0:00:01 > 0:00:04'It's the nation's favourite antiques experts,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08'with £200 each, a classic car and a goal -
0:00:08 > 0:00:10'to scour Britain for antiques.'
0:00:10 > 0:00:14- Going, going,... gone!- Yes! I've fallen in love with a brick.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18'The 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 feel antiqued out.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27'So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?'
0:00:28 > 0:00:30- BRAKES SCREECH Charlie!- Sorry about that.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33'This is the Antiques Road Trip.'
0:00:36 > 0:00:40'This week has seen a bright new star hit the road.'
0:00:41 > 0:00:45'As the head of jewellery in an established auction house,
0:00:45 > 0:00:50'Christina Trevanion knows the importance of protecting your valuables.'
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Go away! Go away!
0:00:52 > 0:00:54'And having won the last leg,...
0:00:54 > 0:00:56I don't believe it.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00'..she's going to great lengths to stay on top.'
0:01:00 > 0:01:02As it's my first road trip,...
0:01:02 > 0:01:04'Cheeky.'
0:01:05 > 0:01:10'Also vying for victory is Road Trip regular, auctioneer Charles Hanson.'
0:01:11 > 0:01:15'And after defeat last time, he's gearing up for a fight.'
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Christina, I'm ready for Birkenhead.
0:01:20 > 0:01:26'Ha-ha! The chariot taking them into battle is this rather fetching 1969 Morris Minor.'
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Yeah, let's get to a shop, Christina!
0:01:30 > 0:01:33I'm mad for it. See, I'm mad for it.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35'Whoa! He's excited.'
0:01:37 > 0:01:40'New girl Christina began this trip with a bang,
0:01:40 > 0:01:45'pushing her starting budget of £200 up to £203.50.'
0:01:48 > 0:01:52'Charles also started with £200, but ended the day at a loss
0:01:52 > 0:01:56'and has £172.20 to spend today.'
0:02:02 > 0:02:04'The route for the week takes our intrepid road-trippers
0:02:04 > 0:02:08'from Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire, over peak and dale
0:02:08 > 0:02:11'to their final destination of Cobridge in Staffordshire,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14'covering approximately 600 miles.'
0:02:16 > 0:02:19'On this leg, they'll travel from Manchester,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22'making their way to auction in Birkenhead, on the Wirral.'
0:02:28 > 0:02:31'The world's first industrialised city,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34'Manchester is today famed for its music, sport and culture.'
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- You know, Manchester has so much to offer.- It does?
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Its diverse culture - you've got hip, funky antiques shops
0:02:44 > 0:02:47and you've got the traditional Victoriana.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50'Onward, chaps, to our first stop of the day.'
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- CAR DOOR SLAMS - OK, I'll race you in.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58'Just like children. Mark you, Charles has some catching up to do.'
0:02:58 > 0:03:02'The Levenshulme antiques village has 20 individual shops to explore,
0:03:02 > 0:03:05'so happy hunting!'
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Wow.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- Must stay focused. Not here to shop. - 'No, you're not, Christina.'
0:03:13 > 0:03:14Ooh!
0:03:16 > 0:03:18What do you think? Does suit me?
0:03:18 > 0:03:24'Oh, smokin'! I'm happy to see she's not taking this competition sitting down.'
0:03:25 > 0:03:27That's really nice. I like that.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33That's quite fun. It's a good, sturdy... good, sturdy thing.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37'She's smitten. Ticket price, £25.'
0:03:37 > 0:03:40'But is shop owner Sally willing to deal?'
0:03:41 > 0:03:46Um, I saw this chair. It caught my eye. I really quite liked it.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- Do you know anything about it? - I think it's an artist's chair,
0:03:50 > 0:03:54because it's got this little seat where you'd keep your paintbrushes.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Is there any flexibility on the price?
0:03:59 > 0:04:03I was thinking, at auction, it'll make maybe £15.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06And I need to make a profit against that pesky Charlie Hanson.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- Righty-ho.- What's your thoughts? - Um, well,...
0:04:09 > 0:04:14- I could do it for 15.- It's a deal. Thank you, Sally, you're a star! - Thank you!
0:04:14 > 0:04:18'Christina's off the mark, but Charles needs help
0:04:18 > 0:04:21'and puts in a sneaky call to the auctioneer.'
0:04:21 > 0:04:26My great passion, James, is often buy big, buy monumental, buy furniture.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29And, um, I like buying it.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Don't buy furniture? OK. Don't touch it. Thanks very much.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35See you in Birkenhead.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38'The auctioneer's top tip - don't buy furniture.'
0:04:38 > 0:04:41'That's easy advice to follow, Charles.'
0:04:42 > 0:04:44'Or maybe not.'
0:04:44 > 0:04:46'And what's this?'
0:04:46 > 0:04:51'Christina's also getting the inside scoop from the auction house.'
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Silver, lots of silver.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Charles has been on the phone.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59'Watch out, Charles. She's onto you'
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- Have you got something to tell me? - No. No, about what?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05'Don't lie, Carlos.'
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- Have you been making any phonecalls? - I may have phoned a friend.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- No, I gave the auctioneer a call. - Oh, did you?- In Birkenhead.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Were you going to tell me about this phonecall?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20This is... Well, you know, it's payback time, you know.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22I'm trying to get myself back in...
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Charlie Hanson. Right, the gloves are off, baby!
0:05:28 > 0:05:33'Feisty, eh? After buying furniture, Christina seeks something different
0:05:33 > 0:05:36'and Barry's shop might be just the place.'
0:05:39 > 0:05:41My goodness, there's a lot of stuff here.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46'Yeah, I'll say. Clever Christina's spotted some silverware.'
