0:00:02 > 0:00:06It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13- Going, going, gone.- Yes!- Hello.
0:00:13 > 0:00:18The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22- Yes!- There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23I'm going to try and win.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- The sun shines on the brave, doesn't it?- Exactly.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47It's the fourth leg of our West Country experience,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51tripping in a vintage Lancia with Tom Scott and Phil Serrell.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- Have you enjoyed it? - What a brilliant trip it's been.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- It's been really good fun. You've been good company.- It's been great.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59I have to say, my affection for your company has waned over
0:00:59 > 0:01:01the course of the last auction.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Oh, dear.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Dealer, Tom, is a Road Trip greenhorn,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09who was very much the runner-up
0:01:09 > 0:01:12until a magnificent French frame put him right back in the picture.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15At £290.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17I'll tell you this,
0:01:17 > 0:01:19it's got to be one of the best auction houses I've ever been to.
0:01:19 > 0:01:25Phil, an auctioneer and a seasoned roadrunner, has been here before.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27This is Philip Serrell for the Antiques Road Trip.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31He's certainly not bitter though. Not much.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35On the strength of that, they've changed the title of the programme.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37They're going to call it You've Been Framed.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44Phil began with £200 and he's increased that to £292.42.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Tom also set out with £200 and he's
0:01:50 > 0:01:55so far amassed just a little bit more with £303.06.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00- I've got one auction, you got to. - Yeah.- There's two left.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01No, that's the end of it.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04I've declared that the end of the competition.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Our trip begins at the far southwest corner of Britain,
0:02:08 > 0:02:13at St Buryan, before wending its way around several counties
0:02:13 > 0:02:18and never straying too far from the coast to reach Wareham in Dorset.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Today, we're starting out at Exeter in the county of Devon
0:02:21 > 0:02:25and making for an auction over the border at Upwey in Dorset.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Why can't I see the seaside, Tom? Slow down. I want to see the sea.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- We're quite a long way inland here. - Are we?
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Actually, ex-geography teacher, Phil, has got a point,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44because Exeter does have a link to the ocean.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48There's been a quay here since Roman times but in the 16th century,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51one of Britain's earliest canals was constructed to carry
0:02:51 > 0:02:54goods to the river and the English Channel.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56I love Exeter, down here, down by the river,
0:02:56 > 0:02:58which presumably must be the River Exe.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59- Yes.- Or Ter!
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Nowadays, this nicely redeveloped area is more about leisure, though.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- Here we go then, mate. - And shopping.- Funkles!
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- Let's see what we can find, mate. - Who's going in first? Thee or me?
0:03:11 > 0:03:14You go first because you're technically the loser. Come on.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- No need for that already. Morning. - Hello, hello, hello.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21We all right to have a bit of a dig and we'll give you a shout?
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Thank you very much. How much is the till?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28While Phil makes a bid for the till,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Tom has the rest of Funkles to choose from.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32There's plenty of it too.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35It's just a question of seeking out the quality.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36I don't know where to look.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Tricky.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Phil has moved on but, because the dealer's not around,
0:03:46 > 0:03:51all communication has to be via Carmen and the phone.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- And when they do get to talk... - Hiya, Simon.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- ..they're still a long way apart. - Yeah, your maritime bucket.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- '40, I'll do that for.'- And that's the best you can do on that one?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- 'It is really.'- All right, OK.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Let me have a think and I'll have a wander round.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Ah, a humidor.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12This could appeal to the Havana cigar devotees of Dorset.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Are there any?
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- Ask him if there's any movement on this humidor at 70 quid.- OK.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19He wants to know if there's any movement on the humidor.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24- 'Tell him I'll go 55 but I'll be losing money if I go any lower.'- OK.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- I'll let him know that. He said 55 is as low as he'll go.- OK.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32I think I need to buy it at 40, so I think I'm going to have to leave it.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Oh, dear.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38Sounds like Phil is getting a bit frustrated. What's Tom unearthed?
0:04:38 > 0:04:39They're quite fun, aren't they?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42This would have been a bit of artillery. It's a shell.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48Pretty big old thing. Someone has stuck those on the sides.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58They could be quite good - if we can get them cheap.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Now, let's hope Phil has found something.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- I wanted to look at that woodwind instrument thing.- OK.
0:05:04 > 0:05:10- I can't get into it.- Can't get into it.- Haven't got the right key. No.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14This just isn't his day so far, but while the search goes on,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Tom is about to smuggle his jugs over to Carmen.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22- I'll just have a final quick... - Not pinching them.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- Right, let's go.- Sneaky.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26I think we've got to be quick
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- because Philip is just around the corner.- I've got Simon on the line.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Is he on the line?- 'We'll do them for £20 per pair.'
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- 20 quid the pair. - How about 15?
0:05:35 > 0:05:36I'm handing him over to you.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Simon, I was wondering whether you might be able to help me
0:05:39 > 0:05:42and nip me down to £15 for the pair.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47- 'Yeah, you take them, mate.'- Lovely. Appreciate that. Deal. £15.- Good.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50One deal to Tom but Phil has kept his powder dry.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53I'll tell you what, I'm going to see what else I can find.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55You really need to get that off your chest, mate.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59So while Tom conceals his booty and departs, Phil's staying
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- in Exeter, still searching for that elusive first bargain.- Hello.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- Hello, good morning, Phil.- How are you? All right?- I'm very well.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- Nice to see you.- You too.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12There must be something at this antiques centre for Phil.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17- The best place to start is with Norman himself.- This is my store.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- Can I look at those, please?- Of course you may.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Ah, Royal Worcester. Phil's day has suddenly perked up a bit.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26As a Worcester man, he's got a soft spot for the stuff.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29My office is 40yds away from where they were made, probably.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31They were modelled by Hadley.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Potter and artist, James Hadley, has been described
0:06:35 > 0:06:38as probably the finest English modeller of all time.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43His work can be very valuable but only if it's in pristine condition.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Unfortunately, the front is damaged. It's been restored.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Crudely, may I say. The other one is perfect.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58If you see people going... They're not trying to eat pots.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01What they're trying to do is check for restoration.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03If you bite a piece of restored porcelain,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06it's like biting into soap, whereas if you bite
0:07:06 > 0:07:09a piece of un-restored porcelain, it's actually really quite hard.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13I'll have a think about that. Let's just see what else we can find first.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16I think we'll be seeing more of those two.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18There's some really interesting things in this place.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23Really interesting things. Is it an ear trumpet? Hello?
