0:00:03 > 0:00:07- It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.- All right, viewers? - With £200 each, a classic car,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10and a goal, to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12I'm on fire. Yes!
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Sold. Going, going, gone.
0:00:13 > 0:00:18The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22- 50p!- There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25- You've had it a while, haven't you? - Will it be the high road to glory,
0:00:25 > 0:00:27or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29- Ooh! Ooh-hoo!- Oh, no.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is The Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:36 > 0:00:37On this Antiques Road Trip,
0:00:37 > 0:00:41two esteemed auctioneers are battling for fortune.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44There's always that element of luck that's involved,
0:00:44 > 0:00:47- James, and that's what makes it fun as well.- Yes.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Anita Manning is a gabby Glasgow gal
0:00:50 > 0:00:53with an eye for quality and nerves of steel.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Look.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Ah, argh!
0:00:57 > 0:00:59- JAMES LAUGHS - Most of the time. Ha.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Whilst James Lewis is a doughty Derbyshire dandy,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05always keen to take a goggle at a potential bargain.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07JAMES LAUGHS
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Perfect for a classic car.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11Scary.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Both our game gavel-meisters started this road trip with £200.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19So far, Anita has managed to leverage her lolly
0:01:19 > 0:01:22up to a respectable £439.32.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24But James is in the lead.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27His wallet positively overfloweth.
0:01:27 > 0:01:33He begins this leg with a whopping £971.94.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34Well, I never did.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39Today, they're driving a bonny blue beauty, the 1969 Volkswagen Beetle.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43You know, James, I'm quite...
0:01:43 > 0:01:47happy to be driving through these Devonshire lanes.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50It's quite exciting, you never know what's coming round the corner!
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Their concern is it's you!
0:01:52 > 0:01:53- JAMES LAUGHS - Very good, James.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58On this whole road trip, they began in Oxfordshire
0:01:58 > 0:02:01and will tour the sunny southern counties of England,
0:02:01 > 0:02:05before ending up in grand old smoky herself, London.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09On today's leg, they're dawdling through delicious Devon,
0:02:09 > 0:02:10beginning in the city of Exeter
0:02:10 > 0:02:14and aiming for auction in the small town of Chudleigh.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- Now, James, we've travelled a long way.- We have.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21They're just arriving in Exeter.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Devonshire's handsome county town
0:02:23 > 0:02:26seems a lively place to start their day,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28but it looks like James has nodded off.
0:02:28 > 0:02:29Tut, tut.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Wakey-wakey, James. Wakey-wakey.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- Ah... - ANITA LAUGHS
0:02:34 > 0:02:39This is just too nice. What a lovely day.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Oh, blimey.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42Oh...
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- It's too nice for antique shopping. - No, no. Mind on your work, on you go.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Quite right, Anita.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- OK, I'll head this way. - Bye.- Have fun.
0:02:50 > 0:02:56Anita's on her way to her first shop of the day, Otto Retro,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59where resides the very dapper dealer, Lewis.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00- Hello.- Hi.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- I'm Anita.- Nice to meet you. - And I love your shop.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07This shop specialises in 20th century retro pieces,
0:03:07 > 0:03:11quirky items which appeal to Anita's wild side.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Stand by.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- It's 20th century, it vintage, it's kitsch, it's fun.- Mmm.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- It's interesting. - It's interesting, it's interesting.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29And she soon found something which packs a stylish punch.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33This, despite the fact that it looks a wee bit scruffy
0:03:33 > 0:03:36is a very romantic item.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40It's a suitcase, probably from the early 20th century,
0:03:40 > 0:03:441910, 1920 and it's a bit of leather, that's good
0:03:44 > 0:03:46and these are quite sought after at the moment.
0:03:46 > 0:03:52But what I like about this one is we've still our original...
0:03:52 > 0:03:54labels on them. Look at this.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57We've got one for the Royal Hotel in Windermere,
0:03:57 > 0:04:00we've got a French one here.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Bruges...
0:04:02 > 0:04:06So, this suitcase has travelled, it's taken someone on their holidays.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10Hmm. Ticket price is £60. Lewis will be summoned.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13I was just looking at this suitcase
0:04:13 > 0:04:17and I fell in love with these wonderful stickers, original ones.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21- And below it is another suitcase.- This is nice.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24This one again, probably very, very early 20th century,
0:04:24 > 0:04:28sort of '20s, '30s. Probably colonial.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- Made in China.- Right. - When China was of quality.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Ticket price on that is also £60, so, £120 for the two.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42But I love these. I love these little Chinese tigers.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- I love these. - It's beautiful, beautiful detailing.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- When you go on your holidays, do you take one of them?- I do.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50You're a man of style.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54She's buttering you up, Lewis. Guess what's coming.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58I'd like to buy the two of them for about 45 quid.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Crikey, Anita. That would be a discount.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Am I way out there?
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- Am I a wee bit out? - Quite a bit, really. Yeah.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Would 55 buy them?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11I really, really couldn't do 55.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14I... I think probably the lowest I could really do...
0:05:16 > 0:05:19..on two suitcases like that would probably be 80.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- Would 70 buy them?- Erm...
