0:00:02 > 0:00:04- It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...- All right, viewers?
0:00:04 > 0:00:07..with £200 each, a classic car and a goal -
0:00:07 > 0:00:10to 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 > 0:00:17The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it is no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:1850p!
0:00:18 > 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 > 0:00:29- Oh!- Ah, it's going to be a good one.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:40This week's venture through antiquity is turning
0:00:40 > 0:00:44into a clash of the titans, as our two auctioneers go head-to-head.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47- Here we go.- Yes, this is the start of a new leg.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Halfway through their trip and Thomas Plant is trailing
0:00:51 > 0:00:55in second place, but he is keeping his eye peeled
0:00:55 > 0:00:57for a bargain, his nose to the grindstone
0:00:57 > 0:00:59and isn't giving up the fight.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01I'll be back!
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Where are you hiding?
0:01:03 > 0:01:07But the current leader of this path is Paul Laidlaw.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09With a passion for militaria,
0:01:09 > 0:01:11he is bringing all he knows to this battle.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13And it is getting emotional.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15I'm in love.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21- So, how much have you got now, Rockefeller?- Big bucks. Just over...
0:01:21 > 0:01:24I think a pound over 500 quid.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- Get in there!- You're back in black, though.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- Yes, yes, yes, I've moved back up. - Trending the right way.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Trending the right way. A small blip last time.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36But I think I have done quite well to sort of add on an extra 40 quid.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39He has indeed.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Thomas started with £200 and, after two trips to auction,
0:01:42 > 0:01:48he has made a small profit, giving him £227.74 to spend today.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Also beginning with £200, rival Paul has pulled ahead.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56With the help of a Susie Cooper coffee set,
0:01:56 > 0:02:01he now has an impressive £501.64.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Do you know, I could find a Susie Cooper tea set like you.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08I could find my nirvana in it,
0:02:08 > 0:02:12my piece de resistance this leg, like you did.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15I didn't peak there, big man!
0:02:15 > 0:02:20These two confident warriors started this antique voyage
0:02:20 > 0:02:22in the Lancaster town of Morecambe.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24And clocking up around 600 miles,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27they will end the week in the county town of Bedford.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Today, their mission is based in the Midlands, starting in Birmingham
0:02:30 > 0:02:34and heading west toward the auction in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40# We're going the wrong way We're going the wrong way
0:02:40 > 0:02:43# We are going the wrong way on the ring road. #
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Not off to a great start in their Sunbeam Alpine,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48but with the treasures of Birmingham spread at their feet,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51they will soon be back on track.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54I'm always excited about the first buy day.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57I'm always disappointed at the end of the first buy day,
0:02:57 > 0:02:59when you think, "Why did I buy that?"
0:02:59 > 0:03:02But actually, it's concentration, concentration, concentration.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- It turns on a penny, doesn't it? - It does turn on a penny.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08So, what pennies can Birmingham throw up today?
0:03:08 > 0:03:12It has been described as the first manufacturing town in the world,
0:03:12 > 0:03:16but can our experts reap the benefits of its rich history?
0:03:17 > 0:03:20There are striking out on their own to find their fortunes,
0:03:20 > 0:03:24and Paul's first punt is in Mosby Emporium
0:03:24 > 0:03:26with the help of owner Maurice.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- If you see anything, give me a shout and I'll bring it up to date.- Great!
0:03:33 > 0:03:37But I'll tell you what, if it was Professor Plum
0:03:37 > 0:03:40in the library, these would do the trick.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44He's got his mind set on making a killing. Ha!
0:03:50 > 0:03:51Cat got your tongue, Paul?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56I'm not really fond of cats.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00HE LAUGHS
0:04:00 > 0:04:02OK, so, that's what, a third of the nation alienated there?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Um...
0:04:04 > 0:04:06But I quite like that one.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Well, it might not be purr-fect,
0:04:09 > 0:04:13but this Art Deco style cat is quick to jump out at him.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16The cat. I tend not to buy too many.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- Poole Pottery.- It is Poole.- Yeah.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- I like him.- Yeah. 65.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26I'm not a cat lover, but the rest of the world is, apparently.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28So that is, I think... It's got wider appeal.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31If I'm pitching and saying "I want that for 30 quid,"
0:04:31 > 0:04:33you're going to say, "No."
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Of course, that's fine, but what are you going to bounce back at?
0:04:35 > 0:04:3740 quid.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Well, you know what I'm going to say now, don't you?- 35.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44That's a start. And I'm going to buy more than that here, yeah?
0:04:44 > 0:04:45Good man.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48He has picked up the Poole Pottery cat for £35.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50And in the depths of the cellar,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53has found something to bury his rival in.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Or just cut him down to size.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58That is a seriously good push mower.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06They would look amazing if you had
0:05:06 > 0:05:10a big, Victorian-tiled bathroom.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Clearly, I weigh something.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17I weigh more than eight stone, but I am delighted to say,
0:05:17 > 0:05:20less than 16 stone.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22It's all there.
0:05:22 > 0:05:23Interesting.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26He is tempted, but the future of these early 20th-century
0:05:26 > 0:05:28platform scales Haynes in the balance.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Over to Maurice.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34In the basement, you've set your Avery scales.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- They are not priced up, are they?- No.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38I think there was about 45 there.
