0:00:02 > 0:00:05- NARRATOR:- It's the nation's favourite antique experts... - All right, viewers?
0:00:05 > 0:00:07..with £200 each, a classic car
0:00:07 > 0:00:10and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12I'm on fire! Yes!
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Sold. Going, going, gone.
0:00:13 > 0:00:18The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction. But it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:1950p!
0:00:19 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Ooh! Ooh!
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Ow!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antique Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40This week we're on the road with the dashing duo.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44PHILIP SERRELL: Charlie, it's a lovely day and I'm in the lead.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45HE LAUGHS
0:00:45 > 0:00:47- CHARLES HANSON:- How's it feel?
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Well, it just feels like the natural order's been resumed really, Charlie.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52I've got it in me to come back.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54That's worrying, that is.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Hyperactive auctioneer Charles Hanson
0:00:57 > 0:00:59lost his lead at the last auction.
0:00:59 > 0:01:00Well done.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03So now he's falling over himself to claw it back.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04That's exciting.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08I'm the older one who buys this sort of stuff, stupid things.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10His rival auctioneer, Philip Serrell...
0:01:12 > 0:01:16..who's trying hard not to let success cloud his judgment.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17What the hell have I done?
0:01:18 > 0:01:22They've been together now in a small car for three days
0:01:22 > 0:01:23and Charles's little quirks...
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Woof! Woof!
0:01:25 > 0:01:26HE HOWLS
0:01:26 > 0:01:28- Good morning! - Absolutely bonkers.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29CHARLES LAUGHS
0:01:29 > 0:01:33..are starting to light Phil's very short fuse.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- Do you sleep in pyjamas? - Oh, for God's sake, Charlie!
0:01:36 > 0:01:39How many more days have we got of this?
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Well, Phil, you're over halfway through the trip.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45And after three outings at auction,
0:01:45 > 0:01:50Charles has turned a starting budget of £200 into £284.54.
0:01:51 > 0:01:57Phil, though, has pulled ahead, turning £200 into £327.56.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- Phil, although I'm losing... - What was that?- I'm losing...
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- What was that, sorry?- I am losing.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06These squabbling gents are cavorting round the country
0:02:06 > 0:02:10in a 1969 Triumph GT6 convertible
0:02:10 > 0:02:12and they're covering some distance.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Beginning in Southport in Merseyside,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18they're clocking up over 800 miles,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21weaving towards their final destination in Cirencester
0:02:21 > 0:02:22in the Cotswolds.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27On this leg, they're starting in the county town of Cambridge
0:02:27 > 0:02:31before ambling towards auction in Glemsford, Suffolk.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Sitting on the River Cam with some exquisite architecture,
0:02:37 > 0:02:42Cambridge is celebrated for its 780-year-old university.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Phil, don't you feel like Harry Potter?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- What?- Of that magical presence of academia.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Don't you feel high intellectual when you walk right down here?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Actually, I've never felt high intellectual in my life.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Enough of your nonsense, Hanson. It's time to get serious.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03This morning you've got two shops side by side to get you started.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- Snap.- Which one do you want, Charlie?
0:03:06 > 0:03:07That one or that one?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Hanson's on a mission here. He's off.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- Phil, I'm quite happy to go in this one first of all.- In there?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15You know, I'm playing catch-up now.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Well, don't try and steal the march on me, will you? I mean, don't...
0:03:20 > 0:03:21What's going on?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23You just got left behind, Phil.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Charles has buzzed off into the hive.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34I'm thinking about Suffolk and what I'm doing in Suffolk
0:03:34 > 0:03:37and the fact Suffolk is just...well...
0:03:38 > 0:03:42..it's quite oaky and, also, it's not far from Holland.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47There are about 200 miles and the North Sea separating them, Charles.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50He's on another planet sometimes, that boy.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Shake, rattle and roll, Phil. I'm coming to get you, OK?
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Lordy. Bang any harder and Phil will hear you next door.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01- > MAN:- Morning, Mr Serrell.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- So how are you? All right? - I'm well, thank you. What about you?
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Yeah, really, really good.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06What have you got for me?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Oh, I've got some bits and bobs out in the car
0:04:08 > 0:04:10that I haven't brought in yet today, so...
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Oh, well, you go and get those bits and bobs
0:04:12 > 0:04:14and let me have a look around.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- Bits and bobs. - Oh, this is what we like.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Might find something of interest. Haven't unloaded them today yet.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Ah, new box filled with old treasures.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28Bits and bobs, bits and bobs.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33Will something in here tempt Phil to part with his £327?
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Well, that's nice, isn't it?
0:04:35 > 0:04:36I like that.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41That's got Charlie's name written all over it. It's masons.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- And how old is that?- I don't know.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46I can't even read the mark on the back. Can you see it?
0:04:48 > 0:04:49How much is that?
0:04:49 > 0:04:52That's got to be £35, best.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54This is Sunderland Lustre
0:04:54 > 0:04:57and it's called Sunderland Lustre cos it was made up there.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02And the lustre is this sort of pink, almost like luminescent, colour here.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06He's after this masonic plaque. Owner Stephen wants £35 for it.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- I think that I might have a go at that for you.- OK.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15- But I was going to offer you 15 quid. - £20 and we'll deal.
0:05:15 > 0:05:21- I think it probably is old, isn't it?- £30.- Although it might be new.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26No, I'll give you 20 quid for it.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30And I think, genuinely, I think it's got a chance of being an old one.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34He may not know its age, but he's taking a punt on the plate
0:05:34 > 0:05:36and now the world's his oyster.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38How old do you think this globe is, Stephen?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41I think it's got the old Russian states on it, hasn't it?