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- 75 would.- It's a deal, Lewis.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25- That's lovely.- Thank you.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27I love them to bits.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30A good deal at £75 for the two.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33This is quite fun.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36This is a medical poster, which is
0:05:36 > 0:05:43showing the injuries that you can get on ankles and knees.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45It's in French, so I don't know what it says.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Medical items are very popular - people like them.
0:05:49 > 0:05:56Look at these ligaments and tendons - they're scary.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57I think I'll have a go at that.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Ticket price is £25.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02Lewis. Lewis.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06But, of course, Anita is going to ask Lewis for a discount.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- Poor Lewis.- Could I buy it for ten?
0:06:08 > 0:06:10We would do 12 on it.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- You could do 12?- Yeah.- Right. That's a deal. Thank you very much.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17So, she's packed her bags and she's off.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Now James is elsewhere in Exeter
0:06:24 > 0:06:27and is wandering into McBains Antiques complex,
0:06:27 > 0:06:30where he's meeting dealer Aaron.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- Good morning.- Hello there. Nice to see you.- You too. How you doing?
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- I'm very well. Very well. I'm James. - I'm Aaron.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Hello, Aaron. You seem a friendly fellow.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Best get browsing, James.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Look out. That's Tilly the shiatsu,
0:06:52 > 0:06:56and James has also to meet another member of the family.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57My dad Gordon.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- Gordon boss man.- Gordy. Lordy.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Soon enough, James has spotted someone else he's quite taken with,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06though she does seem a little worse for wear.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09It's a 20th century shop mannequin, who's taken
0:07:09 > 0:07:12a bit of a knock on her bonce.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Ticket price is £80.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17I don't think it's her head that needs covering, James.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20He's going to make a cheeky offer. Stand by.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Well, she could be something really silly...
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- Yeah.- ..like 20 quid or something.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- She can be 40. There you are.- 40.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32The damage is still a problem,
0:07:32 > 0:07:34but he's having a brainwave.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36A wig would do her.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38If you can find me a wig, you can have 35.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41I do have a big bouffant wig kicking around, I think.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- Have you got one, really?- I do, yeah. I could go and grab it.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48HE LAUGHS
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Hang on.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Ah, this is it.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- James wanted it.- No.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56I think I've got one of these somewhere.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01You've been to...those 1970s dudes, haven't you?
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Hmm. Suits you.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Here we go. I'll give you 35 quid for that.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08ALL LAUGH
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- We can do it for 35.- You sure?
0:08:10 > 0:08:12The wig for free.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- You've got a deal.- Thank you very much.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18He's got the mannequin and wig together for £35,
0:08:18 > 0:08:22and he's soon reflecting on another item elsewhere in the shop.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26It's a big two-handle tray.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30About 1900 in date.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33It's made of copper electroplated with silver.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36The fact that the copper's coming through,
0:08:36 > 0:08:40some people absolutely hate it, but other people actually like it.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41It's known as bleeding.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44It's where the copper comes through the Sheffield plate or
0:08:44 > 0:08:46the silver plating.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- I can do that for £45, James. - Hello, puss. What do you think?
0:08:50 > 0:08:51Eh?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53She's your lucky sign, James.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Could be.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57That's Jess, the shop's pussy.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59What do you think, Jess?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- Should I buy it?- Jess says yes.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- I'll give you £30 for it. - Go on then.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08You've got a deal. £30.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13On Jess' sage advice, James takes the tray and he's on his way.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Now Anita's back in the Beetle
0:09:18 > 0:09:21and driving on to the town of Crediton in Devon.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24She's going to spend the afternoon visiting a local collector
0:09:24 > 0:09:27who can certainly provide her with some food for thought.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32She's meeting food historian
0:09:32 > 0:09:35and avid cookery book collector Paul Cleave.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Hello. Come in. - Hello, I'm Anita.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- It's lovely to be here. - Lovely to meet you and welcome.
0:09:45 > 0:09:51Well, I love food, Paul, and I know that you have one of the most
0:09:51 > 0:09:54wonderful collections of cookery books.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Paul has been a cookbook fanatic since his school days
0:09:58 > 0:10:01and has filled his house with a vast collection,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04which tell the story of British grub throughout history.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13In the modern era, we're beset on all sides by celebrity chefs
0:10:13 > 0:10:14releasing cook books,
0:10:14 > 0:10:18but this craze dates back further than you might think.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Paul's taking Anita to see a double volume cookbook written
0:10:21 > 0:10:25by a chef who revolutionised high-class cooking in the '20s and '30s,
0:10:25 > 0:10:29and became one of our first famous foodies.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33You've got The Finer Cooking by Marcel Boulestin,
0:10:33 > 0:10:37who ran a very smart restaurant in Covent Garden.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Boulestin was a French native who moved to Britain
0:10:40 > 0:10:45and had a huge influence on classy dining in the inter-war years.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48He even became Britain's first TV chef.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52As befits the period, the book Paul has
0:10:52 > 0:10:56is Upstairs, Downstairs in cookbook form.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59It was published in two volumes - one for the lady of the house
0:10:59 > 0:11:01and the other for her cook.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04There is no need to ask which one is which.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05BOTH LAUGH
0:11:05 > 0:11:08So, what's happening here is they're trying to bring
0:11:08 > 0:11:13the aristocratic lady, or the middle-class lady, into the kitchen.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15That's right. So, she'd known what was going on.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19She could issue orders to the cook to prepare a particular menu.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23What other information is in the lady's book?