0:05:38 > 0:05:4230 quid, you could buy them. That would be the best.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45If 20 quid is any use, I will take them away,
0:05:45 > 0:05:49but if it's not, that's fine, I respect that and I'm happy.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54- You can actually take them away for that.- Well, that's a deal. Good man.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- Two things. Sweet. Thanks very much for that.- OK, you're welcome.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59I'll give you some money.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Two items for a grand total of £55.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- Happy lady.- See you. - All the best.- Bye.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Paul is happy with his wares from Birmingham's Antiques.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16Time now for Thomas to delve deeper into the city's past.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19And he is about to be acquainted with one of Birmingham's most
0:06:19 > 0:06:22inspirational forefathers - Matthew Boulton.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Now, he may not be a household name,
0:06:25 > 0:06:29yet his life's work influenced many aspects of our modern lives.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33In the 18th century,
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Boulton was at the very heart of the Industrial Revolution.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40He struck up a partnership with Scottish engineer James Watt.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45Together, they developed and patented a steam engine
0:06:45 > 0:06:49so efficient that it went on to power industry around the world.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54His business was so groundbreaking that his impressive Georgian
0:06:54 > 0:06:57home, Soho House,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00became an essential stop for visiting dignitaries,
0:07:00 > 0:07:04including Horatio Nelson and US President Benjamin Franklin.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Today, the house is owned by Birmingham Museums and will be
0:07:09 > 0:07:14graced by yet another gentleman of note - Mr Thomas Plant.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- Hello.- Hello.- Thomas. - Hello, I'm Oliver Buckley.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Welcome to Soho House.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- I noticed there is a portrait, is that of the man himself?- Yes, indeed.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29- This is a portrait of Matthew Boulton. - And what was he famous for?
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Well, he is famous as an industrial entrepreneur.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36And his big achievement was to come out here to what were then
0:07:36 > 0:07:40the green fields of Soho and build his amazing manufactory,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43a huge industrial wonder of the age that could employ
0:07:43 > 0:07:45up to 1,000 workers
0:07:45 > 0:07:48in a time when factories were really just craftsmen's workshops.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52His Soho manufactory produced a wide range of beautiful
0:07:52 > 0:07:53and ornate objects,
0:07:53 > 0:07:57but it was Boulton's passion in perfecting the latest mechanical
0:07:57 > 0:08:02processes that have become his biggest contribution to history.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06His proudest achievement was using these cutting-edge techniques
0:08:06 > 0:08:09to transform the minting of coins in one of the first
0:08:09 > 0:08:10examples of mass production.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15He developed a production line of machines allowing him to strike
0:08:15 > 0:08:19millions of pieces accurately, that won him
0:08:19 > 0:08:22the first official contract to supply the Royal Mint.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25These are the cartwheel pennies, so-called
0:08:25 > 0:08:29because they have this thick rim around the outside.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32So, what was revolutionary about the way these were minted here?
0:08:32 > 0:08:35He boasted that the smallest size, it would
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- go right down to little tiny coins. - Farthings.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42Yes. He could make 920 per minute.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Once he got the contract to, you know, make the coins,
0:08:45 > 0:08:49it was a sign of real assurance of the quality of the things
0:08:49 > 0:08:51he was able to make here.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54But Boulton did not just oversee a production line.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55In all his business projects,
0:08:55 > 0:08:58he applied his own knowledge to make each
0:08:58 > 0:09:00venture as successful as the last.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05How involved do you think he got in items?
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Well, I think he was pretty hands-on, actually.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11There's actually 250,000 drawings of steam engine parts
0:09:11 > 0:09:13in our archives.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16And many of those have his individual handwriting on them.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- So we know he was pretty hands-on. - Really? Gosh!
0:09:18 > 0:09:21He was involved in the inventing process.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24And to celebrate this groundbreaking entrepreneur,
0:09:24 > 0:09:28the Bank of England have put Boulton and Watt on their most
0:09:28 > 0:09:32prestigious note, giving him the recognition he so richly deserves.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37I've got a new appreciation of Matthew Boulton
0:09:37 > 0:09:42and his total skill, his qualities.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47If an ounce of it rubs off on me, I will be very happy.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- But it has been a real pleasure. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Whilst Thomas is hoping to achieve a few notes up
0:09:55 > 0:10:00and down the country, Paul has been putting the pedal to the metal.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04He has been driving towards Litchfield, in Staffordshire,
0:10:04 > 0:10:08a cathedral city famed for its beautifully preserved
0:10:08 > 0:10:10historical centre.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13And Paul is paying a visit to the aptly named
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Lichfield Antiques Centre.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18There are over 60 different vendors here,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20including Paul and owner Madeleine.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23So, can they tempt our expert to part with more cash?
0:10:27 > 0:10:28Oh, that is impressive, Paul.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Makassar ebony veneer.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Profusely and exquisitely inlaid in
0:10:35 > 0:10:37brass, gilt metal,
0:10:37 > 0:10:40mother-of-pearl, abalone.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- That is...that is divine, isn't it?- It is lovely.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45It's sumptuous.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47This Victorian writing box certainly catches the eye,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50but quality like this will cost you.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55So, it is a writing slope at... Holy Moses, it is priced up at £500.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Which I could just about afford, is the truth of the matter.
0:10:59 > 0:11:05I'm giving too much away, perhaps. But what a joy of a box, yeah?
0:11:05 > 0:11:06- Lovely.- You just...
