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 > 0:00:12Yippee!
0:00:12 > 0:00:14It's a good job I like you.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:16 > 0:00:22But it's no mean feat. There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Oh, I'm getting wet.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29- How much did you make? - About a couple of quid.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:34Yeah!
0:00:38 > 0:00:43On this road trip, two fine gents battle for the heart of Yorkshire.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Thomas Plant is a Berkshire auctioneer who is determined that
0:00:46 > 0:00:49nothing will put a damper on his cheery disposition.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Oh, I'm getting wet!
0:00:51 > 0:00:55While Philip Serrell is a Worcestershire veteran of the trade,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59who's approaching this road trip with all his usual sunny optimism.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Yeah, I think we're doomed.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05Ha-ha! Thomas started the road trip with a nice, round £200.
0:01:05 > 0:01:11On the first leg, he managed to grow his budget to a respectable £258.10.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12Well done.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Philip also started with £200 and has nosed ahead of his rival,
0:01:18 > 0:01:22beginning this leg with a total of £270.50.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Today, our pair are piloting a beautiful blue beast,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31the 1975 Triumph Stag.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35And they're feeling positive about many things.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36I like chimneys.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Jolly good.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44This whole road trip takes our boys from Samlesbury in Lancashire
0:01:44 > 0:01:46over the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man, then south to
0:01:46 > 0:01:51nautical Greenwich, an epic journey of almost 700 miles.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56On this leg, they'll begin in the ancient city of York,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59ending up at auction in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
0:01:59 > 0:02:00Ooh, aye,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05They're just coming into York, as Thomas has noticed.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08York side, York side, York side, York side!
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Ha-ha. I'm glad to see someone's had their morning coffee.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Now, do calm down, chaps.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Founded by the Romans in 71 AD, the walled city of York
0:02:18 > 0:02:23has seen more than a little triumph and tragedy in its two millennia.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Let's hope this morning brings more of the former for Thomas and Philip.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Oh, there's the Minster.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33They're parking up next to York landmark Clifford's Tower,
0:02:33 > 0:02:35and heading their separate ways.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36You have a great one.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Philip's on his way to his first shop.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43I've never, ever been to York before.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47I've got no idea what to expect, so I think the best plan is no plan.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48Fair enough, Phil.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51But it's beginning to look as if you're just ambling about aimlessly.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Finally, Philip has managed to wander to his first shop,
0:02:57 > 0:02:59the Red House Antiques Centre,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02where he's meeting assistant manager Andy.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Good to see you. Is it all right to have a look round?
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Yes, help yourself.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16What do you think so far? "Rubbish."
0:03:16 > 0:03:17Oh, cheer up, Philip.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Best plan for me is no plan at all.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23So you keep saying, Phil.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26But, planned or not, Philip has seen something that might just
0:03:26 > 0:03:28strike the right note.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- Can I have a look at that? - You certainly can.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32That beastie there, please.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34A wandering minstrel or musician,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37or, of course, artist, would have had this.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40It's a portable music stand, dating from the Victorian era.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Ticket price is £38.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Oh, here we go. So that goes...there.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49Are you having trouble with that, Phil?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51That goes there, like that.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Shall we take that as a possible? Can we put that on the counter?
0:03:54 > 0:03:58The stand belongs to a dealer who rents cabinet space in the shop.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Andy's going to give him a ring
0:04:00 > 0:04:03to see what his rock bottom price might be.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06In your cabinet, you've got a nice little folding music stand.
0:04:06 > 0:04:12It's going to be, yeah, 10%, isn't it? So it's going to be 34 quid.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Thanks a lot, sorry to bother you. Cheers now, bye-bye.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21- You know when things don't go very well?- We do, Andy.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23The dealer isn't keen to budge much on the ticket price,
0:04:23 > 0:04:27but the tireless Philip has decided to try negotiating
0:04:27 > 0:04:29with the shop instead, who might be able to tweak
0:04:29 > 0:04:33the price down a little by waiving their commission on the sale.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Stuart, also an assistant manager, might be able to help.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Let's make an executive decision. I'll give you 30 quid for it.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Is that done? Good man. Thank you very much, thank you.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46Very reasonable.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- You want some money, don't you?- Yes, please.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50There we are. Thank you very much indeed.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- Lovely to see you.- Thank you. - Thank you for your guided tour.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57See you soon. Bye-bye.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01First buy in the bag and Phillip's off to his next shop.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03About five minutes' walk away,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Thomas is also enjoying York's ancient atmosphere.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10He's keen to learn a bit more about the history of the city,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13so he's heading to one of its newest attractions -
0:05:13 > 0:05:17York's Chocolate Story. Delish!
