0:00:01 > 0:00:03It's the nation's favourite antiques experts
0:00:03 > 0:00:06with £200 each, a classic car
0:00:06 > 0:00:09and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10It hurts!
0:00:13 > 0:00:18The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction. But it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23You mean lot!
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29There's always another auction.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:33 > 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 > 0:00:47Mark Stacey is a Sussex auctioneer who's known for his keen eye and hard bargaining.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Do these people not know it's a recession?
0:00:50 > 0:00:53You're hating me, aren't you?
0:00:53 > 0:00:58While Mark Hales is a West Country ceramics expert and auctioneer
0:00:58 > 0:01:00who needs to pick up something cheap but attractive.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02OK, darling?
0:01:02 > 0:01:10From his original £200, Mark 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 > 0:01:24Our marvellous pair of Marks are piloting a gleaming scarlet beauty,
0:01:24 > 0:01:28the curvy 1968 Triumph Spitfire.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33This week, the two Marks are full of Eastern promise
0:01:33 > 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 > 0:01:51to the auction at Campsea Ashe in Suffolk.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- We'll just have fun, shall we?- Yes.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56That's the order of the day - have some fun!
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Their first stop this morning is the pretty market town of Harleston,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08which prides itself on its array of independent retailers.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Sounds like the ideal place to get our chaps started.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20They're heading for the local flea market.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Which way is it? Round here?
0:02:23 > 0:02:27A lively, monthly event at the Swan pub
0:02:27 > 0:02:29with stalls of many different stripes.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Here we are. Some lovely fruit and veg.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- You could buy some of that for the auction.- I'm very tempted.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40Come on, now. Veg won't get you far. Best split up and get hunting.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- I'll leave you out here looking, Mark.- Thank you so much.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- There are bits for you to look at. - Be lucky, Mark.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- Good morning. Can I have a little look round?- Course you can. - Thank you.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Careful now, Mark. That lady's got her eye on you!
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- CHINK OF CHINA All breakages must be paid for! - Absolutely!
0:03:00 > 0:03:02I'll try not to break anything!
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Jolly well make sure you don't. But what's in that box?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Sorry, I've just seen these bales.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13I like these sorts of things.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15There's something very tactile about bales, isn't there?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- They are.- They need a polish up. - They do.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22It's a shame you haven't got the jack.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25(I don't know anything about bowls!)
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Shocking news!
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Probably talking a load of bales!
0:03:29 > 0:03:30Steady!
0:03:30 > 0:03:32How much have you got on those?
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- 15.- That's quite reasonable, isn't it?- It is reasonable, yes.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38I think ten would be better.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- All right, then, ten.- Ten pounds.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45I'm going to buy those for £10.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47I think they're rather fun.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51If you could give me £10 change, that's my first purchase of the day.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55Huh! A perfect score on the first roll
0:03:55 > 0:03:57and Mark bowls off to look for more bargains.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Meanwhile, Mark Hales is on the other side...
0:04:03 > 0:04:05of the market.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Nothing's really caught my eye yet.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Then it's time you swapped rooms.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Nothing in there for me, but in here now.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14You haven't got all day!
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Morning!
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- Mark, there's nothing in here for you.- Fancy meeting you here!
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- It's all gone, I'm afraid.- Haven't seen you for ten minutes.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- I've reserved it all.- Have you bought something?- No.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Oh, you fibber!
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- Did my friend Mark buy anything? - Yes, he did.- Did he, indeed?
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Rumbled!
0:04:31 > 0:04:34When I asked him, he said, "I bought nothing." Did he, indeed.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Are you competing with him? - I most certainly am.
0:04:37 > 0:04:43Yes, you are, Mark. You'd better get hunting because Mark's spotted something else.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- They're not gold, are they? - I'm not sure.- Nice shape, though.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48A pair of cufflinks.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Could Mark have struck gold so early in the day?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- How much are they, sir?- Five. - Five pounds.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01- Could I just take them to the light? - Yes.- With your thing.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07I think I've found a mark on this that says 18-carat gold.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10I think these are gold.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13And for five pounds, that's an absolute bargain.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16So I'm going to buy them, I think.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18What a find, eh?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20I didn't think I was going to buy anything here today,
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- but I'll buy those for five pounds from you.- Thank you very much.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25I'll get my money out.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28You are in a rush, Mark. Suspicious!
0:05:29 > 0:05:34A pair of solid 18-carat gold cufflinks for five pounds!
0:05:34 > 0:05:36I'm on a roll, I think! Bring it on!
0:05:36 > 0:05:42Bring it on, indeed! But oh, dear. Poor Mark Hales is still empty-handed.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44So it's back on the road again.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- Fun, wasn't it? - Great fun, wasn't it?
0:05:47 > 0:05:49I'm really pleased we dropped in there, you know.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Onwards!
0:05:51 > 0:05:54They're driving eight miles across the county border
0:05:54 > 0:05:56to Bungay in Suffolk.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- Have you ever been there? - Have I ever been to Bungay?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02No, I've never been to Bungay.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05I've been bungee-jumping!
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Well, you'd better jump right in, then.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14The market town of Bungay sits in the Waveney Valley,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17on the edge of The Broads.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22In 1577, a ghostly black dog known as Black Shuck
0:06:22 > 0:06:24is said to have killed two people in the town.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Spooky!