0:11:06 > 0:11:10I mean, seriously, you're going to go a long way to trump that.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14This is more...more appropriate.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Fatally flawed, I suspect, but nevertheless,
0:11:18 > 0:11:22if you forgive it that, a little charmer.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26From the £35 Edwardian novelty purse, sporting a bit of damage,
0:11:26 > 0:11:29to the £495 box,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32both objects are owned by an absentee owner,
0:11:32 > 0:11:34so this negotiation has to happen on the phone.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36First up, the purse.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40He is saying somewhat south of 20.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44It's decadent, it's fun,
0:11:44 > 0:11:46it's utterly charming...
0:11:46 > 0:11:49It's broken. Uh-uh.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52This is my problem, which is why I want a knockdown price.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55There's a part two to this as well.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02Which is the large box that you have down there for 495.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04- The writing slope.- The box...
0:12:04 > 0:12:07That's where I want to be.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10That... It's just fantastic!
0:12:10 > 0:12:15He has fallen for the box, but will Paul come back bearing good news?
0:12:16 > 0:12:21- Hi.- How are we doing?- We're good, I think. He is a very generous man.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- He will give you that for 18. - Oh, he is a good man.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27And he is willing to go to 350.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33It's not going to be for me. I can't go there, that's going to be daft.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38What a good thing, though. I think I have to buy that, but...
0:12:39 > 0:12:41..I want to buy more.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44A punt on the purse, but at £350,
0:12:44 > 0:12:46the box is left on the shelf.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51We have a mid-20th century enamelled silver gilt prize medallion
0:12:51 > 0:12:55presented by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58I reckon I could squeeze a little bit off the asking price
0:12:58 > 0:13:00and make a little profit.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04And you know what? It's easy and it's dull.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Who cares?
0:13:06 > 0:13:10The box, on the other hand, would be a meaty purchase,
0:13:10 > 0:13:13and I may lose my lead on the back of it,
0:13:13 > 0:13:18because of arithmetic in the market. So, am I a gambler?
0:13:18 > 0:13:23See, I would disappoint myself buying this.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28My head says, "Crazy fool, buy it!
0:13:28 > 0:13:30"Take the money and run!"
0:13:30 > 0:13:33My heart's saying,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37"No, too easy, buy that just...
0:13:37 > 0:13:40"wow, flamboyant object."
0:13:40 > 0:13:44So, will he follow his heart and take a risk on the lead?
0:13:44 > 0:13:45Please don't mind me doing this,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48but I am going to come back at you on the box.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50There's 200 quid on the table.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55- I don't mind you saying, "Look, it's too big an ask."- I'll try.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- But it is a big ask. - It is a huge ask.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02As long as he doesn't take offence to it. I'm going to keep looking.
0:14:02 > 0:14:03Cheers.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07He's going for the gamble, so it's round two on the writing box.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11And box number two as well, by the look of things.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12Yes.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Oh, they don't turn up like that, do they?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18That's very smart.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20This one is a Victorian tea caddy
0:14:20 > 0:14:24with the lower ticket price of £175.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25And as luck would have it,
0:14:25 > 0:14:28it belongs to the same vendor as the writing box.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Um...
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Oh, now there is an offer! Ah!
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Would you be interested in both of them?
0:14:36 > 0:14:39395 for both.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43320, the two.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46330?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- We have a deal.- Thanks very much.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55What have I done? Thank you very much.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56I've waded in deep,
0:14:56 > 0:15:01but I am delighted to have bought things that really fire me up.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05That's a whopping £340 discount for the two boxes.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09How exciting to see him take such a big risk!
0:15:09 > 0:15:11I hope he doesn't regret it when it comes to auction.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Thanks very much.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16And eager to take advantage of any mistake Paul might have made
0:15:16 > 0:15:21is rival Thomas, who has travelled to the market town of Coleshill.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Sitting on the river Cole, in the Warwickshire countryside,
0:15:24 > 0:15:28this market town boasts an impressive 13th-century church,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31complete with its own 52-metre steeple.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Thomas has come for a snoop around Kim's establishment.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Hello, Thomas, pleased to meet you. I'm Kim.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Half sewing, half antiques
0:15:41 > 0:15:43and packed full of promise for our underdog.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Paul has raced away,
0:15:50 > 0:15:53tremendously raced away,
0:15:53 > 0:15:55And I need to claw that back,
0:15:55 > 0:15:57definitely claw that back.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02But I'm going to have a good look around here and see what I can buy.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Yeah, a good rummage around can throw up all sorts of surprises.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Boom, boom! That's what he said, didn't he? Boom, boom.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Paul has taken a serious gamble, but Thomas is still larking around.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16I do like that necessaire there.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20The little box with the mother-of-pearl...
0:16:20 > 0:16:23It's not matching, though, that's the problem. I might have a look at it.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Oh, I like that Stanhope as well.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Well, that is a bit more like it - a lady's sewing box for £86,
0:16:30 > 0:16:32very fitting for this place -
0:16:32 > 0:16:36and a £38, 19th-century Stanhope letter opener.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42So, what you've got is you've got a letter opener.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44For opening your letter.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48And then you need to reply to the letter you have opened,
0:16:48 > 0:16:51so you unscrew this bit here and you have an ink pen,
0:16:51 > 0:16:53a little dip pen.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57In it goes dip, dip, dip. In here is a little lens.
