0:00:03 > 0:00:08It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, with ?200 each... I love that.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13..a classic car, and a goal to scour Britain for antiques. Yippee.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16It's a good job I like you. The aim?
0:00:16 > 0:00:20To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:20 > 0:00:25There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers. I'm getting wet!
0:00:25 > 0:00:29So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:29 > 0:00:31How much did you make? About a couple of quid.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41It's the start of a brand-new road trip with a couple of
0:00:41 > 0:00:44cheeky chappies and firm favourites of the antiques circuit.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Thomas Plant and Philip Serrell.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48We're in the Northwest right now.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53Not somewhere I've spent a great deal of time. We're in Lancashire.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Don't be fooled by baby-faced Thomas Plant.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59He's got years of experience as both dealer and auctioneer,
0:00:59 > 0:01:04although he's not afraid to call on his boyish charm when required.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09Why the one?! Come on. Nice and easy for me.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14Philip Serrell's warm charm matches his wise old owl-like wisdom.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Over 30 years in antiques have taught him never to take a challenge
0:01:17 > 0:01:21lying down, especially from a young whippersnapper like Thomas.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26The daftest, dangerous, most stupidest lot ever.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29I'll give him a run for his money.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32The route takes our intrepid road trippers
0:01:32 > 0:01:35across land and sea, from Samlesbury in Lancashire
0:01:35 > 0:01:39to the Isle of Man and back, down to the final destination in Greenwich,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42almost 700 miles away.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44But today's trip begins in Samlesbury
0:01:44 > 0:01:48and ends up at auction in Douglas, the capital of the Isle of Man.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Samlesbury lies in Lower Ribblesdale in Lancashire,
0:01:54 > 0:01:56just six miles from Preston.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58GROANS
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Moo! Famous for its witch trials in 1612, today, it's a peaceful village.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07Our experts are heading to Samlesbury Hall, the historic home
0:02:07 > 0:02:12of the Southworth family, which, rather conveniently, also sells antiques.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Here we are. History, antiques, galleries. Oh, look at this.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19That looks stunning. That's Tudor, isn't it?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Is that sort of 1480? 1480.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25As Philip shops, Thomas will get the guided tour.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28So you're going to keep all the bargains.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31I'm going to trawl it through, pick it over. You can pick it over.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Just make sure there's nothing left for you at all.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38Whilst Thomas goes for a nosy around the country pile,
0:02:38 > 0:02:43Philip gets his shopping under way with a little help from manager Genevieve Donlon.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Oh, wow. This is a stunning building, isn't it?
0:02:47 > 0:02:49It is, it's beautiful. This is the long gallery.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Because the hall lost all its furnishings, part of the reason
0:02:53 > 0:02:58we sell antiques for people is this also furnishes the hall.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02It is a good way of furnishing the place, isn't it? It is, yes.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04That's a nice chair.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10Leather tub chair by Garnett and Sons.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Garnett and Sons were cabinet and furniture makers of distinction,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16based in Warrington at the turn of the 19th century,
0:03:16 > 0:03:20producing some very desirable pieces. That's nice.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Isn't that a nice thing? And it's clearly been reupholstered.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29You can see just there, look, that's where the original tacks would have been.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Let's just have a seat.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40That's really nice. It's comfortable, isn't it? Yeah.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43How much movement is there on your price? Not a lot of movement.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47It is priced to sell. What were you thinking of?
0:03:47 > 0:03:52I'd like to try and buy it for between 50 and 60 quid. No.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54No. As I say, it is priced to sell.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58If I went to 75, that's really pushing it. Is it?
0:03:58 > 0:04:01OK. I'm going to buy that because I love that. It is a lovely piece.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05I think it's a really, really nice chair. Thank you very much indeed.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06You're welcome. Thank you.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09As Philip seals the deal upstairs,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12downstairs, Thomas has gone to visit the curator, Sharon Jones.
0:04:12 > 0:04:18We were driving up and we were trying to date it. Can I have a go? Yes.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20So we thought it was Tudor.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25We thought it may be between 1480 and 1520. How wrong are we?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Well, you're quite right to a certain part of it.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31This part was actually built in 1325.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Oh, right. OK. So that's the oldest bit.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36That bit was the hall standing on its own.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42Then we pan back over to this part of the hall, which was about 1490.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45So you're absolutely spot on with that.
0:04:45 > 0:04:52Then we built this bit in-between in 1535, so from there to there is 1535.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56So are we going to go inside, and are you going to give me a grand tour?
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Yeah, I'll walk you through the rooms and tell you what happened with the families here.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04The hall has had many incarnations in its 700-year history.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07It's been a pub, school, factory,
0:05:07 > 0:05:12but it started out as the ancestral home of the Southworth family.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16So, here we are in the parlour, which was built in 1535.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20If you can read Latin, that's what it's going to tell you above the fireplace there.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Thomas South... Southworth, yes. Southworth.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26That's the Southworth family.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29This crest in the middle, that's the Southworth shield.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31The family were staunch Catholics
0:05:31 > 0:05:34during the time of the Reformation under Henry VIII,
0:05:34 > 0:05:38when the Church of England broke away from the Catholic Church in Rome.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42But the Southworths refused to change their religious beliefs,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44which was just the start of their troubles.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47There is a story of one of the ladies from our family,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50a lady called Lady Dorothy Southworth,
0:05:50 > 0:05:54fell in love with a local from Hoghton Tower, one of the de Hoghtons.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58They were strong Protestant. We were very strong Roman Catholic.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03They agreed to meet, they met here in the grounds,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Lady Dorothy's brothers found out about the meet
0:06:06 > 0:06:09and they killed him and his two soldiers,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12and they found skeletal remains in the grounds actually out here,
0:06:12 > 0:06:17and they reburied them, they are still there, but they then sent
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Lady Dorothy off to a nunnery in France, where she died of a broken heart.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Now, the tale is that we still see Lady Dorothy crossing the road.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Really?
0:06:26 > 0:06:29So, the priest holes?
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Yes. In the entrance hall
0:06:31 > 0:06:36we've just walked through, there's a definite priest hole. Lead me on. Through here.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Priest holes were secret hiding places built in to many Catholic
0:06:39 > 0:06:42houses during the time of the Reformation.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45There's a priest hole actually in the fireplace over here.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50They hid by the fires. Yes, they did. And you can sort of...
0:06:50 > 0:06:53It's better if you sort of see it through there.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56They've gone in and stood right at the back there.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58I think I'm going to have to go. Do you mind?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Not at all, no. Right.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03They were a bit smaller then, weren't they? Yes.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07I don't think I'd be a very good priest. They were slightly smaller!
0:07:07 > 0:07:09You think I'm a bit too big to be a priest?
0:07:09 > 0:07:14Maybe not if you were imitating Friar Tuck. Oh, look who's coming.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Thomas, what are you doing? I'm pretending to be a Catholic priest.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22If I could find some bricks, I'd brick you in there now.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26I'm going to get out. Have you got the keys to the car? You're filthy now.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29I've lost the keys. You've lost the keys. I've got them.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33I put them in the priest hole. Have a good day. See you later.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36I'm a bit out of breath! In and out of that priest hole.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40Pleasure to meet you. And you too. Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Having satisfied his ecclesiastical curiosity,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47it's time for Thomas to defrock and get down to business.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49It's shopping time.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58What's that, then, Thomas? This is a silver pocket watch.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03It's an open-faced example with Roman numerals. It is silver.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06This chamber is not. This is plated.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Check to see if it's working...
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Give it a quick shake, and it is ticking.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16And you can see the second hand moving round.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21Will he get any movement on the ?40 price tag? Tick-tock, Thomas.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Um...I could probably go to 35 on that.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Not as low as 28? Sorry, no.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33So you couldn't go as low as 29? I couldn't, I'm afraid, no.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36What could you do? 32?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Halfway. 30.
0:08:42 > 0:08:4531. Why the one?
