0:00:02 > 0:00:06It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13- Going, going, gone.- Yes!- Hello.
0:00:13 > 0:00:18The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22- Yes!- There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23I'm going to try and win.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- The sun shines on the brave, doesn't it?- Exactly.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47It's the fourth leg of our West Country experience,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51tripping in a vintage Lancia with Tom Scott and Phil Serrell.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- Have you enjoyed it? - What a brilliant trip it's been.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- It's been really good fun. You've been good company.- It's been great.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59I have to say, my affection for your company has waned over
0:00:59 > 0:01:01the course of the last auction.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Oh, dear.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Dealer, Tom, is a Road Trip greenhorn,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09who was very much the runner-up
0:01:09 > 0:01:12until a magnificent French frame put him right back in the picture.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16At £290.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21Phil, an auctioneer and a seasoned roadrunner, has been here before.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24This is Philip Serrell for the Antiques Road Trip.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27He's certainly not bitter, though. Not much.
0:01:28 > 0:01:34Phil began with £200 and he's increased that to £292.42.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Tom also set out with £200,
0:01:39 > 0:01:44and he's so far amassed just a little bit more with £303.06.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Our trip begins at the far southwest corner of Britain,
0:01:49 > 0:01:54at St Buryan, before wending its way around several counties
0:01:54 > 0:01:58and never straying too far from the coast to reach Wareham in Dorset.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Today, we're starting out at Exeter in the county of Devon
0:02:02 > 0:02:06and making for an auction over the border at Upwey in Dorset.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14There's been a quay here since Roman times,
0:02:14 > 0:02:18but in the 16th century, one of Britain's earliest canals
0:02:18 > 0:02:22was constructed to carry goods to the river and the English Channel.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Nowadays, this nicely redeveloped area is more about leisure, though.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26Here we go then, mate.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27And shopping.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Funkles!
0:02:29 > 0:02:30Let's see what we can find, mate.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- Morning.- Hello, hello, hello.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37We all right to have a bit of a dig and we'll give you a shout?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Thank you very much.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41How much is the till? SHE LAUGHS
0:02:41 > 0:02:44While Phil makes a bid for the till,
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Tom has the rest of Funkles to choose from.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48There's plenty of it too.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51It's just a question of seeking out the quality.
0:02:51 > 0:02:52I don't know where to look.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Tricky.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Phil's moved on but, because the dealer's not around,
0:02:58 > 0:03:02all communication has to be via Carmen and the phone.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- And when they do get to talk... - Hiya, Simon.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- ..they're still a long way apart. - Yeah, your maritime bucket.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- '40, I'll do that for.'- And that's the best you can do on that one?
0:03:13 > 0:03:14'It is really.'
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Ah, a humidor.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20This could appeal to the Havana cigar devotees of Dorset.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21Are there any?
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Ask him if there's any movement on this humidor at 70 quid.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29OK. I'll let him know that. He said 55 is as low as he'll go.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32I think I need to buy it at 40, so I think I'm going to have to leave it.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Oh, dear.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38Sounds like Phil is getting a bit frustrated. What's Tom unearthed?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40They're quite fun, aren't they?
0:03:40 > 0:03:44This would have been a bit of artillery. It's a shell.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Pretty big old thing. Someone has stuck those on the sides.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53They could be quite good - if we can get them cheap.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Now, let's hope Phil's found something.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- I wanted to look at that woodwind instrument thing.- OK.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- I can't get into it. - Can't get into it.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Can't get into it, haven't got the right key!
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Oh, lordy.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09This just isn't his day so far. But while the search goes on,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Tom's about to smuggle his jugs over to Carmen.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14I'll just have a final quick...
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Not pinching them.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Right, let's go.- Sneaky.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23I think we've got to be quick cos Philip's just around the corner.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24I've got Simon on the line.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25Is he on the line?
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- 20 quid the pair.- How about 15?
0:04:28 > 0:04:29I'll hand him over to you.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Simon, I was wondering whether you might be able to help me
0:04:32 > 0:04:35and nip me down to £15 for the pair.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- 'Yeah, you take them, mate.' - Lovely. Appreciate that.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Deal. £15.- Good!
0:04:40 > 0:04:43One deal to Tom, but Phil has kept his powder dry.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46I'll tell you what, I'm going to see what else I can find.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48You really need to get that off your chest, mate.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51So while Tom conceals his booty and departs,
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Phil's staying in Exeter,
0:04:52 > 0:04:55still searching for that elusive first bargain.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Hello.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- Hello, good morning, Phil.- How are you? All right?- I'm very well.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- Nice to see you.- You too.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05There must be something at this antiques centre for Phil.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08The best place to start is with Norman himself.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10This is my stall.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- Can I look at those, please? - Of course you may.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Ah, Royal Worcester - but with a ticket price of £150 the pair.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19As a Worcester man, he's got a soft spot for the stuff.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22My office is 40 yards away from where they were made, probably.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24They were modelled by Hadley.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Potter and artist James Hadley
0:05:26 > 0:05:31has been described as probably the finest English modeller of all time.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36His work can be very valuable but only if it's in pristine condition.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40Unfortunately, the front is damaged. It's been restored.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Crudely, may I say. The other one is perfect.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50If you see people going...
0:05:50 > 0:05:51They're not trying to eat pots.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54What they're trying to do is check for restoration.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56If you bite a piece of restored porcelain
0:05:56 > 0:05:57it's like biting into soap,
0:05:57 > 0:06:00whereas if you bite a piece of un-restored porcelain,
0:06:00 > 0:06:02it's actually really quite hard.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06I'll have a think about that. Let's just see what else we can find first.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I think we'll be seeing more of those two.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11There's some really interesting things in this place.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16Really interesting things. Is it an ear trumpet? Hello?
0:06:16 > 0:06:18So, what are you thinking, Phil?
0:06:18 > 0:06:20You're thinking, you're concentrating, you're looking,
0:06:20 > 0:06:25you're picking out little bits. Tell me what you honestly think.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26I like him, I like him.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29I think, that one... I won't say it's worthless.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- If I buy just one off you, I've got to buy the pair off you.- Yeah.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35I've got to try and buy them for around the 60 quid mark.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- I can't come down to that kind of figure.- OK.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- Can I give you 70 quid for the two? - Can you make it 80?
0:06:41 > 0:06:42That's a big reduction.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45It's a massive reduction, it's a massive reduction.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- Can you ease me another fiver into it?- I can't, I can't, honest.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50I'll have those off you. You're a gentleman and a scholar.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- You're welcome.- I'm pleased with those. You've helped me.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- Thank you very, very much. - It's a giveaway.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- It's your lucky day.- I hope so!
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Phil's first buy for £80, that's a relief.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02He's a changed man all of a sudden.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04But now it's time to leave Exeter,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07heading east towards Clyst Honiton.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Then follow the signs.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- You must be John.- I am. - How are you?- Not too bad.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- Good to see you.- And you.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- Is that full of stuff?- That's full of stuff.- That's full of antiques?- Yes.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20It's a barn.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Well, if you're going to stock a huge range of quality furniture
0:07:25 > 0:07:27and decorative items,
0:07:27 > 0:07:29then a building like this makes perfect sense.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33He was going at a hell of a lick
0:07:33 > 0:07:35when he hit that corrugated iron, wasn't he?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38But whether any of it will be within Phil's price range
0:07:38 > 0:07:40seems highly unlikely.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42That's a fair old thing, isn't it?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45The two of them are £12,000. The one behind is bigger.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- So, they wouldn't come at 50 quid, would they?- No, no.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- Now, what's he got there? - These are wicked.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55If you've got a cabinet and you want to fill it full of books,
0:07:55 > 0:07:59that's what you buy to put in there. Are they books? No.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01That's what they are.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06- John?- Hello.- Are these book front things in here for sale?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08They could be for sale, I guess.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10The bigger ones, I'd charge you £15 for
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- and £10 for the smaller ones. - You can't do two of them for 15 quid?
0:08:14 > 0:08:16I would be replacing them anyway and it would cost me
0:08:16 > 0:08:18more than I'm selling them for.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20I'll tell you what I'm going to do, I've made my mind up.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- I'm going to have that one. - Ah, Voltaire, very Phil Serrell.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27You've been really kind, and I think you've got a fantastic shop.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- Thank you very much.- Thank you. - That's great, thank you.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31You're a gentleman.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33There can't be very many people who leave here
0:08:33 > 0:08:35just £10 lighter in the wallet.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Tom, meanwhile, is motoring south,
0:08:42 > 0:08:47making his way beside the River Exe to Lympstone, Exmouth,
0:08:47 > 0:08:50where he'll visit a strange and wonderful house
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- in the company of guide Kate. - Hello.- Hello there.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- Nice to meet you.- I'm Tom. - Welcome to A La Ronde.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59It's actually not round.