0:05:46 > 0:05:51I'm trying to put together a lot of silver plate that will do well at the auction.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55And, um, I think Barry might be my man.
0:05:56 > 0:06:02'While Christina gathers her riches, Charles just can't tear himself away from furniture.'
0:06:03 > 0:06:06MUSIC: "Just Leave Me Alone" by Michael Jackson
0:06:06 > 0:06:09'No, no, no, Charles. Come on.'
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Everything here is furniture.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19'Because it's a furniture shop(!) Just follow Christina's lead.'
0:06:20 > 0:06:22'Sneaky boy.'
0:06:23 > 0:06:25- Don't you dare... Keep... - Is it for sale?
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Keep...
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Go away! Go away!
0:06:29 > 0:06:30No, this is... Barry's my mate now.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Yeah? How are you, mate? How are you, mate?
0:06:34 > 0:06:37All falling apart very, very swiftly.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Ladies first. I'm sorry, Barry. I'll let you do a deal with Christina.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- Like the plate, by the way. - Get out!
0:06:47 > 0:06:49'Barry's got them fighting over him, now.'
0:06:49 > 0:06:53'Well, he is a man with some bright ideas.'
0:06:55 > 0:06:58I'm thinking, that's quite cool at the moment, isn't it?
0:06:58 > 0:07:03'Christina's interest has been sparked by a pair of enamelled industrial downlighters.'
0:07:03 > 0:07:06'But can she get them for the right price?'
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- So, they were marked up at... - 50.- For the pair?- No.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17- Yeah.- That's each.- Oh, go on, Barry. - You can have them for 30 each.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21But we would sell them as a pair. I'd want to put them in as a pair.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26- Give me 50 quid the pair. - 50 quid the pair. Go on, Barry.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Thank you very much. I like those. Let's look at the silver plate.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33'Can he do her another deal with a silver lining?'
0:07:34 > 0:07:3720 pound for that one.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- 20 for that one.- Oh, Barry! What? - Fiver each for those.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- What's that one got on it? - Three pound.- Three pounds on it.
0:07:45 > 0:07:51I think the bowl is probably more saleable than the basket.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53What about...
0:07:53 > 0:07:55..20 for that?
0:07:55 > 0:07:57'Ooh, he's happy with that. I think.'
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- OK.- 20 quid?- Yeah.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- Thank you ever so much.- Thankin' you.- You're a star. Off I trot.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06There you go.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09'She's one happy customer, walking away with a job lot.'
0:08:09 > 0:08:13'The silver-plated pedestal rose bowl, a pair of trumpet vases,
0:08:13 > 0:08:16'nut dishes,
0:08:16 > 0:08:20'and Barry's thrown in an early 20thC silver napkin ring.'
0:08:20 > 0:08:22'All for £20.'
0:08:22 > 0:08:24'Good going, Christina. Crikey.'
0:08:25 > 0:08:27'Right, Charles! You're up.'
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Look at the planes. Look at the flag.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Look at the horns. I could be flying here.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Barry, is this all for sale outside here, as well?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- Yeah.- Everything.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45I quite like this man, down here. He's tired, he's a bit discoloured..
0:08:45 > 0:08:48'He's a gnome, Charles.'
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Where did he come from? Did your father make him, you say?
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- Father-in-law made him, yeah. - Really? Back to what, the 1930s?
0:08:54 > 0:08:59- No, probably '50s.- There's also one more down there, Barry, as well.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04Another garden gnome. If I bought the two, what's your best price?
0:09:04 > 0:09:09- £10 the pair.- £10 the pair. If I said a fiver for the two together?
0:09:09 > 0:09:14- No. No, you've got to pay a tenner the pair.- Meet me halfway. Eight.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- I'm not meeting anywhere. Tenner the pair.- Get out of here!
0:09:17 > 0:09:20'I think Barry prefers Christina and I don't blame him.'
0:09:20 > 0:09:25- If I bought the two, the best price between mates would be...- £10.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- Not a penny less?- Not a penny less. - Thanks, mate(!)
0:09:28 > 0:09:32'Hm! Stalemate. And after some consultation,...
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- Charles can see it now. - '..Charles buys one gnome for £5.'
0:09:38 > 0:09:42OK, Chris. Yeah, I know. You and me now, mate. We'll ditch Christina.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45OK, Chris. Happy? Yeah.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- We're off. See you later. - Thankin' you.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52'A talking gnome called Chris? I think he's losing it, that boy.'
0:09:52 > 0:09:55'With that, he's off to his next shop.'
0:09:55 > 0:10:00'Meanwhile, Christina's heading for a history lesson, by foot.'
0:10:00 > 0:10:04'The Manchester Jewish museum is the only one of its kind outside London
0:10:04 > 0:10:07'and can be found in a former synagogue.'
0:10:09 > 0:10:12'The museum tells the story of Manchester's Jewish community.'
0:10:13 > 0:10:17'Having been popular with traders since the 1740s,
0:10:17 > 0:10:21'the city's cotton trade soon attracted Jewish entrepreneurs,
0:10:21 > 0:10:26'who left a lasting legacy in Manchester and further afield.'
0:10:26 > 0:10:30'Christina's come to hear all about it from curator Alexandra Grime.'
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- This is beautiful.- It is. - It's breathtaking.
0:10:34 > 0:10:40- It was built in 1874, the building. - 1874?- It was originally a synagogue, as you can probably tell.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- Yeah.- The community moved out in 1982 and it became this museum.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49'The synagogue would've been a place of worship for the Sephardi Jews
0:10:49 > 0:10:54'and is built in the style of their Spanish and Portuguese ancestors.'
