0:00:02 > 0:00:06It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each, a classic car...
0:00:06 > 0:00:08We're going round.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11..and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14I want to spend lots of money.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Oh, no.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20There'll be worthy winners...
0:00:20 > 0:00:21- Yes.- We've done it.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23..and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25You are kidding me.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:29 > 0:00:33- What am I doing?- You've got a deal. - This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41This week's venture pairs two auctioneers vying for Road Trip victory.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Oh!
0:00:47 > 0:00:49With over 25 years' experience under his belt,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52James Braxton knows how to play tactically.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Yeah, Philip will be weeping when he sees that.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00Philip Serrell has developed a rather unique taste for collectables
0:01:00 > 0:01:03during his 30 years in the antiques business.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Oh, I love that.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06See what I mean?
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Our two professionals began with £200 each.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13On today's third stint, the gap is widening,
0:01:13 > 0:01:16with over £100 separating them.
0:01:16 > 0:01:22Philip's eclectic assortment of goodies has bagged him £255.88 so far.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Cheer up.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28James managed to double his money on two items for the second time running,
0:01:28 > 0:01:33retaining his advantage with £356.04 in his wallet,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36as the chaps belt up for the latest leg.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- Do you know what? I think I've got to change my plan.- Why, Philip?
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Well, because we've had two auctions now
0:01:44 > 0:01:46and I've been out there at the cutting edge
0:01:46 > 0:01:50and it's turned around and bit me on my not insubstantial bum, really.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51Yeah.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55You're always pushing the seams of the definition of an antique.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59But it can all change in the shake of a tail feather.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02The fellas are putting pedal to the metal again
0:02:02 > 0:02:05in this splendid 1955 Austin-Healey.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07I'm just going to follow you, I think.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10I'm going to just watch what you buy and try and buy the same things.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13"Watch and learn," I think is the phrase.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16I wouldn't get too comfy up there on your pedestal, James.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22The chaps' colossal 920-mile crusade takes them
0:02:22 > 0:02:24from central Scotland through the Borders to the Lakes,
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Lancashire, Cheshire, into Wales, before concluding in Newport, Shropshire.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35The third stretch sets off in Southport and wiggles up and down
0:02:35 > 0:02:37towards Knutsford in Cheshire.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44This is lovely, isn't it? Have you been to Southport before?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Never been to Southport.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Southport doesn't just have the world's only lawnmower museum,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53it was also home to Albert Pierrepoint,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Britain's last official chief hangman.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00He sent some of our most famous murderers to meet their maker,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03but today, it will be James' and Philip's reputations hanging in the balance.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06There's a lot of very good housing stock in Knutsford.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Maybe I'll buy sort of architectural fittings, door plates.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15Really? I think I've got to go and buy Royal Doulton and bits of silver.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16That's the way forward for me.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Well, they'd better get started.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20First stop is in the heart of the town centre.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- Whoa, whoa, whoa. There we are, look. - There we are.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27The Royal Arcade contains 35,000 square feet of antiques
0:03:27 > 0:03:29so there should be plenty of choice.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32So are you feeling lucky?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Well, I'm just Doulton and silver, Doulton and silver.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Off you go, chaps.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45Oh, look at this. I've got the distinct feeling like I'm giving my age away here.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Hank Marvin. Do you remember Hank Marvin?
0:03:48 > 0:03:49HE HUMS
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- Oh.- Careful.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Meanwhile, James is covering as much ground as possible
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- to try and dig out a juicy find. - There's a lot here.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Hey, there's a bit of arts and crafts.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07James did well with his arts and crafts pieces at auction in Kendal,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09the home of arts and crafts.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12But this time, the auction is in Knutsford.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16I should buy that. I need to get ahead.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Ha-ha-ha.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21But Philip's also deviating from his plan.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24He's given up on Doulton and silver and true to form, he's heading off piste.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27The chaps had dinner in a local restaurant last night
0:04:27 > 0:04:29rammed with shooting and fishing gear
0:04:29 > 0:04:32that Philip would love to get his hands on,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35leaving James the shop to himself.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Let's see how my day is going to roll.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Not the best sign.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46But James has already spotted an old favourite of his.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52This is an interesting fellow. This is a flower brick.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55They're made of delft, which is a tin-glazed earthenware.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58This one's a ceramic one. What is it? Blue and white.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Three pounds, and then it's got 50p here.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06It's a nice sort of 18th-century design.
0:05:06 > 0:05:11Original 18th-century tin-glazed flower bricks can make upwards of £500 at auction.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15This is a reproduction but they're still fairly unusual to see.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19So you pour the water in that and then you put individual things
0:05:19 > 0:05:24so at 50p, this represents incredible value for money.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Meanwhile, a few minutes down the road,
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Philip's off on one of his jaunts again.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35The Lansdowne Bistro is an award-winning seafood restaurant,
0:05:35 > 0:05:38not necessarily the first place you'd think of going shopping.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41But from dining there last night,
0:05:41 > 0:05:46Philip knows owner Mark Temple has a huge collection of shooting and fishing items
0:05:46 > 0:05:48adorning the restaurant's walls
0:05:48 > 0:05:50and may have some going spare.