0:07:23 > 0:07:24I like that.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27It's just a glazed stoneware water bottle, isn't it?
0:07:27 > 0:07:31This is in really good condition for its age. It's salt glaze.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- We got a bit of damage to the tap. - We've got 45 on there.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Let's just have a chat. Can I give you that to take back to the counter?
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- A possibility, eh?- Yeah, yeah.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Whatever the barrel's merits, the fact that the Worcester
0:07:44 > 0:07:47figures actually belong to Norman might just swing it.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- Ticket price £150 the pair. - What's the best on that you can do?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52What are you aiming at?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55I've got to try and buy for 15, 20 quid, that's what I've got.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- That's not mine.- No. I think I'm going to stick at these here.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- That's what I think. - So, what are you thinking, Phil?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04You're thinking, you're concentrating, you're looking,
0:08:04 > 0:08:09you're picking out little bits. Tell me what you honestly think.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10I like him, I like him.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13I think that one, I wouldn't say it's worthless,
0:08:13 > 0:08:16I couldn't buy just one off you, I've got to buy the pair off you.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19I've got to try and buy them for around the 60 quid mark.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- I can't come down to that kind of figure.- OK.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- Can I give you 70 quid for the two? - Can you make it 80?
0:08:25 > 0:08:26That's a big reduction.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28It's a massive reduction, it's a massive reduction.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- Can you ease me another fiver into it?- I can't, I can't, honest.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34I'll have those off you. You're a gentleman and a scholar.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Let me get some money out. I'm pleased with those. You've helped me.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- Thank you very, very much.- It's a giveaway. It's your lucky day.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44- I hope so.- Phil's first buy for £80, that's a relief.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46He's a changed man all of a sudden.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Now it's time to leave Exeter,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52heading east towards Clyst Honiton.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53Then follow the sign.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- You must be John.- I am.- How are you? - Not too bad.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- Good to see you.- And you.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- Is that full of stuff?- That's full of stuff.- That's full of antiques?- Yes.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04It's a barn.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Well, if you're going to stock a huge range of quality furniture and
0:09:10 > 0:09:14decorative items, then a building like this makes perfect sense.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17He was going at a hell of a lick
0:09:17 > 0:09:19when he hit that corrugated iron, wasn't he?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22But whether any of it will be within Phil's price range seems
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- highly unlikely. - That's a fair old thing, isn't it?
0:09:26 > 0:09:29The two of them are £12,000. The one behind is bigger.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- So, they wouldn't come at 50 quid, would they?- No, no.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Some of John's stock is a little more affordable.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38The asking price of that Edwardian card table, for example,
0:09:38 > 0:09:42is a mere £895, but even if Phil could afford it,
0:09:42 > 0:09:44it might not play well at the auction.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- Now, what's he got there? - These are wicked.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52If you've got a cabinet and you want to fill it full of books,
0:09:52 > 0:09:57that's what you buy to put in there. Are they books? No.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59That's what they are.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- John?- Hello.- Are these book front things in here for sale?
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- They could be for sale, I guess.- How much are they?- Absolutely no idea.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- What have we got? - This is getting better by the minute.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11I don't want all of them.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13The bigger ones, I'd charge you £15 for and
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- £10 for the smaller ones. - You can't do 2 of them for 15 quid?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19I would be replacing them anyway and it would cost me
0:10:19 > 0:10:21more than I'm selling them for.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23I'll tell you what I'm going to do, I've made my mind up.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- I'm going to have that one. - Ah, Voltaire, very Phil Serrell.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Apparently, when the priest asked him to renounce Satan,
0:10:31 > 0:10:35his last words were, "Now is not the time for making new enemies."
0:10:35 > 0:10:37You've been really kind and I think you've got a fantastic shop.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- Thank you very much.- Thank you. - That's great, thank you.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41You're a gentleman.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43There can't be very many people who leave here
0:10:43 > 0:10:45just £10 lighter in the wallet.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Tom, meanwhile, is motoring south,
0:10:52 > 0:10:57making his way beside the River Exe to Lympstone, Exmouth,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00where he'll visit a strange and wonderful house
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- in the company of guide, Kate. - Hello.- Hello there.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Nice to meet you.- I'm Tom.- Welcome to A La Ronde.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09It's actually not round.
0:11:09 > 0:11:1416-sided in fact, which makes it a hexadecagon.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Makes for some interestingly shaped rooms too,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20several with great views of the estuary below.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24A La Ronde wasn't created by any grand designer though,
0:11:24 > 0:11:28- but by two very well travelled spinster cousins.- Beautiful room.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- It is.- Who had the house built?
0:11:30 > 0:11:31Jane and Mary Parminter.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36They went on this grand tour about the late 1780s
0:11:36 > 0:11:39and they really were very gutsy ladies.
