0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts,
0:00:04 > 0:00:06with £200 each, a classic car...
0:00:06 > 0:00:08We're going roond!
0:00:08 > 0:00:11..and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13I want to spend lots of money.
0:00:13 > 0:00:18The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- Oh, no!- There'll be worthy winners...- We've done it!
0:00:21 > 0:00:24- ..and valiant losers. - You are kidding me on!
0:00:24 > 0:00:29So, will it be the high road to glory, or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:29 > 0:00:34- What am I doing?- You've got a deal. - This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Today, we're firing up a brand-new road trip with
0:00:39 > 0:00:43a couple of darlings - Thomas Plant and Anita Manning.
0:00:44 > 0:00:50- Do you know, it's the first time I've ever been with a woman!- Oh, Thomas!
0:00:50 > 0:00:52- At your age! - On the trip. On the trip!
0:00:55 > 0:01:01Ha-ha! Road Trip legend Thomas Plant is an auctioneer who oozes style.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05It's a bit tight! I think it's meant for the slightly smaller man.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09And he is extremely handsome, even though he says so himself.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11How'd you like my new look?
0:01:14 > 0:01:16His Road Trip partner is Anita Manning.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20She's a feisty auctioneer with a small head...
0:01:20 > 0:01:23SHE LAUGHS
0:01:23 > 0:01:25..and she talks to the animals. Well, kind of.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Am I going to be the winner in this one?
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Yes! I think that's a maybe.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Our lovely pair begin their thrilling adventure with £200 each
0:01:35 > 0:01:41and they'll zip around Blighty in this canary-yellow 1968 Lotus Elan.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Nice one.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- Do you like the car? - I love this car, Thomas.
0:01:46 > 0:01:52- It's like a lovely wee speedo banana.- Speedo banana?- Yes.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53Speedo banana!
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Oh, dear!
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Thomas and Anita will travel over 500 miles
0:02:01 > 0:02:04from the village of Redbourn in Hertfordshire
0:02:04 > 0:02:06to the town of Maidstone in Kent.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Today they start in Redbourn, Hertfordshire
0:02:09 > 0:02:13and head towards their first auction in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18This pretty village was renowned for straw hat making,
0:02:18 > 0:02:23which might have taken the fancy of headgear lovers Thomas and Anita.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29This is extremely rural and we're driving up a little lane.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31ANITA LAUGHS
0:02:31 > 0:02:37Thomas, I thought we'd be sitting behind angry folk in a traffic jam.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38Quite the opposite, Anita.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- Isn't this marvellous? Look at this! - Thomas, look at that big horse.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- It's wonderful.- I know.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Crumbs! This is very grand.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53But it looks expensive.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Oh, good, good, good, good, good. - No, no, no, no.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- I never thought you'd be like this, Anita.- I know, I know.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- I thought you'd be competitive. - Oh, no.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Right, am I going to be able to get out? Oh!
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- See you soon.- Good luck.- Goodbye. - Good luck, Thomas.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Right, we'll catch up with Anita later.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Thomas's first shop of the day is at Bushwood Antiques,
0:03:15 > 0:03:19nestled deep in the rolling Hertfordshire countryside,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22one of the largest antique emporiums in the land
0:03:22 > 0:03:25and also home to dozens of happy horses.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29The beautiful Julie will be on hand to assist young Thomas.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32So where are all the antiques?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35They are spread out in three areas.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37This is our top showroom.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Really, so you're bringing me into the most expensive when...
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Sort of. - ..when I have very little.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45We do have more little things in here whereas the rest
0:03:45 > 0:03:47is more dedicated to furniture,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50so you may well find something in here, something for everybody.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Really? Gosh!
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Yeah, good luck, Thomas.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56You've only got £200 in the kitty.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I've wandered around, it's great.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09And?
0:04:09 > 0:04:12I do feel it might be quite rich.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16So Thomas tries outside for something affordable.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20This is more my scene.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Seen better days though, haven't they?
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Maybe assistant Lawrence can point him in the right direction.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34My gosh! Wow!
0:04:34 > 0:04:37You want to be looking in the corners if you want to find any gems.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Loving your style.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42What's caught your interest here then?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45It's Anglo-Indian.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48A hardwood piece, 19th-century,
0:04:48 > 0:04:52inlaid with these very pretty motifs.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55You would have put your inkwells in there,
0:04:55 > 0:04:59your dip pens along here, and it would be for travelling.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01I don't think it's going to be in my two-figure bracket
0:05:01 > 0:05:05but there is no price tag on it, and it is a bit knackered.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10We found this writing desk,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13which is in some form of distress.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16There is no price on this, does that mean it's free?
0:05:16 > 0:05:17Nice try, Thomas!
0:05:17 > 0:05:21The ticket price is £250, actually, and Julie's gone off to consult
0:05:21 > 0:05:24with colleagues about a cheeky Tom offer of £80.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Can you believe it?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28And she's back, look out.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31I checked with Jim the accountant and we bought this piece
0:05:31 > 0:05:34with a number of other items that have sold,
0:05:34 > 0:05:36so we can do it for the price of £80.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Can you? £80, deal.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Thank you very much, that's very kind.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45That's £170 off the original ticket price.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Even with a huge discount, Thomas has blown £80 already.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Now, where's the delightful Ms Manning?
