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 > 0:00:16The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17But it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20- Oh, no!- There'll be worthy winners...
0:00:20 > 0:00:21- Yes!- We've done it!
0:00:21 > 0:00:24- ..and valiant losers. - You are kidding me on!
0:00:25 > 0:00:29So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:29 > 0:00:31- What am I doing?- You've got a deal.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:38 > 0:00:41It's the final leg of the road trip for Thomas Plant and
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Anita Manning and it's a beautiful day in the South Downs of Sussex.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Anita, our last day on the road together.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- I'm going to miss you, Thomas. - I'm going to miss you, too.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56- It's been a real rollercoaster. You've done really very well.- I know.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- You're like the...- The outsider? - The outsider, coming round.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02A mature old nag!
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Oh, no! I think you're a thoroughbred, Anita.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Thomas Plant is an antiques expert who knows
0:01:10 > 0:01:12that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Mainly himself.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17An experienced auctioneer, Anita Manning certainly knows
0:01:17 > 0:01:20how to compliment a dealer's collection.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24I had a little luck with some broken pottery before.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31- It's like every day is an adventure with you, Thomas.- Is it?
0:01:31 > 0:01:36Oh, I like the sound of that! An adventure! An antiques adventure!
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Both Thomas and Anita started the trip with £200.
0:01:41 > 0:01:47Thomas started off the trip well but is now trailing with only £261.84.
0:01:49 > 0:01:55After four auctions it's Anita who is in the lead with £401.94.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00- This car has been lovely. - Yes, I've enjoyed this car.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04I enjoyed these wonderful country lanes down in the south of England.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Oh, it's been just...
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- It's God's own country.- Quite!
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Driving for the last time in the 1968 Lotus Elan,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15let's find out where they're off to.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21On this Road Trip Thomas and Anita will have travelled 550 miles
0:02:21 > 0:02:24from the village of Redbourn in Hertfordshire
0:02:24 > 0:02:26all the way to Maidstone in Kent.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Today's final leg is starting in Brighton
0:02:29 > 0:02:31before finishing at auction in Maidstone.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39Anita! Have a fabulous time buying!
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Yes, darling, I will.
0:02:43 > 0:02:48Barter well but remember, if all else fails, flatter your eyelashes.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50I'll do my best.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Flattery will get you everywhere, you know.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00While Thomas heads off along the coast,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03our Anita is on the hunt in Brighton,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Georgian England's most famous seaside resort.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09She's starting her day in Oasis Antiques
0:03:09 > 0:03:11and I hope she's got the right glasses on today.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Hello. I'm Anita.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16I think a human might be more helpful.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- SHE LAUGHS - Hello, I'm Anne.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21and this is Martha.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- Are these girls your assistants? - Yes.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26This is Amanda, this is Heather
0:03:26 > 0:03:30and over there's Elizabeth and Tracey.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36But it's not long until Anita's well-trained eye spots something.
0:03:36 > 0:03:42- This little item here is an 18th century lady.- Yeah.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44She's rather pretty.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46The piece isn't 18th-century,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49it's a more modern tourist piece, I would say.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Maybe 20th century anyway.- Yes.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55It's the sort of thing maybe in the '50s...
0:03:55 > 0:03:58It's looking back to sort of Regency times
0:03:58 > 0:04:01with that extravagant hairdo.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Gorgeous courtesans.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Yes! Yes, yeah.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09What do you think it would...?
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Well, I'm thinking sort of...
0:04:11 > 0:04:14£15 to £18.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Well, we've got 30 on it.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- Could it be bought for...- 20?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Still a wee bit dear. Could you do it for 15?
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Erm...
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- OK, I'll do it for 15.- Excellent.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32First deal of the day down and 50% off the ticket price.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Great start, Anita. What else can she find?
0:04:35 > 0:04:39What about these big fish? What have you got these in at?
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- We'll do 60 for two if it's any... - Are they in good condition?- Yes.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45I actually like...
0:04:45 > 0:04:48I mean, in my bathroom I have a sort of fishy theme
0:04:48 > 0:04:51and I have these glass fish and I think they're good fun.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55- Again, they are from, what, the '60s?- Yes.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00In stylish Brighton, the cool kids would like them,
0:05:00 > 0:05:05but in a rural auction I'm not sure if people like them in the same way,
0:05:05 > 0:05:08you know, because different areas have different markets.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11The final auction is in Maidstone -
0:05:11 > 0:05:14not quite the country but maybe not as bohemian as Brighton.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18But cool and groovy Anita is still interested.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20These fish are a type of Italian class known as Murano,
0:05:20 > 0:05:24named after the Venetian town where they were made.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26What about a price for them, though?
0:05:26 > 0:05:2775 for three.
0:05:27 > 0:05:3075's too dear to...
0:05:30 > 0:05:34you know, to put them into auction and hope to...
0:05:35 > 0:05:39I think I'd like to be paying £40 for them.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Oh, 40, it's...
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Yeah, no. I'll do the three for 50.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- Let's go for it.- All right. - Let's go for it, yes.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Caught. Hook, line and sinker.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58£50 for the three fish and £15 for the miniature.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Thomas, meanwhile, has made the journey 24 miles east to Eastbourne.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08The younger East Sussex seaside sibling to Brighton,
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Eastbourne is the quintessential Victorian resort.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17Originally laid out in 1859 as a new town for gentlemen by gentlemen,
0:06:17 > 0:06:20such terrible chauvinism would never be tolerated
0:06:20 > 0:06:22by our Thomas, oh, no.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24He's off to Old Bank Antiques.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Here to help is a very charming lady called Dorrit.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- Hello, I'm Thomas.- Hi.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42This is our last game to play and these are the last die I will throw.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Anita has got £150 more than me.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51She's been really canny with her buying. So canny!