0:11:39 > 0:11:46For spinsters to go off on their own on the Continent and particularly as
0:11:46 > 0:11:51the French Revolution was occurring at the time, was absolutely amazing.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56- Yeah.- The experience certainly had quite an effect.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57They got a lot of ideas,
0:11:57 > 0:12:01when they were on their ten year travels, from Italy.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05They wanted a round house when they came back to Britain.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09The Parminters based their designs on Italian architecture,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12and once they'd built A La Ronde,
0:12:12 > 0:12:16they set about creating a highly individual decorating scheme
0:12:16 > 0:12:20filled with many unusual mementos of their travels together.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23The frieze is all made up from bird feathers.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26The speckled ones, that's guinea fowl.
0:12:26 > 0:12:32You can see peacock and the green is woodpecker.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- In the glue, they used quite a bit of cognac.- That sounds good.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Well, yes.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Actually, it was the cognac that has kept the colourings of the feathers.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- Really? So, that's helped preserve it?- Precisely.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Feathers and brandy were certainly different but without doubt,
0:12:49 > 0:12:54Jane and Mary's favourite material was the seashell. Thousands of them.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Tiny ones to create pictures for the walls
0:12:57 > 0:13:00and other larger ones for a variety of uses.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04The fireplace has never ever been used
0:13:04 > 0:13:08because they were making their creations.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11These particular ones, here on the wall,
0:13:11 > 0:13:13they did bring them back from their tour.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17The home of the Parminters is now owned by the National Trust
0:13:17 > 0:13:21and sadly only this portrait of Mary now survives.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Their journals, stored away in a bank vault for safekeeping,
0:13:25 > 0:13:29were also lost during the Blitz in Exeter.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Were they alive today, the extraordinary cousins would
0:13:32 > 0:13:35probably be competing for the Turner Prize, as at the top
0:13:35 > 0:13:39of the house is their piece de resistance, the shell gallery.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41They wanted you to get the impression that you were
0:13:41 > 0:13:44either coming into a cave or a grotto.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- You've got all this algae on the walls...- I see.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51..and then you've got the softness of the sea.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Then you've got the shells on the shore.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- Way up here. I see.- Way up there.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Because it's so very fragile, access is now restricted.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Tom, however, has been permitted a special peek.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07- I'm going to surprise you now. - OK.- OK.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- Oh, yes. Look at that.- Super. - Amazing.- Isn't it?
0:14:13 > 0:14:16We're seeing the beginning of the actual gallery.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17That's incredible, isn't it?
0:14:17 > 0:14:20It's got to be tens of thousands of shells. It's really stunning.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29But while Tom's been "A La Ronde", Phil has just
0:14:29 > 0:14:33carried on shopping, journeying from Clyst Honiton to Hele...
0:14:35 > 0:14:38..where, on the site of an old cider factory...
0:14:38 > 0:14:43This is fantastic. I am so looking forward to this.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48- ..there is a very unusual retail opportunity.- Hiya, how are you?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- You've got some good stuff here, haven't you?- Thanks very much.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Yes, quite something.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56They even supply film and TV props out of all of this.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01- 45,000 square feet of antiques, reclamation...- Just passing through.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05..and collectables.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06And how much is the drum?
0:15:08 > 0:15:13- 40 quid. There's two more up there. - How much is that bigger one?- 50 quid.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19I'll tell you what, that's going to take some putting back together,
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- isn't it?- Yeah, I didn't realise it was badly damaged.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24So, the price is coming down?
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Yeah, I'll do it for 40 quid, the same as the other.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28Are you sure, Phil?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30It's a question of how the hell
0:15:30 > 0:15:33it is ever going to fit back together again?
0:15:34 > 0:15:35I think I'll worry about that later.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- It's a bit of a mess. - Yeah, you could say that(!)
0:15:43 > 0:15:46No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
0:15:46 > 0:15:48There just has to be a vaulting horse here.
0:15:48 > 0:15:54I bought one of those in the last road trip and I paid £70 for it,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57and it went into auction and it made 30 quid.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02I've got to buy that off you. I now know what they are worth. 30 quid.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Shall we move on?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Come on, Phil. Decision time.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10I like the drum but it's fallen apart and I like the vaulting horse
0:16:10 > 0:16:14because I'm convinced they're worth more than 30 quid.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18I can do it for cost price that vaulting horse, which is 100 quid.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- Can't do anything like that. - And the drum, I said 40, didn't I?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Yes, but it's wrecked, isn't it? I'll give you 20 quid
0:16:24 > 0:16:27and I'll spend most of the night trying to put it back together again.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- Go on, then.- All right? The drum is done. The drum's done,
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- but I want to buy something else. - I want you to buy something else.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35I want to buy something else.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Now, I don't know about you,
0:16:37 > 0:16:40but I think he's going to buy something else.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- How much is this roller, then? - Ah, that sort of roller.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Good on a farm or for flattening a wicket.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47I'll do that for 80 quid for you.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51I know you've been helpful to me,
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- but I'm going to bid you nonetheless and notwithstanding.- Go on, then.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- 50 quid.- Don't be ridiculous.- What? - It did cost more than that.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03Don't you speak to me like that. I'm trying to get rid of old stock here.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- 75 quid.- I'll tell you what. This is my best shot here.
0:17:07 > 0:17:08Right.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- Oh, yeah?!- Here you are. 60 quid.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Well, seeing as you said so many nice things about the place...
0:17:17 > 0:17:20You're a gentlemen. Do you know what? I really like that.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- God knows what that is going to make. - You'll do all right on that,
0:17:22 > 0:17:27- I promise.- How old...? You think that's what, 1860?
0:17:27 > 0:17:29- My mum made it last week.- Did she?
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Lordy, mine was more of a knitter.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Well, after a slow start, Phil has certainly picked up speed today,
0:17:37 > 0:17:41a very different approach from his rival.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43How much money have you spent?