0:11:23 > 0:11:28Details, really, of menu composition, the wines, the foods,
0:11:28 > 0:11:30what was in season at a particular time of year,
0:11:30 > 0:11:33everything that she would need to know.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37The background to her menu and successful entertaining.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41While the volume for below stairs was rather more practical.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43And the cook would refer to that one.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45That's right, and she would refer to that very well used,
0:11:45 > 0:11:49very well worn, gravy-spattered copy.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52As the decades moved on towards the Second World War,
0:11:52 > 0:11:54British food continued to evolve.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Really, the story of feeding Britain in the Second World War
0:11:58 > 0:12:03relied hugely on the role of women.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08Women at home making the best of very, very limited ingredients.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13They were very important in keeping the morale of the country up
0:12:13 > 0:12:15through interesting food.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19And Paul has an item which proves that women, in all tiers of society,
0:12:19 > 0:12:23were involved, even at the very highest echelon.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Ah! So, what have we got here?
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Well, here, just before the outbreak of the Second World War,
0:12:29 > 0:12:31a story about Princess Elizabeth.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Now the Queen, of course.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Princess Elizabeth learns to cook,
0:12:35 > 0:12:41and apparently she was given lessons by the chef at Buckingham Palace,
0:12:41 > 0:12:44and was interested in her cookery lessons.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48She made cakes, which were given as gifts to
0:12:48 > 0:12:50children as treats in distressed areas.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53And the gifts bearing the statement,
0:12:53 > 0:12:55"This cake was made by Princess Elizabeth."
0:12:55 > 0:12:59God bless her. But this subject seems to be getting to Anita.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04All this talk about food and recipes has made me a wee bit hungry,
0:13:04 > 0:13:07and something smells good in here.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Ah! What a treat.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14Paul's cooked up some of his favourite dishes from his books.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Paul, this is a lovely, lovely feast.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Ah! And this is all Devon fayre.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25All from Devon, the West Country and the books.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Hmm. Lashings of lovely grub.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Don't dally too long, Anita. There are still buys to be found.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Ooh, she likes a scoff.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Meanwhile, James is still back in Exeter
0:13:37 > 0:13:40and strolling off into Exeter Vintage Warehouse.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42All right, mate?
0:13:43 > 0:13:47I don't think everyone's as keen on that hat as you are, James.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48He's meeting dealer Simon.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- Hello there.- Hi. How are you doing?
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- Nice to meet you. - I'm James.- Hi, James.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53It's quite a big place.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55It is all yours? Is it...?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58There's 3,5000 square feet here, James,
0:13:58 > 0:14:00and it's pretty much all down to me.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04Blimey, Simon. You've got some ground to cover then, James.
0:14:04 > 0:14:05Best get on the prowl, mate.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14I love this sort of piled-up stuff.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Fingers crossed there might be something here.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20And in a flash, he's found a group of items that take his fancy.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22How about your cases?
0:14:22 > 0:14:27More luggage? After Anita's buys this morning, eh? Golly.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31Well, they're quite sought after, but I can do you a deal.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Shall we get them down and have a look?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35It's a collection of four pieces of vintage luggage,
0:14:35 > 0:14:39two gentleman's suitcases, a lady's suitcase
0:14:39 > 0:14:42and a bag in a style known as a Gladstone.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46They all date from between the mid-19th century and to around 1920.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49James would possibly like to buy them all as one lot,
0:14:49 > 0:14:51but what can Simon do on the price?
0:14:51 > 0:14:56You can see they've been there a while from the dust.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57Blimey.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59How about all four?
0:14:59 > 0:15:02100 quid. 80 if it helps you.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- 60?- I can't.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07On a bad day, they could make 50 quid.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08So, how about 65?
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Erm...
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- 75.- That is a fair price.- It is. - Right. Let me think.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Now, though that's a great deal from Simon,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20he's still not sure he can turn a profit on them as auction,
0:15:20 > 0:15:22so he's browsing on.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27HE LAUGHS
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Perfect for a classic car.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33And after a thorough scout about, he's heading outside,
0:15:33 > 0:15:38where Simon is relaxing with his partner's children Oliver and Tegan.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43That's quite fun.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44Is that Egyptian, do you think?
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- I'm not sure.- Your tea table.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Honestly, James.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Let these nice people have their tea break in peace.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55The table at which they're eating is brass topped
0:15:55 > 0:15:58and decorated in the Egyptian style.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03Isn't that Simon good-natured about having his coffee break hijacked?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Lovely man.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07We could do that for 30 quid.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- It should be 30 quid, shouldn't it? - It's worth that all day long.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14James is also still keen on the collection of luggage.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16He's going to make a final offer.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20So...60 for the luggage and 20 for the table. How about that?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Is that all right?- It's a deal. - You've got a deal. Brilliant.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28- Thank you. Well...- I guess we have to clear it now. Do we?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31I'm afraid so, but James has spotted something else of Simons he likes.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39You'll be lucky if you have your shirt on by the end of this, Simon.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41That is wonderful!
