0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08- a classic car...- We'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 > 0:00:17The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21- Oh, no!- There will be worthy winners...- Yes!- We've done it!
0:00:21 > 0:00:25- ..and valiant losers. - You are kidding me on.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:29 > 0:00:31- What am I doing?- You've got a deal.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40This week's jaunt brings together two auctioneers
0:00:40 > 0:00:44competing for Road Trip glory in not so sunny Scotland.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50- It's a right dreish day. - What's a...a what?- A dreish.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56- I think you'll find it's dreich. - I didn't know you spoke Scottish.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00I know, it's amazing. It's just being here, it just comes back.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05With over 25 years' experience,
0:01:05 > 0:01:07James Braxton is a sucker for new finds.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09As soon as you mention fresh goods,
0:01:09 > 0:01:14sort of the hairs on the back of my neck start tingling.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19And as a prolific collector, Philip Serrell tends to follow
0:01:19 > 0:01:23the old adage, one man's trash is another man's treasure.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25What am I doing?
0:01:25 > 0:01:28But sometimes it's just rubbish.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Our two experts started with £200 each
0:01:31 > 0:01:36and on today's second leg, there's just under £39 between them.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Philip's random selection managed to scrape a small profit at the first
0:01:41 > 0:01:45auction, meaning he's got £213.58 to spend today, bless him.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50James, meanwhile, doubled his dough
0:01:50 > 0:01:53with his stilton scoop and carved ship's hull,
0:01:53 > 0:01:58giving him the lead with £252.56 to use as they hit the road again.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Look out, old girl.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- You are one of life's smilers, aren't you?- Yeah, I know.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05I've never been a great smiler.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Your face looks slightly odd when you smile.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Your face sits slightly better with the curmudgeonly look.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15It seems to help him get good deals, though.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18The chaps are back in the awesome 1955 Austin-Healey.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23It's a snug fit for the fellas, so they should try and play nicely.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26I've got every reason to feel curmudgeonly in a minute
0:02:26 > 0:02:29cos I thought I was robbed yesterday. Absolutely robbed.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- You weren't. Must have been an embarrassment.- How dare you!
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Well, the profits speak for themselves, Philip.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Our experts' epic 920-mile expedition takes them
0:02:40 > 0:02:43from central Scotland, through the Borders to the Lakes,
0:02:43 > 0:02:48Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside and winds up in Newport in Shropshire.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53The second stint is a stunning venture from Biggar
0:02:53 > 0:02:55in the Borders down to auction in Kendal.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- The Scottish Borders are beautiful, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06You get a thumping great river rushing through it.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10The Scottish Borders cover about 1,800 square miles.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15For around 300 years, this land was home to the Reivers.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18These lawless gangs survived by plundering livestock,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21kidnapping and racketeering.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24The historic market town of Biggar didn't escape these troubles,
0:03:24 > 0:03:28but it's probably better known for a 13th-century battle where
0:03:28 > 0:03:32William Wallace is said to have helped defeat the English.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Today, it plays host to a new battle, Braxton vs Serrell.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39So, what's the plan?
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Generally, the person who owns the shop knows their stuff
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- a lot better than I do. - So you ask them? I ask them.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Quite clever, isn't it? Don't you do that?
0:03:47 > 0:03:51My plan was five legs, try and make sort of 50 or 80 quid a leg.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- I've fallen at the first hurdle. - That's the beauty of this business.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56It can all change in a day.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59So it's time for Philip to get back in the game.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- James, this looks like heaven for me. - It does.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05- See you later. Have a good day.- Bye.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Just outside Biggar is an antiques and French polishing specialist firm
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- run by Mark Atwood.- I wonder if there's a pot of gold over there.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- Hi.- Good morning, Philip.- Good to see you. How are you?- Very well.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Blimey. You've got some good things in here, haven't you?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Mark has been running his shop for over 19 years,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26so the showroom is like an Aladdin's cave, crammed full of goodies.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Music to Philip's ears.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- I think I've got a touch of the Elgar about me.- More like the elbow!
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Antique conductors' batons can fetch hundreds of pounds,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38depending on the materials, but as Philip still only has
0:04:38 > 0:04:42just over £200, he needs to tap into some bargains.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- This chair is interesting, isn't it? - It is a beautiful chair.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- It's a dentist's chair.- Is it? - Yep. I think it's really fun.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52How do you know it's a dentist's chair? Because it could have been...
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- I was thinking it could have been a barber's chair.- Very much so.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57But on the back it's stamped up from a dentists' suppliers
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- so it's actually got a dentist mark on it.- And how old is that? 1920s?
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- I would say...yeah, 1920s. - And what's the ticket price on that?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- It's 160.- I quite like that.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11But I'm not sure Philip could be persuaded to spend more than
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- half of his budget on one item. - You must be joking!
0:05:14 > 0:05:18On the other hand, maybe Mark knows getting Philip to pay up
0:05:18 > 0:05:20is like pulling teeth!
0:05:21 > 0:05:26- What's that there? Is that a chaff cutter?- It's a corn grinder.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29This turn-of-the-century hand-turned corn grinder
0:05:29 > 0:05:33was manufactured by a company called R Hunt & Co.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36They exported their agricultural machinery all over the world
0:05:36 > 0:05:38from their Essex-based ironworks.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42You put your ears of corn in there and what does it do? Chomp it all up?
0:05:42 > 0:05:47- Chop it up.- How much is that? - That one is 85.- OK.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51James Braxton reckons I'm always going and buying agricultural tut.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Tut? What do you mean?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56In a way, I'm tempted to buy just to sort of prove him wrong, really.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00I would come down to 60 but whether that's enough for you...
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Well, we can have a look round, can't we?