0:08:59 > 0:09:0316-sided in fact, which makes it a hexadecagon.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Makes for some interestingly shaped rooms too,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09several with great views of the estuary below.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13A La Ronde wasn't created by any grand designer though,
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- but by two very well travelled spinster cousins.- Beautiful room.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- It is.- Who had the house built?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Jane and Mary Parminter.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26They went on this grand tour about the late 1780s
0:09:26 > 0:09:29and they really were very gutsy ladies.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34For spinsters to go off on their own on the Continent -
0:09:34 > 0:09:38and particularly as the French Revolution was occurring
0:09:38 > 0:09:42- at the time, was absolutely amazing. - Yeah, yeah.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45The Parminters based their designs on Italian architecture,
0:09:45 > 0:09:47and once they'd built A La Ronde,
0:09:47 > 0:09:51they set about creating a highly individual decorating scheme
0:09:51 > 0:09:56filled with many unusual mementos of their travels together.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59The frieze is all made up from bird feathers.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01The speckled ones, that's guinea fowl.
0:10:01 > 0:10:08You can see peacock and the green is woodpecker.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13- In the glue, they used quite a bit of cognac.- Oh, that sounds good.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Feathers and brandy were certainly different but without doubt,
0:10:16 > 0:10:21Jane and Mary's favourite material was the seashell. Thousands of them.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Tiny ones to create pictures for the walls
0:10:24 > 0:10:28and other larger ones for a variety of uses.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31The fireplace has never ever been used
0:10:31 > 0:10:36because they were making their creations.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40The home of the Parminters is now owned by the National Trust
0:10:40 > 0:10:44and sadly only this portrait of Mary now survives.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45Were they alive today,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48the extraordinary cousins would probably be competing
0:10:48 > 0:10:49for the Turner Prize,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52as at the top of the house is their piece de resistance,
0:10:52 > 0:10:54the shell gallery.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56They wanted you to get the impression
0:10:56 > 0:10:59that you were either coming into a cave or a grotto.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- You've got all this algae on the walls...- I see.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06..and then you've got the softness of the sea.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Then you've got the shells on the shore.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- Way up here. I see.- Way up there.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Because it's so very fragile, access is now restricted.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Tom, however, has been permitted a special peek.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- There.- Oh, yes. Look at that.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- Super.- Amazing.- Isn't it?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26We're seeing the beginning of the actual gallery.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27That's incredible, isn't it?
0:11:27 > 0:11:31It's got to be tens of thousands of shells. It's really stunning.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39But while Tom's been "A La Ronde",
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Phil's just carried on shopping,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44journeying from Clyst Honiton to Hele...
0:11:45 > 0:11:48..where, on the site of an old cider factory
0:11:48 > 0:11:51there's a very unusual retail opportunity.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Hiya, how are you?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55You've got some cool stuff here, haven't you?
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Yeah, quite something.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00They even supply film and TV props out of all of this.
0:12:00 > 0:12:0445,000 square feet of antiques, reclamation...
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Just passing through.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07..and collectables.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09And how much is the drum?
0:12:11 > 0:12:16- 40 quid. There's two more up there. - How much is that bigger one?- 50 quid.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21I'll tell you what, that's going to take some putting back together,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- isn't it?- Yeah, I didn't realise it was so badly damaged.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26So, the price is coming down?
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Yeah, I'll do it for 40 quid, the same as the other.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Are you sure, Phil?
0:12:31 > 0:12:33It's a question of how the hell
0:12:33 > 0:12:35it is ever going to fit back together again...
0:12:35 > 0:12:38They're off to the office to negotiate.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- I said 40, didn't I? - Yeah, but it's wrecked, isn't it?
0:12:41 > 0:12:42I'll give you 20 quid
0:12:42 > 0:12:45and I'll spend most of the night trying to put it back together again.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- Go on, then.- All right? The drum is done. The drum's done,
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- but I want to buy something else. - I want you to buy something else.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53I want to buy something else.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54Now, I don't know about you,
0:12:54 > 0:12:57but I think he's going to buy something else.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59How much is this roller, then?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01I'll do that for 80 quid for you.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05I know you've been helpful to me,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- but I'm going to bid you nonetheless and notwithstanding.- Go on, then.
0:13:08 > 0:13:1050 quid.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- Don't be ridiculous.- What? - It did cost me more than that.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Don't you speak to me like that! HE CHUCKLES
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- 75 quid.- I'll tell you what. This is my best shot here.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18Right.
0:13:18 > 0:13:19Oh, yeah?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Here you are. 60 quid.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Well, seeing as you said so many nice things about the place...
0:13:27 > 0:13:30You're a gentlemen. Do you know what? I really like that.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- God knows what that is going to make. - You'll do all right on that,
0:13:33 > 0:13:34You think that's what, 1860?
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- My mum made it last week.- Did she?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Lordy, mine was more of a knitter.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Later, they'll be making for the auction in Upwey,
0:13:44 > 0:13:48but our next stop is in the Dorset County town of Dorchester.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Lovely.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52LILTING ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYS
0:13:54 > 0:13:59Dorchester is famous for its poets like Sir John Cowper Powys
0:13:59 > 0:14:01and William Barnes,
0:14:01 > 0:14:04but the town's favourite son is without doubt, Thomas Hardy.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Did Thomas Hardy write Tom Brown's Schooldays?
0:14:07 > 0:14:11No, I mean, he wrote, whatsit, didn't he? Tom Jones.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Actually, he mostly wrote books without Tom in the title, Phil.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19But he did base the Mayor of Casterbridge on his hometown.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- Morning.- How are you, all right? - All right, thank you.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24I bought a table off you a couple of years back on a trip, didn't I?
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- Made a fortune?- No, wish I had done!
0:14:27 > 0:14:31Just let the table go, Phil - start afresh!
0:14:31 > 0:14:35He doesn't need to buy much at "De Danann", either,
0:14:35 > 0:14:37so he can very much pick and choose.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- I think that's a Tunbridge ware sock darner.- Yes, it's pretty, isn't it?
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Yes, just a nice little thing. Is there a price on that?
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Yeah, it's a fiver.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47See, that could be a problem, because I'm used to getting, like,
0:14:47 > 0:14:4920 or 30 quid off something.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51If it's only a fiver, how am I going to get 20 quid off that?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- Well, I thought it might make up for the table.- Ha-ha-ha!
0:14:54 > 0:14:58It could be a very sensible buy. That, too, at a pinch...
0:14:58 > 0:15:00It's a 19th century snuffbox.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Now, that, because there's no decoration, and a bit of damage,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06it's not going to be a hugely sought-after thing.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08But I think that's quite a nice little lot.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10The ticket price is £30,
0:15:10 > 0:15:13but I'm sure John would be willing to do a deal.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15I like that.
0:15:15 > 0:15:16It's just a marble column,
0:15:16 > 0:15:19and, it's just a thing that's going to look decorative,
0:15:19 > 0:15:22either to show off a good Parian bust
0:15:22 > 0:15:26or piece of marble, or a pot or a bronze.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29So let's put that down there.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34Mm! Two nice little treen items, versus a big old lump.
0:15:34 > 0:15:35What do YOU think?
0:15:35 > 0:15:39It COULD be described as a jardiniere, or even a torchere,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42and the ticket price is £175.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44I think the death of it's, like, about a hundred quid.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- No, that wouldn't be any good for me.- Wouldn't make any money?- No.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49See, there's a chunk off there, look.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52I think that's just come down another fiver.
0:15:52 > 0:15:5465 quid.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- I'll shake your hand now. - Yeah, go on, then.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59You're a gentleman. Thank you very much indeed.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04That, plus his roller, must be some of Phil's heaviest purchases yet.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Laden down, his shopping's all done.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Elsewhere in Dorchester,
0:16:08 > 0:16:11at the Curiosity Centre...
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- Morning.- Hi.- I'm Tom. - Hi. Martin. Nice to meet you.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- Come for a bit of a rummage, is that all right?- Lots to see here.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19The Curiosity Centre will require plenty of digging, though.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23There's a lot of...vintage... There's a lot of painted...
0:16:23 > 0:16:25sort of shabby chic, which I'm not after.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28So we'll just try and narrow it down a little bit.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29How about a strong box?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Might it be treasure?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- It's heavy enough... - KEY SQUEAKS
0:16:35 > 0:16:37That's a good bit... of weight in there...
0:16:37 > 0:16:39I can't even lift the door!
0:16:39 > 0:16:41If you spend long enough in Phil's company,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44do you all end up buying like him, I wonder?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47What's he got on here? £85.
0:16:47 > 0:16:48I really like that.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52Well, I'm sure Phil would approve. But now what's he come up with?
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Have you seen this?
0:16:54 > 0:16:55Oh, lordy.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59That is a canoe. That's got to be bigger than Philip's, surely.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04You mean - the one that lost him £70 on a previous Road Trip?
0:17:04 > 0:17:07I like that a lot. Fantastic!
