0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts
0:00:04 > 0:00:10with £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Going, going, gone!
0:00:13 > 0:00:14How do I look?
0:00:14 > 0:00:16The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18but it's no mean feat!
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Yes!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24I'm going to become a bin man.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30I like it when you're chasing me!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:41The Garden of England awaits on the third leg of their Road Trip
0:00:41 > 0:00:44for our antiques experts Mark Stacey and Will Axon.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49There is some nice countryside around, isn't there?
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Yes. Let me know when you find it!
0:00:52 > 0:00:57Road Trip veteran and antiques expert Mark knows exactly how to uncover a bargain.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00And he has a great moral fibre, to boot.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02I promise not to nick anything!
0:01:05 > 0:01:06Newmarket newbie Will, though,
0:01:06 > 0:01:09has been suffering from a bit of cabinet fever so far
0:01:09 > 0:01:12and needs to get his head back in the game.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14It's bad. I need to focus.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Both Mark and Will started the week with £200
0:01:17 > 0:01:19and despite making a profit at the last auction,
0:01:19 > 0:01:21they still find themselves in the red.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25Let's do the biz.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Mark's opening losses were nearly offset by his second-leg profit.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34But he still only has £188.14 to start this leg.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39A disastrous beginning to Will's Road Trip means he'll need to get in gear
0:01:39 > 0:01:43to improve on his budget of £144.32.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46With such a poor start to their Road Trip,
0:01:46 > 0:01:51it seems ironic that they're sitting pretty in a classic Triumph!
0:01:51 > 0:01:56And this 1963 TR4 is certainly attracting some admiring attention.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Wa-hey!
0:01:58 > 0:01:59What-ho, boys!
0:02:01 > 0:02:03"What-ho, boys"?!
0:02:03 > 0:02:06WILL LAUGHS
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Our travelling treasure-hunters
0:02:08 > 0:02:10are cruising through a whopping five counties.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12They started the week in Hastings, East Sussex,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15and will circumnavigate the south-east,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18before ending up at an auction in the London suburb of Ruislip.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23On this leg, they'll start in the coastal town of Deal
0:02:23 > 0:02:26and end up at an auction in Chiswick,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29clocking up nearly 130 miles along the way.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- Mark, you're on that way. - Am I? Good luck. Happy hunting.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- Happy hunting, mate.- Don't find too much!- See you later!
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Mark's found an antiques shop, run by Mick,
0:02:44 > 0:02:49and he's hoping it's flush with bargains that get him back in the black.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- Hello.- Hello, there.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- I'm Mark.- Mick. How do you do? - Nice to meet you, Mick.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58The shop seems well stocked with items to catch Mark's eye,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01and even has a canine security system,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03attack dog Jasper.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05The wagging tail's a bit of a giveaway, though!
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Heading for auction in Chiswick, the boys need to tailor their buys
0:03:10 > 0:03:12to the demands of that fussy London market.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17You've got to look for those quirky items that just might appeal there.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Found something quirky, have you, Mark?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21It's a pottery garden seat.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26These were used in the Victorian period as conservatory seats.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28They're often made of majolica.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32This has got a nice high-fired blue glaze on it
0:03:32 > 0:03:36with bubbles on the top where the glaze has blistered.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39It's a lovely octagonal shape,
0:03:39 > 0:03:40in a sort of Chinese style.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45It's priced up at £55. It needs to be a lot less than that.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48So I might have a word with Mick.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49And right on cue...
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Go on, then. Make me an offer.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53What about 20 quid, Mick? Cash.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58- 25.- Oh, come on. You know you want me to win. You want me to win.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- OK.- Shall we shake hands at 20, then?- Done.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Thanks a lot. I'm really pleased with that.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Well, it looks like there's a good deal to be had in Deal! Eh, Mark?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Meanwhile, Will's arrived at Inside-Out Antiques.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14I wonder if he can make a quick deal, too.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- Hello, there.- Hiya. - Hi. You must be Vince.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- I am.- I'm Will. How do you do?
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- What's that, a skull?- Yes.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Would have been the lid of something or other?
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- A poison bottle?- I would say more of a walking stick.- Cane handle.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- Cane handle. Very interesting.- That is quite interesting. Quite quirky.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39I've got 60 on that.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Let's have a look in there. Why can't we get in there?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Well, it's bronze.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49A sort of memento mori.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54Maybe to perhaps just remind you of your own mortality,
0:04:54 > 0:04:57every morning as you take your cane out of the cane stand.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Yeah. I'm asking 75 for it.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02I thought it was 60 a minute ago!
0:05:02 > 0:05:04So did I!
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Play that back! I want proof!
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- I've got 60 on that. - 'I thought so!'
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Who said antiques was a fair game?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Yeah. Might be.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20What sort of age do you think it's got? Early 20th, late 19th?
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Always difficult to tell on that type of thing. Very difficult to tell, in fact.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Got a bit of wear on the... the "pateena" there. The patina.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Potato, "potahto". Either way, looks like he's holding on to that one.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42That's got something about it. Where did that come from?
0:05:42 > 0:05:44China, I'd say.
0:05:44 > 0:05:5020th century. Looks like a bronze censer case, or incense burner, as it's better known.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51What's the ticket price?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53No price on it?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- No.- It must be cheap.
0:05:56 > 0:05:5855.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01SHARP INTAKE OF BREATH
0:06:01 > 0:06:07What if I came in, really cheeky, and said I could have them both for 50 quid?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09I'd say, "Bloomin' cheek!"
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Can't do it. Can't do it.
0:06:11 > 0:06:1375, you've got a deal.
0:06:13 > 0:06:1570 quid.
0:06:15 > 0:06:1770 quid, Vince. Go on. Five quid luck money.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Luck money?- For me. 70 quid.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24Yeah! You're a man! You're a man! Good work.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Crikey Moses! £70. That's nearly half your remaining budget, Will.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Although they do say, "Go big or go home."
0:06:36 > 0:06:38With items in their bag already,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41the chaps are making the short trip 16 miles up the Kent coast
0:06:41 > 0:06:43to Margate.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Mark's hotfooting it to his shop, Paraphernalia.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I suppose it's meant to look like a fan.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59Often fans are framed in frames like this.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02The frame is later, I think. But it suits it quite well.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04There's a little bit of damage on the frame.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09So I think it's a 19th-century engraving of an 18th-century scene.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11But I just think that's rather fun.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16If it was - how shall I put it delicately? - cheap.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Well, it's one to bear in mind.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21But owner Andrew has a jasperware flask
0:07:21 > 0:07:22that's caught Mark's eye.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Gosh, that's rather fun, isn't it? It's a Wedgwood-type thing.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Yes, it is. And it's got a silver top.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32It's rather sweet, isn't it?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Sweet, but not antique. '70s, I'd say.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39So it's really like a model of an 18th-century one?
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- That's correct, yes.- They obviously did a little series here.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45"Jasperware perfume bottle collection."
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- It's a nice collector's piece. - I rather like that, Andrew.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Oh, dear! I've just seen the price!
0:07:51 > 0:07:52Really. Do tell.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56I'm disappointed cos it's got two figures.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00I'll put that over there. Can we?
0:08:00 > 0:08:02The two figures being 2 and 5.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06But knowing you, Mark, you can get that price down.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Where do you need it to be?
0:08:08 > 0:08:10I need it to be £20, really.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14And then I would pay 15 for that.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- OK. Let's do that.- Are you sure? - Yeah, yeah.- Happy with that?