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Tom, now you've seen the rest, you might as well see the best.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- The best? This means this is yours? - How did you guess?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Because you said it was the best!
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Cheeky, but I like it.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06That's a lovely scent bottle, isn't it?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08And with a stopper, even.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Now when anybody comes in, I shall say you have touched it
0:07:12 > 0:07:14so I can put another fiver on it!
0:07:14 > 0:07:15Oh!
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Watch the stopper.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- Touch everything else so I can say, "Look!"- Of course.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22CUPBOARD RATTLES Oh!
0:07:22 > 0:07:23Careful!
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- That's OK. Did I break anything? - I don't think so.
0:07:26 > 0:07:27It's fine, Dorrit.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30It's normally Thomas who breaks the stuff.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35I've got to spend a little to try and beat Anita.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41So, with Dorrit there to advise, Tom looks for an Anita beater.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- Well, this is a funny thing, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47You've got these Indian coins inlaid in this sort of
0:07:47 > 0:07:51- quite pretty oval tray, isn't it? - Lot of work went into it.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54A lot of work, a lot of work. Quite sort of colonial in its look.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58It's a condiment set,
0:07:58 > 0:08:03all ingeniously made from old Indian silver alloy coins.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05I don't think it's worth a huge amount.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07I have a figure in mind I'd like to offer you.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- Now you want to insult me. Go on. - I don't WANT to insult you.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- I don't WANT to insult you at all. - But you will.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Oh, here we go!
0:08:16 > 0:08:21The thing is, Anita has been buying things very cheaply
0:08:21 > 0:08:25and she's basically thrashed me. She's bought everything under £30.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Hang on, I have to take a handkerchief to wipe my tears.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Yeah, you wipe your tears.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32I know, I know. It's hard work.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Oh, get on with it, Tom.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Anyway, she's been buying things for under £30.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- Everything of hers has been under 30.- 29?
0:08:40 > 0:08:41Oh!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43I like the lady's style!
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Can we keep figures round? I'm simple.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- 25. Ah!- Are you sure?
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- Can you see how painful it is? - It is painful.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53Thank you very much.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Thank you.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58First deal of the day done for Mr Plant.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00£25 for the Indian condiment tray.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Anita, meanwhile, has travelled 36 miles
0:09:05 > 0:09:08along the south coast to Hastings,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10once the area's epicentre for smuggling.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16And she's come to the Smugglers Adventure at St Clements Caves
0:09:16 > 0:09:19to find out the reality behind the romance.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Here to meet her is curator Catherine Harvey.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- Smugglers Caves.- I hope you're not scared of the dark.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28I am scared of the dark and I'm scared of enclosed spaces,
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- but I'm so excited.- Perfect for you! Come on.- Let's go.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Catherine's taking Anita down into the caves
0:09:35 > 0:09:38where they think smugglers operated 200 years ago.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- This is a labyrinth of caves. - You do have to mind your head.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Smuggling of goods like wine and wool had existed for centuries
0:09:49 > 0:09:54but it was after the Napoleonic wars in 1815 that it really took off.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Britain was broke and introduced sky-high import duties,
0:09:58 > 0:10:02like 129% tax on tea to pay off its debts.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Families were desperate for money, too
0:10:04 > 0:10:07and pretty soon you had about 4,000 people in Sussex alone
0:10:07 > 0:10:11involved in what became part of everyday life.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14People didn't set out to become a smuggler.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17They would have other jobs, as well, but they were looking
0:10:17 > 0:10:21to get extra money because they had very meagre incomes.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25And you could earn as much in one night helping a smuggling operation
0:10:25 > 0:10:28as you would for a whole week as an agricultural labourer.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31So, for people who were really on the margins,
0:10:31 > 0:10:33they needed to get as much money as they could.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38So everybody in a community could be involved in smuggling of an area?
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Yes, and there's evidence that women and children were also involved,
0:10:42 > 0:10:46and that women might hide barrels within piles of washing
0:10:46 > 0:10:50and that kind of thing. But it wasn't a romantic trade.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52It sounds romantic.
