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 > 0:00:12Going, going, gone!
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Yes!
0:00:13 > 0:00:14How do I look?
0:00:14 > 0:00:18The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat!
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Yes!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23I'm going to become a bin man!
0:00:23 > 0:00:28So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29I like it when you're chasing me!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:42It's all to play for on this fifth and final leg of the Road Trip
0:00:42 > 0:00:46between our hardy antiques experts, Mark Stacey and Will Axon.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49- Let's go for broke!- Shall we? - We've got no option, really.
0:00:49 > 0:00:55Our intrepid duo have made a pact to spend every penny they have
0:00:55 > 0:01:00in the aim of being crowned this week's winner. Brave boys!
0:01:00 > 0:01:05Mark's a seasoned barterer and has used all his experience to get that cheeky smile back on his face.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12While Will's cabinet fever has taken a turn for the worse.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15The walls seem to be closing in on me.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Having started the week on £200, Mark and Will will finally both begin a leg
0:01:20 > 0:01:23with more money than they started with.
0:01:23 > 0:01:29Mark is in a rich vein of form with stonking great wins in the last two auctions.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32He has £296 to start this final leg.
0:01:33 > 0:01:39While Will's snapping at his heels with £251.86 to spend.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42So, as they prepare to risk everything for victory,
0:01:42 > 0:01:47our antique experts ride into battle in their noble white steed,
0:01:47 > 0:01:50a classic 1963 Triumph TR4.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54This week's Road Trip is whisking us through no less than five counties.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58The boys started the week in Hastings, East Sussex,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01visiting Kent, Essex, Suffolk and Hertfordshire
0:02:01 > 0:02:05before their final auction in the London suburb of Ruislip.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Today, we're kicking off in Gosfield in Essex
0:02:07 > 0:02:11before finishing at an auction showdown in Ruislip.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Oh!- This looks like it, Mark. - This is it.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Hoping the rain doesn't put a dampener on things,
0:02:18 > 0:02:22the boys' first stop is at Gosfield Shopping Village.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- Cabinet Room, that sounds like us. - Or the war room!
0:02:27 > 0:02:31This huge shop is the perfect place for the boys to start their battle to blow their budget.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Don't forget our agreement, Will! Remember...
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- I'm up for it. Are you up for it? - Absolutely! My word!
0:02:38 > 0:02:39We're going to do it, right?
0:02:47 > 0:02:53I like this. This is a really nice ink standish or a desk stand, really.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57And they've got down here, "A rare Regency desk tray. 1810".
0:02:57 > 0:03:01And it says here enamelled and gilded,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05but, actually, it's meant to be Boulework.
0:03:07 > 0:03:15Boulework was named in honour of the pre-eminent artist in the field of marquetry, Andre Charles Boule.
0:03:15 > 0:03:21He perfected the fashion of inlaying brass and tortoiseshell in the 17th and 18th centuries.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25In order to trade tortoiseshell and ivory, it must predate 1947,
0:03:25 > 0:03:28although it's still not to everyone's taste.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30It is in a terrible condition.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33I mean, it's got a lot of the brasswork missing,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36and some of the silverwork on it, I think is actually later.
0:03:36 > 0:03:43With a starting price of £135, dealer Glenn is on hand to give Mark a closer look.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- You certainly can. - I've just fallen in love with it.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47I think it's a lovely piece.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52It looks as if it's had a hard life, though, Glenn.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55I'm going to be very cheeky, Glenn.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57What could be the lowest price on that?
0:03:58 > 0:04:01We could go to 50, I think, for that one.
0:04:01 > 0:04:0350? Oh, gosh! That's really a shock to me.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Because that's the sort of figure I was hoping to get it for.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- Will you put a reserved on that for me?- Certainly.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13A whopping £85 off the asking price, eh? Nice work, Mark!
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Now, what's Will up to?
0:04:16 > 0:04:21Now, I know Staffordshire's not hugely fashionable at the moment, but they're a good subject.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Two huntsmen...
0:04:23 > 0:04:26..one with his crossbow and his spaniel,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29and the other one holding up a deer.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32You're right! They're not in vogue these days,
0:04:32 > 0:04:37and at £75 you'd better ask Beta if she's amenable to a deal.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39ALARM SOUNDS
0:04:41 > 0:04:42Oh, crumbs!
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Wasn't me!
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- There's a lot of silver. - A lot of silver!
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Well, now you know you can't get them for a steal, Will!
0:04:50 > 0:04:55I mean, my budget sort of leaves me at sort of £50, really, for the pair.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- I was thinking about that price. - Were you?- Yeah.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- Oh, dear!- So, are we agreed?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Ooh!
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Strike while the iron's hot, why not?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09But Will's playing it cool
0:05:09 > 0:05:11and has also put his item on reserve.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14It looks like the long game for these two boys.
0:05:22 > 0:05:28It's a little piece, a gentleman would have it on his desk or in his library for keeping matches
0:05:28 > 0:05:30or vestas.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31You keep them in here.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36But it's just a sweet little thing, because you've got a sort of Alpine walker here
0:05:36 > 0:05:39with his backpack there...
0:05:39 > 0:05:41and his walking cane.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43And this is like a barrel here.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47This item's also marked at £135.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Are you going to aim low again, Mark?
0:05:51 > 0:05:57Do you think if I bought the two items that I could get that for £70?
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- 70, plus the 50 for the...?- Yes.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02120 in total.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- I think we could do that. - Can we do that?- I think we can.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- Well, let's shake hands on that, shall we?- Thanks very much.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Cor! You're on fire, Mark!
0:06:10 > 0:06:14But Will seems to have fallen into that old theme trap again.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19I might have fallen into a stag and deer theme,
0:06:19 > 0:06:23because, look, there's quite a stylish bronze stag at the back there.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27I mean, it's very much in that sort of Art Deco style.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30And having been reduced in price several times,
0:06:30 > 0:06:33it now has a ticket price of just £80.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38If I was going to be interested in it, it would have to be a sort of similar...similar figure
0:06:38 > 0:06:40to my last lot, sort of £50.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Mmm...so £50 off?