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Let's hope for no such similar dramatics today
0:06:30 > 0:06:32as Mark Stacey is heading for Mayfair Antiques
0:06:32 > 0:06:34run by owner Joe.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- Hello.- Hello.- I'm Mark.- I'm Joe.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Mark's spotted something on top of one of the cabinets.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50It's a sweet little Art Deco jug in the shape of a pussy.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53I think it looks rather cute.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56I don't know it's going to make a lot of money at auction,
0:06:56 > 0:06:58maybe ten or £20.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01But look, the price is just two pounds.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03A bargain in anyone's book.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06But Joe's got a proposal.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07- I'll tell you what I'll do.- What?
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Toss you for it. Double or quits.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Oh, no, I'm not going to do that!
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Double or quits? I always lose when I do these.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16You couldn't... You can't. You can't.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I can't really refuse, can I, for two pounds?
0:07:21 > 0:07:27- Oh, please, let it be mine. Who's calling?- You can call.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Flip the coin, then.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Oh, the tension!
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Tails.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35Yes!
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Double or quits, you said.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40I can't believe that!
0:07:43 > 0:07:45I never win these tosses of coins.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47But I just have won!
0:07:47 > 0:07:50I'll put my five pounds back in my pocket. I don't need it now!
0:07:50 > 0:07:54Do you think Mark Hales will be furious? I do.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Are we worried? No, we're not.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Well! Miaow!
0:07:58 > 0:08:01You're a gentleman, sir.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- I'll look forward to coming back again. Thank you.- Thank you. Goodbye, now!
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Terrific.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Mark's gamble pays off.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12He's like the cat who got the cream. Or pussy, actually.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Meanwhile, Mark Hales is driving the 20 miles east to the coast
0:08:16 > 0:08:18and the town of Great Yarmouth.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Great Yarmouth is Norfolk's largest seaside resort.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28Its sea-front, known as the Golden Mile, attracts thousands of holiday-makers every year.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Mark's putting the frustrations of shopping aside for a while,
0:08:35 > 0:08:38and heading for the town's Hippodrome Circus,
0:08:38 > 0:08:40which is a real piece of showbiz history.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Never mind the shopping. I'm off to the circus!
0:08:43 > 0:08:45That's lovely.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48What a lovely period building.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Look at this! Beautiful!
0:09:00 > 0:09:04He's meeting showbiz impresario and proprietor, Peter Jay.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Wow! I've stepped into another world!
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- Hello. I'm Mark.- Peter. Nice to meet you.- How do you do, Peter?
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Welcome to the Hippodrome. This is the original foyer.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- When was it built?- 1903.- 1903?
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Well, it looks to me as it was.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24We're trying to keep the old vibe - including me!
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- I think we're...- Lovely Art Nouveau copper door handles.- Fantastic.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32You can't have 'em. They're not for sale! Nothing's for sale!
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Cor, he's got the mark of you, Mark!
0:09:34 > 0:09:38Built by renowned George Gilbert,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41the Edwardian-era Hippodrome Circus
0:09:41 > 0:09:44has delighted generations of East Anglians.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Peter and his father bought the venue in the late 1970s.
0:09:48 > 0:09:54They're a showbiz family of theatre owners and promoters going back a couple of generations.
0:09:54 > 0:09:55Peter performs, too.
0:09:55 > 0:10:01Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers were a popular beat combo of the 1960s,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04and supported The Beatles. Far out, man!
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Over the years, Peter has built up an enviable collection
0:10:12 > 0:10:14of circus and entertainment memorabilia,
0:10:14 > 0:10:18much of it relating to shows that were staged at The Hippodrome.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22I don't think they'll be booking you, Mark!
0:10:24 > 0:10:29The venue has played host to legends like Lily Langtry and Max Miller
0:10:29 > 0:10:32and continues to be a popular working venue to this day,
0:10:32 > 0:10:36hosting music, variety and circus performances.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Roll up! Roll up!
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Peter's taking Mark to see the main event.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44East Anglia's mini Albert Hall!
0:10:44 > 0:10:48I do not believe this! How does all this fit in this building?
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- It's cool, isn't it? - That is incredible!
0:10:50 > 0:10:53When it's full of people, it's the most incredible atmosphere.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58The guy who built it was a genius. He was a performer and he built a fantastic performance space.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02The venue is renowned for one particular unique feature.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Its sinking stage which drops to reveal a pool of water
0:11:06 > 0:11:12in which synchronised swimmers have performed spectaculars since the 1900s.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15It's absolutely amazing. The whole floor sinks.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Takes 30 seconds to sink down.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20All 1903. We don't need any hydraulics or electrics.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23It's just incredible Edwardian engineering.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Weren't they ingenious!
0:11:25 > 0:11:27And the water shows continue today.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32Synchronised swimmers, aerial acts coming out of the water.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35It's the most amazing thing. And what's amazing to me
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- is that it still wows people today. - Well, it would!
0:11:38 > 0:11:41It's like 1903. There's nowhere else left in Europe where you can see this.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43And it's here in Great Yarmouth.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Now, there's one last surprise.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Hey, kids. Let's go!
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- Hoorah!- Well done!
