0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each,
0:00:05 > 0:00:10a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12- Going, going, gone.- Yes!
0:00:12 > 0:00:13I'm loving that, bird.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim, to make their biggest profit at auction
0:00:16 > 0:00:17but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Yes!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Don't I look handsome?
0:00:23 > 0:00:28So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30I'm going now!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip...
0:00:34 > 0:00:35..yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:37It's a brand-spanking new week
0:00:37 > 0:00:40and we're hitting the road with a right couple of gents,
0:00:40 > 0:00:44yes, it is antiques experts Charlie Ross and Thomas Plant.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47- Let this trip begin!- Yes.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Charlie is the old dog of the antiques trade,
0:00:50 > 0:00:54having clocked up a phenomenal 25 years running his own auction house
0:00:54 > 0:00:59and he is now sought the world over for his charm and wit, so he thinks.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- May I kiss your hand?- You may indeed! - Mwah!
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Undaunted is his worthy opponent, young whippersnapper
0:01:05 > 0:01:07and fellow auctioneer, Thomas Plant.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11His particular penchant is for jewellery, watches and silver.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12Oh, yes, and hats.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Thomas is taking the wheel today as our pair
0:01:15 > 0:01:19set off on their antiques adventure with £200 each to spend
0:01:19 > 0:01:23and a natty little 1971 Triumph Spitfire to zip around in.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Those windscreen wipers don't look right to me.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30- They have broken already! - That doesn't bode well.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35The plan for our dear experts is to travel over 400 miles from Somerset
0:01:35 > 0:01:36deep in the West Country,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39right the way up to Shropshire via North Wales,
0:01:39 > 0:01:43before looping back down to finish their trip in Bedford, Bedfordshire.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Today, we are beginning our journey in the village of Watchet,
0:01:48 > 0:01:50watch it, hah!
0:01:50 > 0:01:54They'll meander the sleepy roads of Somerset, pop over to Devon,
0:01:54 > 0:01:58then finish up at the auction showdown in Frome back in Somerset.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Phew!
0:01:59 > 0:02:02# The future's not ours to see..
0:02:02 > 0:02:05# Que sera sera. #
0:02:05 > 0:02:06Oh, maybe not.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Oh, well, the first stop is in what's it? Watchet.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- Watchet.- Watch it!- Watch it!
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Now, this lovely village gets its name from wacet,
0:02:17 > 0:02:21a natural blue dye found in the local cliffs.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24And the harbour here is famed for inspiring one of Britain's
0:02:24 > 0:02:26most iconic poems,
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33I hope that's not a bad omen for our fellows as it is time to shop.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38- A Smugglers Cave!- This is where we are. Come on, Roscoe.- After you.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- Age before beauty!- Thank you!
0:02:42 > 0:02:47Standing by to assist is shop owner Simon and manager, Candy.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- Hello, madam. I'm Charlie.- I'm Candy. Welcome.- Candy, what a lovely name.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- I'm Thomas. And who else is this? - This is Simon.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- Simon is the owner to the shop. - Nice to see you.- Hello, Simon.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- And trust our Roscoe, he is straight in there with the girls.- Candy!- Yes.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- Can I borrow you?- He's already in there.- You can, certainly.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13Smugglers Cave lives up to its name, a veritable treasure trove
0:03:13 > 0:03:16of everything from kitchenalia to chests of drawers.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Surely there will be some serious antiques for Thomas to get stuck into?
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- Oh, dear. He's started with the hats already.- I need this for Roscoe.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Ooh, gee!
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Look at that!
0:03:35 > 0:03:39So what we've got here is a cast-iron water pump.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43This is for the garden, isn't it? Oh, isn't that wonderful?
0:03:43 > 0:03:48Cast-iron, Victorian, I would have thought. Lovely handle. Whoa!
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- Steady, Eddie.- It's not light!
0:03:52 > 0:03:54That could be my first purchase.
0:03:54 > 0:04:00It's just up my street. Just something. It's big, it's bold...
0:04:00 > 0:04:06It's £45. Let's see what Simon can do. Simon, I found this in the back.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11- Not everyone makes it back there! - Only weirdos!
0:04:11 > 0:04:12No comment.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13I've got a figure.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- 35.- What about 25?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- 30.- Can we do 28?
0:04:21 > 0:04:27- We are splitting hairs, I know. - 28, if it helps.- It does help.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- You're a star.- First purchase, high and dry. Well done, Thomas.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Now, let's see how Charlie is getting on with Candy.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42And he's only after one thing, you know.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44So no silver in the shop at all?
0:04:44 > 0:04:50- We've only got the Rhode Island Red bowl.- That one there?- Yes.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- Nice thing. - I will have a look at it.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Tell me the history about the Brabazon Rhode Island Red Challenge Cup.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Rhode Island Reds are beautiful, deep red hens,
0:05:00 > 0:05:02that lay fabulous dark brown eggs.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05They are very popular because they are quite hardy hens
0:05:05 > 0:05:08and they do lay very well most of the year.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- Unlike a bantam they won't go off lay.- Are you a farmer's daughter?
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- Yes?- Well, yes and no. - Well, there's a shock!
0:05:15 > 0:05:19The way you are going on there. It is a beautiful, beautiful cup, actually.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24- The quality is superb. - Yes, Charlie, but it is £125.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Lovely shape and handles.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Would you do £75 for that?
0:05:30 > 0:05:31No.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- Can you get close to where I am? - I can say 90.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41I tell you what, I'll pay you £85 for it, cash.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- All right, sir, you have a deal. - May I kiss your hand?- You may indeed!
0:05:46 > 0:05:47Mwah!