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Just what is it about canoes, chaps?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13I'm pretty sure that says £300.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Wonder if I can afford that?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Trouble is, this is probably going to
0:17:17 > 0:17:19see me down the creek the wrong way, isn't it?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Yes. And I don't see a paddle, do you?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Time to consult Martin, or perhaps just seek help.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27First thing, I'd like to have a look...
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- at this. - Ah, you found my strongbox.- Yeah.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- Does it open? I can't get it open.- Let's try.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- It might be me.- I certainly had it open.- Ah, there you go.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Ah, I was hoping the takings from last week would have been in there!
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- It's had some use.- Yeah, what has someone been putting in there,
0:17:46 > 0:17:48apart from snails? What would we be looking at?
0:17:48 > 0:17:50We could do something on that for you. Maybe...
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- 75.- It's a bit steeper than I was hoping.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Come on, then, you know the game.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58What I was going to do is make you a bid of...
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- 45...- 45? - ..which I know is really harsh.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03You're welcome to drop this on my foot if you want!
0:18:03 > 0:18:05It's a bit tight, Tom, but I tell you what,
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- squeeze me another fiver... - Yeah?- ..and it's yours.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09- 50?- Yeah.- Perfect.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- All right.- I love that. Brilliant. Thank you very much.- Deal.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Now for the flagship.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15It's a highly unusual thing,
0:18:15 > 0:18:17you won't find many of these in the auction houses.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19No, and there's probably a good reason for that.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- Now, it is wildly out of my budget...- Right.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25..and I'm thinking about how awkward this must be for you, every night,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- dragging it back in.- Ha-ha! I know where this is leading.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30I'm looking at being really, really cheeky,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- and talking like 60 quid. - 60 quid's a little cheap.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- I know it is.- A little cheap.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Do you want another fiver, like on the strongbox,
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- is that- what you mean? Well, compare the size of the strongbox
0:18:40 > 0:18:43to the size of the boat, and maybe that increment would be about right!
0:18:43 > 0:18:46What about 120, includes the box?
0:18:46 > 0:18:48What about 130?
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- 125?- Go for it. Deal.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- Brilliant. - Well done.- Thanks, Martin.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56So, £75 for the canoe and £50 for the strongbox.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Does Upwey know what's coming?!
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Tom's popping along the road,
0:19:04 > 0:19:08heading for the same shop that his travelling companion graced earlier.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- Afternoon.- Afternoon.- How are you doing?- All right, thank you.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Do you mind if I have a rummage? - No, have a look round,
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- by all means.- Down here? - Down here, up the stairs as well.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17Brilliant.
0:19:19 > 0:19:20Now, Tom's still got plenty of cash,
0:19:20 > 0:19:23and there's certainly enough to choose from...
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Trouble is, Philip's been here this morning,
0:19:25 > 0:19:26so he's probably bought everything.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27Nonsense!
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- BANGS HEAD - Ouch!
0:19:29 > 0:19:31How much are those?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- £20...- The pair?
0:19:34 > 0:19:36..each. They're quite nice. Quite sweet.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Just decorative. The cane's in not bad condition -
0:19:39 > 0:19:40there's a few breaks here.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43This could be ideal, especially with them being...
0:19:43 > 0:19:44a pair.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Or are they a pair?
0:19:46 > 0:19:48They're not quite a pair.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Let's see what John can do on those, then.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- You've got 40 for the two of them. - Right.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Where can you be? Can you help me?
0:19:57 > 0:19:5920.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02That's very generous. Can I squeeze you a little more?
0:20:02 > 0:20:0418.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- HE LAUGHS - Perfect.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- OK!- I'd love to take those.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10That is brilliant, John - thank you very much for that.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Well, that was all very amicable!
0:20:12 > 0:20:14That's what I wanted to find.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16BELL RINGS
0:20:16 > 0:20:18The ticket price on that is £65.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21I don't think it's big enough for a ship's bell -
0:20:21 > 0:20:22maybe a small boat, not sure.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Cor, he's getting very nautical today!
0:20:24 > 0:20:28But then the auction at Upwey is just a few miles from the coast.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31John - your bell...
0:20:31 > 0:20:33It can be 40 quid.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34- Can it?- Mmm.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37I think that's going to be too much for me.
0:20:37 > 0:20:4135 - if that's any good. But that is...
0:20:41 > 0:20:44That's getting better. Any way you can do 25?
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Mm-mm. 30 quid - split the difference.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- OK.- All right?- 30 quid. Deal.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- That's brilliant.- Done.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56And the bell tolls on this leg's shopping.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57Hello?
0:20:57 > 0:21:03Phil began with £292.42, and he spent £235 on five auction lots.
0:21:03 > 0:21:04A pair of Worcester figures...
0:21:04 > 0:21:06a large marble jardiniere...
0:21:06 > 0:21:07a regimental drum...
0:21:07 > 0:21:10a large granite garden roller...
0:21:10 > 0:21:12and a set of false book fronts.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17Whilst Tom started out with £303.06, and he spent £188,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20also on five auction lots.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21A cast-iron strongbox...
0:21:21 > 0:21:23a 1930s rowboat...
0:21:23 > 0:21:26a pair of converted artillery shells...
0:21:26 > 0:21:27a brass bell...
0:21:27 > 0:21:29and a set of cane stools.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32But what did they really think of each other's bits and pieces?
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Not a fan of the drum. I think that's a real...clanger.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40I think the real danger is that Tom has possibly out-Serrelled Serrell.
0:21:40 > 0:21:41He's gone and bought a canoe!
0:21:41 > 0:21:43I'm quietly confident.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45I think I might have rattled Phil a little bit, here.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48After starting out in Devon at Exeter,
0:21:48 > 0:21:50and heading over into Dorset,
0:21:50 > 0:21:54this leg of our trip concludes at an auction in Upwey.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58Upwey Station stars, as itself, in a Thomas Hardy poem
0:21:58 > 0:22:01and the village also boasts its own wishing well,
0:22:01 > 0:22:05which could be handy, because there's been a bit of an accident.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07They're in for a shock. Stand by.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Agh! Busted!
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- Oh, dear! - That's not so hot, is it?
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Happy days!
0:22:15 > 0:22:16Yeah!
0:22:17 > 0:22:19So, a roller which survived two world wars,
0:22:19 > 0:22:22dating back to the early days of Queen Victoria, has been broken.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Because it's insured, though, the auctioneer's valuation
0:22:25 > 0:22:28guarantees a minimum pay-out when it goes under the hammer.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31So, how does Michael Keeble value it?
0:22:31 > 0:22:36I believe it would have made £120, if not broken, in the auction.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Well, that'll help Phil overcome his disappointment, no doubt.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- Phil, what have you got coming up? - It's my Worcester figures.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46We're both a long way from home.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Remember, the one on the left's been restored,
0:22:49 > 0:22:51but the other is in very good condition.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54I've got three pre-commissioneds on this one.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55I can start them at 80, 90, 100...
0:22:55 > 0:23:01110, 120, 130, anywhere?
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- Philip!- 130, anywhere?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- I was hoping...- No interest?
0:23:07 > 0:23:11130, 140 on the book, 150 anywhere?
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- Look at you.- Selling, then.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18The dealer did say it was Phil's lucky day, though.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Tom's strongbox. No attempt to lift it, I see.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Gave it a bit of a clean-up. Got the dead snails out of it.
0:23:25 > 0:23:30Lovely item, and two pre-bids on this. Take me in at £65.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35- Is there 70 anywhere?- Profit. Bit of profit.- £70, anywhere?
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Nope? Going at 65 to the pre-bidder, then.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43That's just landed on my toe.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Still a profit, Tom.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47And I cleaned it!
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Now, for the canoe. This may not be plane sailing.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53It's laying on the side wall, there.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Everyone's going to want this at home.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Well, no-one seems to want it here.
0:23:58 > 0:23:59£20 for it, then.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- This is not looking good.- None of you have got transport, have you?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05£2 for it.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06£2?!
0:24:07 > 0:24:12Two's bid, three, four, five, six. Eight, ten,
0:24:12 > 0:24:1412? £10 is bid.
0:24:14 > 0:24:1612 anywhere?
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Surely it's worth more than this.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22£12 at the back. 15? 18?
0:24:23 > 0:24:25- 16?- This is a struggle.
0:24:25 > 0:24:2918? 20. 22. 25?
0:24:29 > 0:24:34She only lives round the corner. It's easy for her. 25? 26?
0:24:34 > 0:24:39It's £26 in the middle. 28, anywhere? I'm really struggling.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40He's doing well, he's doing well for me.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42£26, and selling, then.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Well done, Madam.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48So, are we agreed, brothers? No more canoes!
0:24:48 > 0:24:50I'd buy that every day.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51You did!
0:24:51 > 0:24:55I probably won't buy another one for quite a long time.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Time for Phil's column. Jardiniere, anyone?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Oh, here we go. You've got bids on the book.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- £20 is bid.- Thanks(!)
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Worth more, surely. 22, anywhere?
