0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05All right, viewers?
0:00:05 > 0:00:07With £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 > 0:00:17The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it is no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- Oh!- 50p!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Oh!
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Ow!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40On this Road Trip we are catching a lift with two smooth operators -
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Philip Serrell and Charles Hanson.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45- It's quite leafy, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- I think that's got something to do with the trees, Charlie.- Yes, yeah.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51Fine art and antiques expert
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Philip has an eye for the finer things in life.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56"First class only."
0:00:56 > 0:00:59That means Hanson wouldn't be allowed to sit on this.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Ooh! Whilst auctioneer Charles likes to think of himself as a man
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- of the people.- Would you be open to an offer on the whole lot?
0:01:06 > 0:01:09I'll listen, but I won't accept.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Oh, no. Don, I'm your mate.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17They're cruising the countryside in a 1969 Triumph GT6 convertible
0:01:17 > 0:01:18and whilst Philip's at the wheel,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Charles is providing the music.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24# Do, a deer, a female deer
0:01:24 > 0:01:28# Re, a drop of golden sun. #
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Oh, lordy. But he has got plenty to sing about.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36As on the last leg, Charles did very well indeed.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38I'm spinning. My head is spinning.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42But Philip isn't prepared to take defeat lying down.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- Well done.- What a great result.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Both of our daring duos started the Road Trip with £200,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52but after the first auction, Philip saw his cash dwindle
0:01:52 > 0:01:56to just £166.46.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Poor old love.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02But Charles invested wisely and now has £221.40,
0:02:02 > 0:02:06putting him nearly £55 in front.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10But on this leg Charles will be shopping in Philip's hometown.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11I phoned them all up.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13I said to them all, "Charlie Hanson
0:02:13 > 0:02:14"is coming here tomorrow, kipper him."
0:02:14 > 0:02:17That's what I told them. "Absolutely kipper him."
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Now, now, Philip. Play nice.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24On this trip they began in the north-west of England
0:02:24 > 0:02:28at Southport before winding their way through Wales, across to London
0:02:28 > 0:02:31before finally reaching Cirencester in the Cotswolds.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35On this second leg of the trip,
0:02:35 > 0:02:37they begin their shopping in Stafford in Staffordshire
0:02:37 > 0:02:42before crossing the Welsh border for auction in Brecon in Powys.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48In the 1800s, Stafford had a thriving shoemaking industry.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Shoes made here were highly sought-after
0:02:50 > 0:02:52and exported around the world.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55An apt place for Philip to begin his shopping
0:02:55 > 0:03:00as he is as tough as old boots when it comes to finding a bargain. Ha!
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- Hi, I'm Philip. How are you?- Fine, thanks, Phil. How are you? Ian.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Ian, good to see you. - Nice to meet you.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09You've got some interesting things here by the looks of things.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10He has indeed.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Surely enough to inspire your first purchase of the day.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Let me have a look at this thing that I saw in the window.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18That, I do like.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22I don't know what it's worth and I don't know what it is.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Maybe I can assist.
0:03:25 > 0:03:31HMS Essex was a Welsh-built armoured cruiser launched in 1900.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32She served for over 20 years,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35surviving action in the First World War.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38What I think it is, and this is a guess,
0:03:38 > 0:03:40is that it is a gift given to someone leaving ship
0:03:40 > 0:03:44so maybe the chief engineer, stoker, maybe even the captain.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- But is the price tag a gift too? - Give me the ticket price.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49The ticket price is £110.
0:03:49 > 0:03:56- £110, OK. Has it been in here long? - A couple of weeks.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- Three or four weeks.- OK, so it's been in a year then, really.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Phil knows your game, Ian.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07But with this place packed with all sorts of goodies,
0:04:07 > 0:04:11I'm sure he'll find something that will turn a profit.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- What's that? - That's a pencil sharpener.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17So you would basically put your pencil in the radiator
0:04:17 > 0:04:20of the car, then press the spare tyre at the back like that
0:04:20 > 0:04:23and it's just a little pencil sharpener.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24How sweet is that?
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- And what's the ticket price on that? - £20.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- That might be an option, mightn't it?- A nice little thing.- OK.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36One to consider and definitely in Philip's price range. As is this.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Oh, that's quite sweet, isn't it?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41This could almost be Del Trotter's because we've got London, Paris.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45We haven't got Peckham, but we've got New York, so it could be.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48This is a Del Trotter ladies' needle case. Or not needle case.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50The ticket price is £20.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53He who dares, Philip. He who dares.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56So we've got some tweezers, some scissors,
0:04:56 > 0:04:57some wax out your ear-hole things,
0:04:57 > 0:05:00which never strikes me as being very savoury,
0:05:00 > 0:05:03a nail file and another wax out your ear-hole job.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Yeah, I think I'd probably rather a doctor do that, wouldn't you?
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Probably for the best.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11So far Phil has amassed three possible items,
0:05:11 > 0:05:13but he's not finished yet.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17What's nice about this, it's a little Tri-ang toy cart
0:05:17 > 0:05:19made by the Tri-ang toy company.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22It looks like it's scratched but it's actually really nice to
0:05:22 > 0:05:26have that little label on a wooden toy.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29There is just a nice attention to detail. Lovely wheels, look.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33All I need now is to find an avid toy collector
0:05:33 > 0:05:35in mid Wales.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39This cart with horse might be more Steptoe than Del Boy,
0:05:39 > 0:05:43but at £55, could it be too upmarket for Phil?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45So, be honest, you're not really going to ever
0:05:45 > 0:05:47lose any money on it, are you?
0:05:47 > 0:05:48Let me tell you.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52I have done this programme for long enough to know I am capable
0:05:52 > 0:05:56of disappearing up my own backside without any help from anybody here.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00That's not savoury. Phil's four items come to £205.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02That's £50 more than he's got.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04I was trying to get it for under 100 quid.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- Under £100?- Yeah.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11So you twitched there. I hate it when people twitch on me.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- Did you feel any pain at all then? - Yeah, I did, actually. Yeah.
