0:00:02 > 0:00:06It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10a classic car, and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:11Going, going, gone.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- Yes!- It's a bit like fishing.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23What have I done?
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory, or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29I'd better look out!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Yeah!
0:00:36 > 0:00:39On this road trip, two esteemed auctioneers
0:00:39 > 0:00:41vie for the gaudy hearts of Essex.
0:00:43 > 0:00:48Anita Manning is a canny Scotswoman with a keen eye for tiny treasures.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50I'm awful tempted with Napoleon.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51SHE LAUGHS
0:00:51 > 0:00:53I think a lot of women were.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58Hey! While James Braxton might seem the apogee of southern affability,
0:00:58 > 0:01:00don't let that fool you.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02For all my smiles, David,
0:01:02 > 0:01:04I'm still a hard man underneath it all.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Ha, ha! After a fabulous success on the last leg with a very profitable
0:01:08 > 0:01:09silver stamp box...
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Yes! Oh, James, that was great!
0:01:13 > 0:01:17..James is riding high, but anything can happen in this game.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Both our pair started this road trip with £200
0:01:23 > 0:01:24and fortune has flourished!
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Anita has seen her coppers swell to a respectable...
0:01:27 > 0:01:30£324.14.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36But James puts all else in the shade having accumulated
0:01:36 > 0:01:37an absolutely ripping...
0:01:37 > 0:01:39£465.40.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Anybody want to know that?
0:01:43 > 0:01:47£465 and 40p!
0:01:47 > 0:01:49That's just what I said.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51You, you've got loads of money.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54You're in Essex with loads of money...
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- Wads of money.- Wads of cash.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Oh, do pipe down. It's so vulgar.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Today, our duo of duelling wheeler-dealers are driving
0:02:04 > 0:02:05a devastating little French number,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09the 1986 Citroen 2CV6 Special.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Ooh, la la!
0:02:14 > 0:02:17This whole epic road trip sees them journey from
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Stamford in Lincolnshire through the byways of
0:02:19 > 0:02:22eastern England into the borough of Greenwich
0:02:22 > 0:02:24in our nation's fine capital.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31Today, they begin in Saffron Walden in Essex, their beady eyes
0:02:31 > 0:02:34set on their auction in Stansted Mountfitchet
0:02:34 > 0:02:36in that same celebrated county.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- What a glorious day, isn't it? - Oh, it's lovely!
0:02:40 > 0:02:43We're in Essex and we must top up our tans, mustn't we?
0:02:43 > 0:02:44THEY LAUGH
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Look, this isn't that sort of show, James.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51The poetically named town of Saffron Walden boasts
0:02:51 > 0:02:54attractive historic buildings and a busy market.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59A delightful place for James and Anita to begin their day.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02- Here we are, James.- Well done.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05This looks so exciting!
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Do calm down. They're splitting up now
0:03:08 > 0:03:10to begin the day's shop.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- Lovely. - Yeah.- Lovely and sunny.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14A beautiful market town and where are you going, Anita?
0:03:14 > 0:03:19- I'm going that way and you're going that way.- Off we go. Good luck.- Bye!
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Anita is strolling off through the town's sunny Market Square.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Good morning.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30And she's off shopping at Arts Decoratifs where she's meeting
0:03:30 > 0:03:32dealers Ann and Brenda.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Stand by.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- Hello, ladies! How are you? - How are you?
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Nice to meet you.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- Lovely to meet you.- Thank you.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45There are all manner of baubles inside,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48but Anita's already spied something in the window display.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52The mah jong set looks interesting.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- It is and that's quite new in, actually.- Is it?- Yeah.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- Would it be possible to see the mah jong set out?- Yeah, sure.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- It is quite fun. It's a game, we're playing a game.- Indeed we are.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Mah jong is a game which originates from China
0:04:07 > 0:04:11and is fabled to have been created by the philosopher Confucius,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14he say, more than two millennia ago. On the other hand,
0:04:14 > 0:04:18it may have emerged in its modern form as late as the 19th century.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Gameplay is similar in some ways to the card game rummy.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25I like the look of it with all these different chequers
0:04:25 > 0:04:27and the symbols on it.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31"Directions of playing Chinese Game of Four Winds."
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- Do you know anything about the game? - There's up to four players.- Uh-huh.
0:04:35 > 0:04:41- Three or four players.- And is it complete?- Yeah.- It's all here.- Right.
0:04:41 > 0:04:47- It's a bit like a card game...- I'm not a card player. I can play snap.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48Yeah, me too!
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Snap!
0:04:50 > 0:04:53My imagination has been captured by this.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56The leather case isn't nice and I like...
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- Is it a leather case? - Yeah.- It is.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- But that's not in the best of condition.- No.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- It's probably from about the 1940s, would you say?- Yes.- Uh-huh.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Taking all these things into consideration,
0:05:07 > 0:05:09I'd be estimating it round about £20.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- Hmm.- Is it possible to buy it anywhere near that figure, ladies?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17We've got 48 on that at the moment.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19We don't usually do that sort of discount,
0:05:19 > 0:05:21but, I think, as it's you...
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Aw! Thank you very much.- Go on, we'll do 20.- 20, that's great.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Lovely. Thank you both, ladies, thank you.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31With a bold bit of bargaining, Anita wins that round
0:05:31 > 0:05:33and the mah jong set is hers.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Now, James isn't far away in his first shop of the morning,
0:05:38 > 0:05:43- Antique Attic, where he'll be helped by dealer Sam.- Nice to see you.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- Hello, James.- Sam, nice to meet you. - Hello, Sam, very nice to meet you.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Sam will show James around the substantial antiques centre
0:05:54 > 0:05:57which houses items belonging to many dealers.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Very eclectic mix here.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- Yeah.- All sorts, really. Unusual.- Yeah.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10First impressions is there's some nice pictures.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Um, and I think there's a lot of lovely silver here that
0:06:14 > 0:06:17probably can be bought reasonably.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Don't pull that face at me!