0:08:45 > 0:08:51It just helps the client. Why the one? Why the one? Come on.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55Nice and easy for me. Round figures. Round figures.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59I'm only a simple man. Now, now, don't put yourself down, Tom.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03That's my job. Would you do it for me? I will do it for you.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07That's very sweet of you. You won't get into much trouble? Hopefully not.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12?30. Thank you very much.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Having left Thomas to wheedle his way to a purchase, Philip
0:09:14 > 0:09:20has driven on to his next location in Bretherton, 14 miles away.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Now, Bretherton is a small village in the borough of Chorley,
0:09:23 > 0:09:29and Philip's next shop is a barn of a place called Old Corn Mill Antiques.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Run by Aiden Finn.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34How are you doing, all right? I'm not so bad.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Big old place, this, isn't it? You've got stuff everywhere.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41I want something that's not on show, I want some little hidden gem.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Hidden gems, right this way.
0:09:45 > 0:09:51Something for all tastes, if you're prepared to roll your sleeves up and get your hands dirty.
0:09:51 > 0:09:57Cast your eyes in this. Lordy, Lordy, what is all this stuff? History.
0:09:57 > 0:10:03History. This is the past. Got the bells and whistles, this.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06These fit on the back of a horse, I would think.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10See, that's just falling apart. Age. I know just how it feels.
0:10:10 > 0:10:18How much do you want for this lot? Probably a couple of hundred.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Old grumpy pants here has spotted an ancient-looking coach lamp.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24What's that one there? That's a better one.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26All I want to see is whether it's broken or not.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29It's more perfect than the other one.
0:10:29 > 0:10:35It's either perfect or it ain't - it ain't MORE perfect! But you're right, it is more perfect, isn't it?
0:10:35 > 0:10:38We're not going to be talking... Well, I'M not.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44..big sums of money here, cos you've got half a lot. Triple figures.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Yeah, ?1.57. Oh, cheer up, Philip.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Come on, let's go and have a look downstairs. Just like I told you.
0:10:51 > 0:10:52There's something here for everyone,
0:10:52 > 0:10:56not that I'm one to blow my own trumpet.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03I would think it's probably a French horn,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06and you would hold it like that, wouldn't you, and play like that.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11The thing I like about it is it's got this London maker here, look.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12And he's not done yet.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Aiden has something else he wants to show Philip.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19You'd like see my tooling. Cheeky! Look at the work in that.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21That's quite nice, isn't it? Beautiful.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27You get a leather desk and you put gold leaf around the outside. Yep.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Old books, as well. And then this would have to be heated.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Then, you'd run that round there and this repeating...
0:11:34 > 0:11:36It's almost like an acanthus border
0:11:36 > 0:11:40would be put on, either on the book or the desk. Through the gold leaf.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Gold leaf embossing thing, isn't it?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44There's only 95 quid on it.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48You live in a dream world. Yeah, but it's a lovely dream.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49How do you see it?
0:11:49 > 0:11:54No, I've got to try and buy 'em for 40 quid. But you can say no.
0:11:54 > 0:11:5750 quid. And I reckon you'll get more than that for that.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00I'm going to give you 45 quid. And that's me finished.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Oh, you're a hard man. You're a gent.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07It's a good job I like ya! Thank you very much!
0:12:07 > 0:12:09But I wouldn't buy ya.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12So, a big job lot of metalware, an antique tool and a carry-on,
0:12:12 > 0:12:14all for ?45.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Philip really needs to develop a sense of humour - or lighten up.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Reunited, Philip and Thomas head off towards Liverpool,
0:12:22 > 0:12:24but there's no stopping for shopping.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27They're driving to the ferry terminal for their next journey leg.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Sea legs at the ready?
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Our boys are off to the Isle of Man.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42This beautiful island
0:12:42 > 0:12:46is a self-governing British Crown dependency,
0:12:46 > 0:12:50located in the Irish Sea, 32 miles long and 14 miles wide,
0:12:50 > 0:12:54famous for kippers, Manx cats and the Isle of Man TT Races.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56It's plenty big enough
0:12:56 > 0:12:59for our boys to put their foot down and get back on the antiques trail.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02After disembarking in the island's capital, Douglas,
0:13:02 > 0:13:06our boys are heading to Peel.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Situated on the west coast, Peel has its very own castle,
0:13:11 > 0:13:16built in 1392, and is believed to be the first place Christianity
0:13:16 > 0:13:20was brought to the island by St Patrick, in 1226.
0:13:20 > 0:13:26But enough of the history, Thomas and Philip are here to shop in the Arts Antiques Centre,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29managed by Zoe Brindley. Hi, Zoe!
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Hello! Morning! All right to have a look around? Certainly.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36You go upstairs, I'll go down. Righty-ho, good luck, Thommo.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37And you.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47Got a nice little Chester pot here, 1906. I could do that for 20.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Is that the very...? It is the very best. OK.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55Yeah. It's pretty. It's nice. Ladies like things like that, don't they?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Thomas is struggling to find anything at all.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01I think that I'm definitely going to have that. If I could pay you.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Ooh, he's coming up the stairs. I'll put it in my pocket. Hold on.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07We've got ten...20, there we are.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Spondulies changing hands. Thank you.
0:14:10 > 0:14:16I'm going to walk round the harbour. You've been buying already. See if I can get you some kippers.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20See you soon. Take care. Bye. What's he bought? I'm not telling you!
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Can I look up here, please? Please do, yes. Thank you.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27I'll leave you in peace. Just shout me, if I can help. Thank you very much.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Philip heads off to Moore's Kippers,
0:14:29 > 0:14:33in search of a man who sells seafood on the seashore.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34BELL CLANGS
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Do you do kipper baps? We do kipper baps, yeah.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42Two hot kipper baps would be lovely. No problem. Thank you very much.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Never one to miss an opportunity,
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Philip's attention is momentarily diverted.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Are those scallop shells? They're scallop shells.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55So that lot there and a lobster pot? How much would that lot be?
0:14:55 > 0:14:5745 quid? Ouch!
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Those shells and the lobster pot might make 20 quid... Yeah.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03..so I've got to try and buy them for ten or 15 quid. Yeah.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08Well, 15 quid, seeing it's you. Are you sure? You're a gentleman. I'll take 'em, thank you very much.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10As Philip shells out - ha! -
0:15:10 > 0:15:13it's Thomas that's left feeling that
0:15:13 > 0:15:15he's been stitched up like the proverbial kipper.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20Sorry I couldn't purchase anything. That's all right. Never mind. But Philip's bought off you, I saw him.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Thank you very much. Thanks for coming in. Pleasure.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28Bye-bye. Having failed to buy anything, Thomas now has a small wind problem.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29GUSTING
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Just as well he's outside(!) Thomas, I got you lunch. What? Huh?
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Lunch? Lunch! What have you got me? Nice baps.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37No, I like a good pair of baps. What are these?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Behave! Kipper baps, that's what you asked for! Kipper baps? Nice!
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Go on, then. What do they taste like? I'm not sure I'm ready for this. Really? Yeah.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47GARBLED: They're very nice. Are they? Mmm.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Didn't your mother never tell you not to speak with your mouth full?
0:15:50 > 0:15:51With time running out,
0:15:51 > 0:15:56Thomas has hurried on to Jurby, on the north-west coast.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00So far, Thomas has only bought one item, and he's still got ?170 to spend.
0:16:00 > 0:16:07His last shop is a huge warehouse, Jurby Junk, run by Stella Pixton.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Hello, Stella.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Hello. Hello.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12I'm Thomas. Oh, hello, Thomas.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13What's your name? Stella.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16And you've got lots of pussy cats.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Probably not a good time to mention Thomas's allergy to cats,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22or attempt to get a bargain.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24I have a little notice there, look.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Puss! "Do not ask to pay less. No reductions."
0:16:28 > 0:16:31So, pussies aplenty and no haggling.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34You can't comprehend it until you look at it.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39Good luck, Thomas, I reckon you're going to need it, mate!
