0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09a classic car, and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14- Going, going...gone.- Yes! - I'm loving that bird.- The aim?
0:00:14 > 0:00:17To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:23- Yes!- There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers. - Don't I look handsome?
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29I'm going now.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35# Yeah! #
0:00:39 > 0:00:42We're back on the road for the fourth leg of our road trip
0:00:42 > 0:00:44with dapper chaps and antiques experts
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Thomas Plant and Charlie Ross.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49No, no, Roscoe, this is rather beautiful, isn't it?
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- It's absolutely gorgeous. - Do you know where we are?
0:00:52 > 0:00:54We must be very nearly in Wales.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57After running his own auction house for 20 years,
0:00:57 > 0:01:01Charlie's expertise lies in antique furniture and vintage cars,
0:01:01 > 0:01:05not to mention an uncanny ability to charm everyone in his way.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- HE MIMICS TOMMY COPPER - I'm looking for some bargains!
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Thomas is also an auctioneer of considerable experience,
0:01:11 > 0:01:16with a particular penchant for jewellery, silver and...hats.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19I'll do the rest of the shop dressed as an American soldier.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25Our pair of charming chappies began the road trip with £200 each.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- Three auctions later...a chasm is opening up between them. - CHARLIE SOBS
0:01:29 > 0:01:34- Do you remember how much you've got now?- Oh, it's so boring, the whole money thing, isn't it?
0:01:34 > 0:01:35Oh, how lovely to hear that.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- Do you want to give it to me, then? - Yes, of course. CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:01:38 > 0:01:41I'm very uncomfortable winning, to be honest with you.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43How my heart bleeds!
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Thomas is leading the field by quite a margin.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53He starts this leg with a whopping £485.84.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Charlie, meanwhile, is somewhat of a straggler,
0:01:57 > 0:02:01kicking off this leg with a rather limp £170.56.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04But right now the sun is shining
0:02:04 > 0:02:09and they have the joys of their 1971 Triumph Spitfire to nip about in.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12This week's road trip is taking us
0:02:12 > 0:02:16over 400 miles from Watchet in Somerset
0:02:16 > 0:02:18up to Shropshire via North Wales
0:02:18 > 0:02:21before looping back down to finish at an auction showdown
0:02:21 > 0:02:24in Bedford, Bedfordshire.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28Today, we're starting our journey in Church Stretton, Shropshire.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Then we'll skip back and forth over the English/Welsh border
0:02:31 > 0:02:35before returning to Shropshire for an auction in Minsterley.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Sadly though, our poor experts
0:02:37 > 0:02:40seem to have little idea of where they are.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- We're in Shropshire. - I know we're in Shropshire,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45but these hills, what are these hills called?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Er...they're called the Shropshire Hills, boys.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55First stop is the charming small rural town of Church Stretton.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Back in 1214, King John granted it a market charter
0:02:58 > 0:03:01and markets have been held here ever since.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Oh, there's a church here too, and a giant antiques centre.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- There we are.- Thank you, my man. - Oh.- You wait in the car.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12No, no, no, no! What's wrong?
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- Didn't you like my driving? - I was absolutely...terrified.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Not as scared as dealer Terry's probably feeling right now.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Look out.- Hello there.- Hello there. - Charlie is the name.- I'm Terry.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- Hello. Thomas. Terry, yeah? - Yeah.- Pleased to meet you.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- May we have a look round? - Yeah, carry on.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28ALL LAUGH
0:03:28 > 0:03:31This antiques market is enormous,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34with three floors housing the wares of up to 60 dealers.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Surely there'll be something here to tempt the chaps.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Thomas is diving straight in,
0:03:39 > 0:03:41weighed down by his extremely heavy pockets.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45Having all this money, one feels quite uncomfortable.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Erm...what am I going to buy?!
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Thomas' opponent, meanwhile, has the opposite problem.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Don't buy expensive things.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Keep...cheap.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01So I could really go completely wrong from now on in
0:04:01 > 0:04:05and then lose everything, which I've done before in the past, believe you me.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- I'm an old master at this. - Thomas has never won a road trip.
0:04:09 > 0:04:15And...I have no intention of this being his first.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Eagle-eyed Thomas has already spotted something he likes.
0:04:17 > 0:04:24So this is a spelter figure... in the Art Deco style...
0:04:25 > 0:04:27..of a dancer.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30It has had a little bit of damage or cracking just here.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35Spelter...which has been bronzed to make it look like bronze.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Such nice movement to her.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Yeah, I like that very much.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Spelter is an alloy including zinc
0:04:44 > 0:04:46which was popular in the Art Deco period
0:04:46 > 0:04:49as it was much cheaper to make than bronze.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53The ticket price is £75. Best have a chat with Terry, eh?
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- She's a nice figure.- She is.- She has been restored here though.- Yeah.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- What...?- What can I do?- Yeah. I mean, I've got a figure in mind...
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- because of the restoration.- Yeah. I'll go and give 'em a ring.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08The figure is owned by a dealer who's not in today.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- He doesn't look that hopeful. - All right then. OK.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- What's the best?- 63.- 63?- Yeah.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- Why the three? - Cos that's what he wants.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19TERRY LAUGHS
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Not 60?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Erm...
0:05:24 > 0:05:28I can do it for 60 for you, but I can't go any more.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- Yeah, I'll buy it for 60.- OK. - Thank you very much.- Well done.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- One, two...- Well, that's one purchase down for Thomas.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37How's our Roscoe getting on?
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Going round one of the biggest antique emporiums for miles around.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- HE SIGHS - Nothing I'm looking at is doing it for me.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48How about an early 20th-century
0:05:48 > 0:05:51oak framed screen with cross-stitch tapestry, eh, Charlie?