0:16:57 > 0:16:58On the little lens...
0:17:00 > 0:17:02..is a little picture.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06And that picture will tell you where it is.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Named after the Stanhope lens, this technique for viewing pictures
0:17:10 > 0:17:13in miniature was developed in the mid-19th century.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15It is a clever bit of kit...if it works.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20I think it's either Yarmouth or Blackpool, I'm not 100%.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24But I can't seem to get it focused when I look at it myself.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- What is the best on that?- 30.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- I'll think about that one, thank you very much.- That's fine.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- It's just the difficulty in reading that.- Yes.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36He is dithering somewhat.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41It is a late 19th-century lady's sewing and dressing table
0:17:41 > 0:17:44accoutrement, which would travel with her.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46This is for cleaning your ear.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49And then...
0:17:49 > 0:17:52tweezers for your...eyebrows.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Ah, but can it pluck out some profits for you, Thomas?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58What is the best on this one?
0:17:58 > 0:18:0070.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- If that helps you.- Thank you.
0:18:03 > 0:18:0770, I just can't see it making me a profit.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- At all. But it is a lovely thing. - What were you thinking?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Well, you know, it's quite offensive, really.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- I personally rate the box at £40.- OK.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23And I rate that Stanhope at 15.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- So, we're looking at 55.- 55. - Yes, I think...
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- You going to be all right? - I'll be all right with that.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29- You don't mind?- No, no.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- No, I'll be happy with that. - My dear, thank you very much.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- You're very welcome.- That's very good. I better give you some money.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Both items for less than half price,
0:18:38 > 0:18:40and much more shopping ahead of him tomorrow.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44But for now, it is time to bid farewell to day one on the road.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Sleep well, you chaps.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Morning has arrived, and with it...
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- MOTOR STUTTERS - ..comes...
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- MOTOR STALLS - ..a spot of car trouble.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57MOTOR STUTTERS AND STARTS
0:18:59 > 0:19:00Oh, that's good.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04And the reliable Alpine gets them on the road once again.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- Thomas, I have good news for you. - Have you?
0:19:07 > 0:19:09HE LAUGHS
0:19:09 > 0:19:11- Boy, have I got good news for you. - What?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- Well, you know how I could have played it safe?- Yes.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16I went the other way.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Yeah, but if you spend big, then of course the risks are bigger.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- Yeah, of course. - I've blown the money.
0:19:22 > 0:19:23Not quite, Paul,
0:19:23 > 0:19:28but yesterday he did blow £403 on the Art Deco pottery cat,
0:19:28 > 0:19:33the large scales, the novelty purse, the Victorian tea caddy
0:19:33 > 0:19:35and the risky writing box...
0:19:35 > 0:19:38It's just fantastic!
0:19:38 > 0:19:41..leaving him with £98.64.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Thomas parted with a more conservative £55,
0:19:45 > 0:19:48picking up a Stanhope letter opener
0:19:48 > 0:19:50and the lady's sewing box,
0:19:50 > 0:19:53so he has £172.74 to spend today.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56Here's a braw day.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02This morning, they are starting in Shenton, in Leicestershire.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06Shenton is part of a conservation area and our experts' first
0:20:06 > 0:20:10stop can fittingly be found in a Grade 2 listed farmhouse.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12How lovely.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- Here we are!- Oh, this is gorgeous.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Yeah, look at that. Right.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20I'll see you in about an hour.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Cartwheel penny.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Hopefully, a lucky penny, Thomas.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40A mole does a pretty blind run... And then get snapped. Ow!
0:20:42 > 0:20:45I'm dressing up again. I fancy being a fireman today.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48On the last leg, he was a soldier. Today, a fireman.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49A man about town.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Maybe tomorrow he will come as an antiques expert.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Stop mucking about, Thomas.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58It seems both experts have their minds elsewhere.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Last night, at the hotel, because I've no life and I can't
0:21:01 > 0:21:05switch off from this, I did some research about the Poole cat.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Nothing. The thing doesn't exist.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Now, I don't think I'm getting carried away.
0:21:12 > 0:21:18This suggests to me, I've got the only one, a one of a tiny number.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20And if that's the case,
0:21:20 > 0:21:24I may have something more exciting than the coffee set.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Luck seems to be with Laidlaw on this trip,
0:21:26 > 0:21:30but Thomas still has some hard graft to do.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37I'm trying to find things to beat the Laidlaw with.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40They haven't got it, that is what's annoyed me.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- They just haven't got it. - Totally chilled. Totally chilled.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Come on, Thomas, with five objects in the bag, your rival is done with
0:21:47 > 0:21:51shopping, so there is an opportunity to find a hidden treasure in here.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52Go for it!
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- Instead of binoculars, it's just the one.- For a one-horse race.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00For a one-horse race, Margaret. How much is it? Let's see.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01Dah-dah-dah!
0:22:01 > 0:22:03£22, look at that.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Things are looking up with this Barr and Stroud monocular.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09The Scottish company were pioneers of modern optics
0:22:09 > 0:22:13and were a key supplier to the Armed Forces in the 20th century.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17It has got pedigree, but can he spy a profit?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- Can we do a deal on these? - What were you thinking?
0:22:20 > 0:22:22You always say, "Go on, you tell me, you tell me."
0:22:22 > 0:22:25What do you think I was going to say?