0:05:19 > 0:05:20Hello, I'm Thomas Plant.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Pleased to meet you, I'm Alex, I'm the chocolate historian for Nestle.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Why is it synonymous with chocolate and sweets here?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Well, York is chocolate city.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30I never knew that. I never, ever knew that.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Well, listen and learn, Thomas.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36For more than a century, York has been a confectionery capital,
0:05:36 > 0:05:42and home to manufacturers such as Rowntree's, Craven's and Terry's.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46As such, the city has brought sweet treats
0:05:46 > 0:05:48to generations of grateful Brits.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Alex has a couple of tasty items to show Thomas, ha-ha,
0:05:51 > 0:05:56which illustrate the early history of the industry in York.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58This is one of the oldest tins of chocolate in the collection.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01In case we touch the chocolate, we really do have do wear gloves
0:06:01 > 0:06:03because it's just so fragile.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- That's got chocolate in it? - Yes, it has.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10This was a bar of chocolate sent by Queen Victoria as a New Year gift
0:06:10 > 0:06:14to all of the soldiers fighting in the Boer War in 1900.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16So it was made in 1899.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19It says here, "I wish you a happy New Year"
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- and it's signed by Victoria. - Oh, brilliant.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- And here's the chocolate inside. - It's still there in with the straw?
0:06:27 > 0:06:28It does smell.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Mm, that's...novel.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Alex has another royal choccie tin,
0:06:33 > 0:06:36this one dating from World War I and presented
0:06:36 > 0:06:40to the troops by King George V, Victoria's grandson.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Not only did he send out chocolate, which we can see here,
0:06:44 > 0:06:46this one's in very good condition,
0:06:46 > 0:06:48but the unusual thing about this tin was they'd obviously
0:06:48 > 0:06:51thought about what other things a soldier might want.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54And so if we look at the back, there's a match striker
0:06:54 > 0:06:57and then if we slide off this back here, we can see
0:06:57 > 0:07:00a collection of postcards of York that were included in the tin.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04So these would be sent back to your loved ones at home?
0:07:04 > 0:07:07He's got it. And York's confectionery companies continued
0:07:07 > 0:07:10to be important throughout the 20th century.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13After the outbreak of World War II, many factories were set to work
0:07:13 > 0:07:15making munitions for the war effort.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19With many of the men at war, the work fell to the factories' women.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25During the Second World War, when the ladies were making munitions,
0:07:25 > 0:07:27they made sure that they had special, protective make-up
0:07:27 > 0:07:30to protect their faces from the powder they were working with,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33which, unfortunately, turned them bright yellow.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Really? All of them, bright yellow?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38They were called canary girls because the ladies who worked in
0:07:38 > 0:07:41the munitions factory, the powder was absorbed through their skin.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- So they were making munitions in the chocolate factory?- Yes.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47At the same time as making chocolate?
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Yes. In some cases, they were making a little bit of plain chocolate
0:07:49 > 0:07:51and they'd stop making Smarties,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54and the Smarties block was used for munitions.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57In the post-war era, the choccie business boomed
0:07:57 > 0:07:59and continues to the present day.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03In the centre's working chocolate kitchen,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07the lovely Alison will show Thomas how chocs are still handmade here.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08Look at that.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10We're going to do some handrolled truffles,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12just like they would have done in the factories.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- Do I get a hat?- You get a hat.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- It's made for the smaller head. - We're going to roll some truffles.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23So you need to take a few into your left hand,
0:08:23 > 0:08:26put a bit of chocolate on your right hand and roll them together.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Well, that doesn't seem too difficult.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30What a mess, eh?
0:08:30 > 0:08:31Have I got chocolate on my nose?
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- No, not at the moment you haven't, anyway.- I've got it everywhere.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- Thank you very much.- You're welcome. - Can I take some of these?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39You can take all of them away with you, if you like.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Lucky you, Thomas.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44I'd stick with the antiques, if I were you.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48He's heading to meet his old macher Philip on the city walls.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51But he still wearing... Oh, dear.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- You look like the Pillsbury Doughboy. - The Pillsbury Doughboy!
0:08:54 > 0:08:57You see, I had to wear the hat to make some chocolates.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Do you like it?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02It's not a good look, I can't see it catching on at all, really.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Come on, you two, time to find your next shops.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- Have you any idea where we are? - Yes. I promise you.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10I think we should have turned left back there.
0:09:10 > 0:09:11We will be turning left in a minute.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Excuse me, my love, do you know where Piccadilly is?
0:09:14 > 0:09:16No, sorry. Don't know where anything is.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- You don't know where anything is?- No, sorry.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Well, you have that in common.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22We went round the wrong way.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Finally, they seem to have got their bearings.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- Look!- This is it.- There it is.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30They're splitting up and Philip's heading off
0:09:30 > 0:09:33towards Banana Warehouse, his next shop.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42With the help of dealers David and young Warren,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45let's see if he can "exterminate" the competition.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- How much is that?- That, unfortunately, is not for sale.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53It was made by primary school children and we hire it out.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56What a shame. I would have loved to see you try to get it into the car.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Could I have a look at the cricket bat, please?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Philip's eyeballed a sporting item, which might give him a good innings.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15It's a miniature cricket bat, bearing the facsimile signatures
0:10:15 > 0:10:18of legendary cricketers of the mid-20th century.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23It's got some great names on here, look. Rhodes, Tom Goddard,
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Compton.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Ticket price is £30. Warren's going to phone the dealer who owns it.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33I'll give him a ring and find out what offer he'd take on it.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35If you could, that would be fantastic.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37And I'll continue to have a look round.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- He says you can have that for 15. That's an absolute deal.- OK.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49That's on. Hang onto that, then. What should I be looking at?
0:10:49 > 0:10:51It depends what your taste is, what you want.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Taste? Have you seen this programme? I haven't got any taste.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Well, you do always buy something different.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57You're very tactful, Warren.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- What about that little mangle? - Want me to get it down?