0:05:51 > 0:05:55I...quite like the peacock.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Faded a little bit I should imagine from where it was originally.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01But it's priced at £30.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03That's not a lot of money, £30.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08Erm...one could probably think that it might be buyable for 20.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Hey! Keep your voice down!
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- Someone's lurking!- Roscoe!
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- Sh!- Roscoe, I've bought!
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- Come on, let's go.- I'm sorry, I can't be pushed into these things.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21THOMAS LAUGHS
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Just because you have found something.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27I can't do with it when someone's so smug!
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Why aren't you buying the cross-stitch Berlin Wall-work panel?
0:06:31 > 0:06:36- Why am I not buying it?- It's only £30.- I know.- Why don't you buy that?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Well...who says I haven't?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- I'll find Terry. - HE HUMS
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- Terry.- How are you?- Well, I'm having a marvellous time.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Upstairs is a cross-stitch panel.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55I got in a right muddle, I was going round and round in circles.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Would it need a phone call to try and tweak it a bit?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- I can do it for 25. She won't go any more.- She wouldn't?- No.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- Not even if I blew her a kiss down the phone?- No.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- No, that would probably make her go back to 30. - THEY LAUGH
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Oh, dear!
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- There is no downside at 25 quid, is there?- No.- Put it there, guvnor.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19Phew! Well done, Charlie. One item all sewn up.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Thomas would like to buy more here, but there's a problem.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24It's another whole room!
0:07:24 > 0:07:27A whole 'nother floor.
0:07:27 > 0:07:33# I'm lost just like a dog without a bone. #
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Where am I?
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Hang on a minute, we're walking round in circles.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Oh, God!
0:07:42 > 0:07:44I can't get out!
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Meanwhile, Charlie's on a roll.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- He's found something else to perk him up.- Cafe au lait. Hm.
0:07:50 > 0:07:56A little very Art Deco looking, almost Christopher Dresser design.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- Yeah.- Hot milk in one, coffee in the other and away you go.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Very, very nice. And I like the...
0:08:06 > 0:08:09They are ebony, aren't they, those handles?
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- I think they're very nice. - Together they're priced at £40.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- Yeah.- I think they'd probably make 30 quid at auction.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- Which is... I've got nowhere to go. - No.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Is it a very nice amenable person that owns these?
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- Are they lovely?- I can do 'em for 30 quid for the pair,
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- but that's as much as...- Can you? - Yeah.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Could you do me a gesture like...28?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31I mean, that sounds really pathetic
0:08:31 > 0:08:34and you can show me the door if you like,
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- but it's just psychologically...- 28?
0:08:38 > 0:08:43- Yeah.- Right.- Are you sure?- Yeah. - Fab. Thank you very much indeed.- OK.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Sorry to be such a cheese-paring misery.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Two quid could be the difference at the end of the day,
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- you never know in life. - You never know.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Yes, every penny counts, especially when your opponent
0:08:53 > 0:08:58is displaying an intimidating amount of intellectual prowess.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00I have a very short concentration span,
0:09:00 > 0:09:03it lasts for about a minute and...
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Aye up, what's this?
0:09:05 > 0:09:09I think...a pair of tribal carved spears.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12They're not spears, they're...paddles.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15You're right, they're African ceremonial paddles.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Like that.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19£45 the pair.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21I think I'd have them for 30.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- There he is!- Lordy!
0:09:26 > 0:09:29They're tripping over each other in this shop.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31It can be another person.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- There we are.- Very convincing.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Is he there? Is he hiding?
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- I've seen him round the corner, you see.- No, he's not hiding from you.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- Well, he might be.- Because I saw him as I picked these up.- Yeah.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- You trying to hide 'em?- Yes. THEY LAUGH
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- Do you think they'll take 30 for them?- No.- Oh, really?- Yeah.- Why not?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Cos they only come in two days ago.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- You wouldn't phone, Terry, just to ask?- I'll try.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- Do you mind?- No, I'll try. - Do you mind?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10They might do 'em a bit more, but not a lot.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14They're good though, aren't they? They're good big things.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Yes, but will the deal come down on the price?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- 35.- Oh, really?- Yes.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- Your lucky day.- Lucky day?- Yes.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25I think I've got to have 'em for 35.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- I think they're cheaper at that, yeah.- Yeah.- Definitely.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33Both boys have managed to buy two items each in their first shop,
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- but whilst they've been busy, the rain's arrived.- Oh, no, look!
0:10:37 > 0:10:40The car's got wet! We are going to get wet bottoms!
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- Hood up!- Hood up.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Poor old loves. Wet bottoms or not, the road trip moves on.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Our chaps are heading 31 miles west
0:10:50 > 0:10:54just over the border into Wales to the town of Welshpool
0:10:54 > 0:10:57where Thomas is dropping Charlie off for a spot more shopping.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Ohh! FE! Look!
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Look at that! Fred Anderson!
0:11:02 > 0:11:03Posh shop!
0:11:03 > 0:11:06There's only one thing I'm going to need in this shop.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- What's that, some money?- Your money! - Go on, out you get! Come on!
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- Thank you, dear. Have a nice visit. - I will. Bye-bye.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17HE SIGHS
0:11:18 > 0:11:20This is a Roscoe sort of shop!
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Thomas and his money meanwhile are heading north
0:11:22 > 0:11:26and back into England, to the town of Oswestry.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31Bizarrely, he's coming here to learn more about a very Welsh institution.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35I'm looking forward to a lovely Welsh reception,
0:11:35 > 0:11:40full of warmth, humour... and good singing.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42MALE VOICE CHOIR SINGS
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Ah, food for the soul!