0:06:04 > 0:06:06I like your style, Phil.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Not committing until you're satisfied you seen everything.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Meanwhile, James is kicking off his shopping in style,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15taking the scenic route.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17It really is glorious scenery.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Just really nice countryside.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- Morning.- Morning.
0:06:23 > 0:06:2825 miles east of Biggar is the small town of Innerleithen in Tweeddale,
0:06:28 > 0:06:32so-called due to its proximity to the River Tweed.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35The town is said to have been founded by a pilgrim monk
0:06:35 > 0:06:40called St Ronan in 737 AD, a story later used
0:06:40 > 0:06:43by Sir Walter Scott in his novel, Saint Ronan's Well.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47James is here to do a little finding of his own
0:06:47 > 0:06:52and he's hoping shop owner of 20 years Margaret Maxwell can help.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Hello.- Hello.- James. - Pleased to meet you.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57James isn't taking his own advice
0:06:57 > 0:07:02and rather than asking Margaret for hers, he's diving straight in.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06That's quite unusual. San Francisco.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Nice, British Overseas Airways Corporation.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11This is glamorous.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14It has a real '60s feel about the whole thing.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Would something like £20 be a fair price for that?
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- I think that might be tricky for that one.- Really? Oh, sorry!
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- I didn't have my glasses on! - THEY LAUGH
0:07:24 > 0:07:26It's 365!
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Perhaps you should look at the price tag properly next time, old bean.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33But Margaret has dug out something else to try and tickle your fancy.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- What's this? This looks quite nice. - Well, I was thinking...
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Is it from Kendal? Because Kendal, the Lake District...
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- I'm afraid it's not. - ..is known for its copper, isn't it?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Yes, it is. That's what I was thinking.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I like this band going around it.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- And it seems to be double skinned, doesn't it?- It does.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Rather interesting. And how much have you got on that one?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- Let's say 35.- 35.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Double skinned means two layers of copper
0:07:57 > 0:08:01where one side can be embossed without the pattern going through
0:08:01 > 0:08:03or both sides could have different patterns.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06As Cumbria is known for its copper industry,
0:08:06 > 0:08:11a copper bowl has the potential to do nicely at auction in Kendal.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14There's something lovely about copper, isn't there?
0:08:14 > 0:08:18- Can I squeeze you a bit? Would you do it for 30?- OK.- 30.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I'll take it, Margaret. That's very kind. Thank you. Right.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I think my work is done here.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27And James is first off the blocks with his Arts and Crafts bowl.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Back in Biggar, Philip's shopping trip is about
0:08:31 > 0:08:36- to go down the old proverbial. - Oh, I love that!- You would!
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- Most people would see a lavatory seat, wouldn't they?- Erm, yes!
0:08:40 > 0:08:45But all I can see is a portrait frame.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50I could just see Braxton's head in that, hung on the wall. Fantastic.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55Charming! I wouldn't spend a penny on that. Well, not Braxton's face.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58But Philip seems taken with this Edwardian lavatory seat,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01as well as the dentist's chair.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05I think an auctioneer would estimate this at sort of £50-80, £60-90,
0:09:05 > 0:09:10and the grinder, I think that's £30-50, £40-£60 worth.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- I'll buy the three bits for £120. - Blimey, Philip!
0:09:12 > 0:09:14That's pushing it out for you.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18But he's keen to stick to his plan of making £50-80 profit a leg
0:09:18 > 0:09:23- and he needs to make up for yesterday's shortfall.- OK. £120.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25You're an absolute gentleman.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27And just like that, Philip's off to a super start,
0:09:27 > 0:09:30snagging the dentist's chair for £65,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33the corn grinder for £40 and the loo seat for £15.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Good work, sir.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Back in Innerleithen, and James is heading just south of the town
0:09:44 > 0:09:48centre and across the River Tweed to Traquair House.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57Dating back to 1107, Traquair is Scotland's oldest inhabited house.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00It was originally a hunting lodge for the Kings and Queens
0:10:00 > 0:10:02of Scotland until the late 15th century,
0:10:02 > 0:10:07when the 1st Laird of Traquair took up permanent residence.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09James is here to meet the current occupant,
0:10:09 > 0:10:14Catherine Maxwell Stuart, the 21st Lady of Traquair.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- Hello. James Braxton.- Hello, hi.- So, what's it like, living in a castle?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Well, fantastic, really.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23I feel really privileged to have been born and brought up here.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25My children are doing the same.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Catherine's family roots are steeped in Catholicism,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33which often put her ancestors at odds with society.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36The Jacobite rebellions of the 17th and 18th century
0:10:36 > 0:10:39were a particularly difficult time for an openly Catholic family,
0:10:39 > 0:10:41as Catholics attempted to overthrow
0:10:41 > 0:10:43the Protestant monarchy of Great Britain.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46It's amazing how they managed to keep the house
0:10:46 > 0:10:49because they were very strong Jacobites, supporters, really,
0:10:49 > 0:10:53of the Stuart kings when it was not the right time to do so.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56And also Catholics which, again, put them on the wrong side.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59But you managed to survive, there's great tenacity through your family.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Yes. I think they were canny Scots.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Which could be said of Lady Winifred,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08the 4th Earl of Traquair's sister-in-law.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11She was married to ardent Jacobite William Nithsdale,
0:11:11 > 0:11:14who was captured taking part in the rebellion.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Found guilty of treason,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19he was sent to the Tower of London to await execution.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22William, who was the 5th Earl of Nithsdale,
0:11:22 > 0:11:26was captured during the 1715 first Jacobite uprising,
0:11:26 > 0:11:30imprisoned in the Tower and he was going to be executed.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34In fact, he had got to point of writing out his execution speech.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37It was a tradition, before you are executed,
0:11:37 > 0:11:39to really thank everybody in your life.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43So there was a formality to it. It was a well trodden path, wasn't it?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45I think so, yes.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50The date was set but Lady Winifred couldn't accept her husband's fate.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53She travelled almost 400 miles to beg the king for a pardon.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55When she was refused,
0:11:55 > 0:11:59she took matters into her own hands, with the help of her servants.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04They started visiting William on a regular basis
0:12:04 > 0:12:08and so on one occasion she went in with her maid servant.
