0:00:00 > 0:00:03It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:03 > 0:00:05All right, viewers?
0:00:05 > 0:00:07..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 > 0:00:16The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction,
0:00:16 > 0:00:17but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:1950p!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Tricep dips.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Ooh!
0:00:28 > 0:00:30It should be a good one!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Yeah.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37On this week's Road Trip,
0:00:37 > 0:00:40we're on the road with two frightfully nice fellows.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Despite losing the last leg,
0:00:45 > 0:00:48auctioneer Thomas Plant is flexing his antique hunting muscles
0:00:48 > 0:00:51and doesn't shy away from blowing his own trumpet either.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53BLOWS BUGLE Yeah, that works.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Well, bugle, anyway. His antique adversary is Paul Laidlaw,
0:00:56 > 0:01:00another auctioneer who will stop at nothing to stay in front.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03I'm not going to make you a reasonable offer.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06- I'm going to make you a bad offer. - Oh, yeah?
0:01:06 > 0:01:10On the last leg, Thomas started with £200,
0:01:10 > 0:01:12but made a loss at auction of £19.46,
0:01:12 > 0:01:16so begins the day with £180.54.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Paul also started with £200,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23but after clocking up impressive profits of £101.14,
0:01:23 > 0:01:29he's got £301.14 to flash about today.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34The thing is, obviously you still feel that we are... We are matched.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35HE LAUGHS
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Even now, there's that gaping, gaping vast quantity of money
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- between the two of us.- I prefer to see it as sparring partners.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44THEY LAUGH
0:01:44 > 0:01:50Their valiant vehicle for this adventure is a 1963 Sunbeam Alpine,
0:01:50 > 0:01:54the perfect choice for this rather boyish antiques tussle.
0:01:54 > 0:02:00- In the left-hand seat, delicate flower...- No!
0:02:00 > 0:02:02In the driving seat, brutalist!
0:02:02 > 0:02:04THEY LAUGH
0:02:04 > 0:02:07The Brutalist Laidlaw.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10These competitive chaps kicked off this route
0:02:10 > 0:02:13in the town of Morecambe, Lancashire,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15and, covering around 600 miles,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18will end the week in the county town of Bedford.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Today they're starting in Preston in Lancashire
0:02:21 > 0:02:25and will weave their way to auction in the Cheshire town of Nantwich.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Preston, I don't know its... its history very well. Do you?
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Nor I. Not a clue.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35I only live, what, 90 miles away.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Why don't you know this?! Why don't you come here?
0:02:38 > 0:02:43Well, Paul, you've been missing out on a rich architectural history,
0:02:43 > 0:02:46as Preston's fortunes go back hundreds of years,
0:02:46 > 0:02:47and in the 17th century it was
0:02:47 > 0:02:50one of the country's most prosperous market towns.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54It's a market! We need to be shopping.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59Guys, we need to be shopping. We need to be shopping!
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Look at this!
0:03:01 > 0:03:04As this enthusiastic pair have noticed,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07the markets are still going strong,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10and it looks like today it will be graced with an impromptu visit
0:03:10 > 0:03:13from our beady-eyed experts.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Fabulous building. Cast iron, Victorian...
0:03:16 > 0:03:21and it's full of people selling car parts, tyres,
0:03:21 > 0:03:25antiques. I mean, it's just everything here.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26I mean, it's great.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31HE LAUGHS Something for the garden...
0:03:31 > 0:03:34for four quid. I mean, it's brilliant.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Look at that. He's already diving in
0:03:36 > 0:03:39with this architectural stone tablet,
0:03:39 > 0:03:41which dates from the 19th century.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- It might have been a funeral or... - Something like that.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47I can imagine somebody putting that in their garden
0:03:47 > 0:03:49and sort of making a feature out of it.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- And it's not that big, is it? - That's right, yeah.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- Will you take a couple of quid for it?- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- Yeah. Go on, then, yeah.- Awesome.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58We'll have that for a couple of pounds.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I can't go wrong, can I?
0:04:00 > 0:04:01He's wasting not time at all.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05One purchase down even before all of the stalls are set up.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- Anything military still to come out? - Not at the moment.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13I dreamt about a gas mask bag last night.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16How wrong is that? I'm a very sick puppy.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Keep looking, then, Paul.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21In this place, even your dreams might come true.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Any idea what that is?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25I've not a clue.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29It's Portland stone or whatever from...
0:04:29 > 0:04:31the Houses of Parliament.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32That's another lump of stone.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36I'd say this one's a magazine rack made from reclaimed
0:04:36 > 0:04:39pieces of the Houses of Parliament after it was bombed in the Blitz.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Ticket price is £5, which is ridiculous.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Who's no' taking a punt at a fiver? I'm into that.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47Yeah, I'll take a punt at that.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- He's got an eye for a bargain and a head for the facts.- All the best.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54It's a big lump, and I like the fact that I've not seen one before
0:04:54 > 0:04:56cos I've seen more than my fair share of this material,
0:04:56 > 0:04:58so this is a rarity.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00That's worth 40 quid of anybody's money
0:05:00 > 0:05:02and it's worth 80 if this is your bag.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- HE LAUGHS - A fiver. Sweet as a nut.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Last of the big spenders, these two.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Although it looks like Tom is seeking out some riches here.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16INDISTINCT SPEECH
0:05:17 > 0:05:20What's that...? What's that got to be?
0:05:20 > 0:05:21- It's nine carat, that is.- Is it?