0:05:52 > 0:05:53- Hi, Mark. How are you?- Philip.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Last time I was here, you said as well as all of this, you might have a bit more
0:05:57 > 0:05:59that was surplus and you might want to sell it.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Absolutely.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Philip is known for his passion for sport
0:06:03 > 0:06:07but it's more usually rugby and fast cars.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09It's called a leg of mutton because it looks...
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Let me guess.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12..just like a leg of mutton.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- But hasn't that got a lovely colour? - Yeah. Yeah. Nice patternation.- Yeah.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Hey, you've got all the terminology, haven't you?
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Bit of leather work required but that's not major.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- You would put the barrels down there.- That's right.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25And the stock would go down there
0:06:25 > 0:06:28and there's some pegs here where there's been a divider.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Oh!- Early shooting stick.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Early shooting stick for the gentleman perhaps who wanted to just take a rest in the field.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40There you are, isn't it? It's peaceful, isn't it?
0:06:40 > 0:06:42No time for sitting, Philip.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44It's lovely that.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46And you've got this little bit here.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Yeah, that unscrews, screws on the bottom.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Stops it sinking into the mud.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53It stops you burying yourself in the field.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Continental cartridge.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57I love that. That's really, really nice.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Looks like Philip's cunning plan is working out nicely.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04Then got a little measure that could go with that.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07And that's actually for measuring the powder
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- that would go into a cartridge, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15Philip's managed to pull together a rather nice little shooting lot for auction
0:07:15 > 0:07:17but as it's a seafood restaurant,
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Mark has also got a rather large stash of fishing memorabilia.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24A little reel there, a little Hardy Princess.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- That's a Hardy reel? - Yeah, that's the name people want.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29That's lovely.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Antique fishing tackle is hugely popular,
0:07:32 > 0:07:36with Hardys being one of the most collectable brands.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Isn't that just beautiful, look? - Three little flies in there.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- Three little flies on there. - The name again.- Hardy.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Oh, that's fantastic, that is. And what's that?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47That's a little...
0:07:47 > 0:07:48Again, a Hardy Devon.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- That's Hardy, it's on the fins. - That's fantastic.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Philip could have two separate lots on his hands here,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58that's if he can persuade restaurant owner Mark to part with them.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- What do you want for it all? - Make me an offer.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07I'd like to give you 80 quid for it all, really. Then I'd have two lots.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08That's what I'd like to do.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- This is what we call a pregnant pause in the trade.- Mm.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20- I'm feeling very nervous.- £80? - Really? Really?- You've got it.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Oh, you're a star.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23Philip may have strayed from the norm
0:08:23 > 0:08:25but his gamble could pay off
0:08:25 > 0:08:29as he's bagged himself a five-part shooting lot for £50,
0:08:29 > 0:08:32and three-part fishing lot for £30.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35I think Mark knows more about that than I do
0:08:35 > 0:08:37but I think he's sold me a really good deal.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41I'm just hopeful that I can catch up with James.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Meanwhile, back down the road, still in Southport,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49James is sticking with his 50p flower brick,
0:08:49 > 0:08:53not exactly manager Caroline's deal of the century.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57I managed to find about the cheapest item I think is in the place, isn't it?
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- Yes, you're quite right there. 50p. - 50p.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- It's a king's ransom, isn't it? - There you go.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08I'm not even going to haggle over 50p. I think it would be rather rude.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- You want change? You want some change? - I'd love some change. Thank you.
0:09:13 > 0:09:14So James is off the mark
0:09:14 > 0:09:17after spending just 50p on his first item,
0:09:17 > 0:09:19a ceramic flower brick.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Meanwhile, Philip is pootling south of Southport to Liverpool,
0:09:26 > 0:09:30the home of The Beatles, the world's first supergroup.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33# Baby, you can drive my car... #
0:09:33 > 0:09:35The Beatles, they just...
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Well, revolutionary, they really, really were.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41They changed the face of music for my generation.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Most of us think The Beatles
0:09:44 > 0:09:47were formed at Liverpool's Cavern Club
0:09:47 > 0:09:49or the nightclubs of Hamburg,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52but it was actually in a small family-run coffee bar
0:09:52 > 0:09:54on this unassuming suburban street
0:09:54 > 0:09:59that the Fab Four really began, as Paul McCartney fondly remembers.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02I think it's a good idea to let people know about the Casbah
0:10:02 > 0:10:05because they know about the Cavern.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10They know about some of those things but the Casbah was like the place where all that started.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13It was actually before the Cavern
0:10:13 > 0:10:15and we had a more intimate relationship with it.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20It was almost our club because, you know, we'd help paint it and stuff.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Philip's here to meet Roag Best,
0:10:23 > 0:10:25whose family were at the very heart
0:10:25 > 0:10:30of the early Beatles story way back in 1959.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- Hi. How are you?- Hi, Phil. Nice to meet you.- You too.
