for his last shop, Bygones.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- Hi, I'm Mark.- Hello, Mark. I'm Paul. - Hello, Paul.- Nice to meet you.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54It's not long before Mark spots something.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Auto memorabilia is selling. Things like this are still collectable.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03These went on the bars on the front of your '50s and '60s cars.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09eight, nine.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- How many were over there?- Five.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- What's that? 14.- Yep.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19And Paul has another piece of automobilia that might suit.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22What about an old car mascot? Champagne Charlie.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26There he is! Champagne Charlie!
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Hee-hee!
0:15:28 > 0:15:31# Champagne Charlie is me name
0:15:31 > 0:15:35# Champagne drinking is me game... #
0:15:35 > 0:15:38The character of Champagne Charlie was popularised
0:15:38 > 0:15:42by Victorian music-hall performer George Leybourne.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47Charlie, a caricature of a drunken aristocrat living the high life,
0:15:47 > 0:15:49became a popular comic figure.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Decorative car mascots, like this one,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57were all the rage in earlier days of motoring.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01The ticket price for all the car badges and the mascot
0:16:01 > 0:16:03is a whopping £325.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08If I bought Champagne Charlie and all the badges for 60 quid...
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- Yeah.- I'll give them a go.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Do you want to have a deal now, today, at 60?
0:16:14 > 0:16:17All right, mate.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- All right?- Thank you, Paul.- OK, sir. - You're giving me a chance, aren't you?- Yep.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23What a deal!
0:16:23 > 0:16:25A gift!
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Now, there's a dapper chappy on the other side of the shop,
0:16:27 > 0:16:30and I don't mean Paul!
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- Paul, who's this chap here? - The advertising sign?
0:16:33 > 0:16:36"Sticker knitwear. Style. 1960."
0:16:36 > 0:16:37Very nice.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- What do you think? - How much is it, seriously?- 50.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- £50?- 50 quid to you.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- Come on, 40 quid. - Give us your money.
0:16:45 > 0:16:4640 quid just for a laugh, OK?
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- Am I going to lose money? I don't know.- You won't lose money.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- Good fun. Thank you very much indeed.- All right.- Thank you. Another purchase.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Tick-tock. Mark's running out of time to make any more buys,
0:16:57 > 0:17:00but he's just spotted yet another item.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03What's this clock? Why didn't I see that? I quite like that.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06"To WP Thompson, from his colleagues
0:17:06 > 0:17:12"in the department of electricity, Kuwait, Jan 1958."
0:17:12 > 0:17:14If I bought it for 30 quid I can see a profit in it.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- It'll make more than 30 quid? - I'd have thought so.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- What do you reckon?- Yeah.- Shall we shake on that one as well?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- OK. Thank you very much. - That's a bit of fun.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Now he's on fire.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Downstairs, something else has caught his eye.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Ooh, what's this? Plaster.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33That is made of plaster. But look at the colour.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37And who is this chap? That looks so period, doesn't it?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Look at the back. It's all plaster.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43I'll have to ask Paul about that. He can enlighten me.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44Is it '30s or '50s?
0:17:44 > 0:17:49- You don't recognise it?- It's nothing like you, Paul, even when you were younger. Sorry.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- It's when I had a moustache. - Errol Flynn, it looks like.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Do that for a tenner? Then I can put it in with my clock.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58I'll be fair with you. 15.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- 15. Thank you, Paul.- Thank you.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05Good heavens! Mark's bagged four buys for a whopping £145.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08And all at the very last second.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- Thank you very much.- Look, I've got some left. That never happens to me.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- You can take us down the pub, then. - Gladly I would. I would!
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Now, while you get pally,
0:18:18 > 0:18:24Mark Stacey has caught up and is heading for Needham Market's Station Yard Emporium.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- Hello.- Hello.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- I'm Mark.- Ellie.- Nice to meet you. - And you.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34What are you fiddling with?
0:18:34 > 0:18:35I quite like that box.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38It's specimen woods.
0:18:38 > 0:18:44It's quite an early box. I'd have thought that's got to be 1830, 1840.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46But £75?!
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Do these people not know there's a recession?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51You're hating me, aren't you?
0:18:51 > 0:18:56You're driving them potty. Speaking of pots,
0:18:56 > 0:18:58there's an eye-catching piece of ceramic
0:18:58 > 0:18:59on the other side of the shop.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Another piece of Majolica.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05I've already got a piece of Majolica, haven't I?
0:19:05 > 0:19:08This has got £85 on it.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10It might go with my Wedgwood piece.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Time to strike a deal, eh?
0:19:12 > 0:19:15I'm not a very good negotiator.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16False modesty!
0:19:16 > 0:19:19I need to know some best prices, if I can.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- 60.- Right.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- 65.- OK.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Do you think we could get anywhere near £40 for that?
0:19:26 > 0:19:2745.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29I knew you were going to say that!
0:19:29 > 0:19:31If you had the two.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- For 45? Oh, lovely! - 40 for that one...
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- 40 for this one? - And 40 for that one.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Oh, she is a mean woman, isn't she?
0:19:40 > 0:19:42She's hooking me in. I'm being...
0:19:42 > 0:19:47I think I'm going to call Crimestoppers because I think I'm being mugged!
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Oh, do come on, Mark!
0:19:49 > 0:19:5140 and 40.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Deal. I'm not going to argue with you.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55For once! Terrific!
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Mark's last two buys are in the bag.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Time to jog our memory as to what they've purchased.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Mark Hales began this leg with £234.52,
0:20:06 > 0:20:11and finally managed to spend £190 on five auction lots.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14They are a wooden cramp for window sashes,
0:20:14 > 0:20:18a pair of carved lions, a collection of bumper badges
0:20:18 > 0:20:21and car mascot, a 1956 presentation clock
0:20:21 > 0:20:26with a 1920s bust portrait and a retro advertising sign.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31Mark Stacey kicked off with £332.10, and parted with £105,
0:20:31 > 0:20:33also on five lots.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36And Art Deco cat jug, an early 19th-century box,
0:20:36 > 0:20:40four bowling woods, a pair of Edwardian cufflinks
0:20:40 > 0:20:44and a Majolica dish, paired with the Majolica pot and stand.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48So, what did our chums think of each other's booty?