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- And I can come back and visit you again?- You can any time, and I can eat tonight.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- We've got a deal. Thank you, Andrew. - You're welcome.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Nice work. That's two items bought for just £35.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Take note, Will.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33He's popped along the road to try and uncover the mystery
0:08:33 > 0:08:36surrounding one of Margate's top tourist attractions,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39where something quite extraordinary exists
0:08:39 > 0:08:41two metres under a garden.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Will's meeting up with Sarah for the guided tour.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Thanks very much. I'm really looking forward to this visit.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49I've read and seen a lot about The Grotto.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53- Nothing quite prepares you for the actual thing, though.- I can imagine.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56The story goes that in 1835,
0:08:56 > 0:09:01James Newlove lowered his young son Joshua into a hole in the ground
0:09:01 > 0:09:04that had appeared during the digging of a duck pond.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Joshua emerged describing tunnels adorned with shells.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11He had discovered the Shell Grotto.
0:09:11 > 0:09:17However he came upon it, James Newlove could see the commercial benefit of his find.
0:09:17 > 0:09:23The Grotto, with its 4.6 million shells, opened its doors to the public in 1838
0:09:23 > 0:09:26and came as something of a surprise to the people of Margate.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32How do you bring four-point-whatever million shells
0:09:32 > 0:09:36to a small garden or a small point,
0:09:36 > 0:09:39without anyone knowing or noticing or...?
0:09:39 > 0:09:43That's... That's a difficult question.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45I just don't know the answer to that.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Maybe it was built long enough before the 1830s
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- for it just to have been forgotten. - Forgotten in local folklore.- Yeah.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58Or maybe it was built in secret. But that's difficult to imagine.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01In modern times, grottoes have served as chapels or shrines.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06But at first glance, the design here only adds to the confusion,
0:10:06 > 0:10:09with cockles, whelks, mussels and oysters
0:10:09 > 0:10:11creating an array of patterns.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16Since the first paying customers descended the chalk stairway,
0:10:16 > 0:10:19debate has raged about its origins,
0:10:19 > 0:10:23whether as an ancient temple or a meeting place for a secret sect.
0:10:23 > 0:10:29There's one theory that the grotto was meant to represent a journey through life and death.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33So you crawl down your chalk passage, that represents birth.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- Yes.- This rotunda, this circus, we're in a circular passage here,
0:10:37 > 0:10:40this has got lots of flowering forms,
0:10:40 > 0:10:42a couple of phallic symbols over there.
0:10:42 > 0:10:48The panel that I'm standing in front of is generally referred to as a womb.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50I can see it now, yes!
0:10:50 > 0:10:54And as you go further down, the bottom room becomes much more geometrical
0:10:54 > 0:10:57with suns and stars and moons.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02So the theory is that you travel through life and death to the afterlife.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06But people who think this was some kind of garden fancy or folly
0:11:06 > 0:11:08just see patterns.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12And with nearly 180 years' worth of embellishment,
0:11:12 > 0:11:16there seems little chance of discovering the truth behind its mysterious beginnings.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18For what it's worth,
0:11:18 > 0:11:23it might have been dug out for smugglers to hoard their secret stash of contraband,
0:11:23 > 0:11:27a practice rife for centuries along the south coast.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31But whatever its origins, it's certainly a magical, mysterious place.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37With three purchases already in the old bag,
0:11:37 > 0:11:42Mark's still scouring the shops at Margate, looking for more bargains.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Hello, Mark. Pleased to meet you. I'm Ron Scott. How are you?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Well, I'm so underdressed!
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Nice hat!
0:11:56 > 0:11:59There's lashings to see, but trust Mark to find
0:11:59 > 0:12:01one of the smallest things in here,
0:12:01 > 0:12:03a silver-topped dressing table jar.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Now, this is broken.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Probably beyond repair. But it is silver-topped, actually.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14And nicely, it still has its stopper in it, which is unusual.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17That's only priced at 15 quid.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19You must admit that is realistically priced.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21It is realistically priced, Ron.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23But it is broken!
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- Let's be honest.- If 12 quid's good for you, it's good for me.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- I think we're going to do that. Are you happy with that?- I am. Good man.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- Thank you.- Thanks, Ron. - Thank you very much, Mark.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35That didn't take long.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Thanks very much, Mark. Let me get the door for you!
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- Thank you, Ron. See you again. - Bye! Thanks very much.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Oh, I need a lie-down!
0:12:48 > 0:12:49No rest for the wicked though.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53The boys are making the long journey across Kent, to the town of Brasted,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56where young Will's checking out the wares of Courtyard Antiques.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00That's quite interesting.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13Stoneware. Blue and white. Obviously got a bit of age to it.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Probably mid-19th century.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Nicely decorated, and I love this sort of deep blue
0:13:20 > 0:13:23contrasting with the lighter blue.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25It gives a bit of depth to it.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28You've got this almost stylised chinoiserie decoration,
0:13:28 > 0:13:34and these have a slightly European slant on them, the flowers.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37It's got a ticket price of £45,
0:13:37 > 0:13:41so shopkeeper Barry puts Will in touch with the owner.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45I was wondering if I might be able to take a punt on it as such
0:13:45 > 0:13:47at sort of £20.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53That's really kind of you. Thanks very much. I'll pass you back to Barry to say goodbye.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Cheers. Thank you. Bye!
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Result!
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Hello, Chris? Is that all right?
0:13:59 > 0:14:04I wish I'd known you were that accommodating!
0:14:04 > 0:14:06I'd have bought it myself a long time ago!
0:14:06 > 0:14:09That man is making a move now! Too late, Barry, I'm having it! Thank you!
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Well, I never! I'd pay up quick, if I were you!
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Uh-oh. Something tells me he's not finished yet.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Elaine's the lady to talk to.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26I've been looking at your canes. Some very nice ones there.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31But yesterday, I bought a cane handle but without a cane.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35You wouldn't happen to have in your workshop or knocking around anywhere
0:14:35 > 0:14:37a cane without a handle?
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- Actually, I do have an ebony one. - Really?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- Any chance I could have a look at that?- Actually, yes.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Elaine's gone off for a rummage.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48But where's Will going?
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Now what's he up to?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Come on, mate.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57This is interesting.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Do you know what? I've got a good feeling about this.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- He seems to fit on there pretty well.- Very nice. Yes.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14What sort of money are you asking on the cane?
0:15:15 > 0:15:1625.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18£18.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- Then at least you know it's gone to...- 20.
0:15:21 > 0:15:2320...
0:15:23 > 0:15:26You shook my hand before I could even think about it.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Elaine, I'm not going to quibble over a couple of quid with you.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31I think £20 is a fair price,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34because together, they stand a chance.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Do you know, Will, I think you might be right,
0:15:37 > 0:15:41but at the expense of most of your budget.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Meanwhile, Mark's travelled the seven-mile journey ahead to Otford.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Located on the River Darent,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51it was voted Village of the Year in 2006
0:15:51 > 0:15:54and the sort of place where you can find a bargain on the street.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Otford Antiques.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01These are quite funky.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03As soon as you see this type of shape,
0:16:03 > 0:16:07you're imagining the 1960s, '70s.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10It's got that sort of '70s look about it.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13When we look underneath,
0:16:13 > 0:16:15yes, we've got a maker's name here.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20"Uldum Mobelfabrik. Made in Denmark."
0:16:20 > 0:16:24If you're going to do these things, you've got to go on your own gut feeling.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27But we'll go in and find out and see whether we can pick up four chairs.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- They belong to this place, do they? - Yes, they belong to Jackie here.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- They're mine.- Oh, Jackie is my favourite girl's name!
