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. BOTH:- Yes!
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- But it's no mean feat.- Yes!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:28- Tails.- So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Argh! Argh!
0:00:30 > 0:00:33This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Welcome to the final leg of our journey
0:00:40 > 0:00:44into the philosophy of David Harper and Paul Laidlaw.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47To buy, or not to buy - that is the question.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50The voices in my head are reassuring me.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- "Buy it! It's gorgeous, it's rare!" - "Go on. Go on."
0:00:53 > 0:00:55"No, you don't need it."
0:00:55 > 0:00:59"But look, it's a lovely example of its kind."
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Two curious experts and this time two classic cars
0:01:02 > 0:01:05because although they started out in a red Triumph,
0:01:05 > 0:01:10mechanical problems mean they will cross the line in a blue MG.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14I feel sad for the Herald but goodbye. Hello, MG!
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Auctioneer Paul is from Scotland
0:01:17 > 0:01:21and is a maths graduate who almost became an accountant.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24A self-confessed antiques geek, he has got quite an eye.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- I've got to come clean. It's a Stanhope.- It isn't!
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Dealer David is from County Durham.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33He admits to never actually having a proper job
0:01:33 > 0:01:38- but is also a lifelong collector. - That is Japanese silver, baby.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40He's been chasing Paul all week
0:01:40 > 0:01:43and last auction finally pipped him.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46I'll take that. It's pink troosers time.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51David began with £200 and after four trips to auction
0:01:51 > 0:01:53he's increased that to £325.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Paul also started out with £200 and so far
0:01:58 > 0:02:04he's managed to amass quite a bit more, with precisely £470.26.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10On this trip, our chaps set off from Windermere
0:02:10 > 0:02:12in the Lake District before travelling 600 miles
0:02:12 > 0:02:16and reaching their journey's end in the city of Dundee, Scotland.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Today they kick-off in Glasgow and make their way north
0:02:20 > 0:02:24and east towards the sea and the deciding auction at Dundee.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Welcome to the second city of the British Empire, Glasgow.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Once an industrial powerhouse, it's packed with impressive architecture,
0:02:35 > 0:02:40a fact not missed by Hollywood movie makers, who regularly film here.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- Glasgow is Gotham City. It is amazing, isn't it?- It is.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46It's a bit of a shock to both you and I
0:02:46 > 0:02:50cos we are a bit country bumpkin at the end of the day, aren't we?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52I'm going to go and leave you with your new mate.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Try not to buy junk that's going to make massive profits
0:02:55 > 0:02:57because that is really rather annoying!
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- I'm getting a bit of a reputation. - See you later.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01While Paul gets shopping,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05David has to concentrate on keeping that MG paintwork pristine.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- Steady on. - Hello, there. A welcoming party!
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- I'm Paul.- Hi, Paul. I'm Roz.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- Roz. Great to see you.- Vincenzo. - Vincenzo!- Nice to meet you.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Like your style. I like this!
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Located in the East End of the city at the famous Barras market,
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Antiques & Collectables should offer up a bargain or two...
0:03:30 > 0:03:31..like this.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34That's older than it looks.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36If that was teak you'd go, "That's 1970s, isn't it?"
0:03:36 > 0:03:38"With that line there."
0:03:38 > 0:03:42It's oak and I think it may be 1940s.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Yeah, but what is it?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47It's an oak cake stand.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50We've got this whole cupcake revolution going on
0:03:50 > 0:03:54and all of a sudden, auctioneers can sell cake stands.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Don't forget the auction is in Dundee as well.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59There you have it. Nice and compact.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00Pull this little...
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Pull that off. HE WHISPERS
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- Oops!- And then it...
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Pop that in there, it secures it. That is a little diamond, isn't it?
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- I think he's quite excited. - Easily missed.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20(If the dealer missed it, does he think it's another piece
0:04:20 > 0:04:23(of '70s, maybe Scandinavian-inspired...)
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Right. We've got something.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Sounds like Paul might be onto a bargain.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Suddenly there is even more baking-related paraphernalia.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34A big set of countertop beam scales.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39In the '80s, when there was a vogue for kitchenalia,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41these were heavily produced.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44This, however, is an original 19th-century,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47set in brass and cast-iron, rather elaborate.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Our Irvinware scales bear the trademark
0:04:50 > 0:04:54of John White & Son of Auchtermuchty.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- How cool is that?- Well, I think that rather depends on the price.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02There's £85 on the ticket. Right, pondering done,
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- time to grab Vincenzo and get bargaining.- Hit me with prices.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Number one, tell me how much are the beam scales in the window?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11I couldn't do less than 85.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15And the cake stand? I'll give you a tenner for the cake stand.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- No, I paid more.- 15 quid.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- As a start.- As a start. - That's one deal.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25£15 not bad, Paul.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- I'm offering you 50 quid. - No. I can't do that.
0:05:29 > 0:05:35- Look, I will do for you 70. - 60 quid and that as well. 75 squids.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- Job done.- Geez, it's hard to make business with you. OK.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43You know what? Let's do it. 60, 75 with the cake stand.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- It is a deal?- Pleasure, Vincenzo.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- Thanks for that one. - Thank you very much.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52So, £15 for the cake stand and £60 for those scales.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54He is under way.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58How will his opponent fare a little further along the Clyde, I wonder?
0:06:01 > 0:06:04This place is on the large side, too.
0:06:04 > 0:06:0625,000 square feet, apparently.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Better get to work, David, and try to close that gap.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14I would love to buy this. Wouldn't that be hilarious if I bought that?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16That is one word for it.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21Oh! It's £600! That would be brilliant, if I could buy that.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Laidlaw would go mad.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27I think we would all get a bit hot under the collar, actually.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Now, there is a dealer. What's he got?
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Let's have a look at that. It's a Canterbury. Walnut... What is it?
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- 1880?- With a hint of Arts and Crafts.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39It has got a bit going on there, hasn't it? Yeah.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41A Canterbury's a stand for holding loose leaves
0:06:41 > 0:06:43of sheet music or magazines.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45In Georgian or Victorian homes
0:06:45 > 0:06:48you could expect to find one beside the piano.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52The name may derive from one Archbishop of the same name,
0:06:52 > 0:06:54who allegedly commissioned an early example.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Is there a ticket price, I wonder?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58It would have to be shockingly cheap.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- It is shockingly cheap. - What is shockingly cheap to you?
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- £95 for that.- Crikey, Bruce, that sounds cheap!
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- You can't go wrong.- You reckon?
0:07:07 > 0:07:11That, now, sadly, the buyers of that are dropping off the market.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13That's why it's that price. Ten years ago, £1,200.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15You could sell it like that.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- Will he take 50 quid for it? - I can't do that.- Is that too hard?
0:07:18 > 0:07:23- It is too hard.- OK. Will he take 60 and we're done?- I'll take 75.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- I'll meet you at 70.- 75.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Go on. Shake my hand. £75. Thank you very much.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31But that's good. It's nice to get a deal done.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Bruce has a slightly battered little inkwell he'd like to recommend.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- That is an interesting little thing, isn't it?- On its base...
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- It has a tiny chip on it, though. - Where is that? Oh, yeah.- It's tiny.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Sweet little inkwell, isn't it? A bonny thing. Glass top.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51So, again, a similar sort of period to the Canterbury, there.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- What kind of money is it? - Dead cheap. £15.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- Go on, then.- You can't lose, again. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01No. I can't, I can't lose on that. That has to be a profit.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05A flying start and perhaps some bargains for David.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10Back together again, our two have now left Glasgow
0:08:10 > 0:08:12and headed north and east towards Falkirk.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16During the 18th and 19th centuries,
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Falkirk became a major centre of Scotland's Industrial Revolution,
0:08:19 > 0:08:23its wealth partly based on access to the country's
0:08:23 > 0:08:26burgeoning canal network.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- Look at that!- My goodness me!