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- Bearing in mind... - It's already...you see?
0:06:45 > 0:06:50Well, that's because no-one else has bought it, so I'm doing him a favour.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53No alarm bells ringing for you, then, Will!
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- I think we can...- Do you think we could do that?- Yeah, yeah.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- Do a favour.- You see, this is very difficult for me,
0:07:00 > 0:07:04because as soon as you say, "Yes", I feel like I ought to say, "Deal!"
0:07:04 > 0:07:09But our cunning expert is looking to add one more item to his bundle,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11hoping he can knock more money off when it's time to pay.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14This caught my eye.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20They've got it down as a French ebony and ivory inlaid watch box,
0:07:20 > 0:07:25circa 1840, so we don't have to worry about the fact that it's got ivory in it.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Mmm...pre-1947 ivory's not everyone's cup of tea,
0:07:29 > 0:07:33but, at £75, Beta is back again to talk shop.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35I know your price already!
0:07:35 > 0:07:37You do, don't you?
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Hey! I think we all do, Will! £50?
0:07:41 > 0:07:46- I might throw a cat among the pigeons and say 40 this time instead of 50!- Oh!
0:07:46 > 0:07:48You will disappoint me!
0:07:48 > 0:07:5045.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- Oh, go on, then! Well, I'll tell you what, put it with the other bits... - Uh-huh.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- ..and I'll come up in a minute and we'll tot it all up and see where we're at.- OK.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03That's £145 for the three items, Will,
0:08:03 > 0:08:05over half of your remaining budget.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Now to negotiate a deal on the bundle.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09130?
0:08:10 > 0:08:1140?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15I'm going to be really mean and say 135.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- 135.- It's a deal! Good!- Deal. - Lovely. Oh, lovely, lovely.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Lovely jubbly! So, that works out at £45 for each. Well done, Will.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27But methinks your nemesis will be happier after that shop.
0:08:30 > 0:08:36Mark's taking control of the wheels after that shopping extravaganza and is heading to Suffolk,
0:08:36 > 0:08:41to the rather impressive surroundings of Kentwell Hall in Sudbury.
0:08:41 > 0:08:47But we're not here to admire this beautiful home, rather to hear of its salacious past,
0:08:47 > 0:08:51where infidelity began one man's road to ruin.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55And, you know, our Mark loves nothing more than a bit of scandal.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00Waiting to meet him is the Hall's present owner, the larger-than-life Patrick Phillips.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- Strange things have happened... - Really?- ..in this house over the centuries,
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- and it's one of the intriguing parts of living in a house like this... - I bet!
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- ..is picking up all these bits. - It is!- And the more scandalous they are, the more I like it.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13I love scandal. Shall we start?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15LAUGHTER Why not?
0:09:15 > 0:09:21Richard Moore's father originally inherited the house from his uncle, the Lord Mayor of London,
0:09:21 > 0:09:27Sir John Moore. When Richard wed Sydney Arabella Cotton in 1796,
0:09:27 > 0:09:30they made Kentwell their marital home.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33But it was a marriage not without its troubles,
0:09:33 > 0:09:37for within these walls lies a story of passion and intrigue.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40But why would we start the scandalous tour in the kitchen?
0:09:40 > 0:09:45Ah! Well, this is, of course, one of the places where the staff congregate,
0:09:45 > 0:09:49and they were peeking through this door, so we hear, or read,
0:09:49 > 0:09:54- and they could see the stairs at the end of the corridor. - Oh, yes, of course!
0:09:54 > 0:09:58And the wife of the owner of the house, Mrs Moore,
0:09:58 > 0:10:04was seen ascending those stairs with the new young steward
0:10:04 > 0:10:09- with whom she'd spent many an evening going over the house accounts.- Well, of course!
0:10:09 > 0:10:11He was checking the figures.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Shall we move on?
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Patrick's bringing Mark into the library to tell us more.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- We're getting into the thick of the tale.- Are we?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Now, tell me, tell me more, Patrick.
0:10:23 > 0:10:30When the staff saw Mrs Moore and the steward ascend by the backstairs together,
0:10:30 > 0:10:36- they knew something was afoot, because she would be expected to ascend by the main stairs.- Yes.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40And so they all beetled across into here...
0:10:40 > 0:10:45and were listening for sounds above.
0:10:45 > 0:10:51And they report that they heard two lots of footsteps upstairs,
0:10:51 > 0:10:54and they heard the creaking of the bed...
0:10:56 > 0:11:01The next day, when the staff go up to the bedroom,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04they make close inspection of the bedding,
0:11:04 > 0:11:08the condition of which they report to their Lordships.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13I would love to be one the Lordships, wouldn't you?
0:11:13 > 0:11:19And it was in this great dining room that Sydney Arabella's scandalous shenanigans were finally exposed.
0:11:19 > 0:11:25Mr Moore and Mrs Moore were dining a deux in here.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28A butler was standing wherever butlers stand,
0:11:28 > 0:11:32and an altercation arose between Mr Moore and Mrs Moore,
0:11:32 > 0:11:37and Mrs Moore took the water carafe and poured it all over the head of Mr Moore.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39- In front of the butler? - In front of the butler...
0:11:39 > 0:11:41and stormed out of the room.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45So, the butler used this incident to explain to Mr Moore
0:11:45 > 0:11:52that did he know that his wife had been doing more than the accounting with the steward?
0:11:52 > 0:11:58Anyway, Mrs Moore was immediately banished from the house by Mr Moore...
0:11:58 > 0:12:02"Get out of here, you..." whatever it was they said in those days.