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- It's the USSR, isn't it?- USSR, yeah.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49It also boasts a double axis with a ticket price of £39.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- I can go a bit lower, Phil. - Could you do 20 quid for me?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Uh... Yeah, of course I can.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- Can I ask you to do me a favour? Can you keep it by for me?- OK.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- Until about four o'clock this afternoon?- Yep.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02- Could you do that? - By all means.
0:06:02 > 0:06:07Phil's almost bought two items, but Charles is still empty handed.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09I'm going next door now.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14Phil, you're still here. Isn't it changeover time now?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- It's a good shop, Charlie. - I know it is, I know it is.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- You mean you're throwing me out? - I might do, yes.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- If that's OK with you.- Oh, you.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Phil, the going is getting tough, OK?
0:06:23 > 0:06:25And when the going gets tough...
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- The tough gets going.- See you, Charlie.- See you, Phil. Good luck.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Get cracking, Charles.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34You've got the shop to yourself and over £280 to spend.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39I want to acquire objects which impress me,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41which I take to auction, like my yellow and red chairs,
0:06:41 > 0:06:44which just give me a heartbeat.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48And, Philip, that's one thing which you must get away from -
0:06:48 > 0:06:52don't buy knobbly knick-knacks - buy to impress, buy real antiques, Phil.
0:06:52 > 0:06:53That's the way forward.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Actually, Charles, Phil's not doing too badly.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04That's quite nice, the little compass. That's silver, isn't it?
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- Oh, it is. It's got a hallmark. - 1898. That's quite sweet.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Could this late-Victorian silver compass
0:07:10 > 0:07:12help Charles get back on track?
0:07:12 > 0:07:17What would the Suffolk line compass have to be?
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Between two English lions.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- You were the bigger roar.- Welsh.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Oh, I'm sorry, you're Welsh. I'm sorry.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26He sure knows how to turn on the charm, eh?
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- Tenner.- Tenner? That's not...- You've got to buy it for a tenner.- Yeah.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- That's quite nice, isn't it? - It's nice, yes.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- That came in with the same lot this morning.- Really?- Yeah.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38I think what gives it a certain attraction is the fact that this man
0:07:38 > 0:07:41appears to be dressed in military costume,
0:07:41 > 0:07:46so I can almost put that unknown, unidentified sitter,
0:07:46 > 0:07:51who probably fought for the great cause 1914-18,
0:07:51 > 0:07:53put it with the compass
0:07:53 > 0:07:57to almost give a life to the compass about where it's travelled.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00If I bought the two together, what's your best price?
0:08:00 > 0:08:04£20. Best price. No arguments. You've got a bargain.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07You know you've got a bargain. Show me the money.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Meet me halfway at £15.- Oh, please.
0:08:11 > 0:08:18My final offer - and this is so I do get a profit - is £16.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23For 1,600 pence, I'll say 'sold'. Do you do change?
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- Uh... We can change it into a fiver for you.- Thank you very much.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- There you go.- Oh, really?! - Thank you very much.- That's great.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- So into a fiver.- Yeah. - That means it's £15.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35Stephen's a very generous chap.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- Are you sure?- Well...- Are you sure? - Yes.- But you said £16 to me.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41You've got such a sad look on your face sometimes, Charles,
0:08:41 > 0:08:42how can I possibly not?
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Those boyish good looks land him another £1 discount.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49One thing I perhaps ought to have picked up - I've left behind
0:08:49 > 0:08:53and sometimes you think they ought to belong together -
0:08:53 > 0:08:55is the actual fob watch chain.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- I forgot about it.- You want to put them together?- I forgot.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- This is hallmarked.- Yeah, it is solid silver.- Final offer...- Yes.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- OK?- Yeah.- £15.
0:09:04 > 0:09:11£15 plus £15 means this would owe me £30 pounds at auction,
0:09:11 > 0:09:13which means I would owe you an extra £15 now.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- You're good at sums, aren't you? - Thanks.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Indeed, there's no end to his talents.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19That's quite a haul for £30.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23I wonder if Philip's having as much success next door.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25How much is the death plaque?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27What's he spotted?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29So, basically, this is a plaque, isn't it, that's, um...
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- It's known as a death penny, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36Given to the family of each soldier that passed in World War I.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Commonly known as 'dead man's penny'
0:09:41 > 0:09:43because it looks similar to the coin.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48They were issued to the families of fallen British soldiers.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51This one has a price tag of £85 on it.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Not much for a life.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- See, I think...I think it IS going to make £40 to £60.- Yeah.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- I've got to try and buy it off you for £30.- Yeah.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03That's the bottom line for me.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05If you can go £35, I'll have it.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- Since it's you, yeah.- All right. You're a gentleman.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- Thank you very, very much, indeed. - No problem.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Another item and a generous discount of £50.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Ooh! This shopping lark does look exhausting.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Charlie, what are you doing?
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- Sorry. It's the heat. It's lovely. Sorry.- The heat?- The heat.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26You see, mental exhaustion...
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- We're in England in September, Charlie.- I know. It's wonderful.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- Go in the car. What have you bought? - Um...
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Easy, Phil, that's Charles's little secret.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Now play nice in the car, boys.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- Phil, if you saw me now on a bike... - I wouldn't love you.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42..would you think I was a Cambridge student?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45No. Cos most of them have got hair.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47A bit harsh, Phil. But fear not, Charles.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51You may not fit in at King's College, but whilst Phil's shopping,
0:10:51 > 0:10:55there's another Cambridge tradition you'd be perfect for.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56Look out.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57You must be Philip.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- I am Phil.- Charles Hanson. - Charles, very good to meet you. - Good to see you.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- My father is a Philip.- He is? - He was at Cambridge.- Yep.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06And he always told me how enjoyable it was to go punting.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07I'm very glad you've come.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10And I can't believe I'm following in his footsteps. It's wonderful.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Dreams CAN come true, Charles.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17As a way of navigating these shallow waterways,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20punting's been around for centuries.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24But in 1903,
0:11:24 > 0:11:29local man and boat maker Jack Scudamore helped transform
0:11:29 > 0:11:33punting from the practical to the pleasure pastime we know today.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Clearly it took off under Scudamore,
0:11:37 > 0:11:41this art and passion for punting in Cambridge.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Was he a marketeer or was he just...