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Oh, there's a bit of silver-wilver there.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Bits and bobs.
0:16:47 > 0:16:48The cup, this one? Yes.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51HE SNEEZES
0:16:51 > 0:16:52Ah, cats one, Thomas zero.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57Thomas has his eye on a silver George V presentation goblet.
0:16:57 > 0:17:05We've got a cup here for Fairhaven Sailing Club Regatta, 1926,
0:17:05 > 0:17:10won by John Kenniworthy, priced at 30.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Can I have a look at the religious plaque there?
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Oh, yes, a nice little one. I love religious things.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20The icon is brass and silver plate,
0:17:20 > 0:17:23and features the Madonna and child, keenly priced at ?15.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26I love that. It is rather nice.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Oh, I like that, it's a really sweet thing.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31OK.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Oh, cup, there at the bottom. The twin handled one.
0:17:33 > 0:17:38This is a race, for Concours d'Excellence, Bexhill, 1934.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42It's another George V silver trophy, with motor racing interest,
0:17:42 > 0:17:44priced at ?20.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46One last thing,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49there's a little pounce pot, or pepper pot on there. Thanks.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52I see a theme developing.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56This time Thomas has gone for George IV.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00The silver pepper pot is dated 1824 and is marked up at ?15.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02So, let's cut to the chase.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06I know I read your notice, which is fine,
0:18:06 > 0:18:09so that's ?30 for those two.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12That's ?30. 60.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15And that's 20. 80.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Yes. I'll take that off your hands.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22That didn't take long at all, and not a haggle in sight.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25He's even managed to avoid the cats. Well, almost.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Hello, there's a pussy cat here. Oh, dearie me. Hello.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Right.
0:18:31 > 0:18:37And for your respecting my no haggling. Yes.
0:18:37 > 0:18:42I can give you a few things you could sell in auction.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Not solid stuff, but connected with my father,
0:18:44 > 0:18:47who was a pioneer aviator.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50I've got information sheets here,
0:18:50 > 0:18:54which will give quite a lot of history about Father.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Looks like a series of first-day covers,
0:18:56 > 0:18:58postage stamps on cards or envelopes,
0:18:58 > 0:19:00franked with the first date of issue.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04"The man who put Britain in the lead for the first time
0:19:04 > 0:19:07"in aviation history by winning the Schneider Trophy, 1914."
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Very collectable. If they're going for nothing,
0:19:10 > 0:19:13then Thomas has nothing to lose.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17So if it's all right, I'll take an example of them.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Take more if you wish.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22I think six is enough.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Thank you very much. OK.
0:19:25 > 0:19:31It is an honour to meet you, and know your father was so important. Yes.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Can I give you that? Yes, please. Is that all right? ?80.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Nice to meet you and your cats and everything here.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39It's wonderful. Thank you. Bless you. Bye-bye.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Goodbye! God bless. Thank you.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43With all the shopping and sneezing complete...
0:19:43 > 0:19:46HE SNEEZES ..time to recap on what our boys have bought.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51Thomas began this first leg of the road trip with ?200 and spent ?110 on five lots.
0:19:51 > 0:19:58His prized buys are a silver plate religious icon paired with a George IV silver pepper pot,
0:19:58 > 0:20:01a George V presentation trophy,
0:20:01 > 0:20:07a set of Howard Pixton covers, a silver watch and chain and a George V silver goblet.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13Philip also started with ?200 and also bought five lots,
0:20:13 > 0:20:20costing ?155. He bought a book binder's tool, a job lot of metalware,
0:20:20 > 0:20:24a 19th-century chair, a dressing table box
0:20:24 > 0:20:27and a basket full of scallop shells.
0:20:27 > 0:20:28And a lobster pot, as you do.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Having seen each other's items, what do they really think?
0:20:32 > 0:20:36Fantastic. Eclectic. Wonderful.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41I really like the book binding tool, good profit in that, and shells
0:20:41 > 0:20:45and lobsters, I wouldn't expect anything else.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49He has put all his eggs in one basket.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52I like that. That will do quite well.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55And the other will do OK just on melt value alone.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58So it's game on.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Fighting talk.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Just a few short miles to the auction in the capital.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12Our experts are going head-to-head at Murray's Auction House.
0:21:13 > 0:21:19It's 7.00. Any self-respecting antiquarian would be in the pub.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Where are we? In an auction. What is going on?
0:21:22 > 0:21:23Auction first, boys,
0:21:23 > 0:21:25and we kick off with Philip's gold leaf embossing tool.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29But will it leave him with a good mark-up?
0:21:29 > 0:21:32I feel a bit anxious. ?80. No. Profit.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34No, no, no, no.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39?50 for it. ?50. Interesting walnut handle on it. ?50.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41?50. Ten for a start.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Ten I'm bid. 15, 20, 5,
0:21:43 > 0:21:4530, 5, 40,
0:21:45 > 0:21:475, 50?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49There you are, ?50.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54?45. Good for the leather on the tops of desks as well.
0:21:54 > 0:21:55Not just books.
0:21:55 > 0:21:5845. 50? Want to try one more?
0:21:58 > 0:22:0045. Are you sure?
0:22:00 > 0:22:05Last look, at 45, a lucky gentleman over there.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07A great start for Philip, and a healthy profit.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09That's very good.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Let me tell you, that's not VERY good -
0:22:11 > 0:22:13that's like world-record result today, mate.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17First up for Thomas, it's the silver-plated religious icon
0:22:17 > 0:22:19and the George IV silver pepperpot.
0:22:19 > 0:22:2230 for a start for the silver pepperpot and the icon.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26?30. 30. 35, I'll take.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31For nothing. 35. 40. 5. 50.
0:22:31 > 0:22:3345 behind me.
0:22:33 > 0:22:3945 behind me and I'm going to sell it at 45. ?45.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41You're not taking this seriously, are you?
0:22:41 > 0:22:44No, but the thing is, whatever way I look at it, it is a profit.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Oh, that'll do, then.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50Another profit, which means they're both off to a good start.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51128!
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Here we go, here we go.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Philip's job lot of metalware is up next -
0:22:57 > 0:23:00a selection of horse passes, bells, coach lamp and a French horn.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Let's see if it was worth getting his hands dirty for.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06At ?50 for the horse tack, ?50. 60 I'd like.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10At ?50. 60.
0:23:10 > 0:23:1370. ?80. Dead ahead at ?80.
0:23:13 > 0:23:18?80. 325.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Brilliant. It's good, isn't it? Actually, that's all right.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22Which just goes to show...
0:23:22 > 0:23:25NORTHERN ENGLISH ACCENT: Where there's muck, there's brass.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28And puts Philip in a clear lead.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Thomas is continuing his silver streak with the George V
0:23:31 > 0:23:32presentation trophy.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37Let's see if it can win him any prizes. ?100 for it. 50 for a start.
0:23:37 > 0:23:43?50 for it. 50 at the back. 60 I'd like.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Five if it'll help you.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49At ?50, at the back. At 50. ?50.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55Thomas's trophy rewards him with yet another tasty profit.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Let's see if he can keep it up.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Surely he can't go wrong with the Howard Pixton first day covers,
0:23:59 > 0:24:01which didn't cost him a penny.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03?50. Interesting little lot.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05?50. Ten for a start.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07I've got ?10 bid.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Ten, yes? 15 I want.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12A rare little lot. 15, 20.
0:24:12 > 0:24:155, 30?
0:24:15 > 0:24:1825 on the left at ?25. ?25. 30 if you want.
0:24:18 > 0:24:2035?
0:24:21 > 0:24:26?30 here. At 30, on the phone now at ?30. Any more?
0:24:26 > 0:24:29?30 they go, last look.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34If something costs you nothing, you are on a 100% winner.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Well, that remains to be seen.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40But it certainly closes the gap between them.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45Only a fiver in it now. Philip's not sitting pretty yet,
0:24:45 > 0:24:48but he might well be after the sale of his 19th-century tub chair.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50?100 for it.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54?100. 50 for a start. Good, solid chair. ?50.