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Oh, he's a smooth operator.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Jackie, how much do you really want for them?
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- 60 would be the price.- If I could get them for about 50 quid...
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- Can't do 60?- I'd love them for 50, honestly.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50That look tells me Elaine has an opinion on this, too.
0:16:51 > 0:16:57If you add another £10 onto that, you can have them. That gives Jackie a little profit
0:16:57 > 0:16:59and gives you a good chance of a profit as well.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- Ooh. We've got a businesslady here! - It's like the Mafia!
0:17:04 > 0:17:07We've got a "Donness", here, not a Don!
0:17:07 > 0:17:09I can't believe this!
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- I'm being... I'm... I'm... - She's my friend!
0:17:11 > 0:17:15I'm being mugged! What's the number for Crimewatch... Crime Fighters?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- Could we split in the middle? - Tell you what... Yes.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23So we'll say 55.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- Would you be happy at 55? Promise me, Jackie?- Yes, fine.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Look out! The opposition has arrived,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32but with £34.32 left in his pocket,
0:17:32 > 0:17:35he'll have to dig deep to find a bargain here.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Will's heading upstairs to see what Mark has overlooked.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Hello.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52I think we may have hit a minor jackpot here.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Make sure Mark's not around.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Look at this. This is a book slide, yeah?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Blimey, he's excited.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04It's obvious what it does. You put your books, it can go left or right.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09But what has got me quite excited about this,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12it's cracking quality.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15It's actually in coromandel wood,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18which is a family of the rosewood.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20It's similar to my cane, actually.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25And this I have not seen very often.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27It has got a cracking little label,
0:18:27 > 0:18:31"Farthing & Thornhill, Makers. Cornhill", in London.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33To put a maker's mark on a book slide,
0:18:33 > 0:18:36you know this has got to be super quality.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38And do you know the best bit?
0:18:38 > 0:18:40It's 28 quid!
0:18:40 > 0:18:42That could be a bargain.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Whoo!
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Now what's this Mark's got his eye on?
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Looks like Denby pottery.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Denby's striking designs graced the 1970s with flair.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57Although typically painted in browns and oranges, the bulb pattern is somewhat unusual.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Do you know, I'm rather taken with this vase.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02But I don't know why, really...
0:19:03 > 0:19:05..because I don't know anything about it.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09It's got £28 on it at the moment.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11It goes... CLANGING
0:19:11 > 0:19:12Careful!
0:19:12 > 0:19:13Who did that?
0:19:13 > 0:19:15It goes quite nicely with the chairs.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Yes, put it down!
0:19:17 > 0:19:20It's time to do battle with our Jackie again. Stand by!
0:19:21 > 0:19:27- Hello, Jackie. I don't know what it is, but I'm in a '70s mood today. - Good! Retro.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29I'm looking back. Looking back, you know.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- Of course, I wasn't around in the '70s(!)- Of course not!
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- What about 15?- No, can't do 15.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- You're adamant!- It's far too cheap. - Adamant.- Yes.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- What about 14?- No. 18?
0:19:40 > 0:19:42We're very close.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- We want to do a deal on this, don't we?- We do.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48How much did we say? 16?
0:19:48 > 0:19:50No. 17.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- Are you going to be determined on 17?- Mm.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- Really?- Yes.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01- It's a good price.- Go on, then. 17. Thanks, Jackie.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04But whilst Mark's tipping over the edge,
0:20:04 > 0:20:05Will's on the slide.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- I found a little book slide upstairs.- OK.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Buried under... Now,
0:20:10 > 0:20:1128 that's got on it.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14What's the absolute death on this?
0:20:14 > 0:20:18A sliding book... We've got 28.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- 20 quid?- 20? ..Yes.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26OK. So that's a deal. That's a deal, £20.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30He's still not finished, yet, don't you know?
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Chinese rice paper paintings.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39They're usually for export, and they show traditional Chinese customs,
0:20:39 > 0:20:41traditional Chinese costumes,
0:20:41 > 0:20:46and the really sought-after ones traditional Chinese tortures and crime punishment.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49There's no...
0:20:49 > 0:20:51no price on it...
0:20:52 > 0:20:54..which might be a good thing.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00That's worth an ask. I'm going to go and say, "Can that be 15 quid?"
0:21:00 > 0:21:01I reckon that's worth a go.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06Hey, Will! You do know you only have £14.32 left, don't you?
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Beryl's calling the painting's owner, so fingers crossed.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12OK. Thank you. Bye.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- All done. 14. - Ooh, thank you very much!
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- What did he say the price was on it, ten?- 15.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Was it?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Well, it's better to be lucky than good.
0:21:24 > 0:21:30Will's finished shopping, with a whopping 32p warming his pocket.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Mark Stacey set out on this leg with £188.14
0:21:37 > 0:21:41and forked out £139 on six items for his five lots.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43A blue garden seat, the Denby vase,
0:21:43 > 0:21:47the fan-shaped engraving, the Danish dining chairs
0:21:47 > 0:21:51and the combined scent flask and silver dressing-table jar.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58Will Axon began this leg with a lowly £144.32
0:21:58 > 0:22:04and spent all but a few pennies also on six items that comprise his five lots.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07The chinoiserie platter,
0:22:07 > 0:22:09the bronze censer case,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11the book slide,
0:22:11 > 0:22:13the pith painting
0:22:13 > 0:22:16and the cane with the skull handle.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20So, what do our experts really think?
0:22:22 > 0:22:24The walking stick is genius, absolute genius.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27To marry a 19th-century cane
0:22:27 > 0:22:33with what I think is a very modern cast skull, is genius.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37I'm fairly confident that this auction will be mine.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43It's time to head to the den of antiquity, Chiswick Auctions.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47On the third leg of their road trip,
0:22:47 > 0:22:52our dealers have crossed the breadth of Kent and into London,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55starting in Deal and ending in Chiswick for the auction.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57- This is it.- Here we are, Mark.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- Let's rock this sale room. - Rock something, anyway.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Chiswick Auctions have been in business for only 15 years,
0:23:05 > 0:23:08but have gained an excellent reputation,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11and are frequently featured on TV.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14They specialise in fine art, antiques and collectables.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15The man at the helm of today's auction,
0:23:15 > 0:23:18with his gavel at the ready, is William Rouse.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- Are you fluttering?- No. - No?- Confident.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22Really?
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Right, chaps, let battle commence.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30First up is Will's chinoiserie platter, circa 1840.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34I've got interest on this on the book,
0:23:34 > 0:23:38I'm sure you'll be pleased to know. And I'm straight in at £15.
0:23:38 > 0:23:39- Oh, well, that's good.- £15.
0:23:39 > 0:23:4318. 20. 22. 25.
0:23:43 > 0:23:4525 is bid. 28 I'll take.
0:23:45 > 0:23:4828. 30. 32.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50In the doorway, then, at £32.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54£32. Are you all done and finished at £32?
0:23:54 > 0:23:5532.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Well done. I'm surprised at that.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03A steady £12 profit for Will's platter. Good start.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06It's Mark's garden seat next,
0:24:06 > 0:24:08with pierced decoration.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13- Interest in this on the book. I'm straight in at £35.- That's good.
0:24:13 > 0:24:1635. 40. 45.
0:24:16 > 0:24:1945 is bid, then. At £45.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24Anybody else, then? At £45 I'm going to sell it. 45.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28A healthy £25 profit for Mark. This is going rather well!