0:16:41 > 0:16:43I use it just to scare the customers with.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46I usually put it under a chest of drawers and, while they're looking,
0:16:46 > 0:16:49we turn it on. Out comes the spider.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51I just thought, for Anita, that would be perfect.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Simon is generously going to allow James to take the spider away,
0:16:54 > 0:16:58not for auction, just for a little planned devilment
0:16:58 > 0:17:01when he catches up with Anita. Honestly, James.
0:17:03 > 0:17:11This rare breed of arachnid is now known as spider Jamesus Lewisus.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Yes!
0:17:15 > 0:17:19And with that tomfoolery, it's the end of their day. Night-night.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24But nothing can keep bargain hounds of this
0:17:24 > 0:17:26calibre off the road for long.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30Morning greets them back in the car and bickering, as usual.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33For goodness' sake, woman, you're going to kill us!
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Oh, calm down, James.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Yes, James dear, calm down. Calm down.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45So far, Anita's spent £87 on two lots - the two suitcases
0:17:45 > 0:17:48and the French medical chart.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Whilst James has been positively profligate by comparison,
0:17:51 > 0:17:55spending £145 on four lots -
0:17:55 > 0:17:58the cross-legged mannequin, the silver plated tray,
0:17:58 > 0:18:01the Egyptian-style table
0:18:01 > 0:18:03and his own job lot of luggage.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07They're driving along the Devon coast.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10James, I love this south coast and I really, really,
0:18:10 > 0:18:14really love the seaside.
0:18:14 > 0:18:19- The seaside brings out the wild child in me.- Does it?- Yes!
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Crikey Moses. They're heading towards the Torquay area.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25The capital of the so-called English Riviera,
0:18:25 > 0:18:29Torquay is one of Britain's best-loved seaside resorts
0:18:29 > 0:18:31and Anita's dropping James off here.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36- There we are, James. This looks lovely.- Doesn't it? Very nice.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40We'll come back to you shortly, James.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Anita is motoring onwards to Ashburton,
0:18:43 > 0:18:45another pretty little Devonian town.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Anita's aiming for Etcetera Antiques,
0:18:50 > 0:18:53where dealer Rob is ready to greet her. Hello, Rob.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- Hello, I'm Anita.- Hi, Anita. I'm Rob.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- Nice to meet you. - It's lovely to be here.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09Soon enough, Anita's alighted on an unusual little something.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- That comes off.- Careful now.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16I think it's a ruler. Not to measure, but to actually rule lines.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Sometimes they're made of ebony and I think it's one of those, personally.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22I quite like it.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Ticket price is £15.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27What I'd like to pay for that is very, very, very little.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30Is that sounding...?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33We're somewhere close because I want to get very, very, very much,
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- so we're not that far away, are we? - Not that far away.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Good, good, good. Can that be bought for a fiver?
0:19:41 > 0:19:42Erm...
0:19:42 > 0:19:45No. BOTH LAUGH
0:19:45 > 0:19:49We can get somewhere near if you buy something else, maybe.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50OK. Well... I actually don't think
0:19:50 > 0:19:53that I'd have a great deal of difficulty
0:19:53 > 0:19:56with that because I've spotted something else that I like.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Lead on, Anita.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02The other thing that drew my attention was this female bust here.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I quite like the image.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06She's a...
0:20:06 > 0:20:12An artistic lady, maybe from the early part of the 20th century.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15This bohemian babe is priced up at £30.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Erm, is she...? Is she bronze? Can I have a wee look?
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Unfortunately, she's not bronze.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22She's actually a plaster.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Oh, yeah.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29It's not bronze price, so that's an advantage, isn't it?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Music to Anita's ears then.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33I would not be wanting to pay a lot of money for that either.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36I guess we're coming to the haggling bit again.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Is this...? Are we coming to the haggling bit?- It felt like it to me.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40I like you, Rob.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Could that be bought for a tenner? And that bought for £5?
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Erm, I don't think I can go down that low.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48Being incredibly generous -
0:20:48 > 0:20:52I'm not known for my generosity, to be honest with you...
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- I don't believe that.- ..we're going to go for £20 for both bits.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- Do you think I'll make a profit? - Erm...
0:20:59 > 0:21:01I mean, I don't need to make a big profit,
0:21:01 > 0:21:03but I don't want to lose anything.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- No.- But I don't want to upset you either.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08I want you to be happy when I walk out the door.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- I'll be very happy when you walk out the door.- Touche, Rob.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15OK. I think £20. I can't get you down any further, can I?
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- No.- No, can't. Well, let's just go for a deal.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20I'm happy with that. I like both of these items.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Excellent. Rob stands firm at £20 for them
0:21:23 > 0:21:26and Anita's got another two items bagged.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33James is back in Torquay, where he's going to spend the morning
0:21:33 > 0:21:35exploring the subterranean wonder
0:21:35 > 0:21:38of a world-class archaeological site.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39Hello, there.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43Hi, I'm Nick. I'm the owner of Kents Cavern and we're here to show
0:21:43 > 0:21:47you around the caves and find some exciting stuff in there.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50This is a large cave complex with a truly ancient history.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- Right. Watch your head here. Just...- Oh, wow.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59The stalactites and stalagmites of these limestone caves
0:21:59 > 0:22:01are a time capsule of ancient life,
0:22:01 > 0:22:05which were formed over hundreds of thousands of millennia.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Human beings have occupied the warm sheltered caves for many
0:22:13 > 0:22:14thousands of years.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24The caves were first systematically excavated in the 19th century
0:22:24 > 0:22:26and yielded up countless archaeological finds,
0:22:26 > 0:22:29which shed light on the early history of man
0:22:29 > 0:22:34and continue to astound scientists to this day.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37The earliest sort of modern finds in the caves are actually Roman coins,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40so the Victorians, when they were excavating the caves,
0:22:40 > 0:22:42found these coins. So, we know that they...