0:05:55 > 0:06:00She's making her way six miles south to Fleetville in St Albans.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05Anita is all set for her first antiques mission of the trip
0:06:05 > 0:06:07in her amazing pirate boots.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10I wonder if that's where she stuffs her doubloons.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19Hello, girls, I'm Anita. Lovely to meet you.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Wow, this looks absolutely fabulous.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29With over 50 dealers here, Anita may be some time.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33I'm not going to buy these but I think they're absolutely fabulous.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Keep your mind on the job, Anita.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Something in the window has caught her eye.
0:06:39 > 0:06:45There's a bust there and I quite like pieces of sculpture and artworks,
0:06:45 > 0:06:49so I'm going to ask to get that out so I can have a closer look at it.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53It is Alexander the Great.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55The form is quite nice.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59It's a pottery piece and it's quite nicely moulded.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04It's on this sort of marble base.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05There's £25 on it
0:07:05 > 0:07:09but because it's not old I'll maybe try to get it down a wee bit.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Go and do your best with assistant Sophie, Anita.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Could I be buying that for around about 15?
0:07:18 > 0:07:2012 to 15?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- 18?- 18.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27We're getting there!
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Every pound counts.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35- 16.50? - 16.50. Let's go for that.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Thank you very, very much. That's smashing.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Now, in such a vast rabbit warren of antiques,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44what's she found now?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Now what is this for?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48"FM."
0:07:50 > 0:07:54I took it to be a car mascot of some description but I don't know.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58I quite like that. What's the best that you can do on that?
0:07:58 > 0:07:59I'll do that for a fiver.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03That's three pounds off the asking price
0:08:03 > 0:08:08for the 1950s advertising gizmo, which could work as a paperweight.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Girls, I'm intrigued by this wee thing.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16I do like it so I'm just going to go for it.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18And you said £5?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- I did, yes. - That's great.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24Well done, Anita, a fiver on the '50s advertising gizmo
0:08:24 > 0:08:28and £16.50 on the bust of Alexander the Great.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34That's great. Thomas has ventured south to Hampstead in London.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43So here we are in London. I do really feel like a man about town.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Quite excited, actually. You never know what you might find,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49it's the metropolis! You never know what comes into the shops!
0:08:49 > 0:08:52There could be that bargain which is going to make me so much money.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54That's the spirit, Thomas.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Thomas is visiting an antiques dealer that knows a thing or two
0:09:00 > 0:09:03about the antiques world. Oh, yes.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- Hello.- Hello. - I'm Thomas.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10A warm welcome to not so sunny Hampstead. It's lovely to see you.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15There is one awkward question. You haven't got prices on anything?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Uh-oh! We know what that means. Time for a battle plan, maybe.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Could make up a lot. We've got a camera lens,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27I don't think somehow this one's in very good condition.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33The glass is good.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36We've got a box Brownie covered in bird poo.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Charming.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42This was the first instamatic camera you had, as a youth.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48All these camera accessories, made in Germany.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Quite fun really, isn't it?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54I don't know how it would work. I'm seeing you double.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Ricohflex. Not somebody I've heard of.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Looks like a 19...60s camera, I would say.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05We could make up a camera lot. I could ask Keith about the cameras.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07That would be a good idea.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- We've got a camera, how much is the camera?- £15.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15And then you've got a sort of box Brownie and a lens.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17The box Brownie is nothing.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22That and the other one would be £25 the lot.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Would you take a £20 note for the lot?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28That's a little bit...
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Oh, dear. That's too steep for Keith.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35What if you combine it with something else?
0:10:37 > 0:10:38That's lovely.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42This is a piece of Branham ware.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Still going today, Branham, actually.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Branham Pottery is a Devon firm popular in the 19th century
0:10:49 > 0:10:52when it was sold by retailers such as Liberty and Co.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56- I like that, how much is that, Keith?- £10.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01You can't go wrong with that fabulous country jug.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04£10. Isn't that wonderful?
0:11:04 > 0:11:05Made by Branham, terracotta.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09What is lovely is it's glazed inside
0:11:09 > 0:11:14and with that beautiful glaze, of that green ash glaze.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18You could put home-made lemonade in or display flowers.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20It's very cool and in.
0:11:20 > 0:11:26So, Keith, can we do a deal on the cameras and the Branham,
0:11:26 > 0:11:28the cameras there, little group?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31The cameras I asked you £25 for.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35£33 on the lot.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38So let's deal at 33, is that all right?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Done.- Thank you very much.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Well, that was wonderful.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46£23 for the combo camera lot and £10 for the big old jug.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Anita meanwhile is making her way to Wanstead in the East End of London.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00I like London. I find it very exciting.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02I always find it exciting.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04I love the different characters of all the different...
0:12:04 > 0:12:09It's almost like village upon village upon village.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11I always enjoy that.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Now, where could she possibly be off to?