0:25:06 > 0:25:0924, 26, 28?
0:25:09 > 0:25:13£26 in the middle. 28, anywhere?
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Is that it? Are we all done at £26? And selling, then.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19That's made the same as my boat.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Yes. Big and awkward isn't good.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26How will his old drum fare?
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Nice thing, we can start this one in at £24.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- That's a relief. Out of jail on that. - Yeah.
0:25:32 > 0:25:3626, anywhere? 26, 28, 30?
0:25:36 > 0:25:39£30 is with you, sir. 32, 35...
0:25:39 > 0:25:41There's one bidding for it.
0:25:41 > 0:25:4742, 45, 50, 55, 52?
0:25:47 > 0:25:5052. 55? 52 at the back.
0:25:50 > 0:25:5555 anywhere? Are we all done at 52? And selling, then.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57To 414.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02With that tiny profit, Phil's creeping ahead.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Can Tom's converted shells strike back?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10A pair of World War II artillery shells.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12I don't want anyone to know they're mine.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Nice things. Tenner for 'em?
0:26:15 > 0:26:21£5 for them, then. Five is bid, six is bid 7, 8, 9, 10, 12?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24£12 to the lady in the middle.
0:26:24 > 0:26:25Come on, come on.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28There's a pair of 'em. £14, anywhere?
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Are we all done at 12? And selling, then.
0:26:31 > 0:26:3614. 16. £14 with the lady. £16, anywhere?
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Are we all done at 14, then?
0:26:38 > 0:26:41And selling. To 184, thank you.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44A bigger loss, after commission.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47To be fair, that's probably where they should have sold at.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- What, for those?- Raising 14 quid.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51They'd probably have sold very well, there.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Now, for the roller. The auctioneer had quite a bit of interest,
0:26:55 > 0:26:57but that was before it was broken.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Could be a different story now, though.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01How can you break a granite roller?
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Mind you, pairs always sell better than singles, don't they?
0:27:04 > 0:27:06I can see what you did.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07What can I say?
0:27:07 > 0:27:10We'll give it a go. £20 for it?
0:27:12 > 0:27:15Would've been a lot more if it wasn't broken.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Fiver for it, then.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- £2... This isn't going to sell, is it?- Nope.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23OK, we'll pass that one.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Phil, however, doubles his money
0:27:25 > 0:27:27because the insurance pays
0:27:27 > 0:27:29the auctioneer's valuation of £120.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Surely Tom's Weymouth Bell ought to earn a profit.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Perfect pub piece.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38But then, I said that about my boat.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40£20 for it?
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Ten today, then, ten at the back.
0:27:43 > 0:27:4712 anywhere? 12, there. 15?
0:27:47 > 0:27:5018, 20, 22, 25,
0:27:50 > 0:27:5228, 30. 32.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- Keep going.- £30 at the back.
0:27:55 > 0:27:5732, anywhere?
0:27:57 > 0:28:00All done at 30. I'm selling, then. 264, thank you.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Another loss after commission, though. Oh, dear!
0:28:06 > 0:28:09If I had the same opportunity, I'd go and buy the same rubbish again,
0:28:09 > 0:28:11for the same money. That's what really worries me.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16Phil's false books. Shame they're not Thomas Hardy.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18£10 for 'em?
0:28:18 > 0:28:21£8 with me, then, on the books.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23£9 anywhere?
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Amazingly expensive to buy these new.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28- Anyone?- They're expensive.
0:28:28 > 0:28:3011 for these, sir. 12, anywhere?
0:28:30 > 0:28:35At £12, anywhere? Are we all done at £11? And selling, then.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37That was extremely cheap.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Just burnt more money.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42It hasn't been a good day for either of them, has it?
0:28:43 > 0:28:44Finally, those stools.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49I can start these in at £12. £14 anywhere?
0:28:49 > 0:28:5214? 16, 18, 20, 22?
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- Yeah, rapid bidding.- £20 on the bid with the pre-commissioneds, 22.
0:28:55 > 0:28:5722 at the front.
0:28:57 > 0:28:5924 anywhere? 24 anywhere?
0:28:59 > 0:29:00Are we all done at 22?
0:29:00 > 0:29:02And selling, then.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Well, at least it wasn't another loss, Tom.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09Phil's the winner, though, thanks to the cash for his broken roller
0:29:09 > 0:29:13and Tom's ship-sinking canoe purchase.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Tom began with £303.06.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19After paying auction costs he made a loss of £59.26,
0:29:19 > 0:29:23leaving him with £243.86 to spend next time.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28While Phil started out with £292.42
0:29:28 > 0:29:33and after paying auction costs, he made a profit of £51.18
0:29:33 > 0:29:39so he has £343.60 and a lead of almost £100.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- Been a lovely old day, hasn't it? - I'm glad you've had a nice time.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Yeah, I've had a super time. Would come here again!
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Next time, I'll break everything!
0:29:48 > 0:29:50- CHUCKLES:- It's the final leg of our voyage.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53We're starting out in the port of Southampton in Hampshire,
0:29:53 > 0:29:57and heading to auction in Wareham in Dorset.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Known as the cruise capital of Europe,
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Southampton has a bustling harbour.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07There are also extensive remains of the city walls,
0:30:07 > 0:30:10dating as far back as the 12th century.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14Notably, the town was the departure point for the RMS Titanic
0:30:14 > 0:30:17on her ill-fated maiden voyage.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Time for some shopping, though, I think.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Go on. Where are you going?
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- I'm going this way. - My shop's down here.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Go and spend some.
0:30:25 > 0:30:26Get bold. See you later.
0:30:30 > 0:30:31- Hello.- Hello.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- You must be Don.- Yes, I'm Don.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36- Don, I'm Philip, how are you? - Nice to meet you, Philip.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Welcome. Welcome to Cobwebs, old son.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41There's a bit of a nautical flavour going on here...
0:30:43 > 0:30:45This should appeal to Phil
0:30:45 > 0:30:47because, although he's very much a landlubber,
0:30:47 > 0:30:50he does have a soft spot for seafaring stuff -
0:30:50 > 0:30:55and with £343.60 to spend, he's got plenty to choose from.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58When I looked through the window,
0:30:58 > 0:31:01you've got a parallel ruler in there.
0:31:01 > 0:31:02Is it an old one or a new one?
0:31:02 > 0:31:05It has a little bit of age to it.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- But...- I've got a little bit of age but I ain't worth much, Don.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09No.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12This parallel ruler, for drawing lines on charts,
0:31:12 > 0:31:15was actually invented as long ago as 1584.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18You had your drawing board here and that gave you...
0:31:18 > 0:31:20That's really cool, isn't it?
0:31:20 > 0:31:22It is. That's why they're angled like this,
0:31:22 > 0:31:25so they match up with meridians of longitude.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Don't start getting too technical, Don,
0:31:27 > 0:31:29you're dealing with a country boy here.
0:31:29 > 0:31:30Sorry, guv!
0:31:30 > 0:31:33The ticket price on this navigator's tool is £58.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38I think, at auction, that's going to make £30-£50, something like that.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Can we put that on the counter as a possibility?
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- OK.- If we can build up a little pile...
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Cor, Phil and Don are getting on famously.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Tom, meanwhile, is floundering - 3-1 on his first road trip,
0:31:48 > 0:31:52but he still has £243.80 to help him turn his luck around.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- Morning.- Morning! - I'm Tom.- I'm James.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Do you mind if I have a bit of a rummage around?
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- Yes, I'll come round with you. - Point me in the right direction.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01James certainly has plenty to choose from,
0:32:01 > 0:32:05but Tom's just not steaming ahead.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Well, James, in amongst this lot,
0:32:07 > 0:32:12what I'm trying to find are some safe, steady, general auction lots.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Well, what do you want me to say to that?!
0:32:15 > 0:32:16I don't know really.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19The trouble is, I've come in and I don't know what I want to buy.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22Quite a nice piece, that one.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24That's quite an acquired taste, though, isn't it?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26Yeah.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Seems to be a bit of buyer's block here.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Price seems to be a bit of an issue too.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Is this a complete set, James?
0:32:33 > 0:32:34Have you got the 24?
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Yes, I believe so, yeah.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38What have you got on your encyclopaedias?
0:32:38 > 0:32:40200, the lot.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- 200?!- Yeah.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47Oh, lordy. Back at Cobwebs, it's all hands on deck.
0:32:47 > 0:32:48Oh, I like that.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- Is that a fid? - No, that's a marlinespike.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Oh, for rope-making.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55I think Phil's got a point, there,
0:32:55 > 0:32:58because a fid does do a very similar job.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Plus, it's traditionally made from wood or bone.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05If you can imagine the rope is like that, you put it in like that
0:33:05 > 0:33:06- and it just opened it up. - That's right.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09That's what it did. And this is made out of lignum vitae, isn't it?
0:33:09 > 0:33:10Lignum vitae, yes.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- It's a wood that doesn't float. - That's quite true.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17It's rock hard and they use this to make marine gears out of, don't they?