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Thomas's destination is the Welsh Guards Museum
0:11:49 > 0:11:52and standing by to meet him is Stan Evans,
0:11:52 > 0:11:54a veteran Welsh Guard himself.
0:11:54 > 0:11:59- Thomas.- Hello. Stan is it? - Stan it is, yes. I'm the curator.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01The Welsh Guards were formed not only to protect the Queen,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04standing guard at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace,
0:12:04 > 0:12:09but also as an infantry regiment to go into the First World War.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13They are the youngest of the guards regiments,
0:12:13 > 0:12:15only coming into being in 1915,
0:12:15 > 0:12:18and straightaway they had to design a uniform
0:12:18 > 0:12:21with a badge to identify themselves.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Back into the battle of Agincourt,
0:12:25 > 0:12:29the Welshmen, who had no uniforms whatsoever
0:12:29 > 0:12:33were told that on the side of the battle there was a field of leeks.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36"Wear a leek upon your chest and kill those that don't."
0:12:36 > 0:12:39So it really is the oldest badge of uniform.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41This is the uniform they would have worn,
0:12:41 > 0:12:43the buttons would have been Welsh Guards buttons.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46And here we see the leek in the situation it would have been in.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49The Welsh Guards soon distinguished themselves,
0:12:49 > 0:12:53earning 21 battle honours, shown on the colour,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56and two Victoria crosses, one from each World War.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59In the Second World War, one act of bravery
0:12:59 > 0:13:02left behind a very different kind of memorial.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07Corporal Winslade was an infantry section leader then
0:13:07 > 0:13:10and he was responsible for an outpost.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12And they were holding off the Germans
0:13:12 > 0:13:15until the other companies could get to safety.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18And they held for as long as they could
0:13:18 > 0:13:22and, unfortunately, Corporal Winslade was shot through the chest
0:13:22 > 0:13:25and the bullet entered his breast pocket.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28And we can see here his paybook
0:13:28 > 0:13:32and a photograph of his girlfriend and the bullet has penetrated both.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- Wow!- Erm...and he was killed instantly.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43During both World Wars and since
0:13:43 > 0:13:47in all British conflicts including Iraq and Afghanistan,
0:13:47 > 0:13:49the Welsh Guards have sustained many casualties,
0:13:49 > 0:13:53but are well-known for their bravery and loyalty to their regiment.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Back in the UK they are most famous
0:13:55 > 0:13:58for standing the guard at the royal palaces
0:13:58 > 0:14:00wearing the iconic ceremonial uniform.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03And it looks like they may have a new recruit!
0:14:03 > 0:14:08- The red jacket.- Oh, Thomas, you never miss a chance to dress up, do you?
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Face round to me.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15When you're getting dressed for duties you ask somebody, "Can you give me a pull round?"
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- A pull round?- This is a pull round.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- You stand there...- Yeah. - ..and I do that.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Oh, lordy!
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Does he look the part? Don't move, Thomas.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32While his opponent stands guard, Charlie's back in Welshpool
0:14:32 > 0:14:36feasting his eyes on the goods of shop owner Ian.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- Oh, goodness me! This room could have been designed for me, couldn't it?- Well, I hope it could be.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Oh, dear, looks a bit out of your budget though, Charlie.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- So how long have you been here? - We've been here just over 100 years.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Look out, here comes the sob story.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52I have to say something straightaway, sir.
0:14:52 > 0:14:58- Looking at your lovely objects, I've come here with a pathetic sort of hundred-odd quid of money.- Yes.
0:14:58 > 0:15:04- I haven't done well.- And you could do with a change of luck? - I could do with a bolster.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Or rather, something small that you can afford.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12- More feminine.- It is.- Very, very nice.- He's looking at you.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15OK, so always too big.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- Those are quite interesting. - The water buffalo?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- Yes.- Aren't they lovely.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22They're all right, but they're a bit out of the bracket.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- You're not going to sell those to me for 100 quid?- No, I can't afford to.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- And they are a true pair, aren't they?- They're a true pair.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32The sort of thing that's, you know, saleable nowadays.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37- Yes.- I like those.- Yeah.- I'm going to do an exact sum in a minutes.
0:15:37 > 0:15:43Canny Charlie's fallen for a pair of wooden Chinese water buffalo carved in the early 20th century,
0:15:43 > 0:15:49but the ticket price on them is way over what he can afford, at £245.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- I've only got about 110 quid. - You've got about 110 quid to spare.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- I can't buy those, can I? - The buffalo cost 140.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00I could probably charge you 155, but it's out of your bracket, unfortunately,
0:16:00 > 0:16:01it's out of your bracket.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- Yeah. But I mean...- Oh, crikey!
0:16:04 > 0:16:08I'm...I'm thinking a little bit now.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12I did buy with them a very nice mahogany tripod table for 200,
0:16:12 > 0:16:14which I got 500 for.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19There appears to be a glimmer of hope, and now Charlie spots something else.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23He has had a leg off. Are you aware?
0:16:23 > 0:16:27Oh, golly! Do you think I'll be lumbered with them now if I don't sell them to you?
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- What did you say was your offer? - 110.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- 110.- Chancer!
0:16:32 > 0:16:36£110... I will sell them to you.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- And I will wish you the very best of luck with them.- Are you sure?
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- I will wish you the very best of luck with them.- You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar!
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- Ooh, you want money? - I want my money.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- 90. 100. And ten.- And ten.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- Thank you very much. - I've still got a fiver.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- Yeah, and I tell you what I'm going to do.- What are you going to do?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56I need those to be lucky for you to win.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01- Yeah.- That's for you and that's for luck towards the auction.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04When I was selling the chickens and the cows and what have you,
0:17:04 > 0:17:06we always used to give the biggest buyer of the day
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- a bit of lucky money.- Well, you're definitely my biggest buyer today.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- CHARLIE LAUGHS - Charlie, you are a very lucky man indeed.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15By Ian giving you back that £10,
0:17:15 > 0:17:19you got the water buffalo for a snip at £100.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20Ridiculous!