0:12:14 > 0:12:19I'll tell you, she's off to meet a certain Doreen Golding.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Hi, Doreen.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23Hello, Anita.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- You look wonderful. - And so do you, my dear. Beautiful.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29You got a cup of Rosie Lee going?
0:12:29 > 0:12:32I've got a cup of Rosie Lee all ready for you.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Come on up, I'll buzz you in.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38Doreen is a right royal Pearly Queen and love a duck,
0:12:38 > 0:12:43she's going to spill the beans on the history of the famous Londoners.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- Pleasure to meet you, my dear. - Let me see.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Twirl around.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53Oh, wow. I've never met a Pearly Queen before.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55And I have never met you before.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Should I call you Your Majesty?
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Yes, and you should curtsy!
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Begging your pardon, ma'am.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10In the late 19th century, the streets of foggy London were tough.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Market traders keen to stand out from the crowd
0:13:13 > 0:13:16would wear mother-of-pearl buttons on their clothes
0:13:16 > 0:13:18to attract customers.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22A flamboyant bunch, they also helped the needy.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Young road sweeper Henry Croft was so inspired
0:13:25 > 0:13:29by their sartorial extravagance, he developed this East End tradition
0:13:29 > 0:13:31into the Pearly Kings and Queens.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33By the time he died in 1930,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37he'd raised the equivalent of £200,000 in today's money. Wow.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Doreen is Pearly Queen of the Old Kent Road
0:13:41 > 0:13:45and is proud to keep the custom alive and kicking.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Tell me the significance
0:13:47 > 0:13:52of all these wonderful decorations on your suit.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57Well, the badges are all charity badges that we've supported
0:13:57 > 0:14:00or borough badges, different mayors that we've helped,
0:14:00 > 0:14:05but the actual buttons all signify for different styles.
0:14:05 > 0:14:11Bow bells because I'm Pearly Queen of Bow Bells in my own right,
0:14:11 > 0:14:14my late husband was Pearly King of Old Kent Road
0:14:14 > 0:14:16because he was born south of the river,
0:14:16 > 0:14:20and on your jacket, you've got the zigzags,
0:14:20 > 0:14:22the ups and downs of life.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Oh, these have got significance.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Flowers of friendship,
0:14:26 > 0:14:28horseshoes are good-luck signs,
0:14:28 > 0:14:30so it all means good luck.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Wishing everybody good luck.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36And in the late 1800s, Londoners had the good luck to have
0:14:36 > 0:14:39a plentiful supply of a certain delicacy.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Now that is stewed eels.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Mind the bone in the middle.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56The River Thames was full of eels
0:14:56 > 0:14:59and the poor people had to eat something!
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- It's lovely, do you like these? - No.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07I'm not a lover of them, quite honestly.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11I wonder if Doreen would be so quick to try a bit of haggis!
0:15:11 > 0:15:17I must say, the most wonderful thing about the Pearly Kings and Queens
0:15:17 > 0:15:20is this marvellous, marvellous costume,
0:15:20 > 0:15:24and I like clothes and I like style, and I think...
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- Have you got anything I could try on?- Definitely.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Would I not have anything for you?
0:15:32 > 0:15:35And with a sprinkling of pearly magic...
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Is that me?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40You won't be able to see in the mirror!
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Doreen, I want you to teach me Cockney.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Teach me the words.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49I'll teach you the words of the Lambeth Walk.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53# Any time you're Lambeth way
0:15:53 > 0:15:56# Any evening, any day
0:15:56 > 0:15:58# You'll find us all
0:15:58 > 0:16:03# Doing the Lambeth walk, oi! #
0:16:05 > 0:16:08You're not having the hat.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Have you two been down to the rub-a-dub-dub?
0:16:11 > 0:16:16Before you go, I shall want that jacket back!
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Well, that's enough excitement for one day.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22Anita and Thomas are back together and off for a rest.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25The journey continues tomorrow, so nighty-night, you two.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31It's the start of a brand-new day
0:16:31 > 0:16:35and Anita and Thomas are stuck in London traffic - surprise, surprise.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42So how do you like the smell of carbon monoxide in the morning?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44When we were driving yesterday,
0:16:44 > 0:16:48I thought the traffic congestion in London was a myth.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52I feel slightly different about it this morning.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Here we are, next to juggernauts,
0:16:54 > 0:16:56in the lowest car possible.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01We may as well just mainline on the exhaust fumes.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04And they're off.
0:17:04 > 0:17:10So far, Thomas has spent £113 on three items,
0:17:10 > 0:17:12the stationer's cabinet, the camera lot
0:17:12 > 0:17:13and the terracotta jug.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Thomas has £87 to spend today.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Anita has got some catching up to do
0:17:22 > 0:17:25and she's only spent £21.50 on two items,
0:17:25 > 0:17:28the pottery bust of Alexander the Great
0:17:28 > 0:17:30and the 1950s advertising gizmo,
0:17:30 > 0:17:35so she's rolling in it with £178.50 to splash out.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Thomas, you're the type of man, I think,
0:17:40 > 0:17:42that likes to live dangerously.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46Anita, I'm quite a cautious buyer.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51No, I think there is a wild streak in there.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55And it's come out immediately!