0:22:42 > 0:22:45The Romans were here. So, that was about 2,000 years ago.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47And then, coming right through history,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50there's evidence of people using the caves.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54But it wasn't till the 1820s when a Roman Catholic priest,
0:22:54 > 0:22:56a chap called Father John MacEnery,
0:22:56 > 0:23:00started to discover something very, very strange about the cave.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02And he was finding bones of extinct animals,
0:23:02 > 0:23:07mammoths and woolly rhinos and sabre-toothed tigers,
0:23:07 > 0:23:11lying side-by-side next to stones that had been shaped by some
0:23:11 > 0:23:12kind of intelligent being.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15This intelligent being was of course a human.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18At the time, it was popularly supposed that human history
0:23:18 > 0:23:21stretched back only a few thousand years,
0:23:21 > 0:23:24but MacEnery's discovery showed that people had
0:23:24 > 0:23:27been around for very much longer than that.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31His finds led to the cave being carefully excavated in the 19th
0:23:31 > 0:23:32and 20th centuries.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Today, the cavern is recognised as one of the most important
0:23:36 > 0:23:40archaeological and paleontological sites in Britain.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Don't try saying that too quickly.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Nick's taking James to see a copy of a find that has only recently
0:23:46 > 0:23:49revolutionised our understanding of early man.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53- This was discovered in Kents Cavern.- In the 19th century?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56In the 1920s. This is... Well, it's a copy.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00..of the oldest piece of human bone found anywhere in Britain,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03and it's a piece of human jaw bone.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06In the last few years, new scientific analysis
0:24:06 > 0:24:11of the specimen has suggested that the jaw bone is more than 40,000 years old.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15While Nick has a copy, the real thing is nearby in Torquay Museum.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18It's about 42,000 years old.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Just to put that into perspective.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23If we think of Stonehenge, for example.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Stonehenge is about 5,000 years old.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29This discovery suggests that modern humans were living in Britain
0:24:29 > 0:24:32much earlier than was previously though.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35It's the oldest human bone in the whole of northwestern Europe,
0:24:35 > 0:24:38comes from Torquay, which is pretty extraordinary, really.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- Isn't it just? - So, that's...- Incredible.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Almost 200 years after MacEnery's finds,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47the cavern is still offering up the secrets of our ancient
0:24:47 > 0:24:48Stone Age past.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Do you know? It's been absolutely fantastic. I've had a great time.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53I really enjoyed it. Thank you very much.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56One last request. Show me the way out...
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- because I'm totally lost. - It's over here, James.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01- Thanks very much.- This way.- Thank you.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02Now don't get lost, James.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04People tend to get stuck down here for quite a long while.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Elsewhere in the fine county of Devon,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Anita's driven on to the town of Bovey Tracey.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- Hello, Anita. - Hello.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- How lovely to meet you. - And you as well.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25This shop incorporates a little tea room.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- Hello, girls.- Are you having a lovely time, ladies?
0:25:28 > 0:25:30ALL: Yes.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Anita has a plan this afternoon.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35She's decided that she'd like to find some jewels.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39I'm continually drawn to jewellery cabinets
0:25:39 > 0:25:41because I love jewellery and I like buying it.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44And I like to see a selection like that.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46I'm going to ask Tina
0:25:46 > 0:25:52if she has any little groups of jewellery behind the counter.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57Might Tina have any hidden treasures which haven't been put on display?
0:25:57 > 0:25:58Tina.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Yes, Anita.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03I've been looking in your jewellery cabinet here.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08I wondered if you had anything behind the counter,
0:26:08 > 0:26:10anything that's fresh in.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14- I have a hidden little box I might be able to show you.- Yes!
0:26:14 > 0:26:17SHE LAUGHS
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Ah! Now this is what I call very exciting.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24I'll get my wee glass out.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Anita's selecting a little group of rings -
0:26:26 > 0:26:29two nine-carat gold pieces, a gold and platinum ring
0:26:29 > 0:26:32and a 22-carat wedding band.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37All of these items bear some damage or a little tired in style.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42She's aiming to build up a lot that might appeal to a scrap gold dealer or a rag and bone man.
0:26:43 > 0:26:49And you're dealing with gold, which you know has to be recycled,
0:26:49 > 0:26:53and I sometimes think that that is a wonderful aspect
0:26:53 > 0:26:54of our business...