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- I think it is anyway. - No, that's not nine.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- Plated. Plated.- Is it?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Yeah, it's plated, you're right.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Dating from the 19th century originally,
0:05:33 > 0:05:35this would have been part of a bracelet
0:05:35 > 0:05:36and Tom's rather taken with it.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40What can that be?
0:05:40 > 0:05:41To you?
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- 15 quid.- Tenner.- No.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- Halfway at 12? - Go on, give me 12 for it.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48You're a star.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Within, like, five minutes. That's the way to do it, isn't it?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56It certainly is. So, with three items between them already,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59it's back in the car and back on the road.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00THEY LAUGH
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Have you clawed it back? Are you...?
0:06:03 > 0:06:07You've spend £10 on two things that are going to make 100 quid.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09No! I wish!
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- Because I did. - HE LAUGHS
0:06:12 > 0:06:15A bit of friendly rivalry en route to the next shop.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Luckily, it's big enough for both of them. Mind the wall.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Are you all right? Are you sort of taking your time?
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- My work is done today. - Is it done? Is it?
0:06:25 > 0:06:26Not likely, Paul.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31You're walking into 75,000 square feet of antiques here.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32See you later.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38It's a fabulous shop.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Lots of dealers with lots of stuff, but it's just...
0:06:43 > 0:06:46I need to find things with profits...
0:06:46 > 0:06:48and I'm sure there are things here with profits.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Maybe I'm not seeing them,
0:06:50 > 0:06:52but I'm just not feeling it immediately.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55That's my...main issue.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Thomas may be feeling the pressure,
0:06:57 > 0:07:01but this place is throwing up more riches for his rival.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04That's quite a lovely object, is it not?
0:07:04 > 0:07:08That...is a wine bottle...
0:07:08 > 0:07:11that's 300 year old if it's a day.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15I love this. I think it's a great piece.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17They're worth about £100 retail.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21That's priced at £48...
0:07:21 > 0:07:27and I think that's a great buy for such a stylish and evocative piece
0:07:27 > 0:07:30of early glass.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32These hand-blown bottles aren't rare
0:07:32 > 0:07:35but with a reasonable ticket price of £48,
0:07:35 > 0:07:37this one might be worth a tipple,
0:07:37 > 0:07:40unless there's something here with a bit more scope for profit.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43The one thing that keeps making eyes at me is this...
0:07:45 > 0:07:49..19th-century...
0:07:49 > 0:07:50table telescope.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Er...which I have a weakness for.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57It's a lovely piece of brass,
0:07:57 > 0:08:03but can you see any profit in it with a ticket price of £250?
0:08:03 > 0:08:06That's gorgeous! Look at it!
0:08:06 > 0:08:11Let's say it dates from 1830 to 1850, so some real history here,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14and look at it as an object.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17If you are lucky enough to have a nice bay window
0:08:17 > 0:08:19and a desk or a table nearby,
0:08:19 > 0:08:21this sitting there...
0:08:21 > 0:08:27Does it not just cry out, "Come and play with me"? "Have a look"?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29I adore that.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31He's certainly taken with the telescope.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34The only thing in his way is that hefty ticket price,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37and Sue will be doing the deal on behalf of the owner.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Stand by.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41What can that be at?
0:08:41 > 0:08:42You go first.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- Well, to be really honest with you...- Hmm-hmm.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52..regardless of where we're starting, I'd be very interested...
0:08:52 > 0:08:53at 100.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57I think the very best price will be 125.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00And that's pretty darn close to where I want it to be, isn't it?
0:09:00 > 0:09:01I wouldn't dare go any lower.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03And at 125, yeah, you've got a deal.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- I'll buy that.- Oh, that's wonderful.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- Thank you very much.- Great stuff.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Well, you can't argue with half price, can you?
0:09:11 > 0:09:14It's such a great deal that he's been tempted back
0:09:14 > 0:09:16to the £48 wine bottle.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- Would you sell me that at 35? 35...- I will do.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21I'm pretty close at that, aren't we?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23I'm not going to be silly and play games.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Great stuff! Thanks for that. And with that I am out of your hair.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29So one expert may have left the building,
0:09:29 > 0:09:31but there's another one in here...somewhere.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35I don't know how I got here. I'm sort of almost...
0:09:35 > 0:09:36Do you know what I'm thinking?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39That these are probably growing legs...and attacking me.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Like a sort of Day of the Triffids,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45but it's a day of... It's a day of furniture.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49We've got to sort of...move things out the way.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Struggling somewhat, I see.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56Oh, no.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Free at last to find his fortune.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06God, do you remember these benches from school gym days?
0:10:08 > 0:10:11They were used for everything from...
0:10:11 > 0:10:13sitting...
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Sitting and watching the...
0:10:16 > 0:10:20- ..school nativity, to tricep dips. - Oh.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- He's easily distracted, isn't he? - To balancing.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29That's about the level of my boredom at the moment.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Oh, try to focus, Thomas.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36This is brilliant. This is a large Salter...scale.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Huge, massive dial.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I mean, I've never seen one this big.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44And it goes up to 11,020. It's massive. It weighs a ton.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46What you do is, this would be hung
0:10:46 > 0:10:48and it would weigh really heavy objects...
0:10:48 > 0:10:51probably for trade, you know, grain and stuff...
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Potatoes. Produce mainly.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56It's a good weight.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58There's a spring in there
0:10:58 > 0:11:02and things would get attached to this steel ring round here.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05At 30 quid it's going to make a profit...
0:11:05 > 0:11:07but at 75 it's not.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11His head's back in the game. His heart's fallen for the scales,
0:11:11 > 0:11:14but will his hands be reaching into his pockets?