0:05:47 > 0:05:53- That Candy is a good egg, isn't she? - Yes! My first buy.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54Wonderful.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59Oh, hold up, Thomas is venturing to the bowels of the shop again.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02What is this down here? Is it more junk? Oh!
0:06:02 > 0:06:05PSYCHO MUSIC
0:06:05 > 0:06:06Oh, my God.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14It's like something out of a horror movie, all these creatures.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18But, this is a porcelain-headed doll by Armand Marseille.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21It's got the A and the M. It's got the thing there.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Armand Marseille here.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29Weighted eyelids, teeth, this is real human hair.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Yuck!
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Armand Marseille began manufacturing dolls in 1865,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38creating a company which sat at the heart of the German
0:06:38 > 0:06:41doll-making industry for the next 60 years.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46At its peak, the company produced over 1,000 doll heads a day.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50The rarer examples of which can now fetch thousands of pounds.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Sadly, I don't think these fall into that category.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Has anyone else bought bits of body? I can't buy bits of body.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03I get letters saying, "You're a weirdo.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07The evidence is stacking up against you, Thomas.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16Right, Simon, I'm just going to get something. What am I doing?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- What am I doing? - I really don't know, Thomas.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I really don't know, old fruit.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- What can they be?- Dolls.- Yes.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- £60.- Oh!- For all of them.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35- They are horrible.- Beautiful. - They are not beautiful. At all.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- Is £60 too much?- Too much.
0:07:37 > 0:07:4050 if it helps, but I think you will do well with them.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45£40. That is a good buy.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Yes, but it just looks so odd though, a man buying dolls.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- It takes all kinds.- Mmm.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I'm going to think about it, do you mind, but thank you.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- You will do well. - Well, I don't know. I don't know.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05While Thomas mulls over the dolls, Charlie has gone all Alpine.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- It is a goatherder's. - Oh, a goatherder.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Is that definitely a goat's foot? - Yes, that's a goat's foot.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15WEST COUNTRY ACCENT: That is a goatherder, my lover!
0:08:15 > 0:08:16That is a goat's foot. High on the hill...
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- # High on the hill Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo!- #
0:08:19 > 0:08:21HE HUMS
0:08:23 > 0:08:26# Folks in a town that was quite remote heard
0:08:26 > 0:08:28# Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo. #
0:08:28 > 0:08:29How much is it?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Oh, come on, bird, stick a price on it.- 40 quid.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- 40 quid, bird?- Yes.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39It's one of those antiques that you've got to say to somebody,
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- where are you going to find another one.- I'm loving that, bird!
0:08:43 > 0:08:46What you think, my handsome?
0:08:46 > 0:08:50WEST COUNTRY ACCENT: I tell you what, no haggling, I'll give you 30 quid right now for it.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Cash. Done. I am loving you, bird.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57These two are getting on famously, aren't they?
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Fab. Look at that. # High on a hill, a lonely goatherd...#
0:09:02 > 0:09:05While Charlie's all chipper, Thomas is, well,
0:09:05 > 0:09:09continuing his obsession for headgear and breathing apparatus.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15Oh, for goodness' sake, Thomas!
0:09:15 > 0:09:20- Where are you going?- Every time I see you you're in a damn silly hat!
0:09:20 > 0:09:21This is a gas mask.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24I do know it is a gas mask, after all,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27I was wearing one in the war, Thomas!
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Have you bought what you wanted to buy?
0:09:29 > 0:09:31I may have bought something, I may not.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35All you need to do is look around the shop and see what is missing!
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Thomas is feeling the pressure now.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40It is time to make a decision about...those dolls.
0:09:40 > 0:09:4335, I would like to see you take them to auction.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45£30 and I will take them off your hands.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Like a nutcase.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Yes. OK.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Two items now. Right, I'm going to give you some money now
0:09:55 > 0:09:57and then I am going to walk out of your shop.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00On your head be it, Thomas, on your head be it.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07Meanwhile, Charlie is zipping up the road to another antiques' emporium.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11He has already bought two items but seems hellbent on buying more.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- Hello, my dear.- Hello, how are you?
0:10:15 > 0:10:18How do you manage to find such wonderful temperatures here?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Oh, God, it is absolutely frightful, isn't it?
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- At least we don't have the snow. - Nice to see you. Charlie is the name.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28- And you are?- Janet.- Nice to see you, Janet. May I look round?- Of course!
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Now, don't forget, you've only got £85, Roscoe.
0:10:31 > 0:10:37A magnificent clock and candelabrum, aren't they splendid? Very French.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40That isn't priced.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44That'll be beyond my price range but I thought I would just admire it.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49Admire away, old boy. But you ain't got the money for that beauty.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51That's an interesting charger, isn't it?
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Now, this looks a bit more like it.
0:10:54 > 0:10:55Is it Newlyn?
0:10:55 > 0:10:58I wondered if it might have come from the Newlyn School.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02The Newlyn School was part of the Arts and Crafts movement,
0:11:02 > 0:11:05founded at the end of the 19th century.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Based, funnily enough, in Newlyn, Cornwall, it became
0:11:08 > 0:11:12famous for its beaten metalwork, particularly with fishy motifs.
0:11:12 > 0:11:18- I like these, they are almost like owls, aren't they?- Or shrimps!
0:11:18 > 0:11:23- You are making it more Newlyn with shrimps.- I am trying!
0:11:23 > 0:11:25How much is it?
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- Ah-ha! Now you want to know.- I'd better ask.- I must ask the boss.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33I can't go out of the shop without asking the price of something.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37There isn't a ticket on it so a spot of haggling might be in order.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38It's...