0:12:11 > 0:12:15They're from the Chermond Circus School in Norwich.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- Thank you, Peter.- Thanks for coming.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- Fabulous.- I appreciate it. - I'll never forget this!
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Meanwhile, Mark Stacey's travelling to Beccles in Suffolk.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41Once a thriving Saxon river port, Beccles was granted its charter
0:12:41 > 0:12:44by Queen Elizabeth I in 1584.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Mark has Blybergate Antiques in his sights.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- Hello!- Hello, there.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Ding-dong!
0:12:55 > 0:12:58A nice musical entrance. How are you?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- Fine, thank you. You?- I'm Mark.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- Hello, Mark. I'm Kate.- Nice to meet you. I'm after a bargain.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- You'll find one here.- How many times have I heard that?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Huh! The cheek!
0:13:11 > 0:13:18Mark's seen a plate, which is in tin-glaze pottery called Majolica.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20I quite like this because I love Majolica.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I love the vibrancy of it.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27In the Victorian era, it exploded from the Staffordshire factories
0:13:27 > 0:13:28from the 1860s onwards.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32It's all a bit bright and garish, isn't it?
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Bit like me, really!
0:13:34 > 0:13:36You don't have to agree with that!
0:13:36 > 0:13:38I said nothing!
0:13:38 > 0:13:43It is marked on the back, and it's only priced up at £18.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47- Why is it only £18?- I can make it more.- How dare you?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50How faddy-dare you?
0:13:50 > 0:13:51Oh, you too!
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- So what could you do that for, then? - To you, Mark, it can be 12.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Oh, we're so close.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01As long as you don't say ten to me, it can be 12.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04I'm so close, honestly. I want to give you £10 for it.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- If you can do a tenner, I'll have it.- Go on, then, Mark. You may have it for a tenner.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- Thank you very much.- You're welcome.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Well, aren't I spending a lot of money today?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14£25 so far.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17You're East Anglia's answer to Donald Trump!
0:14:19 > 0:14:26Well, with that, the first day of this East Anglian adventure draws to a dignified close.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Night-night, chaps!
0:14:31 > 0:14:34A new day, but a damp start.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38However, our brave boys are back in the Spit and gunning for victory nevertheless.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42The rain has descended on us. Typical, isn't it?
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- England, our England! - Oh, yes. Oh, yes!
0:14:45 > 0:14:51So far, Mark Stacey has spent a munificent £25 on four items.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53The wooden bowls,
0:14:53 > 0:14:56the gold cufflinks,
0:14:56 > 0:14:58the Majolica plate
0:14:58 > 0:15:01and the Art Deco jug in the form of a cat.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Meanwhile, Mark Hales has yet to spend a penny.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10He still has £234.52
0:15:10 > 0:15:13but not a thing to show for it.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15I actually feel quite nervous this morning.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Buck up, then. There's plenty of shopping to be done
0:15:18 > 0:15:22as they head towards Framlingham in Suffolk.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28The town's historic conservation area is one of the finest in England
0:15:28 > 0:15:31and is dominated by Framlingham Castle,
0:15:31 > 0:15:33a magnificent 12th-century fortress.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41What better place for Mark to storm into his first shop of the day.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44He's charging off towards Goodbrey Antiques.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- Good morning, sir.- Good morning. - I'm Mark.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- I'm Richard.- How do you do?
0:15:53 > 0:15:57How do you do. Right, how is the empty-handed Mr Hales feeling this fine morning?
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Under pressure. Got to buy something.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04I'm a touch panicky, and that's not really me, you know.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Deep breath. Calm down. Ahh.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Do you need a paper bag to breathe into?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Comedy and Tragedy.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Which one am I?
0:16:17 > 0:16:18A little bit of both, I'd say.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21I'm selling in a general sale. I've got to think generally.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23You know.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27Big, decorative, a little bit quirky.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Haven't got too much money.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32There's something that might fit the bill.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34This is why I like spending a lot of time.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39The more you're in a room, the more you notice, you know?
0:16:39 > 0:16:41It's an old sash cramp,
0:16:41 > 0:16:46used to hold the panels of a sash window together during gluing.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Ticket price is £25.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50When you think about it, tools aren't bad in general sales.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Richard, the clamp?
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Can Mark squeeze that price any?
0:16:55 > 0:16:57What would be the best value for the cramp?
0:16:58 > 0:17:04Well, while Mark thinks on it, there's something else on the other side of the shop as well.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- Lions!- The lions. I could do something on the lions.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- Not very old, are they?- No, but they're wonderfully done
0:17:10 > 0:17:12with all those teeth and eyes.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14On the ticket it's £45.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19What could Mark claw them down to?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- They'd go for 30.- Yeah.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25- Richard?- Yeah?- Hi.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- I've had a little think. - How are you doing?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- I like the clamp. And I like the lions.- Yes.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34If I had them both, Richard, that's 30 and 20.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- Could you knock a fiver off?- I could knock a fiver off. That's it.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- That's 45.- 45 for those two items. - All right. Thank you, Richard.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- I'll have those.- You've got a bargain!- Thank you very much indeed.
0:17:46 > 0:17:4920, 40 and five.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Yep, smashing.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Wow! Mark has some buys at last!