0:24:54 > 0:24:5930 I'm bid, thank you. ?30. At 30. 40 I want.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02At 30. Creeping up slowly.
0:25:02 > 0:25:0840. 50. 60. 70? 80. There you are.
0:25:08 > 0:25:1190?
0:25:11 > 0:25:14?80. On the phone at ?80. 5?
0:25:14 > 0:25:1690.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21?85. By the coffer, at 85. Any more at 85?
0:25:21 > 0:25:2585. Last look at ?85.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Not exactly a tub-thumping success, but a ?10 profit
0:25:28 > 0:25:31means he strengthens his lead.
0:25:31 > 0:25:32What's next?
0:25:32 > 0:25:34It's your watch. My pocket watch.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Oh, dear - that's a bit of trouble.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38BOTH: # There may be trouble ahead... #
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Time to see if Thomas can catch up
0:25:41 > 0:25:43with the silver pocket fob watch and chain.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Who'll bid me ?50 for the silver pocket watch?
0:25:46 > 0:25:4820 for a start, then.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Go on. 20. 20 I'm bid.
0:25:50 > 0:25:5330.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57?20 here. ?20. Last time I buy a watch, then.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Just when every second counts, he makes a loss.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Bad luck, Thomas, old fruit.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06More silver now. No, not for Thomas, for a change.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09It's Philip's pretty little dressing table box.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12?30. Make a nice little present. Make a lovely pressie.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15If he's asking for 30, I'll get ten.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Silver top. Ten for a start.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Ten. 15, a present for the lady.
0:26:21 > 0:26:22Sea of hands?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Sea of hands everywhere, always.
0:26:24 > 0:26:2830. There you are. 30. 5?
0:26:28 > 0:26:32?30 behind you, now. Are you sure?
0:26:32 > 0:26:3635? ?30... Any more?
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Do you know, that's not too bad, is it? Oh, come on.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44It is 33%, isn't it? It's a good margin.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49Perhaps not the great profit he was expecting there, but ?10 is ?10.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51A little ?10 here and a little ?10 there.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54It's all still to play for, with Thomas's final item,
0:26:54 > 0:26:56the George V silver goblet.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58I've got 50 bid on it, the presentation goblet.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01?50. 60.
0:27:01 > 0:27:0660, 70. 60 at the back. 70 I want.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08At ?60. Ooh, God.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12At 60. ?60. Pen, please.
0:27:12 > 0:27:131668.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18A toast to Thomas, then, as he doubles his money on the goblet.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Philip's final item is the basket of scallop shells, and lobster pot.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29You never know, stranger things have happened at sea. There we are.
0:27:29 > 0:27:35?10 for it. Interior designer stuff. Here we are. 10. 15 I'd like. 15.
0:27:35 > 0:27:3920. 5. 30. 25.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42You'll be sorry to miss this. 20.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47You'll be kicking yourself if you don't bid 30. ?25.
0:27:47 > 0:27:4930. 5.
0:27:49 > 0:27:55?35. Any more at 35? Last look, 35.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58So Philip makes a mint on the molluscs,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01but is it enough to take the first victory?
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Very, very, very...
0:28:03 > 0:28:07Work that out, Tombo, because I've got no idea where we are.
0:28:07 > 0:28:08Allow me.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11Thomas started the show with ?200, and after auction costs
0:28:11 > 0:28:15has increased his spending power to ?258.10,
0:28:15 > 0:28:18going through to the next round.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Philip also started with ?200, and after auction costs
0:28:21 > 0:28:26he just pips Thomas to the winning post with ?270.50.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Close enough.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31That was all right, wasn't it? That was very good. Little skip.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33It's still daylight, as well, look.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35I know, but we're not used to this, really.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37I know. We're so far up north, we're almost in Scotland.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40"Oop" north. Oop north.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45Right. Where to now, then? Well, I need a drink, actually. Mainland.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49Now, Phil, do you mind me driving? No, no, no. But if we could stop...
0:28:49 > 0:28:52There's a peaked cap shop down here. I would like to get you one.
0:28:52 > 0:28:53Drive on.
0:28:53 > 0:28:54Meow!
0:28:54 > 0:28:57With just ?12.40 in it, it's neck-and-neck
0:28:57 > 0:28:59as they get back onto the open road.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Bye! Bye!
0:29:04 > 0:29:08This whole road trip takes our boys from Samlesbury in Lancashire
0:29:08 > 0:29:10over the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man, then south to
0:29:10 > 0:29:15nautical Greenwich, an epic journey of almost 700 miles.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20On this leg, they'll begin in the ancient city of York,
0:29:20 > 0:29:22ending up at auction in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
0:29:22 > 0:29:23Ooh, aye.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Founded by the Romans in 71 AD, the walled city of York
0:29:28 > 0:29:33has seen more than a little triumph and tragedy in its two millennia.
0:29:33 > 0:29:34Oh, there's the Minster.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38They're parking up next to York landmark Clifford's Tower,
0:29:38 > 0:29:41and heading their separate ways.
0:29:41 > 0:29:42You have a great one.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46Philip's on his way to his first shop, with ?270.50 to play with.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48I've never, ever been to York before.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52I've got no idea what to expect, so I think the best plan is no plan.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Fair enough, Phil.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57But it's beginning to look as if you're just ambling about aimlessly.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03Finally, Philip has managed to wander to his first shop,
0:30:03 > 0:30:05the Red House Antiques Centre,
0:30:05 > 0:30:08where he's meeting assistant manager Andy.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Good to see you. Is it all right to have a look round?
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Yes, help yourself.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21Planned or not, Philip has seen something that might just
0:30:21 > 0:30:22strike the right note.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Can I have a look at that? You certainly can.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27That beastie there, please.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30It's a portable music stand, dating from the Victorian era.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32Ticket price is ?38.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Oh, here we go. So that goes...there.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Are you having trouble with that, Phil?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41That goes there, like that.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Shall we take that as a possible? Can we put that on the counter?
0:30:44 > 0:30:48The stand belongs to a dealer who rents cabinet space in the shop.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Andy's going to give him a ring
0:30:50 > 0:30:52to see what his rock bottom price might be.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57In your cabinet, you've got a nice little folding music stand.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Thanks a lot, sorry to bother you. Cheers now, bye-bye.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06You know when things don't go very well? We do, Andy.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09The dealer isn't keen to budge much on the ticket price,
0:31:09 > 0:31:12but the tireless Philip has decided to try negotiating
0:31:12 > 0:31:14with the shop instead, who might be able to tweak
0:31:14 > 0:31:18the price down a little by waiving their commission on the sale.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Stuart, also an assistant manager, might be able to help.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Let's make an executive decision. I'll give you 30 quid for it.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30Is that done? Good man. Thank you very much, thank you.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Very reasonable.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36First buy in the bag and Philip's off to his next shop, Banana Warehouse.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43With the help of dealers David and young Warren,
0:31:43 > 0:31:47let's see if he can "exterminate" the competition.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52How much is that? That, unfortunately, is not for sale.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54It was made by primary school children and we hire it out.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58What a shame. I would have loved to see you try to get it into the car.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Could I have a look at the cricket bat, please?
0:32:05 > 0:32:09Philip's eyeballed a sporting item, which might give him a good innings.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14It's a miniature cricket bat, bearing the facsimile signatures
0:32:14 > 0:32:17of legendary cricketers of the mid-20th century.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20It's got some great names on here, look. Rhodes, Tom Goddard,
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Compton.
0:32:22 > 0:32:27Ticket price is ?30. Warren's going to phone the dealer who owns it.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29If you could, that would be fantastic.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31And I'll continue to have a look round.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39He says you can have that for 15. That's an absolute deal. OK.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43That's on. Hang onto that, then. What should I be looking at?
0:32:43 > 0:32:45It depends what your taste is, what you want.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Taste? Have you seen this programme? I haven't got any taste.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50Well, you do always buy something different.
