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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.

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All right, viewers?

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With £200 each, a classic car

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and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

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I'm on fire. Yes!

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Sold. Going, going, gone.

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The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it is no mean feat.

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-Oh!

-50p!

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There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.

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So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?

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Oh!

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Ow!

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This is the Antiques Road Trip.

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Yeah.

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On this Road Trip we are catching a lift with two smooth operators -

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Philip Serrell and Charles Hanson.

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-It's quite leafy, isn't it?

-Yeah.

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-I think that's got something to do with the trees, Charlie.

-Yes, yeah.

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Fine art and antiques expert

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Philip has an eye for the finer things in life.

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"First class only."

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That means Hanson wouldn't be allowed to sit on this.

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Ooh! Whilst auctioneer Charles likes to think of himself as a man

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-of the people.

-Would you be open to an offer on the whole lot?

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I'll listen, but I won't accept.

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Oh, no. Don, I'm your mate.

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They're cruising the countryside in a 1969 Triumph GT6 convertible

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and whilst Philip's at the wheel,

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Charles is providing the music.

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# Do, a deer, a female deer

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# Re, a drop of golden sun. #

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Oh, lordy. But he has got plenty to sing about.

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As on the last leg, Charles did very well indeed.

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I'm spinning. My head is spinning.

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But Philip isn't prepared to take defeat lying down.

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-Well done.

-What a great result.

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Both of our daring duos started the Road Trip with £200,

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but after the first auction, Philip saw his cash dwindle

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to just £166.46.

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Poor old love.

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But Charles invested wisely and now has £221.40,

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putting him nearly £55 in front.

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But on this leg Charles will be shopping in Philip's hometown.

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I phoned them all up.

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I said to them all, "Charlie Hanson

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"is coming here tomorrow, kipper him."

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That's what I told them. "Absolutely kipper him."

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Now, now, Philip. Play nice.

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On this trip they began in the north-west of England

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at Southport before winding their way through Wales, across to London

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before finally reaching Cirencester in the Cotswolds.

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On this second leg of the trip,

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they begin their shopping in Stafford in Staffordshire

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before crossing the Welsh border for auction in Brecon in Powys.

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In the 1800s, Stafford had a thriving shoemaking industry.

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Shoes made here were highly sought-after

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and exported around the world.

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An apt place for Philip to begin his shopping

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as he is as tough as old boots when it comes to finding a bargain. Ha!

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-Hi, I'm Philip. How are you?

-Fine, thanks, Phil. How are you? Ian.

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-Ian, good to see you.

-Nice to meet you.

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You've got some interesting things here by the looks of things.

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He has indeed.

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Surely enough to inspire your first purchase of the day.

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Let me have a look at this thing that I saw in the window.

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That, I do like.

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I don't know what it's worth and I don't know what it is.

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Maybe I can assist.

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HMS Essex was a Welsh-built armoured cruiser launched in 1900.

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She served for over 20 years,

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surviving action in the First World War.

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What I think it is, and this is a guess,

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is that it is a gift given to someone leaving ship

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so maybe the chief engineer, stoker, maybe even the captain.

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-But is the price tag a gift too?

-Give me the ticket price.

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The ticket price is £110.

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-£110, OK. Has it been in here long?

-A couple of weeks.

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-Three or four weeks.

-OK, so it's been in a year then, really.

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Phil knows your game, Ian.

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But with this place packed with all sorts of goodies,

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I'm sure he'll find something that will turn a profit.

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-What's that?

-That's a pencil sharpener.

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So you would basically put your pencil in the radiator

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of the car, then press the spare tyre at the back like that

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and it's just a little pencil sharpener.

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How sweet is that?

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-And what's the ticket price on that?

-£20.

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-That might be an option, mightn't it?

-A nice little thing.

-OK.

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One to consider and definitely in Philip's price range. As is this.

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Oh, that's quite sweet, isn't it?

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This could almost be Del Trotter's because we've got London, Paris.

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We haven't got Peckham, but we've got New York, so it could be.

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This is a Del Trotter ladies' needle case. Or not needle case.

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The ticket price is £20.

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He who dares, Philip. He who dares.

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So we've got some tweezers, some scissors,

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some wax out your ear-hole things,

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which never strikes me as being very savoury,

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a nail file and another wax out your ear-hole job.

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Yeah, I think I'd probably rather a doctor do that, wouldn't you?

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Probably for the best.

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So far Phil has amassed three possible items,

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but he's not finished yet.

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What's nice about this, it's a little Tri-ang toy cart

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made by the Tri-ang toy company.

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It looks like it's scratched but it's actually really nice to

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have that little label on a wooden toy.

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There is just a nice attention to detail. Lovely wheels, look.

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All I need now is to find an avid toy collector

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in mid Wales.

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This cart with horse might be more Steptoe than Del Boy,

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but at £55, could it be too upmarket for Phil?

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So, be honest, you're not really going to ever

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lose any money on it, are you?

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Let me tell you.

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I have done this programme for long enough to know I am capable

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of disappearing up my own backside without any help from anybody here.

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That's not savoury. Phil's four items come to £205.

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That's £50 more than he's got.

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I was trying to get it for under 100 quid.

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-Under £100?

-Yeah.

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So you twitched there. I hate it when people twitch on me.

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-Did you feel any pain at all then?

-Yeah, I did, actually. Yeah.

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-You could have it for £110. Death.

-100 quid, death?

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This is always good, this bit. I like this bit.

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Two, four, six, eight, ten.

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-How does that look, then?

-It doesn't normally work.

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-This doesn't normally work. You do realise that.

-You're a gentleman.

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-But as it's you...

-Thank you very much.

-It's OK.

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You have been very, very kind to me.

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Philip has spent most of his budget in the first shop -

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exactly what he did at the start of the last leg,

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where he ended up making a loss. I hope he's not being too hasty here.

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Charles, meanwhile, has headed over to Moseley Old Hall in Wolverhampton,

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an atmospheric Elizabethan farmhouse that saved a king

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and played a key role in royal history.