0:10:55 > 0:11:00They've done some paint-scraping and found what the columns used to look like.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05- Very ornate. You can see some of the gilding.- It would've been beautiful.
0:11:05 > 0:11:11They did a stencil from that and recreated what it would've looked like on that column over there.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- Very glitzy, really. - Very glitzy and glam.- Very glitzy.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18'At the end of the 18th century,
0:11:18 > 0:11:22'families from places like Corfu and Syria settled in the city.'
0:11:22 > 0:11:27'As the population grew, they built up communities, places of worship
0:11:27 > 0:11:30'and their businesses, particularly in the clothing industry
0:11:30 > 0:11:33'and they went from strength to strength.'
0:11:34 > 0:11:37One really interesting guy is called Benjamin Hyam.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41What he's doing is selling ready-made garments, proper suits,
0:11:41 > 0:11:45people can afford the suits and it really catches on,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- these ready-made, rather than tailored items.- OK, gosh, wow.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- So this is the start of the high street shop.- Absolutely.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- By 1851, he opens a shop like this. - Is this his shop?- This is.
0:11:55 > 0:12:01Charles Dickens mentions this shop as does Benjamin Disraeli. They visit when they're in town.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06I never would have had Disraeli as a man with a suit off the rack. Wow.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10'In the decades preceding World War One,
0:12:10 > 0:12:14'the population in Manchester increased, as Jews fled persecution'
0:12:14 > 0:12:20'Fearing a backlash, the established community tried to Anglicise the new arrivals,
0:12:20 > 0:12:26'opening schools to teach English and introducing them to some good old British staples.'
0:12:26 > 0:12:31They had clubs aimed at organising their recreation,
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- so they had brass bands and played cricket and things like that. - Brass bands!
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- Good old Lancashire tradition. - I love it!
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Which is why this item is fantastic. This is actually a washboard,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45brought over in 1910.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49You can see it's very worn. That's because it was never used as a washboard.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54Leon actually used it as a cricket bat. I think it's such a great story
0:12:54 > 0:12:59- He's come from Eastern Europe and made his washboard into a cricket bat.- Very resourceful.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02No better example of Anglicisation than that.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07- Thank you so much for having us. I've learnt an awful lot. - Thank you for coming.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12'With only a gnome called Chris to his name,
0:13:12 > 0:13:14'Charles hits the shops again.'
0:13:14 > 0:13:16'This time, in Sale.'
0:13:17 > 0:13:20'A thriving commuter town in Greater Manchester,
0:13:20 > 0:13:25'Sale boasts the 250-year-old Bridgewater Canal.'
0:13:26 > 0:13:31'At its peak, the canal carried more than three million tons of traffic,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34'much of it fuelling the Industrial Revolution.'
0:13:34 > 0:13:38'Today, it carries a lighter load, of ducks and leisure barges.'
0:13:41 > 0:13:43I'm on a mission to outdo Christina.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48My strategy is to really play big and that's the way I am.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50I'm just going to go for it.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56'With a strategy in place, Charles is pinning his hopes on the Manchester Antiques Company,
0:13:56 > 0:13:58'and owner, John Long.'
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- Hello.- How are you?
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Good to see you. I'll go for a wander.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Thanks, John.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11'This could spell disaster for Charles. He's in a room full of furniture,
0:14:11 > 0:14:13'but can he resist?'
0:14:13 > 0:14:18A tenner. I mean, this is a tenner and it's a lovely luggage stand.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22It's Victorian and if it could talk, what could it tell you?
0:14:22 > 0:14:27'Oh, really, Charles. There's no telling you, old fruit.'
0:14:27 > 0:14:32The fact is I've been told in Birkenhead, in no uncertain terms, by James, the auctioneer,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35"Don't buy furniture."
0:14:35 > 0:14:37So, maybe you wave it goodbye.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39So long.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41'By Jove, I think he's got it at last.'
0:14:42 > 0:14:46That's a very nice, unframed oil on canvas.
0:14:46 > 0:14:52- True.- A portrait of a gentleman with his telescope,
0:14:53 > 0:14:56with a sailing vessel in the background.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59How much would that be, if I asked you a price?
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- £75.- God.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04OK, I'll give it some thought.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11'With his nemesis Christina in the lead, Charles has a fight on his hands
0:15:11 > 0:15:15'and spots the perfect piece to take into battle.'
0:15:15 > 0:15:20Maybe if I turned up to reveal my wares, wearing this,...
0:15:21 > 0:15:23..she might take note of me.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28'Oh, yeah? This replica 15thC suit of armour
0:15:28 > 0:15:30'would have been made in the early 20thC
0:15:30 > 0:15:33'for educational or theatrical purposes.'
0:15:33 > 0:15:37'Crikey. Is Charles arming himself for war? He looks the part.'
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Christina, I'm ready for Birkenhead.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43'Or perhaps pistols at dawn.'
0:15:43 > 0:15:47This is the time of William the Fourth, it's George the Fourth.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50It's a duelling type pistol.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53And, um, it's 180 years old.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58And you can see that because this handle is just about to fall off.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00But in a... Oops! It has fallen off, actually.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05- 'Silly boy!'- Oh, dear me. That's just great, isn't it?
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Might have to buy it now, regardless.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12It is pretty tired, but I like it as it's in its original condition.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17It would never... It could never be fired now and it's purely a relic.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20And it could be cheap.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23And that's it, really. It could be cheap.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27- 'He's gone- gun-ho- in this place, with three items in his sights.'
0:16:27 > 0:16:29'The canvas, circa 1820,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32'the coaching pistol and the armour
0:16:32 > 0:16:34'all belong to John's son Wayne.'