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Right, then.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Mark Stacey, meanwhile, is so relaxed about his shopping,
0:18:02 > 0:18:04he's driving nine miles west
0:18:04 > 0:18:08to have a wander around historic Helmingham Hall
0:18:08 > 0:18:10and its stunning gardens.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14I'm really fascinated. I'm looking forward to it very much.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18Good-o! When you're happy, I'm happy, Mark.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20It's quite an impressive house, isn't it?
0:18:20 > 0:18:23That's an understatement!
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Work on the glorious moated manor house at Helmingham
0:18:30 > 0:18:32began in the 15th century.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Today, it's surrounded by its beautiful formal gardens
0:18:36 > 0:18:38and parkland.
0:18:38 > 0:18:44The estate has been handed down from generation to generation of the Tollemache family.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48Mark's lucky enough to have expert guides to the house and gardens.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53He's meeting Tim and Zar, the current Lord and Lady Tollemache.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- Good morning! I'm Mark, Lord Tollemache.- Hi, I'm Tim.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- Nice to meet you, Tim. - Mark, I'm Zar.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02Lady Tollemache is a garden designer.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06She and dogs Mungo and Maestro are going to give Mark a quick tour of the gardens
0:19:06 > 0:19:08before he sees the hall.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Indeed, the gardens boast a great historical feature.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- Oh, this is the other moat. - This is the garden moat.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Yes. So this pre-dates the house, actually.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Because the house was built in 1490.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24And this was before. Probably used as a cattle stockade.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Oh, yes. To protect your livestock, I suppose.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31And then, of course, it was made into a garden in 1510.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34The wall was put in in 1740.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37And so it's been a garden for about 500 years.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40We've got to keep the tradition going, haven't we?
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- It's an isolated garden with its own moat.- Yes.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46While the hall remains a private residence,
0:19:46 > 0:19:49the gardens are open to visitors during the summer months.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- Come into the walled gardens. - I'd love to!
0:19:52 > 0:19:57It's been very traditionally gardened, this garden,
0:19:57 > 0:20:03and yet I've got contemporary touches, which is what I've done over the last 20 years.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Mark's heading into the house, towards the drawbridge
0:20:13 > 0:20:16which is still raised and lowered every day
0:20:16 > 0:20:19as it has been for hundreds of years.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- We pull it up every night.- Gosh!
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- Electronically, I hope! - Electronically now.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Inside, Lord Tollemache has a very special treat lined up,
0:20:29 > 0:20:33a chance to see one of Helmingham's great historical treasures.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- Mark, well done. You've been round the garden.- Oh, it's been wonderful.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39We've had such a fantastic time.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- And you're going to show us... - A bit of history.- Wonderful. Lead on, as they say!
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Helmingham has been the family seat since 1487
0:20:47 > 0:20:53and over the centuries, the Tollemaches have been involved in a grand sweep of British history.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55What are you going to show me in here, Tim?
0:20:55 > 0:21:02I'm going to show you some letters all to do with the wonderful secret society of The Sealed Knot.
0:21:04 > 0:21:10In the 17th century, King Charles I was beheaded, and England was mired in Civil War.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14Supporters of the monarchy planned to have his heir, Charles II,
0:21:14 > 0:21:16restored to the throne.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20One of Lord Tollemache's ancestors
0:21:20 > 0:21:23was a member of the secret society, The Sealed Knot,
0:21:23 > 0:21:28which planned to bring the young king back from exile on the continent.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Lionel Tollemache, who was here at Helmingham at the time,
0:21:31 > 0:21:34was very much involved with this secret society.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Unfortunately, he died fairly young
0:21:37 > 0:21:44and Charles II wrote two letters which lie here on this table to his widow,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47saying how very sad he was to hear of her loss,
0:21:47 > 0:21:52and to thank her particularly for all the work they were doing
0:21:52 > 0:21:54to help him be restored to the throne.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- Wow! These are the originals? - The original letters.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- From Charles II.- His handwriting is certainly better than mine
0:22:02 > 0:22:05and you can read these letters really quite clearly.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10"Madame, I have so good an account of the affection of my friends towards me."
0:22:10 > 0:22:13They're both signed, "Madame, Your truly affectionate friend,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- "Charles R."- This was 1654.
0:22:16 > 0:22:22- So this was six years before. - Paris. Yes, May 28th, 1654.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27- So that was six years actually before he was restored to the throne.- That's right, yes.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31- So this is the lady that Charles II was writing to? - The lady in the middle.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35Elizabeth Murray, who married Lionel Tollemache of Helmingham
0:22:35 > 0:22:37on her right there.
0:22:37 > 0:22:43Really, they were responsible for helping restore Charles II to the throne.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46It was a very brave thing to do then, wasn't it?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49It was. It was thanks to them, really,
0:22:49 > 0:22:51that although they were running this society,
0:22:51 > 0:22:55that Helmingham was untouched during the civil wars.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01Tim, thank you very much. As a lover of history, it's been great to see the letters.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03It's been a great pleasure to show you round.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Thank you very much!
0:23:09 > 0:23:13And with that, it's back to the hoi polloi with you, Mark!
