0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each...
0:00:05 > 0:00:06I love that!
0:00:06 > 0:00:11..a classic car and a goal, to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- Yippee!- Sometimes a man is in need.
0:00:13 > 0:00:18The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Knobbly knick-knacks.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So will it be the high road to glory, or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29It landed on the rug!
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:33 > 0:00:34Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:38On this Road Trip,
0:00:38 > 0:00:41two princely Charlies are vying to take the throne.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Charlie Ross is a silver-tongued auctioneer whose decades in the biz
0:00:45 > 0:00:47have sharpened his cunning and gilded his charm.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- Ooh! - Sealed with a kiss!
0:00:51 > 0:00:55His rival, Charles Hanson, may look barely out of shorts,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59but he's a serious auctioneering nut
0:00:59 > 0:01:01with a wit that's bang on.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- I'm feeling quite explosive now. - LAUGHTER
0:01:04 > 0:01:09Both our proper Charlies started with £200.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12The venerable Charlie Ross has now managed to swell his coffers
0:01:12 > 0:01:15to a respectable £246 exactly.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Cheer up, old boy.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20While the young pretender, Charles Hanson,
0:01:20 > 0:01:25is nipping at his opponent's heels with riches totalling £239.50.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31They're cruising today in a sleek Winnings Wagon,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34the 1971 Triumph TR6.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Carlos and Charlie will cover about 500 miles,
0:01:37 > 0:01:40sailing through the heartlands of England from Tarporley in Cheshire
0:01:40 > 0:01:43to Itchen Stoke near Winchester in Hampshire.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Today, they begin in Bridgnorth, Shropshire,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51with noses pointed firmly towards their auction
0:01:51 > 0:01:53in Ledbury, Herefordshire.'
0:01:56 > 0:01:59The town of Bridgnorth stretches attractively along the River Severn.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02It's here that Carlos is dropping Charlie off
0:02:02 > 0:02:06at his first shop of the day, the Bridgnorth Antique Centre.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- I'm Charlie.- Hello, Charlie. I'm Lynn.- Lovely to meet you.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Look out Lynn! This morning, he's got a strategy.
0:02:13 > 0:02:18I'm looking for something quirky, something...different.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Go for it, then!
0:02:20 > 0:02:24- You can have a look at the vicar's chastity belt.- I beg your pardon!
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- The vicar's got a chastity belt somewhere. - The vicar has a chastity belt?- Yes.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30He owns this little section here, the vicar.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Sounds like the beginning of a limerick!
0:02:33 > 0:02:35"Victorian copy of a medieval chastity belt."
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- He's going to demonstrate it. - I do hope not!
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- Does the vicar get in that? - He can. He's skinny.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Oh, yeah. Well, the less said about that, the better.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Plenty of things in here have caught Charlie's eye,
0:02:50 > 0:02:54but none of them quite right for the auction, so he's heading off to his next shop.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Meanwhile, Carlos has driven 14 miles onwards
0:02:59 > 0:03:01to Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05This statue outside Kidderminster's fine Town Hall
0:03:05 > 0:03:10pays tribute to one of her most celebrated sons, Rowland Hill,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13postal reformer and inventor of the first postage stamp. Mm.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19Carlos is ambling off into the spookily named shop Marley's Ghost,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21where he's meeting Bill.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- Good morning, sir. - Oh, good morning.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- Interesting box here, Bill, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Sharp, aren't they? It is a box!
0:03:32 > 0:03:37Oak, leather and canvas for ammunition, probably dating from World War I.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- How much is that, Bill? - About eight quid.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44I love how we've got the canvas still lining...
0:03:44 > 0:03:46What's the very best, Bill, on this?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49About six pound?
0:03:49 > 0:03:50£6's your best price?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- Yeah.- I think, Bill...
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- ..I'll take it.- OK. - £6 and that's wonderful! History!
0:03:58 > 0:04:02History, indeed. Carlos has his first buy and is charging onwards.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09His old mucker, Charlie, meanwhile,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12has trucked on to Stourbridge in the West Midlands,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15where he's heading into Charles Langford Antiques
0:04:15 > 0:04:18and meeting dealer Steve - at least he's not called Charles, too!
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- Steve Wilder, nice to see you. - Lovely to see you, too.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Pleasantries accomplished,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Charlie's going to have a good rummage through Steve's stock.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29I wonder if any of this is for sale.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34Charlie's snuck into the storeroom, where the crafty old dog
0:04:34 > 0:04:38spies items that haven't been put on display. Stand by for a truffle!
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Do you think I'm allowed to be doing this?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43No. I'm pretty sure not. So, look sharp!
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- Ah! Ho ho! - Steve's rumbled you!
0:04:47 > 0:04:52- What are you looking at? You're welcome to look at something. - Am I allowed?- Oh, yeah.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56There's a bit of rosewood there.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58It's a rosewood sewing table!
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- Might it be for sale? - 140 would buy it.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03May I look at it?
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Careful!
0:05:05 > 0:05:08That's about 1830, 1840,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- English rosewood sewing table. - Needs a bit of work.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- Pretty little thing!- Isn't it? - I love the top.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19If I waved 100 crisp notes in your direction, could you be tempted?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22If you were to wave 120, you'd have bought it.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27- I'll go 110, if you can possibly do it.- Yeah, 110 will do.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31An item in the bag and Charlie's browsing on.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Back in the shop proper,
0:05:36 > 0:05:40Charlie's been drawn to a little item in the silver cabinet.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- I like the shape of that.- Yeah.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47It's a silver sugar bowl dating from 1906.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48Ticket price is £85.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54It's a nice looking thing. I'd give you 50 quid for it, guv'nor!
0:05:54 > 0:05:59- 50 quid's not a lot for that. - Perhaps you'd like to think about it.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- Perhaps you'd like to give me £60. - CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:06:02 > 0:06:04And then, you've bought it.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08Charlie's not sure about the bowl yet, so he's going to browse on.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14That's a sweet little thing, isn't it?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16A joy to perceive!
0:06:16 > 0:06:19A 19th-century oil painting of an English market town. Anonymous.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24A little man with a top hat. Very primitive.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29"Primitive", in this sense, means that the artist was probably an amateur or self-taught.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Probably comes free with every sewing table!
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- BOTH LAUGH - Not free.- No!
0:06:35 > 0:06:37- It's nearly free! It's only £40. - A tenner?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Steve's already knocked the sugar bowl down to £60.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46With the painting added to the deal, they would cost together £100.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50But he's angling for a further reduction. What could Steve do?
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Maybe if we did 70 on the pair of those.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- I think that's quite good, actually. - Well, you would!- Mm.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59CHARLIE LAUGHS 65 quid.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- You've talked me into it. - Are you sure?- Yes, I'm sure.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09So, Charlie's got a bargain deal in this shop, paying £175 total
0:07:09 > 0:07:13for the sewing table, silver sugar bowl and the painting.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Carlos has driven on to the town of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Feeling terribly relaxed about his buying,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23he's going to visit Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27where he's meeting museum director Simon Carter.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Nice to see you. I'm Charles Hanson.
0:07:29 > 0:07:34Avoncroft is home to a rich and quirky array of historic structures,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37which have been taken apart in their original locations
0:07:37 > 0:07:40and reassembled here for preservation.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44It's a varied collection, reflecting the built heritage of Britain,
0:07:44 > 0:07:46and in particular of the West Midlands.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Looking around, there's a wonderful array of different periods,
0:07:49 > 0:07:51different styles.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56What's behind this eclectic mix of architecture and buildings?
0:07:56 > 0:08:00The building behind you was the first of nearly 30 buildings
0:08:00 > 0:08:03to be rescued and brought to this site.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06All the buildings here were in danger of demolition or collapse
0:08:06 > 0:08:08when they were moved.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11The collection includes residential buildings,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14like this 15th-century middle-class home,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17as well as industrial and agricultural structures.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Taking a fragile historic building to bits
0:08:23 > 0:08:27and reassembling it miles from home is no mean feat,
0:08:27 > 0:08:32as this 1960s footage of a building now at the museum shows.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Charles and Simon are going to look at it.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41It's a windmill dating from the late 18th or early 19th century.