0:16:34 > 0:16:39'Can our Carlos cut a deal over the phone with our John... Wayne's son.'
0:16:39 > 0:16:44Wayne, it's Charles Hanson. If you don't make an offer, you never know.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46And I've got £167.20.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50There's no way you could do me a deal for all three, is there?
0:16:50 > 0:16:55Wayne wants you. I'm hoping son and fatherly love can do me a deal.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- You better win, he said.- Huh? - You'd better win.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- Is that a deal?- It's a deal, yeah.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04'It's victory for chancer Charles.'
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- I've got 167 and 20 pence.- Yes.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13Could you leave me a pound? Make you 166.20?
0:17:13 > 0:17:16I've got to go into Cheshire tomorrow with a pound.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18'Now, that's pushing it.'
0:17:18 > 0:17:21I'll pay you my entire budget for a pound change.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- OK.- Going...- Going...- Going. - Gone.- Sold!
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Thanks, John. Come 'ere, John. Thanks, John!
0:17:26 > 0:17:30'It's enough to melt a heart of steel, this.'
0:17:30 > 0:17:32'But wait, there's more.'
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- Crikey. These aren't part of the armour, John?- Yes.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Are they part of the suit of armour?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- They are. - They came with the collection?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- They did, yes. - Really? Well, that's a bonus.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45As you say, en garde!
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Oh, my goodness.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Hey, John, that's bigger than mine.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53'Boys will be boys.'
0:17:53 > 0:17:55'I think you'd best be off.'
0:17:57 > 0:18:01'Having reached the end of day one, it's time to wind down and recharge,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04'ready for more antique antics tomorrow.'
0:18:04 > 0:18:06'Night, night, you two.'
0:18:08 > 0:18:14'It's a new day and a new opportunity to brag about yesterday's purchases.'
0:18:15 > 0:18:21- I had an amazing day yesterday. - Have you spent everything? - I barely slept. I was so excited.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Sun's shining. It's going to be a good day today.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26'Gosh, they're chipper this morning.'
0:18:26 > 0:18:30'Yesterday, Christina parted with £85 and bought three items -
0:18:32 > 0:18:34'..the swivel artist's chair,
0:18:34 > 0:18:36'a silver napkin ring,
0:18:36 > 0:18:40'along with her collection of silver-plated wares
0:18:40 > 0:18:42'and a pair of industrial downlighters.'
0:18:42 > 0:18:47'Which means she has £118.50 to spend today.'
0:18:49 > 0:18:54'Charles, meanwhile, has spent £171.20 on four lots -
0:18:54 > 0:18:57'the gnome he's called Chris,
0:18:57 > 0:18:59'an oil painting,
0:18:59 > 0:19:03'the 15thC-style suit of armour,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06'and the early 19thC coaching pistol,
0:19:06 > 0:19:10'leaving him with one lonely pound to see him through the day.'
0:19:11 > 0:19:15'First destination of the day is the market town of Knutsford.'
0:19:17 > 0:19:20'Recorded in the Doomsday Book of 1086,
0:19:20 > 0:19:23'Knutsford is perhaps best known
0:19:23 > 0:19:28'as the home of 19thC Cranford novelist, Elizabeth Gaskell.'
0:19:35 > 0:19:36- Bye.- Bye.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41With Christina heading to the shops, Charles heads back in time,
0:19:41 > 0:19:45'at nearby Tatton Park, a beautifully preserved mansion,
0:19:45 > 0:19:49'set within 1,000 acres of parkland'
0:19:50 > 0:19:55'Perhaps its most intriguing former resident was the highly educated,
0:19:55 > 0:19:59'very talented, some might say It girl of her generation,
0:19:59 > 0:20:02'Elizabeth Egerton.'
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- Good morning. How are you? - I'm fine, thank you.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Good to see you. I'm hoping you might be Elizabeth.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12No, I'm Caroline Schofield, House and Collections Manager at Tatton.
0:20:12 > 0:20:18I'm here, not to learn about the house itself but more about a young lady called... Elizabeth?
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- That's right.- And her husband, who was...- Wilbraham.- Tell me more.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26Elizabeth and Wilbraham lived at Tatton Park in the early 19thC,
0:20:26 > 0:20:31and when they came here, the house was partly redeveloped.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Wilbraham had inherited it from his father William.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37So they completed the house as it is today.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40They really were an It and fashionable couple,
0:20:40 > 0:20:44who were leading taste at Tatton in that late 18th century.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Elizabeth was educated in London,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49so she was very knowledgeable and cultured,
0:20:49 > 0:20:53but the house they developed was very much a family home.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55They went on to have eight children together
0:20:55 > 0:20:59and lived here very happily I think.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03She sounds quite a catch. What a great catch.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07'Elizabeth and her husband not only completed the house,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10'but also furnished it in the latest style
0:21:10 > 0:21:14'and built up the estate's impressive collection of literature'
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Here's a little treat.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21- This is a first-edition copy of Pride And Prejudice,...- Oh, God.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24..which is signed Elizabeth Egerton
0:21:24 > 0:21:29and, um, was bought for her to read, here at Tatton.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- And this is a first edition from the year...- 1813.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36It is a pleasure to just see some of her writings.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40"Come Darcy" said he, "I must have you dance."
0:21:40 > 0:21:46"I hate to see you standing about by yourself in this stupid manner. You had much better dance."
0:21:46 > 0:21:48I like to dance. I like music as well.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52'First a reading and now he's after a dance.'
0:21:52 > 0:21:55"Well, there's only one place for it, Charles."