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Got to be worth, I would hope, more than £10 which I'm going to offer.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45The owner of the shop doesn't seem to be available
0:11:45 > 0:11:47so Charlie is going to have to reckon with Janet.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Look out, Janet. - How much do you want?
0:11:50 > 0:11:5120.
0:11:53 > 0:11:59- What a temptress you are. 15? Can you add 10 and 20?- 16.
0:11:59 > 0:12:05Oh, no, don't start doing that nonsense! 16? No, 15. Full and final.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- All right, then. - Are you happy with that?- I am.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- You don't need to make a phone call? - He's not answering his phone.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15Well, that serves him right, if he wants 120 quid for it then, doesn't it!
0:12:15 > 0:12:20Three items already and it's only day one. Rock'n'roll, Roscoe!
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Time to hook back up with Thomas in the little Triumph Spitfire.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28I bought one lot which you are going to die.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31You are going to see it and think, Thomas, what have you done?
0:12:31 > 0:12:34I wonder what that could be, Thomas?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37The boys are heading a couple of miles south to Sampford Brett,
0:12:37 > 0:12:41where Thomas is dropping Charlie off to do a tad more shopping.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44They've come to Keith Richards' antiques.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47INTRO TO (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION
0:12:47 > 0:12:48MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY
0:12:48 > 0:12:49No! Not that one.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- Greetings!- Bye-bye.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Treat that car properly.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55While Charlie finds his way to the shop,
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Thomas has an appointment 23 miles south-east in Stoke St Gregory,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02in the heart of the Somerset Levels.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05One of the last remaining wetlands in Britain,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08the Somerset Levels have been at the heart of the basket weaving
0:13:08 > 0:13:13industry for centuries, because, where there's water, there's willow.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17From man's very earliest days, we've grown and harvested willow
0:13:17 > 0:13:20to make everything from durable containers to fences.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25Wickerwork was heavily used to package and transport goods.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28It was a bit like the bubble wrap of its day.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Nestling in the centre of the Levels,
0:13:30 > 0:13:33is a company which still makes willow baskets
0:13:33 > 0:13:36and all manner of other extraordinary wicker creations.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Thomas has come to meet Jonathan Coate whose great-great-great-great
0:13:40 > 0:13:43grandfather started the company all the way back in 1819.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47- Hello, I'm Thomas.- Jonathan. - Jonathan, nice to meet you.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- Tell me, have you always been involved in this?- Yes, all my life.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52And your family, it's your generation?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- Yes, I'm the seventh generation. - Seventh!- Yes.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58What I'm really interested in is the process.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- Could you take me through the process?- Yes, we certainly can.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03That would be really exciting.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05The whole process starts with raw materials,
0:14:05 > 0:14:09the branches of a willow or withies, as they are called.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14We've got some willow here. This was actually literally cut today.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15Before the willow can be used,
0:14:15 > 0:14:19it needs to be first boiled for ten hours. Then stripped.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Traditionally, this was done by the women and children of the village.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26They would strip it with a brake which is basically a piece of spring
0:14:26 > 0:14:29steel, which they would have out in the garden or by the back door.
0:14:29 > 0:14:36And one rod at a time, pull it through the brake, turn it round...
0:14:36 > 0:14:37All by hand?
0:14:37 > 0:14:38All by hand.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Go on, Thomas, have a go.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- And push it right down in between the brake.- All the way down?
0:14:44 > 0:14:48That is fine. Back towards you. That's it.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50You are a professional here.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- A professional here. All the way in, yes?- Yes, that's it.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54All the way out.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57It comes off quite easily, doesn't it, in the end.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58Look at that!
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Once stripped, the willow is made into baskets
0:15:01 > 0:15:05and, here, these come in many shapes and sizes.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07You've got loads of coffins!
0:15:07 > 0:15:10The mad thing is, my grandmother was buried in one of these.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12And I didn't know it was a wicker coffin,
0:15:12 > 0:15:14or I can't remember that I knew.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16All I heard was the creaking of the wicker.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19It was like somebody arriving with a Fortnum & Mason's hamper.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22But, no, there was Grandma inside there.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Thomas is keen to learn how to weave a basket.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28But Jonathan's latest commission is for a number of willow coffins.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Stiffen up, Thomas.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34This one's been staked up, so it's ready to put the siding on.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37So, using one rod at a time, we'll tuck that in there.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40It may seem a bit morbid, but there's a reason why there's been
0:15:40 > 0:15:43a growing interest in wicker coffins over the years.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45So quick!
0:15:45 > 0:15:49And that's because they're very environmentally friendly.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- OK, Thomas, your go. - Brilliant.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- In we go. So, in there.- That's it.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56- In it goes.- Yeah.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00I don't think I'm ready yet for an apprenticeship.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03I think I need a bit more toughening up on my hands. Ooh!
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Funny, Jonathan's not saying anything.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Let's stick to the day job, eh?
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Jonathan's range is not restricted to coffins by any means.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17The company gets some unusual commissions, one of which was
0:16:17 > 0:16:20a giant chess set for the show-jumpers at the London Olympics.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25They were decorated, for decorating the jumps?
0:16:25 > 0:16:27The jump we made,
0:16:27 > 0:16:31it was a giant table the horses were jumping over, that was chequered.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35And the pieces were standing around to lead the horses into the jump.
0:16:35 > 0:16:36Brilliant.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39And, hidden away inside one of Britain's most iconic hats,
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- more of Jonathan's handiwork.- We actually make these little baskets
0:16:43 > 0:16:45which go underneath the bearskins.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- The bearskins for the guards outside Buckingham Palace?- That's right.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52- Each one has its own little basket inside.- I'm going to have a go.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Hm, there we go. Thomas just can't resist a good hat.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Oh, what a big head. Nothing fits.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00Suits you, sir!
