0:00:01 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each,
0:00:05 > 0:00:10a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Going, going, gone. BOTH: Yes!
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Hello!
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21- Yes!- There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23I've got to try and win.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So will it be the high road to glory or slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- Sun shines on the brave, doesn't it?- Exactly.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:39 > 0:00:44It's day three of our romp round the West Country in a bright red Lancia
0:00:44 > 0:00:48but it's not all about antiques for Phil Serrell and Tom Scott.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- I'd much rather go for an afternoon tea than a pasty.- Would you?
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- Yeah, yeah.- You like your clotted cream, do you?
0:00:54 > 0:00:56These are nice, aren't they?
0:00:56 > 0:01:00Cream tea enthusiast Tom is a dealer from Rutland who adores
0:01:00 > 0:01:02big French furniture.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- New to the Road Trip but with a nose for a bargain.- It smells.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Worcester man Phil is an auctioneer and philosopher...
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- AS FORREST GUMP: - Life is like a box of chocolates.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16..with a refreshing approach to the world of antiques.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19This old stuff, no-one wants it.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21So how are our two getting on?
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Is that a natural look, the Hugh Grant, foppish look?
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- HE LAUGHS - I hate working with young people.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32- Do you feel a bit like you're doing the school run?- Yeah, I do.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Ha! They'll be fine.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Tom started out with £200 and he's managed to increase that
0:01:38 > 0:01:41to £230.02 whilst Phil,
0:01:41 > 0:01:48who also began with £200, has a bit of a lead with £309.08.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53- Give it a bit of a tweak or something.- Squirt it again.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- Nice work, Tom.- Yeah! Get in there!
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Our trip begins at the far southwest corner of Britain
0:02:00 > 0:02:04at St Buryan before winding its way across several counties,
0:02:04 > 0:02:07whilst always hugging the coast to reach Wareham in Dorset.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Today we're starting out near Dartmoor at Ashburton
0:02:12 > 0:02:14before heading off round Devon
0:02:14 > 0:02:18and arriving at an auction just up the road at Chudleigh.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23The first town to elect a Monster Raving Loony candidate
0:02:23 > 0:02:27to public office, Ashburton sits on the south-east corner of Dartmoor.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Now, one of my favouritest films was The Hound Of The Baskervilles
0:02:31 > 0:02:33with Peter Cushing. I like Peter Cushing.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- Was that on Dartmoor?- It was.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38And the Great Grimpen Mire in the Sherlock Holmes story
0:02:38 > 0:02:42was inspired by the nearby Fox Tor Mire.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44It's a nice little place, Ashburton.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47This is really, really pretty along here.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- I love these hung tile clinkers. - Clinkers.- Clinkers.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Now, what can our detectives track down?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- You go that way and I'll go this way.- See you later.- Catch you later.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04This looks just like my kind of shop, this.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Love things like this.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08I mean, what the hell are you ever going to do with that?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11This shop promises to be an Aladdin's cave...
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- when he finally gets into it. - Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep...
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Actually, this is the ultimate... Hello?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- HIS VOICE ECHOES - That's scary!
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Hello!
0:03:21 > 0:03:26A pair of boat funnels. You can't argue with that.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28£175. You can argue with that.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- Good to see you.- Lovely to see you. - Do you know, I love your funnels.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- They're good. Just need the boat to go with them really, don't we?- Yeah.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Careful, Paula. Don't give him ideas.- That's fun.- Yes.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Perfect weather for it as well. - Don't hold your breath!
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- Can I bring that in with me and have a look round?- Course you can.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- Come and have a look round. - How much is this?
0:03:46 > 0:03:50That is £25 so the best would be about £20.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52"About". I like the "about"!
0:03:52 > 0:03:54"About" is cool with me. I can live with it.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55You can start with "about".
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- Let's put that to one side cos I can live with that - about.- Right.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03Who could blame you, Phil? There's so much more Shambles to enjoy.
0:04:03 > 0:04:09- No need to plump for anything yet. - Ah! He's sweet!- He's in a good mood.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12That's quite rude, I would have thought.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14You know, far be it from me to say!
0:04:14 > 0:04:16That's by a local artist
0:04:16 > 0:04:19and we bought several of his pieces at a local auction.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- Can I put it on the table? - Course you can.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- She's a big girl, isn't she? - Got a nice bottom, hasn't she?
0:04:25 > 0:04:28I haven't got round to her bottom yet. How much is the...?
0:04:28 > 0:04:30What's the very, very best you can do on that,
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- that's nowhere near...£90? - SHE LAUGHS
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Depends what else you buy.- OK.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39I'm sure we could put a lot together.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42While Phil gets in touch with his artistic side
0:04:42 > 0:04:44let's see what Tom's up to.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- Morning.- Good morning. - How're you doing?- Fine, thank you.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- Tom. Nice to meet you.- Mike. Pleased to meet you, Tom.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52I think Tom should enjoy himself at Ashton House.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Some of that old wood that he's very fond of,
0:04:55 > 0:04:59as well as lamps and even the sort of bed he specialises in.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02What a lovely shop!
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Loads and loads of really, really nice pieces.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08He has to buy for that general sale, though, and he knows it.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11My goal has got to be to beat Serrell.
0:05:11 > 0:05:132-0 down is not a good start.
0:05:13 > 0:05:19That's the spirit. Ah, a hanger. Don't get hung up on it, Tom.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24That's a good curtain pole, isn't it? That's nice, isn't it?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- A bit of a beast, that one. - It's a big 'un, isn't it?
0:05:27 > 0:05:29I've got two dozen rings that go with it as well.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31They're in very good condition, actually.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35They are nice, aren't they? I like that a lot.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Might win in the big and awkward stakes between me and Philip as well.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44- Nice.- How many people will be looking for one of those in Chudleigh, eh?