0:21:55 > 0:22:01So this is the music room. And here you've got a manuscript book.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05Elizabeth kept... had a number of manuscript books bound,
0:22:05 > 0:22:09where she has copied down music,
0:22:09 > 0:22:13probably from pieces that friends may have had,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16or that family members may have had.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18And they're sharing pieces of music between them,
0:22:18 > 0:22:23and copying the notation down, so they can play the music themselves.
0:22:23 > 0:22:29So she's obviously quite an accomplished singer and pianoforte or keyboard player.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Seeing how this setting sits - this wonderful room with two big doors,
0:22:33 > 0:22:37this is the music room and through there could've been an area
0:22:37 > 0:22:39where you could have a little dance.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42'Ha! Oh, do behave, Charles.'
0:22:42 > 0:22:44So, if I go next door, you tickle the ivories,
0:22:44 > 0:22:47and I'll have a little dance.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54'With Charles dancing the afternoon away with his Elizabeth,
0:22:54 > 0:22:58'Christina's having a ball all of her own.'
0:22:59 > 0:23:01'What fun.'
0:23:01 > 0:23:05'Her first shop of the day is on the smallest street in Cheshire
0:23:05 > 0:23:09'and is the aptly named Knutsford Antiques Centre.'
0:23:09 > 0:23:15'With three floors to explore, can this jewellery expert find a hidden diamond in the rough?'
0:23:17 > 0:23:21My daughter would love that. Decoy duck. Fantastic.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25'The duck may fall foul of her affections,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27'but soon her cup runneth over.'
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Oh, that's lovely. It's Charlie, look, Charlie dancing.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35That's got to be Charlie, hasn't it?
0:23:36 > 0:23:39'As well as Charles getting his groove on,
0:23:39 > 0:23:45'this 19thC Staffordshire polychrome mug is decorated with couples dancing a jig.'
0:23:46 > 0:23:48'Ticket price, £35.'
0:23:49 > 0:23:53There's a little crack there which would be a bit of a concern.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55'A cracking piece indeed.'
0:23:56 > 0:23:59It's never going to make me a fortune, but it's a great print.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03You can really sense that you're in the middle of the dance,
0:24:03 > 0:24:05that enthusiasm and vibrance...
0:24:05 > 0:24:09They're having a great time, aren't they? Proper shindig there.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11I like that very much.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17'If you're buying that mug, best seek out manager Gordon.'
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- These little chappies caught my eye. - Yeah.- I thought they were fun.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25- Now, Gordon,...- Yeah? - Bearing in mind it's cracked,...
0:24:25 > 0:24:27'Oh, I see what she did there.'
0:24:27 > 0:24:31What's your thoughts on...? It's marked up at £35.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32'Here she goes.'
0:24:32 > 0:24:36I need to be able to make a profit on it at auction
0:24:36 > 0:24:40and at auction, I can see it fetching about 20 quid.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46- So what d'you want to pay for it? - 10.- No way. No way, I'm sorry.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50- 'Don't take him for a mug.' - What's your absolute best price?
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- About 30. - 30? Can you come down any more?
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- Perhaps 28. That's your limit. - Is absolutely that it?- Yeah.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- What about 25? - I couldn't take that much off.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- Go on.- Cash, then. - Cash? Oh, yes, of course.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08- All right, I'll do it for 25.- You're a legend. Thank you very much, sir.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11'She's good at this bargaining lark'
0:25:11 > 0:25:18'Now, with four lots, she's catching up with Charles and hitting the road.'
0:25:18 > 0:25:22'But this time, our delightful duo are heading to nearby Congleton.'
0:25:23 > 0:25:25BOTH SING # Take your heart away
0:25:25 > 0:25:28# And play the game together... #
0:25:28 > 0:25:31'Don't give up the day jobs, you two.'
0:25:31 > 0:25:33'Sitting at the foothills of the Pennines,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36'surrounded by beautiful countryside,
0:25:36 > 0:25:39'this is a popular, historic market town.'
0:25:39 > 0:25:42'Clutching his last pound, Charles is dropped off...
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- Bye.- Bye.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48'..to fend for himself, at the Victoria Mill Arts Centre.'
0:25:50 > 0:25:53It's a really nice antiques centre. There's so much stuff here.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56But I've only got a pound.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02That's £3, but it's really awful.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Sounds better - 100 pence.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08It's not a pound. 100 pence.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10'Hm! What a cunning bit of PR, eh?'
0:26:10 > 0:26:15'But will it be enough to convince store owner Geoff?'
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- That's quite nice.- It is nice.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20It's garish. To some people, it's unsightly.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24But it catches the age, doesn't it?
0:26:24 > 0:26:27'This stylish Art Deco vase is circa 1930.'
0:26:27 > 0:26:29'Problem is, it's also circa £15.'
0:26:32 > 0:26:36- That's 1,500 pence, isn't it? - That's £15.- £15.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40- To you, Charles, it's a tenner. - £10, yeah, well, we're close.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43No blemishes. No chips.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45It's 1,000 pence.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47And I love it.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Somewhere in my pocket, I've got that.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53And that is my entire budget gone.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57But it's priced at £15 and all I have is that.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00One solid pound.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02And it's in good condition.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Would you, sir, actually take one pound for it?
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Normally, no, of course. But this is exceptional, so I will.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13You're happy for me to have that vase for a pound? Really?
0:27:17 > 0:27:21It's a no-brainer. I'm going to flip you the pound, shake your hand.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25- Here's that pound, up it goes, that's yours.- Thank you.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29- That's mine.- Pleasure. - And I'm absolutely overjoyed.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34'Thrilling, eh? It has "great deal" written all over it. But just to be sure,...'
0:27:34 > 0:27:40I'm going to wander round the stalls, just find out what they think of my vase for a pound.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Just see how much of a bargain it really is.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- How are you?- I'm fine, thank you. That's mine.- Is it?