0:10:33 > 0:10:34Am I looking forward to this.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Roag's mother, Mona, was an extraordinary woman.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Before starting the Casbah Coffee Club,
0:10:39 > 0:10:42she was a wall of death rider in India
0:10:42 > 0:10:46performing death-defying circus stunts like this.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Mona was growing tired of her son's friends hanging around in the house upstairs
0:10:50 > 0:10:53so she offered them the basement to use.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- Wow. What's all this? - That was our mother's work.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02With growing up in India, she was huge on Eastern philosophy
0:11:02 > 0:11:05and her belief was that an Eastern dragon
0:11:05 > 0:11:09painted in the entranceway to your home, your business,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12your club would ward away evil spirits and bring good fortune.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14It's a good luck charm.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17The Beatles giving her a little rub on the way out,
0:11:17 > 0:11:18little rub on the way in.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20The Beatles touched this and it brought them good luck.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23I think it brought them a lot of luck, Phil.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Hope springs eternal, Phil.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Roag's mother Mona was far from conventional,
0:11:30 > 0:11:33shown by the incredible story behind the house.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37My brother Rory saw the house, told Mo about it.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41She loved it but didn't have the funds to buy it
0:11:41 > 0:11:45so she went and gathered all her jewellery together, went to a pawn shop,
0:11:45 > 0:11:46pawned her jewellery.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51The money from the jewellery, she went and bet everything on a horse in the 1954 Derby.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53The horse won.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- What were his odds?- 33 to 1.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59So she just basically hocked the lot...
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Oh, yeah.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05..took a real punt and stuffed it on a horse at 33 to 1?
0:12:05 > 0:12:06Pretty much.
0:12:06 > 0:12:12Downstairs, the Casbah Club soon became the place to hang out for local music.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14As part of the deal to use the space,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17the budding musicians had to help decorate the basement.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21A certain young art student, John Lennon, was happy to help out
0:12:21 > 0:12:24and certainly left his mark.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29- Oh, wow. Just there.- Yeah, carved his name into the wall.- John.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34Mo wasn't happy. She called John at the tail end of doing that.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36He got a crack around the head.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39John's trying to explain it away that he's an art student,
0:12:39 > 0:12:42this is his artwork, he's signing his name.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Mo's looking at it as he's vandalising her club.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Roag's brother Pete Best,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51along with Paul, John, George and Stuart Sutcliffe,
0:12:51 > 0:12:55officially became The Beatles in 1960.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57After a famed tour of Hamburg,
0:12:57 > 0:13:01the band returned triumphant here to the Casbah Club.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03The first time they played in this country,
0:13:03 > 0:13:05the first time they played in Liverpool
0:13:05 > 0:13:10was on this stage on the 17th December 1960.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14So basically, you've got a group that were the biggest thing of their generation
0:13:14 > 0:13:17and they're playing in a cellar the size of a postage stamp.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Where did everybody go?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22They kept jamming into the club and jamming into the club.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23At the club's height,
0:13:23 > 0:13:28The Beatles were bringing between 1,200 and 1,500 people to the club,
0:13:28 > 0:13:34of which 1,300 would stand in the garden just listening to them.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37That's insane.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40The band went on to conquer the world
0:13:40 > 0:13:44but they left behind more than artwork and memories.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46First of all, Phil...
0:13:46 > 0:13:49One of the original microphones here at the Casbah,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52one of Paul's earliest mics.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- That's history, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Absolute history. I'm not going to try and sing.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02And another lovely little item I've got for you.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06This is John Lennon's penknife.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09He hadn't forgotten about being told off and getting a smack from Mo.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14John being John, takes the opportunity to grab the moment
0:14:14 > 0:14:17and carve into the ceiling "John I'm back."
0:14:17 > 0:14:18No, it's over there, Phil.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23Over there. That's just fantastic, isn't it? This has been really magical for me.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27I think I'm probably the right age to come here. You've been a star.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28- Thank you. - Phil, it's been a pleasure.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I've got to return you that before I put it in an auction. You take care.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- Lovely meeting you. - Thank you very much.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Sadly, Roag's mother Mona died in 1988
0:14:36 > 0:14:40but her memory lives on in the perfectly preserved Casbah.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48While Philip finishes reminiscing,
0:14:48 > 0:14:52James is heading north-east to Chorley in Lancashire.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Home to successful sugar magnate
0:14:55 > 0:14:58and original benefactor of the eponymous Tate Museum,
0:14:58 > 0:15:03Sir Henry Tate was born in Chorley in 1819.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06James is hoping for a little sweet success of his own
0:15:06 > 0:15:11in the delightful market town set at the foot of the West Pennine Moors.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14His next port of call is Heskin Hall,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17the 16th-century grade I listed historic house.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21It was once used for tax collecting but for the last 18 years,
0:15:21 > 0:15:25it's been home to an antique centre run by Dennis and Lynne Harrison.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- Hello.- Hello.- James.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- Lovely to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- Everything's a bargain, is it? - Definitely.
0:15:36 > 0:15:42Not a problem for James, though, with over £350 in his pocket.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- Arts and crafts this is. - Not again, James.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50It's a nice copper fellow.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Arts and crafts mortise, and integrity of design again.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57It's pegged here, which is rather nice,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00and then a typical sort of stylised poppy decoration.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05If I could get it at about £20, it would be worth buying
0:16:05 > 0:16:08but if they say to me, "That's £40," it's not worth the punt.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13This late 19th-century embossed fire curb
0:16:13 > 0:16:16is the epitome of arts and crafts.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19It uses the natural material of copper
0:16:19 > 0:16:22crafted in a simple form with its workmanship exposed
0:16:22 > 0:16:26and pattern inspired by the British countryside,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28a common motif in the movement.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32It comes from the yellow room upstairs
0:16:32 > 0:16:35and doesn't have a price tag on it.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- Right.- 15, 20?
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- Is that the date? - No.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45I think James might have a live one on his hands here.
