0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nations favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:08- With £200 each, a classic car... - We're goin' roond!
0:00:08 > 0:00:11..and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- I want to spend lots of money. - The aim?
0:00:14 > 0:00:17To make the biggest profit at auction. But it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21- Oh, no!- There'll be worthy winners...- We've done it!
0:00:21 > 0:00:25- ..and valiant losers. - You are kidding me on...
0:00:25 > 0:00:29So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:29 > 0:00:32- What am I doing?- You've got a deal. - This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Today sees the start of a brand-new Road Trip with Charlie Ross,
0:00:42 > 0:00:44a campervan and...
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Hang on, we're missing someone.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48SHE LAUGHS
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Ah, welcome aboard!
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Ah, yes, his antique adversary for this adventure
0:00:54 > 0:00:56is Christina Trevanion.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Come on the trip of a lifetime with your old uncle Ross-co.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04- Ah. That van's going down a treat. - We are in ultimate luxury.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- We can sleep in it.- Yeah. - When we pull up to a shop...
0:01:07 > 0:01:08- We can eat in it. - ..we can blow the horn
0:01:08 > 0:01:11and ask the chap to bring the items out on a tray.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13SHE LAUGHS
0:01:13 > 0:01:15- Do you like that idea? - I don't think...
0:01:15 > 0:01:20- 'Your antiques, sir!' - Sounds like an adventure.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Hold on to your bonnets, folks. We're in Bonnie Scotland.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26We're right up in the Highlands now.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30- Are you a real Scotsman, Charles Ross?- Well...
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Let's say, when the wind blows...
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- I'll find out?- You'll find out.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38Oh, crikey...
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Road Trip veteran Charlie Ross is a flamboyant auctioneer
0:01:44 > 0:01:46who knows no fear.
0:01:46 > 0:01:47Will they kill me?
0:01:47 > 0:01:51- No. No.- They've got big horns on them.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54But of course they have. And he aims to please.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- Do you like the tea bag to dangle? - Yes, please.- Oh, yes.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00His competition is Christina Trevanion.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03She's an auctioneer embarking on her second Road Trip
0:02:03 > 0:02:05and she loves a spot of dressing up.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Ooh, it fits. What do you think?
0:02:09 > 0:02:13- And she hobnobs with celebs, don't you know?- You must be Madonna.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Hello. Hi, lovely to meet you.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Our handsome duo begin their awfully big adventure
0:02:21 > 0:02:23with £200 each.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26And their trusty 1977 VW campervan
0:02:26 > 0:02:29called Geoffrey II.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Hawd on tae yer pants. We're goin' roond!
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- Good Lord, this old gearbox is a bit sporting.- What's going on? Ooh!
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- You enjoying that? Now I think we're in 2nd.- You think?
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- Well, we're going uphill. - Oh, my. Come on, Geoffrey...
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Come on, Geoffrey II!
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Geoffrey II...
0:02:49 > 0:02:51HORN TOOTS Oh, my goodness.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54This is going to be a trip and a half.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55It certainly seems that way so far.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Charlie and Christina will travel over 500 miles
0:03:00 > 0:03:03from Inverness in the Scottish Highlands
0:03:03 > 0:03:06all the way to the port town of Boston in Lincolnshire.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Today, they start in Inverness
0:03:08 > 0:03:13and will head towards their first auction in Bo'ness, near Falkirk.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Boasting a 19th-century castle and sitting on the River Ness,
0:03:18 > 0:03:23Inverness is regarded as the capital of the Scottish Highlands.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33- I say. What a guy.- It's a little windy in the Trossachs.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35SHE LAUGHS
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- Have a good buying day.- Happy shopping.- And I'll see you later.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- I'll see you later.- Bye.- Bye.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Whoops! Nearly got an eyeful there.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49Charlie's charged up as he gets stuck in to his first shop.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- Watch out, girls.- Good morning! - Morning.- It's Moira, is it not?
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- It is.- Charlie.- How do you do? - Nice to meet you.- You too.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- May I be that forward?- Of course. - Steady on...
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- How long have you been here? - Just since the end of last year.
0:04:02 > 0:04:03Oh, really?
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Did you come from another shop or is this a new project?
0:04:06 > 0:04:10This is a new project. My husband's a collector as well.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- Do all the good things that you buy end up at home?- Yes.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14- Where do you live? - I'm not telling you.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- THEY LAUGH - Nice try, Charlie.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Bother! That one didn't work.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- So all the things your husband doesn't like end up in the shop?- Yes.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- Oh, well, thank you very much. - That's why I'm here!
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- I'm sure that's not true, Moira.- How dare you!
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- May I have a look round?- Of course. - And he's not hanging about.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34A pair of Cantonese vases.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Famille rose.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Famille rose is the style of 18th-century Chinese wares
0:04:41 > 0:04:44typified by shades of pink and green.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50- Someone's been having a bashing time, haven't they?- Yes.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Having said that, you've got one perfect one.
0:04:56 > 0:04:57£90 the pair.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03While he has a think, he's got a fancy for something else.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06I like your quill basket.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Anglo-Indian?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- Do you think? - Spot on, Charlie.- I think so.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15This 19th-century porcupine quill basket
0:05:15 > 0:05:17was very popular during the British Empire
0:05:17 > 0:05:21when it was the fashion to show off wares from far-flung travels.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25You do have an easel clock there.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- I know nothing about that. - Charlie certainly does.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Well, I think it's French. It's on a French porcelain plaque.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39In terms of date, I would imagine 1890-1900. I imagine it's...