0:17:20 > 0:17:25It's the end of the day and time for our experts to have a well-needed little lie down.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Sleep tight.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33Day two, and our devilish duo are comparing the size of their wallets...again!
0:17:33 > 0:17:38- I mean, you went shopping yesterday and you've still got over £400 left? - Just under.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42CHARLIE LAUGHS How much have you got left?
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- I've got...£17.61, I think. Or £17.57.- Wonderful! Wonderful! - Or £17.56.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- You've really done well! - I'm not sure about the pence.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Every penny helps, Charlie.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56So to recap, Charlie has spent £153 on three items -
0:17:56 > 0:18:02a cafe au lait set, a screen with cross-stitch needlework
0:18:02 > 0:18:04and a pair of Chinese carved water buffalo.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09That means he has £17.56 left in his coffers.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Thomas, on the other hand, has parted with £95
0:18:12 > 0:18:15on an Art Deco figure and a pair of African ceremonial paddles.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20Which still leaves him with a magnificent £390.84
0:18:20 > 0:18:23to play to play about with.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Our chaps have motored back into Wales
0:18:25 > 0:18:28and are heading for the large town of Wrexham.
0:18:29 > 0:18:35Impoverished Charlie is dropping tycoon Thomas off at his next shop, hoping he'll spend big.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- Got all your money in your pocket? - Yeah, and it's bulging. CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- And buy something nice.- Bye-bye.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46Bryn-Y-Grog Emporium houses the wares of over 50 dealers
0:18:46 > 0:18:49and one of them standing by to help Thomas.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- Good morning.- Thomas?- That's right. - Hello, Thomas.- It's Brian?- Brian.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- I hope you find something to buy, I'm sure you will.- I think I will.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01- I'm sure I will. It looks massive! - Massive it is, and with a healthy wallet
0:19:01 > 0:19:05surely finding a treasure here should be no problem for our expert.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- They're proper antiques.- So what's your tactics today, Thomas?
0:19:09 > 0:19:13My tactics are to buy...quality.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Concentrate.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Don't buy a resin panel, which is what this is.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Don't spuff it all on one item.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Did you say spuff it?!
0:19:26 > 0:19:31Retro Mysterons ray gun with light beams and...
0:19:31 > 0:19:33And voice changer.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Roscoe, this is Plant, your merciless Mysteron!
0:19:38 > 0:19:41How many children put their lips round there? Disgusting!
0:19:41 > 0:19:45- Yuck!- I'm going to start doing some buying now. I've had a good look.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53What I'm looking at here is an onyx cigarette set.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58I'm not really interested in the lighter, but there's just marvellous colours to it.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02I think this is spelter, but it's quite well painted, actually.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04It's got a bit of age to it.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09It's the kind of thing which you buy for a tenner and it's going to make £25.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Yeah, it's not a bad looking thing. There's so much stuff!
0:20:12 > 0:20:17So, that's a contender. Now, what's this with a ticket price of £38?
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- It's a deed box.- This deed box dates from the early 20th century
0:20:23 > 0:20:26and would've been used to hold important documents
0:20:26 > 0:20:29such as house deeds or bonds and other available items.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31It would have been double-locked with two keys
0:20:31 > 0:20:34and kept in a strong room in the bank or solicitors.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- 38 quid. That's no money, it's quite good.- Safe/deed box?
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- Yeah, the deed box.- Time to see if Brian can do a deal.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Do you know if they've got the keys?
0:20:44 > 0:20:48- Er...no. Sorry, as is.- As is? - Yeah.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- I quite like that. It's quite fun. - Well, the paint's pleasant on it,
0:20:51 > 0:20:54there's enough of the gilding left to decorate it quite nicely.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- Yeah, it's quite a good fun thing, a good decorative lot.- Yeah.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00I quite like that. That's quite good fun.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03So, it's got £38 on it, how about £28?
0:21:03 > 0:21:065? 25?
0:21:06 > 0:21:11- Yes, why not.- We'll have that for sure.- OK.- At 25 that's great.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15- We'll definitely have that. That's brilliant.- A good deal indeed!
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Now, what about that green onyx ashtray?
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- I think that is delightful! Have a look at it.- It's nice.
0:21:21 > 0:21:27- Yeah, that's good. The pheasant's very good, isn't it?- The pheasant's brilliant, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- Would they mind if I just gave them a tenner for that?- Oh, gosh, no.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- The quality.- That's nice.- Yeah.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35And people can use it to put little cuff links in or something.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- Yeah. So we'll say £8 for that. - Oh, perfect. Perfect. That's great.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43- 25 and eight so that's...- £33.- £33. Yeah.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Last of the big spenders, eh?
0:21:45 > 0:21:49While Thomas has been shopping, Charlie is en route two miles west
0:21:49 > 0:21:52to a rather large country house.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55This is the longest drive up to a house I think I've ever been on.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57I've been driving for hours!
0:21:57 > 0:22:00But what a sight to greet one at the end.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Charlie's come to Erddig House,
0:22:03 > 0:22:06widely recognised as one of Britain's finest historic houses
0:22:06 > 0:22:08and now owned by the National Trust.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13- Poised to show Charlie around is curator Graham Clark.- Thank you.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Erddig House was inherited by the Yorke family
0:22:16 > 0:22:18in the mid-18th century,
0:22:18 > 0:22:22who continued to live here for the next 200 years.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27But although the house appears to be steeped in all the trappings of the aristocracy,
0:22:27 > 0:22:33there's an unusual story here of the family and servants who shared these rooms.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Cos this is all about the servants, really, isn't it?