0:16:45 > 0:16:471520?
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- Quarter of the value. - I know.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- Quarter of the value?- £30 it's yours.
0:16:55 > 0:17:01- You see, that makes it a marginal purchase for me.- £25.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- I tell you what, meet you in the middle. £22.- Oh, no, you don't.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- £25.- £25. I will give you £25.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- Very kind. Thank you very much. - Hooray.
0:17:11 > 0:17:12Thank you, Lynne.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16It's not often James can't charm his way to the price he wants.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Not a bad day's work.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23But there'll be no rest for the chaps tomorrow
0:17:23 > 0:17:25so they'd best get in some beauty sleep.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Nighty-night.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31Rise and shine, fellas.
0:17:31 > 0:17:36Our experts are once more taking the open-topped Austin-Healey for a spin.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Have you always been a cravat man, James?
0:17:38 > 0:17:42No, not really but I just like to look after myself
0:17:42 > 0:17:46and the old army saying is "Any fool can be uncomfortable."
0:17:46 > 0:17:50And I come prepared. I've got my little rug round my knees.
0:17:50 > 0:17:55- I'm all snuggly buggly. - It's like going out with Bertie Wooster.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Doesn't that make you Jeeves, then, Philip?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Philip did pretty well yesterday,
0:18:01 > 0:18:05collecting a five-part shooting lot and a three-part fishing lot for £80,
0:18:05 > 0:18:10leaving him just over £175 to splash today.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14James has a whopping £330.50 still to spend
0:18:14 > 0:18:18after picking up a copper fire curb and a flower brick for a song.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23It might be an early start but the boys are in high spirits this morning.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28# Lanky, lanky, lanky, lanky, Lancashire
0:18:28 > 0:18:32# Whoa, lanky, lanky. #
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Our dashing duo began their outing in Southport
0:18:35 > 0:18:38and after a little zigzag, they're still in Lancashire,
0:18:38 > 0:18:40heading south towards Wigan.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48It's commonly known as birthplace of George Formby
0:18:48 > 0:18:53but another of Wigan's most famous citizens was Margery Booth.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57An opera singer living in Berlin during the Second World War,
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Margery smuggled information out of a prisoner of war camp.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02She even sang for Adolf Hitler
0:19:02 > 0:19:06while concealing secret documents in her underwear.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11From one hero to, well, James,
0:19:11 > 0:19:16who's at JW Antiques just outside Wigan, run by owner William Kenny.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- Hello. James.- William. - Hi, nice to meet you, William.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Very fine place you have here.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26This 4,500 square foot former Methodist church
0:19:26 > 0:19:29has eight or nine separate rooms full of antiques,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31furniture and collectables.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36I don't know. I can't find anything.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42James is usually on the ball when it comes to finding exactly what he wants
0:19:42 > 0:19:45but today, he seems to be, well, dithering.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Anything else I should be looking at? Have you got anything tucked away?
0:19:50 > 0:19:54Finally, James has found himself reverting to type.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59Such good-quality thing, a nice wrought iron frame.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Again, sort of very arts and crafts feel to it.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07Beautiful work here, and then a nice copper bowl.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10A coal bucket, so a fireside position.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Good swing handle to it. Quite practical.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18After all that, James has gone for arts and crafts again.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23- And what about your walnut table here?- It's £55, that.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- That's a good look, isn't it?- Yes. Only come in last week, that.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27Like a pig in muck,
0:20:27 > 0:20:31James loves nothing more than a whiff of fresh stock.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35We've got a nice art deco, so 1920s piece of furniture.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38When you look at a piece of furniture like this, it's made of walnut,
0:20:38 > 0:20:40figured walnut, bookmatched top.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42You don't see these so often.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46It's got strong lines and that could do quite well.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- And how much on the jug there? - £20.- £20.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Well, that looks good. So Glyn Colledge. Maker for Denby.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00It's a good shape, isn't it? Nice pot. £20.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Somebody wants a sort of '60s interior, that's the fellow for them. It's a nice item.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- Lovely. Unlike... - HE ROARS
0:21:09 > 0:21:10Urgh.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12James has finally picked out three items.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Now he just needs to make it worth his while.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- And how much have you got on this fellow?- £45.- £45.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25My only hesitation with this is it's a replacement bowl.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29It's a good-quality replacement bowl but it's still a replacement bowl.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- Could that be a bit cheaper, William? - £40.- £40.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- What was the art deco table? - Did we say £55 on that?
0:21:38 > 0:21:42And then £20 on the pot on top of it.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- You can have the three - one, two, three - £100.- £100.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Goodness. I'm not going to argue with that. Thanks a lot, William.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- Really kind.- That's a £20 discount.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58And with those three items added to his other two lots,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00James's shopping is done.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Meanwhile, Philip is making his way to his next pit stop
0:22:05 > 0:22:09in the small village of Bretherton in Lancashire.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13This pretty little village once had a thriving corn trade
0:22:13 > 0:22:15but now the old corn mill has another use.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19This family-run business is headed up by Aiden Finn.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23It's an old favourite of Philip's so he's hoping to pick up a good deal.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Old Phil, it's lovely to see you back again.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- Good to see you. - Are you looking for some more bargains?
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Well, I'm looking for something different.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- Have you got anything put by for me? - I always have something for you.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Oh, what's he got out the back, then?