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Nice oval frame. That's really nice. I like that.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49Good bevelled glass.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Nice late... Kind of more turn of the century, but that's nice.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55A few bits of damage, again,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57but these are quite easy to sort out.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59What's the price on this one?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02£115.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05I think on reflection he's serious about this one.
0:06:05 > 0:06:11- Time to talk to Mike.- The very best I can do that is 85.- 85.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- OK.- Does that make it more attractive for you?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- Makes it a little more attractive. - A little more, right.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- A little more attractive.- OK.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21If I can twist your arm a little more...
0:06:22 > 0:06:27..maybe getting to something around about 55.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Do you need to sit down or lie down?
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- I'll come down to 70 but 55 is too far down.- 55 is too far.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39- No. I can't do 55.- How about 65? Deal?- Deal.- Brilliant.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Thank you very much. Appreciate it.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45Tom's off to his usual flying start but what of Phil
0:06:45 > 0:06:47and those pricy funnels?
0:06:47 > 0:06:50What I want is your ship funnels but they're not going to come, are they?
0:06:50 > 0:06:54- Depends how you can persuade me. - Hello.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Seems he's fallen in love with a nice pair of funnels.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00I'd like to buy them for £40 and you're not going to sell them
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- for £40, are you?- No.- What's the very best you could do on those?
0:07:03 > 0:07:07The very best would be £80.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- Still quite a lot of money, Phil. - I think they're lovely.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14He's talking himself into this.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17If I put those into auction and they make £80...
0:07:17 > 0:07:20They're not going to make any more than £80.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23No, I'm not going to do this because this is stupid.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- This is utterly stupid. - Is it all over?- I want to own these.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- This is one of those daft things, I want to own these.- Oh, Lordy.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33I don't think they're going to make much of a profit,
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- if anything at all for me. - Now don't.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Paula just has to smile.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40There we go.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42I would like to give you £50 for the two funnels
0:07:42 > 0:07:46and £10 for that hamper, which is £60 for the two.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Cheeky!
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Is that your very last offer? - Absolutely positive.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56- £60 for those, there.- Oh, go on, then.- You're an angel. I love you.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00You've made that quite clear. Right, the hamper might come in, I suppose.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Let's just hope Tom doesn't go equally bonkers in Etcetera.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- Hello.- Hello, there. - Hi, I'm Tom.- Hello, Tom.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Nice to meet you.- And you.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16This looks great. Fantastic. What a great collection of...all sorts!
0:08:17 > 0:08:21There seems little chance of him acquiring any boat parts from Moira.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Not that sort of place. Apart from that old binnacle, that is.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28What can he navigate towards, though?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33This is The Sage Of The East.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- It says here, "Tom in full sail." I don't think that's me.- Nonsense.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40If you'd seen your rival buying those funnels just now,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42you'd certainly get a second wind.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Nice big frame.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49See, that would make a brilliant mirror frame.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55That is nice. French sort of late 19th century.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Would have been a picture.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03- That's got real potential. - He's quite excited about that one.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Yeah, and at £200 that's worth having a chat with Moira.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08I'd need to do something pretty spectacular
0:09:08 > 0:09:10with the price to help me on that.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Time to adopt a poker face.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19I spotted your carved French gilded frame upstairs.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I'm just kind of thinking, price-wise,
0:09:22 > 0:09:24what we might be able to do?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- Do you remember what price was on it?- It's on at £200.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I'm kind of looking about half that.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Trying to get it to £100, really. - Did my jaw drop open?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- It did a little bit. - I'm not surprised, love!
0:09:35 > 0:09:37It must be your lucky day, actually,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40because it belongs to a dealer who has recently joined us.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43She's actually on holiday in Bali at the moment
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- so I can't get hold of her.- She needs a little bit extra to spend.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49She has given me some discretion. OK.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- I think she would probably let it go at 100.- Would she?- Yeah.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- That has to be a deal. Thank you very, very much.- You're welcome.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- I love it. I think that's going to be great.- It's a lovely piece.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00That's got some potential, I think.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Half price! Tom's got quite a deal, there.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07That's it. Shopping done. That was an absolute bargain. I'm off, now.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Phil, though, is still on the premises.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18What's he after in that back garden? Not a potted plant again, surely?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Oh, no. A pump trough.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Trust you to find things that aren't even in the shop.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25So what is it? It's stone, isn't it?
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- That'll go nicely with those funnels.- I'll give you £50 for it.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- You give me £70 and it's yours.- No. I can't do that, honestly I can't.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Fine. If you can lift it and carry it out...
0:10:38 > 0:10:41No way, Jose!
0:10:41 > 0:10:4465 and it's yours. Nobody else is going to have one, are they?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47I tell you what, £55. Can you do that?
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Yeah, go on.- You're an angel. Thank you very much indeed.- Pleasure.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I don't know how I'm going to get that away from here.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57First bend ze knees, ze back straight.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Oh!- Steady!- This is heavy.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Now, remember how close they are to Dartmoor?
0:11:16 > 0:11:20It's time for Phil to head deep into the national park,
0:11:20 > 0:11:22making his way from Ashburton to Princetown
0:11:22 > 0:11:24and the Dartmoor Prison Museum.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33This is my first time on Dartmoor
0:11:33 > 0:11:36and I just think it's absolutely stunning.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Look at that - it's glorious! Absolutely glorious!
0:11:39 > 0:11:42A Dartmoor pony! There's my first one, look!
0:11:42 > 0:11:45It's a real, proper, genuine Dartmoor pony!
0:11:45 > 0:11:48I think I might buy one for the next auction.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Do you want to get in my car?