0:08:41 > 0:08:47It was moved here cos it was in a dilapidated state in the late 1960s.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51It was when Avoncroft Museum was in its infancy.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56Some volunteers went and rescued it one weekend from Tanworth-in-Arden.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00You tell me this was moved over a weekend? That's incredible!
0:09:00 > 0:09:02I think it was, perhaps, five days in total.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06The longest part of the job was dismantling the brick roundhouse.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Here, the plucky volunteers
0:09:08 > 0:09:12are painstakingly taking the windmill apart, bit by bit.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16It was moved onto lorries and driven back to the museum.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Here, it was restored to its former glory and stands as a testament
0:09:20 > 0:09:23to the ingenuity of the people who saved it,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26as well as the original builders.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Simon's taking Carlos to see another structure,
0:09:29 > 0:09:31also saved by the museum.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35It's a blacksmith's forge in which chains were made
0:09:35 > 0:09:38from the mid 19th century right up to 1969.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42It's got 14 forges and there'd have been a man, or woman sometimes,
0:09:42 > 0:09:47at each of the forges making chains for hours and hours a day.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52Blacksmith Alex is demonstrating how chains would have been handmade.'
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Wow! Unbelievable!
0:09:54 > 0:09:57This must be a ferocious heat.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00It's about 1,300 degrees.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04What I can't believe is a building like this
0:10:04 > 0:10:07could be broken down and transported
0:10:07 > 0:10:11and put back together again and look so authentic in a new location.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16Indeed! And the museum's collection is nothing if not diverse.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20This site is also home to the national telephone kiosk collection,
0:10:20 > 0:10:24which includes no less than 32 historic telephone boxes.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- PHONE RINGING - My phone isn't on.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Where's that ringing coming from, then, Charles?'
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Better investigate!
0:10:33 > 0:10:35MUSIC: Theme to "Dr Who"
0:10:35 > 0:10:41- PHONE RINGING - It looks like Charles will be making his own way...
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Hello?
0:10:43 > 0:10:45..somewhere.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47TARDIS FIRES UP
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- They hung up on me. - Oh, crikey
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Charlie, meanwhile, is still back in Stourbridge,
0:10:52 > 0:10:56and is strolling off to his next shop, Antiques & More.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01And Charlie the charmer's up to his usual tricks.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- Hello, ladies! - Look out, girls!
0:11:03 > 0:11:07- Hello!- Two for the price of one! - Ooh! Thank you!
0:11:07 > 0:11:09- I'm Charlie.- I'm Marion.- Marion.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- Charlie, hello.- Hello. Ooh!
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Hang on! I feel love coming on!
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- And your name is?- My name's Judith.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21There's some jolly pretty bits here!
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Oh! That is sweet!
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Charlie's found a tortoiseshell case for sewing needles.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- Now, that IS old.- Yeah. - Indeed, it is.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Dates from the 19th century, meaning it's legal.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Dealing in modern tortoiseshell is against the law,
0:11:38 > 0:11:43but antique items made before 1947 can be legally traded.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Needles would have gone in there? - Packets of needles.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Those little paper cardboard packets of needles would have gone in there.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54It's got a name! That's very nice.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57"W. Lund, 24 Fleet", that'll be Fleet Street.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00It's the mark of box-maker William Lund,
0:12:00 > 0:12:06who operated on London's Fleet Street from around 1835.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08I can't quite work out the price. Is that £12.50?
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- MARION LAUGHS - No!
0:12:10 > 0:12:14You're not telling me it's 125 quid?
0:12:14 > 0:12:15It is.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19There's an old-fashioned expression. What would be your death?
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- I can do...- What can you do?- 75.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26Don't recoil from me, my lovely. SHE LAUGHS
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Can you do 60 quid?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Um... I can do 65.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37You are incorrigible, Charlie.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- Cos I love you! - Here we go again!
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Sealed with a kiss!
0:12:42 > 0:12:44# Sealed with a kiss... #
0:12:44 > 0:12:46He's got that deal all sewn up.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Look at that! For a bargain £65.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53And with that, it's upwards and onwards - quite literally.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54All together now!
0:12:54 > 0:12:58# Onward, Christian soldiers... #
0:13:00 > 0:13:03The boys are coming into the city of Gloucester.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- That's Gloucester Cathedral!- Doesn't that make you proud of our country?
0:13:07 > 0:13:10To see ancient monuments standing so proudly.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Quite!
0:13:12 > 0:13:17In fact, the remains of Plantagenet King Edward II are buried here.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Hm! They're heading for Upstairs Downstairs Antiques...
0:13:21 > 0:13:22Come on!
0:13:22 > 0:13:24..where they're meeting head honcho Vic.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- Greetings!- Greetings!- How are you?
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- Who's the boss?- I'm the boss. - You're the man I need, are you?- Yes.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Hello, there. I'm Charles. Good to see you.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Carlos and Charlie are going to split up to case the joint.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43And with £233.50 left to spend,
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Charles, it would seem, has a definite strategy.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51Ask for objects that really are antique. Go for the medieval. Go for the Roman rings.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Go for objects which, in historical terms, talk history,
0:13:55 > 0:13:59rather than just being edgy with a knobbly knick-knack.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00Charlie.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04Hey, you're cocky for a man who's only spent £6, Carlos,
0:14:04 > 0:14:08but true to his word, the clever young buck seems to have unearthed
0:14:08 > 0:14:10something with a bit of age to it.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12I think it's quite novel. Not sure what it's used for.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Charles THINKS it might be an 18th-century piece of Korean pottery.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Very crude. Fairly mass-produced, I suspect.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- Yeah.- For a fairly coarse middle-rate market.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28Probably for export from Korea to China
0:14:28 > 0:14:32and probably used as ballast on the bottom of a boat.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35What's your absolute best price on that?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37I'll do it for 15 for you.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- A tenner? I'll take it. - Lovely jubbly.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Deal done! Now, on the other side of the shop,
0:14:43 > 0:14:45with just £6 to his name,
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Charlie appears to be up to something suspicious.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50I have a cunning plan.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Charlie has spotted a copy of the Auctions (Bidding Agreements) Act, 1927.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00It's legislation which governs auction houses
0:15:00 > 0:15:03and a copy of it must be displayed in salerooms.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- Was there an auction here once? - There was, yes.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08But japes are afoot.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16Charlie has concocted a scheme to trick Carlos into autographing the document,
0:15:16 > 0:15:19thus, he reasons, raising its value.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23I want you, if you would, before Charles leaves the premises,
0:15:23 > 0:15:27- to say to him, "Charles, would you mind signing this for me?"- Yeah.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30I've only got £6 left. I don't suppose they're worth a lot.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- We can do that.- It's not the biggest deal you've ever done.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37But it'll make an old man very happy.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41So, Charlie buys the agreement for his very last £6.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Five, six.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- OK. It's a deal. - Shall I leave that with you?
0:15:47 > 0:15:51But will the cunning ruse to get young Carlos's autograph work?
0:15:51 > 0:15:56- I wonder if you'd be so kind to sign it?- Is that for sale?
0:15:56 > 0:15:57Ha! Too late, Carlos!
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- Sorry?- It's not for sale, is it?- No. - What a shame. I could do with one.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05I'll sign it. It'll be a pleasure.
0:16:05 > 0:16:06Ah! What a gent!
0:16:06 > 0:16:10But he'll get a surprise when he sees Charlie's items.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Still, Charlie seems very pleased.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17(WHISPERS) I think somebody would pay millions for that!