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Steady there, Charles!
0:11:45 > 0:11:51- Almost went then. Was it something that just took off?- I think it did.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53He started off with rowing boats and things
0:11:53 > 0:11:58and realised that the punt was a very peculiar mode of transport that
0:11:58 > 0:12:00was particular to this part of the world,
0:12:00 > 0:12:04so he sort of made it an image which is always associated with Cambridge.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05Yes.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Like strawberries and Wimbledon, punting's become synonymous with
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Cambridge, although it's definitely more dangerous.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- Now duck, do we?- We should probably duck here. Adjust very quickly.- OK.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18You get used to this with all the bridges.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- I feel like Indiana Jones. It's good, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Indiana Jones? More Frank Spencer, I'd say.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Sorry. Right, yes.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27Oh, Charles...
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Oh, I think late 19th century.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33..you and water were made to go together.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Yeah, Phil, I think the landscape now suggests I ought to have a go.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- Are you feeling ready?- Yeah, I think so. I'm a fairly strong guy.- OK.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Let's go for it then.- Yeah, I've got big arms, so...- All right.- Yeah, OK.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- Should we swap places?- Sure thing. So here's the pole.- OK.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49I don't think I'd like to be on board much.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- So, Phil, all I do, I hold it like that.- Yep.- In the ground it goes.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Drop it through your hands, let it slide through your hands.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- And push straight back. - I've got you.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03And this is the tricky part now - leave it in the water behind you...
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Yeah?- ..and if you want to turn right slightly,
0:13:06 > 0:13:08drag the pole towards the right bank.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10There you go - perfect.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Now. Oh, dear.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13To the left a bit.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Would you travel with Charles Hanson in a punt?
0:13:16 > 0:13:18I feel almost...
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Phil, if I sort of do that and then almost hold on to it
0:13:22 > 0:13:24and hold on to it, I'm a pole-vaulter.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Charles! Get a grip!
0:13:27 > 0:13:30I think you've got the basic principles.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31Sorry.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Look out! Oh, my God! You've hit somebody, Charles!
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Sorry, sir.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Oh, no, he's hit the bank.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40Oh, Charles.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42HE LAUGHS
0:13:42 > 0:13:43What a shambles.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45HE MOCK-LAUGHS
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- Over to you. Thank you. - Thank you. Congratulations.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50It's been immense. And do you know what?
0:13:50 > 0:13:55Philip Serrell, if you were here - I wish you were here...but not really,
0:13:55 > 0:13:58because this, Phil, is the life.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59Ah, the sun has just come out.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03It's a miracle you're still dry, Charles.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Time for a little lie-down, old fruit. I think you've earned it.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08How's rival Phil getting on?
0:14:08 > 0:14:12He's off taking his next punt on a purchase.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13- Hi. You must be Warren. < MAN:- Yeah.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- Warren, I'm Philip. How are you? - Welcome, Philip.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- You've got a bit of everything in here.- Yeah.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20I don't want to be picky at all, but I think your choice of model actually
0:14:20 > 0:14:22doesn't sell that too much, really.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24It's sure as hell not Drew Barrymore, is it?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Right, let's go have a look at something.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28That's enough flattery, Phil.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30What about checking out some antiques, eh?
0:14:30 > 0:14:33I do like that one. What's that? It looks like half a drainpipe.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38Came from a local garage. It took four of us to lift it in here.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41I can sort of feel myself warming to the task, yeah.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Mmm - a large yard of antiques and Phil's attracted to this great lump.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Oh, I love that.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49It appears to be a water feature
0:14:49 > 0:14:52but may have had some kind of commercial or industrial use.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Warren wants £250 for it.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57So it's probably 1960s, isn't it?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00It's made of reconstituted concrete but it looks a bit like granite.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02I think it will make a fun garden feature.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05What do I think that's going to make at auction?
0:15:05 > 0:15:09I think that's likely to make 120-180 quid, that's what I think.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13- I think that's optimistic.- What's the best you could do it for?- £150?
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Tell you what, just hold your hand out, Warren,
0:15:16 > 0:15:19let's just see if this makes it feel better.
0:15:19 > 0:15:25- There's 20. There's 40...- Got some mind tricks on the go here, Philip?
0:15:25 > 0:15:26There's 80.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33There's 100 and there's 20 quid and I've got my train fare home.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39What about another 10?
0:15:39 > 0:15:43I'm gonna give you that cos I just think it's a fun, fun thing.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45What the hell have I done?
0:15:45 > 0:15:48You've paid £130 for half a ton of concrete
0:15:48 > 0:15:51and some plants, as far as I can tell.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55And he's not done yet.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59He's decided to head back to Cam's Antiques to have another
0:15:59 > 0:16:04- look at that globe.- Do you know, I used to teach geography...
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- I think I did know that. - ..albeit not very well.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Well, sir, does it look any better on a second viewing?
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- I think I'm gonna have that off you. It's 20, wasn't it?- It was 20, yeah.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- That's what we agreed. - You're a gentleman.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you very much, yeah.
