0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each.
0:00:05 > 0:00:10- Classic car, and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.- That hurts.
0:00:11 > 0:00:17- What do you think?- The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21But it's no mean feat. There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers!
0:00:21 > 0:00:22What have I done?
0:00:22 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:32- Put your back into it! Come on! - Shut up, James!- This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:42It's a brand new day and we're motoring along in a classic 1950s Morris Minor
0:00:42 > 0:00:46with our antiques experts Thomas Plant and James Lewis.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50- It's just beautiful.- I think Scotland is dire when it's raining.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54But you can't beat it when it's like this.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00Don't be fooled by his baby face, as Thomas Plant is
0:01:00 > 0:01:01an antiques expert of 20 years.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06He's a man who knows his stuff, and he's armed with nerves of steel.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09- This is everything I've got! - That's how you'll win!
0:01:11 > 0:01:13He's doing battle today with James Lewis,
0:01:13 > 0:01:18an auctioneer whose family are originally from Scotland.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23- So this trip is taking him back to his roots.- Raaaaaaaar!
0:01:23 > 0:01:28Is he all right? Our duelling duo begin their last leg with £200 each.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33Thomas only made a measly £17.30 profit at his last auction...
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Learnt my lesson there. Learnt my little lesson.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41..giving him £217.30 to spend on this leg.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47However James is storming ahead after making a staggering profit
0:01:47 > 0:01:52of £275 on a large cocoa seed in the first leg.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57- Last call on £300.- Yes!- Well done.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02He now has a gigantic £493.50 to play with.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Gosh, what a moneybags!
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Fantastico. Brilliant!
0:02:10 > 0:02:14This week Thomas and James will be travelling over 800 miles,
0:02:14 > 0:02:18looping their way from the Scottish west coast up to the Highlands,
0:02:18 > 0:02:20down to the Lowlands, and back again,
0:02:20 > 0:02:25eventually finishing at the country's capital city, Edinburgh.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30However, on this leg they're starting off in Balloch,
0:02:30 > 0:02:31next to Loch Lomond,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34and ending on the east coast in Dundee for their auction.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37But the Morris Minor has other ideas.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41I think we might have killed the car.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46With my extensive knowledge of cars, I think the solenoid's gone.
0:02:46 > 0:02:51- What the heck is a solenoid?- Very good question, James.- I don't know!
0:02:52 > 0:02:55This could be quite dangerous.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- We'll be all right for today. It's going to rain anyway.- Yes.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Water and electrics always work well together!
0:03:05 > 0:03:10- Please do NOT try this at home!- Come on, James! I reckon it'll be fine.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Whoopee! Me and classic cars.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Oh, it's doing... Oh, no! No way!
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Look at that! Oh, no. It's really bad now.
0:03:23 > 0:03:30- What a disaster!- Hitch.- Hitch? Let's get out, then! Brilliant!
0:03:30 > 0:03:33See, that's the way you do it, Thomas! Hello.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- Is there any possibility you might give us a lift?- What a nice lady.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43- Oh, Balloch. I can see the sign. - I think we did really well.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45There it is. Things are looking up!
0:03:45 > 0:03:48The boys are off to Loch Lomond Antiques and Art Centre
0:03:48 > 0:03:50to find their first lots of the day.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55If you know of any wonderful bargains I should be looking at, feel free to point them out.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Yes! We'll certainly point you in the right direction.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- Don't point them out to him, though!- No, OK!
0:04:01 > 0:04:05You may laugh, but Thomas is already up and running with Doreen.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- Can I look at this drinking set? - OK.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12I seem to do quite well with things which are alcohol-related!
0:04:15 > 0:04:18This art deco silver-plated travelling cocktail set
0:04:18 > 0:04:22would be fabulous for the jet set!
0:04:22 > 0:04:26- There's the three cups. - I think there might be four.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- I think this lifts off.- Oh, there's another one there? Cool!
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- And I think there's more inside. - It's quite fun, really.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37I love these things which sort of all tessellate into each other.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41We've got on that 45, but can maybe take it down to 40,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44but I think that's all we could do.
0:04:44 > 0:04:50- D'you think so?- Yes.- 25.- Maybe 30. - Maybe 30?
0:04:50 > 0:04:55No. 36. 35, then.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00- What about 30? - Can't do 30, no, I can't.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- I know you want it. - I could lose money on it, you see.
0:05:04 > 0:05:10- I don't think so.- But it is all there.- It is.- 32.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15- OK! 32.- Thank you. Brilliant.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- That's fine, it's fine! - Thank goodness for that.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21So, a drinks set and a kiss from the lovely Doreen.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Not bad going, Thomas!
0:05:24 > 0:05:27James has got Doreen's husband Brian looking after him.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32- I wonder if he'll get a kiss? - OK, what have we got over here?
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Can I see the little cannon, please?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36I wonder what that was for.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- Firelighters?- Could be some matches, couldn't it?- Matches, yes.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- I wonder if that's the striker, actually?- Yes.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47It's a funny old thing.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51This Victorian match holder with the cranberry glass barrel
0:05:51 > 0:05:53seems a steal at £28.