0:06:15 > 0:06:21- You could have it for £110. Death. - 100 quid, death?
0:06:22 > 0:06:25This is always good, this bit. I like this bit.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Two, four, six, eight, ten.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- How does that look, then? - It doesn't normally work.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- This doesn't normally work. You do realise that.- You're a gentleman.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37- But as it's you... - Thank you very much.- It's OK.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39You have been very, very kind to me.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43Philip has spent most of his budget in the first shop -
0:06:43 > 0:06:45exactly what he did at the start of the last leg,
0:06:45 > 0:06:51where he ended up making a loss. I hope he's not being too hasty here.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Charles, meanwhile, has headed over to Moseley Old Hall in Wolverhampton,
0:06:54 > 0:06:58an atmospheric Elizabethan farmhouse that saved a king
0:06:58 > 0:07:01and played a key role in royal history.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05He is meeting Malcolm Astley, who will be showing him around.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- Good morning. How are you? I'm Charles Hanson.- Malcolm.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09Malcolm, good to see you.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- Malcolm, what a wonderful building. - Beautiful.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17In the mid-1600s, Parliament had becoming increasingly distrustful
0:07:17 > 0:07:19of King Charles I, especially
0:07:19 > 0:07:22since his marriage to a Roman Catholic.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24In 1642, civil war broke out
0:07:24 > 0:07:28led by MP Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33The King's forces were crushed and England was declared a republic.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Persecution of Catholics was widespread.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Moseley Hall was home to Thomas Whitgreave
0:07:39 > 0:07:42who was not only Catholic but staunchly royalist.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- This round here was in fact known as Little Rome.- Really?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48There were more Roman Catholics around here at that time than
0:07:48 > 0:07:50many other counties.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54After his father's death, Charles II fought to restore the monarchy,
0:07:54 > 0:07:57but after another defeat, he went on the run,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00sought shelter in an oak tree
0:08:00 > 0:08:03before seeking refuge at Moseley Hall.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04When Charles arrives,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07he comes through a gate in the wall over there, comes across what
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- was then the orchard, through here and that is the very door.- Really?
0:08:11 > 0:08:12That is the door.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- That is the door.- That is the door that Charles came through.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19So Charles I beheaded, Charles II came through that door.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- Yes, he did indeed. - Can I be Charles III
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- and take a wander through that door as well?- Yeah.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- Of course.- I'll follow your lead, Malcolm.- Come on, then. Let's go.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Thomas Whitgreave was already helping a local priest who was
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- hiding at Moseley Hall at the time. - So, Malcolm, where are we going?
0:08:36 > 0:08:40We are going into the priest's bedroom. Father John Huddleston.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- Yes.- He was the resident priest here,
0:08:42 > 0:08:43but, of course, he gave up his room.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45The priest said, "You have my bedroom."
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- So this is the room... - This is the room Charles used.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50..that our future King Charles II
0:08:50 > 0:08:52stayed in when he was being chased by Cromwell.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Being chased by Cromwell's Parliamentarians.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- And this bed here?- That's the original bed.- That is the bed.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- That is the bed Charles used. - That's amazing.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Charles lived here, confined to two rooms, living under fear
0:09:05 > 0:09:08that Cromwell's troops could come knocking at any time.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11What would've happened if Cromwell's army had come knocking
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- here on the door, looking for the King?- Actually, they did.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18They came here hammering at the door and of course Thomas Whitgreave
0:09:18 > 0:09:21immediately thought, "Goodness me, they've come for the King."
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Whitgreave ushered the King through a secret passageway
0:09:24 > 0:09:28and down a priest's hole to hide him from the potential captors.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- So the priest hole is here. - Yes. Down there.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Down there, that is the priest's hole down there. Get down!
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- OK, I'm going down.- Down. - So down I go, Malcolm.
0:09:39 > 0:09:45So, I go all the way in. So, back in 1651, this is how Charles II...
0:09:46 > 0:09:48And I would hide a trap door over it.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- Over there. No candles, nothing. - I'm going down, Malcolm.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- There's no mice, are there?- No.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- Are you sure? No rats, no rodents?- No.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02It's so moving that this priest hole was so pivotal to English history.
0:10:02 > 0:10:08It really was. A matter of a few hours and a whole thing changes.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Our whole history is based on those few hours down there.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- Have they gone yet?- They've gone, come on. You're OK.- Can I come out?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- You're OK. - Thank you, Mr Whitgreave.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Charles knew he couldn't stay at Moseley Hall indefinitely.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25He departed for nearby Bentley Hall, where he met Jane Lane.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28She helped him flee England to France.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30It was something Charles never forgot
0:10:30 > 0:10:33and wrote to her after his restoration to the throne.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Remarkable there, it reads, I can see,
0:10:36 > 0:10:41"For it is impossible I can ever forget the great debt I owe you,
0:10:41 > 0:10:46"which I hope I shall live to pay in the degree that is worthy of me.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- "Your most affectionate friend..." - "Charles II."
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Thank you so much, Malcolm.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53It has been a revelation to sit in that hidey hole
0:10:53 > 0:10:56and to play King Charles II is one thing I won't forget.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- And I am so grateful.- It's a wonderful place.- Thank you, Malcolm.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01It is, but not for too long.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04After hearing an inspiring story fit for a king,
0:11:04 > 0:11:09Philip's picked up Charles and they're off to Shifnal in Shropshire
0:11:09 > 0:11:12and there's only one thing on their mind.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16# It's not about the money, money, money
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- # It's not about the money, money, money...- #
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- JESSIE J:- # We just wanna make the world dance
0:11:21 > 0:11:24# Forget about the price tag. #
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Gosh, they seem like they're in a jolly good mood.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29THEY LAUGH
0:11:29 > 0:11:31It must be all that cash in their pockets.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33CHARLES LAUGHS
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Get out, Charlie. Get out.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- Charlie, you're leaning all over me.- Sorry!