0:20:48 > 0:20:49The box. LOVE his box.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Regency, slightly later.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55It's not in vogue at the moment, but jolly good buy.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58The cat, well, it's worth a tenner, basically.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59It was a gift, at the end of the day.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03Louis Wain style, but Louis Wain cats have square heads, not round ones.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06The cufflinks. Well, I missed those in the flea market.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Good for him. What a good buy.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13Undoubtedly I think the most successful item will be the Champagne Charlie.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15And with all those little car badges.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18That should be a good lot for a general sale.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Harold. What can you say about him?
0:21:21 > 0:21:24I think I'll skip on. It's a sign. 40 quid?!
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Sounds a bit of a price to me, to be honest.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30If there's any justice in the world, I really should come out on top in this one.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Well, that's fighting talk.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37On this leg, our pair of haggling heroes has travelled
0:21:37 > 0:21:39from Harleston in Norfolk
0:21:39 > 0:21:41to Campsea Ashe in Suffolk.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46The area of Campsea Ashe is thought to have been inhabited
0:21:46 > 0:21:49since the Roman period.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53The village's Abbott's Auction Rooms
0:21:53 > 0:21:56have been staging lively sales since the 1920s.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Here we go, Mark.
0:22:01 > 0:22:02Jolly good.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Well, Mark.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09This is the moment!
0:22:11 > 0:22:15On your marks! It's hammer time! And James Shand is in charge.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16Here we go.
0:22:16 > 0:22:22First up, it's Mark Stacey's combined lot of Majolica ceramics.
0:22:22 > 0:22:2530 and off we go, then. 30 I have here in front.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29At 30. Do I see 5? It's at 30. 35.
0:22:29 > 0:22:3440. 5. 50. 5. Do I see 60?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36With the lady at £55.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39I sell at 55.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43A disappointing first lot for the confident Mr Stacey.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45£5 profit.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47But a loss after commission.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Now it's Mark Hales' retro clock and plaque.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53I start the bidding at £20.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56With me and on the book at 20. At 20. Do I see 2?
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Not doing terribly well, is he?
0:22:58 > 0:23:0028. 30.
0:23:00 > 0:23:0330 with me. 32 is in the room now. At 32.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05We haven't even got our money back at the moment.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09In the room at £32. I sell at 32.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Not a great start.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14A magnificent loss.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Can Mr Hales' natty friend Harold
0:23:18 > 0:23:20get him back on track to a profit?
0:23:20 > 0:23:2410 to start me for this one. 10 I have at the back. At £10 only.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25Do I see 12?
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- Come on!- 12 is there. 14.
0:23:28 > 0:23:3116. 18. 20. 2.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- He's worth more than that.- 25.
0:23:34 > 0:23:3628.
0:23:36 > 0:23:3730.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- On my right at £30.- Ah, well. - I sell at 30.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Not a good day for retro, it seems!
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Another day, another loss!
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Mark Stacey won the coin toss.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55But can his cat jug win over the sale room?
0:23:55 > 0:23:5710 and off we go for this one. 10 I have. 12.
0:23:57 > 0:23:5914. 16.
0:23:59 > 0:24:0118. 20.
0:24:01 > 0:24:0420. In the middle at 20. And 2.
0:24:04 > 0:24:0525.
0:24:05 > 0:24:0728. 30.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11And 2. 35. 38. 40.
0:24:11 > 0:24:1440. In the middle at 40. Is there another bidder?
0:24:14 > 0:24:1640 and I sell.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21A spectacular profit into Mr Stacey's swelling coffers.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26What have I got to do? Look at him, grinning like a Cheshire cat!
0:24:26 > 0:24:28I'm the cat that's got the cream!
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Will Mr Hales' car badges and mascot
0:24:31 > 0:24:35provide a reason to break out the bubbly?
0:24:35 > 0:24:3820 and up we go. 20 I have. 22.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- 25.- This is so rare!- 30.
0:24:41 > 0:24:432. 35. 38.
0:24:43 > 0:24:4640 and 2. 45.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48There's a lot of interest.
0:24:48 > 0:24:5055. 60. 5.
0:24:50 > 0:24:5470. 5. 80. 5.
0:24:54 > 0:24:5690. 5. 100.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- 100, here at 100.- Don't stop! Get past it.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Get past that barrier. That's better.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04110 on the far side. 120.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06130.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- Better.- 140.- Getting cheerful!
0:25:09 > 0:25:11- 140's on the pillar.- Getting happy. - 150.
0:25:11 > 0:25:12160.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15170. 180.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17- 190.- I'm redeemed!- 200.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19And 10.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23In the corner at 210. Any other bids? I shall sell at £210.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28A right Champagne Charlie YOU are, Mark!
0:25:28 > 0:25:31With that, he's stolen a triumphant lead.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33- Yes!- Well done!
0:25:33 > 0:25:39- £210, Mark!- I'm going to hug Mark Stacey!- Oh, my God!- Isn't that good?
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Next, the bowls.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Is Mark Stacey on a roll?
0:25:45 > 0:25:4810 and off we go, then, on the bowling woods.
0:25:48 > 0:25:5010 I have here at 10. Do you wish to bid 12?
0:25:50 > 0:25:5412. Gentleman's bid there at 12.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56They're cheap at 12. Do I see 14? Gentleman's bid at £12.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00Any other bids? At £12 and I sell at 12.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03It would seem not.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08- Oh, auctions are such a funny business.- This one is!
0:26:08 > 0:26:10The lions are next.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12They may be the king of beasts,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15but will they make Mr Hales king of the sale room?