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- 15 whole pounds.- 15 quid? - On one thing. It's good, isn't it?
0:17:47 > 0:17:48On one thing?
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Night, night.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58Next morning finds our travellers on the other side of the border.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Dorchester was the capital of Wessex, wasn't it? Was it? Is this Wessex?
0:18:02 > 0:18:03No, it's Dorset.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07I know that but it's the old area of Wessex, isn't it? I think.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Geographer, Phil, was yesterday's big spender,
0:18:11 > 0:18:16splashing out £170 on some false books, a drum,
0:18:16 > 0:18:19a huge garden roller and some Worcester figurines.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21It's a giveaway. It's your lucky day.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25Leaving him with £122.42 to spend today.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28While Tom was the super saver,
0:18:28 > 0:18:32parting with a mere £15 for two artillery shell jugs...
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- You take them, mate. - Lovely, appreciate that.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40..making him cash rich with almost £288.06 at his disposal.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Later, they'll be making for the auction in Upwey,
0:18:44 > 0:18:48but our first stop is in the Dorset County town of Dorchester.
0:18:48 > 0:18:55LILTING ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYS
0:18:55 > 0:18:57It's got a nice feel to it, this place, I think.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Everywhere feels nice in the sun.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- Everywhere feels nice when you're ahead.- Now, Phil!
0:19:03 > 0:19:08Dorchester is famous for its poets like Sir John Cowper Powys
0:19:08 > 0:19:09and William Barnes,
0:19:09 > 0:19:13but the town's favourite son is without doubt, Thomas Hardy.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Did Thomas Hardy write Tom Brown's Schooldays?
0:19:17 > 0:19:20He wrote, what's it, didn't he? Tom Jones.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Actually, he mostly wrote books without Tom in the title, Phil.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27But he did base the Mayor of Casterbridge on his hometown.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Listen, you know what you've got to do, don't you?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Going to spend, spend and spend, mate.- 65 quid mirrors.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- Mirrors, mirrors, mirrors, go buy some mirrors.- See you later.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Now, of course, the key plot line in the Mayor of Casterbridge is the
0:19:41 > 0:19:45decision by the central character to auction off his own family.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49But I'm sure the antique shops of the real Dorchester
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- steer very clear of such controversies.- Morning.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53- You all right? - All right, thank you.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56I bought a table off you a couple of years back on a trip, didn't I?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- Made a fortune?- Wish I had done.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Just let the table go, Phil - start afresh!
0:20:02 > 0:20:06He doesn't need to buy much at "De Danann", either,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09so he can very much pick and choose.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- I think that's a Tunbridge Ware sock darner.- Yes, it's pretty, isn't it?
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Yes, just a nice little thing. Is there a price on that?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Yeah, it's a fiver.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19See, that could be a problem, because I'm used to getting, like,
0:20:19 > 0:20:2120 or 30 quid off something.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23If it's only a fiver, how am I going to get 20 quid off that?
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- Well, I thought it might make up for the table.- Ha-ha-ha!
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- Can I ask you to put that by for me? - Yeah, no problem.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Well, it's no vaulting horse, Phil,
0:20:31 > 0:20:35but it COULD be a very sensible buy. That, too, at a pinch...
0:20:35 > 0:20:37It's a 19th century snuffbox.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Very often, these would have had decorated scenes on the front.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Now, that, because there's no decoration, and a bit of damage,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46it's not going to be a hugely sought-after thing.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48But I think that's quite a nice little lot.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49The ticket price is £30,
0:20:49 > 0:20:52but I'm sure John would be willing to do a deal.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55I like that.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57It's just a marble column, and, erm,
0:20:57 > 0:20:59it's just a thing that's going to look decorative,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02either to show off a good Parian bust
0:21:02 > 0:21:05or piece of marble, or a pot or a bronze.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08So let's put that down there.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Mm! Two nice little treen items, versus a big old lump,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- what do YOU think? - Can I move it out?
0:21:16 > 0:21:20It COULD be described as a jardiniere, or even a torchere,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23and the ticket price is £175.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26I think the death would be like about 100 quid.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- No, that wouldn't be any good for me.- Wouldn't make any money?- No.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31See, there's a chunk off there, look.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33I think that's just come down another fiver.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38- Still a nice thing.- It's a lovely thing but it's broken.
0:21:38 > 0:21:4065 quid.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- I'll shake your hand now. - Yeah, go on, then.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45You're a gentleman. Thank you very much indeed.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47That, plus his roller, must amount
0:21:47 > 0:21:51to some of Phil's heaviest purchases yet. Well done!
0:21:51 > 0:21:53BELL RINGS
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Time, ladies and gentlemen. Time. Last orders!
0:21:56 > 0:21:58I think that means he's finished shopping.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Elsewhere in Dorchester...
0:22:03 > 0:22:05at the Curiosity Centre -
0:22:05 > 0:22:08sounds a bit more like Dickens than Hardy.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- Morning.- Hi.- I'm Tom. - Hi. Martin. Nice to meet you.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- Come for a bit of a rummage, is that all right?- Lots to see here.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Yes, definitely a bit Dickensian, I'd say.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20The Curiosity Centre will require plenty of digging, though.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24There's a lot of...vintage... There's a lot of painted, sort of,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26shabby chic, which I'm not after.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29So we'll just try and narrow it down a little bit.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34I could make Philip a nice new scarf.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Careful! He's very fussy about those, Tom!
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- Didgeridoo.- No, didgeri-don't!
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- How about a strong box? - Might it be treasure?
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- It's heavy enough... - KEY SQUEAKS AS IT TURNS
0:22:47 > 0:22:48That's the good bit -
0:22:48 > 0:22:51weight in there... I can't even lift the door!