0:12:02 > 0:12:08- So, there was no question? He took the word of the butler and out she went.- And out she went.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Well, we must assume she and her lover lived happily ever after.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16Ironically, it was the aggrieved Mr Moore's life which took a sorry turn.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21Through gambling debts, the money he had spent on the house and the divorce,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23his finances spiralled out of control.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28The house was sold, but, sadly, his debts were insurmountable and he was committed to a debtors' prison,
0:12:28 > 0:12:30where he died soon afterwards.
0:12:31 > 0:12:37- Well, that was a juicy little tale from the early 19th century. - I hope it didn't shock you!
0:12:37 > 0:12:39I need to go and lie down and get over it.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41A juicy tale, indeed.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46So, while Mark's mopping his brow,
0:12:46 > 0:12:51Will's travelled east to Finchingfield in Essex,
0:12:51 > 0:12:53hoping he can add to his auction arsenal.
0:12:55 > 0:13:01Finchingfield, a picture-postcard village with its duck pond, village green and medieval cottages,
0:13:01 > 0:13:05was once home to the author of The Hundred And One Dalmatians, Dodie Smith.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10Will's arrived at Finchingfield Antiques and he's not wasting any time.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15With just over £100 left, you'll need to pick wisely.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18An 18th-century hand-blown bottle.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24With a good deep base.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Obviously, the deeper the base, the more glass you've got to use,
0:13:29 > 0:13:30hence it's more expensive to make,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34which is why, when you get some very good early-vintage wines,
0:13:34 > 0:13:38they tend to have a very deep base to them.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43He's not had much luck with glass on this trip, but it doesn't seem to have put him off.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Now, this I like, this little...
0:13:47 > 0:13:48..glass rummer...
0:13:48 > 0:13:52I mean, from the shape, it's going to be circa 1800, 1810.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55It's only £40, which seems reasonable.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Time to get owner Peter involved.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59Right.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01There we are.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05I just wanted to check the... check the condition.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Right, it's just got a little nibble here and there, but...
0:14:08 > 0:14:10PING!
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- Nice ring.- Perfect.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15Perfect!
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Star-cut base, square foot...
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- Can you move a little on the price for me?- What would you like me to move to?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- 20.- 20?
0:14:24 > 0:14:28I'll do you an absurdly ridiculous price...
0:14:28 > 0:14:30of 25.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- 25?- Mmm.- It's worth taking a punt at that, isn't it?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- I think so.- £25.- Mmm.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Will just can't help himself.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44He's going back to the wine bottle to try and match them up,
0:14:44 > 0:14:48but with no price on it, Peter's making a call to the dealer with an offer of a tenner.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50And it's good news!
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- Done.- Nice one.- It's all yours. - That's all right, isn't it, for a tenner?
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- I think it's a nice thing. - Yeah, it is, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Sounds like you're trying to convince yourself there, Will.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03Are you going to leave it there or...? No. Aha, thought not.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04Another piece of glassware, is it?
0:15:04 > 0:15:08There's quite a nice cordial glass here as well
0:15:08 > 0:15:12which would sit quite nicely with my two lots so far.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17Trouble is it's had a repair and it's just got some nibbles on the base as well.
0:15:18 > 0:15:24With £39 on the ticket, Will has offered £25 for the glass and Peter's worked his magic again!
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- Is that a deal?- It's a deal. - Good work.- You've done it.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Well done.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Nice going, Will. That's £60 for the group.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39It's the end of a busy day and time for our experts to have a well-earned rest.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Nighty-night.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45It's a brand-new day for our treasure hunters
0:15:45 > 0:15:49as they wind through the country in search of their next adventure.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- Are we shopping together again in the morning?- I think so, yes.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Oh, let's hope it's as big as yesterday's.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Well, I hope so, otherwise it could be very push and shove!
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Are you sure this is the best road to be taking a classic Triumph down, boys?
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- Don't cramp me... Oh! Oh, God! - I don't think we're going to find any antiques down here, Mark!
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Oh, I knew it! What have you done?
0:16:09 > 0:16:10Oh! Oh!
0:16:10 > 0:16:15- There's a ford! I'm not going through that in this.- No, we're not going through there, no.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Well, looks like it's the long road to success for you two now!
0:16:19 > 0:16:22These roads aren't built for these cars.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26So, as the boys try to find dry land,
0:16:26 > 0:16:27let's recap on what they've bought.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Mark has spend £120 on two items,
0:16:30 > 0:16:34a Continental silver spill holder and an ink standish.
0:16:34 > 0:16:40That means he still has a mighty £176 left to spend.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46Will, on the other hand, has parted with £195 on a pair of Staffordshire figures,
0:16:46 > 0:16:51a bronze stag, an ebony and ivory watch box, and a collection of glassware,
0:16:51 > 0:16:55which still leaves him with £56.86 to spend on his last lot.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01The boys are heading over 50 miles south-west into Hertfordshire
0:17:01 > 0:17:04to resume shopping in St Albans.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10In Roman Britain, Verulamium was the second biggest city after Londinium,
0:17:10 > 0:17:13and was built very near the present city centre,
0:17:13 > 0:17:18and it's within the centre that the boys are looking for Fleetville Vintage Emporium.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Ah! Here it is. Don't worry, boys,
0:17:21 > 0:17:24it looks more than big enough for the both of you!
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- Hello.- Hello.- I'm Mark.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Georgina is the lady to help you around this indoor flea market.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30- Nice to meet you.- Hi, Will.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49These are what you call a gu vase because of the shape.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52You've got this slender body and then this central knop.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56But at £120 it's a bit out of your league, Will.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Well, I suppose it might be worth a chance.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03You fancy your chances with Georgina, don't you?
0:18:03 > 0:18:04I want to see this!
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- I've got something like £56.58.- Oh!
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- Oh!- And I want to spend out. I don't want to walk out of this shop with a penny in my pocket.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17You've actually got another 28p, Will! But I don't think that will sway this deal!
