0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each...
0:00:05 > 0:00:07I love that.
0:00:07 > 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 is a good job that I like you!
0:00:14 > 0:00:18The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Oh, I'm getting wet!
0:00:24 > 0:00:28So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30- How much did you make? - About a couple of quid.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:40On this road trip, a pair of duelling devils are vying for England's heartlands.
0:00:43 > 0:00:48Young Thomas Plant runs a Berkshire sale room with his cheery energy
0:00:48 > 0:00:50and a magpie eye.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Shiny, shiny and...oh, more shiny.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56While Philip Serrell, an auctioneer from Worcestershire,
0:00:56 > 0:01:00has a quick wit and a very sunny outlook.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02I don't know what's happening, really.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05My life needs to take a new direction.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11After both suffering losses on the last leg...
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Do you know there are occasions on a Sunday morning when you get up
0:01:13 > 0:01:15and you think "I should have stopped in bed?"
0:01:15 > 0:01:17That's a hideous loss.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19They need to up their games.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24They both started this road trip with a cool £200.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Though he lost a little lolly on the last leg,
0:01:27 > 0:01:32Thomas has still managed to accumulate £247.54 in total.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39While the privations of the last time have left Philip
0:01:39 > 0:01:44in the poorhouse with only £193.34 to his name.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49It was the rash purchase of a large canoe that did him in.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52I'm still emotionally destroyed after the canoe saga.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Don't talk about it!
0:01:54 > 0:01:57I think I was scuttled!
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- Just call me Bismarck from now on! - All right, Bizzy!
0:02:05 > 0:02:08This whole road trip takes our boys from Samlesbury in Lancashire
0:02:08 > 0:02:11over the waves to the Isle of Man
0:02:11 > 0:02:14and then south to Greenwich in London,
0:02:14 > 0:02:17a heroic journey of almost 700 miles.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Today they begin in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire
0:02:24 > 0:02:26and cruise through the Peak District
0:02:26 > 0:02:29and the East Midlands before ending up at their auction in Leicester.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Sheffield is, of course, Steel City -
0:02:37 > 0:02:43famed for its long association with the metal, but it also has one or two surprises in store.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Do you know what I didn't realise about Sheffield is that
0:02:46 > 0:02:47I didn't realise it was so hilly.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Well, you do now.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52It's just a fantastic view, isn't it?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54It's a great view. What do you know?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58I know nothing, mate. Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United...
0:02:58 > 0:02:59- The Full Monty.- The Full Monty?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- It was set here.- Was it?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- Yes, of course it was. - Steel, all the steelworks.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06As it was such a great film, do you want to...
0:03:06 > 0:03:07- Thomas!- Come on!
0:03:07 > 0:03:10No, no, come along. No, no!
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- Thomas, come on! - Wouldn't you like that?
0:03:12 > 0:03:13No, no, I wouldn't!
0:03:13 > 0:03:15A bit of exhibitionism.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18SONG: "Hot Stuff"
0:03:20 > 0:03:22You worry me sometimes.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23And me.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27And if there isn't enough to worry about,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30it looks like the car's conked out too.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31MOTOR STRUGGLES TO START
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- That is gone, isn't it? - It's dead, finished, kaput.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Ga-pizza, kaput, good night, goodbye.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- It's the electrics.- Yes. We're auctioneers, not engineers.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42I know that.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- Thomas, what we'll do, we'll call a cab.- All right, OK.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Here we are. Here we are.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51You are a gentleman, sir.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52Thomas.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Oh, this is much better, isn't it?
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Don't worry, lads, a local garage will pick up the car.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- What's your name?- My name is Gill.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05What are you doing for the next couple of weeks, Gill?!
0:04:08 > 0:04:12I'll pay the man, don't worry. I'll pay him. Thank you.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14You have got more money than me.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Finally, they've arrived at their first shop,
0:04:20 > 0:04:25Dronfield Antiques where dealer Howard presides.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- Howard, I'm Thomas.- Thomas, hi.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- Hi, Philip.- Hi.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32I'm sorry we're a bit full in here, but it's always like this.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Howard's shop is, indeed, stuffed to the gunnels with items.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Surely, our lads can find something to their taste in here.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42There's a lot here. My God.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44I don't know quite where to start.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Thomas has alighted on a 1960s hairdryer.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53I'm not sure that's quite what you're looking for though, old boy.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56It looks like something out of Barbarella, the film.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01# Barbarella, Ba-BaBarbarella.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06# Ba-ba-ba-ba... #
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Yes, the resemblance is uncanny, Thomas.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13But while mountaineering over the acres of stock,
0:05:13 > 0:05:18Thomas has spied something that might carry a bit more weight in the saleroom.
0:05:18 > 0:05:19Oh, my giddy aunt!
0:05:19 > 0:05:23I've seen some scales. They might be a bit big.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27They're railway ones, I reckon. Railway scales.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29I mean, the whole thing weighs a ton.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33These heavy duty scales were made by W & T Avery of Birmingham,
0:05:33 > 0:05:38a manufacturer of weighing scales founded in the 18th century.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42I reckon they're railway scales, or something like that, or food scales,
0:05:42 > 0:05:45but we're missing the weights. I'll ask him.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48I'm standing on these scales. Right.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50What you know about these?