0:06:21 > 0:06:22He hasn't spotted any silver,
0:06:22 > 0:06:26but he has seen something he hopes might post a profit.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32# Wait! Oh, yes Wait a minute, Mr Postman... #
0:06:32 > 0:06:34There might be interest in those.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36They're books of old British stamps, unused.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38There's no ticket price on them.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- Oh, look.- Oh, I see. - You can still use them.
0:06:42 > 0:06:453p...that'd get you down the road, wouldn't it?!
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Yeah, 4d.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51The stamps date from the late '60s and early '70s from both just
0:06:51 > 0:06:56before and after the decimalisation of UK currency in 1971.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- These have sort of slight integrity, they have a sort of...- Yeah.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- Do you think she might do them for a fiver?- Yeah, I'm sure she would.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Great, thank you.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- First purchase here!- Lovely.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12That deal has stuck, but, shortly, he's alighted on something else.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15You see, this is quite nice, 1960s, '70s.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18It's got a very good look to it, um...
0:07:18 > 0:07:22It's got bright colours, it's a nice boating scene.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25It's rather a nice package and it's not a lot of money, this.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28That's £55.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32It's an oil painting by artist Peter Wallborn depicting
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Stalham Boatyard in Norfolk. Ticket price is £55.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39It's owned by Julie, a dealer who isn't here today.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- Sam will call her to see what deal can be struck.- Hello, Julie.
0:07:46 > 0:07:52It was a picture of the boatyard. Would you accept 35 for it?
0:07:52 > 0:07:53How much is on it?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Oh, you've got 55.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57No, I can't do 35. I'll go 40.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59OK, you'll go to 40.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01So...55, 40...
0:08:01 > 0:08:06- OK, yeah, I'll take it. - OK, all right.- Thanks a lot. Bye.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- That's really kind.- Thank you. - Thank you.- Lovely.
0:08:10 > 0:08:16So, James has the oil painting and the vintage stamps for £45 in total
0:08:16 > 0:08:17and he's sailing off.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24Anita's back in her first shop where some of
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Ann and Brenda's pretty trinkets have caught her eye.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31I quite like these agate brooches. It's very Scottish.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35It's two brooches fashioned from the gemstone agate
0:08:35 > 0:08:38and they're in a style particular to bonnie Scotland
0:08:38 > 0:08:41and I think they're making Anita homesick!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Can I take these outside to have
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- a look at them in the light? - Of course, yeah, yeah, do, do.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51Now, I love agates.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56Agates came from the burns and the seashores of Scotland.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01They were collected by amateurs, really, sent down to
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Edinburgh and then polished and made into these lovely brooches.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10Queen Victoria loved agates and it became very
0:09:10 > 0:09:14fashionable in Victorian times to wear this type of item.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Now, these are a wee bit later than that,
0:09:16 > 0:09:19but they're still lovely agates.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Anita's thinking of assembling a job lot of the brooches.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26They're priced up at £7.50 each.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Would it be possible...? It's 15 for the two. Could I buy them for 10?
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- I should think so, yes. - Is 10 all right?
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- Yeah, that will be fine. - Thank you very much! That's great!
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- I'm trying to buy cannily. I'm trying not to get carried away.- Oh.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43But soon our canny Scottish lass has spotted another
0:09:43 > 0:09:46couple of brooches hailing from her homeland.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50- I thought I could have a wee theme going there.- Yes.
0:09:50 > 0:09:56Um, these remind me of the wonderful, brooches of Alexander Ritchie...
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- Uh-huh. - ..who worked on the island of Iona.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Renowned silversmith and designer Alexander Ritchie
0:10:02 > 0:10:05worked from the turn of the 20th century until around World War II.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09His Arts and Crafts designs were deeply influenced by
0:10:09 > 0:10:12ancient Celtic and Nordic carvings.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15These are not by him. They're not signed by him.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20Um...but, they're...they have the same sort of feel about them.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Do you know, she's thinking of adding these to her job lot.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26On these, what's the very best, eh...?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29If I could get the two for 15,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33it's in that region that I would be looking for.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- OK, OK.- If you want to have a wee think about that.- Yes, OK.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- I think that would be fine. - Uh-huh, that's absolutely great.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46And with that, Anita's got a very patriotic lot.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Hoots, ma lassie!
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Which I'm sure they will adore...
0:10:51 > 0:10:53..in Stansted!
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Ha, ha! Well, let's hope so.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58So, Anita's now got the mah jong set
0:10:58 > 0:11:01and the four brooches for a total of £45.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03OK, thank you very much.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- Maybe see you again. Bye-bye. - Bye-bye.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Now, James has driven 13 miles onwards to
0:11:12 > 0:11:14the village of Little Easton.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Lovely day to be out and about, isn't it?
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Absolutely delightful, James.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Satisfied with his morning's haul,
0:11:23 > 0:11:26he's on his way to assignation in an empty field.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27Hmm...
0:11:29 > 0:11:31James is meeting Warwick Newbury,
0:11:31 > 0:11:35the vice chairman of Little Easton Parochial Church Council.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38He's going to fill James in on the fascinating role this
0:11:38 > 0:11:41little village played during the dark days of World War II.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46I say, nice car, Warwick. It quite puts the 2CV to shame.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Is this Top Gear?