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Well, it's got an enamel chapter ring here.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Is it buyable for 50 quid?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- Yeah.- Are you sure?- Yes.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Well, I think that's fabulous and I'm going to have it. And thank you.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- Perfect.- I say. Christina's going to be jealous of that.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57And I'm going to win, ha-ha!
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Gosh, he's got his tail up today.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01What about Christina, poor girl?
0:06:01 > 0:06:05She's just down the road and, as a relative newcomer,
0:06:05 > 0:06:08she's got her work cut out today against the old hand, Charlie.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13She's off to meet Madonna - no, not the Grammy Award winner,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16but the lovely lady who owns this antiques emporium.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Stand by.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- Hello. Hi, you must be Madonna. - I'm Madonna, yes.- You're Madonna.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Brilliant, hi. I'm Christina. Lovely to meet you, how are you?
0:06:24 > 0:06:30- I'm fine, thank you.- With £200 in her purse, what will take her fancy?
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Those are quite impressive. There isn't a huge amount of age to them.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39Nice. Nice little bit of Moorcroft.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41And we've got a lovely sticker on the back here.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- Is it what they call, erm...a luckenbooth brooch?- It is, yes.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Just be grand if it would have a little mark on there, but...
0:06:50 > 0:06:53You can't have everything, can you? I'm asking for everything.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Greedy!
0:06:55 > 0:07:00This traditional brooch became popular in 18th-century Edinburgh
0:07:00 > 0:07:03and were sold in luckenbooths,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06tiny, lockable shops along the Royal Mile.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08We've got £40 on that.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- What's your thoughts, Madonna?- Aye...
0:07:12 > 0:07:17You should make a profit on it at 30, if I come down to 30.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Lovely. OK, all right, that's definitely a possibility.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Back to Charlie. How's he getting on?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26What about the ebony and quill basket from earlier?
0:07:26 > 0:07:30I think that would make, at auction, between £20 and £30.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Which would have to be bought... I think you've got it priced up at 35.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35I think I would have to pay, sort of, 18 quid for it.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Something like that, I don't know.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- Is that any good?- Yeah... That should be fine.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- Are you sure?- Yes.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44You're not just saying yes, because I'm wearing a kilt, are you?
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- And if you are...- No. Even though, very nice.- ..it's worked! THEY LAUGH
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Well, I'll have that as well.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Well, for his first shop, he's definitely splashing the cash.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55I'm going to have one last look aroond...
0:07:55 > 0:07:58This is like a shopping spree, this is. Once I'm on a roll...
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Quote me a price on those. Try me.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08I could probably do 50 for the pair.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10If 40 quid shows you a profit, I'll have those as well.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- I think that's quite fair. - That's fab.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Jeepers creepers, Charlie's going for it.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19All in all, he's spent £40 on the pair of vases, 50 on the easel clock
0:08:19 > 0:08:23and 18 on the quill basket, a whopping total of £108.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- Now, look out... - I'll dip into my sporran.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Oh, so that's what you keep in there...
0:08:31 > 0:08:34And with a swirl of his kilt, he's off.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Meanwhile, Christina's a busy little bee.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41What have you got over there?
0:08:41 > 0:08:44This is a little piece of Swarovski crystal.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- Thought you might be interested in.- Pretty...
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Gosh, where did that come from?
0:08:50 > 0:08:53That's actually a friend's of mine. That's who I'm selling it for.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- Are you?- On her behalf, yes.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00That's beautiful. Nice mark on the back as well.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05- Because Swarovski is a really big, really luxury name, isn't it?- Yes.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08So probably, to buy, that would have cost an absolute fortune.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10It would have, yes.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- I like the little lovebirds. - Is that me and Charlie Ross?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- SHE LAUGHS - It could be.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Although, we'd probably be pecking each other and falling out.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21"I'm driving! No, you're driving, no, I'm driving..."
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Aw... And what have we got on that? That's £25 on that. OK.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29What would your friend feel about an offer on that, do you think?
0:09:29 > 0:09:30Was that her absolute limit on that?
0:09:30 > 0:09:35- No, I think she would be happy with 20.- Be happy with 20?- Yes. Yes.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37What about 40 on the two?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- How would you feel about that? - Since it's you...
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- Really?!- Yes.- Really?!- Yes.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Thank you very much. Brilliant. Thank you.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Cor, Christina's not messing about. Two bits of jewellery for £40, eh?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- Thank you very much.- Thank you. Take care now. Bye-bye.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Both our Road Trip chums are making a confident start.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Her partner in crime, Charlie Ross, is back in the van,
0:10:07 > 0:10:11making his way 15 miles to the village of Drumnadrochit -
0:10:11 > 0:10:14try and say that quickly - on the shores of Loch Ness.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17So, it's a good, solid start, Ross.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20I like building an innings through the week, you know.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24And as the week goes on, expand the stroke play.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Buy things for £100. £200.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Towards that £1,000 target.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35That's it, Ross-co. Dream big, boy.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Look at this sun shining off Loch Ness.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41It's glorious!
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Hear, hear.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45The magnificent Loch Ness
0:10:45 > 0:10:48is the largest body of freshwater in Britain.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51It's claimed there's more water here
0:10:51 > 0:10:54than in all the lakes in England and Wales put together. How's that?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57So much so, that anything could be lurking under the surface.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02SNARLING
0:11:03 > 0:11:07The myths of a Loch Ness monster are legendary.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Nessie, as she's more fondly known, is world-famous
0:11:10 > 0:11:12and has become an icon of Scotland.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15But does such a creature really exist?