0:16:19 > 0:16:25- That's fun, isn't it?- Just like that, he's four items up and £205 down.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27As day one draws to a close,
0:16:27 > 0:16:31he rejoins Charles in the Triumph to relax for the night.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34HE SINGS GRUFFLY # I want to be a part of it. #
0:16:34 > 0:16:37If Charles ever calms down, that is.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44It's a beautiful morning, perfect to enjoy with some good company.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- Let's play a game. I spy... - Charlie wants to play a game.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53- ..with my little eye, something beginning with G.- Gooseberries.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- Close. Not quite.- Give up.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- Green.- Charlie, you can't...
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- I saw green. - What sort of idiot are you?
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- It's green!- You can't say, "Oh, there's a green."
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- "Oh, look. That's not the sky up there, it's a blue!"- It is blue.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- You worry me sometimes.- Why? - You do. You worry me.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16Come on, Phil. Who doesn't like a classic game of I-spy?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18When you were a youngster back in Worcestershire
0:17:18 > 0:17:21did they have the old shire horses working the fields?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24When I was young, they did not have shire horses.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26But Worcestershire is a very traditional county.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30- You kept the agricultural...- It's not backward, Charlie.- Poor Charles.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- Phil's fuse seems even shorter today.- You know what, Charlie?
0:17:33 > 0:17:35It's 9.15 and you've worn me out already.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Well, he did have a good day yesterday, spending £205
0:17:41 > 0:17:46on the 19th-century masonic plaque, the First World War memorial plaque,
0:17:46 > 0:17:50the large concrete water feature and the 20th-century double axis globe,
0:17:50 > 0:17:54leaving him with £122.56 to spend today.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Charles parted with just £30,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02picking up a Victorian fob and silver chain
0:18:02 > 0:18:05and the photo frame with the image of a First World War soldier.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10- He has £254.54 to play with today. - Bye.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14On the horizon over there somewhere is the big one that will make us
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- thousands of pounds. - Do you ever stop to draw breath?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- I want to dream, Phil.- Really? - I had a dream.- Really?
0:18:20 > 0:18:23I had a dream that in this car you and I found the big one.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Will Charles's dreams come true?
0:18:27 > 0:18:29They're starting in the small town
0:18:29 > 0:18:31of Oundle in Northamptonshire.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35With a history going back over 1,000 years,
0:18:35 > 0:18:38this pretty market town boasts many ancient buildings.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43So it's perhaps the perfect place to find your treasure, Charles.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- Today, Phil, I feel really fertile. - Pardon?- The sap is rising.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- I'm glad I'm getting out of the car. - The sap is rising, Phil.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52What is he on about?
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Because if I'm not fertile today and I don't bring back the goods,
0:18:56 > 0:18:58I'm in trouble.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Let me tell you, if you're fertile and the sap's rising,
0:19:00 > 0:19:01you go to the antique shop,
0:19:01 > 0:19:05I'm going to have a wander around Oundle cos I think it's lovely here.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- OK.- That alright?- Yeah, fine. - Good luck, mate. See you later.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13- See ya, Phil.- So as Phil soaks in the sights, Charles hits Harpers.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- Good morning.- Good morning, Charles. How are you?
0:19:15 > 0:19:19A family business of antiques and jewellery run by jeweller Nigel.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23I'm on a mission today. I'm behind in the Antique Road Trip stakes.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Philip's taken the lead and he's pretty confident today.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28He's having a wander around town.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30He said, "Hanson, you take the first shop.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34"I'm quite content just wading around this great market town."
0:19:34 > 0:19:37I'm looking for something that will be of memory at auction which might
0:19:37 > 0:19:40be a wow factor for Phil to say, "Good man, Charles.
0:19:40 > 0:19:41- "You've done quite well today."- OK.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- Let's hope we can find you something.- Brilliant.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- No pressure, then, Nigel.- Well, coming down in price is a good sign.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Sweet fan.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04- I think this fan dates to about 1810. - Ah.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06With an image of George III's coronation,
0:20:06 > 0:20:10it may be even earlier than that. Priced at £50.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15- It's an interesting lot, isn't it? - I've got lots.- Lots of?- Fans.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17- Have you got any more out the back, then?- Yeah.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21- Can I have a look at some?- Yeah.- I'll come look at them with you. Thanks.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Charles is sticking with traditional antique shops,
0:20:24 > 0:20:28but not for the first time, Phil's taken an unconventional turn.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Are you after flowers or is it just the old crates?
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- Hi there. How are you? I'm Phil.- I'm Phil.- I'm Phil.- Nice to meet you.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- That's a good omen, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Well, it's not an unusual name, boys.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43The other Phil owns the greengrocers
0:20:43 > 0:20:46but what does our Phil want from the other Phil?
0:20:46 > 0:20:49I saw those there, those fruit boxes. They're quite trendy, aren't they?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- Yeah.- And these are yours as well? - These are mine.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- Would you be interested in selling these?- Oh, yeah.- How old are these?
0:20:56 > 0:21:01So these date back from the 1950s and 1960s.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Well, I suppose they do have some age to them.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09If I gave you £20, would that be a deal, do you reckon?
0:21:09 > 0:21:16- 25 and we've got a deal.- Go on. Thank you very much.- No, thank you.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Seven vintage fruit crates for £25.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23As ever, our Phil's gathering an eclectic mix of items,
0:21:23 > 0:21:26but back in Harpers, Charles is still playing catch-up
0:21:26 > 0:21:31and he's very interested in Nigel's box of fans.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33How much is the collection worth?
0:21:33 > 0:21:37The collection for the boxful, I want £250 for.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42Well, Charles, you HAVE still got £254.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43The box contains many more,
0:21:43 > 0:21:47possibly dating to the Victorian period or earlier.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Some are made from mother-of-pearl.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51There's even a Chinese carved ivory fan.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Not everyone's choice of material but potentially valuable.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59They're decorative. It's just what knocks them is their condition.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Absolutely.