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Oh, that's... I don't think I could do that.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23I understand. I thought it would be worth a cheeky ask.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26If you borrow some money from Mark...
0:18:26 > 0:18:28I could do that for 80.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31You don't know him very well, do you?
0:18:31 > 0:18:35So, no joy for Will, but Mark has found something to gee him up.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Now, this is quite interesting.
0:18:37 > 0:18:44This, I think, is from a horse on the Manchester Ships Canal, if you see the MSC.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48I'm almost sure they would have belonged to a horse
0:18:48 > 0:18:52that was pulling maybe the barges or the canal boats.
0:18:52 > 0:18:58The blinkers would have been used to prevent the horse from being distracted on the towpath.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01They're late-Victorian and are priced up at £35.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I love it, I think it's got character,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- I think it's got social history on its side...- Absolutely.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09You want to see me make a small profit on it?
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Well, seeing as you're stressed...
0:19:11 > 0:19:16I think I will try and help you out. Do you want to do the deal at 20?
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- I'd rather do it at 15.- Oh, Mark!
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Because then it gives me a bite.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25- Well...- And I haven't finished shopping yet. - No, I do appreciate that.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27You know, I might find another thing.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- OK.- I might not, mind you!
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- OK, seeing as I got a kiss and a hug...- Oh, my gosh!
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- It's 10, then?- No, it was...
0:19:39 > 0:19:4115 it is!
0:19:41 > 0:19:4310! Come on, kiss and a hug, go!
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Oh, you old smoothie! Our Georgie is a game girl, you know!
0:19:47 > 0:19:52Now, as luck would have it, Will has bumped into Riccardo, the owner of the gu vase he was interested in.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Can he resurrect the deal?
0:19:55 > 0:19:58I've got £56.86 in my pocket.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- I want to give it a punt, see what happens.- Yeah, OK.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- Oh, lovely work!- We can do that. - Shall we do it?- Yeah.- Good!
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Well, let's go and have a word with George. Did you see that? That was a stroke of luck!
0:20:12 > 0:20:15So the gauntlet has been thrown down.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Will is all spent out, and he's not going to let Mark forget it!
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- I've spent out.- You've spent it, did you?- I spent every last penny.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- Are you sure?- Yeah.- It's not a little lie?- It's not a lie.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- There's no trickery. - I have zero pence left,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- and I just wanted to show you that if you don't spend out...- Yes?
0:20:31 > 0:20:36..That is where you will find yourself... On the naughty step!
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Go on, then.- Thank you. Naughty step, indeed!
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- I don't think those shoes are your size.- Thank you! They're not my height either!
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Oh!
0:20:47 > 0:20:52So with that, Mark focuses his attention on a large glass bowl.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55It's got quite nice decoration going around it,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58a sort of diamond-y upper border.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00I mean, it's really... it's a huge piece of glass.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05But with £161 left in your pocket and £50 on the ticket,
0:21:05 > 0:21:10what are you going to offer Georgina for it?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13£20?
0:21:13 > 0:21:14You're doing it again, Mark!
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Am I being naughty? Do I get another slap?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Indeed!
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Could you meet me at 25, Mark?
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- Yes, I could. Thank you, George. - Done.- Thank you very much.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26A big purchase, Mark, but for a small price.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Are you sure you're going to honour your end of the bargain?
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Will, on the other hand, has not a penny to his name,
0:21:33 > 0:21:38and after going out with a bang, it's fitting that he's off to visit a gunpowder mill.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Will's heading back to Essex
0:21:41 > 0:21:45to the fantastically named Secret Island in Waltham Abbey.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51Secret Island was one of the three Royal Gunpowder Mills in the UK,
0:21:51 > 0:21:55but the only site to have survived virtually intact.
0:21:55 > 0:22:02Of course, it was not so secret to the locals over the 350 years it produced explosives.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06The mill began as a commercial venture in the 17th century,
0:22:06 > 0:22:10but went on to supply ammunition for the Crimean War and the First World War.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16It gained its secretive name around the end of the Second World War
0:22:16 > 0:22:20when it became an important site for research and development
0:22:20 > 0:22:23with workers made to sign the Official Secrets Act.
0:22:24 > 0:22:30But Will is meeting tour guide Michael to find out about its origins as a gunpowder mill.
0:22:30 > 0:22:36Is that literally like we would imagine a mill next to a river with the waterwheel and so on,
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- being powered by the water? - Absolutely. - Was gunpowder produced like that?
0:22:39 > 0:22:43It absolutely was. Yes, in the early days, it was water-powered.
0:22:43 > 0:22:49- The site that we have here, this was the site of the earliest gunpowder mills.- Right.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54- And, as you can see, it's on a canal here.- Yes. - This in fact was Millhead Stream,
0:22:54 > 0:22:58which provided the power to drive the waterwheel.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02Gunpowder was originally discovered by the Chinese in the 9th century,
0:23:02 > 0:23:06the constituents of which are sulphur, carbon and saltpetre.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Time now for Will's science lesson.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12As a layman, what is saltpetre?
0:23:12 > 0:23:19- Not very romantic, I'm afraid. It is excrement, animal or human excrement.- Really?- Indeed.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20Go on! Have a sniff!
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Thankfully it doesn't smell as such still.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Oh, that's disappointing.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Let's have a look what it looks like.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- OK.- It's quite grainy, isn't it? - Yeah. So almost like a sort of salt consistency, isn't it?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36It is, really. Yes, absolutely. Absolutely.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38And the next one was sulphur.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- Right. And that's what we've got in here, is it?- It is, yes.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- I did pay some attention at chemistry lessons at school. - Right, good!
0:23:44 > 0:23:46- And I can recognise the yellow colour of sulphur.- Absolutely.
0:23:46 > 0:23:51Oh, a full-bodied vintage, eh? Hints of citrus, perhaps?