0:05:53 > 0:06:00- Would 15 quid buy it?- 28... 20 is the bottom line on that one.- Is it?
0:06:00 > 0:06:05- Yes.- Do a bit more off it?- If a pound helps, we'll do it for 19.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10- I'm not going to argue with you. I can see you're doing your best. - Thank you.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15Well, you have got nearly £500 burning a hole in your pocket!
0:06:15 > 0:06:21- Anything else, James?- How about that shield-shaped box just there? - This one here.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27- We've got 90 on it. 75?- OK.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Can I make a cheeky offer of 50 on that?
0:06:30 > 0:06:36- If we could split it to 55.... - 55... Yes, OK.
0:06:36 > 0:06:42Mm, that was easy - but James seems distracted by something else.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45What on earth is that?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47It's a weird thing!
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- What do you think? Improvement? - Yes!
0:06:54 > 0:06:56This extraordinary piece of tribal art
0:06:56 > 0:07:02is an open-eyed mask with monkey cresting, dating from the 1880s.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- Without question, this is early. I'm thinking it might be bronze. - And brass over it.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11It's just that wonderful colour in there, that darkness.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13And then you turn it over,
0:07:13 > 0:07:17and it's just been polished for 100 years or more.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- 94 on there... - Which is far too much.- Yes.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25- 65 probably is the bottom line there.- Mm.
0:07:25 > 0:07:31I feel a bit of a job lot coming on for the silver-shaped dressing-table box and the bronze mask.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- 65 and 55. A hundred the two? - Yes, I think we could do a hundred on the two.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40- You've got a deal.- Thank you. - Brilliant. Thank you very much.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Ooh! James does seem rather taken with the mask.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48Now, has Thomas stopped flirting with Doreen?
0:07:49 > 0:07:54- These have just come in, have they? - Yes.- Oh, that's so sweet!
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- I thought that was very pretty. - Mm. It is lovely.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03- We have a slight issue with that one.- Oh!
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Just because of the material.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11This 1900 moustache-and-comb set has a silver and tortoise shell element to it.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16Tortoiseshell is endangered, but since this antique utility
0:08:16 > 0:08:22was made before 1947, it means that Thomas is able to sell it at auction.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Ticket price - £35.
0:08:24 > 0:08:30What a present to give our narrator, with his little moustache! Ha ha!
0:08:30 > 0:08:36Size isn't everything, Thomas! Time to do a deal with Doreen.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- What's that going to be in your world, this one here?- 35.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44How many people do you know with a moustache? Mm?
0:08:44 > 0:08:49- I mean, it's not November. - A lot of my female friends!
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- You don't want to say that! - Oh, you two!
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Now, with the cocktail set secured for £32,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00can Thomas wheel a deal for the £35 grooming kit?
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- Can I give you 50 for the both? - No.- Go on.- No!
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- It makes it nice and easy, round figures!- What was this one again?
0:09:06 > 0:09:13- That was 32.- 32. OK. We'll do 50 for the both.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- Go on.- OK, 50 for the both? - 50 for both.- Deal, OK. Thank you.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- Brilliant.- That's us. - What a charmer!
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Thomas has managed to get both the drinks set
0:09:23 > 0:09:27and the 'tache grooming kit for £50. Brilliant.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Thank you very much. It's been a pleasure.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34At the other end of the shop, James has negotiated
0:09:34 > 0:09:35on a dressing-table box,
0:09:35 > 0:09:37a vintage mask,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39and a match holder.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43But he's not finished yet.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- A pair of toast racks.- Yes.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50- Oh! These could fit the bill at £98. - What could they do?- Er...
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- 80?- Oh, Blimey!
0:09:52 > 0:09:58- What would you like to pay for it? - I was thinking a good bit off that.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- Yes.- Don't worry.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05To give you a fighting chance, how about 78?
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Mmm.
0:10:07 > 0:10:1075? Touching somewhere near?
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Would you do 150 for the three?
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- One more bid and we can do it. - 155?- Yeah.- OK.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- You've got a deal. - Thank you.- Brilliant.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Crikey, so after one last haggle, James has got the silver box,
0:10:25 > 0:10:29the silver toast racks and the mask for £155.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32And with the match holder at £19, that's not bad for a day's shop.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38The pair are riding high and great,
0:10:38 > 0:10:40the motor's been fixed.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Good old James gives Thomas a lift 30 miles east to Stirling
0:10:44 > 0:10:46and the famous Wallace Monument.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48It looks marvellous, doesn't it?
0:10:48 > 0:10:50It's lovely. I'm really looking forward to this.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56William Wallace was a Scottish hero who fought and died
0:10:56 > 0:11:00trying to free Scotland from English rule.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Standing tall and proud, the National Wallace Monument
0:11:06 > 0:11:09was built more than 140 years ago to celebrate Wallace's win
0:11:09 > 0:11:13against the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297.