0:11:04 > 0:11:09It's a child's toy mangle. On the ticket, £25.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10How much does he say on this one?
0:11:10 > 0:11:14He says he'll do you a favour and go for a tenner.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- It's worth a hell of a lot more. - I like that, yeah. OK, put that with
0:11:17 > 0:11:20the cricket bat and we're getting a bit of a parcel here, aren't we?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Phillip's decided to combine the toy mangle
0:11:22 > 0:11:25and the miniature cricket bat into a job lot.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27But he's still browsing on.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36He's found a basket of antique legal documents.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40These are just indentures that date back, but they're not that old.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42That one's 1900.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Basically, they're like mortgage deeds for parcels of land.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49One of them mentions the Duke of Westminster.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Ticket price for the two documents that Philip has
0:11:51 > 0:11:53selected from the pile is £10.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Warren, could I put these with my little parcel?
0:11:57 > 0:12:01So far, we've got a mangle, we've got those two,
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- we got a cricket bat, haven't we?- Yes.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05We're getting there, we're getting there.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07And there's yet another thing he spotted.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Better fetch the stepladder, young Warren.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13There's a whisky barrel up there, I wouldn't mind having a look at that.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14I don't know how old it is.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18He's adding the 19th-century ceramic barrel to the reserve pile.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21It says £30 on the ticket.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Right, I need to see about some prices, don't I?
0:12:23 > 0:12:26With a veritable bundle of potential buys on the table,
0:12:26 > 0:12:28it's time for Philip to get haggling.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Combined ticket price of all the items is £95. Let's see.
0:12:34 > 0:12:3715 for that, and ten for that, so that's 25.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Fiver for those two and a tenner for that, is how I'm valuing them.
0:12:43 > 0:12:44Yeah.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46He gets a lot for a bargain £40.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Ten, here's 40, thank you.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- Thank you very much.- Thank you very much, Warren.- You're welcome.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55And with that, he's off to wander the winding streets
0:12:55 > 0:12:57of York once more.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Thomas, meanwhile, is hanging out
0:13:02 > 0:13:04with some jolly, colourful characters.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08# She is handsome, she is pretty She is the belle of Belfast city
0:13:08 > 0:13:10# She is courting, one, two, three
0:13:10 > 0:13:13# Please, won't you tell me Who is she? #
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Come on, man. Enough choccies and busking,
0:13:15 > 0:13:17time to get some shopping done.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- Hello.- How do you do, sir?- Good, this is exciting.- I think so, yes.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- This is really exciting. I'm Thomas.- Hello Thomas, Phil.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- Phil, nice to meet you.- CJ.- CJ. So, how does it all work?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35If you don't know how a shop works, Thomas,
0:13:35 > 0:13:37this is going to be a very long day.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40You find something, you pay us lots of money.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41Thank you, Phil.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48If I'm not careful, I'm just going to be buying shiny things,
0:13:48 > 0:13:53as I did the last leg. Shiny, shiny, and oh, more shiny.
0:13:53 > 0:13:54And, as if by magic...
0:13:56 > 0:13:59They look all right.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01God, look at that colour in there.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06George II candlesticks.
0:14:06 > 0:14:1015 quid. Nothing for something, you know, 1720.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16And there's something else in the cabinet.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20And the Archimedes drill?
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Thank God for Archimedes, it's a great invention.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25That Archimedes drill is named, oddly enough,
0:14:25 > 0:14:29after the ancient Greek genius, Archimedes,
0:14:29 > 0:14:31who had a screw.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33They're a very useful tool, you can use them nowadays.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35The drill bit goes in there.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39It's supposed to spin.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41I really like it. OK.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45I really do. What can that be?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- Ah...- Really, you know?
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- £18.- £18. Well, that's not bad, is it?
0:14:50 > 0:14:53And I've seen something else I quite like of yours, as well,
0:14:53 > 0:14:55which I'm going to go get and ask about.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00Ah, pair of candlesticks.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Yeah, I like them.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- Been polished within an inch of their lives, though.- Of course.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09What deal could Thomas strike on the candlesticks?
0:15:09 > 0:15:14- Ten, ten, how does ten sound?- Ten? And then the Archimedes drill?
0:15:14 > 0:15:17We say we agreed on 18.
0:15:17 > 0:15:2018, yeah, 18. So that makes...
0:15:22 > 0:15:24- £38.- £38.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Ten plus 18 makes 38, does it?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29I think Phil might be having you on, Thomas.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- 28. 28.- I just thought I'd try it on, see if it worked, and it did.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36I didn't even contemplate. My brain wasn't working.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37Really?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- Can I make you an offer? - You can make us an offer.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Can I buy this for 25?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- Yeah, I think we can do that. - Is that all right?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48That's fine by me.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Thomas is having a final browse around
0:15:51 > 0:15:53but look who's arrived.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Oh, God!
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Here he comes!
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Thomas, how are you getting on?
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Oh, brilliantly, Phil. What are you doing down here?
0:16:02 > 0:16:07- I have absolutely bought some incredible items.- Have you?
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- Incredibly bad items, I think.- No! - Yeah, I think we're doomed.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- No, you're not doomed. - Absolutely doomed.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15That's the spirit, Philip.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23He's going to have a browse with his customary optimism.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24I don't know what's happening, really.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26My life need to take a new direction.