0:33:17 > 0:33:18That's quite true. And the blocks.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- Yeah.- Blocks and tackle.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23The ticket price on this is £45.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Well, that might be another possibility.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28I can sense a bit of a marine theme coming here.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30- Can we put that on the counter?- Yes.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Storming ahead! Can Tom match Phil's rate of knots in the buying stakes?
0:33:34 > 0:33:36I'm completely flummoxed,
0:33:36 > 0:33:38confused and I've no idea which way to turn, to be honest.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40What I should be doing.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Well, we'll take that as a no, then.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46James takes pity on Tom and lets him have a look in his storeroom too.
0:33:46 > 0:33:47Welcome to Aladdin's cave.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49Brilliant. Thank you very much.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Might anything in here suit?
0:33:52 > 0:33:53I quite like those.
0:33:53 > 0:33:54Yeah.
0:33:54 > 0:33:59Go on, Tom, splash out. Who knows, it might be just Wareham's thing.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Well, I do quite like some of the bits and pieces, James,
0:34:02 > 0:34:04but I think they're just going to be too pricey for me.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07I think it might be time to head on.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Heavens.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Phil's still working on his maritime lot, I see.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16What's the White Star Line crew muster card?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18What would that be for?
0:34:18 > 0:34:19This would be handed in
0:34:19 > 0:34:23so that they could work out the vittles required.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- The food?- The food.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27So, R Kennedy...
0:34:27 > 0:34:31this would have been his rations card almost, wouldn't it?
0:34:31 > 0:34:32More or less, yes.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34And how much would that be?
0:34:34 > 0:34:36It's free, look, there's no price on it.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38There is, it's written there - 23.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41I'd like to buy the three bits for between 50 and 60 quid.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43That's what I'd like to do.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- OK.- What's the best you can do on it then?
0:34:46 > 0:34:47Well, I'll say 60.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49I'm going to shake your hand on that.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51I like that, I really do. I like that a lot.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- Calm waters there, then. - Cheers now. Bye-bye.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56- Thank you. - CAR HORN HONKS
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- Oh, lordy. - CAR HORN HONKS
0:34:58 > 0:34:59- What?- Come on.
0:34:59 > 0:35:00Settle down, Tom.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- What's the matter? - My plan's changed a bit, Phil.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06You should be out spending all that money, what you doing here?
0:35:06 > 0:35:07I tried but I failed, miserably.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09I haven't spent a penny yet.
0:35:09 > 0:35:10Probably your age, dear.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12It's time to leave Southampton.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15We're heading east to Fareham for Phil's next shop.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20Tom's off, but Phil's about to doorstep his next dealer.
0:35:25 > 0:35:26- Hi, how are you?- Hello.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28- Philip, how are you? Good to see you.- Hello.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30They tell me you trade in antiques.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33We do. We do. We deal online but...
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- I've come to buy off you.- Hello.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- Where are we going? - Come round here a sec.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Hello, this different.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Here we go.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45And there it is - Aladdin's cave.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48I wonder what treasures might lie in here.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- Can I have a look round? - Help yourself.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52"Help yourself," I like the sound of that.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Antiques Of Fareham mainly trades at fairs,
0:35:54 > 0:35:58but Julia has especially opened up her stockroom to Phil.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Will he unearth some secrets?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Mm. The pressure's on.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05I quite like this decanter.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07It's a smart one, isn't it?
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Yeah. Mappin & Webb decanter,
0:36:10 > 0:36:13dated London 1914.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15This year, isn't an antique -
0:36:15 > 0:36:18- but next year it will be.- Yeah.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20If you want to be really picky, cos the definition of "antique"
0:36:20 > 0:36:23is supposed to be when something's 100 years old.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25That's Birmingham silver hallmark.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27That's just quite a nice little thing, actually.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30But I think the top's been ground down.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32That might be a possibility, actually.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Mm, £58 on that one.
0:36:35 > 0:36:36Phil's just not sure,
0:36:36 > 0:36:39he's still hoping there may be hidden treasures.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42I've never been shopping in a garage before.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Me neither, but he has picked up bargains in a pub
0:36:44 > 0:36:47and a garden centre this trip, so who knows?
0:36:47 > 0:36:49That's a chunky bit of silver, isn't it?
0:36:49 > 0:36:50Can I have a look at that, please?
0:36:50 > 0:36:53The price on this is a hefty £85.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Never mind the quality, feel the width.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- This is from Southampton Golf Club. - Yeah.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02- Good quality, that. - Yeah.- Let's go round the bend.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Erm...
0:37:05 > 0:37:09I'd like to try and buy them, somewhere between 60 and 70 quid.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12What's the best you can do?
0:37:12 > 0:37:14- We paid a bit more than that. - Did you?- Yeah.
0:37:14 > 0:37:15Go on, then.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- I can do that for 30.- Yeah.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- 50.- That's 80.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24- 80.- Erm...- 75.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26I was going to ask you for 60.
0:37:26 > 0:37:2870.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Go on, 65 and I'll have them.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- Yes, go on.- Honestly? - Yes, go on.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36You're an angel. Thank you very much indeed.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41The silver fox worked his magic on Julia there, which was quite a deal.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- Good luck to you.- Steady on with all that kissing, Phil.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47That's the best garage sale I've seen in a while.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Later, the boys will navigate their way back to Dorset
0:37:50 > 0:37:52for the auction at Wareham,
0:37:52 > 0:37:55but our next stop is Southsea.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58There's Portsmouth Pier, or is that Southsea Pier?
0:37:58 > 0:38:01- That's Portsmouth Pier. - Is it? How do you know that, then?
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- It says it on the front of it. - That would be a clue!
0:38:05 > 0:38:07It is confusing, chaps.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11Southsea is only a mile from the city centre of Portsmouth itself
0:38:11 > 0:38:15and is home to both the pier and this fine castle.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18But no time for paddling - there's shopping to be done.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- Well, here we go. - I'm that way.- I'm this way.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- Good luck, matey. - Talk to you later.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Tom's first shop, and the pressure is really on. Go, kid!
0:38:27 > 0:38:28This looks perfect.
0:38:28 > 0:38:29I can spend some cash in here.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32After my performance yesterday I need two or three lots,
0:38:32 > 0:38:34so wish me luck.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Parmiter Antiques is a family-run business
0:38:37 > 0:38:39that's been trading here for 25 years
0:38:39 > 0:38:43and owner Ian is a well-known figure in the local trade.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- Morning.- Hello, Tom.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- How you doing?- Welcome to Southsea.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- What a brilliant shop. - Plenty to look at.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Yeah, I'm going to have a quick rummage and I'll give you a shout.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54That's it. I hope you find something.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58So do I. Empty-handed so far, Tom needs to get a bite.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Finally, he spies something.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Nice old yardstick.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Bit of brass at the end. That's quite nice.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08It's in quite good condition as well.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10That's nice. I like that.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Could this lot measure up for you, Tom?
0:39:12 > 0:39:16That can be 25. Lovely bit of treen, isn't it, as well?
0:39:16 > 0:39:20- How much better could that be?- £20.
0:39:20 > 0:39:21Could it be 15?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- Go on, then.- Gets us started. - All right, Tom.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Brilliant. Thank you.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26Finally!
0:39:26 > 0:39:29It might only be 36 inches of wood, but it's a start.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Phil's first port of call is Antiques Storehouse
0:39:34 > 0:39:38in part of the world-famous Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- Good morning.- Andrew, Philip. How are you?
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- You've got some stuff in here, haven't you?- Yeah.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Owner Andrew specialises in militaria,
0:39:48 > 0:39:52but will Phil be tempted to blow his cash on something unusual?
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Doing daft and wacky is all very well...
0:39:56 > 0:39:59but you can end up getting burned.
0:39:59 > 0:40:00And I know Worcester porcelain.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03There's a blushed ivy pot at £225.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Well, if you can get a bit of change out of the price,
0:40:05 > 0:40:07we might be all right with that.
0:40:07 > 0:40:08Worcester, eh?
0:40:08 > 0:40:13Now, Phil's an expert in Worcester, so, dealer, beware.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Do you know? I can see Tom Scott on the horizon.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18He's sinking, he's sinking fast.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Might be wishful thinking, that.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23Phil doesn't want to scupper his own chances
0:40:23 > 0:40:25and heads back to what he knows.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28So a mark on the bottom, has it?
0:40:28 > 0:40:32And that was made in...about 1902.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Spot on - 1902.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Oh, right. There you are, then. What will you do?
0:40:37 > 0:40:40See those little dots there? They started putting the dots on them,
0:40:40 > 0:40:42and they started in 1891,
0:40:42 > 0:40:45and there's 11 dots there and 11 and 1891 is 1902.
0:40:45 > 0:40:46So it's not rocket science.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- So, we've got the blushed ivory vase. - Yeah.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51What would the absolute best on that be?