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Um, well, I would have thought they were late Victorian probably.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58They've been there a while actually, buried under some furniture.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- What have you got on them?- I think they're on at about 65, I think.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- 50 quid to buy them.- OK, OK.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08But before long, he's trying to haggle Howard down.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Can we do anything on the price?
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- At less than 50 quid?- Yeah, yeah. - How much less?- Well...
0:06:16 > 0:06:18About a fiver less might do it.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Well, I was thinking maybe a tenner less.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24But you know, it's up to you.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28I would like to pay £40 for them if you are happy with that.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- I'll take your £40, yes. - Really?- Yes.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- Right.- You're a very kind man.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- My pleasure. - Hopefully, they'll be all right.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40And I hope they'll be an earner.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43So do we, Howard. So do we.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Philip hasn't found anything in Howard's shop
0:06:50 > 0:06:53so he's wandered off, just down the road, to Swifties,
0:06:53 > 0:06:57a yard that deals mainly in roofing and architectural salvage.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01This kind of place is right up Philip's street.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Luckily, Tracy's on hand to give him a friendly welcome.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Oh, stop it, Tracy. You'll make the dog blush.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Can Tracy and her doggy assistant, Molly,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16help to salvage Philip's chances in this game?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19That's nice, isn't it?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22You can see cool things here.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24I like that, there.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27I wonder how much that is. It looks like a pedestal.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30I can't really see, that's the trouble. I'll have to find Tracy.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35It's a solid marble pedestal or plinth. It's priced up at £50.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39You could put a bird bath on there.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41You could put a sundial on there.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44You could put a plant on there. That's what I love about you, Trace!
0:07:44 > 0:07:46You've got some vision.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- What could you do that for me?- 50.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Oh, behave, Trace! Go and have another look at it!
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- Blooming ruined, that is.- £40.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57I'm daft enough to want to buy that.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01I'll give you 30 quid for it, sold as seen.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- Go on, then.- You're an angel.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- I should come here more often. - Oh, yes.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Now, Philip, how on earth are you planning to get that...
0:08:11 > 0:08:12Oh, I see.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Whoops, carefully now. Mind the dog.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19I'll end up in the middle of the road with this.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Back at the other shop, Thomas is ready to move onwards
0:08:22 > 0:08:26and is calling his compadre to let him know his travel plans.
0:08:26 > 0:08:27Hello.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- Hello, Philip.- Thomas, how are you?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- I'm going to go off to my shop now. - Oh, right, so what am I going to do?
0:08:33 > 0:08:38- Well, you can make your own way. - That's nice, isn't it?! Charming(!)
0:08:38 > 0:08:40"You can make your own way"!
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- Bye.- Bye.- He's not very happy.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46My taxi's here and I'm not waiting for him
0:08:46 > 0:08:49because he's got stuff to do so I'm going to go and get it.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Well, I think we're left to our own devices now.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54I'm sorry to say you are, Philip.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59Don't forget your hunk of marble now, will you?
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Thomas, meanwhile, has just found an old friend, Gill, the taxi driver.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Yes, that's brilliant, thank you.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11They're heading for Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire,
0:09:11 > 0:09:16about 24 miles away... which is rather a long taxi journey.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19I hope you brought your wallet, Thomas.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23And how are you doing with your purchases so far?
0:09:23 > 0:09:24Not bad, actually.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28But Philip, unfortunately, had a very bad time. He bought a canoe.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Well, it didn't do too well.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- He comes out very stern on television, sometimes.- Does he?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37He's not grumpy all the time.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Not quite all the time(!)
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Now known as the capital of the Peak District, Chapel-en-le-Frith
0:09:46 > 0:09:49was founded in the 13th century.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Thomas is heading into antiques
0:09:51 > 0:09:55and collectables where Barry's ready to greet him.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56- Hello, I'm Thomas.- I'm Barry.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- Barry, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07So here we are. We're in... I think we're in the Dales.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09I'm pretty sure we're in the Dales.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Not even close. You're in the Peak District.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17Let's hope your eye for a bargain's sharper than your geography today, Tom.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Sure enough, he's spotted something he might want to snap up.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24I might look through all those photographs.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27The First World War cards. A nice shipping one.
0:10:27 > 0:10:33The thing about postcards and photographs - Victorian, Edwardian,
0:10:33 > 0:10:38up to the First and Second World War - look at this lot.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41You just wonder where they went to, what they got up to.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45People like big job lots of photographs.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Barry, what can be done on these?
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- Normally, we sell them out as individuals.- OK.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- But maybe I'll do a deal for the lot.- What do you think?
0:10:56 > 0:11:02- I would have thought about 45 quid for the lot.- Can I offer you 30?
0:11:02 > 0:11:03What about 35?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Go on, 30.
0:11:08 > 0:11:1035.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13It's a battle of wills.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14I'll make a concession.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- £32 and that's it.- 32? Not 30.- 32.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Thank you very much, sir. Thank you.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25And I get the basket?
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- Yeah, I suppose so. - What do you mean, "I suppose so"?!
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I thought Dick Turpin wore a mask!
0:11:30 > 0:11:32(LAUGHS)
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- There you are.- Thank you, sir. I'll get you some change.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39But highway man or not, Thomas's luck is in today.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- You're a winner.- Why am I a winner?
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- There's no change.- No change?! Thank you very much. £30. Get in!
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Nicely done, Thomas.
0:11:48 > 0:11:5130 quid, yes, yes! Awesome!