0:26:54 > 0:26:58- Yes.- ..in that we are the original recyclers.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01I'd like to make an offer on that little group.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04I'd like to be paying £25 on that wee lot.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08- You're happy at that?- Yeah.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10- That's great. - That's what I had in my mind.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- Is that what you had in your mind? - Yes.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15What a team we would make.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19Indeed. Anita's happy with the lot of gold rings
0:27:19 > 0:27:21she thinks might sell for scrap,
0:27:21 > 0:27:25but she's spotted a broach fashioned of a non-precious yellow
0:27:25 > 0:27:28metal that she'd also like to throw into the lot.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32This is not for scrap. I think it's cos she just likes it, to be honest.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- See this wee thing here?- Yes.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- If we put that in with it.- 30.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42You're a very decisive woman.
0:27:42 > 0:27:43You are, Tina.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Let's go for £30 AND let's shake on that again.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48Thank you very much.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51And with that, Anita has all her buys for auction.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Now James is back in the Beetle and he's got some company.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00I'm not quite sure how to break the news
0:28:00 > 0:28:04to Anita that she's been replaced.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07He's hatching a plan to return to Exeter,
0:28:07 > 0:28:09if he can figure out how to get there.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Erm, excuse me. Hi.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16You couldn't tell me the right way to Exeter, could you?
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- Go up to the top of the junction. - I do apologise.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- That's quite all right. - She's showing a bit too much.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23- Turn right.- Yeah.
0:28:23 > 0:28:24You need to get down on to the A380.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Thank you, sir. Much obliged.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31The windblown look certainly suits you.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34So, why exactly are you going back to Exeter, James?
0:28:34 > 0:28:37I have a... A little plan.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40And that is, the hotel that Anita and I stayed in last night
0:28:40 > 0:28:44is littered with odd antiques here and there,
0:28:44 > 0:28:46so I had a word with the owner
0:28:46 > 0:28:51and she seems rather keen to sell the odd one.
0:28:51 > 0:28:52And so back to Exeter.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57And to the Gipsy Hill Hotel.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03The owner's name is Grace, but she's a little camera shy.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07So, James is meeting the duty manager, Thierry.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- Hello there.- Hello.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12- Hi, I'm James.- Hi, I'm Thierry.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15James is hoping that he might find a forgotten treasure amongst
0:29:15 > 0:29:18the hotel's knick-knacks and objects.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Remembering the Chinese vase he made a bundle on
0:29:22 > 0:29:23in an earlier leg,
0:29:23 > 0:29:28James is keen on a pair of 19th century Chinese vases he spotted.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31At the moment, these are really doing OK,
0:29:31 > 0:29:33so these are quite fashionable.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36They're Chinese and they're known as famille rose.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41Of course, being French, you'll know - family of pink. Erm...
0:29:41 > 0:29:47And we've got warriors and we've got these figures of the Oriental court.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50It's got a chunk out of that one.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52- On the top there.- Yeah.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56But it's a small... In overall terms, it could be worse.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01Oddly enough, there's no ticket price because this is a hotel,
0:30:01 > 0:30:02but what will James offer?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06It's got one perfect, one damaged.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07£100.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- What do you think? - I'll go and find out for you.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Have a word. Thank you.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Thierry will got and ask the owner if £100 would buy them,
0:30:17 > 0:30:21but James is having an uncharacteristic change of heart.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24I've come in at 100 because I want to be fair.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Do you know, I think even if he says yes to 100, I think I'm going
0:30:27 > 0:30:29to give him a bit more.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31150 probably. What do you think?
0:30:31 > 0:30:35- She said it's not enough, £100. She said 150.- Oh, did she?
0:30:35 > 0:30:37OK.
0:30:37 > 0:30:38I'm going to give you 180.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Gosh. He must be feeling guilty.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47That's because it's not a shop, it's not a dealer situation,
0:30:47 > 0:30:50so I'm taking a bit more of a risk.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53But I'm hoping that they'll do well.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55But I want you to feel that it's been fair as well.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58James also upped his own offer for the other Chinese
0:30:58 > 0:31:00vase on an earlier leg of this trip.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02This is a rare thing for me. I'm going to give you 40.
0:31:04 > 0:31:05He's making a habit of this.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08And he's certainly feeling confident about it.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Thank you. That's great. Thank you very much.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18So, both our pair have all their lots for auction.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Anita's caught up with James in Exeter
0:31:21 > 0:31:24and they're ready to unveil their hauls.
0:31:24 > 0:31:25Anita's up first.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29- I want to show you my wonderful pieces first of all.- Come on.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Uh! SHE LAUGHS
0:31:34 > 0:31:41I have a little plaster bust, early 20th century, of an artistic lady
0:31:41 > 0:31:45and I thought that that suited us quite nicely.
0:31:45 > 0:31:46If you say so.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48But I have to say...luggage?
0:31:48 > 0:31:52- I know.- Who buys luggage today?
0:31:52 > 0:31:53Er, you do, James.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59These are things that cool dudes would buy.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01- Cool dudes buy leather luggage? - Yeah!
0:32:01 > 0:32:06You've sold it to me. I now agree with you
0:32:06 > 0:32:08that young trendy men buy leather luggage.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Let me show you my lots.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- I'll start with that.- Oh!
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Very droll, James.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17A nice pile of leather luggage.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21Admit it, how young am I? How trendy am I?