0:40:51 > 0:40:54Well, it cost me 140 - 141 just so I make a profit.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- Can I give you 140 for that?- OK.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01I tell you what, I'll buy it off you, shake your hand,
0:41:01 > 0:41:04but I think I might lose money on that.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Then why did you buy it, you silly boy?
0:41:06 > 0:41:10I wonder if the youngster is still on course.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12What about the deal of the century?
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- What's that?- Staffordshire figures.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19- £100 for the lot.- For the lot?- Yeah.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21That's got to be worth putting in auction.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Ooh, I'm not so sure about that.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Staffordshire has fallen out of favour of late,
0:41:25 > 0:41:28this could be risky, but there's a lot of them.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- Romeo and Ruliet.- Brilliant. - That's not old.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33There's some good ones amongst it.
0:41:33 > 0:41:3615. £15-£100.
0:41:36 > 0:41:37That's a possibility.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- They could all go in one big lot, couldn't they?- Yeah.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42What about something like 60 quid?
0:41:42 > 0:41:44- 80?- Meet in the middle? 70?
0:41:44 > 0:41:45- Go on, then.- Perfect.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- You'll do well with those. - Deal. I think that'll be good.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Phew! Two lots in quick succession.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Can he make it three in a row?
0:41:54 > 0:41:56- They're nice and heavy, aren't they?- Sweet, aren't they?
0:41:56 > 0:41:58They'd just make nice little wall lights, wouldn't they?
0:41:58 > 0:42:00They're £40 the pair.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- So where are we? 85 quid, aren't we? - Yeah.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Can we do 100 quid for the lot?
0:42:05 > 0:42:07105 you've got a deal.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09I'll take that. Brilliant. Thank you.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Giving you a chance.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13That's brilliant. Appreciate it all. Thank you very much.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Well done, Tom, that's three good lots there.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20Is he finally ploughing a true course, or will Phil set him adrift?
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- Here he is. How are you? - I'm all right!
0:42:24 > 0:42:25You don't hang about, do you?
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- I though it would be a good idea if we swapped shops.- Let's do that.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30- Spent all your money?- Not all.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- I'm going to spend all mine. - All right, mate. See you in a bit.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Phil has just £78.60 left in the coffers.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37- Hello, how are you? - I'm very well, Phil.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39- We met years ago, didn't we? - Yeah, we did.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- You've got some good things in here. - Yeah, loads of old junk.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43I love old junk.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46I tell you what I'm seeing straightaway that I love -
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- that light. - Yeah, it's cool, isn't it?
0:42:48 > 0:42:49How much are those?
0:42:49 > 0:42:52- 300.- That's me gone.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55Now that would be pushing the boat out.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Steady as she blows now!
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Let me just have a whizz round
0:42:59 > 0:43:02and I'm going to make instantaneous purchase here.
0:43:02 > 0:43:07Oh, lordy. Brace yourselves for what Phil might buy in this cornucopia.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09I think I know what I'm going to buy, and this is utter lunacy,
0:43:09 > 0:43:12but these things are so cool.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14That's a real trendy thing. I think that's wicked.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Has that always been on there like that?
0:43:17 > 0:43:18No, I don't think so.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20It's what they do, they make them up.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23You see, this came from an art gallery.
0:43:23 > 0:43:24How much is that one?
0:43:24 > 0:43:26- 100 quid.- There is a problem with the price, right?
0:43:26 > 0:43:29- Yeah, I thought there might be. - This is all I've got.
0:43:29 > 0:43:33- How much you got? - 78 and 60 pence.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35Give me the 75.
0:43:35 > 0:43:36Yeah.
0:43:36 > 0:43:37And keep that for your lunch.
0:43:37 > 0:43:39- I've got to buy something else, then, for £3.- Oh, right!
0:43:39 > 0:43:40I've bought that, then.
0:43:40 > 0:43:41Cheeky.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44What else have you got for £3.60?
0:43:44 > 0:43:47I'll give you a bargain of the century.
0:43:47 > 0:43:48Another one?
0:43:48 > 0:43:50What's that, then?
0:43:50 > 0:43:51Open it up.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54Oh, blimey. I think we're in business here.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58- Box of goodies.- Box with contents. - I'll not even look - £3.60.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01You're a gentleman and a scholar. What a good chap.
0:44:01 > 0:44:02- Thank you.- Good luck.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04Thanks for that.
0:44:04 > 0:44:09Well, that would be fastest £78.60 spent in Road Trip history.
0:44:09 > 0:44:10Well done, Phil.
0:44:10 > 0:44:14Who knows what little treasures that box might hold, Pandora?
0:44:15 > 0:44:16Back at the Storehouse,
0:44:16 > 0:44:21it's Tom's turn to see what he can unearth in Andrew's vast emporium.
0:44:22 > 0:44:25Afternoon. I'm Tom. How you doing?
0:44:25 > 0:44:27- Do you mind if I have a dig around?- Go on help yourself.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30- It'll take you an hour or so, but... - I'll start this way.
0:44:30 > 0:44:32- Get your trainers on. - I'll wind round. See you in a bit.
0:44:32 > 0:44:36And with £138.80 still to spend, he's off.
0:44:36 > 0:44:39There's loads and loads and loads of stuff.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41This could take a while.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43What we got here?
0:44:43 > 0:44:45These are quite fun, aren't they?
0:44:45 > 0:44:47These are big old beauties.
0:44:47 > 0:44:50It's not such a nice colour now you can see it all.
0:44:50 > 0:44:52They're possible, though.
0:44:52 > 0:44:55Quite like those. Might come back to these.
0:45:01 > 0:45:02Uh-oh!
0:45:02 > 0:45:06This is Tom's last chance to take the wind out of Phil's sails,
0:45:06 > 0:45:07and he's starting to flounder.
0:45:07 > 0:45:11Come on, Tom, don't sink on the last lap!
0:45:11 > 0:45:12You can do it!
0:45:12 > 0:45:17Let's have another look at those two shades.
0:45:17 > 0:45:21£90 each is going to be way too high, they need to be £90 a pair.
0:45:23 > 0:45:24I'll go and see what he thinks of that.
0:45:24 > 0:45:27I need to test the water, see where we are price-wise.
0:45:27 > 0:45:28How are you fixed?
0:45:28 > 0:45:30I can do a little bit of haggling.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32If I was going to make you a bid on them,
0:45:32 > 0:45:35I'm kind of thinking £80 for the pair.
0:45:35 > 0:45:36For the pair. I couldn't do it.
0:45:36 > 0:45:39They would have cost me more than that in the first place.
0:45:39 > 0:45:42OK. I'll keep digging about.
0:45:43 > 0:45:45This is just really difficult.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47I have no idea what to buy at all.
0:45:47 > 0:45:51Oh, dear. Is it time to signal for help?
0:45:51 > 0:45:53Just bought a little Morse key, World War II.
0:45:53 > 0:45:55Cost me a tenner, you can have it for £15.
0:45:55 > 0:45:58I might need to. I like that. It's cool, isn't it?
0:45:58 > 0:46:00- There you go. - That's pretty cool, innit?
0:46:00 > 0:46:03So I'm still thinking about those lampshades.
0:46:03 > 0:46:07I tell you what, to stop me tripping over them, I'll do them 110.
0:46:07 > 0:46:09- Really?- If that helps.
0:46:09 > 0:46:12- So you're looking at 110? - Yeah.- 120 with this?
0:46:13 > 0:46:15Easy come, easy go - OK. Done.
0:46:15 > 0:46:18- Deal.- OK.- Thank you very much.
0:46:20 > 0:46:22Phil's finally getting behind the wheel
0:46:22 > 0:46:25and he's off to see one of Portsmouth's oldest residents
0:46:25 > 0:46:26in a brand-new home.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28The newly-opened £35 million
0:46:28 > 0:46:31Mary Rose Museum is the latest addition
0:46:31 > 0:46:35to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard complex.
0:46:35 > 0:46:39The 16th-century flagship sank on the 19th of July 1545,
0:46:39 > 0:46:41during a battle with the French.
0:46:41 > 0:46:44After returning from the depths over 30 years ago,
0:46:44 > 0:46:47she finally has a state-of-the-art home,
0:46:47 > 0:46:49where she'll be on open display
0:46:49 > 0:46:52while continuing to be preserved for future generations.
0:46:52 > 0:46:55Alex is one of the curators.
0:46:55 > 0:46:57She was a very important ship of Henry VIII's reign.
0:46:57 > 0:46:59She was built as soon as he came to the throne
0:46:59 > 0:47:02and she sank just two years before he died,
0:47:02 > 0:47:04so she actually epitomises the whole of his reign
0:47:04 > 0:47:06where warfare at sea changed,
0:47:06 > 0:47:09and she's the living community of 500 men
0:47:09 > 0:47:12at a really important time in history.
0:47:13 > 0:47:16Resting on a metal support in her new berth,
0:47:16 > 0:47:18at over 100 feet in length,
0:47:18 > 0:47:21the timber flagship is an impressive sight.