0:11:13 > 0:11:19Here to tell the tale is archaeologist Murray Cook.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- Hello.- Hiya.- I'm Thomas. - I'm Murray. How do you do.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25This is the National Wallace Monument.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30It's built in 1869 to commemorate William Wallace
0:11:30 > 0:11:33and his famous battle at Stirling Bridge.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Proudly positioned on the Abbey Craig, overlooking
0:11:38 > 0:11:40the site of his greatest victory,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43this Gothic tower captures the drama of Wallace's campaign.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Wallace is THE national hero.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50He's from relatively common origins.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53He's not a member of the establishment,
0:11:53 > 0:11:55not a member of the aristocracy.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59He didn't say no, he just kept fighting. He didn't surrender.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01I mean, he's a hothead.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06Named Braveheart, Wallace inspired the Scots to stand up
0:12:06 > 0:12:09to their oppressors, the English.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14The choice of weapon was the sword, believed to resemble this one.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18Probably some element of that is Wallace's sword.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23The Wallace sword was restored by King James IV in 1505.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Standing at five and a half feet,
0:12:25 > 0:12:29it's unlikely that Wallace would have actually used this in battle.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Wallace was big. Wallace was a big man.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37- Six foot ten?- Well, he's kind of between six and seven feet.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40You'd have to be very big to wield it.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Certainly big to smash that into someone's body
0:12:44 > 0:12:45and then pull it out again.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- Erm...- But it's a big sword for a big hero.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52From my knowledge of fencing, that wouldn't have been...
0:12:52 > 0:12:57- I fenced for some years and I wouldn't want to use that.- No.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01It's not just the monument's design that's impressive,
0:13:01 > 0:13:03but the views from the summit.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08Just hold your breath because really, this view is incredible.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10It's just a spectacular panorama.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15Oh, my!
0:13:15 > 0:13:20From the top of the monument, it's possible to see Stirling Castle
0:13:20 > 0:13:22and the site of eight battlefields,
0:13:22 > 0:13:26including Bannockburn and of course Stirling Bridge.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31The rugby pitch is where the Battle of Stirling Bridge was fought,
0:13:31 > 0:13:35where 5,500 troops died. Just on that spot.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39You are looking at bloody ground.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44And also, with the weight of troops and knights and all that machinery of war they had,
0:13:44 > 0:13:50they got there and they realised, "Oh, it's far too late to turn back."
0:13:50 > 0:13:52They were stuck.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57The English made a tactical error in crossing the too-narrow
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Stirling Bridge, so giving victory to the Scots
0:14:00 > 0:14:02and making Wallace a national hero.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06However, Wallace paid the ultimate price.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09He was later captured and hung, drawn and quartered
0:14:09 > 0:14:11by the English in 1305.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17But his legend lives on in this grand tribute.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22A Victorian looking at that feels that's a primitive past,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25we're now moving forward, look what we've achieved.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29I think they should be very proud of what they achieved.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33Well said, Thomas. Especially for a Sassenach.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35But it's time to get back to shopping.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40Speaking of which, James had driven 20 miles to Alva, to Glentana Mill,
0:14:40 > 0:14:44where he's hoping to conjure up his own antiques adventure.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Ooh, ah. We're making headlines!
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- Hello there.- James, nice to meet you.- Nice to see you.
0:14:51 > 0:14:57Glentana Mill houses 15 dealers and hundreds of collectibles.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Seems Sir Cliff isn't the only knight in the shop.
0:15:00 > 0:15:07Thomas Plant, you're on dangerous ground! Waarrrgh!
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Yeah(!) Well, thank goodness he's not wearing a kilt.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Although James has just over £300 in his pocket,
0:15:13 > 0:15:17nothing seems to be tickling his fancy.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19£890.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22Can't make a profit.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26Nope. It's not the right period.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31I think for the first time ever, I'm beaten.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33First time ever.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Don't give up yet.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39A picture may say a thousand words, but in this case, James,
0:15:39 > 0:15:44it's just two. Is that still life saying "buy me"?
0:15:44 > 0:15:49Here we've got a 19th-century Scottish school still life oil
0:15:49 > 0:15:54on canvas of a vase of sort of meadow flowers and grasses.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Probably painted around 1890.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00It has a bit of a look to it.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02But just wondering whether I should go for that.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Well, at £65, it would be rude not to.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08It's time to negotiate with owner Ellis.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11What could you do on that for me?
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Probably do 55.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- What were you thinking about? - About 30.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20The best I could do would be 40.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- That's the very best.- OK.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- And that's only because I know that dealer.- OK.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Well, that does seem reasonable.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- Looks like I'm buying a picture off you then.- Right.- £40.- Yeah.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39With his loot in the bag, James and Thomas are due
0:16:39 > 0:16:43for a well-deserved rest, as the sun sets on an eventful day.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44Nighty-night!
0:16:48 > 0:16:50It's a new day in bonny Scotland
0:16:50 > 0:16:53and Thomas has devised one way to kill off the competition.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58- Oh, Thomas!- Not me. - Argh!- That's not me.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- That's you!- I promise you.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02It smells like poo.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Thank goodness the roof's down.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Moving on. So far, Thomas Plant has spent £50 on two items.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11An art deco travelling cocktail drinks set
0:17:11 > 0:17:14and a 1900s moustache brush and comb set,
0:17:14 > 0:17:16leaving him with £167.30.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Thank you very much. Been a pleasure.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28Meanwhile, Moneybags James has spent £214 on five items.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33A Victorian novelty match holder, a dressing table box,
0:17:33 > 0:17:38a pair of silver toast racks, a tribal mask and a painting...