0:32:21 > 0:32:22I like these, James.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- These were not owned by a dealer at all.- Right.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30They were in the bar area of our hotel.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32- How much?- £180.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35£180. Well...
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Worried, Anita?
0:32:37 > 0:32:41- So, is that all, James? - Aha! No.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44My star lot. DRUMROLL
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Don't look.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51SHE LAUGHS
0:32:51 > 0:32:52What do you think?
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Is that your new girlfriend?
0:32:55 > 0:32:58She's called Anita. SHE LAUGHS
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- I just thought she reminded me of you.- Thank you, darling.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06- James, take that afro off.- No.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09Take off her wig, so that we can have a look at her bonnie,
0:33:09 > 0:33:10bonnie face.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Her bonnie, bonnie face has a big hole in the middle of her forehead.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Of course, James has one last surprise for Anita.
0:33:18 > 0:33:19Look.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22SHE SCREAMS
0:33:22 > 0:33:26- Come on. Come and have a look. - James, no!
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- No, no, no.- Anita... - No!
0:33:29 > 0:33:33- Come back. Anita...- No!
0:33:33 > 0:33:35BOTH LAUGH
0:33:35 > 0:33:39What do they really think of their rival's lots?
0:33:39 > 0:33:44His vases. He's playing that old Oriental card again,
0:33:44 > 0:33:46and he's found them in the hotel.
0:33:46 > 0:33:51My goodness. No place is safe with James Lewis about.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56And as for his mannequin. That piece of old junk.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00I mean, she might have been a good-looking bird at some point,
0:34:00 > 0:34:02but now...
0:34:02 > 0:34:05I'm sure she speaks very highly of you, Anita.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08So, what do you think?
0:34:08 > 0:34:11To the...other one?
0:34:11 > 0:34:12The other Anita.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14She's not saying.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Anita's things, well, what has she got?
0:34:16 > 0:34:19We've got a little ruler, the art nouveau bust.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21She's not going to lose anything.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25And that gold, my goodness. Guaranteed profit.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28On this delightful Devon road trip,
0:34:28 > 0:34:29James and Anita began in Exeter
0:34:29 > 0:34:31and are now motoring towards
0:34:31 > 0:34:34auction in the town of Chudleigh.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37And indeed to Chudleigh's town hall,
0:34:37 > 0:34:40wherein today's auction will take place.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- Oh, look, it's the town hall. - Oh, yeah.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Certainly is, Anita.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50And presiding over this morning's sale is the auctioneer
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Michael Bowman.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56Before battle commences, what does he make of Anita and James' buys?
0:34:56 > 0:34:59I think my favourite lot is the pair of Cantonese vases.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02The showstopper, in a sense, would be the mannequin.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04That's the unmissable item.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07It reminded me of Phil Lynott from behind.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Hey! I like the cut of your jib, sir.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14On this leg, Anita began with £439.32.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18She's spent £137 and has five lots in today's sale.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24While James began with a budget of £971.94.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29He's spent a total of £325 and also has five lots
0:35:29 > 0:35:32to show for it.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34The sale is about to begin. Oh! The tension.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42First up, it's Anita's French medical chart.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Start me at £10 for the chart.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Ten is there? Five if you like.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51This medical chart. Five bid, thank you. £5.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53At five. At £5.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56We'll have one bid at £5. At five.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59I'm selling at £5.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- That wasn't a good start, James. - HE LAUGHS
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Not very healthy.
0:36:07 > 0:36:08Next it's another lot for Anita,
0:36:08 > 0:36:11as her two leather suitcases meet the crowd.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14£10 for the two.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16- £10.- £10.
0:36:16 > 0:36:1712.
0:36:18 > 0:36:2015. 17.
0:36:20 > 0:36:2220. At £20.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26- Gentleman's bidding in the centre at 20. At £20.- No!
0:36:26 > 0:36:29At 20. In the centre at 20. All done?
0:36:29 > 0:36:30At £20.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Slaughtered, James.
0:36:32 > 0:36:3420 quid!
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Oh, dear.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39They're sent packing at a stinging loss.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43See if they like yours better, I'm going to burst into floods of tears.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47So, with hopes that Anita's mascara is waterproof,
0:36:47 > 0:36:50it's James' own lot of luggage now.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Start me at £10 for the lot.
0:36:52 > 0:36:5510 bid, thank you. 12.
0:36:55 > 0:36:5715. 17.
0:36:57 > 0:36:5920. 22.
0:36:59 > 0:37:0025. 27.
0:37:00 > 0:37:0230. 32
0:37:02 > 0:37:0435. 37.
0:37:04 > 0:37:0640. 42.
0:37:06 > 0:37:0745.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09At £45 in the centre seated.
0:37:09 > 0:37:10- Well...- At £45.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Gentleman's bid at 45.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15All done? At £45.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Still pretty depressing, isn't it? SHE LAUGHS
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Cheer up, James.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26Now it's Anita's plaster bust of a bohemian lady.
0:37:26 > 0:37:2810 bid, thank you. £10.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29At 10.
0:37:29 > 0:37:3012. 15.
0:37:30 > 0:37:3317. 20. At £20.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Up on the stairs at 20. At £20.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39At 20. Up on the stairs at 20. Are we all done?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42I'm selling at £20.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46Well, that is a tiny, tiny blood transfusion after the blood bath.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51A profit. Let's hope this is the lot that changes their fortunes.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56Now, will James' silver plated tray shine?