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Well, more than six quid, anyway.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Charles Hanson, meanwhile,
0:16:24 > 0:16:26has driven on to Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Tewkesbury's fine Tudor buildings and winding streets
0:16:30 > 0:16:35make it a suitably atmospheric place for Charles to finish his shopping.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39But with only two buys and a tiddly £16 spent,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Charles is fast running out of time.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47He's supposed to be visiting antique shops,
0:16:47 > 0:16:52but has now, shockingly, decided to pursue an alternative plan.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55He's spotted an auction house, Church Street Auctions,
0:16:55 > 0:16:58and wants to see if they have anything he might purchase.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01I wondered whether you might have any unsolds or re-offers
0:17:01 > 0:17:05that viably, on behalf of your client, you could sell to me?
0:17:05 > 0:17:09Charles is looking for any items that remained unsold after auction.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14But if they didn't sell at the previous auction, will they sell at yours, Carlos?
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- Have a look and if you see anything...- Have you got some things I could look at?
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- I've got a couple that might interest you.- Your name, sir, is?
0:17:21 > 0:17:26- Bo.- I'm Charles Hanson. I'm an auctioneer in Derbyshire. - I know you are.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Your reputation precedes you, Charles.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Oh, a pretty little something's caught his eye.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42She's quite nice. Here you've got a Victorian lady.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46She really captures the age of, I think, the 1870s, 1880s.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51This head's a fabric head with what appear to be later eyes.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53But she's quite good. What's the best price on her?
0:17:53 > 0:17:5535.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58OK. A mental note.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01He's putting her aside as a possibility.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Don't toy with the girl, Charles!
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- You like that? - That's quite sweet. What is it?
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Haven't a clue. I was hoping you'd tell me!
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Let me, then. It's a cup, probably mid-Victorian,
0:18:20 > 0:18:25made from a lacquered coconut shell with wooden and ivory mounts.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Ivory items, like tortoiseshell, are illegal to trade
0:18:28 > 0:18:32unless they're made before 1947, which this comfortably is.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Phew. This, too, goes into the "maybe" pile.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42And now he's got something else in his sights.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Is it World War I, these various buttons?
0:18:45 > 0:18:49It's a quantity of early 20th-century military and regimental buttons,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52mounted for display on a leather belt.'
0:18:52 > 0:18:56What could they be, Bo, as a lot on their own like that?
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Uh... I'll do them for 20.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Carlos is definitely interested in the coconut cup,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04doll and military buttons.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08The combined price Bo's quoting is £75.'
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- What's the very best, Bo?- 50.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- For the whole lot?- Yeah.- Wow!
0:19:12 > 0:19:16I'll take it. Thanks, Bo. I'll take them all for £50. Yeah.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Three lots bagged, but now he's wandered off and found...
0:19:20 > 0:19:22something else!
0:19:23 > 0:19:26What has caught my eye over here
0:19:26 > 0:19:28are one, two, three, four, five...
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- Let's round it up to 17, shall we? - 17 figures.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34And they've caught my eye
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- because they decorate an area, don't they?- Yeah.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39In a real riot of colour.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42They certainly are a riot.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- They're Capodimonte. - They are. They're Capodimonte.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47The original Capodimonte porcelain
0:19:47 > 0:19:51came from the Royal factory in Naples, Italy,
0:19:51 > 0:19:55where it was founded in the 18th century, and closed long ago.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58These items are not from that historic factory,
0:19:58 > 0:20:00you'll be pleased to hear.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- These really are, I suppose, the lower end, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07These are more the collectable end.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11- I don't know, Bo, would it be viable for me to buy the whole lot?- Yeah.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Would it really? £20.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17- The whole lot.- 25?
0:20:17 > 0:20:21I'll tell you what I'll do. You take them all, £23.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- They're awful, aren't they? - Yeah, but at £23...!
0:20:25 > 0:20:29I'll take them. Thanks, Bo. That's very, very kind.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32What have I done? I've got carried away!
0:20:32 > 0:20:33So what?
0:20:33 > 0:20:37So what, indeed! And with that triumphant swipe,
0:20:37 > 0:20:40the young pretender has all his lots for auction.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Charles the younger started with £239.50
0:20:44 > 0:20:47and has spent a thrifty £89 on six lots -
0:20:47 > 0:20:49a World War I ammunition box,
0:20:49 > 0:20:52a Korean pottery cup, a Victorian doll,
0:20:52 > 0:20:56an unusual coconut shell cup, a set of military buttons
0:20:56 > 0:20:58and a large collection of Capodimonte figures.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Yuck.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Charlie Ross began this leg with £246 exactly.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09He spent the whole amount on five lots - a rosewood sewing table,
0:21:09 > 0:21:12a silver sugar bowl, a 19th century oil painting,
0:21:12 > 0:21:14a tortoiseshell sewing needle case,
0:21:14 > 0:21:17and a copy of the Auction (Bidding Agreements) Act
0:21:17 > 0:21:19unwittingly signed by his rival. Ha!
0:21:19 > 0:21:22But what will our boys make of each other's buys?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- I'm actually lost for words.- Yeah.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Not for long, though.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27All his items, for the first time,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30all of Charlie's items are really quite invigorating.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35He's bought that ridiculous linen Auctions Agreements Act
0:21:35 > 0:21:38that I signed, and how he unbelievably got that round me,
0:21:38 > 0:21:41I'll never know. As always, may the best man win.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45He never ceases to amaze me! I mean...
0:21:45 > 0:21:51could you ever bracket a man with such wonderful depth of knowledge
0:21:51 > 0:21:54and love of antiques with Capodimonte?
0:21:54 > 0:21:56I mean...dreadful.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Which items would I rather have?
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Mine, Charles. Mine!
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Ha-ha. On this leg, Charles and Charlie have travelled
0:22:03 > 0:22:05from Bridgnorth in Shropshire
0:22:05 > 0:22:08to end up in auction here in Ledbury, Herefordshire.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14They're heading to HJ Pugh & Co auctioneers
0:22:14 > 0:22:17and Carlos has certainly dressed for the occasion.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22- Do you think they'll have ever seen a jacket like yours?- Probably not.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Well, I'm sure this will be an education for all concerned.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- However, disaster has struck. - We could be in trouble.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Oh, no! One of his lots has gone missing!
0:22:33 > 0:22:36The military ammo box was lost in transit.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37Perhaps it blew up.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42But fear not, the Road Trip rules provide for such an eventuality.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46An insurance valuation of the item will be recorded as the sale price.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50An independent assessment tells us that it's valued at £30.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55So, before a gavel's even fallen, Charles has scored a £24 profit.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Nice - and generous.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02This evening's auction is about to begin, presided over by auctioneer James Pugh.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06And first up is Charlie's cheekily customised
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Auctions (Bidding Agreements) slip.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Will his rival's scribbling attract the punters?
0:23:13 > 0:23:14Fiver straight in we go at £5.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16£5. £8. £10. Bid at ten....
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Stop there! That's far too much.
0:23:20 > 0:23:27At £10 here. 12. £12 I'm bid. 12. Internet's out at £12.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- Internet bid!- Internet bidding! - 15...
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Must be your mother!
0:23:32 > 0:23:3315...
0:23:33 > 0:23:36It's my wife for you!
0:23:36 > 0:23:38- That's the way, sir!- Get it sold.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42I won't tell you he just signed another one for you. At £20...
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Back in the Hanson name!
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Internet's in at £22. Go on. One more.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50At £22 here. Five. 25.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Stop it! Stop it, sir!
0:23:52 > 0:23:57In the room I go now. At £25 and the internet's out.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Selling at £25.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Well done, sir. Well done.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05It seems the crowd is keen for a little bit of Hanson.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Canny and cunning, Charlie. A nice profit for you.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13I might start signing a few papers and put them to sale, Charlie!
0:24:14 > 0:24:18- And take it all with me.- That's sorted out your retirement.- It has.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23Next, Charles's collection of military buttons on a leather belt.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Might his remaining lot of militaria score a direct hit?