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- Hello, James.- Hello, I'm Warwick. - Isn't that beautiful?! Can we swap?
0:11:52 > 0:11:53Certainly not!
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- Why are we meeting here, Warwick? - Well, it's quite extraordinary,
0:11:57 > 0:12:00but this rural area that you see today was once a thriving airfield
0:12:00 > 0:12:04during the last war, with the Americans coming in,
0:12:04 > 0:12:08in September '43, transforming this area.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13Indeed. This field once contained the airbase of the United States
0:12:13 > 0:12:17Air Force's 386th bombardment group, the unit which flew
0:12:17 > 0:12:20dangerous bombing missions over Europe during World War II.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25When the Americans first arrived in 1943,
0:12:25 > 0:12:30this land was a heavily wooded deer park, hardly a suitable airstrip,
0:12:30 > 0:12:34so the first thing they had to do was to clear the land of trees.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37And would you believe, there were 10,000 oaks on this site?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- I wouldn't, no. - JAMES LAUGHS
0:12:39 > 0:12:41How did they get rid of them?
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Well, actually, they literally blew them up.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46I mean, I suppose in wartime you do anything and you do it quickly and
0:12:46 > 0:12:49they were all blown up and tons of concrete were laid,
0:12:49 > 0:12:51so it was a very busy runway,
0:12:51 > 0:12:55but a big success and played a very important part of the war effort.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59That's fabulous, but I'm sure there's more to the story, Warwick, isn't there?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- There's a lot more to the story. - Lead on, lead on.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Shall we? OK. Follow me.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11Warwick's taking James on to Little Easton Parish Church where
0:13:11 > 0:13:13tribute is paid to the American soldiers who
0:13:13 > 0:13:15served at the airbase during the war.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Warwick, how many airmen were here?
0:13:21 > 0:13:26Well, there was just under 3,000 - 2,888 I'm told, at one point.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27And did they all live on the airfield?
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- Yes, there was a big base up there.- Big base.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31But they came to the church occasionally.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33They also had services up on the airfield,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37but they came to the church for special services.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39And what are the uniforms we have here?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Well, thanks to the Dunmow Museum who've kindly lent us
0:13:42 > 0:13:47these for the day, we have the pilot's uniform
0:13:47 > 0:13:50and then his flying kit in the middle and that was
0:13:50 > 0:13:52the ground crew engineer's support and, of course,
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- there were a lot of those. - But handsome fellows.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Well, you can imagine a little country village
0:13:56 > 0:13:58of probably 300 or 400 people,
0:13:58 > 0:14:02no more, suddenly being invaded by, well, 2,800-odd Americans.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08The airmen based here were bringing much needed American troops
0:14:08 > 0:14:11and resources to the Allied war effort in Europe
0:14:11 > 0:14:13and the village certainly made them at home.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18We needed the Americans to help us in our great war effort
0:14:18 > 0:14:21and, you know, they were welcomed and integrated.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26- There were clearly dances and social occasions.- Yeah, fabulous.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29You can imagine they were partying as much as they could.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32They were well paid and they had much better provisions, obviously,
0:14:32 > 0:14:36than were available in the UK at the time
0:14:36 > 0:14:38and they were indeed very welcome.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41But the social life the young airmen enjoyed here was only
0:14:41 > 0:14:43a welcome distraction from the seriousness
0:14:43 > 0:14:47and danger of their missions over occupied Europe.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51So, these were all young men away from home and, you know,
0:14:51 > 0:14:54going off on these trips. What was their success rate?
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- Were there enormous casualties? - I'm afraid there were.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01I think they flew something like 263 missions, um,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04and just under 200 were killed, so that's a lot of casualties.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05Really?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08The tragic sacrifice of the servicemen who died
0:15:08 > 0:15:12is commemorated in a memorial here at the church.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14So, James, this is the board
0:15:14 > 0:15:19with the names of the nearly 200 airmen who died.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23In the 1990s, the then-vicar, the Reverend Jack Philby
0:15:23 > 0:15:27led an initiative to create an appropriate modern tribute to
0:15:27 > 0:15:32the fallen US servicemen to ensure their legacy is not forgotten.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35These beautiful stained glass windows are the result.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43They were designed by an American artist called Phillips.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46There's an American and a UK shaking hands at the bottom,
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- the two different flags.- It is.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52It's a very nice space and very nice that it was carved
0:15:52 > 0:15:57out as a memorial some, you know, 40 years later, isn't it?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Yes, in fact, we still get a lot of visitors who, if you
0:15:59 > 0:16:02look in our visitors' book, a lot of visitors from the States who clearly
0:16:02 > 0:16:06come over to see where their father possibly flew their last mission.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Warwick, I wouldn't have known it was here in this
0:16:08 > 0:16:10very beautiful part of Essex.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13We've carved out this little bit of America here.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15It's absolutely fascinating and...
0:16:15 > 0:16:17It's lovely to be able to share it to you, James.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20..you know, really lovely.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Having paid his respects, James is moving onwards.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30Anita, meanwhile,
0:16:30 > 0:16:34has travelled on to Sawbridgeworth where she's aiming for
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Cromwell's Antique Centre and meeting
0:16:36 > 0:16:38charming young dealer Elspeth.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- Hello, I'm Anita.- Hello, I'm Elspeth, nice to meet you.- Lovely to be here.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46This looks absolutely wonderful.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47Time for a rummage.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57There's lots of lovely things here, but what I want to do is to
0:16:57 > 0:17:02dig into the corners and see if there are any surprises.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Go dig away, then.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09An old petrol can.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Is she a good-looking bird?