0:12:09 > 0:12:15The husband swapped clothes with the servant, who was wearing this cloak.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19They managed to get out and she had so managed to confuse the guards
0:12:19 > 0:12:22that she came in three hours later
0:12:22 > 0:12:25and managed to rescue the maid servant as well.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- THEY LAUGH - People always ask.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30She probably gave them some good flasks of claret on the way in,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- didn't she?- Exactly. - Isn't that amazing?!
0:12:33 > 0:12:35It's a humble cloak, isn't it?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Well, it would have been the maid servant's cloak.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42The three escaped to France. They were never able to return.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46But it became such a story in London that this style of cloak
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- was known as the Nithsdale. - It's a fabulous story.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51But it's not the only one.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53As the Jacobite rebellion gathered momentum,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Bonnie Prince Charlie was determined to claim back the British throne
0:12:56 > 0:12:59for the Catholic Stuarts after Charlie's grandfather,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02King James II, had been overthrown
0:13:02 > 0:13:04and succeeded by his Protestant son-in-law.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Charlie stayed at Traquair while assembling his army
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- before going into battle. - Tell me about these splendid gates.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Well, these are the famous Bear Gates
0:13:14 > 0:13:19that were only built in 1739 but then closed in 1745,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22when Bonnie Prince Charlie came to Traquair and was recruiting support
0:13:22 > 0:13:25and things were going very well then.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28The Earl of Traquair, who was a great Jacobite,
0:13:28 > 0:13:32fondly gave Charles his support and as he left, as a grand gesture,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35he closed the gates, promising they wouldn't open them again
0:13:35 > 0:13:38until a Stuart king returned to the throne.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40The Jacobite cause didn't go to plan,
0:13:40 > 0:13:42culminating in the Battle of Culloden
0:13:42 > 0:13:48which took 1,000 lives and led to the end of the Jacobite rebellion.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Like William and Winifred, Charlie fled to France,
0:13:51 > 0:13:53where a Catholic monarch still reigned.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56To this day, these gates have never been reopened.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01While James has been playing Lord of the Manor, Philip has
0:14:01 > 0:14:05edged his way further into the heart of the Borders to Galashiels.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10Before the Jacobite rebellions, this was territory for Border Reivers.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Today, an impressive statue on top of Galashiels' War Memorial
0:14:14 > 0:14:19by local sculptor Thomas Clapperton immortalises the Border horsemen.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Philip has already parted ways with £120 but antiques and jewellery
0:14:23 > 0:14:28shop owner, Kenny Philip, is ready to help him part with even more.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34- Kenny, how are you?- Hello. Pleased to meet you, Philip.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Kenny is relatively new to the antiques business,
0:14:37 > 0:14:40after leaving a career in the local textile industry.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43He has only had the shop nine months but has already built up
0:14:43 > 0:14:46a remarkable collection to tempt Philip.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- Tell me about that then, Kenny. - Royal Scots silk.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54Obviously made somewhere between the Boer War and the First World War.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- It has been hand done silk work. - It's beautiful.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- The condition is incredible. - Hugely emotive as well, isn't it?
0:15:01 > 0:15:07- You know, because war was a bit barbaric in those days.- Right.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- How much is that? - That, I'm looking for about £395.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15It's lovely but it is way, way, way out of my price range.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17And it's a bit too traditional for Philip,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20who is usually more partial to the peculiar.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28- Speaking of which...- Kenny, what's the ticket price on these, please?
0:15:28 > 0:15:33- The pair? I'd be looking for about £130.- £130?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- Yeah, that's cheap. - You haven't got a chair, have you?
0:15:35 > 0:15:38I just feel myself going all faint.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- What might be the best you could do for the one?- £30.- You could £30?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Wow! That's a huge drop!
0:15:44 > 0:15:46I really like the extinguishers but one is damaged.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49I think Kenny's been quite fair on the price but £30,
0:15:49 > 0:15:54if it makes £30, I've got to pay commission and that's £4.50 off
0:15:54 > 0:15:56so I'd really need to try and buy it for £25.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01Antique copper and brass fire extinguishers are very collectable
0:16:01 > 0:16:04and can be used to create unique lamp bases or coffee tables
0:16:04 > 0:16:09- that are right up Phil's street. - How old do you think that is, Kenny?
0:16:09 > 0:16:13It's got February 8th, 1898.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15I'm just not convinced it's as old as you think it is.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19I think that it's probably more like '30s.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Can I squeeze another fiver off you?
0:16:21 > 0:16:25Well, I'll go against what they say about all Scotsmen,
0:16:25 > 0:16:27that we're not all that tight and miserable,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29and I think I could squeeze a fiver off.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31You are a gentleman, mate. Thank you very much.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35Philip, sitting down worked out well for you after all.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38That's a fantastic deal for £25.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Philip has now paid £145 for his four items -
0:16:41 > 0:16:45the fire extinguisher, dentist's chair,
0:16:45 > 0:16:47corn grinder and loo seat,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- leaving just £70.- Cheers, now. Bye.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54James is lagging, having only bought one item.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56He'll need to be on top shopping form tomorrow.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59But for now, off to bed with you chaps.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08An early start the next morning sees them
0:17:08 > 0:17:11back behind the wheel of the open top Austin-Healey.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16- This is no longer dreish...- No, this is wet.- This is rain. Not dreish.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20No, it's dreich! But it's not all gloom and doom.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- I feel quite chilled about today. - Do you?