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- Do you like my vase, by the way? - I love it.- Do you really?
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- Do you like my vase, by the way? - I do.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- Why do you like it? - Just the Art Deco style.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56What's it worth at auction?
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- 40 quid, 45.- £40. Thanks, mate.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- Maybe 40.- Did you hear that? £40. I can't go wrong.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06- £40?- Fantastic. You're my friend as well.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08£40 all day long. Thanks, mate.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11- Or I'll eat my hat. - Or he'll eat his hat. Thank you.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15'With Charles now penniless, it's over to Christina.'
0:28:15 > 0:28:19'And she's making her way from Congleton to Wheelock.'
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Ah, Wheelock. Here we are.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25'We know that, Christina. Named after the river Wheelock,
0:28:25 > 0:28:28'this little village is surrounded by countryside.'
0:28:28 > 0:28:33'Can Christina up her game and charm Richard, in Hidden Treasures,
0:28:33 > 0:28:35'into giving her a bargain?'
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Hi. I'm Christina. Nice to meet you.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44What have we got that's a bit fresh, that will make me a fortune,
0:28:44 > 0:28:47that I can beat Charlie Hanson with? Come on! Hit me with it.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50'Careful, Christina. There's a brick in there.'
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Hey, what's the brick?
0:28:52 > 0:28:56Er, that's a... the Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59It's one of a run of bricks
0:28:59 > 0:29:04that was used for a prison that they actually laid the foundations for.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10A Royal Wedding prison brick!
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- How much is on that?- Er, £22.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16I think that might be a little bit risky.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18'The brick's no building block for profit.'
0:29:18 > 0:29:22'But can Christina see money in this early 20thC till?'
0:29:22 > 0:29:24'Ticket price, £25.'
0:29:25 > 0:29:27This is quite a sophisticated one.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31The ones I've seen before haven't got a till roll with them.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33You would've just had your cashier's drawer.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37And it's still got the workings in the top of it as well.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40So I'm quite pleased. I think it's quite fun.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- 'She likes it!' - As it's my first road trip,...
0:29:43 > 0:29:46'Can Richard resist her persuasive charms?'
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- £25 sounds like an awful lot of money.- Does it? Oh.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53Go on, what's your best price?
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- 20.- For a newbie? Any less?
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- I'll do it for 15.- Will you? - Yeah.- £15.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05- I quite like that. Go on, you've got yourself a deal.- Great.- Brilliant.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09'Ker-ching! A deal at £15. for the pine till.'
0:30:09 > 0:30:11'Right, Christina, are we off?'
0:30:12 > 0:30:15I think I've fallen in love with a brick!
0:30:15 > 0:30:17'You've done what?'
0:30:17 > 0:30:20No, I can't buy a brick. That's stupid.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Five pounds and it's yours.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27A pound. I'll give you a pound for the brick. I'll do it for a pound.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30It's such a risk. I'm going to lose money on it.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- Since it's your first series, go on, then.- Really?- I'll do a pound.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36I can't believe I've just bought a brick!
0:30:36 > 0:30:38'She's only gone and bought a brick'
0:30:38 > 0:30:42Thanks very much. Oh, God. I'm never going to live this down.
0:30:44 > 0:30:50'Let's hope she's laying some foundations for a decent profit with that purchase!'
0:30:50 > 0:30:54'With everyone shopped out, Christina joins Charles in Congleton,
0:30:54 > 0:30:58'to get a measure of the competition.'
0:30:58 > 0:31:01So, first and foremost, Christina, I'm playing catch-up.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04I might just catch you with this lot.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Oh! Ooh!
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- What is that?- He's called Chris. - He's your mate Chris.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- He's my mate Chris, OK? - What's he holding?
0:31:14 > 0:31:18I meant to put a couple of flowers in there for you but I forgot.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Over here is my great man, who is looking out to sea,
0:31:22 > 0:31:25seeing the clipper ship and holding his telescope.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29He was in the shop for many years. I bought him for £40.
0:31:29 > 0:31:30Well done.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Oh, my goodness! Oh, wow!
0:31:33 > 0:31:36My friend here, Christofel, is ready for battle.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40He's awes... Oh, very jealous. He's awesome!
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- Isn't he amazing? - And his sword and everything.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Finally, a real knight in shining armour. I want him!
0:31:48 > 0:31:50OK, thanks. Did you hear that?
0:31:50 > 0:31:52It's a replica sword, it's blunt,
0:31:52 > 0:31:57and importantly, being a replica, it's part of the whole attire.
0:31:57 > 0:32:02- It's an educational aid and they belonged together when they were made originally.- It's brilliant.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07He's wonderful, isn't he? He cost me £116.20.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- Really? I'm nervous. - Well, I told you. I'm back.
0:32:11 > 0:32:16'Charles has amassed a strong arsenal. Can Christina follow suit?'
0:32:17 > 0:32:21Oh, my goodness. The auctioneer was very upbeat about silver plate.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26You've got a lovely array of pierced, cast silver plate.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Yeah. And...
0:32:28 > 0:32:33- Silver.- A napkin ring. Is it silver? - Yeah, it is.- Wow. That's heavy.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38That's lovely quality. Look at me. I reckon that little lot cost you...
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- ..£32.- Hm. Well, 20.- Oh, that's cheap. That's really cheap.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- I thought, especially with that napkin ring.- Alone.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49- Now, you've bought a brick. - 'That's what I said.'
0:32:49 > 0:32:54- It's a very special brick. - OK, let me guess. Coronation Street?