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Meanwhile, Philip is still back in Sheffield.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Since his local knowledge is a little lacking,
0:11:59 > 0:12:03he's decided to spend the afternoon learning more about the city.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Kelham Island Museum should do the trick.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09It celebrates Sheffield's industrial heritage.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13In particular, her status as Steel City.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Pleased to meet you, Philip. Mick Steeper.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16Mick, how are you, all right?
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Mick is a technical manager, an engineer in the steel industry,
0:12:19 > 0:12:21and is just the man to ask...
0:12:21 > 0:12:25Why then was Sheffield a centre for steel?
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Well, the reason that Sheffield developed a steel industry was
0:12:27 > 0:12:29because of the geographical features.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32There's water power in the rivers that are coming down from the hills.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35There's five, isn't there? There's the Don, I know that one.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36What are the other ones?
0:12:36 > 0:12:39There's the Sheaf, the Porter, the Rivelin, and...
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- The other one! - The other one!
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Sheffield is recorded as a centre for metalwork,
0:12:45 > 0:12:48particularly cutlery making, stretching back
0:12:48 > 0:12:52to the mediaeval period, but it was at the dawn of the Victorian era
0:12:52 > 0:12:55that steelmaking became super-sized.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00At the time of Victoria and onwards,
0:13:00 > 0:13:04Sheffield's interests moved on to a much higher volume steelmaking.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- Which, presumably, is the Industrial Revolution.- That's right.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10And the reason that Britain needed steel changed completely.
0:13:10 > 0:13:15It was no longer small volume stuff like the cutlery and the hand saws.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19It became large volume stuff like rail, like shipbuilding,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22like steel in construction.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Once the industry was able to produce the metal in volume,
0:13:25 > 0:13:28all the other machines associated with steelmaking
0:13:28 > 0:13:30had to grow in size.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Inside Mick wants to show Philip
0:13:33 > 0:13:37an immense steam engine that once powered a steel mill.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41This is just the most amazing piece of kit.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- This is the steam engine itself. - This is the engine.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47The steam enters the three cylinders at the top.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Each drives an individual piston.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Over 2,000 people worked on the ordinance plans
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- of which this was part. - Was that war effort?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Basically, munitions and armour.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03These mills were used to roll armour plate for battleships.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Some sort of motor, isn't it? - It certainly is.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09But the steel industry in Sheffield also prides itself
0:14:09 > 0:14:13on it's history of small-scale Artisan manufacture.
0:14:13 > 0:14:19Philip's going to meet Stan, one of the last little masters.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23The craftsmen who carry centuries-old metalworking skills
0:14:23 > 0:14:25into the present day.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30So Stan, how long have you been doing this?
0:14:30 > 0:14:3470 years, and I'm 86 now.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37And I'm just learning, more or less.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- You're 80 what? - 86 now.- No, I don't believe that.
0:14:40 > 0:14:41- I am, yes.- Really?- Yes.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- Do you think you've got the hang of this yet?- Just about.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48Stan is a highly skilled craftsmen, known as a cutler.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53- Cutler's make cutlery.- That's right. I'm a spring knife cutler.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Stan makes every part of these pocket knives himself,
0:14:56 > 0:14:59right down to the springs that hold them together.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- Who taught you through this? - Who taught me?- Yes.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05A little old fella called Ted Osborne.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10He was about 60 when I first started as an apprentice in 1946.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- You started in 1946.- Yes.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- So all of this comes from Sheffield steel, doesn't it?- Oh, yes.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20- The blade's got my name on, of course.- "Stan Shaw, Sheffield."
0:15:20 > 0:15:23It's hard work making those because I've got to make all the blades,
0:15:23 > 0:15:27and springs and linings, and things.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29There's 200 hours in that one.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- Thank you, Stan, you've been a star. - It's a pleasure.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35I tell you what, it's been a joy to meet you, and a pleasure.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39And with that, it's time for Phil to cut and run(!)
0:15:39 > 0:15:40(LAUGHS) Sorry.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Thomas, meanwhile, is still in Chapel-en-le-Frith,
0:15:44 > 0:15:46and he's about to have a nice surprise.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48HORN HONKS
0:15:48 > 0:15:52It looks like the car's been repaired and delivered back to him.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Let's hope she works. Come on, work for me!
0:15:55 > 0:15:57ENGINE TURNS OVER
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Ha-ha! I can't believe it works, that so brilliant.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05So, Thomas is back in the driving seat and off to meet Philip.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Nighty-night, chaps.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17But a new day finds them roving England's grassy byways once more.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Philip seems to be in a reflective mood.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24I can't help myself buying canoes and other rubbish like that.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27If I go and find another one I'll go and buy it.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30And it's just... You know you're just going to end up doomed.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35Oh, Philip, do cheer up. And stop harping on about that blasted canoe.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38I'd like to buy a muck spreader.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- A muck spreader?! - Yeah, I think that'd be really cool.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Oh, Lordy.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46So far, Thomas has spent £70 on two lots.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49The cast iron scales and the collection of vintage postcards
0:16:49 > 0:16:50and photographs.
0:16:50 > 0:16:56He still has a generous £177.54 burning a hole in his pocket.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04While old cheery chops, Philip, has only spent £30 on one lot -
0:17:04 > 0:17:07the solid marble pedestal.