0:32:50 > 0:32:51You're very tactful, Warren.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57What about that little mangle? Want me to get it down?
0:32:57 > 0:33:01It's a child's toy mangle. On the ticket, ?25.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03How much does he say on this one?
0:33:03 > 0:33:06He says he'll do you a favour and go for a tenner.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10It's worth a hell of a lot more. I like that, yeah. OK, put that with
0:33:10 > 0:33:13the cricket bat and we're getting a bit of a parcel here, aren't we?
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Philip's decided to combine the toy mangle
0:33:15 > 0:33:18and the miniature cricket bat into a job lot.
0:33:18 > 0:33:19But he's still browsing on.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26He's found a basket of antique legal documents.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30These are just indentures that date back, but they're not that old.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32That one's 1900.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36Basically, they're like mortgage deeds for parcels of land.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38One of them mentions the Duke of Westminster.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Ticket price for the two documents that Philip has
0:33:41 > 0:33:43selected from the pile is ?10.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Warren, could I put these with my little parcel?
0:33:47 > 0:33:50So far, we've got a mangle, we've got those two,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53and we've got a cricket bat, haven't we? Yes.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55We're getting there, we're getting there.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57And there's yet another thing he's spotted.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Better fetch the stepladder, young Warren.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02There's a whisky barrel up there, I wouldn't mind having a look at that.
0:34:02 > 0:34:03I don't know how old it is.
0:34:03 > 0:34:08He's adding the 19th-century ceramic barrel to the reserve pile.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10It says ?30 on the ticket.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Right, I need to see about some prices, don't I?
0:34:13 > 0:34:16With a veritable bundle of potential buys on the table,
0:34:16 > 0:34:18it's time for Philip to get haggling.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21Combined ticket price of all the items is ?95. Let's see.
0:34:21 > 0:34:2415 for that, and ten for that, so that's 25.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Fiver for those two and a tenner for that, is how I'm valuing them.
0:34:30 > 0:34:31Yeah.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34He gets a lot for a bargain ?40.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Thank you very much, Warren. You're welcome.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39And with that, he's off to wander the winding streets
0:34:39 > 0:34:41of York once more.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Thomas, meanwhile, is hanging out
0:34:45 > 0:34:47with some jolly, colourful characters.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50# She is handsome, she is pretty She is the belle of Belfast city
0:34:50 > 0:34:55Come on, man. Enough busking, you've still got ?258.10 to spend.
0:34:55 > 0:34:56Whoops.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59Hello, I'm Thomas. Hello, Thomas - Phil.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03Phil, nice to meet you. CJ. CJ. So, how does it all work?
0:35:04 > 0:35:06If you don't know how a shop works, Thomas,
0:35:06 > 0:35:08this is going to be a very long day.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11You find something, you pay us lots of money.
0:35:11 > 0:35:12Thank you, Phil.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19If I'm not careful, I'm just going to be buying shiny things.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21And, as if by magic...
0:35:23 > 0:35:25They look all right.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28God, look at that colour in there.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31George II candlesticks.
0:35:31 > 0:35:3615 quid. Nothing for something, you know, 1720.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40And there's something else in the cabinet.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44And the Archimedes drill?
0:35:44 > 0:35:46That Archimedes drill is named, oddly enough,
0:35:46 > 0:35:50after the ancient Greek genius Archimedes,
0:35:50 > 0:35:51who had a screw.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54They're a very useful tool, you can use them nowadays.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56The drill bit goes in there.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00It's supposed to spin.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02I really like it. OK.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05What can that be?
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Ah... Really, you know?
0:36:07 > 0:36:09?18. ?18. Well, that's not bad, is it?
0:36:09 > 0:36:12I've seen something else I quite like of yours, as well.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Ah, pair of candlesticks.
0:36:16 > 0:36:17Yeah, I like them.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21Been polished within an inch of their lives, though. Of course.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24What deal could Thomas strike on the candlesticks?
0:36:24 > 0:36:29Ten, ten, how does ten sound? Ten? And then the Archimedes drill?
0:36:29 > 0:36:31We say we agreed on 18.
0:36:31 > 0:36:3218.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Can I make you an offer? You can make us an offer.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Can I buy this for 25?
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Yeah, I think we can do that. Is that all right?
0:36:41 > 0:36:43That's fine by me.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Thomas is having a final browse around
0:36:46 > 0:36:48but look who's arrived.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50What are you doing down here?
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Well, I have actually bought some incredible items. Have you?
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Incredibly bad items.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Ah. Yeah, I think we're doomed.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01No, you're not doomed. Absolutely doomed.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04That's the spirit, Philip.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08He's going to have a browse.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11I'm going to see how much a box of hats is.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Jolly good. Ticket price is ?50.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Martin, these your hats?
0:37:17 > 0:37:19I don't know how many's in there, I haven't counted them.
0:37:19 > 0:37:2220 quid and that's you. Done. There you are.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26A buy from camera-shy dealer Martin's disembodied hand.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28And look, there's his hand.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32I just bought 20 quid's worth of ridiculous hats.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Why? I don't know.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39Ha-ha. It's time our hapless duo were getting back on the road.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41I haven't got a clue where we are.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46As usual. They're driving, actually, towards Cawthorne, South Yorkshire.
0:37:48 > 0:37:49Just west of Barnsley,
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Cawthorne is a friendly place. Mornin'.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54That's a lovely horse.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Thomas has dropped Philip off in the village.
0:37:57 > 0:37:58Have a good time, matey.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01And he's heading into his next shop of the day,
0:38:01 > 0:38:03where he's meeting dealer Karen.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07And not for the first time, apparently.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11Hello. Morning, Morning, again. Lovely to meet you again.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Thank you very much for having me back. My pleasure.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Thomas visited this shop on a previous road trip.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19How's he feeling about his prospects?
0:38:19 > 0:38:23Open mind, have a look, get on with it.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Well, it's a plan of sorts, I suppose.
0:38:25 > 0:38:26(And don't panic.)
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Now he's dug up something that might just turn a profit, look.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37I think that's for cutting silage.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Hay, yeah, fermented hay.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Or peat.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47It's priced up at ?29.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50He's taking it downstairs, where he's spied something else.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53I like that little car.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56The Jetex! The Jetex car.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58That's great fun.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Jetex was a mid-20th-century manufacturer of model vehicles,
0:39:01 > 0:39:07which were powered by a miniature rocket motor. Ticket price is ?25.
0:39:07 > 0:39:12I like old toys. They bring back a real nostalgia to people.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16Karen will open the cabinet for him. It's the toy.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18I have to say... HE LAUGHS
0:39:18 > 0:39:21..the box is in pretty poor state.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23But it's a great fun thing.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27And while the cabinet's open, something else has taken his fancy.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28That is quite cool.
0:39:30 > 0:39:31It's a piece of trench art -
0:39:31 > 0:39:35a brass serviceman's cap made from an artillery shell.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39It may have been crafted by a soldier serving during World War I.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41On the ticket - ?20.
0:39:41 > 0:39:46That's more unusual. I haven't seen one like that before. I've never seen that before.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48We'll ask about that, as well. Yeah.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Karen will phone the dealer who owns the toy car
0:39:50 > 0:39:54and brass cap to see what sort of deal might be struck.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57You've got 25 on the car and 20 on the cap.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01Thomas is asking, can you do 30? 30, 30.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04That's lovely, Richard. Thank you very much, love.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07What does he say? Yes, he'll do 30. Oh, great.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11Oh, and then the hay cutter? Yeah?
0:40:11 > 0:40:15What can that be? He wouldn't do it for 20, would he? It's got 29 on it.
0:40:15 > 0:40:16I think he probably would, yeah.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19I think I'm going to go for all three. Lovely.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20Lovely! Deal done.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23I give you ?50. That will be lovely.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Thanks very much. Thank you very much. Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32Having already accumulated an array of items,
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Philip is keen to learn a little more about the local area
0:40:35 > 0:40:39and has wandered off to the Cawthorne Victoria Jubilee Museum.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42He's meeting museum president Barry.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46Hi, I'm Philip. Hello, I'm Barry Jackson. Barry, how are you?