0:17:11 > 0:17:13She's a bit bony if you ask me!
0:17:16 > 0:17:19My, Anita, you're taking your time this afternoon.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21You must have looked at every atom in this shop.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23I'm sorry about this.
0:17:23 > 0:17:24You're forgiven, love.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- A dentist kit?- Yeah.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Well, this is a bit like pulling teeth. Ah!
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Finally, she seems to have settled on something.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37What I'm looking at, at the moment, is a Portmeirion part coffee set.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Portmeirion's marvellous, it's from the 1960s.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45This sort of stuff is so fashionable just now, I just love it to pieces.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49Portmeirion Pottery Manufacturer was founded in 1960
0:17:49 > 0:17:53by the iconic designer Susan Williams-Ellis.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57There's £30 on the ticket. What sort of a deal can Anita strike?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00If that could be bought for 20 that would be great,
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- if you could maybe do that. - Yeah, that's fine.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Elspeth will call the dealer who owns it.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09In the main, if these are going to get any money at all,
0:18:09 > 0:18:10they have to be complete.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15We're missing two cups and saucers and we're missing a cream,
0:18:15 > 0:18:20but we've still got a lot of stuff there for £30
0:18:20 > 0:18:24and if I can get that, say, round about 20, I think it might not be a bad buy.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Ah! Elspeth's back.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28How are we getting on?
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Success, he's very happy to take 20 for that.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34£20, OK, that's absolutely fine.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36So, Anita's last buy of the day in the bag
0:18:36 > 0:18:38and she's off for a cuppa to celebrate.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45And, with that, Anita and James are back in the car
0:18:45 > 0:18:48and headed for a well-deserved kip.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49Nighty-night, chaps.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55But, a balmy morning finds them back in the old 2CV
0:18:55 > 0:18:59and enjoying the southern sunshine.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- Again, a lovely, glorious day, isn't it?- Yes.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Is it always like this down here, James?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- Yes.- Wonderful. Wonderful.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09That's a bit of an exaggeration, James.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13But the sun shines on the blessed country of Scotland, doesn't it?
0:19:13 > 0:19:17Of course, it's always a Mediterranean climate in Glasgow!
0:19:17 > 0:19:19And that's a downright fib, Anita!
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Thus far, Anita's spent £65 exactly on three lots...the mah jong set,
0:19:27 > 0:19:29the job lot of Scottish brooches,
0:19:29 > 0:19:32and the incomplete Portmeirion coffee service.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39While "Loads-of-Money" James has only spent £45 on two lots...
0:19:39 > 0:19:40the vintage stamps,
0:19:40 > 0:19:42and the oil painting.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46Well, at least Anita seems to be enjoying herself this morning.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- This is it. We're on an adventure.- Yeah...
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- in our trusty 2CV... - Our little chevaux.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Absolument.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Next, they're coming into Clare in Suffolk.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06The Augustinian priory at Clare was founded in the year 1248,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09but was later suppressed during the dissolution of the monasteries
0:20:09 > 0:20:11in 1538.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16After a 400-year absence, the same Augustinian order repurchased
0:20:16 > 0:20:19the land in 1953 and still operates it today.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21How extraordinary.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Glorious.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- OK.- Very good. Well driven.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27- ANITA LAUGHS - We're here.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29We're here in Clare.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33The disembarkation of the guard. Oof!
0:20:33 > 0:20:34What a struggle.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39With their usual fleet-footed grace, they're splitting up to go shopping.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Good luck.- Good luck, James.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Anita's aiming for Market Hill Antiques
0:20:47 > 0:20:50where dealer Robin's ready to greet her.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- Hi! I'm Anita, how are you? - I'm Robin.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- Pleased to meet you.- Lovely to meet you, lovely to meet you.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00You know, Robin, when I walked in here, I thought,
0:21:00 > 0:21:02"Here's a man after my own heart!"
0:21:02 > 0:21:03Indeed!
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Robin stocks a lot of the quality 20th century glass
0:21:07 > 0:21:10and porcelain that really floats Anita's boat.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Let me have a look around because my eyes are
0:21:13 > 0:21:16greedy for all these beautiful things.
0:21:20 > 0:21:26This is a...it's a sort of futuristic cat painted by Louis Wain,
0:21:26 > 0:21:31but you can always tell Louis Wain's stuff in the expressions on
0:21:31 > 0:21:32his cats' faces.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36They always look totally mad. What sort of price is that?
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- The ticket price is 3,000. - Oh, right.- Um...
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- We wouldn't let it go for less than 2,500, though.- Yeah.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- I think it's a bit dear for me. - Yeah, by just a whisker.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Don't drop it now!
0:21:48 > 0:21:49These are pretty here,
0:21:49 > 0:21:54bohemian glass...from about the 1920s, would you say?
0:21:54 > 0:21:55I'd personally put those circa 1900.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58That's where I'd put them. Round about, yeah.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03They have an Art Nouveau look about them and that style that I like.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06The botanically inspired Art Nouveau style
0:22:06 > 0:22:09flourished around the turn of the 20th century.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13This pair of hand-decorated vases are priced up at £75.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Can they be bought for around about 20 quid?
0:22:17 > 0:22:21I'd like to see more than that, but I think they probably can be, yeah.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22She likes them,
0:22:22 > 0:22:26so she's putting them to one side and fishing for another item.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30I want to buy two items in this shop.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Better find something else then. Ha!