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- Have you ever seen these? - They're laminated, aren't they?
0:22:41 > 0:22:45You can see here where you've got the different layers of timber.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- For strength.- Yeah.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Well, they're government stamped.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52They've got all the stampings of the aviation stuff.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56They're likely to be auxiliary propellers
0:22:56 > 0:22:59from a wooden aircraft pre-Second World War
0:22:59 > 0:23:04made by British aircraft manufacturers Vickers or Handley Page.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Like Philip's shooting and fishing lots,
0:23:06 > 0:23:10aviation is another area which can be highly collectable
0:23:10 > 0:23:12so he may be onto something here.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- They're nice things.- They're interesting.- How much are they?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Well, we've got, like, two and a quarter on them
0:23:17 > 0:23:19but I know you want a bargain.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21That's £225 to you and me.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24- Have I gobsmacked you?- Yeah.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- They're decorators' pieces. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29But they're not going to make £200, I don't think.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33The most I can give you for these is 70 quid.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35That's me finished out of it.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39- I can give you 70 quid. - Is that each?- I wish it was.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Well, because it's you and it's worth it for the fun
0:23:42 > 0:23:43and I hope you do well on them...
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Well, you're a gentleman.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- I hope you do well. - Thank you very, very much indeed. Thank you.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50I'd better give you some money quickly.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51I would if I were you.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55£70 for two antique propellers sounds like an incredible deal to me.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59- You've done me proud again. See you soon.- See you later on. Cheers.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Meanwhile, James is propelling north towards Preston.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Like green flags for parks and blue flags for beaches,
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Preston is one of only 42 places across the UK
0:24:16 > 0:24:18that's been awarded a purple flag
0:24:18 > 0:24:22signalling a safe and enjoyable night on the town.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Sadly for James, he's only here for the day.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31He's heading just outside the city to Waddecar,
0:24:31 > 0:24:36one of the UK's 361 Scout centres and camps.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39It's also home to the country's first Scouting museum
0:24:39 > 0:24:43dedicated to the history of this phenomenal worldwide movement
0:24:43 > 0:24:45and its 30 million members.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48The museum was set up and founded by Michael Looms,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51a Scout since he was nine years old.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55Hello, James. And welcome to Be Prepared - The Story of Scouting and Guiding
0:24:55 > 0:24:57here at Waddecar.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Thank you. Looks fabulous. Let's go in.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05In 1899, Robert Baden-Powell, a colonel in the British Army,
0:25:05 > 0:25:07wrote a military handbook teaching his soldiers
0:25:07 > 0:25:12how to gather information about an area or an enemy, called Aids To Scouting.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15It was also going to soldiers and to NCOs
0:25:15 > 0:25:20so his idea that even at the lowest range, you should be trained.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23A chapter here - Quickness Of Eye. Eye and ear.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27It's using your senses, isn't it? Dodging the enemy. Tracking.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32And it was the size, as we see, like a pack of cards to fit in their tunic pockets.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34And if they did well enough, they could get a badge,
0:25:34 > 0:25:38which was the first proficiency badge in the Army,
0:25:38 > 0:25:39in this case for Scouting.
0:25:39 > 0:25:45Baden-Powell was posted to defend the South African township of Mafeking against the Boers.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49During the siege, he was inspired by initiative
0:25:49 > 0:25:54shown by young lads who had acted as lookouts and helped guard prisoners.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59Baden-Powell realised the previously untapped potential of young people.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02So the roots or the conception of the whole thing,
0:26:02 > 0:26:05did it come from this period in South Africa?
0:26:05 > 0:26:08He was so impressed with the way these youngsters behaved,
0:26:08 > 0:26:12under 16 they were, doing all sorts of duties,
0:26:12 > 0:26:14and how well they responded,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17that he often said they were the first Boy Scouts.
0:26:19 > 0:26:20After returning from South Africa,
0:26:20 > 0:26:24Baden-Powell wanted to see if youngsters in Britain could benefit
0:26:24 > 0:26:27from learning similar techniques in a non-military setting
0:26:27 > 0:26:30so he held a camp at Brownsea Island in Dorset.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35He took 21 boys there, half of them from the Boys' Brigade,
0:26:35 > 0:26:39half of them from his office of friends and his young nephew,
0:26:39 > 0:26:41and they had this wonderful time and afterwards,
0:26:41 > 0:26:47- the little red book that he wrote for the soldiers came out as Scouting For Boys.- I see.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Using his experience from the camp,
0:26:49 > 0:26:54he adapted his military book Aids To Scouting into Scouting For Boys.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57It began in six separate pamphlets
0:26:57 > 0:26:59but was soon published as a complete book.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01The Scout movement was born
0:27:01 > 0:27:03with groups popping up all over the globe.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07The book has since reportedly sold over 100 million copies worldwide
0:27:07 > 0:27:10and been translated into over 80 languages.
0:27:10 > 0:27:1321 years after it all began,
0:27:13 > 0:27:17Scouts from around the world gathered to celebrate their leader.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19We've got a rather nice little cooker there.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Yes, the Scouts of the world all gave a penny
0:27:22 > 0:27:25or the equivalent in their money to buy him a present
0:27:25 > 0:27:28and all he said he needed was a new pair of braces.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32Well, they had a lot of money so they bought him the Rolls-Royce car,
0:27:32 > 0:27:36a caravan and this is his stove that he used.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39That's jolly nice. It shows you the power of masses, doesn't it?