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- What do you think?- ..leaving him £279.50 in his piggy bank.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Brilliant, thank you very much.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49Our boys are heading over an hour east, from Alva to St Andrews.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Ah, St Andrews, look! Look! Look!
0:17:52 > 0:17:56James drops off Thomas, as he's got his own plan of action.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- Look at that. Isn't it marvellous? - Oh, fantastic!
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- Are you a bit jealous? - I want the Cyberman's hat.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06I'll see what I can do.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- See you later.- Oh. I want to come.
0:18:11 > 0:18:16Thomas is hoping to get something curious from Curiosity.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Happy to help are two shop assistants. Hugh Grant?
0:18:20 > 0:18:24No, Peter and Peter. Smart dandies with the same name.
0:18:24 > 0:18:31- Would you mind if I had a quick look? - No. If you see anything, give me a shout.- Thank you very much.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- Is that a real pheasant? - It is indeed, ya. Stuffed.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Oh, it's not been recently shot.- No.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43It's a vintage piece. I'd love to say I shot it fresh this morning, but I'm afraid not.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45This is not just an antiques shop,
0:18:45 > 0:18:49it stocks all sorts of odds and ends and curiosities.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Oh, look.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59Right, normal, scary. Hilarious, aren't they?
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Yeah, not very nice, actually.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Creepy! But the Peters have seen it all before.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Oh, what's this?
0:19:09 > 0:19:12These are so funny, they're so sort of '50s, you know,
0:19:12 > 0:19:17good sort of seaside humour, which we now find fun.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20"Don't forget you promised to teach me to drive a car too."
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Just married.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Of course, some cards are by famous artists, which make them
0:19:25 > 0:19:29more appealing. There's a Mabel Lucie Attwell there.
0:19:29 > 0:19:35This collection contains at least one saucy postcard by famous graphic artist Donald McGill.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Postcards like these sold in their millions
0:19:38 > 0:19:41and are now highly collectible.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44There's 78 cards here. I'm looking to buy the lot.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48It's just a group lot of postcards.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51I'm wondering if I can buy the album off you for about £40.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54For the whole album we'd be looking at something a bit more
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- than 40, I'm afraid. - What would you be looking for?
0:19:57 > 0:20:01The figure I was thinking, we have roughly 80, which is about 160.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06120, that was the sort of figure that we were looking at.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09They're not worth that at auction.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13No, all right. Well, thank you very much. I think my work is done here.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Oh, Thomas is playing tough!
0:20:15 > 0:20:20I'll tell you what I'll do. Seeing as you're interested in them all.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22All of them, I can do them...
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Roughly about 80 of them there, I can do them all for £50 for you.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- £50?- £50 for the lot.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- Deal.- Deal. That's a deal. Thank you, Peter.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Well played, Thomas.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41A no-nonsense approach and a great discount, but he's not finished yet.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44That's a mad thing.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46An egg.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50A wooden egg. And a coat of brass over it.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52I think it might be old.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54It's a bit flimsy.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58God, I've never seen something like that before.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02An oak and brass decorative egg. Ticket price £12.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Looks in-ter-esting, but any idea what it is?
0:21:06 > 0:21:09What do you know about this?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12I'm going to be honest with you, we don't know a great deal about it.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16We think it's fairly old, about 80 years old, but we're uncertain.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Obviously covered in brass.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- Um...- It's a mad thing. - I think it's a curious object.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24It's quite distinctive, very decorative.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27To be honest with you, I haven't seen anything else like it.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29What can you do on that?
0:21:29 > 0:21:32To be honest, think that's a fair price, as it is.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36But seeing as you've bought that, together, £60.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- £60?- £60 for the two.- 55 for the two.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42I tell you what, halfway and we'll meet with a deal there.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47- 55?- 57.50. Every penny counts in this business, you know that as well as I do.
0:21:47 > 0:21:5257.50. Madness. So that would cost me 7.50.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Go on.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58What a nice chap.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02Goodness, Thomas seems to be on a shopping spree.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07This is a moulding plane. Really nicely made.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11The appeal is that they're really lovely decorative objects.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14And also, some restorers do still use them.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17There are all types of blades in there.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19When you're wanting to do a bit of moulding,
0:22:19 > 0:22:24I think it would come out like that. Can that be pennies? Not literally.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Thomas, seeing as you've bought other stuff from us,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30that's 22 at the moment. Ten pounds, it's yours.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32I'll take it then.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35I've bought three things off you now, haven't I?