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- It is, yes.- The history of the house? - That's right.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42And at the end of the room there we have a door to the servery,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45which would have been the door for the servants to come in.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Although the Yorkes inherited the house,
0:22:47 > 0:22:52they were not hugely wealthy and began losing money from the start.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56As a result, they couldn't afford to pay their servants the usual going rate,
0:22:56 > 0:22:59so instead they opted to pay them in kind,
0:22:59 > 0:23:03in order to keep their loyalty, by treating them like family.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06There weren't any back stairs that were segregated -
0:23:06 > 0:23:08another feature of the house.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11The servants rubbed up well against the family.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- So you'd bump into servants all the time.- Yeah.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17This is their version of the dining room, the servants hall.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19You would have had your meals in here.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22You'd have the butler at one end and the housekeeper at the other.
0:23:22 > 0:23:23Heads of the respective staff.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26And here we have portraits, oil paintings, of the servants.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Almost unheard of, isn't it?
0:23:31 > 0:23:34The paintings were commissioned by Philip Yorke I
0:23:34 > 0:23:38in the 1790s and it was he who also wrote the poems
0:23:38 > 0:23:42included in the paintings about each of the servants.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Who have we got here?
0:23:44 > 0:23:48This is dear old Jane Ebbrell who worked for 70 years for the Yorkes.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50- 70 years!- No retirement age then.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53But we know the Yorkes housed her in her own cottage
0:23:53 > 0:23:56on the estate and gave her the lovely job title
0:23:56 > 0:23:59of "spider-brusher" when her days as housekeeper was done.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02She was still allowed on the estate but didn't have anything to do.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06A really interesting character here is Thomas Rogers.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08He was carpenter-joiner here.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10He was saved from the press gang for the Napoleonic wars
0:24:10 > 0:24:12by the squire, who paid a ransom...
0:24:12 > 0:24:16- To keep his servant! - ..to keep him here.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21I'd like to come in here and listen to the old conversation.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Philip Yorke's tradition of honouring the servants
0:24:24 > 0:24:27was to continue in the family right up to the 20th century.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Here we are in the servant passage and we have the successors
0:24:30 > 0:24:33to those early oil paintings with photographs of the servants.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35This is a lovely, touching story.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38It's Lucy Hitchman and Lucy was the nurse
0:24:38 > 0:24:41and Ernest Jones was the groom. They met most days,
0:24:41 > 0:24:46when they took the young lads for a pony trip around the garden.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50- Inevitably, as these things happen, they fell in love.- How exciting.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52He was much below her station.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55People advised them not to court, but they got married.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- With the family's blessing? - Family's blessing.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Commemorated in verse. If I just finish off the poem,
0:25:01 > 0:25:03"We trust the attachment here begun
0:25:03 > 0:25:05"May last while life its course shall run."
0:25:05 > 0:25:08But perhaps the most important photograph
0:25:08 > 0:25:10we have at Erddig is this 1912 group photograph
0:25:10 > 0:25:14of the principal servants, all holding a tool of their trade.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17You'll see William Gittings has a saw. He's the carpenter.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20The butler has a bottle of claret.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Most importantly, the family have put themselves
0:25:23 > 0:25:26in the photograph behind their servants.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Wonderful. We've got the cook, here.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- Holding some sort of game bird. - That's right. Brace of pheasants.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- Which will be prepared in the kitchen.- Cooked up in the pot.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- Shall we?- Marvellous.
0:25:38 > 0:25:39A wonderful room, isn't it?
0:25:39 > 0:25:43One of the largest rooms in the house, which shows its importance.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46One has the sense of it being a very happy home.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50The relationship between the family and the servants -
0:25:50 > 0:25:52everybody must have got on.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56It feels like a home, although it's enormous, it feels like a home.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59And I want to meet the servants that were here and ask them
0:25:59 > 0:26:03how they were treated. And hopefully get the right answer.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- Are you treated well here? - All the time!- Good!
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- Thank you so much, Graham.- Thank you to meet you.- It's been wonderful.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12What a fascinating visit for Charlie.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17If only he was on equal footing with sparring partner Thomas Plant.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Our chaps have reconvened in the Spitfire and are now
0:26:21 > 0:26:25journeying to Ruthin in Denbighshire where a shop awaits Charlie.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- I am going shopping and you're going shopping.- I am going shopping.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31And you've still got a lot of money. Still got a lot of money.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- I've got very, very little. - I've got a lot of money
0:26:34 > 0:26:36and I'll probably still have a lot by the time I've finished.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- Unless I see something amazing. - Thomas! Go big!
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Oh, will you stop banging on about the money?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Ah, the county town of Ruthin.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49In the 15th century, a rebellion against King Henry IV
0:26:49 > 0:26:52left the town ravaged and burnt to the ground,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55but luckily for our experts, it rose from the ashes.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58- Are you going to take this car on? - Yes, I am.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- While I spend the rest of my money. - You've done so well.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- I'll leave it ticking over for you, sir.- Leave it ticking.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06I've got profit to make.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08HE GROANS
0:27:08 > 0:27:12When's your coach getting here, sir? THEY LAUGH
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Roscoe, you'll be fine.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Charlie, stop sulking.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20While Thomas heads off, Charlie has a surprise in store.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Someone he knows from the antiques trade.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- Hello!- It's you! How are you, Andy? - Very well. Long time no see.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28I didn't know you were here.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30- Is this your establishment? - It certainly is, yes.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33We've finally come in off the road.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- Every time I see you, you're at a fair.- That's right.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- I think I've spent money with you over the years.- Once or twice.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- But not a lot! - HE LAUGHS
0:27:41 > 0:27:43- I've got a confession to make. - You're skint?