0:24:28 > 0:24:3145. I thought it might be more. They'd just started to bid then.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Then they realised what they were doing!
0:24:36 > 0:24:37Now, now, boys!
0:24:37 > 0:24:41It's time for Will's bronze censer case.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43What's it worth? Start me. £30 for this lot.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- Speculative lot. I'm bid 30. - This is worth 30.
0:24:47 > 0:24:5035. 38. 40.
0:24:50 > 0:24:5242. 45. 48.
0:24:52 > 0:24:5450. £50.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57£50 in the middle of the room. At 50.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Anybody else? All done and finished at £50. I'm going to sell.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02At 50 it goes.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- You were lucky with that one. - I was not!
0:25:06 > 0:25:08I'm not sure about luck,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11but I do know it's another profit for Will.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Told you we'd have a good day!
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Cheer up, Mark. It's your fan-shaped engraving next.
0:25:19 > 0:25:20What's it worth? Start me at £30.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24£20, the lot to go for £20, surely?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27For this framed fan, anybody?
0:25:27 > 0:25:30- Oh, dear. £10 start me.- Oh, no! - Start me at ten here.
0:25:30 > 0:25:3312. 14. 16.
0:25:33 > 0:25:3618. 20. 22.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41- £22 in front of me. Anybody else at £22?- It's another shame.
0:25:41 > 0:25:4425 there. 28. 30.
0:25:44 > 0:25:4732. 35. 38.
0:25:47 > 0:25:5040. 42. 45.
0:25:50 > 0:25:5545 there. Away there at 45. Bit more respectable. £45.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- That was close!- I hope you brought a change of trousers!
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Fear not, Mark. You're on a roll.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Another £25 profit.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06I thought that was going to struggle.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- You hoped it was going to struggle! - I did not!- Of course not, Will(!)
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- 45...- Let the viewers make up their own mind.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16That's you told, Will.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Handbags at the ready,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21let's see if the auction room gets as excited about the book slide
0:26:21 > 0:26:23as you did, Will.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Nice quality object.
0:26:26 > 0:26:27And I'm straight in at £60.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30£60 I'm bid. 65. 70.
0:26:30 > 0:26:3475. 80 is my last. 85 in the room.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- That's very good.- Need someone to go with him, now.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39At £85 in the room. Anybody else want to come in?
0:26:39 > 0:26:41I can sell the lot. 85 it goes, then.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44I think that's a jolly good price.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Well, how sporting of you, Mark.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49A cracking result for Will there.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Do I smell a profit here?
0:26:53 > 0:26:56It's Mark's scent flask and dressing table jar.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Must be worth £30. £15 each for them.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02- 30 I'm bid. 32.- That's good. - 32 I'm bid.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04At £32. Come along.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06£32 is all I'm bid.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Seems so cheap. Can't believe it.
0:27:08 > 0:27:1035. Thank you.
0:27:10 > 0:27:1235 there. In the middle of the room.
0:27:12 > 0:27:1538. It's amazing where they come from.
0:27:15 > 0:27:1740. 42.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19£42. Here we are.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21At £42. Are you all done and finished?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23£42.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25I was very lucky with that one.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29A £15 profit, Mark. But you'll need to do better to win this auction.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Eyes up. It's Will's pith painting next.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Somebody likes it. I've got a start-off bid of £30 with me.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- That's all right.- I'm pleased with that.- 32 I'll take in the room.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42It's with me, then, on a commission bid of 30.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Anybody else want to come in against commission?
0:27:45 > 0:27:48With me, then, at £30. I'm going to sell it at 30. Sold.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51A commission bid is a bid left by someone
0:27:51 > 0:27:54who can't be at the auction.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57How will the Chiswick bidders react to Mark's big purchase,
0:27:57 > 0:28:00the Danish dining chairs?
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Somebody offer me £20 to start me.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04£20 for the four chairs.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07That's absolutely... £10, then?
0:28:07 > 0:28:08Uh-oh!
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Bruno can't resist a bargain.
0:28:10 > 0:28:1312. OK. Suddenly things are beginning to move.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Someone's had a go...
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Too much. Dear, oh, dear. £12.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19£14 in the blue.
0:28:19 > 0:28:2216. £16 standing, then.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24At £16. Oh, dear!
0:28:24 > 0:28:27£16. I'm going to sell them.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Oh, dear, indeed. The dining chairs were a sitting duck.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33That's a loss of £39.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Mark, you were unlucky with them.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38Well, that's the way it goes. It's life.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Now, how will the bidding go on Will's last lot of the day,
0:28:44 > 0:28:47his cleverly amalgamated skull and cane?
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- This is a nice bit of fun. - Yes, it is!
0:28:51 > 0:28:55Somebody likes it. I'm straight in at £40. With me at £40.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57I've got bids everywhere.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Leaping to bid on it. 45.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- 50.- They all want it.- 55. 60.
0:29:02 > 0:29:0365. 70.
0:29:03 > 0:29:0575. 80.
0:29:05 > 0:29:0785. 90.
0:29:07 > 0:29:0995. 100.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- 110. 120.- This is ridiculous!- 130.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13- 140.- Go on!- 150.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16160. 170. 180.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18- 190.- Oh, it's a good thing, Mark.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- It's not a good thing!- £200 there.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Thanks for the bid. At £200. Anybody else want to come in?
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Unusual lot. £200. I'm going to sell it.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Ooh!
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Now I know what it feels like!
0:29:30 > 0:29:32I think it's brilliant, Will.
0:29:32 > 0:29:33Say it like you mean it, Mark!
0:29:33 > 0:29:36A stonking profit for Will. Bravo!
0:29:38 > 0:29:41It's Mark's last chance to catch up.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44But his Denby pottery vase will have to go some
0:29:44 > 0:29:47for him to stand a chance of victory at today's auction.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- There we go. £20 for this. The Denby vase for 20.- Come on!
0:29:50 > 0:29:5220 I'm bid here.
0:29:52 > 0:29:5622. 25. 28. 30 in front of me here.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59At £30. Still at 30.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- It's a profit at least. - £30. I'm going to sell it for 30.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Well, it's a profit, Will.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Little consolation there for Mark.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09After auction costs, that's a small profit
0:30:09 > 0:30:12and nowhere near enough to win today
0:30:12 > 0:30:14as Will takes the spoils.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18It's been a tremendous auction for our new boy of knick-knacks
0:30:18 > 0:30:20against the Titan of treasure.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22So, the tables have turned.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Mark started this leg with £188.14
0:30:25 > 0:30:30and after costs made a disappointing £6.96 profit,
0:30:30 > 0:30:35giving him £195.10 to play with on the next leg.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40Will Axon, though, went forth and multiplied.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44He kicked off this leg with £144.32
0:30:44 > 0:30:48and after auction costs made a whopping £181.54
0:30:48 > 0:30:53and starts next time with a bumper £325.86.
0:30:53 > 0:30:54Well done!
0:30:54 > 0:30:57What a contrast, William.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59My first taste of victory, Mark!
0:30:59 > 0:31:02It was quite a taste of victory as well, you know.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- But it's raining. Shall we go? - Get in the car.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10So, we've got a real contest now.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12In your own time, Will!
0:31:17 > 0:31:21The fourth leg of the trip starts in Crystal Palace in London,
0:31:21 > 0:31:26before heading to Essex and an auction showdown in Southend-on-Sea.