0:11:37 > 0:11:39I can't get out the car.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- There we are.- Get out!- I'm going. - Get out!
0:11:43 > 0:11:44Behave, you two.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- Go, go, go.- See you later.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48What are they like?
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Mad, mad, mad, mad, mad.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55First stop for Charles is a place called TwoJays.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58This place has only been open a week so maybe owner Jacqui has
0:11:58 > 0:12:02something that can make a profit at the Brecon auction.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03So you want something Welsh?
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Welsh, which might just salute the auction house we're going to.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- I've got the perfect things. - Have you really?
0:12:09 > 0:12:13The perfect things? That's quite the statement, Jacqui.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14- I've got a plan.- Good.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16I've got a plan.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19What often works well at auction, particularly in Wales,
0:12:19 > 0:12:22is when you try and buy a collection of copper lustre
0:12:22 > 0:12:25because Welsh collectors,
0:12:25 > 0:12:31they like copper lustre and these bits here are very Welsh inspired.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Going to Wales, going to Powys,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37I suspect this sort of copper lustre could actually cause a stir.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40It looks like Jacqui was right.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45The perfect item for a Welsh auction and at £40 for eight pieces,
0:12:45 > 0:12:49well within the budget of our man with the plan, Charles.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Jacqui, is there much outside at all?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- There's some garden furniture outside.- Could I have a look?
0:12:53 > 0:12:54- Would you mind?- No.- Thank you.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58Eh? Garden furniture? I thought you had found the perfect item.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- Jacqui, what are these figures made of? These ladies.- Concrete.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05- I think they are just cast concrete. - Yeah, they are.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Not copper lustre then? Do the Welsh love concrete too?
0:13:08 > 0:13:11They have a certain weathered look about them.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14They're not very old, they're 20 or so years old.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15They've got a few knocks,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18they've been really quite cheaply put together.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23Great hidden in the garden. Under a tree or in a flower bed.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27So, they're damaged, they're cheaply put together
0:13:27 > 0:13:28and they're not that old.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Why do I feel an offer coming on?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33How much are they, Jacqui? What is your best price on them?
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- £100.- For all three? That isn't bad, is it? I mean...
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- For you, £100.- Really? £100 for them.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44What I've also seen on the subject of garden ornaments
0:13:44 > 0:13:47are the pair of lions over here.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50What was that you said earlier about buying for the Welsh auction?
0:13:50 > 0:13:53These are hardly Welsh. HE ROARS
0:13:53 > 0:13:55They look wonderful at the edges of drives, don't they?
0:13:55 > 0:13:59People have that grandeur and that distinction having a pair of lions.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02But you can see the problem is with these,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05sadly this right-hand side of the lion,
0:14:05 > 0:14:09he has had all of his legs detached from the base.
0:14:09 > 0:14:15- So transport must be very careful. - Yes, very careful.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Yes, these lions are badly damaged.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20At least they will go well with the three statues.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23What is the best price, Jacqui? Between friends.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- £50.- £50. OK.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27I'll give it some thought.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Yes, that's a lot to think about, Charles.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34£150 for two lots of crumbling garden ornaments
0:14:34 > 0:14:37and £40 for the Welsh inspired copper lustre.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39I have a bad feeling about all this.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43THUNDER RUMBLES
0:14:43 > 0:14:45You can hear the thunder outside, can't you?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47The thunder is rumbling, saying, "Come on, Hanson, you know.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49"You've got to make a decision now."
0:14:49 > 0:14:50God, this is exciting.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55As the clouds gather, it is make-your-mind-up time, Charles.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58I think what I want to do is buy something substantial
0:14:58 > 0:15:03that is going to just be my curtain raiser on this
0:15:03 > 0:15:05shopping trip and in that regard,
0:15:05 > 0:15:07and I know Philip likes the female form,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09I quite like your three Graces.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12And the lions. And they are the two I would like to buy.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17If I bought that whole lot together, what is the best price?
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- £80.- It is so tempting.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24Because they're modern and haphazard, I'd pay about £50.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Mmm.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- £80 would be better.- Yeah.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30This lot might be damaged,
0:15:30 > 0:15:32but you can't argue with a £70 discount, can you?
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- Yeah, I'll take them. - Yeah?- Yeah, thanks, Jacqui.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36Let's give it a go at auction.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- Good luck.- Thank you, Jacqui.
0:15:38 > 0:15:39Looks like he might need it.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43But for now it's time to call it a day. So night-night, you two birds.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50It is the start of a new day
0:15:50 > 0:15:53and Charles is feeling inspired by the scenery.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54Look at these trees here.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57You could just be in the middle of a rainforest. You could be in Brazil.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00They could have given me anybody on this Road Trip,
0:16:00 > 0:16:01but I end up with him.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Yesterday, Charles spent £80 on three figures and the two lions,
0:16:06 > 0:16:11leaving his pockets still bulging with £141.40.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12God, this is exciting.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Philip spent a bit more.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18£100 on a Navy medal, horse and cart,
0:16:18 > 0:16:21pencil sharpener and manicure set.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24That leaves him just £66.46.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27You have been very, very kind to me.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30And having lost the first auction, he is eager to make it count.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Charlie, let me just tell you,
0:16:32 > 0:16:35it genuinely doesn't matter who wins, as long as I do.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- CHARLIE LAUGHS - Honestly.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38Yeah, right.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42They're making their way to the market town of Ludlow in Shropshire.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Charles's first shop of the day is Bayliss Antiques.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48- Morning.- How are you? - Very well, thanks.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- I recognise your face. - Yes, you do, yes.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- I've been here before. - You have, yes.- It must be, what?
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- Two years ago?- Two years, something like that.- Yeah.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Oh, well, you will have no trouble
0:16:57 > 0:16:59finding your way around Don's shop, then.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Some nice silver.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06You've got a little bottle stopper of a gent here smoking a pipe
0:17:06 > 0:17:09with his parasol in his right hand.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12And this one, you have a very neat man
0:17:12 > 0:17:16waving, in his left hand, his hat.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18They remind me of Charles and Philip, actually.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20HE CHUCKLES Speaking of Philip...