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Well, I bought four things yesterday.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29I think I've got something that might just put out the Braxton fire.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- Really?- I see what you did there.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35And Philip certainly ground down the prices yesterday,
0:17:35 > 0:17:38spending £145 on his four items,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41trying to go out in a blaze of glory at auction
0:17:41 > 0:17:43rather than down the Swanee.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Whereas James still has over £220 to spend after buying only
0:17:47 > 0:17:49a copper bowl for £30.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53What are you going to spend your money on?
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Kendal was peopled by all those northern industrialists.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58I'm going to be looking for Arts and Crafts stuff.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Sounds like a plan but in this game,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03having a shopping list doesn't always work.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Our experts began in Biggar and are now turning south
0:18:06 > 0:18:10towards the largest of the Border towns, Hawick.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Often a winner in the national floral awards,
0:18:15 > 0:18:19this pretty town is known worldwide for its knitwear and textiles.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23It was also home to the voice of rugby, Bill McLaren,
0:18:23 > 0:18:25who used to play for the local team.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28I love it because being a rugby man,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31you've got all those... Borders was the hotbed of Scottish rugby and,
0:18:31 > 0:18:35you know, Hawick, Jed, Kelso, Melrose.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39I played in the Hawick sevens light years ago.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Now, that I would have liked to have seen.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45The only sport taking place today is seeing which of the fellas
0:18:45 > 0:18:50can hook an antique gem and who will be getting a shoeing at auction.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- All right, James. Don't buy anything cheap. Go for broke!- Bye.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59To try and score his second lot, James is meeting
0:18:59 > 0:19:04owner of one of Hawick's newest antiques shops, Scott McIntosh.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Hello, James. - Nice to meet you, James, Scott.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07Hi, good to meet you, Scott.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Great Scott, James looks like he means business.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- OK, well, I'll have a good look round.- Please do.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Are there any bargains that you think I should be looking at?
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Everything's a bargain in here.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21JAMES LAUGHS
0:19:21 > 0:19:24James is following his plan and asking Scott for advice.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Even though his shop's only been open for ten months,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Scott's managed to amass quite an assortment.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34It's a copper chafing dish that's caught James' eye.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38So, chafing dish, I've quickly looked up,
0:19:38 > 0:19:42it comes from the French word chauffeur, "to make warm."
0:19:42 > 0:19:45So, we've got the burner here, making warm.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47It's been cleaned within an inch of its life
0:19:47 > 0:19:53so it's taken off the silver plating here and revealed its copper body.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57So, here we are. Sheffield-plated here.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03Copper has been plated with silver since the mid-18th century
0:20:03 > 0:20:06when Sheffield-based metal worker Thomas Boulsover discovered
0:20:06 > 0:20:09that metals could be fused, resulting in a finish with
0:20:09 > 0:20:13the appearance of solid silver but far less expensive.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17This method is now generically termed Sheffield plate.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20How much on something like this?
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- We were looking for... - Think cheap, Scott.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25We were looking for 50, James, but I can do...
0:20:25 > 0:20:29What's the best price you could do on that one?
0:20:29 > 0:20:3125.
0:20:31 > 0:20:3325? That's very kind.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36I'll definitely take that at 25, that's very kind, Scott.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Thank you, you're welcome. - And another lot for James.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- But that's still only two to Philip's four.- Thank you very much.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Thank you very much indeed.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Meanwhile, Philip's en route to his next shop in the historic
0:20:51 > 0:20:56royal borough of Jedburgh, just ten miles north of the border,
0:20:56 > 0:20:59and it's nice to see Philip's got the roof working this time.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03I've got to rely on my judgment, not James' misfortune,
0:21:03 > 0:21:07so what I've really got to do now is focus on this last job.
0:21:07 > 0:21:08I've got one thing to buy.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10You know, that could make it or break it for me
0:21:10 > 0:21:11so I've really got to keep a...
0:21:11 > 0:21:15You know, keep your buying head on.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Be a bit hard-nosed.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Watch out, Jedburgh.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22This enchanting town has captivated people for centuries.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Sir Walter Scott, Robert Burns and William Wordsworth all walked
0:21:26 > 0:21:32the streets here but its most famous resident was Mary, Queen of Scots.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Philip's come to meet the slightly less well-known Mary Swann.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- How are you?- I'm fine, thank you. - Good to see you.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43And as Philip's known for buying his rural bygones,
0:21:43 > 0:21:47where is more appropriate than a shop called Bygone Days?
0:21:47 > 0:21:50I'm on a real mission today. I've got one item to buy.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53What I really need is a profit, you know?
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- I quite like those brass bits there. - Oh, right.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Have you got any other bits that we could perhaps put with it?
0:21:58 > 0:22:01I've got a couple of pieces of copper in the cellar.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- You've got a cellar?- Yeah.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07If I'm not back in ten minutes, just send a search party for me, please.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09And off Philip goes again.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16- There's another saucepan, isn't it? - Eh, yeah. Copper saucepan.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21- You know how you tell an old pan? - Mm, no.- It's effectively the seam.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23It's where they join the copper together.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28It's where the top joins the sides and on newer copper,
0:22:28 > 0:22:32it's a straight line and on old copper, you've got this zigzag.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33Can we take it upstairs?
0:22:35 > 0:22:39- Blimey, that's a good omen. - Walk away, Philip, walk away.