0:22:32 > 0:22:34And what about this?
0:22:34 > 0:22:37I think that might be slightly out of your price range.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Yeah, I know, I know. That sort of thing.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40BALL BEARING CLICKS
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Hard luck! Never mind!
0:22:42 > 0:22:43THEY LAUGH
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Hey! Enough of this messing about. We need some strong leadership!
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Ah-ha!
0:22:49 > 0:22:51I, in Scotland, have
0:22:51 > 0:22:55so many collectors of anything that has anything to do with Napoleon.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- We have him here. That's why he's in here.- Is that why he's here, yes?
0:22:58 > 0:23:01We might get one walking through the door.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04It's a cast brass figure of French emperor Napoleon.
0:23:04 > 0:23:10The ticket price is a regal £155, but, as Anita and Robin
0:23:10 > 0:23:14are getting on so well, what could he do for trade?
0:23:16 > 0:23:18- I could do that for about 75.- Mm-hm.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22It's kind of tempting at that, isn't it? It's well-made...
0:23:22 > 0:23:24It's not a modern piece.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26I'm awful tempted with Napoleon.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31I think a lot of women were. It's quite a nice thing.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35And it's a quality thing.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37SHE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:23:38 > 0:23:40SHE LAUGHS
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Could you do me a deal on...
0:23:46 > 0:23:48..those two? Could you do those two for 70?
0:23:52 > 0:23:54HE SIGHS
0:23:56 > 0:23:57- Yeah, I'll do that for you.- Ah!
0:23:57 > 0:24:01OK, thank you very, very, very much. That's great.
0:24:01 > 0:24:02Sacrebleu!
0:24:02 > 0:24:07Anita gets the glass and brass for an incredible £160 off
0:24:07 > 0:24:11and she's striding away with a very imperial air.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20James is nearby and strolling off into his first shop of the day,
0:24:20 > 0:24:25- F D Salter Antiques, where he's meeting owner David.- Hello? James.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- Hello. David.- Hello, very nice to meet you. Come on.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Give me a guided tour.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34James is chomping at the bit for bargains this morning.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38- So, cheap, fresh stuff, that's what I want, David.- Yep.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42- Fresh to market. That's a nice bit of enamel there.- It is, yes.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45There's something here, I know it.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50But something by the window's got him seeing red.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54I quite like these cranberry glasses. Very pretty.
0:24:54 > 0:24:59They always look nice. It's got a couple of nibbles out of here.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00Lovely polished bases.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07Distinctively hued cranberry glass pieces like these reached the
0:25:07 > 0:25:11height of their popularity during the Victorian and Edwardian periods.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13These date from around 1900.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Ticket price is £35.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19They just look so attractive, don't they?
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Could I squeeze you a bit, David? Could you do them for 20?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- Yes, go on, yes.- 20? I'll take those.- Right, lovely.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31So, deal done very decisively, but he's still on the hunt.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33I'm quite tempted by this.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37It's a chamber stick, but a very utilitarian fellow, isn't it?
0:25:37 > 0:25:41- It is, isn't it? Yes.- So, you could have gone up to bed with that.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44It's a brass chamber stick for bearing your candle to
0:25:44 > 0:25:47the bed chamber made in the rustic turn of the century
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Arts and Crafts style.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51There are lovely cottages in this county,
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- aren't there?- There are, yes.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55This would really work well with a lovely timbered,
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- jettied cottage, wouldn't it?- It would do, yes. It would look lovely.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00He may have a heart of pastoral loveliness,
0:26:00 > 0:26:05but James still has the bargaining instinct of a city slicker.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09For all my smiles, David, I'm still a hard man underneath it all.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- Could you help me out? Could you do it for 18?- I can't, I'm afraid.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17- 20 is really the rock bottom on that one.- OK, 20's the rock bottom.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Not even 19?
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- Sorry.- Oh, he's as hard as me, that David, isn't he?
0:26:22 > 0:26:2520. I'm still going to take the gamble though.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- Right, I think I owe you some money, don't I?- You do, yes.- Thank you.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Do pay the man then, James.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38He takes the cranberry glasses and the candlestick for a total of £40.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40- Bye.- Right, goodbye.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Anita, meanwhile has travelled on to Finchingfield in Essex.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53She's got all her lots for auction.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58She's going to spend the afternoon at local pile Spains Hall
0:26:58 > 0:27:01where she's keen to hear a story about a bit of a rum do
0:27:01 > 0:27:03in the house's ancient past.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08She's meeting the owner Sir Timothy Ruggles-Brise. That's quite a name!
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- Hello, I'm Anita.- Hi, lovely to see you.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- Welcome to Spains Hall.- Yeah.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18What a wonderful, wonderful room.
0:27:20 > 0:27:25Timothy is the current descendant of a line of Ruggles-Brises who
0:27:25 > 0:27:30have owned and lived in Spains Hall since the 1760s.
0:27:35 > 0:27:36Even more remarkably,
0:27:36 > 0:27:40his is only the third family to have owned the estate in a history
0:27:40 > 0:27:44that stretches back to the Norman conquests of the 11th century.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48Today, it's a strange story about the second family to own it,
0:27:48 > 0:27:50the Kemps, which Anita's here to learn about.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52It all takes place in Shakespeare's time
0:27:52 > 0:27:56and it's a tale almost worthy of the bard himself.