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Start me at £10 for the tray.
0:37:58 > 0:37:5910 bid. 12.
0:37:59 > 0:38:0115. 17.
0:38:01 > 0:38:0320. At £20.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Back of the room standing at 20.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- What?- £20.- No way! - It's not good.
0:38:08 > 0:38:1025. 27.
0:38:10 > 0:38:1230. 32.
0:38:13 > 0:38:1535. At £35.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16Back of the room now at 35.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Gentleman's bid standing at 35.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22All done? At £35.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24It does scrape a small profit,
0:38:24 > 0:38:26but he'll have to pay auction costs on that.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Now the lot that made such an impression on Michael
0:38:30 > 0:38:32the auctioneer - it's the bewigged mannequin.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35At 10.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Is there 12 anywhere? At £10 for this mannequin.
0:38:38 > 0:38:4012. 15.
0:38:40 > 0:38:4217. 20. At £20.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- Go on.- On the stairs there, 20.
0:38:44 > 0:38:45At £20.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48At 20. Up on the stairs at 20. We're all done?
0:38:48 > 0:38:51At £20.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52Oh!
0:38:52 > 0:38:57Surprise, surprise - no-one else likes it as much as James does.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Anita's cylindrical ruler is next.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Will it draw a straight line to a profit?
0:39:04 > 0:39:0610 bid, thank you. At £10.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08At 10. 12.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11You're in profit. £12.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1215. At £15.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- Trebled your money.- 15. Back of the room now at 15.
0:39:15 > 0:39:1815. On my left at 15. Gentleman's bid at 15.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22Are we all done? I'm selling at £15.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23That does rule in her favour.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28Now it's James' Egyptian-style brass top table.
0:39:28 > 0:39:3020 bid, thank you. At £20.
0:39:30 > 0:39:31And five, may I say? At £20.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Are we all done then at £20?
0:39:35 > 0:39:37At £20. I'm selling if there's no further bids at 20.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- All done?- No way.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41At £20.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44LAUGHTER
0:39:44 > 0:39:47No need to throw your toys out of the pram, James.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51It was a ghastly thing. Although that is a loss after costs.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- Bad boy. - HE LAUGHS
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Now it's Anita's job lot of gold rings,
0:39:58 > 0:40:00along with a yellow metal broach.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03James fancied it. Will the punters?
0:40:03 > 0:40:0520, is there? 20 bid, thank you.
0:40:05 > 0:40:0925. 35. 40.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Five. 50.
0:40:14 > 0:40:15Five. 60.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18- 65.- It's climbing.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21100. 105.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25110. 115.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26And climbing.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28140.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31And 140. Are we all sound at 140?
0:40:31 > 0:40:34At £140.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37A very nice profit pulls Anita back from the brink.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39NARRATOR WHISTLES
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- Wow.- £140.- Well done.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Now it's James' moneybags purchase,
0:40:45 > 0:40:49two Chinese vases privately bought from a hotelier.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52At £50. 60.
0:40:52 > 0:40:5370. 80.
0:40:53 > 0:40:5690. 100.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- 110.- It's getting there, James.
0:40:58 > 0:41:03130. 140. 150.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05160. At 160.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08- On the landing at 160.- No.
0:41:08 > 0:41:09No, no, no.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Don't panic, James.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13- Don't panic.- I'm not panicking.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15180. 190.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17200. 210.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- Telephone's still in.- 220.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21It's got legs, this one.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22320.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24340.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26360.
0:41:26 > 0:41:27SHE WHISPERS
0:41:27 > 0:41:29380. 400.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- (400.)- Well, that's what I thought they should make.
0:41:32 > 0:41:33It's gathering momentum.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35420. 480.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37500.
0:41:37 > 0:41:38That's good now.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40520.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42540.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44At 560.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47At 560 and I'm selling.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50At £560.
0:41:50 > 0:41:51(Yes!)
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Jeez!
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Look out! He's more than trebled his money on that one.
0:42:01 > 0:42:02Well...
0:42:02 > 0:42:05It's been a very odd day.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Certainly has been an odd day.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09Still, there we are.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14Anita started this leg with £439.32.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18After paying auction costs, she holds a small profit of £27 exactly,
0:42:18 > 0:42:25giving her £466.32 to carry onwards and upwards.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31Whilst James began with £917.94.
0:42:31 > 0:42:36He made a smashing profit of £232.60, giving him
0:42:36 > 0:42:42a whopping £1,204.54 cash in hand.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51Oh, James, that was a bit of a rollercoaster ride.
0:42:51 > 0:42:52Wasn't it just?
0:42:52 > 0:42:54That's all it needs - one star lot.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56- Come on.- Thank you.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00So let's hope there will be some more star lots on the next leg.
0:43:00 > 0:43:01Drive on!
0:43:01 > 0:43:06On the next Antiques Road Trip, Anita takes to the saddle.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08It would probably take my weight.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10SHE LAUGHS
0:43:10 > 0:43:13And James encounters some wild beasts of his own.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17There's a bird sitting on a cat's head - that's bonkers.
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