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Well, I think it smells of sort of spent fireworks.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- OK.- For obvious reasons, probably. - Could well be.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Honestly, Jilly Goolden, eat your heart out!
0:23:58 > 0:24:02I feel like I'm on Blue Peter here, but maybe an adult version of it.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Wow! Look at that. What a great colour!
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- And then the final ingredient... - Is charcoal.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Let's have a look at that. Oh, look at that!
0:24:09 > 0:24:12This, of course, is produced from wood.
0:24:12 > 0:24:18The elements were mixed together before being ground and incorporated using the millstones
0:24:18 > 0:24:21to produce what was then known as black powder.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Gunpowder suffered from several weaknesses,
0:24:23 > 0:24:27not least of which was the fact that smoke emanating from the gun
0:24:27 > 0:24:29gave away the position of the shooter,
0:24:29 > 0:24:35and so gunpowder was eventually phased out in preference to chemical-based explosives.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Were they as dangerous to produce as gunpowder?
0:24:39 > 0:24:45They certainly were very volatile indeed, needing very careful handling.
0:24:45 > 0:24:52Nitro-glycerine was even more so in that it needed to be produced within a very tight temperature range.
0:24:52 > 0:24:59- Right.- If it went above 22 degrees centigrade, the whole of the plant would have gone up.- Oh, blimey!
0:24:59 > 0:25:05In order to avoid meltdown, workers were required to watch temperature gauges for hours on end,
0:25:05 > 0:25:06dreary work indeed.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10As you can imagine, very sleep-inducing too.
0:25:10 > 0:25:16So to prevent any catastrophic catnaps, they invented this, the one-legged stool.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20- If you would like to sit on the one-legged stool... - Let's see how I would have done.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24- So, I would have been sat here... - You would have been looking at these gauges...- Staring at the gauges.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28And I would have felt my eyelids starting to go... I'm feeling a bit sleepy anyway, it's been a long day!
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- Me eyelids are starting to go and I would have just...- Start to nod off.
0:25:31 > 0:25:32- Oh!- That's it, absolutely! BELL RINGS
0:25:32 > 0:25:37- It works.- It works. You cannot sleep on a one-legged stool. It is impossible.
0:25:37 > 0:25:44Following on from its time producing explosives and its top-secret research and development days,
0:25:44 > 0:25:48the site was opened to the public as a visitors' attraction.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- I bet they do a great fireworks display! - BOOM!
0:25:51 > 0:25:55Now, while Will has been entertained by explosives,
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Mark has made his way to Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire,
0:25:59 > 0:26:05where, in 1563, the English Parliament met because of an outbreak of the plague in London.
0:26:05 > 0:26:12But with time running out, Mark's heading straight to his last shop of the trip to see Bonnie
0:26:12 > 0:26:14at the sweetly named Honey Lane Antiques.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- Bonnie, that's amazing, isn't it? - It's beautiful.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21- I tell you what, that would look stunning if you had a big mansion, wouldn't it?- Yeah.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- Nice and big. - In your downstairs cloakroom!
0:26:24 > 0:26:25Cloakroom?
0:26:25 > 0:26:33Wherever it hangs, this late-19th century beaten-brass charger is priced at £150.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36We could do that for 130.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41- Can I put...can I reserve it? - You certainly can. - Can I put it down there?- Yes.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Looks like you're hooked, Mark!
0:26:43 > 0:26:48And Bonnie's not finished trying to get all of your remaining £136!
0:26:48 > 0:26:50What about if I threw a cannon in?
0:26:50 > 0:26:56- A cannon?- A nice cast-iron and brass cannon.- Oh, that's quite... - For £136 for the two.
0:26:56 > 0:27:02- I think it's great fun and it goes well with our sort of armorial theme.- Indeed.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Come on, Mark, the clock's ticking. It's time you made your mind up.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- Life's a gamble, isn't it?- It is.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- The choice is yours.- I know.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- But I don't...I'm not good with choices.- You see...
0:27:15 > 0:27:19I can see Tim now going, "Oh, Mark's dithering again!"
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Oh, good grief! No wonder! Stop dithering, man!
0:27:23 > 0:27:29- This...oh!- Oh, careful, dear! - Some kind of a mythical sea horse with the...
0:27:29 > 0:27:31It's called a hippocanthus.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Ah, Bonnie's trying to see if another lump of metal will add weight to the deal.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38It's a decorative pierced brass dish, probably early-20th century.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41- So the cannons, this...- That. - And the charger.- And the charger.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- Well, they kind of fit, I suppose. - They do.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- Because they'd make a nice interesting lot, wouldn't they?- Indeed.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48- Shall we do that?- Yes.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- I think you couldn't possibly go wrong. - Bonnie, come and give me a hug.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Because I think they'll... I don't care if they make any money.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- It was a pleasure meeting you. - You too.- And we've had a bit of fun, haven't we?
0:27:58 > 0:27:59We have. It's been great.
0:27:59 > 0:28:05So, Mark has managed to spend up, but maybe the pressure to blow the lot has backfired.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09Has Mark been rather rash in spending £136 on these three items?
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Only time will tell. So, let's reveal what they bought.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16- Show me yours.- I'll show you mine in due course.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Well, let's have a look. Where am I? Here we go.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Well, well, well! Gosh!
0:28:22 > 0:28:24You and your job lots!
0:28:24 > 0:28:27What do you mean, my job lots? I got one job lot.
0:28:27 > 0:28:34- And then this piece which is bronze, rather stylish, and I think it is of the period.- Yes.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Mmm, suitably underwhelmed, Mark!
0:28:36 > 0:28:38- I like this little lot. - This lot here?- Yeah.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41A nice rummer, has got one or two little nibbles...
0:28:41 > 0:28:45- and then I found an 18th-century... bottle...- Bottle.- Yeah.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- And an 18th-century...- What I liked about this was that deep... - It's lovely, isn't it?