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- A fiver.- Well, that is quite harsh.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32I wouldn't say a fiver, I'm not that much of a bad man, am I?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35You'll never went with that strategy, Thomas.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- OK, £15.- 15.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- £15 and I will take them off your hands.- All right, OK.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- Is that all right?- Yes, yes. - Let me give you some money.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Success at last with the monocular for £15.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50And back in the Sunbeam, the chaps travel through the beautiful
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Leicestershire countryside.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57But it hasn't always been so peaceful in these parts.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00And our experts are en route to the site of a major battle,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03one that changed the course of British history.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- Ah, ah, ah, ah!- This is adventure.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12- Thomas Plant!- If I were the sort, I would bang it against my chest.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19In the 15th century, a vicious civil war raged for decades.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22The War of the Roses was one of Britain's bloodiest
0:23:22 > 0:23:25and thousands were killed in the fight for the English throne.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Then, in 1485, came the Battle of Bosworth.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33The reigning king, Richard III, lost his life on the field
0:23:33 > 0:23:37and his crown to challenger Henry VII, giving rise
0:23:37 > 0:23:41to the Tudor dynasty, who ruled England for over a century.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46This decisive battle is of such significance that historians
0:23:46 > 0:23:49and experts have fought for centuries over what exactly
0:23:49 > 0:23:51happened and where.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54But over the last few years, the facts surrounding
0:23:54 > 0:23:57one of Britain's lost battlefields are being discovered.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00And military mad Paul is keen to find out what
0:24:00 > 0:24:03they have unearthed, so he has come
0:24:03 > 0:24:05to Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre
0:24:05 > 0:24:08to meet Heritage officer Richard Mackinder.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12- Richard. Paul.- Welcome, hi. - Good to see you.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16- Well, here we are at... Bosworth Field?- Yes, that's correct.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Well, that rings like Hastings and Culloden in British history,
0:24:19 > 0:24:20doesn't it?
0:24:20 > 0:24:23When and what's the significance of Bosworth?
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Well, Bosworth is one of those major turning points in British history.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28It was the end of the medieval period,
0:24:28 > 0:24:31with Richard Plantagenet, Richard III,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34the last British king to go into battle alive,
0:24:34 > 0:24:36and unfortunately get killed on British soil.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38At the time of the battle,
0:24:38 > 0:24:41King Richard III had been on the throne for just two years,
0:24:41 > 0:24:45yet he was immortalized by Shakespeare and, more recently,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47made headlines when his remains
0:24:47 > 0:24:50were discovered under a Leicester car park.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53The facts of Richard's death are slowly coming to light,
0:24:53 > 0:24:58as are the mysteries surrounding this incredible battle site.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Since 2005, a team of archaeologists and some experts have been
0:25:02 > 0:25:05painstakingly scouring the area for evidence.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Answers have appeared with each new object they've found,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13much of which can now be seen in the centre's museum.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17But it wasn't until they discovered clusters of lead and stone round
0:25:17 > 0:25:21shot fired from small cannons that they knew they had a break through.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26So, we have got a number of different lead spheres,
0:25:26 > 0:25:29round shot, and they are fired round shot.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32And they are found within this scatter,
0:25:32 > 0:25:34and that's what makes it a battle site.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Individual items on their own are not enough.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40It is only when you put the whole story together that you start
0:25:40 > 0:25:44to then say actually, yes, we can now say that at least
0:25:44 > 0:25:48part of the major part of the fighting was here.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Five years into the project, they were able to piece together a large
0:25:52 > 0:25:57amount of what happened in 1485, but this is just the beginning.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00We've got a battle site, what next?
0:26:00 > 0:26:03It would be lovely to try and find the full extent of the battle site.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07We haven't actually found
0:26:07 > 0:26:11big enough areas of no battle litter to say we are now outside it.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15And of course, on top of that, what this project has given us
0:26:15 > 0:26:19is the ability to try and understand a huge area of landscape,
0:26:19 > 0:26:22not just the two and half hours of 1485,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24but the landscape
0:26:24 > 0:26:27and the history of man in that landscape from the very early
0:26:27 > 0:26:31stage, from stone access right way through up to the modern history.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Well, you've whet my appetite, good luck to you.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- Many thanks, Richard. - My pleasure. An absolute pleasure.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39It has taken over 500 years to get this far, but with
0:26:39 > 0:26:45so much left to find, the fight for knowledge rages on in Bosworth.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50Our experts, however, are engaged in a power struggle of their own,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53and Thomas is threatening all-out war.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58I'd love to buy something that would project me
0:26:58 > 0:27:02to the level of the Laidlaw. We can have a real battle, then.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06This brave warrior is heading to the city of Leicester,
0:27:06 > 0:27:09in East Midlands, and is hedging his bets of hidden treasures.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13- Mac, nice to meet you. This is your shop?- Yes, it is. Yeah.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- It is been open four weeks. - Four weeks?!- Four weeks.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17So, I want to have a good goosy gander.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- Help yourself, yes, by all means. - It looks exciting.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25The innards are gone, the innards are gone.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29You can't say he doesn't take a close look, now can you?
0:27:29 > 0:27:32All the clocks are ticking away,
0:27:32 > 0:27:36reminding me of how little time I've got left to beat the Paul,
0:27:36 > 0:27:38to beat the Laidlaw with.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41But there is always time for dressing up with this chap.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43I'll be back!