0:11:50 > 0:11:52See you, matey, bye-bye.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57The free-roaming ponies belong in this wilderness
0:11:57 > 0:12:00but the barren terrain can be tough for humans
0:12:00 > 0:12:02so like Alcatraz, Dartmoor's environment
0:12:02 > 0:12:05makes it difficult to escape from.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Nowadays, it's a working Category C jail
0:12:09 > 0:12:11but Phil's here to learn about the time
0:12:11 > 0:12:14it once held some of Britain's most serious offenders.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- Hi, you must be Jeff.- That's right. - Philip. How are you?
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- Very well, thank you.- Good to see you.- And good to see you. Welcome.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25I feel a bit nervous about being here, in case I get locked up.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27We've got a couple of spare cells!
0:12:31 > 0:12:33The prison was first built over 200 years ago,
0:12:33 > 0:12:35when Britain was at war with France.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Thousands of French prisoners who had been confined in derelict
0:12:39 > 0:12:43prison hulks near Plymouth were then moved to this isolated spot.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47But the modern history of Dartmoor began in 1850,
0:12:47 > 0:12:50when it was commissioned for convicts.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Tell me, every museum has got a black museum. Have you got one?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Yes.- Can we have a look?- Just round the corner. This way?- After you.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00The museum pulls few punches about how tough life inside can be.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Take this selection of confiscated weapons.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06So, which is the oldest sort of device in here?
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- It's the small weapon right in the middle.- That's a weapon?
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- That's a weapon. - What would that have been used for?
0:13:13 > 0:13:18Before 1932, a little hole that the prison officer used to look through
0:13:18 > 0:13:20wouldn't have had a glass in it.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24The person on the other side would be waiting for him to come
0:13:24 > 0:13:26along and then...
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- Bodge him in the eye. - ..bodge him in the eye.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Prisoners at Dartmoor worked hard, usually outside the confines
0:13:32 > 0:13:34of the jail, breaking rocks,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37clearing fields and building walls and paths.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40That, of course, meant opportunities for escape,
0:13:40 > 0:13:42although the forbidding countryside
0:13:42 > 0:13:44would deter all but the most desperate.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Who's the most notorious escapee?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50The most notorious escapee was probably Frank Mitchell.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52He was one of the Kray gang.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Frank Mitchell, AKA the Mad Axeman,
0:13:56 > 0:13:58escaped from Dartmoor in December 1966,
0:13:58 > 0:14:01almost certainly with help from the Krays gang.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06- We really think he was broken out of here for a publicity stunt.- Really?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09So the Krays could prove they could break somebody out.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- What happened to him then? - 11 days later, they shot him.- Why?
0:14:13 > 0:14:18We don't know. But at the trial, the Krays were found not guilty.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Picking that page there, from August through to December,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25you had one, two, three, four, five, six, seven people try and escape.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- Was that a regular occurrence? - Yes, it was.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Unless they've got somebody like Mitchell picking them up,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- they weren't going to be out for very long.- That's amazing.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Those who failed in their escape attempt faced punishment
0:14:38 > 0:14:41and in the basement of the museum is another grisly reminder
0:14:41 > 0:14:44of what Dartmoor Prison life was once like.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48- This is the A-frame.- Yeah. That looks a right instrument of torture.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- It's a very fine example. - That depends on your perspective.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- You stood here like this, did you?- Yeah.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55And your hands would have been strapped...
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- There.- There and there.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02And your feet would have been strapped to the straps here
0:15:02 > 0:15:06and then they would administer the beating.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07Oh, Lord.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11The flogging was done with this little item.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- That is a cat-o'-nine-tails. - This is a cat-o'-nine-tails.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Did anyone ever have two lots of floggings?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18One would put you off, wouldn't it?
0:15:18 > 0:15:23Frank Mitchell is recorded to have received a flogging twice.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24It's deterrent enough for me.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27I'm going to shake you by the hand and thank you very much indeed.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Enjoyed it, but you half frightened me to death.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- Take care.- Will do.- I'm off!
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Well, it looks like Phil's got his freedom back,
0:15:38 > 0:15:40but not for good behaviour, surely.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- We're not on the run, are we?- No, no, no.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45But if you hear any sirens...
0:15:45 > 0:15:46Ha-ha! Night-night.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Next morning and the Lancia's making quite an impression.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Look at this - goes like a bird.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Albatross.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Too early to say if our boys' luck was in yesterday,
0:16:02 > 0:16:06although Tom was certainly very pleased with his frame.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08That's got real potential.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11He spent a total of £165 on two auction lots,
0:16:11 > 0:16:15leaving him with £65.02 to spend today.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Ooh!
0:16:18 > 0:16:21I'm not sure if Phil still considers himself fortunate
0:16:21 > 0:16:24to have acquired those ship's funnels,
0:16:24 > 0:16:26or his picnic hamper and pump trough,
0:16:26 > 0:16:32but they set him back £115, leaving £194.08 at his disposal.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34This is heavy!
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Later, they'll be making for the auction in Chudleigh,
0:16:37 > 0:16:40but our first stop is on the northern edge of Dartmoor
0:16:40 > 0:16:41at Okehampton.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46This is the Okement River which runs through the town
0:16:46 > 0:16:48and once drove its wool mills.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Makes quite a contribution to its name, too.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Wish me luck.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57You'll be fine, mate. I'll see you later.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Yeah, drive carefully. Bye.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- Morning.- Good morning. - How are you, all right?- Very well.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Is it all right if I have a look round?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- Absolutely, help yourself. - Lovely, thank you.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Now, this looks like a proper antique shop to me,
0:17:12 > 0:17:15so Phil's more outrageous tendencies could be reined in.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18Well, most of them, anyway.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22I'm not going to buy them, but I just like making a noise.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25That's a shame - "bongo-playing auctioneer"
0:17:25 > 0:17:26would be quite something.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30It hasn't taken him long to beat a path to Jo's bargain section either.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34This is our 50% room. Everything in here...