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Meanwhile, Mark Hales has travelled the 17 miles
0:23:22 > 0:23:24to Needham Market in Suffolk.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29Needham Market's parish church was completed in 1500
0:23:29 > 0:23:34and remains a terrific example of medieval building ingenuity.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Let's hope Mark can be as inventive
0:23:38 > 0:23:41as he heads for his last shop, Bygones.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- Hi, I'm Mark.- Hello, Mark. I'm Paul. - Hello, Paul.- Nice to meet you.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49This is Mark's final chance to shop and he's going to need to,
0:23:49 > 0:23:51for he's only got two items so far.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55I've only spent £45 today.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57I want to spend everything I have left.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59I must keep looking.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Yes, you must, Mark.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05But when did you last have your eyesight checked?
0:24:05 > 0:24:07All right, darling? Bit cold down here, isn't it?
0:24:07 > 0:24:10I think you should cover up.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Come on, man!
0:24:13 > 0:24:15I'm not saying anything!
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Motor-mouth Mark has spotted something.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Auto memorabilia is selling. Things like this are still collectable.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27These went on the bars on the front of your '50s and '60s cars.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34eight, nine.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- How many were over there?- Five.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- What's that? 14.- Yep.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44And Paul has another piece of automobilia that might suit.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47What about an old car mascot? Champagne Charlie.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51There he is! Champagne Charlie!
0:24:51 > 0:24:52Hee-hee!
0:24:52 > 0:24:56# Champagne Charlie is me name
0:24:56 > 0:25:00# Champagne drinking is me game... #
0:25:00 > 0:25:02The character of Champagne Charlie
0:25:02 > 0:25:07was popularised by Victorian music hall performer George Leybourne.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12Charlie, a caricature of a drunken aristocrat living the high life,
0:25:12 > 0:25:14became a popular comic figure.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Decorative car mascots, like this one,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22were all the rage in earlier days of motoring.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26The ticket price for all the car badges and the mascot
0:25:26 > 0:25:28is a whopping £325.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33If I bought Champagne Charlie and all the badges for 60 quid...
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- Yeah.- I'll give them a go.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Do you want to have a deal now, today, at 60?
0:25:39 > 0:25:41All right, mate.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46- All right?- Thank you, Paul.- OK, sir. - You're giving me a chance, aren't you?- Yep.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48What a deal!
0:25:48 > 0:25:49A gift!
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Now, there's a dapper chappy on the other side of the shop,
0:25:52 > 0:25:54and I don't mean Paul!
0:25:54 > 0:25:58- Paul, who's this chap here? - The advertising sign?
0:25:58 > 0:26:01"Sticker knitwear. Style. 1960."
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- Very nice.- He's got his herringbone suit on,
0:26:04 > 0:26:06but his face is just brilliant!
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- Can I have a look at it?- Yep.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Oh, I thought it had a longer bottom to it.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- Where's his legs gone? - CLATTERING
0:26:14 > 0:26:16He didn't have any legs.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18They didn't show legs in those days.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25It's his face! It's his bloomin' face that gets me!
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- What do you think?- How much is it, seriously?- 50.
0:26:28 > 0:26:29- £50?- 50 quid to you.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Come on, 40 quid. - Give us your money.
0:26:32 > 0:26:3440 quid just for a laugh, OK?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- Am I going to lose money? I don't know.- You won't lose money.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40- Good fun. Thank you very much indeed.- All right.- Thank you. Another purchase.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45Tick-tock. Mark's running out of time to make any more buys,
0:26:45 > 0:26:47but he's just spotted yet another item.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50What's this clock? Why didn't I see that? I quite like that.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53"To W.P.Thompson, from his colleagues
0:26:53 > 0:27:00"in the department of electricity, Kuwait, Jan, 1958."
0:27:00 > 0:27:02And what is special about the year 1958?
0:27:04 > 0:27:06I don't want to tell you!
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Was it the year you started shopping for these buys, Mark?
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- The year I was born!- Was it?
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Oh. My mistake!
0:27:14 > 0:27:16If I bought it for 30 quid I can see a profit in it.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- It'll make more than 30 quid? - I'd have thought so.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- What do you reckon?- Yeah.- Shall we shake on that one as well?
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- OK. Thank you very much. - That's a bit of fun.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Now he's on fire.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Downstairs, something else has caught his eye.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Ooh, what's this? Plaster.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35That is made of plaster. But look at the colour.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39And who is this chap? That looks so period, doesn't it?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Look at the back. It's all plaster.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44I'll have to ask Paul about that. He can enlighten me.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Is it '30s or '50s?
0:27:46 > 0:27:51- You don't recognise it?- It's nothing like you, Paul, even when you were younger. Sorry.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- It's when I had a moustache. - Errol Flynn, it looks like.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Do that for a tenner? Then I can put it in with my clock.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59I'll be fair with you. 15.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- 15. Thank you, Paul.- Thank you.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06Good heavens! Mark's bagged four buys for a whopping £145.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09And all at the very last second.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- Thank you very much.- Look, I've got some left. That never happens to me.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16- You can take us down the pub, then. - Gladly I would. I would!
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Now, while you get pally,
0:28:19 > 0:28:25Mark Stacey has caught up and is heading for Needham Market's Station Yard Emporium.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- Hello.- Hello.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31- I'm Mark.- Ellie.- Nice to meet you. - And you.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36What are you fiddling with?