0:17:56 > 0:17:58I think you're right, Anita.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03She's dropping young Thomas off on London's Marylebone Road.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08There we are. Well driven, Anita.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- I'm amazed!- I'm quite pleased with myself.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14I bet you are. Fabulous.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- Have a lovely day. - You have a great time as well.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21I will, I'm looking forward to this game old bird here.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Thomas, one word of advice.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Don't stand still for too long.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29I will not stand still!
0:18:29 > 0:18:32I'll see your model. Bye!
0:18:32 > 0:18:34I wonder where he's off to.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36We'll find out later.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Anita needs to start spending her cash tout de suite.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44Anita is heading to East Molesey in Surrey.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50She's going for a nosy in Bridge Road Antiques.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Sue's the owner here, maybe she can get Anita to spend some cash.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58What I'm looking for is a bargain.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00I know, I know.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03She's a one.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07And after a little nosy, she happens upon something rather lovely.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11What I've seen is a nice, simple set of shirt studs
0:19:11 > 0:19:15and cuff links. Is it just studs or cuff links as well?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17No, they're just studs.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20It's nice being in the box.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23They're quite nice.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26But priced at £80,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30they could cost Anita a big chunk of her budget.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Retailed by Pearce & Sons in Leeds, York and Leicester.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- Nice in their original box. - Nice in the box.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45You see, the stone in the middle is just a glass stone.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48It's not a little ruby or a garnet.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51It's just a piece of glass, which is bringing it down.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55I'm not saying anything bad, because I think they're lovely.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58I'll do those for 40.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02Gosh, that's half the original price, so while Anita has a think,
0:20:02 > 0:20:06she finds a couple of other interesting objects.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08I think these are good fun.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14I can't do it.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18Puppeteering is a wonderful, wonderful art.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20I'd love to be able to do it.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23I love puppets. I absolutely love them.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25These I think are Thai.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30They have these wonderful, wonderful gilded costumes
0:20:30 > 0:20:35with the little gold beads and little cabochon pieces,
0:20:35 > 0:20:36of plastic, probably,
0:20:36 > 0:20:40but they are quite nice, and look at all that wonderful embroidery.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45"Go on, have a go at it, Anita. Take me with you."
0:20:48 > 0:20:50This one I like as well,
0:20:50 > 0:20:54so what I'd quite like to do is get a deal on both of them,
0:20:54 > 0:20:58because I think they should maybe stay together.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01The total ticket price for the puppets is £50.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05I think they're probably Thai,
0:21:05 > 0:21:10latter part of the 20th century so they're not antique or old.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14What I'd like to pay is £30 for the two.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Um...
0:21:19 > 0:21:21OK.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25- Are you all right, you fine with that?- Yeah.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30You're coming home with mama!
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Anita is doing well at getting the prices down
0:21:36 > 0:21:41and she's decided to go with the group of shirt studs too.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44I'm pleased with both of my purchases.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46How much do I owe you in total?
0:21:46 > 0:21:47£70.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Great.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53So the shirt studs for £40 and the pair of puppets for 30,
0:21:53 > 0:21:56unusual buys, Anita, but at least you're spending.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Back to Thomas. We left him earlier in the heart of London.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06He's off to find out the remarkable story of a young Frenchwoman
0:22:06 > 0:22:12called Marie Tussaud who created the world-famous institution.
0:22:12 > 0:22:18Around 500 million people have visited Madame Tussaud's waxwork phenomenon
0:22:18 > 0:22:23since it was first established over 250 years ago.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Thomas is meeting with Nicole Jenner to find out more.
0:22:27 > 0:22:28Hello, I'm Thomas.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Hello, Nicole, and welcome to Madame Tussauds.
0:22:31 > 0:22:32This is fabulous!
0:22:32 > 0:22:34I'm so pleased you love it.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38I've never been here and I am just in awe. Feel like I'm at the Oscars.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43Marie Tussaud was an accomplished artist in late 18th-century France
0:22:43 > 0:22:49and art tutor to King Louis XVI's sister at the Palace of Versailles.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55So this is the lady herself, Marie Tussaud.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58We know her as "Madame".
0:22:58 > 0:23:01She was actually born in 1761 in Strasbourg
0:23:01 > 0:23:05and was known as Marie Grosholtz at the time before getting married
0:23:05 > 0:23:08to Mr Tussaud later on.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12But after a few years living within the royal court
0:23:12 > 0:23:17and creating waxwork exhibitions in Paris, events took a gruesome twist.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21We are here in the Chamber of Horrors
0:23:21 > 0:23:23where we tell a little bit more about Marie Tussaud's story.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28So France had the Revolution and she was working for the Royals.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- What happened to Marie? - She actually changed allegiances
0:23:31 > 0:23:34and became part of the Revolution, really.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37She had a key role in highlighting to the people that
0:23:37 > 0:23:41some of the people she had worked with at the Palace of Versailles
0:23:41 > 0:23:43had actually perished and been beheaded,
0:23:43 > 0:23:45like Marie Antoinette, for instance.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49So Marie would have actually created a death mask from the real heads
0:23:49 > 0:23:52to then actually later make some of the wax heads
0:23:52 > 0:23:55that we actually have here displayed in the Chamber of Horrors,
0:23:55 > 0:23:57so she's worked closely with some of these people,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00to then have to make replicas of their dead heads.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Ghastly!