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- I like the sound of that. - ..half its marked price.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39I can't resist half price. I do like half price.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41It's good stuff, half price is.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43There's something in here I quite like.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- The old fire extinguisher?- Yeah.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Ah, that looks familiar.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- My travelling companion, Tom, bought one of these.- Oh, right.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53And he thought it was fantastic.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56But it only made a tiny profit.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- Nicer one than that, too. - So you've got that at 34?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Yeah, so 17, but, again, anything in here is open to offers.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05I got this wrong. I'm doing myself, here.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08It's 24 quid, it says on there.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- Even less.- So it's 12 quid?- Yep.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14He likes it here. More brass, though?
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Those are nice. And this is a...
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Do you know, I always get pestle and mortar mixed up.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Which one's which?
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- One's pestle...- That's the mortar.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28It's quite a nice bit of spun brass.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29Can I put that with that?
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- I might be able to have a little bit of a brass lot.- Absolutely.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34That's 24.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37So that's 12 and that's 12, but no reasonable offer refused.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- Absolutely, not in this room. - The thing is, is it reasonable?
0:18:40 > 0:18:42That's what we've got to think about.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44OK, let's go and have a look, then.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46He seems set on his little brass section.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49I think at auction they're going to make...
0:18:49 > 0:18:52perhaps 15-30 quid, the two, which mean's I've got to try
0:18:52 > 0:18:55and buy them for somewhere between 5-10 quid.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- That's all I can do.- Goodness me! - It's mean as hell, isn't it?
0:18:58 > 0:19:01But they were in the no reasonable offer refused section.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03They were in the no reasonable offer.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Are we going to get to ten?
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- Whatever you can do for me. I'm not going to...- A fiver each.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- Can we do that? I'm happy with that. - There we are, my love.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16I wonder what Tom will make of Phil's fire extinguisher.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18- Cheers!- Bye!
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Meanwhile, the man himself is pressing on...
0:19:24 > 0:19:27..making his way east from Okehampton towards Crediton...
0:19:30 > 0:19:34..the birthplace of St Boniface, the Apostle of Germany.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40Morning.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- Ah, good morning.- I'm Tom.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- Hello, Tom, nice to meet you. I'm Jim.- Hi, Jim.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Ah, he's Jim and the shop's called James Antiques. Ha!
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Tom's not got an awful lot of cash left,
0:19:52 > 0:19:55but perhaps one of the smaller items might tempt him.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59It's just a little barrel, isn't it? It would have had your tap on here.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Very little one, though, isn't it?
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Another little bit of wood.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08Good mallet.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11It's £22.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14I do like that.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18In good working order. French, possibly, too.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- Don't need any more mirrors.- Yep, I think we can all agree on that.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29That's a nice little stool, isn't it?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Good to see him back in the window.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35That's all quite nice, isn't it? Nice little stool?
0:20:35 > 0:20:36That's got quite a bit of age to it.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39That's got to be early-mid 19th century, isn't it?
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- Very little.- Might also be French.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Perfect for a milk maid.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Doesn't wobble too much, that's all right.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50I'm drawn to these little bits of wood, aren't I?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Not many people are, that's the trouble.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- Oh, it's a crying shame, Tom. - It's £28.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59That's a possibility.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- Time for a little entente cordiale. - That's nice. That's got some stories.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Lovely, yes.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06You've got £22 on there.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Mmm-hmm.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11What sort of friendly deal could you do for me,
0:21:11 > 0:21:13bearing in mind I'm holding a mallet.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Yes!
0:21:15 > 0:21:16How does 15 sound?
0:21:17 > 0:21:1915 sounds better, but...
0:21:21 > 0:21:25- ..it's not great. I was hoping for a tenner.- Oh-ho-ho!
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- 12.- How about 11?
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- OK, you've got a deal. - Deal on that one.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- Jolly good. - That's nice, I like that.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35One nailed.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37So what can we do on here? You've got...
0:21:37 > 0:21:3928.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40Try 20 on that?
0:21:42 > 0:21:43How about 25 for...
0:21:44 > 0:21:46..the two?
0:21:46 > 0:21:48I've got 11 here.
0:21:48 > 0:21:4928.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Mallet versus stool, eh?
0:21:51 > 0:21:56- 26.- Like scissors, paper, stone. - OK, we've got a deal.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- Brilliant, thanks, Jim.- We won't argue over £1.- That is brilliant.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01So 26.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05More quick work on those two. I think Tom's shopping is complete.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10That's me done, four lots. Let's hope I don't get hammered in the auction.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Right, now, our two are back on the road again,
0:22:14 > 0:22:16with some very long noses.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- I bought a rocking horse... - A rocking horse?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- ..an aquarium...- An aquarium, what else? That sounds fishy.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- ..two wheel barrows. - Two wheel barrows?
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Always buy things in pairs, don't you?
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- Do you want to know what I've bought?- Yeah.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29I bought a helter-skelter,
0:22:29 > 0:22:31I bought a slide,
0:22:31 > 0:22:33a tractor and a flock of sheep.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Now, why does that sound so worryingly plausible, Phil?