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Well, remembered.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Curiosity may have killed the cat,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44but Thomas is the cat that got the cream. £67.50 well spent.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Meanwhile, James has travelled to Troywood to visit
0:22:52 > 0:22:56what from afar looks like a very ordinary Scottish farmhouse.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03This couldn't be further from the truth, as this humble lodging,
0:23:03 > 0:23:07now a museum, played a pivotal role in Scottish military history.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10In command is tour guide Peter Gordon.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- Hi.- Hi, James.- Nice to see you.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17I'm Peter. Welcome to Scotland's secret bunker.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22Originally built in 1951 as a radar station, this installation
0:23:22 > 0:23:27was later modified, as Cold War tensions escalated.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31Dug 100ft underground, this 24,000 square foot command centre would
0:23:31 > 0:23:36have been the seat of government in the event of a nuclear strike.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43James, you're in RAF operations here. Dating back to the '50s,
0:23:43 > 0:23:45early '60s.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50But everything would be scrambled from all the major airfields in Scotland from here.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56The offices of the emergency services, scientific advisers,
0:23:56 > 0:23:59the Met Office and computer staff
0:23:59 > 0:24:02would surround this main command floor and up-to-the-minute
0:24:02 > 0:24:08status information would be shown on the giant wall charts and maps.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11This is the nuclear command centre for the whole of Scotland,
0:24:11 > 0:24:15all the information from all the bunkers came here.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18And as such, the bunker was equipped with essential personnel
0:24:18 > 0:24:21with direct links to the quick reaction alert forces,
0:24:21 > 0:24:26whom could be airborne in a few moments should NATO airspace
0:24:26 > 0:24:31be threatened, and they often were, until the end of the Cold War.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34This is how everything would be moved around,
0:24:34 > 0:24:38so from the board, from the radar room next-door, people would move
0:24:38 > 0:24:41these, the different squadrons that were coming in.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44I remember seeing a photograph of my aunt,
0:24:44 > 0:24:48my mother's older sister, standing next to something like this
0:24:48 > 0:24:53with little models of planes and she's actually holding one of these.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56And she was pushing little groups of planes around
0:24:56 > 0:25:00and she worked in one of these rooms in the Second World War.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02And that's really odd. It's...
0:25:02 > 0:25:05I'd forgotten all about it until just seeing this.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Very important people.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09If they got it wrong, all hell would break loose.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17During this period, the 300 or so personnel would never see daylight.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20They couldn't even shower,
0:25:20 > 0:25:24as uncontaminated water was too precious a commodity.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27The water had to go through five different filter systems.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31It had to be absolutely pristine water.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34If you want to have a nice cup of tea, this is the place to come!
0:25:34 > 0:25:38What wasn't scrimped on though were the lines of communication.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43The menacing war telephones would be used to issue final warnings
0:25:43 > 0:25:47to any aggressor before an all-out nuclear strike.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51This is a direct link to Westminster, the Prime Minister.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54So you would pick this phone up, you'd already have the command codes
0:25:54 > 0:25:58for launching of the missiles, then you pick this up and speak
0:25:58 > 0:26:01directly to the Prime Minister to get the OK to launch the missiles.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05What do these buttons do? That, for example?
0:26:05 > 0:26:07SIREN WAILS
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Oh, that's the full alert throughout the bunker.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13We're going into DEFCON 1. In other words, there's an attack.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Oh, so I've just launched on Russia, have I?
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Oh, James!
0:26:19 > 0:26:23The bunker was active until 1993, with the end of the Cold War,
0:26:23 > 0:26:26and became open to the public in 1994.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31It's been amazing. Thank you very much.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33- You're welcome, James. - Really enjoyed it.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Back to St Andrews.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Thomas has walked to a rather appropriately-named shop.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43- Can I have a rummage? - Yes, have a rummage.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Felicity runs this establishment,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48a budget antiques and shabby-chic combo,
0:26:48 > 0:26:51and with just under £100 to spend, it's perfect for Thomas.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Ooh, this is quite good.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55But what is it?
0:26:55 > 0:27:01I think it's a tool for scraping down a wooden plank of some description.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03It's stamped up here.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06This could be the answer to my prayers.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09I could put this with my plane.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Good thinking.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Adding what looks like a wood shaver to his wooden plane mould.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17That would make a job lot.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19What's this got to be?
0:27:19 > 0:27:21(Oh, I've no idea.)
0:27:23 > 0:27:24A fiver.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26I'm not going to argue with you.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- Good!- I'm not going to barter, I'm not going to haggle,
0:27:29 > 0:27:31I'm not going to try and knock you down.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- Just take it like that. - I'm going to take it like that.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Give you a fiver, cos I don't know what it is.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41Well, mission accomplished, on a tight budget.
0:27:41 > 0:27:42I just love things like that.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47So, you, know, that's sort of made my day, really.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48How sweet!
0:27:52 > 0:27:56James has driven the short distance back to St Andrews
0:27:56 > 0:27:58to find some last-minute items.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00- Hello, there.- Hello.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03OK, James, what's on the shopping list?
0:28:03 > 0:28:06It's either got to be something on its own,
0:28:06 > 0:28:08something to go with the silver,
0:28:08 > 0:28:11or something to go with the canon.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13There's an eclectic mix of goodies here,
0:28:13 > 0:28:17but what will sell at auction? Maybe owner Anne can help.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20We have something quite unusual up there as well.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23I thought you would point out the Romans!