0:22:51 > 0:22:53If you spend long enough in Phil's company,
0:22:53 > 0:22:55do you all end up buying like him, I wonder?
0:22:55 > 0:22:58What's he got on here? £85.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00I really like that.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Well, I'm sure Phil would approve. But now what's he come up with?
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Have you seen this?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Oh, lordie.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11That is a canoe. That's got to be bigger than Philip's, surely.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16You mean - the one that lost him £70 on a previous Road Trip?
0:23:16 > 0:23:20I like that a lot. Fantastic!
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Just what is it about canoes, chaps?
0:23:23 > 0:23:26I'm pretty sure that says £300.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27Wonder if I can afford that?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29No!
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Trouble is, this is probably going to
0:23:31 > 0:23:33see me down the creek the wrong way, isn't it?
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Yes. And I don't see a paddle, do you?
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Time to consult Martin, or perhaps just seek help.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41First thing, I'd like to have a look...
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- at this. - Ah, you found my strongbox.- Yeah.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- Does it open? I can't get it open.- Let's try.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- It might be me.- I certainly had it open.- Ah, there you go.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Ah, I was hoping the takings from last week would have been in there!
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- It's had some use.- Yeah, what has someone been putting in there,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02apart from snails? What would we be looking at?
0:24:02 > 0:24:04We could do something on that for you. Maybe...
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- 75.- It's a bit steeper than I was hoping.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Come on, then, you know the game.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11What I was going to do is make you a bid of...
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- 45...- 45? - ..which I know is really harsh.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17You're welcome to drop this on my foot if you want!
0:24:17 > 0:24:19It's a bit tight, Tom, but I tell you what,
0:24:19 > 0:24:21- squeeze me another fiver... - Yeah?- ..and it's yours.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23- 50?- Yeah.- Perfect.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- All right.- I love that. Brilliant. Thank you very much.- Deal.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Now for the flagship!
0:24:28 > 0:24:32What I'm hoping is that you're going to talk me right out of it.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Why would I do that?
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- Because you want me to win, surely? - Hey, it's a highly unusual thing,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39you won't find many of these in the auction houses.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41No, and there's probably a good reason for that.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- Now, it is wildly out of my budget...- Right.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47..and I'm thinking about how awkward this must be for you, every night,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- dragging it back in.- Ha-ha! I know where this is leading.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52I'm looking at being really, really cheeky,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- and talking like 60 quid. - 60 quid's a little cheap.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57- I know it is.- A little cheap.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Do you want another fiver, like on the strongbox,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- is that what you mean?- Well, compare the size of the strongbox
0:25:02 > 0:25:05to the size of the boat, and maybe that increment would be about right!
0:25:05 > 0:25:08What about 120, includes the box?
0:25:08 > 0:25:10What about 130?
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- 125?- Go for it. Deal.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15- Brilliant. - Well done.- Thanks, Martin.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18So, £75 for the canoe and £50 for the strongbox.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Does Upwey know what's coming?!
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Meanwhile, the Silver Fox, blissfully unaware that the canoe
0:25:28 > 0:25:30has changed hands, is on the road,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33and he's finally heading for the sea -
0:25:33 > 0:25:35without a scarf -
0:25:35 > 0:25:40motoring from Dorchester down to Chesil Beach and Abbotsbury...
0:25:41 > 0:25:45..to visit a unique and very ancient bird sanctuary.
0:25:50 > 0:25:51Hello? Oh, hi!
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- Hello, Phil.- How are you? - Nice to meet you.- Goodness me!
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- You must be Dave.- Welcome to Abbotsbury Swannery.- This looks
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- very official!- Oh, yes.- So, what's your official title, then?
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- I'm the swanherd here at Abbotsbury. - Do I have to stand to attention?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Well, no!
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Dave is the latest
0:26:07 > 0:26:12in a long and extremely venerable line of swanherds here.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Benedictine monks first founded the swannery
0:26:15 > 0:26:18for the meat, over 600 years ago.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19But for most of its history,
0:26:19 > 0:26:22conservation and study has been the aim.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27So, Dave, these two, which just seem to be... I won't say perched,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- but do they nest anywhere?- Well, they nest where they want to nest.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33They choose the site, and there's not much we can do about that.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34And once they've got a site,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37normally it's the same site year after year after year.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39They're not duck and drake - what are they called?
0:26:39 > 0:26:41They're cob and pen. Cob is the male.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- And they give birth to a cygnet.- Yes.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46- And how do you tell them apart? - Well, the male is usually heavier.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49There is normally a weight difference.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51- The black berry on top of the bill is usually bigger.- Yes.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54The male will have a richer colour orange on the bill.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57How many other swanneries are there in Britain?
0:26:57 > 0:27:00This is the only nesting colony of its kind here,
0:27:00 > 0:27:02and it's the only managed colony in the world.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- I'm going to put you to a test now. - Yes?
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- What's his name?- Erm...
0:27:07 > 0:27:09- You've got me! - You should have said Harry.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12No-one would ever have known!
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Because it's located on the Fleet Lagoon
0:27:19 > 0:27:22and sheltered from the open sea by Chesil Beach beyond,
0:27:22 > 0:27:26the birds can flourish here in the shallow, salty water
0:27:26 > 0:27:28and return year after year.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32When swans were eaten, their feathers were a useful by-product
0:27:32 > 0:27:36and at Abbotsbury, they like to maintain some traditions.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40Well, we collect them throughout the summer, whilst the birds
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- are moulting here...- Yes. - ..and there's a lot of people
0:27:43 > 0:27:46that have very specific uses for those feathers.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Lloyd's of London still use Abbotsbury quills
0:27:49 > 0:27:54to record shipping accidents, and they also adorn ceremonial helmets.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57The Gentlemen-at-Arms, the Queen's bodyguard,
0:27:57 > 0:28:00have them made into plumes for the helmets.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02- This is called a fall?- A fall.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04And these... That's fantastic.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07- They're all just beautifully bound, aren't they?- Yes.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12Although there's usually plenty of weed or grass to eat at Abbotsbury,
0:28:12 > 0:28:16around 600 swans will always welcome a feed.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Come on!