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Do you think you'd come down to a really wonderful, wonderful price?
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Tell me what you think is a wonderful price.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Well... Well, it's really low.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- 20 quid.- No.- Really?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26£30 and I'll take it off your hands and I'll walk away today.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28If you say 35 I'll let you have it, but that's it.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31At 30 there's profit. Do you see what I mean?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33At 35 I could be struggling.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Yeah, I agree with you there. OK, 30.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- You're wonderful. - Certainly is.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41The scales tipped in Thomas's favour
0:11:41 > 0:11:44with another hefty discount from the generous Sue.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47I think he's going to need a bit of a rest after all of that.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Paul, however, is embarking on a mission
0:11:51 > 0:11:54to explore Preston's revolutionary past.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Like many cities up and down the country, Preston's population,
0:12:00 > 0:12:02and particularly the working class,
0:12:02 > 0:12:06felt the often brutal consequences of industrialisation.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10By the early 19th century there was an acute social problem
0:12:10 > 0:12:12and it was ruining lives.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16The root cause was alcohol - it was everywhere and it was cheap.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19The general population, including children,
0:12:19 > 0:12:22were drinking away their wages and their lives.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25CHILD CRIES
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Action was needed, and a group of social revolutionaries
0:12:29 > 0:12:32from Preston rose to the challenge.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35They became an important part of the temperance movement,
0:12:35 > 0:12:38encouraging people to help themselves out of poverty,
0:12:38 > 0:12:41starting with abstinence.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43It grew to be a worldwide movement
0:12:43 > 0:12:45with millions of members.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49And to find out more, Paul's come to the University
0:12:49 > 0:12:54of Central Lancaster's Art Centre to meet Dr Anne Marie McCallister,
0:12:54 > 0:12:59a senior research fellow in history and a specialist on temperance.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Mine's a gin and tonic.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03So why Preston in particular?
0:13:03 > 0:13:07Well...Preston was a large industrial town, where people were
0:13:07 > 0:13:10packed in and many working class people were in difficult conditions.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13It could have been Manchester, it could have been Liverpool,
0:13:13 > 0:13:17it could have been Glasgow, but Joseph Livesey lived in Preston
0:13:17 > 0:13:20and that was what made the difference. He was born in 1794.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24He's one of these wonderful Victorian entrepreneurs,
0:13:24 > 0:13:26and he was very interested in social reform
0:13:26 > 0:13:28and in helping his fellow man.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33And in 1830, the government passed an act making it easier to
0:13:33 > 0:13:34open a shop and sell beer.
0:13:34 > 0:13:40So by 1832, Livesey was seeing the results of this so-called moderation
0:13:40 > 0:13:44and therefore he and six other men got together
0:13:44 > 0:13:47to sign what was the first total abstinence pledge.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51The movement gathered pace and numbers.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54They used heavy-handed tactics, and their message,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57often communicated with frightening images,
0:13:57 > 0:13:59had become far-reaching.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02By the end of the 19th century, the movement claimed
0:14:02 > 0:14:06millions of adults and around half the country's children as members.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11The idea was with children...
0:14:11 > 0:14:15We may not think that they would be at risk with drink, but they were.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Indeed, children, child workers were paid in pubs.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21And we have records of drink shops saying,
0:14:21 > 0:14:24"If any child buys drink at this shop in the week,
0:14:24 > 0:14:27"they'll get a free piece of cake on Sunday."
0:14:27 > 0:14:28What? How times change.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32And Livesey himself said that we needed to educate children
0:14:32 > 0:14:36because that's the soil in which the temperance movement will grow.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38But even more excitingly than that, I think,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40the children were made agents.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43In other words, they were encouraged in what they read,
0:14:43 > 0:14:47in what they did at the meetings, to...
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- pester adults essentially.- Oh...
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Well, it's as powerful today as it was then,
0:14:52 > 0:14:54that little motivator.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00But temperance was more than just a message of abstinence.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04It encouraged good health, education and cultural pursuits.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09Many football clubs and brass bands started as temperance organisations.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Music was composed and new words were written to well-known
0:15:13 > 0:15:15campaign songs to rally the troops.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18The aim was to provide an alternative to alcohol
0:15:18 > 0:15:21that educated and entertained the masses.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26One of the things that they always used to do in temperance meetings
0:15:26 > 0:15:29and band of hope meetings was have a sing.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33And I wonder if you'd like to learn a little bit of a temperance song.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36It was actually to get a million more.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38It shows the numbers of these movements, that they
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- had campaigns to get a million more.- Yeah, indeed.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44And this was the Million More song from early in the 20th century.
0:15:44 > 0:15:45The chorus goes...
0:15:45 > 0:15:49# Come, boys, come and join our army
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- PAUL JOINS IN:- # Come, girls Come and lead the way... #
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- Are we ready to go again?- And...
0:15:56 > 0:16:00BOTH: # Come, boys, come and join our army
0:16:00 > 0:16:04# Come, girls, come and lead the way. #
0:16:04 > 0:16:07There's a lot more but I won't make you sing the rest!
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Paul Laidlaw singing, eh?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Now, that IS a sobering experience!
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Thomas, meanwhile, is keen to catch up with his rival
0:16:19 > 0:16:23and has been hurtling towards the market town of Ramsbottom.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28I'm trailing behind, feeling really glum about it,
0:16:28 > 0:16:32but I have to pick myself up and see what can happen.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34That's the spirit, Thomas!
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Fortunes could be waiting for you at the next destination.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39R-R-Ramsbottom! I love saying it!