0:28:23 > 0:28:25I can see the Romans from here.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30This set of fibreglass Romans originally stood outside a pub.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Ticket price £280.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36If you're really desperate to sell the Romans, what would they be?
0:28:36 > 0:28:38- £100?- They'd make 50 quid.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42If I'm lucky, they'd make 50 quid. They're mad!
0:28:42 > 0:28:44They're wonderful.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47And they're completely unique.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49HE LAUGHS
0:28:49 > 0:28:50Not surprised!
0:28:51 > 0:28:56Then you could buy the horse as well, couldn't you?
0:28:56 > 0:28:59The French horse. It's slightly distressed!
0:29:01 > 0:29:03You're going to try and bankrupt me!
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Has Thomas been here and paid you?
0:29:07 > 0:29:09I haven't laughed that much in a long time.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- Oh, good!- Oh, you're brilliant!
0:29:11 > 0:29:15Time's a-ticking, and James seems to be losing the plot.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18I'm going to offer a really cheeky, silly, low price.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Oh, crikey!
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Only because I think they're the most crazy things I've ever seen.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- I think they're probably worth nothing.- I'll go with that.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28I'll offer you a crazy price of 20 quid.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Oh now, come on!
0:29:31 > 0:29:32- I know, it's crazy.- 50.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- Oh!- Oh, come on. 20, no.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Who's going to want them?
0:29:38 > 0:29:4025.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Oh... What else are you going to buy?
0:29:43 > 0:29:48Good question. Didn't you say you were looking for some silver?
0:29:49 > 0:29:52How about those? How much could they be?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54How much do you want to spend in this shop?
0:29:54 > 0:29:56They're worth a tenner to me.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- All right, you can have them for a tenner.- Right.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01OK, that's a purchase.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06What James has is an Edwardian silver boot hook and shoe horn,
0:30:06 > 0:30:09for £15 less than the ticket price.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14But Anne's still trying to push the Romans on to him.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- They're completely bonkers.- 50.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20I don't want them, I just think they're crazy.
0:30:20 > 0:30:2330 quid. You stick your hand out if you want to.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25- Deal.- You do? £30!
0:30:25 > 0:30:28I do not know who's more crazy, you or me.
0:30:28 > 0:30:34They may be unusual, but that's £250 off the asking price.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36How does he do it?
0:30:36 > 0:30:40Well, it's a bit of company in the back of the car, isn't it?
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Time now to meet up with Thomas and compare their wares.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Right, OK. You ready?
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Careful, it looks windy!
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Fantastic!
0:30:50 > 0:30:52A bit predictable, I have to say.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- Well, that is.- Not that.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56No, not that.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Flowers, that's sweet. Lovely frame.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Oh, yes, still life. Great.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- What d'you pay for that?- 40 quid.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- There should be something in it. - Right.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09This is the thing I want to see.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12It looks as if Thomas has taken a shine to James' mask.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14A real bargain at £50.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18I didn't know when I bought it, but I looked it up online,
0:31:18 > 0:31:21and it is from the Cameroon.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Wow! From the Cameroon.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Is it something brought back by people who went there in the 19th century?
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- I think so.- It's amazing, isn't it?
0:31:29 > 0:31:31- God, that's fantastic. - Good thing, I think.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35The mask is definitely a cut above James' other lots.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38But is there one more item still undercover?
0:31:38 > 0:31:40- Here we go! - I want to see, I want to see!
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- Are you ready?- I want to see. I'm ready, I'm ready!
0:31:43 > 0:31:48Now this has to go down in history as my finest buy ever.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Speechless!
0:31:53 > 0:31:54What the hell...?
0:31:54 > 0:31:58- Are they meant to be sort of classical figures?- Romans.
0:31:58 > 0:31:59Romans.
0:32:01 > 0:32:02They're horrible.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06But, yeah, they're mad, and the things is about a general sale...
0:32:06 > 0:32:08They are horrible, aren't they?
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Hideous! What did you buy those for? And how much were they?
0:32:11 > 0:32:13They were priced up at £280.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- What did you pay for them?- 30 quid.
0:32:16 > 0:32:21- Oh, great! Wonderful! - How very generous, Thomas, but now it's over to you.
0:32:21 > 0:32:22Oh!
0:32:22 > 0:32:24There we are.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28Not a huge amount of stuff. I didn't spend a great deal of money. Have a look.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30What will James make of the egg?
0:32:30 > 0:32:33What is that?
0:32:33 > 0:32:37It's a North African egg. I think.
0:32:38 > 0:32:39I haven't got a clue.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Seems to a running theme amongst our experts.
0:32:42 > 0:32:43How much was it?
0:32:43 > 0:32:45- £7.50.- Ooh, expensive(!)
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Big spender. Love that.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Postcards? Yeah.
0:32:49 > 0:32:5178 of them, loads of them.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- How much were they?- £50.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Ooh, that's cheap, for 78 of those.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Next up, Thomas's 'tache-grooming set.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Oh, look!
0:33:02 > 0:33:04- A moustache comb.- Just for you.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Oh, please - don't devalue it!
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- What's that? - Oh, James, don't!
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- Oh, a bit of sweet corn! - A bit of snot!