0:17:07 > 0:17:13That leaves him £163.34 and a hernia to spend today.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- Are you shopping in Bakewell? - I don't know.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18You are.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Glad to see you're paying attention, chaps.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22All the best.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25At least the landscape does not disappoint.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Look at that view!
0:17:27 > 0:17:31Philip's dropping Thomas off in Bakewell, Derbyshire.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34Ah, lovely.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38This pretty market town is home to the celebrated delicacies,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41the Bakewell pudding and the Bakewell tart.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- Well, Thomas, you have a jolly good shop.- I will. Don't forget my tart.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- I won't forget your tart. A nice big one for you.- Yes.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Cheeky.
0:17:52 > 0:17:53- Good luck!- Thank you.
0:17:53 > 0:18:00Thomas is heading for the regal Tsar Emporium where dapper owner
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Mel holds court.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- Thomas. Hi, I'm Mel. - Mel, nice to meet you.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08I like your style.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12Mel's shop is simply packed with shiny baubles
0:18:12 > 0:18:15but will all that glitters mean gold for our Tom?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- It's a bit like an assault course in here.- It is a bit.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25- You might get molested by Maximus. He's floating about. - Maximus?! Hello, Maximus.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26Are you named after Maximus...
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- DOG YAPS Sorry!- He's feisty.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31He's only playing but...
0:18:31 > 0:18:34I have the same trouble with Thomas and Philip.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36It's quite cute, isn't it?
0:18:37 > 0:18:41It's a child's toy tambourine, made of wood and pigskin,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43probably dating from the 1950s.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48It's a great bit of fun.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52And he's spied something else that might just be the answer to all his prayers.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55I quite like the little St Christopher.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57That's sweet, isn't it?
0:18:57 > 0:19:01It's a rosewood St Christopher plaque priced up at £14.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03It's a little St Christopher plaque.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07St Christopher, obviously, the patron saint of all things travel.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Would be good for us on our travels.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12I think we need it with the car.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14It certainly couldn't hurt.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- Now, what deal can he strike with Mel?- How much is on the ticket?
0:19:19 > 0:19:24- You've got £25 on it.- Yeah. Um... - You know...
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Yeah. To give you a chance, I'll do you that for ten.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- And the St Christopher? - How much is on that ticket?- 14.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Well, I suppose seven.- Seven.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- Could we do the two for 15? - You're a cheeky one, aren't you?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- Can but ask.- OK then. We'll do that.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Oh, brilliant. We'll do that. We'll have those for 15.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45A glittering deal.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Wonderful. Thanks. I'm off to go and buy a tart for Philip.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Righty ho.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53When in Rome, eh, Thomas?
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- I'm here to buy a Bakewell tart... - Right. OK.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59..for my co-pilot on my little trip, Philip.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01How much is that then?
0:20:01 > 0:20:07What Thomas has here is a Bakewell tart with a shortcrust pastry base,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10importantly distinct from a Bakewell pudding
0:20:10 > 0:20:12which is made with flaky pastry.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- Thank you. I'm sure he'll love it. - I'm sure he will.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19And with that sweet little mission accomplished, he's heading onwards.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Philip, meanwhile, has driven about ten miles
0:20:25 > 0:20:28to the Matlock area in Derbyshire.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32The former spa town of Matlock sits at the southern edge of the Peak District.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37The shop Philip is aiming for is in the small village of Cromford
0:20:37 > 0:20:41just to the south of Matlock. Dealer Pat is on hand to help.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46- Hi, how are you? Is it all right if I have a look round?- It is indeed.- Philip.- How do you do?
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Philip's not doing too well so far.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56The thing is, I have got to buy.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00I've only bought one lot. That's the issue for me.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04Luckily, he's alighted on something which might spark some interest.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09That's a fireman's nozzle, if you'll pardon the expression.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12So that would go on the end of your hose and put your fire out.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14I like that.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17But will Pat throw a wet blanket on his enthusiasm?
0:21:17 > 0:21:21I think at auction... You've got that priced at 30 quid.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23I think at auction, 30 quid's the top end.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25I think it would make 15 to 30 quid.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30- If I offered you a tenner, would you throw me out the door?- I might do.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- But would you throw me out with this and you with a tenner?- Ha!
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- I could manage 15.- How about 12 quid? My maths ain't very good.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- That's sort of splitting the difference.- All right.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- And 13's unlucky, isn't it? - We're not going to say 13.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Pat, you're an absolute gentleman. Thank you ever so much.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47I'll get some money out. I like that.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49I don't know quite why I bought it.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51You never seem to, Philip.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55But his second buy seems to have lit a fire under him.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58He's back in the car and heading for Matlock town centre.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04I'm so far behind the game now. I've got to go and buy something.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07And I've got to go and buy something that's not going to make me
0:22:07 > 0:22:10just £10 profit, so it's going to mean taking a risk.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Matthew from Magpie Antiques is an old pal.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Hiya, matey.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- Good to see you.- You too.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21So, let's hope he can help Phil stack up another buy.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29And it's not long before something takes his fancy.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33# Je t'aime... #
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Hellfire. How much is she?
0:22:36 > 0:22:37# Oui, je t'aime... #
0:22:37 > 0:22:40I'm very, very tempted.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Isn't she hot?
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Isn't she just gorgeous?
0:22:46 > 0:22:48She's lovely, isn't she?