0:17:22 > 0:17:25..he's made his way to Leominster in Herefordshire
0:17:25 > 0:17:29and is popping into the Secondhand Warehouse & Antique Centre.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Well, I've been to this shop many times
0:17:32 > 0:17:34and I know the people that run it.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36I just hope they don't hold that against me.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Philip is like a man on a mission. A lean, mean, shopping machine.
0:17:41 > 0:17:48One thing is for sure, I have got £66 and 46 new pennies.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52I am going to spend £66 and 46 new pennies.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Every last one is going. Hmm!
0:17:54 > 0:17:57I'm sure dealer Stan will be glad to hear that.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00This place has over 12,000 square feet of stock
0:18:00 > 0:18:04and I'm sure Philip can find something here to float his boat.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Oh, I think that's a cool thing, isn't it? That is a lovely thing.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11That really is an age gone by.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13And you've got this - "First class only."
0:18:13 > 0:18:16That means Hanson wouldn't be allowed to sit on this.
0:18:16 > 0:18:17But that is just a really cool thing.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21It is a liner chair and there's a bit of a thing coming up here
0:18:21 > 0:18:25because at the minute, that look is absolutely fantastic.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27That's the sort of look that people want.
0:18:29 > 0:18:30Do they want that in Brecon, though?
0:18:30 > 0:18:36Good question. It is priced at £68, so you are £1.64 short.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38I think that is a really cool thing.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42You've got £68 on that, Stan. What is the best on that?
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Well, we could make it £58.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50This is what we call...
0:18:50 > 0:18:52In the trade, Stan, this is what we call an embarrassing silence now
0:18:52 > 0:18:53that is going to ensue.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56So let's just practise this embarrassing silence bit.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58OK, you be quiet and I'll think of something else.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Uh...£50.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02WIND BLOWS
0:19:02 > 0:19:04You're still silent. Ooh.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06£45.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Oh, dear. This is embarrassing.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13WIND BLOWS ON
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Did you say £40?
0:19:14 > 0:19:18- £45.- £45 for it. What could you do?
0:19:18 > 0:19:20I tell you what, you're lovely people here.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Just give me your best shot.
0:19:22 > 0:19:23I'm giving you my silence at the moment.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Oh, is it my turn to say something, then?
0:19:26 > 0:19:28What is the very best you can do?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- The very best.- Yeah. - And don't ask for any more.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33No, I won't go any further than this at all.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- £30.- £30!- £30.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- Quick, I'll get shot. - You're a gentleman.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Honestly, I'm really delighted with that.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Let's hope it doesn't sink at auction.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Philip has got £36.46 left
0:19:46 > 0:19:50and is determined to find something that will help him beat Charles.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52I should be buying this, really.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Then whenever Hanson bursts into song,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57I can whack him round the back of the head with it.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58That'll slow him down a bit.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Hey, that's not quite what I had in mind. Huh!
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Charles, meanwhile, is still over at Bayliss Antiques
0:20:05 > 0:20:09and it looks like Don has unearthed a candidate for his £120.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13What are they? Pens? They match your jacket, don't they?
0:20:13 > 0:20:17Don is quite sharp because I never saw these pens
0:20:17 > 0:20:19and if there's one aspect of the antiques market,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22of the collectors market, that is quite bullish,
0:20:22 > 0:20:25it is a market for old vintage pens, isn't it?
0:20:25 > 0:20:30That is a Conway Stewart pen with lovely Bakelite type of marbled...
0:20:30 > 0:20:33This marbling is lovely. 1920s pen.
0:20:33 > 0:20:39Conway Stewart are a luxury pen manufacturer founded in 1905.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Their pens can be quite collectable.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45Don has also brought over a few more of a similar age
0:20:45 > 0:20:48along with a box of assorted silverware.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Here, you've got a tin with just bits and pieces,
0:20:50 > 0:20:52an old Victorian florin
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Here you've got a lovely collection of silver
0:20:55 > 0:20:56and the coinage, it's silver.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59The coins are probably worth £30 or so.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- Even that stamp's silver. - Yeah, that stamp's silver as well.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Don misses nothing. There we are.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Could this mixed lot of pens and silver items
0:21:08 > 0:21:11put a shine on Charles's fortunes?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Don, the coins aren't...
0:21:13 > 0:21:17aren't mega. The pens are pretty standard.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18Would you be open to an offer on the whole lot?
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Well, I'll listen, but I won't accept.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Oh, no. Don, I'm your mate, Don. Don, I'm your mate.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Yes. Until you make an offer.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30There is no price on the pens and silver,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32but Don won't let them go cheaply.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35For a profit for you, Don, if I bought the whole lot -
0:21:35 > 0:21:38the tin, the coins and the pens - what is the best price?
0:21:38 > 0:21:42£75. God knows what it's worth, those bits of silver.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45If I said to you, Don, £60.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47£65, it's yours.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52Why don't we go in at £62.50 and meet halfway?
0:21:52 > 0:21:53Yeah.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55So, I will give you an extra £2.50 for good luck.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- Thanks, mate.- Ooh!- Thanks, Don.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59We'll cross fingers and hope for some good luck.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02OK. Thanks, Don. That's great.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Luck? I thought this was all skill, Charles.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05Philip, meanwhile,
0:22:05 > 0:22:10is looking out for something that will appeal to the Brecon auction.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11I quite like this porthole.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17It's quite nice. Look, it's got the maker's mark here, which is Simpson.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Oh, Simpson Lawrence of Glasgow.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23That is fairly local to Brecon, isn't it? If you sort of...
0:22:23 > 0:22:25take the long road.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Yeah. Via the scenic route, maybe.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29I think this has come off a small yacht
0:22:29 > 0:22:31rather than anything that is overly big.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34I quite like that. I'm going to have a good look round
0:22:34 > 0:22:36and I'll ask Stan if he can put this by for me.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38The porthole is priced at £42,
0:22:38 > 0:22:42which is more than is left in Phil's pocket.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45That doesn't stop him eyeing up more goodies, though.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48So, this is a little vegetable ivory.