0:40:46 > 0:40:50The museum was founded in the late 1800s by the village's vicar,
0:40:50 > 0:40:54who rejoiced in the name of Charles Tiplady Pratt
0:40:54 > 0:40:57and whose private store of fascinating objects
0:40:57 > 0:41:00formed the beginnings of the collection we see today.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03You've got an eclectic mix of, like,
0:41:03 > 0:41:05everything from everywhere, haven't you? Yes.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09We've been called the Victorian hodgepodge before now. PHILIP LAUGHS
0:41:09 > 0:41:13Ha-ha! The museum building was built by Pre-Raphaelite painter
0:41:13 > 0:41:17John Roddam Spencer Stanhope and his brother, Sir Walter.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20They supported the reverend in his mission
0:41:20 > 0:41:23to allow the Cawthorne people access to the collection
0:41:23 > 0:41:26in the noble name of self-education.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30Barry's taking Philip to see a particularly hair-raising item.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33And what's that? Is that a telephone exchange or something?
0:41:33 > 0:41:37No, it's a hair perming machine. You what?
0:41:37 > 0:41:39For perming hair.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43The hair was rolled up and then put into these,
0:41:43 > 0:41:45which were electrically heated.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48Where would this have dated from?
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Oh, 1930?
0:41:50 > 0:41:52And this is an English device?
0:41:52 > 0:41:55Yes, there's somebody using it there.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Let's have a look, then.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02So this...? Oh, my word!
0:42:02 > 0:42:04Well, that's a chap!
0:42:04 > 0:42:07I tell you what, that to me looks like an absolutely evil device.
0:42:09 > 0:42:10Round the corner,
0:42:10 > 0:42:14there's something that's much more to Philip's taste.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Barry, this is incredible, because this is such a barmy place.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22You go from hair-perming machines to William De Morgan,
0:42:22 > 0:42:25who was one of the most iconic potters,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28designers of the 19th century.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30Donations given to the museum
0:42:30 > 0:42:33through Spencer Stanhope's glamorous connections
0:42:33 > 0:42:36included items from the writer and critic John Ruskin
0:42:36 > 0:42:40and these wonderful late Victorian ceramics by De Morgan.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45William De Morgan was a real exponent of
0:42:45 > 0:42:48the Pre-Raphaelite movement, wasn't he, in terms of design? Yes, yes.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51And his pots are so sought after. Yeah.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53This is just the most amazing place, isn't it?
0:42:53 > 0:42:56In this room, there's something a bit more playful.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Now, that's knurr and spell, isn't it? Yes.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02I know what that is, because I read a book once.
0:43:02 > 0:43:03Just the one, Philip?
0:43:03 > 0:43:07It struck me as being quite the most bizarre game. Can I touch it? Yes.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Hmm. This traditional game was popular in the North of England
0:43:10 > 0:43:12in the 18th and 19th centuries.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15Fires the ball up in the air. And then you hit it.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18And then you stand there and whack it, don't you? Yeah.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22I've got a real favour to ask. Yes, we... Can I have a go? You can.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25So Barry's game! Let's take it outside.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27Well, I'm not going until I hit one.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29Well, we might be here for a while, then!
0:43:29 > 0:43:31You ready for this?
0:43:33 > 0:43:34Oh, BLEEP!
0:43:34 > 0:43:36You ready?
0:43:37 > 0:43:40Oh, BLEEP! I've lost me... Is it me knurr or me spell?
0:43:40 > 0:43:43Which is which? I've forgotten.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45I'm going to hit one of these. Stand back.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49Ready?
0:43:49 > 0:43:52# Hit me with your rhythm stick... # Did you see that? Very good.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56Success! But now Philip's getting cocky.
0:43:58 > 0:44:00Watch out for that car.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03HE LAUGHS BLEEP!
0:44:03 > 0:44:04Sorry.
0:44:04 > 0:44:06I think I better hand you this back, Barry,
0:44:06 > 0:44:09before I do some damage somewhere or other.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12You all right? Yeah. If you're quite finished causing mayhem,
0:44:12 > 0:44:13it's time to get back on the road.
0:44:15 > 0:44:20They're driving about 30 miles south to Harworth, Nottinghamshire.
0:44:20 > 0:44:25Once a busy colliery town, Harworth is also home to one of Britain's
0:44:25 > 0:44:29sporting greats - the post-war road racing cyclist Tom Simpson.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33They're aiming for Harrison Antiques,
0:44:33 > 0:44:35where they're meeting the charming Christine.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38I'm Thomas. Pleased to meet you. Philip. This is Philip.
0:44:38 > 0:44:40The boys are splitting up
0:44:40 > 0:44:44and heading into two different retail units that Christine owns.
0:44:44 > 0:44:49Obviously, this is where all the furniture and ceramics are.
0:44:49 > 0:44:50Oh, brilliant.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01And before long Thomas has something in his sights.
0:45:01 > 0:45:05Ooh, ooh, can I have a look at something in this cabinet?
0:45:07 > 0:45:10Thomas has a strategy. He's going to try to find militaria
0:45:10 > 0:45:14and automotive items to combine into two job lots with the toy car
0:45:14 > 0:45:17and a piece of trench art he's already bought.
0:45:17 > 0:45:21Do you have any more sort of militaria things?
0:45:21 > 0:45:24He's spotted some medals and a World War II range finder
0:45:24 > 0:45:28that fit in with his military theme, and a vintage pendant
0:45:28 > 0:45:32from the Le Mans sports car race that suits his motoring one.
0:45:33 > 0:45:35What's that got to be? And that as well?
0:45:35 > 0:45:38And there was no price on this.
0:45:38 > 0:45:42Er, right. The Le Mans sort of... The Le Mans, yeah.
0:45:42 > 0:45:45We'll get a price and come back to you on that. Thank you.
0:45:45 > 0:45:49Right, I can do all three for 35. Oh, brilliant! That's definitely...
0:45:49 > 0:45:52Can we put that aside while I look upstairs? Certainly.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54With those items reserved,
0:45:54 > 0:45:58he's unearthed something completely different.
0:45:58 > 0:46:00You know what this is? I don't, no.
0:46:00 > 0:46:06You put a cartridge in there... and this goes in the ground.
0:46:06 > 0:46:10I think it goes in the field. Moles? But is it for moles?
0:46:10 > 0:46:14It's a 19th-century device for frightening moles away.
0:46:14 > 0:46:15Scary, if you're a mole.
0:46:17 > 0:46:20He's interested, but before he can make an offer... That's my car!
0:46:20 > 0:46:25..the heavens have opened outside and there's no cover on the car.
0:46:25 > 0:46:28Uh-oh! Oh, I'm getting wet!
0:46:28 > 0:46:32This is a bit of a case of bolting the stable door...
0:46:33 > 0:46:35..once the horse has bolted.
0:46:35 > 0:46:37It never rains, but it pours.
0:46:37 > 0:46:39Ee-up, old chap.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42Where's Philip in all of this? Huh?
0:46:42 > 0:46:45"Oh, TP will do it! Don't worry!"
0:46:47 > 0:46:50I give up. HE LAUGHS
0:46:50 > 0:46:52Oh, dear.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54I'm going to go upstairs.
0:46:54 > 0:46:56You do that, then, Thomas.
0:46:56 > 0:46:59Meanwhile, Philip is next door with dealer Roger
0:46:59 > 0:47:01and he's dry, for the moment,
0:47:01 > 0:47:04though he's spotted something that might just change all that.
0:47:04 > 0:47:08How much is that? The canoe? Yeah. It's ?180.
0:47:08 > 0:47:11What's the death on that, then?
0:47:11 > 0:47:15The death on the canoe? Yeah. It could be 150.