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Charlie's looking for answers
0:11:17 > 0:11:20from a man who's spent his life hunting for the truth.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Adrian, it must be.- Hello.- Hello. Lovely to see you.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Adrian Shine is a naturalist
0:11:30 > 0:11:33and project leader of the Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35When did it all start?
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Well, there was always the tradition of the waterhorse.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Which is not a nice, fluffy, benign thing,
0:11:42 > 0:11:44it was something that would spoil your whole day.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Something deep in Highland folklore.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52Yes. These ancient legends took a turn in 1933
0:11:52 > 0:11:55when a local woman claimed to have seen a more reptilian creature
0:11:55 > 0:11:58and word spread quickly.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Later that year, a national newspaper
0:12:00 > 0:12:04sent a renowned big game hunter, Marmaduke Wetherell,
0:12:04 > 0:12:06up to the loch to gather evidence.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11- He came to the lochside and he found, on the bank...- Yeah.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- ..footprints.- Oh, no!- And...
0:12:14 > 0:12:19Plaster casts were taken, very similar to this one.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- And with due ceremony, they are sent to the natural history museum.- Yep.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- In London.- Yep.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28And they have a look at it and it gives them
0:12:28 > 0:12:31some perplexity to start with but, as you see...
0:12:33 > 0:12:36..they think, in the end, that it's from a stuffed hippopotamus.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Now, what is a hippopotamus doing by Loch Ness?
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- A stuffed one? - Particularly a stuffed one.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- Well, a stuffed one couldn't move, for a start.- And there we have it.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51But if it's an ashtray, it fits the purpose extremely well.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54And that is where Marmaduke Wetherell
0:12:54 > 0:12:57committed his first hoax at Loch Ness.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Amazingly, it took 60 years
0:12:59 > 0:13:03to finally solve the hippo print mystery.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06During this time, sightings continued and the legend grew.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10In 1934, Nessie was finally caught on camera,
0:13:10 > 0:13:12in a now famous image.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Now, Marmaduke Wetherell had a step-son.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18And his name was Christian Spurling.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- And he was a model maker of some repute.- Aha...
0:13:22 > 0:13:25And he made the model
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- that sat on a toy submarine...- No!
0:13:29 > 0:13:32..in April of 1934.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- Oh!- Our reconstruction of the picture.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- It's like a swan!- Exactly.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43- You've spent your whole life round here with this project.- Yes.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Though my interests are more diverse than monsters.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50In his now 40-year quest for the truth,
0:13:50 > 0:13:55Adrian has gone to great lengths to explore what lies beneath the loch.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58One of his early, ingenious inventions
0:13:58 > 0:14:00was this self-built submarine.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05My strategy was to look upward, against the surface brightness.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09- Because anything relevant would be coming to the surface.- Exactly.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13To this end, Adrian squeezed himself into his home-made submarine
0:14:13 > 0:14:15and boldly went into the loch.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20To go down, he let water in.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24To go up, he had to hand-pump the water back out.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28And you had to do huge calculations before you built this.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32- Well, I did a few sums, but I wasn't very good at sums. - CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Adrian spent hours in his submarine,
0:14:35 > 0:14:40then conducted the largest ever search of the loch using sonar,
0:14:40 > 0:14:42but both were inconclusive.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Yet Adrian remains philosophical
0:14:44 > 0:14:47about the chance of one day meeting Nessie.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50So I'm going to have to pop the question now.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52After all these years...
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Is there a monster?
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Certainly, generically speaking,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01in the human psyche, there is a monster and there always have been.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05I don't believe Loch Ness is Jurassic Park,
0:15:05 > 0:15:09so is Loch Ness a veil which we can penetrate?
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Or is it a mirror to our imagination?
0:15:13 > 0:15:15And we may, in the end,
0:15:15 > 0:15:19learn more about human perception than we do about natural history.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23What a wonderfully broad way of looking at it. And thank you.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Thank you for letting me in on your wonderful, wonderful experience.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31That is quite a profound view.
0:15:31 > 0:15:36One thing's for certain, Adrian has taken a true shine to these waters
0:15:36 > 0:15:40and will always be vigilant in his search for the truth.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Now, while Charlie has been searching for Nessie,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47the delectable Christina has travelled half an hour away
0:15:47 > 0:15:50to the village of Auldearn, just outside the town of Nairn.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Christina's going for a mooch about Auldearn Antiques,
0:15:55 > 0:15:57a family-run business owned by Roger.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08This is just brilliant, isn't it?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- Yes, it is.- I mean, it's just what you want from an antiques shop.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15It's full of character, it's stuffed to the brim and you just know
0:16:15 > 0:16:19that in here somewhere, there's something just a little bit magical.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20It's brilliant.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Here's hoping, Christina.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26And before you can say abracadabra, she's found a couple of birds.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29So we've got a glazed case here,
0:16:29 > 0:16:34containing what looks to be a rather magnificent cock pheasant and a...
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Is that a grouse? Is that a grouse? Or a capercaillie?
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Look, I'm no David Attenborough, but I think it's a hen pheasant...
0:16:41 > 0:16:42hen.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48Now, taxidermy isn't really everyone's cup of tea.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50It is a bit of a controversial area.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54But I'm certainly finding at the moment that it does seem
0:16:54 > 0:16:55to be quite fashionable.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59The Victorians loved taxidermy.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02It was a fashionable feature within many a parlour.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- Ah, here's owner Roger for a chat. - Tell me about...
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- Because obviously, this is a cock pheasant.- Yes.- This is a grouse?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12This is male and female.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- Oh, this is a pheasant?- Told you so.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- The man is decked out in full finery.- Yeah, he looks...