0:26:17 > 0:26:2110 and off we go for these. Nice lot at 10. 10 I have.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23At £10 only. 10, 12. 14.
0:26:23 > 0:26:2516. 18.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- Come along, now.- I think that's enough, Mark.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Any other bids? At £18. I sell at 18.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36No crown for you, Mr Hales!
0:26:36 > 0:26:39And your magnificent lead is being nibbled away.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- There you go.- They didn't roar, those lions, did they?
0:26:42 > 0:26:44No. Another loss.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Next, it's Mark Stacey's inlaid wooden box -
0:26:47 > 0:26:49the one Mark Hales loved.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Start the bidding with me at £60. Do I see 5?
0:26:52 > 0:26:54With me and on the book at 60.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58- At 60.- 5. You're going to be OK.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00- 80.- 80. I'm happy with that.
0:27:00 > 0:27:0290. 5. 100.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04And 10. 120.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05- Ooh.- Good.- 130.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- Fantastic.- Any other bids?
0:27:07 > 0:27:10I'm going to sell at 130.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14A stormer. Mark Hales is still ahead
0:27:14 > 0:27:17but Mr Stacey is snapping at his heels!
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- Well done, Mark.- £90 profit. - Really good buy.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Now, the find of the leg.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Mr Stacey's 18-carat cufflinks.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30Will they be enough for him to steal the lead?
0:27:32 > 0:27:34I start the bidding with me at £50.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Do I see 5? 55.
0:27:36 > 0:27:3860. 5.
0:27:38 > 0:27:4170. 5. 80. 5.
0:27:41 > 0:27:4390. 5.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45100. And 10.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48110. 110's on my right. At 110.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Any other bids at £110.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52I sell at 110.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Not bad for an outlay of a fiver!
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Mr Stacey has stolen the lead.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Gosh!
0:28:01 > 0:28:02Wonderful! Well done!
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Actually, I've got to be pleased with that.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06One more lot to go.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Indeed there is.
0:28:08 > 0:28:13It all hangs on Mr Hales' sash cramp.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15I start the bidding with me at £20. Do I see 2?
0:28:15 > 0:28:1722. 25.
0:28:17 > 0:28:2128 is in the room. At 28. Do I see 30?
0:28:21 > 0:28:25In the room at 28. On my right at £28. Any other bids?
0:28:25 > 0:28:27You were right.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29A respectable profit.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32But it isn't enough to regain the lead.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35It could have been worse. That was OK.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37That's the spirit, Mark.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Great British dignity in defeat!
0:28:40 > 0:28:43It's been a roller coaster. Ups and downs.
0:28:43 > 0:28:44Very exciting. Well done.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46- We've enjoyed it.- I really have.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Come on. Let's find out who's won.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Ah, you always make up in the end. How sweet!
0:28:51 > 0:28:56So, Mr Stacey stole that bout with his bargain gold cufflinks.
0:28:58 > 0:29:03Mark Hales started this leg with £234.52.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05After paying auction costs,
0:29:05 > 0:29:08he made a profit of £70.76
0:29:08 > 0:29:12and carries £305.28 on to the next leg.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17The other Mark, meanwhile,
0:29:17 > 0:29:19started with £332.10.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23He made a smashing profit of £179.54,
0:29:23 > 0:29:28giving him £511.64 to go forwards.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- What a successful day all round, Mark, I think.- It was good.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34- That was jolly good.- Mark, no.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- Open the door for the victor. - That's what I'm here for!
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- Open the door for the victor. - After you, sir.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- Thank you.- There you are, Mr Winner. - I could get used to this!
0:29:43 > 0:29:45I'm sure you could!
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- That's it.- Forward!
0:29:48 > 0:29:51Now, hold tight as the battle of the Marks continues,
0:29:51 > 0:29:54as they head into their final leg of the trip.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58Our chaps have been journeying through eastern lands, starting
0:29:58 > 0:30:02in Finedon in Northamptonshire, then travelling 300 miles
0:30:02 > 0:30:05through five English counties, heading towards Colchester, Essex.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11On this last leg of their epic road trip, they begin in Clare
0:30:11 > 0:30:15in Suffolk, heading for their final auction in Colchester.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20- A nice little Georgian town again, isn't it?- Very pretty.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25During the medieval period,
0:30:25 > 0:30:29the small town of Clare prospered from the cloth industry.
0:30:29 > 0:30:35Today, its large range of listed buildings makes it an attractive place to start buying.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Right then, here we are.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- Jolly good.- You're very keen, Mark. - I am very keen.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44I can't wait for this.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46You're positively bouncing, Mark.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50- I'm popping in that one, I think. - OK, I'm off this way. Be lucky.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55- I'll catch up with you later. - Don't catch up with me TOO soon. - Oh, I will.- Bye!
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Mark Stacey is heading off towards FD Salter Antiques
0:30:59 > 0:31:03with his splendid £511, where David rules the roost.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- Hello.- Hello.
0:31:06 > 0:31:07- I'm Mark.- Hello. David.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11- Nice to meet you, David. Lovely little shop.- Thank you.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Let's hope Mark is in luck as he hunts for his first item.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Now, there's something that might be Mark's cup of tea.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23It's quite pretty, isn't it?
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Quite a sweet little thing. It's a little, um...
0:31:27 > 0:31:31pewter...embossed tea caddy.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Almost Arts and Crafts in a way.
0:31:34 > 0:31:40The 19th century Arts and Crafts movement reacted against the manufacturing changes
0:31:40 > 0:31:43brought on by the Industrial Revolution
0:31:43 > 0:31:47and harked back to the styles and craftsmanship of previous centuries.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50I'll see what David says price-wise. We might be lucky.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55- What I did find, David, was this little tea caddy.- Yeah.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59- Embossed with pewter, I suppose. - I would say it was pewter, yes.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01It's obviously got a bit of age
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- because it's got that lovely patina on there.- It has, yes.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07But there was no price on it, David.