0:16:30 > 0:16:31Lordy.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34I'm going to see how much a box of hats is.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Jolly good. Ticket price is £50.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Martin, these your hats?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42I don't know how many's in there, I haven't counted them.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- 20 quid and that's you. - Done. There you are.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49A buy from camera-shy dealer Martin's disembodied hand.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51And look, there's his hand.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54I just bought 20 quid's worth of ridiculous hats.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Why? I don't know.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Well, now you have, you better do the necessary.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06SONG: "You Can Leave Your Hat On"
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Glad to see they've cheered you up.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17And with that needless tomfoolery,
0:17:17 > 0:17:20it's the end of an action-packed first day.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22So, good night, chaps.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30But you can't keep this pair off the road for long.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34They greet the morning back in the Stag and in fine spirits.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- It's a lovely day, Thomas. - It could be a lovely day.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42So far, Thomas has spent £25 on two lots - the Archimedes drill,
0:17:42 > 0:17:45and the pair of Georgian brass candlesticks.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52While Philip has been a busy bee, spending £90 on five lots -
0:17:52 > 0:17:54the Victorian music stand and indentures,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58the ceramic whisky barrel,
0:17:58 > 0:18:01the toy cricket bat, a mangle,
0:18:01 > 0:18:05and the basket of assorted hats.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07I haven't got a clue where we are.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12As usual. They're driving, actually, towards Cawthorne, South Yorkshire.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15Just west of Barnsley,
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Cawthorne is a friendly place to start the morning. Mornin'.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21That's a lovely horse.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Thomas has dropped Philip off in the village.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24Have a good time, matey.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28And he's heading into his first shop of the day,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31where he's meeting dealer Karen.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34And not for the first time, it would seem.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Hello.- Morning,- Morning, again. - Lovely to meet you again.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- Thank you very much for having me back.- My pleasure.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44And, yeah, I'm going to enjoy myself.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- Great.- It's always nice to come back to somewhere familiar.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Thomas visited the shop on a previous road trip.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52And look, here's the evidence.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55There I am. With the Laidlaw.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Let's hope Karen doesn't shove that in a drawer after this visit, eh?
0:19:14 > 0:19:19Thomas hasn't bought much yet. How's he feeling about his prospects?
0:19:19 > 0:19:23Open mind, have a look, get on with it.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Well, it's a plan of sorts, I suppose.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27(And don't panic.)
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Oh, no. Not more hats. Please.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44That fits. A little bit.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48That's more my look.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Oh, do behave.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53But now he's dug up something that might just turn a profit, look.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56I think that's for cutting silage.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Hay, yeah, fermented hay.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Or peat.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06It's priced up at £29.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09I like that. I love this weathered handle.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12He likes the spade and he's taking it downstairs,
0:20:12 > 0:20:14where he spies something else.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17I like that little car.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20The Jetex! The Jetex car.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22That's great fun.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Jetex was a mid-20th century manufacturer of model vehicles,
0:20:26 > 0:20:31which were powered by a miniature rocket motor. Ticket price is £25.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38I like old toys. They bring back a real nostalgia to people.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42- Karen will open the cabinet for him. - It's the toy.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44- I have to say... - HE LAUGHS
0:20:44 > 0:20:47..the box is in pretty poor state.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49But it's a great fun thing.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52And while the cabinet's open, something else has taken his fancy.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54That is quite cool.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57It's a piece of trench art -
0:20:57 > 0:21:01a brass serviceman's cap made from an artillery shell.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05It may have been crafted by a soldier serving during World War I.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07On the ticket - £20.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13- That's more unusual.- I haven't seen one like that before. - I've never seen that before.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- We'll ask about that, as well.- Yeah.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Karen will phone the dealer who owns the toy car
0:21:17 > 0:21:21and brass cap to see what sort of deal might be struck.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24You've got 25 on the car and 20 on the cap.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28- Thomas is asking, can you do 30? - 30, 30.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31That's lovely, Richard. Thank you very much, love.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- What does he say? - Yes, he'll do 30.- Oh, great.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- Oh, and then the hay cutter?- Yeah?
0:21:38 > 0:21:43What can that be? He wouldn't do it for 20, would he? It's got 29 on it.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45I think he probably would, yeah.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48- I think I'm going to go for all three.- Lovely.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49Lovely! Deal done.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- I give you £50.- That will be lovely.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- Thanks very much.- Thank you very much.- Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Having already accumulated an array of items,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Philip is keen to learn a little more about the local area
0:22:04 > 0:22:08and has wandered off to the Cawthorne Victoria Jubilee Museum.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11He's meeting museum president Barry.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- Hi, I'm Philip.- Hello, I'm Barry Jackson.- Barry, how are you?
0:22:15 > 0:22:19The museum was founded in the late 1800s by the village's vicar,
0:22:19 > 0:22:23who rejoiced in the name of Charles Tiplady Pratt
0:22:23 > 0:22:26and whose private store of fascinating objects
0:22:26 > 0:22:29formed the beginnings of the collection we see today.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31This place has everything
0:22:31 > 0:22:34from natural wonders to complete mysteries.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- We're still growing. I mean, people are still donating things.- Really?