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Actually, you always feel sorry for them,
0:17:02 > 0:17:04thinking, God, this is really heavy.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08And they're uber strong, standing up, their core strength.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11But, actually, it's not too bad, if you've got the right one.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Jonathan's really not impressed, Thomas.
0:17:15 > 0:17:16THOMAS GIGGLES
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Meanwhile, Charlie's itching to spend some money
0:17:19 > 0:17:21in the eponymous Keith's shop.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Oh, and here's the man himself.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- Hello. Charlie.- Hello, Charlie. - Nice to see you.- And you.
0:17:26 > 0:17:27Show me around, you've got things here?
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Yes, I've got this room here,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32and another room just as we go through here as well.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- I recognise that lady.- Yes.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Margaret Thatcher. Isn't that wonderful?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- Lead on.- Come through.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Uh-oh. Keith's lured Charlie into the first-class lounge.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49It's glorious.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Glorious. Glorious.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Glorious present, yeah.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54They might all be glorious, old fruit,
0:17:54 > 0:17:58but quite out of your price range. Back to economy for you.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59I'm just going to nip back
0:17:59 > 0:18:02and reacquaint myself with Margaret Thatcher again, if I may?
0:18:02 > 0:18:06He always was one for the ladies.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08How much is that, in terms of...,
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Um... It's 95 now.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- It can be £60.- Can it!
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- It can be £60.- That's ridiculously reasonable, isn't it?
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- It's very reasonable indeed. - Oh, blimey.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23That's within my budget, just about. HE GIGGLES
0:18:23 > 0:18:25I think I've got to feel her.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29This teapot's not for pouring. HE LAUGHS
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Almost as famous as Mrs T herself was her alter ego
0:18:33 > 0:18:38in the satirical 1980s TV puppet show Spitting Image.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41So popular was the show that it spurned a host of merchandise,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44much of which is now highly collectable.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48This teapot was made in the pottery capital of Stoke-on-Trent.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Look at that.
0:18:51 > 0:18:52"Denis, come here!"
0:18:52 > 0:18:55I think I feel a deal brewing.
0:18:55 > 0:18:5660 quid.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- Or 50, if it's going to help. - What a wonderful man.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04You're the first man I've ever dealt with who's brought down the price
0:19:04 > 0:19:05without me asking. HE LAUGHS
0:19:05 > 0:19:07I knew you were going to ask.
0:19:07 > 0:19:0950 quid.
0:19:09 > 0:19:10At 50 quid...
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- Are you sure you're happy with that, before you shake on it?- I am.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16I think that's wonderful.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18I hope that one doesn't backfire on you.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Nicely done, though, Charlie.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25It's been a bumper day for our Charlie.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30Now, both experts could do with a decent bit of shuteye. Nighty-night.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37The sun has come out, at last, for our esteemed experts,
0:19:37 > 0:19:39and spirits are high.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44- # Oh, what a beautiful morning! - Oh, what a beautiful day! #
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Yes, long may it last.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48It's very sticky on the old "accelerateur".
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Well, you know, you'll get used to her.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53If I was driving, that wouldn't have happened by now.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:19:54 > 0:19:59So far, Charlie has pushed the boat out, spending a whopping £180
0:19:59 > 0:20:01on an Arts and Crafts copper charger,
0:20:01 > 0:20:03a goat's herd staff,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06a silver cup and A Margaret Thatcher teapot,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09leaving him with a mere £20 still to spend.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Thomas, meanwhile, has struggled to part with his cash.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17He's spent a paltry £58 on a Victorian water pump,
0:20:17 > 0:20:19and those rather spooky dolls.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23That leaves him with a gargantuan £142 to splash about.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Thomas and Charlie are heading 34 miles south east
0:20:28 > 0:20:31to the delightful town of Crewkerne in Somerset.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Crewkerne's been a travellers' watering hole for hundreds of years,
0:20:35 > 0:20:38positioned on the old London to south west road,
0:20:38 > 0:20:42and is most famous for the sails that were made there
0:20:42 > 0:20:45for Nelson's flagship Victory.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- Pull in here.- Pull in, pull in. - Ah!- Well done.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- I'm over here. - I'm going this way.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53With some catching up to do,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Thomas is hotfooting it straight to Antiques Bazaar.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00It's a huge trading centre, home to the stock of 45 dealers,
0:21:00 > 0:21:03and presided over by a very welcoming owner.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- Morning.- Good morning, how do you do?- I'm Thomas.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- I'm Anthony, nice to meet you. - Very nice to meet you.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- I'm going to...- You're welcome to have a look around, yes.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14I hope everything's labelled. I'm here to give you a hand.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- Thank you, Anthony.- OK. Good luck.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24So, how are you feeling today, Thomas?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26What's quite lovely about this buying experience is that
0:21:26 > 0:21:29my last one, first day, was with Roscoe.
0:21:29 > 0:21:35And all I heard was, "Oh! Will you let me have this!"
0:21:35 > 0:21:38So, I'm feeling quite relaxed.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40I don't like sharing shops.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Now, don't get too relaxed there, old boy.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48The pressure's on to get buying, you know.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- I love that. - HE TUTS
0:21:51 > 0:21:52£750.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00- HE TUTS AGAIN - Why do I like the expensive things?
0:22:00 > 0:22:01HE HUMS
0:22:01 > 0:22:03No need to rush, Thomas, we've got all day, mate.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07I want to spend some money.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10The wind has gone from my sails.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12It's ugly.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Huh. Not as much as I am, I assure you.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Ah! What are those?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21What I've got is a pair of prints here.