0:22:39 > 0:22:45Right. So, what we've got is two old saucepans.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49The larger one has a ticket price of £40 and the smaller is 20.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51I'd quite like to buy these.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55But it means I've got to try and buy them at between 25 and 30 quid.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57- Right.- Can I do that, do you think?
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- I could do the two of them for 30. - And that's the best-best-best?
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- That's the best-best-best.- OK, I'm going to buy those off you.- OK.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- You're an angel, thank you very much indeed.- Such a charmer, Philip.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- 30, there we are.- That's lovely, thank you very much.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13- And with that, Philip's shopping is done.- Cheers, bye.- Bye.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Meanwhile, the old smoothie James is crossing
0:23:16 > 0:23:20the border from Scotland to England, heading to Brampton in Cumbria.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23This small market town was one of the first 100 UK towns to be
0:23:23 > 0:23:26given Fairtrade status. This means that people
0:23:26 > 0:23:30and businesses of Brampton had made a commitment to supporting
0:23:30 > 0:23:32some of the poorest farmers and workers
0:23:32 > 0:23:36around the world by using products with the Fairtrade mark.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Today, James is hoping to do some fair trade of his own.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Nice to get out of the rain.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Now, I've got three more items to buy and I need to beat that Serrell.
0:23:46 > 0:23:47And helping him
0:23:47 > 0:23:52is owner of the Cumbrian Antiques Centre, Steve Summerson-Wright.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56- Hello.- Hi, how are you doing, James? Steve.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Oh, you've got so many goodies here, haven't you?
0:24:00 > 0:24:02The Centre is home to 40 different dealers,
0:24:02 > 0:24:06so James should be able to source something from his shopping list.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10- Oh, there you go, there's a nice piece of Keswick.- Right.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12- But this is actually... - But this is stamped.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16It's got everything you want on it - patent number, everything.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18It's a nicely-made object, isn't it?
0:24:21 > 0:24:23The Lake District's natural beauty
0:24:23 > 0:24:27and resources inspired local craftspeople in the late 19th
0:24:27 > 0:24:31century as part of the Arts and Crafts movement.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33The Keswick School of Industrial Art was known for its metalwork,
0:24:33 > 0:24:37producing trays, bowls and brass bellows like these.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40So, you've got some boards here and then you've got this brass
0:24:40 > 0:24:44skin which is nicely stamped up and a very nicely turned nozzle there.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48- That's definitely on my list.- Right. - Definitely on my list.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Meanwhile, Philip's staying in Jedburgh to find out
0:24:51 > 0:24:55more about the town's most renowned - albeit temporary - resident.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Mary, Queen of Scots spent six weeks at this 16th-century towerhouse
0:25:02 > 0:25:05whilst on an official tour in 1566.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Curator of the visitor centre, Shona Sinclair,
0:25:08 > 0:25:10is going to show Philip around.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12- Good to see you. - Yeah, good to see you.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Mary became Queen of Scotland at only six days old.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19In 1542, the key to her success was marrying well
0:25:19 > 0:25:22and producing a male heir.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26After Mary's first husband died, she married again, bearing a son
0:25:26 > 0:25:30who would eventually become the first King of the united crown.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34But Mary already doubted her choice of husband
0:25:34 > 0:25:38and began looking elsewhere, growing close to one of her advisers.
0:25:38 > 0:25:39And who is Bothwell?
0:25:39 > 0:25:43Bothwell was seemingly a charismatic character, a strong character.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46So, she'd appointed Bothwell by that time Lieutenant General.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48When Mary got here to preside over the court,
0:25:48 > 0:25:52she heard that Bothwell had been in a skirmish
0:25:52 > 0:25:55and he was seriously ill and lying in Hermitage Castle.
0:25:55 > 0:25:56So, she went to see him.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58It was quite an achievement
0:25:58 > 0:26:00because she travelled by horseback from Jedburgh to
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Hermitage Castle in one day and it's an almost 50-mile round trip.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- So, the fact that she's got a four-month-old son...- Yeah.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09..she's got Darnley in Edinburgh
0:26:09 > 0:26:12and she's hoofing up to Hermitage to see Bothwell.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- Bit of a girl, isn't she? - She is a bit of a girl.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20The arduous 50-mile journey to Hermitage Castle and back, just
0:26:20 > 0:26:25four months after Mary had given birth, was extremely dangerous.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29It was said that Mary fell from her horse en route and since then,
0:26:29 > 0:26:32several objects have been recovered which tie in with
0:26:32 > 0:26:33reports of the incident.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35First of all, we have the watch.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Mary is said to have dropped the watch
0:26:37 > 0:26:42and it was found almost 100 years later by a local shepherd.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Oh, that's a great romantic story, isn't it?
0:26:44 > 0:26:49And again, when Mary fell from her horse, ripped her dress
0:26:49 > 0:26:53and one of her ladies-in-waiting then made a repair to her dress
0:26:53 > 0:26:55and in doing so must have dropped the thimble.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57- And what about this?- The stirrup?
0:26:57 > 0:27:01Again, it's just something that has been retrieved again from that
0:27:01 > 0:27:07route and donated to the house as part of the cult of Mary.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09What I think is really lovely about these is
0:27:09 > 0:27:12whether they were Mary's or not is irrelevant in a way -
0:27:12 > 0:27:16they're part of the folklore and the legend that is Mary, isn't it?
0:27:16 > 0:27:20Mary's affair and subsequent marriage to Bothwell
0:27:20 > 0:27:22eventually led to her demise.
0:27:22 > 0:27:27She was forced to abdicate the throne, imprisoned by her cousin,
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Queen Elizabeth I, for 19 years and finally beheaded at the age of 44.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33- BLADE SLICES - Ooh.