0:10:52 > 0:10:58We have a perception of it, smugglers, pirates of bygone ages,
0:10:58 > 0:11:02of being a sort of romantic thing. You're saying it wasn't like that?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04I don't think they were romantic figures in the way
0:11:04 > 0:11:07that we think of them through films and literature.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10It may not have been romantic but it was ingenious,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13as this little contraption illustrates.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16We've got something like this, which, from the outside,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19to all intents and purposes, looks like a common cork float
0:11:19 > 0:11:21that you would have on your fishing net.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26But if you open it up you can see it's been hollowed out
0:11:26 > 0:11:30to take a small amount of very precious cargo.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32And I think you can see how valuable
0:11:32 > 0:11:35something like tobacco or tea would be,
0:11:35 > 0:11:39that it was worth bringing it in in such small amounts.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41As the illegal trade increased,
0:11:41 > 0:11:45the government turned from stopping the goods to stopping the smugglers.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49They recruited violent ex-Navy men to arrest the crews
0:11:49 > 0:11:51who, in turn, began to carry weapons.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55They would also have things like this. This is a cosh.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58If you feel it, it's actually quite a weight.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00You would certainly know
0:12:00 > 0:12:03if you were hit round the head with that, I can tell you.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- And they could carry it in their pocket.- Absolutely.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09The increasing violence and tensions on both sides
0:12:09 > 0:12:13reached a head in 1828 in the nearby Battle of Sidley Green,
0:12:13 > 0:12:17where around 200 smugglers moving contraband over open ground
0:12:17 > 0:12:21met more than 200 customs men determined to stop them.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23There was a fatality on each side,
0:12:23 > 0:12:26so a revenue man was killed, as was a smuggler.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29There were rewards out for information.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32For example, they would offer quite a large reward -
0:12:32 > 0:12:37£50, at that time, would be the equivalent of around £2,500 today.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42So that is a lot of money in an area where traditional industries
0:12:42 > 0:12:45are in decline and people are quite desperate.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Incidents like this led to the formation of the coastguard in 1831,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51which, along with the hugely effective measure
0:12:51 > 0:12:54of reducing duties, caused a massive reduction in smuggling
0:12:54 > 0:12:56by the end of the 19th century.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59The heyday of the smuggler was over.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Thomas has now hit the road from Eastbourne
0:13:06 > 0:13:08and is driving 16 miles
0:13:08 > 0:13:10along the coast into Hastings.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13He's at Kings Road Antiques, run by Charles.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14That's not him.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17That is.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Now, what has Thomas found?
0:13:22 > 0:13:24I just think this is just weird.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29It's just strange. Laboratory pressure gauge.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32But it's a lot of work in there, you know, mahogany base and, you know...
0:13:34 > 0:13:37It could be a really cool lamp.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39I wonder if I blow on this here...
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Maybe if I open the tap!
0:13:44 > 0:13:46It's opened up.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Don't try this at home, please.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- HE COUGHS - In fact, don't try it at all.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55I'm dying, here. I think that's really fun.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57It was made by Philip Harris in Birmingham,
0:13:57 > 0:14:02who's been making educational scientific equipment since 1817.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06This gauge probably dates from the 1960s.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09What you do is, I think, you'd get the old cable,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12the electric cable, and you try and fill it in here.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17And you'd actually...you'd make this a fluorescent tube.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21It would be just a fun thing, just mad. But you could do it.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23It's a bit of fun, really.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Yeah. Well, OK then, Thomas.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28But first you need to buy the thing.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Let's see if Charles can gauge its value.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32It has a ticket price of £40.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34It could be off the scale.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38I might be able to go down to 30 for you.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41I was wanting to give you a £20 note for it, to be honest with you.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45- (He's hard.)- I'm not that hard, it's just got to go to auction.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48I don't know what it's worth. I don't think anybody knows what it's worth.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50But the decision isn't up to Charles.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54The gauge belongs to a figure only known as the dealer,
0:14:54 > 0:14:56or Nigel, who's about to be given a quick call.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00He's looking at really only about 29.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Can he do me a favour,
0:15:02 > 0:15:06keep the figures round, and 25?
0:15:06 > 0:15:10He's saying that basically at 25 he's going to be making a loss
0:15:10 > 0:15:12so he needs a cup of coffee, which will make it 27.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14He has a deal. Thank you very much.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- Thanks a lot, Nigel. - Thank Nigel. Thank you!
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Yes! Thanks, Nigel. Now, what else is there?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24What I've seen is a circular deco mirror.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Art Deco in shape, and you know how I like style?
0:15:27 > 0:15:30And it's got a bevelled edge.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33I like the oak and the red design.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34It's quite cool.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Charles has brought the stepladder, look.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Charles, you all right up there?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Just about surviving.- Surviving. - Oh, there we go.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Oh! Oh! We've lost the price. It's free.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49The price tag said £20.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50It's got a look, hasn't it?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52The owner is Ralph.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Thomas asks Charles to phone him with a cheeky £13 offer.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59All right. See you later, mate.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03What did Ralph say? Is he a toughie?
0:16:03 > 0:16:07He is, but he's a pussycat if you know how to handle him.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- He can't do the 13. Certainly can't do that.- No, OK.
0:16:10 > 0:16:1115?
0:16:11 > 0:16:12HE SUCKS HIS TEETH
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Could you make it 16? I like even numbers.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Oh, for God's sake!
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- Yes! Yes!- Excellent!
0:16:20 > 0:16:2316 and 27...
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- Is...- Sh!
0:16:25 > 0:16:2712... 12...
0:16:27 > 0:16:2832...
0:16:28 > 0:16:2942.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30You sure about that?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- Just double check. 43.- 43.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- Nice try!- 43! Sorry!
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- No, 43.- 43.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Yeah, good try, Thomas!
0:16:40 > 0:16:42So, that's two more items in the old bag -
0:16:42 > 0:16:45the pressure gauge for £27 and the mirror for 16.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51So, with Thomas's third item under his belt,
0:16:51 > 0:16:53that brings us to the end of day one.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Nighty night.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02It's the start of another gorgeous day on the final leg
0:17:02 > 0:17:04of Thomas and Anita's Road Trip.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Anita, this is a lovely day.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09# The sun has got its hat on
0:17:09 > 0:17:12# Hip-hip-hip hooray! #
0:17:12 > 0:17:14It's good, isn't it?