0:16:39 > 0:16:42R-R-Ramsbottom! And it looks a very sweet town.
0:16:42 > 0:16:47I wonder what the industry was here. Was it wool? R-R-Ramsbottom.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Well, he's half right.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52The town was built up around the mills
0:16:52 > 0:16:55of the Industrial Revolution, including woollen mills.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57But the name Ramsbottom predates this.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00But why let the truth stand in the way of a good story, eh?
0:17:00 > 0:17:04And he's here for his last shopping trip of the day
0:17:04 > 0:17:05at Memories Antiques.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Hello, I'm Thomas.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- Hello, I'm Mavis.- Mavis, lovely to meet you. Is this all yours?
0:17:10 > 0:17:14- No, it's shared by about 20 of us. - 20 of you?
0:17:15 > 0:17:18That sounds like a whole lot of antiques in one place. Wow!
0:17:22 > 0:17:26There's so much! It's just...
0:17:28 > 0:17:31..an assault. I should be used to it by now.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34But it does surprise you every time.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37It's gone from bad to worse for poor Thomas.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40There's dressing-up galore.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Oh, no! Another distraction.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Hang on, wait for it.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49A soldier...
0:17:49 > 0:17:50in a tight jacket.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Somehow, this isn't quite fitting.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Strange, that. My barrel chest,
0:17:56 > 0:17:58my Falstaff physique!
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Phoo! Don't think I can even do a button up.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06All those push-ups were for nothing! Come on now, Thomas.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09You'll get nowhere against Paul in the dressing room.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10So in here...
0:18:12 > 0:18:14HE CHUCKLES
0:18:16 > 0:18:18"Canton plates, circa 1880.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20"As featured on Antiques Road Trip.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22"Anita sold it for 50 for one."
0:18:22 > 0:18:23But these are 35 each.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27I think that's just wonderful, that bit of labelling.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31- Now, who is responsible for that? Is it you?- Yeah!
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Anita did sell a very similar plate for £50,
0:18:34 > 0:18:38so could this pair prove to be a money-spinner for our Thomas?
0:18:38 > 0:18:41£35 each - what's your best on those?
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Er...£35 each...
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- Well, what - 50 for the pair? - 50 for the pair?
0:18:47 > 0:18:50I was more like thinking 20 for the pair...
0:18:50 > 0:18:5340 for the pair. 40, 20 each.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- 45.- 40?
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- 40, then.- Yes? Deal?- Yes, deal.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- You promise? You're happy?- Thank you, yes.- Oh, thank you very much.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Hopefully, they'll turn a bit of a profit. I don't know.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Well, if Anita can, then you can.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10No pressure there, then! All will be revealed at auction.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13But for now, our pair of exhausted experts can relax
0:19:13 > 0:19:16after a rather busy day. So...night-night.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Morning has broken and the chaps are back on the road.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- I'm feeling a man today. - Are you?! When?
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Is it a rendezvous you've got arranged or what?
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- No, it's cos I'm wearing long trousers.- Oh, I never noticed!
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Look at you, all grown up.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38Gosh, they're fiery today!
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- How many items have you bought so far?- Three things bagged.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- Three things bagged? - And I've two shops today, so...
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- Oh, you're sitting pretty. - Pas de probleme!
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- And it's true, you've just got to keep on looking, haven't you?- Yeah.
0:19:50 > 0:19:56Seek and ye shall find, Thomas. And yesterday, they certainly did.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01Paul's collection includes the World War II Portland Stone magazine rack,
0:20:01 > 0:20:07the 19th-century brass telescope and the early 18th-century glass bottle.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11That bundle cost him a grand total of £165,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14leaving him with £136.14.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Thomas picked up four items -
0:20:17 > 0:20:20the 19th-century stone garden ornament,
0:20:20 > 0:20:22the mini mosaic,
0:20:22 > 0:20:25the large spring-balance scales
0:20:25 > 0:20:29and the pair of 19th-century Canton plates - spending a total of £84.
0:20:29 > 0:20:35And he now has £96.54 left for today.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38This morning, they're in Manchester,
0:20:38 > 0:20:42celebrated for its architecture, culture and sport.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45The city played host to the Commonwealth Games in 2002
0:20:45 > 0:20:49and is home to two Premier League football clubs,
0:20:49 > 0:20:52one of which is opening its doors to young Thomas today.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- I would say, "Have a good 'un," but it's too easy.- It is too easy.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Sometimes I have to pinch myself! THEY CHUCKLE
0:21:01 > 0:21:03"Is it true? Is it true?"
0:21:03 > 0:21:07What a start to the day - a treat at Old Trafford,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10the grounds of the biggest football club in the world.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Worth in the region of £2 billion
0:21:13 > 0:21:17and with a global following of over 600 million people,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Manchester United is one of the most successful
0:21:20 > 0:21:21sporting teams in history.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27From humble beginnings, the club's story over the last 130 years
0:21:27 > 0:21:31charts its record-breaking highs and devastating lows.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34And here to share it all with Thomas is museum guide
0:21:34 > 0:21:37and lifelong fan Bill Goddard.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Hello, I'm Thomas. - Welcome to Old Trafford Museum.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44What's the history behind this fantastic club?
0:21:44 > 0:21:49Well, in 1878, a group of railway workers established
0:21:49 > 0:21:52a football team and they gave themselves the name
0:21:52 > 0:21:56Newton Heath (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Cricket And Football Club),
0:21:56 > 0:22:00playing both cricket and football on the same pitch.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02But not at the same time!