0:27:43 > 0:27:45This is what I've got left.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53- HE GROANS - £17.56.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57I've got something that might interest you that's just come in.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- Unusual.- You know I like a bit of unusual.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05- Something very, very small. - Is it delicate, Andy?
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- No, it's not delicate. - I wonder what it could be.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Before we find out, let's see where Thomas has got to.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17He's heading through the beautiful Welsh countryside to his last shop
0:28:17 > 0:28:21in Denbigh, handily called Denbighshire Antiques.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- Hello. Thomas.- Nice to meet you. - What's your name?- Paul.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- You've got a lot here, haven't you?- Yeah.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- I plan to spend a bit of money with you, if that's all right.- Hope so.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40Right. Are we going wild or playing sensible?
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Roscoe wants me to buy furniture, cos it's quite expensive
0:28:43 > 0:28:45and one could lose money on furniture.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50So if I bought a bit of furniture, I think Roscoe would be dancing a jig.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54Come on, Planter, get buying.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56I've seen something I quite like.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02This is a terracotta garden urn.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Obviously, it comes in bits. This lifts off, like that.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09And that goes down like that. That's the base.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11This is where the plant would go.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15It should have been one of a pair, but look at these lovely petals here.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Probably 1920s.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20What a thing for somebody's garden.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23I don't know if it'll sell well, but it's got a chance.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Right time of year, I have to say. Right. Let's go and find Paul.
0:29:26 > 0:29:32It has £110 on the ticket but let's face it, our Thomas can afford it.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34I'm not a great expert in garden statuary.
0:29:34 > 0:29:39- Is it something which you'd be prepared to do a deal on?- Yeah.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43- But not a million miles from where it is, to be honest.- Oh, really?
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- I see this at a figure.- At?- £70.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- I couldn't sell that at 70. - What could you sell at?
0:29:50 > 0:29:54- 90 would be the money. - Come on. What about 75?
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Reluctantly, I'll take 80.
0:29:58 > 0:30:0175. Cos you know I want to try and make a profit.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05- I think you'll be making more of a profit than what I did.- Oh, come on!
0:30:05 > 0:30:07- You said this came to you well. - It did.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- But I still feel you'd make more of a profit than what I did.- Well...
0:30:10 > 0:30:1375, and you've got a deal? You're a star. You're an absolute star.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15I can't believe it!
0:30:15 > 0:30:20Mr Cautious has finally splashed his cash. Well done!
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Now, if you recall,
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Andy was about to pick out something unusual for our Charlie.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- Have you still got your eyes closed? - Yeah.- There we are.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Open your eyes. Very, very unusual.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Isn't that wonderful?
0:30:37 > 0:30:39It's a needle case.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- I would think round about... BOTH: 1920s.- Spot on!
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Looks like Thomas Plant. He has a hat, you know.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49The needle case is made of celluloid, an early form of plastic,
0:30:49 > 0:30:52that was often used instead of ivory because it was cheaper.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57- We take that off and out comes the thread.- Look at that!
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- This isn't all, is it? - This could be yours...
0:31:01 > 0:31:03- Could it? - ..for a £10 note.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06And you'd still have a fiver to spend.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09- I'd still have £7.56 to spend. - As much as that?
0:31:09 > 0:31:11- Oh, Lord! Today is my lucky day! - HE LAUGHS
0:31:13 > 0:31:19- Thank you, Lord, for sending Andy! I shall have it, sir.- Deal is set.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Never has shopping been made so easy. It's marvellous.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25That went well, didn't it?
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Can Andy help Charlie find anything for his remaining pennies?
0:31:28 > 0:31:32- Where's your bargain basement bit? Do you have one?- Not really.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37I don't want an American nit comb! Do I need a nit comb?
0:31:37 > 0:31:43- What about a stone gargoyley thingy? - He's grotesque, isn't he?
0:31:43 > 0:31:48- These things look quite cheap in here. £5 here and £6 there.- Yes.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52There's a pin cushion in the form of what looks like a pheasant, there.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58There we go. A little pewter pin cushion.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Could we do this for seven quid?
0:32:01 > 0:32:04I think you probably could cos it's priced up at four!
0:32:04 > 0:32:05No, it's not, never!
0:32:05 > 0:32:08That's the one with the broken leg.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11The one without a broken leg hasn't got any price at all.
0:32:11 > 0:32:16It's priceless, sir. I've got £7.56.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18You've spent your money, sir.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21That was the easiest shopping I've ever done in my life.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- Deal done, sir.- Deal done, well, I'll give you my money.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27That's a tenner for that, sir.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- And all I have in the world for this, sir.- £7...
0:32:30 > 0:32:34- 56p.- Jill, we'll be having egg and chips for tea tonight.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38Yes, yes. And I won't be.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42Ah, poor old Roscoe. So, with all our expert shopping done and dusted,
0:32:42 > 0:32:43it's time to reconvene.
0:32:43 > 0:32:48It's the moment to reveal all to each other, and Charlie's up first.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Oh, Roscoe!
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Look at this!
0:32:53 > 0:32:58You have bought a pair of Chinese carved
0:32:58 > 0:33:01water buffalo with figures on.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Look at that. On the stands as well!
0:33:03 > 0:33:05They could do £300.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07- You could wipe me off...- Thomas!
0:33:07 > 0:33:09You could destroy me now! £100?
0:33:10 > 0:33:13110 and he gave me £10 luck money back.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- So, £100? Those are really good. - They're good, aren't they?