0:22:48 > 0:22:49Vegetable ivory is a root, isn't it?
0:22:49 > 0:22:51It's not ivory at all, but it's made to look like it.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Not anything to do with elephants, no.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55No, it's got nothing to do with that at all.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59The case is actually made from an Amazonian nut.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02The thimble could be the work of Charles Horner.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05It's got a ticket price of £20.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Lovely.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09If you're going to buy a silver thimble,
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Charles Horner is the man, isn't he?
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Most of his were...
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Yes, Chester. Because most of his stuff was assayed in Chester.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19So, that might be a possibility.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21So, that just fits into there
0:23:21 > 0:23:23and then we've got its little case like that.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Right. I think it is time to make your mind up, Philip.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Now, sensibly, going to landlocked Brecon...
0:23:30 > 0:23:33so far, I've bought a naval medal, I bought a deckchair
0:23:33 > 0:23:36and I think a porthole might be stretching the theme a bit too much.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38If I can mention this, Mr Serrell,
0:23:38 > 0:23:41I would say that that would look wonderful on a narrow boat
0:23:41 > 0:23:43on the Brecon and Monmouth canal.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44Jeez, what a salesman, eh?
0:23:44 > 0:23:48I want to spend every last penny. This is every last penny, look.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51There is £36.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54£34, £35, £36.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57That is still £26 short of Stan's ticket prices.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Let's hope he is in a good mood.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Well, we could let you have that for your £36.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04I'm over the moon with that.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Before I change my mind, shake my hand and let me walk off.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- You've been really kind to me. Good to see you. Bye.- Bye.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15And with that, he's spent every last penny.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Charles, meanwhile, has made his way over to Worcester in Worcestershire.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23He is on the hunt for more goodies to complete his haul.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- Afternoon.- Hello.- What a wonderful shop exterior you have.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- Thank you so much.- I'm Charles Hanson.- Hi, I'm Gabrielle.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Gabrielle, good to see you.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36This family-owned business has been established over 100 years.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41Can Charles find something timeless here that delivers him a profit?
0:24:41 > 0:24:46What I love about this antiques shop is, forget the word vintage,
0:24:46 > 0:24:48forget the word retro -
0:24:48 > 0:24:49this is real antiques.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53If you can't succeed here at buying quality, you never will.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54It's that good.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58But with less than £80 in your pocket,
0:24:58 > 0:25:00might they just be out of reach?
0:25:00 > 0:25:02- Charles, you ought to have a look at this.- Oh, yes.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- It's...- I saw that in the cabinet. Yes.- Glad you've got your tartan on.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09- Have a look at that.- Oh, yeah. Oh, quite right, quite right.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Oh, how nice. Well, that's interesting.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13It reads,
0:25:13 > 0:25:18"Lindsay's Mercantile Academy of Glasgow of the year 1856."
0:25:18 > 0:25:21And on the reverse, you've got the inscription,
0:25:21 > 0:25:25"For the first prize for the best specimen or penmanship."
0:25:25 > 0:25:27And the winner is George Buchanan.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33It is hallmarked silver and whilst the Academy has long since gone,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36this medal is in perfect condition.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39And at £65, it is within Charles's budget.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44And it is all there. And it is a real work of art. It really is.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46I would probably want to really buy it for about £55
0:25:46 > 0:25:49if that obviously left you with a profit and it was worthwhile.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52It is a fair price and it is a reasonable offer.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- Give me £55. - Thank you so much.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Now, Philip will go berserk
0:25:56 > 0:25:59if I don't spend my entire budget in my last job.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Is there anything?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- Just have a look at this. - Anything which could be £20?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07You've actually got £23.90, Charles,
0:26:07 > 0:26:11and I'm sure Gabrielle will be able to help you part with that.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12Gabrielle, what is that?
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- An RAF flag.- Age?
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Um...
0:26:17 > 0:26:19I don't know. But it is nicely made.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- This is a sewn one, it's not a printed one.- Yes.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26So, with my £23.90, what I could do is viably buy this flag.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28- It ought to make £25, surely. - Yeah.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30- Do you think so? - I would have thought so, yeah.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- It is probably... - It's got a bit of age to it.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Could I call it World War II interest, do you think?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Or is that going a bit too far?
0:26:36 > 0:26:37Could it be Second World War in period?
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- It's certainly vintage, isn't it? - Vintage, I like your style.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- HE CHUCKLES - I will take it for £23.90.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46That is my entire budget blown away and Philip will be delighted.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47- Well done.- I'll take it all.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50With a flag and a medal for £78.90,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53it looks like Charles is ready to do battle at the auction.
0:26:54 > 0:26:55Off he hares.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Philip has completed his shopping
0:26:57 > 0:26:59and is making his way to
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Gotherington in Gloucestershire.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03He is visiting
0:27:03 > 0:27:07Prescott Speed Hill Climb, which is home to the Bugatti Owners' Club.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11But it's not the classic Italian race car itself Philip is here to see.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15He's here to find out about a man who, in the 1920s and '30s,
0:27:15 > 0:27:17drove these cars into the record books
0:27:17 > 0:27:21and became one of the world's most successful racing drivers.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25He is meeting Ian Paton from the club to find out more.
0:27:25 > 0:27:26- Hi, Ian. How are you?- Hi, Phil.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34William Grover-Williams was an extraordinary racing driver.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Son of a well-to-do English horse breeder,
0:27:37 > 0:27:41he had an early fascination for automobiles.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44At just 26, he entered the inaugural Monaco Grand Prix
0:27:44 > 0:27:46driving a Bugatti and won.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50If you look closely at these early photographs,
0:27:50 > 0:27:53you can just see the thousands of people peering over watching,
0:27:53 > 0:27:56all the way up to the casino, watching the race.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00And remember, this is not like today, that we do two hours' racing.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03It was a 100-lapper.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05This race lasted 3 hours 52 minutes.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08You look at that photograph and these guys are sat there
0:28:08 > 0:28:11with either a leather or, at best, a cork helmet.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Williams raced in a cloth cap.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17But wasn't the fear with these guys that if the car did go over,
0:28:17 > 0:28:18you got thrown clear?