0:22:01 > 0:22:07- Oh, dear. What a shame. What's your best price on those fans?- 200.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14- You won't take £100? What's your best price, Nigel? Last price?- Last price.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- I can close my hand...- I know you're gonna do the deal with me.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- Go on, do it.- Including the fan you found over there.- Which fan?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- Oh, yes.- 150 quid, the lot.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27If you don't buy them for that, what can I say?
0:22:27 > 0:22:31- Do you know, Nigel, I said 100. Would you meet me at 125?- Go on.- Sold.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34I'll take them. Thanks, Nigel. Good man.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- Charles may well have struck gold with this find.- Thanks, Nigel.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- Many thanks.- It's a pleasure.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45I'm really excited because it's a private collection.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48They could make 50 at the wrong sale.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52They could make 400 at the right sale. That's exciting.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56This lot may give Phil something to really worry about,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58but right now I don't think he's got a care in the world.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01HE WHISTLES
0:23:01 > 0:23:03He's steering the Triumph
0:23:03 > 0:23:04towards Peterborough,
0:23:04 > 0:23:06the largest city in Cambridgeshire.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11It's so peaceful without that boy in the car, singing, talking,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14asking questions all the time.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17It's actually really quite nice.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22With the car finally to himself, Phil's getting into holiday mode,
0:23:22 > 0:23:25fitting as he's visiting the Thomas Cook archives
0:23:25 > 0:23:26at the company's headquarters.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31He's here to find out how the modern holiday evolved
0:23:31 > 0:23:33with archivist Paul Smith as his guide.
0:23:33 > 0:23:34Hi. Pleased to meet you.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Every year, we spend over £30 billion
0:23:41 > 0:23:43taking around 65 million holidays.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47But this is a modern luxury.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Even 160 years ago, you were unlikely to travel far,
0:23:51 > 0:23:55let alone to another country, unless you belonged to the upper classes.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58But one man changed that forever
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- and his name is still synonymous with travel.- Is that the man?
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- That's the man himself. That is Thomas Cook.- Thomas Cook.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08- So when was he born? - Born in 1808.- What was his...
0:24:08 > 0:24:13- How did he come to travel? - He wasn't a great traveller himself.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15He became a temperance supporter
0:24:15 > 0:24:19and that was what really changed his life. That was in the 1830s.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24And for temperance supporters, alcohol was the root of all evil
0:24:24 > 0:24:28and they believed that if people did more worthwhile things with
0:24:28 > 0:24:32their time and money, other than drink, then society would improve.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35And Thomas's idea was,
0:24:35 > 0:24:37"Why don't we make use of these newfangled railways
0:24:37 > 0:24:41"to somehow promote temperance?"
0:24:41 > 0:24:45This selfless social enterprise soon became a commercial one.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Thomas became the world's first travel agent,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51negotiating discounted tickets with different rail companies,
0:24:51 > 0:24:55offering customers a package deal at a knocked down price.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58He even published a handbook to their journey,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01the precursor to the modern holiday brochure.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05This is actually Thomas Cook's first travel-related publication
0:25:05 > 0:25:09- and this was a handbook of his trip to Liverpool.- So what year's this?
0:25:09 > 0:25:15- That's 1845.- 1845.- That was Thomas Cook's first commercial venture.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17It's almost quite visionary in a way,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- because was anyone else doing this in the 1840s and '50s?- No.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23This actually involved three different railway companies.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Thomas had to go to them each individually
0:25:25 > 0:25:29and negotiate a fare for that whole trip.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Thomas's business increasingly targeted the middle
0:25:32 > 0:25:37and upper classes with trips firstly to Europe then further afield.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Striking deals with local companies, including hotels,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Thomas made international travel more accessible,
0:25:43 > 0:25:46revolutionising the way we explore the globe.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52But things really took off when Thomas's business-minded son John
0:25:52 > 0:25:53joined the family firm.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56He helped grow a business that dominated world travel
0:25:56 > 0:25:58during the early 20th century.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03When did it cease to be a family business?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06The family business stops in 1928.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10What you've got is Thomas, then John. John has three sons.
0:26:10 > 0:26:11They go into the business,
0:26:11 > 0:26:16- and the two surviving sons actually sell the business in 1928.- OK.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20Really mercenary question here. How much did they sell it for?
0:26:20 > 0:26:25They sold it for just over £3.5 million in 1928.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30- In today's terms, that's... - The best part of 120 million.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Right. On that note, come let me plan a holiday.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35I wouldn't put your feet up yet, Phil,
0:26:35 > 0:26:39because Charles's collection of potentially valuable fans may well
0:26:39 > 0:26:42end your time basking in the top spot.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Charles is hoping that by splitting them up,
0:26:44 > 0:26:46he can really maximise his profits.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51What I've done is I've split the collection into four lots.
0:26:51 > 0:26:52The reason I've done that is
0:26:52 > 0:26:56they'll be collectors of different periods, different styles.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Let's go oriental flavour firstly. This is Chinese/Cantonese, 1880s.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Beautifully carved. It's ivory
0:27:01 > 0:27:04and of course we know that legislation, it's pre-'47.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07We can sell it. I'm really excited about that one.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11This is my regency collection here. Late 18th century, early 19th.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13That's a great collection.
0:27:13 > 0:27:19This is my great collection of Victoriana fans from the period 1850,
0:27:19 > 0:27:231890. They're pretty big and not overly valuable.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28And then finally my fourth lot is the collection I've been able to box
0:27:28 > 0:27:33together, and these are fans made by the leading London, Parisian
0:27:33 > 0:27:34retailers and manufacturers.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39Philip, I was behind but now with these fans
0:27:39 > 0:27:45and these two lovebirds, I could be back in business.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49With Charles's stroke of genius fan the flames of Phil's demise?