0:28:36 > 0:28:37I quite like that box.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39It's specimen woods.
0:28:39 > 0:28:45It's quite an early box. I'd have thought that's got to be 1830, 1840.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49But I suspect it would have had a little tray. It's a jewellery box.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51But I do like the grain on the wood.
0:28:51 > 0:28:52It's quite elegant looking.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55But £75?!
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Do these people not know there's a recession?
0:28:58 > 0:29:00You're hating me, aren't you?
0:29:00 > 0:29:04You're driving them potty. Speaking of pots,
0:29:04 > 0:29:06there's an eye-catching piece of ceramic
0:29:06 > 0:29:08on the other side of the shop.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Another piece of Majolica.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14I've already got a piece of Majolica, haven't I?
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Remember I bought that Wedgwood Majolica dish?
0:29:19 > 0:29:22This is a little jardiniere on a stand.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25But I thought Majolica wasn't quite as fashionable as it once was.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Jolly good. Just as well you've only bought one piece, then!
0:29:28 > 0:29:31This has got £85 on it.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33It might go with my Wedgwood piece.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Time to strike a deal, eh?
0:29:35 > 0:29:38I'm not a very good negotiator.
0:29:38 > 0:29:39False modesty!
0:29:39 > 0:29:42I need to know some best prices, if I can.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44- 60.- Right.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46- 65.- OK.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49Do you think we could get anywhere near £40 for that?
0:29:49 > 0:29:5145.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52I knew you were going to say that!
0:29:52 > 0:29:54If you had the two.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- For 45? Oh, lovely! - 40 for that one...
0:29:57 > 0:30:01- 40 for this one? - And 40 for that one.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Oh, she is a mean woman, isn't she?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05She's hooking me in. I'm being...
0:30:05 > 0:30:09I think I'm going to call Crimestoppers because I think I'm being mugged!
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Oh, do come on, Mark!
0:30:12 > 0:30:1440 and 40.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Deal. I'm not going to argue with you.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18For once! Terrific!
0:30:18 > 0:30:24Mark's last two buys are in the bag and we're ready for the great unveiling.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29The chaps have repaired nearby to show each other their items.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Will there be "Marks and Sparks"?!
0:30:33 > 0:30:35- Shall we have a look?- I'm pleased. It's good fun.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- Be careful.- Prepare to be wowed,
0:30:39 > 0:30:40shocked,
0:30:40 > 0:30:44and... How about that monster?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Why don't you regale me with what they are?
0:30:49 > 0:30:52Well, Champagne Charlie.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- A car mascot.- Yes.- That's good.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57With a vast selection of bumper badges.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- Good.- Most of them old. Some of them retro.
0:31:00 > 0:31:05- But a nice assortment there. - Actually, that is lovely. - It is fun, isn't it?
0:31:05 > 0:31:06A really clever lot for a general sale.
0:31:06 > 0:31:12- What about the advertising sign? - Harold. He's 1960s, 1962.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- He's aged well!- He's a bit of fun.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18- He cost £40.- And what about your crazy lions?
0:31:18 > 0:31:20They're good fun. They're rosewood. They're carved.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22And they cost £30.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Lions are quite popular.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Hmm. A modest hit.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- Do you want to see mine? - Yes, please.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Again, I'm afraid, it's the sublime to the ridiculous.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- Of course, you know what these are? - Yes.- Majolica.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- This one is Wedgwood, 1860s, 1870s. - Lovely. Like that.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- Where's the lid?- It's not. It's a jardiniere.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45Oh. But ceramics maestro Mark Hales begs to differ.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48I think it had a little cover. It's got a lip for it there.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Never mind. Moving on.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Don't get testy!
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- How much were they, together? - £50 for the two.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Well, that's OK, because that is a superb dish.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00What will Mark Hales make of the cat jug,
0:32:00 > 0:32:03the spoils of some illicit gambling?
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- This is my star lot.- Is it, indeed?
0:32:06 > 0:32:10- My lovely little Louis Wain cat jug. - Ooh, yes.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14- Isn't it gorgeous? Art Deco, hand-painted, made in Germany.- Yes.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17- How much?- Nothing. - Nothing at all?- No.
0:32:17 > 0:32:18You've done this to me before!
0:32:18 > 0:32:22- You can't just walk into shops and come out with stuff for nothing! - It's not my choice!
0:32:22 > 0:32:26I sense you're not pleased about this, Mark Hales?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- I see. You walk in and your face says, "Give it to me"!- No, no.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32I walked in and said, "I'll buy it for two pounds."
0:32:32 > 0:32:37And he said, "Tell you what, I'll toss a coin, double or quits."
0:32:37 > 0:32:41He spun the coin and it landed on tails which I'd called. He said, "It's yours, Mark."
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Goodness me.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46But Mr Stacey has one other surprise up his sleeve.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49Or, perhaps, in his sleeve.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Hold out your hand.
0:32:51 > 0:32:56- A pair of 18-carat gold cufflinks. - Oh, they're lovely.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59And you're going to say that they were... How much were they, Mark?
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- They were £18.- A fiver.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05Oh, no, it's not fair! What have I got to do?
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- Looking forward to the auction. - Thank you, Mark.- Well done.