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- That was the idea.- Yeah, that sounds a bit risky in my book.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26By 1933, Williams had seven Grand Prix wins under his belt,
0:28:26 > 0:28:30cementing his position as one of racing's true greats.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34But by the end of the decade, he had retired from racing
0:28:34 > 0:28:36and with the outbreak of the Second World War,
0:28:36 > 0:28:41he joined the Royal Army Service Corps to help the French Resistance.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43And eventually, the Gestapo found out about them.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47That led to Williams being caught
0:28:47 > 0:28:51and he spent quite a long time in Gestapo headquarters in Paris.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53We know he never gave anything away
0:28:53 > 0:28:57because that part of the resistance group that he was part of
0:28:57 > 0:28:58was never betrayed.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Eventually, they got fed up with him
0:29:00 > 0:29:04and they transferred him to a concentration camp in Germany.
0:29:04 > 0:29:10And he was shot in the early part of March 1945.
0:29:10 > 0:29:11That's awful, isn't it?
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Which is even more awful
0:29:13 > 0:29:16when you think it was six weeks before the end of the war.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20The actual trophy he won at the 1929 Grand Prix
0:29:20 > 0:29:23is held by the Bugatti Owners' Club.
0:29:23 > 0:29:28It was donated to them by Williams's widow, Yvonne, in the 1960s
0:29:28 > 0:29:32and is now the centrepiece of their annual Williams Trophy race.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- Now, are your hands clean? - Oh, that's just fantastic, isn't it?
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- Just imagine...- There are certain things in your life that make
0:29:38 > 0:29:40the hair on the back of your neck stand on end
0:29:40 > 0:29:43and being able to hold that is one of them, really.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47Just imagine you've done 100 laps, four hours in a Grand Prix car,
0:29:47 > 0:29:50and the Prince of Monaco hands you the trophy.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- You would be so pleased with that, wouldn't you?- Wouldn't you just?
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Look at that. That is just fantastic.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58And if that doesn't inspire Philip to win the Road Trip,
0:29:58 > 0:30:00I don't know what will.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03His competition has arrived, though, so it is time to reveal all.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- I like the waistcoat, Charlie. - Thanks, Phil.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07- We're going to Wales, not Scotland. - CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:30:07 > 0:30:09I'm going to start here, Phil.
0:30:09 > 0:30:10And go - voila!
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Do you like them?
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- No.- Not the best start.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Charlie, those are hideous.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Phil, don't you feel when you live in a big house,
0:30:20 > 0:30:22you see lots of people who have these big lions
0:30:22 > 0:30:25to inject a bit of pace into their pedigree
0:30:25 > 0:30:27and I thought these big lions,
0:30:27 > 0:30:30they will roar outside someone's drive in Wales.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32I think you're insulting the Welsh.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34I think you're insulting Charles, so that makes it even, then.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- They are broken.- The only reason I bought them was because...
0:30:37 > 0:30:38Charlie, they're broken everywhere.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Yeah, they are. They're a bit tired, Phil.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42But you know, they're like you and I.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43They're a pair of well-worn lions.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Charlie, they are smashed. They are rubble.
0:30:46 > 0:30:47Yeah. What are they worth?
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- I'd rather not go down that road, Charlie.- Really?
0:30:50 > 0:30:52I don't want to go down that road because I don't want to upset you.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54You're my mate. How much did you pay for them?
0:30:54 > 0:30:56- £20.- Really?- Yeah.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58- You were robbed.- Do you think so? - Yeah.
0:30:58 > 0:30:59That went well, then.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02My next ensemble, Phil, is there.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Voila! Take your pick.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Charles's three figures,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09who I presume were too busy to make it today.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14On the screen, I acquired three concrete ladies,
0:31:14 > 0:31:18about 4'5" high, and they probably depict the seasons or the Muses.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20They're neoclassical, they are...
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- Sorry, can I just stop you just for one minute?- Yes.
0:31:23 > 0:31:24- You bought three of them?- Yeah.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28I don't want to be really picky here but are there not four seasons?
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Well, I was with them, they say...
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- Um, yes, there are really, Phil. - I thought there probably was, yeah.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- Um...- So, you've bought three of the four seasons?- Correct.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41- Right, OK.- Correct.- Fine. Why did you not buy four?
0:31:41 > 0:31:42There was only three available.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44All right. So, what have we missed? Autumn? Winter?
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- Probably winter, I think. - Spring or summer?- Probably winter.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- Winter is a good one to miss, isn't it?- You think so?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- Cold, wet, miserable. - Exactly.- Yeah, yeah.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55It was a bit of a frosty response from Philip,
0:31:55 > 0:31:57but what will Charles think of his goodies?
0:31:57 > 0:31:58Your turn now.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00Make yourself big, puff your chest out,
0:32:00 > 0:32:02make a name for yourself.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05I do worry about him sometimes, honestly.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Whoa! Oh, Phil. Goodness me.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Oh, wow. What is this here?
0:32:11 > 0:32:13HMS Essex. Tell me about that.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15I can't really because I don't know anything at all about it.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18But it's got Captain Green, dated 1912 around the rim,
0:32:18 > 0:32:20and then these bars here.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22I have absolutely no idea what it's for.
0:32:22 > 0:32:23- Not a clue. - That's quite coincidental.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27You go from a 1912-style deckchair, First Class, Titanic,
0:32:27 > 0:32:28to the year Titanic sunk
0:32:28 > 0:32:32and a real object, which is just pre-First World War.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34That is really interesting, Phil.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37That is really interesting and if you can do some homework
0:32:37 > 0:32:39and maybe substantiate what those clasps
0:32:39 > 0:32:41and this captain was all about,
0:32:41 > 0:32:43that could be quite a rare thing.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44There's a real maritime feel, isn't it?