0:27:58 > 0:28:03Now, William Kemp, who lived here in the early 17th century
0:28:03 > 0:28:07accused his wife of being unfaithful.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12He discovered that she had not been unfaithful and consequently
0:28:12 > 0:28:15was so ashamed that he took a vow of silence.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19The local mystic known as the Raven warned William Kemp
0:28:19 > 0:28:23that his vow of silence would bring nothing but disaster and misery,
0:28:23 > 0:28:25but still he persisted with it.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28I think I know where this story is going.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31First of all, William Kemp decided to mark
0:28:31 > 0:28:35the passing of each of the seven years by digging a pond which
0:28:35 > 0:28:39can still be seen and, during that period, unfortunately,
0:28:39 > 0:28:43his wife died and then, on another occasion, he and his groom
0:28:43 > 0:28:46were visiting a neighbouring village and it was a very stormy night.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51They took shelter in a local hostelry and William Kemp
0:28:51 > 0:28:55overheard a band of ruffians plotting to rob Spains Hall.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02Away from home and still unwilling to break his vow by talking,
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Kemp instead wrote a note for his servant to take back to
0:29:05 > 0:29:08warn his staff of the impending robbery.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13Um, the trouble was, that by the time the groom has swum the river
0:29:13 > 0:29:16and reached Spains Hall, the note was illegible
0:29:16 > 0:29:19and the staff thought, "The squire must be in dire trouble.
0:29:19 > 0:29:24"We'll all go off and try and rescue him from
0:29:24 > 0:29:26"whatever the predicament was."
0:29:26 > 0:29:28They left a young ten-year-old boy, which was
0:29:28 > 0:29:32a relation of the Kemp family, here in the house.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Whilst they were away, the robbers came,
0:29:34 > 0:29:39they broke in, they robbed the house, they took everything of
0:29:39 > 0:29:43value in the house with them, they murdered the ten-year-old boy...
0:29:43 > 0:29:46This is a catalogue of disasters indeed!
0:29:46 > 0:29:49He shouldn't have taken that vow of silence.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54I'll say! The murderous brigands who stole all the loot from Spains Hall
0:29:54 > 0:29:57on that rainy night, soon encountered trouble of their own.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59They murdered the young lad
0:29:59 > 0:30:02and took their spoil down towards the village,
0:30:02 > 0:30:05but it was so heavy, the ground was absolutely sodden,
0:30:05 > 0:30:08so they off-loaded all the heavy stuff including the porcelain,
0:30:08 > 0:30:11the plates, into the lake,
0:30:11 > 0:30:15never to be seen again...well, not quite never to be seen again.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20When my great-great grandfather dredged the lake in 1904...
0:30:20 > 0:30:23the plates were all found in perfect condition,
0:30:23 > 0:30:27they'd been in the lake, in the silt for hundreds of years
0:30:27 > 0:30:31and these plates have now returned to their rightful home.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33Incredible!
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Timothy's taking Anita upstairs to get a better view
0:30:36 > 0:30:39of the plate-laden lake as it is today.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43And is that the actual lake that these wonderful plates were found in?
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- Yes, yes.- That must have been a very exciting moment.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- Well, it was 1904, a bit before my time.- Yes!
0:30:51 > 0:30:52I may not look it, but it was!
0:30:54 > 0:30:57My late uncle, Sir John, he was born in 1908.
0:30:57 > 0:30:58So, he just missed it.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- He just missed it as well, but it must have been very exciting.- Yeah.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05And, so, this remarkable ancient story has
0:31:05 > 0:31:07a conclusion in the 20th century.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11But it's time for Anita to be heading onward.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16It's been fascinating. I have absolutely loved this house.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20With the auction fast approaching, she's got enough on her...
0:31:20 > 0:31:21ha, ha...plate!
0:31:25 > 0:31:30James, on the other hand, has motored on to Sudbury in Suffolk.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34Sudbury was once famous for its artistic residents, the legendary
0:31:34 > 0:31:3718th century painter Thomas Gainsborough hailed from the town.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Let's hope some of that aesthetic dash
0:31:39 > 0:31:42rubs off on James as he heads for
0:31:42 > 0:31:45his last shop of the day at Mary's Antiques,
0:31:45 > 0:31:49presided over by the proprietor who is, oddly enough, called Mary.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- Hello, James.- Hello.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- I'm Mary.- Hello. Nice to meet you, Mary.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59- Cor, how long have you been here? - 33 years.- 33 years!
0:31:59 > 0:32:03- Yeah.- Oh, it looks wonderful. A lovely old building.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- Yes, it's quite a nice old place. - Well, I'll have a squizz round.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- Yeah, you have a look round, by all means.- Thank you.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18This is a sort of coal bin.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Quite a nice piece of brass, isn't it?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26- Yeah. This is... I don't know... - CLATTER
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- Oh, mind your head!- Getting attacked!
0:32:29 > 0:32:32By a lampshade. Terrifying!
0:32:32 > 0:32:33Just a lidded fellow.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37I don't think it's terribly old, but it's not a bad weight.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39It sort of feels as though it should be Edwardian.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- That's quite nice, that one. - So, 1900, 1910.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44How much on this, Mary?
0:32:44 > 0:32:46- 20, you can have it.- 20. It is nice.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Yeah, it is nice.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- And you want £20 for that?- Yeah.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- And I'll give you £20 for that. - Thank you very much.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56That's very kind of you. Thank you very much indeed. Thank you.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00And a very civilised deal to end on, James.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02And now they've both got all their lots for auction.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08So, they're now going to meet up in Sudbury and it's time for
0:33:08 > 0:33:13our excellent experts to reveal their purchases to each other.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16I'm dying to show you what I've bought. Can I go first?