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- Our final day shopping and the sun's come out!- I know.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23You know, you can't beat a bit of old-fashioned British sunshine.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Yesterday, Thomas only spent £68 on three items -
0:17:26 > 0:17:28the condiment set,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30the pressure gauge
0:17:30 > 0:17:31and the mirror,
0:17:31 > 0:17:35leaving him with £193.84 for the day ahead.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Anita was a bit more carefree than usual
0:17:39 > 0:17:42and spent £65 on only two items -
0:17:42 > 0:17:44the portrait miniature and the Murano fish.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48That leaves her with a generous £336.94.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53You've got plenty of dosh, Thomas.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- I was very careful, Anita. - Good. That's my boy, that's my boy.
0:17:57 > 0:17:58I was very careful.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03I had, in the back of my head, "Don't spend over £30 on an item.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06"Do an Anita. Do an Anita."
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Our pair are now in Kent
0:18:09 > 0:18:12and heading for the beautiful old village of Brasted.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Just to spice things up a bit, our competitive duo are starting
0:18:19 > 0:18:22their day in the same place, Courtyard Antiques.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Stand by.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Shopping with Anita.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Shopping with Anita! Oh, I'm so excited!
0:18:30 > 0:18:35- What snippets can you teach me? - Oh, stop gushing, Thomas!
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Thomas is going to start shopping at one end of the courtyard
0:18:39 > 0:18:42while Anita starts at the other.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Running things at this end is Jackie.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- Hello, I'm Anita.- Hello, Anita. Nice to meet you.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49It's lovely to be here.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Now she's on her final day,
0:18:52 > 0:18:55our Anita is going to throw caution to the wind.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58I would kind of like to spend a lot of money.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02But I'm not going to be pulled in. It's happened before.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Anita has always been a sucker for the shiny stuff in a cabinet,
0:19:06 > 0:19:08and today is no different.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11I mean, it's just a wee thing but it's quite...
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- It's pretty, isn't it? - It's quite sweet.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- You could put Smarties on it. - You could.
0:19:18 > 0:19:19THEY CHUCKLE
0:19:21 > 0:19:27This tray is of sterling silver and it looks to be of sterling quality.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30It's got 28 on it.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33What I would like to pay on it, though, Jackie,
0:19:33 > 0:19:36is about £16. Is that possible?
0:19:38 > 0:19:40I'll just have a look.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Erm...OK.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- You think we're OK at that? - Yes, OK.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52First blood to Anita and more than a tenner off.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54But wait, she's not finished yet.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- Oriental sauce pot. - Yes, it's lovely.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- I really love that.- Yeah.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05- Damage.- Yeah, I'm afraid.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Well, those little bits of damage
0:20:08 > 0:20:11should help cut the ticket price of £24.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15And Anita did very well last time with some damaged pottery.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17- Sold at 110.- Kiss me there!
0:20:20 > 0:20:24This porcelain sauce boat is 19th century
0:20:24 > 0:20:26and would have been part of a larger service.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28That would be 16?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31I don't think he'd do it for 16.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- 18.- You think 18 is the most he would go on that?
0:20:39 > 0:20:44OK. I had a little luck with some broken pottery before,
0:20:44 > 0:20:48- so I'm hoping that it won't make any difference.- It might happen again.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52- OK, that's a double deal.- Lovely. - Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Well, that was a brisk bit of business.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57The tray for £16 and the sauce boat for 18.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59I wonder how Thomas is getting on.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Elaine, nice to meet you.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Well, he's met Elaine, who runs the other end of the business,
0:21:05 > 0:21:07and he's also seen something in a cabinet.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11Amber is fossilised tree sap.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15And the most wonderful thing about amber is sometimes you get insects,
0:21:15 > 0:21:17leaves, spiders.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22This looks like Baltic amber cos it's quite translucent.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24How do people tell if amber is amber?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Well..
0:21:26 > 0:21:28I think you can put a hot needle in it or something.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31You can, but it's not yours, is it?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33- A hot needle and you smell that tree sap.- That's right.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Can I give you another tip?
0:21:35 > 0:21:38It floats in cola.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41And plastic will sink in cola.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45- Plastic will sink, amber will float.- Clarified.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Yeah. It's brilliant, isn't it?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50OK, we know you like it, Thomas,
0:21:50 > 0:21:52so let's get down to prices, shall we?
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- What's your very best price? You have £65.- Yes.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Have you got a suggestion of the price in mind?
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- Well, I don't want to be sort of too rude to you...- No.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03..but, erm...
0:22:03 > 0:22:06I suppose anything with a four in front would be too..
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- too difficult for you? - A five would be...
0:22:08 > 0:22:11A five would be better, would it?
0:22:14 > 0:22:17OK. So, 50?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Thank you very much. I'd better give you some money.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- Oh, lovely. Thank you. - Is that all right?- Perfect.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Hmm, I thought Thomas was going to be careful.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28That big-ticket item could be a bit of a gamble.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Right, let's go and pester Anita.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- Anita!- Oh, Thomas!
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- Sneaking up behind me here. - THEY LAUGH
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- How are you doing, darling? - Good. Have you bought?
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- Yes, I've bought two items. - That was quick!
0:22:46 > 0:22:51- That was quick. I'm fast. - You are. Furious and fast.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- Can I ask some advice? - Of course, darling.
0:22:53 > 0:22:54What should I buy?
0:22:54 > 0:22:57No, you have to make up your own lovely mind.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- I will.- You'll have to make up your own mind.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- So, we're not telling one another much here.- We will do, in a min.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- In a min? - I'll just have to blurt it all out.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- You can't keep a secret, can you? - No!