0:32:54 > 0:32:59No, it's a Royal Wedding 1981 - year I was born, very special year -
0:32:59 > 0:33:01Charles and Diana, C and D, brick.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04I would say that brick probably cost you... £20?
0:33:04 > 0:33:07- Oh, close.- How much? - A pound.- Oh, it didn't?
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- One pound? - And my pound lots do well.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- So I have high hopes for my brick. - You're good at the pound lots.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- My career is ended. I bought a brick.- Well done.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- At the moment, Charlie, I'm bricking it.- Oh!
0:33:20 > 0:33:22'Should she be so worried, Charles?'
0:33:22 > 0:33:25'You're an old hand at this lark. Come on, be brave.'
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Christina's bought some really steady items
0:33:28 > 0:33:30and Christina is my steady Eddy.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34I'm convinced, with her £1 brick and other items, she'll make profits
0:33:34 > 0:33:37But I'm not in to just be steady.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39I'm in to really impress Christina and go all out
0:33:39 > 0:33:42or to say to Christina "At least I tried."
0:33:42 > 0:33:46I'm surprised at how mediocre Charlie's stuff was.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48I thought he'd go a bit whacky. And then...
0:33:48 > 0:33:51he revealed his literally knight in shining armour,
0:33:51 > 0:33:54which I think will absolutely annihilate me.
0:33:54 > 0:34:00He'll trip off into the sunset with a huge profit after that knight in shining armour. I'm very jealous.
0:34:00 > 0:34:05If I were a gambling man, I'd say "Hanson, you're odds-on favourite
0:34:05 > 0:34:08"to take the auction and take the mantle of being in the lead."
0:34:08 > 0:34:11'Well, there's only one way to find out,
0:34:11 > 0:34:14'so onwards and upwards to the auction in Birkenhead.'
0:34:16 > 0:34:21If you saw me, dressed in the saleroom in that suit of armour,
0:34:21 > 0:34:24what would you think that body is worth?
0:34:24 > 0:34:28I would think it's got to be better than how you're dressed currently.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Oh, thanks(!)
0:34:30 > 0:34:34'The town of Birkenhead runs along the bank of the river Mersey
0:34:34 > 0:34:37'and has boasted a ferry service for over 800 years,
0:34:37 > 0:34:41'when Benedictine monks would have gone back and forth to Liverpool,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43'..rowing.'
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- Good luck, partner.- Good luck. - Auction number two.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Auction number two. Let's go.
0:34:48 > 0:34:54'Our daring duo are going into battle in today's general sale at Kruger Gibbon.'
0:34:54 > 0:34:56'They both got advice at the start,
0:34:56 > 0:35:00'so what does auctioneer James Gibbon think now?'
0:35:00 > 0:35:02'Have they bought good lots or not?'
0:35:02 > 0:35:04'Look at his tash.'
0:35:05 > 0:35:08I think the gnome has to be my favourite lot.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12It's silly and quirky. They're fun. And very British.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16I think some of the things will fly and some of them are going to die.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19But that's part of the game, that's the fun,
0:35:19 > 0:35:22and let's face it, the buyers will decide today.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27'Christina started this leg in the lead with £203.50.'
0:35:27 > 0:35:31'She splashed out £126 on five lots
0:35:31 > 0:35:34'and still has £77.50 in cash.'
0:35:35 > 0:35:40'Just like last time, Charles has spent his entire £172.20 budget
0:35:40 > 0:35:43'and has come armed with five lots.'
0:35:43 > 0:35:46'Over to the first of today's two auctioneers -
0:35:46 > 0:35:48'moustachioed James Gibbon.'
0:35:48 > 0:35:50'Let battle commence!'
0:35:52 > 0:35:56'First up is Christina, but will it be treasure or travesty?'
0:35:56 > 0:35:58I'll start at 10. £10? 10 I have.
0:35:59 > 0:36:0212 I have. 14.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- 16.- My heart.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- 16, new bidder at the back.- Come on!
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- 18. The lady's back in.- 1,800 pence.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12- 20 by the door.- Good price.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14She's back again. 22.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20- It's a rollercoaster. - 'Ow!'
0:36:20 > 0:36:24'More of a travesty, actually, as that £2 profit will be wiped out
0:36:24 > 0:36:26'after auction-house costs.'
0:36:27 > 0:36:32'Another one now for Christina, the 19thC Staffordshire mug.'
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- 'Can auctioneer Adrian Kruger help- jig- her into a profit?
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Start me on this, please, at £15.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40- Come on!- 10 to start, thank you.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- You've got 1,000 pence.- 12 I have.
0:36:43 > 0:36:4614 I have. 16. 18.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48- 20.- Ooh!- 22.
0:36:48 > 0:36:5020 I have. £20 it is.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Breaking even.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- Well done. - Darling, I paid £25 for it.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59- Did you? I thought it was 20. - 'Oh, do pay attention, Charles.'
0:36:59 > 0:37:04'It's going downhill for our girl with her second loss of the day.'
0:37:04 > 0:37:08'Can Charles do any better? He's certainly all fired up.'
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- £10 I have.- Come on.- I have 12.
0:37:10 > 0:37:1214.
0:37:12 > 0:37:1416. 18. 20.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- 22.- Excellent.- 24. 28.30.
0:37:17 > 0:37:1932. 34.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- 36. 38. - Buy history and you live the dream.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- Do they realise the handle's falling off?- Shh!- 44.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29- £44 I have.- Well done, Charles. Brilliant.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31I'm selling at 44.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35- Thank you very much.- How much did you give for it?- A tenner.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37- Oh, well, very good.- Thanks, mate.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42'Even he's impressed. And with that, Charles is off!'
0:37:44 > 0:37:47'Can trusted friend Chris do any better for him?'