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Brace yourselves, boys, for the big reveal.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Well, I seem to be quite nervous now.
0:27:54 > 0:27:55Having fallen behind,
0:27:55 > 0:27:58this is the first reveal where actually I've fallen behind.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00- So I'm all set. - You're twitching, aren't you?
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Yeah, I am, but it's to get myself hopefully pumped up for the auction
0:28:03 > 0:28:05to come, and I hope you like my wares.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07- You going to show me your wares? - Shall I go first?- Yeah, why not?
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Hopefully fantastic.
0:28:10 > 0:28:15- Get it? Fan-tastic in my opinion. - Getting excited, aren't you?
0:28:15 > 0:28:17- I'm just wafting. Sorry. OK. - Do me a favour.- Yes.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- Put your hands in your pockets.- OK. - Right. Now leave 'em there.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Hands in pockets. I got really excited because a while ago,
0:28:24 > 0:28:27I sold a collection of fans and...like scent bottles,
0:28:27 > 0:28:33fans tell a great story about the history of France
0:28:33 > 0:28:34and Paris in the 1740s.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- And also, Phil, my best fan is that one there.- Ah!
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- HE LAUGHS - You got 'em out!- That's my best fan.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44That's my best fan. I love it, Phil - because the craftsmanship.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48And I think, Phil, at the moment, these are quite hot. Are you nervous?
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- Yeah.- Do you feel that... Why are you nervous?
0:28:51 > 0:28:54I'll tell you why I'm nervous, because I think that's a good thing.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57If you pick up on the net, that could make...
0:28:57 > 0:29:01- Why are you looking like that?- I'm waiting for your answer, Phil.- Right.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05- Will you just mind...? - Sorry.- Give me my space. I think...
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- You're doing it again.- OK, sorry. - That could be £200 to £300.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- Being serious?- Yeah, I do. - The whole lot cost me £225.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16- For all the fans.- No, it didn't.- No, it didn't. £125.- That's all right.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- That's really, really good. Shall I show you mine now?- I can't wait.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26- Confused, Charles?- What are they? They're crates, aren't they?
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- Fruit and veg crates. - So what would you use them for?
0:29:29 > 0:29:35- Bananas, apples, pears?- Yeah. The clue was when I said fruit and veg.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38They're not my sort of thing. You know...they're dry, aren't they?
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- So if someone didn't want them, they could...burn them.- Yeah.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46- Absolutely right. - Watch yourself, Charles.- Right.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- This, Charlie, is my favourite thing.- Yeah.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50I wasn't sure if it was a new one or an old one.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54But having got it outside...it's an old one. By Dixon and Co.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56Tell me it cost you three figures.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- HE SIGHS - 20 quid.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- That's a really, really good buy, Phil.- That's how much it was.- £20?
0:30:01 > 0:30:02Yeah.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06That was the sensible purchase, but there's one more, Charles,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08and it's so big he couldn't even get it in the door.
0:30:08 > 0:30:09Is that a toilet seat there?
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- HE LAUGHS - I didn't buy a toilet seat, Charlie.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15It weighs about half a ton, and I would think that it was used
0:30:15 > 0:30:19in a factory to...as almost like a degreaser, something like that.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- How much?- It was 130 quid.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Do you know, Phil, if there's a saving grace for me,
0:30:24 > 0:30:29it's these are all fantastic, but that could be your Achilles heel.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Charles is sounding more and more confident.
0:30:33 > 0:30:34I know Philip's really keen to win.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39He's determined to outgun me, and I think his plaque will.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41But his other objects, no way.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43I think Charlie's done really, really well.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Those fans, they really are fan-tastic.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49I think the ivory one, which is Cantonese, could do really,
0:30:49 > 0:30:51really well for him. That's the winner.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Well, his one big hang-up that really might win the day for me
0:30:54 > 0:30:58is that really big, robust concrete planter.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Don't quite understand the mentality of Phil buying that.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05I think that £130 buy could suddenly turn into a huge loss.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08I don't know what I was doing, really, but...£130?
0:31:08 > 0:31:10You know, I could lose 70 quid on that.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15This could be a really interesting little auction.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19If I was a gambling man, who's my money on? Me.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Well, Phil, your lead is under threat,
0:31:21 > 0:31:25and now you've got to get back in the car with Charles.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28I think, and I suspect, knowing you, it's unwittingly...
0:31:28 > 0:31:30- Charlie, what you doing? - Sorry. Go on. Yeah?
0:31:30 > 0:31:34I think you've been quite clever, and I suspect that's unwittingly, knowing you, Charlie...
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- Would you just concentrate while I'm talking to you?- Sorry.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- Go on.- I think you've been quite clever.- Yeah?
0:31:39 > 0:31:43- Unwittingly, I think you've been quite clever.- What, about...?
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Well, what you've done is you've managed to get a collection of fans,
0:31:46 > 0:31:48right? So...
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- Charlie, will you just concentrate while I'm talking to you?!- Sorry. Go on.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- I'm trying to give you the benefit of my pearls, you're looking at the hedge.- Sorry, sorry!
0:31:55 > 0:31:57He's being driven round the bend - ha -
0:31:57 > 0:31:59en route to their final destination
0:31:59 > 0:32:01in the village of Glemsford.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Surrounded by the beautiful Suffolk countryside,
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Glemsford still shows signs of its medieval past,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11with the picture-postcard Church of St Mary dating back to
0:32:11 > 0:32:13the early 14th century.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16But today, our chaps are only concerned with
0:32:16 > 0:32:19activities at Mander Auctioneers.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- That's my pot.- It's not.- It is!
0:32:22 > 0:32:24How cool is that?