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He is meeting Malcolm Astley, who will be showing him around.

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-Good morning. How are you? I'm Charles Hanson.

-Malcolm.

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Malcolm, good to see you.

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-Malcolm, what a wonderful building.

-Beautiful.

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In the mid-1600s, Parliament had becoming increasingly distrustful

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of King Charles I, especially

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since his marriage to a Roman Catholic.

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In 1642, civil war broke out

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led by MP Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army.

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The King's forces were crushed and England was declared a republic.

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Persecution of Catholics was widespread.

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Moseley Hall was home to Thomas Whitgreave

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who was not only Catholic but staunchly royalist.

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-This round here was in fact known as Little Rome.

-Really?

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There were more Roman Catholics around here at that time than

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many other counties.

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After his father's death, Charles II fought to restore the monarchy,

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but after another defeat, he went on the run,

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sought shelter in an oak tree

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before seeking refuge at Moseley Hall.

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When Charles arrives,

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he comes through a gate in the wall over there, comes across what

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-was then the orchard, through here and that is the very door.

-Really?

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That is the door.

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-That is the door.

-That is the door that Charles came through.

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So Charles I beheaded, Charles II came through that door.

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-Yes, he did indeed.

-Can I be Charles III

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-and take a wander through that door as well?

-Yeah.

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-Of course.

-I'll follow your lead, Malcolm.

-Come on, then. Let's go.

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Thomas Whitgreave was already helping a local priest who was

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-hiding at Moseley Hall at the time.

-So, Malcolm, where are we going?

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We are going into the priest's bedroom. Father John Huddleston.

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-Yes.

-He was the resident priest here,

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but, of course, he gave up his room.

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The priest said, "You have my bedroom."

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-So this is the room...

-This is the room Charles used.

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..that our future King Charles II

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stayed in when he was being chased by Cromwell.

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Being chased by Cromwell's Parliamentarians.

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-And this bed here?

-That's the original bed.

-That is the bed.

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-That is the bed Charles used.

-That's amazing.

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Charles lived here, confined to two rooms, living under fear

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that Cromwell's troops could come knocking at any time.

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What would've happened if Cromwell's army had come knocking

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-here on the door, looking for the King?

-Actually, they did.

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They came here hammering at the door and of course Thomas Whitgreave

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immediately thought, "Goodness me, they've come for the King."

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Whitgreave ushered the King through a secret passageway

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and down a priest's hole to hide him from the potential captors.

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-So the priest hole is here.

-Yes. Down there.

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Down there, that is the priest's hole down there. Get down!

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-OK, I'm going down.

-Down.

-So down I go, Malcolm.

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So, I go all the way in. So, back in 1651, this is how Charles II...

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And I would hide a trap door over it.

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-Over there. No candles, nothing.

-I'm going down, Malcolm.

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-There's no mice, are there?

-No.

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-Are you sure? No rats, no rodents?

-No.

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It's so moving that this priest hole was so pivotal to English history.

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It really was. A matter of a few hours and a whole thing changes.

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Our whole history is based on those few hours down there.

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-Have they gone yet?

-They've gone, come on. You're OK.

-Can I come out?

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-You're OK.

-Thank you, Mr Whitgreave.

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Charles knew he couldn't stay at Moseley Hall indefinitely.

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He departed for nearby Bentley Hall, where he met Jane Lane.

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She helped him flee England to France.

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It was something Charles never forgot

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and wrote to her after his restoration to the throne.

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Remarkable there, it reads, I can see,

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"For it is impossible I can ever forget the great debt I owe you,

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"which I hope I shall live to pay in the degree that is worthy of me.

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-"Your most affectionate friend..."

-"Charles II."

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Thank you so much, Malcolm.

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It has been a revelation to sit in that hidey hole

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and to play King Charles II is one thing I won't forget.

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-And I am so grateful.

-It's a wonderful place.

-Thank you, Malcolm.

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It is, but not for too long.

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After hearing an inspiring story fit for a king,

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Philip's picked up Charles and they're off to Shifnal in Shropshire

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and there's only one thing on their mind.

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# It's not about the money, money, money

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-# It's not about the money, money, money...

-#

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-JESSIE J:

-# We just wanna make the world dance

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# Forget about the price tag. #

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Gosh, they seem like they're in a jolly good mood.

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THEY LAUGH

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It must be all that cash in their pockets.

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CHARLES LAUGHS

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Get out, Charlie. Get out.

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-Charlie, you're leaning all over me.

-Sorry!

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I can't get out the car.

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-There we are.

-Get out!

-I'm going.

-Get out!

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Behave, you two.

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-Go, go, go.

-See you later.

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What are they like?

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Mad, mad, mad, mad, mad.

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First stop for Charles is a place called TwoJays.

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This place has only been open a week so maybe owner Jacqui has

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something that can make a profit at the Brecon auction.

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So you want something Welsh?

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Welsh, which might just salute the auction house we're going to.

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-I've got the perfect things.

-Have you really?

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The perfect things? That's quite the statement, Jacqui.

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-I've got a plan.

-Good.

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I've got a plan.

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What often works well at auction, particularly in Wales,

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is when you try and buy a collection of copper lustre

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because Welsh collectors,

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they like copper lustre and these bits here are very Welsh inspired.

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Going to Wales, going to Powys,

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I suspect this sort of copper lustre could actually cause a stir.

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It looks like Jacqui was right.

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The perfect item for a Welsh auction and at £40 for eight pieces,

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well within the budget of our man with the plan, Charles.

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Jacqui, is there much outside at all?

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-There's some garden furniture outside.

-Could I have a look?

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-Would you mind?

-No.

-Thank you.

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Eh? Garden furniture? I thought you had found the perfect item.

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-Jacqui, what are these figures made of? These ladies.

-Concrete.

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-I think they are just cast concrete.

-Yeah, they are.

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Not copper lustre then? Do the Welsh love concrete too?

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They have a certain weathered look about them.

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They're not very old, they're 20 or so years old.