0:22:38 > 0:22:41You've got an eclectic mix of, like,
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- everything from everywhere, haven't you?- Yes.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- We've been called the Victorian hodgepodge before now. - PHILIP LAUGHS
0:22:47 > 0:22:51Ha-ha! The museum building was built by Pre-Raphaelite painter
0:22:51 > 0:22:55John Roddam Spencer Stanhope and his brother, Sir Walter.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58They supported the reverend in his mission
0:22:58 > 0:23:01to allow the Cawthorne people access to the collection
0:23:01 > 0:23:04in the noble name of self education.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- Is it all right if I have a look round?- Yes, you may.
0:23:11 > 0:23:16Hmm, Barry's taking Philip to see a particularly hair-raising item.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18And what's that? Is that a telephone exchange or something?
0:23:18 > 0:23:24- No, it's a hair perming machine. - You what?- For perming hair.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26I've got to look at that.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29The hair was rolled up and then put into these,
0:23:29 > 0:23:32which were electrically heated.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Where would this have dated from?
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Oh, 1930?
0:23:37 > 0:23:43- And this is an English device?- Yes, there's somebody using it there.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Let's have a look, then.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49So this...? Oh, my word!
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Well, that's a chap!
0:23:51 > 0:23:54I tell you what, that to me looks like an absolutely evil device.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Don't mince your words there, Phil.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00The curling contraption was donated by a local hairdresser
0:24:00 > 0:24:03who was still using it in the 1960s, bless him!
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Blimey, I bet the local girls looked a treat.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Ha-ha! But around the corner,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10there's something that's much more to Philip's taste.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Barry, this is incredible, because this is such a barmy place.
0:24:13 > 0:24:20You go from hair perming machines to William De Morgan, who was
0:24:20 > 0:24:25one of the most iconic potters, designers of the 19th century.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Donations given to the museum
0:24:27 > 0:24:30through Spencer Stanhope's glamorous connections
0:24:30 > 0:24:33included items from the writer and critic John Ruskin
0:24:33 > 0:24:37and these wonderful late Victorian ceramics by De Morgan.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42William De Morgan was a real exponent of
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- the Pre-Raphaelite movement, wasn't he, in terms of design?- Yes, yes.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49- And his pots are so sought after. - Yeah.- I think that's fantastic.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Let's go and have a look and see what else we can find. This is just the most amazing place, isn't it?
0:24:53 > 0:24:56In this room, there's something a bit more playful.
0:24:56 > 0:25:02- Now, that's knurr and spell, isn't it?- Yes.- I know what that is, because I read a book once.
0:25:02 > 0:25:03Just the one, Philip?
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- It struck me as being quite the most bizarre game. Can I touch it?- Yes.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Hmm, this traditional game was popular in the North of England
0:25:10 > 0:25:12in the 18th and 19th centuries.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- Fires the ball up in the air. - And then you hit it.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- And then you stand there and whack it, don't you?- Yeah.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22- I've got a real favour to ask.- Yes, we...- Can I have a go?- You can.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- So Barry's game! - Let's take it outside.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Well, I'm not going until I hit one.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Well, we might be here for a while, then!
0:25:30 > 0:25:31You ready for this?
0:25:33 > 0:25:34- Oh,- BLEEP!
0:25:34 > 0:25:36You ready?
0:25:37 > 0:25:41- Oh,- BLEEP!- I've lost me... Is it me knurr or me spell?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- Which is which?- I've forgotten.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45I'm going to hit one of these. Stand back.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Ready?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- # Hit me with your rhythm stick... # - Did you see that?- Very good.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Success! But now, Philip's getting cocky.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Watch out for that car.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02- HE LAUGHS - BLEEP!
0:26:04 > 0:26:06I think I better hand you this back, Barry,
0:26:06 > 0:26:09before I do some damage somewhere or other.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Let's take it back inside. Sorry about that.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15We can't take you anywhere, Philip!
0:26:15 > 0:26:18- You all right?- Yeah.- If you're quite finished causing mayhem,
0:26:18 > 0:26:20it's time to get back on the road.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27They're driving about 30 miles south to Harworth, Nottinghamshire.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32Once a busy colliery town, Harworth is also home to one of Britain's
0:26:32 > 0:26:36sporting greats - the post-war road racing cyclist Tom Simpson.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- Here we are, look.- They're aiming for Harrison Antiques,
0:26:39 > 0:26:43where they're meeting the charming Christine. Watch out, Christine!
0:26:43 > 0:26:44Come on, Philip, get out!
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- How are you?- All right, thank you. - I'm Thomas.- Pleased to meet you.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53- Philip.- This is Philip. - The boys are splitting up
0:26:53 > 0:26:58and heading into two different retail units that Christine owns.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03Obviously, this is where all the furniture and ceramics are.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07- Brilliant. Can I have a good look around?- Yes, have a good look round.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27And before long, Thomas has something in his sights.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Ooh, ooh, can I have a look at something in this cabinet?
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Thomas has a strategy. He's going to try to find militaria
0:27:35 > 0:27:39and automotive items to combine into two job lots with the toy car
0:27:39 > 0:27:42and a piece of trench art he's already bought.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46Do you have any more sort of militaria things?