0:27:39 > 0:27:43And why should James miss out on all the fun?
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Transformed. In fact, wearing this uniform, I feel like a boy again.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52The essence of Scouting is learning skills for life
0:27:52 > 0:27:55so Michael is showing James how to get knotted.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58These are the knots that a Scout would have to learn.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01There's so much fun you can have with a piece of rope, isn't there?
0:28:01 > 0:28:05- You can. They've got some superb books on knotting. - I love a bit of knotting.
0:28:05 > 0:28:06Who doesn't?
0:28:06 > 0:28:08One of the trickiest knots is the bowline.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11So, we do the loop like so.
0:28:11 > 0:28:16- You want the long line.- Long line off that, yeah.- You come up.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- This is the sort of rabbit, isn't it? Round the back.- And back down again.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23- We pull these three. - These three against that one.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25And that makes your bowline.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29That is a thing of beauty, Michael, isn't it? It really is.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31So, Michael, would I pass a proficiency test?
0:28:31 > 0:28:35- You're definitely a natural at knotting.- That's very kind of you.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Michael, thank you very much indeed. That's a great honour.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- I really enjoyed myself. - It's been a pleasure having you.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49Whilst James gets changed, Philip is trying to scout out
0:28:49 > 0:28:54his last lot for auction so he's heading east to Darwen.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58This picturesque market town was a hub for textile production
0:28:58 > 0:29:00during the Industrial Revolution
0:29:00 > 0:29:04shown by the cotton balls on Darwen's coat of arms.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07The 86-foot Darwen Tower overlooks the town
0:29:07 > 0:29:11built at the end of the 1800s to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15They say you've got to speculate to accumulate.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Well, I've got £185.88 left
0:29:18 > 0:29:21and if I'm going to catch Braxton up, the lot is going to go.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27Looks like it could be antiques shop owner Steven Hughes's lucky day.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30He buys and sells anything old and interesting
0:29:30 > 0:29:32so this could be the perfect place for Phil.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35- Steven, how are you? - I'm very well. How are you?
0:29:35 > 0:29:38I tell you what, I love a man with belt and braces.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42We've got the same taste, have we? This is fantastic, this is.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44I've now lost at two auctions so I've got to try and catch him up.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- We'll do our best to help you out. - I'd like a big lump.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53- I specialise in lumps.- Fits in with me, that.- There's the biggest one.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Hey, I wasn't going to say anything
0:29:55 > 0:29:57and Philip's already spotted two big lumps.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Those are off a fireplace and they've been painted, haven't they?
0:30:00 > 0:30:05- Yeah.- And how much would those two be?- £60.
0:30:05 > 0:30:06Do you know, I'm warming to you.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- I am.- I don't particularly want to lift them.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Obviously Philip picks something buried at the bottom
0:30:13 > 0:30:15of a pile of stonework.
0:30:15 > 0:30:16Gordon Bennett!
0:30:17 > 0:30:23- I think they've got some potential. 60 quid the two.- Yeah.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Provided I don't have to pick them up.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27And I don't blame you
0:30:27 > 0:30:31but there's still plenty more to see inside Steven's huge warehouse.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Hold on a minute. Hold on a minute. Hold on. That's n...nice.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38That's out of a library.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41The problem with that is that it's really, really lovely
0:30:41 > 0:30:45and it's a thing that everybody wants at the minute
0:30:45 > 0:30:50but because there's no drawer sides, it's useless.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55- How much is that, please? - I'd like £150 for it.- You'd like.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- I'd like £150 for it.- OK.
0:30:58 > 0:31:04He's got expensive taste and as it's Philip's last shop,
0:31:04 > 0:31:05his kitty is limited.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09I've got £105 and 88 pence on the table
0:31:09 > 0:31:12for that bank of card index drawers
0:31:12 > 0:31:14and those two pillars outside.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Now, I know straightaway from what you're asking.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21We're asking what? £150 and £75.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- £225.- £225,and you're offering me £105.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28- That's like 50-odd percent off. - Yeah.- Ooh.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34- But you're well behind on the...? - I'm £100 behind at the minute.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36Phil will have the violins out in a minute.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39I'll do the deal as long as I don't have to pick the stones up.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Steven, you're a star. Thank you ever so much.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46Jammy so-and-so. 50% discount is a massive drop.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50With the pillars costing £50 and the library drawers for £55,
0:31:50 > 0:31:56not forgetting the 88 pence, Philip's now completely spent up.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59With the shopping complete, let's remind ourselves what they've got.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Along with the last two items, Philip has the propellers
0:32:01 > 0:32:03and the shooting and fishing collections,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06making five lots all ready for auction.
0:32:06 > 0:32:07James also has five lots -
0:32:07 > 0:32:11his Denby jug, flower brick, fire curb,
0:32:11 > 0:32:13coal bucket and walnut table,
0:32:13 > 0:32:16but unlike Philip, James has only spent £125.50,
0:32:16 > 0:32:19barely a third of his budget.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23But what do they make of each other's wares?
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Phil's bought some really good items. I love his propellers.