0:24:04 > 0:24:06It wouldn't have been the best job at the time,
0:24:06 > 0:24:09and that was probably one of the reasons why she left France
0:24:09 > 0:24:12and actually moved to the UK, which we can talk a bit more about.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- It's the stuff of nightmares. - It is, yes.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16You're telling me.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20After the Revolution, Marie felt it would be safer to move location,
0:24:20 > 0:24:23but what would have tempted her across the Channel?
0:24:23 > 0:24:28We obviously were still at war, on a war footing with the French,
0:24:28 > 0:24:30but we had more money to spend,
0:24:30 > 0:24:34so she was quite an entrepreneur?
0:24:34 > 0:24:36She was. Marie was definitely an entrepreneur,
0:24:36 > 0:24:41extremely savvy as well, so she knew what was popular in France,
0:24:41 > 0:24:45brought that to the UK, and her exhibitions that toured the UK
0:24:45 > 0:24:50for over 30 years were kind of the television of the day, almost,
0:24:50 > 0:24:52the newspapers and magazines, if you like,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55so people would go to the exhibitions because they could see
0:24:55 > 0:25:00people that they were reading about but never saw images of.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Aged 70, Marie Tussaud decided it was time for the attraction
0:25:04 > 0:25:06to take more permanent roots.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11She actually brought the exhibition to reside in London
0:25:11 > 0:25:14just up the road from here at the Baker Street Bazaar in 1835
0:25:14 > 0:25:17and then passed away in 1850.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Despite this sad news,
0:25:19 > 0:25:23the waxworks proved so successful that in 1884,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27her family moved the exhibition to this rather grand building
0:25:27 > 0:25:31on the Marylebone Road, which remains its home ever since.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36It's just tremendous that it's still here 250 years later
0:25:36 > 0:25:39with people still queuing up.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43It is, I have to say, fabulous. Thank you very much.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- No worries. - It's been a real pleasure.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49What a fascinating life story.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53So, from one formidable woman to another.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Where's Anita?
0:25:57 > 0:26:01She's travelling to the glorious Regatta town of Henley-on-Thames.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07This looks like a lovely wee town, but it's Henley-on-Thames.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09So where's the river?
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Found it.
0:26:12 > 0:26:18Taking the bridge over the dear old River Thames
0:26:18 > 0:26:20at Henley, wow.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27David is the owner of this gem of an establishment.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32It's Anita's last shop and she's got £108.50 to spend.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Hi, how are you?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Hello, I'm Anita.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42And trust Anita, she's straight to the jewellery cabinet.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47I have spotted some lovely Scottish pebble jewellery.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Look at this one here.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54This is a traditional Scottish shape, with the big centre stone
0:26:54 > 0:26:58and the different colours of agate round about.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Hope you're taking notes, David.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07This is a lovely big piece, isn't it? That's absolutely gorgeous.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11Again, big amethyst coloured stone.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16And this is a hallmark silver mount here.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Let's see where it was made.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Yeah, Edinburgh. Edinburgh Castle.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30But when it comes to getting a price, it may not be so perfect.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35- Our stone's a bit scuffed there. - That's why it's so cheap!
0:27:38 > 0:27:41This again is a nice traditional one
0:27:41 > 0:27:44and I think it's had a wee bit of repair.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46So you want to make me an offer I can't refuse?
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Don't tempt her, David.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Could you come to 55 for the two?
0:27:52 > 0:27:55I'd rather do 60.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Do you know how expensive the beer is in Henley?
0:27:59 > 0:28:02I don't think you're a beer drinker, are you?
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Oh, yes.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07All right, we've got a deal at 55.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11David, that's absolutely wonderful, that's great.
0:28:11 > 0:28:16Well, she's managed to get two big sparkling brooches for £55.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Good work, Anita.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24Young Tom has moved on to the market town of Wallingford in Oxfordshire.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Wallingford, very close to where I live, actually,
0:28:28 > 0:28:30though I've never, ever been here.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34He cuts a fine dash as he makes his way to the Lamb Arcade,
0:28:34 > 0:28:39a former 16th-century coaching inn now stuffed full of antiques.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46What's he found here then?
0:28:46 > 0:28:48A storm shade.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Maybe dealer David can help.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56You haven't got a pair of these, have you, David?
0:28:56 > 0:28:58No, that's the only one I've got.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Blimey, where did he come from?
0:29:00 > 0:29:01Do you know what that is?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03No. It's for a wine, is it?
0:29:03 > 0:29:05No. It's a storm shade,
0:29:05 > 0:29:11so when you're out in your garden in the summer with your guests
0:29:11 > 0:29:14in the evening, and you want to light your candle,
0:29:14 > 0:29:16and you've got the large candlesticks,
0:29:16 > 0:29:19this would go on top of it with the candle,
0:29:19 > 0:29:21- it's called a storm shade. - I didn't know that.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Nice, isn't it?