0:27:34 > 0:27:35Bad luck.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40- So, this is a copy of Queen Mary's death mask?- Yeah.
0:27:40 > 0:27:46As soon as possible after death, you would strike a wax mask
0:27:46 > 0:27:51and then it's covered in plaster to get an impression of what
0:27:51 > 0:27:52somebody looked like.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55So, if anybody of note in history would have a death mask,
0:27:55 > 0:27:57usually they would be white.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01This isn't because friends of the person who donated
0:28:01 > 0:28:05the mask to the museum thought it would be a good idea to have
0:28:05 > 0:28:07it painted to make it look more lifelike.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Really stunning-looking lady, isn't she?
0:28:09 > 0:28:13What in your view is Mary's legacy that she left?
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Mary means a lot of things to a lot of different people
0:28:17 > 0:28:21but her main legacy is she was the mother of the man,
0:28:21 > 0:28:25the future monarch, who would unite the crowns of England
0:28:25 > 0:28:28and Scotland and her lineage has now gone through
0:28:28 > 0:28:31the United Kingdom's crowns to the current day,
0:28:31 > 0:28:35so if that's not a legacy, I don't know what is.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43Back in Brampton, James' Arts and Crafts wishlist
0:28:43 > 0:28:47got off to a good start, but he's not done yet.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Mirrors are always popular, aren't they?
0:28:50 > 0:28:54Yeah, that's Arts and Crafts, it's probably more likely Scottish.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58- Do you think so?- I'm no expert on Arts and Crafts, but possibly.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02You see a lot of Ruskin enamel in here.
0:29:02 > 0:29:07The two most influential figures in the Arts and Crafts MOVEMENT
0:29:07 > 0:29:09were designer and writer William Morris
0:29:09 > 0:29:12and theorist and art critic John Ruskin.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16Ruskin Pottery was formed following Ruskin's principles,
0:29:16 > 0:29:20making enamels or plaques that were mounted on wood or metal.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22I like that. That's on the list.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26And Steve's picked out something that's usually more Philip's style.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Steve, what's this?
0:29:28 > 0:29:32It's an old antique cart jack for fixing...
0:29:32 > 0:29:35It wouldn't be a puncture in those days, would it?
0:29:35 > 0:29:37- ..your broken spoke or something. - Yeah.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- Basically, a spring... - Release spring's there.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42The release spring would sit in there
0:29:42 > 0:29:45and then you would have a toggle in here for turning
0:29:45 > 0:29:50and it just keeps going up until it lifts you off the ground
0:29:50 > 0:29:53so you can take your wheel off and sort your wheel.
0:29:53 > 0:29:54That is amazing, isn't it?
0:29:54 > 0:29:58This would be taking Philip Serrell on at his own game.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02- This is a rural bygone. - Without a doubt.
0:30:02 > 0:30:08James is taking a risk, stomping on Philip's rural bygone territory.
0:30:08 > 0:30:09But will it pay off?
0:30:09 > 0:30:14- How much are these priced at, Steve? - The bellow was at 55.
0:30:14 > 0:30:20- We could stretch it and let you have him for 45. The mirror, 75.- Yeah.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22And I'm sure we'd be able to let you have that for about 60.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26These guys, a chancy £50.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30It could be a bit rich. It did come in with some other things.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33If you give me two minutes, I shall go and have a look.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Philip will be so jealous if I buy this.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40Not only does this car jack have a lovely look to it, very unusual,
0:30:40 > 0:30:43very novel, but it also has rust, has a bit of worm,
0:30:43 > 0:30:47and I don't think you can beat a rural bygone like this.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51Cor, listen to that. He wouldn't be saying it if Philip had bought it.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- Oh, blimey. - I'm like the Grim Reaper.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57That is an offensive weapon, Steve.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01I had a look and this actually came from the same farm
0:31:01 > 0:31:03so I suppose it should stay together.
0:31:03 > 0:31:10- You can have the jack and the scythe for £40.- £40.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Well, I'm definitely going to take those.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17- Could you do the other two for 100, chief?- Yeah, that'll be fine.
0:31:17 > 0:31:18Really lovely afternoon.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22You've got fabulous stock and I'm spoilt for choice.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24- But I'm very pleased with this. - I love that.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Yeah, Philip will be weeping when he sees that.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32At £140, James has managed to knock off £40 from the ticket
0:31:32 > 0:31:38prices of his bellows, mirror and cart jack and get a free scythe.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41He's now done for the day and along with his copper bowl
0:31:41 > 0:31:44and chafing dish, James has six items ready for auction,
0:31:44 > 0:31:47costing a grand total of £195.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52After spending £175, Philip also has six items - a pair of saucepans,
0:31:52 > 0:31:58a dentist's chair, a loo seat, corn grinder and the fire extinguisher.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02But what will they think of each other's lots? Fire away, chaps.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05He is trying to out-Serrell Serrell.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07He's been and bought a scythe and now, well,
0:32:07 > 0:32:08I'm not quite sure what you'd call it,
0:32:08 > 0:32:10but where he's been really, really clever,
0:32:10 > 0:32:13he's been and bought himself some Keswick School of Industrial Art
0:32:13 > 0:32:16bellows and I think that's his real banker for this auction.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Always touching the boundaries of antiques,
0:32:19 > 0:32:20he's found some nice items.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24I like his dentist's chair, that fire extinguisher is a flashy
0:32:24 > 0:32:28item and as for the loo seat, where does one stand on it?
0:32:28 > 0:32:33Will Philip Serrell be going down the proverbial?