0:47:15 > 0:47:19I've got to try and buy it, if I can, somewhere just below the 100 mark.
0:47:19 > 0:47:23Is that possible, do you think? I can't do it that well. All right.
0:47:23 > 0:47:25We don't mind an offer, we don't like insults.
0:47:25 > 0:47:28I like that, can I use that? You can use that, yeah.
0:47:28 > 0:47:30Haven't got copyright, have you? LAUGHTER
0:47:30 > 0:47:33Can I have a look at it? Can we get it down?
0:47:33 > 0:47:37We can lift it down, yeah. So it's got these two paddles? Yeah.
0:47:37 > 0:47:39You lift your bit down, then.
0:47:39 > 0:47:41Are you ready? I'm ready.
0:47:41 > 0:47:44And while Roger's in his compromised position...
0:47:44 > 0:47:46I'll tell you what, don't go any further.
0:47:46 > 0:47:48Bloody hell, I'm coming off here!
0:47:48 > 0:47:51I'll give you 120 quid for it, seen like this now.
0:47:51 > 0:47:52Done deal? Done deal. You're on.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55Let's put it back before we break something. Fantastic!
0:47:55 > 0:47:57Hey, and you, Philip, are shameless.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00Haggling with a man while he's got a boat above his head?
0:48:00 > 0:48:03Come on, let me shake you by the hand. I'd better pay you, haven't I?
0:48:03 > 0:48:06Yeah, money, money. There we are, ?120.
0:48:06 > 0:48:08Next door, it seems that
0:48:08 > 0:48:12even a good soaking can't dampen Thomas's spirits.
0:48:12 > 0:48:14He's like a whirlwind and seems to be pursuing
0:48:14 > 0:48:17the opposite strategy to the one-item Philip.
0:48:17 > 0:48:21Oh, they've got loads of stuff up here. Toys!
0:48:21 > 0:48:24He's bouncing along with his plan to assemble
0:48:24 > 0:48:27two job lots themed around militaria and cars.
0:48:27 > 0:48:31He's dug out an Egyptian military arm-wrestling trophy. Ha!
0:48:31 > 0:48:35And a 1950s Royal Engineers plaque. Eclectic, eh?
0:48:36 > 0:48:39There is method to my madness, I promise.
0:48:39 > 0:48:41And he's found another piece of trench art,
0:48:41 > 0:48:45modelled from wartime detritus. A paper knife.
0:48:45 > 0:48:48And... Oh, no, something else! I saw the Schuco car.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51Similar sort of age, 1950s, I think.
0:48:51 > 0:48:55Made in US Germany, yeah, so the Schuco toy
0:48:55 > 0:48:58to go with that Le Mans thing. And another one.
0:48:58 > 0:49:00I'm starting to think you're a shopaholic, Thomas.
0:49:00 > 0:49:03Oh, I've got to have that. Racing cars.
0:49:03 > 0:49:06And finally, a bag of buttons. Phew!
0:49:08 > 0:49:11Now, none of the pile of items Thomas has found
0:49:11 > 0:49:13has been priced up yet, so he's going to have
0:49:13 > 0:49:17to keep his wits about him when he speaks to Christine.
0:49:17 > 0:49:21He's already been offered a deal of ?35 for the Le Mans pendant,
0:49:21 > 0:49:26medals and rangefinder, but what can she offer for the rest?
0:49:26 > 0:49:30So, if we say...25?
0:49:30 > 0:49:32Can I offer you 50 for the lot?
0:49:34 > 0:49:35Go on, then.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39Yeah. Yeah? Yeah, I'll do that.
0:49:39 > 0:49:44?50? Yeah. 50 nicker for the lot. Lovely. Thank you very much.
0:49:44 > 0:49:49Terrific! He gets a deal of ?50 for the - gasp! -
0:49:49 > 0:49:52medals, pendant, rangefinder, toy car, trophy and plaque,
0:49:52 > 0:49:55paper knife, tin and buttons. Phew!
0:49:55 > 0:49:58But he's just remembered something.
0:49:58 > 0:50:01There was one thing I saw and I forgot to buy.
0:50:04 > 0:50:06The mole scarer!
0:50:06 > 0:50:08Now, I was, I forgot...
0:50:09 > 0:50:12That thing over there, how much is that?
0:50:12 > 0:50:17That one? Let's have a look. Can we just sort of throw that in?
0:50:19 > 0:50:22?10. Is it? It's a tenner, is it?
0:50:24 > 0:50:27Could that be...a fiver?
0:50:27 > 0:50:31Well, seeing as it's you, and seeing as you've had to
0:50:31 > 0:50:34stand in that rain putting that hood up, I'll do it for a fiver.
0:50:34 > 0:50:38A fiver, right, OK, let's see if I've got a fiver kicking about.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41Done! I'm exhausted just watching you.
0:50:42 > 0:50:45A fiver. Cheers, thank you very much. Thank you very much.
0:50:45 > 0:50:49And, with that, all the shopping is done for the second leg
0:50:49 > 0:50:51and it's time to refresh our memories
0:50:51 > 0:50:53on how our boys spent their dosh.
0:50:53 > 0:50:57Thomas Plant started this leg with ?258.10.
0:50:57 > 0:51:00He spent ?127 exactly on five lots.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02He bought an Archimedes drill,
0:51:02 > 0:51:04a job lot of automobilia,
0:51:04 > 0:51:06a pair of Georgian candlesticks,
0:51:06 > 0:51:07a job lot of militaria
0:51:07 > 0:51:09and, finally, the mole scarer,
0:51:09 > 0:51:13paired with a rustic spade. As you do(!) Dear, oh, dear.
0:51:13 > 0:51:16Philip Serrell began this leg with ?270.50.
0:51:16 > 0:51:21He spent ?210 and also has five lots to show for it.
0:51:21 > 0:51:23He bought a porcelain whiskey barrel,
0:51:23 > 0:51:26a Victorian music stand and indentures,
0:51:26 > 0:51:28a toy bat and mangle,
0:51:28 > 0:51:29a selection of hats
0:51:29 > 0:51:31and, for the big finish, a canoe!
0:51:31 > 0:51:34Oh, Lordy! No paddle!
0:51:34 > 0:51:35Having spied the buys,
0:51:35 > 0:51:38what do Thomas and Philip think of each other's purchases?
0:51:38 > 0:51:40I think Thomas has done really well with his lots,
0:51:40 > 0:51:43I love that bit of auto memorabilia he's put together.
0:51:43 > 0:51:46That Schuco car and the Le Man pennant - they should do really well.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48So, you know, he could be up there with me.
0:51:48 > 0:51:53It's all about Philip's boat, it's all about the canoe.
0:51:53 > 0:51:55?120 paid, that's a lot of money
0:51:55 > 0:51:58for old Phil to spend on one single object.
0:51:58 > 0:52:00The other great thing is the folding music stand,
0:52:00 > 0:52:02that's really very nice.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05But, at the end of the day, it's all about Philip's boat.
0:52:05 > 0:52:08Our intrepid pair began in York
0:52:08 > 0:52:11and have wandered through the land of the White Rose
0:52:11 > 0:52:13to end up at their auction in Rotherham
0:52:13 > 0:52:16as they head for Paul Beighton Auctioneers...
0:52:16 > 0:52:17Here we are.
0:52:17 > 0:52:21..where Jody Beighton will be wielding the gavel.
0:52:24 > 0:52:27First up is Thomas' Archimedes drill -
0:52:27 > 0:52:30what can it SCREW out of the punters?
0:52:30 > 0:52:32We start at the bottom estimate - ?10.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34Ten! No.
0:52:34 > 0:52:38Interesting item. Five, if you like. ?5. Five I'm bid.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40Take six, any advance?
0:52:40 > 0:52:43Maiden bid, then, is at five. No further interest.
0:52:43 > 0:52:46At ?5, then. All done and sure?
0:52:46 > 0:52:47HE BANGS THE GAVEL
0:52:47 > 0:52:50Hm, a disappointing first lot.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52Let's hope this isn't a sign of things to come.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55He's like a pickpocket just taking a tenner out of your pocket.