0:32:07 > 0:32:12- Do I need to sit down?- No, it's not too bad at all. It can be £35 to you.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14That's actually not too bad, is it?
0:32:14 > 0:32:16We couldn't get to 30?
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- I don't want to push you too much. - I can't, I'm afraid.- OK.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23I've not bought anything like this before.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- I'm going to buy it for 35.- Lovely. - That's very kind of you. Thank you very much.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Meanwhile, Mark Hales is a couple of minutes away
0:32:34 > 0:32:36and heading into Clare Antiques & Interiors,
0:32:36 > 0:32:38with his less-impressive £305.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41His day isn't going quite so swimmingly.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45What to do, what to do?
0:32:45 > 0:32:48What to buy?
0:32:48 > 0:32:50That, Mark, is the question.
0:32:50 > 0:32:56I keep seeing bits and pieces that I can buy for £15, they might make £25. It's not what I'm after.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00I'm trying to buy something with considerable profit in it.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03And I'm not dreaming.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08- It happens. I've done it before. I can do it again.- Indeed you have.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- Yes, yes! I'm going to hug Mark Stacey.- Oh, my God!
0:33:13 > 0:33:16While Mark Hales pulls himself together,
0:33:16 > 0:33:22the competitive Mark Stacey is nearby and has just spotted another shop he's keen to have a gander at -
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Market Hill Antiques.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- Hello there.- Morning, sir.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30- I'm Mark.- Robin.- Nice to meet you.
0:33:31 > 0:33:37As ever, Mark's eagle eye is hunting for a bargain. Watch out, Robin.
0:33:38 > 0:33:44Mark's on fire today. He's just spotted a pair of Georgian lead tobacco boxes.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48There's one with the Prince of Wales feathers here. They are 1720s?
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Yeah. They're probably Scottish.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54They had the main tobacco import from Virginia and places like that.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56The Scottish port of Glasgow
0:33:56 > 0:34:00dominated the 18th century tobacco trade with the American colonies
0:34:00 > 0:34:04and many great fortunes were built on the weed.
0:34:04 > 0:34:10- I'll do you "buy one, get one free". - OK.- Do you want to look at the price now?- No.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- 185.- Oh, my God!
0:34:14 > 0:34:16I'm always open to an offer.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21I don't want to be reckless and jeopardise my hard-earned winnings.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24£120, they've got to make a profit for the pair?
0:34:24 > 0:34:28I mean, it does seem reasonable, but I do like round figures, you see.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- 150 then?- No, 100. That's what I was thinking.
0:34:31 > 0:34:37- 110 the pair.- You can't do them for 100? Shake on 100?- Go on.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- What have I done?- Spent £100, sir.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45- I can't go back now, can I? - No, we shook on it.- We have.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50- Sweating, sir?- I am sweating. I've never bought anything like this before. I'm really worried.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Where are you going, Mark? Get back here!
0:34:53 > 0:34:55That's more like it.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59And Robin gets his cash, finally,
0:34:59 > 0:35:04and another buy is in the bag, despite the tomfoolery.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08Mark Hales, though, still hasn't found anything in the other shop.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12It's all going wrong for me today. I've just got to...
0:35:12 > 0:35:15So he's taking a break from the stresses of buying.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19I hope I haven't missed anything. It's so easy to miss things.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Right, onward.
0:35:22 > 0:35:23Onward.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31And he's driving the 32 miles to Maldon in Essex.
0:35:34 > 0:35:39The town's history is tied to the Blackwater Estuary on which it sits.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Traditional Thames sailing barges,
0:35:41 > 0:35:45which once carried cargoes through the waterways of eastern England,
0:35:45 > 0:35:48can still be glimpsed.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58Today, Mark is visiting the town's Combined Military Services Museum
0:35:58 > 0:36:00and meeting museum historian Clive.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04- Good afternoon, sir. - Good afternoon, sir.- I'm Mark.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06- I'm Clive.- Hello, Clive.
0:36:06 > 0:36:12The museum's collection illustrates the proud history of Britain's armed forces.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Some of the most interesting pieces
0:36:15 > 0:36:19relate to espionage and covert operations in the 20th century.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23Clive's going to show Mark one of them.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27- Now, what have we here? - This is a suitcase radio.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29It was the type of thing issued
0:36:29 > 0:36:33to Special Operations Executive operatives in the Second World War.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37Both men and women. And they used it to communicate back to the UK.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40The Special Operations Executive, or SOE,
0:36:40 > 0:36:45was a secret British Army unit convened during World War II
0:36:45 > 0:36:50to engage in covert reconnaissance and sabotage behind enemy lines.
0:36:50 > 0:36:55Way in advance of its time in terms of communications. You can pick it up, carry it
0:36:55 > 0:36:59and the obvious disguise for it was a suitcase, hence "suitcase radios".
0:36:59 > 0:37:02The men and women of the SOE risked their lives
0:37:02 > 0:37:06to send information vital to the war effort back to Britain.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- They were brave. - They were indeed. Very much so.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12You can put the headphones on and have a tap on the Morse key.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Oh, lovely. Right, now, what's SOS?
0:37:15 > 0:37:21- Dot-dot-dot, dash-dash-dash, dot-dot-dot.- That's it. - I've done it. I've sent a message.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Now, is that a gun in Clive's pocket?
0:37:25 > 0:37:29I've got something else here that you might find of interest,
0:37:29 > 0:37:30craftily concealed about my person.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- This...- That's a gun.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37It's a Luger, a standard German Second World War pistol.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41But this one is rather special, and this weapon, along with another one,
0:37:41 > 0:37:46- was prepared for an assassination attempt on Hitler in 1944. - That actual Luger?
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Yeah. They decided in July 1940
0:37:48 > 0:37:51not to carry on with the operation because it was considered
0:37:51 > 0:37:55that Hitler was doing so much damage to the German war effort by himself
0:37:55 > 0:37:58that it was best to leave him alive.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Yes. It sort of makes sense in retrospect, doesn't it?