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Tenner only. At £10 here. 15. £15 here. 15.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36At £15 for that belt. 20 at the back. £20 bid. At 20...
0:24:36 > 0:24:37Come on. Keep going.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Five. 25. 30.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42£30 bid. Five.
0:24:42 > 0:24:4435 on my right.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46New bidder at £40.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50I should be looking this way. At £40 here. Five more, surely?
0:24:50 > 0:24:53At £40 here, 40. You're out left, and internet.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Selling, then, at £40.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58That's OK. Happy, Charlie. £30 and off and running.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02A stormer! What a start for Carlos!
0:25:02 > 0:25:06Next, Charlie's pretty but primitive oil of a market town.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Straight in at a tenner. 15. 20. Five.
0:25:10 > 0:25:1430. Five. 40. Five. 50. Five.
0:25:14 > 0:25:1660. 70. 80.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18- 80 with me. - I don't believe it.
0:25:18 > 0:25:2390. 100. At £100. Take a five if you like.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Five. 105 over here. £105. 105. In the room...
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Brilliant, Charlie. Ha ha!
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Sold at 105.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35Put it there. Well played. That is a wonderful result, Charlie.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38And that puts Charlie firmly in the lead.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Next, Carlos's little cup.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Here we go. £5 here. Five. £10.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- Oh, dear. - £10 in front, I have.
0:25:46 > 0:25:47At £10 here. At £10.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50- I'm disappointed with this. - Absolutely!
0:25:50 > 0:25:5520. £20 I've got. Internet's got it at £20 here. 20.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Five. 25. £25 bid. At 25.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03£25. Internet again. I think they want you to bid once more.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06£30 I'm bid. At £30. Thank you.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09And the other one would be kind. At £30 bid.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13£30 here. At 30. Internet's still got it. The room is out.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18At £30. The hammer's up there. I'm going, then, at £30.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Thanks to some good work from James the auctioneer,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23a tidy little profit for Carlos.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Now, the rosewood table. Will Charlie have a profit all sewn up?
0:26:27 > 0:26:30£100 to go, surely? 100. 100.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Come on. 80, I'm bid. At £80 here. At 80.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35That's brilliant.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40I wonder whose it could be(!) At 90. £90 bid. At 100. £100 bid.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44110. 110. 120. 130.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47130. 140. 150.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49150.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51160. 170.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54170 with me. At £170, I'm bid. At 170.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56I like this man!
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Had its time, and selling, then, at 170.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Oh!
0:27:02 > 0:27:06- Well done. That was a result. - It was.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Everything's looking rosy for Charlie! That solidifies his lead.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Now, Carlos is up with his odd little coconut cup.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- £20, I've got... - Oh, dear.- Don't worry, Charles.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22£20 here for the coconut. 30. At £30 here. At 30.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24At £30 here. At £30. Five.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28£35 bid. At 35. Why ever not?
0:27:28 > 0:27:31At £35 here. 40 if you like.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34At £35 bid. At 35. At the back we go.
0:27:34 > 0:27:3640. New bidder. 40.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39£40 bid. Five. 45.
0:27:39 > 0:27:4245, left. At £45 here. 45.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Had its time and selling at 45.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48In the end, it's a nice little earner.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Now for the sweet little silver sugar bowl for Charlie.
0:27:52 > 0:27:5550, I'm bid. At £50 here. At 50. 60. 70.
0:27:55 > 0:27:5780. £80 bid.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00At £80, then. At 80. 90 with me. At 90.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04At £90. Commission, I've got one, at £90 bid.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Disappointed, though, but sold at £90.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10It's all right. We don't mind £90. Cost 50.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- That's a profit of how much?- £40. - That's fantastic!
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Another toothsome profit for Charlie.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Now, Carlos's Victorian doll.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Let's hope a pretty little profit awaits here.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26£20 here. At 20. A bit of damage but away you go.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28At 20. 30...
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Come on, hands. Up you go.
0:28:30 > 0:28:31£30. I'm disappointed with this.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Five anywhere now? Had its time.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Going now at £30.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40A small win for Carlos. Not enough to take the lead from Charlie.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Charlie, I'm nibbling at profits. Nibbling.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Charlie, but I can't nibble your gigantic buys.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51Charlie's tortoiseshell needle box is next. Can it pin up a profit?
0:28:51 > 0:28:55£50 here. £50. 60. 70. 80.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58In the room I go. £80 here. 80. 90.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02100. £100 bid. Ten.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04110. 110. Why ever not?
0:29:04 > 0:29:07£110. You can't buy it off me tomorrow. £110 bid.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10At 110. 20 anywhere now?
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Had its time and selling, then, at 110.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- Well done, Charlie. Great result. - It's a profit.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18A tiny item scores a big profit for Charlie.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22- Good night. - Where are you going?- Relaxing.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26It ain't over till the fat lady sings, Charlie.
0:29:26 > 0:29:31Carlos's "much loved" collection of Capodimonte figures - not -
0:29:31 > 0:29:33are still to go under the hammer.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36- 40 to go? - Come on!
0:29:36 > 0:29:38- £5 here. Five... - They ought to be on a shy.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- So you throw things at them. - Here at £10.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45For the lot of them! That's not each. At £10. At £10.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50Here in the sale room at £10. 15 anywhere now? Sold, then, at £10.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56I loved all your other lots but, Charles, I have to say,
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- I put my hand on my heart and say, they were awful!- Yeah.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03And the saleroom seems to be in agreement, but chin up, Carlos.
0:30:03 > 0:30:08You've done well from this sale - just not quite as well as Charlie.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14Carlos began this leg with £239.50.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18He made a tidy profit of £62.70 and now has...
0:30:23 > 0:30:28Charlie, however, started with a narrow lead and £246 to his name.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31He made a storming profit of £164 exactly,
0:30:31 > 0:30:33and trips off now with...
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- It's dark.- How long were we out filming for?- Heck of a long time.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44- Long enough for you to make a whacking great loss!- Exactly.
0:30:44 > 0:30:45Er?
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Except you didn't. You made a profit!
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Quite. Do pay attention, Charlie.
0:30:51 > 0:30:52Another day, another dollar.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55And after Charlie the Elder cleaned up at the last auction,
0:30:55 > 0:30:59the whole shebang hangs on this final leg of their road trip.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03Charles and Charlie have cruised over 500 miles
0:31:03 > 0:31:06through the English green and pleasant land
0:31:06 > 0:31:08from Tarporley in Cheshire
0:31:08 > 0:31:11to Itchen Stoke near Winchester in Hampshire.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14On this final leg of their travels, they begin in Hereford,
0:31:14 > 0:31:17oddly enough located in the county of Herefordshire,
0:31:17 > 0:31:21heading for Hampshire's Itchen Stoke
0:31:21 > 0:31:23for their final reckoning.
0:31:23 > 0:31:24They've made it to Hereford.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27First stop is Hereford Antiques Centre.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- Shall we go in together?- Yep. - Shopping together. I can't wait!
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Charles, when you're in there,
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- don't make too much noise. - Please, likewise.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- Me?- Yeah, you.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Yeah. A clean fight now, boys, please.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Nice shop.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- Shall I go through here?- Anywhere you like.- See you shortly.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Don't call me "Shortly".
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Boom-boom.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- Richard. Hello.- Hello.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58Hello! Dealer Richard will assist with their search.
0:31:58 > 0:32:03With £302.20, Carlos is trailing behind his competitor
0:32:03 > 0:32:06as their last leg of the road trip kicks off.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10Doe he have a strategy with which to better his rival?
0:32:10 > 0:32:14My tactics are to really go for it.
0:32:14 > 0:32:15This is my last auction.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18It's my last stand against Charlie, and here he comes.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21OK, Charlie? Fine, are you going past me?
0:32:21 > 0:32:23- I need the loo. - Going to the loo? Fine.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- It's obviously pre-match nerves, Charlie!- Ha!