0:33:08 > 0:33:09Chums again. How lovely.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13But what do they say when their rival's back is turned?
0:33:14 > 0:33:16The box. Love his box.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Regency, slightly later.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22It's not in vogue at the moment, but jolly good buy.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24The cat, well, it's worth a tenner, basically.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26It was a gift, at the end of the day.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30Louis Wain style, but Louis Wain cats have square heads, not round ones.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33The cufflinks. Well, I missed those in the flea market.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Good for him. What a good buy.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40Undoubtedly I think the most successful item will be the Champagne Charlie.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42And with all those little car badges.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45That should be a good lot for a general sale.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48Harold. What can you say about him?
0:33:48 > 0:33:51I think I'll skip on. It's a sign. 40 quid?!
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Sounds a bit of a price to me, to be honest.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57If there's any justice in the world, I really should come out on top in this one.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Well, that's fighting talk.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04On this leg, our pair of haggling heroes has travelled
0:34:04 > 0:34:05from Harleston in Norfolk
0:34:05 > 0:34:08to Campsea Ashe in Suffolk.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13The area of Campsea Ashe is thought to have been inhabited
0:34:13 > 0:34:16since the Roman period.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19The village's Abbott's Auction Rooms
0:34:19 > 0:34:23have been staging lively sales since the 1920s.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Here we go, Mark.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Jolly good.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Well, Mark.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36This is the moment!
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Let's go and face our destiny, shall we?
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Onwards.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45Auctioneer James Shand will be wielding the gavel today.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47But before battle commences,
0:34:47 > 0:34:52what does Abbotts' valuer Geoffrey Barford think of Mark and Mark's buys?
0:34:54 > 0:34:55The sash clamp, a good rustic lot.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58That usually sells well in this location.
0:34:58 > 0:35:03The lot I've got serious doubts about it the presentation clock and the plaque.
0:35:03 > 0:35:04I haven't got high hopes of those.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08Top selling lot I think should be the inlaid box.
0:35:08 > 0:35:14Mark Hales started this leg with £234.52
0:35:14 > 0:35:17and bought five lots at a cost of £190.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24While Mark Stacey started with £332.10.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29Of that, he's only spent £105, but has amassed five lots.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35On your marks! It's hammer time!
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Without further ado, we'll make a start.
0:35:39 > 0:35:40Here we go.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45First up, it's Mark Stacey's combined lot of Majolica ceramics.
0:35:45 > 0:35:4830 and off we go, then. 30 I have here in front.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52At 30. Do I see five? It's at 30. 35.
0:35:52 > 0:35:5740. Five. 50. Five. Do I see 60?
0:35:57 > 0:36:00With the lady at £55.
0:36:00 > 0:36:01I sell at 55.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06A disappointing first lot for the confident Mr Stacey.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Five pound profit.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10But a loss after commission.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Now it's the lot our valuer wasn't sold on.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Mr Hales' retro clock and plaque.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20I start the bidding at £20.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23With me and on the book at 20. At 20. Do I see two?
0:36:23 > 0:36:25Not doing terribly well, is he?
0:36:25 > 0:36:2728. 30.
0:36:27 > 0:36:3030 with me. 32 is in the room now. At 32.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32We haven't even got our money back at the moment.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36In the room at £32. I sell at 32.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Not a great start.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41A magnificent loss.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Can Mr Hales' natty friend Harold
0:36:45 > 0:36:47get him back on track to a profit?
0:36:47 > 0:36:51Ten to start me for this one. Ten I have at the back. At £10 only.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52Do I see 12?
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- Come on!- 12 is there. 14.
0:36:55 > 0:36:5816. 18. 20. Two.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- He's worth more than that.- 25.
0:37:01 > 0:37:0328.
0:37:03 > 0:37:0430.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08- On my right at £30.- Ah, well. - I sell at 30.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12Not a good day for retro, it seems!
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Another day, another loss!
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Mark Stacey won the coin toss.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22But can his cat jug win over the sale room?
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Ten and off we go for this one. Ten I have. 12.
0:37:24 > 0:37:2614. 16.
0:37:26 > 0:37:2818. 20.
0:37:28 > 0:37:3120. In the middle at 20. And two.
0:37:31 > 0:37:3225.
0:37:32 > 0:37:3428. 30.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38And two. 35. 38. 40.
0:37:38 > 0:37:4140. In the middle at 40. Is there another bidder?
0:37:41 > 0:37:4340 and I sell.
0:37:43 > 0:37:48A spectacular profit into Mr Stacey's swelling coffers.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53What have I got to do? Look at him, grinning like a Cheshire cat!
0:37:53 > 0:37:55I'm the cat that's got the cream!
0:37:55 > 0:37:59Will Mr Hales' car badges and mascot
0:37:59 > 0:38:02provide a reason to break out the bubbly?
0:38:02 > 0:38:0520 and up we go. 20 I have. 22.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- 25.- This is so rare!- 30.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Two. 35. 38.
0:38:10 > 0:38:1340 and two. 45.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15There's a lot of interest.
0:38:15 > 0:38:1755. 60. Five.
0:38:17 > 0:38:2170. Five. 80. Five.