0:32:24 > 0:32:25I mean, that is fantastic,
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Phil - it's almost like a fixture of the auction house.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- There we are, Charlie. Door-to-door service.- Oh, wonderful.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35- Look at that.- Serrell's Taxis at your pleasure.- Wow.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40Phil, remember - never have regrets, Phil, just dream.
0:32:40 > 0:32:41Dream a thousand things, Phil.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Nightmare, not dreaming.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48So, as Phil steals some quiet time,
0:32:48 > 0:32:51we find out what auctioneer James Mander thinks of their lots.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55I do actually rather like the Canton ivory fan,
0:32:55 > 0:32:56which is one of the lots in the sale.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59And...uh, the carving's really nice and the condition's good,
0:32:59 > 0:33:01which is important with fans.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04On the concrete, it was a bit of an effort for us to get it in.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Four of us had to try and lift it, and we failed,
0:33:07 > 0:33:08and some people have asked us about delivery,
0:33:08 > 0:33:12I think, after the auction, so, um...I'm not sure how we'll manage that,
0:33:12 > 0:33:15but, uh...if you can move it, I guess it'll look really nice
0:33:15 > 0:33:18in the garden, or a nice feature, so I'm sure it'll sell for that reason.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23On this leg, Phil's hoping to stay in the lead with the help of five
0:33:23 > 0:33:26lots that cost him £230.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Challenging for the top spot is Charles,
0:33:29 > 0:33:34who's also offering up five lots at a total cost of £155.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38So, with the auction in the room, on commission and online,
0:33:38 > 0:33:40it's crunch time, boys.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45- Try and sit there. Put your hands down.- £35. In the room.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- What were you like at school? - I used to fidget a lot.- Really?
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- Pretty much nerves.- Just sit there. - It's like an exam.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55It's like...the results will be spoken shortly by the auctioneer.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Right. Will you just sit...sit still?
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Put your hands on your lap and just sit there just for a minute, all right? Try and behave.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04You'd never guess Phil used to be a teacher, would you?
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Right, first up are Phil's fruitcakes...I mean, crates. Ha.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11- Maybe they can lighten his mood. - Boxes up.- Well spotted.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- You're sharp, aren't you?- Lot 101.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Collection of seven vintage wooden fruit crates.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Showing outside...well, they were this morning.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21I hope they're still there. AND, uh...£40 is bid.
0:34:21 > 0:34:29I'll take £2 anywhere. That's £42. £45. £48. £50. £55. £60. £65. £70.
0:34:29 > 0:34:35£75. £80. £85. In the doorway, and selling at £85.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Pretty good start, Phil, eh?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- Especially for something you picked up in a grocery shop.- That's good.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43I'm pleased with that.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Oh, my. He's actually happy.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49But will Charles's first lot wipe that smile off his face?
0:34:49 > 0:34:54There's interest here at £30. I'll take £2 anywhere. £32.
0:34:54 > 0:35:02Back of the room. My bid's out. £35. £38. £40. £42. £45. £48. £48.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07- It's the gentleman's bid. £50, a new place.- One more.- £55, a new place.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12- No, it's £55. Gentleman's bid. Next door. And selling at £55.- Pounds.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18It's a good start for Charles with that £25 profit.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- Give me high five.- No. - Don't push it, Charles.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- His globe's about to go under the hammer.- Terrestrial globe.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28There it is, as described. And there's interest here.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32- We start straight in with bids at £20.- Great.- I'll take £2 anywhere.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- Is that profit?- Not yet it isn't, no. - On commission, and selling for £20.
0:35:36 > 0:35:43- Is that profit?- No.- £22. £25.- Now profit.- Yeah.- £28. £30. £30 is bid.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45- And selling.- Well done.- Shut up. - HE LAUGHS
0:35:45 > 0:35:46Charlie, I'm going to punch you.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Bit by bit, the money's mounting up here, Philip.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54It's a small profit, isn't it? It's, like, um...it's like a fiver.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- It's like go round the world. - Oh, Charlie...- For £5 worth.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Pay attention, chaps. The first few fans are up now.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05These are Regency and Coronation fans
0:36:05 > 0:36:08around the end of the 18th and early part of the 19th century.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10We have interest here at £20.
0:36:10 > 0:36:20And I'll take £2. £22. £25. £28. £30. £32. £35. £38. £40. £42. £45.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- They're proving popular online.- It's going on its own on the internet.
0:36:23 > 0:36:30£55. £60, I'm afraid. Still on the internet at £60. £65. £70. £75.
0:36:30 > 0:36:35Your bid at the back. £80 on the internet. £85. £90. £95. £100.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- I think I'll pack my car, Charlie. - £120. £130. £140.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- On the internet here. - Keep going.- £140.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Crikey, Charles - with just one lot, you've taken the lead.
0:36:46 > 0:36:47It's not bad, is it?
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- It's really disappointing, as it's only 100-quid profit for you. - HE LAUGHS
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Don't fret, Phil - your masonic plaque could turn things round.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58There's bids here. So we have to open the bidding at £60.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02I'll take £5. £60 is bid for the plaque. £65. £70.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06- It's going to roll, Phil.- £75. £80. - Going well.- £85, £90.
0:37:06 > 0:37:13- Another online hit.- £110. £120. We all done with the plaque? It's £120.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19A cool £100 profit puts them neck-and-neck.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23- That's a £100 profit. - Yeah, that's all right.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26Phil's risky buy is up next.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Is he going to regret spotting this large lump?
0:37:29 > 0:37:36- £40 is bid.- Ouch.- I'll take £2 anywhere. £40 is bid. £42. £45. £48.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41£50. It's my bid here. And selling on the sheets at £50.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46I don't think that was a surprise to anyone, Phil,
0:37:46 > 0:37:48and it's given Charles the upper hand.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- Have you ever heard the expression "bad loser"?- Yeah.- How do you do?