0:31:26 > 0:31:31- This looks like it, Will.- Antique Warehouse, I like the sound of that.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- Are we shopping in here together? - I think we are, Mark.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- Is this place big enough for the both of us?- I'm sure it is.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44The boys are starting out at Crystal Palace Antique & Modern.
0:31:44 > 0:31:50With four floors of treasure, it's south London's largest antiques emporium.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55So, Will's starting at the top, to find out what treasures
0:31:55 > 0:31:58his £325.86 can afford..
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Very nice.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Little cheese board there.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10If I tell you it's got a carved mouse on it,
0:32:10 > 0:32:14you'll know who's made it, and Tim's going to tell you all about it.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16If you insist!
0:32:16 > 0:32:20The carved mouse is a trademark of Robert Thompson, the Mouseman.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Famous for his oak furnishings,
0:32:22 > 0:32:26Thompson featured the creature on almost every piece he made.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30This cheese board is an early example of his work. Will has offered £100.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Bear with me.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35Dealer Nick is making a phone call to the owner.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39And it looks like it's good news.
0:32:41 > 0:32:46Meanwhile, he may have £195.10 to spend but seems uninspired.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48SIGHS: Oh, dear!
0:32:48 > 0:32:50Flush with success,
0:32:50 > 0:32:54Will's already on the scent of his next purchase.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56That's sweet, isn't it?
0:32:56 > 0:32:59I mean, it's of no great consequence.
0:32:59 > 0:33:04It's a little country house, little pen sketch.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09What I love is this frame, this birdseye maple.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12You've got this lovely figuring.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15I don't know, it just appeals.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Looks like it's been in that frame for ever.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21It's only 23 quid!
0:33:21 > 0:33:25I could bear that in mind, but I'll hang it up there.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30This caught my eye.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Obviously, Art Deco. You can tell just by looking at it.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36This clock garniture
0:33:36 > 0:33:43with this stylish looking woman perched atop this tree stump.
0:33:43 > 0:33:49It's got a ticket here. It's had a price on it and it's been reduced.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53I was almost tempted to make a cheeky offer of about £100.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Will gets on the phone to the owner, Ian,
0:33:57 > 0:33:59but he wants £120.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Could we meet in the middle and say 110?
0:34:05 > 0:34:10It's gone and you've got a space on your mantelpiece to fill with more treasure.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12110?
0:34:13 > 0:34:18Yeah. That's really kind of you, mate. Thanks very much. Cheers.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23Hey, big spender! That's nearly two-thirds of your budget on your first two items.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27Before we get to the office, Nick, this caught my eye.
0:34:27 > 0:34:32- Ah.- Sweet, isn't it?- It is. Yes. Let me have a quick look at it.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38I'd be inclined to say it could be £20. As a starting thing.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40- To round it off.- Yeah?
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Well, I think 15. You say 20.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47- Let's meet at 18. - I think we can do that.- Let's do it.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- So I've got to settle up for everything now.- Yes, indeed.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53In the office? Perfect.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58While Will pays up, it looks like Mark's mood is as grey as the weather.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Maybe he'll cheer up on his next visit.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03His antique search may have gone to the dogs,
0:35:03 > 0:35:08but he's making his way north into central London, to Piccadilly,
0:35:08 > 0:35:12to the oldest recognised Kennel Club in the world.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16- Hello.- Hello. - I'm Mark.- Hello, I'm Louisa.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- And who's this charming fellow? - This is Louie.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- He's going to show you round the Kennel Club today.- Hello!
0:35:22 > 0:35:26- He's shivering. Shall we go in?- Yes.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Oh, isn't he sweet?
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Oh. That's embarrassing.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35From prize-winning pooches to lovable scruffy mongrels,
0:35:35 > 0:35:40Britain's always had a love affair with its four-legged friends.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44With an estimated 28,000 dogs competing each year at Crufts,
0:35:44 > 0:35:48it's not hard to see why a national body had to be set up
0:35:48 > 0:35:51to legislate in canine matters.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54The Kennel Club has its roots in dog shows
0:35:54 > 0:35:56that became popular in the 19th century.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00While initially dogs were only recognised by their kennel names,
0:36:00 > 0:36:02since its formation in 1873,
0:36:02 > 0:36:07the club has identified 211 distinct breeds of dogs.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Louisa is showing Mark the Club's art gallery,
0:36:09 > 0:36:12which displays Victorian and Edwardian canine art -
0:36:12 > 0:36:17including hundreds of oil paintings, engravings and prints.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21This room has a Victorian feel to me, the pictures and the panelling.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25It is very Victorian, and Victorians loved their dogs.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29Queen Victoria was a huge dog fan and owned a large number of dogs.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32She had at least 28 breeds of dog.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35I never knew Queen Victoria loved her dogs so much.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39She didn't just have them in kennels. She had lots of pets.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43That's quite early. Victoria came to the throne in 1837.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45She owned dogs before she was Queen.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48When she was Princess, she did have a large number of dogs.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53- And this book lists her various breeds?- Yes. It does.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57This would have been given as a gift, anybody that visited Windsor.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59There's some exotic ones in here.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03A lot would have been given to her by various people,
0:37:03 > 0:37:06other royalty from overseas, things like that.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11- Bedouin dogs. - Gosh! That sounds rather exotic.
0:37:11 > 0:37:17We also have a Hungarian sheep-dog. We're not sure which breed that is.
0:37:17 > 0:37:22That's January 1943, so again, that's very early.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26- Did she get involved with the Kennel Club when it was founded? - She did. Yes.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29She did show her dogs at Crufts.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32She was involved in the dog-showing world.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36This medal here was given to Queen Victoria from the Pomeranian Club,
0:37:36 > 0:37:41awarded at the Kennel Club in 1891 for her Pomeranian, Windsor Marco.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- He won first in his class at that show.- Wonderful!
0:37:44 > 0:37:48It's a bit like our current Queen, who loves Corgis.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53I suppose that's led to an increase in interest and ownership of Corgis.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57BARKING
0:37:57 > 0:37:59It's estimated today
0:37:59 > 0:38:02that there are approximately 10.5 million dogs owned in the UK,
0:38:02 > 0:38:07accounting for over a third of all the nation's household pets.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Dogs truly still are our best friends.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14Meanwhile, Will has decided to do a spot more shopping.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16One of them should!
0:38:16 > 0:38:21He's travelled nine miles east to Chislehurst, looking to spend more
0:38:21 > 0:38:25in Wrattan Antique & Craft Mews.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30They're quite nice, aren't they?
0:38:32 > 0:38:36I've got one at home which we use. They're, basically, breadboards.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40- Does what it says on the tin! - A tin of bread?
0:38:42 > 0:38:45They've got something about them.
0:38:45 > 0:38:51I've gone for a cheese board, haven't I, so why not go for three breadboards as well?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54There might be a kitchenalia lot I could get together.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Oh, no. Not another theme, surely?
0:38:57 > 0:39:00It's time to get Graham and Maureen involved.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02What about a jelly mould?
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Oh, lordy! He's quite out of control.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Stop him, before he picks up the...
0:39:07 > 0:39:10And one of those. What is it?
0:39:10 > 0:39:13It looks like a butter press without its mould to me.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17Chuck that in as well and we've got a deal - 20 quid.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21I'm a hard man... Oh! It's done!
0:39:21 > 0:39:25So Will's impromptu raid on Graham and Maureen's pantry
0:39:25 > 0:39:29has resulted in three breadboards, a jelly mould and a butter press.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32All for £20. Top marks!
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- It's even aesthetically pleasing stacked.- It is, isn't it?
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Would you like a bag?