0:29:23 > 0:29:25I'd put a bottle of wine in there and just get the top...
0:29:25 > 0:29:27You probably could, couldn't you?
0:29:27 > 0:29:28Sounds just the ticket.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- I love the idea you can put a bottle over it.- How much is on that one?
0:29:31 > 0:29:33You've got 18 quid.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35I can do you that for eight.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38£8? I've got to have it.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42I love it. That's a start, I love that.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44That's one item down.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46So much choice, Thomas.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48What will take your fancy next?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52I bet there's a lot of money on that.
0:29:52 > 0:29:53Oh, no!
0:29:53 > 0:29:56£78 with a basket.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00It's just random, isn't it? It's a bike.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01Well done, Thomas.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07I just love it. Great prop, isn't it? It's a bit rusty.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Bit knackered.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18Dated it sort of 1950s, I think.
0:30:18 > 0:30:23I like the fact it's got the wicker basket. I think this is Dutch.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25"Tom".
0:30:25 > 0:30:29It's got my name on it. It has, it's got my name on it.
0:30:29 > 0:30:30I don't believe that.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33I'm going to see Tom upstairs, go and get that basket.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Must be a sign, Tom(!)
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Let's see if you can get the price you want for it.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Time for Tom to meet Tom.
0:30:41 > 0:30:42- Tom.- How do you reckon, then, Tom?
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- Well... - Just as well I'm Tim, not Tom.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47What can you do on it?
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- For real money? - For real, hard currency.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53- £50.- £50...
0:30:54 > 0:30:58- That's not a bad offer, is it? - It's jolly good, it's jolly good.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Only because you're my namesake, you see.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Well, this is the thing, it's got my name on it, Tom and Tom.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06- It all linked in together. - Absolutely, yeah.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- I was going to offer you 40, but, you know...- Can't be done. 50.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- Can't be done, 50?- Yeah. - Yeah?- Yeah, yeah.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- I'll shake a dirty hand.- Do you mind shaking a dirty hand?- Not at all!
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- It's very kind of you.- As long as it's got money in it.- Yeah, it has.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21One, two... There's 40.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25Yeah, don't think you'll get far on that, Tom.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28That's £50 for the bike and £8 for the storm shade.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32So, we're nearing the end of the first leg.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36Here's a reminder of Thomas and Anita's haul of antique gems.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43Thomas has amassed five lots - the Anglo-Indian stationer's cabinet...
0:31:43 > 0:31:45a large terracotta jug...
0:31:45 > 0:31:47a camera lot...
0:31:47 > 0:31:50a storm shade and a delivery bike.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54This gaggle of goodies cost a total of £171.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Anita also has five lots -
0:31:57 > 0:32:01the pottery bust of Alexander the Great...
0:32:01 > 0:32:03the 1950s advertising gizmo...
0:32:03 > 0:32:06the gentleman's shirt studs...
0:32:06 > 0:32:09a couple of Eastern puppets, and two sparkly brooches.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13All in all, Anita spent £146.50.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20So, let's hear what they think of one another's treasures.
0:32:20 > 0:32:26The bust of Alexander the Great is new but stylish.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Very Oxford. Well done, Anita.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34I can imagine that in a professor's or dean's study.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37A wee bit worried about Alexander the Great.
0:32:37 > 0:32:42But he's quite a good-looking guy, so maybe somebody will fancy him!
0:32:42 > 0:32:46The storm lamp he didn't pay much money for,
0:32:46 > 0:32:51but it's only a bit of something!
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Thomas is a sartorial delight.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56He likes his clothes, he likes style,
0:32:56 > 0:33:00and I'm sure he's going to fall in love with those lovely shirt studs.
0:33:00 > 0:33:06The best lot she's bought are those fabulous mother-of-pearl dress studs.
0:33:06 > 0:33:13You'd feel like a god walking into your next ball or whatever.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15It's nearly time for the thrill of the auction.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Our cheeky duo are heading to the final
0:33:18 > 0:33:21destination of Banbury in Oxford.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23This market town features in the nursery rhyme
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Ride A Cock Horse To Banbury Cross.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28But today, the mode of transport for Thomas
0:33:28 > 0:33:32and Anita is the fiery Lotus Elan.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Our first auction, Thomas. It's so exciting!
0:33:35 > 0:33:36It's our first auction together.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40It's almost like we've met and it's our first date.
0:33:40 > 0:33:46- Our first dinner date.- Oh, Thomas, this is music to my ears!
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Boy, this is music to my ears!
0:33:49 > 0:33:50Oh, lordy!