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Go away!
0:33:13 > 0:33:17- Go on, Thomas.- You horror! You horror of a human being.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Oh, thanks, Thomas.
0:33:20 > 0:33:21- I like that.- Put it down.
0:33:21 > 0:33:27Well, I have to say, you've got as eclectic a mix as I have.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Diplomatically said, but what do they really think?
0:33:31 > 0:33:33We've both bought some real tat.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37The little moustache set is great, with the brush and comb.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41I think in the right sale, it might return a decent profit.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43The classical figures.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45I mean, has he had a taste bypass?
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Has he had a lobotomy?
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Has his front brain been removed? What was that?
0:33:50 > 0:33:53I think the result is going to be touch and go.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55I bought some real rubbish, but mind you, so did he.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58It's been a memorable road trip.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Kicking off in Balloch, and then shimmying along
0:34:01 > 0:34:03to historic Stirling,
0:34:03 > 0:34:05before a wee trek to St Andrews,
0:34:05 > 0:34:07and south to Troywood,
0:34:07 > 0:34:11before heading to their final destination, Dundee.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13There we go. Slip it in there.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- All right, James? - Make sure the handbrake works.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18I will. If you get out, it might be a bit better!
0:34:20 > 0:34:24The auction battleground is Curr and Dewar in Dundee.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28They've been established auctioneers and valuers since 1862.
0:34:30 > 0:34:35Auctioneer Steven Dewar is on hand to tell us what will sell
0:34:35 > 0:34:36and what will bomb.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38The oil painting, the still life,
0:34:38 > 0:34:42the vase of flowers, I think is a very pretty, attractive picture.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44I think that could do quite well today,
0:34:44 > 0:34:50but I do also quite like the unusual art deco cocktail set as a collector's item,
0:34:50 > 0:34:53so hopefully we should do OK with that.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58Thomas began this leg with £217.30 and was very frugal,
0:34:58 > 0:35:03having only spent £122.50 on a total of five auction lots.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Brilliant... No, it's fine, it's fine!
0:35:10 > 0:35:16Meanwhile James began this leg with an impressive £493.50
0:35:16 > 0:35:20and spent a total of £254, also on five auction lots.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- Got a deal.- Thank you.
0:35:22 > 0:35:28- Steady yourselves - it's time to begin.- Oh, dear. Well, here we go.
0:35:29 > 0:35:35- First up is James's rare African mask.- Interest opens me up at £80.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- There you are, see. - And £80 it is on the mask. £80.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42Are you all done at £80? 90. 100.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- And 10. And 110 now.- Go on!
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Any advance on £110?
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Well, you've doubled your money.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56James won't need the mask to cover his face in shame
0:35:56 > 0:35:58as he's made a healthy profit.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- Do you slightly wish you could take it home?- Take it home!
0:36:01 > 0:36:04- Yes, exactly. That's the thing. - But you can't.- I know.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09Thomas is next with his job lot of tools comprising
0:36:09 > 0:36:11the wood shaver and the moulding plane.
0:36:11 > 0:36:16- At £10. 12, sir. 15. 18. - Into profit.- In the hall there, £18.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- Is there anybody else there? - 18 quid! I've lost money on those.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24- No, you haven't.- Yes, I have. - No, you haven't!- £18.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28- Broken even.- Broken even. - What a disgrace!
0:36:28 > 0:36:32Yes, after auction costs, you'll barely see any of that.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36But at least it isn't a loss, Thomas. Next are James's silver lot.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40A toast rack, dressing-table box, and boot hook and horn.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Interest starts me off here. £50.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48At £50, the group of silver pieces at £50. 60. 70.
0:36:48 > 0:36:5280. 90. 100. And 10.
0:36:52 > 0:36:59- 110 commission. At £110. Any advance on 110?- Go on! Yes!
0:36:59 > 0:37:01You did well to get that.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04That'll be an even bigger loss after commission.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06But at least James is keeping his pecker up.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10Take it on the chin 100%. My fault. I paid too much.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16- Can Thomas catch up with his mysterious decorative egg?- £15.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21- 18. 20. 2. 25. 28. 30. - Go on!
0:37:21 > 0:37:2630 commission bidder. Any advance, then? £30 I have.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Well done!
0:37:29 > 0:37:35- Fantastic!- They may laugh, but this double yolk has quadrupled in value.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38Best profit so far on that bloody egg!
0:37:38 > 0:37:42James is hoping to strike it rich
0:37:42 > 0:37:45with his Victorian novelty match holder.
0:37:45 > 0:37:4920 seated. 2. 25. 28. 30.
0:37:49 > 0:37:5630 in the room. At £30, it's seated. It's your last chance. £30.
0:37:56 > 0:37:57Yay!
0:37:57 > 0:38:01- It's all right, I suppose.- What do you mean, it's all right I suppose?
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Everything can't make three figures!
0:38:03 > 0:38:06Honestly, there's no pleasing some people!
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Thought it might have made a bit more, but it's fine.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13Will these fun postcards wish Thomas bon voyage?