0:22:02 > 0:22:06The team became known as Newton Heath but, in 1902,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09changed its name to Manchester United.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11By this time, they were a professional team
0:22:11 > 0:22:13and needed the grounds to match.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17The pitch they played on was not very good,
0:22:17 > 0:22:24so they decided to look for another location and, 1910, they moved here.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- A new stadium was built on this site.- We're looking at...
0:22:27 > 0:22:29In 40 years, under 40 years,
0:22:29 > 0:22:34the team went from happy amateurs to a professional outfit
0:22:34 > 0:22:37with a new stadium being built.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39That's pretty impressive, isn't it?
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Yeah, and even more impressive was,
0:22:41 > 0:22:45on their first full season here they won the league championship.
0:22:48 > 0:22:49They had tasted success
0:22:49 > 0:22:54but it wasn't until manager Matt Busby took the reins in 1945
0:22:54 > 0:22:55that the club really grew.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00He invested heavily in a youth team
0:23:00 > 0:23:04and soon his Busby Babes started winning titles.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08But in 1958, tragedy struck.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Returning home from a European match,
0:23:12 > 0:23:14the plane carrying the team crashed.
0:23:16 > 0:23:1944 people were on board and 23 died,
0:23:19 > 0:23:22including eight players and officials.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26What became known as the Munich Air Disaster
0:23:26 > 0:23:29devastated the team and shocked the nation.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Just a very, very sad occasion in the history of the club, really.
0:23:34 > 0:23:40The crash in 1958 was probably the most historic disaster
0:23:40 > 0:23:44for players within any football club within the world.
0:23:44 > 0:23:49Certainly in my experience, it's the worst disaster.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51And what it did do, of course -
0:23:51 > 0:23:55it brought Manchester United into the sphere
0:23:55 > 0:23:59where many people throughout the world became interested
0:23:59 > 0:24:01in the club because of the disaster.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- And what happened afterwards? - The team was rebuilt.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08It took bit of time but Matt Busby and his assistant manager
0:24:08 > 0:24:14Jimmy Murphy eventually rebuilt the team to a standard that enabled
0:24:14 > 0:24:17them to become the first English team to win the European Cup.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21That was 1968, only ten years after the Munich crash.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24I think that was a tremendous achievement.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Since those testing times, the club has gone from strength to strength -
0:24:28 > 0:24:33as has its home Old Trafford, now known as the Theatre of Dreams.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35CHEERING
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Wow! This is incredible, isn't it? Theatre of Dreams.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42- This is a cathedral to football. - It really is amazing.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46- 76,000 people in here. - Can you imagine the noise?
0:24:46 > 0:24:48ROARING
0:24:50 > 0:24:54What I'll take away from all of this, what's tremendous,
0:24:54 > 0:24:55is how the boys from Newton Heath,
0:24:55 > 0:24:58the railway workers, the carriage workers...
0:24:58 > 0:25:02From that all the way through to here -
0:25:02 > 0:25:03that's tremendous, isn't it?
0:25:03 > 0:25:09- It's a tremendous transformation, really.- Story! What a story.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Many a tale has been told but thank you very much.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- It's been a real pleasure.- Thank you very much for coming.- Brilliant.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19As the final whistle-blowers on Thomas's foray into football,
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Paul is preparing to tackle his next shop.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26He's travelled the short distance to the Manchester Antiques Company
0:25:26 > 0:25:29in the hope that Road Trip regular dealer John Long
0:25:29 > 0:25:31can help keep him in front.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37- Hi there, I'm Paul. You are?- John. - John? Great to see you.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- May I just go for it?- Sure, yeah. - Just wander about?- Whatever.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- Help yourself.- Absolutely superb. Right, I'm chomping at the bit.- OK.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- I'll see you in a mo. - THEY CHUCKLE
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Never buy anything you're going to have to apologise for!
0:25:56 > 0:25:59And I'm looking at a globe in two pieces.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03Is he floundering in this land of furniture?
0:26:03 > 0:26:04Screwed to the wall!
0:26:05 > 0:26:07It's no use to me, then.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13That's a SPLENDID bracket!
0:26:13 > 0:26:17I think from this perspective... My word, it is!
0:26:17 > 0:26:20You've got to see it from here. That's good work.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23From the side, it's awful.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26He sure knows how to sell something(!)
0:26:26 > 0:26:30It'd need to be cheap. John's got to have no expectations.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Or I'm doomed. Or I may be...
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Sorry, the eyes are...
0:26:34 > 0:26:36I may be walking out of here empty-handed
0:26:36 > 0:26:38and you know how that smarts.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Let's talk pounds, shillings and pence with John.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43So, an AWFUL piece
0:26:43 > 0:26:47with the saving grace of the decorative shell carving.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Can Paul persuade John to part with it?
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Is that bracket - the shell bracket
0:26:52 > 0:26:54bolted to the wall - is that for sale?
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- Everything's for sale, Paul. - Excellent. Is it dear?
0:26:57 > 0:27:00No, no, I'm not going to say it's dear, am I?
0:27:00 > 0:27:01I'm looking for the cheapie!
0:27:01 > 0:27:05I'm looking for something bargain basement at this stage.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08That's one way to do it, John. Just pull it off, mate!
0:27:08 > 0:27:10In my world, it's worth...
0:27:10 > 0:27:13And that's at auction, so it's lean.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16It's a 40-to-80-quid piece of wood carving, isn't it?
0:27:16 > 0:27:18- I suppose it is, yes.- Yeah.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22Can that be bought for less than 40 quid or not?