0:39:37 > 0:39:41Back together again, the boys are heading in to Essex,
0:39:41 > 0:39:44to the town of Great Baddow.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- Great Baddow? - That's right, antique centre.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Sounds like some sort of '70s rock group!
0:39:50 > 0:39:53- The Great Baddow! - The Great Baddow and the Baddettes!
0:39:53 > 0:39:56LAUGHS We could be the Baddettes.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Saddettes, more like!
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Now, this should be interesting.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05Our sparring partners are heading to the same shop, Baddow Antiques.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Let's hope Will leaves something for Mark to buy.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15- I think you should go that way. - All right.- See you later.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Oh, I love those glasses!
0:40:21 > 0:40:24I bet that's not for sale. Yeah.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27"Not for sale." They're fab, aren't they?
0:40:28 > 0:40:31What's this? A bit of art glass?
0:40:33 > 0:40:37It's quite speccy, the art glass, a real up-and-coming market.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40I suppose it's a Vaseline glass.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46No price on them, of course.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53That might be a theme for one of my items, a sort of art glass lot.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Oh, lordy! Struggling to make his first purchase,
0:40:57 > 0:41:00dealer Ron has pointed Mark in the direction
0:41:00 > 0:41:04of an Edwardian cut-glass ship's decanter.'
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- That's rather fun. What's this? - It's a quarter decanter.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10It's like a small version of a ship's decanter.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14- It would have sat like that and it wouldn't spill over.- Yeah.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- It's a ship's decanter in miniature. - It's rather sweet.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21I must admit, I haven't seen one dinky like that for ages.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- That might be a possibility, Ron. Can we reserve that for me?- Yeah.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30At an asking price of £25,
0:41:30 > 0:41:33you could consider letting go of those purse strings, Mark.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Ron!
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Boy! Ron's being run ragged today.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42Will's found some more glass items for his - dare I say it? - theme.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44That was what caught my eye.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48It's the texture and the design. It's got something about it.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51I'll tell you the other bit I quite liked.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- Unfortunately, it's damaged.- Is it?
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- It has a little neck crack.- Yeah.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01- So that might be quite affordable with the crack in there.- Absolutely.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04It's a good shape, isn't it?
0:42:04 > 0:42:08All this 1960s art glass is making me nostalgic.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09Not.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Not sure what I'm doing, but let's go with the flow!
0:42:12 > 0:42:15Deary me, there's more?
0:42:15 > 0:42:19- OK, a little sort of... - Remarkably, it still has its lid.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25So what have we got? One, two, three, four, five pieces.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- You've seen the programme. I'm on a budget.- 35 quid the lot.
0:42:33 > 0:42:3530 quid?
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- 32 and that is the deal. - Let's do it. It's a deal.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43After Ron gave Will another pound off for luck,
0:42:43 > 0:42:48our dapper dealer has got the lot for just £31 and is all shopped-out.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51So he can relax.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Mark can't. He hasn't bought a thing.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55What about that ship's decanter?
0:42:55 > 0:42:58- The fact that it's perfect.- Yes.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03I know you don't like £25, but I know your position.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07So I will say, money back, £18.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11- £18.- And I think you've got... - I think we'll shake hands on 18.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13You read my mind.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16- LAUGHING:- I'm quite good at that. - You're a very canny dealer, Ron.
0:43:16 > 0:43:21At last! One lot down, and with the clock ticking,
0:43:21 > 0:43:24Mark's made a dash across the courtyard
0:43:24 > 0:43:26to see what dealer Steve has to offer.
0:43:28 > 0:43:33- Immediately, what I like about it immediately is the shape.- Yeah.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35It's very Chinese, that baluster shape.
0:43:36 > 0:43:39- Do you know much about this? - Not at all.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43Oh, good. That's a positive sign! STEVE LAUGHS
0:43:43 > 0:43:45- You know it's damaged, don't you? - I do.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48I don't know if that's the right lid.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51It's a little bit on the wobbly jubbly side.
0:43:51 > 0:43:55- It doesn't look quite right. - But it is the same type of pattern.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58With that little dog on the top.
0:43:58 > 0:44:00How cheap could it be?
0:44:01 > 0:44:03EXHALES
0:44:03 > 0:44:05I'm thinking really cheap, Steve.
0:44:05 > 0:44:10- I was thinking about 12. - MARK LAUGHS
0:44:11 > 0:44:15Oh, they do say people of Essex have a sense of humour, don't they?
0:44:15 > 0:44:19I'll tell you what, Steve, because I'm in a rush and I like you,
0:44:19 > 0:44:22I'll take it off your hands for a fiver.
0:44:22 > 0:44:26Then it gives me a little bit of a chance at auction.
0:44:26 > 0:44:28- Cheeky. - Go on, then.
0:44:28 > 0:44:30Put it there, quickly.
0:44:30 > 0:44:34That could be a bargain, Mark, wrong lid or not.
0:44:36 > 0:44:38Now that Mark's on a roll,
0:44:38 > 0:44:42he's going to put up a fight in Battlesbridge.
0:44:42 > 0:44:46Today, the village is best known as a centre for antiques,
0:44:46 > 0:44:50though its present appearance owes much to centuries of riverside industry.
0:44:50 > 0:44:56But will the tide turn for Mark within the Battlesbridge Antiques Centre?
0:44:56 > 0:45:02That's quite fun, isn't it? Look at that! That shelf!
0:45:02 > 0:45:05Gosh, I really like that.
0:45:05 > 0:45:10What I've found is a wall bracket, probably part of a pair or more,
0:45:10 > 0:45:15made of pottery then glazed to look like metal.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18It's like a suit of armour.
0:45:18 > 0:45:20I think that's really nice.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23More importantly, I think it's got some age.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26I think we're looking at something that was made...
0:45:26 > 0:45:30probably around 1900 - 1890, 1900?
0:45:31 > 0:45:35I'll tell you what else is making me rather excited.
0:45:35 > 0:45:39WHISPERING: It's only marked up at £30.
0:45:39 > 0:45:40Ooh!
0:45:42 > 0:45:45But you just know he's not going to offer £30.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47Yeah...
0:45:47 > 0:45:51He's asked Valerie to phone the owner with a bid of £20.
0:45:51 > 0:45:55- It's like being at a job interview. - Thank you very much.- Oh!
0:45:55 > 0:45:57Please say yes. Bye-bye.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01- You're in luck.- Am I?- £20. - MARK GASPS
0:46:01 > 0:46:03We've got a deal. Thank you SO much.
0:46:03 > 0:46:06Thanks for all your help. Things are on the turn.
0:46:06 > 0:46:10Oh! Looks like Mark's got his mojo back.
0:46:10 > 0:46:15He's on a roll and has found this Japanese box with a blue glass liner.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17What would it be estimated at auction?
0:46:17 > 0:46:19Probably £20 or £30.
0:46:19 > 0:46:24There's no price on it, so I want to try and get it...under £10, really.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26I've got to claw my way back here.
0:46:26 > 0:46:29I'll go and see if the dealer's around
0:46:29 > 0:46:31then come back and let you know what happens.
0:46:31 > 0:46:36And after a quick negotiation with the camera-shy dealer...
0:46:36 > 0:46:38Good news.
0:46:38 > 0:46:42I said I wanted to pay around £10-ish for it.
0:46:43 > 0:46:47I tried a sneaky £5, but the dealer was having none of it.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49So we compromised and settled on £8.
0:46:51 > 0:46:56If I knew how to say "I'm very happy" in Japanese, I would, but I can't, so I won't.