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Start me off at £10 on the gnome.
0:37:49 > 0:37:54Tenner. Thank you. A lady with class and distinction. 12, thank you.
0:37:54 > 0:37:5712. Are we going 14? 14.
0:37:57 > 0:37:5816.
0:37:59 > 0:38:0118. 20.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- They're all over each other. - Like a rash.- 22.
0:38:05 > 0:38:0724. 26.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10- Keep going, Chris.- 28.
0:38:10 > 0:38:1130.
0:38:11 > 0:38:1432. £32.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16I'm selling at 32.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18- Sold to you, madam.- Well done, you.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22- '£27 profit there, Charles. Now, that's- gnome- joke!'
0:38:24 > 0:38:28'Back to Christina. She's trying to build up profits, brick by brick.'
0:38:28 > 0:38:31Who'll start me on this one at £10?
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- Come on.- Five to start, thank you. - I'll take it at five.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39- Six I have.- How could you do that? - Seven I have. Eight pounds.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Nine pounds. 10.
0:38:41 > 0:38:46- £11 I have. 12?- Deal. - £12 I have to the lady on my left.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48All finished, then, at 12.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51'Who'd have guessed that, eh? Profit at last.'
0:38:51 > 0:38:53'And from an old brick, no less.'
0:38:54 > 0:38:58'Now for Charles's £1 offering - the Art Deco vase.'
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Very, very stylish. Lovely piece.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- Why didn't they do this with my last piece?- I'll start the bid at £10.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06£10 I have. 12 I have. 14 I have.
0:39:06 > 0:39:0916. 16 I have with the gentleman in the middle.
0:39:09 > 0:39:1216 I have. Do I see 18? 18 I have.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17- 20? 20. It's selling at 20. - Man!- 22 I have.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21All finished, then, at £22.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25'I say, Charles, that's a flowery profit.'
0:39:26 > 0:39:30'Christina's combined her swivel chair and pine till,
0:39:30 > 0:39:33'hoping it'll make her a pretty packet.'
0:39:33 > 0:39:37And I'm straight in with a commission bid at £30.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- Yes!- You've done it.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- 32.- Yeah!- I'm going to go 34.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4636 I'm at. It's in the room at £36.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50I'm selling at 36. Are we all done?
0:39:50 > 0:39:5236, ladies and gentlemen.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56'So close, but her profit will again be eaten up by costs.'
0:39:59 > 0:40:03'Can Charles do any better with his maritime canvas? Anchors aweigh!'
0:40:03 > 0:40:06A lot of interest in this on commission.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09'Commission bids, eh? This could get interesting.'
0:40:09 > 0:40:13I can go 30, 35, 40, 50, 60...
0:40:13 > 0:40:18- Here we go.- 70, 80,...- Hanson, you're rolling.- 90, 100,...
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- 'I say, it's flying.' - 140. £160 I have.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- Oh, Hanson!- £160 I have.- Oh, my God.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Are we all gone at £160?
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Looks like we are.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33£120 profit.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- I'm just going to go home now. - Put it there.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41'So childish. So that's plain sailing into hefty profits, Charles'
0:40:41 > 0:40:44'Full steam ahead, old boy.'
0:40:45 > 0:40:47'Christina's got one lot left.'
0:40:47 > 0:40:50'But can they light up her life?'
0:40:50 > 0:40:52- I have commission bids on these.- Oh!
0:40:52 > 0:40:56I can start them with me at 50, 52, 55, 60.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- 65, 70, 75, 80...- Well done.
0:41:01 > 0:41:0485, £90 I have on commission.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Brilliant.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10£90 I have on commission. All done at £95 on commission?
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- Ah, thank you, darling. - No, well done.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18'It's good, but with Charles already in the lead and with one lot to go,
0:41:18 > 0:41:20'looks like she's lost this battle.'
0:41:20 > 0:41:25'So, is Charles charging towards victory?
0:41:25 > 0:41:30Commission bids again I have on this. I can start it 100, 110,...
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- Great, we're off.- See? Perfect.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36120 I have. 125. I go 130.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38135 and it's in the room.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- 140 I have.- Keep going.- 150 I have.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46160, 170, 180, 190.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- Brilliant.- 200.- Oh, God.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53- Come on! - Are we all finished and done at 220?
0:41:53 > 0:41:55- We are.- Well done, Charlie. APPLAUSE
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Thank you!
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Thank you. Thank you very much!
0:41:59 > 0:42:03'Soak up that applause, Charles. You deserve it.'
0:42:03 > 0:42:05'And with that, the new girl loses her lead.'
0:42:09 > 0:42:13'Christina Trevanion started this leg with £203.50.'
0:42:13 > 0:42:18'After auction costs, she's made a profit of £25.70,
0:42:18 > 0:42:22'which makes her total for the next round £229.20.'
0:42:27 > 0:42:33'But with everything to prove, Charles Hanson began with a reduced £172.20,
0:42:33 > 0:42:40'and has made a magnificent profit of £219.76 after costs.'
0:42:40 > 0:42:46'This gives him a head start with a whopping £391.96 to spend next time'
0:42:49 > 0:42:53- I really can't believe it. - No, quite seriously, I can't either.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- And now you drive me home, don't you?- No, you can drive.- Why?
0:42:56 > 0:43:00- Because I'll let you.- Really? Are you sure?- Just this once.- Great.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04The day gets better and better and better. Honestly.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09'On the next leg of the Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:09 > 0:43:13'Christina proves she's got to grips with life on the road.'
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Oh, my goodness.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17'And Charles runs into an old friend.'
0:43:17 > 0:43:21This man is almost a lookalike of Charlie Ross.
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