0:08:28 > 0:08:31That is very, very high.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Vertigo sufferer Paul has come for a ride on the Falkirk Wheel -
0:08:34 > 0:08:37an award-winning feat of Scottish engineering
0:08:37 > 0:08:40which takes her canals into the 21st-century.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43You must be Richard. How are you doing?
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- Paul.- Good to see you, Paul. - What a vision to behold!
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Around 12 storeys high, the wheel -
0:08:50 > 0:08:52yes, we know it's not really a wheel -
0:08:52 > 0:08:55is a very modern and astonishingly simple device,
0:08:55 > 0:08:59the final link in an £84.5 million project
0:08:59 > 0:09:02to make the network navigable again.
0:09:02 > 0:09:0570 miles of canals had fallen into pretty bad disrepair.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08By the 1950s, they were looking to fill in this beautiful canal
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- and turn it into motorways. - Really? Oh, my word!
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Slowly and surely the momentum grew
0:09:14 > 0:09:17and people's enthusiasm for it grew and they wanted to save it.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21By far the biggest task Richard and his team faced
0:09:21 > 0:09:23was replacing the 11 canal locks
0:09:23 > 0:09:26required to join the lower Glasgow Canal
0:09:26 > 0:09:29to the much higher Edinburgh route.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33We wanted to make sure that we just didn't build another set of locks.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35That's what they would have done 250 years ago.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38We wanted an icon for the 21st century.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40We wanted something that would deliver so much more.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Great Scottish engineers Thomas Telford and James Watt
0:09:44 > 0:09:46cut their teeth designing canals
0:09:46 > 0:09:50so it's fitting that the wheel won so many design awards.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Getting a strange sensation because I am a landlubber
0:09:55 > 0:09:58so I'm already getting my sea legs.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02But then it is the world's first and only rotating boat lift.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Really simple in design, everyone can understand how it works.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17These are like giant bathtubs, basically.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20And they have a gate on either side of them.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22The wheel will then begin rotating around the big,
0:10:22 > 0:10:24major cog up the top.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Slowly and surely, the gondola at the top begins to come down
0:10:28 > 0:10:32and it just swaps itself over. Both sides are always in balance.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Archimedes' principle allowed us to do that.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- Eureka!- Eureka! We have it!
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Any size of boat that sails into this big bathtub here
0:10:40 > 0:10:43displaces its own weight in water
0:10:43 > 0:10:47so always up top, down bottom, always perfectly in balance.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51On reaching the Union Canal via some very fine views,
0:10:51 > 0:10:54it's easy to see why tourists love it.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Even those with a fear of heights
0:10:56 > 0:11:00have little to worry about on this gentle trip.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Sitting here in my bathtub, just looking out over the land,
0:11:03 > 0:11:05that was all right.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07And I'm not putting a brave face on it!
0:11:07 > 0:11:09HE LAUGHS
0:11:11 > 0:11:13But while Paul's been going round in circles...
0:11:15 > 0:11:16..David's motored on,
0:11:16 > 0:11:20manoeuvring the Midget from Falkirk to Dunblane in Stirlingshire.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26David doesn't need encouragement in the competitiveness stakes,
0:11:26 > 0:11:30of course, but shopping in Wimbledon champion Andy Murray's hometown
0:11:30 > 0:11:32can only help, surely.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Hi, there. This is lovely.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- Hi. I'm David Harper.- I'm David.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- David as well. That's easy, isn't it?- Two Davids.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- We won't forget that, will we? - Not easily.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Ah well, I'm sure we'll cope.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Now it's time to take a good look around
0:11:48 > 0:11:52and nestled nicely in the window is an oriental vase.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55I wonder how long it will take our Chinese enthusiast to spot it.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- That big old pot couldn't be £100, could it?- See what I mean?
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- No.- No chance? I'm chancing my arm, I know I am.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- The best on the vase would be 250. - All right. Can I have a look at it?
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- Can I bring it out?- Yeah.- Brilliant.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Right. Here we go. Big old lump.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17Big enough for a tennis trophy, I'd say.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18OK. So it is famille rose.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Painted enamel. Again, typical scene.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Would have been one of a pair, obviously.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Circa 1900. Might be 1920.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27It's a tourist piece made for the West.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29And it's the kind of thing
0:12:29 > 0:12:32people might get carried away with at auction.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33Any damage, David, do you know?
0:12:33 > 0:12:36I think the rim has been done up here, hasn't it?
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- It couldn't be 150, could it? - No, no. Sorry.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44- Really?- 250. You get the stand with it as well.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Just trying to work out how much money I've got.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Shopkeeper David is standing his ground
0:12:49 > 0:12:54but we've seen our David try his count-the-cash routine before.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Or maybe he doesn't really know how much he has got.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Would 160 get it?
0:12:58 > 0:13:01I'd give it to you for 200 and that is it.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03I'd go 160. There's the cash.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07180 and you've got a deal. That's it.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13- That is it. Who are you against? - Paul Laidlaw! He's a killer!
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- But he's Scottish.- I know he is.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Not sure that was a wise move, David.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20David, I'm going to be horrible. 170 and I'm done.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- 170.- Good man. Thank you.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- You've got a good deal, I tell you. - I think I've got a fantastic deal.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- You have.- I really appreciate it. And that is so up my street.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Right, now I've got to carry the blighter.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34No complaints, please, after a deal like that, David.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Later, they'll be making for the auction up in Dundee,
0:13:39 > 0:13:43but our next stop is in deepest Perthshire, at Rait.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51This is a substantial place. Lots of shops, lots of dealers.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Room for them both to take a good look without
0:13:54 > 0:13:57fear of discovering the other lurking around the corner.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04What are these? Very David sort of items, I'd say.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07A pair of jade cups in that cabinet.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- Probably no fantastic age to them. - I would have thought they're 1920s
0:14:11 > 0:14:12but they're just quite a nice colour.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Andrew's ticket price is £65.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Never mind 1920s, that is millions of years old, isn't it?
0:14:18 > 0:14:19The piece of jade is, yeah.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21The piece of jade is millions of years old.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25As a rule of thumb, if it looks really crude and almost rounded
0:14:25 > 0:14:28in its shape and not very detailed, that is the earlier jade.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31These aren't ancient. I can just see the swirl marks there where it's
0:14:31 > 0:14:32been turned on some kind of lathe.
0:14:32 > 0:14:38So I rate those as very chancy pieces
0:14:38 > 0:14:41and right up my street for Chinese.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43They couldn't be 25 for the pair, could they?
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- I think I would struggle at that, I think.- There are utterly gorgeous.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Make them 30 and I'll have them.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- Make them 35 and you've got a deal. - I'll have them. Thank you, Andrew.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- Thank you.- Marvellous. Thank you very much.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Never mind that. I'll show you some things.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Ooh, Paul's found something, too.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04A pair of little pickle forks. Sweet.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07By Charles Horner.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09We associate Charles Horner, of course,
0:15:09 > 0:15:14with fabulous or lovely Art Nouveau pieces of small jewellery and so on.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Hat pins and brooches. That name sells.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20May I have a look in this cabinet, please?
0:15:23 > 0:15:25These don't disappoint.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28I love the little terminals on those tines there.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32There's little return and it just accentuates them.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35A pair - that's a plus.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38That said, they're not an easy sell and it's only
0:15:38 > 0:15:41the Charles Horner thing that gives them a fighting chance.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45You've got 50 on them. Is there much slack in that?
0:15:45 > 0:15:47There is a little bit.
0:15:47 > 0:15:4835, I could do you those for.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52I'll not haggle any further. At 30, I'll just take them.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55Yeah, OK.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- Easy.- Deal.- Thank you very much, Andrew.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Whilst Paul's lightening the weight of his wallet,
0:16:01 > 0:16:03David's slipped next door.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- Hi there. I'm David Harper. - Hi. Hi. Rain.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- Rain. Lovely to meet you. - You too. Hi.- Thank you very much.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- Fabulous things all over the place.- Great.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- I'd love to find something really quirky. Odd.- Quirky.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19You don't like the sort of Scottish vernacular stuff?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Yeah, I do. What have you got?
