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