0:38:01 > 0:38:04That gun would have been used, had the operation gone ahead.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07I'm having trouble getting my head round this.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11That actual pistol, basically, could have changed history.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13It could have changed the history of the world. Can I have a go?
0:38:13 > 0:38:20Like all of the firearms here, the Luger has been deactivated, thank goodness, so it can't fire
0:38:20 > 0:38:23and there's no chance of Mark doing himself a mischief.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26It's almost as if it was made for me.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Oh, yes, Mark, you do look the part.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31MOVIE GUNFIRE
0:38:31 > 0:38:34"JAMES BOND" THEME MUSIC
0:38:34 > 0:38:38Now, Clive has some other super spy gadgets to show Mark.
0:38:38 > 0:38:44This room is packed full of items thought to have been used in espionage during the Cold War.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Much of the collection was amassed by two real-life British agents,
0:38:49 > 0:38:53the husband and wife spy team Peter and Prue Mason
0:38:53 > 0:38:58who used many of these specially designed items in the field.
0:38:58 > 0:39:03Here are some particular artefacts that I thought you might find interesting.
0:39:03 > 0:39:08I think Clive might be Essex's answer to Q.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11I won't tell you what they are. I want you to think James Bond.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15- My goodness me!- See if you can see what's different about these shoes.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Apart from the fact they're very sexy patent leather.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- Each to their own, Clive.- Now, now!
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Oh, oh, here we go. If I pull that out... Oh, nasty.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28- There you go.- That's for doing his nails, isn't it?
0:39:29 > 0:39:32The shoes contain a concealed blade,
0:39:32 > 0:39:39just like the shoes worn by arch-villainess Rosa Klebb in Bond film From Russia With Love.
0:39:39 > 0:39:44Typical James Bond scenario. All you've got to do is flick that out.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49- Flick that out with your other foot or wiggling about. - Yeah, or on a chair.- Cut your ropes.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54Quick bit of kung fu or whatever and out the building. Don't forget the young lady.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58Daniel Craig is quaking in his Italian leather brogues, I'm sure.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Just pick up that cigarette there.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03That's heavy.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- It's a gun.- Of course it is. How obvious! Of course it's a gun(!)
0:40:07 > 0:40:09It's a single-shot pistol.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- Is it really?- To fire it, you have to twist that.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15All you would do is twist it and that would...
0:40:15 > 0:40:20- Fire a bullet out of the end. - This is Boy's Own stuff. This is straight out of books.
0:40:20 > 0:40:26The museum holds all manner of secrets, but the rest of them are for Mark's eyes only.
0:40:26 > 0:40:31I shouldn't really show you this, but we do have one or two items...
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Mark Stacey, though, is back in Clare, Suffolk,
0:40:36 > 0:40:40and has popped into the shop that gave Mark Hales such gyp earlier.
0:40:40 > 0:40:45Can his eagle eye spot anything his rival missed?
0:40:45 > 0:40:50I see this little box here. It's got Ollivant & Botsford on it.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54Ollivant & Botsford were jewellers, silversmiths and watchmakers.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Shall we open the box? Come on, let's open the box.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Oh, goody, let's!
0:41:00 > 0:41:04- It could be a winner. Can I have a look at this, sir?- Sure.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08Dealer Jim will get it out of the case. Drumroll, please!
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Let's hope it's as exciting as it looks.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Oh.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Well, that was an anti-climax.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Whatever was in there...
0:41:18 > 0:41:24Issued by the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 19th of September, 1917.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31The box used to contain a deck watch used for naval navigation.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35The number on the box's lid uniquely identifies it
0:41:35 > 0:41:39and ties it to these records held in the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
0:41:39 > 0:41:44They confirm the box's provenance and tell the story of its working life.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48It was acquired by the Royal Observatory in the 1890s
0:41:48 > 0:41:54and was issued to many Royal Navy vessels before being retired in 1922.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59It's just an intriguing little thing, but £40...
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Is the deal negotiable, do you think?
0:42:01 > 0:42:07- He could certainly do something on that price.- What do you think he'd take?- I know he'd do 35 on it.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12- Do you think he would come down to 30?- I'd have to call him. - Would you mind doing that?
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- He'll do £30 for it. - I've got to have it for £30.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Thank you very much indeed.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22Marvellous. And Mark Stacey sails off to his next shop.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29He's travelling the 39 miles to the small Essex village of Rettendon.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32A compact, but charming destination.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37Its church, All Saints, dates from the 13th century.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41He's strolling off into Rettendon Antiques.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46Is there anything he might risk his hard-earned on?
0:42:48 > 0:42:50There is this fire screen.
0:42:50 > 0:42:56The centre piece is made out of beaten copper and I quite like these very stylish roses.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58They're almost like Tudor roses.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00It's got £55 on it.
0:43:00 > 0:43:05We know you regard that as the very loosest of jumping-off points, Mark.
0:43:05 > 0:43:11- Best see what you can strike up with the lovely proprietor Elaine. - Elaine!
0:43:11 > 0:43:15Sorry, Elaine. I found this and dare I say what I want to pay for it?
0:43:15 > 0:43:21I mean, it's got 55 on it. What do you think the lowest will be on that?
0:43:21 > 0:43:24- I could do it for £20.- £20.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26It doesn't sound too bad, does it?
0:43:26 > 0:43:29We couldn't tweak it under a bit for good luck?
0:43:30 > 0:43:35I don't want to force you, honestly. It's not in my nature, but...
0:43:35 > 0:43:36WIND WHISTLES
0:43:36 > 0:43:40Who will break the silent battle of wills?
0:43:43 > 0:43:48- You're a very good saleswoman, you know.- I think it's worth the £20.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52- Go on, I'll take it for 20. - Have we got a deal?- We have.
0:43:52 > 0:43:58There's something you don't see every day. Mark is outdone at his own game.
0:43:58 > 0:44:02Elaine gets her £20 and Mark gets his fire screen.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04And with that highly irregular occurrence,
0:44:04 > 0:44:08time for Mark to rejoin, er, Mark.