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They've got a few knocks,

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they've been really quite cheaply put together.

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Great hidden in the garden. Under a tree or in a flower bed.

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So, they're damaged, they're cheaply put together

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and they're not that old.

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Why do I feel an offer coming on?

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How much are they, Jacqui? What is your best price on them?

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-£100.

-For all three? That isn't bad, is it? I mean...

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-For you, £100.

-Really? £100 for them.

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What I've also seen on the subject of garden ornaments

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are the pair of lions over here.

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What was that you said earlier about buying for the Welsh auction?

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These are hardly Welsh. HE ROARS

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They look wonderful at the edges of drives, don't they?

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People have that grandeur and that distinction having a pair of lions.

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But you can see the problem is with these,

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sadly this right-hand side of the lion,

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he has had all of his legs detached from the base.

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-So transport must be very careful.

-Yes, very careful.

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Yes, these lions are badly damaged.

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At least they will go well with the three statues.

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What is the best price, Jacqui? Between friends.

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-£50.

-£50. OK.

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I'll give it some thought.

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Yes, that's a lot to think about, Charles.

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£150 for two lots of crumbling garden ornaments

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and £40 for the Welsh inspired copper lustre.

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I have a bad feeling about all this.

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THUNDER RUMBLES

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You can hear the thunder outside, can't you?

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The thunder is rumbling, saying, "Come on, Hanson, you know.

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"You've got to make a decision now."

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God, this is exciting.

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As the clouds gather, it is make-your-mind-up time, Charles.

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I think what I want to do is buy something substantial

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that is going to just be my curtain raiser on this

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shopping trip and in that regard,

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and I know Philip likes the female form,

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I quite like your three Graces.

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And the lions. And they are the two I would like to buy.

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If I bought that whole lot together, what is the best price?

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-£80.

-It is so tempting.

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Because they're modern and haphazard, I'd pay about £50.

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Mmm.

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-£80 would be better.

-Yeah.

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This lot might be damaged,

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but you can't argue with a £70 discount, can you?

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-Yeah, I'll take them.

-Yeah?

-Yeah, thanks, Jacqui.

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Let's give it a go at auction.

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-Good luck.

-Thank you, Jacqui.

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Looks like he might need it.

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But for now it's time to call it a day. So night-night, you two birds.

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It is the start of a new day

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and Charles is feeling inspired by the scenery.

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Look at these trees here.

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You could just be in the middle of a rainforest. You could be in Brazil.

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They could have given me anybody on this Road Trip,

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but I end up with him.

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Yesterday, Charles spent £80 on three figures and the two lions,

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leaving his pockets still bulging with £141.40.

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God, this is exciting.

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Philip spent a bit more.

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£100 on a Navy medal, horse and cart,

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pencil sharpener and manicure set.

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That leaves him just £66.46.

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You have been very, very kind to me.

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And having lost the first auction, he is eager to make it count.

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Charlie, let me just tell you,

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it genuinely doesn't matter who wins, as long as I do.

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-CHARLIE LAUGHS

-Honestly.

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Yeah, right.

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They're making their way to the market town of Ludlow in Shropshire.

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Charles's first shop of the day is Bayliss Antiques.

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-Morning.

-How are you?

-Very well, thanks.

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-I recognise your face.

-Yes, you do, yes.

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-I've been here before.

-You have, yes.

-It must be, what?

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-Two years ago?

-Two years, something like that.

-Yeah.

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Oh, well, you will have no trouble

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finding your way around Don's shop, then.

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Some nice silver.

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You've got a little bottle stopper of a gent here smoking a pipe

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with his parasol in his right hand.

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And this one, you have a very neat man

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waving, in his left hand, his hat.

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They remind me of Charles and Philip, actually.

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HE CHUCKLES Speaking of Philip...

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..he's made his way to Leominster in Herefordshire

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and is popping into the Secondhand Warehouse & Antique Centre.

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Well, I've been to this shop many times

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and I know the people that run it.

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I just hope they don't hold that against me.

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Philip is like a man on a mission. A lean, mean, shopping machine.

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One thing is for sure, I have got £66 and 46 new pennies.

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I am going to spend £66 and 46 new pennies.

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Every last one is going. Hmm!

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I'm sure dealer Stan will be glad to hear that.

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This place has over 12,000 square feet of stock

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and I'm sure Philip can find something here to float his boat.

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Oh, I think that's a cool thing, isn't it? That is a lovely thing.

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That really is an age gone by.

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And you've got this - "First class only."

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That means Hanson wouldn't be allowed to sit on this.

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But that is just a really cool thing.

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It is a liner chair and there's a bit of a thing coming up here

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because at the minute, that look is absolutely fantastic.

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That's the sort of look that people want.

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Do they want that in Brecon, though?

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Good question. It is priced at £68, so you are £1.64 short.

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I think that is a really cool thing.

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You've got £68 on that, Stan. What is the best on that?

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Well, we could make it £58.

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This is what we call...

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In the trade, Stan, this is what we call an embarrassing silence now

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that is going to ensue.

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So let's just practise this embarrassing silence bit.

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OK, you be quiet and I'll think of something else.

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Uh...£50.

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WIND BLOWS

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You're still silent. Ooh.

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£45.

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Oh, dear. This is embarrassing.

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WIND BLOWS ON

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Did you say £40?

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-£45.

-£45 for it. What could you do?

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I tell you what, you're lovely people here.

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Just give me your best shot.

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I'm giving you my silence at the moment.

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Oh, is it my turn to say something, then?

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What is the very best you can do?

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-The very best.

-Yeah.

-And don't ask for any more.

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No, I won't go any further than this at all.

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-£30.

-£30!

-£30.

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-Quick, I'll get shot.

-You're a gentleman.

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Honestly, I'm really delighted with that.

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Let's hope it doesn't sink at auction.

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Philip has got £36.46 left

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and is determined to find something that will help him beat Charles.

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I should be buying this, really.

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Then whenever Hanson bursts into song,

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I can whack him round the back of the head with it.

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That'll slow him down a bit.