0:33:50 > 0:33:53The auction will take place at JS Auctions,
0:33:53 > 0:33:57a business founded over 20 years ago.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Into the fray.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03Joe Smith is today's auctioneer and has a few thoughts on Thomas
0:34:03 > 0:34:05and Anita's lots.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09Very nice 20th-century delivery bicycle, as seen in Open All Hours.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10Quite a nice one.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Needs a little restoration but should be a very good lot.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15That's probably going to be one of the star lots
0:34:15 > 0:34:16that they've brought in today.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21One little storm shade which, on its own, may be a bit of a problem.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26Erm, it is quite a nice one, got a bit of age, but it is on its own,
0:34:26 > 0:34:28so we'll see what happens.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32Today, the room is also open to internet bidders.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Get ready, the auction is about to begin!
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Oh, my God, it's the lots!
0:34:38 > 0:34:42First up, it's Anita's sparkly Scottish brooches.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45And opening the bids here, commissions here, low start,
0:34:45 > 0:34:47but 15 to start.
0:34:47 > 0:34:48- 15?!- That's harsh.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53£15. 20 is it now? At £15, the silver brooches at 15...
0:34:53 > 0:34:5420, five, 30...
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Internet going on now, at 30 already.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59At 35, at 35, 40 now.
0:34:59 > 0:35:0240, at £40, five anywhere now?
0:35:02 > 0:35:05At 45, near me now at 45.
0:35:05 > 0:35:0650, is it? Coming back.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09At 45, 50, 50 here now, 55, sir.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11- Yes!- Go on, go on.
0:35:11 > 0:35:12- £50...- Go on! Yes!
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Five, 55. Well persuaded. At 55...
0:35:15 > 0:35:1860 now. At 55, it's in the room now.
0:35:18 > 0:35:2255. All done, last call. 55.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Oh, well, no gain, no pain.
0:35:25 > 0:35:30Sorry, Anita, but after auction costs, it's a loss.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Now, what's next?
0:35:33 > 0:35:37It's Thomas's Branham terracotta jug. Cor, it's a big one.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40And 50 to start it. £50.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- £50?!- 50, 50...
0:35:42 > 0:35:4430 away, quickly, £30.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- No, no, no, no.- £30, ten then.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50At £10... 12, 14, 16...
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Oh, he's got them away.
0:35:52 > 0:35:58- 20, 22... - He's good!- 22. In front now at 22...
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Selling at 22...
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Oh, well done, Thomas!
0:36:03 > 0:36:05That was nerve-racking.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08And we've barely started, Anita.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Thomas nets a profit straightaway.
0:36:12 > 0:36:17Next, it's Anita's handsome bust of Alexander the Great.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19£50, Alexander the Great, 50.
0:36:19 > 0:36:2120 away...
0:36:21 > 0:36:22Come on, come on!
0:36:22 > 0:36:24- £20, surely.- Come on, come on!
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- Oh, dear.- Oh, dear!
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Ten to start it. Ten, good man. Ten it is.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- 12 anywhere now? - I'm shocked for you, Anita.
0:36:32 > 0:36:33Surely...
0:36:33 > 0:36:38At ten for the bust. At £10, 12, lady at 12. 14, sir. 14.
0:36:38 > 0:36:4114, 16, new bidder at 16.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44At 18, and 20...
0:36:44 > 0:36:48- At 20 at the very back, 20. 22... - Oh, yes!
0:36:48 > 0:36:5124. New bidder again at 24. At 24...
0:36:51 > 0:36:56Fame beckons. At 24, 26 now?
0:36:56 > 0:37:01At 24... At 24, then, at the back of the room, at £24...
0:37:02 > 0:37:04- Yes!- Well done.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06By the skin of your teeth, Anita!
0:37:06 > 0:37:10But remember, the pennies make up the pounds, eh, Alexander?
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- I'm exhausted. - Already, after the third lot?!
0:37:14 > 0:37:19Huh! Exhausted already, eh? It's Thomas's camera lot next.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21I'll take 20 to start.
0:37:21 > 0:37:2320, thank you, sir. At 20, five anywhere now?
0:37:23 > 0:37:25At 20, five now?
0:37:25 > 0:37:26At £20...
0:37:26 > 0:37:31Two, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, five...
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- Oh, yes!- Profit!
0:37:33 > 0:37:37At 35. 40 now. At 35, on the left, 35 only. 35...
0:37:37 > 0:37:39GAVEL BANGS
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- Oh!- That's all right.- You can't complain.- Can't complain on that.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47Nice work, Thomas. Your hand-picked camera lot certainly paid off.
0:37:47 > 0:37:53It's Anita's turn next, with the little 1950s advertising gizmo.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57- I've got £8 bid. Ten anywhere else?- Oh, great!
0:37:57 > 0:38:00At £8. Ten anywhere now?
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- That's brilliant, isn't it?! - At £8, for the paperweight.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06At £8 only, then. Ten anywhere now? At £8...
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Well, it's going to go at £8 only...
0:38:09 > 0:38:11I'll lend you the money! Anybody?
0:38:11 > 0:38:14At £8... Ten anywhere?
0:38:14 > 0:38:15At £8 only...
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Brilliant.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Anita's still smiling, despite the small profit.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Over to Thomas, with the storm shade next.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- £10.- There you are.
0:38:29 > 0:38:30£10, anybody?
0:38:30 > 0:38:32- Oh, surely!- How low can we go?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34- £2.- Ohh!