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- Very nice, very pushed in.- Exactly. But it wasn't a lot of money.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53It's a nice little honest 18th-century lot.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57- That's what I thought. You know, for a study collection. - And Staffordshire figures.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Do you know what? I kind of regretted them after I bought them.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Do you know...? I absolutely adore Staffordshire figures.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07- I think they're great. - I think they're wonderful. I love the colours.- Look at his face.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- I like the naivety...- Fine 'tache! They're in very good condition.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13But they just don't seem to be flavour of the month, do they?
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Likey, but no likey!
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- And you kept with your form of a Chinese!- I did it for you. I thought...- Oh!
0:29:19 > 0:29:24- It's not terribly old, you know that.- And it's not great quality. Lovely shape.- It's all right.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Yeah, it's a gu vase.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Used for libation...
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- Exactly!- Look at you!
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- Well, you know...- Ooh! Will!
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- Honestly, I'm beginning to think you might know something about antiques! - No, I'm just guessing.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Now, I'm looking forward to seeing what you've bought.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- Are you really?- Yes, of course I am! - Are you ready for this? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44It's quite different, Will.
0:29:44 > 0:29:45Oh, look!
0:29:45 > 0:29:50Because...because I've gone completely sort of bonkers, really.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Let's take these off so I can have a closer look.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- I found... Well, I found this in the...- Skip?- The Village.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- You might think that, actually! - I'm joking.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03It needs...it needs a heck of a lot of work, but it is a really nice period thing.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- It's a Regency...- That's nice quality as well, isn't it?
0:30:06 > 0:30:09I mean, it was marked up at £135, but I got it for 50.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11That's a good discount.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13I bought this amazing glass bowl!
0:30:13 > 0:30:16- Great size.- It's a wonderful size. - Perfect condition.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18- DEEP RING - That's...- It's interior design.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- That is a good bowl. - And it was 25 quid.- No?
0:30:22 > 0:30:24You couldn't buy a plastic one for 25 quid!
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- But then this is what really struck my eye, Will.- Oh, there's something else at the fr...
0:30:27 > 0:30:29- That!- Oh!
0:30:29 > 0:30:33- Oh, look! I'm going to put these back on!- I think it's absolutely amazing, actually.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37But, I mean, I paid far too much, Will. I paid far too much for all this.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41- I bet you didn't. You're double-bluffing me. - No, I'm not, £136.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44- For that little group. - Yeah. It's too much.
0:30:44 > 0:30:50Listen, what better way to end the show, you know, with no money in our pockets,
0:30:50 > 0:30:53a load of stuff in the sale? Let's see what happens.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55So, what do our pair really think, then?
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Can I just say how proud I am of my friend Mark,
0:30:59 > 0:31:02because we agreed to spend out and spend out we have.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06We're both on zero. It's all down to the wire for the last auction.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Will is desperate to find a Chinese piece.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14We are going to the auction house that sold, reportedly sold
0:31:14 > 0:31:19an 18th-century Imperial vase for £50 million.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22That isn't going to make 50 million, I'll tell you.
0:31:22 > 0:31:2450p more like!
0:31:24 > 0:31:29So, with the storm clouds circling above, is this the sign of things to come
0:31:29 > 0:31:31as our boys head to today's auction?
0:31:31 > 0:31:33On the last leg of their Road Trip,
0:31:33 > 0:31:36our seasoned experts have zigzagged their way
0:31:36 > 0:31:39through Essex, Suffolk and Hertfordshire,
0:31:39 > 0:31:40starting out in Gosfield
0:31:40 > 0:31:43and ending up in Ruislip for the auction.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45- Well, Mark... - This is it.- This is it.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- Our moment of judgment. - The battle lines are drawn.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- Shall we go and find out? - After you, sir.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52The final battlefield is at Bainbridges,
0:31:52 > 0:31:59and, as Mark said, scene of the famous multimillion-pound Chinese porcelain vase sale
0:31:59 > 0:32:01which made world headlines in 2010.
0:32:01 > 0:32:06Presiding over our proceedings is auctioneer and owner Peter Bainbridge.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Let's see what he thinks of our experts' choices.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12We've got a Boule standish to sell,
0:32:12 > 0:32:15which is probably 19th century.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18It's missing a top of one of the wells in the middle,
0:32:18 > 0:32:21so that, plus all the repair that's necessary,
0:32:21 > 0:32:25I would think it may only be worth £40-£60.
0:32:25 > 0:32:30Also I'm afraid an item that was entered a Regency wineglass,
0:32:30 > 0:32:33and it's definitely not Regency, it's 20th century, in my view,
0:32:33 > 0:32:38and it comes with a little cordial glass which is down as 18th century, may well be.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41But, in fact, it's got a damn big piece of metal in the bottom of it,
0:32:41 > 0:32:45so I guess it's been repaired which completely negates its value.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Oh, dear! That doesn't bode well.
0:32:48 > 0:32:53Will Axon set out on this leg with a meagre £251.86,
0:32:53 > 0:32:58but kept to his promise, spending it all on his five lots.
0:32:58 > 0:33:04Mark Stacey began this leg with £296 and also went for broke on his five lots.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11Now, brace yourselves! Peter is a good old-fashioned auctioneer.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18First up is Will's 19th-century ebony and ivory French watch box.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21Let's have a bid. Will it be... who's going to give me £20?
0:33:21 > 0:33:23- 20 to go. 10 to go, then, please. Come on.- Oh, come on!
0:33:23 > 0:33:26For goodness' sake, it's unusual. Tenner bid. Thank you. 15 now.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29I've got a bid at 10. 15. £20. £25? Thank you.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31£30. 35 now. 35. 40.
0:33:31 > 0:33:3340 I'm bid. Got a bid at 45 anywhere?
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Got a bid at 40 at the back of the room. Any advance on £40?
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- All done today at 40.- Puh-puh-puh!