0:27:46 > 0:27:49He's spotted some medals and a World War II range finder
0:27:49 > 0:27:53that fit in with his military theme, and a vintage pendant
0:27:53 > 0:27:57from the Le Mans sports car race that suits his motoring one.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01What's that got to be? And that as well?
0:28:01 > 0:28:03And there was no price on this.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07- Er, right.- The Le Mans sort of... - The Le Mans, yeah.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- We'll get a price and come back to you on that.- Thank you.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14- Right, I can do all three for 35. - Oh, brilliant! That's definitely...
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- Can we put that aside while I look upstairs?- Certainly.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19With those items reserved,
0:28:19 > 0:28:22he's unearthed something completely different.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- You know what this is?- I don't, no.
0:28:25 > 0:28:31You put a cartridge in there... and this goes in the ground.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35- I think it goes in the field. - Moles? But is it for moles?
0:28:35 > 0:28:39It's a 19th-century device for frightening moles away.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40Scary, if you're a mole.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- He's interested, but before he can make an offer...- That's my car!
0:28:46 > 0:28:50..the heavens have opened outside and there's no cover on the car.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- Uh-oh!- Oh, I'm getting wet!
0:28:53 > 0:28:58This is a bit of a case of bolting the stable door...
0:28:58 > 0:29:02- once the horse has bolted. - It never rains, but it pours.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Ee-up, old chap.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Where's Philip in all of this? Huh?
0:29:06 > 0:29:10"Oh, TP will do it! Don't worry!"
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- I give up. - HE LAUGHS
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Oh, dear.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19I'm going to go upstairs.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21You do that, then, Thomas.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Meanwhile, Philip is next door with dealer Roger
0:29:24 > 0:29:26and he's dry, for the moment,
0:29:26 > 0:29:29though he's spotted something that might just change all that.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33- How much is that?- The canoe? - Yeah.- It's £180.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36What's the death on that, then?
0:29:36 > 0:29:40- The death on the canoe?- Yeah. - It could be 150.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44- I like that a lot.- It is very good. - How old is it?
0:29:44 > 0:29:48It'll be in the 1930s, 1940s, around that time.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52I've got to try and buy it, if I can, somewhere just below the 100 mark.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56- Is that possible, do you think? - I can't do it that well.- All right.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59We don't mind an offer, we don't like insults.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- I like that, can I use that? - You can use that, yeah.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Haven't got copyright, have you? LAUGHTER
0:30:03 > 0:30:07Can I have a look at it? Can we get it down?
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- We can lift it down, yeah. - So it's got these two paddles?- Yeah.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13You lift your bit down, then.
0:30:13 > 0:30:14- Are you ready?- I'm ready.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18And while Roger's in his compromised position...
0:30:18 > 0:30:19I'll tell you what, don't go any further.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22Bloody hell, I'm coming off here!
0:30:22 > 0:30:24I'll give you 120 quid for it, seen like this now.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- Done deal?- Done deal.- You're on.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- Let's put it back before we break something.- Fantastic!
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Hey, and you, Philip, are shameless.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Haggling with a man while he's got a boat above his head?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Come on, let me shake you by the hand. I'd better pay you, haven't I?
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- Yeah, money, money. - There we are, £120.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Next door, it seems that
0:30:41 > 0:30:45even a good soaking can't dampen Thomas's spirits.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48He's like a whirlwind and seems to be pursuing
0:30:48 > 0:30:51the opposite strategy to the one-item Philip.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Oh, they've got loads of stuff up here. Toys!
0:30:54 > 0:30:58He's bouncing along with his plan to assemble
0:30:58 > 0:31:01two job lots themed around militaria and cars.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05He's dug out an Egyptian military arm-wrestling trophy. Ha!
0:31:05 > 0:31:09And a 1950s royal engineers plaque. Eclectic, eh?
0:31:10 > 0:31:13There is method to my madness, I promise.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15And he's found another piece of trench art,
0:31:15 > 0:31:19- modelled from wartime detritus. - A paper knife.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- And... Oh, no, something else! - I saw the Schuco car.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Similar sort of age, 1950s, I think.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29Made in US Germany, yeah, so the Schuco toy
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- to go with that Le Mans thing. - And another one.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34I'm starting to think you're a shopaholic, Thomas.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Oh, I've got to have that. Racing cars.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41And finally, a bag of buttons. Phew!
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Now, none of the pile of items Thomas has found
0:31:46 > 0:31:48has been priced up yet, so he's going to have
0:31:48 > 0:31:52to keep his wits about him when he speaks to Christine.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56He's already been offered a deal of £35 for the Le Mans pendant,
0:31:56 > 0:32:01medals and rangefinder, but what can she offer for the rest?
0:32:01 > 0:32:05So, if we say...25?
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Can I offer you 50 for the lot?
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Go on, then.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- Yeah.- Yeah?- Yeah, I'll do that.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19- £50?- Yeah.- 50 knicker for the lot. - Lovely.- Thank you very much.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24Terrific! He gets a deal of £50 for the - gasp! -
0:32:24 > 0:32:27medals, pendant, rangefinder, toy car, trophy and plaque,
0:32:27 > 0:32:30paper knife, tin and buttons. Phew!
0:32:30 > 0:32:33But he's just remembered something.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36There was one thing I saw and I forgot to buy.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41The mole scarer!
0:32:41 > 0:32:44Now, I was, I forgot...