0:47:21 > 0:47:24- Oh, that is just incredible, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:47:24 > 0:47:26- That's the Mary Rose.- It is.
0:47:26 > 0:47:30- The level of conservation here must be unbelievable.- It's huge.
0:47:30 > 0:47:33And it has been a lifetime's work, it is a generation.
0:47:33 > 0:47:37It's been sprayed until two weeks ago - and we brought it up in 1982.
0:47:37 > 0:47:39Behind that grey tubing,
0:47:39 > 0:47:41which is actually the last phase of the conservation,
0:47:41 > 0:47:43which will blow air over the timbers,
0:47:43 > 0:47:46are all the seven gun ports that the big guns,
0:47:46 > 0:47:49the main armament of the ship, would have gone through.
0:47:49 > 0:47:52And we have the armament in this mirror image behind us.
0:47:56 > 0:47:58How did she go down? How did she sink?
0:47:58 > 0:48:01We're not sure, it's probably a combination of things.
0:48:01 > 0:48:03But the best eye-witness accounts said she'd fired guns
0:48:03 > 0:48:06from one side of the ship, and we think it's the starboard side,
0:48:06 > 0:48:09and she turned to fire guns from the other side of the ship
0:48:09 > 0:48:10and as she did, she sank,
0:48:10 > 0:48:12she fell onto the side of the guns she'd just fired.
0:48:12 > 0:48:15- Past the point of no return, almost. - Past the point of no return.
0:48:15 > 0:48:17Why that happened, we don't know.
0:48:17 > 0:48:19Sounds like you've got a job for life.
0:48:21 > 0:48:24The Mary Rose Trust has been painstakingly conserving
0:48:24 > 0:48:27the tens of thousands of objects
0:48:27 > 0:48:30brought up with the ship for decades now.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33Protecting these precious artefacts is a laborious process,
0:48:33 > 0:48:36requiring them to be washed, treated with preservatives
0:48:36 > 0:48:40and freeze-dried to remove all remaining liquid.
0:48:40 > 0:48:42Phil gets a rare peek behind the scenes
0:48:42 > 0:48:44of this impressive operation.
0:48:44 > 0:48:48- These are some of the 250 listed longbows.- 250?
0:48:48 > 0:48:52And they are all, so far, of yew - and probably foreign, imported yew.
0:48:52 > 0:48:53- Foreign? Why?- We ran out of it.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56- We ran out of it in the late Middle Ages.- Look at that.
0:48:56 > 0:49:00So, I'm holding a 500-year-old yew wood longbow.
0:49:00 > 0:49:03This feels like you're holding something that's 20 or 30 years old
0:49:03 > 0:49:05and you've got to stop and think...
0:49:05 > 0:49:08- It's that old.- ..it's that old.
0:49:09 > 0:49:11As the sun sets on the boys' trip,
0:49:11 > 0:49:14let's remind ourselves of what they bought.
0:49:14 > 0:49:18Phil Serrell started this final leg with £343.60,
0:49:18 > 0:49:21spent every bean of it on five lots.
0:49:21 > 0:49:24A golf trophy paired with a silver-mounted decanter...
0:49:24 > 0:49:27a 1950s electric theatre light...
0:49:27 > 0:49:29a collection of nautical memorabilia...
0:49:29 > 0:49:32an oak box with jewellery inside...
0:49:32 > 0:49:36and a Royal Worcester blush ivory vase.
0:49:36 > 0:49:41Tom Scott started with £243.80, and spent all but £18.80,
0:49:41 > 0:49:43also on five lots.
0:49:43 > 0:49:45A pair of ship's wall lights...
0:49:45 > 0:49:49a 1940s RAF Morse code key...
0:49:49 > 0:49:51a collection of 15 Staffordshire figures...
0:49:51 > 0:49:53a yardstick...
0:49:53 > 0:49:55and a large pair of stained glass pendant lights.
0:49:55 > 0:49:58But what do they really think of each other's lots?
0:49:58 > 0:50:00I think the Staffordshire is going to make a profit.
0:50:00 > 0:50:02I can't see how he can fail on that.
0:50:02 > 0:50:04The Worcester's going to go well, it always does.
0:50:04 > 0:50:06He knows his Worcester.
0:50:06 > 0:50:08I think I'm going to struggle to catch him, for sure.
0:50:08 > 0:50:10It's all down to the last auction now,
0:50:10 > 0:50:13and I might be ahead at the minute, but I might not be at the end.
0:50:13 > 0:50:16After starting out in Hampshire at sunny Southampton
0:50:16 > 0:50:20and heading east to the Portsmouth area, this leg of our trip
0:50:20 > 0:50:23doubles back to Dorset and concludes at an auction in Wareham.
0:50:23 > 0:50:26An historic market town since the 16th century,
0:50:26 > 0:50:29Wareham was originally a small Roman settlement,
0:50:29 > 0:50:33although the current town was founded by the Saxons.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36Auctioneers Cottees have been in business in Wareham
0:50:36 > 0:50:39for over 100 years, specialising in Poole Pottery,
0:50:39 > 0:50:41So, who will triumph in the end,
0:50:41 > 0:50:44big spender Phil or new kid on the block Tom?
0:50:44 > 0:50:47John Condie is in charge of deciding their fate.
0:50:49 > 0:50:51First up is Phil's glass decanter
0:50:51 > 0:50:53and golfing trophy with the silver details.
0:50:53 > 0:50:55Oh, here we go. Here we go.
0:50:55 > 0:50:57£50 for the two?
0:50:57 > 0:50:5950? 30, then?
0:50:59 > 0:51:01- Help.- £30?
0:51:01 > 0:51:03Thank you. £30 is bid at the back. £30.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06£30 I got. £35 anywhere?
0:51:06 > 0:51:0835? 35 bid. 40?
0:51:08 > 0:51:10£40 bid.
0:51:10 > 0:51:1245?
0:51:12 > 0:51:1345. 50?
0:51:13 > 0:51:14£50 I got at the back.
0:51:14 > 0:51:1550.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17I'll sell it for £50, then.
0:51:17 > 0:51:19Last chance...
0:51:19 > 0:51:20GAVEL BANGS
0:51:20 > 0:51:23Uh-oh - that's a loss on the first lot.
0:51:23 > 0:51:27# There may be trouble ahead... #
0:51:27 > 0:51:31Next, Tom's pair of ship's lights. Will they shine at auction?
0:51:31 > 0:51:36Start me at £20 for those. 20 for the lights?
0:51:36 > 0:51:38- £20 I'm bid. - Off to the races, mate.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41£20 I got. 25, anybody else?
0:51:41 > 0:51:43Get a fiver, surely.
0:51:43 > 0:51:44Can't tempt you?
0:51:44 > 0:51:47It's right at the back at 20 then...
0:51:47 > 0:51:48- GAVEL BANGS - £20.
0:51:48 > 0:51:52They break even, but after costs, a small loss.
0:51:52 > 0:51:53Do we need to man the lifeboats?
0:51:53 > 0:51:56I wonder if they've ever had a dead heat in this competition?
0:51:56 > 0:52:01It's time to signal for help - Tom's Morse key is up next.
0:52:01 > 0:52:03Is this going to get me out of trouble?
0:52:03 > 0:52:05Dee-dee-dee-dah-dah-dah.
0:52:05 > 0:52:08It's a nice thing, start me at £20 for it.
0:52:08 > 0:52:0920?
0:52:09 > 0:52:12- Thank you. - Look at that - doubled up.
0:52:12 > 0:52:1520. 25 now make it.
0:52:15 > 0:52:1625 on the net.
0:52:16 > 0:52:1825. 30 bid.
0:52:18 > 0:52:1930. £30 bid.
0:52:19 > 0:52:21Should have bought more of these.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24At £30, gentleman in the room...
0:52:24 > 0:52:26- Anyone else?- That's brilliant.
0:52:26 > 0:52:28- GAVEL BANGS - £30.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30Tripled his money there.
0:52:30 > 0:52:33It's Phil's turn in the spotlight.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36- Is Wareham ready for this? - Well, I've seen the light,
0:52:36 > 0:52:38I'm just not sure everybody else has.
0:52:38 > 0:52:3960?
0:52:40 > 0:52:42£60 for it, surely?
0:52:42 > 0:52:4450 then?
0:52:45 > 0:52:47£40 bid. 40. 45.
0:52:47 > 0:52:5050. 55.
0:52:50 > 0:52:5260 if you like.
0:52:52 > 0:52:5660 here. 60. 65.
0:52:56 > 0:52:5770?
0:52:57 > 0:53:0070 bid. 70. 75.
0:53:00 > 0:53:03He's not going to give up this one, he's going to keep going.
0:53:03 > 0:53:0480? £80 I've got.
0:53:04 > 0:53:0680. 85.
0:53:06 > 0:53:0890, sir?