0:22:39 > 0:22:41They're motoring from Crediton
0:22:41 > 0:22:43towards the Devon county town of Exeter.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47There's been a settlement here since 250BC,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50and Exeter has several historic buildings,
0:22:50 > 0:22:54but there were once many more, until World War II, that is,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57when the Luftwaffe destroyed or severely damaged
0:22:57 > 0:22:59much of the city centre.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Fortunately, photographs survive, though,
0:23:01 > 0:23:05and Tom's here to see a unique archive of old Exeter.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10- Afternoon.- Hello, Tom, pleased to meet you.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- How are you doing, Peter? - Fine, thank you.- Good.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15I hear you've got a bit of a collection to show me.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17I think you'll find this pretty interesting.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18Sounds good, let's have a look.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Peter Thomas got the photography bug from his godmother
0:23:26 > 0:23:29and was given his very first camera at the age of 11.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34He grew up to become a camera dealer and collector who, in 1974,
0:23:34 > 0:23:36discovered a huge treasure trove
0:23:36 > 0:23:40at Exeter's oldest photographic studios.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41Going through the negatives,
0:23:41 > 0:23:45I was really surprised at what I was looking at,
0:23:45 > 0:23:48because in reality, I was looking at the history of Exeter
0:23:48 > 0:23:53and as an Exeter boy, didn't recognise what I was looking at.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- OK.- So, again, it started an intense fascination for me
0:23:57 > 0:24:01relating to archive photography and, in particular, Exeter,
0:24:01 > 0:24:05my own city, which I realised, actually, I didn't know that well.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10The man responsible for those photographs
0:24:10 > 0:24:14was Australian Henry Wykes, who first set up a studio
0:24:14 > 0:24:16in the city in 1914,
0:24:16 > 0:24:20documenting Exeter life in portraits, street scenes
0:24:20 > 0:24:22and much else besides.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Wykes's archive, which Peter purchased in the '70s,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28now forms the basis of his collection
0:24:28 > 0:24:30and contains over 42,000 negatives.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33The cameras he would have been using back in 1914,
0:24:33 > 0:24:35this is the sort of camera it would have been?
0:24:35 > 0:24:38These kind of cameras he would have used for external work,
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- because they were easy to take around.- Right.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46And here you can actually see the original Henry Wykes studio camera.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47That is enormous.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50And this was so big it was on casters
0:24:50 > 0:24:53and it was pushed up and down the studio floor
0:24:53 > 0:24:56until he got the correct distance from the subject.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57Very artistic.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06Henry Wykes became the city's most popular photographer,
0:25:06 > 0:25:08with premises at the prestigious Bedford Circus.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14And here on the side, Henry Wykes's signature
0:25:14 > 0:25:18on a panel telling you it's the Henry Wykes studio.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Fortunately for the archive, however,
0:25:20 > 0:25:24Wykes moved elsewhere during World War II, before the bombs
0:25:24 > 0:25:26which would destroy so much of the city
0:25:26 > 0:25:28fell on the Georgian masterpiece.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32- If he hadn't, total devastation. - Gone.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34And in the wartime period as well,
0:25:34 > 0:25:38Henry was to take photographs like this.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42- Oh, I see.- Which actually shows the west front of the cathedral
0:25:42 > 0:25:46and they had put bomb blast screens in
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- to save the windows. - Isn't that amazing?
0:25:48 > 0:25:49And this is where we get
0:25:49 > 0:25:53some of the most fascinating images for people today.
0:25:53 > 0:25:59- I love this.- This is typical of the street scenes, Exeter street scenes.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02There was a huge variety of historic buildings
0:26:02 > 0:26:04right throughout the city and, of course,
0:26:04 > 0:26:06with the devastation of the war,
0:26:06 > 0:26:09a vast amount of that was lost in the central area.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13But Henry, thankfully, recorded a lot of this.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17By the time Henry Wykes finally retired in the '60s aged 88,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20he was Britain's oldest working photographer...
0:26:20 > 0:26:24Focus on the left side and you press the button on the front.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26This could take a bit of time.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30..a Rolleiflex just like this one never far from his side.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31- Ready?- Yeah.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Lovely.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38But while Tom's been snapping on his Rollei,
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Phil's climbed behind the wheel of the Lancia...
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Charming. Just like a child.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47..heading south west from Exeter to Bovey Tracey.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52This town is also named after its river - the Bovey, in this instance.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54The other bit comes from the de Tracey family,
0:26:54 > 0:26:58who became lords of the manor after the Norman conquest.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00One of them, a William de Tracey,
0:27:00 > 0:27:06was even implicated in the murder of Archbishop Thomas a Becket in 1170.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Could be tasty!
0:27:10 > 0:27:11Hi, I'm Philip. How are you?
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- I'm Tina.- Good to see you.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15You couldn't get much more in here, could you?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17I think you could be right, Phil,
0:27:17 > 0:27:21but I'm sure you can do your bit to create a bit more space.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23After tea, of course.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24There we are, my dear.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26That looks excellent. Thank you very, very much indeed.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Cheese and pickle, ham and tomato.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30That looks excellent.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Well, maybe just a small slice.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36And then get back to work. How sweet.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39This is a nice mahogany mirror
0:27:39 > 0:27:41and it's so far out of taste it isn't true.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45At auction, that's going to make between £50-80, I would think.
0:27:45 > 0:27:46Another mirror, eh?
0:27:46 > 0:27:48How much is that?
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Erm, 95.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- Can it come for less than that? - Yes.- Good.
0:27:54 > 0:27:55And how much
0:27:55 > 0:27:56is that?
0:27:57 > 0:28:00- My typewriter? - It makes me laugh, that does.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- 40.- That's 40. I can come down on that.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07So, to the age-old question - mirror or typewriter?
0:28:07 > 0:28:10What's the best on that, and what's the best on that?
0:28:10 > 0:28:13The very, very best is 48.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14And what about that?
0:28:14 > 0:28:1625.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21I think we need to have a look at them, don't we?
0:28:21 > 0:28:22Take a letter, Miss Tina.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- That works.- I was 15 when I learned on one of these.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29Get out of it.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35That ain't working either.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- It's all going horribly wrong. - It has.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40What's occurring here? That doesn't work, Tina, does it?