0:27:22 > 0:27:23£40 - done.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29Easy as that. You're an easy man to deal with. I like your style.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30- Very easy.- Yeah, sweet.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34So, an 18th-century wall bracket for £40.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36I think part of an elaborate pew, actually.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40And keen to keep up the shopping momentum,
0:27:40 > 0:27:44the chaps regroup in the Sunbeam and brave the summer rays.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49- Is that keeping the sun...?- Yeah, it is.- So demanding! Is this legal?
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Don't worry, don't worry. Yeah, keep both hands on the wheel!
0:27:52 > 0:27:55There we are. I'm just losing a bit too much in the old crown.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00You know, I love the sun. I love the sun. I'm a bit like Superman, really.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05- I get my power from the sun. How are you?- Er...
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Yeah, I'm a Scotsman. I mean, I cook.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13So it's Superman and the Scot making the short journey
0:28:13 > 0:28:14to the town of Sale.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19A thriving magnet for commuters, Sale lies on the banks of
0:28:19 > 0:28:22the Bridgewater Canal and the River Mersey.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26But no time for a dip today, fellas. There's shopping to be done.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29- Oh, well done, Laidlaw. This is my shop.- Plenty of it.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33- Yeah, plenty of it.- Holy Moses! - There's a lot to look around.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Whether there's anything here, you never know.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40- I'm sure you'll find it if it's there.- I'll try, I'll try!
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Thomas is pinning his hopes on Barry,
0:28:42 > 0:28:46one of the dealers at the vast Levenshulme Antiques Centre.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53You've got to go for the definite profits - no risks to be taken.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Feeling fuzzy, are we, Tom?
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- That's wonderful! - The signs aren't good in here!
0:29:03 > 0:29:05A walking cane with a split in it.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10That's no good.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14BUGLE PARPS Yeah, that works, but it's come to the end of its life, realistically.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16It would need to be a lamp.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20Great idea, but he's not feeling inspired today.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22- I think I'm going to love you and leave you.- Thanking you.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26- You're a nice man.- Yeah. - Right, see you soon.- Bye, Tom.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Well, I don't think I can find anything,
0:29:28 > 0:29:32and there's no point buying it if I don't see a profit in it.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35So I've got my four items. I've been a bit mean,
0:29:35 > 0:29:40but the cards just haven't been laid out for me this time. Maybe next leg.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44Thomas may have thrown in the towel but Paul's puckering up
0:29:44 > 0:29:47for a last romp around another fine antiques establishment.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52This time he's heading for Romiley.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57But can this small suburb of nearby Stockport throw up something irresistible?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59Here we go, yeah.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04The last throw of the dice is in Romiley Antiques And Jewellery.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Peter, it is great to see you. I like the feel of this.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11This seems like my kind of shock. And you like your glass, like me.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16Well, leave me to it. I'll nuzzle about and see what I turn up.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18This is already more positive
0:30:18 > 0:30:21than his opponent's last punt for a purchase.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Now, that would be different if you bought that, Paul.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28- HE CHUCKLES - If I have the budget for that, it would definitely be brilliant.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32- That's a really jazzy coffee set, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- There's a bit of damage on it, unfortunately.- Is there?
0:30:35 > 0:30:36I think one cup is cracked
0:30:36 > 0:30:40and I think the lid of the coffee pot is also cracked.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41Cor, he's an honest fellow!
0:30:41 > 0:30:45That's quite clever work.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50You know, even within the field, to have a solid colour
0:30:50 > 0:30:52and then a marbled...
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Oh, they've thrown everything into that, haven't they?
0:30:57 > 0:31:00He's sounding excited about this Gray's coffee set.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Although small, the Gray's company
0:31:03 > 0:31:06was renowned for its hand-painted patterns,
0:31:06 > 0:31:11particularly those by prolific ceramic designer Susie Cooper
0:31:11 > 0:31:16and, do you know, if this set was by her, it could be worth hundreds.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22It's only got £90 on it. But I'll do it for...
0:31:22 > 0:31:2460. How's that?
0:31:24 > 0:31:28My opening offer - in fact, it's not even an opening offer.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- My offer's 20 quid. - Make it 30 and you can have them.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35It's obvious, isn't it? Am I saying it or are you?
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Shall we say it together? £25.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Like your style, Peter. You got yourself a deal.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47In the end, he just couldn't argue with
0:31:47 > 0:31:50the £65 reduction for the 15-piece coffee service.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54I think he's stumbled onto a gold mine with this last purchase
0:31:54 > 0:31:59but how does it stack up against rival Thomas's antique offerings?
0:31:59 > 0:32:03- What's that?- I don't know.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05That was very expensive.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07- Extraordinarily expensive.- Was it?
0:32:07 > 0:32:10You're setting me up now, aren't you? So expensive!
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Oh, but I hate a conundrum. It's not...ancient.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- Is it a facing from something larger?- It would have been.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20But it's great for your garden. It's a decorative piece.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- That was a fiver - or it was £10? - No.- How much was it?
0:32:23 > 0:32:25£2!
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- That's cool. - I've called it 19th-century.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Now, these used to make big bucks.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Yeah, but not any more.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38And that's still a belting big specimen.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40- Have you seen that? - Over a hundredweight.- No, no.
0:32:40 > 0:32:46Have you seen that? That's half a ton. That's half a ton.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- I'm surprised if you got that cheap, then.- 30 quid paid.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Bang on the money, isn't it? You can't lose on that.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55But how does it weigh up against your lots, Paul?
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Oh, look at that!