0:17:18 > 0:17:22But I wouldn't have put that as a female. Ooh, blimey. Very nice.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- Watch out. Here comes the Christina charm.- Roger...- Yes?
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- I hate haggling... - Fibber!- You've got 125 on it.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- You're in the wrong business. - I know. I am. I'm hopeless.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37It's 125 on it, what could be your best price on it?
0:17:37 > 0:17:39I could come close to £100
0:17:39 > 0:17:43but it has to be probably the wrong side of £100 for you.
0:17:43 > 0:17:48- Probably 105, I could sell it for. - 105?- Yeah.- OK. All right.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51What I'll do is, I'll see if I can find anything else,
0:17:51 > 0:17:55but if we can stick a red dot on that for me for the moment,
0:17:55 > 0:17:57that would be great. Grand. I'll see you in five.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02There are more antiques in the outbuildings.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03Christina's off to explore.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- Ooh. This is quite pretty, isn't it? - Lovely.- What have we got?
0:18:08 > 0:18:13- We've got the Fifty Pence Shop. Which sounds good.- Sounds cheap.
0:18:13 > 0:18:1450p...
0:18:16 > 0:18:17Ooh.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- That's rather lovely, isn't it, for 50p?- If you say so.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Somebody might want that.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Though I'm not sure you'd be able to fit many letters through it.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29I mean, given a bit of a paint strip,
0:18:29 > 0:18:31it would be rather lovely.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33And for 50p? That can't be bad, surely.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39Surely. So, it's back to Roger to talk business.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44I like my 50p letter rack. Very sweet.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48And I also like the taxidermy very much.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- And you're going to try and beat me down even further.- Oh, but no.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55That's not very civilised, is it? No, give me something, Roger.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57All I can do is...
0:18:57 > 0:19:01- bring it to a round figure for the two items of £100.- £100.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Hopefully you'll do well with that.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05OK. £100.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- For the pheasants and for my letter box?- Yep.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- £100 is it.- Good.- Thank you very much.- Good luck.- Brilliant.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16- Thank you.- Cor, she's bold. That's half of her budget gone.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21£100 on a pair of stuffed birds and a letter flap. Huh.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22Back together again,
0:19:22 > 0:19:26it's time for Charlie and Christina to have a rest.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28The thrilling adventure continues tomorrow.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Nightie night, you two birds.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34# There's a chookin a-clookin it here... #
0:19:34 > 0:19:36It's the start of a brand-new day,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39and Charlie and Christina are in a musical mood.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40Well. Charlie is, mainly.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42# And there's a cow a-mooing it here
0:19:42 > 0:19:43# and a cow a-mooing it there
0:19:43 > 0:19:46# They were mooing it here mooing it there every... #
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Is that like the grown-up version of Old MacDonald?
0:19:48 > 0:19:51# There's a pig a-SNORT there and a pig a-SNORT there
0:19:51 > 0:19:54# Here a SNORT, there a SNORT, everywhere a SNORT SNORT... #
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Oh, dear. What did he have for breakfast?
0:19:57 > 0:20:02So far, Charlie has spent £108 on three items.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05The pair of Cantonese famille rose lidded vases,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07the ebony and porcupine quill basket
0:20:07 > 0:20:10and the 19th-century French easel clock.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Leaving him £92 for the day ahead.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Christina has also been rather industrious.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20She's spent £140 pounds on four items.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24The luckenbooth brooch,
0:20:24 > 0:20:25the crystal necklace,
0:20:25 > 0:20:28the taxidermy study of a cock and hen pheasant
0:20:28 > 0:20:31and the little letters flap.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35She only had £60 to spend today.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40With Christina at the helm of the campervan,
0:20:40 > 0:20:45our duo are snaking their way to Glass, near Huntly in Aberdeenshire.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49So what have you bought? How many things have you bought? Come on.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Tell me.- Oh, don't do that. Your knees are distracting me!
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Oh, stop it. Get your hand...
0:20:53 > 0:20:55# Keep your hands on your wheel
0:20:55 > 0:20:57# Get your hands off my knee...
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- # Put... #- It's quite racy, isn't it? Wearing a kilt?
0:20:59 > 0:21:03It is quite racy when you're sitting down. THEY LAUGH
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Lordy. They're quite fruity, this pair, aren't they?
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Look, there's a lay-by here.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10I'll tell you what.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13You pull over there. And I'll give you a treat.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Ooh.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Brace yourself, Christina.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- I know how to treat a girl. - Don't you just?
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- Make yourself at home, darling. - I feel very special.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25What are you up to, Charlie?
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- Kettle on.- Yep. Charlie, are you an English Breakfast man?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Oh, they're jolly good to themselves.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34I might get some biscuits. Ho-ho!
0:21:34 > 0:21:37You're going to have the best cup of tea you've ever had in your life.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40No expenses spared on this Road Trip.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- Do your own dangling.- Blimey!
0:21:42 > 0:21:43Cheers.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- Can I tempt you?- Ooh, thank you.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- It's not a hard life. It's not a bad life, is it?- No.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52Beats shopping, doesn't it?
0:21:53 > 0:21:54Fab.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59I hate to spoil your moment, but this is the Antiques Road Trip,
0:21:59 > 0:22:04so perhaps you should get back on the road and look for some antiques.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06So, come on, you two. Charlie's got some shopping to do.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10This is sensational!
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Well, I think this has to be the antique shop
0:22:12 > 0:22:14that wins the best view.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Can you believe that there are antiques here?