0:32:26 > 0:32:28He doesn't seem very nervous, Charles.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33I've got a lot of money. Well, a lot more than Charles has!
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Don't brag. £410, to be precise.
0:32:36 > 0:32:42Before long, Charlie's taken a shine to a collection of items in a silver cabinet.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46There's quite a lot of watches in here, of varying sorts.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50These are all damaged. They would need work to make them go.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55But again, wonderful direction of decoration on that.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59There might be a little job lot here which might be quite exciting.
0:32:59 > 0:33:04Combined ticket price for all seven silver watches is £160.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09I suppose I'd like to buy the whole lot for about 80 quid.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Charlie's going to speak to Richard.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15- What's the best you could do? - 90 would be.- 90 would be.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19Gosh, I'm being rather pathetic and pernickety here.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21You can't do them for 80, can you?
0:33:21 > 0:33:2285 I'll do.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Put it there. I think that's great. Really thrilled.
0:33:25 > 0:33:26- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30So, Charlie has his job lot of silver watches at a bargain price.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34And now Charles has also found something he likes.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39This I love. Isn't that wonderful?
0:33:39 > 0:33:44It's a mahogany knife box dating from way back in the late 1700s.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49Back in its heyday, you would have had some fabric lining,
0:33:49 > 0:33:52but over the years, it's just been completely lost.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57The price on the ticket is a hefty £110.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00But Charles is hoping that the damage on the box
0:34:00 > 0:34:03might give him a significant leeway to negotiate.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05- I quite like this knife box.- Uh-huh.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08What's the best price on that, Richard?
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- This is £30.- Really?- Mm-hm.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13- You said 30.- Mm-hm.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16It is tired. It is worn out.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- But it's history.- Yeah.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21I would like to offer £20 for it.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24- Done with your approval? - Go on, then. Done.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26That's one buy. £20. Thank you, Richard.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30Thank you! Charles gets the 18th-century knife box
0:34:30 > 0:34:32and both our boys are storming onwards.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37They're driving the 15 miles to the environs of Ledbury, Herefordshire,
0:34:37 > 0:34:43where Charlie's next shop is Posterity, on the outskirts of town.
0:34:43 > 0:34:44# La la la... # Hello, doggie!
0:34:44 > 0:34:47No need to talk to Mackintosh like that, Charlie.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49He's the yard foreman.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Owner David is on hand to help.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56Posterity specialise in architectural and garden antiques.
0:34:56 > 0:35:01And on site is a giant collection of absolute monsters
0:35:01 > 0:35:03which have caught Charlie's eye.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05I love your olive jars!
0:35:05 > 0:35:08They're absolutely magnificent!
0:35:08 > 0:35:10- Where do they come from? - They're Spanish.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Northern Spanish, just south of the Pyrenees, some from up the Pyrenees.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17They're known out there as tinaja,
0:35:17 > 0:35:22and they're all dated between about 1850 and 1920.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26They were used for storing anything. Water, wine, if you were lucky.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29That's the biggest one I've ever seen in my life.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33The big ones might even make a good sort of eco home!
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Charlie's quite smitten with them, and he's flashing his cash.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Have you got such a thing as a 300-pounder?
0:35:40 > 0:35:41I love them!
0:35:41 > 0:35:45This little chap here I'd be prepared to let you have at £300.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- Would you really? - Well, seeing as it's you!
0:35:48 > 0:35:52Huh. This example dates from around 1910.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55It's losing a bit of its exterior.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58I think that's absolutely fabulous. Marvellous!
0:35:58 > 0:36:00I can't resist it!
0:36:00 > 0:36:02300 quid, sir.
0:36:02 > 0:36:07Good golly! Charlie lays £300 out on a single lot
0:36:07 > 0:36:11and now only has £25 left of his previously generous budget.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15That's a bold move, Charlie.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18And how do you think you're going to get the beast to auction, eh?
0:36:20 > 0:36:24Charlie has driven on the eight miles to Malvern in Worcestershire.
0:36:25 > 0:36:31This former spa town originally grew up around a medieval Benedictine monastery,
0:36:31 > 0:36:34the remains of which make up the earliest parts of this,
0:36:34 > 0:36:37the Grade I listed Great Malvern priory.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Charlie's aiming for his next shop, Foley House Antiques.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Careful there, old boy!
0:36:44 > 0:36:45Mind the truss!
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Here, dealers Tracey and Brigitte hold court.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Look out, girls!
0:36:56 > 0:36:58He's only got £25 left in his wallet,
0:36:58 > 0:37:01but before long, he's spied something.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- Brigitte?- Yes?- Can you help me?
0:37:05 > 0:37:07What is that?
0:37:07 > 0:37:11There, with what looks like a Russian flag and a Union Jack on it.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13I'll get the key.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17It looks absolutely fascinating. It's got Russian writing round it.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20I'd be intrigued to know what it's to do with.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Glad to oblige!
0:37:22 > 0:37:28It's a plaque commemorating the 1962 joint British/Soviet mountaineering expedition
0:37:28 > 0:37:33to the Pamir Mountains in what is now Tajikistan
0:37:33 > 0:37:35and was then part of the Soviet Union.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38It's a real piece of history, and Charlie's quite smitten by it.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40He's a bit of a climber himself, you know. Socially.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43How much can your Russian plaque be?
0:37:43 > 0:37:45I can't resist your Russian plaque.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Well, I shouldn't say that. Could it be a tenner?
0:37:47 > 0:37:49No!
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- It couldn't, no?- 15?
0:37:51 > 0:37:55I think 15 would be a good price.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Does 12 sound any exciting? No?
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- No, it would have to be 15. - Have to be 15.- Have to be.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02Girls...
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- A deal.- Sold to the man in the corner!
0:38:05 > 0:38:06Mwa! Thank you!
0:38:06 > 0:38:10Da! All is glasnost in the shop
0:38:10 > 0:38:12and Charlie has his coveted plaque.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18And with that, our boys are back in the car,
0:38:18 > 0:38:20and with the last auction fast approaching,
0:38:20 > 0:38:24they're comparing their form in the competition so far.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26I've only ever lost one series.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- Oh, no!- Yep!- Oh, no!- Yep.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32I've only ever won one series!
0:38:33 > 0:38:36But this game isn't won until the last fall of the gavel.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40They're on their way to Lechlade- on-Thames, Gloucestershire.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- There we are.- In Cirencester.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45No, you're not. You're in Lechlade-on-Thames,
0:38:45 > 0:38:50which, as the name suggests, sits on the banks of old Father Thames.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52CLOCK CHIMES
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Cometh the hour, Charlie, cometh the man.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Come on, then!
0:38:57 > 0:38:59- I'll race you, OK? - This way, Charlie.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02They're sprinting for Lechlade Antiques Arcade.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04And who's winning?
0:39:06 > 0:39:09I'll go right. You go straight on.
0:39:09 > 0:39:14With £222.80 still to spend, Carlos is heading upstairs.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17His dithering rival, however, is down to his last tenner.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- Hello.- How are you? I'm Charlie.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- Hi, Charlie.- And you are?- Tim.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- Tim.- I'm Tim. This is Dom.- Dominic.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- Tim and Dom.- Yes.- A double act!
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Ooh, I might find a book.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36It's the sort of thing that's likely to be within my grasp.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42Music lover Charlie has spotted something that might hit the right note.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44History of Music.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48Look at the wonderful gilding on that volume.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51It's a five-volume history of music
0:39:51 > 0:39:53first published by Cassell & Co
0:39:53 > 0:39:55in the late 19th century.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Ticket price is £22.50.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Is that all?
0:39:59 > 0:40:03That's splendid. Books are so cheap.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Good books.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10Something like this doesn't really go out of fashion.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14It becomes no less relevant with age.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Aren't they beautiful?