0:22:21 > 0:22:26You've got Queen Victoria, and the other one is Prince Albert.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29In tiles on the floor is a name.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31It's got "Baxter Prints". They're quite well framed.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34They're a bit foxed. But they are Baxter Prints.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38Now, are they £12 each or £12 for the pair?
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- Luckily, Anthony is waiting in the wings.- What have you found?
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Well, a pair of prints, Victoria and Albert.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Do you think they're £12 the pair?
0:22:46 > 0:22:48No, I would say definitely not.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Do you think we could have them for £12 for the pair?
0:22:50 > 0:22:54I think that would be a little bit unfair on them.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56What could we do?
0:22:56 > 0:22:58I could do them for 15.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59- £15?- £15.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03I'm sure you're not going to knock me on that. Humble money, £15.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Humble money, is that what they say?
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- Humble money?- Humble money, yes.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Humble they may be.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14But, thank the Lordy Thomas has bought something at last.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Across the road, Charlie's arrived at another large emporium.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22- Good morning, sir.- Good morning. - How are you?- I am fine.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26- The name is Charlie.- Hello, Charlie. - And you are?- Eddie.- Eddie.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27Steady, Eddie.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32I was extremely profligate with my spending yesterday.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37I come to your establishment, and I'll own up with £20.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40One £20 note is all I have in the world.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- Oh, dear, oh, dear, I feel sorry for you.- No, don't feel sorry for me.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46There'll be something I can buy, won't there?
0:23:46 > 0:23:49- Have a look. - Without a doubt.- Have a look.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59No auctioneer should be without one. That is the biggest gavel I've seen.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02I should think you'd break your rostrum
0:24:02 > 0:24:04if you brought that down and sold something.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Put it down quickly before you do some damage, Charlie.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Now, talking of damage, what's he spotted now?
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Here, we've got an 18th-century Chinese ginger jar.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Damaged, yep.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Would have had a wooden lid, which is missing. But that's not a problem.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24It's got some nibbles out of it.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27But it's priced at £6.
0:24:27 > 0:24:28Huh, crumbs.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30That is within my budget.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35I could even buy another piece of Chinese pottery to go with it.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38In fact...
0:24:38 > 0:24:43I think I'm allowed to buy like-for-like items.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46I feel a bit of a collective lot coming on here.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Time to do a deal, me thinks.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51I'm thinking a way of solving my problem here, Eddie.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- You are, are you?- Well, I thought I might go off to the Orient
0:24:53 > 0:24:57with a collective bundle of things.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- That might be a way forward, mightn't it?- Possibly, yes.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Look at him go. He's like a dog with a bone now.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06Potty for pots.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- Never seen Margaret Thatcher there before.- No. That's spooky.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12No, no, I'm not going to buy her. I've already got one of her.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- Oh, dear, you're in trouble.- Yeah!
0:25:14 > 0:25:16So let's count up the pots then.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18One, two, three...
0:25:18 > 0:25:22- Four damaged pots. Would you be happy?- I'd be happy with that.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- £20 note?- Yeah, go on. - You are the man, sir.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28May I give you the order of the £20.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Your last chance to regret it. You'll be all right?
0:25:30 > 0:25:32- That's all right. - Thank you very much.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34So, while Roscoe is completely spent out,
0:25:34 > 0:25:38the same could definitely not be said for Thomas.
0:25:38 > 0:25:39Luckily, he has another shop to go to.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43He's heading into the county of Devon just nine miles
0:25:43 > 0:25:46south-west of Crewkerne to the village of Tytherleigh where he's
0:25:46 > 0:25:49- pinning all his hopes on the Trading Post.- Hello.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- Let's see how he gets on then. - What's your name?- Andrew.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Andrew, I'm Thomas. Nice to meet you.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Come on, Thomas, you've still got £127 to spend.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02Can you spy anything to buy?
0:26:08 > 0:26:12- Shh, can you hear the sound of the sea?- Quite a nice shell purse.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Mother of pearl, brass fittings, very popular, very French, actually.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21We see a lot of these about but they're quite popular things.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23They're quite pretty, aren't they?
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Nice jewelled item. A jewel of the sea.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Using shells to make purses became very popular at the end of the
0:26:33 > 0:26:3719th century when Victorians began to take holidays by the seaside.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41This purse might well have been bought as a souvenir,
0:26:41 > 0:26:45- so time to seal the deal with Andrew.- Andrew, what can that be?
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- 30 on that one.- 30. OK. You couldn't do it for 25?
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Yeah, we could do, yeah. It's a nice thing.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- If we go to 20, that's got to be the rock bottom.- Rock bottom. OK.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00All right, I'll have that. £20, thank you very much.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05At least you've bought something. That's Thomas's shopping completed.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Let's find out where Charlie has got to.
0:27:08 > 0:27:13He's continuing the rural Somerset theme and is heading six miles north
0:27:13 > 0:27:15to the lovely village of Shepton Beauchamp.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Charlie has come to meet avid collector and archivist,
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Andrew Hall.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- Andrew.- Hi. - Good to see you.- Yes.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26- I know why I'm here, to see your- lawn mowers? That's right.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31- How many have you got?- 1,100 at the last count.- 1,100?- 1,100.
0:27:32 > 0:27:37Hidden away in no ordinary garden shed, is just part of Andrew's
0:27:37 > 0:27:39vast collection of vintage lawn mowers.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44It's listed in the Guinness Book Of Records
0:27:44 > 0:27:46as the largest in the world.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50I don't believe it. How many mowers can you get in a shed?
0:27:50 > 0:27:53In this one, just short of 600.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57The history of the lawn mower is tied up with two very British
0:27:57 > 0:28:02traditions, the great country house estates and the evolution of sport.