0:53:08 > 0:53:1190 bid. On my right.
0:53:11 > 0:53:13He's just got me my money back, hasn't he?
0:53:13 > 0:53:15I'm relieved about that at the minute.
0:53:15 > 0:53:17£90, then, we're selling it...
0:53:18 > 0:53:20- GAVEL BANGS - £90.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22A little brightness in the dark.
0:53:22 > 0:53:24Phil makes a small profit there.
0:53:24 > 0:53:25We've sold two lots each.
0:53:25 > 0:53:28Two lots each and what, am I about 45, 50 quid ahead?
0:53:28 > 0:53:30- About 50, yeah. - It's getting on, isn't it?- It is.
0:53:30 > 0:53:33It's time for Tom's collection of Staffordshire figures.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36Does anyone have a big enough mantelpiece to hold this lot?
0:53:36 > 0:53:38What do you say then? £100 for the lot?
0:53:38 > 0:53:40Oh, hello.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42100? 80 then?
0:53:42 > 0:53:4320.
0:53:43 > 0:53:44- HE CHUCKLES - Eh?
0:53:46 > 0:53:47Where did that come from?
0:53:47 > 0:53:49- 20, John.- £20 is bid.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51£20 - there's no reserve.
0:53:51 > 0:53:53£20. Who's going to take him on?
0:53:53 > 0:53:56At 20. 5 on the net. 25.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58£30 bid. 30.
0:53:58 > 0:54:00£30 I got.
0:54:00 > 0:54:01It's got a way to go.
0:54:01 > 0:54:0435 now make it. 35 on the net.
0:54:04 > 0:54:0540 bid.
0:54:05 > 0:54:07- 40 I've got.- It's getting there. - Yeah.
0:54:07 > 0:54:0945 on the net.
0:54:09 > 0:54:1045.
0:54:10 > 0:54:1150 bid in the room.
0:54:11 > 0:54:1350.
0:54:13 > 0:54:15Centre of the room there, £50 then...
0:54:15 > 0:54:17Anyone else?
0:54:17 > 0:54:19GAVEL BANGS
0:54:19 > 0:54:22Well, the buyer seems happy. I'm not sure about Tom, though.
0:54:22 > 0:54:23Phil is creeping further ahead.
0:54:25 > 0:54:27It's time for his maritime collection.
0:54:27 > 0:54:29Will it prove seaworthy and make a profit?
0:54:29 > 0:54:32I've got interest starting at £50.
0:54:32 > 0:54:33- Hey.- That's a result.
0:54:33 > 0:54:3550.
0:54:35 > 0:54:3655 now.
0:54:36 > 0:54:3855. 60.
0:54:38 > 0:54:4065. 70.
0:54:40 > 0:54:4375. 80.
0:54:43 > 0:54:46- It's going.- 85. 90.
0:54:46 > 0:54:49£90 here. 90.
0:54:49 > 0:54:51At £90 then...
0:54:51 > 0:54:53Five now on the net.
0:54:53 > 0:54:54Anyone else?
0:54:55 > 0:54:57- It's a nice lot. - GAVEL BANGS
0:54:57 > 0:54:59- That's brilliant. - That's a result, isn't it?
0:54:59 > 0:55:01Everything's ship-shape for Phil.
0:55:01 > 0:55:03I bet he wishes he'd bought more like that.
0:55:05 > 0:55:07Can Tom's yardstick measure up?
0:55:07 > 0:55:10Start the bidding at £10 for that one.
0:55:10 > 0:55:1215 now bid.
0:55:12 > 0:55:1315.
0:55:13 > 0:55:1520, anybody else?
0:55:15 > 0:55:17I've got £15 on my left.
0:55:17 > 0:55:19There's got to be another one, surely.
0:55:19 > 0:55:22- 15 and selling then... - GAVEL BANGS
0:55:22 > 0:55:26So another lot breaking even means a small loss after costs.
0:55:26 > 0:55:28Storm clouds on the horizon for Tom.
0:55:28 > 0:55:30It doesn't matter, it's all about the trip.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32It doesn't matter at all, does it?
0:55:32 > 0:55:33Speak for yourself, mate.
0:55:33 > 0:55:37It's the wooden box Phil bought instead of lunch.
0:55:37 > 0:55:39Was there something valuable hidden in there?
0:55:39 > 0:55:42It's got to make £3.60. I can't lose money, can I?
0:55:42 > 0:55:44Two commission bids, I'm bid £15...
0:55:44 > 0:55:47- What!- £15.
0:55:47 > 0:55:5020. 25 is bid.
0:55:50 > 0:55:5130 now.
0:55:51 > 0:55:54On the net, £30.
0:55:54 > 0:55:55I'm flabbergasted.
0:55:55 > 0:55:57I'm glad I had this and not the sandwiches.
0:55:57 > 0:56:00£30 then. Selling for...
0:56:00 > 0:56:02- GAVEL BANGS - ..£30.
0:56:02 > 0:56:04Almost ten times what he paid for it.
0:56:04 > 0:56:07- I think your Worcester's going to go for 120.- No.
0:56:07 > 0:56:11If that gets 120, I will give you a big slobbery kiss.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14Oh, my, Phil. Tom looks worried.
0:56:14 > 0:56:17That's something you can look forward to, isn't it?
0:56:17 > 0:56:19It's time for those lights he dithered over.
0:56:19 > 0:56:23He's trailing Phil by over £100 at the moment.
0:56:23 > 0:56:24£100 for the two.
0:56:24 > 0:56:26Surely? 80 then?
0:56:26 > 0:56:29Surely? Anyone want to go less?
0:56:30 > 0:56:32- Yes, £80...- Well done you.
0:56:32 > 0:56:35£80 I got. Internet bidder at 80.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38- Who's going to take him on? 85? 85.- Well done, mate.
0:56:38 > 0:56:4085 in the room. that's good.
0:56:40 > 0:56:4385. 90 on the net.
0:56:43 > 0:56:4690. They're nice things at £90.
0:56:46 > 0:56:48- Nobody else?- Oh, man.
0:56:48 > 0:56:49GAVEL BANGS
0:56:49 > 0:56:52Tom's final lot and it's another loss.
0:56:52 > 0:56:55There's been no beginner's luck for him on this trip.
0:56:55 > 0:56:57That's it, I'm done. I'm going to wait in the car.
0:56:57 > 0:56:59Behave.
0:56:59 > 0:57:01Tom might need to save that pout for Phil
0:57:01 > 0:57:04if his Worcester vase does well.
0:57:04 > 0:57:07What say for this then, the old Worcester? £50?
0:57:07 > 0:57:11- £50 for it? - Blimey, Phil...- £40 then?
0:57:11 > 0:57:13..I don't think that snog will be on the cards.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15£40 at the back. Thank you.
0:57:15 > 0:57:17£40. At 40.
0:57:17 > 0:57:1945. 50.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21He's going to take them all on, Phil.
0:57:21 > 0:57:2255 if you like?
0:57:22 > 0:57:24This gentleman right at the back at £50.
0:57:24 > 0:57:26Absolutely for nothing.
0:57:26 > 0:57:28£50 then... Anyone else?
0:57:28 > 0:57:2955 now.
0:57:29 > 0:57:31It's 55 in the middle.
0:57:31 > 0:57:3355. 60, anyone else?
0:57:33 > 0:57:35- GAVEL BANGS - 55.
0:57:35 > 0:57:39Well, that buyer's had two good bargains with ceramics today.
0:57:39 > 0:57:41Phil takes a big loss on that vase.
0:57:41 > 0:57:43- Ouch! - What's that done to the numbers?
0:57:43 > 0:57:47I'm ever so pleased I haven't got to kiss you.
0:57:47 > 0:57:50So not a good day for either of the chaps in Wareham.
0:57:50 > 0:57:52Where has this left them overall?
0:57:52 > 0:57:56Tom began with £243.80 and after paying auction costs,
0:57:56 > 0:57:59made a loss of £59.90,
0:57:59 > 0:58:05giving him a final total for his first Road Trip of £186.90.
0:58:05 > 0:58:09Meanwhile, Phil started with a healthy £343.60,
0:58:09 > 0:58:13but after costs, made a loss of £81.20 - oh, dear -
0:58:13 > 0:58:17dropping his total to £262.40.
0:58:17 > 0:58:20So while Tom wins this leg, with the least losses,
0:58:20 > 0:58:22Phil is overall winner.
0:58:22 > 0:58:25All profits made in the series go to Children In Need.
0:58:25 > 0:58:27- That's it, Phil - last auction. - All done, yeah.
0:58:27 > 0:58:30- How does it feel to be a winner? - And you're driving.
0:58:30 > 0:58:32- Again.- Sad to see it end.
0:58:32 > 0:58:34It is, isn't it?
0:58:34 > 0:58:36I don't know what I'm going to do with myself now.
0:58:36 > 0:58:37Well...
0:58:37 > 0:58:39Apart from drive you home again.