0:22:48 > 0:22:51She's a 1960s mannequin, Phil.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Minus her arms. Armless.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Mate, she's still got the glass eyes in.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- And how much is she like that? - Probably about 80 quid.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Give me one sec. Give me one second.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06Matthew's popping downstairs to check what the rock bottom price
0:23:06 > 0:23:09might be with the dealer who owns Philip's new friend.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15His interest might not be as crack pot as it seems.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Retro mannequins can be popular
0:23:17 > 0:23:20and might attract interest from vintage style enthusiasts.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Right, sir. I've had a word. I can get that young lady for you...
0:23:28 > 0:23:31..for 60 quid. You don't get the clothes with her, unfortunately.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- So you'd need to wrap her up in a towel...- Not the clothes?!
0:23:34 > 0:23:37You need to wrap her up in a towel and sit her in that convertible.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39No, I can't do that. I can't do that.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40No, you can't.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45The designer corset the mannequin is wearing is far too expensive for Philip.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49It's selling for £120 second-hand.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52So, you can keep your mitts off that lot.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56I didn't think this was that sort of show.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Right, Phil. Here's your date for this evening.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03She's a picture.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Now, what can Matthew do on the price?
0:24:05 > 0:24:09What about if we come down a little bit on the price...
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Give you 30 quid for it. That's it. Finished as she is. Handshake.
0:24:12 > 0:24:13Got to buy something off you.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17And I know I'm being mean, but I've just got to buy something.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- Let's say 35 and you take scarf, as well.- The whole lot as it stands.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- The whole lot, £35.- Go on.- She is yours, sir.- Cheers, matey.- Spot on.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Good Lord. How am I going to explain this to my wife?
0:24:27 > 0:24:31- That's none of our business, Philip. - Thank you, my friend.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32Anyway, best get going.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36They're driving about 20 miles to Ravenshead near Nottingham
0:24:36 > 0:24:38where Philip's dropping Thomas off.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Having bought all the lots he wants for auction,
0:24:42 > 0:24:46he's decided to visit an intriguing local collection.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47All the best.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Thomas is meeting Andy Carter,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53a petro-head with an addiction to a special kind of vehicle.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Bubble cars.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12- Hello.- Hello, Thomas. Pleased to meet you. I'm Andy.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- Andy, nice to meet you. Andy, are these all your cars?- Yes.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17This is my bubble car collection.
0:25:19 > 0:25:24Bubble cars, or micro cars, are tiny but road-worthy vehicles
0:25:24 > 0:25:27dating from the 1950s and '60s.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Today their retro looks and quirky charm make them
0:25:30 > 0:25:32irresistible to their devoted fan base
0:25:32 > 0:25:37and most particularly to Andy who has more than 20 of them.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41- It's my hobby, yes.- Your hobby? - Right back to when I was a teenager.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44So, tell me about the bubble car. Why were they invented?
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Well, they appeared after the war in the mid-'50s.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50The Suez Crisis meant petrol was rationed.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52They do fantastic fuel consumption.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56People were just getting back on their feet after World War II.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Cars were very expensive. So these cars were much cheaper
0:25:59 > 0:26:03so it enabled working people to get around and get to work.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06They were one step up from a motorbike.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Covered transport.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12- Well, that's it. Covered transport. You wouldn't get wet.- That's right.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- Bring me through your collection here.- Right.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Well, I'll start with the car that I started with.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21So, Thomas, this is my first car. A BMW Isetta.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23My mum and dad didn't want me to have a motorbike
0:26:23 > 0:26:25when I was 16 years of age.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28So they went and bought me an old Isetta.
0:26:28 > 0:26:34Andy got the car in 1970 after the micro-car craze had waned for most.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36They suddenly dropped out of fashion.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40When the Mini and the Fiat 500 and the NSU became popular,
0:26:40 > 0:26:42all of a sudden, nobody wanted a bubble car any more.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44They weren't cool enough to be seen in.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47But caring not a jot for popular opinion,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Andy's love for the bubble car was born.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52- Were you chuffed to bits? - Oh, yes. Fantastic.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56Yes, I could take a girl to a party. I had my own mobility.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- It was fantastic.- That was it. Freedom.- Yes.- You could get out.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- How do you get into this one?- Well, you'll have to stand back, Thomas.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- OK. Yeah, yeah.- The whole front of the car opens up.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- There we go.- Then you just jump in.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- And you'll notice the steering wheel even moves out.- It does.
0:27:10 > 0:27:15- To allow you room to get in. - Then you just slip in.- Just jump in.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Literally, just jump in.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Ooh, it's, um... Right.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- Are you OK in there? - Yeah, I'm all right.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Luckily, I don't suffer from claustrophobia.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36This is wonderful. It's quite sort of compact and sort of bijou in here.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40Wonderful. Open-top motoring.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Look at that. You can feel the wind in your hair.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Did you take your wife out in this?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47My wife did actually go out with me when I had a Isetta.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50At one time, I did run over her foot and yet she still married me.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52God, that's true love, isn't it?
0:27:52 > 0:27:56Bubble cars were made both in Britain, like these Peel cars
0:27:56 > 0:27:58built in the Isle of Man,
0:27:58 > 0:28:00and in Europe, like Andy's BMW.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03German cars were obviously much higher quality.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06The British cars quite often were made of fibreglass,
0:28:06 > 0:28:10- they were designed with a motorbike engine.- Who would have made them?
0:28:10 > 0:28:15Well, this one was designed by Hunslet, the locomotive company in Leeds.