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Selling at £40. Last time.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44It was very close, Will.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48Close is not good enough, I'm afraid. That's a loss, Will.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53Next in line is Mark's Continental silver spill holder.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56I'm opening the bidding here at £80. Do I hear 90 anywhere?
0:33:56 > 0:33:59I've got a bid at £80. 90? My bid is £80. Take 90 now.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- Is it going to go up? - Come along, let's see another bid!
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Thank you. 90. 100 I'm bid. 110?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07I would. 110.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09120 now. £110. I've got a bid at 110.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11120, I've got a bid. 130 now?
0:34:11 > 0:34:13130 bid. Thank you. 140 anywhere?
0:34:13 > 0:34:15140. Thank you. 150 now.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Are you all done at 140?
0:34:17 > 0:34:21Well done, Mark. You've doubled your money. Good work.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23- I need it, Will.- OK...
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Oh, he's never happy, that boy!
0:34:27 > 0:34:32It's Will's glass rummer, cordial glass and wine bottle next.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Peter thinks this could be a flop. Let's see.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Opening bid, what say now, £20?
0:34:37 > 0:34:4010 to go, then, please. Your starter for £10. 10 bid. 15 now.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42We've got a bid at 10. Do I hear 15? I've got a bid at £10. 15.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- 20 I'm bid. 25?- It's going on a bit.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47£30. 35 now. 40?
0:34:47 > 0:34:51At £35. 40 anywhere? Got a bid at 35. Another bid, sir, at the back? £40?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- At £35. Any further bids? 40 I'm bid.- Just... Go on!
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Got a bid at 40 now. We're selling at £40 for the last time today.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00At 40. Any further bidding? We're selling at £40 for the last time.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02All done. 40.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04231. Sold.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07That look says it all. Another loss, Will.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Mark's rather large glass bowl is next.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Here it is. Have a look at the stage, then, please. Isn't that lovely?
0:35:16 > 0:35:17It's so big, isn't it?
0:35:17 > 0:35:20This comes probably from a wash set, ladies and gentlemen.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23And, er... or you could use it as a footbath.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25You could put fish in it, couldn't you? £20?
0:35:25 > 0:35:27£20 to go. £10 to go, then, please.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30At the back. 10 I'm bid. 15 now. 15 I'm bid. Thank you.
0:35:30 > 0:35:3220 now, please. 20 I'm bid. 25? 25 bid. 30?
0:35:32 > 0:35:3430 I'm bid. 35?
0:35:34 > 0:35:3535 bid. 40.
0:35:35 > 0:35:3740 I'm bid. 45?
0:35:37 > 0:35:38I've got a bid at 40. Any further bids?
0:35:38 > 0:35:40We are selling today at £40 for the last time.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Are you all out at 40, then?
0:35:43 > 0:35:44Oh!
0:35:44 > 0:35:48OK, big sighs, but that is another steady profit, Mark!
0:35:50 > 0:35:54Can Will's stag finally turn him a profit?
0:35:54 > 0:35:56£20 to go, then, please. Come on! Let's get a move on at £20.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Opening bid at £20, surely to goodness?
0:35:58 > 0:36:01What's going wrong? 20 I'm bid. 25 now? The bid is £20.
0:36:01 > 0:36:0425. Thank you. 30? 30 I'm bid. 35 now, please. 35. £40 now.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08- I've got a bid at 35. 40 anywhere? 40, come on!- Surely!
0:36:08 > 0:36:11£35. Any further bids? I'm selling today at £35.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15Any further bids? For the last time today, then, at £35.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20So another crushing loss for Will.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23I guess the bidders found it a bit "deer"!
0:36:23 > 0:36:25Ha-ha! Never mind!
0:36:25 > 0:36:28I think I'm going to have to write my letter of resignation!
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Well, if you need a seconder...! Er...
0:36:32 > 0:36:36A touching piece of moral support there, Mark!
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Perhaps you're blinkered by your own success!
0:36:39 > 0:36:40Very collectable, £20?
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Quite collectable, £10?
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Thank you. 10 I'm bid. 15 I'm bid. 20 now, please.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47£20. 25. I've got a bid of £20 at the back of the room.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49- Come on! They shouldn't... - You're in profit.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53Make it 25, will you? At £20. Come on, a bit of imagination!
0:36:53 > 0:36:5525, thank you. £30. 35.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57£40. 45?
0:36:57 > 0:36:59Are you all done and finished at £40? Any further bids?
0:36:59 > 0:37:0240 and selling to number 93.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- Thank you.- £40. - £40, that's all right.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07That is all right, Mark!
0:37:07 > 0:37:10There is no distraction for you in your pursuit of profit!
0:37:13 > 0:37:16It's your pair of Staffordshire huntsmen up next, Will.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19I figure these should yield you a return.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23£20. £20, ladies and gentlemen, please, with a spaniel, remember.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26So, anybody interested in dogs. £20.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Ooh, 10 to go, then, please. Come on. Show me somewhere.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Tenner bid, thank you. 15 now? 15 I'm bid. 20 now. 20 I'm bid.
0:37:31 > 0:37:3425? I think you should.
0:37:34 > 0:37:35So does Will!
0:37:35 > 0:37:39They're lovely! At £20. 25. That's better. £30, sir?
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Oh, madam, and you're a horsey person!
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Yeah, but it's a spaniel.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Oh, but look at that little goatee!
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- £25. £25.- That's enough. It's all right.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50£25. Are we going to 30? We are selling at 25.
0:37:50 > 0:37:5230. Thank you.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55- 35?- Go on.- I've got a bid of 30 at the back of the room.- One more,
0:37:55 > 0:37:57- to make me break even.- 30.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00No. At £30. Any further bids? Selling at 30, then.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02Last time today at £30.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- Sold for 30.- Gosh, Will.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Gosh, indeed! It's really not been your day today!