0:32:58 > 0:33:03- Get in there!- You like?- Love the Susie Cooper!- I didn't attribute it.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- Do you think... Did Susie Cooper design for Gray's?- Yeah.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12- I'm quite proud of that.- Oh, it's lovely!- Cubist.- So rare to see.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13How much was that?
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- 125.- Yeah, it's going to do well.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- No, it was 25 quid.- No, it wasn't!
0:33:20 > 0:33:24HE CHUCKLES It's so nice. Anyway, the telescope.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- You really have gone old school, haven't you?- Yeah.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- That's lovely, isn't it?- £125.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- 125.- Are you not sure?
0:33:32 > 0:33:35They're always awkward, aren't they? But in the right sale...
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- No, that's... I think that - stick my neck out here...- £200?
0:33:39 > 0:33:43- 250 quid, yeah.- Really?- I hope so.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45- Do you know what I think your best buy is? Is the...- You love that!
0:33:45 > 0:33:50Yeah. That is magic. You don't see enough.
0:33:50 > 0:33:55- You're magic!- No, don't hug me! Don't hug me!- You're magic!
0:33:55 > 0:33:59Do you know, I'm with Thomas. That coffee set could be a real winner.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01I love his tea set.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04He didn't know it was Susie Cooper but it definitely is Susie Cooper.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Cubist design. You don't see enough of it.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09It's so rare, so that's going to do really, really well.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13Hats off to Tom - he attributes my Gray's Pottery
0:34:13 > 0:34:18modern or Deco coffee set to Susie Cooper.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23Well, on that basis, that does look like a good buy.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25I will make money and Paul will make money
0:34:25 > 0:34:28and he will still be ahead of me but he better watch out,
0:34:28 > 0:34:32because delicate flower the Plant is coming behind him.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36So, onward it is, suited and booted to auction.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39I've gone from shorts...
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- ..to suits.- You looked like a layabout previously, Plant.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Oh, magical, magical pins supporting this Adonis torso.
0:34:48 > 0:34:54You've got to get over believing what your mother told you as a boy.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57These boisterous boys are en route to Nantwich in Cheshire,
0:34:57 > 0:35:01a town packed with history and evidence of its riches
0:35:01 > 0:35:05brought in by centuries in the salt and tanning trades.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09But can today's auction at Peter Wilson Fine Art Auctioneers
0:35:09 > 0:35:11hold such fortune for these two foes?
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Here we are, Laidlaw.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- HE CHUCKLES - It's going to be a good one.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20For you it's going to be marvellous.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23For me, impending doom. Impending doom!
0:35:23 > 0:35:26As our experts get in amongst the competition,
0:35:26 > 0:35:30auctioneer Peter Stones gives us his thoughts on their lots.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35I was a bit nervous about the stone garden ornament because actually,
0:35:35 > 0:35:39to me, it looked like a headstone from an animal grave.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43Doom! What's exciting me are the Gray's coffee set.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45That is going to absolutely march out.
0:35:46 > 0:35:51Thomas spent £84 on four lots - the stone garden ornament,
0:35:51 > 0:35:55the mini mosaic, the large spring-balance scales
0:35:55 > 0:35:57and the pair of Canton plates.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03Paul spent a considerably larger £230
0:36:03 > 0:36:07and is offering up five lots - the 19th-century telescope,
0:36:07 > 0:36:11the 18th-century wine bottle, the Portland stone magazine rack,
0:36:11 > 0:36:15the carved wall bracket and the Susie Cooper coffee service.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22As the anticipation grows, the auction begins - in the room,
0:36:22 > 0:36:26online and with some commission bids, allowing the auctioneer
0:36:26 > 0:36:29to bid on behalf of buyers who can't be here in person.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33First up is Paul's piece of brass.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36He's eyeing up big profits for this one.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39I've got £70 bid for it straightaway. At £70. 75?
0:36:39 > 0:36:43At £70 only. At 70. Thought it would have made more. At £70 only.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Going to be sold, make no mistake. At £70 only.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51All done, at £75, on one bid alone. At 70, then, being sold now.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54That £55 loss is going to hurt.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Oh, I'm feeling that. I'm feeling that! Oh! Oh!
0:36:57 > 0:36:59You're going to make up with it, though, with your tea set.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01I'm sorry about that, Paul.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05Until then, maybe the wine bottle can help profits flow.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07I've got £60 bid for it straightaway.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10At £60 with me, at £60. That's on commission at 60.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- And 5 do I hear? At £60... - A good lot, well done.
0:37:13 > 0:37:18- You made back your money.- 75 is the now. At 70, the bid's here with me.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22At £70. £75, fresh bidder. Any further bidding? At 75, then...
0:37:22 > 0:37:27He's clawing it back - a solid £40 in the bank.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29- You've made your money back. - Sweet as a nut, that. Yeah.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33Over to Thomas now, for his garden ornament,
0:37:33 > 0:37:36or headstone for a pet, apparently.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38At £20 I'm bid straightaway. £20.
0:37:38 > 0:37:4125? £20 is with me. One commission at 20. 25 on the internet.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45At £25 only. At 25. 30.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49- 35 on the net. 35.- Digging that!
0:37:49 > 0:37:52£35, do I hear? 30, it's with you. £30.
0:37:52 > 0:37:5435 on the net. 40 bidding? 40 bid.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57At £40 only, and going to be sold at 40...
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Look at that! With a £2 piece of stone,
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Thomas has recouped his loss from the entire last auction.
0:38:04 > 0:38:05Get in, man!
0:38:06 > 0:38:10Now for Paul's stone offering. Can it rack up more cash?