0:33:16 > 0:33:21- Yes, go on. Go first.- OK. I'll have to do this quite gingerly.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25- Hey! Something from the homeland. - Oh, yes, some Scottish brooches.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30Two little agate ones, polished agate, and two little Iona ones.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34And I had to buy this monsieur
0:33:34 > 0:33:38because we are in a little... "Deux CV".
0:33:38 > 0:33:40- Oh, yes!- It's Napoleon.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42- And do you know something, James? - The little man himself.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44He reminds me of you.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Heh, heh! I'm not sure I see the resemblance.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- Who's this made by? Is this Portmeirion?- Portmeirion.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- 20 quid on that.- Cor!
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- 20 quid on these.- Cheap!
0:33:54 > 0:33:57And 20 quid on this.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01I'm sensing a theme here. Now, what about James' haul?
0:34:02 > 0:34:03Very nice, James.
0:34:03 > 0:34:08- Nice Arts and Crafts candleholder. - Guess the price.
0:34:08 > 0:34:09- £20?- Well done.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13What about this guy here?
0:34:13 > 0:34:16- Uh, yeah, £20.- £20. OK.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Bits of cranberry glass?
0:34:18 > 0:34:24- £20. And then my mad little buy...I just bought some old...- Stamps!
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Not a hit, I fancy.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- I bought them for £5.- OK.- Let's go!
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Let's!
0:34:33 > 0:34:35They're the best of friends when they're face to face,
0:34:35 > 0:34:38but what do they have to say behind closed doors, one wonders?
0:34:39 > 0:34:44It's a bit spooky. We both seem to buy units in £20 sums.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47The mah jong set, rather nice in its leather case,
0:34:47 > 0:34:51and her lovely statue of Napoleon. I think that's a nice item.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55I could do well, or I could just lick my chops.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57Well, right.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00I was hoping that, because James had a lot of money,
0:35:00 > 0:35:04that he'd be tempted to spend loads of dosh,
0:35:04 > 0:35:08but he hasn't done that, he's been very, very canny.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12Now, the coal box, these things aren't as popular as they were,
0:35:12 > 0:35:15but that one's rather nice, and those daft stamps,
0:35:15 > 0:35:18a moment of madness, James!
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Or genius.
0:35:20 > 0:35:21We shall see, as they head to
0:35:21 > 0:35:24the village of Stansted Mountfitchet in Essex.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Ancient Stansted Mountfitchet is a pretty little parish
0:35:29 > 0:35:32and an ideal place for them to auction their wares.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- Here we are, James. Do you think we're fine here?- Isn't this lovely?
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Oh! Here we are.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43The morning struggle out of the vehicle.
0:35:44 > 0:35:49- Feeling confident, darling? - I'm feeling semi-confident.- Uh-huh.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52And so to battle!
0:35:52 > 0:35:58Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers was established back in 1782.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59Today, it's a general sale
0:35:59 > 0:36:03and auctioneer Frank Barnett will be presiding over proceedings.
0:36:05 > 0:36:10But, before the off, what does he make of James' and Anita's buys?
0:36:10 > 0:36:12There's old favourites such as Portmeirion ware,
0:36:12 > 0:36:15although quite stylish and retro, which is very popular at present,
0:36:15 > 0:36:19it's the sort of thing that doesn't particularly set the world alight.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21We have six cranberry glass beakers which, 20 years ago,
0:36:21 > 0:36:24would have flown out the room and found many bidders. It won't make
0:36:24 > 0:36:27what they made 20 years ago, but there'll still be somebody out there
0:36:27 > 0:36:28who would like those.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Hmm. A cautious estimation.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Anita started this leg with £324.14.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38She spent £135 on five lots.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44While James began with £465.40.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46He played it very safe,
0:36:46 > 0:36:50spending on £105 and also has five lots in today's sale.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54And now the sale's about to begin.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57This is us, James!
0:36:57 > 0:37:00First up, Anita's job lot of Caledonian brooches.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Can they pin her a decent price?
0:37:03 > 0:37:0530. £30 is bid. I'll take 5...
0:37:05 > 0:37:09- 35 bid. 40.- 45. 50.
0:37:09 > 0:37:125, 60, 5...
0:37:12 > 0:37:17- Yes!- £65, bid at £65. 70, anyone else? Selling at £65.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22It's a patriotic winner for our lively lassie.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- That's fabulous. - It's a good start, isn't it?
0:37:24 > 0:37:26It's a great start.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Now James' stamp books from the '60s and '70s.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33Please, Mr Postman, a profit for him!
0:37:33 > 0:37:3610. £10 for them.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Anybody want the stamps for £10?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- Come on, now, at 10... - Oh, dear, this doesn't bode well!
0:37:42 > 0:37:43That's £5.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Anybody want them at £5?
0:37:47 > 0:37:48No? Pass.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50More like return to sender! Ha!
0:37:50 > 0:37:52No-one bids in this saleroom,
0:37:52 > 0:37:55so he'll have to carry them on to the next leg.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00Well, now I know why I've never seen books of stamps for an auction...
0:38:00 > 0:38:02cos nobody buys them!
0:38:03 > 0:38:04Ha, ha!
0:38:04 > 0:38:06How unfortunate,
0:38:06 > 0:38:10but Anita has another try now with her pretty Art Nouveau glass vases.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Who'll start? £20 for them.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- £30.- 30, 5, 40...
0:38:16 > 0:38:195, 50, 5...
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- £55...- £55!
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Selling at £55. All finished at 55?
0:38:25 > 0:38:28A smashing profit again.