0:38:12 > 0:38:15But how will the bidders react to Mark's big blowout?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18His large brass platter and brass accompaniments.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- Oh, I can't bear this!- Here we go.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22I think large is a bit of an understatement.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Look at the damn thing!
0:38:24 > 0:38:26- It's huge. - It is huge, isn't it?
0:38:26 > 0:38:29You could sublet it, madam!
0:38:29 > 0:38:32And you also get with it a pierced brass dish over there,
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- which is pretty dull...and a miniature cannon.- It's not dull!
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- It is.- OK, for the lot, what are you going to give me, £20?
0:38:38 > 0:38:4120 to go. Come on, it's been polished. You don't have to. £20.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45Well, it's worth thinking about! 20 I'm bid. Do I hear 25 now?
0:38:45 > 0:38:4825 at the back. At £30? £30, thank you. 35?
0:38:48 > 0:38:4935, thank you. £40?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51At £35. Another fiver?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54- Go on!- She's shaking her head.
0:38:54 > 0:38:5635 at the back of the room. Any further bids on 35, then?
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Selling at £35, all done.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- Gosh!- 35, 74. Well done.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05Ouch! I bet you're brassed off with that!
0:39:05 > 0:39:08That stonking great loss means Will could be back in with a chance,
0:39:08 > 0:39:12if only he could make a healthy profit on his last lot,
0:39:12 > 0:39:14his bargain buy, the gu vase.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Come on, somebody give me a £10 note. 10 I'm bid. 15. £20.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- It's going on, it's creeping up. - £20. 25.
0:39:21 > 0:39:22£30.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25£30 I'm bid. 35 anywhere? 30 I'm bid. 35?
0:39:25 > 0:39:2835. £40? 45.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29£50?
0:39:29 > 0:39:33Got a bid of 45. 50 anywhere? Got a bid of 45. Looking for 50 now.
0:39:33 > 0:39:34£50.
0:39:34 > 0:39:3855? Got a bid of 50. In the front row at £50. Be able to take 5 more.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41We're selling at 50. A gu vase at 50. Any further bids?
0:39:41 > 0:39:43All done. Gu and gone!
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- "Gu and gone!"- Gu and gone!
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Huh! Gu and gone with your chance of victory, Will!
0:39:50 > 0:39:52No beginner's luck here, then!
0:39:53 > 0:39:55It's Mark's last lot.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58The Boulework inkstand or pen stand.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Peter estimated £40-£60,
0:40:00 > 0:40:05but can our Stacey go out as winner of this week's Road Trip on a high?
0:40:05 > 0:40:0750 to go, then, please. Come on. 50 I'm bid.
0:40:07 > 0:40:0960 now. I've got a bid of £50. 60 anywhere?
0:40:09 > 0:40:11We've got a bid of £50. 60 anywhere now?
0:40:11 > 0:40:14I've got a bid of £50. 60? Thank you. 70 now, please.
0:40:14 > 0:40:1670 bid. Thank you. 80 now. 90?
0:40:16 > 0:40:18100 on the book. 110.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20- 120.- Oh!
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- 120. 130. 140. - Oh, this is going very well!
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- 140. 150. 160.- Ker-ching!
0:40:26 > 0:40:27170.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29180.
0:40:29 > 0:40:30190.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32- 200.- Gosh! It's good.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33210. 220.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36230. 240.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38250.
0:40:38 > 0:40:39- £240.- Yeah, mate!
0:40:39 > 0:40:42£240 now. Do I hear 250? We've got a bid at £240. Do I hear 250?
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Another bid, 250?
0:40:45 > 0:40:47250?
0:40:47 > 0:40:48Selling at 240, then.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Here at 240. For the last time today at £240.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Are we all done at 240, then?
0:40:52 > 0:40:56- Sold at 240.- I can't believe it! - £240!
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- I cannot believe that, Will!- Mark, you've got it, you've got it, mate!
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- £240!- Oh!
0:41:07 > 0:41:08Top job, eh?
0:41:08 > 0:41:12That's a cracking profit of £190 before costs, Mark,
0:41:12 > 0:41:14and don't you look pleased with yourself?
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Come on. Let's get some fresh air and a drink!
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- A stiff drink!- Come on.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26So, Will Axon's debut turned into a disaster!
0:41:26 > 0:41:29He kicked off this leg with £251.86,
0:41:29 > 0:41:34but after auction costs made a dismal loss of £91.96,
0:41:34 > 0:41:39and ends this Road Trip with just £159.90.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44Mark Stacey started this final leg with £296.
0:41:44 > 0:41:50He earned a fantastic £109.90 profit after auction costs,
0:41:50 > 0:41:52making him not only today's winner,
0:41:52 > 0:41:55but also the winner of this week's Road Trip!
0:41:55 > 0:41:59He's left with a grand total of £405.90.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03Well done, Mark! All profits go to Children In Need.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Oh, well, that was a tale of two halves, wasn't it?
0:42:05 > 0:42:08A tale of two halves, I should say! Your half and mine!
0:42:08 > 0:42:12- Sorry about that!- Listen, it's all fair in love and war.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15MUSIC: "It Takes Two" by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston
0:42:15 > 0:42:19Will, you're clear this side. Yes, go on. Go to it, Willie!
0:42:21 > 0:42:25And what a trip it's been for our boys!
0:42:28 > 0:42:31With experience triumphant over enthusiasm...
0:42:33 > 0:42:35It's had its ups and downs.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Do you know, I'm beginning to absolutely hate antiques!
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Will learned to develop a thick skin...
0:42:40 > 0:42:42and a fetish for themes.
0:42:42 > 0:42:43Alcohol theme.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Stag and deer theme.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46My glass theme.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- And the master soon showed his class.- Oh, lovely.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51I'll come back here again!
0:42:51 > 0:42:54And, above all, they formed an unbreakable bond.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Toodle-oo, chaps!