0:28:15 > 0:28:16- On three wheels?- Yes, three wheels.
0:28:16 > 0:28:21With a little Villiers motorbike engine. Incredibly noisy.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24- It looks dreadful.- But that's part of its charm, Thomas.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26I know it is part of its charm.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29That, I think, has got lines, it's got design to it.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Somebody's thought about that.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Some nutter's done that one.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37You know? You can imagine someone in a shed...
0:28:37 > 0:28:40But that's the great British way, Thomas. Tut tut.
0:28:42 > 0:28:43Now a special treat.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Andy's going to let him drive one of the bubble beauties.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52I'll take her for a spin round the block.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54# Here in my car
0:28:54 > 0:28:55# I feel safest of all
0:28:55 > 0:28:57# I can lock all my doors
0:28:57 > 0:28:59# It's the only way to live
0:28:59 > 0:29:01# In cars... #
0:29:03 > 0:29:05This is brilliant.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- How was that?- Wow. Wow. Wow.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14What a great, great experience.
0:29:14 > 0:29:20I don't think I've ever driven a car like that.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22You did very well.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Well, that's very kind. Very kind.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Thank you very much.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- I've really enjoyed my day. - It's been my pleasure, Thomas.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35Meanwhile, that old gear-head Philip has the, er, macro car
0:29:35 > 0:29:41and has driven on to West Bridgford where he has one last shop to visit.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- Hello. Hi. Philip.- Philip. Andy.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Right. I've got to buy something.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50With only three items bagged and time rapidly running out,
0:29:50 > 0:29:52yes, you jolly well do, Philip.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00But something's caught his eye.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Uh-oh. The theme is developing here.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Is that a young lady up there?
0:30:07 > 0:30:14It's just a fairly saucy second world war calendar.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17The price on the ticket is £38.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20What I like on the back is this inscription.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22"To Albert, with lots of love, Annette."
0:30:22 > 0:30:25So Annette clearly had a good old sense of humour, didn't she?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27He's going to weigh up that decision,
0:30:27 > 0:30:30but something in a cabinet has caught his eye.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35It's a little set of scales for checking the weight of gold sovereign coins.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38He's thinking he might combine them in a job lot
0:30:38 > 0:30:41with the fire hose nozzle he bought earlier.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44That's appropriate. Ticket price is £10.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47The purpose of this was just to make sure that you weren't being
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- kippered on your gold.- That's right. - So you'd weigh your sovereign...
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Sovereigns or half sovereigns.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54..and it should have a specific amount of gold in it.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- That's right.- I think that's quite a bit of fun.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00But we've got a load of weights missing, haven't we?
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Well, that's a possibility again, isn't it?
0:31:02 > 0:31:04And here's a fab little item.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09SONG: THUNDERBIRDS THEME TUNE
0:31:11 > 0:31:13Fantastic. Look at that.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Thunderbirds are go.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17I think this is brilliant. So...
0:31:19 > 0:31:23I spent seven years qualifying
0:31:23 > 0:31:25as a fine art auctioneer.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29I've been in this business, what, 35 years now
0:31:29 > 0:31:35and I'm just about to buy a Thunderbirds 2 alarm clock.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37What is the world coming to?
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Oh, Philip. Don't be so dramatic.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44I think that is possibly one of the worst things I've ever seen in my life.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47In fact, I think that's so bad it's verging on genius.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51Unfortunately, it isn't an original Thunderbirds item.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55It dates from the early 1990s. Ticket price for the toy is £10.
0:31:57 > 0:32:03Philip's amassed a little pile of items and they're certainly diverse.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06The combined ticket price for all three pieces is £58.
0:32:07 > 0:32:12Now, what sort of a deal can he strike with Andy?
0:32:12 > 0:32:15To me, there's £25 worth there.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17I think 20 for the three.
0:32:17 > 0:32:2022.50.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22And we can deal.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24I tell you what, because I can't do 50ps,
0:32:24 > 0:32:27- I'll give you 22 quid.- Go on, then. £22.- You're on. You're a gentleman.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31And with that, Philip has his lots for auction.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33And not a moment too soon.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37They've repaired nearby to unveil their haul of items.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41- Philip's up first.- Well, this is my first lot, Thomas.- Really?
0:32:42 > 0:32:45I don't know what made me do this.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- Oh, Philip!- Hold on, whoa!
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- I think she's rather fetching. - She's armless(!)
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Oh, that's my line!
0:32:52 > 0:32:55See, I know she hasn't got any arms, but what I was thinking was,
0:32:55 > 0:32:59if you just went round here like that, you can sort of...
0:33:00 > 0:33:03All very nice, but somehow the arms don't match with the body.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Huh, not quite.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10- What is this?- Right... Well... It's a lump of marble.- Yeah.
0:33:10 > 0:33:15- Yeah.- This is my best buy ever. - More on the same theme.- Tut, tut!
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- Well, I had a stocking moment. - That's fine.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Every bloke should have one. So I think she's really cool.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- She was a tenner.- She's beautiful. She's like one of the Vargas girls.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27- Lovely shape.- Do you think she'll do all right for a tenner?
0:33:27 > 0:33:31For a tenner, she's great. She'll make £15.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- And now the Thunderbirds toy. - £6, right?
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Are you ready? Thunderbirds are... I'll count you in, ready?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Thunderbirds are go!