0:32:44 > 0:32:48You've got that, that, and this porthole, which is nice.
0:32:48 > 0:32:49- Is it old?- Sorry?- Is it old?
0:32:49 > 0:32:51I wasn't sure if you were going to stop to draw breath.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53I think you've done really well.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Charles likes what he sees, but I can't say the same for Phil.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Those lions, they're smashed to pieces.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02And knowing Charlie, they might go and make £30.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04But dear me, they are awful.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07He's bought objects which are quite cheap.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I do like his porthole, I like his deckchair as well
0:33:09 > 0:33:12and I think all the objects will make small profits.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14But he is really keen, he's eager, he's determined
0:33:14 > 0:33:16and it really is game on now.
0:33:16 > 0:33:17He wants to catch me up.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Feeling quite smug with myself now.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22That's normally when it all goes wrong, isn't it?
0:33:24 > 0:33:25We'll soon find out as it's time
0:33:25 > 0:33:27to cross the Welsh border for auction
0:33:27 > 0:33:28in the market town of Brecon
0:33:28 > 0:33:30in Powys.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35Brecon's lovely cathedral was originally formed as a monastery
0:33:35 > 0:33:39and is the final resting place of Norman lords and Welsh princes.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Our own princes of the antique business
0:33:43 > 0:33:46have arrived at the venue of today's auction showdown.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Whilst Charles works out how to get out of the car,
0:33:51 > 0:33:54auctioneer Chris Jones has some thoughts
0:33:54 > 0:33:56on what our discerning experts have bought.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00Some mixed bag of items you've brought along.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02You've brought some very nice statues.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05They do remind us of the Weeping Angels from Doctor Who,
0:34:05 > 0:34:08so we are hoping, as Doctor Who was filmed in Wales,
0:34:08 > 0:34:09they will find a home in Wales.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14Very interested in the medal you've got from HMS Essex, I believe.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16It was originally from Wales,
0:34:16 > 0:34:18so that'll be interesting to see how that goes.
0:34:19 > 0:34:25Philip started this second leg of the Road Trip with just £166.46
0:34:25 > 0:34:29and has spent every last penny on five auction lots.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Thank you very much. You've been really kind to me.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35Charles started with a more impressive £221.40
0:34:35 > 0:34:40and he too has parted with it all for five auction lots.
0:34:40 > 0:34:41I'll take it all.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45But although Charles won the last auction, Philip's feeling confident.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Have you ever lost one of these Road Trips?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49I've lost one. To you.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- Oh, was that to me? - Exactly, exactly.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57First up, Charles's silver medallions and assorted silverware.
0:34:57 > 0:34:5920 I've got, thank you.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01At 20, 25, 30, 35,
0:35:01 > 0:35:0340, 45, 50, 55.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- Go on.- Go on.- "Go on," he says.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08At 55, 60. 60 I've got.
0:35:08 > 0:35:09Try a little bit harder, sir.
0:35:09 > 0:35:14At 62. 62, 65, 68, 70.
0:35:14 > 0:35:1670 I've got. 72.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19At 72, for anyone. I sell them, then...
0:35:19 > 0:35:23- That gavel looks dangerous. - ..at £72.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28I want you to know I am getting no pleasure from this, none at all.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29Ouch.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33Philip knows that opening loss for Charles could bode well for him.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36How terribly sad. How awfully sad.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Time to see if Philip can fare better with his pencil sharpener,
0:35:41 > 0:35:43manicure set and thimble.
0:35:43 > 0:35:4730, 20. Let's have £10, kick it off.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48Well, Charlie.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50At 10 bid, 10 bid.
0:35:50 > 0:35:5310, 15, 20, 25.
0:35:53 > 0:35:5525, 30.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58- A profit. Well done. - It's not profit.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01I sell it at the back, then, at £30.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05That's just what we call one step forward, two back, Charlie.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09It is another loss, but much less than managed by Charles,
0:36:09 > 0:36:13which means the gap between the two is closing.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Next, is the writing on the wall for Charles's early fountain pens?
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Do I hear something in the region of £50?
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- Come on.- 25.- 25 I've got.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26At 25, 30, 35, 40, 45.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- I'm flabbergasted.- 50 I've got.
0:36:29 > 0:36:3152, 55, 58.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- Well done, you, Charlie. - Not bad.
0:36:34 > 0:36:3962, 65, 68. 68 I've got.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- Well done, Charlie.- One more. - "One more," he says.
0:36:41 > 0:36:4468, 70, 72.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48At £72, with a tin as well, at £72.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50- That's good.- Isn't it?- I'm pleased.
0:36:50 > 0:36:55And so you should be - a £42 profit is absolutely marvellous.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58I'm just getting really anxious about the rubble now.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- Charlie, if they make profit... - It's a funny old game, isn't it?
0:37:01 > 0:37:04No, that won't be funny.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05I think someone is feeling nervous.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07But first, it is time to see
0:37:07 > 0:37:10if there is a profit in Philip's bronze porthole.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13£40 we've got. At £30 and selling.
0:37:13 > 0:37:1840, 50, 55, 60, 65.
0:37:18 > 0:37:2265, 70, 75. 75 I've got.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- At 75. - That's helped, Charlie.
0:37:24 > 0:37:25Selling at the back of the room.
0:37:25 > 0:37:2778, anyone?
0:37:27 > 0:37:29- He's doing a good job, isn't he? - Yes, very good.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- That's a cracking return. - Yes, it's good, isn't it?
0:37:31 > 0:37:33At £75.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- Put it there, Phil. That is... - That's about 40 quid profit.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38That's a huge profit.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42It is closer to £60 than £40 and it means Philip's really catching up.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Phil, I knew, with your expertise,
0:37:44 > 0:37:46you would not be down for long, OK?