0:52:55 > 0:52:57Now one for Philip.
0:52:57 > 0:52:59His whisky barrel. Hic!
0:52:59 > 0:53:01Any interest at five?
0:53:01 > 0:53:04We're away at ?5, six at the back, eight, ten,
0:53:04 > 0:53:0612. 14.
0:53:06 > 0:53:11It's against you. 16, 18, at 16 down the front, 18 we're looking for.
0:53:11 > 0:53:14Any advance? ?16 then, here to sell.
0:53:14 > 0:53:15HE BANGS THE GAVEL
0:53:15 > 0:53:19They're unsaleable, aren't they. He's just swum the Channel with that.
0:53:19 > 0:53:22Philip seemed puzzled at his own success.
0:53:22 > 0:53:24But it reaps a modest reward.
0:53:24 > 0:53:25You have made a profit. Yeah.
0:53:25 > 0:53:28Next, Thomas' job lot of automobilia.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30Will it race away?
0:53:30 > 0:53:33Start us at ?20, I'll take 25.
0:53:33 > 0:53:3625. 30, 5, 40, I'm out, 5.
0:53:36 > 0:53:3750, 5.
0:53:37 > 0:53:40I said I'd give you 50 quid for it. You did.
0:53:42 > 0:53:44That's all right. Yeah.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47It's better than all right, Thomas! You've doubled your money!
0:53:47 > 0:53:51Now, Philip's combined lot of Victorian music stand
0:53:51 > 0:53:52and indentures.
0:53:52 > 0:53:54Ten to start. Two indentures there.
0:53:54 > 0:53:5710, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, two.
0:53:57 > 0:54:01You're fine. Speedy bidding. Speedy bidding.
0:54:01 > 0:54:03Any advance now? 22, 24? At 22 now.
0:54:03 > 0:54:0522. That's just been given away.
0:54:05 > 0:54:08?22. All done and selling at 22.
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0:54:10 > 0:54:13Oh, crumbs. Another loss for Philip.
0:54:13 > 0:54:16I don't think there are many travelling musicians around Rotherham.
0:54:17 > 0:54:21Still, chin up - Thomas has another chance to light up the room
0:54:21 > 0:54:23with his pair of Georgian candlesticks.
0:54:23 > 0:54:26Ten, then, if you like. 12, 14, 16.
0:54:26 > 0:54:3018, 20. One more, sir? Go on!
0:54:30 > 0:54:34At ?18. 20 in the doorway. 20, 22, 24,
0:54:34 > 0:54:3726, 28. At 26 and away.
0:54:39 > 0:54:41Another win for Thomas, great.
0:54:41 > 0:54:43The candlesticks perform as predicted
0:54:43 > 0:54:45and it's a respectable profit.
0:54:47 > 0:54:50So far, Philip's on a bit of a sticky wicket.
0:54:50 > 0:54:54Can the toy bat and mangle squeeze a needed profit from the crowd?
0:54:54 > 0:54:5716 straight in. 18, 20, two, 24.
0:54:57 > 0:54:5926 now elsewhere.
0:54:59 > 0:55:01Bid's at ?24 in the seats.
0:55:01 > 0:55:05Take 26, any advance? At ?24 and selling...
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0:55:06 > 0:55:10Another small loss. He's down at but not out.
0:55:10 > 0:55:15Oh, dear. Would you mind not saying that with such a smile on your face?!
0:55:15 > 0:55:17I do like your evil side, Thomas!
0:55:17 > 0:55:20Thomas has a chance to widen his lead with this rustic spade
0:55:20 > 0:55:22and mole scarer, as you do.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24?30, 20.
0:55:24 > 0:55:27Ten, if you wish. Let's crack on. Ten I'm bid, take 12.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30Two items there. I'm bid at ?10, looking for 12. No.
0:55:30 > 0:55:3514, 16, 18, 20. 22, 24.
0:55:35 > 0:55:3626.
0:55:36 > 0:55:3828, it's got a second wind.
0:55:38 > 0:55:41At 26. 26 - go on! 26 and done.
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0:55:42 > 0:55:46Looks like the only thing it scared away was bidders.
0:55:46 > 0:55:48There are occasions on a Sunday morning when you get up and think,
0:55:48 > 0:55:51"I should have stopped in bed." "Should've stayed in bed."
0:55:51 > 0:55:52I think this is one of them.
0:55:52 > 0:55:54Philip badly needs a winner.
0:55:54 > 0:55:58Will his hats prove he has a head for this game?
0:55:58 > 0:56:0016 we're looking for. 16, 18, 20, 25?
0:56:00 > 0:56:04There we are, 30. Profit.
0:56:04 > 0:56:0650, 55.
0:56:06 > 0:56:08Brilliant, you see?
0:56:08 > 0:56:1155 we're looking for. Any advance? At ?50, all done and sure?
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0:56:13 > 0:56:18You must be pleased. I am, but I'm so anxious about this boat.
0:56:18 > 0:56:20But hats off, Philip, that was an astute buy.
0:56:20 > 0:56:23I'm really anxious about it. I have never seen you so anxious.
0:56:23 > 0:56:28I am, I could go and do 70 quid. Don't be ridiculous. You'll be fine.
0:56:29 > 0:56:32Now, the second of Thomas's big job lots.
0:56:32 > 0:56:35Will his militaria charge to victory?
0:56:35 > 0:56:3640, 30?
0:56:37 > 0:56:3920, let's get on.
0:56:39 > 0:56:41Thank you, take 25.
0:56:41 > 0:56:43Oh, dear, all that work.
0:56:43 > 0:56:4722, 24, 26, 28, 30.
0:56:47 > 0:56:49No. It's not got the legs.
0:56:49 > 0:56:53?35. 40 with you. We're under estimate there at ?35.
0:56:53 > 0:56:57Disappointing. 40, will you? At 35 and away.
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0:56:58 > 0:57:00That's bad news.
0:57:00 > 0:57:03Sadly, it's a big loss for a big lot.
0:57:03 > 0:57:06He's in trouble if Philip's canoe doesn't sink.
0:57:06 > 0:57:09That's a hideous loss.
0:57:10 > 0:57:14Philip's canoe is up last. Can he paddle to victory?
0:57:14 > 0:57:1750, somebody start me. Start where you like - it's here to sell.
0:57:17 > 0:57:2050, we're in. 60 we're looking for. Any advance?
0:57:20 > 0:57:23I'm bid ?50, back of the room. Told you 50.
0:57:23 > 0:57:24Any advance at all?
0:57:24 > 0:57:27Looking for 60. It's at ?50. Seems cheap.
0:57:27 > 0:57:30Yeah. I did tell you 50 quid, didn't I?
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0:57:34 > 0:57:38And he's up the creek without the proverbial. Bad luck.
0:57:39 > 0:57:40What are we going to do now?
0:57:40 > 0:57:42I tell you what I'm not going to do -
0:57:42 > 0:57:44I'm not going to buy any more canoes.
0:57:44 > 0:57:45That's sensible.
0:57:47 > 0:57:51Philip started this leg with ?270.50.
0:57:51 > 0:57:57After paying auction costs, he made a stinging loss of ?77.16,
0:57:57 > 0:58:01giving him a disappointing ?193.34 to carry forward.
0:58:06 > 0:58:10While Thomas started with ?258.10,
0:58:10 > 0:58:13he lost a comparatively modest ?10.52,
0:58:13 > 0:58:17giving him ?247.54 to carry forward,
0:58:17 > 0:58:21and making him the de facto winner of this ill-starred auction.
0:58:24 > 0:58:26Why are you looking so forlorn? That wasn't good, that.
0:58:26 > 0:58:29You were doing all right until that canoe happened.
0:58:29 > 0:58:33I think the people of Rotherham aren't quite ready for canoes. No.
0:58:33 > 0:58:34Cheer up, chaps.