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- An old door lock.- That's the sort of thing I love.- I do.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30- This is a bit mad.- Oh, he's clocked that.- It is, it is completely mad.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- I like a bit of madness. Does it work?- It doesn't work.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- No, not at the moment. - What have you got that described as?
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Continental, isn't it?
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Art Deco-y but it's one of those Art Deco... Made definitely
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- within period, probably 1935, but a cheapie.- Absolutely.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53Not made for anyone with any money, that's for sure. How much?
0:16:53 > 0:16:59- Because I literally have 25.- £25? - That's all I've got left. That's it.
0:16:59 > 0:17:0130, actually, David.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- I can't do that for 25, I'm sorry. - Are you sure?- Yeah.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08I just think it's got a great novelty funny value.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- I know, but I paid more than that. - Are you sure?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Do you want to have a look at your book?
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- Let me just go and check my book. - Go on, then.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17So, while Rain checks what she paid for the clock,
0:17:17 > 0:17:21David will hopefully have a bit of a recount himself.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22Before you say anything,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25I have to come clean because I've just done my calculations
0:17:25 > 0:17:31and I don't have 25, I've got 30 but I don't want to give you 30.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- I still want to give you 25. - Right, OK.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Having looked at my book, I was telling you a little porky
0:17:38 > 0:17:42because it would give me a slim profit on that as it happens.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- As it happens.- Shall we do it? - Yeah, why not?- Let's do it.- 25.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- Thank you very much indeed. - OK, good luck with it.- Brilliant.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54- All smiles and David's all done. - Thank you.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58And the boys are back on the road,
0:17:58 > 0:18:01travelling east from Rait towards the coast
0:18:01 > 0:18:03and the lovely town of St Andrews.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11In medieval times, the town was an important centre of pilgrimage.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- What a lovely place, actually. - Very nice.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Yeah, very nice indeed.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Paul's here, looking to add to his haul,
0:18:18 > 0:18:20carefully looking for that prize-winning piece
0:18:20 > 0:18:22or just having a good old rummage.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- I'm Paul.- I'm Felicity. Hello. - Felicity, lovely to see you.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- Very nice to see you, too. - I like this - lovely feel.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- Lovely feel. Great ambience. - You like it? Oh, good!
0:18:30 > 0:18:35There's no way I am walking past your door, ever.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37That's it, Paul. Get stuck in.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41There's got to be treasure tucked away here somewhere.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- What's all that?- A-ha!
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Badges and so on. There's the good old Black Watch.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49The Royal Highland Regiment.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- That's the Fife and Forfar... - What's that one?
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- Fife and Forfar Yeomanry.- Oh, is it?
0:18:55 > 0:18:58That's a signaller's qualification badge and a little bronze rank bit.
0:18:58 > 0:19:04And that is a little Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders watch fob, I guess.
0:19:04 > 0:19:10- That there, in a strip-sealed bag, is an auctionable lot!- OK!
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- What's the price on it? - Well, what shall we say?
0:19:13 > 0:19:18Don't be too ambitious. There's nothing in there that's in any way rare,
0:19:18 > 0:19:20and I'm going to be really straight with you, Felicity.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23The best thing in there is the watch fob.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25But there's a nice little puckle there.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- 50?- No!
0:19:28 > 0:19:35There is £25-£35 worth there, I reckon, nine times out of ten.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- So I want to give you 20 quid for them.- 25?
0:19:39 > 0:19:43This is me being very tough.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- 30?- Very to... Do...! We shook!
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- Shall I see if can spend something else?- Yes.- Great.- Yes.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Yes, a good find. Deserves a hand.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Now, what's that in the window?
0:19:58 > 0:20:06We have early 20th century split cane, two-piece fly rod.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10Look at that little, eh, turned keeper there.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14- Did you hear that?- I heard a pop like a champagne cork.- That's precision!
0:20:14 > 0:20:16It's as honest as the day is long
0:20:16 > 0:20:18and it's straight.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20It's not worth a great deal, you know that, I know that.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25- But you've not overcooked that at £18.- That's cheap.- Not cheap enough.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30- Come on, Felicity, don't let him run rings around you.- 17 for you.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33We are not going down a pound, we'd be here for ever, you know me!
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Yes, we are, because this is your last shot.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- I know you've got plenty of money! - HE ROARS WITH LAUGHTER
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Well said!- Drat, drat, drat!
0:20:41 > 0:20:45It is worth a tenner to me. Not worth any more, worth a tenner.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48You are so tough. Tommy, come on. Come and negotiate.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Ah, back-up!
0:20:50 > 0:20:53I refuse to see you bullied down...
0:20:53 > 0:20:55See, I needed him!
0:20:55 > 0:20:58..to this ridiculous price.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Oh, lordy.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- Try for a 12.- Shall we try for 12?
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Maybe £12.50.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Felicity!
0:21:07 > 0:21:11You're a right bad 'un for shaking the hand, then bumping it up again!
0:21:11 > 0:21:1350 pence, we're not doing 50 pence!
0:21:13 > 0:21:16£12. That's a lovely deal for both of us. Thanks again. Thank you.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21Shopping done, David began with £325,
0:21:21 > 0:21:24and he spent almost all of it -
0:21:24 > 0:21:27a total of £320 on five auction lots.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29A walnut Canterbury,
0:21:29 > 0:21:30an inkwell,
0:21:30 > 0:21:33a large Chinese famille rose vase,
0:21:33 > 0:21:37a pair of jade goblets and an Art Deco lovebird clock.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42While Paul started out with £470.26
0:21:42 > 0:21:45and he's spent a mere £142, also on five lots.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47A 1940s cake stand,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49a set of Victorian scales,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51a pair of Charles Horner pickle forks,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54a selection of military insignia
0:21:54 > 0:21:56and a vintage fishing rod.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59But what do they really think?
0:21:59 > 0:22:05I don't think Paul has anything of any super-duper merit,
0:22:05 > 0:22:08apart from, possibly, the fishing rod.
0:22:08 > 0:22:14And the rest of it is unexciting and not worth very much money.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17It's all about the Canterbury.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18He's got that at a hell of a price.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Well done, that man.
0:22:20 > 0:22:26If it does £250, that bridges the gap.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30The Chinese vase is rubbish.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32If he was unlucky,
0:22:32 > 0:22:36he loses the profit that he makes on the Canterbury with the pot.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38After starting out in Glasgow,
0:22:38 > 0:22:40the final leg of our trip will conclude
0:22:40 > 0:22:44on the east coast of Scotland, at Dundee.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Now, this town is justly famous for its jam, jute and journalism.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Meaning the cloth they used to make, the marmalade they still do,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54and the publisher responsible for some of Britain's
0:22:54 > 0:22:56most famous comics.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00But, as well as that, Dundee gave us the Average White Band.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02SONG: "Pick Up The Pieces"
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Now, what's Paul got on?
0:23:04 > 0:23:06It's pink trousers time again!
0:23:06 > 0:23:09You know, they say, it takes a real man to wear pink, Paul Laidlaw!
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- A real man. - PAUL LAUGHS
0:23:12 > 0:23:13A real man.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Quite.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Welcome to Curr & Dewar
0:23:18 > 0:23:22where I am sure the Dundonians will be anxious to pick up a few pieces.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26Under the guidance of auctioneer Steven Dewar, it's time to find out.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Well, let's see how David's bargain inkwell fares, for a start.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Nice item there. Onyx, and gilded,
0:23:32 > 0:23:36interest on this, starting off at £20.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39At £20 on commission. Take two anywhere for the inkwell?
0:23:39 > 0:23:42At £20, are you sure, folks?
0:23:42 > 0:23:44For the inkwell there, £20?
0:23:44 > 0:23:4622. 25.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48At £25, commission buyer.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51At £25, last chance with me.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Thank you very much.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57A profit, but it shouldn't disturb his rival.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59I feel I got away lightly there.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03Now for Paul's even cheaper fishing rod.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Start me off, £10? Surely now, for the split cane rod, £10.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Surely now, come on.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Surely now, 10 is the wave, sir.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Keep going, I need more than that.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15£12. Are you sure?