0:44:08 > 0:44:11They're heading to the Essex village of Battlesbridge
0:44:11 > 0:44:14through which the River Crouch flows
0:44:14 > 0:44:16along its stately way.
0:44:20 > 0:44:24And here, our haggling heroes go to war in the same place...
0:44:25 > 0:44:27..Battlesbridge Antiques Centre.
0:44:27 > 0:44:31This complex of shops holds over 80 dealers, so there should be plenty for everyone.
0:44:31 > 0:44:35- This looks good.- Are you feeling happier now?- Yeah. This is great.
0:44:35 > 0:44:39They're heading off in different directions.
0:44:39 > 0:44:42- You're keen.- I want to get in there. - Don't worry about me.
0:44:42 > 0:44:47- Good morning, sir.- Good morning. - I'm Mark.- My name's John.
0:44:48 > 0:44:52With no buys yet, Mark is going to have to work fast.
0:44:52 > 0:44:57Already I've seen a lovely Wemyss jardiniere. Is it in good condition?
0:44:57 > 0:44:59Let's have a quick look.
0:44:59 > 0:45:01225. That's too much for me.
0:45:01 > 0:45:06Wemyss Ware is a type of decorative pottery originally produced
0:45:06 > 0:45:11in Ceres, Fife, from around the 1880s to the 1930s.
0:45:11 > 0:45:16It was decorated by a chap called Nekola and this is all hand-painted.
0:45:16 > 0:45:19Several patterns. Lots of different flowers, plants.
0:45:19 > 0:45:23- You've got 225 on it. I want to buy it for 150.- OK.- What's it got to be?
0:45:23 > 0:45:26The absolute best to you has got to be £175.
0:45:26 > 0:45:30- Bottom line?- That's the absolute best.- OK, let's have a go.
0:45:30 > 0:45:35- Thank you very much.- Thank you, John. - I'll get this wrapped up for you. - Brilliant.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38Yeah... He who dares wins, John.
0:45:38 > 0:45:41Oh, yeah, Del Boy. Oh, yeah.
0:45:42 > 0:45:43Bye!
0:45:44 > 0:45:47Meanwhile, Mark Stacey is outside.
0:45:47 > 0:45:51Well, I've just spotted something which is completely barking mad -
0:45:51 > 0:45:58a pair of cast-iron... what only can be described really as castle hinges.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01It's almost like a fleur-de-lys design.
0:46:01 > 0:46:04These would have gone on to a moat bridge or something.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07Or a very, very old wooden door.
0:46:07 > 0:46:12And I don't know if I'm crazy or very wise in trying to buy them.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15On the ticket is £125.
0:46:16 > 0:46:22I must be having a funny five minutes. I'm getting a hot flush about these. It's really quite mad.
0:46:22 > 0:46:26- Oh, settle down, dear. - What would be your best price?
0:46:26 > 0:46:30- I'd go to 75.- 75. - That would be my best price.
0:46:30 > 0:46:33- You couldn't go to 70 for me? - I'll go to 70.
0:46:33 > 0:46:38I must be mad, but I'll have them for £70. Thank you very much.
0:46:38 > 0:46:40Aha! A buy fit for a king.
0:46:40 > 0:46:45Across the way, Mark Hales is really starting to feel the pressure.
0:46:45 > 0:46:48He's still only bought one item.
0:46:48 > 0:46:49Oh, now that's nice.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51That is me all over.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55Lovely Georgian stoneware tankard.
0:46:55 > 0:46:58Markings on it. In good order.
0:46:58 > 0:47:02Imagine a couple of pints of porter in that.
0:47:02 > 0:47:05£35. Let's see what we can get it for.
0:47:05 > 0:47:09I know what you're going to say. It's got £35 on it.
0:47:09 > 0:47:13- I want it for 25. - I can sell it for 30.
0:47:13 > 0:47:15- Oh, blimey. Can't you do 28?- 30.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18Right. Let's have a go. I love it.
0:47:18 > 0:47:22- Thank you very much. I'll get that packed up for you.- Thank you.
0:47:22 > 0:47:27Aha! Ceramics maestro Mark is back in familiar territory.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30Maybe his luck's about to change.
0:47:30 > 0:47:34Meanwhile, Mark Stacey is still outside and boxing clever.
0:47:35 > 0:47:41The dealer's just brought this out of the back of his van and, basically, it's a box.
0:47:41 > 0:47:44Have I bought any boxes so far?
0:47:44 > 0:47:47Listen, you've bought four of the flaming things!
0:47:47 > 0:47:53- It's a Victorian ladies' jewellery box in walnut.- Mark's thinking it might make a job lot
0:47:53 > 0:47:57with his pewter tea caddy. The ticket price is £35.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00Best speak to dealer Colin. Col?
0:48:01 > 0:48:04- Any way we can get it for 25?- 30?
0:48:04 > 0:48:07It has to be 25, I'm afraid. I paid so much for the tea caddy.
0:48:07 > 0:48:11- Go on, then.- Are you sure? 25? Lovely, thank you.
0:48:11 > 0:48:15And with that, Mark Stacey's completed his shopping.
0:48:15 > 0:48:19Mark Hales still has money to spend, so travels on alone,
0:48:19 > 0:48:2135 miles to Debden, Essex,
0:48:21 > 0:48:24for his last chance to shop.
0:48:25 > 0:48:30Leafy Debden in the Uttlesford area of Essex is rural tranquillity itself.
0:48:30 > 0:48:35In recent years, it's been twinned with the Nepalese village of Tang Ting.
0:48:35 > 0:48:41Not a lot of people know that. Let's hope Mark can look forward to similar co-operation
0:48:41 > 0:48:46- as he heads to Debden Antiques. - My last shop of the entire trip!
0:48:46 > 0:48:52- Ohh! I have to buy one or two items here.- Indeed you do. Hopefully,
0:48:52 > 0:48:56fresh-faced dealer James can be of some assistance.