0:40:17 > 0:40:20The books belong to a dealer, Veen,
0:40:20 > 0:40:22who isn't in the shop today.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Charlie wants to offer his last £10 for them.
0:40:25 > 0:40:31- Is it worth a try? What do you think?- I can ring her.- Could you?
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Could you tell her it's Charlie and he's ever such a nice chap?
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Tim - great name - will call Veen.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41But with so little to spend, will she tell Charlie to go whistle?
0:40:41 > 0:40:44While Tim, great name, makes the call, Charlie browses on,
0:40:44 > 0:40:47just in case his telephonic charms don't swing the deal.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Ooh. Ordnance Survey maps.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54People like old Ordnance Survey maps. They collect them.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Since their auction is near Winchester,
0:40:56 > 0:40:59he's wondering if he can find a map of local interest.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01And he might be just in luck.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03No.
0:41:05 > 0:41:10"A one-inch map of Great Britain. Winchester"!
0:41:10 > 0:41:11£2.50.
0:41:11 > 0:41:16And how interesting to look at one which was published in 1959.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18A-ha. Tim, great name, is back.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20Was Veen seduced by Charlie's offer?
0:41:20 > 0:41:22She will take a tenner.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27- But could the £2.50 map be included? - Sounds good to me.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31So Charlie's charm got him the books and the map thrown in for a bargain £10.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33That's cheeky.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Charles, meanwhile, is another part of the shop.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42Young Carlos is feeling the pressure this morning.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45We have no time today, OK? Time today is of the essence.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48I'm £100 behind. £100 behind that great man Charlie Ross.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56But Charles has spotted something which might just save him.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58This is quite nice.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00What we've got here,
0:42:00 > 0:42:03surprisingly out on the side,
0:42:03 > 0:42:05is a pretty tray.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06It's an interesting table tray
0:42:06 > 0:42:09beautifully embossed in the Rococo style.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12It's solid silver and dates from the Edwardian period.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14It's quite good.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17And two more silvery beauties have caught his eye.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20You've got these two very delicious silver dishes.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25Just very indistinctly hallmarked just on the edge here of this one
0:42:25 > 0:42:27there is a hallmark for Chester.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31And this one as well is a companion.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34It's a pair. They're quite quirky.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36The tickets aren't marked with prices,
0:42:36 > 0:42:38so Carlos is going to ask dealer Dominic
0:42:38 > 0:42:41what the tray and pair of dishes might cost.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44What can you do them for?
0:42:44 > 0:42:46I think £70 would be perfect.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- Golly.- There's a good profit in there for you.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- Very tempting. - To finish tempting you, 65.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55For Queen and country, your very best price is...
0:42:55 > 0:42:57It has to be 65, I'm afraid.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Hard man, but good man.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05- Yeah, I'll take them. Thank you. - Thank you very much.- I'll take them.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Sold. Done.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11Charles has now found another of Dom's items that he rather likes.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14Tell me about that. Give me its pedigree.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Right. It's a little Edwardian candle set.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19It's a piece of toleware,
0:43:19 > 0:43:22or painted varnished tin
0:43:22 > 0:43:24with gilt decoration,
0:43:24 > 0:43:28comprising two candle snuffers and a pair of wick nips.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31That would cut the wick, I think. Is that damaged there, Dom?
0:43:31 > 0:43:33There's a small amount of damage on the handle.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35What's the best price on that?
0:43:35 > 0:43:38The very best on that, for you, would be £10.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40And for Charles's next trick...
0:43:40 > 0:43:42You gave me £5 back.
0:43:42 > 0:43:45Dom, put that £5 in your hand.
0:43:45 > 0:43:46I'll close my eyes
0:43:46 > 0:43:50and put back in my hand which one you'd rather I take away.
0:43:52 > 0:43:53I'm going to be kind today.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55Abracadabra!
0:43:55 > 0:43:57- Very kind.- Are you sure?- Yes.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59With that cunning sleight of hand,
0:43:59 > 0:44:02Charles has accumulated another three lots
0:44:02 > 0:44:04and both our lads are hitting the road.
0:44:04 > 0:44:07- Thanks again. Bye!- The sun's out!
0:44:07 > 0:44:09That's a sign of things to come.
0:44:10 > 0:44:11Let's hope so!
0:44:11 > 0:44:14They're driving the 32 miles to Wheatley, Oxfordshire,
0:44:14 > 0:44:18where, since he's now spent every last penny in his pocket,
0:44:18 > 0:44:22Charlie has decided to take the blooming afternoon off...
0:44:24 > 0:44:27..and pay a visit to Waterperry Gardens
0:44:27 > 0:44:29and meet their museum curator, Gordon.
0:44:29 > 0:44:32A-ha. You must be the boss, sir.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35- Mr Ross.- Gordon, is it? - It is indeed.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38This is absolutely remarkable.
0:44:38 > 0:44:42Waterperry House is an elegant 17th-century mansion
0:44:42 > 0:44:44which remains a private residence.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47But the lovely historic gardens which surround it
0:44:47 > 0:44:50and were once its estate, are now open to the public
0:44:50 > 0:44:55and house a garden centre and Gordon's museum of rural objects.
0:44:56 > 0:45:00The well-tended gardens here have their modern roots in the 1930s,
0:45:00 > 0:45:08when horticulturalist Beatrix Havergal established a ladies' agricultural school on the site.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10- Beatrix...- Havergal. - What a splendid name!
0:45:10 > 0:45:14As this footage from the mid-20th century shows,
0:45:14 > 0:45:18the delightful young ladies of the school had a jolly time
0:45:18 > 0:45:20learning all about aspects of horticulture.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23It was a horticulture training college for young ladies only.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26And they went away with some sort of diploma?
0:45:26 > 0:45:30- They had the Waterperry diploma. - Which was presumably very highly thought of.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32Yes, they were well trained.
0:45:32 > 0:45:37Now, Gordon's going to show Charlie some of his favourite items from the museum
0:45:37 > 0:45:42which houses a vast collection of objects relating to horticulture and country life.
0:45:43 > 0:45:49Hundreds and hundreds of objects, a lot of which I think I know something about,
0:45:49 > 0:45:51but there are one or two, as I came through the door,
0:45:51 > 0:45:54I saw a wonderful gun,
0:45:54 > 0:45:59- but it didn't look like a normal sort of gun, to me.- It's far from being normal!
0:45:59 > 0:46:03It's a 19th-century gun which has been adapted to be triggered by trip wires,
0:46:03 > 0:46:07designed to shoot poachers on country estates. Painful!
0:46:07 > 0:46:10It's been adapted. It's the mechanism from a musket.
0:46:10 > 0:46:13My goodness me. How fearsome!
0:46:13 > 0:46:19It's been so arranged that this would be hidden, camouflaged, in the bushes.
0:46:19 > 0:46:23- Yes.- This rod has on the end of it, three rings.- Yes.
0:46:23 > 0:46:27- So you could have three trip-wires across one path.- Why three?
0:46:27 > 0:46:31You've got more chance of catching them than if you had two.
0:46:31 > 0:46:33Good point, Gordon. In the mid-19th century,
0:46:33 > 0:46:36such brutal devices were outlawed
0:46:36 > 0:46:40and, of course, this one has now been rendered safely inoperative.
0:46:41 > 0:46:45Gordon's taking Charlie on to see more of the museum's unusual objects.
0:46:45 > 0:46:48These shoes, here. Are they shoes?
0:46:48 > 0:46:51- Hmm.- They look like shoes. - Booties.- Booties.
0:46:51 > 0:46:58- What for?- These two chaps, these were for sheep.- Sheep?!
0:46:58 > 0:47:00Sheep's wellies. Little sheep's wellies.
0:47:00 > 0:47:04- Was that to stop them getting rot of some sort?- Yes, if they'd got foot rot.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07A medicated paste to treat foot rot
0:47:07 > 0:47:10was put into the boots before the sheep were fitted with them.
0:47:10 > 0:47:13- What about these? - These are very classy.