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- Get my money back.- £12 we have.
0:24:18 > 0:24:19At £12. 15.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Slow, slow and steady.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24At £15.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Is that a trickle of profit?
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Quite a catch for someone.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- It's hardly a scorching start for us there.- No.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37Paul has much higher hopes for his Auchtermuchty scales, though.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Who will start me off, £50?
0:24:39 > 0:24:4130 only?
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Surely, 30 in the middle. At 35. 40. Five.
0:24:45 > 0:24:4850. Five.
0:24:48 > 0:24:5260. Five. 70. Five.
0:24:52 > 0:24:5680. Five.
0:24:56 > 0:24:5890. Five.
0:24:58 > 0:25:0095, lady's bid.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- He's a nice auctioneer, isn't he?- Oh! - He's a nice man.- NOW you like him!
0:25:03 > 0:25:06100. And 10.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09110 at the back. Last chance, sir.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11At £110, all done.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Is it me, or did the sun just come out?
0:25:15 > 0:25:18A fine profit puts Paul ahead.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Don't look round.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25The back, you can't see the back wall for Chinese people on mobile phones.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27What could they be here for?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29There's only one Chinese object in here.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- What is that?- My vase.- No!
0:25:32 > 0:25:34He's toying with you, David.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35What will we say for this one, £100?
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Or 50, there you go.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42Surely now, £50. 30?
0:25:42 > 0:25:43Oh, dear, David.
0:25:43 > 0:25:4730 is bid. At £30 now. Any advance, at £30?
0:25:47 > 0:25:48First bid in, £30.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Five anywhere?
0:25:50 > 0:25:51At £30, surely?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53He's trying his best.
0:25:53 > 0:25:54At £30, the only bid we've received.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57No, Paul. No, Paul, no.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Are you absolutely sure? Five. 40.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03No. £40, at £40. Very, very cheap.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Drop the hammer.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Five. 50.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10No, £50.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12At 50 now, last chance, folks.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15At £50. Are you sure?
0:26:15 > 0:26:16DAVID LAUGHS Yes!
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Mr Walsh, thank you.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21THEY CHUCKLE
0:26:21 > 0:26:24A loss that can, at best, be described as stonking.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28So, I'm going to wish you all the luck in the world,
0:26:28 > 0:26:30and I sincerely mean that.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Now, presenting Paul's pickle forks.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Nice pair of forks there. Interest starts me off on commission at £20.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41At £20 for the pair of forks there. 22.
0:26:41 > 0:26:4524 on commission. At £24. 26.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48At £26. Any advance at 26?
0:26:49 > 0:26:51£26.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Nothing like that vase, though.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Paul wasn't too excited about his militaria either.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00But he knows his stuff, so let's just see.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03What will start, £30? 20.
0:27:03 > 0:27:0610 only? 10 is bid, militaria.
0:27:06 > 0:27:0812, ma'am. 15. 18.
0:27:08 > 0:27:1020. 22.
0:27:10 > 0:27:1225. 28. 30.
0:27:12 > 0:27:1532, 35. 38,
0:27:15 > 0:27:1740. 42,
0:27:17 > 0:27:1845.
0:27:18 > 0:27:2245 in the front. At £45, any advance?
0:27:22 > 0:27:24At 45 now?
0:27:24 > 0:27:2645.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28An honourable return on those.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Time for David's crazy clock.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Interest on this one, what will we say, £30?
0:27:35 > 0:27:3620?
0:27:36 > 0:27:3815, folks?
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Surely, good Art Deco style. 15 is bid.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43At £15. Any advance at 15?
0:27:43 > 0:27:4418.
0:27:44 > 0:27:4920. £20, in the front here at £20. Anybody else?
0:27:49 > 0:27:52For the clock there at £20, all done?
0:27:52 > 0:27:55£20 now, thank you.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57But a small loss.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59I've worked out that, to beat you,
0:27:59 > 0:28:01I need to sell the Canterbury for £48,000.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03HE SNORTS
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Quite an exaggeration, David.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07But it's not looking good, you're right, old fruit.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Perhaps your little goblets can help.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12What will we say for these, £50?
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Or 30? 20, and go?
0:28:14 > 0:28:18Can I tempt you in? 20 only?
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Surely we can get a bid for £20 out there for the pair?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- No interest? - Thinking of dead horses.
0:28:24 > 0:28:2820 is bid, sir, thank you.
0:28:28 > 0:28:29At £20. And five, anywhere?
0:28:29 > 0:28:34At £20. First bidder, first price, all done.
0:28:34 > 0:28:35Thank you.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38It's all turning out very badly for David.
0:28:38 > 0:28:39I can't sit by and watch this happen.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Come with me, it's going to be all right.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43It makes me feel a lot better.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48Dundee, cakes, how can Paul's bargain stand fail?
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Interest on this one, and a £25 commission.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52£25.
0:28:52 > 0:28:5430. Five.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56Unbelievable.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59It's a nice piece of furniture, that.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01£35. Are you bidding?
0:29:01 > 0:29:05Last chance, then. At £35, commission buyer.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Thank you, Wiseman.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Crumbs. Another profit for Paul.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12You were right about pink trousers.
0:29:12 > 0:29:13It changes your complexion,
0:29:13 > 0:29:16everything's just gone swimmingly today.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21Last lot is the Canterbury that Paul was rather afraid of.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24It has to make an absolute fortune for David to win.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27The Canterbury there, good-looking Canterbury.
0:29:27 > 0:29:33And I have interest on my book which starts me off at £250.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36At £250 for the Canterbury. 250.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40At 250, on commission. At £250.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42At 250, opening bid. Are you all done?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45- Come on!- At 250. - Again, it's happened to me again.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- One bidder.- One bid.
0:29:47 > 0:29:48250, thank you very much.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53- Big result. What a way to go now. - Not really, not really.- Loser!
0:29:56 > 0:29:58David began with £325.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02Despite that final surge, he's made a small loss of £15.70,
0:30:02 > 0:30:05after paying auction costs.
0:30:05 > 0:30:10Leaving him with a total for the week of £309.30.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14Paul started out with £470.26.
0:30:14 > 0:30:19And, after paying auction costs, he's made a profit of £47.42.
0:30:19 > 0:30:26So, Paul wins this leg, and the week's trip, with £517.68.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28All profits donated to Children In Need.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Well done, chaps.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- Let your pink pants do the driving! - PAUL LAUGHS
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- Victorious pink pants. - Welcome to your new life!
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Time now for a brand-spanking new trip
0:30:42 > 0:30:45and we're hitting the road with a right couple of gents.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49Yes, it is antiques experts Charlie Ross and Thomas Plant.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51- Let this trip begin!- Yes.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Charlie is the old dog of the antiques trade,
0:30:54 > 0:30:58having clocked up a phenomenal 25 years running his own auction house
0:30:58 > 0:31:03and he is now sought the world over for his charm and wit, so he thinks.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05- May I kiss your hand? - You may indeed!- Mwah!
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Undaunted is his worthy opponent, young whippersnapper
0:31:09 > 0:31:11and fellow auctioneer, Thomas Plant.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14His particular penchant is for jewellery, watches and silver.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Oh, yes, and hats.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Thomas is taking the wheel today as our pair
0:31:19 > 0:31:23set off on their antiques adventure with £200 each to spend
0:31:23 > 0:31:27and a natty little 1971 Triumph Spitfire to zip around in.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32The plan for our dear experts is to travel over 400 miles from Somerset
0:31:32 > 0:31:33deep in the West Country,
0:31:33 > 0:31:36right the way up to Shropshire via North Wales,
0:31:36 > 0:31:40before looping back down to finish their trip in Bedford, Bedfordshire.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Today, we are beginning our journey in the village of Watchet,
0:31:45 > 0:31:47watch it, hah!