0:33:39 > 0:33:41TOY WHIRS
0:33:42 > 0:33:45- Isn't that just brilliant?- Yes.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48There is a minor problem.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50- What, that it's 1992? - And it doesn't work.
0:33:50 > 0:33:55That's the only thing it does. It doesn't do anything else at all.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- £6?!- Yeah, was I robbed? - Robbed?!
0:33:58 > 0:34:02- Really, that's 50p in a boot sale. - Yeah, but it's brilliant, isn't it?
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- Come on, let me see what you bought. - I'm humbled by your purchases.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07I can understand that.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12- Oh, right.- First up, the basket of photos and postcards.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16- So you've got somebody's photograph album...- Yes, a collection of photographs.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20AND the tambourine. Was it going for a song?!
0:34:20 > 0:34:22This is...
0:34:22 > 0:34:24my "Kumbaya, My Lord".
0:34:26 > 0:34:32- Child's tambourine!- Right, OK. - 7.50.- How you can knock...
0:34:33 > 0:34:35..my "Thunderbirds are go" at six quid,
0:34:35 > 0:34:38when that cost you £7.50 is beyond me.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42But surely Thomas's Victorian scales will turn out to be a heavy hitter,
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- won't they? - These were £40, the Avery and Sons.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48I think either railway station or post office.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51And that's the thing that'll make them sell, isn't it?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Yes... They need a bit of love and attention, but it's all there.
0:34:54 > 0:34:59- I think you're all right with that lot.- Finally, some mild positivity.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03- God, is that it, then?- That's it. It's really, really depressing.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Aren't you both fonts of joy today, then?
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Well, at least Thomas has a little treat for Philip -
0:35:09 > 0:35:10the Bakewell tart.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- Oh!- Tarts.- Absolutely!
0:35:13 > 0:35:18- Shall we go and... We need a drink to go with this.- Definitely.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20But do they have any tasty predictions,
0:35:20 > 0:35:22once their rival's back is turned?
0:35:22 > 0:35:26I think Thomas has been really clever, cos he's only spent about £80.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30If they GIVE all his stuff away, he can't lose as much as I did
0:35:30 > 0:35:33with my canoe or the rest of it at the last auction.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Oh, enough about the canoe!
0:35:35 > 0:35:38I think he's been really quite clever.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42To buy underwear on the Antiques Road Trip on an armless mannequin
0:35:42 > 0:35:46is BRILLIANT! Is it going to make profit?
0:35:46 > 0:35:49It's probably going to do all right. It'll probably make something.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52I think perhaps arms would have helped, wouldn't they?
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Does that mean that I'm going to retain the lead?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Well, I haven't done that well myself, so it's...
0:35:58 > 0:36:00all up in the air - we'll have to wait for the auction.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Then you won't have long to wait.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06On this leg, Thomas and Philip have travelled from the city
0:36:06 > 0:36:09of Sheffield to their auction in Leicester in the East Midlands.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13Leicester is a city with a venerable history,
0:36:13 > 0:36:15stretching back to the Roman period.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17I quite like Leicester.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Do you know, I think it's quite attractive.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22I'm glad it meets with your approval, chaps.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26- They're aiming for Churchgate Auctions.- Are you ready for this?
0:36:26 > 0:36:29I am ready. Oh, thanks for stopping in a puddle!
0:36:30 > 0:36:34- Set my day off beautifully! - Don't bicker!
0:36:35 > 0:36:39Thomas plant started this leg with £247.54 -
0:36:39 > 0:36:43he spent £84 on the nose and has four lots in this sale.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Philip Serrell began with £193.34 - he spent £99
0:36:50 > 0:36:52and has five lots to show for it.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Auctioneer Dickon Dearman will be at the helm today.
0:36:58 > 0:37:03Our tussling twosome are about to do battle - take it away!
0:37:05 > 0:37:08First up are Thomas's Victorian scales. What will they weigh in at?
0:37:08 > 0:37:13Do I see £30? £30 for them? 20, then? £20.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16£20 has been bid on those scales. Is there 22, now?
0:37:16 > 0:37:20- 22...- That's not great. - 24, 26, 28, £30.
0:37:20 > 0:37:2532, 35, 37,
0:37:25 > 0:37:27£40. 40, yes.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29- 45, 50...- 50!
0:37:29 > 0:37:34Do I see... No. Selling then to you, sir, for £45.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37They make just a shade more than Thomas paid -
0:37:37 > 0:37:40not an auspicious start, but better than a loss.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44- This doesn't look good, does it? - A lot of work, isn't it? - It doesn't look good.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Now, Philip's job lot of fire hose nozzle
0:37:47 > 0:37:51and sovereign scales - will they set the sale room alight?
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Do I see £10? £10 has been bid... 12, from you, sir.
0:37:54 > 0:37:5714, 16, 18, £20.
0:37:57 > 0:38:0222. 22, 25, 25 now. 25 do I see anywhere?
0:38:02 > 0:38:0625, is there? Selling then, for £22...
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Again, they squeak a profit.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13A turn for Thomas, next, as his basket of miscellaneous photos
0:38:13 > 0:38:17- and postcards are up.- Do I see £20 for these?- Oh, dear.
0:38:17 > 0:38:22- £10, then? £10 I have down there. - This is not good news.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25£12, 14, 16, 18, £20.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28- You're off.- ..24, 26,
0:38:28 > 0:38:3228... 28, do I see now?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Selling then for £26.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Another sale price that's nothing to write home about.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Tough luck, Thomas.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- What did you pay for those?- Don't...