0:28:02 > 0:28:03At the end of the 18th century,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06acres of lawn like those at Blenheim Palace were
0:28:06 > 0:28:11cut by over 200 labourers every ten days using scythes,
0:28:11 > 0:28:14but as the Industrial Revolution kicked in,
0:28:14 > 0:28:17all that was to change with the invention of a new labour-saving
0:28:17 > 0:28:18device, the lawn mower.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25At the end of the shed is a particularly special example.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30This, in actual fact, is the oldest known motor mower in the world.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Is it really? What a privilege to see it.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- You can sit on it if you want, as well.- Can I really?
0:28:36 > 0:28:39This lawn mower was painstakingly restored by Andrew who
0:28:39 > 0:28:42rescued it from an old sporting ground.
0:28:42 > 0:28:43The lawn mower has played a huge,
0:28:43 > 0:28:48- huge part in all British sporting life.- That's right.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52I think, to be fair, the history of the lawn mower and the development
0:28:52 > 0:28:55of the lawn mower goes hand-in-hand with the development of sport.
0:28:55 > 0:29:01Yeah, Wimbledon, Lords, croquet lawns, the great lawns of England.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05In the garden, Andrew has ferreted out a few of the earliest mowers
0:29:05 > 0:29:09to show Charlie, one of which dating back to the 1880s,
0:29:09 > 0:29:11played a key role in sporting lawns.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16- These early small machines had two purposes.- Yeah?
0:29:16 > 0:29:21One was, the line marker for tennis courts were not invented yet,
0:29:21 > 0:29:24so what they actually did was they lowered the cut on these
0:29:24 > 0:29:28machines, cut the lines out with this machine
0:29:28 > 0:29:31so at least you could see a difference in colouration.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32And that gave you the line.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35The second use of these machines
0:29:35 > 0:29:38is they became known as ladies machines.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43I like it already. I like where you're going there.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45- They're manageable for a lady. - That's right.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49Larger machines needed a little more horse or donkey power.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51This, presumably, is pulled by something.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56Yes, we class this as a small pony mower or a donkey machine.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59So you'll have a donkey, somebody leading the donkey.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03Somebody will be leading the donkey with a carrot on the front.
0:30:05 > 0:30:06And then somebody on the back.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08It's hugely labour-intensive, isn't it?
0:30:08 > 0:30:12It is, but don't forget that labour was cheap then to what it is today.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16By the Edwardian period, mowers were still a luxury with only
0:30:16 > 0:30:20the very rich being able to afford one like this from 1907.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Do you know what strikes me, first of all, looking at that machine?
0:30:23 > 0:30:27It looks more sophisticated than the equivalent motor car.
0:30:27 > 0:30:34Yes and more expensive too. This machine in 1907 would be £125.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36That's a huge amount of money.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40That equates today to something like 15,000.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41Extraordinary.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43In those days, actually, it would have bought your house.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46It would, but, you see, the other thing is with motor mowers of this
0:30:46 > 0:30:50period, they wouldn't have been used by the gardener,
0:30:50 > 0:30:52they would have been used by the chauffeur
0:30:52 > 0:30:55because he was the person who knew about petrol engines.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- A gardener wouldn't have had a clue, would he?- Yes.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01A chauffeur to mow the lawn, eh? Those were the days.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Well, what an enlightening visit for Charlie, but it's time to leave
0:31:05 > 0:31:09Andrew's lawn mowers behind and motor off to meet Thomas.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10It's the moment of truth
0:31:10 > 0:31:13when our experts reveal their purchases to one another.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16The boys have regrouped in the pub.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- Roscoe.- Yep?
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Roscoe, are you going to reveal first? Senious prioritus, I say.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23How was your shopping?
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Terrible, I don't want to talk about it!
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Reveal! Get on with it, get on with it.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31HE SINGS DARTH VADER THEME
0:31:31 > 0:31:33That's the funeral march by the way,
0:31:33 > 0:31:35you don't want to be doing that too much!
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- Roscoe!- Yes.- Right! Now, I saw that in the shop.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- So how much did you pay for it?- 85.
0:31:41 > 0:31:42Oh!
0:31:42 > 0:31:46You're dancing a little jig there, aren't you? Profit, profit, profit.
0:31:46 > 0:31:51Oh, Thomas likes that one, but what about a cup of tea with Mrs T?
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- Can I pick her up? - You can pick her up.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56The only time you'll ever pick up the lady, look at that.
0:31:56 > 0:32:01- The lady's not for turning. - No, no.- £40-£60 they make.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05It cost 50 quid, so you know, we're in the middle there.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09- You're in the middle.- By which time I'd got rather short of cash.- Yep?
0:32:09 > 0:32:12So I went random today and without further ado,
0:32:12 > 0:32:16I bought an 18th-century Chinese ginger jar which is knackered,
0:32:16 > 0:32:19er, a prunus blossom one which is later but in good order,
0:32:19 > 0:32:22and a couple of random pots, and the whole lot was 20 quid.
0:32:22 > 0:32:27- Oh, bargain.- Can you yodel? - No, I can't yodel.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Because I'd like to see you yodel!
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- # High on a hill and a lonely goat - # Oh lay ee odl lay ee odl ee hoo!
0:32:33 > 0:32:35- That actually came into the bargaining.- Did it?
0:32:35 > 0:32:39- Yes, we sang it together as a duet. Candy and I.- You and Candy, yes!
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- Yes, I have a bit of a soft spot for Candy.- I bet you do.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45That Candy certainly made an impression.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49- Right, I didn't spend all my money, I have to say.- Thomas!
0:32:49 > 0:32:52I tried, I tried!