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Oh! There's some gamesmanship going on between these two.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15But the hunt is back on for Thomas
0:23:15 > 0:23:18and it's not long before he finds something a little bit different
0:23:18 > 0:23:22and dealer Hugh is on hand to help him get a closer look.
0:23:22 > 0:23:27I think this is a piece of folk art, 19th century jointed figure.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29But it's of Pinocchio,
0:23:29 > 0:23:31with the extra long nose.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Pinocchio was, of course, the little wooden puppet
0:23:35 > 0:23:37that became a real-life boy,
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Created by the Italian writer Carlo Collodi in 1886.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45this little chap is based on an early illustration from the book.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47This probably would have been made
0:23:47 > 0:23:52by your toymaker in a village in Italy or in Europe.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55I think it's a European figure. What can he be?
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Right, here's the label.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Now, no telling tall tales here, Hugh.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02£28 is the ticket price.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- But what's your price for him?- 24.
0:24:04 > 0:24:09Oh, that's very fair. That's extremely fair. Thank you very much.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11I think we'll have them for £24.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- I think he's a bit of fun. - Yeah, thank you.- He's great.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Not much negotiating there, then.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21So, Thomas has got the Pinocchio toy for £24 to go with his earlier
0:24:21 > 0:24:23purchase of the necklace for £50.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Meanwhile, Anita's off to her next shop
0:24:29 > 0:24:3326 miles away in Rochester in Kent - the Garden of England.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Anita is visiting Cottage Style Antiques.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41She still has nearly £300 burning a hole in her purse.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Could she be going for a big buy this time?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Owner Bill had better watch out.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54And, sure enough, in this packed shop
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Anita is heading for something rather special.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00These cloisonne plates, I do like them.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02I think cloisonne is lovely.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Cloisonne is a technique for enamelling metalwork
0:25:05 > 0:25:08that includes enamel and wires.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11These plaques are probably early 20th century
0:25:11 > 0:25:14but they have a whopping ticket price of £220.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17I see they're covered in dust.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- Have you had them a long time? - No, just come in.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21- Oh!- About three years.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23- SHE LAUGHS - Three years!
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Is there movement?
0:25:25 > 0:25:26There'll be some movement, yes.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- Is there huge movement?- Not huge.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Not huge. Maybe I shouldn't even ask you
0:25:32 > 0:25:34how much movement there is on it.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Should I?
0:25:36 > 0:25:38You're normally cheeky. You just say something.
0:25:40 > 0:25:46What I'd like to be paying for them would be 100 to £130.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49I'll tell you what, if you wanted them I could do them for 100.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- You could do them for 100?- Yeah.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54100?! You're suppose to say £130, Bill.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Not 90.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01You are about to be kissed 1,000 times.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Put your hand there before you change your mind.
0:26:04 > 0:26:05Thank you very much.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09At £100 - less than half price -
0:26:09 > 0:26:12I reckon Anita has surpassed herself here.
0:26:12 > 0:26:13Well done, girl!
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Tom, meanwhile, has travelled 30 miles across Kent
0:26:18 > 0:26:20from Brasted to Gillingham.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24He's come to the Royal Engineers Museum
0:26:24 > 0:26:29to hear about a Victorian celebrity beloved by the Queen herself,
0:26:29 > 0:26:32the legendary but controversial General Gordon.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Showing him round is Amy.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- Hello.- Hello. - I'm Thomas.- Hi, I'm Amy.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- Hi, Amy, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, too.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- So, the Royal Engineers, massive historic regiment.- Yes.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- Huge.- Yes. - What are you going to show me today?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Today I'm going to show you a lot of Gordon memorabilia,
0:26:49 > 0:26:51all to do with General Gordon.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53- Show me more.- OK.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Charles George Gordon first came to public attention
0:26:57 > 0:26:59with his reckless bravery during the Crimean War.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02But it was his service in China during the brutal
0:27:02 > 0:27:07Taiping Rebellion that earned him his first nickname Chinese Gordon.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10He paid scant regard for his own safety
0:27:10 > 0:27:13and would often lead his men into battle unarmed
0:27:13 > 0:27:15except for one unusual item.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18He would go into battle armed only with a stick,
0:27:18 > 0:27:20which was named his Wand of Victory.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22- A stick?- Yes!- That was it?- Yes.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25We've got this one here in the cabinet.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- It does look like a sort of wizard's wand.- Yes. It does, yes.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32It's extraordinary that you have all these people coming at you
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- with swords, knives, guns... - Yep.
0:27:35 > 0:27:36God, that's a brave man.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- Yes. - A braver man than me, I think.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43This must have really built up his mysticism, his absolute celebrity?
0:27:43 > 0:27:44Yes.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49While his maverick streak made him unpopular with the military brass,
0:27:49 > 0:27:51thanks to the press back home
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Gordon was hailed as an imperial hero even by Queen Victoria herself.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00He spent the next 20 years after Taiping putting down rebellions
0:28:00 > 0:28:02and napping the British Empire.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Amy, would you mind informing me,
0:28:04 > 0:28:08we've spoken about Chinese Gordon, but why do I see lots
0:28:08 > 0:28:11of commemorative plates with Gordon of Khartoum?