0:38:13 > 0:38:21- Interest starts me off at £25. - I told you.- 28. 30. 2. 35. 38. 40. 2.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26- Go on!- At £42. Last chance, and it will sell.
0:38:26 > 0:38:2945. 48. £48 seated...
0:38:29 > 0:38:32- at £48 now.- Go on!
0:38:32 > 0:38:3850. 5. 60. 5. 70. 5.
0:38:38 > 0:38:43- 75 seated.- Go on. Go on!
0:38:43 > 0:38:48James, what are you doing? This isn't even your stuff!
0:38:48 > 0:38:52- You bidding, sir? And 5.- One more. - 90. And 5.
0:38:52 > 0:38:5795 in the front. At £95. All done at £95.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Well done!
0:39:01 > 0:39:05- Well done.- See my man for that!
0:39:05 > 0:39:07James rallied the bidders,
0:39:07 > 0:39:09but it's Thomas who'll keep this healthy profit.
0:39:09 > 0:39:14- That's doubled your money. - But still, yes, that's great.
0:39:15 > 0:39:20Will this gruesome twosome help James conquer the antiques empire?
0:39:20 > 0:39:24A pair of life-size bronze composite figures. Roman emperors.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Fine figure of a man.
0:39:26 > 0:39:33The emperor! For the pair of them, interest starts me off at £30.
0:39:33 > 0:39:39- There you are, you see.- 35. 40. 5. 50. 5. 60. 5.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41£65 in the hall.
0:39:42 > 0:39:4670. 5. 80. 5.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50At £90 in the hall. 5. 100.
0:39:50 > 0:39:57And 10. 120. 130. 140.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01150 is bid down the right. And 150 is bid. All done.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- No way!- Yes!
0:40:03 > 0:40:08Last chance. They're 150. Thank you.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12- Well done, James. Well done.- That is so wrong on so many levels!
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Would you Adam and Eve it?
0:40:16 > 0:40:22These Romans had the last laugh, putting James firmly in the lead.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- I thought that was bonkers. - No, I think they're brilliant.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Could the quaint moustache brush
0:40:27 > 0:40:30and comb set give Thomas the miracle he needs?
0:40:30 > 0:40:35- Going over to my right. - I can't see many moustaches.
0:40:35 > 0:40:3618. 20.
0:40:36 > 0:40:43- 2. 25. 28 standing. - He's sporting a moustache.
0:40:43 > 0:40:49- At 28 - are you all done, then? - Brilliant!- It is, isn't it?
0:40:49 > 0:40:53A tidy £10 profit here for Thomas. But James is still top of the pops!
0:40:55 > 0:40:57He has got a moustache, as well!
0:40:57 > 0:40:59I know. He wants to trim it.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Er... He can hear you!
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Staying with Thomas and his last lot,
0:41:05 > 0:41:08it's the smart travelling cocktail set.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12- Interest starts me at £35. - Profit, brilliant.
0:41:12 > 0:41:13For the cocktail set - 40. 5.
0:41:13 > 0:41:1650. 5.
0:41:16 > 0:41:21- Yes, it's worth that.- Bottom estimate.- Last chance, then. £60.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- Yes, well done.- Double money.
0:41:26 > 0:41:27A great return there, Thomas.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29But your profits will definitely not
0:41:29 > 0:41:31shake or stir James's winning streak.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36So that is the sweetest little profit throughout every single lot.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38I love that.
0:41:38 > 0:41:43Will James's oil-on-canvas be the final death-"nail"
0:41:43 > 0:41:45in Thomas's antique dreams?
0:41:45 > 0:41:49A very attractive painting there. What will we say? £200? £100?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52100 bid, thank you.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56And 100. 120. 140. 160.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58180 is bid. 200.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04At 200 now. Any advance at 200.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07You're bidding. 220. 240. 260. 280.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13280 is a commission bidder. Last chance.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17- James!- Yay!- Wow!- Profit!
0:42:17 > 0:42:21Wow! With an unbeatable £240 profit,
0:42:21 > 0:42:25this still-life proves that James really is the master!
0:42:25 > 0:42:30- Jolly good.- Lunch is on you!- That's why I bought it.- Lunch is on you!
0:42:32 > 0:42:38Thomas started this leg with £217.30 and after auction costs
0:42:38 > 0:42:41he's made a decent profit of £66.92.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47That leaves him with £284.22 to carry forward.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53James lifts today's cup.
0:42:53 > 0:43:01He started with £493.50 and after making £303.60 profit,
0:43:01 > 0:43:07that leaves him with a humongous £797.10 to carry on to the next leg.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10However does he do it?
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- James, congratulations! - Well done you, two great profits!
0:43:13 > 0:43:16Well, a great profit from your end. So what are you on now?
0:43:16 > 0:43:20- Sort of £1,000, is it? Is it £100,000?- Um, getting there!
0:43:20 > 0:43:25- I'm feeling positive about today's results. Very positive.- Good.
0:43:25 > 0:43:32- Let's go!- Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Thomas splashes the cash!
0:43:32 > 0:43:35I didn't want to spend this amount of money.
0:43:35 > 0:43:40- And James can talk to animals. - Honestly, she says 65!
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