0:31:47 > 0:31:51They'll meander the sleepy roads of Somerset, pop over to Devon,
0:31:51 > 0:31:55then finish up at the auction showdown in Frome back in Somerset.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56Phew!
0:31:56 > 0:32:00The first stop is in...what's it? Watchet.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- Watchet.- Watch it!- Watch it!
0:32:03 > 0:32:07Now, this lovely village gets its name from wacet,
0:32:07 > 0:32:10a natural blue dye found in the local cliffs.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12- And the boys are- DYEING - to get started.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17- A Smugglers Cave!- This is where we are. Come on, Roscoe.- After you.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19- Age before beauty!- Thank you!
0:32:21 > 0:32:26Standing by to assist is shop owner Simon and manager Candy.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28- Candy!- Yes.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- Can I borrow you?- He's already in there.- You can, certainly.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Smugglers Cave lives up to its name, a veritable treasure trove
0:32:37 > 0:32:41of everything from kitchenalia to chests of drawers.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44Surely there will be some serious antiques for Thomas to get stuck into?
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Ooh, gee!
0:32:51 > 0:32:52Look at that!
0:32:54 > 0:32:58So what we've got here is a cast-iron water pump.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02This is for the garden, isn't it? Oh, isn't that wonderful?
0:33:02 > 0:33:07Cast-iron, Victorian, I would have thought. Lovely handle. Whoa!
0:33:07 > 0:33:09- Steady, Eddie.- It's not light!
0:33:10 > 0:33:17It's £45. Let's see what Simon can do. Simon, I found this in the back.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- Not everyone makes it back there! - Only weirdos!
0:33:21 > 0:33:23No comment.
0:33:23 > 0:33:24I've got a figure.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- 35.- What about 25?
0:33:28 > 0:33:32- 30.- Can we do 28?
0:33:32 > 0:33:37- We are splitting hairs, I know. - 28, if it helps.- It does help.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42- You're a star.- First purchase, high and dry. Well done, Thomas.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Now, let's see how Charlie is getting on with Candy.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53And he's only after one thing, you know.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55So no silver in the shop at all?
0:33:55 > 0:34:00- We've only got the Rhode Island Red bowl.- That one there?- Yes.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- It is a beautiful, beautiful cup, actually.- It's a nice thing.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- The quality is superb. - Yes, Charlie, but it is £125.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Lovely shape and handles.
0:34:11 > 0:34:12Would you take £75 for that?
0:34:13 > 0:34:15No.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Can you get close to where I am? - I can say 90.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24I tell you what, I'll pay you £85 for it, cash.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- All right, sir, you have a deal. - May I kiss your hand?- You may indeed!
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Mwah!
0:34:31 > 0:34:36- That Candy is a good egg, isn't she? - Yes! My first buy.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Wonderful.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42Oh, hold up, Thomas is venturing to the bowels of the shop again.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45What is this down here? Is it more junk? Oh!
0:34:45 > 0:34:48PSYCHO MUSIC
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Oh, my God.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57It's like something out of a horror movie, all these creatures.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02But...this is a porcelain-headed doll by Armand Marseille.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05It's got the A and the M. It's got the thing there.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Armand Marseille here.
0:35:07 > 0:35:13Weighted eyelids, teeth, this is real human hair.
0:35:13 > 0:35:14Yuck!
0:35:14 > 0:35:18Armand Marseille began manufacturing dolls in 1865,
0:35:18 > 0:35:21creating a company which sat at the heart of the German
0:35:21 > 0:35:24doll-making industry for the next 60 years.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29At its peak, the company produced over 1,000 doll heads a day,
0:35:29 > 0:35:33the rarer examples of which can now fetch thousands of pounds.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Sadly, I don't think these fall into that category.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42- What am I doing? What am I doing? - I really don't know, Thomas.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44I really don't know, old fruit.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48What can they be?
0:35:48 > 0:35:50£40. That is a good buy.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55Yes, but it just looks so odd, though, a man buying dolls.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58- It takes all kinds.- Mmm.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03I'm going to think about it, do you mind, but thank you - good offer.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- You will do well. - Well, I don't know. I don't know.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10While Thomas mulls over the dolls, Charlie has gone all Alpine.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- It is a goat herder's. - Oh, a goat herder.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- Is that definitely a goat's foot? - Yes, that's a goat's foot.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19WEST-COUNTRY ACCENT: That is a goat herder, my lover!
0:36:19 > 0:36:21That is a goat's foot. High on the hill...
0:36:21 > 0:36:24# High on the hill Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo! #
0:36:24 > 0:36:26HE HUMS
0:36:28 > 0:36:30# Folks in a town that was quite remote heard
0:36:30 > 0:36:33# Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo. #
0:36:33 > 0:36:35How much is it?
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- WEST-COUNTRY ACCENTS: Oh, come on, bird, stick a price on it.- 40 quid.
0:36:38 > 0:36:39- 40 quid, bird?- Yes.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44It's one of those antiques that you've got to say to somebody,
0:36:44 > 0:36:47- "Where are you going to find another one?"- I'm loving that, bird!
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- What do you think, my 'andsome? - THEY LAUGH
0:36:51 > 0:36:55I tell you what, no haggling, I'll give you 30 quid now for it.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Cash. Done. I am loving you, bird.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01These two are getting on famously, aren't they?
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Fab. Look at that.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06# High on a hill, a lonely goatherd...#
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Thomas is feeling the pressure now.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13It is time to make a decision about...those dolls.
0:37:13 > 0:37:1535, I would like to see you take them to auction.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17£30 and I will take them off your hands.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Like a nutcase.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23Yes. OK.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28Two items now. Right, I'm going to give you some money now
0:37:28 > 0:37:30and then I am going to walk out of your shop.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33On your head be it, Thomas, on your head be it.
0:37:35 > 0:37:40Meanwhile, Charlie is zipping up the road to another antiques' emporium.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44He has already bought two items but seems hellbent on buying more.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- Hello, my dear.- Hello, how are you?
0:37:47 > 0:37:50How do you manage to find such wonderful temperatures here?
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Oh, God, it is absolutely frightful, isn't it?
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- At least we don't have the snow. - Nice to see you. Charlie is the name.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00- And you are?- Janet.- Nice to see you, Janet. May I look round?- Of course!
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Now, don't forget, you've only got £85, Roscoe.
0:38:04 > 0:38:09A magnificent clock and candelabrum, aren't they splendid? Very French.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13That isn't priced.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17That'll be beyond my price range but I thought I would just admire it.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21Admire away, old boy. But you ain't got the money for that beauty.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24That's an interesting charger, isn't it?
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Now, this looks a bit more like it.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27Is it Newlyn?
0:38:27 > 0:38:31I wondered if it might have come from the Newlyn School.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35The Newlyn School was part of the Arts and Crafts movement,
0:38:35 > 0:38:37founded at the end of the 19th century.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Based, funnily enough, in Newlyn, Cornwall, it became
0:38:40 > 0:38:44famous for its beaten metalwork, particularly with fishy motifs.
0:38:44 > 0:38:51- I like these, they are almost like owls, aren't they?- Or shrimps!
0:38:51 > 0:38:56- You are making it more Newlyn with shrimps.- I am trying!
0:38:56 > 0:38:58How much do you want?
0:38:58 > 0:38:5920.
0:39:00 > 0:39:07- What a temptress you are. 15? Can you add 10 and 20?- 16.
0:39:07 > 0:39:12Oh, no, don't start doing that nonsense! 16? No, 15. Full and final.
0:39:12 > 0:39:13All right, then.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18Three items already and it's only day one. Rock and roll, Roscoe!
0:39:18 > 0:39:22Time to hook back up with Thomas in the little Triumph Spitfire.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27The boys are heading a couple of miles south to Sampford Brett,
0:39:27 > 0:39:31where Thomas is dropping Charlie off to do a tad more shopping.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34They've come to Keith Richards' antiques.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37INTRO TO "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY - No! Not that one.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Charlie's itching to spend some money
0:39:42 > 0:39:45in the eponymous Keith's shop.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46Oh, and here's the man himself.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- Hello. Charlie.- Hello, Charlie. - Nice to see you.- And you.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- I recognise that lady.- Yes.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Margaret Thatcher. Isn't that wonderful?