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Hey, that's not quite what I had in mind. Huh!

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Charles, meanwhile, is still over at Bayliss Antiques

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and it looks like Don has unearthed a candidate for his £120.

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What are they? Pens? They match your jacket, don't they?

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Don is quite sharp because I never saw these pens

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and if there's one aspect of the antiques market,

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of the collectors market, that is quite bullish,

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it is a market for old vintage pens, isn't it?

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That is a Conway Stewart pen with lovely Bakelite type of marbled...

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This marbling is lovely. 1920s pen.

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Conway Stewart are a luxury pen manufacturer founded in 1905.

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Their pens can be quite collectable.

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Don has also brought over a few more of a similar age

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along with a box of assorted silverware.

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Here, you've got a tin with just bits and pieces,

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an old Victorian florin

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Here you've got a lovely collection of silver

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and the coinage, it's silver.

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The coins are probably worth £30 or so.

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-Even that stamp's silver.

-Yeah, that stamp's silver as well.

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Don misses nothing. There we are.

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Could this mixed lot of pens and silver items

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put a shine on Charles's fortunes?

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Don, the coins aren't...

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aren't mega. The pens are pretty standard.

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Would you be open to an offer on the whole lot?

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Well, I'll listen, but I won't accept.

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Oh, no. Don, I'm your mate, Don. Don, I'm your mate.

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Yes. Until you make an offer.

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There is no price on the pens and silver,

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but Don won't let them go cheaply.

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For a profit for you, Don, if I bought the whole lot -

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the tin, the coins and the pens - what is the best price?

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£75. God knows what it's worth, those bits of silver.

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If I said to you, Don, £60.

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£65, it's yours.

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Why don't we go in at £62.50 and meet halfway?

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Yeah.

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So, I will give you an extra £2.50 for good luck.

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-Thanks, mate.

-Ooh!

-Thanks, Don.

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We'll cross fingers and hope for some good luck.

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OK. Thanks, Don. That's great.

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Luck? I thought this was all skill, Charles.

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Philip, meanwhile,

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is looking out for something that will appeal to the Brecon auction.

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I quite like this porthole.

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It's quite nice. Look, it's got the maker's mark here, which is Simpson.

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Oh, Simpson Lawrence of Glasgow.

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That is fairly local to Brecon, isn't it? If you sort of...

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take the long road.

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Yeah. Via the scenic route, maybe.

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I think this has come off a small yacht

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rather than anything that is overly big.

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I quite like that. I'm going to have a good look round

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and I'll ask Stan if he can put this by for me.

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The porthole is priced at £42,

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which is more than is left in Phil's pocket.

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That doesn't stop him eyeing up more goodies, though.

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So, this is a little vegetable ivory.

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Vegetable ivory is a root, isn't it?

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It's not ivory at all, but it's made to look like it.

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Not anything to do with elephants, no.

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No, it's got nothing to do with that at all.

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The case is actually made from an Amazonian nut.

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The thimble could be the work of Charles Horner.

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It's got a ticket price of £20.

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Lovely.

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If you're going to buy a silver thimble,

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Charles Horner is the man, isn't he?

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Most of his were...

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Yes, Chester. Because most of his stuff was assayed in Chester.

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So, that might be a possibility.

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So, that just fits into there

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and then we've got its little case like that.

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Right. I think it is time to make your mind up, Philip.

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Now, sensibly, going to landlocked Brecon...

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so far, I've bought a naval medal, I bought a deckchair

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and I think a porthole might be stretching the theme a bit too much.

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If I can mention this, Mr Serrell,

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I would say that that would look wonderful on a narrow boat

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on the Brecon and Monmouth canal.

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Jeez, what a salesman, eh?

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I want to spend every last penny. This is every last penny, look.

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There is £36.

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£34, £35, £36.

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That is still £26 short of Stan's ticket prices.

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Let's hope he is in a good mood.

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Well, we could let you have that for your £36.

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I'm over the moon with that.

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Before I change my mind, shake my hand and let me walk off.

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-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

0:24:060:24:08

-You've been really kind to me. Good to see you. Bye.

-Bye.

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And with that, he's spent every last penny.

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Charles, meanwhile, has made his way over to Worcester in Worcestershire.

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He is on the hunt for more goodies to complete his haul.

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-Afternoon.

-Hello.

-What a wonderful shop exterior you have.

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-Thank you so much.

-I'm Charles Hanson.

-Hi, I'm Gabrielle.

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Gabrielle, good to see you.

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This family-owned business has been established over 100 years.

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Can Charles find something timeless here that delivers him a profit?

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What I love about this antiques shop is, forget the word vintage,

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forget the word retro -

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this is real antiques.

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If you can't succeed here at buying quality, you never will.

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It's that good.

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But with less than £80 in your pocket,

0:24:550:24:58

might they just be out of reach?

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-Charles, you ought to have a look at this.

-Oh, yes.

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-It's...

-I saw that in the cabinet. Yes.

-Glad you've got your tartan on.

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-Have a look at that.

-Oh, yeah. Oh, quite right, quite right.

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Oh, how nice. Well, that's interesting.

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It reads,

0:25:110:25:13

"Lindsay's Mercantile Academy of Glasgow of the year 1856."

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And on the reverse, you've got the inscription,

0:25:180:25:21

"For the first prize for the best specimen or penmanship."

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And the winner is George Buchanan.

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It is hallmarked silver and whilst the Academy has long since gone,

0:25:290:25:33

this medal is in perfect condition.

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And at £65, it is within Charles's budget.

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And it is all there. And it is a real work of art. It really is.

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I would probably want to really buy it for about £55

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if that obviously left you with a profit and it was worthwhile.

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It is a fair price and it is a reasonable offer.

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-Give me £55.

-Thank you so much.

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Now, Philip will go berserk

0:25:540:25:56

if I don't spend my entire budget in my last job.

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Is there anything?

0:25:590:26:01

-Just have a look at this.

-Anything which could be £20?

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You've actually got £23.90, Charles,

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and I'm sure Gabrielle will be able to help you part with that.