0:28:11 > 0:28:14He was sent there to evacuate the Egyptian garrisons
0:28:14 > 0:28:18due to the revolt that was being led by the Mahdi.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22As the rebels of the Mahdi Army moved in, Gordon managed to evacuate
0:28:22 > 0:28:272,500 women and children from the garrisons in Khartoum, Egypt
0:28:27 > 0:28:29but refused to evacuate the troops.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31The government planned on abandoning him
0:28:31 > 0:28:34but reports of his exploits back home meant the government
0:28:34 > 0:28:37and even Queen Victoria herself demanded his safety.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41Eventually, due to public pressure, they did send a relief force
0:28:41 > 0:28:44and it was led by Lord Wolseley but, unfortunately,
0:28:44 > 0:28:47due to the amount of time it took for them to get there
0:28:47 > 0:28:50they arrived two days after the fall of Khartoum and Gordon's death.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53And we've actually got the last letter that was sent from Gordon
0:28:53 > 0:28:55- out of Khartoum.- Oh, really?- Yes.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57- Is this it here?- Yes.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02"Khartoum, 14th of the 12th, 1884.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05"My dear Watson, I think the game is up."
0:29:05 > 0:29:07God. Oh!
0:29:07 > 0:29:10"Expect a catastrophe after ten days".
0:29:10 > 0:29:14He was predicting a catastrophic end in ten day's time.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- Yeah.- That's very sanguine that it's going to end,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- "I'm going to die, this is bye." - Yes.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- But he probably put up a good fight. - I imagine he probably did, yes.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27The accounts of his death differ and his body was never recovered
0:29:27 > 0:29:31but to Victorian England his death was the cause for national mourning.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32What have we got here on the table?
0:29:32 > 0:29:35This is supposedly a piece of stone that Gordon was standing on.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37It's part of his step of his palace that he standing on
0:29:37 > 0:29:40when he was killed, and it was kept by Queen Victoria
0:29:40 > 0:29:43and it was supposedly kept by her bedside for many years.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- Really, she was that much of a fan of his?- Yes.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49I wonder why, cos he was brave, he was eccentric, he's a good man.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- Victorian hero.- Absolutely.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56- I bet you Queen Victoria was livid. - Yes, I can imagine she probably was.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02The sun may never have set on the British Empire
0:30:02 > 0:30:05but it's rapidly setting today, so let's have a little reminder
0:30:05 > 0:30:08of what Thomas and Anita bought for auction.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Thomas bought a condiment set,
0:30:11 > 0:30:12a pressure gauge,
0:30:12 > 0:30:13a mirror,
0:30:13 > 0:30:15an amber necklace
0:30:15 > 0:30:17and a Pinocchio doll.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20This lot of loot cost him £142.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Anita spent her money on a portrait miniature,
0:30:23 > 0:30:25the Murano fish,
0:30:25 > 0:30:26the silver tray,
0:30:26 > 0:30:28the sauceboat
0:30:28 > 0:30:29and the cloisonne plaques,
0:30:29 > 0:30:32costing a grand total of £199.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36So, let's hear what they think of each other's treasures
0:30:36 > 0:30:39and who they think might win at the final auction.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44Thomas's items in general are quite delightful in different ways.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48But he hasn't found that big ticket item
0:30:48 > 0:30:51that will push him forward, I don't think.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55Anita's gone all-out and spent £100 on one item.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Thrashing me by my spending power by over £50.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02That has got to be a help.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07You can never be too confident in an auction situation.
0:31:07 > 0:31:12It's an unknown, so we're both stepping into the unknown.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16And I never count my chickens before they're hatched.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Well, unless something really great happens to me,
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Anita's going to creep it.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24But if her plates bomb I've got a real good chance.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27So now it's onwards into the Garden of England
0:31:27 > 0:31:31for the final auction in Maidstone, the county town of Kent.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33So, Anita, this is it!
0:31:34 > 0:31:37This is it! This is our swansong.
0:31:38 > 0:31:39Our swansong!
0:31:39 > 0:31:44This is the last time we're going to be driving to an auction together,
0:31:44 > 0:31:47having this blether, as you like to call it.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50And I've loved being in the car with you.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53The car's been quite a good little girl.
0:31:53 > 0:31:54She's been wonderful!
0:31:54 > 0:31:56She certainly has.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59The auction today is taking place at Frederick Andrews Auctions,
0:31:59 > 0:32:03who founded their first shop in nearby Sheerness in 2004.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Well, you never know, anything can happen.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- Auctions are full of surprises. - They are, aren't they?
0:32:12 > 0:32:16The man at the rostrum today is Michael Walkling.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19I like the cloisonne plates, they should do rather well today, I hope.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22And there's a few bits there they might struggle with.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25I think the little wooden puppet may be a difficulty to get away.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Obviously the little silver pin dish is quite nice,
0:32:29 > 0:32:31but only of very limited value with us.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33This isn't quite our usual auction house -
0:32:33 > 0:32:35for a start, it's huge,
0:32:35 > 0:32:38and there's another auction going on at the same time over there.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40What kind of auction is this, Anita?
0:32:40 > 0:32:43I would call it a sort of a general auction.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Lots of variety but we've got bundles of sheets
0:32:46 > 0:32:49along with soft cuddly toys along with...
0:32:49 > 0:32:53- It's a household sale, isn't it? - Yeah.- House clearances.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56They've done house clearances and they've put them into lots,
0:32:56 > 0:32:59trays, boxes, stamps, vinyl...
0:32:59 > 0:33:02I think, you know, there's a chance to find a bargain.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05The phone and internet bidders are all ready
0:33:05 > 0:33:08so let's get the final auction of the trip under way.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11The first item is Anita's sauceboat.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Will it make a profit?
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Everybody needs a sauceboat.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Antique Oriental sauceboat showing now.