0:39:56 > 0:39:58How much is that, in terms of...?
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Um... It's 95 now.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- It can be £60.- Can it?!
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- It can be £60.- That's ridiculously reasonable, isn't it?
0:40:07 > 0:40:09- It's very reasonable indeed. - Oh, blimey.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13That's within my budget, just about. HE GIGGLES
0:40:13 > 0:40:15I think I've got to feel her.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19This teapot's not for pouring. HE LAUGHS
0:40:19 > 0:40:23Almost as famous as Mrs T herself was her alter ego
0:40:23 > 0:40:28in the satirical 1980s TV puppet show Spitting Image.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32So popular was the show that it spurned a host of merchandise,
0:40:32 > 0:40:35much of which is now highly collectable.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38This teapot was made in the pottery capital of Stoke-on-Trent.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Look at that.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42"Denis, come here!"
0:40:42 > 0:40:45I think I feel a deal brewing.
0:40:45 > 0:40:4660 quid.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50- Or 50, if it's going to help. - What a wonderful man.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54You're the first man I've ever dealt with who's brought down the price
0:40:54 > 0:40:56without me asking. HE LAUGHS
0:40:56 > 0:40:57I knew you were going to ask.
0:40:57 > 0:40:5950 quid.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00At 50 quid...
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- Are you sure you're happy with that, before you shake on it?- I am.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06I think that's wonderful.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08I hope that one doesn't backfire on you.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Nicely done, though, Charlie.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Thomas and Charlie are heading 34 miles south east
0:41:16 > 0:41:19to the delightful town of Crewkerne in Somerset.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23Crewkerne's been a travellers' watering hole for hundreds of years,
0:41:23 > 0:41:27as it's positioned on the old London to south west road.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- Ah!- Well done.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- I'm over here.- I'm going this way.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34With some catching up to do,
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Thomas is hotfooting it straight to Antiques Bazaar.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41It's a huge trading centre, home to the stock of 45 dealers,
0:41:41 > 0:41:44and presided over by a very welcoming owner.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47- Morning.- Good morning, how do you do?- I'm Thomas.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- I'm Anthony, nice to meet you. - Very nice to meet you.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Ah! What are those?
0:41:57 > 0:41:59What I've got is a pair of prints here.
0:41:59 > 0:42:04You've got Queen Victoria, and the other one is Prince Albert.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07In the tiles on the floor is a name.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10It's got "Baxter Prints". They're quite well framed.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13They're a bit foxed. But they are Baxter Prints.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Now, are they £12 each or £12 for the pair?
0:42:16 > 0:42:20- Luckily, Anthony is waiting in the wings.- What have you found?
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Well, a pair of prints, Victoria and Albert.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Do you think they're £12 the pair?
0:42:24 > 0:42:26No, I would say definitely not.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28What could we do?
0:42:28 > 0:42:30I could do them for 15.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- £15?- £15.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35I'm sure you're not going to knock me on that. Humble money, £15.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Humble money, is that what they say?
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- Humble money?- Humble money, yes.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43I think that means you got a bargain there, Thomas.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48Meanwhile, across the road, Charlie's Crewkerne Antiques Centre
0:42:48 > 0:42:52where he's hoping Eddie has something for his remaining £20.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56- One £20 note is all I have in the world.- Oh, dear, oh, dear.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07No auctioneer should be without one. That is the biggest gavel I've seen.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09I should think you'd break your rostrum
0:43:09 > 0:43:11if you brought that down and sold something.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14Put it down quickly before you do some damage, Charlie.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18Now, talking of damage, what's he spotted now?
0:43:18 > 0:43:22Here, we've got an 18th-century Chinese ginger jar.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24Damaged, yep.
0:43:24 > 0:43:29Would have had a wooden lid, which is missing. But that's not a problem.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31It's got some nibbles out of it.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34But it's priced at £6.
0:43:34 > 0:43:35Huh, crumbs!
0:43:35 > 0:43:37That is within my budget.
0:43:37 > 0:43:42I could even buy another piece of Chinese pottery to go with it.
0:43:42 > 0:43:45In fact...
0:43:45 > 0:43:50I think I'm allowed to buy like-for-like items.
0:43:50 > 0:43:53I feel a bit of a collective lot coming on here.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55Time to do a deal, methinks.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58I'm thinking a way of solving my problem here, Eddie.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01- You are, are you?- Well, I thought I might go off to the Orient
0:44:01 > 0:44:04with a collective bundle of things.
0:44:04 > 0:44:07- That might be a way forward, mightn't it?- Possibly, yes.
0:44:07 > 0:44:11Look at him go. He's like a dog with a bone now.
0:44:11 > 0:44:13One, two, three...
0:44:13 > 0:44:17- Four damaged pots. Would you be happy?- I'd be happy with that.
0:44:17 > 0:44:20- £20 note?- Yeah, go on. - You are the man, sir.
0:44:20 > 0:44:22May I give you the order of the £20.
0:44:22 > 0:44:25Your last chance to regret it. You'll be all right?
0:44:25 > 0:44:27- That's all right. - Thank you very much.
0:44:27 > 0:44:29So, while Roscoe is completely spent out,
0:44:29 > 0:44:32the same could definitely not be said for Thomas.
0:44:32 > 0:44:34Luckily, he has another shop to go to.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38He's heading into the county of Devon, just nine miles
0:44:38 > 0:44:41south-west of Crewkerne to the village of Tytherleigh, where he's
0:44:41 > 0:44:44- pinning all his hopes on the Trading Post.- Hello.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47- Let's see how he gets on, then. - What's your name?- Andrew.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49Andrew, I'm Thomas. Nice to meet you.
0:44:51 > 0:44:55Come on, Thomas, you've still got £127 to spend.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57Can you spy anything to buy?
0:45:02 > 0:45:06- Sh, can you hear the sound of the sea?- Quite a nice shell purse.
0:45:08 > 0:45:13Mother of pearl, brass fittings, very popular, very French, actually.
0:45:13 > 0:45:15We see a lot of these about but they're quite popular things.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17They're quite pretty, aren't they?
0:45:19 > 0:45:23Nice jewelled item. A jewel of the sea.
0:45:23 > 0:45:27Using shells to make purses became very popular at the end of the
0:45:27 > 0:45:3219th century, when Victorians began to take holidays by the seaside.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35This purse might well have been bought as a souvenir,
0:45:35 > 0:45:39- so time to seal the deal with Andrew.- Andrew, what can that be?
0:45:39 > 0:45:43- 30 on that one.- 30. OK. You couldn't do it for 25?
0:45:44 > 0:45:46Yeah, we could do, yeah. It's a nice thing.
0:45:46 > 0:45:51- If we go to 20, that's got to be the rock bottom.- Rock bottom. OK.
0:45:51 > 0:45:55All right, I'll have that. £20, thank you very much.
0:45:55 > 0:45:56At least you've bought something.
0:45:56 > 0:46:00But sticking with four lots, that's Thomas's shopping all concluded.
0:46:00 > 0:46:02Let's find out where Charlie has got to.
0:46:02 > 0:46:07He's continuing the rural Somerset theme and is heading six miles north
0:46:07 > 0:46:10to the lovely village of Shepton Beauchamp.
0:46:10 > 0:46:13Charlie has come to meet avid collector and archivist,
0:46:13 > 0:46:15Andrew Hall.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17- Andrew.- Hi. - Good to see you.- Yes.
0:46:17 > 0:46:21- I know why I'm here, to see your lawn mowers?- That's right.
0:46:21 > 0:46:26- How many have you got?- 1,100 at the last count.- 1,100?- 1,100.