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Gabrielle, what is that?

0:26:110:26:12

-An RAF flag.

-Age?

0:26:120:26:15

Um...

0:26:150:26:17

I don't know. But it is nicely made.

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-This is a sewn one, it's not a printed one.

-Yes.

0:26:190:26:22

So, with my £23.90, what I could do is viably buy this flag.

0:26:220:26:26

-It ought to make £25, surely.

-Yeah.

0:26:260:26:28

-Do you think so?

-I would have thought so, yeah.

0:26:280:26:30

-It is probably...

-It's got a bit of age to it.

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Could I call it World War II interest, do you think?

0:26:320:26:34

Or is that going a bit too far?

0:26:340:26:36

Could it be Second World War in period?

0:26:360:26:37

-It's certainly vintage, isn't it?

-Vintage, I like your style.

0:26:370:26:40

-HE CHUCKLES

-I will take it for £23.90.

0:26:400:26:43

That is my entire budget blown away and Philip will be delighted.

0:26:430:26:46

-Well done.

-I'll take it all.

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With a flag and a medal for £78.90,

0:26:470:26:50

it looks like Charles is ready to do battle at the auction.

0:26:500:26:53

Off he hares.

0:26:540:26:55

Philip has completed his shopping

0:26:550:26:57

and is making his way to

0:26:570:26:59

Gotherington in Gloucestershire.

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He is visiting

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Prescott Speed Hill Climb, which is home to the Bugatti Owners' Club.

0:27:030:27:07

But it's not the classic Italian race car itself Philip is here to see.

0:27:070:27:11

He's here to find out about a man who, in the 1920s and '30s,

0:27:110:27:15

drove these cars into the record books

0:27:150:27:17

and became one of the world's most successful racing drivers.

0:27:170:27:21

He is meeting Ian Paton from the club to find out more.

0:27:210:27:25

-Hi, Ian. How are you?

-Hi, Phil.

0:27:250:27:26

William Grover-Williams was an extraordinary racing driver.

0:27:300:27:34

Son of a well-to-do English horse breeder,

0:27:340:27:37

he had an early fascination for automobiles.

0:27:370:27:41

At just 26, he entered the inaugural Monaco Grand Prix

0:27:410:27:44

driving a Bugatti and won.

0:27:440:27:46

If you look closely at these early photographs,

0:27:480:27:50

you can just see the thousands of people peering over watching,

0:27:500:27:53

all the way up to the casino, watching the race.

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And remember, this is not like today, that we do two hours' racing.

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It was a 100-lapper.

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This race lasted 3 hours 52 minutes.

0:28:030:28:05

You look at that photograph and these guys are sat there

0:28:050:28:08

with either a leather or, at best, a cork helmet.

0:28:080:28:11

Williams raced in a cloth cap.

0:28:110:28:14

But wasn't the fear with these guys that if the car did go over,

0:28:140:28:17

you got thrown clear?

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-That was the idea.

-Yeah, that sounds a bit risky in my book.

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By 1933, Williams had seven Grand Prix wins under his belt,

0:28:220:28:26

cementing his position as one of racing's true greats.

0:28:260:28:30

But by the end of the decade, he had retired from racing

0:28:300:28:34

and with the outbreak of the Second World War,

0:28:340:28:36

he joined the Royal Army Service Corps to help the French Resistance.

0:28:360:28:41

And eventually, the Gestapo found out about them.

0:28:410:28:43

That led to Williams being caught

0:28:430:28:47

and he spent quite a long time in Gestapo headquarters in Paris.

0:28:470:28:51

We know he never gave anything away

0:28:510:28:53

because that part of the resistance group that he was part of

0:28:530:28:57

was never betrayed.

0:28:570:28:58

Eventually, they got fed up with him

0:28:580:29:00

and they transferred him to a concentration camp in Germany.

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And he was shot in the early part of March 1945.

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That's awful, isn't it?

0:29:100:29:11

Which is even more awful

0:29:110:29:13

when you think it was six weeks before the end of the war.

0:29:130:29:16

The actual trophy he won at the 1929 Grand Prix

0:29:170:29:20

is held by the Bugatti Owners' Club.

0:29:200:29:23

It was donated to them by Williams's widow, Yvonne, in the 1960s

0:29:230:29:28

and is now the centrepiece of their annual Williams Trophy race.

0:29:280:29:32

-Now, are your hands clean?

-Oh, that's just fantastic, isn't it?

0:29:320:29:35

-Just imagine...

-There are certain things in your life that make

0:29:350:29:38

the hair on the back of your neck stand on end

0:29:380:29:40

and being able to hold that is one of them, really.

0:29:400:29:43

Just imagine you've done 100 laps, four hours in a Grand Prix car,

0:29:430:29:47

and the Prince of Monaco hands you the trophy.

0:29:470:29:50

-You would be so pleased with that, wouldn't you?

-Wouldn't you just?

0:29:500:29:53

Look at that. That is just fantastic.

0:29:530:29:55

And if that doesn't inspire Philip to win the Road Trip,

0:29:550:29:58

I don't know what will.

0:29:580:30:00

His competition has arrived, though, so it is time to reveal all.

0:30:000:30:03

-I like the waistcoat, Charlie.

-Thanks, Phil.

0:30:030:30:05

-We're going to Wales, not Scotland.

-CHARLIE LAUGHS

0:30:050:30:07

I'm going to start here, Phil.

0:30:070:30:09

And go - voila!

0:30:090:30:10

Do you like them?

0:30:120:30:14

-No.

-Not the best start.

0:30:140:30:16

Charlie, those are hideous.

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Phil, don't you feel when you live in a big house,

0:30:170:30:20

you see lots of people who have these big lions

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to inject a bit of pace into their pedigree

0:30:220:30:25

and I thought these big lions,

0:30:250:30:27

they will roar outside someone's drive in Wales.

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I think you're insulting the Welsh.

0:30:300:30:32

I think you're insulting Charles, so that makes it even, then.