0:33:18 > 0:33:19£20 for that.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Ten then. At ten now.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Who wants that one for a tenner?
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Start me at £8.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31- £5 is all I'm bid. Six anywhere? - Six now.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34£5 I have. Six anywhere now?
0:33:34 > 0:33:37There at the back at five...
0:33:37 > 0:33:38£5.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41There you are. Well done.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43I think I'm going to burst out greetin'!
0:33:44 > 0:33:48Oh, dear, that sank and it means a big loss for Anita.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52It's so big, this auditorium.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54I can hardly hear the auctioneer!
0:33:57 > 0:34:00Now, can Pinocchio bring some profit for Thomas?
0:34:00 > 0:34:03Pinocchio. Will it tell a tall tale today?
0:34:05 > 0:34:08What do we say for that? Quite a nice one there. £10 for that.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- Ten I have.- Ten!
0:34:10 > 0:34:1212 anywhere now?
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Why are you celebrating my ten?
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Well, it's better than five, isn't it?
0:34:16 > 0:34:1818.
0:34:18 > 0:34:1918 in the house.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21- 18 in the house.- Fabulous!
0:34:21 > 0:34:2318 then...
0:34:24 > 0:34:26I know, but to me that's a triumph.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31The little fellow failed to come to life for the punters.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35It's Anita's miniature now.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Let's hope it can bring a profit.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39- There we are.- It's lovely.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- Yes. Fine quality. - Beautiful, beautiful.
0:34:41 > 0:34:42£10 for that somewhere.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Give me £5 start.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46£5 bid. Six anywhere now?
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Five I have. Six bid. Eight. Ten.
0:34:49 > 0:34:5112. 14. 16...
0:34:51 > 0:34:52Oh, yes!
0:34:52 > 0:34:5416 with the lady. 18 anywhere?
0:34:54 > 0:34:5616 with the lady.
0:34:56 > 0:34:5718 anywhere now?
0:34:57 > 0:34:58There at £16.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00You all done at 16?
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- Oh, Anita.- Things are looking up.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05They are, aren't they?
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Success! The miniature's brought a profit.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09One whole £1.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11We're going to crack open the champagne with that.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Now it's Anita's big ticket buy.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Auctioneer Michael thought these might do well, too.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23Nice pair, those. What shall we say, £80 somewhere?
0:35:23 > 0:35:2550 then somewhere.
0:35:25 > 0:35:2730 I've got. 35 anywhere now?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29£30 bid. 35 there.
0:35:29 > 0:35:3135. It'll creep up, don't worry.
0:35:31 > 0:35:3250 with me. Five now?
0:35:32 > 0:35:3450 right here, five where?
0:35:34 > 0:35:3655 right in the room.
0:35:36 > 0:35:3855, it's creeping.
0:35:38 > 0:35:4055 in the room. 60 where?
0:35:40 > 0:35:41There at 55.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43You all done?
0:35:43 > 0:35:4455.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46Bad luck, Anita.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51I thought they'd go on. I thought they'd go on.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Anita spent big, but she's lost big.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58With a ticket price of £225, that's a real bargain for the buyer.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03If I'm going to make losses I want to make spectacular losses.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07Things are not boding well for Thomas's makeshift lamp.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Very rare thing, this. Very rare.
0:36:10 > 0:36:1220 anywhere? Give me a tenner.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15- Tenner?- Five I'm bid now.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Ten I have. 12 anywhere?
0:36:17 > 0:36:20£10 bid. 12 anywhere now?
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Only at a tenner. Are you all done at ten?
0:36:22 > 0:36:24That's beautiful. There we are, we love that.
0:36:24 > 0:36:25Yes!
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Thomas, that's probably all it's worth.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36It's another loss. Have our duo misjudged the market?
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Gloss over that. We're on to the fish.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Anita's Murano glass fish next.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Let's hope they bring some profit.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46£20 for the three somewhere.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49£20 for those somewhere.
0:36:49 > 0:36:5020. Ten.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Ten bid. 12 where?
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Lady at ten. 12 anywhere now?
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Push! Push! Push it up.
0:36:57 > 0:36:5915. 15 bid. 18 where?
0:36:59 > 0:37:01- 18 bid.- 18 now.
0:37:01 > 0:37:0318 there. 20 anywhere?
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Cheap lot there. At 18, then.
0:37:06 > 0:37:07£18.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12It's a loss for Anita, but another great buy for a punter.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16- It could have been worse.- It sold. You could have been taking them home.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Cos I know you would have liked them at home.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21I've got fish like that in my bathroom.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Have you? Well, they're very sweet.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28Now it's Thomas's classic Art Deco mirror.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Surely that will make a profit.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Time for some audience participation.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Here we are. Come on.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36We want to see you bid on this lot.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- It's a very fine mirror. - Lovely Art Deco mirror.
0:37:39 > 0:37:40Glam, eh?
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Who wants that one there for a tenner?
0:37:42 > 0:37:44- £5.- This is it!
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Put your hands up!
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Stick your hands up!
0:37:48 > 0:37:49Oh, look, there's somebody!
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Six bid. Eight now.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Eight's bid. Ten I have.
0:37:53 > 0:37:5512. 12 bid.
0:37:55 > 0:37:5612, we need more. Go on.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Here at 12.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- £12.- Oh!
0:38:01 > 0:38:02Did you try?
0:38:02 > 0:38:06- Yeah, I helped you a bit.- Thank you. - That's all right.- Thank you.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08It was a good try, but still a loss.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Our duo seem to be taking this remarkably well, though.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- It's only a loss of four. - Oh, that's all right.