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- And you are back in business. - Just listen to this.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- You know, you are the Godfather of the Road Trip.- Listen to this.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54But before he climbs onto his high horse,
0:37:54 > 0:37:57will his wooden toy horse and cart pull him into the lead?
0:37:57 > 0:37:5815.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00£20 somewhere, surely?
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- 25, 30... - There's loads of hands.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06..35, 40, 42,
0:38:06 > 0:38:0845, 48, 50.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10- Go on.- Phil, you're flying.
0:38:10 > 0:38:1555, 58, 60, 62, 65.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16I love the way you wink.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18- 65...- Not you, Philip.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20..68, 70.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22At 70 bid. Anybody else?
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Two lots here together. At £70, cashed and done.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Going, going, gone. Well done.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30I'm a little flushed now.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34That horse has bolted and returned a healthy profit,
0:38:34 > 0:38:36as they are now neck-and-neck.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39I'm not wearing a hat, but hats off to you, I mean it.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Philip's penultimate item is the Navy medal.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45He needs to put clear blue water between him and Charles
0:38:45 > 0:38:47if he's going to win this auction.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Let's have £20 to get it going.
0:38:49 > 0:38:5210 I've got. 12, 15, 18.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55It's going to run and run and run.
0:38:55 > 0:38:5830, 32, 35, 38,
0:38:58 > 0:39:0240, 42, 45, 50.
0:39:02 > 0:39:0450 I've got.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- At 50 bid.- It's going to run and run and run.
0:39:06 > 0:39:0965, 70. At 70 bid.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11One more. 75. 75.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15- It goes.- Going, going, gone. Well played.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17He does a good job, doesn't he?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- Yeah, fantastic. - He does a really good job.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22And with that, Philip nudges way ahead of Charles.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Could he be on the verge of victory?
0:39:25 > 0:39:27I'm happy as Larry. I'm happy as Larry.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29I bet you are.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Auctioneer Richard Gwilliam has taken to the podium
0:39:32 > 0:39:35as Charles's three figures, which Philip had a lot to say about,
0:39:35 > 0:39:36take centre stage.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Bid 50, bid 50.
0:39:38 > 0:39:4250, 60, 70, 80,
0:39:42 > 0:39:4490, 100, 110.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48110 all done. Sold at 110.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- That's jolly good, isn't it? - The rubble has made £50.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55- How has it done that?- It made... I'm sorry, it's made £50.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59To Philip's astonishment, the bidders loved Charles's stone figures
0:39:59 > 0:40:01and it has given him a small lead.
0:40:01 > 0:40:06Charlie, how you've got that for those stone anchors, I don't know.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08- They're awful. - I think they were cheap.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12It all comes down to the last few items.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Will Charles's RAF flag fly him further into the lead?
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Beautiful Air Force flag.
0:40:19 > 0:40:2250. 20 to start it.
0:40:22 > 0:40:2410. 10. Thank you, 10.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- Thanks.- 15, 20.- Thank you.
0:40:26 > 0:40:2925, 30, 35, 40.
0:40:29 > 0:40:3340 bid, 45. 45, 50.
0:40:33 > 0:40:3450 bid, 55...
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Yeah, keep going, keep going.
0:40:38 > 0:40:39For Queen and country.
0:40:39 > 0:40:4365, 70. 70 bid, 72...
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- Keep going, boss. - ..72, 75, 78...
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- Charlie, you've whipped me again. - Keep going, keep going.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53- 80, 82...- Oh, no.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55- How am I going to live this down? - Keep going, boss.
0:40:55 > 0:40:5788, two fat ladies.
0:40:57 > 0:41:0085. Lady on the right, sold at £85.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- Brilliant.- 60 quid profit.- Yes.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04Well, about that.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09Oh, that is a tremendous result for Charles
0:41:09 > 0:41:11and an ocean opens between the two.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15But can Philip close it with his first-class liner deckchair?
0:41:15 > 0:41:1820. Thank you, 20 opening bid.
0:41:18 > 0:41:2120, 30, 40, 50. 50 bid.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24At 60. Is that 65? No. 60.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- Sold at 60.- Brilliant.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30- I'm pleased with that.- Put it there. - Thanks, Charlie.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34A good profit for Philip, but is it enough to overtake Charles?
0:41:34 > 0:41:38His final lot are the concrete lions.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40The lions, as somewhat damaged.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44Somewhat damaged? If you like Longleat, Charlie.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Bid 20 onto the lions.
0:41:46 > 0:41:4920, 30, 40, 50.
0:41:49 > 0:41:5050 bid the lions.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53At 50, 60, 70.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55I just don't believe this.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59- I just don't believe this. - Give me a roar, give me a roar.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Oh, growl.
0:42:01 > 0:42:0370 I'm bid. Sold here at £70.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07Charlie, you have absolutely whipped my behind, Charlie.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09I think Philip is in shock.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14The bidders loved Charles's lions and have given him a £50 profit.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- Go.- OK, let's go.- Just go.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18- Let's go back to Blighty. - Go, go, go, go, go.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23After a dramatic auction, it is time to do the sums.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29Philip started this second leg of the Road Trip with £166.46
0:42:29 > 0:42:32and after a roller coaster of an auction,
0:42:32 > 0:42:36made a respectable profit of £87.74 after costs,
0:42:36 > 0:42:41ending this leg with a juicy £254.20.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47Charles kicked off with £221.40 and, after costs,
0:42:47 > 0:42:52coined in a thumping great profit of £113.98,
0:42:52 > 0:42:56giving him a tremendous £335.38
0:42:56 > 0:42:58and winning this leg of the Road Trip.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Well done, Charlie boy.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02- Well, Charlie.- Yes, Phil? - Where to now?
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Um...I think, Phil, Warwickshire.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09- Back home.- Back home, Phil. Up the M5, that's the way.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12Next time on Antiques Road Trip...
0:43:13 > 0:43:16..his name is Hanson, Charles Hanson,
0:43:16 > 0:43:18and he has caught Phil's attention.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20I love you, Charlie.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24PHIL CHUCKLES