0:47:13 > 0:47:16- They look beautifully hand-stitched. - They are.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21Size four. They're for goats. Regimental goats.
0:47:21 > 0:47:24These spiffy little boots would have been worn by a goat
0:47:24 > 0:47:27that was the mascot to a military regiment.
0:47:27 > 0:47:29What an eclectic mix you have here!
0:47:29 > 0:47:32Now, Gordon's got one last thing to show you.
0:47:33 > 0:47:35One orange tree.
0:47:35 > 0:47:36The legend runs
0:47:36 > 0:47:41that doughty Miss Havergal was unsure about her decision to start the horticultural school
0:47:41 > 0:47:45until she caught the inspiring whiff of a freshly picked orange
0:47:45 > 0:47:50and resolved to found Waterperry Gardens as a result.
0:47:50 > 0:47:56Waterperry keeps this orange tree to remember Miss Havergal's good work to this day.
0:47:56 > 0:47:57Looks like Charlie fancies one.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00Careful, Charlie. Judging by that poacher gun,
0:48:00 > 0:48:03they take a dim view of that sort of thing round here.
0:48:03 > 0:48:04GUNSHOT
0:48:04 > 0:48:07Only joking!
0:48:07 > 0:48:10Charles, meanwhile, has driven on to Chilton, Oxfordshire.
0:48:12 > 0:48:15This is Country Markets Antiques & Collectables
0:48:15 > 0:48:17- and this is dealer, Julie. - Hello, madam.
0:48:17 > 0:48:21- Hi, there.- How are you?- I'm fine, thank you.- You look a very stylish lady.
0:48:21 > 0:48:26- That lovely necklace. - Yes. My favourite.- Beautiful.
0:48:26 > 0:48:30Have you been taking lessons at the Charlie Ross Charm School, Charles?
0:48:34 > 0:48:36It's like Charlie and myself.
0:48:36 > 0:48:40But he doesn't want any Mickey Mouse buys today.
0:48:40 > 0:48:42He's seen something with real age.
0:48:42 > 0:48:45I can spy four Roman and medieval rings.
0:48:45 > 0:48:49That you can. And they're priced up at a bargain £10 each.
0:48:49 > 0:48:53- That ring is like a gent's signet ring, almost.- I'd say so.
0:48:53 > 0:48:55Some sort of fleur-de-lys design.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58But they all have been lived in, haven't they?
0:48:58 > 0:49:01Ticket price for all four is £40.
0:49:01 > 0:49:03Charles so loves the items in this cabinet
0:49:03 > 0:49:07that he's asked to call Frank, the dealer who owns them,
0:49:07 > 0:49:11in the hope of acquiring an affordable job lot.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14Frank, it turns out, is only 19 years old.
0:49:14 > 0:49:16Even younger than Charles!
0:49:16 > 0:49:19Frank, you've got these Roman coins
0:49:19 > 0:49:21which are three pounds each.
0:49:21 > 0:49:24Frankly, Frank, they're bronze Roman coins
0:49:24 > 0:49:26mainly from the second to the fourth century AD.
0:49:26 > 0:49:31Ticket price for all the coins and the rings combined is £82.
0:49:31 > 0:49:33There's 14 Roman coins, Frank.
0:49:35 > 0:49:37What would be your best price?
0:49:38 > 0:49:41Hand on heart, you've got to make some money
0:49:41 > 0:49:45because you're a young man building this hobby into a career.
0:49:45 > 0:49:48But I would probably want to pay about £40.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50Exactly. Shall we meet in the middle,
0:49:50 > 0:49:52at £42.50?
0:49:55 > 0:49:57Are you sure?
0:49:57 > 0:49:59Charles has his last lot
0:49:59 > 0:50:02and it satisfies his love for all things ancient.
0:50:02 > 0:50:05Sometimes in this great Antiques Road Trip, you need to buy with your heart.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08How many times has he said that before?
0:50:09 > 0:50:13Now our duelling duo have all their lots for auction.
0:50:13 > 0:50:17Charles Hanson began this leg with £302.20,
0:50:17 > 0:50:21and he's spent £132.50 on five lots -
0:50:21 > 0:50:25a mahogany knife box, a silver dressing table tray,
0:50:25 > 0:50:29a pair of silver dishes, an Edwardian candle set
0:50:29 > 0:50:33and a large collection of Roman and medieval rings and coins.
0:50:33 > 0:50:38Charlie Ross started this leg with £410 on the button.
0:50:38 > 0:50:42He spent every last coin he had, also on five lots -
0:50:42 > 0:50:45a job lot of pocket watches, a Russian plaque,
0:50:45 > 0:50:47a massive olive jar,
0:50:47 > 0:50:51a five-volume set of books on music and a map of Winchester.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53But what do they really think?
0:50:53 > 0:50:58He's bought very well. He's speculated hugely with that pot.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01The pot will either race away and be a saviour,
0:51:01 > 0:51:04or it will be his nemesis and he'll lose his money.
0:51:04 > 0:51:10Charles's things? Sheraton knife box. Nice thing, but it's completely and utterly had it.
0:51:10 > 0:51:14His Roman coins? He always buys Roman coins and he does well with them.
0:51:14 > 0:51:19They could make £100. The snuffers are, quite frankly, useless. They're broken.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21Watch this space!
0:51:21 > 0:51:24On this leg of their chummy Road Trip,
0:51:24 > 0:51:27Charles and Charlie have travelled from Hereford
0:51:27 > 0:51:30to their auction here in the village of Itchen Stoke,
0:51:30 > 0:51:32near Winchester in Hampshire.
0:51:32 > 0:51:36The pretty little village has a quintessentially English style,
0:51:36 > 0:51:39just the place for our pair of dapper gents
0:51:39 > 0:51:41to face their final showdown.
0:51:41 > 0:51:42Where's my pot?
0:51:42 > 0:51:44Charlie's managed to have the pot delivered
0:51:44 > 0:51:46to the auction house in one piece!
0:51:46 > 0:51:48Ooh! Off to the sale room.
0:51:48 > 0:51:51Here at Andrew Smith & Son Auctions,
0:51:51 > 0:51:53auctioneer Andrew Smith presides.
0:51:53 > 0:51:59First up is Charlie Ross with his locally relevant map of 1950s Winchester.
0:51:59 > 0:52:01- I'll start the bidding at a fiver. - Yes!
0:52:03 > 0:52:06At five pounds. Seven.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08- No!- Ten. 12.- No!
0:52:08 > 0:52:11At £10 commission bid.
0:52:11 > 0:52:1412. 15. 17.
0:52:14 > 0:52:1820. 22. 25. 27?
0:52:18 > 0:52:22£27. Commission bid there at 27 in the room. Is there 30?
0:52:22 > 0:52:24At £27.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26I've got mud on my face.
0:52:26 > 0:52:29Amazing. Well done, Charlie. Well done.
0:52:29 > 0:52:31A local lot for local people.
0:52:31 > 0:52:34A stormer of a start for Charlie.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37Charles now, with his 18th-century knife box.
0:52:37 > 0:52:39Might it carve out a decent profit?
0:52:39 > 0:52:42Start me at £40, now. £40? £40?
0:52:42 > 0:52:44- 30, then.- Oh, no.- £30.
0:52:44 > 0:52:46Got to start somewhere. £10? Ten I have.
0:52:46 > 0:52:47Well done. Is there 12?
0:52:47 > 0:52:51At £10 on my left. We will sell. Make no mistake. At £10.
0:52:51 > 0:52:5312. 15. 17?
0:52:53 > 0:52:56- £15 I have. I'm selling.- Oh, dear.
0:52:56 > 0:52:59At £15.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01Made me very happy!
0:53:01 > 0:53:04So it should. That cuts into Charles's chances!
0:53:04 > 0:53:07- Chin up, old bean.- Long way to go, bean.- Long way to go. Absolutely.