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- Faulty goods.- Aww.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Mmm, those two might struggle to make the front page,
0:28:46 > 0:28:47however long they hold it for.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49What about the mirror, then?
0:28:49 > 0:28:51That should work, at least.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55Right, so what we've got here is a 19th century mirror.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58This is made out of mahogany.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00This is cross-banded in satinwood.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Do you remember Arthur Negus? "Beautiful dovetails.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07"Wonderful dovetails."
0:29:07 > 0:29:08Could you do that for 40?
0:29:08 > 0:29:10I'll decide on one or the other.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12I'll definitely have one or the other.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Could that come for about 15?
0:29:14 > 0:29:17No, I've got to get nearly 25 on that one.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19OK. What about that? Can that come for 40?
0:29:21 > 0:29:25- I wanted 48. I'll come down to 45.- OK.
0:29:25 > 0:29:26So, I think...
0:29:28 > 0:29:30..I'm going to buy that off you.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35- So one mirror for £45 and Phil's done with a kiss.- Take care now.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Time to compare those purchases.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- Hey, Tom, how are you doing?- I'm good.- I wish I'd got here earlier.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45- Why's that?- Someone's left an old frame in the woods behind us.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48He's right. Or there's antiques growing on trees.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Go on.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Mirror, mirror... I can sense a theme. Oh, I like that.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56- Yeah?- I do.- My little stool?- Yeah, I like that.- It's nice, isn't it?
0:29:56 > 0:29:59That's got "sale" written all over it. How much was that?
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- That was £15. - That's for nothing, isn't it?
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- Don't know how old it is, but it doesn't matter, does it?- No.
0:30:05 > 0:30:0815 quid. That's cool, I like that.
0:30:08 > 0:30:09How much was your mirror?
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- Mirror was £65.- Nice thing.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- I like that, good size. - Quality thing.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- That?- £11.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18- Yeah.- Not exactly his favourite, I assume.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Are you going to show me this, then?
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- Come here.- He's taking me to the woods. Help!
0:30:24 > 0:30:27There's a lot of timber in that, isn't there? Oh!
0:30:27 > 0:30:30MUSIC: "Teddy Bears' Picnic"
0:30:30 > 0:30:31- Lean it up there?- Yeah.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36That will be a cracking mirror or a cracking painting.
0:30:36 > 0:30:37But isn't it a lovely frame?
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Yeah, that's a really, really good frame.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41I've fallen in love with that.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43That's the danger,
0:30:43 > 0:30:46that you see something in it that someone else doesn't.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Yeah, like your pump trough, perhaps, Phil.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51It's got a few scars around the edges, but that's...
0:30:51 > 0:30:52Just don't get the removal man
0:30:52 > 0:30:55who took your last stuff to the auction to touch this.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Mate, this is more likely to break his foot.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- Now, when it comes to breaking feet...- Let's see what you've got.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Now prepare to see something very familiar, Tom.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- We've got...- Got a nice hamper. - I thought we'd have a picnic.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- What else have you got here? - You bought fire extinguishers
0:31:10 > 0:31:12so I don't see why I shouldn't buy a fire extinguisher.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16Were you so impressed with my buy last time? That's why you bought it?
0:31:16 > 0:31:17Where's your bracket?
0:31:19 > 0:31:21At a fiver, they don't have brackets.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23You're after that £2 profit I made on mine, that's what it is.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- Those two were a tenner. - That's nice.
0:31:26 > 0:31:27This was a tenner.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- This is good. It's nice. - I just thought that was OK.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- This is a real "yesterday's antiques".- Yeah, definitely.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36It's got replacement handles
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- but it's nice enough. - It's nice. It's faded nicely.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41And I bought it for £45.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- That should be all right, shouldn't it?- I would hope so.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Do you like those?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- They're brilliant, aren't they? I love these.- I love them.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49I don't know what the hell you'd do with them?
0:31:49 > 0:31:50What would you do with them?
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- I've no idea.- Put them to your ear, you can hear the sea.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56And finally, if you want to pick that up...
0:31:56 > 0:31:58- TOM GROANS - ..you'll have no shoulders left.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00- That's a lump, isn't it? - Yeah, that is a lump.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02That's lovely.
0:32:02 > 0:32:03That was 55 quid.
0:32:03 > 0:32:04That's a bargain.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07It's nice with the front to it, isn't it? That's a nice shape.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Anyway, let's go back to the woods, shall we?
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Let's go back in here and put my picture frame away.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14But what did they really think, then?
0:32:14 > 0:32:16The funnels, I think they're great, but...
0:32:17 > 0:32:20..who's going to buy them?
0:32:20 > 0:32:22A real good gamble is that frame,
0:32:22 > 0:32:26because the most he could possibly lose on that is £30-40
0:32:26 > 0:32:29and he might make 200 quid, so it's really going to be game on.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32He could catch me up just in one item.
0:32:32 > 0:32:33Thanks, Tom.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36I'm confident that that frame is going to do really, really well.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Would be great to beat him at this auction.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40He's 2-0 up at the moment, so I need to get one.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46After beginning in Ashburton and almost circumnavigating Dartmoor,
0:32:46 > 0:32:51today's trip will conclude at an auction in nearby Chudleigh.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53- This is it.- An ancient wool town.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57- Perhaps we should have bought some wool.- Should have done.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58Poetry too.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01The great 17th century poet John Dryden
0:33:01 > 0:33:03wrote some of his most famous works hereabouts,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06thanks to having a local lord for a patron.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- My frame's going to beat your funnels.- Get out of here.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- It is, clearly.- That is just the innocence of youth.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15My funnels or your mirror?
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- It's going to be my frame, isn't it? - Oh, get out.- It is!