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- I'm not telling you, ner-ner, ner-ner ner!- £20.
0:38:45 > 0:38:50Now, can Philip's post-war bombshell seduce the punters?
0:38:50 > 0:38:55- Opening here at £15.- Get in there - profit!- 17 now. £17.
0:38:55 > 0:38:5917 from you, sir. Is there 20 now? £20.
0:38:59 > 0:39:0020 do I see now?
0:39:00 > 0:39:02No further bids...
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Selling then, for £17.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06That is a good profit.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11I wouldn't say it's a GOOD profit, but it's a profit!
0:39:11 > 0:39:15It seems there's one thing that always sells - shrewd, Philip.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17It's previous experience with the two of us.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Yeah, that's a massive hit, that, isn't it?
0:39:20 > 0:39:25Now, the other woman in Philip's life. Can he repeat the trick?
0:39:25 > 0:39:28So, £20. £10, then.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32- Ouch!- Do I see 12? £12, 14?
0:39:32 > 0:39:3616, 18, £20. 22,
0:39:36 > 0:39:4025, 27, £30 has been bid.
0:39:40 > 0:39:4435 now, 35 is there, anywhere?
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Selling then for... Ooh, 35, fresh bidder, madam.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- Fresh bidder.- There you are.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52£35. Is there 40 now? £40? 40 is there, anywhere?
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Selling then, for £35.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59- £35.- Which is exactly where we started!
0:39:59 > 0:40:01And lot number 64...
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Seems like the punters didn't fancy her.
0:40:04 > 0:40:09- It's all looking good, isn't it? - Rosy. # Everything's Rosie... #
0:40:09 > 0:40:11It's Thomas's tambourine next.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Perhaps this will shake things up?
0:40:13 > 0:40:1720. Do I see £20? I'll take £10, then.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- £10 bid, 12, 14...- I'm going.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Start the car.
0:40:21 > 0:40:27- This is just ridiculous. - Yes, 22, 24? Shake of the head.
0:40:27 > 0:40:3024, do I see now? Anywhere? No further interest...
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Selling then for £22.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37An unexpected success - with bells on. Well done!
0:40:37 > 0:40:42- # Kumbaya, my Lord... # - Oh, Ging Gang Goolie, more like.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Now, the Thunderbirds toy that even Philip seems to lack faith in.
0:40:45 > 0:40:50- £10.- That's fantastic! Get in there! - Do I see 12 now?
0:40:50 > 0:40:52£12, 14, 16, 18, £20.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- £20.- 22...
0:40:57 > 0:40:58Don't dare to dream...
0:41:00 > 0:41:02I'm living the dream(!)
0:41:02 > 0:41:07£30, 32 now? 32 is there, anywhere? 32, do I see?
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Selling then, for £30.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13And it flies! F-AB!
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- You are one of the country's leading toy experts, right?- Yes.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18That's not in any dispute at all.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20You said my toy was worth 50 pence.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23This isn't a toy auction.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26I wouldn't have entertained it.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29To be absolutely honest.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Thomas could do with some help here, so let's hope
0:41:31 > 0:41:35his St Christopher plaque will protect him from further losses.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38- £10 for this. Do I see ten? A fiver, then?- Oh!
0:41:38 > 0:41:42£5 has been bid, and six now. Six pounds. Eight pounds?
0:41:42 > 0:41:4610, £12, 14, no, £14, do I see?
0:41:46 > 0:41:5016. £16 now, anywhere? 16, 16, do I see?
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Selling, for £14.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- Doubled my money.- Looks like someone's watching over you, Thomas.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02And finally, the great hunk of marble - can it carve out a profit?
0:42:02 > 0:42:07- What's my marble plinth going to make?- £30? 25 if you like.
0:42:07 > 0:42:1225 has been bid. Do I see £30? £30. £30 just there. 35?
0:42:12 > 0:42:19- What did you pay for it?- 30.- 40, yes. £50? 50, thank you, madam.
0:42:19 > 0:42:24Do I see 60 now? £60. 60 is there, anywhere? Selling then, for £50.
0:42:24 > 0:42:25Thank you.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27A very respectable sale,
0:42:27 > 0:42:30proving even Philip's bad luck isn't set in stone.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37Thomas started this leg with £247.54.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40After paying auction costs, he made a rather modest profit
0:42:40 > 0:42:46of £2.74, which gives him £250.28 to carry forward.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53While Philip began with £193.34, he made a slightly more
0:42:53 > 0:43:00substantial profit of £27.28, giving him £220.62 in his wallet.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02So that means that, despite his grumbling,
0:43:02 > 0:43:05he ends this leg victorious. Well done, Phil.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08- I've had enough. I'm going to... - Don't!
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Come on, we've all made money this time.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13- We've got to be happy. - How much d'you make?
0:43:13 > 0:43:15About a couple of quid!
0:43:15 > 0:43:19Onwards and upwards. Come on - two pounds profit... £25. Let's go!
0:43:19 > 0:43:22Wahey!
0:43:25 > 0:43:27Next time on the Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:27 > 0:43:29Thomas and Philip do some deals on the quiet.
0:43:29 > 0:43:34- Will you just shut up, Jack?!- And then decide to make some noise...
0:43:34 > 0:43:36HONK!
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