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Oh, do focus, Thomas.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50Time is pressing on and shopping under pressure is no picnic.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57So, this is a Braxton picnic set with china plates,
0:27:57 > 0:28:00stainless steel knives and forks.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02It's all there, isn't it?
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- People do like these things, don't they?- They do.- They are quite fun.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08This 1960s picnic set is priced at £60
0:28:08 > 0:28:12and it would look great in the old Alpine on the way to auction.
0:28:12 > 0:28:19- Mac, what is the best on this? - I could probably go to...45 on that.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Is that your best, what do you think?
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- 35.- OK, well, that's great. 35 for that.
0:28:27 > 0:28:28That's definitely worth considering.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- It'd be nice if I try and find something else...- Yep.- ..as well.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Thomas?
0:28:38 > 0:28:39He's drifting off.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42Maybe a man's best friend can help him out.
0:28:42 > 0:28:47These are green onyx and spelter dogs, painted.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50They are quite a sweet thing, really. Are they super cheap?
0:28:50 > 0:28:55- They can be £8.- £8?- Yes.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57That's my kind of money. It's £8, great.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Well, I think they are really good, then.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03He sniffs out a bargain with these two Art Deco bookends.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05You can't argue with £8, can you?
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- Mac.- Yes?- Could I have this
0:29:09 > 0:29:11and the dogs for 35?
0:29:11 > 0:29:15That and the dogs for 35...
0:29:15 > 0:29:16Would you do that for me?
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- OK.- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:29:19 > 0:29:20Let me give you some money.
0:29:20 > 0:29:25Lordy, another two items for the modest price of £35.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29So, with ten items between them, it is time to bear all at the
0:29:29 > 0:29:33rather grand Bosworth Hall Hotel in nearby Market Bosworth.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37So, Paul... Let's have a look.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- Two stages to this. - Right, OK, two stages.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42That's numero uno. And...
0:29:42 > 0:29:46- My!- Thomas...- My!- Thomas...
0:29:46 > 0:29:49Size does count, and that is a real-man-sized scale.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53HE LAUGHS
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- What a beautiful thing. - I fell in love.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- Now, the pussycat.- Yeah.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00The pussycat.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05- Oh, it is a Poole piece. So, was that really expensive?- That was £35.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08No! That's another Susie Cooper.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12- I think it is.- That's so rare! - Go on, hit me with it.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Well, well... OK.
0:30:17 > 0:30:18Um...
0:30:18 > 0:30:23The bone paper knife, Stanhope in the terminal?
0:30:23 > 0:30:24Stanhope, yeah, yeah.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- The view is of...? - I can't see it cos it's dirty.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30It's erotic?
0:30:30 > 0:30:34- No, I wish!- Oh, dirty in a nice way. OK, I get it. Fine.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Rate those, like those a lot.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38How much do you think they were?
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- 120.- They were very expensive. - How much were they?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- They were £5.- What?!
0:30:43 > 0:30:48- No, no.- What?! You... This is guaranteed nice little return.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Good ensemble. This is going to be another fun auction.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53- Yeah.- Good work!- Good work. Come on.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58They've gone for some high risks and potentially high rewards,
0:30:58 > 0:31:00so who has got the edge this time round?
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Laidlaw's inlaid box, the mother of pearl one,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08is wonderful, such good quality.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Well done, him, for taking the plunge.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12The dogs are the one to watch.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15With dog lovers in the room, it could do really well.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19Hopefully, these little nibbles, like little low punches, you know,
0:31:19 > 0:31:22will just slowly eke, eke, eke back.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24And then... The glory is all mine.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Another one gunning for glory.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31So, onward they head to auction in Stamford.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33With its beautifully preserved buildings,
0:31:33 > 0:31:36this picturesque Lincolnshire town has been
0:31:36 > 0:31:39immortalized in various silver screen outings,
0:31:39 > 0:31:44including the 2005 adaptation of Pride And Prejudice.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- What a place! Isn't it beautiful? - Georgian splendour.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49It is, isn't it? It's splendid.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51It's glorious!
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Does that mean our lots are going to be splendidly
0:31:54 > 0:31:55wonderful at the auction?
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Today, they are heading for auction
0:31:57 > 0:32:00at Bateman's Auctioneers And Valuers.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04- Very good.- Excited?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- Tinged with nerves? - Oh, don't be so ridiculous!
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Hey, I've spent the money, man.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- I know you spent the money. - You can't lose.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15And as our experts eagerly await their fate,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18auctioneer David Palmer muses their offerings.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22So, we have got the 20th-century bathroom scales,
0:32:22 > 0:32:24which are as ugly as sin.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26I mean, would you put those in your bathroom?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29The little miniature travelling or sewing box,
0:32:29 > 0:32:32many of the parts there don't match.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34But I love that, I think it is brilliant, particularly
0:32:34 > 0:32:38the ear wax spoon with the tweezers at the end.
0:32:38 > 0:32:39That is so cool.
0:32:39 > 0:32:44Paul is staking his lead on five items that cost him
0:32:44 > 0:32:47a significant £403.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49And nipping at his heels is Thomas,
0:32:49 > 0:32:54who is also offering up five items at a total cost of £105.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58So, is it money well spent?
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Luckily for Thomas, there's a dog lover in here.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02But will Paul be as fortunate?