0:32:33 > 0:32:35We shall see,
0:32:35 > 0:32:37as the gents come to the end of their 200-mile journey,
0:32:37 > 0:32:41crossing the finishing line at auction in Kendal.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43That's if they ever get there.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44I think you should just concentrate.
0:32:44 > 0:32:49You're meandering again, you're over the white line again. What was that?
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- Watch out, James. - How'd you get rid of whiplash?
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Kendal is known worldwide for its mint cake
0:32:57 > 0:33:01but the market town was almost the inspiration for Postman Pat's
0:33:01 > 0:33:06village, Greendale, as it was home to the creator, John Cunliffe.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08The Lake District's most famous writer
0:33:08 > 0:33:10though is surely Beatrix Potter.
0:33:10 > 0:33:16What do you call a drunken snooker player who does strange shots?
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- Eh, Dodgy Potter. - No, Beertrix Potter.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21- What?- Beer-trix Potter.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Beer-trix Potter.
0:33:23 > 0:33:24THEY CHUCKLE
0:33:24 > 0:33:28Eighteen Eighteen Auctioneers have been auctioning goods since,
0:33:28 > 0:33:30funnily enough, 1818.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35Today, it's the appropriately-named Kevin Kendal at the helm,
0:33:35 > 0:33:39and who better to tell us what he thinks of the fellas' haul?
0:33:39 > 0:33:43Phil's gone for the gamble with the interest in the unusual,
0:33:43 > 0:33:46the items that could do well but could go either way,
0:33:46 > 0:33:50whereas James stuck with the bankers, the items that there
0:33:50 > 0:33:54will be a market for but with the prices, it could be a break-even.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56Lord above.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00- Ooh, dear me, James. - Ooh, dear.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- Careful, chaps, you don't want to do yourself a mischief.- Come on then.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Let's see what's going to happen.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10Philip's still trying to tout his loo seat as a frame
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- but James' face does look a picture. - That's lovely.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16I love the way your lots have a theme, Philip.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21But it's time to start proceedings. Let the auction commence.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23First up, Philip's corn grinder.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25£40 if you like, 40.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30- £40 for a rural bygone. - See? Rural bygone.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34Ten in the centre, thank you. 10, 12, 15, 18, 20.
0:34:34 > 0:34:3722, 25, 28.
0:34:37 > 0:34:4128 in the centre then and selling at 28.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44- How much did you...?- Could you just wipe the smile off your face?
0:34:44 > 0:34:47- No, but... - Just wipe that nasty smile off.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50Ouch! What a way to start with a £12 loss, eh?
0:34:50 > 0:34:52- Just remind me... - No, just shut up.- How much?
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Just shut up, that's not a nice look.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57Neither is the face of a sore loser.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01Next up, it's James' copper Arts and Crafts bowl.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04£30? We'll start at 20 then.
0:35:04 > 0:35:0720, 22, 25, 28, 30.
0:35:07 > 0:35:1032, 35, 38. 40.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14James, I'm developing a very strong dislike for you.
0:35:14 > 0:35:1645, 48.
0:35:16 > 0:35:21- Get that smug, supercilious smile off your face, please.- 48.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24If you're done then at 48.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27A solid profit at £18.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29I got out of that one, didn't I?
0:35:29 > 0:35:33"Oh, I got out of that one, didn't I?" I don't even like you.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37Next in the hot seat is Philip's dentist's chair.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38Really interesting and unusual,
0:35:38 > 0:35:40who wouldn't want this in the living room?
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Where are we going to go with it for a start? Couple of hundred?
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Start me at £100 then.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Go 50 on the telephone then, 50 on the phone.
0:35:47 > 0:35:5160 on the internet, I'll come back to the phone. 65, 70, 75.
0:35:51 > 0:35:5480. 85.
0:35:54 > 0:35:5785 now. 90. 95.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00Crikey, it's flying away.
0:36:00 > 0:36:0495 now. 100, new bidder.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06100, 110 behind you.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10110 in the doorway, we'll sell away then if you're all done at 110.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16- My word. - Do you know? He's nearly choking.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20He's almost doubled his money. A fantastic comeback from Serrell.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23That is outrageous, isn't it?
0:36:23 > 0:36:25Does that mean I'm about 20 quid behind you then?
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Is that what it means?
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Well, you've put on some weight there, haven't you, chief?
0:36:31 > 0:36:32Hoo-hoo! That's a bit harsh.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Philip's catching up.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Let's see if James' chafing dish can heat things up further.
0:36:37 > 0:36:38Nice thing, that.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Start me at 20, I will take 20 for a start. Thank you, lady's bid.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45£20 now. 22, 25.
0:36:45 > 0:36:4728, 30 now online.
0:36:47 > 0:36:4930 now. 30 bid.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53We're on the internet, you're all out in the room. 32, thank you.
0:36:53 > 0:36:5732, 35. 38.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02With £38 then in the room and selling, all done at 38.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04I've got to tell you, that's a bit of relief, really,
0:37:04 > 0:37:07cos you've only made a tenner out of that(!)
0:37:07 > 0:37:09And every little counts in this game.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11You've got that smile on your face again.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Please don't do it, James, it's not good. Don't cover that smile.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Will you please put your hand down?
0:37:16 > 0:37:18THEY CHUCKLE
0:37:18 > 0:37:21You're such a ratbag.
0:37:21 > 0:37:26- Now, it's time for Philip's Edwardian toilet seat.- Lot 50A.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28LAUGHTER IN CROWD
0:37:28 > 0:37:32Yep, it just needs a little bit of imagination, that's all.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36Picture frame, flower arrangement. £10 then, start me.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41- £10 for the lavatory seat. - Five.- Are you bidding? Five!
0:37:41 > 0:37:4510 bid. 12 anywhere? 12, thank you, 12 bid.