0:38:34 > 0:38:36£2. Is there any interest at all?
0:38:36 > 0:38:40- Oh, no!- Good girl. £2 it is.- Oh, well done!
0:38:40 > 0:38:42£2. Three now.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44At £2 only... Three anywhere?
0:38:44 > 0:38:49£2 only. Are we all done? Selling at £2...
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Last call at £2... Anybody else?
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Three! Three!
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- Yes!- Three. Four now?
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- Go on!- Four? Four.
0:39:01 > 0:39:02Oh, Thomas...!
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Four. Five.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Six? Six we have now.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08At £6, middle of the room...
0:39:08 > 0:39:10You are a saviour!
0:39:10 > 0:39:14At £6, seven anywhere? At six, at £6...
0:39:14 > 0:39:16And done, £6.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22Blimey, a loss for Thomas, but at least you've raised a laugh.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24And you've still got the lead on Anita.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Now, Anita, can you get a big chunk of profit with
0:39:29 > 0:39:31the gentleman's shirt studs?
0:39:32 > 0:39:36Ten is bid. 15 anywhere now? Ten's the bid.
0:39:36 > 0:39:3915 anywhere now for the shirt studs? At ten... 15 now.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42At £10, 15, the internet has them now at 15.
0:39:42 > 0:39:4620 now. At £15... 20 do I see anywhere?
0:39:46 > 0:39:49For the shirt studs, at £15...
0:39:49 > 0:39:51All done?
0:39:51 > 0:39:5315 to the internet.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55- Just a matter of luck, isn't it? - It's a matter of luck.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- Let's move on, forget about them. - Right.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01Ooh! That was painful, Anita, I don't believe it!
0:40:01 > 0:40:07It's Thomas's old bike next. Can he "peddle" his way to lots of profit?
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Now we've got this magnificent bike.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Open All Hours, lot 353.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14And I've got a bit of interest here.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- Do have to open the bidding here at £35.- 35.- 35.
0:40:17 > 0:40:2040, five, 50, in the room at 50...
0:40:20 > 0:40:21- 50.- 50, 50.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24At £50... Five anywhere? At 50.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28At £50, under the arch at £50...
0:40:28 > 0:40:32- All done? Selling at £50... - Wiping its face.- And done.
0:40:32 > 0:40:37- Well, it's...it's not bad. It wasn't a tenner.- No.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- But it wasn't £100 either. - No, it wasn't.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Cheeky, Anita! Disappointing, Thomas.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45It's just not for the bidders of Banbury.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Next, Anita's pair of puppets.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- £10 to start from somebody?- Oh, no!
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- £10 for them. - No way, Anita. No way, Anita!
0:40:57 > 0:41:01We'll only be coming down. Fiver away. Five, ten, ten it is.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06Internet at 10. 15, is it? I thought they'd make more than this.
0:41:06 > 0:41:1115. A generous soul at 15 again. 20 now. At 15.
0:41:11 > 0:41:17They're in the room and being sold at £15...
0:41:17 > 0:41:18BOTH: Aww!
0:41:18 > 0:41:20Anita!
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Oh, dear, this isn't your day today, Anita.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28Yet another loss, which was your last chance for victory.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31It's their last lot of the day.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Can Thomas inch further into the lead with the stationer's cabinet?
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Bit of interest on commission here, and 35 we start.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40Oh, 35.
0:41:40 > 0:41:4240 now. At 35.
0:41:42 > 0:41:4540 anywhere now for the cabinet? At 35...
0:41:45 > 0:41:4740, 45, 50. In the room at £50.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49In the room.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51At £50, bid's on my right at £50.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Five now. At 50, then.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56It's here on my right at £50.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58All out on the net. £50.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02- There we are. Done. - Hard luck, darling.- I know, yeah.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Hard luck indeed, Thomas.
0:42:05 > 0:42:10- Well... Let's go.- Yeah. - Onwards and upwards.- Cup of tea?
0:42:10 > 0:42:14Yeah, get out quick, you two! Disappointing results all round.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18Now, our lovely duo started today's show with £200 each.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21It's been a mixed bag of results, but who is the winner?
0:42:21 > 0:42:27After paying auction costs, Anita's made a slight loss of £50.56.
0:42:28 > 0:42:33Ms Manning has now £149.44 to carry forward.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Thomas also made a loss, of £37.34.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42Mr Plant has just clinched the top spot
0:42:42 > 0:42:47and has £162.66 to start the next leg.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Is this where the competition begins, Thomas?
0:42:50 > 0:42:54YES! No, of course not!
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- Oh, in the rain, look at this!- Oh, no!
0:42:57 > 0:42:58ANITA LAUGHS
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Next time on Antiques Road Trip, we're in the West Country,
0:43:03 > 0:43:05where Anita meets an admirer.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08You're more prettier off-camera than you are on.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10- Oh, you're the type of man I like! - Oh, I know!
0:43:10 > 0:43:13And Thomas gets some motherly love.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16It's dairy-free for my poor, pathetic little boy
0:43:16 > 0:43:18who can't eat any dairy.