0:32:52 > 0:32:55The village pump, the village pump.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Have a look.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01- Yep. I would imagine you bought it for 25 quid, did you?- 28.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06- Fine, isn't it?- Absolutely. - Can't go wrong.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- You've got a couple of Leblanc prints, have you?- Baxters.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- I hope they were cheap. - Yeah, they were really cheap.
0:33:11 > 0:33:17- They need to be cheap.- £15. - For the two?- Yeah.- Sauce pot!
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- You sauce pot! What have we got here?- Well, this is the horror show.
0:33:21 > 0:33:26- Ready for this?- Has it got something in it? I hope it has.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Oh, dear! THOMAS LAUGHS
0:33:29 > 0:33:31- Is that a bit of Armand Marseille? - Top marks, Charlie.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- So that's just a do-it-yourself kit, really?- A do-it-yourself kit.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39But it's a dolly kit. I think that is worth 75 to 80 quid.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41I paid £30.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- Thomas, well done, old bean.- Well done, Roscoe.- May the best man win.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48All jolly cordial if you ask me, but what did they really think?
0:33:48 > 0:33:51It's all about Charlie's silver bowl. I mean he bought that so well.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53It's going to fly away at the auction.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56The next lot is the teapot, it's fantastic.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58I love those teapots.
0:33:58 > 0:33:59Who's going to win?
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Well, I hope it's Roscoe because he spent all his money
0:34:02 > 0:34:06and wet Plant has hardly spend £100, so well done, Roscoe.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10Pretty obvious looking at Thomas's things that he's had a pretty
0:34:10 > 0:34:13tough time at that old shopping, but he's played safe.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16The village pump, 28 quid,
0:34:16 > 0:34:19will sell for 40 or so.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21A pair of Baxter prints.
0:34:21 > 0:34:22Like so many things,
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Baxter prints are just not worth what they used to be worth.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28But at £15 for the two, they're a safe buy.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32It's going to be quite interesting, it's going to be nip and tuck
0:34:32 > 0:34:36as the last gavel comes down. We'll wait and see.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38All will be revealed very soon.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39Shifty.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41It's been a very jovial first leg,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43kicking off in Watchet,
0:34:43 > 0:34:45meandering around the delightful county of Somerset,
0:34:45 > 0:34:46popping into Devon
0:34:46 > 0:34:48and now back into Somerset again
0:34:48 > 0:34:51for the chaps' first auction in Frome.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55Right, come on. Once more into the breach.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00Today's battleground is at the large rural auctioneers, Cooper & Tanner.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02So what does auctioneer, Dennis Barnard,
0:35:02 > 0:35:04think of our experts' choices?
0:35:06 > 0:35:10With regard to the case of dolls, they look a bit sad in there
0:35:10 > 0:35:12actually, just their heads and bodies. Because there's so much
0:35:12 > 0:35:17work attached to them, I think sort of 30, £35 is probably top whack.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22The Maggie Thatcher teapot, I know there's lots of them around but
0:35:22 > 0:35:26it is interesting and I'm thinking perhaps 60, £75,
0:35:26 > 0:35:27something like that.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31The silver cup is particularly attractive, it is engraved,
0:35:31 > 0:35:34which makes it less saleable, but I would be very surprised
0:35:34 > 0:35:38if it's less than 150, £175.
0:35:38 > 0:35:39I like it.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43Our experts began this journey with £200 each, and over the last
0:35:43 > 0:35:48two days, Charlie has spent every single penny on five auction lots.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52Thomas, meanwhile, only managed to part with a measly £93 on four lots.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Dearie me!
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- Have you got butterflies in your tummy?- I have.- Have you?
0:35:57 > 0:35:58Are you nervous?
0:35:58 > 0:36:02I've got that same feeling as when you're about to go out to bat.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07Everything could all be over in a quick flash.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Right, chaps, concentrate. The auction is about to begin.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14First up is Charlie's copper charger, possibly Newlyn School.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19Start me, somebody, at £10. £10, quickly.
0:36:19 > 0:36:2110 we've got, 15, 15. 20, sir?
0:36:21 > 0:36:2720, 20. 20, I'm bid.
0:36:27 > 0:36:2922, 22, 25, 25.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Look at that, look at that, I told you!
0:36:31 > 0:36:3432, 32, 35, 35 at the end.
0:36:34 > 0:36:3735, right there at 35.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Anyone else coming in? 35.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44A stonking £20 profit for Roscoe's charger. Well done.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46I'm in the money!
0:36:46 > 0:36:53- It's Thomas's pair of Baxter prints up next.- Go on. Go on!
0:36:53 > 0:36:5710 then, for these two pictures. Five we've got, five we've got.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- We've got eight, eight pounds. - That's too cheap. That's too cheap.
0:37:00 > 0:37:068, 10, 12? 12, 15? 12, 12, 12.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11- Go on! One more.- £12. We've got this one I think at £12.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Yours for £12.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17Well, there we are, £12, three-pound loss.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21And sadly there will be even more loss after the auction house
0:37:21 > 0:37:22takes its well-earned commission.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Well, they were Baxter prints at the end of the day!
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- And I tried to buy them for £12. - Did you?- Yeah.- That's the spirit.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Now it's Charlie's collection of damaged pots.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Now then, who's got £20 to start on that jug?
0:37:33 > 0:37:36£20 start straight away.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Five? 30. Five, girls?
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- Good girl!- Stop!
0:37:43 > 0:37:4535, 40, 40 with you, sir.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48You've got to bid on some of my lots now!
0:37:48 > 0:37:50At £40.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Roscoe is on a roll, another £20 profit.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57- Well done.- Very sporting!
0:37:58 > 0:38:03Now, will Thomas scare the bidders off with his suitcase of dolls?