0:38:28 > 0:38:29My friend is on fire!
0:38:29 > 0:38:34- You are on fire!- I didn't expect them to go that far.- That is great!
0:38:34 > 0:38:38Next, it's James' Arts and Crafts chamber candlestick.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Will it attract the punters' brass?
0:38:40 > 0:38:43£10? £10 is bid. I'll take 15.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- Oh, well done.- 20. We've got 25.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48The lady's bid at £25.
0:38:48 > 0:38:49This is exciting!
0:38:49 > 0:38:53Selling at £25. All done at 25.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56A modest profit there, but he won't see much return on that after
0:38:56 > 0:38:58auction costs have been deducted.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01I'm thankful for anything!
0:39:02 > 0:39:05All the way from China, it's Anita's mah jong set.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- £20 is bid. I see 5 now.- 25.
0:39:08 > 0:39:1130, 5, 40, 5...
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- 50, sir? 50.- Yes!
0:39:13 > 0:39:16£50 is bid. Selling at £50. All done.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21And the game certainly seems to be in Anita's favour today.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25- Well done, you!- Yes! Yes! - Another...oh!- Oh!
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Unassailable!
0:39:28 > 0:39:30On a roll!
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Another one for the ascendant Anita now,
0:39:33 > 0:39:36as her incomplete Portmeirion coffee set is up.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39£10 then. £10 is bid. I'll take 15 now.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41I've £10 bid. I'll take 15.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45Selling it at £10 before she changes her mind at 10...
0:39:45 > 0:39:50Well, it doesn't look as if it was the crowd's cup of, huh, coffee, eh?
0:39:50 > 0:39:52I tell you, James, I deserved that one.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54- Did you...? Slightly, you felt that, didn't you?- Yeah.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58James was rather taken with this set of cranberry glasses,
0:39:58 > 0:40:01but was it a rose-tinted buy?
0:40:01 > 0:40:03£10 is bid. Do I see 15? I've 15.
0:40:03 > 0:40:0415. We're away.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Do I see 20 anywhere? 20?
0:40:07 > 0:40:0925? 25.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13The lady's bid at £25. £30 anywhere? This is for a set of six.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Selling then at £25.
0:40:16 > 0:40:17Again, a modest profit.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- God, really...- That was... - ..it's down to the coal bin
0:40:21 > 0:40:24and the picture, because I have limped around, really,
0:40:24 > 0:40:26I've done nothing.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29James' fate indeed hangs on his last two lots
0:40:29 > 0:40:32and it's his Edwardian coal bin next.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36£20. £20 is bid. Do I see 5 anywhere? 25.
0:40:36 > 0:40:3830, sir? 30.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42£30 is bid then. It goes. All finished here at £30. At 30...
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Well, it doesn't set the room alight,
0:40:45 > 0:40:48but it's a welcome profit nevertheless.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- Dear, oh, dear...- Well, a wee bit of profit, James...- A wee bit, wee...
0:40:52 > 0:40:56- But nothing running away. - It's all down to my picture.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00But, before that, it's Anita's last lot,
0:41:00 > 0:41:02her brass figure of Napoleon.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03Will it conquer all?
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- Bonne chance.- Bonne chance.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09£20 I'm bid. Do I see 5 in the room now? It's a figure of Napoleon. 25.
0:41:09 > 0:41:1330. 5. Will you go 38? 40 is bid.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- 40's bid. - Do I see 5 anywhere else now?
0:41:16 > 0:41:17And 40 all done?
0:41:18 > 0:41:22It's her very own personal Waterloo.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24I'll tell you, James, it could have been a lot worse.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- Yeah. Were you relieved with that? - Yeah. 40 quid.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29You're a brave soldier, Anita.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31The very last lot of the sale now,
0:41:31 > 0:41:34James' attractive oil of a Norfolk boatyard.
0:41:35 > 0:41:3920 then? £20 is bid. At £20 I'm bid, do I see 5 anywhere now?
0:41:39 > 0:41:42At £20 is bid. 5 anywhere else now?
0:41:42 > 0:41:45Are we all finished then at the maiden bid of 20? All done?
0:41:45 > 0:41:485 anybody? No.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50And, with that, he's sunk.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- It's a bit of a disaster, that. - I think that was bad luck.- Yeah.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Bad luck on that one.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- It's a combination of errors, I think, that one.- Yeah.- Let's go.
0:41:59 > 0:42:04So, a disappointing sale for James means Anita wins this leg
0:42:04 > 0:42:06and is nipping at his heels.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11James started this leg with £465.40.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13After paying auction costs, he made a loss of
0:42:13 > 0:42:18£23 and now has £442.40 to carry forward.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25While Anita began with £324.14,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28after auction costs are deducted,
0:42:28 > 0:42:31she made a profit of £45.40
0:42:31 > 0:42:34and now has £369.54.
0:42:38 > 0:42:39THEY LAUGH
0:42:39 > 0:42:41No words, please.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- Well, James, you won't mind if I have a wee gloat?- Course I won't.
0:42:45 > 0:42:51- Well, we both played it safe.- Yeah. - And safe wasn't good for you, James.
0:42:51 > 0:42:56- I think I'm looking forward to seeing you as a wild man!- I'll have to be!
0:42:56 > 0:43:00Safe did not work for me today.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Unleash the beast!
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Well, we'll look forward to that. To the next leg and away.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10On the next Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:10 > 0:43:11Anita's playing lead.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13Rock'n'roll, man!
0:43:14 > 0:43:17And even James is getting on down.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19Anyway, I'd better get down and get dirty.