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Is there any danger that you might over-feed them?
0:28:21 > 0:28:24- It's never been a problem, erm... - I've had that problem.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Really? Ha-ha-ha!
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Now, you know how everyone warns you that a swan can break your arm?
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Ha! Highly unlikely, apparently.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35While we're at it - they do mostly mate for life,
0:28:35 > 0:28:36but the odd one can wander.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39The ones that are paler, they're the younger ones.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- They are last year's cygnets. - The ones with the grey back,
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- that's 12 months old.- Yes. They will moult for the first time this July.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48The last grey feathers will be lost in that moult, so by August,
0:28:48 > 0:28:52they will be snow white. Their beaks will remain grey for another year.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55They make a great noise. Just listening to them...
0:28:55 > 0:28:57SWANS MAKE PADDLING EFFECT
0:28:57 > 0:29:00- All you can hear is...- It's lovely. - ..on the water. Fantastic.- Yes.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10But while Phil's been communing with swans...
0:29:11 > 0:29:13..Tom's still in Dorchester...
0:29:15 > 0:29:18..heading for the same shop that his travelling companion graced earlier.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- Afternoon.- Afternoon. - How are you doing?
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- Yeah, all right, thank you. - I'm Tom.- I'm John.
0:29:23 > 0:29:24- Nice to meet you. - Pleased to meet you.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- Do you mind if I have a rummage? - No, have a look round,
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- by all means.- Down here? - Down here, up the stairs as well.
0:29:30 > 0:29:31Brilliant.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Now, Tom's still got plenty of cash,
0:29:34 > 0:29:36and there's certainly enough to choose from...
0:29:36 > 0:29:38I think this would look good in Philip's house.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41..although I think we can rule out at least one item.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44Trouble is, Philip's probably bought everything this morning.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46Nonsense!
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- BANGS HEAD - Ouch!
0:29:48 > 0:29:49How much are those?
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- £20...- The pair?
0:29:53 > 0:29:55..each. They're quite nice. Quite sweet.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Just decorative. The cane is in not bad condition -
0:29:57 > 0:29:58there's a few breaks here.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01This could be ideal, especially with them being...
0:30:01 > 0:30:03a pair.
0:30:03 > 0:30:04Or are they a pair?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06They're not quite a pair.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Let's see what John can do on those, then.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- You've got 40 for the two of them. - Right.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Where can you be? Can you help me?
0:30:16 > 0:30:1720.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20That's very generous. Can I squeeze you a little more?
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- HE WINCES - 18.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- HE LAUGHS - Perfect.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- OK!- That is brilliant, John - thank you very much for that.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Well, that was all very amicable!
0:30:31 > 0:30:33That's what I wanted to find.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Ah - didn't Phil peel that one earlier?
0:30:35 > 0:30:37BELL RINGS
0:30:37 > 0:30:39The ticket price on that is £65.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43I don't think it's big enough for a ship's bell - maybe a small boat,
0:30:43 > 0:30:45- I'm not sure.- Cor, he's getting very nautical today!
0:30:45 > 0:30:49But then the auction at Upwey is just a few miles from the coast.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51John - your bell...
0:30:51 > 0:30:54It can be 40 quid.
0:30:54 > 0:30:55- Can it?- Mmm.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- I think that's going to be too much for me. - BELL RINGS
0:30:58 > 0:31:0235 - if that's any good. But that is...
0:31:02 > 0:31:05That's getting better. Any way you can do 25?
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Mm-mmm. 30 quid - split the difference.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11- OK.- All right?- 30 quid. Deal.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- That's brilliant.- Done.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Time to compare those purchases.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19Our two men are... outstanding in their field... Ha!
0:31:19 > 0:31:21- You go first - let's see what you've got.- OK.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23- Got a bit of technology.- Hello!
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Sadly, the roller couldn't be with us.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- It is heavy.- That looks brilliant.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- It's a bit of fun. - That looks a very...excellent find.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33I thought you could turn it t'other way up,
0:31:33 > 0:31:35and just turn it into a column?
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Just leave it lying next to your tennis court, surely?
0:31:38 > 0:31:40- Yeah. And then... - You've got a bit of Worcester?
0:31:40 > 0:31:42They're by James Hadley,
0:31:42 > 0:31:45and they're about 1870-1875. That one...
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- has been bust.- Has it? They ARE lovely, aren't they?
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- And then, I always like to beat my own drum.- Yeah, I know -
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- I'm hearing that.- That was 20 quid.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- That's all right. It's a coffee table piece.- And then,
0:31:56 > 0:31:58- my last lot... - Something tucked away?- ..is here.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19- Now for another, much too heavy, lump.- I love that.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24That's fantastic. I am so envious of that. That manhole cover.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28I've always wanted one. It's the manhole cover.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31That's straight out of the Serrell handbook, isn't it?
0:32:31 > 0:32:36- Must be a fascinating read!- How much was your bell?- My bell was £30.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40You see, I'm not completely convinced about this, whether it is an 1840 one.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- I think that's actually the time, rather than the date!- Yeah.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45- What on earth have you done here? - I don't know.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48I don't know why I bought that. I don't know why I did.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- You don't like those, do you? - I think they're absolutely...
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Let me remember the word. Gopping.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54And what do you think of this?