0:32:44 > 0:32:47That thing over there, how much is that?
0:32:47 > 0:32:52- That one? Let's have a look. - Can we just sort of throw that in?
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- £10.- Is it? It's a tenner, is it?
0:32:59 > 0:33:03Could that be a fiver?
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Well, seeing as it's you, and seeing as you've had to
0:33:06 > 0:33:09stand in that rain putting that hood up, I'll do it for a fiver.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13A fiver, right, OK, let's see if I've got a fiver kicking about.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Done! I'm exhausted just watching you.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- A fiver.- Cheers, thank you very much.- Thank you very much.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Both of our boys have their lots for auction,
0:33:22 > 0:33:27so they've repaired nearby to unveil their purchases.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Thomas is up first.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Ooh, ooh, ooh!
0:33:31 > 0:33:35- Oh, look out, look out, look out! - Carefully.- Lightning reactions!
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Yes, Mr Plant in the Library with the candlestick.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40And who would he be killing, then, Philip?
0:33:40 > 0:33:43- This is my plethora of goods. - You've got some good things.
0:33:43 > 0:33:44Isn't that a mole scarer?
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- But what that does, then, is cause a vibration in that stick.- Yeah.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- Moles don't like that. - No, they hate vibrations.- Do they?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- They don't really see, do they? - Well, they don't get out much.
0:33:52 > 0:33:58Unlike you two. Now, car-loving Phil has spotted the auto lot.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00You've got my stuff over there.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- You've got some lovely toys. - Look at the Schuco car.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Look at you, knowing about Schuco!
0:34:06 > 0:34:081950s, late '40s, early '50s.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12- Fantastic.- Sweet, isn't he? - I love that.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16I think that's your best bit by a country mile.
0:34:16 > 0:34:17High praise indeed!
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Georgian candlesticks, tenner!
0:34:19 > 0:34:22The sad thing is, they're worth £100-150.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- They were once.- But you won't get it. In today's market,
0:34:25 > 0:34:30- they're Georgian sticks, they're 15 to 25 quid.- Yeah, I paid a tenner.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33So modest expectations but well received.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38And now it's time for the venerable Philip to show Thomas his haul.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42- So you've bought a collection of hats.- Yeah.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45OK. Just two, or...?
0:34:45 > 0:34:47No, I've got a whole thingummy full, look!
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Are they all this size? They do not fit.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Well, they don't fit you!
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- They were £20, the lot.- Brilliant!
0:34:55 > 0:34:58This is my little travelling music stand.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Which cost me £30. But I bought these two with it
0:35:01 > 0:35:03which are old and dentured.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Thomas is staying tight-lipped on that one!
0:35:06 > 0:35:10And what about the big buy? Too big, in fact, to fit in the room.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Look at that.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Then you've bought a boat. You've bought a canoe!
0:35:14 > 0:35:18- I don't know why I bought it, really. - No, I can see why you bought it.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23That is a boy's dream, isn't it? I like that a lot!
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- Put that down.- I'm very jealous.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28But what do they say behind closed doors?
0:35:28 > 0:35:30I think Thomas has done really well with his lots,
0:35:30 > 0:35:33I love that bit of auto memorabilia he has put together.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38They should do really well. So, you know, he could be up there with me.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42It's all about Philip's boat, it's all about the canoe.
0:35:42 > 0:35:47£120 paid, that's a lot of money for old Phil to spend on one single object.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52The other great thing is the folding music stand, that's really very nice.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55But at the end of the day, it's all about Philip's boat.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Today our intrepid pair began in York
0:35:57 > 0:36:00and have wandered through the land of the White Rose
0:36:00 > 0:36:03to end up at their auction in Rotherham.
0:36:03 > 0:36:08Thurcroft in the metropolitan borough of Rotherham is another area with mining history.
0:36:08 > 0:36:14Let's hope Thomas and Philip can dig deep as they head for Paul Beighton Auctioneers...
0:36:14 > 0:36:15Here we are.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19..where Jody Beighton will be wielding the gavel.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Thomas Plant started this day with £258.10.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27He spent £127 exactly on five lots.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33Philip Serrell began his leg with £270.50.
0:36:33 > 0:36:38He spent £210 on the nose and also has five lots to show for it.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44The auction is about to begin.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Gentlemen, starting positions, please.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53First up is Thomas' Archimedes drill -
0:36:53 > 0:36:56what can it screw out of the punters?
0:36:56 > 0:36:57We start at £10.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- Ten!- No.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02Five, if you like. Five I'm bid.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Take six, any advance?
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Maiden bid is at five. No further interest.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10At £5, all done.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Hm, a disappointing first lot.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18Let's hope this isn't a sign of things to come.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22He's like a pickpocket just taking a tenner out of your pocket.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Now one for Philip. His whisky barrel. Hic!
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Any interest at five?
0:37:27 > 0:37:30We're away at £5, six at the back, eight, ten,
0:37:30 > 0:37:3112. 14.
0:37:33 > 0:37:3616, 18, at 16 down the front, 18 we're looking for.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41Any advance? £16 then, here to sell.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45They are unsaleable, aren't they. He's just swum the Channel with that.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Philip seemed puzzled at his own success.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50But it reaps a modest reward.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52- You have made a profit.- Yeah.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54Next, Thomas' job lot of auto memorabilia.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Will it race away?