0:33:20 > 0:33:24Auctioneer Michael J Bowman's been holding regular auctions
0:33:24 > 0:33:27at Chudleigh Town Hall for over 25 years now,
0:33:27 > 0:33:32so I wonder how he rates Tom and Phil's little acquisitions.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34My favourite item is the picture frame.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36Good condition for its age,
0:33:36 > 0:33:39it's a good size, it's decorative, makes a statement.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41It's probably worth 100-150.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44My least favourite item is the oval mirror, the gilt mirror.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46I think it'll struggle.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Mirrors are so cheap to buy brand-new that second-hand ones,
0:33:49 > 0:33:50unless they're a bit special,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53could be difficult, so I think it's a £15-20 mirror.
0:33:54 > 0:33:59So, his best and his worst, courtesy of Tom.
0:33:59 > 0:34:05Tom started out with £230.02 and he spent £191 on four auction lots.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08What sort of friendly deal could you do for me?
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Bearing in mind I'm holding a mallet.
0:34:10 > 0:34:16Whilst Phil began with £309.08 and he spent £170 on five auction lots.
0:34:18 > 0:34:19OK, Chudleigh.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21..£30.
0:34:21 > 0:34:22Keep your hair on.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- What's up first?- Your toilet mirror.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26I hope it's not my down-the-toilet mirror.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- I think it might be, but... - Cheers(!)
0:34:29 > 0:34:33Remember, he narrowly plumped for this instead of an old typewriter.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- What do you think?- I think it's going to go for £45.- Don't say that.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- I think it will.- Think or hope?
0:34:38 > 0:34:39Both, to be fair.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Start me at £10 for the mirror. 10 bid, thank you.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45At £10. At 10.
0:34:45 > 0:34:4712, 15,
0:34:47 > 0:34:5017, 20,
0:34:50 > 0:34:5222, 25,
0:34:52 > 0:34:5427, 30...
0:34:54 > 0:34:56It's getting there.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59At 30. Lot 64 at £30.
0:34:59 > 0:35:00At 30. 32.
0:35:00 > 0:35:0335.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05At £35. 37.
0:35:05 > 0:35:0640.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08It's going, it's going.
0:35:08 > 0:35:1040. Front of the room.
0:35:10 > 0:35:11All done?
0:35:11 > 0:35:12At £40...
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Oh, dear - a losing start.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Even more after commission.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21I was bang on.
0:35:21 > 0:35:2240 quid.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Or did I say 45?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Mallet under the hammer, anyone?
0:35:29 > 0:35:31How do you know it's French?
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- I just think it is.- Why? Did you go, "Ooh, ma-llette?"
0:35:36 > 0:35:40The old mallet, there. Well patinated. Start me at £10.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Come on, £10, come on, £10.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43Item... 10 bid, thank you.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45At £10. At 10.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48At £10. We have one bid at 10. At £10 and I'm selling.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- If there's no further bids... - Nobody else wants it?
0:35:51 > 0:35:52I wonder why.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55- I can't believe that.- I can.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Not an auspicious start.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59If that was an English mallet...
0:36:01 > 0:36:04Time to worry about Phil's mortar without pestle
0:36:04 > 0:36:07and altogether useless fire extinguisher...now!
0:36:07 > 0:36:12Both useful in their ways. Start me at £10 for the two.
0:36:12 > 0:36:1410, is there?
0:36:14 > 0:36:1610 to start. No bid anywhere? There for sale.
0:36:18 > 0:36:2110, thank you, sir. At £10. Gentleman's bid now at 10.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- Can I see 12 anywhere?- Trouble, here.- Are you going to struggle?
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- Yeah.- Gentleman's bid seated at 10.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28I'm selling if there's no further bids at £10.
0:36:28 > 0:36:29At £10...
0:36:31 > 0:36:33That felt like a good result...
0:36:33 > 0:36:35in the circumstances.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37I don't like Devon. I'm not coming here again.
0:36:37 > 0:36:38That's the end of it.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Devon's famous for its milk, so how about Tom's little stool?
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Start me at £10 for the stool.
0:36:47 > 0:36:4810 bid, thank you. At 10.
0:36:48 > 0:36:4912.
0:36:49 > 0:36:5115.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52At £15.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- Front of the room at 15.- £15?
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- At 15. 17, a gentleman's bid. - Good boy, go on, go on.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03£17, in the centre seated at 17, gentleman's bid. Are you all done?
0:37:03 > 0:37:05At £17...
0:37:06 > 0:37:08A tiny triumph.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10I think I've just made 20p.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16What can Phil's picnic basket do?
0:37:16 > 0:37:17Just a profit would be nice.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21Edwardian hamper, right time of year for this. Start me at £10.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25- Oh, why doesn't he start it a bit higher?- At £10.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27At 10.
0:37:27 > 0:37:28At 10, 12.
0:37:29 > 0:37:30Hell, I made a profit!
0:37:30 > 0:37:34At £12. The hamper at 12, in the doorway. All done, and I'm selling.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36I tell you what, this is tough, isn't it?
0:37:36 > 0:37:37Three down the toilet.
0:37:39 > 0:37:40This is no picnic.
0:37:40 > 0:37:41Is it raining out?
0:37:41 > 0:37:43I wonder why these people are in here,
0:37:43 > 0:37:45cos they're not bidding, are they?
0:37:45 > 0:37:47- It must be raining outside. - I don't know what they're doing.
0:37:47 > 0:37:48It may get worse.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Tom's mirror was the auctioneer's least favourite lot, remember.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54I want to savour this moment. What did you pay for the mirror, Tom?
0:37:56 > 0:37:58- COUGHING: £65.- Sorry, how much?
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- The gilt-framed mirror hanging up on the wall.- Come on, come on.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05The whole lot, they're all turning round. Come on!