0:30:320:30:34

-They are broken.

-The only reason I bought them was because...

0:30:340:30:37

Charlie, they're broken everywhere.

0:30:370:30:38

Yeah, they are. They're a bit tired, Phil.

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But you know, they're like you and I.

0:30:400:30:42

They're a pair of well-worn lions.

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Charlie, they are smashed. They are rubble.

0:30:430:30:46

Yeah. What are they worth?

0:30:460:30:47

-I'd rather not go down that road, Charlie.

-Really?

0:30:470:30:50

I don't want to go down that road because I don't want to upset you.

0:30:500:30:52

You're my mate. How much did you pay for them?

0:30:520:30:54

-£20.

-Really?

-Yeah.

0:30:540:30:56

-You were robbed.

-Do you think so?

-Yeah.

0:30:560:30:58

That went well, then.

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My next ensemble, Phil, is there.

0:30:590:31:02

Voila! Take your pick.

0:31:020:31:04

Charles's three figures,

0:31:040:31:06

who I presume were too busy to make it today.

0:31:060:31:09

On the screen, I acquired three concrete ladies,

0:31:090:31:14

about 4'5" high, and they probably depict the seasons or the Muses.

0:31:140:31:18

They're neoclassical, they are...

0:31:180:31:20

-Sorry, can I just stop you just for one minute?

-Yes.

0:31:200:31:23

-You bought three of them?

-Yeah.

0:31:230:31:24

I don't want to be really picky here but are there not four seasons?

0:31:240:31:28

Well, I was with them, they say...

0:31:280:31:31

-Um, yes, there are really, Phil.

-I thought there probably was, yeah.

0:31:310:31:34

-Um...

-So, you've bought three of the four seasons?

-Correct.

0:31:340:31:37

-Right, OK.

-Correct.

-Fine. Why did you not buy four?

0:31:370:31:41

There was only three available.

0:31:410:31:42

All right. So, what have we missed? Autumn? Winter?

0:31:420:31:44

-Probably winter, I think.

-Spring or summer?

-Probably winter.

0:31:440:31:47

-Winter is a good one to miss, isn't it?

-You think so?

0:31:470:31:49

-Cold, wet, miserable.

-Exactly.

-Yeah, yeah.

0:31:490:31:52

It was a bit of a frosty response from Philip,

0:31:520:31:55

but what will Charles think of his goodies?

0:31:550:31:57

Your turn now.

0:31:570:31:58

Make yourself big, puff your chest out,

0:31:580:32:00

make a name for yourself.

0:32:000:32:02

I do worry about him sometimes, honestly.

0:32:030:32:05

Whoa! Oh, Phil. Goodness me.

0:32:060:32:09

Oh, wow. What is this here?

0:32:090:32:11

HMS Essex. Tell me about that.

0:32:110:32:13

I can't really because I don't know anything at all about it.

0:32:130:32:15

But it's got Captain Green, dated 1912 around the rim,

0:32:150:32:18

and then these bars here.

0:32:180:32:20

I have absolutely no idea what it's for.

0:32:200:32:22

-Not a clue.

-That's quite coincidental.

0:32:220:32:23

You go from a 1912-style deckchair, First Class, Titanic,

0:32:230:32:27

to the year Titanic sunk

0:32:270:32:28

and a real object, which is just pre-First World War.

0:32:280:32:32

That is really interesting, Phil.

0:32:320:32:34

That is really interesting and if you can do some homework

0:32:340:32:37

and maybe substantiate what those clasps

0:32:370:32:39

and this captain was all about,

0:32:390:32:41

that could be quite a rare thing.

0:32:410:32:43

There's a real maritime feel, isn't it?

0:32:430:32:44

You've got that, that, and this porthole, which is nice.

0:32:440:32:48

-Is it old?

-Sorry?

-Is it old?

0:32:480:32:49

I wasn't sure if you were going to stop to draw breath.

0:32:490:32:51

I think you've done really well.

0:32:510:32:53

Charles likes what he sees, but I can't say the same for Phil.

0:32:530:32:56

Those lions, they're smashed to pieces.

0:32:560:32:59

And knowing Charlie, they might go and make £30.

0:32:590:33:02

But dear me, they are awful.

0:33:020:33:04

He's bought objects which are quite cheap.

0:33:040:33:07

I do like his porthole, I like his deckchair as well

0:33:070:33:09

and I think all the objects will make small profits.

0:33:090:33:12

But he is really keen, he's eager, he's determined

0:33:120:33:14

and it really is game on now.

0:33:140:33:16

He wants to catch me up.

0:33:160:33:17

Feeling quite smug with myself now.

0:33:170:33:19

That's normally when it all goes wrong, isn't it?

0:33:200:33:22

We'll soon find out as it's time

0:33:240:33:25

to cross the Welsh border for auction

0:33:250:33:27

in the market town of Brecon

0:33:270:33:28

in Powys.

0:33:280:33:30

Brecon's lovely cathedral was originally formed as a monastery

0:33:310:33:35

and is the final resting place of Norman lords and Welsh princes.

0:33:350:33:39

Our own princes of the antique business

0:33:410:33:43

have arrived at the venue of today's auction showdown.

0:33:430:33:46

Whilst Charles works out how to get out of the car,

0:33:480:33:51

auctioneer Chris Jones has some thoughts

0:33:510:33:54

on what our discerning experts have bought.

0:33:540:33:56

Some mixed bag of items you've brought along.

0:33:560:34:00

You've brought some very nice statues.

0:34:000:34:02

They do remind us of the Weeping Angels from Doctor Who,

0:34:020:34:05

so we are hoping, as Doctor Who was filmed in Wales,

0:34:050:34:08

they will find a home in Wales.

0:34:080:34:09

Very interested in the medal you've got from HMS Essex, I believe.

0:34:090:34:14

It was originally from Wales,

0:34:140:34:16

so that'll be interesting to see how that goes.

0:34:160:34:18

Philip started this second leg of the Road Trip with just £166.46

0:34:190:34:25

and has spent every last penny on five auction lots.