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- SHE LAUGHS - Yes.- We're getting antiques here. - I'm looking at one.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23- Cheeky!- Goodbye, dear. - Bye-bye, love. See you later.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- Have a lovely day. - Will do, you too. Have fun.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Antiques At Glass is a rural hideaway
0:22:28 > 0:22:32where Charlie's hoping to add some more jewels to his antiques booty.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39- Hello?- Hello.- Hi! The sun's coming out.- Lovely.- You do get sun up here.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- We do, yeah.- Hi, I'm Charlie.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- Tim.- Hello, Tim.- This is Lyn. - Hello, Lyn. Nice to see you.- Hello.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Thank you for allowing me in.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Hope they know what they're letting themselves in for.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- It's a nice bit of brass, isn't it? - I thought it was a tapestry.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Christina's mode of transport!
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Naughty. What's he found here, though?
0:23:05 > 0:23:06There we go.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10That's a really pleasing object. I think that's nice.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14It's an inkwell, old boy, in the shape of a miniature curling stone.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15The full-sized ones make quite a lot of money.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- You see them in shops, don't you? - Oh, yes.- Make a few hundred pounds.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20£200, £300, quite easily.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23I suppose they must cost that to make, or probably more.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28Look at that. I think that's delightful. Has it...
0:23:28 > 0:23:30got any age? Don't suppose it's Victorian, is it?
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- No, I think it's 20th-century.- Is it?
0:23:34 > 0:23:38The ticket price on this little curio is £45.
0:23:38 > 0:23:39It's not that much money.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43I'd do that for 20.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47If you're really happy with that, I think it's a sweet, sweet object.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Um... Fab.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54- OK.- I think it's really, really lovely. I'll dip into my sporran.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Uh-oh.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58But £20, that's less than half price. Well done.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Now THAT'S what you call a whopper.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09A wooden pitchfork. Isn't that fabulous?
0:24:09 > 0:24:10It's certainly big enough.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15And that is, actually... That's something you'd put on a wall
0:24:15 > 0:24:18and you're never going to use that as a pitchfork, are you?
0:24:18 > 0:24:21But isn't it fantastic? It's got some age too.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Yeah. With the old farm houses, it's the sort of thing...
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Yeah, you can stick that on a farmhouse wall.
0:24:26 > 0:24:27Isn't that a super thing?
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Could that come through the door for very little?
0:24:32 > 0:24:33It's got £28 on it.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38- Can that be ever so...? - I'd do that for 20.- Could you?
0:24:38 > 0:24:39But that would be the best offer.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45My, would I be bonkers buying something like that? I don't know.
0:24:45 > 0:24:46Quite possibly, Ross-co.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51So, as Charlie has a ponder about whether to have a pitch or not,
0:24:51 > 0:24:55Christina has travelled east to Newmachar in Aberdeenshire.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02- Christina's keen to get shopping, but she only has £60 left.- Hello.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07Hi, Brian? Nice to meet you, I'm Christina, hi. Oh, my goodness.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10This is a little treasure trove, isn't it?
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Collecting The World has recently opened,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15so there may be some fresh goodies on the go.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20This is an odd thing. I don't know if you know about...
0:25:20 > 0:25:22fossils or gem relics.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26- Someone thought it might be a lead ore.- Well, I don't...
0:25:26 > 0:25:31- This is basically a...stone specimen, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Yeah, I think so.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35But it's interesting, how it's got
0:25:35 > 0:25:37the almost geographical lines through it.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Do you think that might be a, erm...
0:25:39 > 0:25:41- See, it might be a meteorite or something.- You think?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Then it's probably worth a fortune, eh?
0:25:43 > 0:25:46That would be quite fun, wouldn't it? It's jolly heavy, isn't it?
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- Feel.- Yeah, I know. Someone thought it was lead ore
0:25:48 > 0:25:51but I don't know. Bit of a...quirky one.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52What have you got on that?
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- You can have that for £10.- I mean, it's just a paperweight, isn't it?
0:25:57 > 0:26:01- Effectively.- Quirky, cute thing. - Bit of fun, bit of a paperweight.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04It would certainly keep your paper on your desk, wouldn't it?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07It's actually a piece of crystallised rock.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12So that's one for the back burner. What's she going for next?
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- Brian, that's nice. - Oh, I know. It's a super box.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22It's an egg box. "Dated 1930s-1940s egg box for 48 eggs.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25"Has nice decals and also railway stickers from the 1940s.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- "Would look good in a kitchen and useful."- Yeah.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31More than can be said for your sparkly rock thingy.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Now, cue the Christina charm.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Brian, my negotiating skills are horrendous. That's £100.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44Brian, I've got £60 left in my budget and I love this egg box.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48And I also love that meteorite thing. Would you do both for £60?
0:26:50 > 0:26:51Erm...
0:26:51 > 0:26:55- Yes, I think I will. - Would you?!- Yes.- Ooh, Brian!
0:26:55 > 0:26:56Thank you!
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Ooooh! I think she's happy.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03That's £50 for the egg box and £10 for the lump of rock.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07She's blown every single penny of her £200. Good girl.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Back to Charlie and that pitchfork.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15It seems owner Tim has come up with a rather original discount offer.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17I'm always up for a challenge, you see.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20I mean, frankly, a fiver off this...
0:27:20 > 0:27:24It involves putting that pitchfork to good use.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27SHE CALLS THE GOATS Oh, look!
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Oh, fantastic!
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- Come on!- Look at their beards!
0:27:33 > 0:27:35How fantastic. So, where's the work to be done?
0:27:37 > 0:27:39- Up there.- In there?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41What happens if I walk? Will they kill me?
0:27:41 > 0:27:45What, you, you old goat? Are you a lion or a mouse?