0:38:03 > 0:38:07Who's got 20? £20? 16 then, 16 for these dolls.
0:38:07 > 0:38:0916 with the lady. 16.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- 18 now?- Go on, go on!
0:38:12 > 0:38:17- £16 for you, madam. £16. Anyone else coming in?- That's it.
0:38:17 > 0:38:1918, 18.
0:38:19 > 0:38:2320 there, madam? 22, two seven? 22? 24, madam?
0:38:23 > 0:38:2724. 26 now, sir? £24 with the lady.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30At £24. Are we all done then at £24?
0:38:30 > 0:38:35I think Thomas has got the frights now. Another loss.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37It's not going well.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Will Charlie's luck continue though?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42It's his Alpine staff up next.
0:38:42 > 0:38:47- £40? £20.- That would be a steal. - 20, 20, 20, now five.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51- You won't find another one in this room I should think.- No!
0:38:51 > 0:38:5325. 30.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58- There you are.- 35? 35. - We're in Percy profit!
0:38:58 > 0:39:0135? Are you sure?
0:39:01 > 0:39:0642 if you like? 42, 45, 48?
0:39:06 > 0:39:1045 with you, sir. 45.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13All done at £45 then.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15He's done it again.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Yodel-ay hee-hee!
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Well, Thomas's luck has to turn, surely?
0:39:20 > 0:39:22And it's his mother-of-pearl purse up next.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Start me, somebody, at £20.
0:39:24 > 0:39:2810 then. 10 for the purse, 10 to go up, 10 with the lady.
0:39:28 > 0:39:3110, 10, 10. Have we got 15?
0:39:31 > 0:39:36- 15, and 20, and five, five? - Go on, go on.- 30.
0:39:36 > 0:39:4028, sir? Have you got 28, sir?
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- Go on, he's got 28.- 28? No.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4625 with the lady. 28. 30?
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Oh! £28!
0:39:49 > 0:39:51One more, come on! One more.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55We're all done at £28. I'm still the auctioneer.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57LAUGHTER
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- Thomas!- Sorry I get carried away.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04You will get carried away soon if you're not careful!
0:40:04 > 0:40:07A profit for Thomas at last.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- No wonder he's getting a little exuberant.- Still behind in the game.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11Go away, Roscoe.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Yes. Play nicely, children.
0:40:14 > 0:40:19It's Charlie's big purchase next, his silver cup for prize hens.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22I know where I'm going to start, I'm going to start at just £100.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26We've got £100. 110.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30110, 120, 130, 140.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32We've got 135 on the book, John.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Have we got 140? No. 135.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37135, there you are. 140.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41140, 145 with my silver man? Not bidding.
0:40:41 > 0:40:46140, down here at 140. Are we all done? At 140.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51A stonking profit for Charlie. It really looks like it's his day.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- Profit Roscoe, they call him. - Profit Roscoe.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58It's Thomas's last chance to catch up, but his Victorian water pump
0:40:58 > 0:41:02will need to make over £140 for him to stand a chance.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06Let's start, £20 to start, shall we? A garden feature, £20 there.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Straight in at 20.
0:41:08 > 0:41:1230, 30. 35. 40, 40, five?
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Oh, you're on fire!
0:41:14 > 0:41:18- 50, 50, five? 60.- Thomas!
0:41:18 > 0:41:21They're not threatening you, are they?
0:41:21 > 0:41:23No, no! I promise you, I've got nothing to do with it!
0:41:23 > 0:41:24Have you got 65?
0:41:24 > 0:41:2970 now, 75, 80, 80, 85?
0:41:29 > 0:41:3280. With you. At £80.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35All done at £80.
0:41:35 > 0:41:40Not as much as he needed, but still a splendid £52 profit for Thomas.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42At last he can celebrate.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- Mwah! Mwah! Thank you. - What about me?- Aww!
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Lordy, look at that!
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Now, any takers for the last lot of the day?
0:41:50 > 0:41:52It's Charlie's Margaret Thatcher teapot.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56Shall we start at £20? £20? Mrs Thatcher.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59£20 we've got, 20, 20, 20.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01We've got five. Five.
0:42:01 > 0:42:0730, five, 40, five, 50, five, 60,
0:42:07 > 0:42:11- 70, 80, 90, 100.- Ooh! Roscoe!
0:42:11 > 0:42:15110? 100, 100.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20Are we all done? Anyone else coming in? £100.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Ha! The Iron Lady managed to turn our Charlie
0:42:23 > 0:42:25yet another luscious profit.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Well done, Roscoe.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- Pumps and Thatchers to you. - Pumps and Thatchers!
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Both our experts started this leg with £200,
0:42:35 > 0:42:37and after paying auction costs,
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Thomas has made a decent profit of £25.08.
0:42:41 > 0:42:47That leaves him with a respectable £225.08 to carry forward.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51That rascal Roscoe, on the other hand, has triumphed today.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55He's made a bumper profit of £95.20,
0:42:55 > 0:43:00which means he takes forward £295.20 to spend next time.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03- How was it for you, Thomas? - Go away. You gloat!
0:43:03 > 0:43:07- I never realised you'd gloat! - I'm not a gloater!
0:43:07 > 0:43:09No, well done, you deserve it.
0:43:09 > 0:43:10You know you don't mean it.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- We both ended up with more money than we started with. - That's what we wanted.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Next time on Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:15 > 0:43:18Charlie resorts to dressing up to get a deal.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22Ha-haa! Ha-ha-haa! Just like that!
0:43:22 > 0:43:26- And Thomas, well, he just likes dressing up.- There you are.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28I could be a pirate now, couldn't I?