0:34:250:34:29

Thank you very much. You've been really kind to me.

0:34:290:34:31

Charles started with a more impressive £221.40

0:34:310:34:35

and he too has parted with it all for five auction lots.

0:34:350:34:40

I'll take it all.

0:34:400:34:41

But although Charles won the last auction, Philip's feeling confident.

0:34:410:34:45

Have you ever lost one of these Road Trips?

0:34:450:34:47

I've lost one. To you.

0:34:470:34:49

-Oh, was that to me?

-Exactly, exactly.

0:34:490:34:52

First up, Charles's silver medallions and assorted silverware.

0:34:530:34:57

20 I've got, thank you.

0:34:570:34:59

At 20, 25, 30, 35,

0:34:590:35:01

40, 45, 50, 55.

0:35:010:35:03

-Go on.

-Go on.

-"Go on," he says.

0:35:030:35:06

At 55, 60. 60 I've got.

0:35:060:35:08

Try a little bit harder, sir.

0:35:080:35:09

At 62. 62, 65, 68, 70.

0:35:090:35:14

70 I've got. 72.

0:35:140:35:16

At 72, for anyone. I sell them, then...

0:35:160:35:19

-That gavel looks dangerous.

-..at £72.

0:35:190:35:23

I want you to know I am getting no pleasure from this, none at all.

0:35:230:35:28

Ouch.

0:35:280:35:29

Philip knows that opening loss for Charles could bode well for him.

0:35:290:35:33

How terribly sad. How awfully sad.

0:35:330:35:36

Time to see if Philip can fare better with his pencil sharpener,

0:35:380:35:41

manicure set and thimble.

0:35:410:35:43

30, 20. Let's have £10, kick it off.

0:35:430:35:47

Well, Charlie.

0:35:470:35:48

At 10 bid, 10 bid.

0:35:480:35:50

10, 15, 20, 25.

0:35:500:35:53

25, 30.

0:35:530:35:55

-A profit. Well done.

-It's not profit.

0:35:550:35:58

I sell it at the back, then, at £30.

0:35:580:36:01

That's just what we call one step forward, two back, Charlie.

0:36:010:36:05

It is another loss, but much less than managed by Charles,

0:36:050:36:09

which means the gap between the two is closing.

0:36:090:36:13

Next, is the writing on the wall for Charles's early fountain pens?

0:36:130:36:17

Do I hear something in the region of £50?

0:36:170:36:19

-Come on.

-25.

-25 I've got.

0:36:190:36:22

At 25, 30, 35, 40, 45.

0:36:220:36:26

-I'm flabbergasted.

-50 I've got.

0:36:260:36:29

52, 55, 58.

0:36:290:36:31

-Well done, you, Charlie.

-Not bad.

0:36:310:36:34

62, 65, 68. 68 I've got.

0:36:340:36:39

-Well done, Charlie.

-One more.

-"One more," he says.

0:36:390:36:41

68, 70, 72.

0:36:410:36:44

At £72, with a tin as well, at £72.

0:36:440:36:48

-That's good.

-Isn't it?

-I'm pleased.

0:36:480:36:50

And so you should be - a £42 profit is absolutely marvellous.

0:36:500:36:55

I'm just getting really anxious about the rubble now.

0:36:550:36:58

-Charlie, if they make profit...

-It's a funny old game, isn't it?

0:36:580:37:01

No, that won't be funny.

0:37:010:37:04

I think someone is feeling nervous.

0:37:040:37:05

But first, it is time to see

0:37:050:37:07

if there is a profit in Philip's bronze porthole.

0:37:070:37:10

£40 we've got. At £30 and selling.

0:37:100:37:13

40, 50, 55, 60, 65.

0:37:130:37:18

65, 70, 75. 75 I've got.

0:37:180:37:22

-At 75.

-That's helped, Charlie.

0:37:220:37:24

Selling at the back of the room.

0:37:240:37:25

78, anyone?

0:37:250:37:27

-He's doing a good job, isn't he?

-Yes, very good.

0:37:270:37:29

-That's a cracking return.

-Yes, it's good, isn't it?

0:37:290:37:31

At £75.

0:37:310:37:33

-Put it there, Phil. That is...

-That's about 40 quid profit.

0:37:330:37:36

That's a huge profit.

0:37:360:37:38

It is closer to £60 than £40 and it means Philip's really catching up.

0:37:380:37:42

Phil, I knew, with your expertise,

0:37:420:37:44

you would not be down for long, OK?

0:37:440:37:46

-And you are back in business.

-Just listen to this.

0:37:460:37:48

-You know, you are the Godfather of the Road Trip.

-Listen to this.

0:37:480:37:51

But before he climbs onto his high horse,

0:37:510:37:54

will his wooden toy horse and cart pull him into the lead?

0:37:540:37:57

15.

0:37:570:37:58

£20 somewhere, surely?

0:37:580:38:00

-25, 30...

-There's loads of hands.

0:38:000:38:02

..35, 40, 42,

0:38:020:38:06

45, 48, 50.

0:38:060:38:08

-Go on.

-Phil, you're flying.

0:38:080:38:10

55, 58, 60, 62, 65.

0:38:100:38:15

I love the way you wink.

0:38:150:38:16

-65...

-Not you, Philip.

0:38:160:38:18

..68, 70.

0:38:180:38:20

At 70 bid. Anybody else?

0:38:200:38:22

Two lots here together. At £70, cashed and done.

0:38:220:38:25

Going, going, gone. Well done.

0:38:250:38:28

I'm a little flushed now.

0:38:280:38:30

That horse has bolted and returned a healthy profit,

0:38:300:38:34

as they are now neck-and-neck.

0:38:340:38:36

I'm not wearing a hat, but hats off to you, I mean it.

0:38:360:38:39

Philip's penultimate item is the Navy medal.

0:38:390:38:42

He needs to put clear blue water between him and Charles

0:38:420:38:45

if he's going to win this auction.

0:38:450:38:47

Let's have £20 to get it going.