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- They've got big horns on them.- Huh.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- I do hope you can run faster than them.- Am I safe?
0:27:52 > 0:27:53Hello.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Because the winter's been so bad, we haven't been able to clear it out.
0:27:57 > 0:27:58- Right.- For quite some time.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03How deep is that?
0:28:03 > 0:28:05It's probably about that deep.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Well, that's a stinky task
0:28:07 > 0:28:08in a kilt.
0:28:08 > 0:28:13I think, on balance, I'll give you 20 quid for this. THEY LAUGH
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Farm work obviously gets your goat!
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Nice try at getting the price lowered though.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23So, £20 for the little curling stone and £20 for the pitchfork.
0:28:26 > 0:28:27With her shopping all done,
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Christina's heading ten miles south to the city of Aberdeen.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Sitting on the coast,
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Aberdeen is Scotland's third-most populated city,
0:28:36 > 0:28:38famed for its harbour
0:28:38 > 0:28:41and locally-quarried granite architecture.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Christina's here to visit the Aberdeen Maritime Museum
0:28:44 > 0:28:47and find out how a major discovery 40 years ago
0:28:47 > 0:28:52changed the city's fortunes and put it on the global energy map.
0:28:52 > 0:28:53- Hello.- Hi.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57You must be Meredith, hi. Nice to meet you. Goodness me.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59This is pretty exciting, isn't it?
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- It looks like I've come to some sort of space museum.- Well, nearly.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Welcome. It's Aberdeen Maritime Museum.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07The main part of the building that we're looking at here,
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- we talk about the history of oil and gas.- Oh, how exciting.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11So, I can tell you a bit more about that, if you like.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Please, that would be wonderful.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15I'm just going to take my coat off. It's jolly warm.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17But let's go on up. Fantastic.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20In the 1960s, Aberdeen relied on more traditional industries,
0:29:20 > 0:29:24like fishing and agriculture, but a top secret discovery
0:29:24 > 0:29:28was about to transform the city into the energy capital of Europe.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35The discovery of oil off the coast of southern Norway
0:29:35 > 0:29:39kick-started a modern-day gold rush in the North Sea
0:29:39 > 0:29:44and the industry drafted in experts to help harvest this liquid gold.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47This came in the form of Stetson-wearing Texans,
0:29:47 > 0:29:49who flooded into Aberdeen with their families.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55So, I love the idea of these Texans coming over from the States
0:29:55 > 0:29:58and coming to Aberdeen. It must have been...
0:29:58 > 0:30:00really very different for them.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Quite rugged and wild, I would imagine. Am I right?
0:30:02 > 0:30:05I think it was probably quite a culture shock for them
0:30:05 > 0:30:07and their families. And still today, there is
0:30:07 > 0:30:11a lot of traffic of personnel between Aberdeen and Houston, Texas
0:30:11 > 0:30:15and actually all around the oil-producing world.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19With the huge global demand for oil, came the need for rigs
0:30:19 > 0:30:21that could withstand the rugged conditions of the North Sea.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26These huge structures, built here in Aberdeen, were engineering marvels.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30How do you get that into the sea?
0:30:30 > 0:30:35Well, this was one structure, and it's built on its side
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- and it's launched like a ship.- OK. - And towed out to sea.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42And then it's sunk, very carefully.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45So they then, if you like, semi-capsize it
0:30:45 > 0:30:49so that this bit sinks and it turns. I mean, that's clever.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52We're used to seeing photographs of oil platforms at sea
0:30:52 > 0:30:55and the bit that you can see above the water is huge,
0:30:55 > 0:30:58but actually, what's going on below the water is massive.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- It's just literally the tip of the iceberg.- Absolutely.- Yeah.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Throughout the 1970s, exploration continued.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07To date, over 40 billion barrels of oil
0:31:07 > 0:31:09have been extracted from the North Sea
0:31:09 > 0:31:11and the industry has been largely responsible
0:31:11 > 0:31:15for Aberdeen's economic boom over the last three decades.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21What did the oil industry do to Aberdeen?
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Well, it's had a massive impact on Aberdeen.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26It's a very cosmopolitan city, it's a very wealthy city.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- Because of the wealth the oil industry has brought in?- Exactly.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Well, Meredith, it's been absolutely fascinating.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Something that I knew nothing about, so thank you so much.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- It's been lovely to meet you.- You're welcome. Nice to meet you too.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42With our experts nearing the end of the first leg,
0:31:42 > 0:31:46here's a reminder of their antique gems.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49Charlie has indulged in five lots.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51A pair of 19th-century Cantonese vases,
0:31:51 > 0:31:54a porcupine quill basket,
0:31:54 > 0:31:56a French easel clock,
0:31:56 > 0:31:57a miniature curling stone
0:31:57 > 0:32:00and the giant sized wooden pitchfork.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04This bumper haul cost a total of £148.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Christina also has five lots. The crystal necklace,
0:32:07 > 0:32:09the luckenbooth style brooch,
0:32:09 > 0:32:12the taxidermy study of pheasants,
0:32:12 > 0:32:14the 1940s egg crate
0:32:14 > 0:32:17and she's coupled the letters flap and the crystal paperweight
0:32:17 > 0:32:19as one lot.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23All in all, she's blown every single penny of her £200 budget.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26So, let's hear what they think of one another's treasures.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Why do you buy an egg box? Because it looks fun, doesn't it?
0:32:31 > 0:32:35And it's quite original, but it's not really what I would call an antique.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39What's he doing with a pitchfork? Why has he got a pitchfork?