0:32:28 > 0:32:29They'll do well,
0:32:29 > 0:32:32but I think his winner are those oak card index things
0:32:32 > 0:32:35so I think Philip's really raised his game
0:32:35 > 0:32:38and I think he could take me on this one.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42I mean, that fender at £25, that's sort of OK
0:32:42 > 0:32:47but 50 pence for a three-week-old flower brick? What's going on?
0:32:47 > 0:32:49I think he's playing it really, really safe
0:32:49 > 0:32:52but he can afford to, he's £100 more in front of me.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Me, I've had to spend every penny.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57I could be really in the doo-doos here.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01The fellas have reached the last stop of this leg
0:33:01 > 0:33:04after travelling 170 miles from Southport,
0:33:04 > 0:33:07ending up at auction in Knutsford, Cheshire.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14How much were you ahead of me before we started?
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- Philip, let's just leave it at over £100.- Over £100.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Yeah, over £100.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Shall I just say it again? Over £100.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25I wouldn't get too cocky, James.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28You never can tell what will happen at the auction.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30The picture postcard streets of Knutsford,
0:33:30 > 0:33:32one of Britain's most expensive towns,
0:33:32 > 0:33:35have attracted a wealth of celebrities, especially footballers
0:33:35 > 0:33:39who can commute to the nearby cities of Manchester and Liverpool.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43It is wealthy around here. You can smell it, can't you?
0:33:43 > 0:33:44I'm just thinking,
0:33:44 > 0:33:48what I really want is a footballer who's got a penchant for propellers.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50That's what I'm looking for.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54Frank Marshall are local surveyors, estate agents and auctioneers.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59- That'll do nicely, Jim.- That's perfect, isn't it?- Absolutely right.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Well done.
0:34:01 > 0:34:02What where you saying?
0:34:02 > 0:34:04- I think we're here, Philip. - Safe and sound.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Safe and sound. Never in any doubt.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11Today, Rachel Houston-Holland is going to be at the podium for them
0:34:11 > 0:34:14and she's already eyed up the fellas' wares.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17The library drawers, really popular at the moment.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19The propellers are rather interesting.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23The fender's rather nice and you've got an arts and crafts coal bucket as well.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Really popular area at the moment
0:34:25 > 0:34:28so they should hopefully do really well on the day.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32The boys' fate is in the hands of the good folk of Knutsford.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- I think I might be a bit doomed here, mate.- Why? - From talking to 'em.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- No telephone booths, no online bidding.- Excellent.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44It's too late now, fellas. On with the auction.
0:34:46 > 0:34:47First up is James's Denby jug.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Who's going to start me at £20? £20.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Surely it's worth £20. £15, then, if it helps.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56This is just music to my ears. I mean, sorry, this is really sad.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59£10. Thank you sir. £10 on the front row.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01Come on. And £12.
0:35:01 > 0:35:02Hammer down, girl.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07- Oh, no.- At £15, are we all finished and done at £15?
0:35:08 > 0:35:11I think you'll find that's brought it back to 96 quid.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15I think Philip may be enjoying this.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Not a great start for James with a £5 loss.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- That was a weak lot. - Things are looking up, aren't they?
0:35:21 > 0:35:27Don't speak too soon, Philip. Next it's James's pricy flower brick.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29How much did this cost you?
0:35:29 > 0:35:3050p.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35Nice decorative item at £5 now. £5. Surely. Come on.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38£5, someone. Thank you, madam. Right at the back.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41She's deluded. Utterly deluded.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44It's with the lady at £5.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48That's all right. Very happy with that.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51It would be, it's a remarkable 900% profit.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55Sadly, that only means £4.50 in the kitty.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- Have I got any chance of profit? - Well, you've sold two lots as well.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02That's the best thing for me. You've only got three to come.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06I've still got five to go. Mind you, that could be five disasters, couldn't it?
0:36:06 > 0:36:09Time to find out if anyone is going
0:36:09 > 0:36:11to take the bait for Philip's fishing lot.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Start me at £30.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14£30 I have. £30.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17£35. £40. £45. £50.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20£55. £60. £65. £70. £75.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23£80. £85. £90.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26£95. £100. £110.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28No, he shakes his head. It's at £100.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32Are we all finished and done at £100? On my left at £100.
0:36:34 > 0:36:35Oh, that's jolly good. Well done, you.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Well done indeed. Philip's first lot has tripled his money
0:36:38 > 0:36:40but he did buy it from a restaurant.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43I'm having a celebration sweetie, Jim.
0:36:46 > 0:36:47Doesn't say much, does he?
0:36:49 > 0:36:53Yes, James has gone remarkably quiet now the tables have turned.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54Next up is his fire curb.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Start me at £20 with the fender.
0:36:58 > 0:36:59Any interest at £20?
0:36:59 > 0:37:03£20. £10, then. £10. £10 on my left.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08£12. £15. £18. The gentleman now at £18.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Whoops! That's a second loss for James.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Do you remember, James, when we were in Kendal, you said to me,
0:37:15 > 0:37:19"It's all about buying what the sale room wants,"?
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- Do you remember?- Yeah, I know.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Now, now, Philip, play nicely.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Let's see if James's coal bucket can fire things back up for him.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32Nice coal bucket. £20. Come on. £20 I have. £20. £22 with you.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34I'll come back to you. £25. £28.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36£30. £32.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39£35. £38.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42No. £38, sir? No, it's a £35.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46- At £35.- That's cheaper than that, James.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50Ouch. It turns out arts and crafts aren't popular in Knutsford.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52James may have broken even
0:37:52 > 0:37:54but that's another loss after auction costs.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57- Next it's Philip's shooting lot. - I like the cartridge bag.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00I think it will make £85.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Could this little five-piece lot help Philip get ahead,
0:38:04 > 0:38:06lock, stock and barrel?