0:33:02 > 0:33:0418. At 18.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06The time of reckoning has arrived and David is
0:33:06 > 0:33:11kicking off proceedings in the room, on the phone and online.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13First up, Paul's platform scales.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16The auctioneer doesn't like them, but will the buyers?
0:33:16 > 0:33:17It's all in the balance.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- Look good in any bathroom, probably. - Yeah, as we said.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Um... I don't know, £20. Straight in at £20.
0:33:23 > 0:33:2520 for these, the scales. 20.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Apparently not.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29- No visible bidders. - Don't all talk at once.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32Tenner, then. £10, the scales. Anyone 10?
0:33:32 > 0:33:35£10 for the bathroom scales.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Fiver for the bathroom scales.
0:33:38 > 0:33:39Five I'm bid down here.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43- Oh, lovely.- Six on the net. Seven for you, sir? Seven.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47At seven now. It goes at seven. Eight. Nine.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51In the room at £9. I sell to the gent at 9. 10. 12.
0:33:51 > 0:33:52Back down here 12.
0:33:52 > 0:33:57I sell in the room at £12. Sell then at £12 in the room.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00I guess nobody with a huge Victorian bathroom turned up today, Paul.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Not a great start, mate.
0:34:02 > 0:34:03I've done my best with scales.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07Scales are dead to me now. I've moved on. What scales?
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Over to Thomas's first lot. Can it open up some profit?
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Proper antique.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16£20 for that. £20.
0:34:16 > 0:34:1920. £20. On the phone at 20.
0:34:19 > 0:34:2022 in the room. 22.
0:34:20 > 0:34:2625 is actually the next bid. 25. Here at 25. 28. 28 there. 30.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28It's gathering momentum.
0:34:28 > 0:34:3130. At £30. 32. 35. Here at 35.
0:34:31 > 0:34:3438. 40 now. Phone, go 40. Yes, 40.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- On the phone at 40.- It's going. - 45 in the room. 50. He's at 50.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39What is going on?
0:34:39 > 0:34:4455. Go 55. 50 I sell on the phone, then. With the phone at 50...
0:34:44 > 0:34:45Sell on the phone at £50...
0:34:47 > 0:34:50He's more than trebled his money on that one.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Long may that continue, Thomas.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56Back to Paul, hoping to rev up more interest in this offering.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59Rather nice little piece, this. £30 for that. 30, 30 I'm bid.
0:34:59 > 0:35:0030. Take 2 now.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04On at 30, and 2, if you like. Is that it? At £30. 32. 35. 38.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08- 40. At 40. 45, sir, with you. - It's going to make 60.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Don't be cheap. 42. 45.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Against you at £45. No-one else, then?
0:35:13 > 0:35:15No-one else at 45?
0:35:15 > 0:35:18That's motored him back into the black.
0:35:18 > 0:35:19I covered it.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- Take that.- Back in the game.
0:35:21 > 0:35:26Thomas again and the first of three boxes these boys have bought.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30Got a wonderful little ear wax pick with tweezers on it.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33I mean, they are so seriously cool.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36I've been using it all week, it's brilliant.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Start me at 50 quid. 50 I'm bid.
0:35:38 > 0:35:39At 50. 55 now.
0:35:39 > 0:35:4160. 65. 70.
0:35:41 > 0:35:4475. 80. 85.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45At 85.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48At 85. Goes at 85. You bidding on the phone?
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- 90. The phone then at 90. - Oh, my God, that's great!
0:35:51 > 0:35:53I sell on the phone at £90.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- Back in at 95.- What?
0:35:56 > 0:35:58- What is going on?- 100.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02At £100. Back on the phone then at 100. You're out in the room?
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- All done at £100. - I don't believe it.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- Have you got your mum on the phone? - Yeah.
0:36:07 > 0:36:08Believe it or not, Thomas,
0:36:08 > 0:36:11you're getting some seriously good returns today.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Everything is cream.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Everything now is cream.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20The pressure's on Paul with this lot, the first of his big risks.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Really rather an interesting one. Let's start at £100.
0:36:23 > 0:36:24Straight in at 100.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27100 I'm bid at the back. 100, 110. 120. 130.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- 140. 150.- There we are, profit.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34- 190.- There you are, Laidlaw just raced ahead now.- 230. 240.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36250. 260.
0:36:36 > 0:36:37- 270. 280.- There you are.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- Put it there, my man.- He's working it, it's all in the room.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43It goes back at 290. Are you in at 300?
0:36:43 > 0:36:47No? You're out? Definitely out? 290 at the back.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51A cool £180 in the old bag without skipping a beat.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55I just hope he can hang onto his profits when that other box pops up.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Put it there. Put it there.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Thomas has even more ground to make up now.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Can the monocular see him through?
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Spy on your neighbours, see what they're doing.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07At £10. 10 to start.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Anyone 10? £10 for it.
0:37:09 > 0:37:10Sir, ten.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14Tenner. With him at 10. See? I've got his measure. At 10. 12.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16On the net at 12. 15?
0:37:16 > 0:37:19At 12. Here on the net then at £12.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22I sell to the net at £12.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Perhaps in a future sale, the other half of the binoculars will turn up.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Goes then at £12. All done at 12?
0:37:27 > 0:37:30No-one else at 12?
0:37:30 > 0:37:31Look out!
0:37:31 > 0:37:33That's a disappointing loss.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- Tried.- Tried, tried.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Ah, the rare Poole Pottery cat.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Have the buyers done their research just like Paul?