0:38:10 > 0:38:12We both went to that market, which was magic,
0:38:12 > 0:38:14and came away with a boulder!
0:38:16 > 0:38:19£20 anywhere for this one, please? At 20 I'm bid straightaway. At 20.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Your bid at £20. At 20 I'm bid, at 20. Five anywhere now?
0:38:22 > 0:38:26Trying my hardest. At £20, then? All done at 20? Extra 5 anywhere?
0:38:26 > 0:38:32- At 20. Sold at 20.- £15 profit but Paul wanted considerably more.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35I thought that was...
0:38:35 > 0:38:3945, 80 quid if you wanted it.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40I think that's flat as a pancake.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Back to Thomas.
0:38:42 > 0:38:47Anita got £50 for one Canton plate so how will he fare today?
0:38:47 > 0:38:52- Immediately I've got £30 bid for it. - You're clean.- No, I'm not.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56Five anywhere now? The £30 bid's here with me.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58At 35? 40? 35.
0:38:58 > 0:39:03- 40's here.- More! More!- On commission with me at 40. All quiet and done?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05At £40 only, then. At 40...
0:39:05 > 0:39:09They've broken even - but will make a loss after costs.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13What a disappointment! Now for Paul's wall bracket.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17Not sure if that angle shows it off to its best advantage.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21A bit of interest in this. £40 bid straightaway. At £40 I have. At 40.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25Very nicely carved. £40, I'm bid.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28I need a bit of running out to get me out of the commission.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31At 60, the bid's here. On commission.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34You're all out in front of me at £60. The bid's here with me.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37At £60, and going to be sold at 60.
0:39:37 > 0:39:42Another £20 profit. A bit slow but it's getting there.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44I've probably broken even at this stage. No, I've not.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- I bet you I'm still down a tenner. - No, no, no.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48And then you've got the tea set.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50But first we're looking to your next offering
0:39:50 > 0:39:52to help balance the books, Thomas.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55£30 to start it off, surely. At £30, I'm bid.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56£30 I have straightaway, no hesitation.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00- The crazy fool's not mentioned the...- They weigh half a ton!
0:40:00 > 0:40:03- £30 with the auctioneer on commission.- One more! More!
0:40:05 > 0:40:10- Five, yes!- At £35 only. At 35. Going to be sold. At £35, last chance.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11At 35, then.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14They may be able to weigh a ton but after auction costs,
0:40:14 > 0:40:16they won't make any money.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19I'm so glad that didn't make money!
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Those scales were doing my head in, Thomas!
0:40:22 > 0:40:27Up next, it's Thomas's smallest lot. But he's looking for a big return.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31£20 anywhere now? At £20 bid on the net straightaway. £20 bid.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36- It's cos they haven't talked to you.- At 25. 25, Sir.
0:40:36 > 0:40:41Lovely little thing, this. At 25. 30 on the internet. 30 bid. 35 now.
0:40:41 > 0:40:4440 now, are you going to bid on the net?
0:40:44 > 0:40:48At £40? £40 bid. 45. 45.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- It's going to make the money. - 50, surely?
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Surely they won't pay £50 for it.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58At £45. 45. 50 anywhere now?
0:40:58 > 0:41:01At £45. All quiet and done? £45.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04It will be sold. At £45, then...
0:41:04 > 0:41:07£33 profit. It's a mini marvel!
0:41:07 > 0:41:12You are rocking, man! This is the man where the glass was half-empty.
0:41:12 > 0:41:13It's half-full now.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19Last but not least, the highly anticipated Susie Cooper coffee set.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22But will the cracks hurt its chances?
0:41:22 > 0:41:24I've got several commissions left on this
0:41:24 > 0:41:28so just to speed things along a little bit, £150 bid straightaway.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- Get in!- 150 I have, at 150 I'm bid.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35And at 160, 170, 180, 190.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37200, 220, 240.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Your bid at 240. 240.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44260. 240, the bid's there. 260.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48280. 320. Don't shake your head like that.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51It's going to the biggest regret of your day when you go home.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54At £300, the bid is there. I've seen these make 600 quid.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59At £300, the bid is there. At 300. At 300, the bid's there. At £300.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02At £300. Going to be sold, then, at 300.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06Gavel's going up, gavel's going down. At £300, then...
0:42:06 > 0:42:10- Useful money!- Yes. Well done, you! That's fabulous.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13Damage? What damage?
0:42:13 > 0:42:17Paul - king of the auction with £275 profit.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20You had some killer margins there, man.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- We both come out of this making some money.- Have I made money?
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- You have, haven't you? - I've got to.- You've made money.
0:42:27 > 0:42:28He has indeed.
0:42:28 > 0:42:33Starting with £180.54, he's made £47.20
0:42:33 > 0:42:35after auction-house costs,
0:42:35 > 0:42:38so ends today with a respectable £227.74.
0:42:40 > 0:42:45But thanks to that coffee set, Paul has pulled even further ahead,
0:42:45 > 0:42:49notching up a huge £200.50 profit after costs,
0:42:49 > 0:42:55giving him £501.64 to spend on the next leg. Well done, boy.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Rockefeller! Rockefeller!
0:42:58 > 0:42:59I want to drive you,
0:42:59 > 0:43:02cos soon you could be paying a driver with all this money.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05I wouldn't want a driver. I want to find an investment bank!
0:43:05 > 0:43:10Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Paul is set on making a killing...
0:43:10 > 0:43:14If it was Professor Plum in the library, these would do the trick.
0:43:14 > 0:43:19- ..but rival Thomas is ready for the fight.- I'll be back!