0:32:54 > 0:32:58- I love that.- My strongbox. - I love that.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- I've got one more for you. - Let's have a look, then. - I did buy some furniture.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06- Really?- Two, so it's a set, very nearly.
0:33:06 > 0:33:07A pair of stools.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09It's not anyone you know?
0:33:09 > 0:33:11TOM LAUGHS
0:33:11 > 0:33:12- Don't be so rude!- Is it?
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- So how much did you pay for those? - £9 each.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- You can't fail, can you?- I think that was a good deal.- You cannot fail.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- It grieves me to say this... - You think we've done all right?
0:33:22 > 0:33:23No, I think YOU'VE done all right.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27- This is going to be a good auction again, isn't it?- Yes, fantastic.
0:33:27 > 0:33:28Come on, let's go.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30But, what do they really think?
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Not a fan of the drum. I think that's a real clanger.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38I think the real danger is that Tom has possibly out-Serrelled Serrell.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40He's gone and bought a canoe!
0:33:40 > 0:33:41I'm quietly confident.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43I think I might have rattled Phil a little bit, here.
0:33:43 > 0:33:49Tom's canoe against my Worcester figures, my column and my roller.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Who's going to win? "I hope it's me!"
0:33:52 > 0:33:55After starting out in Devon at Exeter,
0:33:55 > 0:33:57and heading over into Dorset,
0:33:57 > 0:34:01this leg of our trip concludes at an auction in Upwey.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Do you know where we're going to?
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Upwey could be some way up this way.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- Down this way?- Up this way. Not up that way, this way.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12Now, Upwey Station stars, as itself, in a Thomas Hardy poem
0:34:12 > 0:34:15and the village also boasts its own wishing well,
0:34:15 > 0:34:19which could be handy, because there's been a bit of an accident.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21They're in for a shock. Stand by.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Ah! Busted!
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- Oh, dear! - That's not so hot, is it?
0:34:27 > 0:34:28Happy days!
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Yeah!
0:34:31 > 0:34:33So, a roller which survived two world wars,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36dating back to the early days of Queen Victoria, has been broken.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Because it's insured, though, the auctioneer's valuation
0:34:39 > 0:34:43guarantees a minimum pay-out when it goes under the hammer.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45So, how does Michael Keeble value it?
0:34:45 > 0:34:49The granite roller unfortunately got broken in transit.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53I believe it would have made £120, if not broken, in the auction.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57Well, that'll help Phil overcome his disappointment, no doubt.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01He began with £292.42,
0:35:01 > 0:35:04and he spent £235 on five auction lots.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06- Do you recognise this?- Yours? Mine?
0:35:06 > 0:35:11While Tom started out with £303.06, and he spent £188,
0:35:11 > 0:35:14also on five auction lots.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Now, who was it said, "The only way is up"?
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Because whoever it was was wrong.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- What's this one again? - It's my Worcester figures.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24We're both a long way from home.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Remember, the one on the left's been restored,
0:35:27 > 0:35:31but the other is in very good condition.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33I've got three pre-commissioneds on this one.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35I can start them at 80, 90, 100...
0:35:35 > 0:35:39110, 120, 130, anywhere?
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- Philip!- 130, anywhere?
0:35:43 > 0:35:44What a piece.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46No interest?
0:35:46 > 0:35:49130, 140 on the book, 150 anywhere?
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- Look at you.- Selling, then.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56The dealer did say it was Phil's lucky day, though.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00- Happy days.- That's a relief, mate, that is a huge relief.- A nice start.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Yes, absolutely. What have you got next?
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Tom's strongbox. No attempt to lift it, I see.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Needed a bit of a clean-up.
0:36:09 > 0:36:15Lovely item, and two pre-bids on this. Take me in at £65.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17HE MOUTHS
0:36:17 > 0:36:19£70, anywhere?
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Nope? Staying at 65 to the pre-bidder, then.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27That's just landed on my toe.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Still a profit, Tom!
0:36:29 > 0:36:31And I cleaned it!
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Should have left it dirty, mate.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37Now, for the canoe. This may not be plain sailing.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39It's laying on the side wall, there.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42Everyone's going to want this at home.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Well, no-one seems to want it here.
0:36:44 > 0:36:45£20 for it, then.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- This is not looking good.- None of you have got transport, have you?
0:36:49 > 0:36:51£2 for it.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52£2?!
0:36:53 > 0:36:58Two's bid, three, four, five, six. Eight, ten,
0:36:58 > 0:37:0112? £10 is bid.
0:37:01 > 0:37:0212 anywhere?
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Surely it's worth more than this.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08£12 at the back. 15? 18?
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- 16?- This is a struggle.
0:37:11 > 0:37:1518? 20. 22. 25?
0:37:15 > 0:37:20She only lives round the corner. It's easy for her. 25? 26?
0:37:20 > 0:37:25It's £26 in the middle. 28, anywhere, I'm really struggling.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26He's doing well, he's doing well for me.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28£26, and selling, then.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Well done, Madam.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34So, are we agreed, brothers? No more canoes!
0:37:34 > 0:37:36I'd buy that every day.
0:37:36 > 0:37:37You did!
0:37:37 > 0:37:41I probably won't buy another one for quite a long time.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Time for Phil's column. Jardiniere, anyone?
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Oh, here we go. You've got bids on the book.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- £20 is bid.- Thanks(!)
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Worth more, surely. 22, anywhere?
0:37:52 > 0:37:5624, 26, 28?
0:37:56 > 0:37:59£26 in the middle. 28, anywhere?
0:37:59 > 0:38:03Is that it? Are we all done at £26? And selling, then.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05That's made the same as my boat.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09Yes. Big and awkward isn't good.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12I think that's just an absolute hoot, really, don't you?