0:37:42 > 0:37:4450 I'm bid. 55. 60. 65.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46I have 65 now. I'll take 70.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Done then at 65.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50- Nobody else in the room?- 70. 75. 80.
0:37:50 > 0:37:5385. At 85 now. 90. Net at 90. 95.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- Get in there, well done. - 100. Net at 100.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59THEY WHISPER
0:37:59 > 0:38:02At 110. Goes at 110. 120.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05At 120. At £120. 130.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- It's creeping up on the net still, isn't it?- Yeah, yeah.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11150. The phone at 150. This phone at 150.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14At 150. 160. 170, phone.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20170. At 170. 180. 190.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23It's just one of those things, if you stop,
0:38:23 > 0:38:24you might never get another chance.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- 180.- So don't stop. Don't stop! - Goes with the net then at 180.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28No, no, keep going.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31- I want you to do more than this. - At £180.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Are you coming in at 185?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35185 I've got. At 185.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Phone at 185.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40190. I will take the five again.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43195. Phone, 195.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47Another fiver may be all-important.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51- At 190. Sell then at 190... - Good spot.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56It seems the cat's out of the bag and Paul's profits continue to rise.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- The cat that got the cream. - Yeah, the cat that got the cream.
0:38:59 > 0:39:04Perhaps, Thomas' next offering will pack some much-needed profits.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08£30 for it, 30 quid. The hamper. With £30.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12£20. 30 here. On the phone at 30.
0:39:12 > 0:39:13Sell on the phone at £30.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15I sell at 30.
0:39:15 > 0:39:1835. 40? 40. 45, sir?
0:39:18 > 0:39:21At 40. Sell at 40. You're out in the room. Goes on the phone at 40.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26It all counts, and that's another £10 in the bag.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- I think that's a good result. - That is a great result.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34Up next, his bookends. I hope these get some tails wagging.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37So, you've sat here from the start of the sale until now.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39I'm not going to bid for that.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Let's start at, I don't know, 30 quid. 30 on bid. 30. 32. 35. 38.
0:39:44 > 0:39:4640. 40 now. At 40.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Done then at 40? 45. 50. 55. 60.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50At 60. She lied to me!
0:39:50 > 0:39:53At 60. 65. 70.
0:39:53 > 0:39:5675. 80. New money at 80.
0:39:56 > 0:39:5885. 90. 95.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01- 100.- 100.- I'll take a five. 105.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04105. 110. 120.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06130. At 130.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Goes at 130. And 5 again.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- Try 135.- Go on!
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- 135.- All right.- Down here at 135.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16How can you be so cruel and bid against her?
0:40:16 > 0:40:19135. I sell to the dog at 135.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23Bunty is buying at 135.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25All done at 135, nobody else?
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Nothing new. Sell here at 135.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31That is a huge mark-up.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33With profits like that, Thomas is threatening Paul's
0:40:33 > 0:40:35formidable lead.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- Man, what a sale!- What a sale!
0:40:38 > 0:40:41So, it all comes down to Paul's biggest risk.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Such a huge gamble on this one item.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Couple of hundred, straight in, 200.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47100.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49At 100.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Selling at 100. 10 on the phone? 110 on the phone. 110.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56120? 120. 130? 130. 140? 140.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- 150. 160.- We're getting there.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04170. 180. 190. 200.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08220? 220. 240. 260.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- 280? 280. 300. - You're fine.- We're at break even.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14300. 320. 340.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18- Straight back.- 340. 360. 380?
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- 380. 400.- Well done.- 420.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Well done.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30What does he mean no? 400, I sell in the room. 420, phone.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Phone, go 420. 400 in the room, then.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- I sell to the lady in the room. Is he going?- 410.- 410.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- 420 to you. 420. 430 now. - I'll take it.- Yeah.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43430. 440? 440. 450?
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- 440.- That's good. - The lady at 440.- Well done.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51That's £200 on top, give it there.
0:41:51 > 0:41:52Nobody else?
0:41:53 > 0:41:58He shoots, he scores, and he holds on to the lead with ease.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02- It's in there.- Midas and my mate. Come on, we better go.
0:42:03 > 0:42:08That fantastic auction has seen profits soar on both sides.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Starting with £227.74,
0:42:10 > 0:42:13Thomas has made some massive margins,
0:42:13 > 0:42:18clocking up profits of £171.34 after auction house costs,
0:42:18 > 0:42:23giving him £399.08 to spend on the next leg.
0:42:23 > 0:42:28But still in front as Paul Laidlaw, who started with £501.64.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30His big gamble paid off,
0:42:30 > 0:42:34giving him £398.14 profits
0:42:34 > 0:42:35after costs.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39This means he now has £899.78
0:42:39 > 0:42:41to spend on the next leg.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- Tom.- What?- You'll need to be driving yourself.- Why?
0:42:44 > 0:42:46I've got a helicopter booked.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Rocking! I mean, rocking!
0:42:49 > 0:42:52You've doubled your money again.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54You, Margin Man!
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Look at this! Mr Margin!
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Yes, yes, yes! We're out of here.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Next time on Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:04 > 0:43:06Thomas Plant is gunning for glory.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08Have that, Laidlaw.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11And Paul Laidlaw is taking it all very seriously.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14I'm a disappointment to myself.