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Lovely to see you.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58This could be a long auction for Phil as the rest of Charles's fans
0:37:58 > 0:38:02come up. This time, it's the 19th-century collection.
0:38:02 > 0:38:03There's lots of interest here.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06I have to open the bidding...straight in at £60.
0:38:06 > 0:38:14And I'll take £5 anywhere. £60 is bid. £65. £70. £75. £80. £85. £90.
0:38:14 > 0:38:20- £95. £100.- Well done, Charlie. - £110. £120. £130.- They're flying.
0:38:20 > 0:38:21You're off to the races, mate.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25- £150. £160.- Happy days, Phil. - Yeah.- £170. £180.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28- Depends on your perspective, Charlie.- Happy days.- £190. £200.
0:38:28 > 0:38:34- Rock'n'roll, baby. - And £10. £220. £230. £240.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36- This is brilliant, Charles! - Done on the internet.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40It's a commission bid now at £240.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45Charles is away! A massive £210 profit.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47I think I'm just going to pack my car and go, Charlie.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49I'll see you later.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Do stay, Phil. You've got one more lot left.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56We have the World War I bronze memorial plaque,
0:38:56 > 0:38:59as described in your catalogue there, at £20 to start, please.
0:38:59 > 0:39:04At £20... Nobody wants it. £20. Right in the back. £22.
0:39:04 > 0:39:11- Going round now, Phil.- £25. £28. £30. £32. £32 in the corner.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- We all done at £32?- I'm absolutely flabbergasted by that - are you?
0:39:16 > 0:39:19It's got a lot of sentimental value, but no profit for Phil.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Just two lots left, and they're both fans.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26This next collection are particularly good quality,
0:39:26 > 0:39:28and many are even boxed.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30F-A-N-S. What does it spell?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Ah, it's like a recurring nightmare, Charles.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37I'm afraid we have to open the bidding straight in at £180.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- Fantastic.- Ouch, Charlie. - £190 is bid. £200.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- Online bidders are out in force again.- £220.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44- Charlie, you've had a hell of a day. - HE LAUGHS
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- £230. £240.- Keep going.- £250. - Keep going.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50£260. £270. £280.
0:39:51 > 0:39:58- £290. £300. And £20. £340. £360. £380.- Come on, let's keep going.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02- £400.- Let's go.- And £20.- Let's go.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06- £440. £460. £480 now.- You've hit the jackpot here, Charles.
0:40:06 > 0:40:11On the internet. We're selling at £480 for the fans.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16His tactic of separating the fans has really paid off.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18This is a profit to be proud of.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Start looking for other opportunities in television, I think.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22THEY LAUGH
0:40:23 > 0:40:26But last, not least, is the Chinese ivory fan.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30- We have to open the bidding at £100. - Let's go.
0:40:30 > 0:40:37And I'll take £110 anywhere. £100. £110. £120. £130. £140. £150. £160.
0:40:37 > 0:40:45- £170. £180. £190. £200. And £10. - Good work, Charles.- £230. £240.
0:40:45 > 0:40:50£250 now. On the internet and selling. We're at £250. £260.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- Hello, China.- £270.- Hello, China. Come on. One more for the road.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56LAUGHTER Thank you. It's been a great day.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- HE LAUGHS - He seems all right, strangely.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00- It's been a great day.- £280. - One more.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04- £290.- £300.- £300. Great. Put it there.- Haven't finished yet, Charlie.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07On the telephone at £320. It's £340 if you want to bid on the internet.
0:41:07 > 0:41:13- £340. £360.- Yes.- I want him to bid. - Even Phil's excited.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Done on the telephone, we're done in the room at £380.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22He wanted a comeback, and he got it! Yet another massive profit.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- Top job, Charlie.- Thank you, Phil. Been a wonderful, wonderful day.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27This has been a wonderful road trip memory, Phil.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30If it's profit or loss, it doesn't matter. It's just a fun time, Phil.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33So you've made the thick end of £1,000 out of those.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- Get out of here.- You have.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37What an amazing auction.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41Phil started with £327.56,
0:41:41 > 0:41:46and made profits of £29.94 after auction costs were deducted.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51So, he's taking £357.50 on to the last leg.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57But our new leader is the triumphant Charles Hanson,
0:41:57 > 0:42:00who began with £284.54
0:42:00 > 0:42:05and made an incredible profit of £906.90 after costs,
0:42:05 > 0:42:10and so takes forward a whopping £1,191.44.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12Come on.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16All this success has done wonders for this blusterous relationship.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19So let me open the door for you, Charles.
0:42:19 > 0:42:20HE LAUGHS
0:42:20 > 0:42:22I can't believe it, Phil! I can't believe it.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- I'm trying hard not to, Charlie. - HE LAUGHS
0:42:25 > 0:42:26Phil, I'm lost for words.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28- Let me put the belt around you. - Thank you very much.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Don't get it too tight round your neck, Charlie, will you?
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Don't even mention it. Not a word.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36But one more time I will say it's been a fantastic day, hasn't it?
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Yeah, I've really enjoyed it, Charlie.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Phil, it's never over, though, until the fat lady sings.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44- I told you earlier. There's still one more auction to go.- Fantastic.
0:42:44 > 0:42:45HE LAUGHS
0:42:45 > 0:42:49Funny things can happen... Or fonny things, if you're from Derbyshire.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52- Fonny? Funny?- Brace yourself, Phil. Here he goes again.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Are there any treasure songs we can sing together?
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Next time on Antiques Road Trip -
0:43:01 > 0:43:04high roller Charles is living the high life.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Any interesting bits that might cost me £400. I can afford it.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11- So the gloves are off for Phil. - Charge him more. He's got plenty.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13Add some on.
0:43:13 > 0:43:14HE LAUGHS