0:38:14 > 0:38:15I helped you.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17We'll survive.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19You're the experts, then?
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- LAUGHTER - We're the experts!
0:38:21 > 0:38:22Absolutely.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28It's the amber necklace now.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30£8 start me.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31Who wants that for £8?
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Thanks. £6.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36£6 amber necklace.
0:38:36 > 0:38:37A whole £5 note.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40£5 somewhere for it. Who wants that for a fiver?
0:38:40 > 0:38:41Five. Six.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- Well done. Well done, Thomas.- Yeah.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Six there. Seven now. Eight now. Eight's bid in the centre.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Nine where? Eight there. Nine with the lady.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51Ten now. Ten bid. 12 now.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Ten there. 12 I have.
0:38:53 > 0:38:5414. 14 bid.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56A long way to go to 50, right enough.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Got a long way, Anita.
0:38:58 > 0:39:0018 there. 20 now.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- 18!- 20 now. 20 I've got.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03Two now. 22 bid.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- She's creeping up.- 22 there.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Four now. 22...
0:39:07 > 0:39:09£22.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- Are you happy with that? - I'm ecstatic.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17The amber has gone into the red and so have Thomas's profits.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20We've got two lots. One lot each.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24Both silver lots and these, Thomas, could soar!
0:39:24 > 0:39:27They could certainly soar.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31I think it's becoming a question now of who can lose the least?
0:39:31 > 0:39:33It's Anita's silver tray next.
0:39:33 > 0:39:34Who wants that one for £10?
0:39:34 > 0:39:36I'll take eight.
0:39:36 > 0:39:37£8 somewhere. Real silver.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Five bid. Six bid.
0:39:39 > 0:39:40Seven bid. Eight.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Eight bid. Nine. Ten...
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- Come on!- Silver.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48There at nine. Ten now where?
0:39:48 > 0:39:49At £9. Ten now?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Ten I have. 12 now.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- We're getting there, Thomas. - 12, like my mirror.
0:39:54 > 0:39:55There are 12.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Oh! Another loss for Anita.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02But she's still smiling, bless her. That's the spirit.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Thomas has yet to make a single profit on any item.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09But his losses haven't been quite as big as Anita's.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11His last item is the condiment set.
0:40:11 > 0:40:16This might be the lot which captures the imagination of this crowd.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Might be.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20But I think you could be wrong.
0:40:23 > 0:40:24£20 for that somewhere.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26£10 start me.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Ten bid. 12 there. 15. 18.
0:40:29 > 0:40:3120. 22. 25.
0:40:31 > 0:40:3328. 30.
0:40:33 > 0:40:3528 bid. 30 where?
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- Profit!- Thomas, this is wonderful. - I don't believe it!
0:40:38 > 0:40:40- There at 28...- Yes!
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Get in there!
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Thomas, you are my hero!
0:40:45 > 0:40:47That is wonderful.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50It's a profit for Planter.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Only £3, but they all count.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Are you sad?
0:40:55 > 0:40:56I've had such a great time today.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00Same here. Let me take you down. Oh! There we go.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03Sadly, they may not have made much money in their last auction
0:41:03 > 0:41:05but it was a lot of fun.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08What are the scores on the doors at the end of the week?
0:41:08 > 0:41:12Despite making a loss of £68.20 today after paying auction costs,
0:41:12 > 0:41:15it's less of a loss than Anita.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Thomas has won the final leg of the trip
0:41:17 > 0:41:21and finishes after five days of trading with £193.64.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27Anita made a staggering loss of £112.08 today
0:41:27 > 0:41:31but in the overall standings she's ended the week with...
0:41:31 > 0:41:36£289.86, making her the champion for this Road Trip.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Congratulations, Anita.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41And remember, all profits go to Children In Need.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Well, Thomas, that's it. That's the last one.
0:41:44 > 0:41:45I'm gutted.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47I'm so sad to be leaving you.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50It's been so fabulous.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52It's been sweet, it's been lovely.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54How have you found it?
0:41:54 > 0:41:56Well, it's been a bit of a rollercoaster ride
0:41:56 > 0:41:59but that's what made it so exciting.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Let me put you in the car.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Let me drive off the winner.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21It's been a wonderful week of surprises for our duo...
0:42:21 > 0:42:25Do you know, it's the first time I've ever been with a woman?
0:42:25 > 0:42:26Oh, Thomas!
0:42:26 > 0:42:28- On the trip!- Oh!
0:42:28 > 0:42:31There have been trips down memory lane...
0:42:33 > 0:42:35..but Mum soon brought him back to earth.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37It's dairy free for my poor,
0:42:37 > 0:42:40pathetic little boy who can't eat any dairy.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43For Anita, it's been a week of romance...
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Oh, thank you very much.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46..memories...
0:42:46 > 0:42:49It reminds me a bit of one of my old boyfriends.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51..and music...
0:42:51 > 0:42:53# Doing the Lambeth Walk
0:42:53 > 0:42:55# Oi! #
0:42:55 > 0:42:58But for both of them it's been a lot of laughs.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07Next week, two old Road Trip hands get behind the wheel.
0:43:07 > 0:43:08That's a bit racy, isn't it?
0:43:08 > 0:43:11James Braxton is hoping to spot a bargain.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14Hello. Is anybody out there?
0:43:14 > 0:43:17And, true to form, Philip Serrell goes off piste.
0:43:17 > 0:43:18Oh, I love that.