0:38:07 > 0:38:08Is there 10 for the mirror?
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- Is there 5 for the mirror? - Are you serious?
0:38:14 > 0:38:16£5 if you like, it's there for sale.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18That's unbelievable.
0:38:19 > 0:38:20- No bid.- No bid?!
0:38:21 > 0:38:25- 5 bid now, at £5. - I would've rather he'd left it.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28- He's just done you a disservice. - Yeah, I could have taken that on.
0:38:28 > 0:38:29At 5.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33- At 5, back of the room, all done? - I'm feeling a bit sick.- At £5.
0:38:34 > 0:38:40That's dreadful! A huge loss that leaves Phil nicely in the lead.
0:38:40 > 0:38:41Not much to boast about, though.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44What you've got to remember is that people watching this
0:38:44 > 0:38:47recognise us as being experts in our own field, right.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49They recognise that we can go out there,
0:38:49 > 0:38:52we can sniff out those little nuggets that other people miss
0:38:52 > 0:38:56and we can pay £65 for them
0:38:56 > 0:38:58and sell them for £5.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01That is a skill that a lot of people don't have.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06Phil's funnel might do just as badly and even things up a bit.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08I'm not sure this lot are ready for funnels.
0:39:08 > 0:39:13Not only useful but attractive. The pair, start me at £20 for the pair.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Big intro.
0:39:15 > 0:39:1820? At £20, thank you, sir. 5, may I say?
0:39:18 > 0:39:1925.
0:39:21 > 0:39:2230.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Hello.
0:39:24 > 0:39:2540.
0:39:25 > 0:39:2745.
0:39:27 > 0:39:2950. Are we all done?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32At £50...
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Mr Jameson, thank you.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Phew! A relief, but still a loss after commission.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40Before the auction, I was concerned I'd only bought four lots.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42I'm actually now quite pleased.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43- Do you want one of mine?- No!
0:39:43 > 0:39:48But the silver fox has one last chance - his pump trough.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51This is my Usain Bolt, this is. This is my banker.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54If this doesn't run to glory, I'm absolutely up it, mate.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59- Start me at £20 for this...- £20?!
0:39:59 > 0:40:03- 20 bid, thank you. Lady's bid at 20. - At least he got 20.- 5, may I say?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05At 20. 25.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- 30.- That's good.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10At 30, 35. 40.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11It's getting there.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14At £40, in front of me at 40.
0:40:14 > 0:40:1645, a new bidder.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18At 45. 50.
0:40:18 > 0:40:205.
0:40:20 > 0:40:2160.
0:40:21 > 0:40:225.
0:40:22 > 0:40:2370.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- 5.- That's better.- At 75. Gentleman's bid now at 75.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Standing, at 75.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- At 75.- It just means I've wiped my face for the day.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34It's better than...
0:40:34 > 0:40:35At £75.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Mr Bainbridge, thank you.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41That profit means Phil's now made a small loss overall.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44I'm going to go let this auctioneer's tyres down.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46I am. I'm going to find out which his car is.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49It'll be the Rolls-Royce outside. I'm going to go let the tyres down.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Thanks to his mirror, Tom's gone backwards,
0:40:52 > 0:40:56but could the French frame somehow save the day?
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- Are you anxious?- I'm very, very, very, very anxious.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Let me tell you, I'm actually quite anxious for you.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04The picture frame at 128.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07This is it. You can hear that buzz. The whole room's lifted.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10The picture frame at 128.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12A handsome piece. Start me at £30 for this.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14- 30 bid, thank you. - Oh, good(!)
0:41:14 > 0:41:1650, 60
0:41:16 > 0:41:1870, 80,
0:41:18 > 0:41:1990, 100.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- Oh, yeah.- 110, a new bidder.
0:41:22 > 0:41:23120.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25130, 140,
0:41:25 > 0:41:27150, 160,
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- 170...- My heart, mate.- Well done.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31At 180.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33At 180. 190.
0:41:33 > 0:41:34200.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36210, 220,
0:41:36 > 0:41:38230, 240.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43250, 260,
0:41:43 > 0:41:45270.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47At 270, 280.
0:41:47 > 0:41:48290.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50At 290.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52I tell you, this has got to be one of the best auction houses
0:41:52 > 0:41:55- I've ever been to. - Standing, at 290.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Lady's bid at 290. All done?
0:41:57 > 0:41:59At £290.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05- £290.- Well done, mate.- Thank you.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07That fantastic result has changed everything,
0:42:07 > 0:42:10putting the new boy on top.
0:42:10 > 0:42:11I've won an auction.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Does that mean I've won an auction?
0:42:13 > 0:42:15What it does mean is the drinks are on you.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- Loser drives, though, buddy. - Oh, here we go.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Not only has Tom won today,
0:42:20 > 0:42:23but he's grabbed the overall lead as well.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27Phil started out with £309.08 and after paying auction costs
0:42:27 > 0:42:30he made a loss of £16.66.
0:42:30 > 0:42:35So, he has £292.42 to spend next time.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41While Tom began with £232.02 and after paying auction costs,
0:42:41 > 0:42:45he made a profit of £73.04,
0:42:45 > 0:42:49leaving him with £303.06 and a narrow lead.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53That is a spanking in any sort of language, mate.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- We've had some good ones in there. - Absolute spanking.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57- And some real shockers. - I'm delighted for you.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04That was brilliant. What a brilliant auction house.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05Yeah, yeah, yeah, don't rub it in.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09Next on Antiques Road Trip...
0:43:09 > 0:43:11This is Philip Serrell.
0:43:11 > 0:43:12..some touchy-feely bargaining...
0:43:12 > 0:43:15Can I squeeze you a little more?
0:43:15 > 0:43:17..and a touching admission.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20- My mum made it last week.- Did she?