0:48:56 > 0:48:59- Would it be OK if I look around? - Sure.- Thank you very much.
0:48:59 > 0:49:01It's crunch time.
0:49:01 > 0:49:03I like the big decorative things.
0:49:03 > 0:49:06A large, hand-painted vintage ship's name board from the vessel...
0:49:06 > 0:49:08- What, Organs?!- Oh, lordy!
0:49:08 > 0:49:12- Ogano!- Thank you.
0:49:12 > 0:49:15On the ticket, £245.
0:49:15 > 0:49:18I've got £100 and 28p.
0:49:18 > 0:49:20And...and what I want, James,
0:49:20 > 0:49:24right, cos I know you're on my wavelength,
0:49:24 > 0:49:29is something big and showy. It's all a gamble. £100.28.
0:49:29 > 0:49:33- You can have that for £100. - I'd better take it.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36- And I do want the 28p. - I don't blame you!
0:49:36 > 0:49:41Look, 20, 40, 60, 80, 90,
0:49:41 > 0:49:44- 5, 100.- And 28p.- 28p.
0:49:44 > 0:49:46James, you got me out of a pickle.
0:49:46 > 0:49:50That's all right. I'm sure it will do OK.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53And now you can get it off the wall.
0:49:53 > 0:49:57- OK...- Marvellous. Mark has three lots, at last.
0:50:01 > 0:50:05With our boys shopped-out, let's remind ourselves what they bought.
0:50:05 > 0:50:10Mark Stacey began his final leg with £511.64,
0:50:10 > 0:50:13and spent £280 on five auction lots,
0:50:13 > 0:50:16which are a pewter tea caddy with a Victorian jewellery casket,
0:50:16 > 0:50:20two early-18th century tobacco boxes,
0:50:20 > 0:50:22a Great War mahogany compass box,
0:50:22 > 0:50:25an Arts and Crafts fire screen,
0:50:25 > 0:50:28and a pair of Victorian door hinges.
0:50:28 > 0:50:32Meanwhile, Mark Hales started with £305.28, and spent
0:50:32 > 0:50:35every last penny on a mere three lots. They are
0:50:35 > 0:50:37a Wemyss Ware jardiniere,
0:50:37 > 0:50:40a large stoneware tankard and a ship's name board,
0:50:40 > 0:50:43along with one of its brass portholes.
0:50:43 > 0:50:45So let's get the gloves off, eh?
0:50:45 > 0:50:47The Ogano ship sign.
0:50:47 > 0:50:51It's a pastiche, of course. Someone's put the portholes on.
0:50:51 > 0:50:56Are they the originals? Possibly. 100 quid? Might be a small profit.
0:50:56 > 0:50:58Looking forward to the auction,
0:50:58 > 0:51:04but I've said this before - it ain't over until the auctioneer puts his gavel down.
0:51:04 > 0:51:06Good for him. I thought he was pretty brave.
0:51:06 > 0:51:12Forget about the hinges. There's bits off, half of one is missing.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15Anything could happen at auction. I'm in with a chance.
0:51:18 > 0:51:20On this epic road trip,
0:51:20 > 0:51:24the two Marks have travelled nearly 300 miles through East Anglia.
0:51:24 > 0:51:27On this leg, they started in Clare, Suffolk.
0:51:27 > 0:51:31They're heading now for their final showdown in Colchester, Essex.
0:51:34 > 0:51:38The town has housed a military garrison since as far back as the Roman period
0:51:38 > 0:51:41and was an important city in Ancient Britain.
0:51:43 > 0:51:49Let's hope our Marks can harness a bit of that warrior spirit as they head for their last auction.
0:51:49 > 0:51:52A venerable Colchester institution,
0:51:52 > 0:51:57Reeman Dansie Auctioneers have been established here since 1881.
0:51:57 > 0:52:01Anything could happen as our pair readied themselves
0:52:01 > 0:52:02for the final showdown.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05James Grinter's the man with the gavel.
0:52:05 > 0:52:08First up, Mark Stacey's pair of lead tobacco boxes.
0:52:08 > 0:52:12Will they set the saleroom alight or simply smoulder?
0:52:12 > 0:52:14£40 to start me. 40? 40 I have.
0:52:14 > 0:52:1740. I haven't lost everything!
0:52:17 > 0:52:20£42 down there. 42. 44. 46. 48.
0:52:20 > 0:52:24- 50. 5. 60. 5. - Come on, a bit more.
0:52:24 > 0:52:28All done at £65.
0:52:28 > 0:52:32So a less than stellar start for Mark Stacey.
0:52:32 > 0:52:35- Thank goodness - a loss!- Charming(!)
0:52:35 > 0:52:41It's boxes, boxes everywhere as Mark Stacey's next lot takes the stage.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43£40 to start me. 40 I have now.
0:52:43 > 0:52:4740. 42. 44.
0:52:47 > 0:52:4946. 48. 50.
0:52:49 > 0:52:5155. 60.
0:52:51 > 0:52:55- Well, I've got my money back. - Any advance?
0:52:55 > 0:52:59All done now at £60. All done?
0:52:59 > 0:53:05They held their value, but that's a loss after the auction house's commission.
0:53:05 > 0:53:08Is it Mark Hales' chance to catch up?
0:53:08 > 0:53:13- I thought there might be a £20, £30 profit.- I thought they'd make 120 in a sale like this.
0:53:13 > 0:53:19So Mark Hales' first lot now, as his Wemyss jardiniere meets the saleroom.
0:53:19 > 0:53:22What do you say to start me? £100?
0:53:22 > 0:53:26- £100 I have down here now. At £100.- Come on.- 110.
0:53:26 > 0:53:29120. 130. 140. 150.
0:53:29 > 0:53:34- 160. 170.- Good.- 180. - That's my money back.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37At £190 bid. 190. 200?
0:53:37 > 0:53:40I'm going to sell. All done at 190.