0:46:56 > 0:46:59Let's try watashi wa ureshii desu.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02I'm not just a pretty face, you know.
0:47:02 > 0:47:07That's quite fun, isn't it? Have you seen this before?
0:47:07 > 0:47:11You might have done, because it's a sliding book rest.
0:47:11 > 0:47:13This is lacquered wood.
0:47:13 > 0:47:16Quite cheaply done, actually.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19The fact is, it's only £12, as well.
0:47:19 > 0:47:23I don't think this is going to make anywhere near the £85 Will's made.
0:47:23 > 0:47:27If I could get that, say, for...a fiver.
0:47:27 > 0:47:31Then even if it made £15, it would be quite a good profit margin.
0:47:31 > 0:47:34Cos we've got the dragon here
0:47:34 > 0:47:37chasing the pearl of wisdom.
0:47:38 > 0:47:41Just like I am, but I'm chasing the pearl of profit.
0:47:41 > 0:47:46Ooh! How poetic! But with another cheeky offer of £5,
0:47:46 > 0:47:49it's a wonder Val's not chasing you out of the shop!
0:47:49 > 0:47:51- I tried.- Thank you, Valerie.
0:47:51 > 0:47:55- £8 was her best.- Oh, well! £8. What do I do?
0:47:55 > 0:48:00The only thing I do like about it, it has the original paper label,
0:48:00 > 0:48:04which says, "chung chan hen".
0:48:04 > 0:48:08Which I know from my Chinese is, "Please do not buy me."
0:48:08 > 0:48:12- Actually, it says, "Please buy me." - MARK LAUGHS
0:48:12 > 0:48:15I don't know why I'm even on this show
0:48:15 > 0:48:19because I'm too generous to a fault here.
0:48:19 > 0:48:24Just for your cheek saying "please buy me", I'm going to say yes to £8.
0:48:24 > 0:48:29- That dealer had better buy you a gin and tonic.- I truly hope so, too.
0:48:29 > 0:48:33Phew! You'll need a swift G&T after pulling your five lots out of the bag, Mark.
0:48:35 > 0:48:40Will Axon set out on this leg with a whopping £325.86
0:48:40 > 0:48:44and forked out £279 on his five lots.
0:48:44 > 0:48:47A collection of kitchenalia,
0:48:47 > 0:48:49the Art Deco clock,
0:48:49 > 0:48:51the pen drawing,
0:48:51 > 0:48:52the selection of art glass
0:48:52 > 0:48:55and the Mouseman cheeseboard.
0:48:57 > 0:49:01Mark Stacey began this leg with £195.10,
0:49:01 > 0:49:03and finally got round to spending a mere £59 of it
0:49:03 > 0:49:05also on five lots.
0:49:05 > 0:49:09The Japanese casket, the ship's decanter,
0:49:09 > 0:49:12the book slide, the porcelain vase
0:49:12 > 0:49:14and the wall bracket.
0:49:14 > 0:49:18Let's hear how our experts think they'll get on.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22Listen, he stands a chance, just as much as I do.
0:49:22 > 0:49:25We're at the hands of the auctioneer now.
0:49:25 > 0:49:27Could be a flip of a coin.
0:49:27 > 0:49:30The Mouseman breadboard is wonderful.
0:49:30 > 0:49:34At £100, I think that's a steal. An absolute steal.
0:49:35 > 0:49:39It's time to get back to Southend, and head to today's auction.
0:49:40 > 0:49:44On the fourth leg of their road trip, our hardy hagglers
0:49:44 > 0:49:46have cut a dash across London and into Essex,
0:49:46 > 0:49:50starting in Crystal Palace and ending up in Southend-on-Sea
0:49:50 > 0:49:52for the auction.
0:49:52 > 0:49:54This looks like it.
0:49:54 > 0:49:57And I'll just pull up outside here, shall I?
0:49:57 > 0:49:59At a jaunty angle.
0:49:59 > 0:50:02- Whoa!- How's that?- Perfect.
0:50:02 > 0:50:06Don't worry about the parking bays. Leave the car anywhere you like(!)
0:50:08 > 0:50:12Our experts are going head-to-head at Chalkwell Auctions.
0:50:12 > 0:50:17Established for 25 years, it has grown to be an important saleroom
0:50:17 > 0:50:20in the south of England and on the internet.
0:50:20 > 0:50:24Putting the boys under the hammer is Trevor Cornforth.
0:50:26 > 0:50:29The Japanese casket with blue glass liner is up first.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31Will it fester or fly?
0:50:31 > 0:50:33Start me at £10. Ten to start, surely?
0:50:33 > 0:50:36- Any interest at £10? - Oh, come on.
0:50:36 > 0:50:41I've got a bid of ten at the back. We're in the room at £10.
0:50:41 > 0:50:45That's an interesting little item. At £10. All fini...
0:50:45 > 0:50:4815. 20? 15 in the front with the lady, then.
0:50:48 > 0:50:51At £15. Selling at 15...
0:50:51 > 0:50:5520 back in on the net. 20 against you. Are you out?
0:50:55 > 0:51:01An internet bid now at £20. 25, fresh place. 25 on the left.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03Oh. £25.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06Are we done at £25? 30 on the net.
0:51:06 > 0:51:1035? All done at 30 on the net. Selling at 30.
0:51:10 > 0:51:13- Well done, Mark. - I'm pleased with that, Will.
0:51:13 > 0:51:16"Arigato," says Mr Stacey.
0:51:16 > 0:51:18That's a handsome mark-up to start.
0:51:18 > 0:51:23And it's Mark's next lot, the quarter size ship's decanter.
0:51:23 > 0:51:25It's bound to float someone's boat.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28For an elegant lady to pretend she doesn't drink.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31Start me at £20 on it. See what happens.
0:51:31 > 0:51:34- 20 I'm bid straight away. - Oh!
0:51:34 > 0:51:36At 20 seated. Here at £20.
0:51:36 > 0:51:41It's a sweet piece. 25. And 30. And 35?
0:51:41 > 0:51:4540. 45? 50.
0:51:45 > 0:51:4745 at the front. We're selling at £45.
0:51:47 > 0:51:49All done at 45?
0:51:49 > 0:51:52- I'm happy with that, Will. - Should be.
0:51:52 > 0:51:56You certainly should! Another sturdy profit there.
0:51:56 > 0:52:00Well, Mark, my moment of truth is soon to arrive.
0:52:00 > 0:52:05- Oh, Will, I don't think you've got any problems.- Oh, the tension!
0:52:05 > 0:52:08It's Will's first lot.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11Can this selection of kitchenalia serve up a profit?
0:52:11 > 0:52:14I've got £20 bid. 25 in the room.
0:52:14 > 0:52:17I've got 25 seated. I need 30. 30 here.
0:52:17 > 0:52:2035? It's against you at £30 on the internet.
0:52:20 > 0:52:23We're at 35. And 40 now.
0:52:23 > 0:52:25- £40 on the internet. - Internet.
0:52:25 > 0:52:27At £40. Looking for 45.
0:52:27 > 0:52:30At £40 at the moment. We're selling...
0:52:30 > 0:52:35- Doubled your money.- Bet you're happy with that.- I'm happy with that.
0:52:35 > 0:52:39Looks like you've got a profit on a platter there.
0:52:39 > 0:52:43It's the Art Deco figural clock next, Will.
0:52:43 > 0:52:48Start me at £30. Let's give it a chance. 30. 35. 40. 45. 50.