0:33:16 > 0:33:20Oh, do I detect the green-eyed monster there, Thomas?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22We saw that. How much was that?
0:33:22 > 0:33:27- That was £25. - Oh, Rosc! Profit, profit.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31- And can I, what is this hideous ivorene...?- Have a look at that.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- No, no, it's wonderful. - Ah, and it comes off.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- It's a little necessaire. - Oh, a little necessaire.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- Look.- Oh, I love it!
0:33:38 > 0:33:40That's divided them.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Excite me.
0:33:42 > 0:33:43- CHARLIE SINGS - # Dee-dee, dee-dee... #
0:33:43 > 0:33:47- There we are.- Oh, that's a good form. - That's beautiful.- That's a good form.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Good thing, isn't it? She's got a good look to her.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- May I handle her? - Of course you can touch her.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Who's that modelled after?
0:33:54 > 0:33:56I don't know. It's like a Lorenzl piece, yeah.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Has the foot been off?
0:33:58 > 0:34:01It's got a crack on it, yeah, that's why it was only £60.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Are these spears or are they paddles?
0:34:04 > 0:34:06(Paddles.) £35.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08They don't look very old to me.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- I said they weren't, they're sort of 1920s.- But they're fun.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15That I love, the shape of that is fabulous. That's very good.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- Did you buy that for less than £100?- Oh, yeah.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21Oh, creepy, creepy boy.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25- What was it, 75 notes?- Exactly, £75! - Yeah, but that's lovely.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27And it's such a good saleable thing.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30You did spend more than me, congratulations!
0:34:30 > 0:34:31I told you I'd spend more than you!
0:34:31 > 0:34:35All very cordial, but let's see what they really think.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38I must say, this time, I'd rather have my lots than Thomas's.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41There's a pair of water buffalo on Charlie's table
0:34:41 > 0:34:43which are magnificent.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Very jealous. These could be the ones which he beats me with.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52His figure after he thinks Lorenzl, Priest, whoever,
0:34:52 > 0:34:56is nice, but that broken foot, I think, is relevant.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59I can't stand that clown. I can't stand it.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03I'd like to think I'm going to claw back 100 or so, and then
0:35:03 > 0:35:08we'll be 2-2 going to the last one and that'll be quite exciting.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12Thomas and Charlie kicked off this leg in Church Stretton, Shropshire,
0:35:12 > 0:35:15then meandered back and forth over the English-Welsh border.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Now, they're returning to Shropshire
0:35:17 > 0:35:19for an evening auction in Minsterley.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- Look at that, Roscoe!- Oh, I feel like a condemned man already.
0:35:25 > 0:35:30Oh, shut up! We've got the water buffalo, haven't we? Honestly!
0:35:30 > 0:35:31Come on, get in!
0:35:31 > 0:35:35The auction venue ce soir is Hendersons, a busy
0:35:35 > 0:35:40and fast-growing family-run business owned by auctioneer Phil Griffiths.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42So, what does he think of our experts' choices?
0:35:42 > 0:35:44The terracotta garden urn is my favourite.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47I think people are going to really like it.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Commercial, be nice to have a pair,
0:35:49 > 0:35:51but, erm, yeah, I think, probably,
0:35:51 > 0:35:54I can see that making 120 to 150.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57The market in Chinese antiques at the moment is very good,
0:35:57 > 0:36:01so I think probably they could be around 100 to 150.
0:36:01 > 0:36:06Again, you know, they could even do a little bit better than that.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10Charlie started this leg with £170.56,
0:36:10 > 0:36:13and spent every single penny on five auction lots.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19Thomas kicked off with £485.84,
0:36:19 > 0:36:22and spent £203, also on five auction lots.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27Now, where have those cheeky chappies got to?
0:36:27 > 0:36:28Ay 'up!
0:36:28 > 0:36:30I say, they look almost presentable.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34What a good idea this was of yours!
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Well, it's an evening auction, isn't it?
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Are you modelling yourself on James Bond? You look dapper like Sean Connery.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42"The name's Bond. Charlie Bond."
0:36:42 > 0:36:44More like Basildon Bond!
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Yeah, no time to waste.
0:36:46 > 0:36:47The auction's about to begin,
0:36:47 > 0:36:51and first up it's Charlie's cross-stitch panel.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56What shall we say, £50-60? Start with 30. 30? 20. 20's bid.
0:36:56 > 0:37:02- We've got 20, that's quite good for me.- 26? 28, 30 now.- Oh!
0:37:02 > 0:37:04All done at £30.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08It's a well-needed profit for Charlie, albeit a small one.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11How can I be excited? It's washed its face.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Thomas's deed box is up next.
0:37:13 > 0:37:14What shall we say for it? 50 or 60?
0:37:14 > 0:37:19- 30, then. 30 is bid, 32, 35. - Look at the lady in the front row.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Thomas, you're a genius! Look!
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- 50. At £50.- She must be a Swallow.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- Thomas, I'm learning from a master. - No further interest.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Are we all done with it at £50? Selling at 50, then.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33An excellent profit for Thomas.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35The boy can do no wrong.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- I actually am a bit in shock. - It's phenomenal.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Don't be down-hearted, Charlie. It's the first of the two pheasants.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Now your pin-cushion.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- Starting with 10, 10 is bid. £10 bid. At 12, 14.- Taking off!
0:37:48 > 0:37:52£14 in the front row, at £14. Are we all done with this lot?
0:37:52 > 0:37:54Selling, then, at 14.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Mr Auctioneer, you are the business!
0:37:57 > 0:38:00An excellent profit, Charlie.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03Seldom can a man have been so excited by £14.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07It's Thomas's pheasant now. Will it fly as well?