0:46:27 > 0:46:31Hidden away in no ordinary garden shed, is just part of Andrew's
0:46:31 > 0:46:34vast collection of vintage lawn mowers.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39It's listed in the Guinness Book Of Records
0:46:39 > 0:46:40as the largest in the world.
0:46:40 > 0:46:45I don't believe it. How many mowers can you get in a shed?
0:46:45 > 0:46:48In this one, just short of 600.
0:46:48 > 0:46:51The history of the lawn mower is tied up with two very British
0:46:51 > 0:46:57traditions, the great country house estates and the evolution of sport.
0:46:57 > 0:46:58At the end of the 18th century,
0:46:58 > 0:47:01acres of lawn like those at Blenheim Palace were
0:47:01 > 0:47:06cut by over 200 labourers every ten days using scythes,
0:47:06 > 0:47:08but as the Industrial Revolution kicked in,
0:47:08 > 0:47:12all that was to change with the invention of a new labour-saving
0:47:12 > 0:47:13device, the lawn mower.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19At the end of the shed is a particularly special example.
0:47:19 > 0:47:25This, in actual fact, is the oldest known motor mower in the world.
0:47:25 > 0:47:28Is it really? What a privilege to see it.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31- You can sit on it if you want, as well.- Can I really?
0:47:31 > 0:47:34This lawn mower was painstakingly restored by Andrew who
0:47:34 > 0:47:37rescued it from an old sporting ground.
0:47:37 > 0:47:38The lawn mower has played a huge,
0:47:38 > 0:47:43- huge part in all British sporting life.- That's right.
0:47:43 > 0:47:47I think, to be fair, the history of the lawn mower and the development
0:47:47 > 0:47:50of the lawn mower goes hand-in-hand with the development of sport.
0:47:50 > 0:47:56Yeah, Wimbledon, Lords, croquet lawns, the great lawns of England.
0:47:56 > 0:48:00In the garden, Andrew has ferreted out a few of the earliest mowers
0:48:00 > 0:48:03to show Charlie, one of which, dating back to the 1880s,
0:48:03 > 0:48:06played a key role in sporting lawns.
0:48:06 > 0:48:11- These early small machines had two purposes.- Yeah?
0:48:11 > 0:48:15One was, the line marker for tennis courts were not invented yet,
0:48:15 > 0:48:19so what they actually did was they lowered the cut on these
0:48:19 > 0:48:22machines, cut the lines out with this machine
0:48:22 > 0:48:26so at least you could see a difference in colouration.
0:48:26 > 0:48:27And that gave you the line.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29The second use of these machines
0:48:29 > 0:48:33is they became known as ladies' machines.
0:48:34 > 0:48:37I like it already. I like where you're going there.
0:48:37 > 0:48:40- They're manageable for a lady. - That's right.
0:48:40 > 0:48:43By the Edwardian period, mowers were still a luxury, with only
0:48:43 > 0:48:48the very rich being able to afford one like this from 1907.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51Do you know what strikes me, first of all, looking at that machine?
0:48:51 > 0:48:55It looks more sophisticated than the equivalent motor car.
0:48:55 > 0:49:02Yes and more expensive too. This machine in 1907 would be £125.
0:49:02 > 0:49:04That's a huge amount of money.
0:49:04 > 0:49:08That equates today to something like 15,000.
0:49:08 > 0:49:09Extraordinary.
0:49:09 > 0:49:12In those days, actually, it would have bought your house.
0:49:12 > 0:49:15It would, but, you see, the other thing is with motor mowers of this
0:49:15 > 0:49:18period, they wouldn't have been used by the gardener,
0:49:18 > 0:49:20they would have been used by the chauffeur
0:49:20 > 0:49:23because he was the person who knew about petrol engines.
0:49:23 > 0:49:26- A gardener wouldn't have had a clue, would he?- Yes.
0:49:26 > 0:49:29A chauffeur to mow the lawn, eh? Those were the days.
0:49:29 > 0:49:33Well, what an enlightening visit for Charlie!
0:49:33 > 0:49:38Our experts began this journey with £200 each, and on this first leg,
0:49:38 > 0:49:42Charlie has spent every single penny on five auction lots.
0:49:42 > 0:49:43A silver bowl,
0:49:43 > 0:49:46a goat herder's staff with hoof and horn top,
0:49:46 > 0:49:48a copper charger,
0:49:48 > 0:49:51a Margaret Thatcher Spitting Image teapot,
0:49:51 > 0:49:54and a selection of damaged vases.
0:49:54 > 0:49:59Thomas, meanwhile, only managed to part with a measly £93 on four lots.
0:49:59 > 0:50:01Dearie me!
0:50:01 > 0:50:03A cast-iron water pump,
0:50:03 > 0:50:04a collection of dolls,
0:50:04 > 0:50:06a pair of Baxter prints
0:50:06 > 0:50:08and a 19th-century shell purse.
0:50:08 > 0:50:11And what do they really think of each other's bits and pieces?
0:50:11 > 0:50:13It's all about Charlie's silver bowl.
0:50:13 > 0:50:14I mean, he bought that so well.
0:50:14 > 0:50:16It's going to fly away at the auction.
0:50:16 > 0:50:19The next lot is the teapot, it's fantastic.
0:50:19 > 0:50:21I love those teapots.
0:50:21 > 0:50:22Who's going to win?
0:50:22 > 0:50:24Well, I hope it's Roscoe because he spent all his money
0:50:24 > 0:50:29and wet Plant has hardly spend £100, so well done, Roscoe.
0:50:29 > 0:50:33Pretty obvious looking at Thomas's things that he's had a pretty
0:50:33 > 0:50:36tough time at that old shopping, but he's played safe.
0:50:36 > 0:50:39The village pump, 28 quid,
0:50:39 > 0:50:42will sell for 40 or so.
0:50:42 > 0:50:43A pair of Baxter prints.
0:50:43 > 0:50:45Like so many things,
0:50:45 > 0:50:48Baxter prints are just not worth what they used to be worth.
0:50:48 > 0:50:51But at £15 for the two, they're a safe buy.
0:50:51 > 0:50:55It's going to be quite interesting, it's going to be nip and tuck
0:50:55 > 0:50:58as the last gavel comes down. We'll wait and see.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01All will be revealed very soon.
0:51:01 > 0:51:02Shifty.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04It's been a very jovial first leg,
0:51:04 > 0:51:06kicking off in Watchet,
0:51:06 > 0:51:08meandering around the delightful county of Somerset,
0:51:08 > 0:51:09popping into Devon
0:51:09 > 0:51:11and now back into Somerset again
0:51:11 > 0:51:14for the chaps' first auction in Frome.
0:51:14 > 0:51:18Right, come on. Once more into the breach.
0:51:18 > 0:51:23Today's battle ground is at the large rural auctioneers, Cooper & Tanner.
0:51:23 > 0:51:26Ready to go is auctioneer Dennis Barnard.
0:51:29 > 0:51:33First up is Charlie's copper charger, possibly Newlyn School.
0:51:33 > 0:51:37Start me, somebody, at £10. £10, quickly.
0:51:37 > 0:51:4010 we've got, 15, 15. 20, sir?
0:51:40 > 0:51:4520, 20. 20, I'm bid.
0:51:45 > 0:51:4822, 22, 25, 25.
0:51:48 > 0:51:49Look at that, look at that, I told you!
0:51:49 > 0:51:5332, 32, 35, 35 at the end.
0:51:53 > 0:51:5535, right there at 35.
0:51:55 > 0:51:58Anyone else coming in? 35.
0:51:58 > 0:52:02A stonking £20 profit for Roscoe's charger. Well done.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05I'm in the money!
0:52:05 > 0:52:11- It's Thomas's pair of Baxter prints up next.- Go on. Go on!
0:52:11 > 0:52:1510 then, for these two pictures. Five we've got, five we've got.
0:52:15 > 0:52:19- We've got eight, eight pounds. - That's too cheap. That's too cheap.
0:52:19 > 0:52:258, 10, 12? 12, 15? 12, 12, 12.