0:38:06 > 0:38:08- Start me at £30 to start. £30.- Ouch.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11£30, I have at £30.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14£32. £35. £38.
0:38:14 > 0:38:20£40. £42. £45. £48. £50. £55. £60. £65.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Wow. That's firing away.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26£80. £85. £90. £95.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29£100. £110. £120. £130.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31No, you're out?
0:38:31 > 0:38:33- That sold really well.- £120.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37It's at £120.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40That's outrageous, Philip. Well done, you.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44Now you're just going to ratify your position with your propellers.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48It's just like being gently trampled into the ground, isn't it?
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Cor, Philip has definitely got his own back
0:38:50 > 0:38:53for the last two auctions, doubling his money again.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Maybe rubbing that dragon in the Casbah helped after all.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Will his luck hold with his propellers up next?
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Lots of interest, as you can imagine. Rather interesting lot.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- Oh, dear.- And I must start the bidding with me at £60.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11It's a commission bid now of £60. £65. £70.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14£75. £80. £85.
0:39:14 > 0:39:15Clears the commission bid.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17£90. £95.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20£100. £110. £120. £130.
0:39:20 > 0:39:21£130 anywhere else?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23It's at £120.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25£120. £120.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28At £120.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Phew, that could have been a lot worse.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36It's still a £50 profit.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- I thought that was going to career away.- Did you?- Yeah.
0:39:39 > 0:39:44Now it's over to James's final lot, his art deco walnut table.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Here we are.
0:39:46 > 0:39:47It's my last chance.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51I have some interest in this lot so I shall start the bidding
0:39:51 > 0:39:54with a commission bid of £55.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58- Is that a profit? - £55. £60, where?
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Still with the commission bidder at £55.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Are we all finished and done at £55?
0:40:06 > 0:40:08That's a £10 profit for James.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Staying with the wooden furniture theme,
0:40:11 > 0:40:13it's now Philip's oak library drawers
0:40:13 > 0:40:16that auctioneer Rachel has tipped for success.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18- Library bookcase these are.- Right.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23Sorry, sorry, I've lost all interest in this particular auction.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Me, me, me, me, me. No interest in his partner.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30- Got lots of interest so I must start the bidding at £50.- Oh, dear.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32£50. £55. £60.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35£65. £70. £75. £80.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38They just can't stop bidding with you.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40£100. £110.
0:40:40 > 0:40:46It's at £100 standing now. Fresh bidder. £110. £120. £130. £140.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- £140.- It's at £140 now.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53Gentleman standing at £140.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57£140. You're romping away.
0:40:57 > 0:41:02Certainly looks like it as Philip has more than doubled his money again.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04That's been your biggest earner so far.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06It is but I've had some luck at where I've shopped.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09That's the bottom line. You know, whatever steal...
0:41:09 > 0:41:11No, I think...
0:41:11 > 0:41:12The luck is to where you shop.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Yeah, but not everybody would have bought that in a shop.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19And Philip's still got his final lot, the stone pillars.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24I have interest on the book and I have to start the bidding with a bid of £40.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27Commission bid now at £40. £45.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31£50. £55. £60. £65.
0:41:33 > 0:41:34This isn't the lot, is it?
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Come on, James, get with it.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- Joking.- £85.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- The gentleman seated.- Sorry, Jim.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Didn't see that sort of rhythm on any of my lots, I must say.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- It's about a 50 quid profit there, Jim.- Well done.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Just steady work, isn't it?- Yeah. - Very good. You've had a great day.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54I've had a great day. I've had my best day.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59A solid £35 profit after making a profit on every item,
0:41:59 > 0:42:01unlike James.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05I bear you no grudges and I must say, I feel very pleased for you, Philip.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Well done. Congratulations.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10You know, for one minute, I thought you meant that. Get out of here.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12I'm certainly not shaking your hand.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16James began today with £356.04.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19He spent less than half his money, and after auction costs,
0:42:19 > 0:42:21he's down by £20.54,
0:42:21 > 0:42:25giving him £335.50 to spend next time.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Philip has stolen the lead on the third leg,
0:42:29 > 0:42:32with £255.88 to start with.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37After auction costs, Philip has made a whopping £207.42,
0:42:37 > 0:42:42giving him £463.30 to spend on the fourth leg.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45What a difference a day makes, hey?
0:42:45 > 0:42:46You ought to drive, Jim.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50With all that money swirling around in my head, I won't be able to concentrate.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52I must say, talk about a one-sided auction.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54A bit of a suggestion to make for you.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57I think the time has now come to steer clear of arts and crafts.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59I think so. I think you're right.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04I'm just going to sit here and bask in the sun and the profits.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05Oh, my life.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Next time on Antiques Road Trip, the pressure mounts.
0:43:12 > 0:43:13It doesn't get any easier, that.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17- Philip's going quackers. - HE QUACKS
0:43:17 > 0:43:19And James will do anything to get ahead.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22It's all right. I do yoga so I've got a good balance.