0:53:40 > 0:53:44A profit, but not the one he hoped for.
0:53:44 > 0:53:48He'll still need a flyer to catch up.
0:53:48 > 0:53:53- I've got to laugh. - You made a £15 profit, Mark.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55Enough of the sighing, boys.
0:53:55 > 0:54:01Maybe Mark Stacey's Arts and Crafts fire screen will ignite the saleroom's interest.
0:54:01 > 0:54:0430? £30 to start me somewhere. £30.
0:54:04 > 0:54:0632. 34. 36.
0:54:06 > 0:54:0838. 40.
0:54:08 > 0:54:12At 40. 42. 44. 46. 48.
0:54:12 > 0:54:1550. At £50. Gentleman at the back.
0:54:15 > 0:54:18- That's good.- It's good.
0:54:18 > 0:54:20At £50.
0:54:20 > 0:54:25- Another modest profit. - Well done, Mark, yes.
0:54:25 > 0:54:28Add that to the coffers.
0:54:28 > 0:54:33One now for Mark Hales as his antique tankard is up.
0:54:33 > 0:54:36- £30 to start me. 30 I have. - Show me a profit.
0:54:36 > 0:54:40At £30. Do I have 32? £30 is bid.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42- 32 anywhere?- No.
0:54:42 > 0:54:45At £30. All done.
0:54:45 > 0:54:48NOT what he hoped for.
0:54:48 > 0:54:51- Oh, dear. Story of my life. - Don't despair.
0:54:51 > 0:54:55You've still got the Ogano ship sign.
0:54:55 > 0:54:57Indeed he does!
0:54:57 > 0:54:59But the next lot hinges
0:54:59 > 0:55:03on what the punters make of Mark Stacey's...hinges.
0:55:03 > 0:55:07- These weren't my favourite at all. - I really regret buying these.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10- I can't look.- Don't give him 30.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12- Oh, no...- Please don't.- 32.
0:55:12 > 0:55:1534. 36. 38.
0:55:15 > 0:55:1840. 2. 44. 46.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20- 48. 50.- No!
0:55:20 > 0:55:2255. 60.
0:55:22 > 0:55:26- 65. 70. - Are we having a snooze?
0:55:26 > 0:55:32- You're going to wake up in a moment. - 95. 100. At £100. Going to sell.
0:55:32 > 0:55:35All done. At £100.
0:55:36 > 0:55:39An unexpected triumph for Mark Stacey. Lovely.
0:55:39 > 0:55:43I'm really not as unhinged as I thought I was.
0:55:43 > 0:55:46Right. After that stunner from Mark Stacey,
0:55:46 > 0:55:51the ship's sign would really have to have the wind in its sails
0:55:51 > 0:55:53if it's to redeem Mark Hales.
0:55:53 > 0:55:56£30 for it. 30 I have down here.
0:55:56 > 0:55:59At 32. Make it 34?
0:55:59 > 0:56:0234. 36. 38.
0:56:02 > 0:56:0440 I have. Another place.
0:56:04 > 0:56:06- 42.- It's climbing very slowly.
0:56:06 > 0:56:1044. 46. 48. 50. At £50.
0:56:10 > 0:56:12Against you. 55? 55.
0:56:12 > 0:56:16- 60. 65.- Fresh bidder.- 70.
0:56:16 > 0:56:20Oh. Clawing its way. Clawing its way.
0:56:20 > 0:56:2385. 90.
0:56:23 > 0:56:2595.
0:56:25 > 0:56:29At £95. In the far corner at 95.
0:56:29 > 0:56:33I'm going to sell. Against you all at 95.
0:56:33 > 0:56:37It fails to sail, sadly, for Mark Hales.
0:56:40 > 0:56:45Finally now, Mark Stacey's intriguing mahogany deck watch box.
0:56:45 > 0:56:46Minus the watch.
0:56:46 > 0:56:48Might it sail off into the sunset?
0:56:48 > 0:56:53I have two commissions with me. I go straight in at £100 with me.
0:56:53 > 0:56:56- At 100. 110.- Gosh! - 120. 130. 140.
0:56:56 > 0:57:00150. 160. 170. 180.
0:57:00 > 0:57:04- At £180. Still with me. 190. - Well done, Mark.
0:57:04 > 0:57:06At 200 on the book now.
0:57:06 > 0:57:11200 against you on the internet. At £200. It's going to be sold.
0:57:11 > 0:57:13All done at £200?
0:57:13 > 0:57:17Mark Stacey, you look quite flabbergasted.
0:57:17 > 0:57:21- Well done. - That lot certainly went tick-tock.
0:57:21 > 0:57:27A stonking profit for Mark Stacey, and his victory is decisive.
0:57:27 > 0:57:29- I don't know what to say.- Fantastic.
0:57:31 > 0:57:35Attack of the vapours, Mark? So a run of bad luck for Mark Hales
0:57:35 > 0:57:39and an absolute flyer on the deck watch box
0:57:39 > 0:57:43have determined that Mark Stacey is the king of this road trip!
0:57:43 > 0:57:47- Very well done, Mark.- Thank you. - You did really well.
0:57:50 > 0:57:55Mark Hales started this final leg with £305.28.
0:57:55 > 0:58:00After auction costs, he made an unfortunate loss of £46.98,
0:58:00 > 0:58:04and finishes the road trip with £258.30.
0:58:04 > 0:58:06Bad luck.
0:58:08 > 0:58:13Mark Stacey began with £511.64,
0:58:13 > 0:58:16and with the help of that deck watch
0:58:16 > 0:58:19made a terrific £109.50 profit today,
0:58:19 > 0:58:24giving him a victorious total of £621.14.
0:58:24 > 0:58:29All the money our boys have made will go to Children In Need.
0:58:29 > 0:58:32- Well, Mark, what an auction that was.- Yes. You did terribly well.
0:58:32 > 0:58:35- Highs and lows.- Highs and lows.