0:38:12 > 0:38:15He's taken that well. How will his old drum fare?
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Clearly, the most important factor about this
0:38:17 > 0:38:19is that it will fit in the boot of the car.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Nice thing, we can start this one in at £24.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- That's a relief. Out of jail on that. - Yeah.
0:38:25 > 0:38:2826, anywhere? 26, 28, 30?
0:38:28 > 0:38:32£30 is with you, sir. 32, 35...
0:38:32 > 0:38:34There's one bidding for it.
0:38:34 > 0:38:4042, 45, 50, 55, 52?
0:38:40 > 0:38:4352. 55? 52 at the back.
0:38:43 > 0:38:4855 anywhere? Are we all done at 52? And selling, then.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50To 414.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55With that tiny profit, Phil's creeping ahead.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Do I sense that there's just a little hint of warped,
0:38:58 > 0:39:00bitter and twisted creeping in?
0:39:00 > 0:39:03What on earth could make you think I'm bitter today?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05I think that's great. A great price.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Can Tom's converted shells strike back?
0:39:11 > 0:39:14A pair of World War II artillery shells.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16I don't want anyone to know they're mine.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Nice things. Tenner for 'em?
0:39:19 > 0:39:25£5 for them, then. Five is bid, six is bid 7, 8, 9, 10, 12?
0:39:25 > 0:39:28£12 to the lady in the middle.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29Come on, come on.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32There's a pair of 'em. £14, anywhere?
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Are we all done at 12? And selling, then.
0:39:35 > 0:39:4014. 16. £14 with the lady. £16, anywhere?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Are we all done at 14, then?
0:39:42 > 0:39:45And selling. To 184, thank you.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48A bigger loss, after commission.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51To be fair, that's probably where they should have sold at.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- What, for those?- Raising 14 quid.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55They'd probably have sold very well, there.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Now, for the roller. The auctioneer had quite a bit of interest,
0:39:59 > 0:40:01but that was before it was broken.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Could be a different story now, though.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05How can you break a granite roller?
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Mind you, pairs always sell better than singles, don't they?
0:40:08 > 0:40:09I can see what you're doing.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11What can I say?
0:40:11 > 0:40:13We'll give it a go. £20 for it?
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Would've been a lot more if it wasn't broken.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Fiver for it, then.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- £2... This isn't going to sell, is it?- Nope.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- We'll have to take this thing with us.- Who wants a busted roller?
0:40:27 > 0:40:30OK, we'll pass that one.
0:40:30 > 0:40:31Phil, however, doubles his money
0:40:31 > 0:40:33because the insurance pays
0:40:33 > 0:40:36the auctioneer's valuation of £120.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40Surely Tom's Weymouth Bell ought to earn a profit.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Perfect pub piece.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45But then, I said that about my boat.
0:40:45 > 0:40:46£20 for it?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Ten today, then, ten at the back.
0:40:50 > 0:40:5312 anywhere? 12, there. 15?
0:40:53 > 0:40:5918, 20, 22, 25, 28, 30. 32.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- Keep going.- £30 at the back.
0:41:02 > 0:41:0432, anywhere?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07All done at 30. I'm selling, then. 264, thank you.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Another loss after commission, though. Oh, dear!
0:41:12 > 0:41:15If I had the same opportunity, I'd go and buy the same rubbish again,
0:41:15 > 0:41:18for the same money. That's what really worries me.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23Phil's false books. Shame they're not Thomas Hardy.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25£10 for 'em?
0:41:25 > 0:41:28£8 with me, then, on the books.
0:41:28 > 0:41:29£9 anywhere?
0:41:29 > 0:41:33Amazingly expensive to buy these new.
0:41:33 > 0:41:34- Anyone?- They're expensive.
0:41:34 > 0:41:3711 for these, sir. 12, anywhere?
0:41:37 > 0:41:42At £12, anywhere? Are we all done at £11? And selling, then.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44That was extremely cheap.
0:41:44 > 0:41:45Just burnt more money.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48It hasn't been a good day for either of them, has it?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52Finally, those stools that Phil was so rude about.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57I can start these in at £12. £14 anywhere?
0:41:57 > 0:42:0014? 16, 18, 20, 22?
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- Yeah, rapid bidding.- £20 on the bid with the pre-commissioneds, 22.
0:42:03 > 0:42:0522 at the front.
0:42:05 > 0:42:0724 anywhere? 24 anywhere?
0:42:07 > 0:42:08Are we all done at 22?
0:42:08 > 0:42:10And selling, then.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14Well, at least it wasn't another loss, Tom.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16I tell you, what a brilliant day we've had today.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Crash and burn, wasn't it?
0:42:18 > 0:42:21Phil's the winner, thanks to the cash for his broken roller
0:42:21 > 0:42:26and Tom's ship-sinking canoe purchase.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Tom began with £303.06.
0:42:28 > 0:42:33After paying auction costs he made a loss of £59.26,
0:42:33 > 0:42:37leaving him with £243.86 to spend next time.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42While Phil started out with £292.42
0:42:42 > 0:42:47and after paying auction costs, he made a profit of £51.18
0:42:47 > 0:42:53so he has £343.60 and a lead of almost £100.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- All right, how many have you... - Feeling quite relaxed now.
0:42:56 > 0:42:57Yeah, right. Get back in the sun.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Be careful you don't get sunburnt.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- Been a lovely old day, hasn't it? - I'm glad you've had a nice time.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Yeah, I've had a super time. Would come here again!
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Next time, I'll break everything!
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Next time on the Road Trip, Phil's splashing out.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15I'm going to make an instantaneous purchase here.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18But Tom's struggling to get into gear.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20I'm just going round and round in circles here.