0:37:45 > 0:37:4915. 18. 20, 22.
0:37:49 > 0:37:5122. 22.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55- I think it's washed its face.- Philip!
0:37:55 > 0:37:59I'm going to sell away, the bid's in the room. If you're done then at 22.
0:37:59 > 0:38:05Not bad, really, considering. So, can Philip's pans pan out for him?
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Start me at £50. 30 then?
0:38:08 > 0:38:0930 if you like.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- Right down.- Easy now, James. - Don't be so mean.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14£20. Thank you, £20 bid.
0:38:14 > 0:38:1822, 25. 28.
0:38:18 > 0:38:2130. 30 now.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24£30 bid on the front row. £30 only.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27£30, we're going to sell if you're all done at 30.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32You've got that look on your face.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- You are such a nasty piece of work, aren't you?- 30.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38And that's a loss after auction costs.
0:38:38 > 0:38:43Now, it's James' turn to give Philip a run for his rural bygone money.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45£20 if you like. 20?
0:38:45 > 0:38:49£20? Thank you, £20 bid now, 20 bid.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52You could have got it for a tenner.
0:38:52 > 0:38:5830. 32, we're away on the net, 32, 35, 38.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- I don't believe it.- 38.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04- You're all out in the room.- 40. 40.
0:39:04 > 0:39:0640, 42, 45, the lady.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Well done.
0:39:09 > 0:39:1048.
0:39:10 > 0:39:15Bid's on the internet. Have you all done this time then at 48?
0:39:17 > 0:39:20And at £48, James has just scraped a profit.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26- Philip's up next with his antique fire extinguisher.- 30 if you like.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27£30.
0:39:29 > 0:39:30£20.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34James, I'm in real trouble here.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36£20 bid, 20 bid. 22.
0:39:36 > 0:39:41We've got lots of interest on the net. 25, 28, 30. 30 bid.
0:39:41 > 0:39:4432, 35, 38, 40.
0:39:44 > 0:39:4640 bid. 42, thank you in the room.
0:39:46 > 0:39:5245, 48, 50, 55. 55 in the room then.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54If you're all done then... 60.
0:39:54 > 0:39:5565.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59Put it...put it... Put it down, put it down.
0:39:59 > 0:40:05£75 then. In the room and selling, all done at 75.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10Well done, Philip. He's tripled his money.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11You made about 40 quid on that.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15- Yeah, and I thought I was in the doo-doo there.- Not at all.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19But let's see if James' next lot can puff up his profits too.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Are we going to give 100? £50 then, somebody?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25£50, surely somewhere at 50.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Yes, 50 on the net. 55 on the net now.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32- 60, 70.- Well done, James.
0:40:32 > 0:40:3675, 80. 80 bid. I'll take five in front if you like.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40Don't lose them to the net now. £80, we're going to sell.
0:40:40 > 0:40:4285, thank you.
0:40:42 > 0:40:4785 in the room. 90 now. 95. 95. 100.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52£100 on the internet, I'm going to sell if you're all done at 100.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55That's not bad, is it? It's good. I'm pleased with that.
0:40:55 > 0:41:01- Smug, smug smile's come back.- I know. You're allowed a small smile.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Especially when you've more than doubled your money, James.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- Well done.- I think my mirror's going to struggle here, don't you?
0:41:07 > 0:41:09I hope so. I mean it might do, yes.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15Let's see, as finally, it's James' Arts and Crafts mirror.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18£50 if you like, somebody for a quick start. £50 on the net bid.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20No, no, no.
0:41:20 > 0:41:2370, 75, 80.
0:41:23 > 0:41:2785 if you like, I've 80 on commission. 90 now.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- James, I'm snookered.- Oh, no.
0:41:29 > 0:41:3190 bid. 95 in the room.
0:41:31 > 0:41:3395, that's good.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- 100. Let's have tens. - Don't rub it in, James.- 110.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- Come on, keep going, Kendal.- 110. You're both out on the internet.
0:41:40 > 0:41:46120. 130. Selling at 130.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50Jeepers. James has doubled his money again. What a way to finish, eh?
0:41:50 > 0:41:51Well done, mate.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Well, I think you did very well with that mighty dentist's chair.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- That will live with me. - Ah, yeah, well.
0:41:57 > 0:42:02I've got to learn to shop clever. Shop Braxton, shop clever.
0:42:02 > 0:42:03Come on, mate.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09Philip began today with £213.58 and after auction costs at the end of
0:42:09 > 0:42:13a pretty good day, he's picked up a profit of £42.30,
0:42:13 > 0:42:18giving him £255.88 to play with next time.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21James has built on his lead on this leg.
0:42:21 > 0:42:27He had £252.56 in the kitty, and after paying auction costs, he's
0:42:27 > 0:42:34totted up a profit of £103.48 so now has £356.04 to use on the next leg.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39There's now just over £100 between them so the gap is widening.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43I've got to say to you, James, hats off, mate, you did really well.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46I mean, you bought for the sale, didn't you?
0:42:46 > 0:42:48I bought for the Lake District.
0:42:48 > 0:42:49So, what are you going to buy for the next one?
0:42:49 > 0:42:53We're in the industrial heartland of England, aren't we?
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- So, what are you going to buy? - Over-engineered items.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00- Over-engineered items? I'm on it, mate.- Off we hop.
0:43:05 > 0:43:10- Next time, our talented twosome are trying new tactics...- 50p.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12It's a king's random, isn't it?
0:43:12 > 0:43:14..Philip's playing the sympathy card...
0:43:14 > 0:43:15I'm £100 behind at the minute.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18..and James is always prepared.
0:43:18 > 0:43:19I feel like a boy again.