0:38:470:38:49

10 I've got. 12, 15, 18.

0:38:490:38:52

It's going to run and run and run.

0:38:520:38:55

30, 32, 35, 38,

0:38:550:38:58

40, 42, 45, 50.

0:38:580:39:02

50 I've got.

0:39:020:39:04

-At 50 bid.

-It's going to run and run and run.

0:39:040:39:06

65, 70. At 70 bid.

0:39:060:39:09

One more. 75. 75.

0:39:090:39:11

-It goes.

-Going, going, gone. Well played.

0:39:110:39:15

He does a good job, doesn't he?

0:39:150:39:17

-Yeah, fantastic.

-He does a really good job.

0:39:170:39:19

And with that, Philip nudges way ahead of Charles.

0:39:190:39:22

Could he be on the verge of victory?

0:39:220:39:25

I'm happy as Larry. I'm happy as Larry.

0:39:250:39:27

I bet you are.

0:39:270:39:29

Auctioneer Richard Gwilliam has taken to the podium

0:39:290:39:32

as Charles's three figures, which Philip had a lot to say about,

0:39:320:39:35

take centre stage.

0:39:350:39:36

Bid 50, bid 50.

0:39:360:39:38

50, 60, 70, 80,

0:39:380:39:42

90, 100, 110.

0:39:420:39:44

110 all done. Sold at 110.

0:39:440:39:48

-That's jolly good, isn't it?

-The rubble has made £50.

0:39:480:39:51

-How has it done that?

-It made... I'm sorry, it's made £50.

0:39:510:39:55

To Philip's astonishment, the bidders loved Charles's stone figures

0:39:550:39:59

and it has given him a small lead.

0:39:590:40:01

Charlie, how you've got that for those stone anchors, I don't know.

0:40:010:40:06

-They're awful.

-I think they were cheap.

0:40:060:40:08

It all comes down to the last few items.

0:40:090:40:12

Will Charles's RAF flag fly him further into the lead?

0:40:120:40:16

Beautiful Air Force flag.

0:40:160:40:19

50. 20 to start it.

0:40:190:40:22

10. 10. Thank you, 10.

0:40:220:40:24

-Thanks.

-15, 20.

-Thank you.

0:40:240:40:26

25, 30, 35, 40.

0:40:260:40:29

40 bid, 45. 45, 50.

0:40:290:40:33

50 bid, 55...

0:40:330:40:34

Yeah, keep going, keep going.

0:40:340:40:38

For Queen and country.

0:40:380:40:39

65, 70. 70 bid, 72...

0:40:390:40:43

-Keep going, boss.

-..72, 75, 78...

0:40:430:40:46

-Charlie, you've whipped me again.

-Keep going, keep going.

0:40:460:40:49

-80, 82...

-Oh, no.

0:40:490:40:53

-How am I going to live this down?

-Keep going, boss.

0:40:530:40:55

88, two fat ladies.

0:40:550:40:57

85. Lady on the right, sold at £85.

0:40:570:41:00

-Brilliant.

-60 quid profit.

-Yes.

0:41:000:41:03

Well, about that.

0:41:030:41:04

Oh, that is a tremendous result for Charles

0:41:060:41:09

and an ocean opens between the two.

0:41:090:41:11

But can Philip close it with his first-class liner deckchair?

0:41:110:41:15

20. Thank you, 20 opening bid.

0:41:150:41:18

20, 30, 40, 50. 50 bid.

0:41:180:41:21

At 60. Is that 65? No. 60.

0:41:210:41:24

-Sold at 60.

-Brilliant.

0:41:240:41:26

-I'm pleased with that.

-Put it there.

-Thanks, Charlie.

0:41:270:41:30

A good profit for Philip, but is it enough to overtake Charles?

0:41:300:41:34

His final lot are the concrete lions.

0:41:340:41:38

The lions, as somewhat damaged.

0:41:380:41:40

Somewhat damaged? If you like Longleat, Charlie.

0:41:400:41:44

Bid 20 onto the lions.

0:41:440:41:46

20, 30, 40, 50.

0:41:460:41:49

50 bid the lions.

0:41:490:41:50

At 50, 60, 70.

0:41:500:41:53

I just don't believe this.

0:41:530:41:55

-I just don't believe this.

-Give me a roar, give me a roar.

0:41:560:41:59

Oh, growl.

0:41:590:42:01

70 I'm bid. Sold here at £70.

0:42:010:42:03

Charlie, you have absolutely whipped my behind, Charlie.

0:42:030:42:07

I think Philip is in shock.

0:42:070:42:09

The bidders loved Charles's lions and have given him a £50 profit.

0:42:090:42:14

-Go.

-OK, let's go.

-Just go.

0:42:140:42:16

-Let's go back to Blighty.

-Go, go, go, go, go.

0:42:160:42:18

After a dramatic auction, it is time to do the sums.

0:42:200:42:23

Philip started this second leg of the Road Trip with £166.46

0:42:250:42:29

and after a roller coaster of an auction,

0:42:290:42:32

made a respectable profit of £87.74 after costs,

0:42:320:42:36

ending this leg with a juicy £254.20.

0:42:360:42:41

Charles kicked off with £221.40 and, after costs,

0:42:430:42:47

coined in a thumping great profit of £113.98,

0:42:470:42:52

giving him a tremendous £335.38

0:42:520:42:56

and winning this leg of the Road Trip.

0:42:560:42:58

Well done, Charlie boy.

0:42:580:43:00

-Well, Charlie.

-Yes, Phil?

-Where to now?

0:43:000:43:02

Um...I think, Phil, Warwickshire.

0:43:020:43:05

-Back home.

-Back home, Phil. Up the M5, that's the way.

0:43:050:43:09

Next time on Antiques Road Trip...

0:43:100:43:12

..his name is Hanson, Charles Hanson,

0:43:130:43:16

and he has caught Phil's attention.

0:43:160:43:18

I love you, Charlie.

0:43:180:43:20

PHIL CHUCKLES

0:43:220:43:24

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