0:32:39 > 0:32:42It's because I LIKE it. No other reason.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46I can tell you absolutely now, that he will hate my Swarovski necklace.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48He will hate it with a passion.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51The Swarovski...lovebirds?
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Something or other? That's...ghastly!
0:32:54 > 0:32:57It's going to be interesting. I feel a bit like
0:32:57 > 0:32:58going into the unknown.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Or, with Charlie, it's a bit like the blind leading the blind.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03SHE LAUGHS
0:33:03 > 0:33:04That doesn't bode well.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Our intrepid adventurers are heading for an auction showdown
0:33:07 > 0:33:12at their final destination of Bo'ness, near Falkirk.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18Originally, the town was called Borrowstouness
0:33:18 > 0:33:21but in the late 17th century, it was shortened to Bo'ness.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Thankfully.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27- Oh.- Where are we?- Yeah, we're near Bo'ness.- Bo'ness?- Look at this!
0:33:27 > 0:33:31- Yeah. Is this the sea? - Is that near Loch Ness?- Erm...
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- It's in Scotland. - SHE LAUGHS
0:33:34 > 0:33:38Let's hope you're better at making profits than you are at geography.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- This is it!- Can I park across everybody?- Loving it.- Here we go.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- Grosvenor's. Right.- Here we go.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53- OK, Christina. The moment of truth. - Oh, goodness me!
0:33:53 > 0:33:57If the auction is half as good as the weather, it'll be a stormer.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Let's hope so.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01The auction will take place at Grosvenor's,
0:34:01 > 0:34:04a family-run business for the last 35 years.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Charles Grosvenor is today's auctioneer
0:34:06 > 0:34:09and he has a few thoughts on Charlie and Christina's lots.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15The taxidermy should do OK. I mean, it's always been popular.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16In the past, it was popular.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19I don't know how it is in today's market but, erm...
0:34:19 > 0:34:21Yeah, usually the taxidermy should do quite well.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25The pitchfork. I like the pitchfork. It's a desirable item.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Ideal decorator's piece, but...
0:34:27 > 0:34:29No' a great value in it, unfortunately.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33- Ah.- Now, just keep your skirt down, OK?
0:34:35 > 0:34:38All quiet, please. The auction is about to begin.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42First up, it's Christina's 1940s egg crate.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44- And with commission bids... - BOTH: Ooh!
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Believe it or not, there's two bids exactly the same.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51So I can start the bidding at £32.
0:34:51 > 0:34:56- Result!- Any advance on £32? £35 puts all my bids out.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00- Any advance on 35...- I'm still losing money, but it's fine.
0:35:00 > 0:35:01- Come on, look.- 42...
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- Nope?- Oh, come on, go on. - Any advance? 44, a new bidder.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07I take my hat off to you.
0:35:07 > 0:35:1246. 48. 50. Any advance on 50.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14- Unbelievable.- To the left at 50.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Are you all finished at 50?
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Well done! Do you know, you haven't lost a lot.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22That's the most expensive thing in the sale.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24This little cracker didn't whip up a big profit,
0:35:24 > 0:35:26but at least you get a kiss from Charlie.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32Next, it's the taxidermy pheasants.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- The taxidermy study of the cock and hen pheasant.- Ooh, ooh, ooh!
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Again, with commission bids on this. We've a bit of interest.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- Only a bit of interest. - I can start the bidding at £80.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47- Any advance on 80?- You are a... You're a genius!
0:35:47 > 0:35:4985. 90.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- Still with the commission bids at £90.- Come on!
0:35:51 > 0:35:56Yes? 95, puts my bids out. Any advance on £95? To the left at 95?
0:35:56 > 0:35:59- You're absolutely superb.- I'm still losing money.- Are you all finished?
0:35:59 > 0:36:02At £95.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- Oh!- You are a genius at this game.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09Never have I seen someone lose money so beautifully... SHE LAUGHS
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Huh. True, but it's only a small loss for Christina
0:36:12 > 0:36:14and it's early days.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18- It proves that there's money in the room, doesn't it?- Yep.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22Yeah, but the question is, will you get any of it, Charlie?
0:36:22 > 0:36:26Now it's Charlie's first lot. The porcupine quill basket.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29I'm going to remember this moment.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33- This is the beginning of Ross-co's Road Trip.- £20, start it?
0:36:33 > 0:36:37£20? 20 bid, thank you.
0:36:37 > 0:36:42- See!- Any advance on £20?- Brilliant. - The porcupine quill basket.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47- Ba-ba bup ba-da bup...- 22? 24. - It's going up!- 26.- I'm amazed.- 28.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- Any advance on £28? To my left.- Thank you very much...
0:36:51 > 0:36:56- 30, a new bidder. - Brilliant.- 32, 34, 36, 38.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- 40. Any advance on £40? Back with the original bidder.- I am amazed.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04Are you all finished at 40?
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- Well done!- That's what they call a solid start.- It is.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- You doubled your money.- Doubling your money from the off, eh?
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Certainly a strong start.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- What was it? £40?- Oh... - Less commission though.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20- I haven't made a lot.- Not much(!) - THEY LAUGH
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Can he keep the old profits going, though?
0:37:23 > 0:37:26It's Charlie's pair of Cantonese vases.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29For the pair, we've commission bids.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33With two bids exactly the same, I can start the bidding at £80.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Brilliant, well done.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39Any advance on £80 for the famille rose Canton vases? With me at 80.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Make your minds up quickly because I'm going to sell them at 80.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46- Oh, more. More, more. - Somebody go 85?- Go on.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- Not bad, though. Not bad. - Well done, that's fantastic.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Another juicy profit. Things are looking good, Charlie boy.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58It's Christina's turn next with the combo lot
0:37:58 > 0:38:01of the crystal paperweight and the letters flap. Good luck.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- £10 to get it started, surely? - It's gold.- £5 then?