0:52:48 > 0:52:5360? £50 on my right. In the room at £50.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55At £50. We're looking for 60.
0:52:55 > 0:52:59£50 bid on the clock set. Must be worth more than that.
0:52:59 > 0:53:0160 on the left. 70?
0:53:01 > 0:53:0560 with the lady seated, then. In the room at £60.
0:53:05 > 0:53:08- We're selling at £60. - BANGS GAVEL
0:53:08 > 0:53:10Oh, gosh!
0:53:10 > 0:53:13The clock failed to chime with the bidders.
0:53:13 > 0:53:16Never mind. I'm learning.
0:53:16 > 0:53:19You might be learning, but you're not earning.
0:53:19 > 0:53:23Let's see if Mark's Chinese book slide can be a best-seller.
0:53:23 > 0:53:26Pretty little item, very practical.
0:53:26 > 0:53:29Start me at £20 on it.
0:53:29 > 0:53:32Nice little piece. £20, surely. 20 I'm bid. In the room at £20.
0:53:32 > 0:53:37Surely that's not going to be it at £20? Are you done at 20?
0:53:37 > 0:53:39All finished.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41- Well, that's fine.- Well done, Mark.
0:53:41 > 0:53:47After auction costs, it's a modest profit, but a profit, nevertheless.
0:53:47 > 0:53:50It's the Chinese vase, which actually is there.
0:53:50 > 0:53:56- It looks rather nice on there. - I think someone's given it a polish.
0:53:56 > 0:53:59Start me at £50 on it, see what happens. £50 to start.
0:53:59 > 0:54:04- Any interest at £50? Must see £50, surely?- Come on!
0:54:04 > 0:54:06Start me at £20. I've got to start somewhere.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09- 50 came in at the last minute. - £50!
0:54:09 > 0:54:13- We're at £50. - Come on. You know you want it!
0:54:13 > 0:54:16I have a bid of £50. I'm looking for £60.
0:54:16 > 0:54:20- It's lovely.- Wonderful news for you. - Finished...
0:54:20 > 0:54:24Cor! You're in the pink, Mark - considering the lid's wrong!
0:54:24 > 0:54:28Can Will get back on track with his next lot?
0:54:28 > 0:54:31It's his maple-framed drawing of a country house.
0:54:31 > 0:54:34Start me at £20 on it. £20 on the little drawing.
0:54:34 > 0:54:40It's very sweet. £20 to start? Have to see a start of £20.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42It's with me, personally, at £20...
0:54:42 > 0:54:48While unusual, it's not illegal for an auctioneer to bid on an item.
0:54:48 > 0:54:52- ..With me on the rostrum at £20. - Not my day today.- 25 on the net.
0:54:52 > 0:54:57- Oh!- I've got 25. And 30 with me. It's at £30 at the moment.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59I'm looking for 35.
0:54:59 > 0:55:01- Are we done at £30? All done. - BANGS GAVEL
0:55:01 > 0:55:05- Well, that's a fair price. - You were right.
0:55:05 > 0:55:08A picture-perfect buy for our auctioneer.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10He's made you a neat profit, Will.
0:55:10 > 0:55:14How will the bidders react to Mark's biggest purchase?
0:55:14 > 0:55:19At a costly £20, his pottery wall bracket is next under the hammer.
0:55:19 > 0:55:23Start me at £20 on this. I'm starting you low. 20 I'm bid.
0:55:23 > 0:55:28In the room at £20. At 20. 25. And 30. And 35? And 40.
0:55:28 > 0:55:32£40 in the room at the moment. Any advance on £40?
0:55:32 > 0:55:34Come on. It's a lovely thing.
0:55:34 > 0:55:37Are we done at 40? At £40.
0:55:37 > 0:55:41At 45. And 50? £50 seated.
0:55:41 > 0:55:45- Bit more! Come on! Bit more! - I'm selling at 50...
0:55:45 > 0:55:47That's all right.
0:55:47 > 0:55:49All right for you, Mark. That's you done.
0:55:49 > 0:55:53You've not had any trouble making a profit today.
0:55:53 > 0:55:58Now, how will the bidding go on Will's lot of five glass items?
0:55:58 > 0:56:01Nice little lot. Start me at £20? See where we go.
0:56:01 > 0:56:0620 to start. 20 I'm bid. In the room at £20. At £20 here.
0:56:06 > 0:56:09At £20. Surely more than that.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11And 25. 30?
0:56:11 > 0:56:15- £30 seated. It's at £30.- Small loss.
0:56:15 > 0:56:18At £30. All finished?
0:56:18 > 0:56:20Do you know what? I'm not surprised any more.
0:56:20 > 0:56:23Maybe you needed more luck money on that, Will.
0:56:23 > 0:56:25Another loss, I'm afraid.
0:56:25 > 0:56:30It's Will's last lot, the Mouseman oak cheese board.
0:56:30 > 0:56:34If that flies, he could still win today's auction.
0:56:34 > 0:56:39Start me at £30 on it straight away. 30. 35. 40. 45. 50. 60.
0:56:39 > 0:56:4360 seated in the room. Any advance on £60?
0:56:43 > 0:56:45We're at 60. 70. 80?
0:56:45 > 0:56:49£70 on the internet. Are you on the telephone on this?
0:56:49 > 0:56:53It's 80 with me. I'm bidding now, personally. At £80.
0:56:53 > 0:56:55Gosh! He's at it again!
0:56:55 > 0:56:58I like this little piece. It's a current bid with me of £80.
0:56:58 > 0:57:02Any advance on 80? 90 in the room. That's sparked your interest!
0:57:02 > 0:57:05- LAUGHTER - 90 back in the room.
0:57:05 > 0:57:0890 against me now. In the room at £90.
0:57:08 > 0:57:12I'm 90. Looking for 100. At £90. All finished?
0:57:12 > 0:57:17Will, I'm sorry. I think that was an absolute steal for somebody.
0:57:17 > 0:57:21That's the luck of the auction, though - or lack of it.
0:57:21 > 0:57:23Hard cheese, old fruit.
0:57:23 > 0:57:26It's worth £200 to £300. I know that. You know that.
0:57:26 > 0:57:32I've sold them for 300 quid all day long in North Yorkshire. That's what they're worth.
0:57:32 > 0:57:34- I would have bought it. - C'est la vie.
0:57:34 > 0:57:37- I would have done the same. - You know, I know and Tim knows.
0:57:37 > 0:57:43- HEAVENLY CHOIR SINGS - All I know is Mark's the winner of today's auction.
0:57:43 > 0:57:45Will Axon's lead didn't last long.
0:57:45 > 0:57:49He kicked off this leg with £325.86p,
0:57:49 > 0:57:53but after auction costs, made a shattering loss of £74,
0:57:53 > 0:57:57and starts next time with £251.86p.
0:57:58 > 0:58:02Mark Stacey made an incredible comeback.
0:58:02 > 0:58:04Starting this leg with £195.10p,
0:58:04 > 0:58:09he earned a fantastic £100.90p profit after auction costs,
0:58:09 > 0:58:14giving him exactly £296 to play with on the last leg.
0:58:14 > 0:58:19Well, ups and downs, ups and downs, ups and downs.
0:58:19 > 0:58:22- The heavens are going to open. - Oh, no!- Let's go!
0:58:22 > 0:58:27- It's hailing, Mark. Ay-ay-ay! - It's your fault, Will. Come on!
0:58:28 > 0:58:30Let's go, Will.
0:58:30 > 0:58:33It's onwards and upwards!