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Start us at £20, I'll take 25.
0:37:59 > 0:38:0230, 5, 40, I'm out, 5.
0:38:02 > 0:38:0450, 5.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08- I said I'd give you 50 quid for it.- You did.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10- That's all right.- Yeah.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15It's better than all right, Thomas! You've doubled your money!
0:38:15 > 0:38:19Now, Philip's combined lot of Victorian music stand
0:38:19 > 0:38:20and indentures.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Ten to start.
0:38:22 > 0:38:2610, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 2.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29You're fine. Speedy bidding.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Any advance now? 22, 24?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34That's just been given away.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38£22. All done and selling at 22.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Oh, crumbs. Another loss for Philip.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45I don't think there are many travelling musicians around Rotherham.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50Still, chin up - Thomas has another chance to light up the room
0:38:50 > 0:38:52with his pair of Georgian candlesticks.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Ten, then, if you like. 12, 14, 16.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59- 18, 20. One more, sir?- Go on!
0:38:59 > 0:39:02At £18. 20, 22, 24,
0:39:02 > 0:39:0626, 28. At 26 and away.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Another win for Thomas, great.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12The candlesticks perform as predicted
0:39:12 > 0:39:15and it's a respectable profit.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20So far, Philip's on a bit of a sticky wicket.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24Can the toy bat and mangle squeeze a needed profit from the crowd?
0:39:24 > 0:39:2716 straight in. 18, 20, two, 24.
0:39:27 > 0:39:3126 now elsewhere. Bid's at £24 in the seats.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35Take 26, any advance. At £24 and selling...
0:39:35 > 0:39:40Another small loss. He's down at but not out.
0:39:40 > 0:39:45- Oh, dear.- Would you mind not saying that with such a smile in your face?!
0:39:45 > 0:39:47I do like your evil side, Thomas!
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Thomas has a chance to widen his lead with this rustic spade
0:39:50 > 0:39:52and mole scarer, as you do.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54£30, 20.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Ten, let's crack on, ten I'm bid, take 12.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01two items I'm bid at £10, looking for 12.
0:40:01 > 0:40:0614, 16, 18, 20. 22, 24.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08At 22, back of the room, any advance?
0:40:08 > 0:40:10I'm bid £22, any further interest.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15At £22, 24, in late there, 26.
0:40:15 > 0:40:1728, it's got a second wind.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20At 26 and done.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Looks like the only thing it scared away was bidders.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28There are occasions on a Sunday morning when you get up and think,
0:40:28 > 0:40:31I should have stopped in bed. I think this is one of them.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Philip badly needs a winner.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Will his hat prove he has a head for this game?
0:40:36 > 0:40:3916 we're looking for.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42There we are, 30. Profit.
0:40:42 > 0:40:4450, 55.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Brilliant, you see?
0:40:46 > 0:40:5055 we're looking for. Any advance? At £50, all done.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56- You must be pleased.- I am, but I'm so anxious about this.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00But hats off, Philip, that was an astute buy.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- I'm really anxious about it. - I have never seen you so anxious.
0:41:02 > 0:41:07- I am, I could go and do 70 quid. - Don't be ridiculous. You'll be fine.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Now, the second of Thomas's big job lots.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14Will his militaria charge to victory?
0:41:14 > 0:41:1840, 30. 20, let's get on.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20Thank you, take 25.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23Oh, dear, all that work.
0:41:23 > 0:41:2626, 28, 30.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28No. It's not got the legs.
0:41:28 > 0:41:3240 with you. We're under estimate there.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Disappointing. At 35 and away.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42- That's bad news.- Sadly it's a big loss for a big lot.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45He's in trouble if Philip's canoe doesn't sink.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48That's a hideous loss.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53Philip's canoe is up last. Can he paddle to victory?
0:41:53 > 0:41:5750, somebody start me. 50, we're in.
0:41:57 > 0:42:0060 we're looking for. Any advance?
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- Told you 50.- Any advance at all?
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Looking for 60. It's at £50. Seems cheap.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09I did tell you 50 quid, didn't I?
0:42:13 > 0:42:17And he's up the creek without the proverbial. Bad luck.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20What are we going to do now?
0:42:20 > 0:42:23I tell you what I'm not going to do - I'm not going to buy any more canoes.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24That's sensible.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30Philip started this leg with £270.50.
0:42:30 > 0:42:36After paying auction costs, he made a stinging loss of £77.16,
0:42:36 > 0:42:40giving him a disappointing £193.34 to carry forward.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49While Thomas started with £258.10,
0:42:49 > 0:42:52he lost a comparatively modest £10.52,
0:42:52 > 0:42:56giving him £247.54 to carry forward,
0:42:56 > 0:43:00and making him the de facto winner of this ill-starred auction.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05- Why are you looking so forlorn? - That wasn't good.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08We were doing all right until that canoe happened.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12- I think the people of Rotherham are not quite ready for canoes.- No.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16Cheer up, chaps. And on to the next leg.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20Thomas and Philip live life in the fast lane.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23This is brilliant!
0:43:23 > 0:43:25Well, most of the time!
0:43:25 > 0:43:27We're auctioneers, not engineers.
0:43:27 > 0:43:28We know that!
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