0:38:06 > 0:38:10- What do you mean, it's gold? - Someone's bid a fiver.- Six? Seven?
0:38:10 > 0:38:15- Eight? Nine?- Here we go, see? See, see?- 12? Any advance on £12?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- In the centre of the hall at 12. - Come on, one more.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21Are you all finished at £12?
0:38:21 > 0:38:26- Did I make any money? - No, you lost a little bit. THEY LAUGH
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Oh, dear. Well, nothing to get in a flap about.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- You're a good sport, aren't you? - Well, I'm used to losing.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Over to Charlie. It's the French easel clock next.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41- Lovely.- Hold my hand.
0:38:41 > 0:38:46- And with commission bids, I can start the bidding at... £80.- Good.
0:38:46 > 0:38:54Any advance on £80? It's with me at 80. Make your minds up. 85, 90?
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- 95, puts my bids out. - Charlie, well done.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00Any advance on £95 for the French easel clock?
0:39:00 > 0:39:04At 95, are you all finished? At £95.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09- Well done.- Solid. Solid.- You are doubling your money on everything.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13SHE LAUGHS
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Cor, he's pleased as punch with that result.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Good, steady profits, Ross-co.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22It's Charlie's giant pitchfork next.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27With commission bids, I can start the bidding at...
0:39:29 > 0:39:33- ..£14.- Not quite.- 15, 16.
0:39:33 > 0:39:4018, puts my bids out. 20. 2. 24.
0:39:40 > 0:39:45- 26.- Profit!- 28. 30. 2.
0:39:45 > 0:39:4735, 38.
0:39:48 > 0:39:5140. 2.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- 45.- Oh!- 48.- Oh!
0:39:53 > 0:39:55I could make you one for this...
0:39:55 > 0:39:5950. 5. Any advance on £55?
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- This is sheer heaven. - At 55. Last call.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05At 55.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07How do you do it?
0:40:07 > 0:40:09I'm not really sure. SHE LAUGHS
0:40:09 > 0:40:13I don't think anyone is, but another sizable profit for Charlie.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20Can Christina fight back with the luckenbooth brooch?
0:40:20 > 0:40:25Again, with interest and commission bids, I can start the bidding at 30.
0:40:25 > 0:40:31- You're at 30, right now.- And advance on £30?- 32. Go on.- 32, 34. 36, 38.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33- Any advance on £38? - I've made some money!
0:40:33 > 0:40:39- Making your minds up?- You're making a profit.- At 38. Last call at £38.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- £38! I've made some money!- A profit.
0:40:43 > 0:40:48It's been a long time coming, and you're lagging behind, Christina.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Now for her last lot. The little Lovebird necklace.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Can it help up the ante?
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- 100, 80, 50, 40...£20 to start them? - Go on.
0:40:57 > 0:40:5920 bid, thank you.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Any advance on £20? For the lot at 20.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Be quick in making your minds up.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08I'm going to sell it at one, only bid, at 20.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- That's all right. You've doubled your money.- That's not bad, is it?
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Finally, you've doubled your money, Christina,
0:41:16 > 0:41:17It's their last lot of the day.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Can Charlie score another lovely profit
0:41:19 > 0:41:21with his little curling stone?
0:41:22 > 0:41:28- With commission bids... - Ooh!- I can start the bidding at £20.
0:41:28 > 0:41:35- Be quick.- Jolly good.- Making your minds up. Yes? 22, puts my bids out.
0:41:35 > 0:41:42- Any advance on 24...- Ooh, now, we're going.- 26, 28. Any advance on £28?
0:41:42 > 0:41:45Are you all finished at 28?
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Well done.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Well, it's not a biggie, but a good run of profits, Charlie.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53Right, come on. Cup of tea. It's all got too exciting.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- I'll buy you something stronger than a cup of tea.- Really?- You deserve it.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59- Come on.- Hey. Almost a bit of an eyeful.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02Sharon Stone, eat your heart out.
0:42:02 > 0:42:03Our team started with £200 each
0:42:03 > 0:42:07and it's been a mixed bag of results, but who's today's winner?
0:42:07 > 0:42:08After paying auction costs,
0:42:08 > 0:42:13Christina made a small loss of £23.70.
0:42:13 > 0:42:18Ms Trevanion has £176.30 to carry forward.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25Charlie, meanwhile, is storming ahead with a profit of £96.36.
0:42:25 > 0:42:31Mr Ross claims victory, with £296.36 to start the next leg.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36- Well, well, well, well, well! - I am...- Give me the keys!
0:42:36 > 0:42:38..super-duper-duperly impressed.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42- I think, next time, I am donning a kilt.- Give me the keys.- Why?
0:42:42 > 0:42:46I'm going to drive you away because I'm feeling...
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- rather smug.- I bet you are! - THEY LAUGH
0:42:48 > 0:42:49- It's dark.- Well done.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- It is.- It's dark. - And it's got cold.- Come on.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Let's go, go, go.
0:42:53 > 0:43:00- Oh!- Here we go.- Off into the glooming we go.- Onwards and upwards.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05Next time on Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:05 > 0:43:09Christina suspects something fishy is going on...
0:43:09 > 0:43:12- Are you a den of iniquities? - I am not. - THEY LAUGH
0:43:12 > 0:43:15- But Charlie is one step ahead. - Hello!
0:43:15 > 0:43:17I've bought a pufferfish!