0:52:25 > 0:52:30- Go on! One more.- £12. We've got this one wrong, I think, at £12.
0:52:30 > 0:52:32Yours for £12.
0:52:32 > 0:52:35Well, there we are, £12. £3 loss.
0:52:35 > 0:52:39And sadly there will be even more loss after the auction house
0:52:39 > 0:52:41takes its well-earned commission.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43Well, they were Baxter prints at the end of the day!
0:52:43 > 0:52:46- And I tried to buy them for £12. - Did you?- Yeah.- That's the spirit.
0:52:46 > 0:52:49Now it's Charlie's collection of damaged pots.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52Now then, who's got £20 to start on that jug?
0:52:52 > 0:52:55£20 start straightaway.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58Five? 30. Five, girls?
0:53:00 > 0:53:01- Good girl!- Stop!
0:53:01 > 0:53:0335, 40, 40 with you, sir.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06You've got to bid on some of my lots now!
0:53:06 > 0:53:09At £40.
0:53:10 > 0:53:14Roscoe is on a roll, another £20 profit.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16- Well done.- Very sporting!
0:53:17 > 0:53:21Now, will Thomas scare the bidders off with his suitcase of dolls?
0:53:21 > 0:53:26Who's got 20? £20? 16 then, 16 for these dolls.
0:53:26 > 0:53:2816 with the lady. 16.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31- 18 now?- Go on, go on!
0:53:31 > 0:53:36- £16 with you, madam. £16. Anyone else coming in?- That's it.
0:53:36 > 0:53:3818, 18.
0:53:38 > 0:53:4120 there, madam? 22, selling? 22? 24, madam?
0:53:41 > 0:53:4524. 26 now, sir? £24 with the lady.
0:53:45 > 0:53:49At £24. Are we all done then at £24?
0:53:49 > 0:53:53I think Thomas has got the frights now. Another loss.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55It's not going well.
0:53:55 > 0:53:57Will Charlie's luck continue, though?
0:53:57 > 0:54:00It's his Alpine staff up next.
0:54:00 > 0:54:06- £40? £20.- That would be a steal. - 20, 20, 20, now five.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09- You won't find another one in this room, I shouldn't think.- No!
0:54:09 > 0:54:1225. 30.
0:54:12 > 0:54:17- There you are.- 35? 35. - We're in Percy profit!
0:54:17 > 0:54:1935? Are you sure?
0:54:19 > 0:54:2542 if you like? 42, 45, 48?
0:54:25 > 0:54:2845 with you, sir. 45.
0:54:28 > 0:54:32All done at £45 then.
0:54:32 > 0:54:33He's done it again.
0:54:33 > 0:54:35Yodel-ay hee-hee!
0:54:35 > 0:54:39Well, Thomas's luck has to turn, surely?
0:54:39 > 0:54:41And it's his mother-of-pearl purse up next.
0:54:41 > 0:54:43Start me, somebody, at £20.
0:54:43 > 0:54:4710 then. 10 for the purse, 10 to go up, 10 with the lady.
0:54:47 > 0:54:5010, 10, 10. Have we got 15?
0:54:50 > 0:54:54- 15, and 20, and five, five? - Go on, go on.- 30.
0:54:54 > 0:54:5828, sir? Have you got 28, sir?
0:54:58 > 0:55:01- Go on, he's got 28.- 28? No.
0:55:01 > 0:55:0525 with the lady. 28. 30?
0:55:05 > 0:55:08Oh! £28!
0:55:08 > 0:55:10One more, come on! One more.
0:55:10 > 0:55:13We're all done at £28. I'm still the auctioneer.
0:55:13 > 0:55:16LAUGHTER
0:55:16 > 0:55:18- Thomas!- Sorry, I get carried away.
0:55:19 > 0:55:23You will get carried away soon if you're not careful!
0:55:23 > 0:55:25A profit for Thomas at last.
0:55:25 > 0:55:28- No wonder he's getting a little exuberant.- Still behind in the game.
0:55:28 > 0:55:30Go away, Roscoe.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33Yes. Play nicely, children.
0:55:33 > 0:55:37It's Charlie's big purchase next, his silver cup for prize hens.
0:55:37 > 0:55:41I know where I'm going to start, I'm going to start at just £100.
0:55:41 > 0:55:45We've got £100. 110.
0:55:45 > 0:55:48110, 120, 130, 140.
0:55:48 > 0:55:51We've got 135 on the book, John.
0:55:51 > 0:55:54Have we got 140? No. 135.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56135, there you are. 140.
0:55:56 > 0:56:00140, 145 with my silver man? Not bidding.
0:56:00 > 0:56:04140, down here at 140. Are we all done? At 140.
0:56:04 > 0:56:09A stonking profit for Charlie. It really looks like it's his day.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12- Profit Roscoe, they call him. - Profit Roscoe.
0:56:12 > 0:56:16It's Thomas's last chance to catch up, but his Victorian water pump
0:56:16 > 0:56:20will need to make over £140 for him to stand a chance.
0:56:20 > 0:56:25Let's start, £20 to start, shall we? A garden feature, £20 there.
0:56:25 > 0:56:27Straight in at 20.
0:56:27 > 0:56:3130, 30. 35. 40, 40, five?
0:56:31 > 0:56:33Oh, you're on fire!
0:56:33 > 0:56:37- 50, 50, five? 60.- Thomas!
0:56:37 > 0:56:39They're not threatening you, are they?
0:56:39 > 0:56:42No, no! I promise you, I've got nothing to do with it!
0:56:42 > 0:56:43Have you got 65?
0:56:43 > 0:56:4870 now, 75, 80, 80, 85?
0:56:48 > 0:56:5180. With you. At £80.
0:56:51 > 0:56:53All done at £80.
0:56:53 > 0:56:59Not as much as he needed, but still a splendid £52 profit for Thomas.
0:56:59 > 0:57:00At last he can celebrate.
0:57:00 > 0:57:03- Mwah! Mwah! Thank you. - What about me?- Aww!
0:57:03 > 0:57:05Lordy, look at that!
0:57:05 > 0:57:08Now, any takers for the last lot of the day?
0:57:08 > 0:57:10It's Charlie's Margaret Thatcher teapot.
0:57:10 > 0:57:14Shall we start at £20? £20? Mrs Thatcher.
0:57:14 > 0:57:17£20 we've got, 20, 20, 20.
0:57:17 > 0:57:20Who's got five? Five.
0:57:20 > 0:57:2630, five, 40, five, 50, five, 60,
0:57:26 > 0:57:29- 70, 80, 90, 100.- Ooh! Roscoe!
0:57:29 > 0:57:34110? 100, 100.
0:57:34 > 0:57:39Are we all done? Anyone else coming in? £100.
0:57:39 > 0:57:41Ha! The Iron Lady managed to turn our Charlie
0:57:41 > 0:57:44yet another luscious profit.
0:57:44 > 0:57:46Well done, Roscoe.
0:57:46 > 0:57:50- Pumps and Thatchers to you. - Pumps and Thatchers!
0:57:51 > 0:57:54Both our experts started this leg with £200,
0:57:54 > 0:57:56and after paying auction costs,
0:57:56 > 0:58:00Thomas has made a decent profit of £25.08.
0:58:00 > 0:58:05That leaves him with a respectable £225.08 to carry forward.
0:58:05 > 0:58:09That rascal Roscoe, on the other hand, has triumphed today.
0:58:09 > 0:58:13He's made a bumper profit of £95.20,
0:58:13 > 0:58:19which means he takes forward £295.20 to spend next time.
0:58:19 > 0:58:22- How was it for you, Thomas? - Go away. You gloat!
0:58:22 > 0:58:25- I never realised you'd gloat! - I'm not a gloater!
0:58:25 > 0:58:27No, well done, you deserve it.
0:58:27 > 0:58:29You know you don't mean it.
0:58:29 > 0:58:32- We both ended up with more money than we started with. - That's what we wanted.