0:38:21 > 0:38:2390. Five. 100.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- 100's here at 100.- Don't stop! Get past it.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Get past that barrier. That's better.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31110 on the far side. 120.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33130.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36- Better.- 140.- Getting cheerful!
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- 140's on the pillar.- Getting happy. - 150.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39160.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42170. 180.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- 190.- I'm redeemed!- 200.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46And ten.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50In the corner at 210. Any other bids? I shall sell at £210.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55A right Champagne Charlie you are, Mark!
0:38:55 > 0:38:58With that he's stolen a triumphant lead.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- Yes!- Well done!
0:39:00 > 0:39:06- £210, Mark!- I'm going to hug Mark Stacey!- Oh, my God!- Isn't that good?
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Next, the bowls.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Is Mark Stacey on a roll?
0:39:12 > 0:39:15Ten and off we go, then, on the bowling woods.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Ten I have here at ten. Do you wish to bid 12?
0:39:17 > 0:39:2112. Gentleman's bid there at 12.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23They're cheap at 12. Do I see 14? Gentleman's bid at £12.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27Any other bids? At £12 and I sell at 12.
0:39:29 > 0:39:30It would seem not.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- Oh, auctions are such a funny business.- This one is!
0:39:35 > 0:39:37The lions are next.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39They may be the king of beasts,
0:39:39 > 0:39:43but will they make Mr Hales king of the sale room?
0:39:44 > 0:39:48Ten and off we go for these. Nice lot at ten. Ten I have.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50At £10 only. Ten, 12. 14.
0:39:50 > 0:39:5216. 18.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56- Come along, now.- I think that's enough, Mark.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Any other bids? At £18. I sell at 18.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03No crown for you, Mr Hales!
0:40:03 > 0:40:06And your magnificent lead is being nibbled away.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- There you go.- They didn't roar, those lions, did they?
0:40:09 > 0:40:11No. Another loss.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Next, the valuer's favourite item.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Mark Stacey's inlaid wooden box.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20Start the bidding with me at £60. Do I see five?
0:40:20 > 0:40:21With me and on the book at 60.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25- At 60. Five.- You're going to be OK.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- 80.- 80. I'm happy with that.
0:40:27 > 0:40:2990. Five. 100.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31And ten. 120.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32- Ooh.- Good.- 130.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- Fantastic.- Any other bids?
0:40:34 > 0:40:37I'm going to sell at 130.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41A stormer. Mark Hales is still ahead
0:40:41 > 0:40:44but Mr Stacey is snapping at his heels!
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- Well done, Mark.- £90 profit. - Really good buy.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Now, the find of the leg.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53Mr Stacey's 18-carat cufflinks.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Will they be enough for him to steal the lead?
0:40:59 > 0:41:01I start the bidding with me at £50.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Do I see five? 55.
0:41:03 > 0:41:0560. Five.
0:41:05 > 0:41:0870. Five. 80. Five.
0:41:08 > 0:41:1090. Five.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12100. And ten.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15110. 110's on my right. At 110.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Any other bids at £110.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19I sell at 110.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23Not bad for an outlay of a fiver!
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Mr Stacey has stolen the lead.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Gosh!
0:41:28 > 0:41:29Wonderful! Well done!
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Actually, I've got to be pleased with that.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33One more lot to go.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Indeed there is.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39It all hangs on Mr Hales' sash cramp.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42I start the bidding with me at £20. Do I see two?
0:41:42 > 0:41:4522. 25.
0:41:45 > 0:41:4828 is in the room. In the room at 28. Do I see 30?
0:41:48 > 0:41:52In the room at 28. On my right at £28. Any other bids?
0:41:52 > 0:41:54You were right.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56A respectable profit.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59But it isn't enough to regain the lead.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02It could have been worse. That was OK.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04That's the spirit, Mark.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Great British dignity in defeat!
0:42:07 > 0:42:10It's been a rollercoaster. Ups and downs.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12Very exciting. Well done.
0:42:12 > 0:42:13- We've enjoyed it.- I really have.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Come on. Let's find out who's won.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Ah, you always make up in the end. How sweet!
0:42:18 > 0:42:23So, Mr Stacey stole that bout with his bargain gold cufflinks.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30Mark Hales started this leg with £234.52.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32After paying auction costs,
0:42:32 > 0:42:35he made a profit of £70.76
0:42:35 > 0:42:39and carries £305.28 on to the next leg.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44The other Mark, meanwhile,
0:42:44 > 0:42:46started with £332.10.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50He made a smashing profit of £179.54,
0:42:50 > 0:42:55giving him £511.64 to go forwards.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- What a successful day all round, Mark, I think.- It was good.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- That was jolly good.- Mark, no.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- Open the door for the victor. - That's what I'm here for!
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- Open the door for the victor. - After you, sir.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10- Thank you.- There you are, Mr Winner. - I could get used to this!
0:43:10 > 0:43:12I'm sure you could!
0:43:12 > 0:43:15- That's it.- Forward!
0:43:21 > 0:43:24On the next Antiques Road Trip...
0:43:25 > 0:43:28..will our two Marks trust their instincts?
0:43:28 > 0:43:30I'm getting a hot flush about this!
0:43:30 > 0:43:33And avoid paying money for old rope?
0:43:33 > 0:43:35I'm afraid not!
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