0:53:07 > 0:53:12Now Charlie's plaque commemorating a chilly expedition during the Cold War.
0:53:12 > 0:53:15Five pounds, surely? Five pounds at the back. We're away.
0:53:15 > 0:53:17Is there a seven? At £5 and selling.
0:53:17 > 0:53:20Seven? At £5. Are you sure?
0:53:20 > 0:53:23At five... Seven in the middle here. Ten. 12.
0:53:23 > 0:53:26At £10 and selling, at the back. Is there 12?
0:53:26 > 0:53:30At £10. Are you done? Any more? At £10. Last time.
0:53:32 > 0:53:36- Profit?- No.- I thought it cost you a fiver?- No, it cost me 15.
0:53:36 > 0:53:40Now, might the bonny but broken set of candle accessories
0:53:40 > 0:53:43be enough to let Charles snuff out the competition?
0:53:43 > 0:53:45£10. Five. £10. Five.
0:53:45 > 0:53:47- Five?- Oh, no!- Too much.
0:53:47 > 0:53:49Five I have. Is there seven?
0:53:49 > 0:53:50At £5.
0:53:50 > 0:53:52Seven. 10. 12.
0:53:52 > 0:53:5415?
0:53:54 > 0:53:57- At £12 in the middle here. - Too much money.- £12.
0:53:57 > 0:53:59Still a good buy at £12. Any more?
0:53:59 > 0:54:02- Far too much money.- If we're all done, for the last time.
0:54:02 > 0:54:05Despite Charlie's scorn,
0:54:05 > 0:54:07they scored Charles a nice little profit.
0:54:09 > 0:54:11Now another for Charlie,
0:54:11 > 0:54:13as his lot of five books on music play out.
0:54:13 > 0:54:15Start me at £20. £20?
0:54:15 > 0:54:18- £20?- Is this it?- Yes.
0:54:18 > 0:54:21£5? Five we have. Is there seven?
0:54:21 > 0:54:23At five... Seven. Ten.
0:54:23 > 0:54:2512. 15.
0:54:25 > 0:54:2617?
0:54:26 > 0:54:28£15 standing. Is there 17?
0:54:28 > 0:54:30At £15 we are selling.
0:54:30 > 0:54:32Are you all done at £15?
0:54:33 > 0:54:36- Profit.- You are on top form.
0:54:36 > 0:54:40Indeed he is. Charlie's still comfortably in the lead.
0:54:40 > 0:54:45Can Charles change his fortunes with his lot of medieval coins and rings?
0:54:45 > 0:54:48- Start me at £50.- Come on, sir. Come on.
0:54:48 > 0:54:50£50? 40?
0:54:50 > 0:54:51- £40?- It's painful.
0:54:51 > 0:54:5330 to get it going. £30.
0:54:53 > 0:54:55£30. 20?
0:54:55 > 0:54:57£20? Surely at £20?
0:54:57 > 0:55:00- A tenner to start me.- Oh, no! £10?
0:55:00 > 0:55:02- Ten we have. 12?- Come on!- 15?
0:55:02 > 0:55:05Keep going!
0:55:05 > 0:55:0817. 20.
0:55:08 > 0:55:11At £17 seated. 20. 22?
0:55:11 > 0:55:13- Keep going.- £20 standing.
0:55:13 > 0:55:17- Oh, no!- At £20. Can we do any more? At £20, then.
0:55:17 > 0:55:19- You make your own luck. - Last time at £20.
0:55:20 > 0:55:24Ancient they may be, but profit-making they ain't.
0:55:24 > 0:55:26Another for the young pretender now
0:55:26 > 0:55:28as his embossed tray is up.
0:55:28 > 0:55:31Might this prove every cloud has a silver lining?
0:55:31 > 0:55:33I'm going to go straight in at £100.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36Is there ten in the room? At £100.
0:55:36 > 0:55:41All done at £100. Commission bid, then. Very last time.
0:55:41 > 0:55:43- Well done.- That's the business.
0:55:43 > 0:55:47We're rolling now to victory.
0:55:47 > 0:55:48Rolling the victory V!
0:55:48 > 0:55:50His fortunes have turned.
0:55:50 > 0:55:52Carlos steals the lead.
0:55:52 > 0:55:54If silver's high today,
0:55:54 > 0:55:57might Charlie repeat the trick with his watches?
0:55:57 > 0:55:59£60. Is there a five in the room?
0:55:59 > 0:56:01At £60, commission bid.
0:56:01 > 0:56:0365. Commission bid's out. 65 in the room.
0:56:03 > 0:56:04Is there a 70? At 65...
0:56:04 > 0:56:0970. And five? At £70. Is there a five?
0:56:09 > 0:56:11£70, right at the back.
0:56:11 > 0:56:12At £70.
0:56:12 > 0:56:14Last time at £70.
0:56:16 > 0:56:17This really is now game on.
0:56:17 > 0:56:21Time ticks on, and Charlie badly needs a profit
0:56:21 > 0:56:23if he's going to re-take the advantage.
0:56:23 > 0:56:26Charles's matching pair of silver dishes now.
0:56:26 > 0:56:28Might lightning strike twice?
0:56:28 > 0:56:30£40 commission bid. Is there a two?
0:56:30 > 0:56:33- Come on.- 42. 45. 47. 50.
0:56:33 > 0:56:35And five. 60. And five.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38- 70?- Come on! One more!
0:56:38 > 0:56:40One more!
0:56:40 > 0:56:43£65. At £65. Are you all done?
0:56:43 > 0:56:45For the last time.
0:56:45 > 0:56:47And how!
0:56:47 > 0:56:51- Well done, Charles.- Come and catch me! Come and catch me!
0:56:51 > 0:56:53If Charlie is going to catch Charles,
0:56:53 > 0:56:55it all rests on this.
0:56:55 > 0:56:58The very last lot of their entire Road Trip.
0:56:58 > 0:57:02The enormous olive pot.
0:57:02 > 0:57:05He could still do it. Oh, the tension!
0:57:05 > 0:57:07£150. 160.
0:57:07 > 0:57:10Commission bid's out. 160 in the room. Is there 170?
0:57:10 > 0:57:12He's desperate!
0:57:12 > 0:57:15Desperate!
0:57:15 > 0:57:17180? 180?
0:57:18 > 0:57:21It's against you at 170. 180. Well done. 190.
0:57:21 > 0:57:23200?
0:57:23 > 0:57:25At £190 then in the door, there.
0:57:25 > 0:57:27Oh, madam, I'll lend you a tenner!
0:57:29 > 0:57:32You're making some people very happy in the corner here!
0:57:32 > 0:57:34- At £190.- I need more!- 200?
0:57:34 > 0:57:38At £190, then. Are you all done?
0:57:38 > 0:57:40- Last time.- He's holding it, Charlie.
0:57:40 > 0:57:44- Oh, no!- Put it there, sir.
0:57:44 > 0:57:48Oh, Charlie, a massive loss on a massive lot.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50It's all gone to pot, eh?
0:57:50 > 0:57:53That was a rollercoaster! But you've done me.
0:57:54 > 0:57:58Charlie Ross began this leg with £410 exactly.
0:57:58 > 0:58:01After auction costs, he made a disastrous loss
0:58:01 > 0:58:03of £154.16,
0:58:03 > 0:58:08meaning he's left with a total of £255.84.
0:58:08 > 0:58:10Poor old fruit! Don't cry!
0:58:11 > 0:58:15Charles Hanson, meanwhile, began with £302.20.
0:58:15 > 0:58:18He managed to bag a profit of £41.34
0:58:18 > 0:58:20and ends victorious
0:58:20 > 0:58:24with £343.54.
0:58:24 > 0:58:26with all profits going to Children In Need.
0:58:27 > 0:58:30I've really enjoyed our Road Trip. I really have.
0:58:30 > 0:58:33Au revoir, then. Till next time, chaps!