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Start me, 30? 30? 20, 20's bid.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14- 22. 25.- I don't want to be greedy.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Those pheasants have done well, haven't they?
0:38:17 > 0:38:18Another profit for Thomas.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Anyone for coffee?
0:38:21 > 0:38:24- Start with £10, then.- Ooh, 10!
0:38:24 > 0:38:2510 is bid.
0:38:25 > 0:38:26At £10 on the front row.
0:38:26 > 0:38:2912, 14.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Come on, madam. Give the lady a nudge. Madam, cafe au lait!
0:38:32 > 0:38:36- 18, keep going, madam. - Roscoe will give you a big kiss.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Go on, Roscoe will give you a kiss, there we are.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42On the front row and selling at 22, all done.
0:38:44 > 0:38:45Charlie's first loss,
0:38:45 > 0:38:48especially after the auction house takes its commission.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53Congratulations, madam, and thank you. From the bottom of my heart.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Now, will Thomas's paddles take him up the creek?
0:38:56 > 0:39:00Starting with 30, 20, then. 20 is bid, 22, 25, 28.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02At £30 in the doorway.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04At £30, is there any further interest...?
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- First loss of the day. - £30. Are we all done at 30?
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- That's your first loss of the day. - It is, isn't it?
0:39:12 > 0:39:15Yes, it is, but you're still winning by a country mile, Thomas.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17My heart bleeds for you.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- It doesn't at all! - It does, Thomas.- Go away.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Charlie loved it, Thomas hated it.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27What will the bidders think of the wee little needle case?
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Start me at £10. 10 is bid, 12, 14, 16.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34There's a man bidding round the corner going like the clappers!
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- 25.- Look at that, Roscoe. 25.
0:39:36 > 0:39:4030 now. 32. 34, 36.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- Thomas!- Roscoe! - You hated this, Thomas!
0:39:43 > 0:39:45You're going to win, you're going to thrash me!
0:39:45 > 0:39:4744.
0:39:47 > 0:39:4946. At £46.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51There is a God!
0:39:51 > 0:39:5348. 50.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55- I hate it!- At £50, then.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- Is that all?- I can't believe...!
0:39:58 > 0:40:02A stonking profit for Charlie. There is hope yet.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05- Put it there. - It's renewed my faith in my, er...
0:40:05 > 0:40:09I can't stand it! I can't stand it!
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Thomas's garden urn is up next.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14What will we say for this? I think perhaps £100 to start it.
0:40:14 > 0:40:1650 to go, 50 is bid.
0:40:16 > 0:40:205, 60, 5, 70, 5, 80.
0:40:20 > 0:40:21Getting better.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- 90. At £90, 5. - Oh, it's going well now.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- 95.- It's a good profit. - Are we all done?
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Sold, 95.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30A tidy profit for Thomas.
0:40:30 > 0:40:35- A working profit.- Can't complain. - No, better than not buying it.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Now it's Charlie's big hope.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40He needs his water buffalo to make a large profit
0:40:40 > 0:40:43to stand any chance of catching up with Thomas.
0:40:43 > 0:40:4550 to go. 50 is bid.
0:40:45 > 0:40:485, 60, 5, 70, 5.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53At £75. I've 80 now, 5.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58At £85, 90, 5. 110.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00110, 120.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02At 130.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04At 130, 140.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07Getting there, getting there. We need a lot more than 140.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- Selling at 140. - Oh, Roscoe, profit!
0:41:10 > 0:41:15Oh, dear. It's a profit, but nowhere near what Charlie was hoping for.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17I'm well chuffed.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20I wanted £250 for those, Thomas.
0:41:20 > 0:41:25Charlie's only chance is for Thomas to make a devastating loss
0:41:25 > 0:41:28on the last lot of the day, his Art Deco figure.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32- 3,600.- Start me at £100.
0:41:32 > 0:41:3850 to go, 40 is bid. I have 45, 50. At £50 now.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41The dealer, I know, is bidding for this.
0:41:41 > 0:41:4670 now, 5. £80, 85 now, on the front row. 90 is bid.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50That's 30 quid less 10, 15...
0:41:50 > 0:41:52100, and 10.
0:41:52 > 0:41:53Now you're going, now you're going.
0:41:53 > 0:41:58- 130.- Good effort.- 130.- Yes!
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- Oh, God, Thomas! Thomas! - That's a good profit.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05Very sporting of you, Charlie. A resounding profit for Thomas.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- Well done, old bean.- Well done.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Congratulations. We both made profits.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12I think that's not bad, I think you've done jolly well.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15I'm getting better. Another 15 legs, I'll have you.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20So, Charlie started this leg with £170.56
0:42:20 > 0:42:25and has made a profit of £39.36 after auction costs.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29That leaves him with £209.92 to carry forward.
0:42:31 > 0:42:36Thomas began this leg with £485.84 and made a slightly larger profit
0:42:36 > 0:42:42of £67.60, meaning he beat Charlie yet again.
0:42:42 > 0:42:47Our planter has £553.44 to spend on the last leg.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Phew!
0:42:49 > 0:42:51Well done, Thomas. Where would Sir like to go this evening?
0:42:51 > 0:42:55- Well, are you going to drive me? - The casino?- The casino!
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Marvellous! Oh, well...
0:42:59 > 0:43:04- You're back over that £200.- Thank heaven for small mercies! It's dark!
0:43:04 > 0:43:08- The night is yet young! - Oh, stop talking in that way!
0:43:10 > 0:43:13Next time on the Antiques Road Trip Thomas meets his match.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16If you don't give me the money I'll show you the door.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18And Charlie tries a new approach.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20This is my lucky day!
0:43:20 > 0:43:22Melt into my arms!